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GK500 500 must do GK questions For students preparing for competitive exam, the major question faced by everyone is General Knowledge, how to prepare for GK. The reason for extra importance of General Knowledge topics and questions is that it will not only assist you to score very high marks in less time but it will also help you to perform well in Group Discussions and Interviews. General awareness has always been taken at the lighter side by many of the candidates not realizing that how major it can be in competitive exams. Here are some useful tips for preparing GK: Tip-1: Read Newspapers Daily Tip-2: Watch Current affairs special programmes on News Tip-3: Read Business Today & India Today magazine thoroughly Tip-4: Complete Cetking’s GK40 program Following questions are divided into sets of 25 to 75 questions each.



GA/FA/EA questions asked in SBI PO mains 31st July 2016 Q1. Mozambique capital- Maputo Q2. One question asked from- State Bank of India has inked agreements with the World Bank for a $625-million (around Rs. 4,200 crore) facility to support grid connected rooftop solar programme in the country. Q3. Which of the following Banks heaquarter in Chennai- Indian Bank Q4. FINO PayTech is a- Payment Bank Q5. One question asked from- DBS Bank launched a ‘mobile-only bank’ in India. The ‘digibank’ uses technologies, such as biometrics and artificial intelligence, to enable paperless, signature-less and branchless bank. Q6. One question asked from- State Bank Mingle is the social banking application of SBI which enables you to perform basic banking activities through SBI's official Facebook page. Q7. lakhwar dam is built upon which river ? - Yamuna Q8. Talcher coal hub is located in ? - Odisha Q9. MD AND CEO of Bandhan bank ? - Chandrasekar gosh Q10. First women to climb mount everest-Arunima sinha Q11. Ease of doing business indrx is developed by ? - World Bank Q12. USD 500 million sanctioned to Bihar project by? -ADB Q13. Non farm micro units are eligible for how much loan under MUDRA scheme ? - 10 lakh Q14. "State of children" report is prepared by ?-UNICEF Q15. BSBDA max amount capping? -Rs50,000 Q16. NACH launched by?-NPCI Q17. Housing to all by 2022 in how many rural areas?- 2.95 crore houses Q18. Rani Jhansi Marine Park?- Andaman and Nicobar Islands Q19. As per WESP,fastest growing economy at 7.3%- India Q20. Krishi Kalyan Cess starting date?- 1st June 2016. Q21. Women Economic Forum Summit held in – New Delhi Q22. Small finance banks will also have to ensure that 50% of their loan portfolio constitutes advances of up to Rs.25 lakh Q23. In FDI Intelligence report – Gujarat state top destination states for FDI in 2015 Q24. Madhavrao scindia cricket ground? Rajkot Gujarat Q25. India 1st defence communication network ? Delhi Q26. Small finance bank loan portfolio? 25 lakh

Q27. FRBM act committee? NK singh Q28. One questions asked from-Which of the following is not money market instrument ? Q29. Universal banks FDI limit ?74% Q30. World bank lowered global forecast by ? 2.4% Q31. Capital Small Finance Bank Limited headquarter- Jalandhar, Punjab Q32. BMB merge with?- SBI Q33. NATO summit- Warsaw Poland 2016 Business GK quiz 1. Who takes over as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS) of Indian Air Force (IAF) = Air Marshal Bhadauria 2. Who is BHEL CMD = Atul Sobti 3. Wipro names Whom as it’s new CEO, TK Kurien to be Vice Chairman = Abidali Neemuchwala 4. First Woman to chair GM as CEO = Mary Barra 5. LinkedIn India head - Akshay Kothari 6. Odisha Govt designated whom as its Technical Advisor = Sam Pitroda 7. Who replaced Aamir Khan as ‘Incredible India’ ambassador = Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra 8. Which Indian company acquires 100 percent stake in Augere Wireless = Airtel 9. Paytm acquires which company for $8mn to enrich customer experience = Shifu 10. Nokia completed acquisition of ________ for 15.6 Billion Euros = Alca Lucent 11. Apple takeovers educational startup ________ =Learnsprout 12. Quickr to acquire which company = Commonfloor 13. Which Indian city to get India’s first Space Park = Bengaluru 14. 7 throw of periodic table completed with addition of 4 elements Element 113, Element 115, Element 117 and which one = Element 118 15. Sukanya Chkrabarti, Indian American professor develops method to hunt what? = dark matter 16. Which company successfully tested driverless car using at NASA Centre, California = Nissan GA/FA in SBI Clerk 2016 on 26th June 2016 Ist Shift. Have a look!! 1. Gatiman Express - Runs between Delhi and Agra in India 2. KRS dam - Krishna Raja Sagara, also popularly known as KRS, is the name of both a lake and the dam that creates it. It is located close to the settlement of Krishnarajasagara. The dam is across Kaveri River, in Mandya in Karnataka state, India. 3. Kempe Gouda Airport - Kempegowda International Airport is an international airport serving Bangalore, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. 4. Full form of FEMA - Foreign Exchange Management Act 5. Full form of ECB - External Commercial Borrowing 6. July 11 - World Population Day 7. Full form of RTGS - Real-time Gross Settlement Systems 8. NHRC - National Human Rights Commission of India 9. DICGC - Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation 10. 151 megawatt (MW) solar plant is in which state - The Welspun Solar MP project is a 151 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station built in Bhagwanpura village, just south of Diken, Jawad tehsil of Neemuch district, Madhya Pradesh state, in central India. Operational



