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650 General Awareness Questions asked various competitive Exams 2016
1. Who was the 1st batsman to score century in ODI debut ? – K.L Rahul
2. Venue of India’s 500th cricket Test macth ? – Kanpur
3. Heart of Asia summit held in which city ? – Amristar
4. Which Indian Cricketer to be inducted into MCC ? – Anjum Chopra
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5. First to launch cyber police stations in all districts? – Maharashtra
6. Costliest railway station located in ?- New York
7. Brand ambassador of PNB? – Virat Kohli
8. Venue of common wealth 2018? – Australia
9. Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2017 venue? – Bangalore
10. Companies have to share how many % of profit for social work – 2%
11. In a first which state imposes ‘fat tax’ on junk food? – Kerala
12. First Indian IOC member ? – Nita Ambani
13. Which bank has recently shutdown its operation in India ? – RBS
14. Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award 2016 ?- Jacky Chan
15. First Payment Bank – Airtel , Rajasthan
16. M. Balamuralikrishna associated with which field? – Music
17. How many time demonetization occur in India Since 1935 ?
– 3(1946, 1978, and 2016)
18. Brand Ambassador of Switzerland Tourism? – Ranveer Singh
19. UIDAI Helpline number – 1947
20. 2016 Tata Literature’s Lifetime Achievement Award ? – Amitav Ghosh
21. World television day observed? – 21 November
22. Who is thepresident of All India Football Federation (AIFF) ? – Praful Patel
23. Dada Saheb Falke Award for Best Actress 2016 ?- Priyanka Chopra
24. What is the name of the first robot used by city bank? – Lakshmi
25. RFID stands for ?- Radio-Frequency Identification
26. World Economic Freedom Index 2016 topped by ? – Hong Kong
27. Global business optimism index? – Indonesia
28. India Posts Payments Bank will have how much Government equity?
– 100%
29. First World Conference on Tourism for Development held in ? – Beijing
30. Ruins of Ancient city of Abydos, dating back approx. 7000 years, found in
? – Egypt
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31. MDR stands for ? – Merchant Discount Rate

32. India’s First railway university to come up in ? – Gujarat
33. Israel President – Reuven Rivlin
34. South Africa President – Jacob Zuma
35. Fiedel castro politician from – Cuba
36. APEC summit 2016 theme – Quality Growth and Human Development
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37. ‘Wealth of Nation’ book Author – Adam smith
38. World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2017 topped by – New Zealand
39. UPI is launched by – National Payments Corporation of India(NPCI)
40. GST Slab structure – 4 tier Structure 5%, 12%, 18%, 28%
41. Dada sahab Phalke 2016 awardee – Manoj Kumar
42. Jnanpith Award Winner – Raghuveer Chaudhari
43. No.1 ranked in ATP Tennis Ranking – Andy Murray
44. China Open super series Badminton Championship – P.V Sindhu
45. Capital of Zambia – Lusaka
46. Capital of Lithuania – Vilnius
47. Periyar national park – Kerala
48. January 9 – NRI DAY
49. Pushkar festival related to – Rajasthan
50. 2018 ASIAN Games – Jakarta, Indonesia
51. Tialong 4 satellite launched by – China
52. Noble prize 2016 in literature – Bob Dylan
53. Airtel payment bank is in which state – Rajasthan
54. Kabaddi world cup 2016 final , India defeated– Iran
55. FDI investment in white label ATMs – 100%
56. Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation – D. V. Sadananda
Gowda
57. Economics Nobel prize for – Contract theory(Oliver Hart Bengt
and Holmström)
58. Walt Disney 2016 – 45th anniversary
59. Companies to spend at least how much of their profits every year on
corporate social responsibility (CSR) – 2%
60. DeenDayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) – 76,000 crore
61. VERIZON acquired YAHOO for – $4.83bn
62. Cricketer Tony coizer was radio commentator – West indies cricket
team
63. Dilma rousseff – Former President of Brazil
64. Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG – PAHAL scheme
65. Full form of BPL – Bankers Professional Liability
66. Full form of CRY organization? – Child Rights and You
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67. Full form of P-notes ? – Participatory notes
68. How many currency printing press places are in India ? – 4
69. Jaitapur Power Plant – Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra
70. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2016 – Juan Manuel Santos
71. PIN full form – Personal Identification Number
72. Section-122 related to – GST
73. Swachh Bharat short film award winner- Murga
74. What does Basel norm related to? – Banking
75. Which city is known as the golden city of India? – Amritsar
76. Who issues coins in India ? – Government of India
77. World economic freedom index India rank – 112
78. World’s tallest and longest glass bridge opens in – China
79. Yoga day celebrated on – 21 June
80. Chambal river flows from Madhya Pradesh to – Rajathan
81. CHOGM 2018 meeting – United Kingdom
82. Gobind Sagar Dam – Himachal Pradesh
83. Highest Populated State – Uttar Pradesh
84. Himansh highest altitude research center – Himachal Pradesh
85. Hubble space Telescope – NASA
86. Hurricane Matthew hits – Haiti
87. King Bhumibol Abduladez paased away – Thailand
88. LIGO lab outside USA – Maharashtra
89. Mogadishu is the Capital of – Somalia
90. Mother Absolute Affection brand ambassador – Madhuri Dixit
91. Noble prize in economics 2016 – Olive Hart and Bengt Holmstorm
92. One Rupee Note bears signature of – Finance Secretary
93. Pawan Kumar Chamling is the CM of – Sikkim
94. PMJDY – Financial Inclusion
95. River of Sorrow – Damodar River
96. Universal Children’s Day – 20th November

