GK-GA Questions Asked in IBPS PO Mains 2017 Exam: 26th Nov |

GK-GA Questions Asked in IBPS PO Mains 2017 Exam

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We have gathered the questions which we got from our trusted sources who have appeared for the IBPS PO Mains Exam 2017. Below is the list of questions with their correct answers. If you also remember any question other than this, feel free to comment below.

Q1. India’s Sivalingam Sathish Kumar and Ragala Venkat Rahul qualified for next year’s Commonwealth Games after winning a gold medal each in their respective weight divisions at the Commonwealth Senior (men & women) Weightlifting Championships in Gold Coast, Australia. These are related to which sports?

(a) Boxing

(b) Swimming

(d) Weightlifting

(e) Wrestling

Q2. Paolo Gentiloni is present Prime Minister of-

(a) Estonia

(b) Italy

(d) Canada

(e) Israel

Q3. The Group of 7 (G7) is a group consisting of 7 countries, with the 7 largest advanced economies in the world, represent more than 62% of the global net wealth. G7 summit 2018 will be held in-

(a) France

(b) Japan

(d) Italy

(e) Canada

Q4. SWIFT provides a network that enables financial institutions worldwide to send and receive information about financial transactions in a secure, standardized and reliable environment. What is the meaning of “S” in SWIFT?

(a) Society

(b) Service

(d) Solution

(e) Sending

Q5. The Union government has unveiled an ambitious plan to infuse Rs 2.11 lakh crore capital over the next two years into public sector banks (PSBs) that are saddled with high. This recapitalisation bonds worth Rs ________ crore.

(a) Rs1.75 lakh crore

(b) Rs1.55 lakh crore

(d) Rs1.15 lakh crore

(e) Rs1.25 lakh crore

Q6. Bandhan Bank Limited is an Indian banking and financial services company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. Bandhan, which started as a __________ company in 2001.

(a) micro-finance

(b) small-finance

(d) industry-finance

(e) rural-finance

Q7. The SEAC’s function on the principle of collective responsibility. What is the meaning of “A” in SEAC?

(a) Agriculture

(b) Appraisal

(d) Authority

(e) Approval

Q8. Panna National Park is a national park located in-

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Gujarat

(d) Rajasthan

(e) Tamil Nadu

Q9. The City Union Bank Limited is an Indian bank. Where is the headquaters of City Union Bank?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) West Bengal

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Maharashtra

Q10. The LTV ratio is a lending risk assessment ratio that financial institutions and others lenders examine before approving a mortgage. What is the meaning of “V” in LTV?

(a) Voucher

(b) Vacuum

(d) Vehicles

(e) Value

Q11. Dudhawa Dam is located in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh. It is built across the ___________ river in the village of Dudhawa.

(a) Kanhar

(b) Shivnath

(d) Mahanadi

(e) Sabari

Q12. The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database contains selected macroeconomic data series from the statistical appendix of the World Economic Outlook report. It is published by-

(a) IMF

(b) World Bank

(d) WTO

(e) United Nations

Q13. Which among the following countries has came back from a two-goal deficit to crush Spain 5-2 and win the FIFA U-17 World Cup final in Kolkata, India?

(a) Austria

(b) Brazil

(d) Germany

(e) France

Q14. 12th November is celebrated as-

(a) International Day of Peace

(b) World Animal Day

(d) National Food Day

(e) World Pneumonia Day

Q15. Fugdi is a Goan folk dance. It is famous folk dance in-

(a) Bihar

(b) Goa

(d) Assam

(e) Manipur

Q16. How much fund for MNREGA in Budget 2017-18?

(a) Rs 27,000 crore

(b) Rs 20,000 crore

(d) Rs 98,000 crore

(e) Rs 48,000 crore

Q17. Tallinn is the capital city of-

(a) Ethiopia

(b) Algeria

(d) Estonia

(e) Peru

Q18. MV Sridhar has died at the age of 51. He was a-

(a) Writer

(b) Actor

(d) Singer

(e) Director

Q19. Who is the committee head of merger of public sector banks?

(a) Raghuram Rajan

(b) Arun Jaitley

(d) Vinod Rai

(e) Arvind Mayaram

Q20. The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme is a credit scheme introduced in August 1998 by Indian banks. This model scheme was prepared by-

(a) NABARD

(b) RBI

(d) FICCI

(e) SIDBI

Q21. Name the author of the book “India 2017 Yearbook”?

