General Awareness Questions for SBI PO 2014 Exam

1. Recently Ship of Theseus' named the best film in National Film Awards. Who among the following is the
director of the film?
(1) Saurabh Shukla
(2) Anand Gandhi
(3) Aida El-Kashef
(4) Hansal Mehta
(5) None of the above
2. Recently Book Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths is in news. Who among the following is the
author of the book?
(1) Sanjay Baru
(2) Rajiv Pillai
(3) PC Parekh
(4) Yashwant Sinha
(5) Pullock Chatterjee
3. According to RBI Guidelines, what fractions of the branches are mandatory to opened in rural areas by newly
licensed banks?
(1) 15
(2) 25
(3) 35
(4) 45
(5) None of these
4. Lee Kun-hee, who is facing an arrest warrant in a 4.1million dollar cheating case is chairman of ____?
(1) Nokia
(2) Samsung
(3) LG
(4) IBM
(5) None of these
5. Consider the following statements with respect to the recently granted banking license by the Reserve Bank of
India?
(A) RBI grant banking license to infrastructure financier IDFC Ltd and micro lender Bandhan Financial Services
Ltd to start new banks.
(B) This approval will be valid for 18 months, during which the two companies will have to comply with rules
stipulated by RBI.
(C) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh is the Chairman of IDFC Ltd and Rajiv B Lall is the Chairman of Bandhan Financial
Services Ltd
Which of the above statements is/are correct in this context?
(1) Only A & B
(2) Only B & C
(3) Only A & C
(4) All the above
(5) None of these
6. Recently who among the following has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary?
(1) Sumit Bose
(2) Vijay Seshadri
(3) Arvind Mayaram
(4) V.K. Murthy
(5) None of these
7. Vijay Seshadri wins the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for his work ____?
(1) 2 states
(2) The Goldfinch,
(3) 3 Sections
(4) 11 Attacks
(5) None of these
8. Which of the following countries was formally accepted as a new member by the World Trade Organisation
(WTO) in a ministerial conference held in Bali recently?

(1) Uganda
(2) Yemen
(3) Romania
(4) South Sudan
(5) None of these
9. Examine the following with respect to Exchange Earners Foreign Currency Account (EEFC):
(A) It is a facility provided to the foreign exchange earner (individual or company)
(B) The account holders are entitled to get only 50 percent of their foreign exchange earnings credited to the
account
(C) It can be held only in the form of a current with no interest payable ion it
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(1) All the above
(2) Only A
(3) Only B
(4) Only A & C
(5) Only B & C
10. A bank draft can be issued by a bank accepting cash provided the amount does not exceed?
(1) Rs 25,000
(2) Rs 50,000
(3) Rs 75,000
(4) Rs 10,000
(5) None of these
11. Banks have strict regulations to protect themselves as well as their customers and if these regulations are
violated, banks levy penalty on the violator. Which one of the following will not be considered a bad money
practice?
(1) Frequent ATM pin request
(2) Not updating change in personal and residential details
(3) Using Non-bank ATM machines more frequently
(4) Withdrawing over the minimum balance limit
(5) All the above
12. Consider the following with respect to the much talked about health insurance cover, Obamacare, which came
into effect recently in the US.
(A) Under the scheme, it is now compulsory for the people who have health cover
(B) Those who cannot afford the cover will get help from the state
(C) Those who remain without any insurance will be fined
Which of the above statements is true?
(1) Only A
(2) Only B
(3) Only C
(4) Only A & B
(5) All A, B & C

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