General Awareness For IBPS Clerk and NIACL AO Main

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General Awareness for IBPS Clerk Main 2018-19

Preparing for NIACL AO and IBPS Clerk Main Examinations!! 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 Karnataka Bank PO and Lakshmi Vilas Bank PO Examinations. Not only this, but these quizzes will also prove propitious for the upcoming Bank, Insurance and other competitive examinations.

Q1. India has been ranked _____ in World Economic Forum (WEF) gender gap index 2018.

103rd

101st

113th

108th

130th

Solution:

India has been ranked 108th in World Economic Forum (WEF) gender gap index 2018, same as 2017 while recording improvement in wage equality for similar work and fully closing its tertiary education gender gap for the first time.

Q2. What is the theme for International Migrants Day(IMD) 2018?

Migration with Dignity

Migration to live

Migration for life

Migration with family

Need of the Migrants

Solution:

The UN’s (United Nation) International Migrants Day (IMD) is observed every year on 18th December. The theme for this year’s IMD is ‘Migration with Dignity’.

Q3. Which of the following country/organisation has declared 2019 as the Year of Tolerance?

World Economic Forum

India

United Kingdom

United Nations

United Arab Emirates

Solution:

United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan declared 2019 as the Year of Tolerance, an extension of the Year of Zayed which has run this year.

Q4. Who among the following has been named People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India’s Person of the Year for 2018?

Deepika Padukon

Kapil Sharma

Sonakshi Sinha

Sonam Kapoor

Anil Kapoor

Solution:

Actress Sonam Kapoor, a vegan, has been named People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India’s Person of the Year for 2018. Sonam has been feted as she sings in praise of vegan eating and because she keeps animal skins out of her handbag line for her fashion brand Rheson, apart from taking other action for the welfare of animals.

Q5. Subhash Sheoratan Mundra has been appointed as Independent Director on the Board of Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (IBHFL) for a period of three years. He was ____________.

Former Governor of RBI

Former Chairman of SBI

Former Deputy Governor of RBI

Former Finance Adviser of India

Former CAG of India

Solution:

Subhash Sheoratan Mundra has been appointed as Independent Director on the Board of Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (IBHFL) for a period of three years. The former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and senior banker is not replacing an existing member on the Board.

Q6. RXIL is a TReDS platform operating since ___________ and is promoted by the National Stock Exchange, Small Industries Development Bank of India, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and Yes Bank.

2011

2014

2017

2009

2006

Solution:

RXIL is a TReDS platform operating since January 2017 and is promoted by the National Stock Exchange, Small Industries Development Bank of India, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and Yes Bank.

Q7. India Banking Conclave 2018 was held in __________ which was organized by Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).

Mumbai

Pune

Chennai

New Delhi

Kolkata

Solution:

India Banking Conclave 2018 was held in New Delhi. The India Banking Conclave 2018 was organized by Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). Knowledge Partner of the conclave was NITI Aayog. The conclave focused on reforming the banking sector.

Q8. Tulsi Giri has passed away. He was the former Prime Minister of which of the following country?

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Nepal

Cambodia

Mauritius

Solution:

Former Prime Minister of Nepal Tulsi Giri has passed away in Kathmandu. He was 93. Giri was suffering from liver cancer for a long time. He twice served as the prime minister of Nepal first from 1962 to 1964 and again from 1975 to 1977.

Q9. Charles Michel has resigned amid pressure on his government over his support for the UN global compact on migration. He was the Prime minister of _______.

Spain

Belgium

Italy

Hungry

Austria

Solution:

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has resigned amid pressure on his government over his support for the UN global compact on migration. The pressure increased after his biggest coalition partner, the right-wing N-VA party, quit the government over the issue.

Q10. The GSLV F 11 carrying GSAT 7A was successfully launched from the Space research Centre __________.

Port Blaire

Sriharikota

Mahendragiri

Pokhran

Jodhpur

Solution:

The GSLV F 11 carrying GSAT 7A was successfully launched from the Space research Centre Sriharikota by ISRO. The last launch of this year is a dedicated mission for updating and increasing the capability of the Country’s defence forces.

Q11. Under AFCSS, announced by Assam government, whatever amount of loan the farmers took from banks and whatever amount they repaid, _______of the money will be reimbursed by the state government.

60%

33%

75%

50%

25%

Solution:

Under Assam Farmers’ Credit Subsidy Scheme (AFCSS), whatever amount of loan the farmers took from banks and whatever amount they repaid, 25% of the money will be reimbursed by the state government.

Q12. World Economic Forum (WEF) recently published gender gap index 2018 report. The headquarters of the World Economic Forum is in _______.

Norway

Austria

Italy

France

Switzerland

Solution:

The headquarters of the World Economic Forum is in Switzerland.

Q13. Mandira Dam is built across the __________ River near Kansbahal in _______.

Machkund River, Odisha

Kosi River, Bihar

Brahmani River, Jharkhand

Sankha River, Odisha

Jonk River, West Bengal

Solution:

Mandira Dam is built across the Sankha River near Kansbahal in Sundergarh district, located at a distance of about 25 kilometers from Rourkela.

Q14. The Kosi embankments were built in the late 1950s to retain the Kosi River which is a transboundary river between Nepal and India. It is located in-

Uttar Pradesh

Bihar

Jharkhand

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

Solution:

The Kosi embankments were built in the late 1950s to retain the Kosi River which is a transboundary river between Nepal and India. The Kosi embankments is located in Bihar.

Q15. Anup Kumar has announced his retirement ending a 15-year iconic career. He was a _______ player.

Track cycling

Kabaddi

Badminton

Football

Baseball

Solution:

Renowned Kabaddi Player, Anup Kumar announced his retirement from Kabaddi ending a 15-year iconic career. The 35-year-old had led India to a memorable Kabaddi World Cup title triumph in 2016.