GA Revision for SBI, LIC, NHB and NABARD – 484

GA Revision Questions for LIC and NHB and other exams.

  1. Which country tops the list in 2019 IMD World Competitiveness Rankings?
    A)India
    B)Singapore
    C)Netherlands
    D)Russia
    E)Thailand
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:

    India has moved up one place to rank 43rd most competitive economy in the world on the back of its robust economic growth, a large labour force and its huge market size, while Singapore has toppled the US to grab the top position in the 2019 edition of the IMD World Competitiveness Rankings.
  2. Who will be sworn as new CM of Andhra Pradesh?
    A)Praveen Bakshi
    B)Amit Shah
    C)Nitish Kumar
    D)Jagan Mohan Reddy
    E) Birender Singh Dhanoa
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:

    In Andhra Pradesh, YSR Congress Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy will be sworn in as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on 30th of this month at Vijayawada. Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy has announced this following his party achieving inching towards a landslide victory in the legislative elections for Andhra Pradesh Legislative assembly held on April 11th.
  3. Which telecom operator have tied up with HDFC life insurance to offer life cover for customers who got a prepaid recharge done?
    A)Vodafone
    B)Bharti Airtel
    C)Jio
    D)BSNL
    E)Reliance
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:

    Bharti Airtel and HDFC Life Insurance have tied up to offer life cover for customers who get a prepaid recharge done. Airtel’s new Rs. 249-prepaid bundle which will include 2 GB data, unlimited calls across networks, and 100 SMSes per day will also offer a cover worth Rs. 4 lakh from HDFC Life.
  4. Which bank launched a new savings bank product KBL SB salary?
    A)HDFC Bank
    B)RBL Bank
    C)IDBI Bank
    D)Karnataka Bank
    E)ICICI Bank
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:

    Karnataka Bank has launched a new savings bank product, KBL SB Salary, a customised product for the salaried class with three variants. The bank has designed three variants – SB Salary Executive, SB Salary Prime, and SB Salary Classic to cater the to financial needs of the ‘employer-employee ecosystem’.
  5. Where is the HQ of Bharti AXA General Insurance?
    A)Chennai
    B)Mumbai
    C)Delhi
    D)Kolkata
    E)Hyderabad
    View Answer
    Option B

  6. Which company overtook Tata in terms of most valuable company by market capitalisation?
    A)Reliance
    B)SBI Capital
    C)HDFC Group
    D)LIC
    E)TATA
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:

    The HDFC group has overtaken the 151-year-old Tata group to emerge as India’s most valuable by way of market capitalization (m-cap). The combined market value of the five listed companies of the HDFC group – HDFC, HDFC Bank, HDFC Life, HDFC Asset Management and Gruh Finance – stood at Rs 11.66 lakh crore as on May 20, 2019 while the combined m-cap of 29 Tata group companies stood at Rs 11.64 lakh crore, about Rs 2,000 crore less than that of the HDFC group.
  7. Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) was incorporated under which of the following acts?
    A) Banking Regulation Act, 1949
    B) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
    C) Companies Act, 1956
    D) Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007
    E) Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1985
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:

    Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) was formed after corporatisation of nine units including four mints, four presses and one paper mill which were earlier functioning under the Ministry of Finance. The Company was incorporated on 13.01.2006 under the Companies Act, 1956 with its headquarters at New Delhi.
    SPMCIL, a Miniratna Category-I CPSE, and wholly owned Schedule ‘A’ Company of Government of India, is engaged in the manufacture of security paper, minting of coins, printing of currency and bank notes, non-judicial stamp papers, postage stamps, travel documents, etc.
  8. As per CRISIL,NPA recoveries via IBC was at how much amount in 2018-19?
    A)Rs 45000 cr
    B)Rs 40000 cr
    C)Rs 50000 cr
    D)Rs 70000 cr
    E) Rs 65000 cr
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:

