1.

The recommendations of the ----- report, in 1999, the Insurance Regulatory

and Development Authority (IRDA) was constituted as an autonomous body to
regulate and develop the insurance industry. - Malhotra Committee
2. What is the Capital of Mozambique? - Maputo
3. Which film has won the best original screenplay in a Foreign Language award
at the Madrid International Film Festival? - 'Buddha In A Traffic Jam'
4. National Insurance Academy (NIA) is a premier institution devoted to equip the
insurance industry with the best of talents. It is situated in which state? Maharashtra, Pune
5. Apart from being a leading insurance provider in India, National Insurance
Company Limited (NICL) also serves ------. - Nepal
6. When is Hiroshima Day observed? - 6 August
7. Social worker Anshu Gupta and former AIIMS official -------- won the Ramon
Magsaysay awards for "enterprising leadership" and for exposing corruption
respectively. - Sanjiv Chaturvedi
8. "Sar Utha Ke Jiyo" is the tagline of which company? - HDFC Life
9. Joint Communique 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting was held at ------,
Malaysia. - Kuala Lumpur
10.The Grammy-winning jazz keyboardist and producer whose sound infused
acoustic jazz, electronic jazz, funk, R&B and soul in a 40-year-plus career, has
died. Who is this? - George Duke
11. A group of Indian Air Force personnel successfully completed an India-UK air
and ground exercise on July 31, that saw Indian Sukhoi Su-30s pitted against
their Royal Air Force counterparts flying Eurofighter Typhoon. What is the name
of this exercise? - Indradhanush (Rainbow)
12. Krishnapatnam Port is a privately built and owned all weather, deep water
port on the east coast of India, located in the Nellore District of which state? Andhra Pradesh
13. Who is the current Chief Minister of Haryana? - Manohar Lal Khattar
14. The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to name the ------ in the name of
former President APJ Abdul Kalam. - Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU)
15. Polutech which engages in the water treatment engineering services,is a part
of Murugappas Group will form a Joint Venture (JV) with Japan-based Organo
Group for providing ----- in the industrial sector. - Water Treatment Services
16. The Reserve Bank issued ---- denomination coins to commemorate
International Yoga Day. - Rs 10

17. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ----- as National Handloom Day to
mark the 1905 Swadeshi movement. - August 7
18. What is the currency of Sri Lanka? - Sri Lankan Rupee
19. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is an Indian state-owned insurance
group and investment company headquartered in -----. - Mumbai
20. The Ramanujan Prize for 2015 has been won by mathematician ---- of the
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. - Amalendu Krishna
21. The Suez Canal is an artificial waterway in ---- extending from Port Said to
Suez and connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. - Egypt
22. India will surpass China to become the most populous nation in the world by
-----, six years sooner than previously forecast, and the country is projected to
retain the top spot till 2100, the UN has said. - 2022
23. Rural Development Minister ----- launched SAMANVAY, a compilation of all
schemes of both Central and State governments for Gram Panchayats. Chaudhary Birender Singh

General Awareness Question Asked In IBPS-RRBs-OFFICER SCALE - I

Exam (Morning Shift - 05-09-2015)
1. Who is currently chief minister of Jharkhand state of India? - Raghubar Das
2. Punjab National Bank is an Indian financial services company based in -----. New Delhi
3. The International Atomic Energy Agency's headquarters in ------. - Vienna,
Austria
4. World Vegetarian Day is observed annually on ---------. - October 1.
5. What is the Capital of Egypt. - Cairo
6. Who was appointed as President of the New Development Bank (NDB)? - K. V.
Kamath
7. Private insurer ------launched 'Smart Humsafar', a unique plan which offers
multiple benefits of savings and insurance cover for husband and wife under a
single policy. - SBI Life Insurance
8. Bradley James Haddin is related to which sport? - Cricket
9. What is the Currency of Thailand? - Thai Baht
10. Who is the author of the book ".Ghosts of Calcutta" ? - Sebastian Ortiz

