General Awareness Quiz for IBPS and SBI Associates Clerks Online Exams - Set 23

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1. For the fourth consecutive year, China has retained the top spot in the list of the world's fastest supercomputers. What is the name of China's super computer ?
1. Pelswick-2
2. Tianhe-2
3. Changhe-2
4. Tsingtao - 2
5. Nexus - 2
2. Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for the first time in the year 1937 and last time in the year 1948. How many times in between these two years he nominated ?
1. 1
2. 3
3. 2
4. 0
5. 6
3. With regard to Lok Sabha Election 2014, which of the following statements is / are correct ?
• A) It was the 16th Lok Sabha Election of India, held in nine phases from April 7 to May 12, 2014
• B) The BJP itself won 282 seat, the first time since 1984 that an Indian party has won enough seats to form the government without the support of other parties. 
• C) NOTA option was used for the first time. India is the 14th country to use NOTA.
• D) Narendra Modi is the 14th prime minister of India.
1. A, B and C
2. B, C and D
3. A, C  and D
4. All of these  are correct
5. None of these 
4. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 18th November 2014 has relaunched the Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) investment scheme. This scheme was withdrawn in which year ?
   
1. 2008
2. 2009
3. 2010
4. 2011
5. 2012
5. Seekho Aur Kamao, a new skill development scheme, was recently launched by Union Government of India for the youth of ?
1. Minority Communities 
2. Backward Classe
3. Scheduled Tribes
4. Scheduled Castes
5. None of these 
6. Planning commission has set up a high level expert committee to suggest measures for efficient management of public-expenditure under the chairmanship of ______________ ?
1. Prof. Ravindra Dholakia
2. C. Rangarajan
3. Nitin Desai
4. Y. V. Reddi
5. None of these
7. Vijay Hazare and Devdhar Trophies are associated with ?
1. Polo
2. Cricket
3. Tennis
4. Football
5. None of these 
8. National Voters day is observed on ?
1. January 25th
2. April 24th
3. May 8th
4. May 31st
5. October 2nd
9. Who is the New Chief Justice of India ?
1. R. M Lodha
2. P. Sathasivam 
3. H. L. Dattu
4. Altamas Kabir
5. S. H. Kapadia
10. Who among the following is the author of the book "Last Man in the Tower" ?
1. Vikram Seth
2. Kiran Desai
3. Shobha De
4. Chetan Bhagat
5. Aravind Adiga
11. Which of the following is the name of India's Space Launching Vehicle ?
1. Edusat
2. G-SAT
3. PSLV
4. Kalpana 1
5. Aryabhatta
12. The most densely populated state in India is ?
1. Tamil Nadu
2. Kerala
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Bihar
5. Telangana
13. Which bank was first to introduce ATMs to the world ?
1. Barclays Bank
2. Hong Kong Bank
3. Standard Chartered Bank
4. Bank of America
5. ICICI
14. The biggest public sector undertaking in the country is ?
1. Iron & Steel Plants
2. Roadways
3. Railways
4. Airways
5. Banking
15. Krishna Punia is the name associated with which of the following games ?
1. Boxing
2. Shooting
3. Archery 
4. Discus Throw 
5. None of these
16. Oscar winning Director and Actor, "Gandhi" film maker has recently passed away. Who is he ?
1. Alfred Hitchcock
2. Stanley Kubrick
3. Francis Ford Coppola
4. Richard Attenborough
5. John Cassavetes 
17. India and Vietnam signed Seven Agreements including in the areas of education, culture and oil exploration. Who is the prime minister of Vietnam ?
1. Shinzo Abe
2. Nguyen Tan Dung
3. Tony Abbott
4. Jung Hong-won
5. Thein Sein
18. Which of the following places of India does not have a nuclear power plant ?
1. Narora
2. Rawatbhata
3. Silchar
4. Tarapore
5. Kalpakkam
19. "Green Park", where test cricket is played is located in ____________
1. Chennai
2. Ahmedabad
3. Kanpur
4. Johannesburg
5. None of these
20. ASEAN Summit began in Myanmar Capital, Nay Pyi Taw on 12th November 2014. Which of the following is not a member state of ASEAN ?
1. Cambodia
2. Indonesia
3. Malaysia
4. Bangladesh
5. Singapore

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