15 January 2017

General Awareness Questions for RBI Assistant Mains, Indian Bank, Syndicate Bank, IBPS SO



1. __________ High Court scrapped state Special Backward Classes (SBC) Reservation Act 2015 that provided 5% quota to five communities, including Gujjars in jobs and education. State Govt also launched mobile App LeZgo, to provide latest information about tourist attractions ?
 Rajasthan 
 Jharkhand
 Chhattisgarh
 Odisha
 None of These 
( Ans - 1)


2. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) __________ achieved carbon neutral status. It is first in Asia­Pacific region in 5­15 million passengers per annum category to attain this status. Earlier, Delhi Airport had become first airport in Asia­Pacific to achieve carbon neutral status among all categories ?
 Jaipur
 Hyderabad 
 Ahmedabad
 Madras
 None of These 
( Ans - 2)

3. Rajya Sabha passed Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2014 (repealing Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunity Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act ___________ ­ The bill covers huge spectrum of issues faced by Persons with Disabilities and complies with UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to which India became a signatory in 2007. Features Include At least 5% seats in higher education and 5% vacancies must be reserved in government jobs for PWDs and several other equalizer aspects ?
 1985
 1975
 1995 
 1999
 None of These 
( Ans - 3)

4. Shripad Yesso Naik (Minister of State for AYUSH (IC)) inaugurated North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy (NEIAH) at Shillong in __________ ?
 Assam
 Manipur
 Nagaland
 Mizoram 
 Meghalaya 
( Ans - 5)

5. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) launched tender of _______________ capacity for development of grid­connected rooftop solar capacity for Government Departments. It is a step towards fulfilment of the Government of India’s target for installation of 40 GW rooftop solar power plants by the year 2022 ?
 10000 MW 
 2000 MW
 1000 MW 
 20000 MW
 None of These 
( Ans - 3)


6. Sports Ministry derecognised yoga as ‘priority sport’, stating that it will not be possible to conduct competitions in It. now come under prerogative of Ministry of _________ ?
 Women and Child Welfare 
 Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
 Finance
 AYUSH 
 None of These 
( Ans - 4)

7. Supreme Court approved Government’s GRAP (_________________) to tackle pollution in Delhi­NCR. Enforcement of action plan will be under orders of Environment Pollution (Control and Prevention) Authority (EPCA). SC also ordered to remove all liquor shops located 500 metres or less from national and state highways. ?
 Global Response Action Plan 
 Graded Response Action Plan 
 Granular Response Action Plan 
 Graded Reaction Action Plan 
 None of These 
( Ans - 2)


8. Supreme Court ruled that ____________________ is an integral part of India and did not enjoy sovereign status, either under its constitution or that of India. It affirmed that state's separate constitution was subordinate to the Indian Constitution and its permanent residents were Indian citizens.
SC made this observation after appeal filed by banks over issue of recovery of loans under Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act, 2002. J&K HC in 2015 held that SARFAESI Act 2002 was not valid in respect of residents of J & K as it collides with Transfer of Property Act of Jammu & Kashmir, 1920 ?
 Jammu and Kashmir 
 Haryana
 Nagaland 
 Goa
 None of These 
( Ans - 1)

9. Supreme Court ruled that horse racing is not animal cruelty and It is different from Jallikattu (_______________), which has several measures to torture bulls. It was announced by SC on a petition challenging a Rajasthan High Court’s order banning horce races in Rajasthan ?
 Karnataka
 Kerala
 Telangana 
 Andhra Pradesh
 Tamilnadu
( Ans - 5)

10.___________’s Ibrahimpur becomes first cashless village in south India ?
 Tripura 
 Telangana
 Sikkim
 Mizoram
 None of These 
( Ans - 2)

11. _______________ , Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment released first issue of National Newspaper dedicated to Senior Citizen, 'Saanjhi Saanjh', edited by J.V Manisha Bajaj ?
 Thaawarchand Gehlot
 Nitin Gadkari
 V K Singh
 Rajnath Singh
 None of These 
( Ans - 1)


12. Tribal Affairs Minister _________ launched Stanpan Suraksha mobile app to promote breastfeeding and keep a tab on inappropriate promotion of baby food items ?
 Smriti Irani
 Prakash Javedkar
 Piyush Goyal
 Suresh Prabhu
 Jual Oram 
( Ans - 5)

13. ____________ government adopted for cashless payment in all public transactions, starting from 1 January 2017 ?
 Tripura 
 Meghalaya
 Mizoram
 Assam 
 None of These 
( Ans - 1)

14. Uttar Pradesh government approved including _________ Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Scheduled Class (SC) list ?
 27
 17 
 37
 57
 None of These 
( Ans - 2)

15. _________ government tied up with Tata Trusts to leverage digital platforms to strengthen the public distribution system (PDS) in state ?
 Punjab
 Himachal Pradesh
 Haryana
 Sikkim 
 Uttar Pradesh 
( Ans - 5)


16. _____________ CM Harish Rawat unveiled statue of renowned Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar in Haridwar. Thiruvalluvar is believed to have lived between 3rd Century BC and 1st Century BC ?
 Uttar Pradesh
 Uttarakhand 
 Punjab
 Himachal Pradesh
 None of These 
( Ans - 2)

17. ______________ High Court directed state government to impose ban on sale and consumption of liquor in three districts ­ Rudraprayag, Chamoli, and Uttarkashi ?
 Uttar Pradesh
 Uttarakhand
 Himachal Pradesh
 Haryana
 None of These 
( Ans - 2)

18. VIT University (Vellore ­ ______________) became India’s first academic institution to be certified with QS 4­star rating ?
 Tamilnadu
 Kerala
 Karnataka
 Telangana
 None of These 
( Ans - 1)

19. _________________ became first Parliamentary constituency in India to have health insurance for all citizens. It consists of 265 villages in Andhra Pradesh. Swastha Kutambham health insurance scheme by Andhra Pradesh Government in association with Tata Trusts covers health for all in rural areas ?
 Nellore
 Kakinada
 Tirupati
 Kadapa
 Vijayawada 
( Ans - 5)


20. Women and Child Development Ministry tied up with India Post and _________ for offering more payment options to buyers and simplify shipping of products bought fromMahila E­haat online marketing platform for women entrepreneurs ?
 HDFC Bank
 SBI 
 ICICI Bank
 Axis Bank
 None of These 
( Ans - 2)