since February 2014, it is one of the largest solar power projects in India. 11. Atal mission - Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation - The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June 2015 with the focus of the urban renewal projects is to establish infrastructure that could ensure adequate robust sewerage networks and water supply for urban transformation. Rajasthan was the first state in the country to submit State Annual Action Plan under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT). 12. Aviation Park - India's first Aviation Park to come up in Gujarat 13. Where is Hazirabagh? - MoS Jayant Sinha constituancy 14. Chief Economic Advisor- Arvind Subramanium 15. MUDRA Maxlimit- 10lacs 16. FMC merges with- SEBI 17. IDFC Bank HQ- Mumbai 18. Who is Seema Punia- Discus Thrower 19. What is T in RTGS- Time 20. Highest mountain on the European continent- Mount Elbrus 21. Kempegowd Airport- Bangalore, Karnataka 22. Cuttak city is on the bank of- Mahanadi 23. SDR maintained by- IMF 24. Khardung La is a mountain pass located- Jammu and Kashmir 25. Aga Khan Palace- Pune, India 26. Kiran Bedi elected governor of- Ponducherry 27. Playing it my way biography of - Sachin Tendulkar 28. Which country becomes First Country In The World To Ban Deforestation- Norway 29. Lima is the capital city of- Peru 30. Currency of Malaysia- Ringgit 31. Indus Valley Desert is a desert ecoregion of- Pakistan 32. One question asked from CRISIL 33. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation ( DICGC) is a subsidiary of- RBI 34. Exercise Desert Eagle- India and UAE 35. The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) is an Act of the Parliament of India "to Central banks would work towards an orderly functioning of the transactions which can also develop their- foreign exchange market 36. Kanha Tiger Reserve, also called Kanha National Park- Madhya Pradesh 37. Krishna Raja Sagara, also popularly known as KRS. The dam is across- Kaveri River 38. What is "c" in ECB- External Commercial Borrowing 39. Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a company registered under the- Companies Act, 1956 40. deutsche bank headquarter- Frankfurt, Germany 41. Regional Rural Banks (also RRBs) regulated by- NABARD 42. Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account ( BSBDC) maximum Limit- fifty thousand 43. Reliance Industries Limited tied up for payments bank licence- SBI 44. One question asked from Pradhan Mantri Skills India 45. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) headquarter- Madrid, Spain GA/FA Questions asked SBI Clerk 2016 (25th June 1st Shift) 1. Wular Lake- Jammu and Kashmir 2. Valmiki National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is located in-Bihar 3. Demonetization of higher denomination banknotes.- Rs10000 4. July 28 every year celebrated as- World Hepatitis Day 5. Anant Gangaram Geete- Maharashtra

6. Largest nuclear power plant in india- Tarapur, Maharashatra 7. One Question asked from LPG 8. In ECGC "G" stand for- Guarantee 9. Gobi Desert continent- Asia 10. Chabahar Port- Iran 11. Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited or CIBIL is a- Credit Information Company 12. The "Fed" is the central bank- USA 13. Pinarayi Vijayan is the current Chief Minister of- Kerala 14. Bank of India Headquarter- Mumbai 15. Ahmedabad city river bank- Sabarmati River 16. One quation asked from foreign trade policy 17. One quation asked from National Insurance Company Limited (NICL). 18. One quation asked from debt market 19. Surya Mitra Mobile App- Ministry of New Renewable Energy 20. One quation asked from CRR and SLR 21. What is L in MCLR- Lending 22. Defence Industrial Park at- Ottappalam in Palakkad district of Kerala 23. Reverse Repo Rate- 6.00% 24. Neeraj Chopra- Javelin Thrower 25. NACH full form- National Automated Clearing House 26. Currency of Israel- shekel 27. Fully air-conditioned third AC service- Humsafar 28. Wings of fire book- APJ Abdul kalam 29. Which state declared own mascot- Assam 30. CRR and SLR deposits in which form- Cash and Liquidity 31. which country gv back india d artifacts it stole 2000yr back- USA 32. Shishu mudra scheme up to- Rs 50,000 33. International development association (IDA) HQ- Washington DC 34. 11 digit alpha numeric code on cheque- IFSC 35. 6 metro coaches exported to Australia frm which indian city- Barodara



36. According to new Basel-III norms, which kick in from- March 2019 37. Umaid Bhawan Palace, located at- Jodhpur, Rajasthan 38. The highest mountain of India- Kangchenjunga 39. Bandan Bank which types of Bank- Private Bank 40. A _______ is an agreement between two parties to exchange sequences of cash flows for a set period of time- Swap 41. RIDF full form- Rural Infrastructure Development Fund 42. One question asked from Pakistan Stock Exchange (Karachi Stock Exchange) KSE100 43. Foreign Trade Policy regulated by- Ministry of Commerce and Industry GK 2016 current affairs 1. Zinnia : The first ever flower grown where = space 2. Chinese scientists develop new bio artificial organ = liver 3. India to build a satellite tracking station in which country = Vietnam 4. Bajrang Punia, Ritu Phogat win Gold at which championship = National Wrestling Championship 5. Qatar Masters Open chess tournament title clinched by _________ = Magnus Carlsen 6. Who is named 2015 England Player of the Year = Wayne Rooney 7. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis start off 2016 with which win = Brisbane title 8. Who is inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame = Marat Safin 9. Who breaks De Villiers’ record to reach 8000 ODI runs = Virat Kohli 10. Kumar Sikri is new Chairman of Competition Commission of India (CCI). 11. Barcelona FC forward Lionel Messi from Argentina has won the 2016 FIFA Ballon d’Or Award. 12. Indian writer Anuradha Roy has won the on the prestigious $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for her novel ‘Sleeping on Jupiter’. 13. Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami (Posthumous) receives Param Vir Chakra award. 14. List of Oscar Awards: 88th Academy Awards 15. Best Picture Spotlight 16. Best Actor Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant). 17. Best Actress Brie Larson (Room) 18. Best Supporting Actor Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies) 19. Best Supporting Actress Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl) 20. Best Director Alejandro G. (The Revenant). 21. Most awards 22. Mad Max: Fury Road (6 Awards) followed by The Revenant (3) and Spotlight (2).Most nominations in 88th Academy Awards The Revenant (12), Mad Max: Fury Road (10) and The Martian (7) 23. Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ranveer Singh chosen for 2016 Dinanath Mangeshkar Award 24. Stan Wawrinka wins 2016 Dubai ATP Tennis title 25. Dinesh Sharma elected as Chairperson of IFAD(International Fund for Agriculture Development) GK quiz 2016 Q1. Bharat Bill Payment System is a major component of the retail payment transactions in India, and is characterized by the presence of large number of billers, who provide a variety of payment options to

