General Awareness Questions for SBI Clerk 2018: 9th March 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 23rd Olympic Winter Games was held in _______________.

(a) Incheon

(b) Shanghai

(c) Pyeongchang

(d) Seoul

(e) Tokyo

Q2. NITI Aayog has released the ‘Healthy States, Progressive India Report’. Which among the following state has been ranked top among the larger states in terms of overall performance?

(a) Punjab

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Karnataka

(d) Kerala

(e) Andhra Pradesh

Q3. National Informatics Centre (NIC) has organized a three-day National Meet on Grassroot Informatics- VIVID 2018 in ____________.

(a) Bengaluru

(b) New Delhi

(c) Kolkata

(d) Bhubaneswar

(e) Pune

Q4. Which among the following country has retained top spot as the source market for Dubai In 2017, according to the latest data published Dubai Tourism Department?

(a) India

(b) The USA

(c) France

(d) China

(e) Russia

Q5. The Indian government has announced an allocation of ________________ over 2 years for the recapitalization of public sector banks.

(a) Rs 30.74 lakh crore

(b) Rs 2.11 lakh crore

(c) Rs 17.53 lakh crore

(d) Rs 12.43 lakh crore

(e) Rs 9.27 lakh crore

Q6. India broke into the top 100 in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings, notching up the biggest improvement among all countries on the back of big gains on a number of measures. Which country has topped in Ease of Doing Business rankings 2017?

(a) Norway

(b) Singapore

(c) New Zealand

(d) Switzerland

(e) Denmark

Q7. China-sponsored Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) approved USD 2 million loans (Rs. 13,000 crores) for five projects in-

(a) Gujarat

(b) West Bengal

(c) Assam

(d) Kerala

(e) Andhra Pradesh

Q8. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) appointed ____________ as non-executive chairman for two years with immediate effect.

(a) Dilip Asbe

(b) Biswamohan Mahapatra

(c) Durgajeet Singh

(d) Shashi Shankar

(e) Pradeep Nuwan

Q9. Chandrasekhar Rath passed away recently at the age of 89. He was an eminent ___________.

(a) Singer

(b) Kathakali Dancer

(c) literature

(d) Flute Player

(e) Sitar Player

Q10. NPCI is an umbrella organization for retail payment systems in India. NPCI’s Registered Office is in _____________.

(a) Kolkata

(b) Bengaluru

(c) Jaipur

(d) New Delhi

(e) Mumbai

Q11. National Informatics Centre (NIC) has recently organized a three-day National Meet on Grassroot Informatics- VIVID 2018. The Theme for VIVID 2018 is ________________.

(a) Cyber Secured Nation

(b) Cyber Security- Our top Priority

(c) Cyber Security and Innovation

(d) Cyber Crime- a National Threat

(e) None of the given option is true

Q12. Who is the governor of Chhattisgarh? 

(a) Dr. Najma A. Heptulla

(b) Balramji Dass Tandon

(c) Om Prakash Kohli

(d) N. N. Vohra

(e) Vajubhai Vala

Q13. The capital of Argentina is? 

(a) Nassau

(b) Bridgetown

(c) Yerevan

(d) Buenos Aires

(e) Manama

Q14. 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

Q15. NITI Aayog has released the ‘Healthy States, Progressive India Report’. Which among the following Union territories has showed best, overall performance as well as highest annual incremental performance?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Lakshadweep

(c) Chandigarh

(d) Daman and Diu

(e) Puducherry

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