GA Revision Questions for RBI Grade B 2018, NIACL Assistant 2018, IBPS RRB 2018, Indian Bank 2018 and other exams.
- Which state tourism awarded with Pacific Asia Travel Association(PATA) for its innovative marketing campaigns?
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Karnataka
C)Kerala
D)Uttar Pradesh
E)Maharashtra
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Option C
Explanation:
Kerala Tourism vigorous efforts to get back on track in the wake of recent devastating floods got a shot in the arm as it walked away with two prestigious gold awards of the Pacific Asia Travel Association(PATA) for its innovative marketing campaigns.
- Who won the gold medal in the elite women’s 40 km competition at Saksham Pedal Delhi, India’s Premier Cyclothon?
A)Pooja Singh
B)Chitra Magimairaj
C)Deborah Herold
D)Vineeta Phogat
E) Pooja Pandey
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Option C
Explanation:
Deborah Herold won the gold medal in the elite women’s 40 km competition at Saksham Pedal Delhi, India’s Premier Cyclothon.
- Where is the HQ of Flipkart?
A)Pune
B)New Delhi
C)Mumbai
D)Bengaluru
E)Chennai
- Government announced merger of which banks with Bank of Baroda recently?
A)Vijaya Bank
B)IDBI Bank
C)Dena Bank
D)Both a and c
E)OBC
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Option D
Explanation:
Moving ahead with consolidation of public sector banks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced the merger of Bank of Baroda,Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank. The merged entity or amalgamated bank would be India’s third largest.
- Which actor will inaugurate “Umang”, a centre for special children in Jaipur?
A)Akshay Kumar
B)Ranveer Singh
C)Salman Khan
D)Ranbir Kapoor
E)Amir Khan
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Option C
Explanation:
Salman Khan will officially inaugurate “Umang”, a centre for special children in Jaipur. After unveiling the plaque, he will meet the children and see the services provided by the centre for rehabilitating them.
- JLF is a dedicated grouping of lender banks that is formed to speed up decisions in case of Non-Performing Assets (NPAs). F in JLF stands for?
A) Finance
B) Fund
C) Function
D) Forum
E) Fundamental
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Option D
Explanation:
The Joint Lender’s Forum is a dedicated grouping of lender banks that is formed to speed up decisions when an asset (loan) of more Rs 100 crore or more turns out to be a stressed asset.
- The “Sagarmatha Friendship-2” military exercise in between Nepal and which other country?
A)Australia
B)China
C)India
D)Pakistan
E)Nepal
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Option B
Explanation:
Days after pulling out of the Bimstec joint military exercise in India at the last minute, the Nepal Army began its second wargame with the Chinese Military at Chengdu,China. The “Sagarmatha Friendship-2” military exercise in China’s Sichuan province will last 10 days.
- Who has been unanimously elected as the chairman and world president of International Advertising Association?
A)Srinivisan Swamy
B)R Swamy
C)S Chidambaram
D)N Ravi
E) Sunil Mehta
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Option A
Explanation:
Srinivasan Swamy,chairman of marketing communications firm RK Swamy Hansa Group, has been unanimously elected as the chairman and world president of International Advertising Association, for a period of two years.
- First ever India Tourism Mart(ITM 2018) will held in which city?
A)Bengaluru
B)Mumbai
C)Lucknow
D)New Delhi
E)Jaipur
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Option D
Explanation:
The Union Minister for Railways and Coal, Piyush Goyal inaugurated the “first ever India Tourism Mart(ITM 2018) in the presence of Union Tourism Minister, KJ Alphons and the Tourism Minister of Morocco, Mr. Mohamed Sajid, in New Delhi.
- Who has won the girls’ title in the IBSF World Under 16 Snooker Championship?
A)Geeta Sethi
B)Vidya Pillai
C)Pooja Pandey
D)Keerthana Pandian
E)Chitra Magimairaj
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Option D
Explanation:
India’s Keerthana Pandian has won the girls’ title in the IBSF World Under 16 Snooker Championship, her maiden international crown.
- Who is the author of “Feisty At Fifty”?
A)Anita Desai
B)Sudha Menon
C)Preeti Shenoy
D)Arundhati Roy
E)Durjoy Dutta
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Option B
Explanation:
The book “Feisty At Fifty”authored by Sudha Menon was released at the Pune International Literary Festival recently.
- Where is the HQ of Allahabad Bank?
A)Kanpur
B)Chennai
C)Kolkata
D) Mumbai
E)Manipal
- What is R in MDR?
A) Rate
B) Ratio
C) Right
D) Reserve
E) Rural
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Option A
Explanation:
Merchant Discount Rate – The rate charged to a merchant by a bank for providing debit and credit card services.
- Recently which country president arrived in New Delhi to hold bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a number of key issues of mutual interests?
A)France
B)Afghanistan
C)Ukraine
D)Germany
E)Belgium
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Option B
Explanation:
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani arrived in New Delhi to hold bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a number of key issues of mutual interests. He met PM Modi at Hyderabad House in Delhi.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the India International Convention and Expo Centre in which city?
A)New Delhi
B)Mumbai
C)Pune
D)Chennai
E)Bengaluru
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Option A
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the India International Convention and Expo Centre in New Delhi’s Dwarka.
- The country’s biggest skill competition, “India Skills 2018”recently concluded in which city?
A)Pune
B)Mumbai
C)Lucknow
D)New Delhi
E)Uttar Pradesh
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Option D
Explanation:
The country’s biggest skill competition, “India Skills 2018” has concluded in New Delhi. The 164 winners were awarded by Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Anant Kumar Hegde.
- Recently,the board approved merger of Vodafone with which telecom operator?
A)Jio
B)BSNL
C)Idea
D)Airtel
E)Reliance
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Option C
Explanation:
The board of Vodafone Idea Ltd has approved the merger of its unit Aditya Birla Telecom Ltd.(ABTL) with itself, moving a step closer towards monetizing the company’s 11.15% stake in Indus Towers to pare debt.
- What is the rate of interest on PPF and NSCs from Oct 1,2018?
A)8.5%
B)7.2%
C)8%
D)7.5%
E)7.7%
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Option C
Explanation:
The government raised the interest rates on small saving schemes, including National Savings Certificates (NSCs), Public Provident Fund (PPF) and Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP), for the third quarter of the fiscal (October-December).The PPF and NSCs will earn 8% interest from October 1, 2018, while KVPs will earn 7.7%.While the Senior Citizen’s Savings Scheme of five-year period will offer 8.7% interest, the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana for the girl child will offer 8.5%..The government retained the interest on savings deposits at 4% compounded annually.
- JIMEX -18, a bilateral maritime exercise is between India and which other country?
A)Indonesia
B)China
C)Japan
D)Sri Lanka
E)Australia
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Option C
Explanation:
JIMEX -18, a bilateral maritime exercise between India and Japan,began in Vishakapatnam.
- Recently, Girish Patel passed away in Ahmedabad.He was related to which field?
A)Sports
B)Politics
C)Human Rights Activist
D)Actor
E)Whistle Blower
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Option C
Explanation:
Well-known human rights activist Girish Patel passed away in Ahmedabad. He was 86. He suffered from multiple age-related ailments.
