General Awareness Questions | RBI GRADE "B" AND NICL AO 2017 | 19.05.2017

1. The Union Government has created a task force on employment data. Who of the following will be chairing the task force? 


a) M. Sathiyavathy
b) Pulak Ghosh
c) Manish Sabharwal
d) Arvind Panagariya
e) None of these

2. Which Indian city would be hosting the biggest ever International Yoga Day event on 21 June 2017?

a) New Delhi 
b) Ahmedabad
c) Bangalore
d) Pune
e) None of these

3. The Indian Army recently planned to re-introduce Cordon and Search Operations as a part of its counter terrorism operations after a gap of how many years?

a) 15 Years
b) 10 Years
c) 12 Years
d) 13 Years
e) None of these

4. Which of the following banks has been put under watchlist under Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) due to high bad loans?

a) Canara Bank
b) Corporation Bank
c) Bank of Baroda 
d) IDBI Bank
e) None of these

5. As per a recent study published in The Lancet, how much percentage of total TB cases in India will turn into Drug-resistant TB by 2040?

a) 8.9%
b) 9.0%
c) 12.4%
d) 32.9%
e) None of these

6. Who of the following topped the Sunday Times Rich List 2017?

a) Leonard Blavatnik
b) Sri and Gopi Hinduja
c) David and Simon Reuben
d) Lakshmi Mittal
e) None of these

7. Who of the following was conferred with the Tholkappiyar Award for the year 2015-16?

a) R Kalaikkovan
b) Avvai Duraisamy
c) N. P. Manicham Errthandaar
d) Thiru Narayana Iyengar
e) None of these

8. What was the theme of the 2017 World Migratory Bird Day?

a) Stop the Illegal Killing, Taking and Trade of Migratory Birds 
b) Their Future is our Future- A Healthy Planet for Migratory Birds and People
c) Energy-Make it Bird Friendly!
d) Destination Flyways: Migratory Birds and Tourism
e) None of these

9. Name the Indian all-round cricketer who recently became the highest wicket-taker in Women’s One-Day Internationals.

a) Jhulan Goswami
b) Mithali Raj
c) Deepti Sharma
d) Poonam Yadav
e) None of these

10. Name the Indian wrestler who won a bronze medal in the Greco-Roman weight divisions in 80kg category on the opening day of the Asian Wrestling Championship. 

a) Gurpreet Singh
b) Harpreet Singh
c) Ravinder Singh 
d) Hardeep Singh
e) None of these

Answer

1. (d) Arvind Panagariya 

2. (b) Ahmedabad 

3.  (a) 15 Years

4. (d) IDBI Bank

5. (c) 12.4%

6. (b) Sri and Gopi Hinduja

7. (a) R Kalaikkovan

8. (b) Their Future is our Future- A Healthy Planet for Migratory Birds and People

9. (a) Jhulan Goswami

10. (b) Harpreet Singh