General Awareness Quiz for RBI/IBPS Exam

General Awareness is one of the extremely important part of the banking examination syllabus and most of the students always remain confused about what to study, especially in GA portion. So, in order to solve this problem, BA is going to  introduce GA special quiz on daily basis which will be strictly based on the format of upcoming banking examinations in 2016.

Q1. Name the bank whose tagline is 'Good people to grow with' and its headquater is situated at Chennai?

a) Indian Bank

b) Indian Overseas Bank

c) Corporation Bank

d) Canara Bank

e) Andhra Bank
Extra Info- Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Indian Overseas Bank- R Koteeswaran

Q2.  Recently, Essar Mahan power plant of 600 MW unit at Mahan project has resumed commercial production after a gap of 17 months. In which state the plant is located? 

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Bihar

d) Rajasthan

e) Maharashtra
Extra Info- Essar Power Limited today resumed the commercial operations of Unit I of the 1,200 MW (2x600 MW) Mahan power plant. Essar Power MP Ltd, the operator of the 1200 MW power plant, located in Madhya Pradesh, has secured 3 lakh tonnes of coal through a Government conducted special forward e-auction.

Q3. 'Anything But Khamosh'; The Shatrughan Sinha's Biography is authored by?

a) Bharathi S Pradhan

b) Pramod Kapoor

c) Amar Chitra Katha

d) Govind Pansare

e) Shantanu Guha Ray
Extra Info- Anything But Khamosh, Sinha’s biography had been released by BJP veteran LK Advani.

Q4. Recently, the National Tiger Conservation Authority(NTCA) has accorded final approval to Kudremukh National Park and Rajaji National Park for being declared as tiger reserves. In which state/s these national parks are located?

a) Maharashtra and Uttarkhand respectively

b) Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh respectively

c) Uttarkhand and Madhya Pradesh respectively

d) Karnataka and Uttarkhand respectively

e) Madhya Pradesh and Uttarkhand respectively
Extra Info- The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a statutory body of the Ministry, with an overarching supervisory / coordination role, performing functions as provided in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Q5. 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

c) Rome, Italy

d) Geneva, Switzerland

e) Madrid, Spain
Extra Info- The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. As the leading international organization in the field of tourism, UNWTO promotes tourism as a driver of economic growth, inclusive development and environmental sustainability and offers leadership and support to the sector in advancing knowledge and tourism policies worldwide. 

Q6. How much is the allocation for rural sector in the Union budget 2016-17?

a) 26,765 crore

b) 10,765 crore

c) 76,765 crore

d) 87,765 crore

e) None of the above
Extra Info- Allocation for rural sector in the Union budget 2016-17 Rs 87,765 crores for rural development as a whole have been allocated in the budget.

Q7. Who is the present Solicitor General of India?

a) Mukul Rohatgi

b) Ranjit Kumar

c) Nripendra Misra

d) Ajit Doval

e) None of the above
Extra Info- The Solicitor General of India is subordinate to the Attorney General for India, who is the Indian government's chief legal advisor, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India.

Q8. Argentina is a massive South American nation with terrain encompassing Andes mountains. What is the capital city of  Argentina?

a) London

b) Paris

c) Buenos Aires

d) Damascus

e) None of the above
Extra Info- President of Argentina- Mauricio Macri, Currency: Argentine peso

Q9. Thawar Chand Gehlot is an Indian politician who serves in the Narendra Modi government as a Cabinet minister in the Ministry of?

a) Women and Child Development

b) Information & Broadcasting

c) Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy 

d) Minister of External Affairs

e) Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Extra Info- constituency of Thawar Chand Gehlot- Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh

Q10. The Grand Slam tournaments, also called majors, are the four most important annual events. Grand Slam is famous in which of the following games?

a) Tennis

b) Cricket

c) Chess

d) Football

e) None of the above

Extra Info- The International Tennis Federation designated the four tournaments of Grand slam. The Grand Slam itinerary consists of the Australian Open in mid January, the French Open in May and June, Wimbledon in June and July, and the US Open in August and September. Each tournament is played over a period of two weeks.