97. Valmiki National park – Bihar
98. Which Shooter declared as Champions of champions – Jitu Rai
99. Worlds Diabetes day 2016 Theme – Eyes on Diabetes
100. What is the full form of DAY – NRLM? – Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana –
National Rural Livelihoods Mission
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101. Number of medals won by India in 2016 Rio Olympics – 2
102. Capital of Uzbekistan – Tashkent
103. Currency of South Korea – Won
104. All women SHGs will be eligible for interest subvention on credit up to Rs
3 lakh at 7 per cent per annum.
105. PM Modi launched the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) with the stated
purpose of constructing two crore houses for the urban poor by 2022
106. The National Literacy Mission (NLM) is a nationwide program started by
Government of India in 1988.
107. EFTPOS, E stands for? Electronic (Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of
Sale)
108. Khaliko Pul was CM of? Arunachal Pradesh
109. According to RBI annual report, what is near-report gross value added
(GVA) for 2016-17? 7.6%
110. Author of ‘One Indian Girl’? Chetan Bhagan
111. Bhavanisagar dam in which state? Tamil Nadu
112. Venue of NATO Summit 2017? Belgium (Brussels)
113. Dalai Lama has been given the honorary citizenship of which city of
Italy? Milan
114. First International Conference on Voter Education held where? New Delhi
, India
115. Ratan Watal Committee set up for what? Digital payments
116. Corporation Bank Headquarter? Mangalore
117. BSDBA withdrawal and transfer limit? Rs10,000 in a month
118. Grama Vidiyal Microfinance acquired by? IDFC Bank
119. Indravati national park in which state? Chhattisgarh
120. Rs 10,000 currency notes were introduced in 1938. They were demonetized
in year? 1978
121. Bermuda triangle in which ocean? North Atlantic Ocean
122. Antiwerp Diamond Bank headquartered in? Belgium

123. Haima typhoon hit Guangdong province of? China
124. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 6 October 2016 released the Report of
the Internal Working Group (IWG) on Rationalisation of Branch
Authorisation Policy. The Group is chaired by? Lily Vadera
125. Which of these banks is not regulated by RBI? State Bank of Sikkim
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126. Nobel Prize 2016 given to Oliver Hart and Bengt Holstein in which field of
Economics? Contract Theory
127. In Monetary Policy committee how many members are appointed by
RBI? 3 (other 3 by Govt.)
128. Sheikh Zayed Stadium? Abu Dhabi, UAE
129. OPEC headquarter? Vienna, Austria
130. Joint Military Exercise of India & China named as Sino India Corporation
2016 held in? Ladakh
131. Nassau is the capital of? Commonwealth of the Bahamas
132. Peoples Resurgence Justice Alliance (PRJA) party launched by? Irom
Sharmila
133. Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate (MCLR) effective from? April
1, 2016
134. MasterCard’s new program in Europe, authentication by? Selfies
135. Mobile Money Identifier (MMID)? – 7 digit number
136. Capital of Denmark – Copenhagen
137. World Food Day – 16th October
138. Prathama Bank Headquarters- Moradabad, UP
139. ICICI Bank launches ‘Smart Vault’, a fully automated locker
140. PMJJBY (Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana) premium amount – Rs.
330
141. Urjit Patel – 24th governor of RBI
142. Before designated to Governor of RBI what was the position of Urijit
Patel – Deputy Governor of RBI
143. Head Quarters of Indian Bank – Chennai
144. Bandhan Bank Headquarters – Kolkata, West Bengal
145. In UPI, I stands for – Interface (Unified Payments Interface)
146. Kakrapar Dam is situated – Gujarat
147. Lisbon is capital of – Portugal
148. Currency of South Africa – South African Rand

149. ECGC is funded by – Government of India
150. In SMFS first S stands for – Structured(Structured Financial Messaging
System)
151. MUDRA is the subsidiary of – SIDBI
152. Currency of Denmark – Krone
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153. Barak 8 was jointly developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI),
India’s Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)
154. “Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai” is the tagline of – Bandhan Bank
155. ICRA rating agency formed by – IFCI
156. JP Morgan Chase Headquarters – USA
157. Coins can be issued up to the denomination of – Rs. 1000
158. FSB stands for- Financial Stability Board
159. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport – Nagpur, Maharashtra
160. Deaf fund associated with – Banking Regulation Act, 1949
161. “At the Close of Play” is the autobiography of the former Australian
cricketer Ricky Ponting
162. In IFSC code the last six digits identify the bank branch
163. Great Victoria desert located in – Australia
164. To detect Fraud – CRISIL (Credit Rating Information Services of
India Limited)
165. The umbrella organization for all retail payments system in India
– National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
166. The 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held in- Venezuela
167. Mudra bank highest loan limit (Tarun) – 10 lakhs
168. RRB Committee – Narasimman Committee
169. NACH Debit is the product of NPCI
170. RRB banks state capital – 15%
171. Gurudongmar Lake – Sikkim
172. World Food Programme – Italy, Rome
173. Patagonian desert continent – South America
174. Notes which are in pieces and/or of which the essential portions are missing
can also be exchanged. – Mutilated notes
175. Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya – Chhatisgarh
176. Kakrapar Atomic Power Station – Gujarat
177. International Day of Democracy, 15 September Theme 2016

