Important General Awareness Questions for IBPS PO / SBI PO 2017

Q1. Which city houses the headquarters of International Cricket Council (ICC)? 
(a) Dubai
(b) Monaco
(c) Brussels
(d) London
(e) Sharjah

Q2. In which Indian state is the Keibul Lamjao, world's only floating National Park, situated? 
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Manipur
(d) West Bengal
(e) Assam

Q3. What is the minimum age limit to become the President of India?
(a) 25 years
(b) 30 years
(c) 35 years
(d) 40 years
(e) 45 years

Q4. Which freedom fighter was popularly known as `Deshbandhu'?
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) C.F.Andrews
(e) Chittaranjan Das

Q5. What was the original name of renowned Hindi and Urdu writer Munshi Premchand? 
(a) Raghupati Sahay
(b) Dhanpatrai Srivastava
(c) Akhtar Hussain Rizvi
(d) Sampooran Singh Kalra
(e) Shanti Swarup

Q6. What is the approximate playing time of full version of 'Jana Gana Mana', the National Anthem of India?
(a) 42 seconds
(b) 52 seconds
(c) 62 seconds
(d) 72 seconds
(e) 82 seconds

Q7. Which city is famous for Chikankari embroidery?
(a) Srinagar
(b) Lucknow
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Jodhpur
(e) Jaipur

Q8. The Gir Forest National Park (Sasan Gir), the only home of the Asiatic Lions, is situated in which state? 
(a) Sikkim
(b) Gujarat
(c) Mizoram
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(e) Assam

Q9. Who is the Supreme Commander of Indian armed forces? 
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Defence Minister
(d) Chief of Army Staff
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which lake seprates the Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh, from its twin city Secunderabad? 
(a) Durgam Cheruvu
(b) Ramgarh Tal Lake
(c) Hussain Sagar
(d) Osman Sagar
(e) Kolleru Lake

Q11. What is the name of India's first nuclear reactor? 
(a) Apsara
(b) CIRUS reactor
(c) Dhruva reactor
(d) KAMINI
(e) None of the above

Q12. What is the common name of Indian national tree `Ficus Bengalensis' ?  
(a) Banyan
(b) Pepal
(c) Mango
(d) Iron wood
(e) Ashoka

Q13. Who among the following is considered as the father of Mobile Phone ? 
(a) Percy Spencer
(b) Martin Cooper
(c) Tim Berners-Lee
(d) Edwin Land
(e) None of the above

Q14. The significant rise in production of which commodity is referred as `Yellow Revolution' ?
(a) Grains
(b) Pulses
(c) Textile
(d) Fruits and Vegetables
(e) Oilseeds

Q15. In which mountain range is the Siachen Glacier, the world's longest glacier, located ?  
(a) Karakoram
(b) Himalayas
(c) Hindu Kush
(d) Tien Shan
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans.(a)

Sol. ICC is registered in British Virgin Islands. In August 2005 the ICC moved its offices to Dubai, and subsequently closed its offices at Lord's and Monaco. The move to Dubai was made after an 11–1 vote by the ICC's Executive Board in favour.

S2. Ans.(c)

Sol. Located in Manipur, Keibul Lamjao is the world's only 'floating' sanctuary that comprises 40 sq. km. of wetland overgrown with 1.5 m. deep floating vegetation. The park has several distinguishing features. Apart from the vegetation and terrain, an important highlight of the park is the Loktak lake, the largest freshwater lake in India, a large portion of which falls within the park. 

S3. Ans.(c)

Sol. Article 58 of the Constitution sets the principle qualifications one must meet to be eligible to the office of the President. A President must be:

A citizen of India

Of 35 years of age or above

Qualified to become a member of the Lok Sabha

S4. Ans.(e)

Sol. Chittaranjan Das (C. R. Das) popularly called Deshbandhu "Friend of the country" (5 November 1869 – 16 June 1925) was an Indian politician and Founder-leader of the Swaraj Party in Bengal under British rule.

S5. Ans.(b)

Sol. Premchand better known as Munshi Premchand, Munshi being an honorary prefix, was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindi-Urdu literature. He is one of the most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent, and is regarded as one of the foremost Hindustani writers of the early twentieth century. Born Dhanpat Rai Srivastav, he began writing under the pen name "Nawab Rai", but subsequently switched to "Premchand".

