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 Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Mr Arun Jaitley launched India’s first sentiment index for micro and small enterprises (MSEs) named ___________ developed jointly by CRISIL & SIDBI.

(a) CriDex

(b) SidEx

(c) CriSidEx

(d) Mdex

(e) None of the given options is true

Q2. For 2016-2018, the theme for observing World Cancer Day is ____________.

(a) Yes You Can, We Can

(b) Say No to Cancer

(c) Cancer- Lets Eliminate it

(d) We Can, I can

(e) None of the given options is true

Q3. In which of the following city, the First ever International Kala Mela was inaugurated by the Vice President of India?

(a) Bengaluru

(b) New Delhi

(c) Pune

(d) Mumbai

(e) Chandigarh

Q4. India Open is a badminton event held annually at the Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi. In women’s singles P V Sindhu was defeated by Beiwen Zhang. Beiwen Zhang belongs to which country?

(a) USA

(b) Indonesia

(c) China

(d) Japan

(e) South Korea

Q5. Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts can be closed after completion of-

(a) 21 years

(b) 25 years

(c) 18 years

(d) 10 years

(e) 32 years

Q6. What is the interest rate of Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts as on 01st January 2018?  

(a) 8.5% Per Annum

(b) 8.3% Per Annum

(c) 8.1% Per Annum

(d) 8.7% Per Annum

(e) 8.9% Per Annum

Q7. The objectives of setting up of payments banks will be to further financial inclusion by providing-

(a) Small savings accounts

(b) Payments/remittance services to migrant labour workforce, 

(c) Low income households

(d) All of the above

(e) None of the given options is true

Q8. Name the Cyprus President who has won re-election for a second term.

(a) Demetris Christofias

(b) Tassos Papadopoulos

(c) Glafcos Clerides

(d) Nicos Anastasiades

(e) Spyros Kyprianou

Q9. Which of the following state government has approved Ghodazari in Chandrapur district as a new wildlife sanctuary in the state?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Assam

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Gujarat

(e) Karnataka

Q10. Which among the following Asian country has recently (4 February) celebrated its 70th Independence Day?

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) Bhutan

(d) Nepal

(e) Pakistan

Q11. The book penned down by PM Narendra Modi named ___________ was launched to reach out to the students across the country ahead of their exams.

(a) Exam Warriors

(b) Desh K Bacche

(c) Exam Yoddha

(d) Safal Pariksha

(e) Taiyariyan

Q12. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited (ECGC) is a Government of India Enterprise which provides export credit insurance facilities to exporters and banks in India. Where is the headquarter of ECGC Bank?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Mumbai

(c) Kolkata

(d) Chennai

(e) Bengaluru 

Q13. Peru is a country in South America that’s home to a section of Amazon rainforest and Machu Picchu, an ancient Incan city set high in the Andes mountains. Capital of Peru is?

(a) Havana

(b) Port Louis

(c) Damascus

(d) Rome

(e) Lima

Q14. The Idukki Dam is a double curvature arch dam constructed across the Periyar River in a narrow gorge between two granite hills Kuravan and Kurathi in which of the following state?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Kerala

(d) Uttarakhand

(e) Gujarat 

Q15. In India Open badminton series 2018, name the player from China who was the winner in Men’s Singles category.

(a) Guo Zhendong

(b) Chai Biao

(c) Du Pengyu

(d) Shi Yuqi

(e) Hong Wei

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