General Awareness Quiz for SBI PO/ Clerk Mains 2018: 16 July

General Awareness Quiz for SBI PO/ Clerk Mains 2018: 16 July

1. The Commonwealth Heads of Govt Meeting (CHOFM) 2018 concluded recently in the UK. The next CHOGM will be held in 2020 in

1) Rwanda

2) Australia

3) Mauritius

4) Canada

5) Malaysia

2. The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj co-chaired the 6th round of India-Mongolia Joint Consultative Committee meeting recently. The capital city of Mongolia is

1) Manama

2) Baku

3) Ulaanbaatar

4) Nassau

5) Tirana

3. The Home Ministry has decided to relax the six-decade-old Protected Area Permit regime from which of the following states for five years for foreign tourists?

1) Nagaland

2) Mizoram

3) Manipur

4) All the above

5) Only 2) and 3)

4. PM Narendra Modi visited which state on the National Panchayati Raj Day and unveiled a roadmap for development of tribal areas over the next five years? 

1) Rajasthan

2) Madhya Pradesh

3) Karnataka

4) West Bengal

5) Maharashtra

5. Adilabad Dokra, an ancient bell metal craft popular in the tribal regions of Adilabad district in which state has been issued the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?

1) Karnataka

2) Jharkhand

3) Odisha

4) West Bengal

5) Telangana

6. The govt has achieved the disbursal target for agriculture credit of Rs 10 lakh cr in 2017-18 fiscal. The target for the current financial year has been set at

1) Rs 11 lakh cr

2) Rs 11.5 lakh cr

3) Rs 12 lakh cr

4) Rs 12.5 lakh cr

5) Rs 13 lakh cr

7. The Nabard is planning to raise about Rs 40,000 cr through bond issuance in FY2019. The present Chairman of Nabard is

1) TS Vijayan

2) David Rasquinha

3) Ajay Tyagi

4) Mohammad Mustafa

5) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

8. The Bharat Financial Inclusion (formerly SKS Microfinance) has approached the Sebi, BSE and NSE for necessary approval for the merger with

1) Federal Bank

2) IndusInd Bank

3) YES Bank

4) Axis Bank

5) IDFC Bank

9. The National Panchayati Raj Day is observed every year on

1) 04 Apr

2) 14 Apr

3) 24 Apr

4) 28 Apr

5) 30 Apr

10. The theme of the Commonwealth Heads of Govt Meeting (CHOFM) 2018 was

1) Towards a Shared Future

2) Towards a Better Future

3) Towards a Bright Future

4) Towards a Common Future

5) Towards a Green Future

Answers:

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