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ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 26-05-2015 Q.1. Which film won the top most award the Palme d’Or at 68th Cannes Film Festival? Ans: 2) Dheepan Q.2. Who won the eighth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL)? Ans: (1) Mumbai Indians Q.3. Recently who has been accorded an international outdoor umpire status by the International Hockey Federation (FIH)? Ans: (4) Deepa Kumari Q.4. According to a study conducted by EA Water, a leading consulting firm in water sector, by which year India is set to become water scarce country? Ans: (3) 2025 Q.5. Which film won the Promising Future prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 68th Cannes Film Festival? Ans: (2) Masaan Q.6. How many Indian peacekeepers have been chosen posthumously for United Nation’s Dag Hammarskjold Medal? Ans: (2) Two Q.7. How many gold medals were won by India at the Doha International boxing tournament? Ans: (4) Four Q.8. How many total medals were won by India at the AIBA Women's Junior World Championships? Ans: (1) Five Q.9. Recently who has been appointed as India's Defence Secretary? Ans: (2) G. Mohan Kumar Q.10. Recently John Nash passed away. He was awarded Nobel prize in __________. Ans: (3) Economics ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 25-05-2015 Q.1. Recently who sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu? Ans: (2) J. Jayalalithaa Q.2. Recently who has become the first Indian Sikh to hold the position of Wokingham Borough Council's New Mayor for 2015-16? Ans: (3) Parvinder Singh Batth Q.3. Recently government decided that investments by NRIs, OCIs and PIOs will now be treated as domestic investment. Expand PIO. Ans: (4) Person of Indian Origin Q.4. India's __________ has been appointed chairman of the Asian Hockey Federation's Media & Communication Committee. Ans: (4) Srinivasan Kannan Q.5. Recently NRI billionaire Lakshmi Mittal-led ArcelorMittal partnered Steel Authority of India to set up an automotive steel plant with an estimated ___________investment. Ans: (2) Rs. 5,000 crore Q.6. Which state government tied up with Chinese software firm ZTEsoft for smart city projects in the state?

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ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 26-05-2015Q.1.Which film won the top most award the Palme dOr at 68th Cannes Film Festival?Ans: 2) DheepanQ.2.Who won the eighth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL)?Ans: (1) Mumbai IndiansQ.3.Recently who has been accorded an international outdoor umpire status by the International Hockey Federation (FIH)?Ans: (4) Deepa KumariQ.4.According to a study conducted by EA Water, a leading consulting firm in water sector, by which year India is set to become water scarce country?Ans: (3) 2025Q.5.Which film won the Promising Future prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 68th Cannes Film Festival?Ans: (2) MasaanQ.6.How many Indian peacekeepers have been chosen posthumously for United Nations Dag Hammarskjold Medal?Ans: (2) TwoQ.7.How many gold medals were won by India at the Doha International boxing tournament?Ans: (4) FourQ.8.How many total medals were won by India at the AIBA Women's Junior World Championships?Ans: (1) FiveQ.9.Recently who has been appointed as India's Defence Secretary?Ans: (2) G. Mohan KumarQ.10.Recently John Nash passed away. He was awarded Nobel prize in __________.Ans: (3) Economics

ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 25-05-2015Q.1.Recently who sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?Ans: (2) J. JayalalithaaQ.2.Recently who has become the first Indian Sikh to hold the position of Wokingham Borough Council's New Mayor for 2015-16?Ans: (3) Parvinder Singh BatthQ.3.Recently government decided that investments by NRIs, OCIs and PIOs will now be treated as domestic investment. Expand PIO.Ans: (4) Person of Indian OriginQ.4.India's __________ has been appointed chairman of the Asian Hockey Federation's Media & Communication Committee.Ans: (4) Srinivasan KannanQ.5.Recently NRI billionaire Lakshmi Mittal-led ArcelorMittal partnered Steel Authority of India to set up an automotivesteel plant with an estimated ___________investment.Ans: (2) Rs. 5,000 croreQ.6.Which state government tied up with Chinese software firm ZTEsoft for smart city projects in the state?Ans: (4) GujaratQ.7.Recently British Sports business magazine 'SportsPro' has named Indian cricketer __________ as the six most marketable athlete of this year.Ans: (2) Virat KohliQ.8.Kamalpreet Singh is associated with which game?Ans: (3) Hammer throwQ.9.Recently which of the following partnered with Mydala.com to provide deals and offers to its customers?Ans: (2) IRCTCD-BAT(DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST): 22-05-2015* RequiredTop of Form.1. 12% 14% ?*Q.1. Which date has been notified by the government as the date from which the rate of service tax will be increased to 14% from 12%?(1) 1 2015 / (1) 1st June 2015.2. _______ - *Q.2. Recently _______, has received RBI's approval to tie up with the Chinese government- supported payment card network China UnionPay.(3) / (3) NPCI.3. , , , , 2007 ?*Q.3. How much fine has been imposed on four big banks JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Barclays and The Royal Bank of Scotland for criminally manipulating the global currency markets in 2007?(3) 2.5 / (3) $2.5 billion.4. ?*Q.4.Which country has topped the first Environmental Democracy Index?(3) / (3) Lithuania.5. 250 ?*Q.5. To which state government World Bank will offer a credit of USD 250 million as part of a programme to help improve effectiveness of elementary school?(2) / (2) Bihar.6. 10 ?*Q.6. Which India-born writer was among a shortlist of 10 writers for Man International Booker prize?(1) / (1) Amitav Ghosh.7. 2000 ?*Q.7. Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft belongs to which country?(3) / (3) France.8. ?Q.8. Which country is at the top of the Global Confidence Index?(5) / (5) India.9. ?Q.9. Who have become the second biggest job creators in London in 2015?(2) / (2) Indian companies.10. .1 ?Q.10. Which Indian shuttler regained the no. 1 position in the latest BWF world rankings?(2) / (2) Saina Nehwal

ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 21-05-2015

Q.1.Recently Laszlo Krasznahorkai has won the Man Booker International Prize. He is a _____________ writer.Ans: (4) Hungarian

Q.2.India Meteorological Department (IMD) and Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for optimum use of weather information and forecast in the ____________.Ans: (1) Power sector

Q.3.According to the mid-year update of the UN World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) India's economy is projected to grow by ________ this year.Ans: (1) 7.6%

Q.4.Recently the last of four anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ships being made by the Indian Navy launched in Kolkata. Name it.Ans: (2) INS Kavaratti

Q.5.Recently R.A. Sankara Narayanan has been appointed as the executive director of which bank?Ans: (3) Bank of India

Q.6.Recently who has been named as new chief national coach of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)?Ans: (4) Kuldeep Malik

Q.7.Who has been elected England Cricketer of the Year for 2014-15?Ans: (2) Joe Root

Q.8.With which country Pakistan signed an agreement aimed at curbing terrorism?Ans: (2) Afghanistan

Q.9.How many Indian-Americans were presented prestigious 2015 Ellis Island Medals of Honor in the US for their contributions to America?Ans: (3) 6

Q.10.Who has been appointed Chairman of Joint Committee of Parliament on controversial land acquisition bill?Ans: (3) S.S. Ahluwalia

ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 20-05-2015

Q.1.Recently GMR Infrastructure has inked an agreement with Guizhou International Investment Corp to set up units at its special economic zones (SEZs) in Kakinada, ____________.Ans: (1) Andhra Pradesh

Q.2.Recently which country offered to provide $10 billion to India?Ans: (4) South Korea

Q.3.What is the credit limit of Federal Bank SBI Platinum Credit Card launched recently?Ans: (2) Rs. 5 lakh

Q.4.Recently India announced that it would contribute USD 2.1 million to the ____________.Ans: (3) World Health Organisation (WHO)

Q.5.Recently Brad Haddin has announced his retirement. He is the batsman of which country?Ans: (4) Australia

Q.6.In which of the following countries world's first underwater tennis court will be built?Ans: (2) Dubai

