General Awareness Quiz (Based on New Pattern)

1. Alphonce Felix Simbu won the men’s title of the 14th Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon (SCMM) on 15 Jan 2017. He hails from
1) Tanzania
2) Kenya
3) Nigeria
4) Jamaica
5) Zambia
2. Who among the following was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 62nd Filmfare Awards 2017?
1) Subhash Ghai
2) Shatrughan Sinha
3) Rishi Kapoor
4) Jeetendra
5) Dharmendra
3. What is the full form of the term ‘NITI’ in the name NITI Aayog?
1) National Initiative for Transforming India
2) National Institution for Transforming India
3) National Institution for Thriving India
4) National Initiative for Technological Independence
5) None of these
4. Who among the following will take charge as interim CEO of the public broadcaster Prasar Bharti in Feb 2017?
1) Jawhar Sircar
2) SC Panda
3) Rajeev Singh
4) Muzaffar Ali
5) Jayashree Mukherjee
5. Who among the following is the present chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?
1) Upendra Kumar Sinha
2) Shashi Kant Sharma
3) CB Bhave
4) TS Vijayan
5) Kshatrapati Shivaji
6. Rabi crops have been sown in around 616 lakh hectare so far. Which of the following is a Rabi crop sown in India?
1) Peas
2) Sesame
3) Mustard
4) Barley
5) All of these
7. Which of the following films won the Best Film award at the 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards?
1) Sultan
2) Dangal
3) Pink
4) Fan
5) Udta Punjab
8. The first of its kind scheme of the country, Digital Dakiya or Digital Postman, was inaugurated recently in which state to encourage cashless transactions?
1) Rajasthan
2) Bihar
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Tamil Nadu
9. The ‘Falcon 9’ is a family of two-stage- to-orbit launch vehicles which is designed and manufactured by
1) JAXA
2) NASA
3) SpaceX
4) ISRO
5) CNES
10. Which of the following teams won the Ranji Trophy title in Indore recently?
1) Mumbai
2) Gujarat
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Karnataka
5) Delhi


Answers:



  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 1
  6. 5
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. 3
  10. 2

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