– Democracy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
178. Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project – Madhya Pradesh
179. Institute for Development and Research in Banking Tech(IDBRT)
– Hyderabad.
180. Blackbuck National Park- Velavadar Gujarat
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181. Deepa Malik – Athlete Shot put
182. CRISIL, India’s first credit rating agency
183. IDBI Head Quarters – Mumbai.
184. Niche Marketing- Nachiket Mor
185. 24th Oct- United Nations Day
186. Risk related to personal Account- Credit risk
187. First stock exchange issue IPO- BSE
188. IMPS full form- Immediate Payment Service
189. First talking ATM- Union Bank of India
190. ICICI Bank introduces software robotics
191. Tarapur Atomic Power Station – Maharashtra
192. IFSC Total digits – 11
193. Credit history of the borrower is recorded by CIBIL
194. Environment Ministry has given green nod to the Rs 4640.88 crore Kiru
hydroelectric power project in J&K
195. India’s Weather Satellite INSAT-3DR- an advanced meteorological
(weather observation) satellite
196. Devendra Jhajharia related to – Javelin throw
197. Loktak lake – Manipur
198. Mount Harriet Park – Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
199. “The bank that begins with ‘U’” tagline – United Bank of India
200. Committee related to poverty line – Arvind Panagariya committee
201. WHO HQ – Geneva
202. Six machine autobiography of – Chris Gayle
203. PIN – Personal Identification Number
204. Mashreq Bank Headquarters– Dubai
205. Anupriya patel constituency – Mirzapur
206. Credit Guarantee Fund for Micro Units (CGFMU) – PMMY
207. First Private Bank to issue Indian Gold Coins – Federal Bank
208. The oldest or first asset reconstruction company in the country – ARCIL
209. Which state launches ‘CM Scooty scheme’ – J&K
210. Mortgage And its Various Types – Section 58 of Transfer of Property Act
1882 .
211. NACH replace ECS,Payment Systems
212. Export Credit Insurance provider – ECGC
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213. CTS-2010 standards for clearing through CTS for faster realisation.
214. Claude Lila Parulekar – Animal rights activist
215. NPCI –National Payments Corporation of India
216. Anything But Khamosh: The Shatrughan Sinha Biography
217. Indian Overseas Bank Headquarters – Chennai
218. RTGS – Real-Time Gross Settlement
219. Equitas starts Small Finance Bank Headquarters – Chennai
220. BCSBI – Banking Codes and Standards Board of India
221. Engineers Day – September 15
222. MSME Regulator –SIDBI
223. Syndicate Bank Headquarters – Manipal
224. Which Bank introduces software robotics – ICICI
225. Myanmar Capital – Naypyi Daw
226. Federal Bank launches FederalSkill Academy at – Coimbatore
227. Bandhan bank Headquarters – Kolkatta, West Bengal
228. RBI launches ‘Sachet’ portal to check illegal money collection.
229. Jammu & Kashmir Bank CEO – Parvez Ahamad
230. IFSC Code – 11 digits
231. SBI becomes first domestic bank to open branch in Yangon
232. Deputy General manager of IMF – David Lipton
233. BCCI CEO – Rahul Johri
234. Doha Bank & Centrum Sign Strategic Tie-Up
235. Kudankulam Nuclear Plant located in – Tamilnadu
236. World Bank, AIIB approve Rs 6,325 crore for Pune metro project.
237. Buddy App – SBI
238. Aajeevika – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) was renamed Deen
Dayal Antayodaya Yojana (DAY-NRLM).
239. Bombay High Court Chief Justice – Manjula Chellur
240. BSNL, Microsoft to offer end-to-end solutions for enterprise customers
241. CBDT launches ‘e-nivaran’ facility to resolve income tax grievances.

242. United States spotted at the top of the medal tally, with 116 medals
243. China has world’s longest bullet train network
244. India approves $318 million loan for Sri Lanka Railways.
245. Deepa Malik who won the silver medal in Rio Paralympices related to
– Shotput
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246. Banks can publish photo of only – wilful defaulters
247. RBL acquires 10% Stake in – Utkarsh Finance Services
248. Akhlaq Ur Rahman Kidwai, who served as Governor of States, including
Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana, passed away – Indian chemist and
politician
249. Jio Money Wallet – Reliance
250. The maximum value of any pre-paid payment instrument cannot
exceed Rs 1,00,000.
251. Shishu – Maximum loan amount is Rs.50,000.[Kishor – Maximum loan
amount is Rs.5 lakh, Tarun – Maximum loan amount is Rs.10 lakh]
252. Monetary policy committee members – Chetan Ghate, professor at Indian
Statistical Institute, Pami Dua, director at Delhi School of Economics and
Ravindra Dholakia, professor at IIM-Ahmedabad.
253. Sakshi Malik became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic
medal with her bronze medal finish in Women’s freestyle 58 kg category
254. Wildlife Institute of India (WII) – Country’s first repository on tigers.
255. Hindi Diwas – September 14
256. A micro enterprise is an enterprise where investment in plant and
machinery does not exceed – Rs. 25 lakh
257. HRD Minister – Prakash Javadekar
258. The Goods and Services Tax Bill or GST Bill, officially known as The
Constitution (One Hundred Twenty second Amendment) Bill, 2014,
proposes a national Value added Tax to be implemented in India from 1
April 2017.
259. Kotak Mahindra Bank acquires BSS Microfinance.
260. RBI has set a deadline of March 31, 2017, for banks to put in place a
mechanism to report cyber attacks immediately.
261. Union HRD ministry has decided to appoint Canara Bank as the promoter
for setting up of Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)
262. Limit in Priority Sector Adjust Net Bank credit – 40%

