General Awareness for PO, Clerk, SO, Insurance Exams

Question 1

India ranks____________ position in the Press freedom index ranking published by Reporters without Borders in 2016?

Question 2

Mossack Fonseca & Co., which was recently in news, is a company from which country?

Question 3

What is the rank of India in 2016 Global Connectivity Index (GCI)?

Question 4

Which country has become the 189th member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank?

Question 5

According to a report by World Bank, which of the following country has received largest sum through remittances in year 2015?

Question 6

Which of the following countries has agreed to peaceful negotiations with India to settle the border issue recently?

Question 7

Which of the following continent is the world’s first region to end Malaria as reported by World Health Organization and recorded with zero cases in 2015?

Question 8

Which country's Parliament became first in the world to run fully on solar energy?

Question 9

The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is a light multiple rocket launcher from which country?

Question 10

Recently, which among the following Air – Carrier has operated world’s longest all-woman flight from the national capital New Delhi to San Francisco (United States)?

Question 11

According to FDI Intelligence Report which of the following country has replaced China as the top Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) destination?

Question 12

Recently, Adi Praman’, an online app, has been launched by which state government of India for tribal caste validity certificate ?

Question 13

Recently, which state government has recently declared 10% reservation quota for Economically Backward Classes (EBCs) in general category?

Question 14

The 2016 Retreat of the Supreme Court judges was held in which city of India?

Question 15

Which Taxi operator has partnered with Election Commission in Tamil Nadu to spread awareness on voting among the electorate for the May 16 assembly polls?

Question 16

Doyang Lake, famous as a roosting site for longest travelling raptors Amur Falcons is located in which state?

Question 17

Which state is set to become India’s first state to make all of its urban areas ‘Open Defecation Free’ by October 2016?

Question 18

The single emergency number _____ will be functioning throughout India from January 1, 2017.

Question 19

What percent government equity will be available in India Post Payments Bank that will be set up under the Department of Posts?

Question 20

The Asia’s first “Gyps Vulture Reintroduction Programme” has been launched by which state of India?

Question 21

Indian Postal Department collaboration with Department of Space has geo-tagged over 1.5 Lakh posts through Mobile App called as___.

Question 22

Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is set to start its India operations from which of the following state in India?

Question 23

As per recent study conducted by Assocham-KPMG, India has emerged as the world’s _____ largest electronic waste (e-waste) producer.

Question 24

Union Cabinet gave its ex-facto approval to the Amendment to The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 for incorporation of how many IITs?

Question 25

Which of the following cities has become India’s first city to have its own “City Animal”?

Question 26

Who has won the 2016 French open Women’s Singles tournament?

Question 27

Which of the following has been named as the official mascot for South Korea’s 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics?

Question 28

Which of the following countries has recently joined the Hague Code of Conduct, a global initiative to prevent ballistic missile proliferation?

Question 29

Which indigenously built highly maneuverable Fast Attack Craft has been commissioned into Indian Navy?

Question 30

Name of the new Award Scheme who has been decided by the Union Government for promoting holistic health?

Question 31

Name of the bank who has launched India’s first certified green bond at London Stock Exchange?

Question 32

India’s first internationally-listed certified green bond has been launched by which bank at London Stock Exchange?

Question 33

The Islamic Development Bank will open its first branch in which of the following state of India?

Question 34

What is the India’s rank in The Economist’s crony-capitalism index 2016?

Question 35

India’s first contactless business credit card has been launched by which of the financial institution?

Question 36

The country’s first contact less business credit card has been launched by the ICICI Bank in association with which of the following company?

Question 37

The mobile wallet app “Buddy” launched by which bank recently?

Question 38

Which of the following financial institution of India has become the first to sign MoU with the BRICS promoted ‘New Development Bank ’?

Question 39

Which of the following is the first North East state to achieve 100 percent success in implementing the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana?

Question 40

In India service tax is payable only when the value of service provided in a financial year is more than Rs. _______?

Question 41

Which country launched world first Facial recognition ATM?

Question 42

The headquarter of BRICS Bank “The New Development Bank (NDB)” located in ___.

Question 43

Money lent for more than one day but less than 15 days in the money market is known as:

Question 44

National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) is a nation-wide payment system facilitating one-to-one funds transfer. What is the limit on the amount that could be transferred using NEFT?

Question 45

Which of the following banks was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919?

Question 46

What is the rank of India among the world’s Top-Ten largest manufacturing countries in the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) 2015 Yearbook report?

Question 47

Which among the following banks became the first private sector bank in India to open dedicated branch for startups?

Question 48

Recently, India has ratified the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) to boost global economic integration. Who among the following is the current India’s Permanent Representative to the WTO?

Question 49

Which among the following has become the top mobiliser under Gold Monetisation Scheme, which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2015?

Question 50

Recently, India has replaced China as top destination for foreign direct investment by attracting how much worth FDI projects in 2015?