Latest General Awareness Quiz for IBPS PO VII and Clerks VII Exams

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1. What is India's GDP growth in the first quarter of this financial year (April-June) ?
1. 6.3 per cent
2. 5.9 per cent
3. 5.7 per cent
4. 6.1 per cent
5. None of these
2. Who has been recently appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India ? (He will replace current incumbent Shashi Kant Sharma)
1. Rajiv Kumar
2. Rajiv Mehrishi
3. Ranjan Kumar Ghose
4. Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi
   
5. Om Prakash Rawat
3. The United Nations organized the first ever Ocean Conference in June 2017 in which of the following cities ?
1. Ottawa
2. Sydney
3. New York
4. Rome
5. Madrid
4. The 2nd annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) was held in June 2017 in Jeju Island in :
1. Japan
2. China
3. Vietnam
4. South Korea
5. Philippines
5. India test fired SPYDER, a quick reaction surface to air missile (QRSAM), in May 2017. It is acquired from which of the following countries? (SPYDER stands for Surface to air PYthon and DERby)
1. USA
2. France
3. Israel
4. Russia
5. Japan
6. A High-Level Committee on Scouts and Guides submitted its report to the Government in May 2017. The Committee is headed by :
1. Sanjay Mitra
2. Renu Satti
3. Harsh Malhotra
4. P.N. Pradhan
5. None of these
7. Which State secured the first rank among large States in the 2017 Public Affairs Index (PAI) ? (PAI is released by the Public Affairs Centre, Bangalore)
1. Kerala
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Gujarat
4. Karnataka
5. Maharashtra
8. Which State is at the bottom of the table in the 2017 Public Affairs Index?
1. Jharkhand 
2. Odisha
3. Assam 
4. Bihar
5. Rajasthan
9. "Eager Lion", a multinational military exercise, was held in May 2017 in:
1. Yemen 
2. Syria
3. Jordan 
4. Saudi Arabia
5. Qatar
10. Which one of the following countries is not a member of the International North - South Transport Corridor (INSTC) ?
1. India
2. Russia
3. Iran
4. Azerbaijan
5. China
11. Which is the second state in India after Maharashtra to adopt a State butterfly ?
1. Gujarat
2. Karnataka
3. Assam
4. Jharkhand
5. Andhra Pradesh
12. POSCO is multinational steel making company headquartered in which of the following countries ?
1. Japan
2. Taiwan
3. South Korea
4. China
5. Singapore
13. The government has recently revised the base year of Wholesale Price Index (WPI) from 2004-05 to:
1. 2008-09
2. 2009-10
3. 2010-11
4. 2011-12
5. 2012-13
14. DMH-11 is a genetically modified mustard crop developed at :
1. Vikram University
2. Delhi University
3. SRM University
4. Shivaji University
5. Bananas Hindu University
15. The government has set up a task force to devise timely and reliable data on employment that can aid policymaking. Who headed this taskforce ?
1. Arvind Panagariya
2. TCA Ananth
3. Pulakh Ghosh
4. Manish Sabharwal
5. None of these
16. Gobind Sagan is a man-made reservoir situated in Bilaspur district in :
1. Bihar
2. Jharkhand
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Himachal Pradesh
5. Uttar Pradesh
17. Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project is a major project undertaken by the Indian government in :
1. Bangladesh
2. Myanmar
3. Afghanistan
4. Thailand
5. None of these
18. What does 'M' stand for in the abbreviation MOOC in the context of online education courses ?
1. Mutual
2. Mobile
3. Massive
4. Master
5. Mentor 
19. Luis Guillermo Solis is the President of which of the following countries ?
1. Costa Rica
2. Panama
3. Nicaragua
4. Ecuador
5. El Salvador
20. The 19th Commonwealth Forestry Conference was held in April 2017 in :
1. Ranchi
2. Dehradun
3. Gangtok
4. Cuttack
