General Awarness MCQ - SBI PO MAINS

1. As predicted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Indian economy will grow at what per cent in 2017-18?

1) 7.1 per cent

2) 7.4 per cent

3) 7.6 per cent

4) 7.8 per cent

5) 7.9 per cent

2. Which bank recently organised rural summit ‘Sashakt Gaon, Samriddh Bharat’ in New Delhi recently which marked the bank dedicating 100 ‘Digital Villages’ to the nation?

1) ICICI Bank

2) HDFC Bank

3) Axis Bank

4) SBI

5) Kotak Mahindra Bank

3. Tata Steel UK recently announced that it has completed the sale of its specialty steel business to Liberty House Group for

1) £500 mn

2) £200 mn

3) £300 mn

4) £100 mn

5) £400 mn

4. The Indian software major ________ is planning to hire 10,000 American workers in the next two years as it will open four centres in the US.

1) Wipro

2) TCS

3) Infosys

4) Tech Mahindra

5) HCL

5. Under the new measures approved by the Union Cabinet, the RBI will set up an oversight committee under the S4A scheme. The term S4A stands for

1) Scheme for Suitable Structuring of Stressed Assets

2) Scheme for Surmountable Structuring of Stressed Assets

3) Scheme for Supported Structuring of Stressed Assets

4) Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets

5) None of these

6. Who among the following is the Minister of Human Resource Development in the present Union Cabinet?

1) Prakash Javadekar

2) Smriti Irani

3) Manohar Parrikar

4) Venkaiah Naidu

5) Subramanian Swamy

7. Name the film which was awarded the Special Jury Remi Award at the 50th annual Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival (WHIFF).

1) Finding Dory

2) Doctor Strange

3) Moonlight

4) Arrival

5) The Black Prince

8. __________ is the new chairman of the 21-member (14 from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha) Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament.

1) KV Thomas

2) Veerappa Moily

3) Mallikarjun Kharge

4) Anand Sharma

5) Ghulam Nabi Azad

9. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) recently approved USD 160-mn loan for a power project in which state? It is the first credit from the bank for an Indian project.

1) Bihar

2) Rajasthan

3) Telangana

4) Andhra Pradesh

5) Tamil Nadu

10. The World Press Freedom Day is celebrated by the UNESCO every year on

1) 01 May

2) 03 May

3) 13 May

4) 22 May

5) 31 May

Answers:

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