General Awareness Questions for NICL AO 2017

Q2. As per the recent announcement, North India will get its first Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) bank for wildlife in which city?
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Bareilly
(c) Varanasi
(d) Allahabad
(e) Agra

Q3. Saraswat Bank, the largest lender in the co-operative space has appointed Smita Sandhane as its Managing Director (MD). Saraswat Bank is based in ____________.
(a) Mumbai
(b) Chennai
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Kolkata
(e) Srinagar

Q4. India’s largest e-commerce player Flipkart has recently acquired which one of the following companies?
(a) Jabong
(b) Myntra
(c) eBay
(d) Zovi
(e) Naaptol

Q5. In which of the following fund transfer mechanisms, can funds be moved from one bank to another and where the transaction is settled instantly without being bunched with any other transaction?
(a) RTGS
(b) NEFT
(c) TT
(d) EFT
(e) None of the given options is true

Q6. A worldwide financial messaging network which exchanges messages between banks and financial institutions is known as _________
(a) SWIFT
(b) Basel
(c) RTGS
(d) NEFT
(e) AIIB

Q7. Which of the following is not a ‘Money Market Instrument’?
(a) Treasury Bills
(b) Commercial Paper
(c) Certificate of Deposit
(d) Equity Shares
(e) None of the given options is true

Q8. The Indo-Mongolian Joint Military Exercise 2017 has begun recently at Vairengte in Mizoram. What is the name of this joint exercise?
(a) Indo-Mongolian-X
(b) Exercise Al-Nagah-XI
(c) Exercise Xonore-X
(d) Exercise Tiger Roar-XII
(e) Exercise Nomadic Elephant-XII

Q9. Mercedes’ British Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton defeated Ferrari’s four-time Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel to lift his _______ title at the Chinese Grand Prix.
(a) Seventh
(b) Sixth
(c) Third
(d) Fifth
(e) Eighth

Q10. The government has appointed retired Supreme Court judge Shiva Kirti Singh as the next chairman of TDSAT. What does ‘A’ stands for in TDSAT?
(a) Appeal
(b) Appellant
(c) Appellate
(d) Appealing
(e) Association

Q11. Name the first state Police Officer of Nagaland who has been awarded one of the nations’ military honour, ‘Shaurya Chakra’, recently by the Government of India.
(a) Nara Karom
(b) Atu Zumvu
(c) Jong Kayi
(d) Somvi Bihu
(e) Ragi Kom

Q12. Maria Yuryevna Sharapova is a Russian professional?
(a) Cricket Player
(b) Football Player
(c) Chess Player
(d) Badminton Player
(e) Tennis Player

Q13. Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) recently merged with which of the following public sector bank?
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) Bank of India
(c) Bank of Baroda
(d) State Bank of India
(e) None of the given options is true

Q14. Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa whose diverse landscape encompasses the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains and immense Lake Victoria. What is the capital city of Uganda?
(a) Lima
(b) Kampala
(c) Hawana
(d) Rome
(e) None of the given options is true

Q15. When there is a difference between all receipts and expenditure of the Govt. of India, both capital and revenue it is called _______
(a) Income Deficit
(b) Fiscal Deficit
(c) Budgetary Deficit
(d) All of the Above
(e) None of the given options is true