30 Dec

End of the year is a crucial time from the perspective of Currents Affairs. Questions related to the events taking place during this time frame are bound to be there in upcoming Competitive Exams such as IBPS Clerk, SSC CHSL, KVS, DSSSB and others. Therefore, a quick revision of these events is an absolute must.

Keeping this in mind, the experts from the Institute for the Best IBPS PO Coaching in Delhi have complied a valuable General Awareness Quiz. It will give you a clear idea of the kind of Questions you can expect in the exam.

GK December 2017 Quiz

Question 1. Which of the following awards has Joy Goswami recently won?

  1. Saraswati Samman
  2. Vyas Samman
  3. Sahitya Akademi Puraskar
  4. Moortidevi Award

Answer: Moortidevi Award

Question 2. Sebastian Pinera has recently won the presidential election in

  1. Argentina
  2. Mexico
  3. Chile
  4. Brazil

Answer: Chile

Question 3. When is the International Anti Corruption Day observed?

  1. 3rd December
  2. 9th December
  3. 21st December
  4. 23rd December

Answer: 9th December

Question 4. As per the latest UN World Economic Situation & Prospects report, India’s GDP growth rate in 2017 will be

  1. 6.4%
  2. 6.7%
  3. 7.2%
  4. 7.4%

Answer: 6.7%

Question 5. According to the UN World Economic Situation & Prospects 2018 report, what will be India’s GDP growth rate in 2018?

  1. 7.2%
  2. 7.4%
  3. 7.5%
  4. 7.6%

Answer: 7.2%

Question 6. Who among the following has been honored with Mother Teresa Memorial award for Social Justice?

  1. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
  2. Priyanka Chopra
  3. Aamir Khan
  4. Kailash Satyarthi

Answer: Priyanka Chopra

Question 7. Name the 1st state in India to offer free e-mail ids in Hindi to its residents.

  1. Rajasthan
  2. Gujarat
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Madhya Pradesh

Answer: Rajasthan

Question 8. Tuirial Hydroelectric Power Project was inaugurated recently by the Prime Minister. This project is located in

  1. Mizoram
  2. Meghalaya
  3. Nagaland
  4. Manipur

Answer: Mizoram

Question 9. Winter Olympics 2022 will be held in

  1. Hamburg, Germany
  2. Los Angeles, USA
  3. Vienna, Austria
  4. Beijing, China

Answer: Beijing, China

Question 10. Where are the 2018 Winter Olympics going to be held?

  1. Pyeongchang County, South Korea
  2. London, United Knigdom
  3. Amsterdam, Netherlands
  4. Paris, France

Answer: Pyeongchang County, South Korea

Question 11. Name the bank that has been roped in by the Govt. for enabling cashless Electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) payments.

  1. IDBI
  2. HDFC
  3. ICICI
  4. SBI

Answer: ICICI

Question 12. Name the country that will host the ASEAN India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2018.

  1. Cambodia
  2. Thailand
  3. Vietnam
  4. Singapore

Answer: Singapore

Question 13. Which of the following countries recently hosted the World Conference on Vedas?

  1. USA
  2. Russia
  3. India
  4. Germany

Answer: India

Question 14. EKUVERIN 2017, a bilateral military training exercise, was recently conducted between India and Maldives at

  1. Vairengte, Mizoram
  2. Belagavi, Karnataka
  3. Umroi, Meghalaya
  4. Bikaner, Rajasthan

Answer: Belagavi, Karnataka

Question 15. Jairam Thakur was recently sworn in as the Chief Minister of which of the following states?

  1. Himachal Pradesh
  2. Jharkhand
  3. Chhattisgarh
  4. Madhya Pradesh

Answer: Himachal Pradesh

Question 16. When is the Good Governance Day observed annually in India?

  1. 22nd December
  2. 25th December
  3. 28th December
  4. 31st December

Answer: 25th December

Question 17. The Commonwealth Games 2022 are going to be hosted in

  1. Birmingham, England
  2. Auckland, New Zealand
  3. Canberra, Australia
  4. Toronto, Canada

Answer: Birmingham, England

Question 18. Naseem-Al-Bahr 2017, a bilateral naval exercise, was conducted recently between India and

  1. Iran
  2. Oman
  3. Saudi Arabia
  4. Jordan

Answer: Oman

Question 19. Who among the following has recently won the Mr. India 2017 title?

  1. Abhi Khajuria
  2. Junaid Khan
  3. Jitesh Singh Deo
  4. Pavan Rao

Answer: Jitesh Singh Deo

Question 20. Where is the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018 going to be held?

  1. Davos, Switzerland
  2. Geneva, Switzerland
  3. Paris, France
  4. Doha, Qatar

Answer: Davos, Switzerland

Question 21. Vijay Rupani was recently sworn in as the chief minister of Gujarat. Along with him, who was sworn in as the deputy chief minister?

  1. Anandiben Patel
  2. Shankersinh Vaghela
  3. Nitin Patel
  4. Saurabh Patel

Answer: Nitin Patel

Question 22. Which of the following has become the 1st Indian city to have its own logo?

  1. Chandigarh
  2. Hyderabad
  3. Bengaluru
  4. Ahmadabad

Answer: Bengaluru

Question 23. WTO Ministerial Conference 2017 was recently held in

  1. Geneva, Switzerland
  2. Buenos Aires, Argentina
  3. Nairobi, Kenya
  4. Bali, Indonesia

Answer: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Question 24. Who has become the 1st batsman in the world to score three double centuries in ODIs?

  1. Rohit Sharma
  2. Hashim Amla
  3. David Warner
  4. AB De Villiers

Answer: Rohit Sharma

Question 25. Which of the following states will host the Indian Science Congress 2018?

  1. Goa
  2. Manipur
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Kerala

Answer: Manipur

Question 26. Andrej Babis has been recently appointed PM of

  1. Russia
  2. Poland
  3. The Czech Republic
  4. Norway

Answer: The Czech Republic

Question 27. The country’s 1st indigenous gold reference standard (99.99% purity) is named BND-4201. BND stands for

  1. Bharatiya Niveshak Dishank
  2. Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravya
  3. Bharat Nirmata Dravya
  4. Bharat Nynuntam Dishank

Answer: Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravya

Question 28. Which of the following has been declared the ‘Champion State’ for exports in 2016-17?

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Gujarat
  3. Maharashtra
  4. Odisha

Answer: Odisha

Question 29. Which of the following teams did Kerala Kings defeat in the finals to become the 1st champions of the T-10 league?

  1. Maratha Arabians
  2. Bengal Tigers
  3. Punjabi Legends
  4. Pakhtoons

Answer: Punjabi Legends

Question 30. Which country hosted the T-10 Cricket League 2017?

  1. UAE
  2. South Africa
  3. Australia
  4. Pakistan

Answer: UAE

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