Q.7.Name the Indian-American policeman who has been awarded the prestigious "Top Civilian Supervisor of the Year" award.Ans: (2) Harkeert Singh Saini

Q.8.Who has become Guyanas new president?Ans: (2) David Granger

Q.9.Recently who presided over the 68th Session of the World Health Assembly (WHA)?Ans: (3) Jagat Prakash Nadda

Q.10.Recently government has allocated __________ for the growth of Department of AYUSH.Ans: (1) Rs. 5,000 crore

ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 19-05-2015

Q.1.Recently who won Rome Masters Tennis title?Ans: (1) Novak Djokovic

Q.2.Name the Indian-American who won Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award in the US.Ans: (1) Karan Jerath

Q.3.How many agreements were signed by India and Mongolia during the recent visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Mongolia?Ans: (4) 14

Q.4.Recently which private sector bank opened its first branch in China?Ans: (2) ICICI Bank

Q.5.Recently Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited (IL&FS) Group entered into a ____________ MoU with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).Ans: (3) $1 billion

Q.6.Recently fiscal deficit for 2014-15 is pegged at _______of the gross domestic product.Ans: (3) 4.0%

Q.7.Recently __________announced a US $1 billion credit line to Mongolia for infrastructure development.Ans: (3) India

Q.8.Ajeetesh Sandhu is associated with which sport?Ans: (2) Golf

Q.9.Recently _______ announced establishing its first overseas centre outside India in China.Ans: (1) Infosys

ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 16-05-2015

Q.1.Recently how many agreements were signed between India and China?Ans: (4) 24

Q.2.What is the rank of Tata Consultancy Services in leading brands of US?Ans: (1) 57th

Q.3.Which country's player won under-15 category of World School Chess Championships?Ans: (2) India

Q.4.Recently Suchitra Bhattacharya passed away. She was a ___________.Ans: (4) Novelist

Q.5.According to United Nation's annual report titled, Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2015 (UNESCAP) Indian economy's growth rate in the year 2015 will be at ____________.Ans: (2) 8.1%

Q.6. Recently which country has been honoured for its significant contribution to UN Peacekeeping over the last six decades?Ans: (1) India

Q.7.Recently Spain-based Business Initiative Directions (BID) has selected _____ for international star award for leadership in quality (ISLQ) in gold category.Ans: (2) Odisha Pisciculture Development Corporation Ltd

Q.8.What is the rank of India on the global Human Capital Index?Ans: (3) 100th

Q.9.Recently the US diplomatic mission in ______ has bagged People's Choice Greening Diplomacy Initiative award.Ans: (4) India

Q.10.Name the Indian-American student who has been named one of Americas top 10 youth volunteers of 2015 for designing and building a device to help visually impaired people.

Ans: (2) Raghav Ganesh

ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 15-05-2015

Q.1.Which has become the first state in India to issue Soil Health Cards (SHCs)?

Ans: (1) Punjab

Q.2.Recently the Union Cabinet gave its approval for signing an agreement between India and ________ on cooperation in the field of mining and mineral sector.

Ans: (2) China

Q.3.Which state government has launched Samajwadi water ATM scheme at bus stations?

Ans: (4) Uttar Pradesh

Q.4.Recently who has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Tata Communications?

Ans: (3) Pratibha K. Advani

Q.5.Who has become the first Asian woman to be elected mayor of Ealing Council in London?

Ans: (3) Harbhajan Kaur Dheer

Q.6.Who has been elected general secretary of Judo Union of Asia (JUA)?

Ans: (2) Mukesh Kumar

Q.7.Recently Moody's projected India's growth rate at_________ in 2015-16.

Ans: (3) 7.5%

Q.8.Peter Gay passed away recently. He was a famous _______________.

Ans: (3) Historian

Q.9.Government's flagship programme Namami Gange has a budget outlay of _____________.

Ans: (3) Rs. 20,000 crore

Q.10.Recently who has been awarded UK's Encore Award?