S6. Ans.(b)

Sol. The National Anthem of India is played or sung on various occasions. The occasions on which these are to be played or sung, and about the need for paying respect to the anthem by observance of proper decorum on such occasions. Full version of the Anthem and its playing time is approximately 52 seconds. A short version consisting of the first and last lines of the National Anthem is also played on certain occasions. Playing time of the short version is about 20 seconds.

S7. Ans.(b)

Sol. Chikan is a traditional embroidery style from Lucknow, India. Literally translated, the word means embroidery. Believed to have been introduced by Nur Jehan, the wife of Mughal emperor Jahangir, it is one of Lucknow's best known textile decoration styles. The market for local chikan is mainly in Chowk, Lucknow.

S8. Ans.(b)

Sol. The Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest and wildlife sanctuary near Talala Gir in Gujarat, India. Established in 1965, with a total area of 1,412 km2. Its region is the sole home of the Asiatic lion in the wilderness, and is considered to be one of the most important protected areas in Asia due to its supported species. 

S9. Ans.(a)

Sol. The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. The Indian Armed Forces are under the management of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Government of India.

S10. Ans.(c)

Sol. Hyderabad is paired with Secunderabad, with a man made lake (Hussain Sagar) separating the two cities. Secunderabad cantonment is the largest in India and the city was founded in the 18th century. Both the cities are often called as twin cities.

S11. Ans.(a)

Sol.  Apsara is the oldest of India's research reactors. The reactor was designed by the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) and built with assistance from the United Kingdom (which also provided the initial fuel supply consisting of 80 percent enriched uranium). Apsara first went critical on 4 August 1956. Apsara is a light water swimming pool-type reactor with a maximum power output of one megawatt thermal (MWt)

S12. Ans.(a)

Sol. Banyan often refers specifically to the Indian banyan (Ficus benghalensis), which is the national tree of the Republic of India, though the term has been generalized to include all figs that share a characteristic life cycle, and systematically to refer to the subgenus Urostigma.

S13. Ans.(b)

Sol. Martin is an American engineer. He is a pioneer and visionary in the wireless communications industry. He is recognized as an innovator in radio spectrum management. While at Motorola in the 1970s, Cooper conceived the first handheld mobile phone in 1973 and led the team that developed it and brought it to market in 1983. He is considered the "father of the cell phone" and is also cited as the first person in history to make a handheld cellular phone call in public.

S14. Ans.(e)

Sol. The growth, development and adoption of new varieties of oilseeds and complementary technologies nearly doubled oilseeds production from 12.6 mt in 1987-88 to 24.4 mt in 1996-97, catalyzed by the Technology Mission on Oilseeds, brought about the Yellow Revolution.

S15. Ans.(a)

Sol. The glacier lies between the Saltoro Ridge immediately to the west and the main Karakoram range to the east. The Saltoro Ridge originates in the north from the Sia Kangri peak on the China border in the Karakoram range. The crest of the Saltoro Ridge's altitudes range from 5,450 to 7,720 m (17,880 to 25,330 feet).

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Q1. The US fast-food giant McDonald announced to sell its businesses in which country recently for $2.08 bn to Citic and the Carlyle Group?
(a) India 
(b) China
(c) Indonesia 
(d) Malaysia
(e) Iran

Q2. Former wrestler and Coach Mahavir Singh Phogat made his way to the launch of his authorised biography _____________ in Chandigarh.
(a) Akhada
(b) Dangal
(c) Kushti
(d) Muscle
(e) None of the given options is true

Q3. The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has decided that the World Cup will be expanded to host 48 teams, up from 32. Where is the headquartered of FIFA?
(a) Vienna, Austria 
(b) Paris, France
(c) Nairobi, Kenya
(d) New York, USA
(e) Zurich, Switzerland

Q4. Which among the following countries has called for partnership between India, Pakistan and Afghanistan on counter-terrorism operations recently?
(a) China 
(b) Canada
(c) UAE
(d) USA
(e) France

Q5. Many times we see in newspapers that some projects are launched by the government authorities on ‘PPP’ basis. What is the full form of ‘PPP’?
(a) Preferential Payment Plan 
(b) Public-Private Partnership
(c) Partial Payment Project 
(d) Popular Private Project 
(e) None of the given options is true

Q6. The government of India recently decided to allow Currency Futures in India. In addition to Ministry of Finance which is/are the other organisation(s) who permission/approval is needed for such operations in India?
I. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
II. Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
III. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Only III
(d) Only II and III
(e) None of the given options is true

Q7. The cabinet in its meeting on 15th June 2016 approved the merger of 5 banks. Which among the following is not included –?
(a) State Banks of Bikaner & Jaipur
(b) Bhartiya Mahila Bank (BMB)
(c) State Bank of Indore
(d) State Bank of Mysore
(e) State Bank of Patiala

