General Awareness questions asked in various SSC CGL Examinations - part 2

•  The Bretton Woods system, introduced in 1945, eventually broke down in- 

A:  1971

•  Who is the new Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?

A:  P.J. Kurien

•  What is the present FDI cap in insurance sector in India?

A:  26 per cent

•  Recently Khandelwal committee report is in news. It deals with- 

A:  Banking sector human resource management

• Which country will become 157^th member of the WTO? 

A:  Vanuatu

• Recently in which country 'National Outreach Conference on Global Nuclear Disarmament' was held? 

A:  India

•  Presently how much cultivable area in the country is using biofertilisers?

A:  3 per cent

•  In which state, Nun peak is located?

A:  Jammu and Kashmir

•  Consider the following Statements regarding Non-Banking Finance Institutions(NBFCs):

1. NBFCs can also engage in Micro-Finance Activities.
2. Housing-finance companies form a distinct sub-group of the NBFCs.
3. The deposit insurance facility of the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation is not available for NBFC depositors.

• Which among the above Statement(s) is/are not correct?

A:  None of them
 Which Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) is the 'fifth' company which has been accorded the 'Maharatna' status?
A:  Coal India Limited (CIL)

• Which among the following are the wholly/partly owned subsidiaries of the Reserve Bank of India(RBI)?

1. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC)
2. National Housing Bank (NHB)
3. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
4. Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL)
A:  All of them