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GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS POSTED IN JANUARY 2017

1. Proposed capital of Andhra Pradesh –

(a) Tirupati (b) Amaravathi (c) Vijayawada (d) Visakhapatnam

2. Donald Trump belongs to which party?

(a) Republican (b) Democratic (c) Conservative (d) Labour

3. New Chief of Army Staff –

(a) DS Suhag (b) DS Dhanoa (c) Bipin Rawat (d) Pravin Bakshi

4. New Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu –

(a) O Panneerselvam (b) Sasikala (c) Oomen Chandy (d) Karunanidhi

5. 2017 is the UN International Year of –

(a) Pulses (b) Soils

(c) Light Based Technologies (d) Sustainable Tourism for Development

6. Number of companies in BSE Sensex –

(a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 50 (d)100

7. Volkswagen is a company based in -

(a) Germany (b) Sweden (c) France (d) Russia

8. New 500 rupee note has the image of -

(a) Mangalyaan (b) Red Fort (c) Taj Mahal (d) Tiger

9. Magnus Carlsen is associated with -

(a) F1 Racing (b) Golf (c) Chess (d) Snooker

10. World AIDS Day is observed on -

(a) December 25 (b) December 18 (c) December 10 (d) December 1

11. Theresa May is the Prime Minister of –

(a) United Kingdom (b) Canada (c) Australia (d)New Zealand

12. Vitara Brezza is a car model launched by –

(a) Hyundai (b) Honda (c) Maruti (d) Ford

13. New 2000 rupee note has the image of -

(a) INS Vikramaditya (b) Mangalyaan (c) Red Fort (d) Thiruvalluvar

14. Chief Minister of Gujarat is -

(a) Anandiben Patel (b) Gautam Adani (c) Hardik Patel (d) Vijay Rupani

15. Which is a wind instrument?

(a) Sitar (b) Shehnai (c) Pakhawaj (d)Mridangam

16. Rafale aircraft is being acquired from -

(a) France (b) United Kingdom (c) Italy (d) Switzerland

17. Sundar Pichai is associated with -

(a) Amazon (b) Microsoft (c) Google (d) Yahoo

18. Which tennis player retired recently (Dec 16) -

(a) Ana Ivanovic (b) Maria Sharapova (c) Petra Kvitova (d) Venus Williams

19. Largest State in India is -

(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Rajasthan

20. Prakash Parv is associated with which religion?

(a) Jainism (b) Buddhism (c) Sikhism (d) Hinduism

21. Lava International is a mobile phone company based in -

(a) China (b) South Korea (c) Taiwan (d) India

22. Which is a foreign bank in India?

(a) Catholic Syrian Bank (b) Citi Bank (c) Federal Bank (d) City Union Bank

23. The present speaker of Lok Sabha is –

(a) Sumitra Mahajan (b) Meira Kumar (c) Sushma Swaraj (d) Najma Heptullah

24. Dachigam National Park is in -

(a) Jammu & Kashmir (b) Uttarakhand (c) Assam (d) Madhya Pradesh
25. Nike is a multinational company with its headquarters in –

