General Awareness Questions for IBPS Mains Exams – Day 8
1. The
headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is
located in ________.
(a) South
Africa
(b) Switzerland
(c) France
(d) USA
Answer: B)
Explanation: IUCN is headquartered in Gland,
Switzerland. It was founded on 5 October 1948. It is an international
organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of
natural resources. It is involved in data gathering and analysis, research,
field projects, advocacy, lobbying and education.
2. In which
country will the 2018 FIFA World Cup take place?
(a) Portugal
(b) UK
(c) Russia
(d) Netherlands
(e) Sweden
Answer: C)
Explanation: The 2018 FIFA World Cup is
scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. It was awarded
the hosting rights in 2010. This will be the first World Cup held in Europe
since 2006. The tournament will involve 32 national teams; 31 teams determined
through qualifying competitions and the automatically qualified host team. A
total of 64 matches will be played across 12 venues located in 11 cities.
3. Recently
'Mahila Coir Yojana' is in news. It is related to-
(a) Employment
to women
(b) Girl child
education
(c) Preventing
female foeticide
(d) Helping pregnant
(e) Preventing
child marriage
Answer: A)
Explanation: The Mahila Coir Yojana aims
to empower women in the country by giving training and distribution
of coir processing equipments. This is a 100% women oriented programme intended
to provide self employment to the rural women artisans in coir producing
regions. The training under MCY are conducted through all training centres of
the Board.
4. One
IP-Two Dispensaries is a scheme related to which of the following?
(a) Information
Technology
(b) Housing
(c) Insurance
(d) Marriage
(e) Divorce
Answer: C)
Explanation: “One IP-Two Dispensaries” scheme
was launched by the govt on the occasion of International Labour Day. Under
this scheme, ESIC has given an option to an Insured Person (IP) to choose two
dispensaries, one for self and another for family through an employer. This
will benefit all IPs, especially migrant workers who are working in other than
home State.
5. The
Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Summit was held in ________.
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) Thailand
(d) Malaysia
(e) Indonesia
Answer: E)
Explanation: 2017 Indian-Ocean Rim Association
(IORA) Summit was scheduled on March 5-7, 2017 in Jakarta Convention Centre,
Indonesia. It was the first IORA Summit and the 20th IORA meeting, previous
meetings were only minister level. Leaders attending the summit included
President of South Africa Jacob Zuma and President of Sri Lanka Maithripala
Sirisena. China and Japan also attended the summit as dialogue partners.
6. Anti-apartheid
activist Ahmed Kathrada who recently passed belonged to
(a) Nigeria
(b) Congo
(c) England
(d) South
Africa
(e) India
Answer: D)
Explanation: South African anti-apartheid
activist Ahmed Kathrada, once jailed for defying a law that discriminated
against Indian South Africans, died at the age of 87. Born in 1929, Kathrada
was introduced to politics when he joined a non-racial youth club run by the
Young Communist League. Kathrada participated in the 1946 Passive Resistance
Campaign led by the South African Indian Congress.
7. Kudremukh
is located on the confluence of which of the following rivers?
(a) Tunga
(b) Nethravati
(c) Bhadra
(d) All of the
above
(e) Only b) and
c)
Answer: D)
Explanation: Three important rivers, the Tunga,
the Bhadra and the Nethravathi are said to have their origin here. The Tunga
River and Bhadra River flow freely through the parklands. The area of the
Kadambi waterfalls is a definite point of interest for anyone who travels to
the spot. The animals found there include malabar civets, wild dogs, sloth
bears and spotted deer.
8. Stockholm
is a capital of which country?
(a) Switzerland
(b) Lebanon
(c) Liberia
(d) Netherlands
(e) None of the
above
Answer: E)
Explanation: Stockholm, the capital of Sweden,
encompasses 14 islands and more than 50 bridges on an extensive Baltic Sea
archipelago.
9. The main
functions (s) of SIDBI is/are?
(a) to provide
refinance for loans and advances extended by the primary lending institutions
to SSI units and also to provide resources support to them
(b) it
discounts and rediscounts bill arising from sale of machinery to or
manufactured by industrial units in the SSI sector
(c) it extends
seed capital/soft loan assistance under National Equity Fund, Mahila Udyam
Nidhi and Mahila Vikas Nidhi and seed capital Schemes through specified lending
agencies
(d) All of the
above
(e) None of the
above
Answer: D)
Explanation: The main function of SIDBI is to
1)
To provide refinance for loans and advances extended by the primary lending
institutions to SSI units and also to provide resources support to then
2)
It discounts and rediscounts bill arising from sale of machinery to or
manufactured by industrial units in the SSI sector
3)
It extends seed capital/soft loan assistance under National Equity Fund, Mahila
Udyam Nidhi and Mahila Vikas Nidhi and seed capital Schemes through specified
lending agencies
10. Which
state government has decided to rename the Indus Valley civilization
as Sarasvati river civilisation?
(a) Punjab
(b) Gujarat
(c) Madhya
Pradesh
(d) Haryana
(e) Rajasthan
Answer: D)
Explanation: The Haryana state government has decided
to rename the Indus Valley civilization as Sarasvati river
civilisation. The largest Harappan site Rakhigarhi and the oldest Bhirrana
are both in Haryana. The state government is restarting excavation at Kunal in
Fatehabad district. There are 1097 sites in India associated with the
Indus Valley civilisation, while in Pakistan there are only 70 to 80 sites.
11. Which
city has been declared the cleanest city in India?
(a) Bhopal
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Indore
(e) Mysuru
Answer: D)
Explanation: India's cleanest city is Indore in
Madhya Pradesh and the runner up, Bhopal, is also from the same state.The
government's "Swachh Survekshan 2017", which has assessed cities
based on lakh of votes from 73 cities, also says the dirtiest city is in Uttar
Pradesh - Gonda. The third best is the coastal port city of Visakhapatnam
in Andhra Pradesh.Surat is placed fourth and Mysuru fifth.
12. Actuarial
science is associated with
(a) Insurance
(b) Banking
(c) Micro-finance
(d) Space
technology
(e) All of the
above
Answer: A)
Explanation: Actuarial science is the discipline
that applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in insurance,
finance and other industries and professions. Actuaries are professionals who
are qualified in this field through intense education and experience.
13. What is
the theme for the 2017 World Wildlife Day?
(a) The future
of wildlife is in our hands
(b) The future
of elephants is in our hands
(c) It’s time
to get serious about wildlife crime
(d) Listen to
the young voices
(e) None of the
above
Answer: D)
Explanation: The theme for the 2017 World
Wildlife Day is, "Listen to the young voices". It is used to celebrate
and raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora
14. A
program component that allows structuring of a program in an unusual way is
known as
(a) Correlation
(b) Coroutine
(c) Diagonalization
(d) Quene
(e) None of the
above
Answer: B)
Explanation: Coroutines are computer program
components that generalize subroutines for non-preemptive multitasking, by
allowing multiple entry points for suspending and resuming execution at certain
locations. Coroutines are well-suited for implementing more familiar program
components such as cooperative tasks, exceptions, event loop, iterators, infinite
lists and pipes.
15. Which
of the following companies has released 'Pax'?
(a) Apple
(b) Samsung
(c) Oracle
(d) HP
(e) Google
Answer: E)
Explanation: Google has announced Pax, a new
licensing agreement group for patents across Android devices. Google is calling
it ‘Pax’, which means peace in latin, in the hope of creating some peace around
patents and licensing terms. Google’s Android is already an open-source OS,
with licenses being free for all manufacturers or anyone really.
