GA Revision for IBPS 2017 and other Exams — Set 07

GA Revision Questions for upcoming IBPS RRB PO/Clerk Main 2017, IBPS PO Main 2017, OICL AO Main 2017, RBI Assistant Main 2017 and other upcoming exams.

1. The Birsa Munda Tribal University has been inaugurated in which state?
   A) Gujarat
   B) Rajasthan
   C) Bihar
   D) Jharkhand
   
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     Option A
   Explanation: Gujarat Minister of State for Tribal Welfare Shabdasharan Tadvi inaugurated the Birsa Munda Tribal University in the tribal dominated Rajpipla town in Narmada district about 90 kms from Vododra.
2. World Polio Day is observed on __________
   A) 21 October
   B) 24 October
   C) 27 October
   D) 19 October
   
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     Option B
   
3. Which among the given sectors does not have 100 percent FDI limit?
   A) Defence
   B) Print Media
   C) Insurance Sector
   D) Railway Infrastructure
   
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     Option C
   Explanation: Insurance Sector = 49%
4. Which country will host the maiden Men’s World Boxing Championship in 2021?
   A) Netherlands
   B) Poland
   C) India
   D) Russia
   
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     Option C
   Explanation: In a historic first for Indian boxing, the country will host the elite men’s World Championship in 2021 besides conducting the women’s World Championship for the second time next year, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has announced.
5. Name the winner of the Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence for 2017?
   A) R. Sangma
   B) Basanti Sahoo
   C) Prof. Digambar Behera
   D) Aruna Mohanty
   
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     Option C
   Explanation: Chief Minister Navven Patnaik conferred the Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence for 2016 to Prof. Digambar Behera. Prof Behera is the Head of Department of Pulmonary Medicine in the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh
6. In August 2017, which country signed its first animal welfare bill into law for legal protection of domestic and wild animals from abuse?
   A) Netherlands
   B) Portugal
   C) Mongolia
   D) Lebanon
   
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     Option D
   Explanation: Lebanese President Michel Aoun has signed the country’s first animal welfare bill into law, guaranteeing the legal protection of domestic and wild animals from abuse.
7. The Indian credit rating agency CRISIL is headquartered at_________
   A) Noida
   B) Mumbai
   C) Gurugram
   D) Pune
   
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     Option B
   Explanation: Some Extra: Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited founded on 1987.
8. Harinder Paul Sandhu belongs to which of the following Sports?
   A) Tennis
   B) Cricket
   C) Squash
   D) Football
   
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     Option C
   Explanation: Indian squash player Harinder Pal Sandhu won his 21st international game on the trot and his fifth consecutive title, winning the Malaysian Squash Tour X event in Kuala Lumpur.
9. Suzuki is going to set up India’s first Lithium Ion Battery unit at which of the following places?
   A) Rajasthan
   B) Madhya Pradesh
   C) Gujarat
   D) Maharashtra
   
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     Option C
   Explanation: Suzuki Motor will invest more than Rs 1,150 crore along with Japanese partners Toshiba and Denso to set up India’s first lithium ion battery facility in Gujarat.
10. No Helmet, No Petrol’ rule has been launched by which state to reduce road accident deaths?
    A) Kerala
    B) Karnataka
    C) Tamil Nadu
    D) Andhra Pradesh
    
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      Option D
    Explanation: ‘No Helmet, No Petrol’ rule for two-wheeler riders to reduce road accident deaths has come into force in Andhra Pradesh, with chief minister Chandrababu Naidu urging all the petrol bunk dealers to cooperate.
11. Name the author of the e-book ‘India 2017 Yearbook’.
    A) Shripad Yesso Naik
    B) Anantkumar Hegde
    C) Krishna Raj
    D) Rajiv Mehrishi
    
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      Option D
    Explanation: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje launched an e-book titled ‘India 2017 Yearbook‘, compiled by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) and former Union home secretary Rajiv Mehrishi.
12. A term loan is said to be non performing when interest and/ or installment of principal remain overdue for a period of more than _______ .
    A) 30 days
    B) 90 days
    C) 45 days
    D) 180 days
    
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      Option B
    Explanation: Banks should, classify an account as NPA only if the interest due and charged during any quarter is not serviced fully within 90 daysfrom the end of the quarter.
13. Karagam is a folk dance of which of the following Indian state?
    A) Kerala
    B) Andhra Pradesh
    C) Odisha
    D) Tamil Nadu
    
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      Option D
    
14. Who has won the 2017 Man Booker Prize?
    A) Paul Beatty
    B) Marlon James
    C) George Saunders
    D) Richard Flanagan
    
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      Option C
    Explanation: US author George Saunders has won the 2017 Man Booker Prize.
15. Name the head of the Standing Committee on External Affairs formed to examine the whole gamut of Sino-Indian relations, including the border situation?
    A) P Chidambaram
    B) Shashi Tharoor
    C) Rakesh Yadav
    D) Rupesh Sinha
    
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      Option B
    Explanation: The Standing Committee on External Affairs, which will examine the relations between the two Asian powers – India and China, is headed by Shashi Tharoor, Congress member of the Lok Sabha.
16. Who has been appointed as the new additional director general (ADG) of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on October 23, 2017?
    A) Rakesh Asthana
    B) Alok Kumar Pateria
    C) Sudeep Lakhtakia
    D) Dineshwar Sharma
    
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      Option B
    Explanation: Alok Kumar Pateria has been appointed as the new additional director general (ADG) of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Pateria is a 1986 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre.
17. A bank note which is composed of two pieces is called _______
    A) Soiled Note
    B) Mutilated Note
    C) Imperfect Note
    D) Mismatched Note
    
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      Option A
    Explanation: Soiled notes are those which have become dirty and slightly cut. Notes which are in two pieces, are also treated as soiled note.
18. How much amount of grant has been sanctioned by the Shipping Ministry on October 26, 2017 to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust for development of coastal berth?
    A) Rs 25 crore
    B) Rs 15 crore
    C) Rs 30 crore
    D) Rs 50 crore
    
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      Option A
    Explanation: The Ministry of Shipping has sanctioned Rs 25 crore to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust for development of coastal berth and another Rs 50 crore to the Karwar port in Karnataka under the flagship Sagarmala project.
19. The Reserve Bank of India was set up on the basis of the recommendations of _____
    A) Chatalier Committee
    B) James Raj Committee
    C) Pendarkar Committee
    D) Hilton-Young Commission
    
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      Option D
    Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India was set up on the basis of the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Indian Currency and Finance also known as the Hilton-Young Commission.
20. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport located in which city?
    A) Nagpur
    B) Lucknow
    C) Pune
    D) Guwahati
    
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      Option A
    

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