General Awareness – 117

1. Anita Wlodarczyk shattered her own women's hammer throw world record to win the gold medal in the Rio Olympics in August 2016. She belongs to which of the following countries? (Her winning mark is 82.29 meters)
   1) Poland
   2) Bulgaria
   3) Czech Republic
   4) Slovakia
   5) Hungary
   
2. Who was awarded Ashok Chakra posthumously on August 15, 2016? (Ashok Chakra is the highest peacetime gallantry award in India)
   1) Lt. Col. Niranjan
   2) Havildar Hangpan Dada
   3) Lance Naik Hanamanthappa
   4) Corporal Gursevak Singh
   5) Squadron leader BhaveshKumar Dubey
   
3. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee National Rurban Mission was launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 21, 2016 in Kurubhat village of Rajnandgaon district in?
   1) Haryana
   2) Gujarat
   3) Chhattisgarh
   4) Madhya Pradesh
   5) Uttar Pradesh
   
4. Archana Ramasundaram is the first woman to head a paramilitary force. She is the Director General of?
   1) Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
   2) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
   3) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
   4) Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
   5) National Security Guards (NSG)
   
5. Whose "1989" won the coveted Album of the Year award at this year's Grammys in Los Angeles, USA?
   1) Britney Spears
   2) Ed Sheeran
   3) Mariah Carey
   4) Beyonce Knowles
   5) Taylor Swift
   
6. Who has been appointed Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)?
   1) Sanath Kumar
   2) M.K. Surana
   3) Nishi Vasudeva
   4) K.N. Vyas
   5) Jayant Mishra
   
7. Christine Lagarde was re-elected Managing Director of which of the following institutions for a second five year term?
   1) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
   2) International Development Association
   3) International Monetary Fund
   4) World Trade Organization
   5) None of these
   
8. Which Indian origin person is the Australia's High Commissioner to India?
   1) Geeta Pasi
   2) Harinder Sidhu
   3) Kamala Harris
   4) Richard Rahul Verma
   5) Nadir Patel
   
9. Charlot Salwai became the Prime Minister of which of the following countries on February 11, 2016?
   1) Vanuatu
   2) Nauru
   3) Tuvalu
   4) Malta
   5) Tonga
   
10. Who was appointed Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in February 2016?
    1) Alok Kumar Verma
    2) D.J. Pandian
    3) B.V. Sreekantan
    4) J.S. Deepak
    5) Rakesh Garg
    
11. Hindi Divas is celebrated every year on which of the following days?
    1) June 14
    2) July 14
    3) May 14
    4) August 14
    5) September 14
    
12. Under the "Housing for All" program the Government of India will build 2 crore houses in urban areas by the year?
    1) 2020
    2) 2022
    3) 2019
    4) 2025
    5) 2024
    
13. Which of the following is a government backed pension scheme in India targeted at the unorganized sector?
    1) APY
    2) AIM
    3) AMRUT
    4) PMAY
    5) PMSY
    
14. Which one of the following Bharat Ratna awardees was a naturalized citizen of India?
    1) Nelson Mandela
    2) JRD Tata
    3) Mother Teresa
    4) Khan Abdul Gafar Khan
    5) None of these
    
15. The approval granted by the Reserve Bank of India to set up Small Finance Banks will be valid for a period of?
    1) 6 Months
    2) 12 Months
    3) 18 Months
    4) 24 Months
    5) 20 Months
    
16. Who is the author of the book "The Idea of Justice"?
    1) Kaushik Basu
    2) Jagdeesh Bhagwathi
    3) Raghuram Rajan
    4) Amartya Sen
    5) Jairam Ramesh
    
17. The European Space Agency (ESA) is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the exploration of space. It is headquartered in?
    1) Brussels, Belgium
    2) Paris, France
    3) Munich, Germany
    4) Vienna, Austria
    5) Bratislava, Slovakia
    
18. The first Regional Rural Bank in India "Prathama Bank" was sponsored by which of the following government banks?
    1) Allahabad Bank
    2) Punjab National Bank
    3) Syndicate Bank
    4) Union Bank of India
    5) United Bank of India
    