their customers. According to information available on the RBI website, the top 20 cities are generating INR how much amount in bill payments every year ? (a) INR 16,810 billion (b) INR 4,703 billion (c) INR 10,172 billion (d) INR 6,223 billion (e) None of the above Q2. Currency risk is the potential risk of loss from fluctuating foreign exchange rates when an investor has exposure to foreign currency or in foreign-currency-traded investments. Currency risk is sometimes referred to as- (a) Monetary Rate (b) Export Rate (c) Trade Rate (d) Exchange-rate risk (e) None of the above Q3. The government has named _________ outside experts as members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), moving to a model followed in the developed world. (a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four (e) Five Q4. MasterCard is rolling out its Identity Check service, popularly known as ________ to customers in Europe through a new mobile app. (a) Selfie pay (b) Voice Record (c) Finger print (d) Video play (e) None of the aove Q5. Who has launched the party name as People’s Resurgence Justice Alliance (PRJA)? (a) Niranjan Jyoti (b) Irom Sharmila# (c) Aung San Suu Kyi (d) Yogi Adityanath (e) None of the above Q6. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the Report of the Internal Working Group (IWG) on Rationalisation of Branch Authorisation Policy. The Group is chaired by............? (a) Bibek Debroy (b) Madhukar Gupta (c) NR Nagendra (d) Ratan P Watal (e) Lily Vadera Q7. Mobile Money Identification Number (MMID) is a ________ digit number of which the first four digits are the unique identification number of the bank offering Immediate Payment Service (IMPS). (a) Seven (b) Thirteen (c) Eleven (d) Nine (e) None of the above



Q8. All bank loans, including home loans, taken are now linked to the bank's marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR). MCLR has effective from? (a) January 1, 2016 (b) September 1, 2015 (c) April 1, 2015 (d) April 1, 2016 (e) None of the above Q9. Two professors from Harvard and MIT have been awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for contributions to- (a) Financial and real estate markets (b) Private prisons (c) Contract theory (d) Essential to the functioning (e) Research sheds light Q10. _________ is a system that powers multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application (of any participating bank), merging several banking features, seamless fund routing & merchant payments into one hood. (a) Real-time gross settlement systems (RTGS) (b) Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale (EFTPOS) (c) Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) (d) Unified Payments Interface (UPI) (e) None of the above Q1. Indravati National Park is a national park located in which among the following states? (a) Odisha (b) West Bengal (c) Chhatisgarh (d) Assam (e) Tamil Nadu Q2. EFTPOS is an electronic payment system involving electronic funds transfers based on the use of payment cards, such as debit or credit cards, at payment terminals located at points of sale. What is E in EFTPOS? (a) Electronic (b) Essential (c) Every (d) Effective (e) None of the above Q3. The Book "One Indian Girl" is the 7th fictional novel and the 9th overall novel written by the Indian author.......? (a) Vikram Seth (b) Arundhati Roy (c) Kiran Desai (d) Aravind Adiga (e) Chetan Bhagat Q4. Bhavanisagar Dam or Lower Bhavani Dam, is located in which state? (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Maharashtra (d) West Bengal (e) Madhya Pradesh Q5. RBI believes this boost to consumption will lead to gross value added (GVA) growth of _____ for 2016-17? (a) 7.1 per cent (b) 7.0 per cent (c) 7.9 per cent

(d) 7.6 per cent (e) 7.3 per cent Q6. The Sheikh Zayed Stadium is a cricket ground located in which among the following cities? (a) Abu Dhabi, UAE (b) Dubai, UAE (c) Karachi, Pakistan (d) Lahore, Pakistan (e) Hyderabad, India Q7. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a permanent, intergovernmental Organization, created at the Baghdad Conference on September 10–14, 1960, by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Where is the headquartered of OPEC? (a) Geneva, Switzerland (b) Belgium, Brussels (c) New York, USA (d) Paris, France (e) Vienna, Austria Q8. Indian and Chinese armies have held the second joint tactical exercise “Sino India Cooperation 2016 in which city? (a) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (b) Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir (c) Ajmer, Rajasthan (d) Dehradun, Uttarakhand (e) None of the above Q9. Dalai Lama has been given the honorary citizenship of which among the following cities? (a) Moscow, Russia (b) Rome, Italy (c) Milan , Italy (d) Paris, France (e) Sydney, Australia Q10. The Election Commission of India has held the first ever International Conference on Voter Education in which city? (a) Patna (b) Chennai (c) Lucknow (d) New Delhi (e) Kolkata Q11. The 11-member committee, headed by former Finance Secretary Ratan P Watal is related with which among the following committee? (a) Incentivise transactions through cards and digital (b) One Rank One Pension (c) Indo-Pakistani war and Simla Agreement (d) Financial inclusion or inclusive financing (e) None of the above Q12. Corporation Bank is a public sector banking company headquartered in..........? (a) Kolkata (b) Mangalore (c) Chennai (d) Bengaluru (e) Mumbai Q13. Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is a specified minimum fraction of the total deposits of customers, which commercial banks have to hold as reserves either in cash or as deposits with the central bank. CRR is set



