GA Revision for IBPS Clerk Mains and Other Exams – 693

GA Revision Questions for IBPS Clerk Mains and Other exams.

1. What is the limit of the new prepaid payment instrument (PPI) launched by RBI which could be used only for purchase of goods and services?
   A)₹10000
   B)₹20000
   C)₹25000
   D)₹35000
   E) ₹30000
   
   
   

   
   Option A Explanation: The Reserve Bank has introduced a new type of prepaid payment instrument (PPI) which could be used only for purchase of goods and services up to a limit of Rs 10,000 per month.

   
   
2. Which country junior women’s hockey team won the three-nations tournament?
   A)England
   B)Australia
   C)New Zealand
   D)India
   E)China
   
   
   

   
   Option D Explanation: The Indian junior women’s hockey team won the three-nations tournament after finishing at the top of the points table.

   
   
3. UNESCO & MGIEP jointly organized TECH 2019 in which city?
   A)Kochi
   B)Chennai
   C)Vishakapatnam
   D)Mumbai
   E)Hyderabad
   
   
   

   
   Option C Explanation: A three-day TECH (Transforming Education Conference for Humanity) 2019, being organised jointly by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

   
   
4. Who will coordinate the group which has been formed to study issues related to pornographic content on the Internet and social media platforms?
   A)KamalNath
   B)Smriti Irani
   C)Lokesh Aiyar
   D)Jairam Ramesh
   E) G Mohapatra
   
   
   

   
   Option D Explanation: Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu announced the formation of a 14-member informal group to study issues related to pornographic content on the Internet and social media platforms.

   
   
5. Which state to celebrate three day Orchha Festival?
   A)Odisha
   B)Telangana
   C)Bihar
   D)Madhya Pradesh
   E)Chattisgarh
   
   
   

   
   Option D Explanation: The three-day Namaste Orchha festival marking the cultural landscape of Madhya Pradesh will be organised by the state government from March 6 to March 8 in Orchha, which won the award for the best heritage city for 2017-18.

   
   
6. Recently which country declared itself as the only country that has hypersonic weapons?
   A)USA
   B)China
   C)India
   D)Russia
   E)Japan
   
   
   

   
   Option D Explanation: President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is the only country in the world that has hypersonic weapons. Putin said that for the first time in history Russia has an edge in designing a new class of weapons unlike in the past when it was catching up with the United States.

   
   
7. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased lending limit for Non-Banking Financial Company-Peer to Peer Lending platforms (NBFC-P2P) to how much amount?
   A)Rs 45 lakh
   B)Rs 40 lakh
   C)Rs 35 lakh
   D)Rs 50 lakh
   E) Rs 55 lakh
   
   
   

   
   Option D Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased lending limit for Non-Banking Financial Company-Peer to Peer Lending platforms (NBFC-P2P) to Rs 50 lakh.

   
   
8. Which state government CM flagged off the 1st Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra Train?
   A)Uttar Pradesh
   B)Odisha
   C)Assam
   D)Sikkim
   E)Bihar
   
   
   

   
   Option B Explanation: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik flagged off the 1st Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra Train from Balasore in Odisha.

   
   
9. Sanna Marin has been elected as the Prime Minister of Which country?
   A)Finland
   B)Scotland
   C)Namibia
   D)Australia
   E)Thailand
   
   
   

   
   Option A Explanation: Former transport minister, 34-year-old Sanna Marin elected as the Prime Minister of Finland. Marin is set to become the world’s youngest sitting prime minister.

   
   
10. Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan unveiled India’s first long distance CNG bus fitted with CNG cylinders in which city?
    A)New Delhi
    B)Mumbai
    C)Surat
    D)Kochi
    E)Gwalior
    
    
    

    
    Option A Explanation: Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan unveiled India’s first long distance CNG bus fitted with CNG cylinders at a function in New Delhi. It can travel around one thousand kilometre in a single fill. He said, the first long range interstate CNG bus will ply from Delhi to Dehradun. Mr Pradhan said, such type of buses will soon ply between Delhi to Jaipur, Chandigarh and Agra.

    
    
11. Recently World Health Organisation has declared which year as Year of the Nurse and Mid-wife?
    A)2019
    B)2021
    C)2022
    D)2020
    E)2023
    
    
    

    
    Option D Explanation: The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards to 36 nursing personnel include Lini Puthussery, the nurse from Kerala who died due to Nipah virusin New Delhi on the occasion of International Nurses Day.

    
    
12. 37 th National Symposium of Heads of Police Training Institution organised in which city?
    A)Pune
    B)New Delhi
    C)Chennai
    D)Mumbai
    E)Kolkata
    
    
    

    
    Option B Explanation: The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) is organizing the 37th National Symposium of Heads of Police Training Institutions at BPR&D Headquarters, New Delhi.

    
    
13. Where is the HQ of Organisation of Petroleum ExportCountries?
    A)Paris
    B)New Delhi
    C)Kathmandu
    D)Vienna
    E)Colombo
    
    
    

    
    Option D

    
    
14. Recently Dwayne Bravo has returned from the retirement from T20.He hails from which country?
    A)West Indies
    B)India
    C)England
    D)Australia
    E)China
    
    
    

    
    Option A Explanation: West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has returned from the retirement and will be available for selection for the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia next year.

    
    
15. According to data furnished by the oil ministry to parliamentary committee,which country tops the list as largest oil supplier to India?
    A)USA
    B)Kuwait
    C)Israel
    D)Iraq
    E)Singapore
    
    
    

    
    Option D Explanation: According to data furnished by the oil ministry to parliamentary committee, the United States has surpassed Kuwait to become India’s sixth largest oil supplier as it supplied 70 per cent more crude to the world’s third largest energy consumer during April-September.

    
    
16. Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the 25-feet tall bronze statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in which city?
    A)Amritsar
    B)Lucknow
    C)Ujjain
    D)Surat
    E)Indore
    
    
    

    
    Option B Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the 25-feet p tall bronze statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Lok Bhawan, Lucknow on his 95th birth anniversary.

    
    
17. Zozibini Tunzi has been selected as Miss Universe 2019.She hails from which country?
    A)Kenya
    B)Saudi Arabia
    C)Australia
    D)South Africa
    E)Japan
    
    
    

    
    Option D Explanation: South Africa’s 26 year old Zozibini Tunzi is the Miss Universe 2019. Zozibini and Miss Universe Puerto Rico Madison Anderson were the top two contestants for the Miss Universe title.

    
    
18. Moody’s Investors Service has lowered its 2019 GDP growth forecast for India at how much percent?
    A)5,5%
    B)5.6%
    C)5.7%
    D)5.8%
    E)5.9%
    
    
    

    
    Option B Explanation: Moody’s Investors Service has lowered its 2019 GDP growth forecast for India to 5.6 per cent as slow employment growth weighs on consumption.

    
    
19. Where is the HQ of SAARC?
    A)Bangkok
    B)Pune
    C)Kathmandu
    D)Tokyo
    E)Singapore
    
    
    

    
    Option C

    
    
20. Recently Gollapudi Maruti Rao passed away.He was related to which field?
    A)Social Activist
    B)Sports
    C)Journalist
    D)Actor
    E)Writer
    
    
    

    
    Option D Explanation: Renowned Telugu actor and writer Gollapudi Maruti Rao, who enthralled people with his writings and acting for several decades, passed away. He was 80.