263. IRCTC, SBI sign MoU on promotion of rail ticketing activities
264. Inter-bank borrowing ceiling for Small finance bank – No Limit
265. Nobel peace prize 2016 – Juan Manuel santos
266. NASSCOM tiesup with social network website to promote Startups –
Facebook
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267. Under Deen dayal Antyodaya Yojana, The SHGs will also get additional
interest subvention of 3% on prompt payment.
268. State Bank of India (SBI) started an intra-bank portal where employees
could register their requests for transfers
269. “World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision” : World population to
hit 8.5bn by 2030
270. Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia became the first Indian to clinch two
gold medals at the Paralympics.
271. Gionee to set up manufacturing plant in Faridabad
272. World Bank President – Jim Yong Kim
273. GSAT-18 successfully launched by Ariane-5 VA-231 from Kourou, French
Guiana
274. ET Awards for corporate excellence company – Kotak Mahindra Bank
275. Bankruptcy & Insolvency 2016 Board headed by – MS Sahoo
276. Reliance Jio Money ties up with – Federal Bank
277. Rajasthan becomes first state to approve sewage & waste water policy
278. UCO Bank to raise Rs 270 crore via share sale to LIC.
279. Soiled note – means a note which, has become dirty due to usage and
also includes a two piece note pasted together wherein both the pieces
presented belong to the same note, and form the entire note.
280. Who is the present Chairman of Synoptic? Mohammed AlMandil
281. What is the full form of S4A? Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of
Stressed Assets
282. Committee for E-Commerce? Amitabh Kant Committee
283. Rio Olympics Indian contingent sponsored by? Amul
284. Vyaas Samman 2015? Sunita Jain
285. Which Indian got silver in Rio Olympics badminton? P. V. Sindhu
286. Reliance tie up with which bank? Federal Bank
287. UP Govt announces Rani lakshmi Bai Award for which Rio Olympics
Winner? Sakshi Malik
288. What is the full form of BSBDA? Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account
289. FICCI Head Quarter? New Delhi
290. UEFA 2016 Winner? Real Madrid
291. Small Bank maximum loan amount? Rs 25 lakhs
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292. Highest medals in Rio Olympics? United States
293. Which of the following is the SBI social networking app? SBI Mingle
294. Renewable Bond also known as? Clean Renewable Energy Bonds
295. Head Quarter of New Development Bank located at? Shanghai
296. Kanchenchunga National Park located at? Sikkim, India
297. Which team won the Durand Cup 2016? India
298. UPI app Empower launched by which bank? Canara Bank
299. RBI Sachet used for which purpose? To check illegal money collection
300. Who got the title UEFA footballer of the year? Cristiano Ronaldo
301. Hanif Mohammad, who died recently had played for which
country? Pakistan
302. 2016 Wimbledon winners in women singles? Serena Williams
303. Tarun Ramadorai from which University? University of Cambridge
304. First roof top solar plant in which state? Kerala
305. Isalimic bank headquarters located at? Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
306. SmartUp app launched by which bank? HDFC Bank
307. World Humanitarian Day Theme – One Humanity
308. HRD Minister – Prakash Javadekar
309. Kawai Tiger Reserve – Telangana
310. Integrated Criminal Justice System – Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
311. Bronze medal winner Wrestler in RIO Olympics – Sakshi Malik
312. Mingle App – SBI
313. Domestic Systemically Important Banks – Too Big To Fail
314. Reliance Payment Bank & SBI Promotion Share – 70 : 30
315. IPPBL full form – India Post Payment Bank Limited
316. Avanti Micro Finance is going to start by – Vijay Kelkar, Ratan Tata
,Nandan Nilakeni
317. Monaco Garndprix Winner – Lewis Hamilton
318. Household finance committee – Tarun Ramdorai
319. Border Security Committee – Madhukar Gupta

