General Awareness Practice Paper for IBPS Clerk Mains 2019 Q1. The U.S. Embassy in Nepal has organized a South Asia Air Quality Tech Camp to address political, social, and scientific facets of the problem in-? (a) Lalitpur (b) Kathmandu (c) Bhaktpur (d) Pokhara (e) Nagarkot Q2. India has signed a deal worth around Rs 1,500 crore with which country to acquire R-27 air-to-air missiles to be equipped on the Su-30 MKI combat aircraft? (a) Japan (b) South Korea (c) France (d) Israel (e) Russia Q3. Name the former Indian player and Andhra Ranji captain who has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. (a) Y Venugopal Rao (b) Ricky Bhui (c) Ramesh Powar (d) Hanuma Vihari (e) Karn Sharma Q4. In which state, the 22nd National Conference on e-Governance was held? (a) Tripura (b) Jharkhand (c) Nagaland (d) Manipur (e) Meghalaya Q5. In India Mutual Funds are regulated by-? (a) Securities and Exchange Board of India (b) Reserve Bank of India (c) State Bank of India (d) Small Industrial Development Bank of India (e) None of the given options is true 1 Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: bankersadda.com | sscadda.com | store.adda247.com | Email: [email protected] Q6. KYC Compliance is done to- (a) Identify a person (b) To know the address of a person (c) To ensure the genuineness the person‟s identity as mentioned in the application and to verify the correctness of address (d) Concern state government (e) None of the given options is true Q7. What is the full form of MICR? (a) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (b) Maximum Individual Cancer Risk (c) Michigan Incident Crime Reporting (d) Magnetic Ink Check Reader (e) None of the given options is true Q8. The Reserve Bank of India has relaxed norms for end-use of money raised through ECBs for corporates as well as liquidity starved non banking lenders. What does "C" stands for in ECB? (a) Corporation (b) Commercial (c) Company (d) Credential (e) Collateral Q9. The International Cricket Council has named Michael Gough of England and .................... of the West Indies in the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for 2019-20 season. (a) Ellis Achong (b) Ian Gould (c) Ravi Sundaram (d) Simon Taufel (e) Joel Wilson Q10. Name the African country with which India has signed MoUs to strengthen defence cooperation by sharing white shipping information and co-operation in the field of Hydrography. (a) South Africa (b) Algeria (c) Mozambique (d) Rwanda (e) Uganda 2 Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: bankersadda.com | sscadda.com | store.adda247.com | Email: [email protected] Q11. Name the IT Company which has announced the launch of its state-of-the-art Cyber Defence Center in Bucharest, Romania. (a) Tata Consultancy Services (b) Tech Mahindra (c) Wipro (d) HCL Technologies (e) Infosys Q12. The United Nation General Assembly has elected 14 States to the 47 member body of UN Human Rights Council(UNHRC). The UNHRC is responsible for promoting and protecting all human rights around the globe. Where is the headquarters of United Nations Human Rights Council? (a) Berlin, Germany (b) Brussels, Belgium (c) Vienna, Austria (d) Geneva, Switzerland (e) Paris, France Q13. India will host the 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022 after a proposal received the overwhelming support of member countries at this year’s congregation at Santinago in Chile. Where is the headquarters of Interpol? (a) Kathmandu, Nepal (b) Los Angeles, USA (c) Ebene, Mauritius (d) Jakarta, Indonesia (e) Lyon, France Q14. Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) has conducted the 2nd edition of Defence of Andaman & Nicobar Islands 2019 (DANX-19). What is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Island? (a) Pondicherry (b) Silvassa (c) Port Blair (d) Kavaratti (e) Daman Q15. Name the great novelist and celebrated storyteller whose birth anniversary is celebrated on 31st July every year. (a) Jaishankar Prasad (b) Munshi Premchand (c) Suryakant Tripathi (d) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (e) Sachchidananda Vatsyayan 3 Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: bankersadda.com | sscadda.com | store.adda247.com | Email: [email protected] Q16. Who has been appointed as the Finance secretary by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet? (a) Subhash Chandra Garg (b) I.V. Subba Rao (c) Sanjay Kothari (d) Rajiv Kumar (e) Samant Goel Q17. Name the former RBI Deputy Governor and noted economist who passed away recently. He had the distinction of being the youngest RBI Governor. (a) Harun R. Khan (b) Subir Vithal Gokarn (c) Rakesh Mohan (d) G P Muniappan (e) Vepa Kamesam Q18. In which city, Pakistan has opened a 1,000 year old Hindu temple for the first time since partition on the demand of the local Hindu community? (a) Sialkot (b) Islamabad (c) Karachi (d) Hyderabad (e) Lahore Q19. What is the theme of the 22nd National