Q8. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is the prestigious award accorded annually by India to individuals or organizations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting…
(a) International Stability
(b) International Peace
(c) International relations
(d) United Nation Childrens education Fund
(e) Global Prevention of crimes

Q9. To promote ease of ticketing through digital transactions, railway minister ____________________ has released the new passenger mobile application named ‘IRCTC Rail Connect app'. 
(a) Sushma Swaraj 
(b) Rajnath Singh
(c) Suresh Prabhu
(d) Ram Vilas Paswan
(e) Arun Jaitley

Q10. Gymnast Yana Kudryavtseva has retired from competition aged just 19, Kudryavtseva won 13 world championships from 2013 to 2015. She belongs to which country?
(a) China 
(b) Brazil
(c) Australia
(d) Germany
(e) Russia

Q11. Which among the following countries has successfully sent three satellites into space in its first commercial mission using an updated version of the low-cost Kuaizhou-1A rocket, amidst the Communist giant's determined bid to expand its ambitious space programme-?
(a) UAE 
(b) Austria
(c) South Korea
(d) China
(e) Japan

Q12. Who has been appointed as the new director of West Indies cricket team? 
(a) Richie Richardson
(b) Carl Hooper
(c) Jimmy Adams
(d) Sanath Jayasuriya
(e) None of the given options is true

Q13. World Economic Forum's headquarter is located at............?
(a) Netherlands
(b) Switzerland
(c) Greece
(d) France
(e) Berlin

Q14. Expand the term NECS..................?
(a) National Electronic Clearing Service
(b) National Exchange Clearing Service
(c) National Earth Center of Scientific Studies
(d) National Education Central Service
(e) National Employment Care Service

Q15. Which day has been declared as 'Rashtriya Balika Diwas' (National Girl Day) by the Ministry of Woman and Children Development?
(a) April 20, every year
(b) July 11, every year
(c) October 9, every year
(d) December 27, every year
(e) January 24, every year


Solutions :

S1. Ans.(b)
S2. Ans.(a)
S3. Ans.(e)
S4. Ans.(d)
S5. Ans.(b)
S6. Ans.(d)
S7. Ans.(c)
S8. Ans.(b)
S9. Ans.(c)
S10. Ans.(e)
S11. Ans.(d)
S12. Ans.(c)
S13. Ans.(b)
S14. Ans.(a)
S15. Ans.(e)

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Q1. Who has been named as the Coach of the Year at the FIFA Football Awards 2016 in Zurich, Switzerland?
(a) Arizona Cardinals
(b) Baltimore Ravens
(c) Atlanta Falcons 
(d) Claudio Ranieri
(e) None of the given options is true

Q2. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Flipkart after replacing co-founder Binny Bansal?
(a) Kalyan Krishnamurthy 
(b) Dilip Vengsarkar
(c) Karan Bajwa  
(d) S Padmanabhan 
(e) Kumar Sharadindu

Q3. Which among the following countries has fired its first submarine-launched nuclear-capable missile, recently?
(a) Russia 
(b) Japan
(c) South Korea 
(d) China
(e) Pakistan

Q4. An eight-year-old boy from Jammu and Kashmir ________________ has won the gold medal in Thai Boxing Championship at the national level; a class 2 student was felicitated by the district authorities and the civil administration as well as by the police. 
(a) Ramendra Jha
(b) Raghubar Nitin
(c) Abbu Ammaz
(d) Mohan Rao
(e) None of the given options is true

Q5. Which of the following Acts help Union Government to control its Fiscal Deficit?
(a) Financial Act
(b) Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act
(c) Banking Companies Act
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(e) None of the given options is true

Q6. Call money is related to - 
(a) Money Market
(b) Government Securities
(c) Post Office Deposit
(d) Banks Deposit
(e) None of the given options is true

Q7. Lavani is a combination of traditional song and dance, which particularly performed to the beats of Dholki, a percussion instrument. It is a genre of music popular in?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Goa
(e) Maharashtra

Q8. Sariska National Park is an area which is strictly reserved for the betterment of the wildlife & biodiversity, and where activities like developmental, forestry, poaching, hunting and grazing on cultivation are not permitted. Sariska National Park is located in which of the following state?
(a) Bihar
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
(e) Madhya Pradesh

