GA Revision for RRB PO/Clerk, EPFO, IBPS PO/Clerk and Other Exams - 596

GA Revision Questions for RRB PO /Clerk, EPFO, IBPS PO/Clerk and Other exams.

1. Recently Union Minister for Environment and Forest and Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar flagged off a Jaldoot vehicle a travelling exhibition in which city/UT?
   A)Pune
   B)Mumbai
   C)New Delhi
   D)Chennai
   E)Kolkata
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Union Minister for Environment and Forest and Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar flagged off a Jaldoot vehicle a travelling exhibition in Pune, Maharashtra.

   
   
2. The fourth South Asian Speakers’ Summit was held in Which city?
   A)Male
   B)Beijing
   C)Tokyo
   D)New Delhi
   E)Colombo
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The fourth South Asian Speakers’ Summit was held in Male, Maldives capital with the secretary general of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and senior lawmakers from India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

   
   
3. Recently White Water Rafting Expedition ‘Rudrashila’ Flagged off in which city?
   A)Jaipur
   B)Jaisalmer
   C)Pune
   D)Nagpur
   E)Hyderabad
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: The White water Rafting Expedition christened ‘RUDRASHILA’ being undertaken by Kalidhar Battalion under the aegis of Battle Axe Division was Flagged Off at Jaisalmer Military station.

   
   
4. Which country to train four Indian astronauts for space mission Gaganyaan?
   A)China
   B)USA
   C)UK
   D)Russia
   E)Sri Lanka
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: India and Russia are stepping up cooperation in the space sector with Moscow extending help in 4-5 critical areas of India’s ambitious manned mission to space, Gaganyaan. This includes training of Indian astronauts at Russian facilities beginning later this year.

   
   
5. Who is the author of the book “India’s Lost Frontier the Story of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan”?
   A)Ashok Joshi
   B)Devika Sethi
   C)Raghuvaran Dayal
   D)Raghvendra Singh
   E) Anil Chowdhury
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: The book, “India’s Lost Frontier the Story of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan”, has been penned by veteran civil servant Raghvendra Singh. He was the Director-General of the National Archives of India.

   
   
6. Recently The Dominican Republic has released a postal stamp to mark which birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi?
   A)114th
   B)150th
   C)125th
   D)145th
   E)166th
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: . The Dominican Republic has released a postal stamp to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

   
   
7. What is the currency of Czech Republic?
   A)Riel
   B)Dinar
   C)Koruna
   D)Won
   E)Rupiya
   
   
   

   
   Option C

   
   
8. Where is the HQ of SIDBI?
   A)New Delhi
   B)Pune
   C)Mumbai
   D)Lucknow
   E)Jaipur
   
   
   

   
   Option D

   
   
9. Which has become the first country in the world to issue Biometric Seafarer Identity Document, BSID, capturing the facial biometric data of seafarers?
   A)Russia
   B)China
   C)India
   D)USA
   E)Japan
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: India has become the first country in the world to issue Biometric Seafarer Identity Document, BSID, capturing the facial biometric data of seafarers.

   
   
10. Recently a five-day-long maiden trilateral exercise involving Singapore’s Navy (RSN), Royal Thailand Navy (RTN) and Indian Navy (IN) commenced in which place?
    A)Pune
    B)Indore
    C)Port Blair
    D)Vishkapatnam
    E)Gwalior
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: A five-day-long maiden trilateral exercise involving Singapore’s Navy (RSN), Royal Thailand Navy (RTN) and Indian Navy (IN) commenced at Port Blair.

    
    
11. The 4th Indian Ocean Conference 2019 was held in Which city?
    A)Amsterdam
    B)Vienna
    C)Male
    D)Rome
    E)Belgium
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: 4th Indian Ocean Conference 2019 was held in Male, Maldives. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the Conference.

    
    
12. Which organisation has been recognised as NASSCOM’s ‘Partner of Excellence’ for the year?
    A)Jigsaw Academy
    B)Wifi Study
    C)Unacademy
    D)Study Smart
    E)Aspirantszone
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Jigsaw Academy, a pioneer in Emerging Technologies and data science training, has been recognised as NASSCOM’s ‘Partner of Excellence’ for the year.

    
    
13. The 36th National Games will be held in Which state?
    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Chhattisgarh
    C)Goa
    D)Tamil Nadu
    E)Jharkhand
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: The much-delayed 36th National Games will be staged in Goa from 20 October to 4 November next year, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said. The IOA finalised the dates during its meeting with the Goan delegation.

    
    
14. Recently the cabinet approved establishment of how many medical colleges by 2022?
    A)25
    B)50
    C)55
    D)75
    E)88
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced that the cabinet has approved 75 new medical colleges to be established in the country by the year 2022, which will create an additional 15,700 MBBS seats.

    
    
15. Recently Which organisation gave Indian a Navy a new generation war gaming software?
    A)BEL
    B)ISRO
    C)DRDO
    D)ONGC
    E)HAL
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: A new generation wargaming software was handed over to the Indian Navy. The software aims at meeting the “contemporary operational and tactical-level wargaming requirement” for the Navy. The key focus has been to create a wargaming environment, which enables Maritime Warfare Centres (MWCs) to train using the latest technologies and computing tools.

    
    
16. The 12th India Security Summit was held in Which city/UT?
    A)Chennai
    B)Kochi
    C)New Delhi
    D)Pune
    E)Bengaluru
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: The 12th India Security Summit was held in New Delhi. The theme of the summit was “Towards New National Cyber Security Strategy”.

    
    
17. Which city topped the list in World’s Safest Cities 2019?
    A)New York
    B)Mumbai
    C)Singapore City
    D)Tokyo
    E)Brussels
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Mumbai and Delhi ranked 37 and 41 respectively on the parameter of personal security, and 45 and 52 overall on a World’s safest cities list that ranked 60 countries worldwide across five continents.The list was topped by the Japanese capital Tokyo and included six cities of Asia-Pacific region in top 10.

    
    
18. Which country topped the list in ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol Championship in Rio De Janeiro?
    A)Brazil
    B)India
    C)China
    D)Russia
    E)Indonesia
    
    
    

    
    Option B
    Explanation: India finished at the top of the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol Championship in Rio De Janeiro with 5 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals.

    
    
19. Which country won the Basketball World Cup in Beijing?
    A)USA
    B)Norway
    C)Spain
    D)Argentina
    E)Vienna
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Spain beat Argentina 95-75 to win the Basketball World Cup in Beijing, their first title for 13 years. The Spaniards scored 14 of the first 16 points and never lost their lead to the 2004 Olympic champions.

    
    
20. Recently Rajnish Kumar Babbi passed away.He was related to which field?
    A)Actor
    B)Social Activist
    C)Politics
    D)Sports
    E)Literature
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Congress MLA from Mukerian Assembly seat in Punjab, Rajnish Kumar Babbi, passed away following a prolonged illness.