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.
- Where is the HQ of World Custom Organization?
A)New York
B)Brussels
C)Washington DC
D)London
E)Switzerland
- Who became the quickest player to reach the 1000 runs in one-day internationals (ODI), breaking the record of West Indies Legend Vivian Richards.
A)Shahid Afridi
B)Steve Smith
C)Fakhar Zaman
D)Virat Kohli
E)AB De Villiers
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Option C
Explanation:
Pakistan opening batsman Fakhar Zaman has became the quickest player to reach the 1000 runs in one-day internationals (ODI), breaking the record of West Indies Legend Vivian Richards.
- What is the original economic system in which traditions, customs, and beliefs help shape the goods and the services the economy produces, as well as the rules and manner of their distribution called?
A) Constitutional Economy
B) Traditional Economy
C) Socialist Economy
D) Monetary Economy
E) Free-market Economy
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Option B
Explanation:
Traditional economy is an original economic system in which traditions, customs, and beliefs help shape the goods and the services the economy produces, as well as the rules and manner of their distribution. Countries that use this type of economic system are often rural and farm-based.
- What is the currency of SriLanka?
A)Dollar
B)Yuan
C)Rupee
D)Peso
E)Dollar
- Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan has unveiled the first of a kind air quality and weather forecast system “SAFAR”in which city?
A)New Delhi
B)Pune
C)Mumbai
D)Hyderabad
E)Chennai
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Option A
Explanation:
The giant true colour LED display will give real-time air quality index on 24×7 basis with colour coding along with 72-hour advance forecast.
- Which state government launched Milk Mission and Bull Fair?
A)Manipur
B)Meghalaya
C)Sikkim
D)Haryana
E)Tripura
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Option B
Explanation:
The Meghalaya government launched ‘Meghalaya Milk Mission’ and First Meghalaya Bull Fair on 28th July, 2018. The Mission aims to plug the demand and supply gap in the availability of per capita milk, to generate alternate livelihoods for the rural people through the dairy sector and to create and revive dairy co-operatives.
- Where is Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research situated?
A) Nashik
B) Mumbai
C) New Delhi
D) Gurugram
E) Lucknow
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Option B
Explanation:
Mumbai
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai is an advanced research institution established by The Reserve Bank of India in 1987 on the occasion of its golden jubilee. The Institute’s mission is to carry out research on developmental issues from a multi-disciplinary point of view. It has one of the largest Social Sciences libraries in Asia. The institute has an M.Phil./Ph.D. programme in Development Studies and also an MSc programme in Economics.
- Recently ,Kanu Gohain passed away.He was chief of which organization?
A)Directorate General of Civil Aviation
B)Indian Navy
C)Indian Air Force
D)Indian Army
E)ISRO
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Option A
Explanation:
Former Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Kanu Gohain has passed away after a brief illness. He was 68 years old.
- Who won Wimbledon title(Men)?
A)Chris Evert
B)Novak Djokovic
C)Kevin Anderson
D)Rafael Nadal
E)Lewis Hamilton
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Option B
Explanation:
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic overpowered South Africa’s Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) in a lopsided Wimbledon final, taking home the trophy for the fourth time in his career.
- How many women of Indian origin has secured position on Forbes list of Americas 60 richest self made women?
A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4
E)6
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Option B
Explanation:
Two women,Jayshree Ullal and Neerja Sethi, who belong to an Indian background, have secured a place on Forbes list of Americas 60 richest self made women, ranking on the 18th and 21st spot, respectively.
- Which country celebrated the 100th birth anniversary of Nelson Mandela on July 18?
A)France
B)USA
C)India
D)South Africa
E) Sudan
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Option D
Explanation:
His birthday on July 18 is marked annually around the world, and the Nelson Mandela Foundation called this year for people to take action and inspire change in Mandela’s name.
- According to latest census figure of 2011,which language earned 10,000 new speakers in a span of 10 years?
A)Tamil
B)Sanskrit
C)Hindi
D)Bengali
E)Telugu
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Option B
Explanation:
The latest census figure of 2011 shows Sanskrit language earned 10,000 new speakers in a span of 10 years, a growth of 71 per cent, though the ancient language may be the least-spoken language in India. According to the 2011 data, released recently, 24,821 people have registered Sanskrit as their mother tongue, in comparison to 14,135 people who had said Sanskrit was their mother tongue in 2001.
- Who won Wimbledon title(Women)?
A)Maria Sharapova
B)Venus Williams
C)Angelique Kerber
D)Serena Williams
E)Sunita Williams
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Option C
Explanation:
The German 11th seed, 30, beat the 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams 6-3 6-3 to add this title to her 2016 Australian Open and US Open crowns.
- According to Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg,Indian economy will touch how much mark by 2022?
A) $6 trillion
B)$1 trillion
C)$2 trillion
D)$5 trillion
E) $4 trillion
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Option B
Explanation:
According to Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg, India’s digital economy is expected to touch a $1 trillion mark by 2022.
- Which country to head Asia Pacific Region Of World Customs Organization as its vice chair?
A)UK
B)USA
C)India
D)Australia
E)China
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Option C
Explanation:
According to a Finance Ministry release, the position will enable India to take on leadership role of Asia Pacific Region of the organisation.
- 2nd National Tourism Conclave held in which state?
A)Maharashtra
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Rajasthan
E) Telangana
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Option D
Explanation:
The 2nd National Tourism Conclave was organised in Jaipur as top officials of the state tourism department said a number of “pro-tourism” projects being executed in the state would give a major boost to the sector.
- Which state government launched “Paudhagiri” campaign?
A)Telangana
B)Haryana
C)Odisha
D)Maharashtra
E)Gujarat
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Option B
Explanation:
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar launched the “Paudhagiri” campaign, aimed at increasing the green cover in the state. Under this campaign, 22 lakh students from class 6 to 12 of all government and private schools in Haryana will plant a sapling each during three months of monsoon — July, August and September.
- Which state government to form Sanskrit Bhasha Vikas Board?
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Odisha
C)Gujarat
D)Kerala
E)Tamil Nadu
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Option C
Explanation:
In order to promote the Sanskrit language, the Gujarat state government has decided to form the Sanskrit Bhasha Vikas Board. The state will also be celebrating a Sanskrit Utsav, which will begin from Raksha Bandhan and have various activities around the language.
- T-Hub to host country’s first defence incubator in which city?
A)Hyderabad
B)Pune
C)Mumbai
D)Lucknow
E)Bhubaneshwar
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Option A
Explanation:
One of the country’s first defence incubators will come up in Hyderabad, which is India’s missile development centre and fast emerging the hub for aerospace industries.
- Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) launched which application to serve and connect the farmers digitally?
A)iDigitalMandi
B)iDigital
C)iFarmer
D)iKisan
E) iMandi
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Option E
Explanation:
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), a large-scale fertiliser cooperative federation has taken another step to serve and connect the farmers digitally by launching a social e-commerce app and web portal,”iMandi”.
