General Awareness questions asked in various SSC CGL Examinations - part 4

• Till now how many zonal cultural centers have been set up by the Government of India?

A:  Seven

•  Recently the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued draft guidelines to limit the exposure of banks to their group companies. What is the exposure limit if the single group entity is a regulated financial services company?

A:  10 per cent of paid-up capital and reserves of a bank

•  What is the target of disinvestment process of PSUs in the current fiscal year?

A:  Rs.30,000 crore

•  In which state, the upcoming Flouride Mitigation Center will be set by the government ?

A:  Gujarat

•  Before it was transferred to Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd, the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme was being implemented by which company?

A:  General Insurance Corporation of India

•  As per the latest data, which is the nearest figure to the average population of India per bank branch?

A:  13,000

•  Public Distribution System (PDS) is operated under the responsibility of the:

A:  Both Central Government and State Governments

• Which agricultural commodity of India gives largest in terms of export value? 

A:  Basmati Rice

•  Arrange the following in the descending order of the largest agricultural imports of India: 

         1. Pulses            2. Wood and Wood Products          3. Edible Vegtable Oils
A:  3-2-1

•  Consider the following Statements: 

1. Indicative Planning is a feature of 'Mixed Economy'.
2. Perspective Planning is used by socialist countries where each and every aspect of planning is controlled by the State.

• Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct?

A:  Only 1

•  Which Price Indices of India is considered for measuring 'Headline Inflation'? 

A:  WPI

•  Consider the following Statements: 

      1. Core Inflation is essentially demand driven.
      2. Core Inflation includes items that face volatile price movement.

• Which of the following Statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

A:  Only 1

•  Consider the following Statements regarding the Office of Economic Advisor (OEA): 

1. It is attached to the Ministry of Finance.
2. The weekly compilation and Publication of Wholesale Price Indices (WPI) is done by the Office of Economic Advisor.

• Which of the Statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

A:  Only 2

•  Which among the following is the oldest Public Sector Bank of India? 

       Punjab National Bank, Imperial Bank of India, Allahabad Bank, Central Bank of India
A:  Allahabad Bank