General Awareness (Quiz) for SBI PO Mains

1. The 4th SAARC culture ministers meeting will be held in which of the following countries?
1) Bangladesh 2) Sri Lanka 3) Nepal 4) Maldives 5) None of these

2. The 1st International Sanskrit Conference was held, recently, in which of the following states? Sanskrit scholars from
India and eight foreign countries deliberated on methods to revive the glory of the ancient language.
1) Uttarakhand 2) Madhya Pradesh 3) Gujarat 4) Rajasthan 5) None of these

3. Who among the following has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?
1) Edappadi K Palaniswami 2) R Vaithilingam 3) Natham R Viswanathan
4) O Panneerselvam 5) None of these

4. The central govt imposed president rule in which of the following states after its chief minister resigned as his party went
into minority after its split with its ally recently?
1) Jharkhand 2) Bihar 3) Maharashtra 4) Haryana 5) None of these

5. Who among the following is/was the first chief minister of an Indian state who has been/was convicted and sent to jail
during holding the office?
1) Lalu Prasad Yadav 2) J Jayalalithaa 3) Mayawati
4) Mulayam Singh Yadav 5) BS Yeddyurappa

6. PM Narendra Modi promised to merge PIO and OCI schemes to facilitate their hassle-free travel to India. While PIO
stands for Persons of Indian Origin, OCI stands for
1) Other Citizenship of India 2) Overseas Countrymen of India 3) Overseas Citizenship of India
4) Other Countrymen of India 5) None of these

7. The prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize was announced recently. This prize is facilitated to people for their
outstanding contributions to field of
1) science and technology 2) art and literature 3) sports
4) music 5) None of these

8. Justice HL Dattu was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India. Who was the first Chief Justice of India after the
independence?
1) Mehr Chand Mahajan 2) M Patanjali Sastri 3) HJ Kania
4) Sudhi Ranjan Das 5) None of these

9. PM Narendra Modi met with Nobel laureate and famous Professor Harold Varmus during his US visit recently. Prof
Varmus is a noted
1) environmentalist 2) biologist 3) cyber security expert
4) cancer specialist 5) None of these

10. Who among the following has/have won gold medal for India in the 17th Asian Games in Incheon?
1) Yogeshwar Dutt 2) Jitu Rai 3) Seema Punia 4) All the above 5) None of the above

11. The prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize was announced recently. Who among the following is NOT a winner of
the prize this year?
1) PS Ahuja 2) Roop Mallik 3) Sadiqali Abbas Rangwala
4) Anurag Agrawal 5) S Venkata Mohan

12. India’s Vikas Gowda bagged silver medal in the men’s event of which of the following games in the 17th Asian Games in
Incheon, South Korea?
1) Sailing 2) Boxing 3) Discus throw 4) Archery 5) None of these

Answers- 1. 1 2. 1 3. 4 4. 3 5. 2
6. 3 7. 1 8. 3 9. 4 10. 4
11. 1 12. 3