General Awareness Quiz for IBPS, SBI and other Bank Exams
1. Who took oath as the new Chief Minister of
Punjab on 16th March 2017?
A) N. Biren Singh
B) Trivendra Singh
C) Amarinder Singh
D) Raman Singh
E) Virbhadra Singh
2. On 18th March 2017, Punjab provided how much
percent of reservation to women in all government jobs including in contractual
jobs?
A) 27%
B) 49%
C) 25%
D) 50%
E) 33%
3. Punjab and which state signed for the
completion of the Shahpur Kandi Dam project on 3rd March 2017?
A) Jammu and Kashmir
B) Haryana
C) Delhi
D) UP
E) Himachal Pradesh
4. On 10th March 2017, which university declared
it has developed the country's first genetically - modified varieties of cotton
- the seeds of which could be reused by farmers with no commercial restrictions?
A) Acharya N.G. Ranga Agriculture
University, Andhra Pradesh
B) Professor Jayashankar Telangana
State Agricultural University, Telangana
C) Govind Ballabh Pant University Of
Agriculture & Technology, Uttarakhand
D) Chaudary Charan Singh Agriculture
University, Haryana
E) Punjab Agricultural University, Punjab
5. Punjab prohibited the manufacture, storage,
sale or distribution of food products containing tobacco or nicotine like
gutkha and pan masala in the state for one year on 22nd February 2017. Who is
the Governor of Punjab?
A) V.P. Singh Badnore
B) Kaptan Singh Solanki
C) Kalyan Singh
D) Krishna Kanth Paul
E) Kesari Nath Tripathi
6. Best Actress award in the 62nd Film fare awards
clinched by.....
A) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Sarbjit
B) Alia Bhatt in Udta Punjab
C) Anushka Sharma in Ae Dil Hai
Mushkil
D) Sonam Kapoor in Neerja
E) Vidya Balan in Kahani 2
7. Which of the following dances is very famous in
Punjab?
A) Garba
B) Batukamma
C) Bhangra
D) Yaksha ganam
E) Tamasha
8. Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium or Nehru Park is a
multi-purpose stadium in Ferozpur located in which state?
A) Haryana
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Jammu and Kashmir
D) Punjab
E) Rajasthan
9. Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Summit 2017
held at ....... on 5th - 7th March 2017.
A) Dhaka
B) Mumbai
C) Dubai
D) Jakarta
E) Doha
10. Who attended IORA summit 2017 from India?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Pranab Mukharjee
C) Hamid Ansari
D) Arun Jaitely
E) Mallikarjun Kharge
11. Theme of IORA summit 2017 is....
A) Strengthening Maritime Cooperation
for a non-nuclear, Stable and Prosperous Indian Ocean
B) Making Maritime Cooperation for a
Peaceful, Stable and Prosperous Indian Ocean
C) Strengthening Meantime Cooperation
for a Peaceful, Stable and maritime Indian Ocean
D) Signing Maritime Cooperation for a
Peaceful, Stable and Prosperous Oceans
E) Strengthening Maritime Cooperation for a Peaceful, Stable and
Prosperous Indian Ocean
12. How many nations have membership in IORA?
A) 5
B) 19
C) 21
D) 193
E) 180
13. Where is the head quarters of IORA (Indian
Ocean Rim Association)?
A) New Delhi, India
B) Canberra, Australia
C) Ebene cyber city, Mauritius
D) Nairobi, Kenya
E) Victoria, Seychelles
14. Present Secretary General of IORA is...
A) K.V.Bhagirath
B) Antonio Gutters
C) Jim-Yong-Kim
D) Arjun Bhadaur Thapa
E) Antonio Coasta
15. G-20 finance ministers and central bank
governors meet held on 17th - 18th March 2017 at Baden-Baden in
A) USA
B) Germany
C) UK
D) Italy
E) Japan