Q9. The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony was organized at Beverly Hills, California, United States (USA). Which movie has won the Best Motion Picture Drama Award?
(a) La La Land
(b) Moonlight
(c) Isabelle Huppert for Elle
(d) Zootopia
(e) None of the given options is true

Q10. Name the cricket player, who has roped as the brand ambassador of Gionee? 
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) MS Dhoni
(c) Rohit Sharma
(d) Suresh Raina
(e) None of the given options is true



ANSWERS :

1. d
2. a
3. e
4. c
5. b
6. a
7. e
8. b
9. b
10.a  

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Q1. In which among the following cities the 11th annual Blind Challenge Car Rally has organized to raise awareness about the issues concerning the visually-impaired?
(a) Kochin 
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Bhopal
(d) Lucknow
(e) Patna

Q2. Which among the following state government has come up with India's first student startup and innovation policy, which aims to provide Rs 200 crore in the form of grants to ideas developed by them?
(a) Rajasthan 
(b) West Bengal
(c) Assam
(d) Gujarat
(e) Maharashtra

Q3. In which city the Power Minister Piyush Goyal has unveiled world's largest street light replacement program, recently?
(a) Hyderabad  
(b) Chennai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Mumbai
(e) New Delhi

Q4. Who among the following has won the men’s singles title of the 2017 Chennai Open?
(a) Janko Tipsarevic 
(b) Danill Medvedev
(c) Pablo Carreno Busta
(d) Roberto Bautista Agut 
(e) Tomas Berdych

Q5. As per the newspaper reports, some economically developed states only hold about 60% of the total 'Demat Accounts' in India. A Demat Account is.................?
(a) an account which is opened by the people of the lower income groups of society
(b) an account in which trading of the shares is done
(c) an account which can be opened only by minors
(d) an account which can be operated by big corporate houses and are mainly business accounts like the current account.
(e) None of the given options is true

Q6. Many a time we read a term 'SEPA' in financial newspapers. What is the full form of SEPA? 
(a) Single Exchange Processing Agency
(b) Single Euro Payments Area
(c) Single Electronic Processing Agency
(d) Super Electronic Purchase Agency
(e) None of the given options is true

Q7. Palanisamy Sathasivam is the present Governor of which of the following state?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Telangana
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Kerala
(e) Tamil Nadu

Q8. CIBIL - India’s first Credit Information Company founded in August 2000, collects and maintains records of every individual’s payments pertaining to loans and credit cards. CIBIL stand for?
(a) Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited
(b) Core Interchange Bureau (India) Limited
(c) Customer Information Bureau (India) Limited
(d) Concept Information Board (India) Limited
(e) None of the given options is true

Q9. Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia’s Indochina peninsula known for its tropical beaches, opulent royal palaces, ancient ruins and ornate temples displaying figures of Buddha - a revered symbol. What is the currency of Thailand?
(a) Yuan
(b) Yen
(c) Taka
(d) Won
(e) Baht

Q10. Sai Baba of Shirdi, also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an Indian spiritual master who was regarded by his devotees as a saint, fakir, and satguru. According to their individual proclivities and beliefs, Shirdi is located at?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Haryana
(e) None of the given options is true


ANSWERS :

1. c
2. d
3. e
4. d
5. b
6. b
7. d
8. a
9. e
10.c  

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Q1. Former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has passed away recently. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was the former president of which country?
(a) Iran
(b) UAE
(c) Pakistan
(d) Saudi Arabia
(e) None of the given options is true

Q2. EPFO has made Aadhaar Card mandatory for its about 50 lakh pensioners and around four crore subscribers. EPFO stands for?
(a) Employees' Product Fund Organisation
(b) Employees' Provident Financial Organisation
(c) Employees' Permanent Fund Organisation
(d) Essentials' Provident Fund Organisation
(e) Employees' Provident Fund Organisation

Q3. Reigning Olympic and world 800m champion and world record holder, David Rudisha is the International Event Ambassador for the 14th Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon to be held on January 15 2017. David Rudisha belong to which country?
(a) South Africa
(b) Kenya
(c) Jamaica
(d) Uganda
(e) None of the given options is true

Q4. The Bank of India (BOI) has reduced its interest rates on retail loans, including home and vehicle loan recently. The bank earlier reduced its minimum lending rates or marginal cost of funds based lending rates (MCLR) by up to 90 basis points. Where is the headquarter of BOI?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Gurugram
(c) Chennai
(d) Mumbai
(e) Kolkata

