Important GA questions for RBI Assistant 2022

February 28, 2022

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RBI Assistant Exam 2022

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is an apex financial organisation. It functions as a regulator for the Indian Banking industry. The RBI Assistant is a clerical level job for which graduate candidates can apply. Since the RBI Assistant Notification 2022 is out, let us review the RBI Assistant General Awareness section of the Mains paper for this exam.

Important GA Questions for RBI Assistant 2022

RBI Assistant 2022: General Awareness

General Awareness is assessed in the Mains paper for the RBI Assistant exam. There are a total of 40 questions asked for 40 marks. Of the 135 minutes of the total exam duration, this section is allotted 25 minutes.

RBI Assistant 2022 General Awareness Syllabus

The following topics are assessed under the GA section for the RBI Assistant exam:

Monetary Policies
Banking & Financial Awareness
Economic Terms
Current Affairs
Static GK
Financial and Economic News
Government Schemes, Agreement & Deals
International Financial Institutions
National Institutions

RBI Assistant 2022: General Awareness Analysis

If we dissect the previous years’ question papers, we will see that some topics are given more importance than others in the exam. From the aforementioned list of prescribed topics, we can say that the following three sections are given more importance than others.

Financial, Economic and Banking Awareness
Current affairs (includes news related to Reserve Bank of India)
Static GK

This is not to say that other topics can be ignored during the preparation. Since this is a Banking job exam, it is a given that a good number of questions will be assessed from Financial and Banking Awareness.

RBI Assistant 2022: General Awareness Section-wise division

Now that we know the most important topics for the GA section of the exam, you know that the highest number of questions are asked from the three aforementioned sections. Among those as well, you can expect the highest number of questions from Current Affairs.

Let us review a few sample questions asked in the RBI Assistant 2020 Mains paper. This will give us an idea about the standard of assessment.

Banking Awareness

India Post Payments Bank is registered as a payment bank under ____ schedule of RBI Act, 1934.

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
None of these

Ans: (b) 2nd

The “India Post Payments Bank Limited” has been included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

IPPB headquarters: New Delhi, India

What is the minimum amount that can be issued for Certificate of Deposits (CDs)?

25,000
50,000
75,000
1,00,000
2,00,000

Ans: (d)1,00,000

The minimum amount for CD should be ₹1 lakh, i.e., the minimum deposit that could be accepted from a single subscriber should not be less than ₹1 lakh, and in multiples of ₹1 lakh thereafter.

________ has acquired Columbia Asia Hospitals for around ₹ 2100 crores.

Max Healthcare
Fortis Healthcare
Wockhardt Hospitals
Manipal Hospitals
Global Hospitals India

Ans: (d) Manipal Hospitals

Manipal Hospitals has acquired Columbia Asia Hospitals for ₹ 2,100 crore.

Under the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, what is the permissible amount of gold that can be held by entities?

5 kg
10 kg
15 kg
20 kg
25 kg

Ans: (a) 20 kg

The minimum permissible investment in SGB will be 1 gram of gold and the maximum limit of subscription will be 4 Kg for individuals, 4 Kg for HUF and 20 Kg for trusts and similar entities.

Static GA

Where is the headquarters of CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology?

New Delhi
Hyderabad
Ahmedabad
Lucknow
Mumbai

Ans: (a) New Delhi

CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology is a scientific research institute devoted primarily to biological research.

CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology headquarters: New Delhi, India

In which city Indian Museum is located ?

New Delhi
Kolkata
Mumbai
Ahmedabad
Gandhinagar

Ans: (b) Kolkata

The Indian Museum is located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

It is also referred to as the Imperial Museum at Calcutta in colonial-era texts. It is the ninth oldest museum in the world, the oldest museum in India, and the largest museum in India. It has rare collections of antiques, armour and ornaments, fossils, skeletons, mummies and Mughal paintings. It was founded by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in Kolkata (Calcutta), India, in 1814.

Kanha Tiger Reserve is situated in Mandla district of ___________.

Madhya Pradesh
Assam
Karnataka
Kerala
Odisha

Ans: (a) Madhya Pradesh

Kanha Tiger Reserve is situated in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh.

Current Affairs

The first phase of Malabar exercise 2020 was conducted in ___________.

Andaman & Nicobar group of islands
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Arabian Sea
None of these

Ans: (b) Bay of Bengal

The Indian Navy (IN) participated in the 24th edition of the Malabar naval exercise along with the United States Navy (USN), the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF), and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Malabar 2020 naval exercise was held in two phases in November 2020.

Phase-1 of the Malabar 2020 naval exercise was commenced off the coast of Visakhapatnam in the Bay of Bengal from November 3 to November 6.

The second phase of the Malabar 2020 naval exercise was conducted in the Arabian Sea in mid-November 2020.

What was the theme of the Vigilance Awareness Week which is observed on 27^th October to 2^nd November 2020?

Eradicate Corruption-Build a New India
Vigilant India, Prosperous India
Integrity – A Way of Life
My Vision-Corruption Free India
Public participation in promoting integrity and eradicating Corruption

Ans: (b) Vigilant India, Prosperous India

The Central Vigilance Commission observes the Vigilance Awareness Week from 27th October to 2nd November, 2020. This is observed every year during the week in which the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (31st October) falls. This awareness week campaign affirms commitment to promotion of integrity and probity in public life through citizen participation.

In 2020, the Vigilance Awareness Week was observed from 27th October to 2nd November, 2020 with the theme, Satark Bharat, Samriddh Bharat (Vigilant India, Prosperous India)”.

In October 2020, who was appointed as the New Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HDFC Bank?

Aditya Puri
Keki Mistry
Sashidhar Jagdishan
Shyamala Gopinath
None of these

Ans: (c) Sashidhar Jagdishan

Sashidhar Jagdishan took charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HDFC Bank in October 2020 for three years.

These were some of the General Awareness & Current Affairs Questions asked in the RBI Assistant 2020 exam. To acquaint yourself with the latest news and GK updates, you can find weekly updates on all aspects of general awareness on our BeePedia page. Moreover, these BeePedia updates are comprehensive and free and you can download them from the ixamBee website. BeePedia is also available in Hindi.

If you want to gain a sense of your preparation, you can review the RBI Assistant previous year papers to evaluate yourself. This will not only give you a fair sense of your preparation but will also allow you to analyse the exam pattern in more detail while also exploring the type of questions asked in the Mains paper in general and the General Awareness section in particular.

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