320. First Bank to issue Green Bond in London Stock Exchange-Axis Bank
321. Among the Options Who Cannot issue Soverign Gold Bond Schemes
– Insurance Companies
322. In MSME in Medium Enterprise Investment in Plant & Machinery from 5
Crores does not exceed to – 10 Crores
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323. SBI Current Managing Director – Dinesh Kumar Khara
324. In a Year BSBDA Total Credits does not exceed – Rs. 1 Lakh
325. BSBDA Account can hold Maximum – One
326. World First Self Driving Taxi Launched by – Singapore
327. RBI initiate to curb illegal Deposits – Sachet
328. What is the name for Rupee Denominated Bonds for offshore Countries
– Masala Bonds
329. Interest rates on Medium & Long Term Period in Gold Monetisation Scheme
decided by – Central Government
330. Which of the following neighbour country recently passed bill in Parliament
to convert Constitutional Assembly – Srilanka
331. AIIB issued first Loan to Four Countries – Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Indonesia, Tajikistan
332. Book titled “The Sleep of Revolution” Author – Arianna Huffington
333. Among the options of SBI Associates which is not Merging with SBI – State
Bank Of Saurashtra
334. Government Set Inflation rate target for Next 5 Years – 4%.
335. New Development bank Headed by – KV Kamath
336. Islamic Development Bank Launches first branch in India –Ahmedabad
337. APJ Abdul Kalam Award 2016 – P Shanmugam
338. International Chamber Commerce Chairman – Sunil Mittal
339. BSNL ties up with which company to offer IT Solutions – Microsoft
340. UNESCO World Heriatge Site Status in July 2016 – Nalanda Mahavihara
341. First State to approve Goods and Services Tax (GST) – Assam
342. As Per UNCTAD Investment Report India Ranks in FDI – 10th
343. Forbes World Biggest 200 Companies How many Indian Companies
– Seven
344. RBI Launched Structured Asset Scheme – S4A
345. IOC Committee – Nita Ambani
346. Corporation Bank HQ – Mangalore

347. Which of the following bank is headquartered in Kolkata? – United Bank
of India
348. How many digits in IFSC code – 11 digits
349. An account becomes dormant if a customer does not initiate transactions
such as withdrawal of cash at a branch or automated teller machine (ATM),
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payment by cheque, transfer of funds through Internet banking, phone
banking or ATMs in – 24 months
350. AML full form – Anti-money laundering (AML)
351. UPI – I stands for –Interface
352. MICR – M stands for Magnetic
353. Bandhan bank is – Scheduled Commercial Bank
354. Koyana Dam – Maharashtra
355. Mohiniattam – Kerala
356. Gurdial Singh Rahi – Punjabi writer
357. October – 5 – World Teachers Day
358. Banwarilal Purohit – Governor of Assam
359. 24*7 real time money transfer – IMPS
360. 10 year old account holder is not eligible to get – Credit card
361. White label ATM, “Money Spot” owned by Prizm Payment Services
362. The Narmada originates from which Plateau ? Amarkantak plateau
363. Rani Jhansi Marine National Park – Andaman and Nicobar Islands
364. kamala hassan received Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur from which
country? – France
365. Mudra bank is – Micro Finance Institution
366. PMMY loan maximum limit – 10 lakh
367. Reliance industries payment bank ties up with SBI
368. Who is the India’s Flag-bearer at Closing Ceremony at Summer Olympics
2016? – Sakshi Malik
369. Indian Film Festival – Melbourne, Australia
370. English Weekly Newspaper, Mahratta is started by? Gopal Krishna
Gokhale
371. Reserve Bank of India has grant “in-principle” approval to 10
applicants to set up small finance banks
372. India’s first small bank located in – Jalandhar
373. One Indian Girl – Chetan Bhagat

374. National Automated Clearing House (NACH) is a centralised clearing
system launched by the National Payments Corporation of India
(NPCI).
375. Mutual Funds in India are governed by the Securities Exchange Board
of India
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376. RRB’s Central Government Share – 50%
377. First high orbit remote sensing satellite – Gaefon 4 – China
378. Microfinance Institutions (MFIs)regulated by the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI).
379. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) is a
subsidiary of – Reserve Bank of India.
380. Short-term finance repayable on demand, with a maturity period of one to
fourteen days or overnight to fortnight – Call Money
381. Global Gender Gap Report released by – WEF
382. Payment Bank does not offer – RD & FD
383. Retail Banking also known as – Consumer Banking
384. Integrated Test Range (ITR) – Chandipur, Odisha
385. IFSC code first 4 digit represents – Bank
386. Brazil capital – Brazilia
387. Durand cup related to which game – Foot Ball
388. Vijaya Bank HQ – Bengaluru
389. Manas National Park – Assam
390. Sakshi Malik named ambassador for ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ – Haryana
391. IRDAI HQ – Hyderabad
392. October 2 – International Day of Non-Violence
393. BRICS Film Festival 2016 – New Delhi
394. First Small bank – Capital Local Area Bank (CLAB)
395. The Indus River originates near the Mansarovar Lake in the Tibetan
plateau
396. Syndicate bank HQ – Manipal
397. Gopichand – Indian Badminton Coach
398. Pension Regulatory Authority – PFRDA
399. Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) – Integrated Bill Payment System
400. Which one of the following is not money market? – Bonds & Debentures
401. Kesari News Paper –Bal Gangadhar Tilak

