GA Revision for SBI Clerk and other exams – 755

Preeti
  1. Who has been elected as president of Paralympic Committee of India?
    A) Shyama Chaturvedi
    B) Shashi Ranjan Prasad Singh
    C) Kavinder Chowdhury
    D) Deepa Malik
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    Option D
    Explanation:     Decorated para-athlete and India’s lone woman Paralympic medallist Deepa Malik has been elected as president of Paralympic Committee of India.

  2. When is World Consumers Right Day observed?
    A) 15 March
    B) 27 March
    C) 12 April
    D) 18 April
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    Option A

  3. Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the National Cyber Research, Innovation & Capacity Centre in which city?
    A) Nagpur
    B) Chennai
    C) Hyderabad
    D) Pune
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    Option C
    Explanation:     Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the National Cyber Research, Innovation & Capacity Centre at CDTI campus in Hyderabad.

  4. A Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a company registered under the ________?
    A) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
    B) Banking Regulation Act, 1949
    C) Companies Act, 1956
    D) Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007
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    Option C
    Explanation:     A Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956(Section 3) engaged in the business of loans and advances, acquisition of shares/stocks/bonds/debentures/securities issued by Government or local authority or other marketable securities of a like nature, leasing, hire-purchase, insurance business, chit business but does not include any institution whose principal business is that of agriculture activity, industrial activity, purchase or sale of any goods (other than securities) or providing any services and sale/purchase/construction of immovable property.

  5. Which had become the first state in the country to have “100% LPG gas coverage”?
    A) Odisha
    B) Telangana
    C) Himachal Pradesh
    D) Sikkim
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    Option C
    Explanation:     Himachal Pradesh had become the first state in the country to have “100% LPG gas coverage”.

  6. What was the theme of World Cancer Day 2020?
    A) Save Us
    B) We can We Will
    C) We can I can
    D) I am I will
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    Option D
    Explanation:     World Cancer Day, organized by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and celebrated each year on 4 February, is an opportunity to rally the international community to end the injustice of preventable suffering from cancer.This year’s theme, “I am, I will” acknowledges that everyone has the capacity to address the cancer burden.

  7. Under Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat, which state was paired with Jharkhand?
    A) Maharashtra
    B) Odisha
    C) Uttar Pradesh
    D) Goa
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    Option D
    Explanation:     Under Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat, Goa is paired with Jharkhand. Lot of exchange activities are happening on this front.

  8. The Maharana Pratap Sagar Reservoir is situated in which state?
    A) Himachal Pradesh
    B) Uttar Pradesh
    C) Madhya Pradesh
    D) Haryana
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    Option A
    Explanation:     The Maharana Pratap Sagar, also known as Pong Reservoir or Pong Dam Lake was created in 1975, by building the highest earthfill dam in India on the Beas River in the wetland zone of the Siwalik Hills of the Kangra district of the state of Himachal Pradesh.

  9. BIMSTEC to connect how much kilometres long power grid from Myanmar-Thailand to India?
    A) 3000 km
    B) 2500 km
    C) 3500 km
    D) 4500 km
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    Option A
    Explanation:     Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is working on connecting about 3,000 kilometre-long power grid from Myanmar-Thailand to India. This was announced by the energy advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Dr Tawfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury while inaugurating the energy conference of BIMSTEC in Dhaka.

  10. What is the aim of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code?
    A) It aims to clean up the balance sheets of public sector banks
    B) It aims to overhaul the existing framework for dealing with insolvency of corporations, individuals, partnerships and other entities.
    C) It aims to liquidate all outstanding debts and clean up bank balance sheets
    D) All of the above
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    Option B

  11. Which announced a partnership with SBI to train differently-abled people find jobs in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector?
    A) Wipro
    B) TCS
    C) Google
    D) Microsoft
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    Option D
    Explanation:     Global tech major Microsoft announced a partnership with SBI to train differently-abled people find jobs in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector.

  12. What was the theme of World Wetlands Day 2020?
    A) Wetland and Biodiversity
    B) Wetland for disaster risk reduction
    C) Wetlands for a sustainable future
    D) Wetlands for our future
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    Option A
    Explanation:     World Wetlands Day is celebrated internationally each year on 2 February. It marks the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) in Ramsar, Iran, on 2 February 1971.The international theme for World Wetlands Day 2020 is ‘Wetlands and Biodiversity’.

  13. The Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCA) has come out with the format of the new web form for incorporation of companies. Name it?
    A) Ion+
    B) Vayu+
    C) SPICe+
    D) Netra+
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    Option C
    Explanation:     The Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCA) has come out with the format of the new web form SPICe+(Simplified Proforma for Incorporating a Company Electronically plus) for incorporation of companies.

  14. Which space agency decommissioned its Spitzer Space Telescope after 16 years?
    A) CNEX
    B) SpaceX
    C) NASA
    D) ISRO
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    Option C
    Explanation:     NASA has decommissioned the Spitzer Space Telescope, one of its greatest observatories which has studied the universe by detecting cosmic infrared radiation for more than 16 years.

  15. Who takes over as National Hydroelectric Power Corporation CMD?
    A) Nityanand Rai
    B) Sanjay Singh
    C) Abhay Kumar Singh
    D) Ratish Kumar
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    Option C
    Explanation:     State-run hydro power giant NHPC announced appointment of Abhay Kumar Singh as the company’s Chairman & Managing Director from February, 2020.

  16. Who has been named the Central Banker of the Year, Asia-Pacific 2020?
    A) Shaktikanta Das
    B) Michael Patra
    C) Jorgovanka Tabakovi
    D) Arif Khan Mehmood
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    Option A
    Explanation:     Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has been named the Central Banker of the Year, Asia-Pacific 2020 and Jorgovanka Tabakovi, National Bank of Serbia, was adjudged the winner as the Global Central Banker of the Year by the Banker magazine, a unit of Financial Times (FT).

  17. Which has become the first zonal railway in the country to have functional “energy neutral” railway stations on the network?
    A) Central
    B) East Central
    C) Northern
    D) South Central
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    Option D
    Explanation:     The Indian Railways South Central Railways (SCR) zone has become the first zonal railway in the country to have functional “energy neutral” railway stations on the network.

  18. Where is the headquarters of Utkarsh Small Finance Bank located?
    A) Mumbai
    B) Chennai
    C) Varanasi
    D) Bengaluru
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    Option C
    Explanation:     Utkarsh Micro Finance Private Ltd., Varanasi

  19. Who charged as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Coal India Ltd?
    A) Pramod Agarwal
    B) AK Jha
    C) Sandip Singh
    D) Ramdeep Chaturvedi
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    Option A
    Explanation:     Pramod Agrawal assumed charge as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Coal India Ltd.

  20. Koli Dance is popular folk dance of which state?
    A) Uttar Pradesh
    B) Gujarat
    C) Maharashtra
    D) Himachal Pradesh
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    Option C
    Explanation:     Koli Dance is a popular dance form of the fishermen community of Kolis residing in the coastal areas of Maharashtra

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