General Awareness Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk 2017

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Current Affairs and General Awareness Questions

General Awareness is a very important section in the banking exams so pace up your preparation with G.K. Questions and Answers. So we are here to provide you very handy Quiz on General Awareness that will cover Current Affairs, Static Awareness, and Banking Awareness topics. Attempt the General Awareness quiz with your best effort and try to score as much as you can.

Q1. According to the Finance Ministry, what was the amount (approx.) collected in form of tax in July from just 64.42 percent of the total taxpayer base?

(a) Rs 50,000 crore

(b) Rs 85,000 crore

(c) Rs 92,000 crore

(d) Rs 78,000 crore

(e) Rs 42,000 crore

Q2. The 9th BRICS Summit 2017 was held in month of September in ___________.

(a) South Africa

(b) China

(c) Brazil

(d) India

(e) Russia

Q3. The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has recently inaugurated a skill development program to connect with youth by upgrading their skill. The Program is named as _____________.

(a) YOUTH INDIA

(b) YOUNG INDIA

(c) SKILL INDIA

(d) YUVA

(e) START INDIA

Q4. DAD has recently organized its first Synergy Conference on Defence Pensions in New Delhi. DAD stands for ______________.

(a) Development Accounts Department

(b) Defence Artilaries Department

(c) Defence Accounts Department

(d) Defence Accomodation Department

(e) Defence Accounts Development

Q5. Which of the following is an investment strategy in which a fund invests in other types of funds?

(a) Bond

(b) Securities

(c) Stock

(d) Funds of Fund

(e) None of the given options is true

Q6. Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) was established by ____________  as its wholly owned subsidiary.

(a) NABARD

(b) RBI

(c) SBI

(d) SIDBI

(e) SEBI

Q7. An Agreement to exchange one currency with another, at a specific rate of exchange is known as-

(a) Currency Swap

(b) ECB

(c) Base Rate

(d) Bank Rate

(e) Import-Export

Q8. Name the CEO of Bombay Stock Exchange who has recently got approval for another five-year term as Chief of the company.

(a) Ashish Chauhan

(b) Vikrant Singh

(c) Narendra Bhagwat

(d) Mohan Kumar Mishra

(e) Amit Gauba

Q9. In which country, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has recently (In last week of August 2017) opened the Low Enriched Uranium Bank?

(a) Uzbekistan

(b) Kyrgyzstan

(c) Russia

(d) Azerbaijan

(e) Kazakhstan

Q10. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was established as an autonomous organization in 1957. It is headquartered in ___________.

(a) Geneva

(b) New York

(c) Paris

(d) Vienna

(e) Beijing

Q11. The Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX) launched the world’s first diamond futures contracts to provide exporters with a hedging tool. Who is the Chairman of ICEX?

(a) Ajit Mittal  

(b) Ashok Sinha

(c) D. Vijayalakshmi  

(d) Lav Chaturvedi

(e) P.S. Gahlaut

Q12. What is the Currency of Argentina? 

(a) Litas

(b) Euro

(c) Dram

(d) Peso

(e) Tenge

Q13. Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park is situated in which of the following Indian state/UT? 

(a) Lakshadweep islands

(b) Daman and Diu

(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(d) Goa

(e) Kerala 

Q14. Matki Dance is the folk dance of which of the following state?

(a) Odisha

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) West Bengal

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Gujarat

Q15. NITI Aayog, in partnership with MyGov and the United Nations, has recently announced the winners of the Women Transforming India Awards, 2017. Who among the following was not among top six contenders?

(a) Laxmi Agarwal

(b) Safeena Husain

(c) Meira Kumar

(d) Jamuna Tudu

(e) Arunima Sinha