General Awareness Questions for SBI PO

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As we all know SBI PO is here and we are ready with the 80 days plan in which we provide you daily quizzes on new pattern questions with different topics that will help you to go through this exam.

So, here we are with the General Awareness Questions which will help you in SBI PO mains.

Q1. The 14th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) convention has concluded in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The three-day event has kicked start with the Youth PBD, the theme of 14th PBD is-

(a) Every Year to Commemorate the Return of Mahatma Gandhi

(b) NRIs and Overseas Indian Community Students in India

(d) Role of Diaspora Youth in the Transformation of India

(e) None of the given options are true

Q2. Name the Company, which have signed a three-year global strategic partnership with TaTa Motors, recently?

(a) Wallmart

(b) Castrol

(d) Facebook

(e) None of the given options are true

Q3. Which among the following countries has launched the longest high-speed train service named 'Shangri-la of the World'?

(a) Canada

(b) France

(d) Russia

Q4. Which country has decided to the development of Chennai, Ahmedabad, and Varanasi as smart cities recently?

(a) Germany

(b) Turkey

Q5. The seed capital of Bhartiya Mahila Bank is-

(a) Rs. 2000 crore

(b) Rs. 1000 crore

(d) Rs. 3000 crore

(e) None of the given options are true

Q6. Banks’ mandatory lending to farmers for agriculture, micro and small enterprises and other weaker sections where banks are required to lend up to 40% of the loans is generally described as?

(a) Para banking

(b) Sub-prime lending

(d) Non-priority sector lending

(e) Priority sector lending

Q7. A worldwide financial messaging network which exchanges messages between banks and financial institutions is known as

Q8. In which among the following cities the All India Conference of Chairpersons and Chief Executive Officers of States and Union Territories' Waqf Boards has held?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Bengaluru

(d) Lucknow

(e) Hyderabad

Q9. 09-day New Delhi World Book Fair begins in Pragati Maidan. The theme for this year's event is __________ which will focus on writings on and by women.

(a) Manushi

(b) Kurash

(d) Bibeki

(e) None of the given options are true

Q10. India’s per capita income, a gauge for measuring living standard, is estimated to cross Rs 1 lakh in 2016-17, up from Rs 93,293 in the previous fiscal (2016-16). Which among the following organisation has released the India’s per capita income?

(a) Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

(b) Central Statistics Office (CSO)

(d) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

(e) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

Q11. Droom has tied up with ____________ India’s third-largest private sector bank, to provide quick sanction of loans both new as well as used cars.

(a) South Indian Bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(d) ICICI Bank

(e) Axis Bank

Q12. Okram Ibobi Singh is the Chief Minister of which of the following states?

(b) Mizoram

(d) Tripura

(e) Nagaland

Q13. Iran is an Islamic republic on the Persian (Arabian) Gulf with historical sites dating to the Persian Empire. What is the currency of Iran?

(d) Dirham

Q14. Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank (or MUDRA Bank) is a public sector financial institution in India. It provides loans at low rates to micro-finance institutions and non-banking financial institutions which provide credit to MSMEs. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8 April 2015. Where is the Headquarter of MUDRA Bank?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Hyderabad

(d) New Delhi

(e) Chennai

Q15. Which of the following ministries along with Planning Commission of India has decided to set up a Corpus Fund of Rs. 500 crore, so that Tribals in Naxal-hit areas can be provided proper means of livelihood?

(a) Ministry of Rural Development

(b) Ministry of Home Affairs

(d) Ministry of Corporate Affairs

(e) Ministry of Finance