(a) France (b) Germany (c) U.S.A. (d) Sweden

26. Agni-V missile has a range of about –

(a) 1000 km (b) 3000 km (c) 5000 km (d) 10000 km

27. Geeta Phogat is well known –

(a) Boxer (b) Wrestler (c) Shooter (d) Cricketer

28. The author of Jungle Book is -

(a) Ruskin Bond (b) Jerry Pinto (c) Jim Corbett (d) Rudyard Kipling

29. Who is not related to music?

(a) Mozart (b) Bach (c) Picasso (d) Bethoven

30. 1 terabyte is equal to –

(a) 1000 gigabytes (b) 1000 megabytes (c) 10000 gigabytes (d) 10000 megabytes

31. 104th Convention of the Indian Science Congress was held at –

(a) Kolkata (b) Bhubaneshwar (c) Tirupati (d) Chennai

32. Pixel brand of mobile phones are made by –

(a) Google (b) Microsoft (c) Amazon (d) Motorola

33. Sikh Guru Gobind Singh was born in –

(a) Nanded (b) Patna (c) Amritsar (d) Talwandi

34. The nationality of Antonio Guterres, the new Secretary General of UNO is –

(a) Portuguese (b) Austrian (c) Spanish (d) French

35. Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal are associated with –

(a) PayTM (b) Ola Cabs (c) Snapdeal (d) Flipkart

36. MDR with respect to banking stands for -

(a) Multiple Discount Rate (b) Merchant Debit Ratio

(c) Merchant Discount Rate (d) Market Discount Ratio

37. The director of film Dangal is –

(a) Ali Abbas Zafar (b) Nitesh Tiwari (c) Rajkumar Hirani (d) Subhash Kapoor

38. Which is not an amphibian?

(a) Toad (b) Frog (c) Salamander (d) Crocodile

39. Raja Ravi Varma was a famous –

(a) Painter (b) Hunter (c) Singer (d) Physician

40. Who is India's External Affairs Minister?

(a) Smriti Irani (b) Sushma Swaraj (c) Ravi Shankar Prasad (d) Manohar Parrikar

41. Bolivar is the currency of –

(a) Brazil (b) Mexico (c) Venezuela (d) Spain

42. TAG Heuer is a famous brand of –

(a) Watches (b) Cars (c) Jeans (d) Pens

43. Bedaquiline is a medicine used to treat –

(a) AIDS, (b) Ebola, (c) Dengue, (d) Tuberculosis

44. Sunil Bharti Mittal is associated with –

(a) Airtel (b) Vodafone (c) Telenor (d) Idea

45. Which city was severely affected by Cyclone Vardah?

(a) Visakhapatnam (b) Chennai (c) Bhubaneshwar (d) Kanya Kumari

46. Jallikattu is bull taming event held mainly in –

(a) Telangana (b) Goa (c) Karnataka (d) Tamil Nadu

47. The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir is –

(a) Omar Abdullah (b) Mehbooba Sayeed (c) Ghulam Nabi Azad (d) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

48. Who is the author of My Unforgettable Memories –

(a) Mamata Banerjee (b) Smriti Irani (c) Sushma Swaraj (d) Jayalalitha

49. Japanese art of paper folding is known as –

(a) Haiku (b) Ikebana (c) Origami (d) Karaoke

50. Which is not a Pro Wrestling League team?

(a) Hyderabad Hunters (b) Haryana Hammers (c) Punjab Royals (d) Dilli Veer

51. Yakshagana is a dance form of –

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Maharashtra

52. 12 January observed as National Youth Day is the birth anniversary of –

(a) Major Dhyanchand (b) Swami Vivekanand (c) Bhagat Singh (d) Subhash Chandra Bose

53. Kadaknath is a breed of –

(a) Goat (b) Sheep (c) Chicken (d)Pig

54. First Indian to be chosen as the Person of the Year by TIME magazine –

(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Rabindranath Tagore (c) Mother Teresa (d) Narendra Modi

