29 Sep
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General Awareness September 2017 Questions
Question 1. Name the 1st Indian spinner to take a hat-trick in ODI cricket.
a. Ravindra Jadeja
b. Ravichandran Ashwin
c. Kuldeep Yadav
d. Akshar Patel
Answer: Kuldeep Yadav
Question 2. Saubhaya (Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana) scheme was launched recently. The scheme aims to provide free electricity connections to all households by
a. May 2019
b. December 2018
c. December 2019
d. May 2022
Answer: December 2018
Question 3. India’s position on the Global Competitiveness Index 2017-18 is
a. 40th
b. 41st
c. 42nd
d. 43rd
Answer: 40th
Question 4. Every year, the Global Competitiveness Index is published by the
a. World Bank
b. International Monetary Fund
c. World Trade Organization
d. World Economic Forum
Answer: World Economic Forum
Question 5. Which of the following nations has been ranked 1 on the Global Competitiveness Index 2017-18?
a. Singapore
b. Switzerland
c. Norway
d. USA
Answer: Switzerland
Question 6. Antyodaya Diwas is observed on 25th September to commemorate the memory of which of the following leaders?
a. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
b. Lal Bahadur Shastri
c. Jayaprakash Narayan
d. VD Savarkar
Answer: Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
Question 7. Angela Merkel has won the 4th term as Chancellor of Germany. She belongs to which of the following political parties?
a. Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU)
b. Alternative for Germany (AfD)
c. Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)
d. Free Democratic Party (FDP)
Answer: Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU)
Question 8. Joao Lourenco has been recently sworn in as the President of
a. Chile
b. Argentina
c. Philippines
d. Angola
Answer: Angola
Question 9. Mercedes Araoz has been appointed Prime Minister of
a. Peru
b. Israel
c. Brazil
d. Spain
Answer: Peru
Question 10. Where is the South Asian Boxing Championship 2017 going to be held?
a. Kathmandu, Nepal
b. Guwahati, India
c. Thimphu, Bhutan
d. Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Answer: Guwahati, India
Question 11. Which of the following films has been chosen as India’s entry to Oscar awards 2018?
a. Dangal
b. Toilet: Ek Prem Katha
c. Newton
d. Begum Jaan
Answer: Newton
Question 12. Who among the following will lead the economic advisory council to the Prime Minister?
a. Arvind Subramanian
b. Bibek Debroy
c. Arvind Panagariya
d. Rajeev Kumar
Answer: Bibek Debroy
Question 13. When is the International Day of Peace observed annually?
a. 3rd September
b. 10th September
c. 18th September
d. 21st September
Answer: 21st September
Question 14. Which of the following ports was recently renamed as Deendayal Port?
a. Visakhapatnam
b. Paradip
c. Kandla
d. Mangalore
Answer: Kandla
Question 15. Who has recently become the 1st batsman in the world to score 100 sixes in T20 international matches?
a. Virat Kohli
b. AB de Villiers
c. Quinton De Kock
d. Chris Gayle
Answer: Chris Gayle
Question 16. Which of the following states hosted the 2017 National Open Athletics Championships?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Goa
c. Kerala
d. Rajasthan
Answer: Tamil Nadu
Question 17. Name the author of the book “The Shershah of Kargil: Captain Vikram Batra”.
a. Ramachandra Guha
b. Deepak Surana
c. Anjali Damania
d. Anita Desai
Answer: Deepak Surana
Question 18. Name the online general insurance company that has recently got approval from IRDA to commence operations in India.
a. Genera
b. Nippon
c. Acko
d. Insura
Answer: Acko
Question 19. Name the indigenously built Scorpene submarine which was recently handed over to the Indian Navy.
a. INS Kalvari
b. INS Chakra
c. INS Arihant
d. INS Shalki
Answer: INS Kalvari
Question 20. Name the country which has recently allowed women to drive.
a. Iran
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Oman
d. Yemen
Answer: Saudi Arabia
Question 21. RBI has removed rupee denominated overseas bonds from the corporate debt limit and notified that they will be treated as external commercial borrowings. These bonds are commonly referred to as
a. Masala Bonds
b. Chhota Bonds
c. Bharat Bonds
d. Baniya Bonds
Answer: Masala Bonds
Question 22. What is the amount of scholarship that 1000 selected athletes will receive annually for 8 years under Khelo India (national program for development of sports) scheme?
a. 3 Lakh
b. 4 Lakh
c. 5 Lakh
d. 6 Lakh
Answer: 5 Lakh
Question 23. When is the World Maritime Day observed?
a. 20th September
b. 21st September
c. 22nd September
d. 28th September
Answer: 28th September
Question 24. Where is the 1st BIMSTEC disaster management exercise going to be conducted?
a. India
b. Myanmar
c. Nepal
d. Bhutan
Answer: India
Question 25. Where was the India-Japan annual summit 2017 organized recently?
a. Gandhinagar
b. Ahmedabad
c. Bengaluru
d. Hyderabad
Answer: Gandhinagar
Question 26. Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi recently met Aung San Suu Kyi who is the State Counselor of
a. Bhutan
b. Myanmar
c. Japan
d. North Korea
Answer: Myanmar
Question 27. RBI has notified that a P2P lending company providing loan facilitation service from its platform will be considered an NBFC. ‘P2P’ stands for
a. Premium to payer
b. Payee to payer
c. Peer to peer
d. Payer to payee
Answer: Peer to peer
Question 28. Name the 1st state in India that has set up family welfare committees.
a. Gujarat
b. Tripura
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Himachal Pradesh
Answer: Tripura
Question 29. Ajay Bisaria has been recently appointed India’s new high commissioner to
a. United Kingdom
b. USA
c. China
d. Pakistan
Answer: Pakistan
Question 30. When is the World Tourism Day observed annually?
a. 22nd September
b. 23rd September
c. 26th September
d. 27th September
Answer: 27th September
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Summary
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