GA Revision for Syndicate and Canara Bank Exams — Set 90

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. Who has been named to be honored with the fifth Yash Chopra Memorial Award in February 2018?
    A) Alka Yagnik
    B) Anuskha Sharma
    C) Akshay Kumar
    D) Asha Bosle
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      Option D
    Explanation:  
    Bollywood playback doyenne Asha Bhosle will be given the ‘Yash Chopra Memorial Award’. She will be the fifth winner of the award. Previous recipients are Lata Mangeshkar, Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, and Shah Rukh Khan.
  2. The type of situation in which the management does not permit the workers to work unless they agree to accept the employer’s term is known as _______
    A) Lock Down
    B) Lock-Out
    C) Suspension
    D) Lay Off
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      Option B
    Explanation:
    A lockout is a temporary work stoppage or denial of employment initiated by the management of a company during a labor dispute
  3. What is the capital of Romania?
    A) Kigali
    B) Ankara
    C) Bucharest
    D) Mogadishu
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      Option C
  4. Name the celebrity to receive the prestigious First Ladies Award  by President Ram Nath Kovind in January 2018?
    A) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
    B) Sania Mirza
    C) Mary Kom
    D) Bachendri Pal
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      Option A
    Explanation:
    Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has received the prestigious First Ladies Award by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
  5. Where is the head office of Lakshmi Vilas bank situated?
    A) Pune
    B) Lucknow
    C) New Delhi
    D) Chennai
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      Option D
  6. Who among the following has been conferred with the “Ideal Chief Minister” Award?
    A) Nitish Kumar
    B) Naveen Patnaik
    C) N Chandrababu Naidu
    D) Yogi Adityanath
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      Option B
    Explanation:
    Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has been conferred the “Ideal Chief Minister” award by former President Pratibha Patil. 
  7. The type of money which is very expensive to borrow due to high rate of interest is known as _____
    A) Dear Money
    B) Expensive Money
    C) Hot Money
    D) Valuable Money
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      Option A
    Explanation:
    Dear money is that money which can only be borrowed at a high rate of interest. In dear money policy, bank rate and other rates of interest are high and as a result borrowing becomes expensive.
  8. Who has won the Best Director award at the 63rd Filmfare Awards 2018?
    A) Suresh Triveni
    B) Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
    C) Konkona Sensharma
    D) Saket Chaudhary
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      Option B
    Explanation:
    Best Director  —  Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari for ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’
  9. Where is the headquarters of Asia Pacific Economic Forum (APEF) situated?
    A) New Delhi
    B) Shanghai
    C) Singapore
    D) Kathmandu
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      Option C
  10. Name the temple which has been awarded the 2017 UNESCO Award of Merit
    A) Brihadeeswarar Temple
    B) Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple
    C) Padmanabhaswamy Temple
    D) Vadakkunnathan Temple
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      Option B
    Explanation:
    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanichamy received UNESCO Award of Merit awarded to the iconic Srirangam Ranganathaswamy temple in Tiruchirapalli. The award of merit was awarded by UNESCO Asia Pacific region for the reconstruction activities undertaken in the temple without in the least affecting its traditional splendor and Vedic rituals.
  11. CVC is the top governmental body to address governmental corruption. What does V stands for in CVC?
    A) Vigilance
    B) Visionary
    C) Venture
    D) Violation
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      Option A
    Explanation:
    Central Vigilance Commission is an apex Indian governmental body created in 1964 to address governmental corruption.
  12. Who has been honored with the 24th Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos?
    A) Amitabh Bachchan
    B) Akshay Kumar
    C) Shah Rukh Khan
    D) Amir Khan
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      Option C
    Explanation:
    Global icon Shah Rukh Khan received the 24th Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland for “his leadership in championing children’s and women’s rights in India”.
  13. Sirohi National Park is in which state?
    A) West Bengal
    B) Manipur
    C) Goa
    D) Assam
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      Option B
  14. Who has been honored with the Janakavi P Sawlaram Award?
    A) Bhalchandra Kulkarni
    B) Maya Jadhav
    C) Vishwas Patil
    D) Sudhir Dalvi
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      Option D
    Explanation:
    Actor Sudhir Dalvi was honoured with the Janakavi P Sawlaram. The award is jointly given by the Thane Municipal Corporation and the Janakavi P Savlaram Kala Samiti.
  15. Kalbelia Dance is a folk dance of which Indian state?
    A) Rajasthan
    B) Himachal Pradesh
    C) Gujarat
    D) Kerala
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      Option A
  16. Who has been conferred with the 1st Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Award for Probity in Politics and Public Life?
    A) Devendra Fadnavis
    B) Yogi Adityanath
    C) Vasundhara Raje
    D) Nitish Kumar
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      Option D
    Explanation:
    Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar has been given the first Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Award for Probity in Public Life. The award was constituted recently by the Jammu and Kashmir government to commemorate the death anniversary of PDP founder and two-time J&K chief minister Sayeed who died on January 7, 2016 after nearly a week-long hospitalization in New Delhi. Sayeed was father of J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti.
  17. Airtel Payments Bank is a joint venture between Bharti Airtel Ltd with which bank?
    A) Yes Bank
    B) Kotak Mahindra Bank
    C) State Bank of India
    D) Punjab National Bank
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      Option B
    Explanation:
    Airtel Payments Bank (APB) is a joint venture between Bharti Airtel Ltd and Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. Joint venture ratio is 80 : 20 respectively.
  18. Who has been named as the best Central Bank Governor of the Year 2018 for Asia-Pacific by UK based magazine-The Banker?
    A) Ravi Menon
    B) Stephen Poloz
    C) Faizul Ariff Ali
    D) Urjit Patel
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      Option A
    Explanation:
    Ravi Menon, the Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has been named the best central bank governor in Asia-Pacific for 2018 by UK-based magazine The Banker.
  19. When is the National Youth day observed?
    A) January 2
    B) January 11
    C) January 12
    D) January 15
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      Option C
  20. Who has recently been conferred with the France’s highest civilian award, Legion d’Honneur?
    A) Prakash Raj
    B) Soumitra Chatterjee
    C) Suresh Gopi
    D) Rajinikanth
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      Option B
    Explanation:
    Legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee was presented France’s highest civilian award, Legion d’Honneur. In 1999, Chatterjee became the first Indian actor to receive the ‘Officier des Arts et Metiers’, the highest award for arts given by the French government.

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6 Thoughts to “GA Revision for Syndicate and Canara Bank Exams — Set 90”

  1. TR!D!P

    today 20/20 ..thnku azzz 🙂

  2. Ak$hita $inghal

    Dear money and hot money mein difference??

    1. Monika

      Hot money is that which quickly and regularly move in an economy to earn maximum short term profit. Example: An investor investing in Certificate of deposit of one institution may move to another institution which is offering higher interest rate on CoD

    2. Monika

      Dear Money is that which is available at a very high rate of interest in order to stop the flow of money in the economy. Example taking loan during inflation period.

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