General Awareness & Current Affairs for IBPS PO CLERK Exams- Here is a list of important GA questions of the month of September 2014. These questions are very much important for all competitive examinations. Specially you should prepare these questions for the upcoming IBPS Bank PO, Bank Clerk, SSC, OPSC, UPSC and IAS Exminations
General Awareness & Current Affairs For IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk 2014
1. Who among the following has been recently awarded Saraswati Samman for his book "Dhool Paudhon Par"?
- Sunil Gangopadhyay
- Govind Mishra
- Narendra Kohli
- Amar Kanth
2. Which country is the current chair of G20 group of countries?
- USA
- France
- Germany
- Australia
3. The successful launch of Mars Orbital Mission into Mars orbit was done by the critical test -
f ire of LAM of Mangalyaan. What does LAM stand for?
- Land Apogee Motor
- Liquid Aerial Motor
- Land Aerial Motor
- Liquid Apogee Motor
4. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Fiji?
- Voreqe Bainimarama
- Epeli Nailat ikau
- Laisenia Qarase
- Sit iveni Rabuka
5. Which among the following places has been decided as the next SAARC Cultural Capital for the year 2015-16?
- Bamiyan
- Shenzhen
- Kathmandu
- New Delhi
6. Government of India celebrated September 25 as which of the following days?
- Urja Diwas
- Ant yodya Diwas
- Itihas Diwas
- Sadbhawana Diwas
7. Which of the following forms a boundary between North and South Korea?
- 17th Parallel
- 38th Parallel
- 49th Parallel
- 19th Parallel
8. Who among the following has been selected for the 'Right Livelihood Prize' 2014?
- Olevon Uexkull
- Paul Walker
- Sima Samar
- Edward Snowden
9. Which two international cricketers have been selected as Bradman Honoree 2014?
- Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli
- Virat Kohli and Steve Waugh
- Shane Wat son and Sachin Tendlkar
- Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh
10. India has recently approved the Agreement on Electric Power Trade with which country?
- Myanmar
- Bhutan
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
11. Which Indian snooker player has announced his retirement from professional snooker?
- Pankaj Advani
- Subhash Agarwal
- Aditya Mehta
- Geet Sethi
12. What is India's rank in the list of world's largest crude-oil importing countries in the world?
- First
- Second
- Third
- Fourth
13. Which two nations have inaugurated the first triangular India-US-Africa partnership in agricultural training at the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad?
- India and US
- India and South Africa
- India and France
- India and China
14. Who among the following served as first Chairman of the National Human Right s Commission?
- Just ice Sabyasachi Mukharji
- Just ice P N Bhagwati
- Just ice Ranganath Misra
- Just ice YV Chandrachud
15. Komik, the highest motorable village of the world at 4513 metres is located in ___?
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu & Kashmir
- Tibet
- Nepal
16. Which among the following animals are found in their natural habitat in the Cold Desert of India?
1. Snow Leopard
2. Tibetan Wolf
3. Jackal
Select the correct opt ion from the codes given below:
- 1 & 2
- 2 & 3
- 1 & 3
- 1, 2 & 3
17. Consider the following statements:
1. Rotavirus is one of the primary causes of mortality for children less than five years of age in India
2. Rotavirus causes moderate to severe diarrhoea in infants Which among the above is / are correct statement s?
- Only 1
- Only 2
- Both 1 & 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
18. Mumbai’s Esplanade House, which recently bagged the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards, once served as residence of __?
- Mahadev Govind Ranade
- Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata
- Ghanshyam Das Birla
- Jamnalal Bajaj
19. The biggest resource of gold above ground in the world is in which among the following countries?
- China
- United States
- India
- France
20. Which among the following animals is also known as "aquatic panda"?
- Ganges River Dolphin
- Chinese White Dolphins
- Indus river dolphin Amazon river dolphin
- Chinese White Dolphins
21. At which among the following places, there are NO headquarters / main offices of United Nations?
- New York
- Geneva
- Nairobi
- Moscow
22. Which veteran Indian cricketer has recently been conferred the lifetime achievement award at the House of Lords in London?
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Ravi Shastri
- Kapil Dev
- Navjot Singh Sidhu
23. Who among the following was not a part of the famous Young Turks group of Indian painters which started in 1941?
- M.F. Hussain
- A.A. Majeed
- P.T. Reddy
- M.Bhople
24. Union Cabinet in a recent decision decided to shut down six sick Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSEs). Which of the following is not a part of the six?
- HMT
- Hindustan Cables
- Tungabhadra Steel
- Biecco Lawrie
25. A sizeable proportion of the world's population lives in Urban slums. Which among the following countries accounts for the largest fraction of its urban population living in slums?
- Bangladesh
- Myanmar
- Vietnam
- Cambodia
26. Sourav Ghosal, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Kush Kumar and Mahesh Manaonkar Mahesh have bagged a gold medal in Asian Games 2014. What game do they represent?
- Boxing
- Archery
- Squash
- Shooting
27. The National Academy for Athletics was recently inaugurated at__?
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Cochin
- Chennai
- Bangalore
28. The Lycodon Odishii is a new species discovered recently in Odisha is of __?
- Bird
- Fish
- Snake
- Frog
29. What is the name of the student leader who has led theon-going pro-democracy protests at Hong Kong?
- Joshua Wong
- Leung Chun-ying
- Geoffrey Ma
- Carrie Lam
30. The unexpected eruption of Mount Ontake, which is said to be a favourite hiking destination, has left dozens dead. In which country, this eruption took place?
- Indonesia
- Japan
- South Korea
- North Korea
31. Who among the following won the Malaysian Open doubles title of tennis?
- Leander Paes and Marcin Matkowski
- Jamie Murray and John Peers
- Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan
- Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares
32. Who has been sworn-in as the new Afghan President?
- Ashraf Ghani
- Abdullah Abdullah
- Hamid Karzai
- Burhannuddin Rabbani
33. What is the name of the Indo-US combined military training exercises that concluded in Ranikhet in Uttarakhand recently?
- Yudh Abhyas 2014
- Malabar 2014
- Maitrayee 2014
- Indra 2014
34. Union Commerce Ministry has cancelled approvals of nine Special Economic Zones. Which SEZ, among the following is not a part of the decision?
- Hindalco SEZ in Odisha
- Essar SEZ in Jamnagar
- Adani SEZ in Gujarat
- L&T's SEZ at Vadodara
35. Who has been selected for the first-ever Mahatma Gandhi Seva Award?
- S. N.Subba Rao
- Rajmohan Gandhi
- Ramchandra Guha
- K.G. Subramanyam
36. Which among the following was the venue of the third Global Citizen Festival, held recently?
- Moscow
- London
- New York
- Singapore
37. World Wildlife Fund has released the Living Planet Report 2014 recently. What is the theme of the report?
- Species and Spaces, People and Places
- Biodiversity, Biocapacity and Better Choices
- Towards sustainability
- Ecological footprints
38. With which country has the new government of Afghanistan signed a bilateral security agreement?
- US
- China
- India
- Russia
39. Who among the following is the present chairman of Indian Space Research Organization?
- V.Adimurthy
- K.Radhakrishnan
- G. Madhavan Nair
- K.Kasturirangan
40. Which of the following Light Combat Aircraft (LCA SP1) took its successful maiden flight recently and is declared ready for its induction into IAF?
- Tejas
- Kiran
- Rudra
- Dhruv