GA Revision for Upcoming Exams Set 23

GA Revision Questions for upcoming SBI PO Main 2017, Dena Bank PO PGDBF and other upcoming exams. Important Current Affairs General Awareness Questions SBI PO 

1. What capital adequacy ratio has been mandated by RBI for Small Finance Bank?
   A) 7.5%
   B) 8%
   C) 10%
   D) 15%
   E) 17.5%
   
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   Option D
   Some Extra: For both Small Finance Bank and Payments Bank CAR= 15%
2. Who has been appointed as the chairman of IAMAI?
   A) Sanjay Mitra
   B) Abhijit Sarkar
   C) Vinay Shah
   D) Rajan Anandan
   E) Kishor Kharat
   
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   Option D
   Some Extra: Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)- Rajan Anandan
3. SIMBEX Navy Exercise is a joint naval exercise of India and ______ .
   A) Indonesia
   B) Seychelles
   C) Singapore
   D) Mongolia
   E) Maldives
   
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   Option C
   Some Extra: The 24th bilateral exercise SIMBEX-17 between Indian Navy (IN) and Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has commenced in South China Sea.
4. Who has won the US India Business Council (USIBC) award?
   A) Ratan Tata
   B) Mukesh Ambani
   C) N Chandrababu Naidu
   D) S.P. Balasubramanyam
   E) Arvind Sinha
   
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   Option C
    
5. International Diamond Conference “Mines to Market 2017”
   A) Delhi
   B) Bengaluru
   C) Pune
   D) Mumbai
   E) Jaipur
   
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   Option D
6. Which state has become the first state in the country to establish cashless system in its public distribution system (PDS) of food grains?
   A) Gujarat
   B) Rajasthan
   C) Madhya Pradesh
   D) Haryana
   E) Telangana
   
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   Option A
   
7. Which bank has announced Rs 6,000 amount of One Time Settlement Scheme for tractor loans?
   A) Reserve Bank of India
   B) State bank of India
   C) ICICI Bank
   D) HDFC Bank
   E) Union Bank of India
   
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   Option B
8. What percent stake does Kotak Mahindra bank has in Airtel Payments Bank?
   A) 10%
   B) 20%
   C) 30%
   D) 40%
   E)
   
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   Option B
   Some Extra: Bharati Airtel- 80%; KMB-20%
9. Tarun Kona is related to which sports?
   A) Lawn Tennis
   B) Football
   C) Badminton
   D) Hockey
   E) Boxing
   
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   Option C
   Some Extra: He recently won the Uganda International badminton Series title
10. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was the President of which country?
    A) Syria
    B) Iraq
    C) Iran
    D) UAE
    E) Afghanistan
    
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    Option C
    Some Extra: Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was an influential Iranian politician, writer and one of the founding fathers of the Islamic Republic who was the fourth President of Iran
11. Which country has topped the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) of Transparency International?
    A) Germany
    B) Lithuania
    C) Finland
    D) Switzerland
    E) Denmark
    
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    Option E
    Some Extra: Top- Denmark; India- 79
12. What amount has EXIM bank sanctioned to Bangladesh to support the Maitree Super Thermal Power Project in Bangladesh?
    A) $375 million
    B) $1.6 billion
    C) $175 million
    D) $2.1 billion
    E) $2.7 billion
    
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    Option B
13. 15 July is observed as?
    A) World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
    B) International Day of Peace
    C) World Heart Day
    D) World Youth Skills Day
    E) International Day of Rural Women
    
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    Option D
14. As per the National Family Health Survey-4 (NFHS-4) conducted for year 2015-16 which state has the highest sex ratio?
    A) Tamil Nadu
    B) Kerala
    C) Meghalaya
    D) Manipur
    E) Karnatka
    
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    Option B
15. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt is a renowned ______
    A) Classical Dancer
    B) Classical music instrumentalist
    C) Politician
    D) Actor
    E) Author
    
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    Option B
    Some Extra: He won Padma Bhushan
16. Which country will host FIFA World Cup 2018?
    A) Qatar
    B) Russia
    C) Brazil
    D) South Africa
    E) Mexico
    
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    Option B
    Some Extra: 2018- Russia
    2022- Qatar
17. What is the outlay of Deep Ocean Mission of Ministry of Earth Sciences?
    A) Rs 5,472 crore
    B) Rs 5,000 crore
    C) Rs 10,000 crore
    D) Rs 15,000 crore
    E) Rs 20,000 crore
    
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    Option C
18. On which of the following river Lakhwar Dam is situated?
    A) Periyar
    B) Ganga
    C) Yamuna
    D) Sutlej
    E) Narmada
    
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    Option C
    Some Extra: Lakhwar dam is situated in Uttarakhand.
19. Where is Nahar Singh Stadium situated?
    A) Faridabad
    B) Udaipur
    C) Mohali
    D) Bharuch
    E) Hazaribagh
    
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    Option A
    Some Extra: The Nahar Singh Stadium previously known as Mayur Stadium is a cricket stadium in Faridabad, Haryana.
20. Jumari Dance is the folk dance of which state?
    A) Uttar Pradesh
    B) Andhra Pradesh
    C) Odisha
    D) Bihar
    E) Telangana
    
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    Option D