General Awareness Questions for Canara Bank PO 2018

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Current Affairs and General Awareness Questions

Having enough of knowledge of Current Affairs as well as the banking industry is all that is important to perform well in the General Awareness Section of any banking exam. You should know what is happening around the globe. 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 the banking examinations.

Q1. The Govt. has announced which Project on the lines of Operation Flood to realize agriculture potential of the country?

(a) Operation Blue Project

(b) Operation Blue moon

(c) Operation Green Money

(d) Operation Green

(e) Operation Green Rain

Q2. India has slipped to which place on an annual Global Democracy Index according to the data compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)?

(a) 34th

(b) 42nd

(c) 38th

(d) 39th

(e) 45th

Q3. The government and World Bank signed a $100 million (about Rs 6,400 crore) loan agreement to promote rural economy in selected blocks of which Indian state?

(a) Kerala

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Goa

(e) Madhya Pradesh

Q4. In the Union Budget 2018, how much amount has been allocated for the National Livelihood Mission?

(a) Rs. 5580 Crore

(b) Rs. 5750 Crore

(c) Rs. 5389 Crore

(d) Rs. 4450 Crore

(e) Rs. 7450 Crore

Q5. SCSS offers regular income, highest safety and tax saving, making it a popular product for those over _____ years of age. 

(a) 64 years

(b) 62 years

(c) 60 years

(d) 65 years

(e) 80 years

Q6. What is the meaning of SCSS?

(a) Senior Citizens Savings Scheme

(b) Senior Citizens Savings Scene

(c) Senior Certificate Savings Scheme

(d) Senior Citizens System Scheme

(e) Senior Common Savings Scheme

Q7. What is the maximum amount of SCSS?

(a) INR 20 lakh

(b) INR 25 lakh

(c) INR 30 lakh

(d) INR 10 lakh

(e) INR 15 lakh

Q8. Name the officer who recently took charge as the new Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the Indian Army.

(a) Lt General A K Bhatt

(b) Lt General Praveen Kumar

(c) Lt General Mahesh Rawat

(d) Lt General Prakash Chaudhary

(e) Lt General Anil Chauhan

Q9. The world’s oldest man Francisco Nunez Olivera has died just over a month after celebrating his 113th birthday. He was from ___________.

(a) Russia

(b) Greece

(c) Denmark

(d) Spain

(e) Indonesia

Q10. Ashgabat is the capital city of ___________.

(a) Uzbekistan

(b) Iran

(c) Oman

(d) Turkmenistan

(e) Nigeria

Q11. According to the data compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which among the following country is ranked the lowest on an annual Global Democracy Index?

(a) Syria

(b) Iraq

(c) North Korea

(d) Iran

(e) Pakistan

Q12. Gir Forest National Park is situated in which of the following Indian state? 

(a) Assam

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) West Bengal

(d) Gujarat

(e) Rajasthan

Q13. World Tourism Day is observed on which of the following date? 

(a) September 16

(b) April 27

(c) September 27

(d) October 3

(e) February 30

Q14. Which city is served by Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport? 

(a) Indore

(b) Kozhikode

(c) Nagpur

(d) Pune

(e) Thiruvananthapuram

Q15. What is the name of the program initiated by the government which is responsible for water supply in around 500 cities?

(a) Nirmal Jal Yojana

(b) Amrita Program

(c) Aradhana Program

(d) Amrut Program

(e) None of the given options is true

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