GA Revision for IBPS Clerk, LIC Assistant and Other Exams - 664

1. Recently the centre approved which state plan of setting up Government Medical College?
   A)Bihar
   B)Assam
   C)Odisha
   D)Punjab
   E)Jharkhand
   
   
   

   
   Option D Explanation: Responding to requests made by Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, the Centre approved the establishment of a Government Medical College (GMC) at Kapurthala.

   
   
2. The DEFCOM INDIA 2019 seminar commenced at which city?
   A)Pune
   B)New Delhi
   C)Mumbai
   D)Chennai
   E)Kolkata
   
   
   

   
   Option B Explanation: The DEFCOM INDIA 2019 seminar commenced at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi. The seminar is devoted to the seminal theme of leveraging communications for achieving jointness between the three services.

   
   
3. Where is the HQ of FICCI?
   A)Mumbai
   B)New Delhi
   C)Chennai
   D)Pune
   E)Kolkata
   
   
   

   
   Option B

   
   
4. Who was conferred with the prestigious Karmaveer Chakra Award and REX Karmaveer Global Fellowship?
   A)Rahul Adhikari
   B)Rahul Bajaj
   C)Vikas Chaturvedi
   D)Indra Nooyi
   E) Bipin Rawat
   
   
   

   
   Option A Explanation: Rahul Adhikari, Founder of International Changemaker Olympiad and an IIT Gold-Medalist, was conferred with the prestigious Karmaveer Chakra Award and REX Karmaveer Global Fellowship.

   
   
5. Recently Prince Charles,heir of which country visited India?
   A)USA
   B)Russia
   C)France
   D)UK
   E)Japan
   
   
   

   
   Option D Explanation: Prince Charles, heir-to-the-British throne, is on an official visit to India with a focus on sustainable markets, climate change and social finance. This is the Prince of Wales’s, heir apparent to the British throne, tenth official visit to India that will focus on boosting the ties between India and the United Kingdom.

   
   
6. Recently President of which country Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in India for three day visit?
   A)Nepal
   B)Bhutan
   C)Sri Lanka
   D)Pakistan
   E)Bangladesh
   
   
   

   
   Option C Explanation: Sri Lanka newly-elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in the national capital for a three-day visit to India, his first trip overseas since he took over this month.

   
   
7. The Edelweiss Housing Finance Ltd (EHFL) announced a strategic agreement with which bank for co-lending of home loans to self-employed entrepreneurs and salaried customers?
   A)Bank of Baroda
   B)IDBI Bank
   C)SBI
   D)Canara Bank
   E)Corporation Bank
   
   
   

   
   Option A Explanation: Edelweiss Housing Finance Ltd (EHFL) announced a strategic agreement with Bank of Baroda for co-lending of home loans to self-employed entrepreneurs and salaried customers.

   
   
8. Which country will host the 19th council of heads of government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation 2020?
   A)China
   B)South Africa
   C)India
   D)Australia
   E)Sri Lanka
   
   
   

   
   Option C Explanation: India will host the 19th council of heads of government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation 2020. The first such high-level meeting of the 8-member grouping to be organised by New Delhi after its admission into the grouping in 2017.

   
   
9. What is the currency of Israel?
   A)Rial
   B)Dinar
   C)Krone
   D)Shekel
   E)Som
   
   
   

   
   Option D

   
   
10. Recently in which state President rule was imposed?
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Odisha
    C)Andhra Pradesh
    D)Delhi
    E)Chattisgarh
    
    
    

    
    Option A Explanation: President Ram Nath Kovind approved imposition of President’s rule in Maharashtra after state governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari made a recommendation to that effect, citing his unsuccessful efforts at government formation in the state.

    
    
11. India and Asian Development Bank signed how much amount of loan to strengthen power connectivity between southern and northern parts of Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC)?
    A)$451 million
    B)$500 million
    C)$555 million
    D)$650 million
    E) $600 million
    
    
    

    
    Option A Explanation: India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a 451 million dollar loan to strengthen power connectivity between southern and northern parts of Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC).

    
    
12. Which state government has launched the ‘Nadu-Nedu’ programme?
    A)Odisha
    B)Karnataka
    C)Kerala
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    E)Manipur
    
    
    

    
    Option Explanation: Turning a new leaf over education sector, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched the ‘Nadu-Nedu’ programme which aims at transforming government schools into vibrant and competitive institutions.

    
    
13. Where is the HQ ofBank of Baroda?
    A)Allahabad
    B)Mumbai
    C)Vadodara
    D)Surat
    E)Delhi
    
    
    

    
    Option C

    
    
14. The festival ‘Bali Yatra’ was celebrated in which state?
    A)Sikkim
    B)Assam
    C)Karnataka
    D)Odisha
    E)West Bengal
    
    
    

    
    Option D Explanation: The festival ‘Bali Yatra’ which is organised every year in memory of the rich maritime history of the state, has begun in Cuttack, Odisha.

    
    
15. What is the rank of India in latest FIFA rankings?
    A)101
    B)105
    C)106
    D)108
    E)104
    
    
    

    
    Option D Explanation: The Indian football team dropped two spots to 108 in the latest FIFA rankings which were announced recently.

    
    
16. How much percent of respondents were view of India that it is getting easier to do business in India according to UK India Business Council Annual Doing Business Report?
    A)64%
    B)51%
    C)52%
    D)56%
    E)50%
    
    
    

    
    Option D Explanation: The UK India Business Council (UKIBC) released its 5th annual Doing Business in India Report. The report is based on the results of extensive discussions, including a roundtable in London with Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, and a survey that captured the views of UK companies and higher education institutions on the operating environment in India and their reform priorities.

    
    
17. As per SBI report,India’s GDP likely to grow at how much percent for FY 2019-20?
    A)4.8%
    B)6.6%
    C)5%
    D)5.3%
    E)4.2%
    
    
    

    
    Option C Explanation: An SBI research report that is published recently has sharply cut the country’s GDP growth forecast to 5 percent for FY 2019-20 from the earlier projection of 6.1 percent. It is according to Ecowrap — the report from the Economic Research Department of State Bank of India (SBI).

    
    
18. Uddhav Thackeray was sworn in as CM of which state?
    A)Odisha
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Delhi
    D)Jharkhand
    E)Chattisgarh
    
    
    

    
    Option B Explanation: Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at a grand ceremony held at the Shivaji Park.

    
    
19. The Union Ministry of Rural Development sanctioned how many additional houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) for Tripura for the financial year 2019-20?
    A)18338
    B)10654
    C)20754
    D)16854
    E)12548
    
    
    

    
    Option A Explanation: Union Ministry of Rural Development sanctioned 18,338 additional houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) for Tripura for the financial year 2019-20.

    
    
20. Recently Vashishtha Narayan Singh has passed away.He was related to which field?
    A)Author
    B)Social Activist
    C)Philosopher
    D)Mathematician
    E)Writer
    
    
    

    
    Option D Explanation: Renowned mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh has passed away after prolonged illness. He was 74. The 74-year-old is said to have challenged Einstein’s theory of relativity. Born on April 2, 1942, Vashishtha Narayan Singh had been suffering from schizophrenia for 40 years.