according to the guidelines of the central bank of a country. CRR controls- (a) It cheaper for banks to borrow money (b) Is a tool, which central bank uses for short-term purposes (c) Greater control to the central bank over money supply (d) Marking a shift from earlier method of calibrating various policy rates separately (e) None of the above Q14. Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA) is a Zero Balance Savings Account that takes care of your simple banking needs with Free ATM card, monthly statement, and cheque book. How much amount has withdrawal and transfer limit under BSBDA? (a) Rs 1,00,000 per month (b) Rs 20,000 per month (c) Rs 50,000 per year (d) Rs 10,000 per month (e) No Limit Q15. Grama Vidiyal Microfinance, a Trichy-based microfinance company has acquired by which among the following Banks? (a) Punjab National Bank (b) Bandhan Bank (c) ICICI Bank (d) State Bank of India (e) IDFC Bank Q16. Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the............? (a) Kenya (b) Argentina (c) Uganda (d) Iceland (e) Bahamas Q17. Which is a hybrid security, combining features of preferred stock and corporate bonds? (a) UPI (b) NPCI (c) NEFT (d) MIPS (e) RTGS Q18. Which among the following countries North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders will hold their next summit in 2017? (a) Beijing, China (b) New York, USA (c) Paris, France (d) Brussels, Belgium (e) London, UK Q19. Kalikho Pul who has found hanging from a ceiling fan was the Chief Minister of which state? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Himachal Pradesh (e) Uttar Pradesh Q20. The highest currency note ever printed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was a Rs 10,000 note during the British Raj. It was printed first in- (a) 1919 (b) 1946 (c) 1938 (d) 1912

(e) 1978 Q21. The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a loosely-defined region in the western part of which Ocean? (a) Australia Ocean (b) Atlantic Ocean (c) Southern, Ocean (d) Indian, Ocean (e) None of the above Q22. The Antwerp Diamond Bank is a small, 75-year-old bank that specializes exclusively in serving the diamond and the diamond jewelry sector. Where is the headquarter of the Antwerp Diamond Bank? (a) Vienna, Austria (b) Antwerp, Belgium (c) Frankfurt, Germany (d) Beijing, China (e) Washington DC, USA Q23. Typhoon Haima made a second landfall in which country? (a) China (b) India (c) Japan (d) Malaysia (e) Singapore Q24. In a bid to boost credit growth in the economy, the Centre announced a sum of how much crore for recapitalisation of 13 public sector banks? (a) Rs 22,915 crore (b) Rs 27,110 crore (c) Rs 10,000 crore (d) Rs 50,207 crore (e) Rs 38,500 crore Q25. Payments banks are a new model of banks conceptualized by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). These banks can accept a restricted deposit which is currently limited to INR 1 lakh per customer account. How much amount minimum capital has requirement for Payments banks? (a) Rs 1 crore (b) Rs 50 crore (c) Rs 1000 crore (d) Rs 500 crore (e) Rs 100 crore Headquarter Of ICAN - Geneva, Switzerland Kandla port has been renamed as - Deen dayal upadhyaya Port Noble prize for literature - Kazuo Ishiguro Headquarter Of ICAR - New Delhi Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park is located in - Assam Gorumara National Park is located in - West Bengal Banwari Laal purohit is governor of which state - Tamil Nadu 14th November celebrated as - Diabetes Day 10th brics summit will be held in - Johannesburg, South Africa One question was asked from operational risk. Yudh Abhyas 2017, a joint military training exercise between India and ______ - United States What is the meaning of M in MUDRA - Micro What is the meaning of P in PCA - Prompt What is the meaning of G in SHG - Group First payment Bank in india - Airtel Payments Bank Ltd Vijayawada situated on the bank of which River - Krishna River What is the minimum capital required for small finance bank - 100 Cr Venezuela capital - Caracas



Cheque and DD come under which act - Negotiable Instrument Act 1881 Prakash javdekar constituency - Madhya Pradesh Tungabhadra dam is in which state – Karnataka Pooja Kadian is related to which sports – Wushu UPI Full Form - Unified Payment Interface Hidayatullah National Law University is in which state – New Raipur, Chhattisgarh Cheque truncation system introduced in which year - 2010 One question related to IBBI Recently died Kundan Shah is related to which field – Director The Banking Codes and Standards Board of India was registered as a society under which act - Societies Registration Act, 1860 GK 2016 Books & Authors 1. Book An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India, authored by Lok Sabha MP ___________ has been released ? Shashi Tharoor Hema Malini Rahul Gandhi Mulayam Singh None of These ( Ans - 1) 2. Book Harp, has been authored by _________ ? Chetan Bhagat Amish Tripathi Nidhi Dalmia Jhumpa Lahiri None of These ( Ans - 3) 3. Book Immortal, by __________ has been released ? Amish Tripathi Hem Kumar Pande Jhumpa Lahiri Krishna Udayasankar None of These ( Ans - 4) 4. Book SRK - 25 Years of a Life, authored by ____________ has been released. It traces journey of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan. ? Ravinder Singh Robin Sharma Chetan Bhagat Ramachandra Guha Samar Khan ( Ans - 5) 5. Book The Burning Forest: India’s War in Bastar, authored by __________ has been released ? E Sridharan Rajendra Singh Nandini Sundar Amish Tripathi None of These ( Ans - 3) 6. Book CHARAIVETI, CHARAIVETI has been Released, with its first copy presented to President Pranab Mukherjee. Book is compilation of select recollections of sixty years in public life of Shri Ram Naik (Governor of ________) ? Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Haryana