Q5. As per the existing policy, the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks is fixed at a certain percentage of their NDTL. What is full form of NDTL?
(a) New Demand and Tenure Liabilities
(b) Net Demand and Time Liabilities
(c) National Deposits and Total Liquidity
(d) Net Duration and Total Liquidity
(e) New Deposits and Term Liquidity

Q6. Which of the following rates signals the RBI’s long-term outlook on interest rates?
(a) Repo rate
(b) Reverse repo rate
(c) Bank rate
(d) SLR
(e) CRR

Q7. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Indian government. ISRO headquarter is located in?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Chennai
(c) Mumbai
(d) Bengaluru
(e) Hyderabad

Q8. The International Day of Older Persons is observed on?
(a) 02nd October
(b) 24th October
(c) 16th October
(d) 31st October
(e) 01st October

Q9. Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza won the 2017 Brisbane International women's doubles title recently with her partner
(a) Barbora Strycova 
(b) Elena Vesnina
(c) Bethanie Mattek-Sands 
(d) Ekaterina Makarova 
(e) None of the given options is true

Q10. The Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) is an annual event organised by the Ministry of External Affairs. It is being organised since-
(a) 2001 
(b) 2003
(c) 2004 
(d) 2005
(e) 2006


ANSWERS :

1. a
2. e
3. b
4. d
5. b
6. c
7. d
8. e
9. c
10.b

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Q1. Who is the present governor of West Bengal? 
(a) Keshari Nath Tripathi
(b) Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
(c) Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao
(d) Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya
(e) Tathagata Roy

Q2. Who is current Tribal Minister in Narendra Modi government? 
(a) Narendra Singh Tomar
(b) Kalraj Mishra
(c) Jual Oram
(d) Prakash Javadekar
(e) Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Q3. Capital of Austria is? 
(a) Tehran
(b) Vienna
(c) Canberra
(d) Thimphu
(e) Brussels

Q4. Desert National Park is situated in which of the following Indian state? 
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Kerala
(c) West Bengal
(d) Assam
(e) Meghalaya

Q5. International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed on which of the following date? 
(a) June 10
(b) June 22
(c) June 18
(d) June 26
(e) June 16

Q6. Who is the author of the book Argumentative Indian?
(a) V. S. Naipaul
(b) Vikram Seth
(c) Shashi Tharoor
(d) Amartya Sen
(e) Khushwant Singh

Q7. Naga, Patkai and Barail hills are located in  
(a) Purvanchal Ranges 
(b) Karakoram Ranges 
(c) Zaskar Ranges 
(d) Himalaya Ranges 
(e) None of these

Q8. What is the prize money given with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna? 
(a) Rs. 1.50 lakh 
(b) Rs. 2 lakhs 
(c) Rs. 3 lakhs
(d) Rs. 4 lakhs 
(e) Rs. 7.50 lakh 

Q9. International Literacy Day is observed on which one of the following days every year?  
(a) 8th September 
(b) 18th March 
(c) 28th March 
(d) 18th September 
(e) 28th September 

Q10. “Kumharia” a proposed nuclear power plant is related to which State?  
(a) Andhra Pradesh 
(b) Gujarat 
(c) Haryana 
(d) West Bengal 
(e) Uttar Pradesh

Q11. In which year did the UN General-Assembly adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?  
(a) 1945
(b) 1950
(c) 1952
(d) 1955 
(e) 1948

Q12. Where is the headquarters of Botanical Survey of India located? 
(a) Lucknow 
(b) Darjeeling 
(c) Kolkata 
(d) Ootacmund 
(e) New Delhi

Q13. Who among the following was the 14th Prime Minister on India?  
(a) Manmohan Singh 
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee  
(d) Inder Kumar Gujral
(e) None of these

Q14. Which Institution is known as ‘soft loan window’ of the World Bank?  
(a) International Finance Corporation 
(b) International Development Agency 
(c) International Monetary Fund 
(d) Indian Development Forum 
(e) None of these

Q15. Telangana State is the bifurcation of  
(a) Tamil Nadu 
(b) Andhra Pradesh 
(c) Seemandhra 
(d) Odisha  
(e) Tamil Nadu

Solutions

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Keshari Nath Tripathi is an Indian Politician and the present Governor of West Bengal. Earlier, he was the speaker of Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly and the president of Uttar Pradesh unit of Bharatiya Janata Party.

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Ministry was set up in 1999 after the bifurcation of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment with the objective of providing more focused approach on the integrated socio-economic development of the Scheduled Tribes (STs), the most underprivileged of the Indian Society.

