Whats-App Discussion SBI/IBPS PO GK 11/8/2017(Friday)

Q1: In an attempt to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in agriculture, Government launched “AGRI UDAAN”- Food and Agribusiness Accelerator 2.0 programme in _______on August 4, 2017.

1.Varanasi
2.New Delhi
3.Bhopal
4.Amritsar
5.Karnal

Ans: 2. New DELHI

Q2: Which State Government has informed that it has decided to implement compulsory retirement of the non-performing teachers, head masters and education department officials above the age of 50?

1.Madhya Pradesh
2.Uttar Pradesh
3.Andhra Pradesh
4.Bihar
5.Rajasthan

Ans: BIHAR

Q3: India’s first dedicated helicopter-taxi (heli-taxi) service will be launched in which city?
1.New Delhi
2.Mumbai
3.Chennai
4.Bengaluru
5.Kolkata

Ans: 4. BENGALURU

Q4: Which among the following has become the first Arab country to offer permanent residency to selected non-citizens?
1.UAE
2.Qatar
3.Oman
4.Kuwait
5.Bahrain

Ans: QATAR

Q5: On August 4, 2017, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched a new Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) under the name ______, comprising shares of 22 companies from 6 sectors of the economy.
1.GOI 22
2.NextGen 22
3.PSU 22
4.Bharat 22
5.India 22

Ans: 4. BHARAT 22

Q6: Who among the following has topped this year’s Forbes ranking of the highest paid author?
1.Dan Brown
2.J K Rowling
3.Stephen King
4.John Grisham
5.Christopher Cooper

Ans: 2. J.K. Rowling

Q7: Who among the following veteran actress has been selected for this year’s Prem Nazir Award?
1.Laxmi
2.Smitha
3.Sharada
4.Priya
5.Anjali

Ans: 3. SHARADA

Q8. Prabhat Kumar, (IFS 1991), presently Ambassador of India to Colombia has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to:

1.Turkmenistan
2.Mongolia
3.Kazakhstan
4.Bulgaria
5.Austria

Ans: 3. KAZAKHSTAN

Q9: Jyoti Gupta, who was found dead on August 2, 2017, was associated with which sport?

1.Badminton
2.Tennis
3.Cricket
4.Hockey
5.Swimming

Ans: 4. Hockey

Q10: Ministry of electronics and information technology has appointed an expert committee that would study various issues relating to data protection in India and will suggest a draft data protection bill. Who is the head of committee?

Answer: B N Srikrishna