Punjab None of These ( Ans - 1) 7. Vice President Hamid Ansari released Festschrift A lifetime of Moulding Technology and Science Policy in India, dedicated to ___________ ? A P J Abdul Kalam Ashok Parthasarthi Atal Bihari Vajpayee Lal Krishan Advani None of These ( Ans - 2) 8. Actor ____________ launched her second book The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad. Her first was Mrs Funnybones: She's Just Like You and a Lot Like Me (2015). ? Twinkle Khanna Hema Malini Rekha Jaya Bachchan None of These ( Ans - 1) 9. Book A Season of Ghosts has been authored by noted Indian author ____________ ? Ruskin Bond Chetan Bhagat Ramachandra Guha Amish Tripathi None of These ( Ans - 1) 10. Book Conflicts of Interest: My Journey through India's Green Movement, by ___________ has been acquired by Penguin India ? Amitav Ghosh Jhumpa Lahiri Nita Mehta Sunita Narain None of These ( Ans - 4) 11. Book Death under the Deodars: The Adventures of Miss Ripley-Bean by noted author ____________ has been released ? Subroto Bagchi Amish Tripathi Chetan Bhagat Ruskin Bond None of These ( Ans - 4) 12. Book Heyday: Britain and the Birth of the Modern World, has been authored by ____________ ? J K Rowling Ben Wilson Amish Tripathi Salma Rushdie None of These ( Ans - 2)



13. Book‚ How to Steal a Ghost@Manipal, has been authored by __________ ? Chetan Bhagat Ashwin Sanghi Ruskin Bond Ravinder Singh Shweta Taneja ( Ans - 5) 14. Book Migrants, Refugees and the Stateless in South Asia has been authored by ________ ? Partha S.Ghosh Subroto Bagchi Vikram Seth Anant Pai None of These ( Ans - 1) 15. Book Swimmer Among the Stars, has been authored by _________ ? Shashi Tharoor Anant Pai Amish Tripathi Kanishk Tharoor None of These ( Ans - 4) 16. PM Narendra Modi released book on life of Shri Kedarnath Sahni. He was a governor of Indian states of Sikkim and __________ ? Mizoram Nagaland Goa Assam None of These ( Ans - 3) 17. Rajiv Gandhi Assassin Nalini Sriharan approved release book about her prison life (24 years). Book Rajiv Gandhi assasin, hidden truths, Priyanka meeting Nalini has been written by ________ ? Ketan Mehta Ekalaivan Salman Rushdie Anant Pai None of These ( Ans - 2) IBPS Clerk Mains 2016 Part-1 General-Awareness-Quiz-for-IBPS-PO-Mains-2016 (1) Kumarakom bird sanctuary -Kerala (2) Gobind sagar dam - Himachal Pradesh (3) Book "Immortals of meluha" is written by- Amish tripathi (4) Person With Disabilities Day theme of 2016 - "Achieving 17 goals for the future we want" (5) International criminal court headquarter- The Hague, Netherlands

(6) One Question asked from Micro ATM (7) Global citizen festival 2016 held in - Mumbai, Maharashtra (8) Hand in Hand is an exercise between India and China (9) Balamuralikrishna related to which field - Carnatic singer (10) Bollywood theme park recently opened in Dubai,UAE (11) National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) transaction - transaction is done in hourly batches (12) Electronic funds transfer at point of sale (EFTPOS) - in which 'P' stands for Point (13) Commercial papers in India is issued in the form of promissory note (14) India got 145 M777 howitzer from USA (15) Rabobank Headquarter- Utrecht, Netherland (16) Kehkashan Basu - International children's peace prize (17) 100% equity owned by govt. in India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) (18) Asia's first cycle highway now in Uttar Pradesh (19) Asia Pacific screen awards best actor - Manoj bajpai (20) Irom Chanu Sharmila a civil rights activist, political activist, and poet from the Indian state of- Manipur 1. _____________ study Utility Scale DSM Opportunities and Business Models in India has pegged India’s Energy Efficiency Market at Rs. 1.6 Lakh Crores. Ministry of Power has fixed energy savings targets for XII Plan period (2012‚17) as 60.5 BU (billion units) through various energy efficiency interventions ? World Bank IMF ADB New Development Bank None of These ( Ans - 1) 2. Ministry of Women and Child Development launched ‚Ëœ_____________‚„ portal to register complaints of child sexual abuse ? Complaint-Box Suggestion-Box E‚BOX I-BOX None of These ( Ans - 3) 3. 10‚days Tripitak Sutrapath Mahotasava has started at Bodhgaya in ____________ ? Mizoram Manipur Assam Bihar



None of These ( Ans - 4) 4. 21st International Film Festival of Kerala held in _____________ ? Kochi Malappuram Kozhikode Kollam Thiruvananthapuram ( Ans - 5) 5. 6,117 _______________ dancers have set a new Guinness World Record by performing together in a single event in Vijayawada district of Andhra Pradesh. Guinness World Record updated for 12‚minute “Jayamu Jayamu” item as ‘Largest ______________ dance’ performance. ? Kathak Bharata Natyam Kuchipudi Kathakali None of These ( Ans - 3) 6. ___________ launched by AYUSH Ministry to promote health and health education in villages ? Swasthya Raksha Programme Swasthya Bharat Programme Swatch Raksha Programme Swatch Bharat Programme None of These ( Ans - 1) 7. Thal Favang Kut festival organised by state Government of ____________. It is a post‚harvest festival which is celebrated after harvesting the paddy. ? Manipur Mizoram Assam Nagaland None of These ( Ans - 2) 8. Actor ___________ has recently launched Braille‚Tactile children’s book series Tactabet. ? Hrithik Roshan Aamir Khan Shah Rukh Khan Ranbir Kapoor None of These ( Ans - 1) 9. ____________________ High Court ruled that practice of triple talaq (Talaq‚e‚bidat) among Muslims is unconstitutional and violates rights of women as stated in constitution. High Court also stated that

