Some general awareness question with answer

1. Which of the following teams won the 38th Federation Cup football tournament in Cuttack? 

A)   Bengaluru FC
B)   DSK Shivajians
C)   Mohun Bagan
D)   Churchill Brothers
E)   Aizawl FC
Correct answer: A 
   

2. An 1888 hailstorm in India has been identified by the UN weather agency among the all-time deadly weather events. The severe hailstorm near Moradabad, in which of the following states, had killed 246 people?

A)   Uttar Pradesh
B)   Maharashtra
C)   Gujarat
D)   Rajasthan
E)   Madhya Pradesh
Correct answer: A 
  

3. _________ has become the second-largest steel producer (producing 3.32 mn tons) in the world after China in 2016, according to data released by the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF).

A)   US
B)   Indonesia
C)   Malaysia
D)   South Africa
E)   India
Correct answer: E 
  

4. The firms of the US and which country recently signed deals worth $200 bn during the Donald Trump’s recent visit to that country?

A)   Iran
B)   Kuwait
C)   Bahrain
D)   Saudi Arabia
E)   Iraq
Correct answer: D 
  

5. According to Akinwumi A Adesina, President of African Development Bank (AfDB), the bilateral trade between India and Africa in next two years is set to touch

A)   $80 bn
B)   $150 bn
C)   $100 bn
D)   $200 bn
E)   $250 bn
Correct answer: C 

6. _________ announced the launch of an artificial intelligence-based application ‘SPOK’ that can automatically read, understand, categorize, prioritize and respond to customer emails sent to the private insurer.

A)   HDFC Life
B)   ICICI Prudential
C)   SBI Life
D)   LIC of India
E)   Birla Sun Life
Correct answer: A 
  

7. Which of the following banks, in association with Geojit, has launched a new trading platform called “Selfie” for customers?

A)   IndusInd Bank
B)   Federal Bank
C)   Bandhan Bank
D)   IDFC Bank
E)   IDBI Bank
Correct answer: B 
   

8. A United Nations-backed panel has released a draft treaty banning the possession and use of all nuclear weapons. Which of the following countries is NOT among the nine countries that are known to possess nuclear weapons as of now?

A)   Israel
B)   North Korea
C)   Pakistan
D)   UK
E)   None of these
Correct answer: E 
  

9. The International Day for Biodiversity is observed across the world on

A)   May 02
B)   May 12
C)   May 22
D)   May 26
E)   May 31
Correct answer: C 
  

10. Bilateral exercises such as ‘Garuda’, ‘Shakti’ and ‘Varuna’ have been a regular feature between India and which of the following countries?

A)   Germany
B)   Japan
C)   France
D)   Russia
E)   US
Correct answer: C 
  

11. Who among the following resigned as the Prime Minister of Nepal recently?

A)   Pushpa Kamal Dahal
B)   Bidhya Devi Bhandari
C)   Sher Bahadur Deuba
D)   Baburam Bhattarai
E)   None of these
Correct answer: A 
  

12. As decided by the Union Cabinet, recently, the govt will raise bonds of Rs 2,360 cr for

A)   national waterways
B)   broadband expansion
C)   renewable energy
D)   UDAN scheme
E)   None of these
Correct answer: C 
  

13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a four-nation tour beginning 29 May. Which of the following countries is NOT included in this tour?

A)   France
B)   Russia
C)   Spain
D)   Germany
E)   Sweden
Correct answer: E 
  

14. PM Narendra Modi has asked all state govts to accord high priority to the CCTNS to ensure better law and order. The term CCTNS stands for

A)   Case and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems
B)   Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems
C)   Crime and Cause Tracking Network and Systems
D)   Crime and Casualty Tracking Network and Systems
E)   None of these
Correct answer: B 
   

15. Actor Roger Moore passed away recently. He was best known for acting in the franchise of

A)   Mission Impossible
B)   Terminator
C)   Rocky
D)   James Bond
E)   Expendables
Correct answer: D 

16. Who among the following has authored the book titled “Confessions of a dying mind: the blind faith of atheism”"?

A)   David Syiemlieh
B)   Kiren Rijiju
C)   Haulianlal Guite
D)   Irom Chanu Sharmila
E)   None of these
Correct answer: C 
  

17. Which country is going to build a war museum at the hillock at Maiba Lokpa in Bishnupur district in Manipur where its camp was located during World War II?

A)   Japan
B)   UK
C)   Germany
D)   China
E)   Italy
Correct answer: A 
  

18. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu has been chosen to head the World Health Organisation (WHO). The WHO is headquartered at

A)   The Hague
B)   London
C)   New York
D)   Basel
E)   Geneva
Correct answer: E 
  

19. Which state govt has decided to form ‘good morning’ squads to monitor and prevent open defecation in villages and districts across the state?

A)   Uttar Pradesh
B)   Maharashtra
C)   Madhya Pradesh
D)   Rajasthan
E)   Gujarat
Correct answer: B 

20. The World Tuna Day is observed every year on

A)   02 May
B)   03 May
C)   08 May
D)   10 May
E)   20 May
Correct answer: A 

21. Who among the following Indian cricketers has won the coveted International Cricketer of the Year award at the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2017?