Ans: (2) Neel Mukherjee

ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 14-05-2015

Q.1.Recently who has been appointed Governor of Jharkhand?

Ans: (1) Droupadi Murmu

Q.2.Recently Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been ranked as the ________ most powerful executive in medicine making by a UK-based magazine The Medicine Maker.

Ans: (2) second

Q.3.Recently Dr. Sivanadane (Siva) Mandjiny has won the University of North Carolina (UNC) Board of Governors 2015 Award for Excellence in Teaching. He is _____ Professor.

Ans: (3) Chemistry

Q.4.Which of the following has won Best Film Award at the 15th edition of the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF)?

Ans: (3) Labour of Love

Q.5.Recently Prime Minister David Cameron promoted one of Britain's most prominent Indian-origin MPs _________ by making her the new Employment Minister.

Ans: (4) Priti Patel

Q.6.Recently RBI has advised all public sector banks and some private sector and foreign banks to appoint a/ an ____________ to resolve customer complaints.

Ans: (1) internal ombudsman

Q.7.Recently who has been appointed as Japans multinational telecommunications and internet company SoftBank Corp.'s President?

Ans: (2) Nikesh Arora

Q.8.William Zinsser passed away recently. He was a famous ___________.

Ans: (3) Writer

Q.9.Who won the 5th Junior Women National Hockey Championship 2015?

Ans: (2) Hockey Haryana

Q.10.Who has been appointed as acting Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)?

Ans: (4) Justice Cyriac Joseph

ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 13-05-2015

Q.1.At which of the following places in India Google has announced to build its largest campus outside the US?

Ans: (1) Hyderabad

Q.2.Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Safety Council (NSC)?

Ans: (1) K. Satish Reddy

Q.3.Recently India's Jisna Mathew won a _________in girls' 400m race in the Asian Youth Athletics Championships.

Ans: (2) Silver

Q.4.Recently _________based business incubator Startup Village was bestowed the national award for technology business incubator.

Ans: (2) Kochi

Q.5.Who has been appointed as new Chairperson of American Chamber of Commerce in India (AMCHAM India)?

Ans: (4) Vanitha Narayanan

Q.6.Recently Indian tech billionaire Arun Pudur has been ranked as Asia's wealthiest entrepreneur under the age of _______.

Ans: (2) 40

Q.7.Who won a gold in boys' 800m race of the Asian Youth Athletics Championships?

Ans: (1) Beant Singh

Q.8.Recently Vikas Gowda won gold in Jamaican International Invitation meet. He is a __________.

Ans: (2) Discus thrower

Q.9.Which country has become world's top importer of crude oil?

Ans: (4) China

Q.10.Who has been appointed as acting Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)?

Ans: (4) Justice Cyriac Joseph

ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 12-05-2015

Q.1.Who has been appointed as head of New Development Bank?

Ans: (1) K.V. Kamath

Q.2.Which is the only Indian company among the world's 10 biggest consumer financial services firms in the list compiled by Forbes Magazine?

Ans: (1) HDFC

Q.3.Who won Madrid Open Tennis title (Women's Singles)?

Ans: (2) Petra Kvitova

Q.4.Who won Madrid Open Tennis Trophy (Mens Singles)?

Ans: (4) Andy Murray

Q.5.Who won Madrid Open Tennis trophy (Mens Doubles)?

Ans: (2) Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea

Q.6.Jitu Rai was declared the Sportsperson of the Year at the Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA). He is a _____________.

Ans: (3) Shooter

Q.7.MoU between Govt of Chhattisgarh, NMDC, IRCON and SAIL for 140km rail line between Rowghat and Jagdalpur at an estimated project cost of __________ was signed.

Ans: (4) Rs. 2000 crore

Q.8.Recently _______ Chief Minister Anandiben Patel dedicated to the nation, INS Sardar Patel, the new naval base of the Indian Navy.

Ans: (2) Gujarat

Q.9.According to a report of RBI the gross outstanding credit of scheduled commercial banks rose to ______ in FY 2013-14.

