Awareness

ISBT Awareness for all banking PO,Clerk,IBPS PO,Railway,SSC,IAS,OAS Exams

Q261.

What is the name of the nationwide mission launched by the Union Government on 2 May 2017 that seeks to promote nationalism among youth ?

1)	Vidya-Vahini Abhiyan	2)	Vidya-Veerta Abhiyan
3)	Education to All	4)	Vidya-Sanklapa- Abhiyan
5)	None of these

Q262.

Recently, which state became the first Indian state to use Automated Weather Stations (AWSs) for farmers by inaugurating the first such station ?

1)	Rajasthan	2)	Gujarat
3)	Maharashtra	4)	Andhra Prdesh
5)	None of these

Q263.

According to the World Economic Forum (WEF) report , India was ranked 40th among the 136 economies across the world in 2017 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI).Which country ranked as No.1 ?

1)	France	2)	Germany
3)	Japan	4)	Spain
5)	None of these

Q264.

Which film was declared the Best Film at 64th National Film Awards that were announced on 7 April 2017 ?

1)	Kaasav (Marathi)	2)	Ventilator (Marathi)
3)	Rustom (Hindi)	4)	Sathamanam Bhavathi (Telugu)
5)	None of these

Q265.

The Union Government has announced its decision to merge Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) with State Bank of India (SBI). BMB, India’s first bank devoted primarily to women banking, became operational in which  year ?

1)	2011	2)	2012
3)	2013	4)	2014
5)	None of these

Q266.

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 18 March 2017 flagged off the first indigenously built suburban train rake in Mumbai. What is the name given to this train rake  ?

1)	Bombay	2)	Medha
3)	Pranjana	4)	Sindhu
5)	None of these

Q267.

The Union Government has approved the National Health Policy -2017 after having deferred it twice before. Recently, the policy intends to increase life expectancy at birth from 67.5 years to ----- by year 2025.

1)	68 years	2)	69 years
3)	70 years	4)	72 years
5)	None of these

Q268.

Air India during March 2017 claimed world record for undertaking the first-ever journey around the world with all-women crew. This historic flight was undertaken between which two destinations ?

1)	New Delhi and San Francisco	2)	Mumbai to Tokyo
3)	New Delhi to Toronto	4)	New Delhi to Washington D.C
5)	None of these

Q269.

India's largest Public Sector Bank SBI recently announced steep increase in the minimum balance required for maintaining savings account from 1 April 2017. What is the new stipulated monthly average balance (MAB) for for branches in six metros locations ?

1)	Rs.3000	2)	Rs.4000
3)	Rs.5000	4)	Rs.10000
5)	None of these

Q270.

Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier ‘INS Viraat’ was decommissioned after almost 30 years of service on 6 March 2017. It was the second aircraft carrier in service and was purchased from the British Royal Navy. What was its original name ?

1)	INS Chakra	2)	HMS Hermes
3)	INS Satpura	4)	Sagardhwani
5)	None of these