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. In Which city Consulate General of India has announced a launch of the 'Diplomats Cricket Championship Cup' in association with the Skyline University College recently?

(a) Pretoria

(d) Sydney

(e) London

Q2. Global unemployment is expected to rise by 3.4 million in 2017 despite a likely modest pick-up in economic growth at 3.4% in 2017 and 3.6% in 2018, against a six-year low of 3.1% in 2016, says a new report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Where is headquarter of International Labour Organization (ILO)?

(a) Geneva, Switzerland

(b) Nairobi, Kenya

(d) New York, USA

(e) None of the given options is true

Q3. In which among the following cities the world’s first ‘Gender Literature Festival’ is scheduled to be held in the second week of April, 2017?

(a) Gandhinagar

(b) Bhopal

(e) Lucknow

Q4. XCMG, a global construction machinery company, will invest $150 million in a new manufacturing unit in India for construction and material-handling machines. XCMG company is based in-

(b) Japan

(d) Taiwan

(e) Thailand

Q5. BBPS is an integrated bill payment system which will offer interoperable bill payment service to customers online as well as through a network of agents on the ground. BBPS stands for?

(a) Bharat Bill People Service

(b) Bharat Bench Payment System

(d) Bench Bill Payment Service

(e) Bharat Bill Payment System

Q6. __________ is an electronic mode of payment / receipt for transactions that are repetitive and periodic in nature.

(e) None of the given options is true

Q7. Name the bank whose tagline is 'Good people to grow with' and its headquarter is situated at Chennai?

(a) Indian Bank

(b) Indian Overseas Bank

(d) Canara Bank

(e) Andhra Bank

Q8. The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. The Headquaters of UNWTO is situated at?

(a) London, United Kingdom

(b) Vienna, Austria

(d) Geneva, Switzerland

(e) Madrid, Spain

Q9. National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has projected the India GDP growth rate of 8% for 2016-17 based on the appraisal document for the Twelfth Five-Year Plan. Who is present chairperson of NITI Aayog?

(a) Amitabh Kant

(b) Bibek Debroy

(d) Ramesh Chand

(e) Arvind Panagariya

Q10. India’s first payments bank Airtel Payments Bank is giving how much percent interest on savings accounts, which makes it the highest interest rate on offer?

(a) 04.50%

(b) 07.25%

(d) 05.25%

(e) 08.00%

Q11. Arunachal Pradesh has signed an MoU with NDDB to promote dairy development in the state. The term NDDB stands for-

(a) National Dam Development Board

(b) National Defence Development Board

(d) National Design Development Board

(e) None of the given options is true

Q12. The MICR Code is a numeric code that uniquely identifies a bank-branch participating in the ECS Credit scheme. How many digits are there in this Code?

(b) Sixteen

(d) Eleven

Q13. The term 'Smart Money" refers to __________ .

(a) Foreign Currency

(b) Internet Banking

(d) Travelers' cheques

(e) Credit Cards

Q14. Argentina is a massive South American nation with terrain encompassing Andes mountains.What is the capital city of Argentina?

(a) London

(d) Damascus

(e) None of the given options is true

Q15. Thawar Chand Gehlot is an Indian politician who serves in the Narendra Modi government as a Cabinet minister in the Ministry of?