Ans: (3) 13.7%

Q.10.Expand PMSBY.

Ans: (3) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana

Q.11.Recently State-run SIDBI and Maharashtra government have set up a __________SIDBI Social Venture Fund.

Ans: (5) Rs. 200 crore

ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 11-05-2015

Q.1.Recently Indian and Russian institutions of higher learning inked _______Memorandum of Intent (MoI).

Ans: (3) 11

Q.2.Recently NPCI announced a __________ reduction in charges for transactions from other banks ATM.

Ans: (2) 10 percent

Q.3.Which bank has launched its mobile app Ping Pay?

Ans: (2) Axis Bank

Q.4.Recently India test-fired BrahMos Block-III version. What is its full range?

Ans: (4) 290 km

Q.5.Recently internationally renowned star Jackie Chan has extended his support to anti-drug campaign, thereby becoming __________first anti-drug celebrity.

Ans: (1) Singapore

Q.6.Recently who has been chosen as Best Hockey Player of the Year in Menss category in the Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) function?

Ans: (4) P.R. Srijesh

Q.7.According to a study by Center for International Development (CID) at Harvard University India is projected to achieve highest annual GDP growth rate of ________ percent over next 8 years.

Ans: (3) 7.9%

Q.8.Recently Narsingh Pancham Yadav bagged a _________in Men's 74kg category in the Senior Asian Wrestling championship.

Ans: (3) Bronze

Q.9.Recently Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal received a cash award of _____ from the sports ministry for reaching the women's singles final of the All England Open Badminton Championships.

Ans: (5) Rs. 25 lakh

ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 09-05-2015

Q.1.Recently __________, has been appointed as the Election Commissioner, filling one of the two vacancies in the three-member body.

Ans: (1) Achal Kumar Jyoti

Q.2.Who has received a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) Officer award for her services to drama and literature?

Ans: (2) Meera Syal

Q.3.A short documentary called '7 Years To Grace' has been selected for Cannes Film Festival. This documentary has been made in ____________.

Ans: (3) Chhattisgarh

Q.4.Recently Nadia district in _________has won the 2015 United Nations Public Service Award in the category of improving delivery of public services for the initiative Sabar Shouchagar.

Ans: (4) West Bengal

Q.5.How many Indian companies figure in Forbes magazine's annual list of the world's biggest companies?

Ans: (2) 11

Q.6.India is home to________of the world's 2000 largest and most powerful listed public companies, according to the Forbes.

Ans: (2) 56

Q.7.Recently Geeta Phogat bagged a ___________ medal in the Women's freestyle 58kg category in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship.

Ans: (1) Bronze

Q.8.What is the rank of India in the World Economic Forum The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2015 ?

Ans: (3) 52nd

Q.9.Recently Credit information company Equifax has appointed ___________ as the new managing director and country head for India.

Ans: (2) Manish Sinha

Q.10.The Chandrayaan-2, India's second mission to the Moon is planned to be launched in the ________ timeframe.

Ans: (1) 2017-2018

ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 08-05-2015

Q.1.What is the rank of India on the Global Motherhood Index 2015?

Ans: (2) 140th

Q.2.What is the growth rate of Pakistan for the year 2015 as projected by IMF?

Ans: (1) 4.3%

Q.3.Recently with which of the following India inked an agreement for the development of Chabahar port?

Ans: (4) Iran

Q.4.Who received the Freedom of Expression Courage Award by the PEN American Center in New York?

Ans: (3) Charlie Hebdo Magazine

Q.5.Recently Andrew Lewis passed away. He was associated with which sports?

Ans: (3) Boxer

Q.6.Recently America's President Barack Obama nominated Marine Commandant ____________ as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Ans: (2) Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr.

Q.7.Recently Olympic skiing champion Lindsey Vonn has become an honorary ambassador for the ________PyeongChang Winter Games.

Ans: (2) 2018

Q.8.Recently government has given its approval for revising the Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) which was signed in 1985, between India and ________, for the avoidance of double taxation and for the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.

