GA Revision Questions for RBI Grade B 2018, SBI PO/Clerk 2018, Bank of India, Dena Bank PO 2018, NABARD 2018 and other upcoming exams.
- Name the veteran Bollywood actor to become the face of Central Railways’ anti-trespassing campaign ‘Ek Safar Rail Ke Saath’.
A) Vidya Balan
B) Amitabh Bachchan
C) Akshay Kumar
D) Bhumi Pednekar
E) Anushka Sharma
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Option B
Explanation:
Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan has become the face of Central Railways’ anti-trespassing campaign. Trespassing on railway tracks is a major cause of deaths on Mumbai suburban rail network.Central Railway has launched an initiative ‘Ek Safar Rail Ke Saath’, where celebrities will share their experience about Indian Railways and their journey in a short film. At the end of the film, they will give a message for railway commuters.
- On the occasion of the National Panchayati Raj Day, PM Modi unveiled the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan in which of the given states?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Gujarat
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Assam
E) Orissa
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Option A
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan today, at a public meeting, in Mandla in Madhya Pradesh. He unveiled a Road Map for overall development of tribals during the next five years.
- Name the bank which has introduced first of its kind digital application form to enable the customers open current account in few hours
A) State Bank of India
B) ICICI Bank
C) Axis Bank
D) Yes Bank
E) Bank of India
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Option B
Explanation:
Private sector lender ICICI Bank has introduced a ‘digital form’ which will help open current accounts in a few hours. Deemed to be first of its kind service by any lender in India, digital forms are expected help the bank secure more clients as its helps in ‘ease of doing business’ and help increase the bank’s market share.
- The Yes Bank has received RBI’s nod to open its representative office in London and Singapore. The first such office of the bank has been opened in which city?
A) Vienna
B) New York
C) Paris
D) Singapore
E) Abu Dhabi
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Option E
Explanation:
Private sector lender Yes Bank has received Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) approval to open two representative offices in London and Singapore. Yes Bank opened its first representative office in Abu Dhabi in April 2015 and also launched IFSC banking unit (IBU) at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, in the same year.
- Who has been appointed as the Deputy National Security Adviser of India recently?
A) Brajesh Mishra
B) Ajit Doval
C) Pankaj Saran
D) J N Dixit
E) Sam Pitroda
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Option C
Explanation:
India’s envoy to Russia Pankaj Saran has been appointed as the Deputy National Security Adviser by the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for a period of two years.
- Which among the given banks has tied up with SIDBI to become its preferred financial institution to extend banking facilities to its SME cutomers?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) Axis Bank
D) Yes Bank
E) Punjab National Bank
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Option D
Explanation:
Yes Bank has signed an MoU with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to become the preferred financial institution to extend banking facilities to small and medium enterprising (SME) customers of SIDBI.
- The 2 days thematic seminar on Water and Sanitation as a lead up to 3rd AIIB Annual Meeting took place in which city recently?
A) New Delhi
B) Chennai
C) Hyderabad
D) Mumbai
E) Pune
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Option E
Explanation:
The two-day thematic seminar on Water and Sanitation began in Pune, Maharashtra on May 31, 2018. The Conference is one of the eight events being organized by the Ministry of Finance and 7th in the series in a lead-up to the AIIB’s 3rd Annual Meeting which is scheduled to be held in June 2018 in Mumbai.
- The WHO has in collaboration with the World Bank Group launched the “Global Preparedness Monitoring Board”, a mechanism to regularly monitor and report preparedness level to tackle all health emergencies globally. The board will have its headquarter in__________
A) Zurich
B) New York
C) Geneva
D) Washington D.C.
E) Singapore
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Option C
Explanation:
The World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank Group has launched a new mechanism that intends to strengthen global health security through monitoring and regular reporting of preparedness to tackle outbreaks, pandemics, and other emergencies with health consequences. Under the programme, a new monitoring board, “Global Preparedness Monitoring Board” has been set up with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Vikas Gowda, renowned sports personality of India, announced his retirement recently. He is associated with which sports?
A) Discus Throw
B) Shooting
C) Archery
D) Weightlifting
E) Shot put Throw
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Option A
Explanation:
Top discus thrower Vikas Gowda announced retirement from the sport after competing at the highest level for more than 15 years. The four-time Olympian, who will turn 35 on July 5 became the first and only Indian male to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the discipline during his sports career.
- According to the Investor’s Business Daily report, which among the given companies has emerged as the top most valuable firm based on market capitalization?
A) Alphabet
B) Microsoft
C) Amazon
D) Apple
E) Infosys
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Option D
Explanation:
Microsoft has surpassed Alphabet, the parent company of Google, in the market capitalisation for the first time in three years, becoming the third most valuable firm after Apple and Amazon globally.