No Personal Law Board is above Constitution, referring to All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) ? Allahabad Delhi Jodhpur Patna None of These ( Ans - 1) 10. American Firm _____________ introduced Its Prime Video Service in India, to provide users access to collection of ad‚free new releases including Bollywood and Hollywood movies. It will pose competition to other online streaming services like Netflix and Hotstar. ? Google Facebook Microsoft Amazon None of These ( Ans - 4) 11. Amul, a Milk Products brand under Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union will invest 200 crore rupees for a ‘Centralised Milk Processing Plant’ at Sankrail Food Park in Howrah in _______________ ? Odisha Jharkhand Chhattisgarh West Bengal None of These ( Ans - 4) 12. _______________ Government allotted 1473 Acres land for construction of nuclear power plant at Kovvada. This 6600 MW Nuclear Power Project will be executed at estimated cost of Rs 60000 crores. State govt also launched website of state's Economic Development Board (AP‚EDB) ? Kerala Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Telangana None of These ( Ans - 2) 13. Annual Reading Trends Report 2016 by Amazon has ranked ____________ as country’s most well ‚ read city in fourth consecutive year. Bengaluru and Mumbai taking second and third spot ? Chennai Nashik Ahmedabad Pune Delhi ( Ans - 5)



14. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) found ancient camping site used by pre‚historic man, at an altitude of 4,200 metres in Nubra Valley of Ladakh in _______ ? J & K Haryana Himachal Pradesh Punjab None of These ( Ans - 1) 15. As per report by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) and Deloitte, India's internet population will increase from current 34.3 crore to ________ crore users by 2020 ? 50 40 70 60 None of These ( Ans - 4) 16. _______________ government launched ‘Sustainable Action for Climate Resilient Development in Majuli’ (SACReD, Majuli) to make river island Majuli country’s first ever Carbon Neutral district by 2020. ? West Bengal Nagaland Assam Sikkim None of These ( Ans - 3) 17. _______________'s Hailakandi became 1st district to pay cashless transactions wages after it paid wages to tea garden workers through individual bank accounts ? West Bengal Assam Sikkim Bihar None of These ( Ans - 2) 18. Augmented reality Game Pokemon Go entered Indian market, 2016 in partnership with telecom operator ____________. ? Airtel Reliance Jio Vodafone Idea None of These ( Ans - 2) 19. Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) and Kerala Police organized 45th All India Police Science Congress in ___________ ? Kochi Kozhikode Coimbatore

Thiruvananthapuram None of These ( Ans - 4) 20. Cabinet approved draft Major Port Authorities Bill 2016, aimed to replace Major Port Trusts Act 1963. The bill aims to empower 12 major ports to perform with greater efficiency on account of full autonomy in decision‚making. Number of sections have been reduced to ___________, from 134 ? 65 55 45 125 None of These ( Ans - 1) 21. Campaign 100 Million for 100 Million Campaign organized by Nobel peace prize winner __________________ 's Childrens’ Foundation, on occasion 0f 81st birthday of President of India Pranab Mukherjee. Aim is to mobilise 100 million youth and children for 100 million underprivileged children across world ? Kailash Satyarthi Satya Nadella Malala Yousafzai Anil Bokil None of These ( Ans - 1) 22. ___________________ CM Raman Singh Launched country’s first cashless bazaar in capital Raipur. It has over 900 shops that provide customers the facilities of cashless payments using Cashless systems ? Jharkhand Chhattisgarh Odisha West Bengal None of These ( Ans - 2) 23. Cyclone _________ struck coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. It is 3rd cyclonic storm of season after Cyclone Kyant and Nada ? Vajra Chakra Vaayu Vardah None of These ( Ans - 4) 24. ______ High Court removed ban imposed on 344 fixed dose combination (FDC) drugs by Central Government over fears that they are potential health and safety hazards.Ban was imposed based on recommendations of Kokate committee. ? Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Bihar Haryana



Delhi ( Ans - 5) 25. Department of Posts brought out a Special Cover on freedom fighter ________________, eight Commemorative Postage Stamps on Personalities Series: Bihar & a stamp on Hardayal Municipal Heritage Public Library ? Lala Lapat Rai Shaheed Udham Singh Gaya Prasad Katiyar Shaheed Bhagat Singh None of These ( Ans - 3) 26. Department of Telecom (DoT) will soon launch ‘________’ portal that will let users check radiation compliance status of mobile towers and transmitters across country ? Tarang Sanchar Tarang Pravah Sacnhar Pravah Akash Vani None of These ( Ans - 1) 27. ESIC (Employee's State Insurance Corporation) enhanced Ceiling on Medical Expenditure from Rs. 2150 to Rs. ___________ per Insured Person with sub ceiling of Rs. 1250 for “Administration” and Rs. 1750 for “Other. To enhance number of Registered Employers / Employees, a new enrollment Scheme has been approved for three months ‚ 1st January to 31st March, 2017 ? 4000 3000 2500 5000 None of These ( Ans - 2) 28. Enforcement Directorate summoned ___________ India to investigate airline’s alleged violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) regulations ? Spicejet Indigo AirAsia Jet Airways None of These ( Ans - 3) 29. Environment Ministry approved Rs. 40 crore proposal of _______________ government to treat water from Ousteri lake ? Dadra and Nagar Haveli Delhi Andaman and Nicobar Islands Goa Puducherry

( Ans - 5) 30. First Serendipity Arts Festival (SAF) held on banks of river Mandovi in Panaji (______________). ? Gujarat Maharashtra Goa Haryana None of These ( Ans - 3) SBI Clerk Exam (Morning Shift). Following questions were shared by our readers with us. 1. What is the fullform ECB - External commercial borrowing 2. Who is the author of Lowland ? - Jhumpa Lahiri 3. What are the limits for atm withdrawls free of charge ? - 5 times for same bank (revision is going to be implemented shortly) 4. What is the capital of Ehiopia ? - Addis Ababa 5. World population day is on? – 11 July 6. Plastic money refers to - Debit card 7. Budget for skill development - Rs 100 crore allocated for a start-up programme for rural youth 8. Yuan is the currency of? - China 9. Playing to win is autobiography of ? - Saina Nehwal 10. 2016 uber and thomas cup will be held In - Kunshan, China 11. Who is the current Food processing minister - Harsimreet kaur badal 12. Who is Mario goteze ? - German Footballer 13. The accidental prime minister book was written by- Sanjaya Baru 14. What is the BRICS development bank Base Capital? - 100 billion $ 15. What is the full form of KVP : Kisan Vikas Patra 16. Ramoji film city is located in ? - Hyderabad 17. Credit rating in India is done by which body ? - CIBIL, CARE and ICRA 18. Commodity exchange Regulate By? - MCX 19. An institutions which is related to agriculture banking - NABARD 1. _____________ : International Day for Preventing Exploitation of Environment in War and Armed Conflict ? 6 November 16 November 10 November 20 November None of These ( Ans - 1) 2. Nov 01 ‚ Statehood Day of Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and _____________ ? Goa Gujarat Punjab Maharashtra None of These ( Ans - 3)