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Austria is a German-speaking country in Central Europe, characterized by mountain villages, baroque architecture, Imperial history and rugged Alpine terrain. Vienna, Austria’s capital, lies in the country’s east on the Danube River. Its artistic and intellectual legacy was shaped by residents including Mozart, Beethoven and Sigmund Freud. Currency of Austria is Euro.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Desert National Park, Rajasthan, India, is situated in the west Indian state of Rajasthan near the town of Jaisalmer. The national park was established in 1992 and comprises mainly of grasslands and sand dunes. It is the best place to observe and spot the rare and endangered desert animal and plant species. Desert Fox, Bengal Fox, Spiny Tail lizard, Monitor lizard, Russell’s viper, Desert cat, Saw-scaled viper and the great Indian bustard can be spotted here.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. By resolution 42/112 of 7 December 1987, the General Assembly decided to observe 26 June as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking as an expression of its determination to strengthen action and cooperation to achieve the goal of an international society free of drug abuse.

S6.  Ans.(d)
Sol. The Argumentative Indian is a book written by Nobel Prize winning Indian economist Amartya Sen. It is a collection of essays that discuss India's history and identity, focusing on the traditions of public debate and intellectual pluralism.

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol.  The Purvanchal Mountains cover the states of Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram. The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills are not located in this range which are part of Deccan plateau. Purvanchal hill range include the Patkai, Naga, Barail range, Manipur and Mizo hills.
                                                                                               
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, officially known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games, is the highest sporting honour of the Republic of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. As of 2016, the award comprises a medallion, a certificate, and a cash prize of ?7.5 lakh. 

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. September 8 was proclaimed International Literacy Day by UNESCO on November 17, 1965. Its aim is to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies. On International Literacy Day each year, UNESCO reminds the international community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Kumharia Nuclear Power is commercial nuclear plant in Haryana state. It can generate 640MW of electric power which is 33% lower than the average nuclear plant.

S11.  Ans.(e)
Sol. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948 at the Palais de Chaillot, Paris. The Declaration arose directly from the experience of the Second World War and represents the first global expression of what many people believe to be the rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled. 

S12.Ans.(c)
Sol. The Botanical Survey of India (BSI) is an institution set up by the Government of India in 1890 to survey the plant resources of the Indian empire. The Botanical Survey was formally instituted on 13 February 1890 under the direction of Sir George King, who had been superintendent of Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta since 1871.

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Manmohan Singh is an Indian economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. The first Sikh in office, Singh was also the first prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term.

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. The International Development Association (IDA) is an international financial institution which offers concessional loans and grants to the world's poorest developing countries. The IDA is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States.

S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 is an Act of Indian Parliament that bifurcated the state of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and the residuary Andhra Pradesh state. The Act defined the boundaries of the two states, determined how the assets and liabilities were to be divided, and laid out the status of Hyderabad as the permanent capital of Telangana and temporary capital of the new Andhra Pradesh state.

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Important General Awareness Questions for IBPS PO / SBI PO 2017

Q1. The 14th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) convention has concluded in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The three-day event has kicked start with the Youth PBD, the theme of 14th PBD is-
(a) Every Year to Commemorate the Return of Mahatma Gandhi
(b) NRIs and Overseas Indian Community Students in India
(c) Three Plenary Sessions are scheduled to be Held
(d) Role of Diaspora Youth in the Transformation of India
(e) None of the given options are true

Q2. Name the Company, which have signed a three-year global strategic partnership with TaTa Motors, recently?
(a) Wallmart
(b) Castrol
(c) ONGC
(d) Facebook
(e) None of the given options are true

Q3. Which among the following countries has launched the longest high-speed train service named 'Shangri-la of the World'?
(a) Canada
(b) France
(c) South Korea
(d) Russia
(e) China

Q4. Which country has decided to the development of Chennai, Ahmedabad, and Varanasi as smart cities recently?
(a) Germany
(b) Turkey
(c) Japan
(d) USA
(e) Italy

Q5. The seed capital of Bhartiya Mahila Bank is-
(a) Rs. 2000 crore
(b) Rs. 1000 crore
(c) Rs. 4000 crore
(d) Rs. 3000 crore
(e) None of the given options are true

Q6. Banks’ mandatory lending to farmers for agriculture, micro and small enterprises and other weaker sections where banks are required to lend up to 40% of the loans is generally described as? 
(a) Para banking
(b) Sub-prime lending
(c) Retail lending
(d) Non-priority sector lending
(e) Priority sector lending

