Static General Awareness for IBPS PO/RRB
1. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi announced the formation of the National Council to Confront Terrorism and Extremism in which of the following countries recently?
1) Turkey
2) Egypt
3) Greece
4) Syria
5) Philippines
2. The health authorities of Myanmar recently asked the UN’s health agency for help to combat a deadly outbreak of swine flu. The currency of Myanmar is
1) Rupee
2) Taka
3) Rupiah
4) Kyat
5) Dong
3. The World Hepatitis Day (WHD) is observed every year on
1) 08 Jul
2) 18 Jul
3) 31 Jul
4) 29 Jul
5) 28 Jul
4. Arjun Ram Meghwal is the present Union Minister of State for
1) Civil Aviation
2) Food Processing Industries
3) Corporate Affairs
4) Tribal Affairs
5) Law and Justice
5. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) recently received final nod from the RBI to operate the BBPS. Here, the term BBPS stands for
1) Bharat Bill Payment System
2) Bharat Bill Printing System
3) Bharat Bill Provisioning System
4) Bharat Bill Processing System
5) None of these
6. The Supreme Court of Pakistan recently barred (in the Panama Papers scandal) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding public office for
1) life
2) 10 years
3) 5 years
4) 2 years
5) 1 year
7. The govt collected more than Rs 2.35 lakh cr in 2016-17 fiscal by way of a host of cesses. Which of the following is one of the cesses levied during this period?
1) Krishi Kalyan
2) Swachh Bharat
3) Education
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)
8. India’s Lovepreet Singh won bronze medal in Asian Youth and Junior Championships at Kathmandu in which game recently?
1) Wrestling
2) Weightlifting
3) Judo
4) Discus throw
5) Boxing
9. __________ has announced the launch of India's first Mobile Ticketing System ‘OnGo’ which will help commuters pass the AFC gates using their mobile phones.
1) Delhi Metro
2) Kolkata Metro
3) Mumbai Metro One
4) Lucknow Metro
5) Namma Metro
10. The Bombay Stock Exchange recently joined hands with ____________ for cooperation in exchange of information across business areas.
1) Moscow Exchange
2) Frankfurt Stock Exchange
3) Johannesburg Stock Exchange
4) Toronto Stock Exchange
5) Egyptian Exchange
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