General Awareness Quiz for SBI Associates Clerks 2015 - Set 32

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1. Nikhil Srivastava who has been recently declared as the joint winner of the prestigious George Polya Award is a / an ?
1. Physicist 
2. Biologist
3. Mathematician
4. Social Scientist
5. None of these
2. The Citizen's foundation, an organization which has been honored with the Ramon Magsaysay Award this year belongs to which country ?
1. Myanmar
2. Srilanka
3. Afghanistan
4. Pakistan
5. None of these
3. Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project is planned to built on which river ?
1. Mahakali
2. Gandaki
3. Koshi
4. Ramganga
5. None of these
4. Dipa Karmakar, who won a bronze medal in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 is associated with which game ?
1. Shooting
2. Artistic gymnastics 
3. Judoka
4. Squash
5. None of these
5. Which of the following are the recommendations of the Law Commission headed by Justice A. P. Shah ?
1. To introduce "cooling off" period for retired judges before they accept the position offered by the government
2. To fix the same retirement age of 65 years for the judges of Supreme court and the High courts 
3. To fix the tenure of the Chief Justice of India to minimum two years 
4. All of these
5. None of these
6. The NDRF has recently celebrated it's 10th Raising Day on 19th January 2015. Expand NRDF ?
1. National Distance Reporting Force
2. National Domestic Resource Force
3. National Disaster Response Force
4. Natural Development Resource Force
5. None of these
7. Who is the author of the book "One Life is Not Enough" ?
   
1. Soli sorabjee
2. Natwar Singh 
3. Jaswant Singh 
4. Sonia Gandhi 
5. None of these
8. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Insurance Law (Amendment) Bill ?
1. It seeks to increase the FDI cap in insurance to 49%
2. Investment proposal beyond 26% to be approved by FIPB
3. Voting rights of foreign partner is capped a 49%
4. 1 and 2 only
5. All of these
9. Ebola is caused by which of type of micro-organism ?
1. Bacteria
2. Fungi
3. Virus
4. Protozoa
5. None of these
10. Enceladus, where, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has suggested possibility of liquid water is a moon of ?
1. Jupiter
2. Saturn
3. Uranus
4. Mars 
5. None of these
11. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) is a ?
1. Maharatna Company 
2. Navratna Company
3. Miniratna Company 
4. Maxratna Company
5. None of these
12. Who among the following are gold medalist wrestlers in the Commonwealth Games 2014 ?
1. Vinesh Phogat 
2. Amit Kumar 
3. Babita Kumari 
4. All of these
5. None of these
13. Gaia satellite which was launched in 2013 has recently reached it's intended location. The satellite was launched by ?
1. ESA
2. NASA
3. ISRO
4. China National Space Administration
5. None of these
14. Which of the following are the features of Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) Bill ?
1. JAC will recommend for the appointment of the Supreme Court judges and the High Court judges 
2. JAC will will recommend the transfer of the judges of the High courts 
3. It will set criteria for the appointment of lower court judges 
4. All of these
5. None of these
15. Which of the following statement (s) is / are correct ?
1. Malaria is mainly a tropical disease 
2. RTS, S, to be launched soon, is claimed to be the first Malarial Vaccine 
3. Telangana is the worst hit by Malaria in the country
4.  All of these
5. Both 1 and 2
16. What is the name of the new Australian Humpback species of dolphin  seen off the coast of northern Australia ?
1. Sousa Sahulensis
2. Sousa teuszii
3. Sousa chinensis 
4. Souse plumbea
5. None of these
17. Who is the governor of Uttarakhand ?
1. Aziz Qureshi
2. Krishan Kant Paul
3. Margaret Alva
4. B. L. Joshi
5. S. S. Barnala
18. Which of the following cities has become the First City to achieve 100 Per Cent enrollment under Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) ?
1. Delhi
2. Bangalore 
3. Hyderabad
4. Jaipur
5. Koklata
19. A panel has been setup by the HRD ministry to restructure the apex regulatory body for higher education i.e., University Grands Commission. Who is the chairman of this panel ?
1. C M Jariwala
2. Kapil Kapoor 
3. Hari Gautam 
4. Syed Vicaruddin
5. None of these
20. The 65 year old Planning Commission was on 1st January 2015 replaced by a new body, NITI Aayog. Who is the chairperson of NITI Aayog ?
1. Arvind Panagariya 
2. Narendra Modi 
3. Bibek Debroy
4. V. K. Saraswat
5. Rajnath Singh

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