According to a report in Investor’s Business Daily, Microsoft had a market cap of $753 billion at the close of trading, almost $14 billion ahead of Apple leads with a market cap of nearly $924 billion and Amazon is at distant second, with nearly $783 billion.
- Which among the given sports apparel brand has been approved by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as official sports apparel partner for Indian contingent’s till 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
A) Adidas
B) Puma
C) Li-Ning
D) Converse
E) Reebok
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Option C
Explanation:
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has announced Asia’s leading sports apparel brand Li-Ning as the Indian contingent’s official sports apparel partner till the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. As part of the partnership, Li-Ning will provide Indian athletes and officials with sports competition and training apparel, leisure wear and footwear for the Asian Games 2018, 2018 Summer Olympic Youth Games and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
- Who has been selected for Japan’s most prestigious Nikkei Asia Prize 2018 under “Culture and Community” category?
A) Bindeshwar Pathak
B) Muhammad Yunus
C) Gopal Venu
D) Urvashi Butalia
E) Anurag Thakur
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Option A
Explanation:
Sanitation pioneer and founder of Sulabh International Dr Bindeshwar Pathak has been selected for Japan’s most prestigious Nikkei Asia Prize. Pathak has been considered for the prize under “Culture and Community” section. The prize will be awarded on June 13 in Tokyo.
- The Government of India has recently unveiled National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy to harness renewable energy for generating power. It aims to achieve 175 GW installed capacity from renewable energy sources by which year?
A) 2020
B) 2022
C) 2025
D) 2030
E) 2032
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Option B
Explanation:
In an effort to boost clean energy generation, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has unveiled a National Wind-solar Hybrid Policy to promote new projects as well as hybridisation of the existing ones. The government has set an ambitious target of achieving 175 gigawatt (gw) of installed capacity from renewable energy sources by 2022, which includes 100 gw of solar and 60 gw of wind power capacity.
- When is the Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare observed annually?
A) April 28
B) April 29
C) April 27
D) April 26
E) April 25
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Option B
Explanation:
In November 2005 the UN decided to observe a memorial “Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare” on April 29 each year. The date April 29 was chosen for this observance because it was when the Chemical Weapons Convention came into force.
- Which country has emerged as the largest remittance-receiving country of the world as per the report titled RemitSCOPE – Remittance markets and opportunities – Asia and the Pacific?
A) Inodnesia
B) China
C) Nepal
D) Bhutan
E) India
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Option E
Explanation:
India has become the largest remittance-receiving country in the world, with migrant workers from the country sending home 69 billion US dollars in 2017. According to the report ‘RemitSCOPE – Remittance markets and opportunities – Asia and the Pacific’, remittances to the Asia-Pacific region amounted to 256 billion dollars last year.India with 69 billion Dollars, China with 64 billion Dollars and the Philippines with 33 billion Dollars are the three largest remittance-receiving countries in the world in 2017.
- Which Indian state has launched India’s first Integrated Control and Command Centre (ICCC) for all the smart cities prevailing in the state?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) West Bengal
C) Maharashtra
D) Andhra Pradesh
E) Gujarat
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Option A
Explanation:
In a major step towards realising the centre’s smart city mission (SCM), the Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday launched the country’s first Integrated Control and Command Centre (ICCC) for all seven smart cities of the state in Bhopal. Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Satna, and Sagar are the seven smart cities under SCM in Madhya Pradesh.
- What is the minimum balance required to be maintained in the Savings Account in Post Office in case of non – cheque facility account?
A) Rs 20
B) Rs 10
C) Rs 50
D) Rs 100
E) Rs 150 View Answer
Option C
Explanation:
Rs 50 in case of non – cheque facility account.
- What is the measurement that look at how much capital comes in the form of debt (loans), or assesses the ability of a company to meet financial obligations known as?
A) Key Ratio
B) Debt Ratio
C) Quick Ratio
D) Leverage Ratio
E) Asset Coverage Ratio
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Option D
Explanation:
Leverage ratio in simple terms is the relation between the amount of equity that a company has and the amount of debt that it is carrying in its books. It is a measurement of the capacity of the company to meet its financial obligations.
- The Somnath temple is situated in which of the following states?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Haryana
C) Gujarat
D) Rajasthan
E) Uttar Pradesh
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Option C
Explanation:
The Somnath temple located in Prabhas Patan near Veraval in Saurashtra on the western coast of Gujarat, is believed to be the first among the twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. It is an important pilgrimage and tourist spot of Gujarat.
- The International Weightlifting Federation is located at__________
A) Budapest, Hungary
B) Manila, Philippines
C) The Hague, Netherlands
D) Berlin, Germany
E) Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Option A
Explanation:
The International Weightlifting Federation, headquartered in Budapest, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting. The IWF was founded in 1905, and has 187 member nations. The IWF president is Tamás Aján of Hungary.
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