GA Revision for SBI, LIC, NHB and NABARD - 490

GA Revision Questions for LIC and NHB and other exams.

1. What does D stands for in NCD? A) Derivatives B) Debentures C) Declaration D) Decline E) Debt [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B Explanation: Non-Convertible Debentures [/su_spoiler]
2. The government has recently meets fiscal deficit target of how much percent in the last fiscal 2018-19? A)3.5% B)3.3% C)3.4% D)3.1% E)3.9% [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C Explanation: The finance Ministry is believed to have met the revised fiscal deficit target of 3.4 percent in the last fiscal 2018-19 by cutting expenditure, withdrawals from small savings accounts to meet the food subsidy and higher GST collections. [/su_spoiler]
3. In which state, Election Commission has come up with a mobile application called “PWD”? A)Maharashtra B)Uttar Pradesh C)Karnataka D)Odisha E)Chattisgarh [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A Explanation: In Mahrashtra, election Commission has come up with a mobile application called “PWD” for making voting easier and implement the poll body’s slogan of Accessible Elections for over two lakhs Divyang voters across the state. [/su_spoiler]
4. RBI has the right to transact Central Government business in India as per which section of RBI Act, 1934? A) 20 B) 21 C) 22 D) 23 E)28 [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B Explanation: 20. Obligation of the Bank to transact Government business. 21. Bank to have the right to transact Government business in India. 21A. Bank to transact Government business of States on agreement. [/su_spoiler]
5. Who was awarded with highest state honour ‘Order of St Andrew the Apostle’ by Russia¿ A)Arun Jaitley B)Nitin Gadkari C)Narendra Modi D)Smriti Irani E)Amit Shah [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C Explanation: Russia awarded its highest state honour ‘Order of St Andrew the Apostle’ to PM Narendra Modi for exceptional services in promoting special and privileged strategic partnership between the Russian Federation and the Republic of India and friendly relations between the Russian and Indian peoples. [/su_spoiler]
6. Recently United Nations Security Council extended an arms embargo and sanctions on which country? A)South Sudan B)North Korea C)Russia D)China E)Bangladesh [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A Explanation: The UN Security Council has extended an arms embargo and sanctions on South Sudan for a year, despite resistance from African countries, Russia and China. A US-drafted resolution was adopted yesterday by a vote of 10 in favour with five abstentions. Resolutions in the 15-member council require a minimum of nine votes for adoption. [/su_spoiler]
7. Which organization recently became india’s second largest state owned firm based on market capitalization? A)PFC B)NABARD C)SBI D)IRDA E)LIC [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A Explanation: After acquiring a majority stake in REC Ltd (formerly Rural Electrification Corporation Limited), center backed Power Finance Corporation become India’s second largest Govt owned Financial Firm after State Bank of India (SBI), based on market capitalization. [/su_spoiler]
8. Which country to be guest honour at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2019¿ A)Myanmar B)India C)Malaysia D) Thailand E)Switzerland [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B Explanation: UAE has announced that India will be the Guest of Honour country at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, ADIBF 2019, to be held from 24th to 30th of this month. [/su_spoiler]
9. Where is the HQ of Power Finance Corporation? A)Chennai B)Mumbai C)Pune D)New Delhi E)Kolkata [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D [/su_spoiler]
10. By which year,NASA has planned to put humans on Mars? A)2035 B)2033 C)2024 D)2030 E)2029 [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B Explanation: After plans to land American astronauts on the Moon by 2024, four years ahead of its previous schedule, NASA now propose to put humans on Mars by 2033. [/su_spoiler]
11. Where was India Open 2019 held? A)Chennai B)Pune C)Guwahati D)New Delhi E)Hyderabad [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D Explanation: Viktor Axelsen dashed Indian hopes with a 21-7, 22-20 win over Kidambi Srikanth at the India Open 2019 final in New Delhi. In women’s singles, Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon created history by becoming the first women’s singles shuttler to win the title three times, when she beat the third seed He Bingjiao. [/su_spoiler]
12. Which company launched Anthos,a new open platform that lets users run applications from anywhere ? A)Google B)TCS C)Microsoft D)IBM E)Oracle [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A Explanation: Google launched Anthos, a new open platform from Google Cloud, that lets users run applications from anywhere. Anthos is a complete software-based solution. [/su_spoiler]
13. Who won the Sportsperson of the year award at the Telangana Sports Journalist Association awards held at the The Park? A)Sania Mirza B)Virat Kohli C)KL Rahul D)Saina Nehwal E)Sakshi Mallick [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D Explanation: Badminton ace Saina Nehwal walked away with the Sportsperson of the year award at the Telangana Sports Journalist Association awards held at the The Park. [/su_spoiler]
14. In which city/UT,NITI Aayog organized a day-long FinTech Conclave? A)Pune B)Bengaluru C)New Delhi D)Mumbai E)Bengaluru [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C Explanation: NITI Aayog has organized a day-long FinTech Conclave at Dr Ambedkar International Center in New Delhi. [/su_spoiler]
15. Which bank partnered with CreditVidya to improve customer experience ¿ A)RBL Bank B)IDBI Bank C)Federal Bank D)ICICI Bank E)HDFC Bank [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A Explanation: RBL Bank has partnered with credit profiler CreditVidya to improve the lender’s customer experience. Through this partnership, the private sector lender will be able to gain significant insights into its customer base. [/su_spoiler]
16. What is the currency of Slovakia? A)Rial B)Peso C)Euro D)Dollar E)Dinar [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C [/su_spoiler]
17. Which company partnered with Google Cloud to build industry specific cloud solutions¿ A)Infosys B)TCS C)IBM D)Wipro E)Google [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B Explanation: Tata Consultancy Services has partnered with Google Cloud to build industry-specific cloud solutions. TCS’ solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) will help enterprises build secure, cloud-native analytics platforms that enable high levels of personalization, and are cost effective, easy to maintain, and future ready. [/su_spoiler]
18. Recently, the government extended the deadline for linking PAN with biometric ID Aadhar by how many months? A)2 B)6 C)4 D)5 E)8 [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B Explanation: The government extended the deadline for linking PAN with biometric ID Aadhar by 6 months till September 30. This is the sixth time the government has extended the deadline for individuals to link their Permanent Account Number (PAN) to Aadhaar. [/su_spoiler]
19. Who was awarded the “ public water agency of the year” by Global Water Intelligence in London¿ A)Ministry of Drinking water and sanitation B)National Mission For Clean Ganga C)Kent Ro water systems D)Unilever Group limited E)Green and Clean challenge [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B Explanation: The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) was awarded the distinction of “Public Water Agency of the Year” by Global Water Intelligence at the Global Water Summit in London on April 9. The Global Water Awards are presented at the Global Water Summit, the major business conference for the water industry worldwide. [/su_spoiler]
20. Recently,Ghulam Nabi Rathar passed away.He was related to which field? A)Politics B)Social Activist C)Poet D)Actor E)Singer [su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B Explanation: Ghulam Nabi Rathar, 62, of Manigam Kangan, a social activist, passed away after brief illness. Rather, a retired horticultural officer, was ex-chairman of Shaheen Public High School Manigam and owner of Alamdar Public school Wussan Kangan. [/su_spoiler]