Q7. A worldwide financial messaging network which exchanges messages between banks and financial institutions is known as
(a) CHAPS
(b) SWIFT
(c) NEFT
(d) SFMS
(e) CHIPS

Q8. In which among the following cities the All India Conference of Chairpersons and Chief Executive Officers of States and Union Territories' Waqf Boards has held? 
(a) New Delhi
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Kolkata
(d) Lucknow
(e) Hyderabad

Q9. 09-day New Delhi World Book Fair begins in Pragati Maidan. The theme for this year's event is __________ which will focus on writings on and by women.
(a) Manushi
(b) Kurash
(c) Hanushi
(d) Bibeki
(e) None of the given options are true

Q10. India’s per capita income, a gauge for measuring living standard, is estimated to cross Rs 1 lakh in 2016-17, up from Rs 93,293 in the previous fiscal (2016-16). Which among the following organisation has released the India’s per capita income?
(a) Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) 
(b) Central Statistics Office (CSO)
(c) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
(d) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
(e) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)


ANSWERS :

1. d
2. b
3. e
4. c
5. b
6. e
7. b
8. a
9. a
10.b 

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Important General Awareness Questions for IBPS PO / SBI PO 2017

Q1. The Election Commission of India has announced the dates for the assembly elections in five states Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa. Who is present Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(a) Nasim Zaidi
(b) SY Quraishi
(c) Navin Chawla
(d) Kalyan Singh
(e) None of the given options is true

Q2. The ________ ambassador to the European Union Ivan Rogers has resigned from his post recently.
(a) Brazil
(b) UK
(c) Spain
(d) USA
(e) Denmark

Q3. Which of the following countries has defeated Bangladesh 3-1 to win their fourth consecutive South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women's Football Championship title in Siliguri, West Bengal?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Pakistan
(c) India 
(d) China
(e) Nepal

Q4.   ________ has launched a health scheme, Arogya Raksha Scheme Tummalapalli Kalakshetram for the people of the Above Poverty Line at Rs 1200 premium per annum.
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Telangana
(c) Karnataka 
(d) Andhra Pradesh 
(e) Kerala

Q5. The term “MSME” used in banking parlance means _____?
(a) Mini, Small and Medium Enterprises  
(b) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(c) Mini scale Marketing Enterprises  
(d) Medium Scale Marketing Enterprises 
(e) None of the given options is true

Q6. Who decides on the value and volume of bank notes to be printed and on what basis?
(a) Finance Ministry
(b) Planning Commission
(c) RBI
(d) Stock exchange
(e) None of the given options is true

Q7. Russia recently delivered four Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets to which of the following countries after a delay of two years?
(a) Saudi Arabia 
(b) Iran
(c) Syria 
(d) India
(e) China

Q8. Who has stepped down as the captain of India's T-20 & ODI format of cricket?
(a) MS Dhoni
(b) Virat Kohli
(c) Suresh Raina
(d) R Ashwin
(e) None of the given options is true

Q9. The United Nations 70th General Assembly has recognised the year 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. Who is the present General Secretary of United Nations?
(a) Jim Yong Kim
(b) Roberto Azevedo
(c) Ban ki Moon
(d) Antonio Guterres
(e) None of the given options is true

Q10. Who has been appointed as Executive Director (ED) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
(a) Ashtha Reddy
(b) Narinder Batra
(c) Bipin Rawat
(d) Ajay Shirke
(e) Surekha Marandi


ANSWERS :

1. a
2. b
3. c
4. d
5. b
6. c
7. e
8. a
9. d
10.e 

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Important General Awareness Questions for IBPS PO / SBI PO 2017

Q1. Who is the governor of Karnataka? 
(a) V.P. Singh Badnore
(b) Vajubhai Vala
(c) Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao
(d) S. C. Jamir
(e) V. Shanmuganthan

Q2. Who is current Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister in Narendra Modi government? 

(a) Ananthkumar
(b) Kalraj Mishra
(c) Anant Geete
(d) Ravi Shankar Prasad
(e) Ramvilas Paswan

Q3. Capital of Denmark is? 
(a) Tbilisi
(b) Copenhagen
(c) Conakry
(d) Djibouti
(e) Roseau

Q4. Human Rights Day is on......
(a) 10 December
(b) 24 February
(c) 15 May
(d) 21 July
(e) 19 January

Q5. India became a member of the United Nations in........
(a) 1963
(b) 1960
(c) 1951
(d) 1959
(e) 1945

Q6. The famous Lagoon lake of India is:  
(a) Dal Lake
(b) Chilka Lake
(c) Fatehpur sagar lake
(d) Mansarover
(e) Anchar Lake

