General awareness

Q.1. Soumya Swaminathan recently was in news. She has appointed as the deputy director generals of -
A. WHO
B. UNO
C. UNESCO
D. WTO
Ans. WHO



Q.2. Since 1980, 'September 27', every year is observed as the -
A. World Literacy Day
B. World Tourism Day
C. World Heart Day
D. World Mathematics Day
Ans. World Tourism Day



Q.3. Recently launched Tej Payment App was introduced by -
A. Microsoft
B. Google
C. Vodafone
D. PayPal
Ans. Google



Q.4. India's first bullet train project will be set up in collaboration with which of the following country -
A. Germany
B. Singapore
C. USA
D. Japan
Ans. Japan



Q.5. The Rohingya refugees are originally from -
A. Bangladesh
B. Afghanistan
C. Myanmar
D. Sri Lanka
Ans. Myanmar



Q.6. As per the Global Human Capital Index 2017, which of the following country rank top of the list?
A. Finland
B. Switzerland
C. USA
D. Norway
Ans. Norway

Q.7. Which of the following cities was the host of the ninth annual BRICS summit 2017?
A. Moscow
B.  Xiamen
C. Beijing
D. Rio de Janeiro
Ans. Xiamen



Q.8. Which of the following Organisations/ Institutions releases World Investment Report annually ?
A. World Bank
B. IMF
C. UNCTAD
D. IDA
Ans. UNCTAD



Q.9. 'SAMPADA' Scheme, launched recently, is associated with -
A. Real Estate
B. Handicrafts
C. Forestry
D. Food Processing
Ans. Food Processing



Q.10 Q. 'SATH' (Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital) programme has been launched in june 2017 by-
A. Ministry of Human Resource
B. Ministry of Finance
C. Ministry of Rural Development
D. NITI Aayog
Ans. NITI Aayog

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