11. Which state is India's largest state by area (342,239 square kilometres
(132,139 sq mi) or 10.4% of India's total area)? -Rajasthan
12. Which is the first Asian country to become an Associate MemberState of
CERN as India's request for membership is still pending? -Pakistan
13. The 2015 Ramanujan Prize has been awarded to -------- of India's Tata
Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR). - Amalendu Krishna
14. Which bank launched "Dhanchayat," an educational film, to raise awareness
on the dangers of borrowing money from unorganised sources? - HDFC Bank
15. What does stand for "S" in RTGS? - Settlement
16. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation was established for the
purpose of -------. providing insurance of deposits and guaranteeing of credit
facilities.
17. What is the Currency of Bhutan? - Bhutanese ngultrum, Indian rupee
18. KVP is a fixed-income, long-term and risk-free government-run product. The
minimum investment amount required to start with is Rs.1,000 and there is ----maximum limit. . - No
19. La Tomatina is a festival that is held in the --------. - Bunol, Valencia, Spain
20. Kathakali has its origins almost 1500 years ago in the early ritual folk dances
and dance dramas of ------, in southern India, - Kerala
21. Which country is the world's largest producer of rice? - China
22. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretariat is
based in ------. - Kathmandu, Nepal.
23. Who is Renault India's new brand ambassador? - Ranbir Kapoor
24. Which country formally became the newest member of the European Union?
- Croatia
25. Who is the present Governor of Sikkim, India? - Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
26. Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is an Indian ----- player. - Badminton
27. Who launched first white label ATM (WLA) of the country at Chandrapada, a
tier-V town near Mumbai? - Tata Communications Payment Solutions (TCPS)
28. China is expected to make the biggest contribution, ---- in New BRICS Bank. $41 billion
29. The government has proposed to amend the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act
to take away -----regulatory powers from the central bank and bring it under the
purview of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). - Money Market

30. Which government announced that it will be hosting the World Congress on
Information Technology (WCIT) with the theme 'Future Enterprises' at Hyderabad
in 2018. - Telangana
31. Blue Revolution is the adoption of a package programme to increase the
production of ---- products. - Fish and Marine
32. Commercial Paper (CP) is an unsecured money market instrument issued in
the form of a -------. - Promissory Note.
33. NABARD was established on the recommendations of ----------. - Shivaraman
Committee
34. Who is the author of the book 'Turning Point A Journey Through Challenges'?
- APJ Abdul Kalam

General Awareness Question Asked In IBPS-RRBs-OFFICER SCALE - I

Exam (Evening Shift - 05-09-2015)
1. India were rated ------ in world football's Fifa ranking. - 155th
2. Gaddafi Stadium is a cricket ground in -------. - Lahore, Pakistan
3. The International Day of Non-Violence is marked on ------, the birthday of
Mahatma Gandhi. - 2 October
4. Ricky Thomas Ponting, AO, nicknamed Punter, is an ------ former cricketer.
Australian
5. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana is available to people between 18 and
70 years of age with bank accounts. It has an annual premium of ?12 excluding
service tax, which is about ----- of the premium. - 14%
6. Headquarters of International Labour Organization (ILO) is established in ------.
- Geneva
7. Indian whistle-blower bureaucrat Sanjiv Chaturvedi, who was conferred with
the Ramon Magsaysay award by the Philippines president ----------. - Benigno
Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III
8. The Suez Canal is an artificial waterway in Egypt extending from Port Said to
Suez and connecting the ------ with the Red Sea. - Mediterranean Sea
9. Manas National Park or Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is a National Park, UNESCO
Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger Reserve, an Elephant Reserve and a
Biosphere Reserve in ------, India. - Assam

10. Gugamal National Park is located in Chikhaldara and Dharni Tehsils of

Amravati District, -------, India. - Maharashtra
11. Which river is the longest river in Asia? - Yangtze River
12. Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant located in the
Visakhapatnam district of the Indian state of -------. - Andhra Pradesh
13. Who is currently serving as the Union Minister of Rural Development,
Panchayati Raj, Sanitation & Drinking Water? - Chaudhary Birender Singh
14. The 7th BRICS summit held on 8-9 July 2015 summit of the head of states or
government of the BRICS member states. It was held in the Russian city of ----- in
Bashkortostan. - Ufa
15. Which city held its position as the most expensive city in India and is ranked
above Dallas, Frankfurt and Vancouver, according to a recent survey? - Mumbai
16. India, Russia and Brazil will donate ---- each, while South Africas investment
will be $5 billion in New Development Bank. - $18 billion
17. The 16th FINA World Championships also Aquatics 2015, are held in Kazan,
----- from 24 July to 9 August 2015. - Russia
18. Under the APY, the subscribers would receive the fixed pension of Rs. 1000
per month, Rs. 2000 per month, Rs. 3000 per month, Rs. 4000 per month, ----per month, at the age of 60 years, depending on their contributions, which itself
would vary on the age of joining the APY. - Rs. 5000