Q7. Which of the following passes lies in the Sutlej Valley?  
(a) Nathu La
(b) Jelep La
(c) Sherabathanga
(d) Shipki La
(e) None of these

Q8. Which amongst the following is a book written by Dr. Harivansh Rai Bhachchan?
(a) Chidambara
(b) Kapala Kundala
(c) Kamayani
(d) Anubhutiyan
(e) Satrangini

Q9. For which invention is Otto Hahn famous?  
(a) Atom bomb
(b) Television
(c) X-rays
(d) Miner’s safety lamp
(e) Steam Engine

Q10. FiFi awards are given in_____industry:
(a) Film
(b) Home Appliances
(c) Perfumes
(d) Automobiles
(e) Textile

Q11. Non Resident Indians (NRI) Day is marked on: 
(a) January 9 
(b) January 17
(c) January 19
(d) January 7
(e) January 29

Q12. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute is located at-  
(a) Pune
(b) Delhi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Chennai
(e) Nagpur

Q13. Who was the first Ramon Magsaysay Award winner from India? 
(a) C.D. Deshmukh
(b) Jayaprakash Narayan
(c) Dr. Verghese Kurien
(d) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
(e) None of these

Q14. Once elected for a full term, a judge serves on the International Court of Justice for  
(a) Five years
(b) Six years
(c) Nine years
(d) Ten years
(e) Three years

Q15. The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has its headquarters at 
(a) London
(b) Paris
(c) Bonn
(d) Montreal
(e) Lyon


Solutions :

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala is an Indian politician and the incumbent Governor of Karnataka, a state of India, since September 2014. He served as the Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from 2012 to 2014. He served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Gujarat, holding various portfolios, such as Finance, Labour and Employment, from 1997 to 2012.

S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. Ram Vilas Paswan is an Indian politician, from Bihar and the current Union Minister of Food and Public Distribution. Paswan is also the president of the Lok Janshakti Party, eight time Lok Sabha member and former Rajya Sabha MP.

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Denmark is a Scandinavian country comprising the Jutland Peninsula and numerous islands. Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital, sits on the coastal islands of Zealand and Amager. It’s linked to Malmo in southern Sweden by the Öresund Bridge. Currency of Denmark is Krone.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The date was chosen to honour the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global enunciation of human rights and one of the first major achievements of the new United Nations.

S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. Technically, India was a founding member in October 1945, despite it being a British colony. India, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia were all British colonies but were given independent seats in the United Nations General Assembly.

S6.  Ans.(b)
Sol. Chilika lake is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha state on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal, covering an area of over 1,100 km2.

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The source of the Sutlej is near Lake Rakshastal in Tibet. From there, under the Tibetan name Langqên Zangbo, it flows at first west-northwest for about 260 kilometres to the Shipki La pass, entering India in Himachal Pradesh state.
                                                                                              
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Harivansh Rai Srivastava alias Bachchan was a noted Indian poet of the Nayi Kavita literary movement of early 20th century Hindi literature. He is best known for his early work Madhushala.

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Otto Hahn was a renowned German radiochemist who won the Nobel Prize for his discovery of nuclear fission after a lifetime of working with radioactive isotopes. Nuclear fission is widely regarded as the key invention that enabled the atomic bomb, although Hahn was not involved with its development directly.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. The FiFi Awards are an annual event sponsored by The Fragrance Foundation which honor the fragrance industry's creative achievements and is the most prominent and prestigious celebratory event of the fragrance industry.

S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (English: Non-Resident Indian Day), is celebrated in India on 9 January every other year (every year before 2016) to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the development of India. The day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa in Bombay on 9 January 1915

S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) is a research institute created and funded by Government of India. It was established in Nagpur in 1958 with focus on water supply, sewage disposal, communicable diseases and to some extent on industrial pollution and occupational diseases found common in post-independent India. NEERI is a pioneer laboratory in the field of environmental science and engineering and part of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society. Vinayak Narahari "Vinoba" Bhave was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights. Often called Acharya (Sanskrit for teacher), he is best known for the Bhoodan Movement.

S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. The International Court of Justice is the primary judicial branch of the United Nations (UN). Seated in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 judges elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council.

S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. The International Criminal Police Organization, ICPO or INTERPOL, is an intergovernmental organization facilitating international police cooperation. It was established as the International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC) in 1923. The organization's headquarters is in Lyon, France. It is the second largest political organization after the United Nations in terms of international representation.

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