GA Revision for IBPS Clerk and RBI Exams — Set 48

GA Revision Questions for upcoming IBPS RRB PO/Clerk Main 2017, IBPS PO Main 2017, OICL AO Main 2017, RBI Assistant Main 2017 and other upcoming exams.

1. What is the rank of India in terms of per capita GDP of countries for the year 2017 according to the data by International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
   A) 130
   B) 121
   C) 126
   D) 128
   
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     Option C
   Explanation: India has moved up one position to 126th in terms of per capita GDP of countries, still ranked lower than all its BRICS peers, while Qatar remains the world’s richest on this parameter, as per International Monetary Fund (IMF) data.
2. H.S. Prannoy is related to which sports?
   A) Tennis
   B) Badminton
   C) Golf
   D) Snooker
   
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     Option B
   Explanation: Hyderabad’s H.S. Prannoy defeated Kidambi Srikanth in the Senior National Badminton Championship 2017 to clinch the men’s singles title.
3. Banks in India are required to maintain a portion of their demand and time liabilities with the Reserve bank of India. This portion is called_______
   A) Cash Reserve Ratio
   B) Statutory Liquidity Ratio
   C) Bank Deposit
   D) Reverse Ratio
   
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     Option A
4. Who is the head of the Multi-Agency Group (MAG) that will monitor investigations related to the Paradise Papers on offshore financial holdings?
   A) Rajiv Jain
   B) Purushottam Das
   C) Rajnikant Mishra
   D) Sushil Chandra
   
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     Option D
   Explanation: According to government, a Multi-Agency Group (MAG) headed by CBDT Chairman Sushil Chandra, will investigate the Paradise Papers on offshore financial holdings, including a list 714 Indian individuals and entities.
5. Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport is located in which state?
   A) Uttar Pradesh
   B) Jharkhand
   C) Bihar
   D) Madhya Pradesh
   
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     Option D
6. Where is the headquarters of African Development Bank situated?
   A) Praia, Cape Verde
   B) Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
   C) Jacinda Ardern
   D) Rabat, Morocco
   
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     Option B
7. The TU142M aircraft, whose museum is being set up in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, belongs to which of the following countries?
   A) France
   B) Germany
   C) Russia
   D) Switzerland
   
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     Option C
   Explanation: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation stone for the TU142M aircraft museum in Visakhapatnam. The Russian aircraft, which was decommissioned in March 2017 at INS Rajali in Tamil Nadu after 29 years, was brought to the city on April 8 to be converted into a Museum.
8. Mortgage is a______
   A) Security on immovable property for a loan given by a bank
   B) Security on movable property for a loan given by a bank
   C) Concession on immovable property for a loan given by a bank
   D) Facility on immovable property for a loan given by a bank
   
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     Option A
9. The Human Rights Day is observed annually on___
   A) December 9
   B) December 11
   C) December 10
   D) December 12
   
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     Option C
   Explanation:Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world on 10 December every year. The date was chosen to honour the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948. 
10. The newly opened Zorinpui land checkpost along the Myanmar border is located in which Indian state?
    A) Arunachal Pradesh
    B) Manipur
    C) Nagaland
    D) Mizoram
    
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      Option D
    Explanation:India has opened 2 immigration check posts along the borders with Myanmar & Bangladesh. Zorinpui check post of Mizoram has been authorised as immigration check post for entry into or exit from India for all passengers to or from Myanmar. Kawrpuichhuah post of Mizoram has been authorised as immigration check post for entry into or exit from India for all passengers to or from Bangladesh
11. Name the head of the Standing Committee on External Affairs formed to examine the relations between India and China?
    A) Shashi Tharoor
    B) P Chidambaram
    C) Rakesh Yadav
    D) Rupesh Sinha
    
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      Option A
    Explanation: The Standing Committee on External Affairs, which will examine the relations between the two Asian powers – India and China, is headed by Shashi Tharoor, Congress member of the Lok Sabha.
12. What is the full form of FINO?
    A) Final Investigation Networking Organisation
    B) Financial Inclusion Network and Operations
    C) Free India for all New Organisation
    D) Full Identified Networking Organisation
    
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      Option B
13. Gurbax Singh Sandhu belongs to which of the following sports?
    A) Boxing
    B) Football
    C) Athletics
    D) Hockey
    
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      Option A
    Explanation: Long-serving Indian boxing coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu, who has the distinction of coaching both the men and women boxers, has been honoured with the National Awards for senior citizens by President Ramnath Kovind. Sandhu was the chief coach when India won its maiden Olympic medal in boxing through Vijender Singh in 2008.
14. Jhumar ia a famous folk dance style of which state?
    A) Rajasthan
    B) Punjab
    C) Gujarat
    D) Haryana
    
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      Option B
15. Lake Baikal, the largest freshwater lake by volume in the world is in which country?
    A) Thailand
    B) Indonesia
    C) Russia
    D) Germany
    
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      Option C
16. Who has been conferred with 2017 Bhimsen Joshi  award?
    A) Bismillah Khan
    B) Ram Narayan
    C) Sarita Pal
    D) Manik Bhide
    
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      Option D
    Explanation: Noted vocalist Manik Bhide has been chosen for the prestigious Bharatratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi award for year 2017-18 for her contribution in the field of music.
17. The term Narrow Money is represented by which of the given letters?
    A) M4
    B) M3
    C) M2
    D) M1
    
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      Option D
    Explanation: The M1 is a very liquid measure of the money supply as it conatins cash and assets that can quickly be converted to currency
18. Jeffrey C Hall has won the Nobel Prize 2017 in which of the following fields?
    A) Chemistry
    B) Physics
    C) Medicine
    D) Mathematics
    
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      Option C
    Explanation: This year’s Nobel Medicine Prize went to US geneticists Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W Young for their discoveries on how plants, animals and humans adapt their biological rhythm so that it is synchronised with the Earth’s revolutions. 
19. Guwahati lies on the banks of which river?
    A) Brahmaputra
    B) Ganges
    C) Alakananda
    D) Narmada
    
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      Option A
20. NABARD was established on the recommendations of which of these committees?
    A) Shunglu Committee
    B) Shivaraman Committee
    C) Narsimhan Committee
    D) Public Accounts Committee
    
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      Option B

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