General Awareness Questions for Indian Bank PO Mains 2017

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Q1. Who has took charge as the UN Secretary General, making a strong appeal to the international community to strive for peace in 2017 at a time when millions of people are caught up in conflict and the threat of global terrorism affects all?

(a) Roberto Azevedo

(b) John F Kennedy

(c) Ban Ki-moon

(d) Antonio Guterres

(e) None of the given options is true

Q2. Days after its launch, government’s online payments app BHIM has become the most popular Android app in the country. 

BHIM stands for?

(a) Bharat Interface for Money

(b) Bharat Initial for Money

(c) Bill Interface for Mobile

(d) Bharat Interface for Management

(e) Bharat International for Mobile

Q3. India’s star singles player __________________ has announced his retirement from professional tennis, bringing an abrupt end to what was once a promising career recently. 

(a) Rohan Bopanna

(b) Yuki Bhambri

(c) Somdev Devvarman

(d) Leander Paes

(e) Sania Mirza 

Q4. The NRI citizens of India, who were abroad from November 09th to December 30th 2016, can exchange their defunct notes up to

(a) January 31st, 2017

(b) March 31st, 2017

(c) April 30th, 2017

(d) September 30th, 2017

(e) June 30th, 2017

Q5. Which of the following is considered an informal method of getting credit/finance?

(a) Internet banking

(b) Branch visits

(c) Going to moneylenders

(d) Telebanking

(e) None of the given options is true

Q6. Which of the following is NOT a Public Sector Unit/Undertaking/Agency? 

(a) ECGC 

(b) SEBI

(c) SIDBI 

(d) Axis Bank

(e) BHEL

Q7. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a political and economic organisation of ten member countries. Where is the headquartered of ASEAN?

(a) Bangkok, Thailand

(b) Phnom Penh, Cambodia

(c) Naypyidaw, Myanmar

(d) Jakarta, Indonesia

(e) Hanoi, Vietnam

Q8. WMAs are temporary advances extended by RBI to the govt. to bridge the interval between expenditure and receipts. WMAs stand for?

(a) Ways and Means allowance

(b) Ways and Means Advances

(c) Wages and Means Allowance

(d) Weather and Management Advance

(e) None of the given options is true

Q9. Which among the following states India’s first laser technology-based advanced AVMS RTO is installed, recently?

(a) Kerala

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) West Bengal

(d) Telangana

(e) Gujarat

Q10. World famous 11-day gala festival Bargarh Dhanua Jatra has celebrated in which state?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Odisha

(c) Assam

(d) Maharashtra

(e) None of the given options is true

Q11. The Supreme Court has removed BCCI President _____________ from their posts.

(a) Ajay Shirke

(b) Saurabh Ganguly

(c) Shashank Manohar

(d) Anurag Thakur

(e) None of the given options is true

Q12. Senior citizens will now be assured what percent interest on their deposits up to Rs 7.5 lakh which will remain the same for next 10 years?

(a) 7.0 per cent

(b) 7.5 per cent

(c) 8.0 per cent

(d) 8.5 per cent

(e) 9.0 per cent

Q13. Which of the following is NOT a foreign bank working in India?

(a) HSBC

(b) Barclays

(c) Standard Chartered

(d) Yes Bank

(e) All of the above are foreign banks

Q14. 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

Q15. 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-

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Uttar Pradesh

(e) Andhra Pradesh