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General Awareness For IBPS Clerk and NIACL AO Main | 18th January 2019

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General Awareness for IBPS Clerk Main 2018-19

Preparing for NIACL AO and IBPS Clerk Main Examinations!! Don’t miss the GA Quiz. One section that can help you bagging graceful marks in these examinations is General Awareness, that comprises of numerous sections like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. Here is the quiz on General Awareness that is being provided by Adda247 to help you ace graceful marks in Karnataka Bank PO and Lakshmi Vilas Bank PO Examinations. Not only this, but these quizzes will also prove propitious for the upcoming Bank, Insurance and other competitive examinations.

Q1. India has been ranked _____ in World Economic Forum (WEF) gender gap index 2018.

103rd
101st
113th
108th
130th
Solution:

India has been ranked 108th in World Economic Forum (WEF) gender gap index 2018, same as 2017 while recording improvement in wage equality for similar work and fully closing its tertiary education gender gap for the first time.

Q2. What is the theme for International Migrants Day(IMD) 2018?

Migration with Dignity
Migration to live
Migration for life
Migration with family
Need of the Migrants
Solution:

The UN’s (United Nation) International Migrants Day (IMD) is observed every year on 18th December. The theme for this year’s IMD is ‘Migration with Dignity’.

Q3. Which of the following country/organisation has declared 2019 as the Year of Tolerance?

World Economic Forum
India
United Kingdom
United Nations
United Arab Emirates
Solution:

United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan declared 2019 as the Year of Tolerance, an extension of the Year of Zayed which has run this year.

Q4. Who among the following has been named People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India’s Person of the Year for 2018?

Deepika Padukon
Kapil Sharma
Sonakshi Sinha
Sonam Kapoor
Anil Kapoor
Solution:

Actress Sonam Kapoor, a vegan, has been named People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India’s Person of the Year for 2018. Sonam has been feted as she sings in praise of vegan eating and because she keeps animal skins out of her handbag line for her fashion brand Rheson, apart from taking other action for the welfare of animals.

Q5. Subhash Sheoratan Mundra has been appointed as Independent Director on the Board of Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (IBHFL) for a period of three years. He was ____________.

Former Governor of RBI
Former Chairman of SBI
Former Deputy Governor of RBI
Former Finance Adviser of India
Former CAG of India
Solution:

Subhash Sheoratan Mundra has been appointed as Independent Director on the Board of Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (IBHFL) for a period of three years. The former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and senior banker is not replacing an existing member on the Board.

Q6. RXIL is a TReDS platform operating since ___________ and is promoted by the National Stock Exchange, Small Industries Development Bank of India, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and Yes Bank.

2011
2014
2017
2009
2006
Solution:

RXIL is a TReDS platform operating since January 2017 and is promoted by the National Stock Exchange, Small Industries Development Bank of India, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and Yes Bank.

Q7. India Banking Conclave 2018 was held in __________ which was organized by Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).

Mumbai
Pune
Chennai
New Delhi
Kolkata
Solution:

India Banking Conclave 2018 was held in New Delhi. The India Banking Conclave 2018 was organized by Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). Knowledge Partner of the conclave was NITI Aayog. The conclave focused on reforming the banking sector.

Q8. Tulsi Giri has passed away. He was the former Prime Minister of which of the following country?

Bangladesh
Bhutan
Nepal
Cambodia
Mauritius
Solution:

Former Prime Minister of Nepal Tulsi Giri has passed away in Kathmandu. He was 93. Giri was suffering from liver cancer for a long time. He twice served as the prime minister of Nepal first from 1962 to 1964 and again from 1975 to 1977.

Q9. Charles Michel has resigned amid pressure on his government over his support for the UN global compact on migration. He was the Prime minister of _______.

Spain
Belgium
Italy
Hungry
Austria
Solution:

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has resigned amid pressure on his government over his support for the UN global compact on migration. The pressure increased after his biggest coalition partner, the right-wing N-VA party, quit the government over the issue.

Q10. The GSLV F 11 carrying GSAT 7A was successfully launched from the Space research Centre __________.

Port Blaire
Sriharikota
Mahendragiri
Pokhran
Jodhpur
Solution:

The GSLV F 11 carrying GSAT 7A was successfully launched from the Space research Centre Sriharikota by ISRO. The last launch of this year is a dedicated mission for updating and increasing the capability of the Country’s defence forces.

Q11. Under AFCSS, announced by Assam government, whatever amount of loan the farmers took from banks and whatever amount they repaid, _______of the money will be reimbursed by the state government.

60%
33%
75%
50%
25%
Solution:

Under Assam Farmers’ Credit Subsidy Scheme (AFCSS), whatever amount of loan the farmers took from banks and whatever amount they repaid, 25% of the money will be reimbursed by the state government.

Q12. World Economic Forum (WEF) recently published gender gap index 2018 report. The headquarters of the World Economic Forum is in _______.

Norway
Austria
Italy
France
Switzerland
Solution:

The headquarters of the World Economic Forum is in Switzerland.

Q13. Mandira Dam is built across the __________ River near Kansbahal in _______.

Machkund River, Odisha
Kosi River, Bihar
Brahmani River, Jharkhand
Sankha River, Odisha
Jonk River, West Bengal
Solution:

Mandira Dam is built across the Sankha River near Kansbahal in Sundergarh district, located at a distance of about 25 kilometers from Rourkela.

Q14. The Kosi embankments were built in the late 1950s to retain the Kosi River which is a transboundary river between Nepal and India. It is located in-

Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Jharkhand
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Solution:

The Kosi embankments were built in the late 1950s to retain the Kosi River which is a transboundary river between Nepal and India. The Kosi embankments is located in Bihar.

Q15. Anup Kumar has announced his retirement ending a 15-year iconic career. He was a _______ player.

Track cycling
Kabaddi
Badminton
Football
Baseball
Solution:

Renowned Kabaddi Player, Anup Kumar announced his retirement from Kabaddi ending a 15-year iconic career. The 35-year-old had led India to a memorable Kabaddi World Cup title triumph in 2016.

               



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