GA Revision for SBI clerk and other exams – 742

  1. Wular Lake is located in which state?
    A) Odisha
    B) Maharashtra
    C) Gujarat
    D) Jammu and Kashmir
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    Option D
    Explanation:
    Wular Lake is one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia. It is sited in Bandipora district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

  2. Who has been appointed brand ambassador for the country’s steel giant JSW Steel?
    A) Rohit Sharma
    B) KL Rahul
    C) Rishabh Pant
    D) Virat Kohli
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    Option C
    Explanation:
    Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant has been appointed brand ambassador for the country’s steel giant JSW Steel.

  3. Which country became the first country in South Asia to launch e passport services?
    A) Bhutan
    B) India
    C) Bangladesh
    D) Nepal
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    Option C
    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.

  4. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray presented an award to which journalist for his contribution to journalism?
    A) Ravish Kumar
    B) Ravinder Chaturvedi
    C) Ramesh Nishank
    D) Dinkar Keshav Raikar
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    Option D
    Explanation:
    Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray presented an award to senior journalist Dinkar Keshav Raikar for his contribution to journalism.

  5. What is the present interest rate in Public Provident Fund(PPF) Scheme?
    A) 7.5%
    B) 7.10%
    C) 7.8%
    D) 7.6%
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    Option B

  6. Who has the new ambassador of the children protection fund that has been created by Prince Charles?
    A) Kristina Grego
    B) Justin Bieber
    C) Ar Rehman
    D) Katy Perry
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    Option D
    Explanation:
    Britain’s Prince Charles has unveiled a new children’s protection fund for India as part of British Asian Trust, the charity founded by him in 2007 to fight poverty in South Asia.

  7. Which Bank has launched its wealth management platform Pioneer Banking?
    A) ICICI Bank
    B) IDFC Bank
    C) IDBI Bank
    D) IndusInd Bank
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    Option D
    Explanation:
    Private sector lender IndusInd Bank has launched its wealth management platform Pioneer Banking, which caters to high net-worth customers.

  8. Who has retained the top position of being the most valuable celebrity brand in the Duff & Phelps’ celebrity brand valuation report?
    A) Amitabh Bachchan
    B) MS Dhoni
    C) Virat Kohli
    D) Akshay Kumar
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    Option C
    Explanation:
    For the third consecutive year, Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has retained the top position of being the most valuable celebrity brand in the Duff & Phelps’ celebrity brand valuation report.

  9. Where is the HQ of Indian Banks Association?
    A) Bengaluru
    B) NewDelhi
    C) Mumbai
    D) Chennai
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    Option C

  10. Which Company has signed a licensing agreement with Intercontinental Exchange Inc help Indian market participants access rupee-denominated Brent benchmark prices?
    A) NITI Aayog
    B) NASSCOM
    C) Bombay Stock Exchange
    D) National Stock Exchange
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    Option C
    Explanation:
    Leading exchange BSE has signed a licensing agreement with Intercontinental Exchange Inc, a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services.

  11. What is the metric that measures the ability of a company to use its near cash or quick assets to extinguish or retire its current liabilities immediately known as?
    A) Acid test ratio
    B) Current ratio
    C) Overtrading
    D) Cash conversion cycle
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    Option A
    Explanation:
    In finance, the acid-test or quick ratio or liquidity ratio measures the ability of a company to use its near cash or quick assets to extinguish or retire its current liabilities immediately.

  12. The 62nd edition of the Grammy awards held in which city?
    A) Rome
    B) LosAngeles
    C) NewYork
    D) London
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    Option B
    Explanation:
    Brightest stars from the music fraternity flocked to the 62nd edition of the annual Grammy Awards which took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

  13. The Country’s first e-waste clinic is being opened in which city?
    A) Mumbai
    B) Lucknow
    C) Bhopal
    D) Chennai
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    Option C
    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.

  14. Which country successfully launched ballistic missile “Ghaznavi”?
    A) Pakistan
    B) Israel
    C) Iran
    D) Iraq
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    Option A
    Explanation:
    Pakistan conducted a successful training launch of surface-to-surface ballistic missile (SSBM) Ghaznavi.The latest missile test by Pakistan Army comes days after India test-launched the submarine-launched K-4 ballistic missile.

  15. The 3rd Global Potato Conclave was held in which city?
    A) Gandhinagar
    B) Pune
    C) NewDelhi
    D) Lucknow
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    Option A
    Explanation:
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 3rd Global Potato Conclave at Gandhinagar, Gujarat via remote video conferencing. This mega event had three major components- The Potato Conference, The Agri Expo and Potato Field Day.

  16. Nitin Gadkari launched which online portal for digital monitoring of ministry of road transport and highways?
    A) SURYA
    B) SAMPARK
    C) GATI
    D) PRAGATI
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    Option C
    Explanation:
    Giving more teeth to the digital monitoring the union ministry of road transport and highways minister, Nitin Gadkari has launched an online portal ‘GATI’.

  17. What is the branch of economics that concentrates on measures to increase output of goods and services in the long run called?
    A) Free-market Economics
    B) True-cost Economics
    C) Microeconomics
    D) Supply Side Economics
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    Option D
    Explanation:
    Supply-side economics is a macroeconomic theory that argues economic growth can be most effectively created by lowering taxes and decreasing regulation.

  18. National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) has joined hands with which organisation to establish a ‘Communication Resource Unit’ (CRU) to act as an institutional mechanism for providing strategic communication support to national flagship programmes?
    A) UNCTAD
    B) UNESCO
    C) WHO
    D) UNICEF
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    Option D
    Explanation:
    National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) has joined hands with UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) to establish a ‘Communication Resource Unit’ (CRU) to act as an institutional mechanism for providing strategic communication support to national flagship programmes.

  19. The exercise IndraDhanush was held between India and which other country?
    A) USA
    B) Russia
    C) France
    D) UK
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    Option D
    Explanation:
    The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Air Force (RAF) of the UK jointly commenced the 5th edition of Exercise Indradhanush at Air Force Station Hindan, Uttar Pradesh. The focus of this edition of the exercise is ‘Base Defence and Force Protection’.

  20. What is the currency of France?
    A) Rupee
    B) Peso
    C) Euro
    D) Dollar
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    Option C
    Explanation:
    Capital – Paris

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