General Awareness Questions for SBI PO Mains 2017

Dear Readers,

This is the high time to pace up your preparations for Upcoming SBI PO Exams. Subjects like Aptitude, Reasoning, and English are important for the preparation of your exams but the subject the really comes in your way as a big challenge is General Awareness. As you know General Awareness is the very important section in the SBI PO Mains exam. So we are here to provide you very handy Quiz on General Awareness that will cover Current Affairs, Static Awareness, and Banking Awareness topics. Attempt the quiz with your best effort and try to score as much as you can.

Q1. NABARD was dedicated to the service of the nation by the late Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi on-

(a) 12th July 1982

(b) 01st January 1949

(d) 15th April 1969

(e) 05th November 1982

Q2. As per the report of the rating agency, ICRA, the bank credit growth rate is likely to float between 5-6% in the current fiscal year (2017). ICRA was set up in 1991 set up in-

Q3. Name the person, who has been elected as the head of African Union (AU) Commission?

(a) Antonio Tajani

(b) Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

(d) Jimmy Adams

(e) None of the given options is true

Q4. United India Insurance Company Limited (UIIC) was incorporated as a Company on 18th February 1938. General Insurance Business in India was nationalised in 1972. Where is the headquarter of UIIC?

(a) Kolkata

(b) New Delhi

(e) Chennai

Q5. NABARD was set up with an initial capital of 100 crore and to Promote sustainable and equitable agriculture and rural prosperity through effective credit support, related services, institution development and other innovative initiatives. Who is the present chairman of NABARD?

(a) UK Sinha

(b) RS Sharma

(d) H K Bhanwala

(e) None of the above

Q6. Rajnath Singh is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party who currently serves as the Home Minister of India. His present constituency is?

(a) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

(b) Darbhanga, Bihar

(d) Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

(e) Gurugram, Haryana

Q7. National carrier Air India will receive how much amount as equity infusion in 2017-18 under the government’s ongoing financial assistance and the amount is slightly higher than the allocation for 2016-2017?

(a) Rs 1,800 crore

(b) Rs 5,000 crore

(d) Rs 300 crore

(e) None of the given options is true

Q8. A new scheme will be introduced by Govt of India to create infrastructure for exports, a move aimed at reducing transaction costs for traders named TIES. what is the full form of TIES?

(a) Transaction Infrastructure for Export Scheme

(b) Trade Investment for Export Scheme

(d) Trade Infrastructure for Export Service

(e) None of the given options is true

Q9. International Mother Language Day was proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and is celebrated on?

(a) April 07

(b) February 14

(d) March 22

(e) February 21

Q10. UK Prime Minister ____________ has received Parliament's first stage approval to begin the process of Britain's exit from the European Union (EU) after winning a crucial vote in the House of Commons.

(a) Justin Trudeau

(b) Theresa May

(d) Bill English

(e) Alexis Tsipras

Q11. To augment income of farmers budget has proposed setting-up of a Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund with a corpus of ___________ over three years.

(a) Rs 19,000 crores

(b) Rs 20,000 crores

(d) Rs 10,000 crores

(e) Rs 8,000 crores

Q12. Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) were established in 1975 under the provisions of the Ordinance promulgated on the 26th September 1975 and followed by which act?

(a) Companies Act, 1956

(b) RRBs Act, 1976

(d) Banking Regulation Act, 1949

(e) None of the given options is true

Q13. FICCI is the largest and oldest apex business organisation in India. (FICCI) was established in-

Q14. As a core element of its transformation journey 'FutuReady', Tata Motors presented its new Passenger Vehicle strategy and introduced its new sub-brand TAMO. TAMO will premiere at the upcoming _______ Geneva International Motor Show on March 07, 2017.

Q15. India is expected to clock GDP growth of how much percent in 2017—18 as the country gets sufficiently remonetized and the schemes in the Budget play a supportive role, says an HSBC report.

(a) 7.1 percent

(b) 7.0 percent

(d) 6.7 percent

(e) 7.3 percent