3. ____________ ‚ World Vegan Day. Observed every year by setting up stalls, hosting potlucks and planting memorial trees to benefit veganism for humans, animals and natural environment ? Nov 04 Nov 03 Nov 02 Nov 01 None of These ( Ans - 4) 4. _________ ‚ International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists ? Nov 04 Nov 03 Nov 01 Nov 20 Nov 02 ( Ans - 5) 5. Nov 05, 2016 ‚ First Global Tsunami Awareness Day. United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) constituted the day by adopting a resolution in December 2015. Proposal was mooted by _____________ after 3rd UN Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai in March 2015 ? China Vietnam Japan Myanmar None of These ( Ans - 3) 6. Nov 09 ‚ Foundation Day of State of Uttarakhand. It was created in 2000. 1. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat conferred Uttarakhand Ratna award on former Uttarakhand CM _____________ ? Narayan Dutt Tiwari Vijay Bahuguna Ramesh Pokhriyal B. C. Khanduri None of These ( Ans - 1) 7. ____________‚ World Science Day for Peace and Development. 2016 Theme is Celebrating Science Centres and Science Museums ? Nov 1 Nov 10 Nov 20 Nov 30 None of These ( Ans - 2) 8. ________ ‚ Public Service Broadcasting Day. It marks M K Gandhi‚„s First and Only visit to All India Radio (AIR) studio On this day in 1947 ? Nov 12 Nov 2

Nov 1 Nov 10 None of These ( Ans - 1) 9. ___________ ‚ World Pneumonia Day. 2016 Theme is Keep the Promise, Stop Pneumonia Now. ? Nov 12 Nov 1 Nov 2 Nov 10 None of These ( Ans - 1) 10. _____________ ‚ Children's day in India. It is celebrated on occasion of Birth Anniversary of Jawahar Lal Nehru, India's First Prime Minister. He was born in 1889 ? Nov 4 Nov 1 Nov 10 Nov 14 None of These ( Ans - 4) 11. ___________ ‚ World Diabetes Day. 2016 theme is Eyes on Diabetes ? Nov 1 Nov 4 Nov 10 Nov 14 None of These ( Ans - 4) 12. Nov 15 ‚ _________ Statehood Day. It was created on Nov 15, 2000. ? Chhattisgarh Jharkhand Uttarakhand Odisha None of These ( Ans - 2) 13. Nov 7 ‚ 128th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Bharat Ratna Sir ____________ ? Rabindranath Tagore Vallabh Bhai Patel Madan Mohan Malaviya Jawahar Lal Nehru Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman ( Ans - 5) 14. _____________ ‚ National Cancer Awareness Day ? Nov 7 Nov 10



Nov 1 Nov 11 None of These ( Ans - 1) 15. ____________ ‚ World Savings Day. 2016 theme is “Grabbing Hold of Your Financial Future ? Oct 3 Oct 1 Oct 30 Oct 31 None of These ( Ans - 4) 16. __________ - India's National Press Day. ? Nov 1 Nov 6 Nov 16 Nov 10 None of These ( Ans - 3) 17. __________- International Day for Tolerance. On this occasion, UNESCO awarded tolerance prize 2016 (Madanjeet Singh Prize) to Moscow Jewish museum. Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center is a $50 million institution that opened in 2012. UNESCO had instituted Madanjeet Singh Prize in 1995 ? Nov 6 Nov 16 Nov 10 Nov 1 None of These ( Ans - 2) 18. ____________ - World Philosophy Day, celebrated on third Thursday of November by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ? Nov 1 Nov 17 Nov 7 Nov 10 None of These ( Ans - 2) 19. _________ - World Toilet Day. 2016 Theme is Toilets and jobs. This day in 2016 is also 100th Birth Anniversary of Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. ? Nov 9 Nov 1 Nov 10 Nov 19 None of These ( Ans - 4)

20. ___________ - United Nations'(UN) Universal Children‚„s Day. 2016 theme is Stop Violence Against Children ? Nov 20 Nov 21 Nov 22 Nov 2 None of These ( Ans - 1) 21. . Nov 20 - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2016. It is held on Third ________ of November. ? Sunday Monday Saturday Thursday None of These ( Ans - 1) 22. ___________ - United Nations‚„ (UN) World Television Day. ? Nov 2 Nov 21 Nov 20 Nov 1 None of These ( Ans - 2) 23. _________ - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. 2016 Theme is Orange the World ‚œ raise funds to end violence against women ? Nov 5 Nov 2 Nov 20 Nov 25 None of These ( Ans - 4) 24. ____________ - Constitution Day of India. On this day in 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India, that went into effect on 26 January 1950 ? Nov 2 Nov 6 Nov 20 Nov 25 Nov 26 ( Ans - 5) 25. _________ - National Milk Day (NMD). It marks mark birth anniversary of Father of India's White Revolution Dr.Verghese Kurien. ? Nov 2 Nov 6 Nov 26 Nov 20 None of These