19. Which Chinese city will host the 2022 Asian Games?
    1) Wuhan
    2) Beijing
    3) Shanghai
    4) Hangzhou
    5) Guangzhou
    
20. Tehri Dam is built on the river Bhagirathi in?
    1) Punjab
    2) Haryana
    3) Uttarakhand
    4) Uttar Pradesh
    5) Jammu & Kashmir
    
21. Antrix Corporation Limited is the commercial wing of which of the following organizations?
    1) SDSC
    2) VSSC
    3) NRSC
    4) ISRO
    5) DRDO
    
22. Which of the following statements is not correct?
    1) MUDRA Bank regulates microfinance institutions
    2) The capital of Jharkhand state is Ranchi
    3) The state festival of Kerala is Onam
    4) Bidya Devi Bhandari is the first woman President of Nepal
    5) Forward Markets Commission was merged with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
    
23. In which of the following cities Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) is not implemented?
    1) Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh)
    2) Ajmer (Rajasthan)
    3) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
    4) Warangal (Telangana)
    5) Agra (Uttar Pradesh)
    
24. Which is the first bank to start operations in the Gujarat International Finance Tec - city (GIFT) by setting up an IBU (IFSC Banking Unit)?
    1) ICICI Bank
    2) HDFC Bank
    3) Axis Bank
    4) Yes Bank
    5) IndusInd Bank
    
25. The headquarters of Bank of India located in:
    1) New Delhi
    2) Kolkata
    3) Chennai
    4) Lucknow
    5) Mumbai
    
26. Who among the following is not an eminent mountaineer?
    1) Bachendri Pal
    2) Santosh Yadav
    3) Malavath Purna
    4) Arunima Sinha
    5) Molly Chacko
    
27. The Security Paper Mill which produces paper for banknotes is located in?
    1) Hyderabad, Telangana
    2) Nasik, Maharashtra
    3) Salboni, West Bengal
    4) Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh
    5) Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
    
28. Which of the following banks are not permitted to grant loans to the customers?
    1) Small Finance Banks
    2) Payments Banks
    3) Regional Rural Banks
    4) Cooperative Banks
    5) Foreign Banks
    
29. Reserve Bank of India has set up the Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF) with a corpus of?
    1) Rs. 1000 Cr
    2) Rs.1500 Cr
    3) Rs. 2000 Cr
    4) Rs.2500 Cr
    5) None of these
    
30. Taekwondo is a martial art originated in?
    1) Korea
    2) Japan
    3) China
    4) Thailand
    5) Vietnam
    
31. February 4 is observed as the:
    1) World Cancer Day
    2) World Heart Day
    3) World Tuberculosis Day
    4) World Polio Day
    5) World AIDS Day
    
32. The Payments Banks are not permitted to?
    1) Set up ATMs
    2) Accept NRI deposits
    3) Accept demand deposits from individuals
    4) Offer debit/ ATM cards
    5) Offer Internet banking facilities
    
33. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) offers loans to?
    1) Non Government Organizations
    2) Multinational banks
    3) Middle income developing countries
    4) Multinational corporations
    5) None of these
    
34. Which of the following is a group of countries that want United Nations Security Council reforms?
    1) G7
    2) G8
    3) G20
    4) G4
    5) G77
    
35. The National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) is situated in which of the following places?
    1) Anand, Gujarat
    2) Kochi, Kerala
    3) Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
    4) Mysore, Karnataka
    5) Karnal, Haryana
    
36. Who among the following is the current Prime Minister of Mauritius?
    1) Kailash Purryag
    2) Ameenah Gurib Fakim
    3) Navin Ramgoolam
    4) Ariranga Pillay
    5) Anerood Jugnauth
    
37. Which of the following countries is not included in G4?
    1) Brazil
    2) India
    3) Germany
    4) Japan
    5) South Africa
    
38. Which of the following is related to Financial Inclusion?
    1) PMKSY
    2) PMKVY
    3) PMUY
    4) PMJDY
    5) PMSBY
    
39. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the French President Francois Hollande laid foundation of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) headquarters in which of the following places on January 25, 2016?
    1) New Delhi
    2) Gurgaon
    3) Yamunanagar
    4) Rohtak
    5) Hissar

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Published date : 19 Aug 2016 02:15PM