SBI PO 2017 GK part-40

Q: Who has been appointed as new Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (UN)?
[A] Jai Singh
[B] Niranjan Joshi
[C] Ajit Kumar
[D] Rajiv Chander

Answer: [D] Rajiv Chander




Q: Name the person who was nominated as the chairman of the Amateur Circle Kabaddi Federation of India for the next four years.
a) Ram Bilas Sharma
b) OP Dhankar
c) Captain Abhimanyu
d) Om Prakash Kohli

Answer: a) Ram Bilas sharma




Q: Who won the 2017 Miami Open Men's Singles title?
a) Stan Wawrinka
b) Rafael Nadal
c) Roger Federer
d) Milos Raonic
Answer: c) Roger Federer



Q: Who of the following recently took over as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
a) BP Kanungo
b) Vishal Gupta
c) Surekha Marandi
d) None of the above

Answer: a) BP Kanungo




Q: The Union Government has sanctioned Rs 98.35 Cr for the development of a Heritage Circuit in which Indian state?
a) Assam
b) Meghalaya
c) Manipur
d) Tripura
Answer: a) Assam




 Q: Vipul, an Indian Foreign Service Officer has been appointed as the new Indian consul-general in which popular Arab city?
a) Abu Dhabi
b) Dubai
c) Riyadh
d) Baghdad

Answer: b) Dubai




Q: The Union government has launched a new comprehensive scheme to boost the development of which sector?
a) Handloom
b) Powerloom
c) Tourism
d) Education
Answer: b) Powerloom




 Q: 26-year-old Omkar Modgi’s maiden short film ‘Avyakta’ has made it to which acclaimed International film festival?
a) Sundance Film Festival
b) Cannes Film Festival
c) Venice Film Festival
d) Toronto Film Festival

Answer: b) Cannes Film Festival




 Q: Recent bomb blast in a train carriage in the underground metro system was a targeted terror attack at which country?
a) France
b) Germany
c) United Kingdom
d) Russia

Answer: d) Russia




Q: Who has become the India’s first-ever transgender police Sub-Inspector?
[A] Deepthi Sunaina
[B] Smithi Saran
[C] Prithika Yashini
[D] Nandini Kumari

Answer: [C] Prithika Yashini




 Q: This person was elevated to the position of Chief Adviser (Cost) in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure w.e.f. 1 April 2017.
a) Aruna Sethi
b) BP Kanungo
c) Rana Kanwar Pal Singh
d) Randeep Guleria

Answer: a) Aruna Sethi




Q: This state in April 2017 directed for 100 per cent linking of ration cards with Aadhar for greater transparency in distribution of food grains for beneficiaries.
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Manipur
d) Kerala

Answer: b) Bihar





Q: Name one of the most prominent black activists of his generation in Britain who died in April 2017.
a) Clement Blair Peach
b) Helen Suzman
c) Neil Aggett
d) Darcus Howe

Answer: d) Darcus Howe




Q: Which country has become the first NATO member to launch self-contained cyber command unit?
[A] Germany
[B] France
[C] Belgium
[D] United States

Answer:[A] Germany




Q: Which state government has launched "e-nagarpalika" app to provide municipal services online?
[A] Jharkhand
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Bihar
[D] Uttar Pradesh

Answer: [B] Madhya Pradesh

Q: Which country has officially recognized Bitcoin and digital currencies as legal money?

[A] Australia

[B] China

[C] North Korea

[D] Japan

Answer: [D] Japan

Q: Who has been appointed the new chief justice of Madras High Court?

[A] Pradeep Nandraj

[B] Indira Banerjee

[C] Kanta Bhatnagar

[D] Nikhil Bose

Answer: [B] Indira Banerjee

Q: Identify the former President of Guatemalan Football Association who was banned for lifetime by FIFA.

a) Adela de Torrebiarte

b) Brayan Jimenez

c) Gustavo Machaín

d) None of the above

Answer: b) Brayan Jimenez

Q: Which union minister has launched PowerTex India scheme to boost powerloom sector?
[A] Narendra Modi
[B] Smriti Irani
[C] Rajnath Singh
[D] Arun Jaitley
Answer: [B] Smriti Irani

Q: Youngest Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has been invited to address the parliament of which country?
a) United States of America
b) Canada
c) United Kingdom
d) Germany

Answer: b) Canada

Q: Name the state that in April 2017 imposed a blanket ban on the use of polyethene bags manufactured below fifty (50) microns.

a) Himachal Pradesh

b) Jammu & Kashmir

c) Punjab

d) Bihar

Answer: b) Jammu & Kashmir

Name the renowned Hindustani classical vocalist of Jaipur Gharana who died in April 2017.
a) Kishori Amonkar
b) Mallikarjun Mansur
c) Gangubai Hangal
d) Mogubai Kurdikar

Answer: a) Kishori Amonkar

Q: Which of the following educational institutes was declared the best in the overall India Rankings 2017?

a) Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Tamil Nadu
b) Banaras Hindu University
c) Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
d) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka

Answer: d) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka

Q: Union Government has approved procurement of a class of surface-to-surface missiles for naval warships. Name it.

a) Dhanush
b) Prithvi III
c) Brahmos
d) Barak

Answer: d) Barak

Q: Who won the Women’s Singles title at the 2017 India Open Super Series?
a) P V Sindhu
b) Carolina Marin
c) Ratchanok Intanon

Answer: a) P V Sindhu

Q: Who was appointed the Vice Chancellor of Nalanda University?
a) Pankaj Mohan
b) Sunaina Singh
c) Arvind Sharma
d) Vijay Bhatkar

Answer: b) Sunaina Singh