Important Abbreviations Questions and Answers

Answer: A

Correct answer: Research & Analysis Wing

RAW is India's external intelligence agency, formed in 1968.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Reserve Bank of India

The RBI, established in 1935, is India's central bank.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Research Department Explosive

RDX takes its name from the British Research Department that developed it; it is a high explosive, chemically cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Ribonucleic acid

RNA is ribonucleic acid, the single-stranded nucleic acid that carries genetic instructions from DNA to the machinery that builds proteins.

Answer: D

Correct answer: All of the above

AAA is used for all three: the American Automobile Association, anti-aircraft artillery, and in networking the trio of authentication, authorization and accounting.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Business To Business

B2B describes trade between businesses, as against B2C, business to consumer.

Answer: D

Correct answer: National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy

NDSAP, adopted in 2012, governs the sharing of data held by Indian government departments.

Answer: A

Correct answer: State Cooperative Bank

A SCB in the cooperative structure is a State Cooperative Bank, the apex body of the cooperative credit system in a state. The same letters also stand for Scheduled Commercial Bank in a different context.

Answer: D

Correct answer: American Express

Amex is the common short form of American Express. The American Stock Exchange used the same abbreviation, which is why both appear among the options.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corporation

HSBC is the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, founded in 1865 to finance trade between China and Europe.