GA Revision for IBPS Clerk Mains and Other Exams

India’s 1st War Memorial for Animals to be set up in which city?
A) Lucknow
B) Agra
C) Pune
D) Meerut
E) None of these

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D) Meerut
Explanation: Meerut city in Uttar Pradesh will be host to India’s first war memorial for service animals including dogs, horses and mules.
Indian Railways has commissioned country’s first governmental waste to energy plant in which city?
A) Pune
B) Bhubaneswar
C) Mumbai
D) Chennai
E) None of these

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B) Bhubaneswar
Explanation: Indian Railways has commissioned country’s first governmental waste to energy plant at Bhubaneswar.
The final edition of India’s first-ever, global mega – Science Exhibition ‘Vigyan Samagam’ was inaugurated at which city?
A) Lucknow
B) Chennai
C) Mumbai
D) NewDelhi
E) None of these

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D) NewDelhi
Explanation: The final edition of India’s first-ever, global mega – Science Exhibition ‘Vigyan Samagam’ was inaugurated at National Science Centre, New Delhi by Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (I/C), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Department of Space.
Which country to host the ICC Women’s cricket world cup 2021?
A) India
B) England
C) NewZealand
D) Australia
E) None of these

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C) NewZealand
Explanation: The Hagley Oval in Christchurch will host the summit clash of next year’s Women’s Cricket ODI World Cup.
What is the theme of this year National Voters Day?
A) Vote for country
B) No voter to be left behind
C) Empowering Youth voters
D) Electoral Literacy for Stronger Democracy
E) None of these

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D) Electoral Literacy for Stronger Democracy
Explanation: The 10th National Voters’ Day has been celebrated on 25th January . It was celebrated at over ten lakh locations across the country including Polling Stations, District and State headquarters. The theme this year is ‘Electoral Literacy for Stronger Democracy’.
Recently the World Archery Association lifted the ban from which country?
A) China
B) Nepal
C) Russia
D) India
E) None of these

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D) India
Explanation: The World Archery conditionally lifted the suspension on India, less than a week after the embattled national federation held its elections.The Indian archers, who had to compete as neutral athletes at the Asian Championships because of the suspension, can now represent the country under the Tricolour.
India’s first Super Fab Lab inaugurated in which state?
A) TamilNadu
B) Kerala
C) Assam
D) Sikkim
E) None of these

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B) Kerala
Explanation: The country’s first Super Fab Lab, which will give a major push to the hardware industry in the country and the only such facility outside the U.S., was launched at the Integrated Startup Complex of the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) by Kerala CM Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Recently government announced sale of 100 per cent stake in which airline?
A) Indigo
B) Spicejet
C) Air India
D) Vistara
E) None of these

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C) Air India
Explanation: The government announced sale of 100 per cent stake in debt-laden Air India as it issued the preliminary bid document for the strategic disinvestment and has set March 17, as the deadline for submitting expression of interest.
Who has been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for their commendable work in Disaster Management?
A) Kumar Munnan Singh
B) Mrityunjay Singh
C) Ajay Sharma
D) Mohit Singh
E) None of these

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A) Kumar Munnan Singh
Explanation: Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre (DMMC), Uttarakhand, (in the institution category) and Kumar Munnan Singh (individual category) have been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for their commendable work in Disaster Management for Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2020.
Which country became the first country in South Asia to launch e passport services?
A) Bhutan
B) India
C) Bangladesh
D) Nepal
E) None of these

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C) Bangladesh
Explanation: The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the e-Passport (electronic passport) services at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh has officially entered the era of e-Passports (electronic passport) as the first country in South Asia and 119th country in the world
The Country’s first e-waste clinic is being opened in which city?
A) Mumbai
B) Lucknow
C) Bhopal
D) Chennai
E) None of these

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C) Bhopal
Explanation: Country’s first e-waste clinic is being opened in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh It would enable segregation, processing and disposal of waste from both household and commercial units.
What is the capital of Republic of Congo?
A) Kinshasa
B) Kampala
C) kigali
D) Kiev
E) Hinohara

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A) Kinshasa
Where is the HQ of western Union?
A) France
B) India
C) Russia
D) USA
E) UK

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D) USA
The Sambhar Salt Lake is situated in which state?
A) Rajasthan
B) Gujarat
C) Karnataka
D) Goa
E) Andhra Pradesh

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A) Rajasthan
Explanation: The Sambhar Salt Lake, India’s largest inland salt lake, is located 96 km southwest of the city of Jaipur and 64 km northeast of Ajmer along National Highway 8 in Rajasthan.
Which bank is the first Bank in the country to introduce multilingual voice enabled mobile banking App?
A) City Union Bank
B) IDBI Bank
C) Federal Bank
D) SBI
E) HDFC Bank

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A) City Union Bank
Explanation: City Union Bank (CUB) is the first Bank in the country to introduce multilingual voice enabled mobile banking App. The customers can converse with the chat-bot ‘Ask Lakshmi’ of the App in Tamil, English, Hindi or Telugu.
Recently Western Union joined hands with which bank for money transfer service?
A) Paytm Payment Bank
B) India Post payments Bank
C) Airtel Payment Bank
D) IDBI Bank
E) HDFC Bank

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C) Airtel Payment Bank
Explanation: Western Union has teamed up with two Bharti Airtel arms — Airtel Payments Bank and Airtel Africa Plc — to launch real-time payments shortly into millions of Airtel Payments Bank accounts in India and mobile wallets across 14 countries in Africa. The service launch is expected in the course of calendar 2020.
Which Bank has launched its wealth management platform Pioneer Banking?
A) ICICI Bank
B) IDFC Bank
C) IDBI Bank
D) IndusInd Bank
E) SBI

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D) IndusInd Bank
Explanation: Private sector lender IndusInd Bank has launched its wealth management platform Pioneer Banking, which caters to high net-worth customers.
Where is Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) situated?
A) Mumbai
B) Mangalore
C) Hyderabad
D) Bhopal
E) Chennai

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C) Hyderabad
Explanation:
The Institute for Development & Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) is a unique institution exclusively focused on Banking Technology. Established by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 1996, the Institution works at the intersection of Banking and Technology. It is located in Hyderabad, India.
Which section of RBI Act 1934 gives the Reserve bank of India the sole right to issue Bank notes of all denominations?
A) Section 18
B) Section 34
C) Section 28
D) Section 22
E) Section 21

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D) Section 22
In applicable cases, linkage of Aadhaar number to bank account is mandatory under which of the following?
A) Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) First Amendment Rules, 2017
B) Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Second Amendment Rules, 2017
C) Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Third Amendment Rules, 2017
D) Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2017
E) None of these

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B) Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Second Amendment Rules, 2017
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank had clarified that, in applicable cases, linkage of Aadhaar number to bank account is mandatory under the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Second Amendment Rules, 2017 published in the Official Gazette on June 1, 2017

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