Frequently Asked questions of Static Awareness for Banking Exams |

Dear Aspirants,

It is necessary to have a fundamental knowledge of history, geography, political and economic theories associated with the events that are happening around us. Unless one keeps himself abreast of the historical background or the geographical location of events reported, they will convey little of the value of importance. The questions on Static Awareness are related to countries, events or any such stuff that has been in news for a while. Following is the Adda247 Quiz on Static Awareness with the questions that are asked very frequently in the banking Examinations.

Q1. Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. What is currency of Somalia?
(a) Somali Yen
(b) Somali shilling
(c) Somali Pond
(d) Somali Ruble
(e) Somali Dollar

Q2. How much rural population is there in India according to the 2011 census?
(a) 93.3 crore
(b) 73.3 crore
(c) 83.3 crore
(d) 23.3 crore
(e) None of the above

Q3. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was formed in December 1985. It is an organization of south Asian countries. Which of the following country is not included in SAARC?
(a) India
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Nepal
(d) China
(e) Sri Lanka

Q4. United Nations Day is devoted for making awareness among the people of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations Organization. United Nations Day is celebrated on?
(a) 10th December
(b) 02nd October
(c) 21st June
(d) 14th April
(e) 24th October

Q5. ‘The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961’ (DICGC Act) and ‘The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation General Regulations, 1961’ is framed by the Reserve Bank of India. Where is the headquarter of DICGC?
(a) Kolkata
(b) New Delhi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Chennai
(e) Gurgaon

Q6. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is the regulator for the securities market in India. Who is the ptresent chairman of SEBI?
(a) Raghuram Rajan
(b) TS Vijayan
(c) Upendra Kumar Sinha
(d) Ajay Tyagi
(e) None of the above

Q7. Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple, also known as Baba Baidyanath dham is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the most sacred abodes of Shiva. It is located in which of the following states?
(a) Bihar
(b) Jharkhand
(c) West Bengal
(d) Assam
(e) Uttar Pradesh

Q8. Indian Bank is an Indian state-owned financial services company established in 1907 headquartered in?
(a) Chennai
(b) New Delhi
(c) Kolkata
(d) Pune
(e) Bengalore

Q9. Deepika Kumari is an Indian ……….. ?
(a) Cricketer
(b) Actress
(c) Author
(d) Archer
(e) Squash player

Q10. South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in northeastern Africa that gained it’s independence from Sudan in 2011. It’s current capital is?
(a) Juba
(b) Havana
(c) Yaren District
(d) Sana’a
(e) None of the above

Q11. A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called
(a) Strait
(b) Peninsula
(c) Cape
(d) Isthmus
(e) None of these

Q12. India adopted the Five-Year Plans from
(a) France
(b) Former USSR
(c) America
(d) England
(e) China

Q13. The author of ‘The Satanic Verses’ is
(a) Kushal Das
(b) Salman Rushdie
(c) Rammurthy
(d) John Grisham
(e) Khushwant singh

Q14. Who is World Bank’s president?
(a) Jim Yong Kim
(b) Robert Zoelick
(c) Ban-Ki-Moon
(d) Lumen Daraj
(e) Paul Wolfowitz

Q15. Vande Mataram is a poem from Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s 1882 novel _________________.
(a) Kapalkundala
(b) Durgeshnandini
(c) Anandamath
(d) Krishna Charitra
(e) Many threads of hinduism

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