Conference on e-Governance going to be held in Shillong? (a) Digital India: Success to Excellence (b) Developing India: Success to Excellence (c) Destiny India: Success to Excellence (d) Dreaming India: Success to Excellence (e) Descrbing India: Success to Excellence Q20. Open Money Market is a place for selling and buying of financial instrument by _______. (a) All financial institutions (b) Only by Commercial Banks (c) Only by Common Banks (d) Indian Government (e) None of the given options is true 4 Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: bankersadda.com | sscadda.com | store.adda247.com | Email: [email protected] Q21. Which of the following is the first commercial bank to launch mutual fund? (a) State Bank of India (b) Canara Bank (c) Punjab National Bank (d) Bank of India (e) Bank of Baroda Q22. Who can invest in a commercial paper? (a) Individuals (b) Banking Companies (c) Corporate bodies registered or incorporated in India and unincorporated bodies, Non- Resident Indians (NRIs) and Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) (d) All of the above (e) None of the given options is true Q23. Name the Indian cricketer who has been suspended recently by Board of Control for Cricket in India for a doping violation. (a) Sudeep Tyagi (b) Shubman Gill (c) Prithvi Shaw (d) Shivam Mavi (e) Kamlesh Nagarkoti Q24. With which colour Indian Railways ‘Northeast Frontier Railway zone’ will earmark a special portion of the SLR coach to specially help the women passengers with better safety and security? (a) Black (b) Blue (c) Brown (d) Red (e) Pink Q25. Microsoft has acquired data privacy, governance service firm ___________________, helps enterprises set policies for how their employees can access their data. (a) Iflexion (b) BlueTalon (c) Syberry Corporation (d) Cyber Infrastructure Inc. (e) Fingent 5 Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: bankersadda.com | sscadda.com | store.adda247.com | Email: [email protected] Q26. Name the eminent fashionista, social entrepreneur and philanthropist who has been felicitated with the prestigious ‘Indian Woman of Influence’ award at the House of Lords, the United Kingdom Parliament, London. (a) Priya Priyadarshini Jain (b) Nilu Yuleena Thapa (c) Magali Vaz (d) Akanksha Redhu (e) Pallavi Ruhail Q27. What is the capital of Cuba? (a) Cienfuegos (b) Holguin (c) Camaguey (d) Havana (e) Santiago de Cuba Q28. SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar has been appointed as the new chairman of Indian Banks’ Association. Where is the headquarters of IBA? (a) Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) Kolkata (d) Bengaluru (e) Pune Q29. Sri Lanka has been removed from the “Grey List” of the international terror financing watchdog FATF. In which of the following year Financial Action Task Force found? (a) 1986 (b) 1987 (c) 1988 (d) 1989 (e) 1990 Q30. The International Cricket Council has launched the inaugural World Test Championship thus setting the stage for a long tournament in red-ball cricket to determine the World Test Champion. The finals of the World Test Championship will held in-? (a) South Africa (b) United Kingdom (c) India (d) Australia (e) New Zealand 6 Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: bankersadda.com | sscadda.com | store.adda247.com | Email: [email protected] Q31. Name the person, who has appointed as the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) recently? (a) General Vijay Kumar Singh (b) General Birender Singh Dhanoa (c) General Ajit Doval (d) General Bipin Rawat (e) General Dalbir Singh Suhag Q32. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Atal Bhujal Yojana (ATAL JAL) which aims to improve groundwater management recently. Government has outlaid how much amount for the scheme? (a) Rs. 6000 crore (b) Rs. 2000 crore (c) Rs. 15000 crore (d) Rs. 7000 crore (e) Rs. 20000 crore Q33. Who has named International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) World Champions in Men singles for 2019? (a) Andy Murray (b) Novak Djokovic (c) Roger Federer (d) Gustavo Fernandez (e) Rafael Nadal Q34. The Central Government has released the “Good Governance Index” on the occasion of Good Governance Day. Good Governance Day celebrated on- (a) 24th December (b) 26th December (c) 25th December (d) 23rd December (e) 27th December Q35. RBI has capped the permissible exposure limit of a lender on P2P platform for all borrowers. The aggregate exposure has been set at Rs ______ at any given point of time. (a) Rs 25 lakh (b) Rs 50 lakh (c) Rs 10 lakh (d) Rs 100 lakh (e) Rs 40 lakh 7 Adda247 | No. 1 APP for Banking & SSC Preparation Website: bankersadda.com | sscadda.com | store.adda247.com | Email: [email protected] Q36. The Defence Ministry had also amended the army, air force and navy rules by bringing in a new clause that allows the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) to serve up to a maximum age of _________ years.