General/ Economy/ Banking Awareness Quiz for SBI PO 2018 (Mains) - Set 1

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What was the Theme of 4th International Yoga Day (observed on 21st June 2018) ?

1. Yoga is Life
2. Yoga Forever
3. Lets fight Stress
4. Yoga for Peace
5. Do Yoga, Stay Fit

Which bank has became the first domestic bank of India to open a branch in Yangon (Myanmar) ?

1. Central Bank of India
   
2. Punjab National Bank
3. State Bank of India
4. Bank of Baroda
5. Dena Bank

Choose the correct statements regarding BrahMos :

1. BrahMos is one of its kind supersonic cruise missile.
2. India and Russia have approved an extension to the range of the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, doubling it to 1600 km.
3. It operates on fire and forget principle and is capable of being launched from land, sea, sub-sea and air against sea and land targets.
4. Both 1 and 3
5. All of the above

Supernova iron has been found on which planet or satellite's surface ?

1. Mars
2. Moon
3. Jupiter
4. Saturn
5. Venus

Choose the correct statements regarding Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) ?

1. It is a Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) between Canada and the European Union.
2. It aims to revoke roughly 9000 tariffs, covering many industrial goods and agricultural and food items.
3. It links single European Union Market with Canada, World's 10 largest economy.
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

According to recently released Migration and Development Brief by World Bank, India has retained top position as recipient of remittances with about $69 billion in 2017. Which country stood at 2nd Position with 64 billion ?

1. Pakistan
2. Nigeria
3. China
4. Philliphines
5. Mexico

Which Gujarati poet and playwright was selected for the Saraswati Samman 2017 (announced on 27th April 2018) ?

1. Sitanshu Yashaschandra
2. Mahabaleshwar Sail
3. Padma Sachdev
4. Veerappa Moily
5. Sugathakumari

The 8th Meeting of the BRICS Trade Ministers was recently held on 5th July 2018 at which city of South Africa [Chaired by Dr Rob Davies, South African Minister of Trade and Industry] ?

1. Cape Town
2. Magaliesburg
3. Johannesburg
4. Durban
5. Pretoria
6. Port Elizabeth

Which famous South Indan Musician has been honored with Padma Vibhushan 2018 ?

1. Ravi Shankar
2. A. R. Rahman
3. Mani Sharma
4. Illaiyaraja
5. Harris Jayaraj

 Which of the following festivals in India is / are associated with onset of harvest season ?

1. Bahag Bihu
2. Vishu
3. Puthandu
4. All of these
5. None of these

Which of the following is the correct explanation with respect to Petrifaction ?

1. Process of fossilisation in which dissolved minerals replace organic matter
2. Process of accumulation of toxic substances along the food chain
3. Process of removal of toxic substances through use of bacteria
4. Process of rearing earthworms
5. None of the above 

Ministry of Commerce and Industry has launched a digital platform for MSME exporters to digitise their businesses and join global community of growing businesses. Name it ?

1. FIEO GlobalLinker
2. MSME GlobalLinker
3. SRDP GlobalLinker
4. MoCI GlobalLinker
5. None of these

Who has won the 2018 China Open Women's Singles Tennis tournament [Men's singles was won by Ma Long (China)] ?

1. Petra Kvitova
2. Simona Halep
3. Venus Williams
4. Johanna Konta
5. Wang Manyu

The Union government unveiled a Regional Air connectivity scheme. Provide it's abbreviated name ?

1. UNDA
2. UDNA
3. UDAN
4. UDO
5. URJA

Mother Teresa has been posthumously conferred with which honor ?

1. Founders Award
2. Sainthood
3. Both of these
4. Either 1 or 2
5. None of these

Which of the following personalities have won the Nobel Prize 2017 in Economics ?

1. Angus Deaton
2. Bengt Holmström
3. Richard Thaler
4. Oliver Hart
5. Jean Tirole

According to a survey by Grant Thornton, India has slipped to the 6th position globally in Business Optimism Index for the first quarter of this year. Which country topped the list ?

1. Austria
2. Finland
3. Indonesia
4. Netherlands
5. US

What is Ease of Doing Business Index ?

• I) The ease of doing business index is annually released by World Bank in it's Ease of Doing Business Report. It was introduced in 2004.
• II) In this index, ranking of country is based on index averages the country's percentile rankings on 10 indicators each having equal weightage.
• III) A higher ranking of country in this list means that its regulatory environment is more conductive and favorable for the starting and operation of firms. 

Which of the above statements is / are correct ? 

1. Only I
2. I and III
3. I and II
4. All of these
5. None of these

When is 'World Health Day' ?

1. April 5
2. April 6
3. April 7
4. April 8
5. April 10

To focus on creating awareness among customers of banks, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has conducted Financial Literacy Week from 4th June 2018. What was it's Theme ?

1. Customer Protection
2. Customer Satisfaction
3. Customer is King
4. Let's save Customer's Money
5. We are with Customer

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