( Ans - 3) 26. ____________ - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People ? Nov 29 Nov 20 Nov 9 Nov 11 None of These ( Ans - 1) 1. As per recent study, 7th century _________ Buddhist pilgrim and scholar Xuan Zang (Hsuan Tsang) stayed a couple of years in Bezawada (the old name of Vijayawada) to copy and study Buddhist scriptures ? Chinese Japanese Vietnamese Nepali None of These ( Ans - 1) 2. Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Visited _______ and signed a new bilateral Trade Agreement ? Nepal Sri Lanka Bhutan Myanmar None of These ( Ans - 3) 3. Former ________ Deputy Chief Minister Mangat Ram Sharma passed away ? Uttar Pradesh Punjab Haryana Jammu and Kashmir None of These ( Ans - 4) 4. Chief of Indian Army Dalbir Singh and President Pranab Mukherjee Visited _______ ? Bangladesh Sri Lanka Japan China Nepal ( Ans - 5) 5. Janet Reno, first woman Attorney General of _________, passed away ? UK Russia USA Spain None of These

( Ans - 3) 6. Legendary ___________ singer and composer Pandit Amaradeva passed away ? Sri Lankan Indian Bangaldeshi Nepali None of These ( Ans - 1) 7. MN Sharma, first chief architect of __________ passed away ? Delhi Chandigarh Jaipur Kolkata None of These ( Ans - 2) 8. Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, __________ visited Trinidad and Tobago ? Ram Vilas Paswan Sushma Swaraj Radha Mohan Singh Rajnath Singh None of These ( Ans - 1) 9. Mota Singh, First Indian‚origin Sikh in ______, passed away ? UK USA Russia Spain None of These ( Ans - 1) 10. Noted ________ singer‚songwriter Leonard Cohen passed away ? American British Swiss Canadian None of These ( Ans - 4) 11. Noted geophysicist ____________ passed away, known for outstanding contribution in understanding earthquakes, mass extinctions and movement of Indian sub‚continent plates ? Pramila Jaypal Kailash Satyarthi Rajendra Singh Janardhan G Negi None of These ( Ans - 4)



12. Persons Visiting India ‚ Jordan - Salameh Hammad (Interior Minister) Japan - Shotaro Yachi (National Security Advisor) Vietnam - Bui Van Thanh (Deputy Minister of Public Security) Bangladesh - Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya (Minister of Disaster Management & Relief) Turkey - Lutfi Elvan (Minister of Development) Bhutan - Dawa Gyaltshen (Minister of Home & Cultural Affairs) Mongolia - Khurelsukh Ukhna (Deputy Prime Minister) __________ - Maithripala Sirisena (President), Mangala Samaraweera (Foreign Minister), Mahinda Amraveera (Fisheries Minister) Nepal Sri Lanka Bangladesh Mauritius None of These ( Ans - 2) 13. _____________'s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Adam Bain resigned ? Microsoft Facebook Google Linkedin Twitter ( Ans - 5) 14. ____________'s Denton A. Cooley - noted heart surgeon who performed world’s first artificial heart transplant, has passed away ? USA UK Russia Poland None of These ( Ans - 1) 15. Antonio Costa, Prime Minister of ________________ will be Chief Guest at 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention to be held from 7 to 9 January 2017 at Bengaluru (Karnataka). While, Michael Ashwin Satyandre Adhin, Vice President of Suriname will be Special Guest at Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) to be held on 7 January 2017 in Bengaluru. ? Italy Poland Belgium Portugal None of These ( Ans - 4) 16. As per Forbes, the co-founder brothers of _____________, Patrick and John Collison are officially world’s youngest self-made billionaires

now. At US $9.2 billion, John Collison is world's youngest self-made billionaire ? Skype WhatsApp Stripe Snapchat None of These ( Ans - 3) 17. _________ leader and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ram Naresh Yadav passed away. ? SP Congress BSP BJP None of These ( Ans - 2) 18. ________’s former president Fidel Castro passed away, considered a great friend for India ? Colombia Cuba France Italy None of These ( Ans - 2) 19. Former _____________ Governor Lt Gen S K Sinha passed away. ? Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand Manipur J & K None of These ( Ans - 4) 20. Former Cricketer and Rajya Sabha Sachin Tendulkar adopted another village - Gollapalli, in Andhra Pradesh. His first village under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna is Puttamrajuvari Kandriga in Andhra Pradesh. ? Sachin Tendulkar Mohammad Azharuddin Kirti Azad Sunil Gavaskar None of These ( Ans - 1) 21. George Yeo resigned as Nalanda University Chancellor. He is former Foreign minister of _____________ ? Singapore China Vietnam Japan None of These ( Ans - 1)



22. Indian Army Chief ______________ Visited China. ? Sunil Lanba Dalbir Singh Suhaag Arup Raha Bikram Singh None of These ( Ans - 2) 23.____________ Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth visited india. ? Nepal Myanmar Sri Lanka Mauritius None of These ( Ans - 4) 24. Noted Carnatic artist Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna passed away. ? Scientist Journalist Social Activist Politician Carnatic Artist ( Ans - 5) 25. Noted __________ author William Trevor (among best short story writers), has passed away. ? Polish Danish Irish Swiss None of These ( Ans - 3) 26. Noted _______ Dileep Padgaonkar passed away ? Journalist Scientist Actor Politician None of These ( Ans - 1) 27. Noted ____________ author Anand Yadav passed away. His autobiography‚ Zombi,‚ won him prestigious Sahitya Akadmi award in 1991. ? Gujrati Marathi Punjabi Hindi None of These ( Ans - 2)

28. Noted __________ writer director K Subaash passed away. He was best known for penning superstar Shah Rukh Khan starrer Chennai Express. ? Hindi Odia Tamil Gujrati None of These ( Ans - 3) 29. Noted __________ and policy maker Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon passed away ? Chemist Biologist Actor Politician Physicist ( Ans - 5) 30. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of __________ visited India ? Malaysia Indonesia Thailand Singapore None of These ( Ans - 3)

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