402. Fastest Money Transfer – RTGS
403. Jeddah based Islamic Bank branch in India – Ahmedabad
404. Who becomes first Indian captain to hit double hundred outside India
– Virat Kohli
405. Suresh Prabhu flags off Delhi-Agartala ‘Tripura Sundari Express’.
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406. A new home loan scheme dedicated to the Army and defence personnel of
the nation by SBI – Shaurya Home Loan
407. Lokesh Rahul related to – Cricket
408. 111-km-long Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal railway line
409. Kotak Mahindra HQ – Mumbai
410. SAARC youth Summit 2016 – Pakistan
411. Capital of Canada – Ottawa
412. NITI Aayog inks pact with US EIA to set up portal on energy data
413. Autobiography of Sania Mirza – Ace against Odds
414. Full form of IFSC – Indian Financial System Code
415. NACH full form – National Automated Clearing House
416. Mahim Bora, an Indian writer and educationist from which state – Assam
417. Srisailam Dam – Andhra Pradesh.
418. IOM – International Organization for Migration
419. Amitabh Kant – CEO, NITI Aayog
420. Ringgit currency of – Malaysia
421. Vodafone m-pesa tied up with – ICICI
422. Vembanad lake – Kerala
423. Sultan Azlan cup related to – Hockey
424. PMKVY associated with – Skill development
425. Worst male-female ratio in Census 2011 – Haryana
426. Maputo-captial of – Mozambique
427. Ngultrum-currency of – Bhutan
428. YES Bank HQ – Mumbai
429. NICL HQ – Kolkata
430. SIDBI HQ – Lucknow
431. Ghatampur Thermal power plant in which state – Uttar Pradesh
432. Water metro project in which city – Kochi
433. Aadiperukku festival celebrated in which state – Tamil Nadu
434. Keibul Lamjao National Park located in – Manipur

435. Sex ratio of 1084/1000 in which state – Kerala
436. Banks that joined SWIFT- ICICI & Axis Bank
437. Ease of Doing business by – World Bank
438. Long-distance, fully unreserved, superfast train service, for the common
man –Antyodaya express
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439. International Court of Justice HQ –Hague
440. Amount allocated to Kaushal Vikas Yojana – Rs 12000 crore
441. Maitree is a joint exercise between India and Thailand
442. Desert Eagle is a joint exercise between India and UAE
443. Head of Committee on change of financial year – Shankar Acharya
444. Head of committee on doubling farmers income by 2022 – Ashok Dalwai
445. Head of committee on regulatory issues regarding financial technology and
digital banking – Sudarshan Sen
446. Head of committee on alternatives of pellet guns – TVSN Prasad
447. Rewa Thermal Power plant located in – Madhya Pradesh
448. Operation Sankat Mochan – Sudan
449. Reverse Repo operations are for – Absorbing liquidity in the market
450. In NTDL – D stands for Demand
451. SBI privilege loan caters to – Government employees
452. Bradbourne stadium location – Mumbai
453. Theme of World Hepatitis day 2016 – ELIMINATION
454. Green Rail corridor – Tamil Nadu
455. Green Highway mission launched by Nitish Gadkari in New Delhi
456. Constituency of SS Ahluwalia – Darjeeling
457. SBI life insurance is Joint venture between SBI and BNP Paribas Cardiff
458. The seventh and final member of IRNSS constellation – IRNSS-1G
459. Hopman cup is related to – Tennis
460. Atal Innovation tinkering labs – Intel India
461. Blue mormon – first state butterfly of – Maharashtra
462. 122 Constitutional Amendment Bill unanimously adopted-related to
– Goods and Services Tax
463. City compost brand ambassador – Amitabh Bacchan
464. Book titled “Who moved my interest rate” – D Subbarao
465. Pt. Lacchu Maharaj is renowned for- Tabla
466. Indhradhanush mission – immunisation of children

467. SBI Balasena initiative taken up in which UT- Pondicherry
468. Head of Joint Parliamentary committee on Land Aquisition bill – Ganesh
Singh
469. Himayat – skill development program in J&K
470. Andy Murray related to – Tennis
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471. 2016 Olympics flag bearer Indian contingent- Abhinav Bindra
472. Novascotia bank HQ – Toronto, Canada
473. Canberra capital of – Australia
474. Mahabodhi temple in – Bihar
475. Mission Bhagiratha in – Telangana
476. SAARC interior ministers meet at Islamabad
477. 2016 kabaddi world cup in – India
478. Head of committee on household savings – Tarun ramadorai
479. Man who knew infinity- film based on – Ramanujan
480. Micro finance insitutions are regulated by – RBI
481. Lakhwar Dam on yamuna river in state- Uttarakhand
482. SWAYAM initiative – Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) platform
483. SMERA is a – Credit rating agency
484. Defence aircraft Y20 by – China
485. World tourism day – September 27
486. World’s most expensive train station opens in New York
487. Which Bank launches wealth management service for start-ups – SBI
488. Fund for Start up India –Rs. 10000 crore
489. BMB’s initial capital – Rs. 1,000 crore
490. WB: India will now be called ‘lower-middle income’
491. Committee for applying 7th pay commission – Justice A.K Mathur
492. Aadhar Card Enrolment Crosses 1 Billion Mark
493. CKYCR full form – Central KYC Records Registry
494. Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana Maximum deposit- Rs 1.5 lakhs
495. Which company relaunches ESOP Scheme After 13 Years- Infosys
496. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB) capital amount –$100 bn.
497. Book titled, “My journey from cancer to near death” – Anita Moorjani
498. UEFA Euro 2016 Venue – France
499. First spice museum in India – Kochi
500. Four member committee in desirability and feasibility of new financial year
is headed by – Dr. Shankar Acharya
501. Full form of P2P – Person-to-Person payments
502. Full form of MUDRA – Micro Units Development Refinance Agency
503. ‘World’s largest’ single rooftop solar plant opened at Amritsar
504. Opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games –5th August
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505. World’s first 17-inch, 2-in-1 laptop is launched by – Dell
506. State Bank of India launches social media banking platform – ‘SBI
Mingle’
507. Which state imposes 14.5% ‘fat tax’ on junk food – Kerala
508. Aadhaar ID saving Indian govt about – $1 billion per annum
509. Who became first Indian female gymnast to qualify for Rio Olympics – Dipa
Karmakar
510. Total architecture of postal payments bank is of Rs. 800 crore
511. Faloudi in which state – Rajasthan
512. Dr. Raghuveer Chaudhari – Gujarati Writer, 51st Jnanpith Award
winner
513. GOI restricted travel to – Libya
514. Book titled “Between the Assassinations” by – Aravind Adiga
515. IPL 2016 winner – Sun risers Hyderabad
516. WB – Largest remittances receiving country in 2015 – India
517. G7 Countries – United States,Canada, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, United Kingdom
518. Wimbledon doubles women winner 2016 – Venus Williams and Serena
Williams.
519. Noisiest city in India – Mumbai
520. Production cost of One rupee note stood at – Rs. 1.48 per note.
521. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial name – Shantivan(Meaning – Garden of
Peace)
522. G7 Summit 2016 Venue – Japan
523. Who has emerged as the ‘most generous Indian’ in the Hurun India
Philanthropy List 2015 – Azim Premji
524. Length of world’s longest rail tunnel,twin-bore Gotthard base tunnel opens
in Switzerland – – 57km (35-mile)
525. Who receives the Harvard Business School’s Alumni Achievement

