General Awareness Quiz for IBPS, SBI and other Bank Exams
1. A Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, a new species of
bird has been discovered in which of the countries in February 2017?
a) Bhutan
b) Nepal
c) Indonesia
d) Madagascar
2. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations
(UN). It is headquartered at ......
a) Brussels
b) Paris
c) Ebene
d) Berlin
3. On 14th February , 2017 a new district of
Kalimpong has been named by the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. It has been
carved out of which city?
a) Durgapur
b) Siliguri
c) Darjeeling
d) Asansol
4. Who has been appointed as High Commissioner of
India to Rwanda?
a) Ravi Shankar
b) H.C. Dhawan
c) Naeem Ahemad
d) Vivek Saxena
5. Name the Australian batsman announced his
retirement from international cricket on 14th February 2017.
a) David Warner
b) Adam Voges
c) Usman Khawaja
d) Glenn Maxwell
6. Who has been suspended from all forms of
cricket by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for violating its anti-corruption
code?
a) Nasir Jamshed
b) Mohammad Amir
c) Mohammad Hafeez
d) Yasir Shah
7. Who has won the 'Sportsman of the Year' award
at the 2017 Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco?
a) Michael Johnson
b) Tyson Gay
c) Usian Bolt
d) Carl Lewis
8. Which state government employees and judicial
officers may lose jobs if found consuming liquor or drugs, as per the new
norms?
a) Bihar
b) Gujarat
c) Kerala
d) Maharashtra
9. In which India state the e-Prison project has
been launched for the jail inmates?
a) Maharashtra
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Punjab
d) Rajasthan
10. In which city the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) has launched 'South Asia Training and Technical Assistance Center
(SARTTAC)'?
a) Dehradun
b) Bengaluru
c) New Delhi
d) Chennai
11. Who has been appointed as the Chief Minister
of Tamil Nadu?
a) Edappadi K Palaniswami
b) O. Panneerselvam
c) GS Chinnamma
d) None of the above
12. Recently in which country new child marriage
law that has a special provision allowing marriage of minors has raised new
concerns?
a) Pakistan
b) Bangladesh
c) Nepal
d) Myanmar
13. The Global hospitality major Hilton is
planning to add 18 hotels across India by 2021. Hilton is hospitality chain
based in.
a) Russia
b) USA
c) Germany
d) France
14. By what name, recently the Vijayawada Airport
has been named?
a) Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR)
b) Rajasekhar Reddy
c) Yeduguri Sandinti Jaganmohan Reddy
d) Lagadapati Rajagopal
15. Which country has won the "Most Popular
Tourism Destination Award" at the Guangzhou International Travel Fair
(GITF) in China?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Bhutan
c) Nepal
d) Myanmar
