Static GK Quiz for Upcoming Exams Set 170

Static GK Questions for IBPS RRB, IBPS PO/Clerk, RBI Grade B, NIACL, BOI, Bank of Baroda and other competitive exams.

1. Where is the head office of Indian credit rating agency CRISIL situated?
   A) Noida
   B) Mumbai
   C) Gurugram
   D) Pune
   E) Kolkata
   
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     Option  B
   Some Extra: Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited founded on 1987.
   
2. Where is the head office of Indian credit rating agency CARE situated?
   A) Kolkata
   B) New Delhi
   C) Lucknow
   D) Srinagar
   E) None of the above
   
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     Option E
   Some Extra: Mumbai
   
3. Where is the head office of Indian rating credit agency ICRA situated?
   A) Kolkata
   B) Hyderabad
   C) Lucknow
   D) Gurugram
   E) Pune
   
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     Option D
   Some Extra:
   
4. Where is the head office of Indian credit rating agency SMERA situated?
   A) Noida
   B) Puri
   C) Kolkata
   D) Mumbai
   E) Hyderabad
   
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     Option D
   Some Extra:
   
5. Where is the head office of Indian credit rating agency ONICRA situated?
   A) Kolkata
   B) Gurugram
   C) Lucknow
   D) Pune
   E) Hyderabad
   
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     Option B
   
6. Where is the head office of credit rating agency Standard & Poor (S&P) situated?
   A) Kolkata
   B) London
   C) Washington DC
   D) Singapore
   E) None of the above
   
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     Option E
   Some Extra: New York, US
   
7. Where is the head office of credit rating agency Moody’s situated?
   A) London
   B) New York
   C) Beijing
   D) Moscow
   E) Singapore
   
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     Option B
   
8. Where is the head office of Indian credit rating agency FITCH situated?
   A) Kolkata
   B) Lucknow
   C) Mumbai
   D) Gurugram
   E) New Delhi
   
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     Option C
   
9. When was the RBI nationalized?
   A) 1 April 1934
   B) 1 January 1935
   C) 1 April 1949
   D)1 January 1949
   E) 1 September 1949
   
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     Option D
   Some Extra: HQ- Mumbai, Chairman- Urjit Patel
   
10. Who is the chairman of SEBI?
    A) U K Sinha
    B) Ajay Tyagi
    C) Subhash Garg
    D) Rajeev Kumar
    E) None of the above
    
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      Option B
    Some Extra: The Securities and Exchange Board of India is the regulator for the securities market in India. It was established in the year 1988 and given statutory powers on 30 January 1992 through the SEBI Act, 1992. Hq in Mumbai.
    
11. Where is the hq of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA)?
    A) Mumbai
    B) Lucknow
    C) Hyderabad
    D) New Delhi
    E) Pune
    
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      Option C
    Some Extra: Founded on 1999, Chairman- T S Vijayan
    
12. Who is the current chairman of National stock Exchange (NSE)?
    A) Subhash Chandra Garg
    B) U K Sinha
    C) Ramesh Abhishek
    D) Vikram Limaye
    E) None of these
    
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      Option D
    Some Extra: Founded on 1992 and hq situated in Mumbai.
    
13. Which of the following industry/authority is related to telecommunication industry in India?
    A) IRDA
    B) PFRDA
    C) TRAI
    D) SIDBI
    E)SEBI
    
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      Option C
    Some Extra: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is the regulator of the telecommunications sector in India. Founded on 1997 and hq situated in New Delhi.
    
14. Who  is the chairman of Forward Markets Commission (FMC) of India?
    A) Rajeev Kumar
    B) Ramesh Abhishek
    C) Rahul Kullar
    D) Hemant Contractor
    E) None of the above
    
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      Option B
    Some Extra: Founded on 1953 and hq in Mumbai.
    
15. Where is the head office of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)?
    A) New Delhi 
    B) Mumbai
    C) Kolkata
    D) Chennai
    E) Bengaluru
    
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      Option A
    Some Extra: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority is a pension regulator which was established by Government of India on August 23, 2003. PFRDA is authorized by Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services. Hq in New Delhi.
    

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