General Awareness Questions for RBI Assistant Mains 2017 |

Q1. Which state has announced Aerospace and Defence Policy-2016 to attract investment into fields of aerospace and defence design, development and manufacturing in the state recently?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Kerala

(d) Gujarat

(e) West Bengal

Q2. Name the player, who capped off a sensational year by being adjudged the ICC Cricketer of the Year to win the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy?

(a) R Ashwin, India

(b) Steve Smith, Australia

(d) Virat Kohli, India

(e) Ab Devilliers, South Africa

Q3. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary in Tamil Nadu recently?

(a) Sapna Kashyap

(b) YVR Rama Rao

(d) Tirath Singh Negi

(e) None of the given options is true

Q4. Finance Ministry has asked Public Sector Banks to restrict fees on payments through Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) and Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to the extent that is applicable for NEFT fund transfer of over 1,000 rupees. NEFT stands for?

(a) National Essential Funds Transfer

(b) Nominal Electronic Funds Transfer

(d) National Electronic Financial Transfer

(e) National Electronic Funds Transfer

Q5. Name the bank whose tagline is ‘Good people to grow with’ and its headquarter is situated at Chennai?

(a) Indian Bank

(b) Indian Overseas Bank

(d) Canara Bank

(e) Andhra Bank

Q6. Recently, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has accorded final approval to Kudermukh National Park and Rajaji National Park for being declared as tiger reserves. In which state/s these national parks are located?

(a) Maharashtra and Uttarakhand respectively

(b) Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh respectively

(d) Karnataka and Uttarakhand respectively

(e) Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand respectively

Q7. The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. The headquarter of UNWTO is situated at?

(a) London, United Kingdom

(b) Vienna, Austria

(d) Geneva, Switzerland

(e) Madrid, Spain

Q8. How much allocation for rural sector in the Union budget 2016-17?

(a) 26,765 crore

(b) 10,765 crore

(d) 87,765 crore

(e) None of the given options is true

Q9. In which among the following cities, ride-hailing service Uber Technologies launched its first fleet of electric cars?

(a) Tokyo, Japan

(b) Madrid, Spain

(d) Paris, France

(e) New York, USA

Q10. Name the player, who has been named as captain of International Cricket Council’s 2016 ODI XI?

(a) Virat Kohli

(b) Hashim Amla

(d) Steve Smith

(e) None of the given options is true

Q11. Which country has successfully launched a 26-metre-long rocket named Epsilon-2?

(a) China

(b) Japan

(d) France

(e) USA

Q12. Which country has inked an agreement with the New development bank (NDB) set up by the BRICS approving a 525 million Yuan loan for a solar power project in the country?

(a) Russia

(b) India

(d) South Africa

(e) Brazil

Q13. Argentina is a massive South American nation with terrain encompassing Andes mountains.What is the capital city of Argentina?

(a) London

(b) Paris

(d) Damascus

(e) None of the given options is true

Q14. Thawar Chand Gehlot is an Indian politician who serves in the Narendra Modi government as a Cabinet minister in the Ministry of?

(a) Women and Child Development

(b) Information & Broadcasting

(d) Minister of External Affairs

(e) Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment

Q15. The Grand Slam tournaments, also called majors, are the four most important annual events. Grand Slam is famous in which of the following game?

(a) Tennis

(b) Cricket

(d) Football

(e) None of the given options is true