Current Affair For Banking Exam 2015

Q. : 1   The high-powered committee constituted by the govt on “DRISHTI” (Driving Information System for Holistic Tax Initiatives) has submitted its report to the finance ministry. The committee was headed by

1) TV Mohandas Pai

2) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

3) Girish Paranjpe

4) Nandan Nilekani

5) NR Narayana Murthy

Q. : 2   The govt launched ‘Jammu Kashmir Arogya Gram Yojana’ recently. Which of the following is NOT correct about the scheme?

1) Under the scheme the CSIR (Council for Scientific & Industrial Research) will identify thousand villages in J&K for the growth of aromatic plants.

2) There will be active participation of local farmers and owners of the land in the scheme.

3) The govt will initially spend over Rs 25 cr on this scheme in addition to technical support by a team of CSIR scientists.

4) All the above

5) None of these

Q. : 3   The country’s first hospital to treat abnormalities and diseases in fish is set to come up in which of the following cities by mid-2015?

1) Mumbai

2) Chennai

3) Kolkata

4) Kochi

5) None of these

Q. : 4   The European Union (EU) has appointed Christos Stylianides as coordinator of the bloc’s fight against

1) Ebola

2) ISIS

3) AIDS

4) Tuberculosis

5) None of these

Q. : 5   Which of the following countries has launched an unmanned spacecraft to fly around the moon and return back to Earth in order to test technologies to be used in its Chang’e-5 satellite?

1) Japan

2) Russia

3) China

4) Australia

5) None of these

Q. : 6   As per the advisory issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the Gujarat govt prepared to face which of the following cyclonic storms in the Arabian Sea recently?

1) Lehar

2) Gonu

3) Nilofar

4) Phyan

5) None of these

Q. : 7   The Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA) issued by banks is offered to which of the following customers?

1) Farmers

2) Daily wage earners

3) Self Help Group members

4) Students

5) All the customers

Q. : 8   An individual can have how many ‘Basic Savings Bank Deposit Accounts’ in one bank?

1) Only one

2) Only two

3) Only three

4) Only five

5) Any number of accounts

Q. : 9   The central govt is pressing to implement GST to accelerate the growth of the economy. Expand the term GST?

1) Goods and Sovereign Tax

2) Gross Services Tax

3) Graded Services Tax

4) Goods and Services Tax

5) None of these

Q. : 10   The Gujarat govt has issued work order of Rs 2,979 cr for constructing world’s tallest statue, The Statue of Unity, to which of the following leading engineering firms?

1) GMR Infrastructure

2) L&T

3) Reliance Infrastructure Limited

4) Lanco Infratech

5) Jaiprakash Associates

Answer:- 

1. (1) TV Mohandas Pai
2. (4) All the above
3. (3) Kolkata
4. (1) Ebola
5. (3) China
6. (3) Nilofar
7. (5) All the customers
8. (1) Only one
9. (4) Goods and Services Tax
10. (2) L&T