General Awareness for NIACL and SBI PO Mains Day - 6
1. Samajwadi Party has been in the news for its party symbol,
which among the following is the symbol of Samajwadi Party?
A) Bicycle
B) Elephant
C) Fan
D) clock
A) Aleppo
B) Tartus
C) Palmyra
D) Al-Raqqah
3. U.S. Presidential election 2016 still has been in the news,
because of hacking of democratic e-mails during the election by which of the
following countries?
A) Canada
B) China
C) Russia
D) UK
4. Recently Natco Pharma launched Hepatitis C drug in:
A) Bangladesh
B) Nepal
C) Mauritius
D) Maldives
5. India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable strategic
ballistic missile Agni - IV. The strike range of Agni - IV is:
A) 3200 kms
B) 3500 kms
C) 4000 kms
D) 5000 kms
6. Under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin) or PMAY, the
Centre will directly transfer about .... in accounts of the beneficiaries
staying in plain areas and hilly areas respectively.
A) Rs 1.30 lakh and
Rs.1.50 lakh
B) Rs 1.60 lakh and Rs.1.80 lakh
C) Rs 1.50 lakh and Rs.2.00 lakh
D) Rs 2.30 lakh and Rs.2.50 lakh
7. The Supreme Court has stripped BCCI president Anurag Thakur
and secretary ......of their posts. .
A) Saurav Ganguly
B) Ajay Shirke
C) Rahul Johri
D) Chirayu Amin
8. Who has been chosen as the implementation partner to
convert Pune into a smart city?
A) Larsen & Toubro
(L & T)
B) DLF
C) SBI
D) Sun Pharma
9. For the first time in the history of Mysuru Zoo, it has
been closed to tourists until 2017 , February 2nd due to which of the following
reasons?
A) Bird flu
B) Anthrax
C) Extreme cold in the Zoo
D) All of the above
10. A recent moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.7 on
the richter scale epicentred in which of the following states of India?
A) Bihar
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Tripura
D) All of the above
11. The 104th Indian Science Congress held in which of the
following states of India?
A) Gujarat
B) Kerala
C) Punjab
D) Andhra Pradesh
12. Name the UK's ambassador to the European Union resigned from
the post weeks before Brexit negotiations with the economic bloc.
A) George Hammond
B) Sir Ivan Rogers
C) Kim Darroch
D) Sir John Temple
13. Name the British art critic and author of Ways of Seeing,
who passed away in January 2017.
A) John Berger
B) Lewis Caroll
C) Charlotte Bront'
D) Roald Dahl
14. Who has been appointed the new Executive Director by
Reserve Bank of India?
A) U.S. Paliwal
B) Surekha Marandi
C) Amit Sadh
D) Rohit Singh
15. Starting from January 9th, a five-day programme to
stimulate engagement in science held in India. As part of this programme, how
many Nobel laureates took part in conference, lectures, round tables and other
meetings together with experts and students from several universities?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Nine
D) Twenty
16. With which mobile wallet company All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi has partnered to convert all its payment
facilities cashless?
A) MobiKwik
B) Paytm
C) PayUMoney
D) Citrus
17. Recently which mobile wallet company got RBI approval for
payments bank?
A) MobiKwik
B) Paytm
C) PayUMoney
D) Recharge It Now
18. According to Oil Ministry of India, Cooking gas customers
can now avail an upfront discount of what amount on every refill booked and
paid for online?
A) Rs.1
B) Rs.5
C) Rs.10
D) Rs.20
19. Who is the incumbent Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of
India?
A) Harishankar Brahma
B) Syed Nasim Ahmad
Zaidi
C) Veeravalli Sundaram Sampath
D) Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi
20. Who among the following has sworn in as the 44th Chief
Justice of India by President Pranab Mukherjee in January 2017?
A) Justices N.V. Ramana
B) Justice Jagdish
Singh Khehar
C) Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
D) Justice Jasti Chelameswar
