www.amkresourceinfo.com A M K RESOURCE WORLD GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FREE E Book Book for Various Competitive Exams (Like KPSC technical Post C, KSRTC, PDO, RRB, SSC, FDAA, SDAA, PSI, PC, CET, etc..) 1 www.amkresourceinfo.com A M K RESOURCE WORLD GENERAL KNOWLEDGE www.amkresourceinfo.com General Knowledge Q Bank Q1. The Karnataka government has launched the scheme named _____________ to identify and nurture innovative start-ups. Answer: Elevate 100 Q2. Name the new fast-growing Israeli flower that has been recently named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a special gesture to mark the first visit of an Indian premier to the Jewish nation. Answer: Crysanthumun Q3. Who was the counterpart of PM Modi on the visit of PM to Israel? Answer: Benjamin Netanyahu Q4. The United Forum of Bank Unions has decided to observe ____________ as ‘Save public sector banks’ day. Answer: 19 July Q5. Prayut Chan-o-cha is the present Prime Minister of which country? Answer: Thailand Q6. Who is the Present President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)? Answer: Jin Liqun Q7. Which state has become the last to pass GST bill? Answer: Jammu and Kashmir Q8. The 10th India-Jordan Trade and Economic Joint Committee (TEJC) Meeting was held recently in _______________. Answer: New Delhi Q9. Name the Union Minister who has inaugurated the 9th edition of Delhi Dialogue recently. Answer: Smt. Sushma Swaraj Q10. Who is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce and Industry of India? Answer: Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman 2 www.amkresourceinfo.com A M K RESOURCE WORLD GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Q11. Which country has recently declared itself free from highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 and H5N8)? Answer: India Q12. The Odisha government has recently signed an EOI with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to establish a High-Performance Academy in Bhubaneswar. What does EOI stands for? Answer: Expression of Intent Q13. India has moved four places up to the 96th position in the FIFA World Ranking released recently. The Headquarter of FIFA is in ____________. Answer: Zurich, Switzerland Q14. Name the India's Shot put player who claimed the gold medal in the women’s shot put on the opening day of the Asian Athletics Championships 2017. Answer: Manpreet Kaur Q15. With which Banks, Indus OS has partnered to launch OS-integrated UPI payment platform in India? Answer: YES Bank --- A M K --- Q1. Name the Person who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Indonesia. Answer: Pradeep Kumar Rawat Q2. The Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Education was held recently in ___________. Answer: China Q3. Joko Widodo is the current president of ___________. Answer: Indonesia Q4. Tata Global Beverages Ltd. has recently appointed ___________ as the Chairman of its board with immediate effect. Answer: N Chandrasekaran Q5. Indian football team has risen to _____ rank, best in two decades as per current FIFA Rankings. Answer: 96th Q6. GST Council has reduced the tax rate on fertiliser to _____ percent from previously decided 12 per cent. Answer: 5 percent Q7. Which company has recently opened its first digital factory in India? Answer: Siemens 3 www.amkresourceinfo.com A M K RESOURCE WORLD GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Q8. Pakistan has successfully test-fired short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile named _____________, recently. Answer: Nasr Q9. Kewal Handa was appointed as non-executive chairman of which bank? Answer: Union Bank of India Q10. Global Forgiveness Day is observed on ___________________. Answer: 7 July Q11. Who is Nandan Nilekani- Answer: Former chairman of UIDAI Q12. The Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international body for the global financial system, has placed _______ in the league of countries that are 'compliant or largely compliant’ on the implementation of priority area reforms. Answer: India Q13. Which Nort-Eastern state has been declared as “disturbed area” for six more months under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), which empowers security forces to conduct operations anywhere without any prior notice recently (first week of July 2017)? Answer: Nagaland Q14. ___________ is an annual Buffalo Race held traditionally under the sponsorship of local landlords and households, in coastal Karnataka, India. Answer: Kambala Q15. In which year, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) was established as the successor to the Financial Stability Forum (FSF)? Answer: 2009 --- A M K --- Q1. The G-20 Summit of 20 powerful nations, focused mainly on combating terrorism was held recently in ___________. Answer: Hamburg, Germany Q2. 