GA Revision Questions for IBPS PO/Clerk, Canara Bank 2018 and other exams.
- Which organization aims to be first carbon neutral economy by 2050?
A)AIIB
B)ADB
C)European Union
D)World Bank
E)IMF
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Option C
Explanation:
The European Union’s executive branch proposed that the bloc should cut its emissions of greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050, a measure scientists say needs to be adopted worldwide in order to avoid catastrophic global warming.
- Which country recently announced to withdraw from the Organisation of the Petroluem Exporting Countries(OPEC)?
A)China
B)Qatar
C)Austria
D)India
E)Sri Lanka
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Option B
Explanation:
Qatar’s Energy Minster Sad Sherida al-Kaabi announced that Qatar will withdraw from the Organisation of the Petroluem Exporting Countries(OPEC)in January 2019.
- The India Rivers Week 2018 was held in which city?
A)Chennai
B)Lucknow
C)Pune
D)New Delhi
E)Gwalior
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Option D
Explanation:
The India Rivers Week 2018 was held in New delhi with “Can India Rejuvenate Ganga” as its theme.
- According to a report by International Labour Organization(ILO),which country has the highest gender wage gap in the world?
A)Japan
B)Nepal
C)Norway
D)India
E)Sweden
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Option D
Explanation:
Women are paid the most unequally in India, compared to men, when it comes to hourly wages for labour. On average, women are paid 34 per cent less than men, a recent report by the International Labour Organization(ILO) has found.
- Where is the HQ of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries?
A)Paris
B)London
C)Vienna
D)New York
E)Singapore
- According to the Global Status Report on Road Safety,which country tops in the list of highest road deaths?
A)Pakistan
B)Russia
C)India
D)China
E)Bhutan
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Option C
Explanation:
India continue to have the dubious distinction of registering the highest number of road fatalities across the globe.According to the Global Status Report on Road Safety, , India reported a maximum of about 1.51 lakh road deaths in 2016 and globally the toll of road deaths increased from 1.25 million to 1.35 in a span of three years.
- The annual UN Climate change Conference(COP24) opened in which country?
A)Poland
B)Ireland
C)Argentina
D)Norway
E)New Zealand
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Option A
Explanation:
Following a year of devastating climate disasters around the globe, from California to Kerala, and Tonga to Japan, the annual UN Climate change Conference(COP24) opened in the Polish city of Katowice on December 3 with the goal of finalising the implementation guidelines for the Paris Climate Change Agreement.
- Who was sworn as new CM of Telangana?
A)K Chandrasekhar Rao
B)ESL Narshiman
C)Raman Singh
D)Chandrababu Naidu
E) Zoramthanga
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Option A
Explanation:
Telangana Rashtra Samithi(TRS) president K Chandrasekhar Rao took oath as the new CM of the state.
- Which state became the only state to have four international airports in India?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)Karnataka
D)Uttar Pradesh
E)Telangana
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Option B
Explanation:
Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the Kannur International Airport making Kerala the only state in the country to have four international airports.
- The central ministry is planning to set up a ganga Exhibition and a ganga museum in which city?
A)Pune
B)New Delhi
C)Gorakhpur
D)Lucknow
E)Bhubaneshwar
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Option B
Explanation:
The central ministry is planning to set up a ganga Exhibition and a ganga museum to showcase the history and mythology and the importance of the sacred river in the livelihood of the people living around it.
- According to Moody’s Investors Service,India’s real GDP to grow at how much percent in FY 2018-19?
A)6.8 percent
B)7.2 percent
C)7.1 percent
D)7.8 percent
E)6.5 percent
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Option B
Explanation:
Moody’s Investors Service’s annual Banking System Outlook on India estimated the country’s real gross domestic product for the current financial year and next fiscal to grow at 7.2 percent and 7.4 percent respectively.
- According to Organization of the Petroluem exporting Countries(OPEC),how much will be global economic growth for 2018?
A)3.9 percent
B)3.5 percent
C)3.7 percent
D)3.0 percent
E)3.3 percent
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Option C
Explanation:
Tthe Organization of the Petroluem exporting Countries(OPEC) has not revised its forecast for global economic growth, and it remains at 3.7 percent for 2018 and at 3.5 percent for the next year,OPEC said in its Monthly Oil Market Report.
- According to latest edition of the World Bank’s Migration and Development Belief,India is expected to receive how much remittance in 2018?
A)$ 60 billion
B)$ 70 billion
C)$80 billion
D)$ 75 billion
E) $ 65 billion
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Option C
Explanation:
India is expected to receive a total remittance of $80 billion in 2018,said the latest edition of the World Bank’s Migration and Development Belief.
- Which government launched a common mobility card with a tagline of “One Delhi One Ride”?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Delhi
C)Telangana
D)Uttar Pradesh
E)Tamil Nadu
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Option B
Explanation:
The Delhi Government launched a common mobility card with a tagline of “One Delhi One Ride” which would enable city commuters to access Metro and bus services with a single card at a 10 per cent discount.
- Which country will chair the Kimberley Process(KP), a global initiative to remove conflict diamonds from the global supply chain?
A)China
B)Russia
C)USA
D)India
E)Bangladesh
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Option D
Explanation:
India will chair the Kimberley Process(KP), a global initiative to remove conflict diamonds from the global supply chain, from January next year, the Commerce Ministry said.
- Uttar Pradesh Government has signed MoU with which country to declare Ayodhya and Janakpur as twin cities?
A)China
B)Australia
C)Sri Lanka
D)Nepal
E)Bangladesh
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Option D
Explanation:
The Uttar Pradesh and Nepal Government will soon sign a MoU to declare Ayodhya and Janakpur as twin cities..
- India and US participate in “Cope India 2019” exercise in which state?
A)Gujarat
B)Maharashtra
C)West Bengal
D)Telangana
E)Gujarat
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Option C
Explanation:
The air forces of the USA and India are scheduled to participate in a 12-day- long joint exercise “Cope India 2019” at two air force stations in West Bengal in December 2018.
- Which state government signed a loan agreement of $85 million with Asian Development Bank(ADB) to train 1.5 lakh youths in the state?
A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Odisha
C)Telangana
D)Uttar Pradesh
E)Rajasthan
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Option B
Explanation:
The Odisha government signed a loan agreement of $85 million with Asian Development Bank(ADB) to train 1.5 lakh youths in the state.
- Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has approved the construction of how many more affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri awas Yojana?
A)2 lakhs
B)3 lakhs
C)4 lakhs
D)4.5 lakhs
E)5 lakhs
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Option A
Explanation:
Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has approved the construction of over 2 lakh more affordable houses for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri awas Yojana.
- When is World Computer Literacy Day observed?
A)4th December
B)3rd December
C)1st December
D)2nd December
E) 6nd December
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Option D
Explanation:
World Computer Literacy Day was launched by Indian computer company NIIT to mark its 20th anniversary in 2001. It occurs annually On 2nd December.
