General Awareness Questions for SBI PO/Clerk

Dear Aspirants,

General Awareness for SBI PO Mains: 2nd August 2018

Preparing for SBI Mains and BOB PO Examination!! Don’t miss the GA Quiz. 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 SBI PO and Clerk Examinations. Not only this, these quizzes will also prove propitious for the upcoming Bank of Baroda Exam.

Q1. India received the first-ever cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from _____________ as New Delhi diversifies import basket to meet its vast energy needs.

Japan

Russia

Germany

USA

Canada

Solution:

India received the first-ever cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Russia as New Delhi diversifies import basket to meet its vast energy needs. State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd will bring the shipload of LNG from Gazprom, a Russian supplier, at Petronet LNG Ltd’s import terminal in Dahej, Gujarat.

Q2. The first official World Bicycle Day was celebrated on-

02nd June 2016

01st June 2014

05th June 2015

04th June 2017

03rd June 2018

Solution:

On June 3, 2018, the first official World Bicycle Day was celebrated. Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu flagged off a mega cycling event in New Delhi. New Delhi is one of the three cities in the world where major events are being organized to mark the day. Berlin & New York are the other two places.

Q3. In which country Asia's first 13 'Blue Flag' beaches to be Developed?

Thailand

Japan

India

Sri Lanka

China

Solution:

Asia’s first 13 ‘Blue Flag’ beaches to be developed in India. Environment-friendly, clean and equipped with amenities of international standards for tourists, 13 Indian beaches will soon get the Blue Flag certification. These beaches of Odisha, Maharashtra and other coastal states will be the first in not just India, but in Asia, to get the Blue Flag certification.

Q4. NTPC Ltd has adopted the iconic _______________ under the Swachh Iconic Places Projects of India. This is part of a special drive under the Centre’s Swachh Bharat Mission.

Charminar

Taj Mahal

Gateway of India

India Gate

Tirupati Balaji

Solution:

NTPC Ltd has adopted the iconic Charminar in Hyderabad under the Swachh Iconic Places Projects of India. This is part of a special drive under the Centre’s Swachh Bharat Mission.

Q5. The Islamic Development Bank is a multilateral development financing institution located in-

Muscat, Oman

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Manama, Bahrain

Doha, Qatar

Solution:

The Islamic Development Bank is a multilateral development financing institution located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Q6. The EBRD is an international financial institution. EBRD stands for-

European Basel for Reconstruction and Development

European Bank for Reconstruction and Department

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

English Bank for Reconstruction and Development

European Basic for Reconstruction and Development

Solution:

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is an international financial institution founded in 1991.

Q7. Where is the Head Office of EBRD?

Rome

Vienna

Berlin

Geneva

London

Solution:

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is an international financial institution founded in 1991. As a multilateral developmental investment bank, the EBRD uses investment as a tool to build market economies. The Head Office of EBRD is in London, UK.

Q8. The Reserve Bank of India has chosen customer protection as a theme for the _____________________ which has concluded recently.

Bank and People

You Do It

Education for Customer

Financial Literacy Week

Know Your Liability

Solution:

The Reserve Bank of India has chosen customer protection as a theme for the Financial Literacy Week which has concluded from 04th June to 08th June 2018.

Q9. Who was awarded the 'Most Valuable Player' (MVP) on the fourth and final day of Basketball Without Borders Asia 2018, which featured 66 campers from 16 countries from the Asia-Pacific region?

PV Sindhu

Sanjana Ramesh

Vaishnavi Yadav

Sakshi Sheoran

Ruth Riley

Solution:

India's Sanjana Ramesh was awarded the 'Most Valuable Player' (MVP) even as compatriot Vaishnavi Yadav won the 'Girls Grit Award' on the fourth and final day of Basketball Without Borders Asia 2018, which featured 66 campers from 16 countries from the Asia-Pacific region.

Q10. Name the player, who was named South Africa's Cricketer of the Year.

JP Duminy

David Miller

Hashim Amla

AB de Villiers

Kagiso Rabada

Solution:

Kagiso Rabada, the world's number one Test bowler, was named South Africa's Cricketer of the Year. The award came at the end of a 12-month period during which Rabada, 23, was a consistent match-winner and subject of disciplinary hearings.

Q11. World Environment Day is the "people's day" for doing something to take care of the Earth. World Environment Day occurs on-

05th June

04th June

06th June

02nd June

07th June

Solution:

World Environment Day is the "people's day" for doing something to take care of the Earth. World Environment Day occurs on the 5th of June every year.

Q12. Who is present President of Algeria?

Ilham Aliyev

John Howard

Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Freundel Stuart

Serzh Sargsyan

Solution:

Abdelaziz Bouteflika is an Algerian politician who has been the fifth President of Algeria since 1999.

Q13. Girna Dam is in which of the following state?

Madhya Pradesh

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

Maharashtra

Karnataka

Solution:

Girna Dam, is an earthfill dam on Girna river near Malegaon, Nashik district in state of Maharashtra in India.

Q14. Headquarter of Indian Space Research Organisation is in which of the following city?

Mumbai

New Delhi

Bengaluru

Dehradun

Chennai

Solution:

The Indian Space Research Organisation, is the space agency of the Indian government headquartered in the city of Bangaluru.

Q15. ___________ has set off from Japan aiming to become the first person to swim across the Pacific Ocean.

Katinka Hosszu

Aaron Peirsol

Ben Lecomte

Caeleb Dressel

Missy Franklin

Solution:

A French swimmer has set off from Japan aiming to become the first person to swim across the Pacific Ocean. Ben Lecomte will swim for eight hours a day for more than six months as he heads towards the US west coast.