General Awareness Questions | RBI GRADE "B" AND NICL AO 2017 | 17.05.2017

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Who of the following was recently awarded an honorary life membership to the Marylebone Cricket Club?

a) M S Dhoni

b) V V S Laxman

c) Rohit Sharma

d) Yusuf Pathan

e) None of these

5. Who of the following was appointed as the Chairman of FIFA Governance Committee?

a) Mukul Mudgal

b) Olli Rehn

c) Miguel Maduro

d) Vitaly Mutko

e) None of these

6. Which country declared end to Zika emergency recently?

a) Brazil

b) Somalia

c) Liberia

d) Serbia

e) None of these

7. Which online facility was launched by Union Government to provide direct solution to problems of agriculture sector? 

a) e-Krishi Samasya 

b) e-Krishi Samvad 

c) e-Krishi Samveda 

d) e-Krishi Solution 

e) None of these

8. Which Metro Rail Corporation became the first in India to employ transgenders in their workforce?

a) Lucknow Metro

b) Delhi Metro

c) Kochi Metro

d) Bengaluru Metro

e) None of these

9. Who was appointed as Defence Secretary of India recently? 

a) LC Goyal 

b) G Mohan Kumar 

c) Anant Kumar Singh 

d) Sanjay Mitra 

e) None of these

10. What was the theme of the 2017 National Technology Day (NTD)? 

a) Technology for inclusive and sustainable growth 

b) Technologies for better quality of life 

c) Technology enablers of Startup India

d) Technology for industrial growth

e) None of these

ANSWER

1.(a) 15 Years

2.(d) IDBI Bank

3.(c) 12.4%

4.(b) V V S Laxman

5.(a) Mukul Mudgal

6.(a) Brazil

7.(b) e-Krishi Samvad

8.(c) Kochi Metro

9.(d) Sanjay Mitra

10.(a) Technology for inclusive and sustainable growth