GA Revision for IBPS Clerk, LIC Assistant and Other Exams – 663

1. Which state has inked a Letter of Understanding (LoU) on “drink from tap mission” with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)?
   A)Maharashtra
   B)Uttarakhand
   C)Odisha
   D)Madhya Pradesh
   E)Chattisgarh
   
   
   

   
   Option C Explanation: In a bid to provide quality drinking water to every urban household in the state, Odisha has inked a Letter of Understanding (LoU) on “drink from tap mission” with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

   
   
2. Dal lake to be declared as an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ).It is situated in which state?
   A)Assam
   B)Sikkim
   C)Odisha
   D)Jammu and Kashmir
   E)Jharkhand
   
   
   

   
   Option D Explanation: The Jammu and Kashmir government has set up a 10-member committee to declare Srinagar’s famous Dal Lake and its surrounding areas as an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ), following concerns over its shrinking size.

   
   
3. Who has become the 1st Indian man to win a gold medal at the Wushu World Championships?
   A)Sanjay Chaturvedi
   B)Triloknath Awasthi
   C)Madhav Singh
   D)Praveen Kumar
   E) Subedar Anandan Gunasekaran
   
   
   

   
   Option D Explanation: Praveen Kumar has become the 1st Indian man to win a gold medal at the Wushu World Championships. He defeated Philippines’ Russel Diaz by 2-1 in the men’s sanda event in the 48kg category of the 15th World Wushu Championships held in Shanghai.

   
   
4. How many medical device parks approval was given by the central government?
   A)4
   B)2
   C)5
   D)6
   E)8
   
   
   

   
   Option A Explanation: The government of India has given approval for setting up four medical device parks with a view to support Make in India initiative and provide world-class products at an affordable price for treatment.

   
   
5. Recently Tom Sole,Abiodun Abioye and Selladore Kumar were banned from which sports?
   A)Basketball
   B)Football
   C)Tennis
   D)Cricket
   E)Badminton
   
   
   

   
   Option D Explanation: Tom Sole of Scotland, Abiodun Abioye of Nigeria and Selladore Kumar of Singapore have been suspended from bowling in international cricket after their actions were found illegal.

   
   
6. Where is the HQ of Vijaya Bank?
   A)Kolkata
   B)Pune
   C)Mumbai
   D)Bengaluru
   E)Chennai
   
   
   

   
   Option D

   
   
7. Which state celebrated Boat festival on Kartik Purnima?
   A)West Bengal
   B)Odisha
   C)Andhra Pradesh
   D)Karnataka
   E)Chattisgarh
   
   
   

   
   Option B Explanation: Large number of citizens in Odisha took part in the yearly ritual of boat festival which was celebrated with joy and religious fervour in the state.

   
   
8. What is the rank of India in the latest FIFA rankings?
   A)100
   B)102
   C)106
   D)104
   E)108
   
   
   

   
   Option C Explanation: The Indian football team has dropped two spots to 106 in the latest FIFA rankings which were revealed recently. Belgium has managed to maintain its top sport and they are followed by France and Brazil.

   
   
9. According to report by Ookla, Broadband download speeds in India rose by how much percent during Q2-Q3 2019?
   A)11.5%
   B)14.8%
   C)15.5%
   D)16.5%
   E) 10.2%
   
   
   

   
   Option D Explanation: According to the report by Ookla, the company which owns Speedtest, which examined the recent trends in Indian telecom market during the last two quarters Q2-Q3 of 2019, broadband download speeds in India rose by 16.5% during Q2- Q3 2019 and topped 34.07 Mbps (Megabytes Per Second) in September 2019. India emerged as the leader in mean fixed broadband download speed amongst other neighboring countries.

   
   
10. Recently Abhishek Nayar announced his retirement from which sports?
    A)Baseball
    B)Football
    C)Tennis
    D)Cricket
    E)Hockey
    
    
    

    
    Option D Explanation: Veteran Mumbai all-rounder Abhishek Nayar has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

    
    
11. Which country became the first South Asian nation to criminalise several offences related to match-fixing?
    A)Zimbabwe
    B)India
    C)Pakistan
    D)SriLanka
    E)Bangladesh
    
    
    

    
    Option D Explanation: Sri Lanka become the first South Asian nation to criminalise several offences related to match-fixing as it as its parliament passed all three readings of a bill labelled “Prevention of Offences Related to Sports”.

    
    
12. Where is the HQ of Federal Bank?
    A)New Delhi
    B)Mumbai
    C)Kochi
    D)Chennai
    E)Jaipur
    
    
    

    
    Option C

    
    
13. What is the rank of India in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2020 survey?
    A)71
    B)83
    C)63
    D)92
    E)80
    
    
    

    
    Option C Explanation: India climbed 14 rungs in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2020 survey to stand at 63, among 190 countries, making it the one of world’s top 10 most improved countries for the third consecutive time.

    
    
14. After whose name,a Newly discovered spider species was named in Kerala ?
    A)MS Dhoni
    B)Virat Kohli
    C)Sachin Tendulkar
    D)Saurav Ganguly
    E)Yuvraj Singh
    
    
    

    
    Option C Explanation: Dhruv Prajapati, a junior researcher with the Gujarat Ecological Education & Research (GEER) Foundation, discovered two new species of spiders and named one after Sachin Tendulkar and the other after Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara, who played a key role in creating awareness on education in Kerala.

    
    
15. The Global Bio-India 2019 will be held in which city?
    A)New Delhi
    B)Mumbai
    C)Chennai
    D)Lucknow
    E)Kolkata
    
    
    

    
    Option A Explanation: The Global Bio-India 2019 will be held for the first time in India in New Delhi from 21st to 23rd November, 2019. It is one of the largest biotechnology stakeholders integration programme.

    
    
16. The promoter of which company has bagged Udyog Rattan Award from the Government recently?
    A)Infosys
    B)TCS
    C)Intel
    D)Marg ERP
    E)Reliance
    
    
    

    
    Option D Explanation: The promoters of Marg ERP, which provides inventory and accounting software to over one million active users including to 2,50,000 MSMEs, has bagged Udyog Rattan Award from the Government.

    
    
17. Where is the HQ of FIFA?
    A)Geneva
    B)Rome
    C)Madrid
    D)Zurich
    E)Singapore
    
    
    

    
    Option D

    
    
18. Recently the Central Government, Odisha government and the World Bank signed a loan agreement worth how much amount to support smallholder farmers in the state?
    A)$165 million
    B)$150 million
    C)$200 million
    D)$145 million
    E) $142 million
    
    
    

    
    Option A Explanation: The Central Government, Odisha government and the World Bank signed a loan agreement worth $165 million to support smallholder farmers in the state.

    
    
19. Where is the HQ of Bharat Electronics Limited?
    A)Mumbai
    B)Bengaluru
    C)New Delhi
    D)Chennai
    E)Kolkata
    
    
    

    
    Option B

    
    
20. Recently PS Krishnan passed away.He was related to which field?
    A)Actor
    B)Singer
    C)Author
    D)Politics
    E)Director
    
    
    

    
    Option D Explanation: Former Union Secretary PS Krishnan, who is considered as a champion of the oppressed people in India, has passed away. Krishnan, a retired IAS official, had also served as a member of the National SC/ST commission.