Award? Sunil Bharti Mittal
526. Which is the first country to adopt a ban on deforestation? Norway
527. What is the full form of OROP – One Rank One Pension
528. What is the full form of IFSC – Indian Financial System Code
529. MCLR full form – Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate
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530. CASA full form – Current Account, Savings Account (CASA)
531. E-motor insurance policy by- Telangana
532. SEBI chairman – UK Sinha
533. Anti-Terrorism day – 21st May
534. Display variant debit card by- Axis Bank
535. Which bank issues world’s first Masala bond listing in London Stock
Exchange(LSE) – HDFC
536. Which state government plants over 5 crores saplings in a day – Uttar
Pradesh
537. Which state recorded its highest-ever temperature – Rajasthan – 51
degrees Celsius (123.8 degrees Fahrenheit).
538. Committee members in desirability and feasibility of new financial
year- Four
539. Yakshagana dance — Karnataka
540. Mount Everest 1st woman — Junko Tabei
541. World bank with which bank solar roof top programme – SBI
542. NACH launched by – NPCI
543. In 2015, top state in FDI — Maharashtra
544. Maximum loan amount in Mudra yojana– 10 lakh
545. Talcher TPS — ODISHA
546. First mobile bank by which bank – DBS
547. Maputo is capital of — Mozambique
548. NATO summit 2016 — Warsaw, Poland
549. Panel for desirability and feasibility of new financial year
— Sankaracharya
550. Census 2011 – % of rural households having no literate adults alive 25 yrs
— 62℅
551. BMG merge with– SBI
552. Madhavrao scindia cricket ground— Rajkot
553. Lakhwar dam on which river — Yamuna,Uttarkhand

554. India 1st defence communication network —Defence Communication
Network (DCN)
555. HPCA cricket stadium in? Himachal Pradesh
556. Ahmedabad on which river bank? Sabarmati
557. Gopinath bordoloi stadium in? Assam
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558. Umaid bhavan palace in which state? Rajasthan
559. Wular lake in which state? Jammu and Kashmir
560. Currency of Israel? Shekel
561. KSE-100 index? Karachi Stock Exchange.
562. Federal is the central bank of which country? the USA
563. Valmiki park in which state? Bihar
564. Gobi desert located? China and southern Mongolia
565. Chabahar port in which country? Iran
566. Chinnar bioreserve? Kerala
567. SCORES is redressal portal of? SEBI
568. Phnom Pehn capital of? Cambodia
569. Indonesia currency? Rupiah
570. Malabar exercise between India US and? Japan
571. Nova Scotia bank hq? Toronto, Canada
572. Amar Mahal Palace in? Madhya Pradesh
573. AIIB initial corpus? 100 billion dollar
574. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojna premium? 330
575. July 17 – International Justice Day
576. Author of the book “Test of My Life”? Yuvraj Singh
577. Gurudongmar Lake 17800 feet highest lake in world in state? Sikkim
578. Jawaharlal Nehru Port is located at? Mumbai
579. SETU program of govt. for? starups and self employement
580. Yangaon stock exchange started it’s operations in country? myanmar
581. Barbati stadium is at? Cuttack, Odisha
582. Which is the first state to launch Open Data Portal? Sikkim
583. First asian country to reach Mars? India
584. Kanha tiger reserve? MP
585. Lima is capital of? Peru
586. Vidhyanchal thermal power plant? madhya pradesh
587. NHB is fully owned subsidary of? RBI

