General Awareness Questions for IBPS PO/Clerk Exam

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General Awareness for IBPS RRB PO/Clerk: 20th August 2018

Preparing for NIACL Assistant and IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Examination!! Don’t miss the GA Quiz. One section that can help you bagging graceful marks in these examinations is General Awareness, that comprises of numerous sections like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. Here is the quiz on General Awareness that is being provided by Adda247 to help you ace graceful marks in IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Examinations. Not only this, these quizzes will also prove propitious for the upcoming NIACL Assistant Exam.

Q1. Rafael Nadal has won the French Open title 2018 by beating _________________ in straight sets.

Andy Murray

Dominic Thiem

Novak Djokovic

Roger Federer

Stan Wawrinka

Solution:

World number one Rafael Nadal won an 11th French Open title by beating Austrian Dominic Thiem in straight sets. Nadal, 32, won 6-4 6-3 6-2 to earn his 17th Grand Slam, three adrift of Roger Federer’s all-time men’s record.

Q2. The WHO has commended India’s progress in reducing the MMR by 77 percent, from 556 per one lac live births in 1990 to 130 per one lac live births in 2016. What is the meaning of “R” in MMR?

Random

Rapid

Rating

Rate

Ratio

Solution:

The WHO has commended India’s progress in reducing the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by 77 percent, from 556 per one lac live births in 1990 to 130 per one lac live births in 2016. This progress puts the country on track towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal target of an MMR below 70 by 2030. India’s present MMR is below the Millennium Development Goal target.

Q3. India Meteorological Department (IMD) will use flash flood guidance system for the first time in the country to forecast floods. Currently, the Central Water Commission issues flood warnings. Who is Director General of IMD?

Keshari Nath Tripathi

Sanjay Mitra

Kanduri Jayaram Ramesh

MK Jain

Sharad Kumar

Solution:

India Meteorological Department (IMD) will use flash flood guidance system for the first time in the country to forecast floods. Currently, the Central Water Commission issues flood warnings. Kanduri Jayaram Ramesh is Director General of IMD.

Q4. ________________ will now monitor the cleanliness of its trains using WhatsApp groups supervised by senior officials.

Northern Railways

Eastern Railways

Western Railways

Southern Railways

Central Railways

Solution:

The Northern Railways will now monitor the cleanliness of its trains using WhatsApp groups supervised by senior officials. Every department, be it the pantry, bedrolls etc., will have separate WhatsApp groups, in which status report of cleanliness will be uploaded on a daily basis.

Q5. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, or simply the Dow, is a stock market index based in-

Germany

Japan

USA

China

Brazil

Solution:

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, or simply the Dow, is a stock market index that shows how 30 large, publicly owned companies based in the United States have traded during a standard trading session in the stock market.

Q6. The Nikkei index belongs to which of the following stock exchanges?

Tokyo

Beijing

New York

Bangkok

London

Solution:

Nikkei 225 is an index which belongs to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) calculates the index daily since 1950.

Q7. The Hang Seng Index is a freefloat-adjusted market capitalization-weighted stock market index in-

Japan

Thailand

China

Hong Kong

Singapore

Solution:

The Hang Seng Index is a freefloat-adjusted market capitalization-weighted stock market index in Hong Kong.

Q8. With 1,86,000 Indian students currently studying in the United States, India is the second highest sender of foreign students to the US, next only to-

Singapore

Canada

China

Japan

Solution:

With 1,86,000 Indian students currently studying in the United States, India is the second highest sender of foreign students to the US, next only to China.

Q9. Which of the following country has lifted the Intercontinental Cup football title 2018?

UAE

China

Japan

Kenya

India

Solution:

India has lifted the Intercontinental Cup football title. In the summit clash in Mumbai, they defeated Kenya 2-nil. Both the goals were netted by skipper Sunil Chhetri. He gave India the lead in the eighth minute before scoring the second goal in the 29th minute.

Q10. In which year, Government of India was established the India Meteorological Department (IMD)?

1855

1920

1890

1875

1975

Solution:

In 1875, the Government of India established the IMD.

Q11. According to WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, Poonam Khetrapal, India has made a concerted push to increase access to quality maternal health services with the coverage of essential maternal health services has doubled since 2005. WHO was established on-

07th April 1955

07th April 1944

07th April 1948

07th April 1945

07th April 1950

Solution:

According to WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, Poonam Khetrapal, India has made a concerted push to increase access to quality maternal health services with the coverage of essential maternal health services has doubled since 2005. WHO was established on 7th April 1948.

Q12. Nizam Sagar Dam is in which of the following state?

Madhya Pradesh

Telangana

Bihar

Karnataka

Maharashtra

Solution:

Nizam Sagar Dam is an Indian dam. It is a reservoir constructed across the Manjira River, a tributary of the Godavari River, between Achampet and Banjapalle villages of the Nizamabad district in Telangana, India.

Q13. Narora Atomic Power Station is in which of the following Indian state?

Uttar Pradesh

Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu

Maharashtra

Karnataka

Solution:

Narora Atomic Power Station is located in Narora, Bulandshahar District in Uttar Pradesh, India. Commercial operation of unit 1 began on 1 January 1991. Unit 2 began commercial operation on 1 July 1992. Each unit has a capacity of 220 MW.

Q14. Wankhede Stadium is in which of the following city?

Mumbai

Chennai

Kolkata

Delhi

Pune

Solution:

The Wankhede Stadium is a cricket stadium in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Q15. World number one Rafael Nadal won an ____________ French Open title in 2018.

09th

11th

10th