General Awareness for NIACL and SBI PO Mains Day - 5
1. In January 2017, Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) has formed government in Arunachal Pradesh. Who was the first Chief
Minister of Arunachal Pradesh?
A) Tenzing Norbu
B) Pema Khandu
C) Prem Khandu Thungan
D) Takam Pario
2. Who among the following was the 20th
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi?
A) Anil Baijal
B) Najeeb Jung
C) Tejendra Khanna
D) Banwari Lal Joshi
3. V.K. Shunglu panel report has been in
the news, it is related to which of the following issue?
A) Electricity
B) Inflation
C) Black Money
D) Corruption
4. Who among the following took over as the
new Chief of the Air Staff on 31st December 2016?
A) P.M. Hariz
B) Birender Singh Dhanoa
C) Bipin Rawat
D) Praveen Bakshi
5. Who is the current Ambassador of Israel
to India?
A) Eli Antebi
B) Dan Ashbel
C) Yossi Gal
D) Daniel Carmon
6. At Least 25 dead in Baghdad Bomb Blasts
claimed by ISIS, Baghdad is the capital city of which of the following
countries?
A) Iran
B) Iraq
C) Syria
D) Turkey
7. Recently, on which of the following
countries, U.S. has imposed export restrictions for violating the strict codes
that guide the recipients of U.S. technologies?
A) Pakistan
B) Cuba
C) China
D) Russia
8. Which of the following ended the year
2016 with biggest gain since 2009?
A) Gold
B) Oil
C) Fertilizers
D) All of the above
9. India's strategic ballistic missile Agni
- IV test fired from Abdul Kalam Island off Damra village on the Odisha coast.
What was the earlier name of the Abdul Kalam Island?
A) Wheeler Island
B) Satish Dawan Space Centre
C) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
D) Baba Atomic Space Research Centre
10. Who among the following players has
received a knighthood in Queen Elizabeth II's New Year's Honours in January
2017?
A) Andy Murray
B) Mo Farah
C) Lee Pearson
D) All of the above
11. Aarogya Raksha family health insurance
scheme launched in ...
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala
D) Karnataka
12. Which State Govt has approved 50%
reservation in all judicial services for aspirants belonging to the Extremely
Backward Classes, Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes?
A) Maharashtra
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Uttarakhand
D) Bihar
13. Name the legendary animation artist,
whose evocative sketches were used to create Disney's famous Bambi cartoon, has
died at the age of 106 years.
A) Tyrus Wong
B) Don Bluth
C) Henry Selick
D) Tim Burton
14. Who has been appointed as the Chief
Secretary of Telangana?
A) Vrinda Swarup
B) S.P. Singh
C) Sourabh Garg
D) R. N. Choubey
15. Pakistan's new Army Chief has been
invited by Afghan leaders to visit the war-torn country and work together for
regional peace. Name the Army Chief.
A) Qamar Javed Bajwa
B) Ahsan Saleem Hyat
C) Muhammad Yusaf Khan
D) Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
16. Which Bollywood actor's autobiography
titled 'Khullam Khulla' released on January 15th, 2017?
A) Rishi Kapoor
B) Naseeruddin Shah
C) Amitabh Bacchan
D) Shah Rukh Khan
17. Narinder Batra, India's newly elected
president of the world hockey federation (FIH) has resigned from the post of
associate vice-president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Who is the
President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)?
A) Abhay Singh Chautala
B) Narayana Ramachandran
C) Ashwini Kumar
D) Rohan Lal Anand
18. Who has been awarded with the Legion
d'Honneur, France's highest award for Nice heroes to halt the march of the
attacker?
A) Frank Terrier
B) Jasmina Pasalic
C) Ian Wilson
D) Wong Kar Wai
19. Name the Indian- origin Saudi-based
entrepreneur appointed as Major General of Kyrgyzstan.
A) Shaikh Rafik Mohammed
B) Yusuffali Ma
C) Rizwan Sajan
D) Syed Salahuddin
20. Who has announced his retirement from
professional tennis, bringing an abrupt end to a promising career?
A) Somdev Devvarman
B) Vijay Amritraj
C) Yuki Bhambri
D) Ramanathan Krishnan