588. Raja bhoj air port situated at? MP
589. July 18 observed as? Nelson Mandela International Day
590. Srikanth Kidambi is associated with? badminton
591. Currency of Philippines? Peso
592. Paradip Port? Odisha
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593. Kaziranga National Park is Located at – Assam
594. International Anti-Corruption Day – December 9
595. “BBB” related to Indra dhanush stands for – Bank Board Bureau
596. Reserve Bank has asked banks to pay interest on savings banks account
on – quarterly basis or shorter duration
597. Alternate Executive Director of IMF – Sunil Sabharwal
598. SBI and four other banks have got license to open branches in which of the
following countries recently – Myanmar
599. Headquarters of IRDAI – Hyderabad
600. According to OECD report what is the expected India’s Economic Growth in
next fiscal year – 7.5%
601. Which of the following state has announced new schemes for Transgender
– Odisha
602. Who beats Novak Djokovic to win first Italian Open title – Andy Murray
603. Venue of G7 Summit – Japan
604. Basel City is in – Switzerland
605. National Film Awards 2016 best actor – Amitabh Bachchan
606. RBI slaps Rs.1-crore fine on State Bank of Travancore for violation of its
instructions, among other things, on reporting of data to – Central
Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC).
607. CRISIL downgrades ratings of 8 PSBs. Which of the following banks is not
one among them?
608. 8 PSBs are: Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Corporation Bank,
Dena Bank, IDBI Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Syndicate Bank and
UCO Bank.
609. According to Basel III HQLA stands for – High-Quality Liquid Assets
610. Third party Atms related to – White label ATM
611. Which university has announced a postgraduate annual scholarship worth

Rs 1 crore in the name of former President APJ Abdul Kalam to Indian
students from the next academic year – University of South Florida
612. New Scheme revival of Power Distribution – Uday scheme
613. Indradhanush initiative related – To revamp Public Sector Banks
614. Rupee-denominated bonds are called as – Masala bonds
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615. In Fasal Bima Yojana “SAO” stands for – Seasonal Agricultural
Operational
616. Raman Magsaysay Award is named after which country’s president
– Philippines President
617. Head Quarters of Capital Local Area Bank – Jalandhar
618. Asia’s largest underground railway station has been opened in city of
Shenzhen – China
619. Total Service tax after including Krishi Kalyan Cess @ 0.5% is – 15%
620. Mrinalini Sarabhai related to – Indian classical dancer
621. Gyan Sangam’s second edition held in – Gurgaon(Gurugram)
622. ASBA full form – Application Supported by Blocked Amount (ASBA)
623. MCLR stands for Marginal Cost of funds based Lending Rate (MCLR)
624. ICICI partnered with which entity for Payment Bank – FINO Paytech
625. Which of the following is not a part of World Bank? – IMF
626. World Bank Group Agencies: International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (IBRD), International Finance Corporation (IFC),
International Development Association (IDA), International Centre for
Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID),International Centre for
Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), Multilateral Investment
Guarantee Agency (MIGA),
627. INS Kadmatt commissioned by Indian Navy Chief RK Dhowan in
– Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
628. Indian basket ball player selected in NBA – Satnam Singh.
629. 2016 South Asian Games – India
630. In BASEL Norms, LCR stands for – Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR)
631. Gyan Sangam’s second edition held in – Gurgaon(Gurugram)
632. Winner of Italian Tennis Open women singles– Serena Williams
633. National Science Day – Feb 28
634. 2016 Pulitzer Prize Winner – Associated Press
635. BASEL Norms to be implemented in India by –March 31, 2019.

636. Shatrujeet exercise concluded in – Rajasthan
637. Youngest player to reach 10,000 – Alastair cook
638. White label ATM registerd under which act – Payment and Settlement
Systems (PSS) Act 2007
639. Academy award for Best movie – Spotlight
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640. Best Actress award at 63rd National Film Awards – Kangana Ranaut
641. Airport operates on solar energy – Cochin Airport
642. Which bank has got license to open branches in Myanmar – SBI
643. A Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a company registered under
the Companies Act, 1956
644. RBI slapped 100 crore fine on State Bank of Travancore
645. Machia Biological Park recently inaugurated in Rajasthan
646. The dishonour of a cheque under the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 is
an offence punishable with imprisonment or with fine or both
647. First women umpire for world t20 is of which country? NEWZEALAND
648. Bandipur national park is in? Karnataka
649. Capital of greece? Athens
650. Headquarter of FIFA? Zurich
651. Gachibowli indoor stadium? Andhra Pradesh
652. National Institute of Mental health and Neuroscience (NIMHANS) Located
in? Bangalore

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650 General Awareness Questions asked various competitive Exams 2016

31. MDR stands for ? – Merchant Discount Rate

96. Universal Children’s Day – 20th November

122. Antiwerp Diamond Bank headquartered in? Belgium

148. Currency of South Africa – South African Rand

177. International Day of Democracy, 15 September Theme 2016

241. CBDT launches ‘e-nivaran’ facility to resolve income tax grievances.

262. Limit in Priority Sector Adjust Net Bank credit – 40%

319. Border Security Committee – Madhukar Gupta

346. Corporation Bank HQ – Mangalore

373. One Indian Girl – Chetan Bhagat

401. Kesari News Paper –Bal Gangadhar Tilak

434. Keibul Lamjao National Park located in – Manipur

466. Indhradhanush mission – immunisation of children

525. Who receives the Harvard Business School’s Alumni Achievement

553. Lakhwar dam on which river — Yamuna,Uttarkhand

587. NHB is fully owned subsidary of? RBI

611. Which university has announced a postgraduate annual scholarship worth

635. BASEL Norms to be implemented in India by –March 31, 2019.

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