GA Revision Questions for IBPS PO/Clerk, Canara Bank 2018 and other exams.
- Where is the HQ of Moody’s Corporation?
A)Tokyo
B)London
C)New York
D)Paris
E)Washington DC
- Which country’s President recently visited India and hold talks with Indian PM Narendra Modi?
A)Myanmar
B)Maldives
C)Nepal
D)China
E)Bangladesh
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Option B
Explanation:
Maldives new President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih arrived in New Delhi on a three-day state visit during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi aimed at strengthening bilateral ties.
- Which state government handed over “Sangeet Mahasamman” to singers Shaan and Arijit Singh?
A)West Bengal
B)Odisha
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Uttar Pradesh
E)Chattisgarh
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Option A
Explanation:
Popular singers Shaan and Arijit Singhwere handed over the ‘Sangeet Mahasamman’ award constituted by the West Bengal government at the inaugural session of the Bengal music and folk culture festival in Kolkata.
- What is the present interest rate in Public Provident Fund(PPF) Scheme?
A) 7.5%
B) 7.6%
C) 7.8%
D) 7.7%
E) ) 7.2%
- Who took over as new Union Revenue Secretary?
A)Subash Chandra Khuntia
B)Vijay Kumar Sharma
C)Ajay Tyagi
D)Ajay Bhushan Pandey
E)Irfan Khan
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Option D
Explanation:
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey took over as the Union Revenue Secretary.
- PM Mahindra Rajapaksa recently resigned from his post.He was the former PM of which country?
A) Afghanistan
B)Sri Lanka
C)Pakistan
D) Bangladesh
E)Bhutan
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Option B
Explanation:
Sri Lanka’s disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned from his post, signalling an end to nearly a two-month-long political crisis that has kept the island nation without a functional government.
- Who was awarded as 2018 Jnanpith Award?
A)Pranab Ray
B)Amitav Ghosh
C)Arundhati Roy
D)Arnav Singh
E)Sachin Tendulkar
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Option B
Explanation:
In a first recognition for an English writer, Amitav Ghosh has been announced as2018’s Jnanpith Award winner for“outstanding contribution towards literature”. The 1956, Kolkata-born author was described.
- What is the capital of UAE?
A)Kabul
B)Bishkek
C)Abu Dhabi
D)Paris
E)Vienna
- What is the present interest rate in Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts Scheme?
A) 7.9%
B) 8.1%
C) 8.5%
D) 8.0%
E) 8.8%
- WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices held in which city?
A)Mysore
B)Chennai
C)Lucknow
D)Vishakapatnam
E)Indore
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Option D
Explanation:
Visakhapatnam is set to emerge as a major hub for manufacture of medical devices in the country, meeting the requirements of the domestic market as well as the export market, according to Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
- According to Asian Development Bank,what will be India’s economic growth for 2019-20?
A)7.8 percent
B)7.5 percent
C)7.6 percent
D)7.3 percent
E)7.7 percent
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Option C
Explanation:
The Asian development Bank retained India’ s economic growth forecast at 7.3 percent for the current fiscal and 7.6 percent for 2019-20, despite downside risks posed by stress in the non-banking sector, limited fiscal space as well as escalating trade tensions.
- Which country tops the list in the Climate Change Performance Index released on the sidelines of COP24 Un Summit in Katowice,Poland?
A)India
B)Sweden
C)Norway
D)Mexico
E)Australia
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Option B
Explanation:
The Climate Change Performance Index was released on the sidelines of COP24 Un Summit in Katowice,Poland.India moved to rank 11.Sweden tops the list.
- India’s first private unmanned aerial vehicles on drone manufacturing facility has been inagurated in which city?
A)Chennai
B) Hyderabad
C)Lucknow
D) Ahmedabad
E) Bangalore
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Option B
Explanation:
India’s first private Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) or drone manufacturing facility has been inaugurated in Hyderabad
- Recently,India launched IRDSS to improve data relay and communication.What is “R”in IRDSS?
A)Request
B)Relay
C)Repeat
D)Remit
E)Remake
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Option B
Explanation:
As part of its proposed manned space mission,India will launch the Indian Data Relay Satellite System(IRDSS) to improve data relay and communication links with its remote sensing/earth observation satellites.
- When is International Day of Neutrality observed?
A)12 Dec
B)11 Dec
C)10 Dec
D)9 Dec
E) 15 Dec
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Option A
Explanation:
The UN General assembly adopted a resolution on 2 February 2017, declaring 12 December as the International Day of Neutrality.
- India’s first railway University opened up in which city?
A)Chennai
B)Vadodara
C)Mysore
D)Bangalore
E)Hyderabad
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Option B
Explanation:
Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal has dedicated India’s first railway university to the Nation in Vadodara
- Who will head the committee to select managing directors of public sector insurance companies?
A)Ajay Tyagi
B)Rahul Dev Vrat
C)Subash kHuntia
D)BP Sharma
E) Bhupesh Bhagel
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Option D
Explanation:
The government has constitute d a seven member panel to select managing directors of public sector insurance companies.The panel would be headed by Banks Board Bureau (BBB) chairman BP Sharma.
- Where is the HQ Of ISRO?
A)Kolkata
B)Chennai
C)Mumbai
D)Bangalore
E)Hyderabad
- UAE President Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nayan declared which year as Year of Tolerance?
A)2025
B)2020
C)2021
D)2019
E)2022
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Option D
Explanation:
UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has declared 2019 as the “Year of Tolerance”, highlighting the country as a global capital for tolerance, through its goals to enhance the role of the country in instilling the values of co-existence and peace in local, regional and international communities.
- Recently,Ajayan passed away.He was related to which field?
A)Film director
B)Poet
C)Actor
D)Singer
E)Politics
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Option A
Explanation:
Ajayan,noted filmmaker and director of classic Malayalam movie Perumthachan, passed away at Thiruvananthapuram.
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