55. Most abundant element in the Universe –

(a) Helium (b) Carbon (c) Hydrogen (d) Argon

56. Usain Bolt belongs to which country –

(a) Jamaica (b) USA (c) Ethiopia (d) Cuba

57. Mosul is a city located in –

(a) Syria (b) Iraq (c) Yemen (d) Turkey

58. Liaoning is an aircraft carrier of which country –

(a) Russia (b) South Korea (c) France (d) China

59. National Games in 2022 will be held in –

(a) Meghalaya (b) Tripura (c) Kerala (d) West Bengal

60. The site of proposed nuclear power plant Kovvada is in –

(a) Telangana (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh

61. Dingo is a type of –

(a) Cat (b) Dog (c) Horse (d) Bull

62. Minimum age for which post is different from other three?

(a) President (b) Vice-President (c) Governor (d) Member of Parliament

63. Fidel Castro was the former President of –

(a) Argentina (b) Chile (c) Cuba (d) Jamaica

64. Padmini Rout is associated with –

(a) Chess (b) Archery (c) Shooting (d) Squash

65. India holds Exercise Sampriti jointly with –

(a) France (b) Maldives (c) Bangladesh (d) Nepal

66. Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak is the founder of –

(a) Sulabh International (b) Rotary International

(c) Lions Club (d) Save the Child Foundation

67. India's first International Stock Exchange has been set up at –

(a) Mumbai (b) Gandhinagar (c) Hyderabad (d) New Delhi

68. Who of the following is a present nominated member of Rajya Sabha?

(a) MC Mary Kom (b) PT Usha

(c) Karnam Malleshwari (d) Vishwanathan Anand

69. The city known as City of Whispering Monuments is –

(a) Aurangabad (b) Warangal (c) Gwalior (d) Bidar

70. Which was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 2016?

(a) Khangchendzonga National Park (b) Bandhavgarh National Park

(c) Bhitarkanika National Park (d) Jim Corbett National Park

71. Education is a fundamental right in India for children of age –

(a) 6 to 14 years (b) 8 to 14 years (c) 4 to 16 years (d) 5 to 15 years

72. Christine Lagarde is the current MD of –

(a) World Bank (b) International Monetary Fund

(c) World Health Organisation (d) UNESCO

73. Ignis is the latest model of car launched by –

(a) Hyundai (b) Maruti (c) Toyota (d) Ford

74. Diabetes is caused by poor functioning of –

(a) Liver (b) Kidneys (c) Pancreas (d) Thyroid

75. How many countries compete at the FIFA World Cup?

(a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 28 (d) 32

76. Giant Panda is mostly found in which country?

(a) Russia (b) China (c) Greenland (d) Canada

77. Which festival occurs at a different time from the other three?

(a) Sankranti (b) Ugadi (c) Lohri (d) Pongal

78. Which is the second longest river of India?

(a) Godavari (b) Yamuna (c) Narmada (d) Krishna

79. World Wide Web was founded by –

(a) Bill Gates (b) Jimmy Wales (c) Tim Berners Lee (d) Jack dorsey

80. Filmfare Best Film award for the current year has been given to –

(a) Dangal (b) Udta Punjab (c) Sultan (d) Aligarh

81. Which river originates near Mahabaleshwar?

(a) Godavari (b) Krishna (c) Narmada (d) Tapti

82. The founder of Paytm is –

(a) Vijay Shekhar Sharma (b) Jack Ma

(c) Sachin Bansal (d) Phanindra Sharma

83. Gangasagar Fair is held in –

(a) Bihar (b) West Bengal (c) Jharkhand (d) Assam

84. Filmfare Best Actor (Female) for 2016 awarded to –

(a) Deepika Padukone (b) Kangana Ranaut (c) Alia Bhatt (d) Anushka Sharma

85. Team which won the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy?

(a) Mumbai (b) Hyderabad (c) Baroda (d) Gujarat

86. The first country to run all its trains on wind power-

(a) Finland (b) Denmark (c) France (d) The Netherlands

87. MI6 is the intelligence agency of –

(a) Israel (b) Russia (c) United Kingdom (d) France

88. Which is the only country where lemurs are found?

(a) Madagascar (b) Mozambique (c) Maldives (d) Congo

89. The Capital of Mizoram is –

(a) Agartala (b) Kohima (c) Aizwal (d) Imphal

90. In which year (prior to 2016) were the high value currency notes demonetized?

(a) 1978 (b) 1977 (c) 1976 (d) 1979

91. Vincent van Gogh belonged to which country?

(a) Spain (b)The Netherlands (c) Italy (d)France

92. Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan is associated with –

(a) Tennis (b) Cricket (c) Football (d)Chess

93. Murrah is a well-known breed of -

(a) Buffalo (b) Horse (c) Goat (d)Sheep

94. Mission 41K has been launched by –

(a) ONGC (b) Indian Railways (c) Air India (d) BSNL

95. Kampala is the capital of –

(a) Nigeria (b) Sudan (c) Uganda (d) Congo

96. World's first carbon negative country is –

(a) Denmark (b) Finaland (c) Japan (d) Bhutan

97. Mikhail Kalashnikov is the well-known inventor of –

(a) Atom Bomb (b) AK-47 (c) Cluster Bomb (d) INSAS Rifle

98. Donald Trump is the ____ President of USA

(a) 42nd (b) 43rd (c) 44th (d) 45th

99. The author of Ratnavali was –

(a) Bana Bhatt (b) Harshavardhana (c) Chand Bardai (d) Kalidasa
100. Which planet has the shortest day?

