NHB Assistant Manager Recruitment 2019: General Awareness

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GA for NHB Assistant Manager Exam 2019-20:

Preparing for NHB Assistant Manager 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 NHB Assistant Manager Exam 2019-20.

Q1. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a new park which houses the replicas of seven wonders of the world in___________.

Assam

Tripura

Goa

Delhi

Agra

Solution:

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a new park which houses the replicas of seven wonders of the world at South Delhi. The park, which is called the ‘Waste to Wonder Park’, was built by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC).

Q2. The Odisha Cabinet approved the ___________scheme to provide free sanitary napkins to school girls across the state.

Kalia

Khushi

Balika

Padman

Kanya

Solution:

The Odisha Cabinet approved the ‘Khushi‘ scheme to provide free sanitary napkins to school girls across the state. The scheme will benefit nearly 17.25 lakh school girls from Class VI to XII studying in government and government-aided schools.

Q3. Wallace’s giant bee (Wallace Bee), the largest bee known on the Earth which was considered to be extinct since 1981 was re-spotted in an _________forest.

Australian

Malaysian

Indonesian

Indian

African

Solution:

Wallace’s giant bee (Wallace Bee), the largest bee known on the Earth which was considered to be extinct since 1981 was re-spotted in an Indonesian forest.

Q4. Who among the following became the First Indian Woman to be honoured with the ‘Future for Nature Award’ for her work on marine conservation?

Divya Karnad

Mahima Nodiyal

Isha Dua

Yashita Maurya

Aarti Chaturvedi

Solution:

33-year-old Ashoka University teacher and Wipro Sustainable Fellow, Divya Karnad became the First Indian Woman to be honoured with the ‘Future for Nature Award’ for her work on marine conservation.

Q5. The Government of India, Government of Himachal Pradesh (GoHP) and the World Bank signed a __________ Loan Agreement to help bring clean and reliable drinking water to the citizens of the Greater Shimla area.

$200 Million

$80 Million

$150 Million

$90 Million

$40 Million

Solution:

The Government of India, Government of Himachal Pradesh (GoHP) and the World Bank signed a $40 Million Loan Agreement to help bring clean and reliable drinking water to the citizens of the Greater Shimla area, who have been facing severe water shortages and water-borne epidemics over the last few years.

Q6. The Indian Government has signed a deal with the US under Fast Track Procurement (FTP) to avail the Indian Army with 72,400 new ‘Sig Sauer Assault Rifles’. These new rifles will come at a cost of around ___________.

Rs. 300 Crore

Rs. 700 Crore

Rs. 450 Crore

Rs. 1000 Crore

Rs. 1250 Crore

Solution:

These new rifles will come at a cost of around Rs. 700 Crore and will be used by the army troops deployed along the 3,600 km China’s border.

Q7. Under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan Yojana, the unorganised sector workers, with income of less than _______ per month and who belong to the entry age group of 18-40 years, will be eligible for the scheme.

Rs 18,000

Rs 5,000

Rs 15,000

Rs 10,000

Rs 7500

Solution:

The unorganised sector workers, with income of less than Rs 15,000 per month and who belong to the entry age group of 18-40 years, will be eligible for the scheme.

Q8. Which of the following state government has decided to observe Adolescent girls’ day on 8th of every month at Anganwadi centers across the state?

Telangana

Sikkim

Madhya Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Solution:

In Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched Scheme for Adolescent girls (SAG). The state government also decided to observe Adolescent girls’ day on 8th of every month at Anganwadi centres across the state.

Q9. In which of the following country, its president Omar al-Bashir has declared a year-long state of emergency, dissolving his cabinet and local governments throughout the country?

Iraq

Sudan

Kenya

Nigeria

Tanzania

Solution:

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has declared a year-long state of emergency, dissolving his cabinet and local governments throughout the country. Omar al-Bashir in a televised address called on Sudan’s parliament to postpone constitutional amendments that would allow him to run for another term in a presidential election in 2020.

Q10. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) formed a 4-member committee to look into the matter of taxation related pain points. It is headed by __________________.

Dinesh Bhatiya

Pradeep Singh

Rajeev Sharma

Rajiv Shukla

Sanjeev Sharma

Solution:

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) formed a 4-member committee, headed by income tax commissioner Sanjeev Sharma, to look into the matter of taxation related pain points and submit its final report and recommendations by mid-March.

Q11. Defence Ministry has approved the acquisition of more than ____________ torpedoes which will be equipped on the force’s six Scorpene-class submarines.

500 lightweight

350 lightweight

100 heavyweight

350 heavyweight

1000 heavyweight

Solution:

In a major boost for the Navy’s firepower, the Defence Ministry has approved the acquisition of more than 100 heavyweight torpedoes which will be equipped on the force’s six Scorpene-class submarines being built at Mazagon Dockyards in Mumbai.

Q12. The Kosi embankments were built in the late 1950s to retain the Kosi River which is a transboundary river between Nepal and India. It is located in-

Uttar Pradesh

Bihar

Jharkhand

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

Solution:

The Kosi embankments were built in the late 1950s to retain the Kosi River which is a transboundary river between Nepal and India. The Kosi embankments is located in Bihar.

Q13. Tilaiya Dam was the first of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation. It was constructed across-

Barakar River

Konar River

Subernarekha River

Ganga River

Damodar River

Solution:

Tilaiya Dam was the first of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation. It was constructed across the Barakar River, at Tilaiya in Koderma district in the Indian state of Jharkhand and opened in 1953.

Q14. In which state, Jalaput hydroelectric dam is situated?

Uttarakhand

Rajasthan

Odisha

West Bengal

Uttar Pradesh

Solution:

Jalaput hydroelectric dam is built on the Machkund River in Odisha.

Q15. Which of the following ministry won 'Platinum' status in Digital India Awards 2018 under 'Web Ratna - Ministry/Department' category?

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Ministry of Human Resource Development

Solution:

Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises won 'Platinum' status in Digital India Awards 2018 under 'Web Ratna - Ministry/Department' category.

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