GA Revision for Dena Bank PO, RBI Grade B, SBI PO/Clerk — Set 138

GA Revision Questions for upcoming RBI Grade B 2018, SBI PO/Clerk 2018, Bank of India, Dena Bank PO 2018, NABARD 2018 and other upcoming exams.

1. NASDAQ is world’s second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization. It is located in_________?
   A) Vienna
   B) Dubai
   C) London
   D) New York
   
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     Option D
   Explanation: The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (Nasdaq). It is an American stock exchange. It is the second-largest exchange in the world by market capitalization.
2. Identify the false statement.
   A) Shirui Lily State Festival is an annual folk festival of Assam
   B) 2021 annual meetings of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will take place in Morocco
   C) The theme of 2018 World Malaria Day was “Ready to beat Malaria”
   D) Rs 1,290 crore has been approved under National Bamboo Mission (NBM) for a period ending 2020
   
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     Option A
   Explanation: Shirui Lily State Festival is an annual folk festival of Manipur. It aims to spread awareness and conserve the endangered state flower ‘Shirui Lily’, while also promote the hill district as a potential tourist destination.
3. The Bannerghatta National Park is situated in which state?
   A) Assam
   B) Jharkhand
   C) Karnataka
   D) Tamil Nadu
   
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     Option C
   Explanation: Bannerghatta National Park, near Bangalore, Karnataka, was founded in 1970 and declared as a national park in 1974. In 2002 a portion of the park, became a biological reserve, the Bannerghatta Biological Park.
4. Which among the given is true?
   A) Sitanshu Yashaschandra has been selected for the 2017 Saraswati Samman
   B) Diana Edulji has been named for CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award
   C) Budgam district of Jammu & Kashmir has been shortlisted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s excellence award
   D) All are true
   
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     Option D
5. Which of the following Act governs all the foreign exchange regulations in India?
   A) FCRA
   B) FEMA
   C) FERA
   D) Foreign Trade Act
   
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     Option B
   Explanation: FEMA, Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
6. What is the theme of the 2018 World Day for Safety and Health at Work?
   A) Occupational safety health (OSH) vulnerability of young workers
   B) Workplace Stress: a collective challenge
   C) Optimize the collection and use of OSH data
   D) Safety and health in the use of chemicals at work
   
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     Option A
   Explanation: The annual World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April promotes the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. Theme 2018: Occupational safety health (OSH) vulnerability of young workers
7. Who has been appointed as the new US Secretary of State?
   A) Mark Warner
   B) Mike Pompeo
   C) Rex Tillerson
   D) John Cornyn
   
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     Option B
   Explanation: Former CIA Director Mike Pompeo has been sworn in as the 70th US secretary of state after the Senate voted to confirm him, 57-42. He replaced Rex Tillerson, who was fired by President Donald Trump last month.
8. Name the author of the book titled ‘My Journey from Marxism-Leninism to Nehruvian Socialism’.
   A) C H Hanumantha Rao
   B) T. N. Srinivasan
   C) Mihir Rakshit
   D) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
   
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     Option A
   Explanation: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh released a book titled ‘My Journey from Marxism-Leninism to Nehruvian Socialism’ authored by former Planning Commission and Finance Commission member C H Hanumantha Rao. 
9. Bhimsain Khurana died recently. He was a veteran_____________
   A) Director
   B) Singer
   C) Author
   D) Politician
   
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     Option A
   Explanation: Creator of DD’s classic animation Ek Chidiya Anek Chidiya and film Gharaonda director Bhimsain Khurana breathed his last at the age of 81.
10. Which among the following is one of the major causes of inflation?
    A) Rise in the rate of VAT (Value Added Tax)
    B) Due to external force such as increase in price of import commodities
    C) Fluctuations in the exchange rate
    D) All the above
    
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      Option D
11. Pick the wrong option.
    A) Lionel Messi has been appointed as Responsible Tourism Ambassador for UN World Tourism Organization
    B) Google dedicated a special Doodle to K.L. Saigal on his 114th birth anniversary
    C) Rakesh Bharti Mittal is new President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
    D) All are true
    
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      Option D 
12. Which among the following is not true?
    A) India ranks 138 in 2018 World Press Freedom Index
    B) World Intellectual Property Day is observed annually on 26 April
    C) Harimau Shakti is a joint military training exercise of India and Malaysia
    D) 15th World Rural Health Conference took place in Mumbai
    
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      Option D
    Explanation: The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the 15th World Rural Health Conference in New Delhi. Theme: “Healing the Heart of Healthcare: Leaving No One Behind”.
13. Panthi is a traditional folk dance of which state?
    A) Bihar
    B) Chhattisgarh
    C) Goa
    D) Madhya Pradesh
    
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      Option B
    Explanation: Panthi dance is the most popular ritual of the Satnami community of Chhattisgarh.
14. Manish Raniga has recently assumed the charge of Chief Commercial Officer of which airlines?
    A) Jet Airways
    B) IndiGo
    C) SpiceJet
    D) GoAir
    
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      Option D
    Explanation: Manish Raniga, former vice-president for commercial strategy with Jet Airways, has joined low fare carrier GoAir as its Chief Commercial Officer. 
15. The headquarter of Bank of Kunlun is located in which country?
    A) China
    B) Japan
    C) Hong Kong
    D) Taiwan
    
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      Option A
16. Digital Champions Programme has been launched by which organisation  to share knowledge about digital solutions with the youth of the nation?
    A) Reliance Jio
    B) Amazon
    C) Google
    D) Paytm
    
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      Option A
    Explanation: Reliance Jio has introduced `Digital Champions`, a five-week student learning programme aimed at empowering today`s youth with the knowledge of leveraging digital technologies for businesses in the digital age.
17. Name the player to attain the top position in the recent ISSF World Rankings in the 10m Air Pistol category?
    A) Om Prakash Mitharval
    B) Jitu Rai
    C) Shahzar Rizvi
    D) Ravi Kumar
    
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      Option C
    Explanation: Indian Shooter Shahzar Rizvi clinched top-spot in the latest 10m Air Pistol rankings on Tuesday (May 1) after winning the silver medal at the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, South Korea. The other Indians in the top-10 are Jitu Rai, who is sixth in the charts, and Om Prakash Mitharval, at the 12th spot
18. The Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport is located in which of the following state?
    A) Himachal Pradesh
    B) Arunachal Pradesh
    C) Assam
    D) Jammu & Kashmir
    
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      Option D
    Explanation: Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport is an airport in Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the 22nd highest commercial airport in the world at 3,256 m (10,682 ft) above mean sea level. 
19. Identify the wrong statement.
    A) Investment limit under under the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandan Yojana (PMVVY) extended from Rs 7.5 lakhs to Rs 15 lakhs
    B) Gujarat government has launched ‘Sujalam Sufalam Water Conservation Campaign’ to overcome the water shortage scenario in the state.
    C) GOI has approved three major infrastructure projects for new terminal buildings at Gangtok, Chennai and Lucknow
    D) Subhash Chandra Khuntia is the new chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).
    
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      Option C
    Explanation: Approved three major infrastructure projects for new terminal buildings at Guwahati, Chennai and Lucknow 
20. The process of making correction or changes in cheque is known as_______?
    A) Modification
    B) Alteration
    C) Amendment
    D) Righting
    
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      Option B

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