(a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars

101. Puskas Award is associated with which sport?

(a) Cricket (b) Baseball (c) Golf (d) Football

102. Golden Globe Award 2017 for the Best Animated Film was given to –

(a) Zootopia (b) Anomalisa (c) The Good Dinosaur (d) Moana

103. Which king introduced the Saka era, adopted as the Indian National Calendar?

(a) Chandragupta II (b) Ashoka (c) Kanishka (d) Harshavardhana

104. Trident nuclear deterrent is associated with which country?

(a) U.S.A. (b) United Kingdom (c) France (d) Germany

105. Pablo Picasso belonged to which country?

(a) France (b) Germany (c) Spain (d) Italy

106. The new Vice-President of the USA is –

(a) David Shulkin (b) Mike Pence (c) Woody Johnson (d) Dan Coats

107. Lowest layer of atmosphere is –

(a) Troposphere (b) Stratosphere (c) Mesosphere (d) Ionosphere

108. The Child is the Father of Man is a quote by –

(a) John Keats (b) William Shakespeare (c) John Milton (d) William Wordsworth

109. Osteology is the study related to –

(a) bones (b) teeth (c) ears (d) intestines

110. Lions in India are mainly found in –

(a) Gujarat (b) Haryana (c) Jharkhand (d) Assam

111. Which day was declared as the Independence Day in Lahore session of Indian National Congress?

(a) January 26 (b) August 15 (c) March 23 (d) October 2

112. National Voters Day is observed on –

(a) January 20 (b) January 22 (c) January 25 (d) January 27

113. Which animal is extinct in India?

(a) Lion (b) Leopard (c)Cheetah (d) Hyena

114. The longest river in Asia is –

(a) Yangtze (b) Indus (c) Hwang-ho (d) Brahmaputra

115. Losoong Festival is celebrated in –

(a) Manipur (b) Nagaland (c) Tripura (d) Sikkim

116. Author of Panchatantra –

(a) Kalidasa (b) Somadeva (c) Vishnu Sharma (d) Kautilya

117. Apurvi Chandela is associated with –

(a) Boxing (b) Shooting (c) Wrestling (d) Kick-boxing

118. Spiders belong to which class?

(a) Xiphosura (b) Eurypterida (c) Pycnogonida (d) Arachnida

119. India's first satellite Aryabhatta was launched in –

(a) 1974 (b) 1975 (c) 1976 (d) 1977

120. Chemical used to induce artificial rain

(a) Silver Iodide (b) Calcium Carbine (c) Sodium Hydroxide (d) Silver Bromide

121. The common animal with the scientific name canis lupus is –

(a) Dog (b) Cat (c) Cow (d) Buffalo

122. 16 Psyche is the name of –

(a) Planet (b) Comet (c) Asteroid (d) Galaxy

123. The headquarters of European Central Bank which administers the currency Euro are in –

(a) Paris (b) Frankfurt (c) London (d) Geneva

124. The first complete census of India was held in the year –

(a) 1881 (b) 1871 (c) 1891 (c) 1901

125. Flamingo Festival is organised in which State?

(a) Telangana (b) Karnataka (c) Nagaland (d) Andhra Pradesh

126. Vitamin B1 is the common name of –

(a) Thiamine (b) Riboflavine (c) Retinol (d) Calciferol

127. Alamatti dam is located on river

(a) Godavari (b) Narmada (c) Krishna (d) Kaveri

128. How many letters does a PAN number have?

(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 10

129. January 23 is the birth anniversary of –

(a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Subhash Chandra Bose

(c) Rabindranath Tagore (d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

130. Hollywood, the centre of American film industry is located in which US State?

(a) Florida (b) Oregon (c) California (d) Idaho

131. Hornbill Festival is organised in which State?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Tripura (c) Nagaland (d) Sikkim

132. Yogakshemam Vahamyaham is the tag line of –

(a) HDFC Life Insurance (b) SBI Life Insurance

(c) Bharti AXA Life Insurance (d) Life Insurance Corporation

133. Peugeot is a car manufacturing company with its headquarters in

(a) France (b) Italy (c) Germany (d) Sweden

134. DND Flyway connects Delhi with

(a) Faridabad (b) Noida (c) Jaipur (d) Agra

135. Kambala is a traditional buffalo race held in the State of

(a) Karnataka (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Telangana (d) Kerala

