BANK EXAMS GENERAL AWARENESS

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1 BANK EXAMS GENERAL AWARENESS 1. Who was appointed as the new Managing Director of India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL)? A) Ashok Gupta B) Sudhir Patel C) Jyothi Ghosh D) Vijay Kumar E) Pankaj Jain 2. Who has taken charge as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Indian Clearing Corporation Ltd (ICCL)? A) Pierre Nanterme B) Kumar Birla C) Devika Shah D) Shantanu Narayen E) Kenneth Chenault 3. Who was as the appointed the India s next foreign secretary? A) Tim Cook B) Charles Woodburn C) Tapan Singhel D) Vijay Keshav Gokhale E) Brian Carlos 4. Name the Port trust, which has won 'Samudra Manthan Caring Organisation of the Year' award? A) V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust B) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust C) Visakhapatnam Port Trust D) New Mangalore Port Trust E) Ennore Port Trust 5. Who was awarded the best Central Bank governor in Asia Pacific for 2018 by UK based magazine, The Banker? A) Ravi Shankar B) Bhaskaran C) Ravi Menon D) Seetha Raman E) Adarva Jaishankar 6. Who will be awarded the Legion of Honour award 2018, at the 42 nd International Kolkata Book Fair? A) Benoit Puga B) Luc Fons C) Soumitra Chatterjee D) Anne Biget E) Angelique Duchman 7. What will be the base colour of the new Rs.10 note which will be issued by RBI? A) Burnt umber B) Sulphate Blue C) Chocolate Brown D) Dark pink E) Army green 8. Which of the following Public Sector Bank has launched the 5X Rewards credit card? R A) Bank of Baroda B) Indian Bank. C) UCO D) Dena bank E) None of the above.

2 9. Which country has become the top borrower from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with USD 1.5 billion worth of loans in 2017? A) Russia B) Norway C) Argentina D) South Africa E) India 10. What is the name of Private sector which launched the fourth edition of Evolve, an annual multi city knowledge series for Bank s SME customers? A) ICICI Bank B) Axis Bank C) YES Bank D) HDFC Bank E) Indusind Bank 11. John Young, the legendary astronaut passed away. He hailed from which country? A) United Kingdom B) United States C) Germany D) France E) China 12. Who is the editor of the book Majuli: Resources and Challenges? A) Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti B) Sushil Kumar C) Jeet Singh D) Sanjeev Das E) Lyan Dev Basha 13. Radha Vishwanathan, the noted vocalist has passed away. She hailed from which state? A) Kerala B) Tamil Nadu C) Andhra Pradesh D) Karnataka E) Telangana 14. What is the name of application that Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp formally announced the launch for Business? A) Whats Business B) Business App C) App Business D) Buss App E) WhatsApp Business 15. In which state GAIL India Ltd it has commissioned India s second largest rooftop solar power plant? A) Gujarat B) Karnataka C) Bihar D) Uttar Pradesh E) West Bengal 16. Which company announced that, it has commissioned and achieved design through put of the world s largest refinery off the gas cracker at Jamnagar? A) Reliance B) Starbucks C) Dmart D) Godrej E) Big Bazaar 17. Which of the following countries has implemented the VAT tax for first time? A) Saudi Arabia B) UAE C) Iran D) Both A and B E) Both B and C 18. Name the UK based food delivery giant going to start its service in India? A) Food court B) Deliveroo C) Food Bazaar D) Delivery food

3 19. The country which has extended emergency period for 3 months? A) Egypt B) Israel C) Pakistan D) North Korea 20. Which state government had launched Saubhagya Yojana, aimed at providing electricity to all the villages across the state? A) Bihar B) Gujarat C) Assam D) Jharkhand E) Odisha 21. According to the 2018 Global Economics Prospect released by the World Bank, 2018, Indian economy is projected to grow at... % in next 2 years? A) 7.9% B) 7.8% C) 7.7% D) 7.6% E) 7.5% 22. Which of the following bank has announced plans to introduce the first battery powered payment cards in the Indian market in 2018? A) Axis Bank B) ICICI Bank C) HDFC Bank D) IndusInd Bank E) Yes Bank 23. Which of the following NBFC going to merge with IDFC Bank A) Indiabulls B) Capital First C) Religare D) Canfin 24. After Sikkim, Which state was declared as the second state in the Northeast to be declared Open Defecation Free (ODF)? A) Manipur B) Mizoram C) Nagaland D) Arunachal Pradesh E) West Bengal 25. Union Home Ministry has declared which state as 'disturbed area' for six more months (till June 2018) under Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act AFSPA? A) Odisha B) Arunachal Pradesh C) Sikkim D) Manipur E) Nagaland 26. Which State Government announced that it would be obtaining electric vehicles under the Central Government s Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme? A) Madhya Pradesh B) Punjab C) Haryana D) Karnataka E) Bihar 27. Uttarayan festival is celebrated in which state? A) Gujarat B) Rajasthan C) Uttar Pradesh D) Punjab E) Haryana