Ans: (3) Republic of Korea

Q.9.How much fund has been allocated to Credit Enhancement Guarantee Scheme for Scheduled Castes?

Ans: (4) 200 crore rupees

ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 07-05-2015POSTED BY BANKERS GURU ON-ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 07-05-2015

Q.1.Recently who has become the wealthiest man in Asia according to Forbes Magazine?

Ans: (1) Wang Jianlin

Q.2.Which state government recently decided to bring down the crop loss percentage from 50% to 33%?

Ans:(3) Maharashtra

Q.3.With which country France signed an agreement to supply 24 Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets?

Ans: (2) Qatar

Q.4.Recently the United States authorized commercial ferry services to ______ for the first time after decades.

Ans: (4) Cuba

Q.5.Recently Akash missile has been inducted into the Indian army. It is a ____________ missile.

Ans: (4) surface-to-air

Q.6.Recently who won 2015 Snooker World Championship?

Ans: (3) Stuart Bingham

Q.7.Recently Jonathan Trott retired from international cricket. He belongs to which country?

Ans: (2) England

Q.8.With which of the following Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd signed an agreement under Pradhan Mantra Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana for providing Life Insurance coverage to its savings bank account holders?

Ans: (3) LIC

Q.9.Recently Michael Blake passed away. He was a famous ___________.

Ans: (2) Novelist

Q.10.Recently who has been appointed as Tribal Affairs Secretary of India?

Ans: (1) Arun Jha

ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 06-05-2015

Q.1.Recently Pakistan's first-ever solar energy project has been inaugurated by PM Nawaz Sharif. Which country assisted Pakistan in this Project?

Ans: (2) China

Q.2.Which of the following documents have been made mandatory for private firms seeking central excise registration?

Ans: (2) Permanent Account Number (PAN)

Q.3.Which of the following state governments has inked an agreement with National Health Mission, UNICEF and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition to tackle the severe problem of malnourishment in the state?

Ans: (4) Rajasthan

Q.4.Recently which country hosted the International Shooting Competition?

Ans: (3) Germany

Q.5.Who is on the first place in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles men's rankings?

Ans: (2) Novak Djokovic

Q.6.Recently who won the Istanbul Open title?

Ans: (4) Roger Federer

Q.7.Recently Who won Estoril Open Tennis Tournaments Title?

Ans: (2) Richard Gasquet

Q.8.Recently Deepamale Devi of Karnataka won gold in the women's _____ walk in the 19th Federation Cup National Senior Athletics championship.

Ans: (3) 20 km

Q.9.Recently who won Rio de Janeiro state championship?

Ans: (1) Vasco da Gama

Q.10.Former Union minister and veteran __________leader Baleshwar Ram passed away recently.

Ans: (2) Indian National Congress party

ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 05-05-2015

Q.1.Recently ______________ journalist and rights activist Mazen Darwish was honoured with UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2015.

Ans: (1) Syrian

Q.2.Naval exercise VARUNA 2015 concluded between which two countries?

Ans: (2) India and France

Q.3.Who won the 5th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2015?

Ans: (2) Railway Sports Promotion Board

Q.4.Which tennis player received the Golden Medal for Merit in Work, one of the top civilian honours of Spain?

Ans: (2) Rafael Nadal

Q.5.Recently which airport has been adjudged the world's best airport for the year 2014?

Ans: (4) Indira Gandhi International Airport

Q.6.Recently _____________ and India have inked a pact to facilitate traders of both nations to increase business in high-yielding varieties of rice seeds.

Ans: (2) Bangladesh Seeds Association

Q.7.With which state government NTPC has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for taking up Patratu Thermal Power Station (PTPS)?

Ans: (3) Jharkhand

Q.8.Recently who has been given additional charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director of NALCO?

Ans: (3) N.R. Mohanty

Q.9.Recently Ben E King passed away. He was a famous ____.

Ans: (3) Singer

ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 04-05-2015

Q.1.Who has been awarded with the Japan's highest civilian award the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star?

