SBI PO Exam: General Awareness for May 2017

 General/Economy/Banking Awareness is the most scoring section in SBI PO Mains Exam. The exam is scheduled to be held on 4^th June 2017. Here we are presenting you important general awareness facts based on recent news.

1. The country that became the first in world to ban metals mining is - El Salvador
2. President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the 52nd Jnanpith Award to this eminent Bengali poet- Sankha Ghosh
3. The first Indian city that has won Pierre L’enfant Planning Excellence and Achievement Awards-2017 instituted by the American Planning Association is - Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha
4. The internet giant that acknowledged that it has become a battleground for governments seeking to manipulate public opinion in other countries and outlined new measures - Facebook Inc
5. He was recently appointed as the Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police - R. K. Pachnanda
6. He was recently appointed as the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)- Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar
7. The winner of the Miss Teen Universe 2017 crown is - Srishti Kaur
8. India recently notified conformity to the UN resolution of imposing sanctions on - North Korea
9. Central University for Divyangs will be set up in - Uttar Pradesh
10. Unique Identification Number was recently suggested to curb illegal trafficking of – Cow
11. Country which recently became the first time importer of Indian mangoes - Australia
12.  The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales launched a new service called- Wikitribune 
13. The public sector financial institution that has decided to offload 7 percent of its shares to the public through a follow-on offer is - Indian Bank
14. Indian social activist who is one of the six winners of Goldman Environmental Award 2017 - Prafulla Samantra
15. Winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2016 - Kasinathuni Viswanath
16. Indian bank that won the 2017 Golden Peacock Innovative Product / Service Award - Yes Bank
17. The Indian film that won the Jury Prize for Best Film at the Hong Kong International Film Festival is – Newton
18. The child rights activist awarded with the P C Chandra Puraskaar 2017 is - Kailash Satyarthi
19. City that was designated as UNESCO World Book Capital 2018 – Athens
20. World Labour Day is celebrated every year on - 22 April
21. India’s first-ever “village of books” will open in this state to promote tourism – Maharashtra 
22. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that Indian economy will grow at a clip of 7.5 per cent this fiscal, up from - 7.1 per cent in the 2016-17
23. NITI Aayog, the think tank of the Union Government, on 26 April 2017 came up with a vision document 2031-32 that envisages a new India where every Indian will have - houses with toilets, two-wheelers or cars, air-conditioners, power and digital connectivity in next 15 years, that is, by 2032
24. The city that was declared as the cleanest city as per the Swachh Survekshan 2017 is – Indore
25. Strike range of medium-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-ll that was recently test-fired off the Odisha coast - More than 2000 km
26. The person who will represent India at the 2017 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is - Mukul Rohatgi
27. Report titled 'The Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2017' that says India is expected to achieve 7.1 per cent growth in fiscal 2017-18 was released by - UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
28. World’s highest rail bridge, which will be taller than Eiffel Tower, is being constructed on - Chenab River
29. This renowned physicist has warned that humans will need to leave Earth and colonise another planet within the next 100 years - Stephen Hawking
30.  This Indian domestic airport got a go ahead from the Union Cabinet to be upgraded to an International airport- Vijayawada Airport
31. City that became the first in the world to have its own Microsoft font - Dubai
32. Campaign launched by Google to expand and energise the start-up ecosystem in tier II cities across India - 'Solve for India' campaign
33. The state that became the first state in India to switch to the January-December financial year from existing April-March cycle is – Madhya Pradesh
34. Which city has activated its visa-on-arrival facility for Indians having US visa or green card –Dubai
35. The ministry that is observing Swachhta Pakhwada throughout India is - Union Ministry of Textiles
36. The Congress leader recently appointed as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee is - Mallikarjun Kharge
37. Indian personality selected for Japan’s prestigious ‘Order of the Rising Sun’ award - Ashwani Kumar
38. International Labour Day is observed globally on - 1 May
39. Financial service that received the final license from RBI for Small Finance Bank recently - Janalakshmi Financial Services Ltd
40. The Ganga Swachhta Sankalp Divas was observed on – 2 May 2017
41. The country that was recently elected as the President of the UN-Habitat is – India
42. Justice Leila Seth, the renowned jurist who passed away, was the first woman chief justice of - Himachal Pradesh high court
43. Country that successfully test-flight its indigenously developed C919 passenger jet plane – China
44.  Japan's men-only island that was recommended by UNESCO for World Heritage status - Okinoshima Island
45. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion that became the first Indian film to cross the Rs 1000 crore mark with its worldwide collections is the directed by - SS Rajamouli
46. This is the country where a cultural festival is being organised by India to mark the 156th birth anniversary of the famous Indian poet, Rabindranath Tagore – Egypt
47. Metro Rail Corporation that became the first in India to employ transgenders in their workforce - Kochi Metro
48. Person appointed as Defence Secretary of India recently - Sanjay Mitra
49.  The bank that has been put under watchlist under Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) due to high bad loans is - IDBI Bank
50. 50.   The Indian Army recently planned to re-introduce Cordon and Search Operations as a part of its counter terrorism operations after a gap of - 15 Years

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