(a) Shaktikanta Das

(b) Hasmukh Adhia

(d) Arvind Subramanian

(e) Ratan P Watal

Q22. For the first time ever, India has jumped 30 positions to become the top 100th country in terms of ease of doing business ranking this year. This was announced by-

(a) IMF

(b) World Bank

(d) WTO

(e) United Nations

Q23. The Government of India has launched the AMRUT with the aim of providing basic civic amenities. What is the meaning of “U” in AMRUT?

(a) Useful

(b) Universal

(d) Urban

(e) Uniform

Q24. Where is the headquarters of Amnesty International?

(a) London, UK

(b) Paris, France

(d) Vienna, Austria

(e) Geneva, Switzerland

Q25. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) is the second payments bank to start operations after Airtel Payments Banks. What is maximum limit for saving accounts in IPPB?

(a) Rs 5 lakh

(b) Rs 4 lakh

(d) Rs 2 lakh

(e) Rs 1 lakh

Q26. Where is the Headquarters of International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)?

(a) Budapest, Hungary

(b) Nairobi, Kenya

(d) Bern, Switzerland

(e) Helsinki, Finland

Q27. The 2018 Commonwealth Games 2018 will be held in-

(a) India

(b) Australia

(d) Norway

(e) Canada

Q28. The union budget (2017-18) provided NABARD with an additional budget of ________________ under Long Term.

(a) Rs. 30,000 crore

(b) Rs. 90,000 crore

(d) Rs. 50,000 crore

(e) Rs. 80,000 crore

Q29. According to Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) report, which country will be the world’s largest economy by 2050?

(a) Japan

(b) Germany

(d) China

(e) India

Q30. Which among the following is taxable event under new GST regime?

(a) Subject to the other provisions contained in USA

(b) Sale of goods in the course of union territory

(d) Manufacture or production of goods from another country

(e) Goods imported into, or exported from, India

Q31. Banking Correspondents (BCs) are individuals/entities engaged by a bank in India (commercial banks, Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) and Local Area Banks (LABs)) for providing banking services in unbanked/under-banked geographical territories. BCs are paid by-

(a) Third Party

(b) Bank which appoints BCs

(d) NABARD

(e) RRBs

Q32. RBI has constituted a 10-member ‘High Level Task Force on Public Credit Registry (PCR) for India’, which will, among other things, suggest a roadmap for developing a transparent, comprehensive and near-real-time PCR for India. Who is the head of Public Credit Registry (PCR) committee?

(a) Sekar Karnam

(b) Sriram Kalyanaraman

(d) Vishaka Mulye

(e) YM Deosthalee

Q33. Taxpayers who are earning between ________________ have to pay an additional surcharge of 10% on their total income which was not the case earlier.

(a) Rs.50 lacs to Rs.1 crore

(b) Rs.60 lacs to Rs.3 crore

(d) Rs.05 lacs to Rs.1 crore

(e) Rs.10 lacs to Rs.2 crore

Q34. ________ is a written commitment by a bank issued after a request by an importer (foreign buyer) that payment will be made to the beneficiary (exporter) provided that the terms and conditions.

(a) Buyers Products

(b) shares and debentures

(d) Working Capital

(e) None of the given options is true

Q35. The government stated anti-dumping duty is in force on 93 products including chemicals and machinery items imported from China. Anti-dumping duty notification issued by-

(a) Food Processing Minstry

(b) Road and Tranport Ministry

(d) Revenue department

(e) Home Ministry

Q36. __________ is a market form wherein a market or industry is dominated by a small number of sellers.

(a) Capitalisation

(b) Vendor

(d) Cartel

(e) oligopoly

Q37. Slowdown in the rate of increase of price of goods and service in national GDP over a time called?

(a) Deflation

(b) Reflection

(d) Disinflation

(e) Recession

Q38. Which among the following is NOT a function of RBI?

(a) To work as monetary authority and implement its Monetary Policy

(b) To serve as issuer of bank notes

(d) Serve as banker to central and state governments

(e) None of the given options is true

Q39. To make the payments process easier the Government of India has launched the __________ payments transfer mechanism for cashless electronics payments.

(a) UPI

(b) Bharat QR Code

(d) Quick Pay

(e) Bhim app

Q40. _________ is a trade and economic policy which advocates replacing foreign imports with domestic production.

(a) Import substitution

(b) Reduction in import

(d) Boost of Economy

(e) Increase in trade

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