122 countries had recently approved the first-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons at the UN meeting boycotted by all nuclear-armed nations. In which year Japan had suffered the nuclear attack in Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Answer: 1945 Q3. Centre Government has recently launched an app named ___________ to verify the accurate tax rate on commodity and services under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. Answer: GST Rates Finder Q4. Name the globally renowned champion for the cause of autism spectrum disorder who has been recentlty appointed as the WHO's goodwill ambassador for autism in the 4 www.amkresourceinfo.com A M K RESOURCE WORLD GENERAL KNOWLEDGE world body's Southeast Asia region. Answer: Saima Wazed Hossain Q5. The G-20 Summit concluded recently. This was the _______ edition of Summit. Answer: 12th Q6. Name the Indian origin man who has been recently awarded Order of Australia for community work, the highest civilian award in Australia. Answer: Guruswamy Jayraman Q7. Which Indian city has been recently declared as a World Heritage City by UNESCO at the 41st session of world heritage committee? Answer: Ahmedabad Q8. In how many months, Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) will mature? Answer: 115 months Q9. Number of cities across the world has been declared as a World Heritage City at the 41st session of UNESCO's world heritage committee. The meeting was held recently in ____________. Answer: Poland Q10. Which country has topped the medal tally of Asian Athletics Championships, hjeld recently in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha? Answer: India Q11. The World Population Day is being observed globally on _________________. Answer: 11th July Q12. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare signed an MoU with which of the following state Government to formalize its support to set up a state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence in Transfusion Medicine? Answer: West Bengal Q13. Businessman and Martial Arts expert Khaltmaa Battulga was recently elected as the president of ______________. Answer: Mongolia Q14. In which month the government of India will organize a global food fair named 'World Food India 2017'? Answer: November Q15. The next tranche of sovereign gold bond (SGB) scheme was launched recently by the Finance Ministry. What is the annual interest in the scheme to investors? Answer: 2.5% --- A M K --- Q1. Who is the present Director-General of World Health Organization? Answer: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 5 www.amkresourceinfo.com A M K RESOURCE WORLD GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Q2. Name the Program that was launched recently in New Delhi which connects students with the scientists. Answer: Jigyasa Q3. The Reserve Bank of India has recently allowed _____________ to sell and market the new pension scheme (NPS). Answer: NBFCs Q4. With which Bank, Private life insurance company Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance has entered into an alliance for marketing various life insurance products? Answer: Dhanlaxmi Bank Q5. Which leader had hosted this year’s G20 Summit? Answer: Angela Merkel Q6. Which Squash player had recently lifted South Australian Open squash title 2017? Answer: Harinder Pal Sandhu Q7. Asian Athletics Championships 2017 was held recently in Odisha. This was the ___________ Edition of Asian Athletics Championships. Answer: 22nd Q8. The First International Aviation Security seminar was organised recently by National Security Guard in _____________. Answer: Haryana Q9. The first edition of WINGS 2017 “Sab Uden, Sab Juden” Expanding Regional Connectivity was hosted recently in New Delhi by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Who is the current Union Minister of Civil Aviation? Answer: P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju Q10. Name the formula one race driver who has recently won the Austrian Grand Prix title for Mercedes. Answer: Valtteri Bottas Q11. Name the e-initiative that Finance Ministry has recently launched for the Income tax Department to directly communicate with the taxpayers and aimed at providing information on useful tax services. Answer: Aaykar Setu Q12. Name the sportsperson who was bestowed with the 'Sportsperson of the Year' award during the ‘Maruti Suzuki Sportsperson of the Year’ Charity Gala Awards. Answer: P V Sindhu Q13. The famous blue-bordered sari of Mother Teresa has been recognized as an Intellectual Property of the Missionaries of Charity. She died in __________. Answer: 1997 6 www.amkresourceinfo.com A M K RESOURCE WORLD GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Q14. In ‘Maruti Suzuki Sportsperson of the Year’ Charity Gala Awards 2017, who was given the Living Legend of the Year award? Answer: Milkha Singh Q15. What is the theme of World Population Day 2017? Answer: Family Planning- Empowering People, Developing Nations --- A M K --- Q1. Name the Senior bureaucrat who has been appointed Director General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DG GSTI). Answer: John Joseph Q2. Name the 14 years old Golf Player who has recently won on the Ladies European Tour and became the youngest player to win on Ladies European Tour. Answer: Atthaya Thitikul Q3. Name the Climate and energy efficiency solutions company which has been recently conferred with the ‘Golden Peacock Award’ for Environment Management. Answer: Danfoss India Q4. Crypt currency guru Amit Bharadwaj has recently launched an e-book named ____________, which seeks to provide context and clarity on cryptocurrencies. Answer: Cryptocurrency for Beginners Q5. Naresh Chandra passed away recently.