General Awareness for NIACL and SBI PO Mains Day - 9
1. In Gujarat, which city organized the International Kite
festival?
A) Rajkot
B) Surat
C) Ahmedabad
D) Bhuj
2. On 2017, January 9th Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh laid
the foundation stone for the new campus of National Disaster Response Force
(NDRF) at Kondapavuluru in...
A) Krishna
B) Vizianagaram
C) Chittoor
D) Anantapur
3. Who among the following Indian-American has been announced
in the Academy Awards list of winners for its 2017 Scientific and Technical
awards?
A) Ajay Bhatt
B) Parag Havaldar
C) Vinod Dham
D) Vinod Khosla
4. Union Govt has announced the launch of 'm-Parivahan' and
'e-challan' in lines with Digital India Campaign. The apps are designed to
provide a comprehensive digital solution for enforcement of
A) Regular journey alerts
B) Traffic rules
C) Effective e-governance
D) None of these
5. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has
opened its 'Khadi Lounges' at
A) Delhi
B) Jaipur
C) Lucknow
D) All of the above
6. With which space agency Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
has signed a partnership agreement in satellite launch technology?
A) National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences
B) Centre National
d'Etudes Spatiales
C) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
D) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
7. India's largest public WiFi service launched by the
Maharashtra Government on 2017, January 10th. The service is named as
A) MumbaiWifi
B) PuneWifi
C) NashikWifi
D) AmravatiWifi
8. President of Kenya visited India recently. Name the
President.
A) Uhuru Kenyatta
B) Mwai Kibaki
C) Daniel arap Moi
D) None of the above
9. The Haryana Govt has announced to set up the 'State level
Prarambh School for Teachers Education' at village
A) Amboli
B) Silani
C) Babra
D) Chhara
10. As per the Central Board for Direct Taxes, the General
Anti-Avoidance Tax Rule will come into effect from
A) 2017, April 1st
B) 2017, April 15th
C) 2017, April 20th
D) 2017, April 30th
11. Who has won the Best FIFA Football Awards 2016 held in
Zurich?
A) Franck Ribery
B) Cristiano Ronaldo
C) Lionel Messi
D) Wayne Mark Rooney
12. Which country has punished its 1.2 million officials in an
anti-graft campaign?
A) Japan
B) Russia
C) China
D) Colombia
13. Name the Beat poet who appeared an influential anthology
in his early 20s passed away in Jan, 2017.
A) David Meltzer
B) Gary Snyder
C) Michael McClure
D) Joanne Kyger
14. Which country has launched its first commercial space
mission with new rocket on 2017, January 9th?
A) Japan
B) China
C) North Korea
D) South Korea
15. Union Govt is adding more slabs to the Atal Pension Yojana
(APY) and also raising the maximum age limit for entering the scheme to 50
years. Under APY, the age of exit and start of pension is
A) 60 years
B) 62 years
C) 65 years
D) 70 years
16. Which film swept the Golden Globes awards by winning in
all the seven categories?
A) La La Land
B) Moonlight
C) Lion
D) Sing Street
17. Which Ministry has introduced Rubella vaccine as Measles-Rubella
vaccine in its Universal Immunization Programme?
A) Ministry of Food Processing Industries
B) Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare
C) Ministry of Science and Technology
D) Ministry of Women and Child Development
18. Who has become the second batsman after Indian skipper
Virat Kohli to feature in the top-five of the ICC rankings for all three
formats in the latest Twenty20 list issued?
A) Carlos Brathwaite
B) Eoin Morgan
C) Kane Williamson
D) Steve Smith
19. India's Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, GMRT has been in
news for making a rare discovery about the universe with NASA's Chandra X-ray
telescope. GMRT is located at
A) Khodad
B) Daund
C) Shirur
D) Hadapsar
20. Name the Indian private sector bank introduced voice
biometrics authentication.
A) ICICI Bank
B) Citi India Bank
C) Kotak Mahindra Bank
D) Yes Bank