5. Surat
21. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. is a large defense company that belongs to :
1. Israel
2. France
3. Germany
4. UK
5. USA
22. The annual bilateral maritime exercise between the navies of India and UK was held in May 2017. It is called :
1. Garuda
2. Varuna 
3. Shakti
4. Konkan
5. None of these
23. What is the name of India's first multipurpose civilian aircraft ?
1. Astra
2. Tejas
3. Saras
4. Galaxy
5. Manchu
24. Kia Motors is the second largest automobile manufacturer of which of the following countries ?
1. Sweden
2. Norway
3. Japan
4. South Korea
5. China
25. Kia Motors has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Andhra Pradesh government for setting up a car manufacturing plant in which of the following districts ?
1. Nellore
2. Guntur
3. Kurnool
4. Chittoor
5. Ananthapur
26. Which bank has organized 'Sashakt Gaon, S amriddh Bharat', a rural summit in New Delhi in May 2017 ?
1. Syndicate Bank
2. Bank of Baroda
3. ICICI Bank
4. State Bank of India
5. South Indian Bank
27. Which is the most valuable brand in India according to Brand Finance, a global brand valuation and strategy consultancy firm ?
1. Airtel
2. LIC
3. Infosys
4. Tata
5. SBI
28. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) is located at Shibpur in :
1. Odisha
2. Assam
3. West Bengal
4. Jharkhand
5. Meghalaya
29. Which of the following became the first country to open an honorary consulate office in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) in April 2017?
1. Norway
2. Singapore
3. Belgium
4. Sweden
5. South Africa
30. Which Indian state has two-thirds of the Greater Adjutant Stork in the world ? (It is an endangered bird)
1. Nagaland
2. Assam
3. Manipur
4. Tripura
5. Meghalaya
31. Which of the following banks has transformed 100 villages across India into 'Digital Villages' in 100 days ?
1. ICICI Bank
2. HDFC Bank
3. Axis Bank
4. Kotak Mahindra Bank
5. Federal Bank
32. Which former Union Minister was conferred with the Japan's prestigious award 'Order of the Rising Sun' recently ?
1. Ram Naik
2. Ashwani Kumar
3. Shashi Tharoor
4. Manishankar Aiyar
5. None of these
33. Which of the following Aawards / Prizes is dubbed as 'Green Oscar' ?
1. Genesis Prize
2. Whitley Award
3. Goldman Environmental prize
4. Right Livelihood Award
5. None of these
34. Which of the following companies has unveiled 'Solve for India' program to help startups and entrepreneurs in emerging cities ?
1. Microsoft
2. Oracle
3. IBM
4. Google
5. None of these
35. International Nurses Day is celebrated every year on which of the following days ? ( It is the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing)
1. March 12
2. April 12
3. May 12
4. June 12
5. July 12
36. Which Indian won the 2017 WWF International President's Award ?
1. Rohan Chakravarty
2. Ravi Singh
3. Sanjay Gubba
4. Purnima Barman
5. None of these
37. Which English football club won the FA Cup in London in May 2017 ?
1. Chelsea
2. Arsenal
3. Southampton
4. Manchester City
5. Lincoln City
38. Which woman tennis player won the Strasbourg International in May 2017 ?
1. Monica Puig
2. Carolina Garcia
3. Maria Sharapova
4. Samantha Stosur
5. Elena Vesnina
39. Players from which team won both the Orange Cap and Purple Cap in the 2017 Indian Premier League ?
1. Mumbai Indians
2. Delhi Daredevils
3. Sunrisers Hyderabad
4. Rising Pune Supergiant
5. Gujarat Lions
40. Which South African woman cricketer became the first bowler in One Day International cricket history to take four wickets in a match without conceding a single run in July 2017 ?
1. Shabnim Ismail
2. Marizanne Kapp
3. Lizelle Lee
4. Dane Van Niekerk
5. Chloe Tryon 

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