D-BAT (DAILY BANKING AWARENESS TEST) : 15-01-2016
Q.1. NHAI has signed an MoU with which of the following institutions for the use of spatial technology for monitoring and managing National Highways?
(1) NRSC, BRO and NECTAR
(2) DRDO, ISRO and NECTAR
(3) IRCON, ISRO and NECTAR
(4) NRSC, ISRO and NECTAR
(5) NRSC, RDSO and NECTAR
Ans: (4) NRSC, ISRO and NECTAR
Q.2. The centre has given its approval for India becoming a member country of the International Energy Agency - Ocean Energy Systems (IEA-OES) by signing the Implementing Agreement (IA). Which organisation has been declared as the nodal agency for this membership?
(1) Earth System Science Organisation (ESSO)
(2) Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
(3) National Institution for Transforming India (NITI)
(4) The Energy Research Institute (TERI)
(5) Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Ans: (1) Earth System Science Organisation (ESSO)
Q.3. Union Shipping Minister recently inaugurated Mumbai Port Trust’s second liquid chemical berth at Pir Pau, Mumbai thereby increasing its capacity by 2.5 MMT (Million Metric Tonnes) per annum. Who is the present Union Shipping Minister of India?
(1) Manohar Parrikar
(2) Suresh Prabhu
(3) Nitin Gadkari
(4) DV Sadananda Gowda
(5) Ravi Shankar Prasad
Ans: (3) Nitin Gadkari
Q.4. Which state has become India's first fully organic state by converting around 75,000 hectares of agricultural land into sustainable cultivation?
(1) Manipur
(2) Sikkim
(3) Meghalaya
(4) Assam
(5) Nagaland
Ans: (2) Sikkim
Q.5. With how many people of Indian diaspora, India has become the largest country in the world in terms of its people living outside their country in 2015?
(1) 12 million
(2) 13 million
(3) 14 million
(4) 15 million
(5) 16 million
Ans: (5) 16 million
Q.6. The chief minister of which of the following states has been awarded with the Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship in Singapore for providing dedicated leadership for development?
(1) Gujarat
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Rajasthan
(5) Chhattisgarh
Ans: (3) Madhya Pradesh
Q.7. What is the name of the NASA’s mission to Jupiter which has broken the record to become humanity’s most distant solar-powered emissary, by reaching about 793 million kilometres from the Sun?
(1) Explorer
(2) Juno
(3) Galex
(4) Insight
(5) Kepler
Ans: (2) Juno
Q.8. Architect Alejandro Aravena has won the 2016 Pritzker Architecture Prize for work that “epitomises the revival of a more socially engaged architect”. To which country does he belong?
(1) Colombia
(2) Brazil
(3) Argentina
(4) Chile
(5) Mexico
Ans: (4) Chile
Q.9. Which bank has become the first public sector lender to launch wealth management service, to cater to fast-growing affluent segment of the country?
(1) Punjab National Bank
(2) Bank of Baroda
(3) State Bank of India
(4) Allahabad Bank
(5) Union Bank of India
Ans: (3) State Bank of India
Q.10. With which country's Export-Import Bank the State Bank of India has concluded a deal of $500-million line of credit?
(1) Japan
(2) Korea
(3) China
(4) Brazil
(5) Russia
Ans: (2) Korea
Q.11. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has given Rs.44 crore for the ………………….. University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies.
(1) Odisha
(2) Tamilnadu
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Kerala
(5) Gujarat
Ans: (4) Kerala
Q.12. Which UN organisation has honoured David Beckham with the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Leadership Award?
(1) UNICEF
(2) UNESCO
(3) UNIDO
(4) UNHCR
(5) UNDP
Ans: (1) UNICEF
