General Awareness questions asked in various SSC CGL Examinations - part 1

• At which location, the proposed Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology will be established? 

A:  Ranchi

•  Recently which mass media giant has been allowed to invest Rs.1,000 crore FDI to expand its operations in India?

A:  Walt Disney

• Which will be launched as 100^th mission of ISRO?

A:  PSLV C - 21

•  Which country has recently unveiled upgraded Fateh missile?

A:  Iran

•  After diclofenac, which veterinary painkiller has been identified as another threat to vultures in India? 

A:  Aceclofenac

•  Recently which Indian banks have been allowed to operate in Pakistan?

A:  State Bank of India (SBI) and Bank of India (BoI)

•  Who has been recently appointed as new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?

A:  Poonam Kishore Saxena

• Which among the following are the 'Credit-Rating Agencies' of India?

       1) CRISIL                    2) CARE                  3) ICRA                 4) ONICRA
A:  All of them

•  Consider the following Statements regarding 'Take-Out Financing':

      1. It is for infrastructure projects which have long gestation period.
      2. It helps to prevent any possible asset-liability mismatch.
Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct?
A:  Both 1 and 2

•  Recently UNDP and Indian Institute of Advance Study (IIAS) have signed the MoU to set up an international centre for human development at-

A:  Shimla

•  Recently the High Level Committee on External Commercial Borrowings permitted FIIs to invest up to _____ in rupee bonds within the overall corporate bond limit of $45 billion.

A:  $5 billion