General Awareness Questions | NICL AO 2017 | 06.05.2017

1. Which web portal was launched by Department of Telecom for information sharing on Mobile Towers?

a) Tarang Sanchar
b) Mobile Seva
c) Bharat Sanchar
d) m-Seva
e) None of these

2. World’s highest rail bridge, which will be taller than Eiffel Tower, is being constructed on which Indian River?

a) Sutlej
b) Chenab
c) Narmada
d) Beas
e) None of these

3. From where was the block-III version of BrahMos cruise missile successfully test-fired recently?

a) APJ Abdul Kalam Island
b) Sriharikota
c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
d) Pokhran
e) None of these

4. When is the World Tuna Day (WTD) observed by the United Nations (UN) every year? 
a) 1 May
b) 2 May
c) 3 May
d) 4 May
e) None of these

5. Who of the following will represent India at the 2017 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)?

a) Shashi Tharoor
b) Ranjit Kumar
c) Milon K. Banerji
d) Mukul Rohatgi
e) None of these

6. Who of the following won the World Snooker Championship title?

a) Pankaj Advani
b) Ronnie O’Sullivan
c) Mark Selby
d) John Higgins
e) None of these

7. Sualgiri and Swalgiri communities were recently notified as Scheduled Castes following the President’s nod to the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Act, 2017. These communities belong to which state?

a) Punjab
b) Odisha
c) Kerala
d) Chhattisgarh
e) None of these

8. Who of the following was recently honoured with the Dada Saheb Phalke Award?

a) Kasinadhuni Viswanath
b) Kamalakara Kameswara Rao
c) Gundamma Katha
d) Manoj Kumar
e) None of the above

9. Report titled 'The Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2017' said that India is expected to achieve 7.1 per cent growth in fiscal 2017-18. Name the institution that released the report?

a) United Nations 
b) World Bank 
c) European Union 
d) CRISIL
e) None of these

10. Name the institution that in recent past predicted that Indian economy will grow by 7.4 per cent in fiscal year 2017-18 and 7.6 per cent in the next fiscal year.

a) Moody’s 
b) United Nations 
c) Asian Development Bank
d) Fitch 
e) None of these

ANSWER

1. (a) Tarang Sanchar
2. (b) Chenab
3. (c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
4. (b) 2 May
5. (d) Mukul Rohatgi
6. (c) Mark Selby
7. (b) Odisha
8. (a) Kasinadhuni Viswanath
9. (a) United Nations
10. (c) Asian Development Bank