136. Which Jamaican athlete tested positive for drugs recently?

(a) Nesta Carter (b) Usain Bolt (c) Asafa Powell (d) Michael Frater

137. The Constitution of India was signed by the members of the Constituent Assmebly on –

(a) 26 November 1949 (b) 24 January 1950 (c) 26 January 1950 (d) 27 January 1950
138. Mt Vinson Massif is located in –

(a) North America (b) Antarctica (c) Africa, (d) Europe

139. Alexander fought Porus on the banks of river –

(a) Ravi (b) Beas (c) Sutlej (d) Jhelum

140. Navroze marks the new year of which community –

(a) Parsees (b) Santhals (c) Khasis (d) Sikhs

141. The founder of Red Cross movement was –

(a) Baden Powell (b) JH Dunant (c) Melvin Jones (d) Florence Nightingale

142. Mahesh Das is well known as –

(a) Birbal (b) Tansen (c) Tulsidas (d) Guru Nanak

143. Ahatguri in Assam is famous for –

(a) Bullock-cart racing (b) Cock fighting (c) Bull taming (d) Buffalo fighting

144. The rate at which the Reserve Bank of India lends money to commercial banks is known as –

(a) Repo Rate (b) Base Rate (c) Bank Rate (d) Reverse Repo Rate

145. Favre Leuba is a famous brand of –

(a) Cars (b) Shoes (c) Cosmetics (d) Watches

146. Minamata disease is caused due to the poisoning effect of –

(a) Mercury (b) Cadmium (c) Iron (d) Cotton

147. Beating Retreat ceremony at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan is held on –

(a) 27 January (b) 28 January (c) 29 January (d) 30 January

148. Which was India's summer capital during British rule?

(a) Darjeeling (b) Simla (c) Srinagar (d) Nainital

149. Which sportsperson recently rejected an honorary doctorate from Bangalore University?

(a) Rahul Dravid (b) Anil Kumble (c) Kapil Dev (d) Sachin Tendulkar

150. Santhara is a practice associated with –

(a) Buddhism (b) Sikhism (c) Zoroastrianism (d) Jainism

Answers

1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (d) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (d)

11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (d) 15. (b) 16. (a) 17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (c)

21. (d) 22. (b) 23. (a) 24. (a) 25. (c) 26. (c) 27. (b) 28. (d) 29. (c) 30. (a)

31. (c) 32. (a) 33. (b) 34. (a) 35. (d) 36. (c) 37. (b) 38. (d) 39. (a) 40. (b)

41. (c) 42. (a) 43. (d) 44. (a) 45. (b) 46.(d) 47. (b) 48. (a) 49. (c) 50. (a)

51. (b) 52. (b) 53. (c) 54. (a) 55. (c) 56. (a) 57. (b) 58. (d) 59. (a) 60. (d)

61. (b) 62. (d) 63. (c) 64. (a) 65. (c) 66. (a) 67. (b) 68. (a) 69. (d) 70. (a)

71. (a) 72. (b) 73. (b) 74. (c) 75. (d) 76. (b) 77. (b) 78. (a) 79. (c) 80. (a)

81. (b) 82. (a) 83. (b) 84. (c) 85. (d) 86. (d) 87. (c) 88. (a) 89. (c) 90. (a)

91. (b) 92. (a) 93. (a) 94. (b) 95. (c) 96. (d) 97. (b) 98. (d) 99. (b) 100. (c)

101. (d) 102. (a) 103. (c) 104. (b) 105. (c) 106. (b) 107. (a) 108. (d) 109. (a) 110. (a)

111. (a) 112. (c) 113. (c) 114. (a) 115. (d) 116. (c) 117. (b) 118. (d) 119. (b) 120. (a)

121. (a) 122. (c) 123. (b) 124. (a) 125. (d) 126. (a) 127. (c) 128. (b) 129. (b) 130. (c)

131. (c) 132. (d) 133. (a) 134. (b) 135. (a) 136. (a) 137. (b) 138. (b) 139. (d) 140. (a)

141. (b) 142. (a) 143. (d) 144. (c) 145. (d) 146. (a) 147. (c) 148. (b) 149. (a) 150. (d)