General Awareness Questions for IBPS RRB Clerk Mains 2016

Q1. Who has been elected as GSMA (Global System Mobile Association) Chairman for a two-year period from January 2017 through December 2018?

(a) Mukesh Ambaani

(b) Aditya Birla

(d) Uday Kotak

(e) Sunil Mittal

Q2. Government has recognized Boxing Federation of India (BFI) as the National Sports Federation (NSF) for Boxing. The step will give a boost to the sport of boxing which suffered due to absence of an NSF in the discipline since 2012. Who is the present Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports?

(a) Dharmendra Pradhan

(b) Sarbananda Sonowal

(d) Vijay Goel

(e) Ajay Tamta

Q3. India and which country have agreed to double the range of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from 290 km to over 600 km?

(b) Singapore

(d) Germany

Q4. In which among the following cities technology giant Microsoft has launched its first full-scale Cybersecurity Engagement Center (CSEC)?

(a) Bengaluru

(b) New Delhi

(d) Chennai

Q5. Insurance companies use the bank sales channels to sell their products. Which of the following terms describes this selling process?

(a) Scheduled banking

(b) Scheduled Insurance

(d) Bancassurance

(e) None of the above

Q6. Which of the following acts is useful in controlling HAWALA transactions?

(a) FEMA Act

(b) RBI Act

(d) Banking Regulation Act

(e) None of the above

Q7. What does the term SME stand for?

(a) Small and Micro Enterprises

(b) Small and Medium Enterprises

(d) Small and Medium Economy

(e) None of the above

Q8. CAMELS’ is a type of Bank Rating System. In CAMELS, what does ‘C’ stand for?

(a) Currency

(b) Compensation

(d) Capitalisation

(e) None of the above

Q9. Ranthambore National Park is one of the biggest and most renowned national park in Northern India. The park is located in the Sawai Madhopur district of?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Gujarat

(e) Himachal Pradesh

Q10. Dipika Pallikal is an Indian?

(a) Actress

(b) squash player

(d) Politician

(e) Architecture

Q11. Croatia is an Eastern European country with long coastlines on the Adriatic Sea. What is currency of Croatia?

(e) None of the above

Q12. By Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission) government is aiming to achieve an Open-Defecation Free(ODF) India by .................; the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi?

(a) 02nd October 2019

(b) 02nd October 2017

(d) 02nd October 2023

(e) None of the above

Q13. Which among the following state has come up with a new scheme to provide legal assistance to the deprived sections of the society at the grassroots level in all its 6,812 gram panchayats across the state?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Gujarat

(d) West Bengal

(e) Rajasthan

Q14. India has ranked very poorly at __________ in a new Global Youth Development Index compiled by the Commonwealth Secretariat on the countries' prospects for young people in employment, education, health, civic and political spheres.

Q15. India's first 'Design Yatra' has been conducted in which city between October 29-31, 2016 during which competitions, heritage walk, talks and interaction with students will be conducted?

(a) Kozhikode, Kerala

(b) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

(d) Jaipur, Rajasthan

(e) Darbhanga, Bihar