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NABARD grade A Exam 2017 GK

1. Casini spacecraft is launched by – NASA
2. Education Policy Committee is  headed by – Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan
3. Lead banking Scheme was introduced in the year– 1969
4. Headquarters of World Bank – Washington, D.C., US
5. Institute (IRRI) as a part of the South Asia Regional Centre situated on the campus of National Seed Research and Training Centre (NSRTC) in – Varanasi
6. China naval base in Africa is located at – Djibouti
7. At present the authorised capital of NABARD is Rs 5,000 crore and there is a proposal to increase it to - Rs 30,000 crore
8. India’s rank in United Nations Development Programme-131
9. Railway SAATHI Project – Wi-Fi hotspots
10. Inter-governmental body responsible for promoting and protecting human rights around the world – United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
11. World Food Summit 2017 will be held in – New Delhi
12. Who is Nar Bahadur Bhandari – Former CM of Sikkim
13. Headquarter of IUCN(International Union for Conservation of Nature) – Gland, Switzerland
14. The city which declared India’s first heritage city by UNESCO – Ahmedabad
15. Women cricketer who scored 6000 runs – Mithali Raj
16. In SAARTHI app S stands for – Synergised Advanced Application Rail Travel Help and Information
17. Full form of PLSS – Public Land Survey System
18. First open defecation free city – Indore
19. Rewa Solar Plant –  MP
20. International Youth Day  is celebrated on– 12th August
21. MA Chidambaram Stadium is located in – Chennai, TN
22. Rowa wildlife sanctuary  is in which state– Tripura
23. India’s longest bridge Dhola- shadiya in situated in – Assam
24. Bhimketa caves is located in– Madhya Pradesh
25. The state Government which launched ‘Elevate-100 scheme’ for start ups – Karnataka
26. Budget allocation amount for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana is  – Rs 9000 crore
27. World Humanitarian Day is celebrated on– Aug 19
28. Nashik is situated on banks of the  river – Godavari
29. Dandeli Tiger Reserve is located in  – Karnataka
30. Rupesh Shah  is associated with which game– Billiards
31. India’s rank in 2017 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Index – 116
32. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana will benefit youth of India and make them the most employable and with better skill sets by the year  – 2022
33. The city Cuttack is located on the banks of the river – Mahanadi
34. Chepauk Cricket stadium is in – Chennai
35. Indian Institute of Liver and Digestive Sciences – West Bengal
36. India largest commodity exchange – MCX
37. Head quarter of OHCR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights)  – Geneva
38. Function of IMF – To maintain Balance of Payments (BoP)
39. Y20 Spacecraft is launched by – China
40. FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization ) Headquarter – Rome, Italy
41. G77 Meeting 2017 venue- New York.
42. NFSM Full Form – National Food Security Mission
43. First Agricultural University in India- G. B. Pant University
44. NASA and ISRO aperture –  NISAR(NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Rada)
45. PM Mudra Yojana is associated with– MSME sector
46. SAARC HQ- Thimpu, Bhutan
47. Which of the following is not a part of World Bank Group? – BIS(Bank for International Settlements) 
48. Which country will host Theatre Olympics 2018 – India
49. For Horticultural crops the  premium paid by farmers  – 5%
50. BRICS Environment working group meeting was held in– Tenjin,China
51. G20 summit 2017 held in – Hamburg, Germany
52. Ray Phiri, a musician recently passed away belongs to – South Africa
53. The government linked how many wholesale mandis in India with the electronic national agriculture market (e-NAM) to ensure that farmers get better rates for their produce AM(National Agriculture Market) – 585
54. Vaccine can protect against the sexually transmitted infection – Gonorrhoea
55. In Malabar naval exercise which is considered as 3^rd Country – Japan
56. SDG target year – 2030
57. Base year was  changed in the year – 2011-2012
58. As per Economic survey, The Indian economy is projected to grow  in 2017-18– 6.75 to 7.5 per cent
59. Railways launched an app, SAARTHI. What does 'S' stand for?-  S-Synergised,  SAARTHI (synergised advanced application rail travel help and information)
60. In 'ELSS', 'E' stand for- Equity
61. Name of the former Chief Minister of Assam, who passed away recently.- Gopinath Bordoloi
62. Agriculture growth in the year 2015-16 – 1.2%
63. FDI in India in the year 2016 to touch – 46 billion USD
64. UBI Full Form – Universal Basic Income
65. ICAR founded in the year-1929
66. Swaranjayanti Yojana renamed to NRLM in which year?-2011
67. The surface to air missile, 'Spyder' test fired from- Odisha
68. The premium rate for Rabi Crop for the year 2016-1.5%
69. The optimum temperature for rice cultivation is between-  25°C and 35°C
70. As per NABARD, Loan Repayment period for Poultry Broiler Farming is -6 to 8 years

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