A)   Ravichandran Ashwin
B)   Rohit Sharma
C)   Ajinkya Rahane
D)   Virat Kohli
E)   Ravindra Jadeja
Correct answer: A 
  

22. _________ has become the second Indian to be inducted in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Athletes' Commission.

A)   K Srikanth
B)   Jwala Gutta
C)   PV Sindhu
D)   Ashwini Ponnappa
E)   None of these
Correct answer: C 
  

23. The new book “Winning like Virat: Think & Succeed like Kohli” has been authored by

A)   Sunil Gavaska
B)   Ravi Shastri
C)   Aakash Chopra
D)   Harsha Bhogle
E)   Abhirup Bhattacharya
Correct answer: E 
  

24. Lenin Moreno was sworn in as the new President in which of the following countries recently?

A)   Colombia
B)   Ecuador
C)   Venezuela
D)   Bolivia
E)   Paraguay
Correct answer: B 
  

25. Two Indian peacekeepers, Brijesh Thapa and Ravi Kumar, were honoured with the Dag Hammarskjold Medal on the International Day of UN Peacekeepers recently on

A)   May 18
B)   May 20
C)   May 22
D)   May 24
E)   May 26
Correct answer: D 
  

26. The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) has been conferred with the prestigious Porter Prize 2017. The EDII is based in

A)   Ahmedabad
B)   Jaipur
C)   Bengaluru
D)   Mumbai
E)   Hyderabad
Correct answer: A 
  

27. _________ has started satellite phone service through INMARSAT which will be initially offered to govt agencies and later opened for others citizen in phased manner.

A)   MTNL
B)   Airtel
C)   BSNL
D)   ISRO
E)   Vodafone
Correct answer: C 
   

28. The govt recently approved an MoU between Spain and India on cooperation in the field of organ transplant services. The capital city of Spain is

A)   Stockholm
B)   Manama
C)   Amsterdam
D)   Dushanbe
E)   Madrid
Correct answer: E 
   

29. The Union Cabinet has approves allocation of what per cent of Central Road Fund for development & maintenance of National Waterways (NWs)?

A)   2%
B)   2.5%
C)   3%
D)   3.5%
E)   5%
Correct answer: B 
  

30. The Union Cabinet recently gave its approval for establishment of new AIIMS at Kamrup in the state of

A)   Rajasthan
B)   Sikkim
C)   Manipur
D)   Assam
E)   Telangana
Correct answer: D 

31. . The Union Cabinet recently approved phasing out of which of the following 25-year-old bodies?

A)   Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB)
B)   Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP)
C)   National Housing Board (NHB)
D)   National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
E)   None of these
Correct answer: A 
  

32. __________ is the only Indian company (ranked seventh) to be named among the top 10 consumer financial services companies in the world on the Forbes Global List 2017.

A)   HDFC Ltd
B)   LIC HFL
C)   Bajaj Finance
D)   Reliance Capital
E)   Tata Capital
Correct answer: A 
  

33. The India’s longest river bridge - the Dhola-Sadiya – is constructed over which of the following rivers?

A)   Ganga
B)   Barak
C)   Brahmaputra
D)   Manas
E)   Lohit
Correct answer: C 
   

34. The headquarters of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP or ESCAP) is located in

A)   Beijing, China
B)   Tokyo, Japan
C)   Bangkok, Thailand
D)   Manila, Philippines
E)   Hanoi, Vietnam
Correct answer: C 
   

35. The World Thyroid Day is observed across the world on

A)   05 May
B)   15 May
C)   25 May
D)   27 May
E)   31 May
Correct answer: C 
  

36. _________ has been appointed as the new secretary of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

A)   Kewal Kumar Sharma
B)   Praveen Kumar
C)   R Subrahmanyam
D)   Anurag Tripathy
E)   None of these
Correct answer: D 
  

37. Which of the following international institutions will enjoy exemption from import duties under the upcoming goods and services tax (GST) regime?

A)   International Monetary Fund
B)   World Bank
C)   UN
D)   All the above
E)   Only 2) and 3)
Correct answer: D 
   

38. The Paytm Payments Banks is the latest to enter the payments bank space. It is offering what per cent interest on deposits in savings accounts with it?

A)   4 per cent
B)   5.5 per cent
C)   7.2 per cent
D)   6 per cent
E)   6.5 per cent
Correct answer: A 
 

39. The govt has decided to increase fair and remunerative price (FRP) of sugarcane by Rs 25 per quintal to _______for 2017-18 season beginning Oct.

A)   Rs 225
B)   Rs 235
C)   Rs 255
D)   Rs 275
E)   Rs 295
Correct answer: C 
   

40. Which of the following is NOT a popular crypto-currency in use worldwide as of now?

A)   Ripple
B)   Ethereum
C)   Bitcoin
D)   Litecoin
E)   None of these
Correct answer: E 

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