GK Questions Answers

GK Questions Answers

The 17th Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council was held in ______.
1.Mumbai
2.New Delhi
3.Madras
4.Chennai
5.Bengaluru

Bank of India on August 24, 2017 reduced its interest rates to _____% for deposits upto 50 lakh.
1.3.5
2.4
3.6
4.2.9
5.1.4

The LinkedIn Power Profiles List recognizes ____ individuals who have successfully invested in building their professional brand on the platform.
1.50
2.40
3.30
4.20
5.60

The US government on August 23, 2017 sent its first shipment of _____ coal to Ukraine.
1.Peat
2.Anthracite
3.Lignite
4.Bituminous
5.Steam

Tony de Brum who passed away on August 22, 2017 was from which country?
1.Fiji
2.Palau
3.Tonga
4.Samoa
5.Marshall Islands

Que. 16Wayne Rooney announced his retirement on August 23, 2017. He played which sport?
1.Cricket
2.Hockey
3.Football
4.Athletics
5.Javelin throw

Which of the above statements are true?
1.Only 1 and 2
2.Only 1, 2 and 4
3.Only 2, 3 and 4
4.Only 2 and 3
5.All of the above

campaign on 'Clean Society-Healthy Society' in ________.
1.Mumbai
2.Jaipur
3.New Delhi
4.Ahmedabad
5.AmritsarSKIP

Que. 3_______ insurance company has merged L&T insurance with itself on August 23, 2017.
1.HDFC Ergo
2.Bharti AXA
3.TATA AIG
4.ICICI Lombard
5.IFFCO TokioSKIP

Que. 4Airbnb on August 24, 2017 signed an agreement with which Indian airlines company to offer a range of global hospitality choices to its guests from India?
1.Air India
2.Jet Airways
3.GoAir
4.SpiceJet
5.None of the above

India on August 24, 2017 signed how many agreements with Nepal?
1.7
2.6
3.8
4.5
5.3

Que. 6Roopa Purushothaman on August 24, 2017 was appointed as Chief Economist and Head of Policy Advocacy of ______.
1.Mahindra
2.Infosys
3.Wipro
4.Tata
5.HoneywellSKIP

The government on August 24, 2017 raised the ‘creamy layer’ income bar for OBCs by ____ lacs p.a.
1.3
2.4
3.2
4.1
5.5

Which State government on August 23, 2017 launched grid connected roof top solar projects?
1.Haryana
2.Arunachal Pradesh
3.Odisha
4.West Bengal
5.TelanganaSKIP

The SAMPADA scheme was launched by which ministry?
1.Law and Justice
2.Information and Broadcasting
3.Women and Child Development
4.Food Processing Industries
5.Human Resource DevelopmentSKIP


Airports Authority of India on August 23, 2017 tied up with two cab aggregators for cab bookings from airport kiosks. Which are the two?

(1) Uber
(2) Meru
(3) Cabify
(4) Ola
1.Both 2 and 3
2.Both 2 and 4
3.Both 1 and 3
4.Both 1 and 4
5.None of the above

Who on August 23, 2017 was appointed as interim Air India chief?
1.Ashwani Lohani
2.Ratubhai Adani
3.Rajiv Bansal
4.Hemananda Biswal
5.Praveen Singh AronSKIP


India on August 23, 2017 signed a pact with which country on drug matters?
1.Nepal
2.Sri Lanka
3.Bangladesh
4.Afghanistan
5.Iran

The Indian government on August 24, 2017 announced a new policy for IAS and IPS officers. The new cadre policy will divide the _____ cadres into _____ zones.
1.27, 8
2.23, 7
3.26, 5
4.22, 9
5.28, 6

The Indian government on August 23, 2017 announced to setup a panel for sub-categorisation of ______.
1.STs
2.OBCs
3.Adivasis
4.SCs
5.FCsSKIP