GA Revision for IBPS Clerk and Syndicate Bank Exams — Set 76

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. Name the winner of the 2017 IBSF World Billiards Championship
    A) Pankaj Advani
    B) Rupesh Shah
    C) Mike Russell
    D) Peter Gilchrist
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      Option A
    Explanation:
    Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani clinched his 17th world title after thrashing his arch-rival Mike Russell of England in the IBSF World Billiards Championship at Doha, Qatar.
  2. Which among the following is not a type of derivative?
    A) Directs
    B) Futures
    C) Options
    D) Forwards
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      Option A
    Explanation:
    Derivative contracts are of several types. The most common types are forwards, futures, options and swap.
  3. Renowned actress Thodupuzha Vasanthi passed away recently. She was a popular actress of which film industry?
    A) Marathi
    B) Bengali
    C) Malayalam
    D) Gujarati
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      Option C
  4. The Dabolim Airport is situated in which state?
    A) Assam
    B) Goa
    C) West Bengal
    D) Andaman & Nicobar
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      Option B
  5. Name the mobile App launched by the government of India for health workers who manage normal and complicated child deliveries in peripheral areas
    A) MaNzil
    B) SakSham
    C) LaQshya
    D) Hausla
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      Option C
    Explanation:
    The government has launched LaQshya, a safe delivery mobile application for health workers who manage normal and complicated deliveries in peripheral areas with the motto to improve labour room quality. The initiative will be implemented in Government Medical Colleges besides district hospitals, and high delivery load sub-district hospitals and Community Health Centres.
  6. The type of account which is set up for the purpose of meeting disasters and related unforeseen expenditure, like natural disasters, etc is known as___________
    A) Contingency Fund of India
    B) Public Account of India
    C) Consolidated Fund of India
    D) Financial Account of India
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      Option A
  7. Name the e-commerce company that has recently acquired Home IoT Startup named Blink in an effort to expand its reach into connected home space
    A) Flipkart
    B) Amazon
    C) Paytm
    D) Snapdeal
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      Option B
    Explanation:
    In a bid to ramp up its connected home line-up, online giant Amazon has acquired a startup named Blink that builds wireless home monitoring systems, including connected Wi-Fi home security cameras.
  8. India’s longest canal, Indira Gandhi Canal, is located in which state?
    A) Haryana
    B) Uttar Pradesh
    C) Rajasthan
    D) Maharashtra
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      Option C
  9. Who has been appointed as the MD & CEO of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?
    A) A. P. Hota
    B) Ravi Venkatesan
    C) Rajkiran Rai G
    D) Dilip Asbe
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      Option D
    Explanation:
    Payment utility major National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) announced the appointment of Dilip Asbe as its Managing Director and CEO with immediate effect.
  10. Name the India’s fastest and first multi-petaflops supercomputer dedicated to the nation by Union Minister of Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan
    A) Paarth
    B) Shoor
    C) Tapas
    D) Pratyush
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      Option D
  11. What ‘L’ denotes in CAMELS rating?
    A)  Liability
    B)  Liquidity
    C)  Leverage
    D)  Listing
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      Option B
    Explanation:
    (C)apital adequacy
    (A)ssets
    (M)anagement Capability
    (E)arnings
    (L)iquidity (also called asset liability management)
    (S)ensitivity (sensitivity to market risk, especially interest rate risk)
  12. The Union Cabinet has constituted a high level ministerial committee to look into issues related to stuck shipping projects in India which have become unviable. Who has been appointed the chairman of the committee?
    A) Arun Jaitley
    B) Rajnath Singh
    C) Narendra Modi
    D) Suresh Prabhu
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      Option A
    Explanation:
    The government formed a ministerial committee headed by finance minister Arun Jaitley to decide what to do with old, pre-existing projects in ports, which have become unviable. Around 10 old projects, under the shipping ministry, have been stuck in non-profitability because operating under the contract conditions which existed a decade or so ago have kept them in a state of unviability for years. The government wants to address this legal tangle.
  13. Kajri  is a folk dance form of which Indian state?
    A) Haryana
    B) Bihar
    C) Uttar Pradesh
    D) Madhya Pradesh
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      Option C
  14. The 35 years old former AC Milan and Real Madrid midfielder ‘Kaka’ announced his retirement from professional football. He hails from which country?
    A) Spain
    B) Brazil
    C) Italy
    D) Germany
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      Option B
    Explanation:
    Former AC Milan and Real Madrid midfielder Kaka, who lifted the 2002 World Cup with Brazil, announced his retirement from football. Kaka, who won the Champions League and the Ballon d’Or award in 2007 while playing for AC Milan, had become the most expensive footballer in history after his then-world record £56 million transfer from Milan to Madrid.
  15. Identify the correct statement regarding Banking Ombudsman Scheme
    A)  Ombudsman scheme was first introduced under Section 35 A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 by RBI with effect from 1995
    B)  All Scheduled Commercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks and Scheduled Primary Co-operative Banks are covered under the Scheme
    C)  Currently, there are 20 Banking Ombudsmen offices in India
    D)  All are true
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      Option D
  16. Arogya 2017- the first ever International Conference on AYUSH and Wellness was held in which city?
    A) Bangalore
    B) Chennai
    C) Mumbai
    D) New Delhi
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      Option D
    Explanation:
    The First Ever International Conference on AYUSH and Wellness ‘Arogya 2017’ was inaugurated by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhu and Minister of State for AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik in New Delhi. 
  17. The Defence Exercise between India and Sri Lanka is known as_______
    A) Simbex
    B) Garuda Shakti
    C) Mitra Shakti
    D) Surya Kiran
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      Option C
  18. Who has been appointed as the ambassador of World Packaging Organisation?
    A) Ron Linssen
    B) Iwan Heynen
    C) Marijn van Utteren
    D) AVPS Chakravarthi
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      Option D
    Explanation:
    Ecobliss India managing director AVPS Chakravarthi has been appointed as the ambassador of World Packaging Organisation at its 99th board meeting held in Rio de Geneiro, Brazil recently.
  19. Name the bank to sponsor the first Regional Rural Bank (RRB) in India by the name Prathama Grameen Bank
    A)  Allahabad Bank
    B)  UCO Bank
    C)  Syndicate Bank
    D)  NABARD
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      Option C
  20. Which city hosted the first ever youth film festival of the European Nations in November 2017?
    A) Delhi
    B) Bangalore
    C) Surat
    D) Nasik
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      Option A
    Explanation:
    The Nordic-Baltic embassies hosted the first ever youth film festival of the European nations in Delhi from November 13-18 in collaboration with the India Habitat Centre showcasing movies from the region.

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  1. gomathy priya

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