    Bad loan recoveries in the last fiscal effected through the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) route was at Rs 70,000 crore, posting a recovery rate of 43 per cent, and was twice the Rs 35,500 crore recovered through previous resolution mechanisms like the Debt Recovery Tribunal and Lok Adalat, as per a report by ratings firm Crisil.
  9. Naveen Patnaik was sworn as CM for the 5th consecutive time of which state?
    A)Haryana
    B)Tamil Nadu
    C)Bihar
    D)Odisha
    E)Tripura
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:

    Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Naveen Patnaik took oath for the fifth consecutive term as the Chief Minister of Odisha in the presence of Governor Ganeshi Lal.
  10. Recently Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport was declared as an International Airport.It is situated in which city?
    A)Amritsar
    B)Bhopal
    C)Lucknow
    D)Indore
    E)Hyderabad
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:

    Indore’s Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar airport has been declared as an international airport.
  11. Who became the world’s first women pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a light sport aircraft?
    A)Aarohi Pandit
    B)Suman Singh
    C)Tarini Rai
    D)Akanksha Jain
    E)Harita Kaur
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation:

    Aarohi Pandit, 23, made history when she landed in to become the world’s first woman pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a light sport aircraft (LSA). The Mumbai girl landed at Iqaluit Airport.
  12. Where is the HQ of Flipkart?
    A)Pune
    B)Noida
    C)Bengaluru
    D)Mumbai
    E)Kolkata
    View Answer
    Option C

  13. IRDAI recently set up regulatory sandbox for fin tech innovations in association with which organisation?
    A)RBI
    B)SEBI
    C)NABARD
    D)SIDBI
    E)OICL
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:

    The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) have announced initiatives to encourage tech startups, especially fintech, by making data and systems available to them through the regulatory sandbox (RS).
  14. What is the dimensions of Rs 50 bank note issued after demonetization?
    A) 66mm × 145mm
    B) 63mm × 145mm
    C) 63mm × 135mm
    D) 66mm × 135mm
    E) 66mm × 133 mm
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:

    66mm x 135mm
  15. In which city,Indian Navy first full fledged SSB opened?
    A)Kolkata
    B)Gwalior
    C)Mumbai
    D)Vadodara
    E)Delhi
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation:

    The Indian Navy’s first full-fledged Services Selection Board (SSB) was inaugurated by Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba at Diamond Harbour near Kolkata. The SSB (Kolkata) is located at a place that was previously occupied by a Naval Coastal Battery.
  16. Recently IDBI sold how much amount of insurance policies in March 2019 after tie up with LIC?
    A)Rs 150 cr
    B)Rs 175 cr
    C)Rs 160 cr
    D)Rs 190 cr
    E) Rs 180 cr
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:

    IDBI Bank sold insurance policies worth Rs 160 crore in March 2019 after a partnership with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). LIC’s corporate agents will be able to sell the products across their 1,800 branches.
  17. According to CEA Krishnamurthy V Subramaniam,at how much percent India will grow in the current fiscal?
    A)7%
    B)6.6%
    C)7.2%
    D)8%
    E)6.2%
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation:

    The Indian economy will grow at 7 per cent range in the current fiscal powered by the effects of the strong structural reforms such as bankruptcy laws, Goods and Services Tax (GST), crackdown on shell companies and the fiscal prudence undertaken in the last five years, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Krishnamurthy V. Subramanian said recently.
  18. Recently WHO declared Algeria and which other country as a Malaria free?
    A)Argentina
    B)Sweden
    C)Vietnam
    D)Nepal
    E)Belgium
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation:

    The World Health Organization has certified Algeria and Argentina as malaria-free, following three consecutive years where no new cases of the deadly disease have been reported.
  19. What is the currency of Malaysia?
    A)Won
    B)Krone
    C)Ringit
    D)Yen
    E)Rubble
    View Answer
    Option C

  20. Recently Sultan Ahmad Shah passed away.He was the former king of which country?
    A)Thailand
    B)Bhutan
    C)Nepal
    D)Malaysia
    E)Siingapore
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:

    Malaysia’s seventh King and football veteran Sultan Ahmad Shah passed away at the age of 88. Ahmad Shah was also the fifth Sultan of Malaysia’s central Pahang state.

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