GA Revision Questions for IBPS PO/Clerk, Canara Bank 2018 and other exams.
- Which state has become the first state in the country to have a law banning sexual exploitation?
A)Odisha
B)Jammu and Kashmir
C)Tamil Nadu
D)West Bengal
E)Chattisgarh
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Option B
Explanation:
Jammu and Kashmir has become the first state in the country to have a law banning sexual exploitation of women by those in positions of authority, having a fiduciary relationship or a public servant.
- Who has been crowned as the Miss India Worldwide 2018?
A)Sakshi Sinha
B)Shree Saini
C)Anusha Shareen
D)Manishi Jain
E)Mallika Singh
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Option B
Explanation:
Indian American Shree Saini has been crowned Miss India Worldwide 2018 at a pageant held in the Fords City of New Jersey.
- 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)China
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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 has been appointed as new director of National Crime Records Bureau?
A)Ashish Kumar
B)Rakesh Jain
C)Mahesh Kumar
D)Ramphal Pawar
E) Rashish Shah
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Option D
Explanation:
The Government appointed Ramphal Pawar as the new Director of National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB).
- 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.
- Who won Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018?
A)Netherlands
B)Australia
C)Belgium
D)Austria
E)Thailand
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Option C
Explanation:
Belgium pipped the Netherlands via a penalty shootout to lift their maiden title of the Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 at Kalinga Stadium,Bhubaneshwar.
- Where is the HQ of International Solar Alliance?
A)Chennai
B)Lucknow
C)Gurugram
D)Delhi
E)Jaipur
- WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices held in which city?
A)Mysore
B)Chennai
C)Lucknow
D)Vishakapatnam
E)Thiruvanathpuram
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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.
- Kaiga Atomic Power Station has created a world record for continous operation.Where is Kaiga Atomic Power located?
A)Karnataka
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Sikkim
D)Maharashtra
E)Gujarat
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Option A
Explanation:
Equipped with Bharat Heavy Electricals supplied Nuclear power equipment, the 220 MW Unit 1 at the indigenously developed Kaiga Atomic Power Station(KAPS) of Nuclear Power Corporation of India, has created a world record for continuous operation.
- Where is the HQ of PETA?
A)UK
B)Australia
C)USA
D)India
E)Singapore
- Which country’s President recently visited India and hold talks with Indian PM Narendra Modi?
A)Myanmar
B)Maldives
C)Nepal
D)China
E)Sri Lanka
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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.
- Who has been appointed as Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs(CBIC)?
A)Sneha Kumari
B)Pranab Kumar Das
C)S Ramesh
D)Subash Khuntia
E) Usha Srinivas Laxman
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Option B
Explanation:
Senior bureaucrat Pranab Kumar Das has been appointed as Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs(CBIC), the apex policy-making body for indirect taxes.
- 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)Gwalior
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Option B
Explanation:
India’s first private Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) or drone manufacturing facility has been inaugurated in Hyderabad
- How much financial aid was provided for establishment of odiya Cultural Centre in Gujarat’s Surat for their social celebrations?
A)Rs 10 crore
B)Rs 15 crore
C)Rs 5 crore
D)Rs 20 crore
E) Rs 25 crore
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Option A
Explanation:
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced financial aid of Rs 10 crore for establishment of odiya Cultural Centre in Gujarat’s Surat for their social celebrations.
- India’s first railway University opened up in which city?
A)Chennai
B)Vadodara
C)Mysore
D)Bangalore
E)Lucknow
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Option B
Explanation:
Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal has dedicated India’s first railway university to the Nation in Vadodara
- India’s largest cancer hospital opened up in which state?
A)Uttar pradesh
B)Haryana
C)Sikkim
D)Bihar
E)Tripura
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Option B
Explanation:
The National Cancer Institute in Jhajjar,Haryana which is also India’s largest cancer hospital, opened for public service with the formal inauguration to be held in January.
- 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
- Where is the HQ of Bureau of Energy Efficiency?
A)Mumbai
B)New Delhi
C)Nashik
D)Kolkata
E)Hyderabad
- Which country was welcomed by India as a member of International Solar Aliance?
A)Austria
B)Luxembourg
C)Zambia
D)Singapore
E)Mauritius
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Option C
Explanation:
India has welcomed Zambia as a member of the International Solar Alliance, with Vice President Venkaiah Naidu expressing hope for an early ratification of the Framework Agreement by Zambia.
- Recently,Rajendra Prabhu passed away.He was related to which field?
A)Sports
B)Politics
C)Actor
D)Journalism
E)Writer
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Option D
Explanation:
Veteran journalist Rajendra Prabhu, who was at the forefront of media trade union movement, passed away after a brief illness.