Ans: (1) C.N.R. Rao

Q.2.Recently Amitabha Chowdhury passed away. He was a __________.

Ans: (3) journalist

Q.3.Who has been appointed as new chief of central paramilitary force Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)?

Ans: (2) Surender Singh

Q.4.Which country assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for May?

Ans: (2) Lithuania

Q.5.Who has been appointed as the new Petroleum Secretary?

Ans: (3) Kapil Dev Tripathi

Q.6.The Reserve Bank has allocated ____________ to SIDBI for setting up a venture capital (VC) fund to attract private capital for start-ups.

Ans: (3) Rs. 10,000 crore

Q.7.Which Indian Football player has been named among the top 500 players in the world by a United Kingdom-based magazine 'World Soccer'?

Ans: (1) Sunil Chhetri

Q.8.Recently two Indians namely Dr. Ananda Kumar and ________ have been awarded with the prestigious Whitley Awards for their contribution to wildlife conservation.

Ans: (1) Dr. Pramod Patil

Q.9.Recently Seychelles became the _____ member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Ans: (5) 161st

Q.10.What is the new form called through which entrepreneurs keen on setting up newenterprises will be able to incorporate their entities by filing just one form as against eight as was the practice till now?

Ans: (2) INC-29

ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 02-05-2015

Q.1.Which country has overtaken America as Australia's largest source of foreign investment?

Ans: (3) China

Q.2.Who has recently been elected as vice-president of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Region?

Ans: (1) Praful Patel

Q.3.CII signed an agreement with ___________based e-commerce company CloudBuy to help its MSME members find markets.

Ans: (3) England

Q.4.Recently Russell Ford announced his retirement from international hockey. He belongs to which country?

Ans: (4) Australia

Q.5.Who has won the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Asia?

Ans: (2) Siddhartha Gigoo

Q.6.Which of the following has become the first town in Himachal Pradesh to be provided free Wi-Fi facility along with installation of CCTV cameras at public places?

Ans: (3) Jogindernagar

Q.7.Recently who has been appointed as UNESCO's Goodwill Ambassador for Freedom of Expression and Journalist Safety?

Ans: (3) Christiane Amanpour

Q.8.Which of the following has become the world's largest sports body in terms of membership?

Ans: (4) International Table Tennis Federation

Q.9.Recently Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa was re-elected unopposed as the president of the_____________.

Ans: (2) Asian Football Confederation (AFC)

Q.10.Marie-Jose Perec has been named the International Event Ambassador for the TCS World 10K run. She is a ________ sprinter.

Ans: (3) French

ANSWER KEY D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 01-05-2015

Q.1.According to the data published in 2014, by Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), India has been ranked at-

Ans.(3) 13th position

Q.2.How many satellites ISRO has planned to launch during 2015-16 from India?

Ans: (3) 6

Q.3.How many terms are there in the action agenda for India-Japan investment and trade promotion and Asia-Pacific economic integration signed by the two countries?

Ans:(2) Five

Q.4.Which of the following gas has not been included in National Air Quality Index (AQI) launched recently to disseminate air quality information?

Ans (1) Nitric Oxide

Q.5.Which district of West Bengal Chief has been declared as the first Open Defecation Free (ODF) district in the country by Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee?

Ans:(4) Nadia

Q.6.As per the latest report by the US Census Bureau largest Asian community in the US are-

Ans: (2) Chinese

Q.7.China has slapped a record USD 630,000 largest fine on a which company for causing water pollution?

Ans: (2) Beijing Simplot Food Processing

Q.8.Ten Pakistani Taliban militants has been sentenced to 25 years in jail by an anti-terrorism court for their ---------------- gun attack on Malala Yousafzai.

Ans:(3) 2012

Q.9.What is name of the e-governance solution project of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly,which has been awarded Civil Service Award 2015 by the Himachal Pradesh Government?

Ans:(1) e-Vidhan

Q.10.What is the increase in revenue collected at toll plazas of National Highways in fiscal 2014-15?

Ans:(4) 24 percent