Frequently asked questions of Static Awareness for IBPS RRB Mains 2017

Prepare Static Awareness G.K. Questions for upcoming banking recruitment exams with this questionnaire of most expected and frequently asked static awareness question for IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk 2017, IBPS RRB, other banking and insurance exams.

Q1. The Academy Awards, or “Oscars”, is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence in which of the following field?

(a) Science

(b) Sports

(c) Education

(d) Film 

(e) Leadership 

Q2. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union in South Asia. SAARC was founded in ______ in 1985.

(a) Dhaka, Bangladesh 

(b) New Delhi, India

(c) Kathmandu, Nepal

(d) Male, Maldives

(e) Thimphu, Bhutan 

Q3. Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to France. What is capital of Corsica?

(a) Paris

(b) Ajaccio 

(c) Zagreb

(d) Hawana

(e) Damascus 

Q4. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Indian government. ISRO headquarter is located in?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Chennai

(c) Mumbai

(d) Bengaluru 

(e) Hyderabad 

Q5. The International Day of Older Persons is observed on?

(a) 02nd October

(b) 24th October

(c) 16th October

(d) 31st October

(e) 01st October   

Q6. South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in northeastern Africa that gained its independence from Sudan in 2011. What is the currency of South Sudan?

(a) pound

(b) Ruble

(c) Dollar

(d) Rand

(e) Euro 

Q7. IDBI Bank is an Indian government-owned financial service company, formerly known as Industrial Development Bank of India, headquartered in?

(a) Kolkata

(b) New Delhi

(c) Bengaluru

(d) Chennai

(e) Mumbai 

Q8. Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is one of the most famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingams, which are supposed to be the most sacred abodes of Lord Shiva in which of the following state?

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Madhya Pradesh 

(d) Uttar Pradesh

(e) Andhra Pradesh 

Q9. Banaras Hindu University is a public central university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Established in 1916 by?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya

(c) Rajendra Prasad

(d) Vallabhbhai Patel

(e) None of the above 

Q10. Brijmohan Mishra popularly known as Pandit Birju Maharaj is the leading exponent of the Lucknow Kalka-Bindadin gharana of which of the following Dance?

(a) Bharatnatyam

(b) Kuchipudi

(c) Bihu

(d) Kathak

(e) None of the above

Q11. Which among the following is not a work of Rabindranath Tagore?

(a) Gitanjali

(b) Chithrangada

(c) The Court Dancer

(d) Kapala Kundala

(e) Gora

Q12. Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field of

(a) Science and Technology

(b) Environmental Studies

(c) Literature and Journalism

(d) International Understanding

(e) Economics

Q13. Who were made the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council?

(a) One representative from each continent

(b) Five major powers of the Allied Forces in the Second World War  

(c) Five members elected by the U.N. General Assembly at the initial Constitution  

(d) Funding members of the U.N.

(e) None of these

Q14. Teachers Day is observed every year on  

(a) 5th September 

(b) 15th September 

(c) 20th September 

(d) 25th September 

(e) 10th September

Q15. The headquarters of UNESCO is in   

(a) New York 

(b) The Hague 

(c) Paris 

(d) Moscow 

(e) Geneva 

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