General Awareness Questions | NIACL Assistant 2017 | 15.04.2017

1. Name the child rights campaign launched by Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi in Dhaka recently.

a) 100 Million for 100 Million

b) Stop Violence Against Children

c) End child marriage

d) Children are our treasure!

e) None of these

2. Name the state that in April 2017 imposed a blanket ban on the use of polyethene bags manufactured below fifty (50) microns. 

a) Himachal Pradesh

b) Jammu & Kashmir

c) Punjab

d) Bihar

e) None of these

3. Union Government has approved procurement of a class of surface-to-surface missiles for naval warships. Name it.

a) Dhanush

b) Prithvi III

c) Brahmos

d) Barak

e) None of these

4. Name the renowned Hindustani classical vocalist of Jaipur Gharana who died in April 2017.

a) Kishori Amonkar

b) Mallikarjun Mansur

c) Gangubai Hangal

d) Mogubai Kurdikar

e) None of these

5. Which of the following educational institutes was declared the best in the overall India Rankings 2017?

a) Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Tamil Nadu

b) Banaras Hindu University

c) Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

d) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka

e) None of these

6. What is the theme of the 2017 International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action that was observed recently?

a) Mine Action is Humanitarian Action

b) Peace without mine action is incomplete peace

c) Needs driven. People Centred.

d) More than Mines

e) None of these

7. Identify the former President of Guatemalan Football Association who was banned for lifetime by FIFA.

a) Adela de Torrebiarte

b) Brayan Jimenez

c) Gustavo Machaín

d) M.B. Shelley

e) None of these

8. Who of the following recently took over as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?

a) BP Kanungo

b) Vishal Gupta

c) Surekha Marandi

d) Vimal Jalan

e) None of the above

9. This person was elevated to the position of Chief Adviser (Cost) in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure w.e.f. 1 April 2017. 

a) Aruna Sethi

b) BP Kanungo

c) Rana Kanwar Pal Singh

d) Randeep Guleria

e) None of the above

10. This state in April 2017 directed for 100 per cent linking of ration cards with Aadhar for greater transparency in distribution of food grains for beneficiaries.

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Bihar

c) Manipur

d) Kerala

e) None of the above

ANSWER

1. (a) 100 Million for 100 Million

2. (b) Jammu and Kashmir

3. (d) Barak

4. (a) Kishori Amonkar

5. (d) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka

6. (c) Needs driven. People Centred.

7. (b) Brayan Jimenez

8. (a) B. P. Kanungo

9. (a) Aruna Sethi

10. (b) Bihar