4 28. Which state government has imposed a spot fine of Rs.500 for open defecation? A) Madhya Pradesh B) Maharashtra C) Kerala D) Karnataka E) Sikkim 29. Which State Government has decided to form an education board for non English medium schools? A) Maharashtra B) Kerala C) Karnataka D) Punjab E) Bihar 30. World Book Fair 2018, with focus on environment was hosted by which Indian state? A) Maharashtra B) New Delhi C) Gujarat D) Kerala E) Karnataka 31. Which state government launched schemes worth over Rs.200 crore during Vikas Samiksha Yatra? A) Jharkhand B) Bihar C) Odisha D) Goa E) Sikkim 32. World Book Fair 2018, with focus on environment was hosted by which Indian state? A) Maharashtra B) New Delhi C) Gujarat D) Kerala E) Karnataka 33. 'Water ATM Project' was launched in which Indian state? A) Odisha B) West Bengal C) Goa D) Gujarat E) Bihar 34. Which State Government has imposed a ban on manufacture, distribution, sale, purchase, display and advertisement of electronic cigarettes (ecigarettes) across the state? A) Kerala B) Karnataka C) Jharkhand D) Bihar E) Gujarat 35. Which actor was made the ambassador of Emami Group for its edible oil brands? A) Sharuk Khan B) Amir Khan C) Salman Khan D) Amitabh Bachchan E) Varun Dhawan 36. Who has been made the brand ambassador of Sikkim? A) Sharukh Khan B) A.R. Rahman C) Kamal Hassan D) Rajini Kanth E) Ajith Kumar 37. Which town of Tamil Nadu hosted the 171 st Araadhanai Music Festival? A) Kumbakonam B) Thiruvaiyaru C) Kancheepuram D) Thiruvarur E) Vennaru 38. India s 2 nd roof top solar power plant is commissioned in? A) Rajasthan B) Haryana C) Gujarat D) Andhra Pradesh E) Uttar Pradesh

5 39. Consultative Committee meeting of Information and Broadcasting Ministry is headed by? A) Smriti Irani B) Arun Jaitley C) Sushma Swaraj D) Peeyush Goyal 40. Which of the following organization launches Global Centre for cybersecurity? A) WEF B) WHO C) WTO D) UNISCO E) WMO 41. To promote Hindi language all over the world, when is World Hindi Day celebrated all over the world? A) 6 th January B) 7 th January C) 8 th January D) 9 th January E) 10 th January 42. Which of the following team won the Ranji Trophy title for the first time by defeating Delhi in the final match? A) Karnataka B) Gujarat C) Vidarbha D) Baroda E) Mumbai 43. Who has become the India s highest ranked player in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings? A) Sharath Kamal B) G. Sathiyan C) Manika Batra D) Mouma Das E) Kamlesh Mehta 44. NITI Aayog sign MoU with which of the following states to develop a online dash board? A) Andra Pradesh B) Telangana C) Kerala D) Uttar Pradesh E) Rajasthan 45. Which of the following is the world s largest cleanliness survey carried out by Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs? A) Swachh Abhiyan 2018 B) Swachh Bharat 2018 C) Swachh Survekshan 2018 D) Swachh Sankalp 2018 E) Swachh Siddhi Which country will host the upcoming Winter Olympics 2018? A) North Korea B) Greece C) Sweden D) South Korea E) Norway 47. As per data released by Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, which country is the Sri Lanka s top source of tourists in 2017? A) India B) Canada C) Pakistan D) Australia E) Thailand 48. What are the Mascots of Khelo India School Games, which was launched in Delhi? A) Manfred the elephant B) Vijay the tiger C) Jaya the black buck D) A, B E) B, C

6 49. Who became the first Nepal cricketer to get IPL contract after he was bought by Delhi Daredevils at the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction? A) Anil Mandal B) Sandeep Lamichhane C) Shakti Gauchan D) Paras Khadka E) Basantha Pradeep KEY 1-E; 2-C; 3-D; 4-B; 5-C; 6-C; 7-C; 8-A; 9-E; 10-B; 11-B; 12-A; 13-D; 14-E; 15-D; 16-A; 17-D; 18-B; 19-A; 20-D; 21-E; 22-D; 23-B; 24-D; 25-E; 26-D; 27-A; 28-B; 29-A; 30-B; 31-B; 32-B; 33-B; 34-D; 35-C; 36-B; 37-B; 38-E; 39-A; 40-A; 41-E; 42-C; 43-B; 44-A; 45-C; 46-D; 47-A; 48-E; 49-B. Writer: Nayini Raju