GA Revision foe SBI and other exams - 714

1. 4th India Water Impact Summit was held in which city?
   A) Pune
   B)Chennai
   C)Lucknow
   D) Newdelhi
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India and the Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga) led by IIT Kanpur organized the 4th India Water Impact Summit from 5-7 December 2019 at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

   
   
2. Where is the HQ of Organisation of Petroleum ExportCountries?
   A) Paris
   B) NewDelhi
   C) Kathmandu
   D) Vienna
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation:

   
   
3. President Ram Nath Kovind laid the foundation stone for a memorial to mark completion of 200 years of Paika Rebellion in which state?
   A) Telangana
   B) Madhya Pradesh
   C)Odisha
   D)Bihar
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: In Odisha, President Ram Nath Kovind laid the foundation stone for a memorial to mark completion of 200 years of Paika Rebellion, a valiant uprising of Paikas in 1817 against the British Rule which is often termed as the First War of Independence at Barunei Hill in Khordha.

   
   
4. What is the base colour of Re 1 bank note issued after demonetization?
   A) pink-blue
   B) pink-green
   C) yellow-green
   D) yellow-blue
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: The colour of the Re 1 note shall be predominantly pink-green on both sides, with some other colours infused into the design as well.

   
   
5. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has inaugurated ambitious Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) in which city?
   A) Gurugram
   B)Noida
   C)Lucknow
   D)Chandigarh
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has inaugurated Gurgaon’s ambitious Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC). It has been developed as the nerve centre to provide multifaceted online smart services to people.

   
   
6. Who has been appointed as new chairman of National Stock Exchange?
   A) GC Nair
   B) Suresh Mathur
   C) Ashok Chawla
   D) Girish Chaturvedi
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Leading stock exchange NSE has appointed Public Interest Director Girish Chandra Chaturvedi as its new chairman.

   
   
7. The two-day BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal initiative multi-sector technical and economic cooperation) Conclave was held in which city?
   A) Visakhapatnam
   B) Kochi
   C) Chennai
   D)Mumbai
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The two-day BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal initiative multi-sector technical and economic cooperation) Conclave was held on 7th and 8th November at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

   
   
8. Customer has been defined in?
   A) Banking regulations act
   B) Anti-Money laundering act
   C) RBI Act
   D) KYC Guidelines
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   

   
   
9. Recently, a human library event was held in which city?
   A) Chennai
   B) Kochi
   C) Mysore
   D) Kolkata
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: In Karnataka, Human Library, a concept which seeks to replace books with humans, was held in the City of Palaces, Mysuru. The first event of Human Library aims to break past long-standing prejudices and stereotypes by creating a safe framework for conservation by using a library analogy of lending people rather than books.

   
   
10. Indian Railways launched how many online applications for all-India rollout to strengthen IT enablement?
    A) 3
    B) 2
    C) 5
    D) 4
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Indian Railways has launched three applications for all-India roll out to strengthen its IT-enabled services which will help ensure proper monitoring of projects being undertaken by Railways.

    
    
11. Who has been appointed as President of Namibia?
    A) Scott Morrison
    B) Steve Nilson
    C) Williams G
    D) Hage Geingob
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Namibia’s President Hage Geingob has won the country’s Presidential elections securing a second term despite a recession and a corruption scandal that has fuelled popular discontent.

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

    
    Option B
    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.

    
    
13. The exercise Samudra Shakti is between India and which other country?
    A) Thailand
    B) Netherlands
    C) Nepal
    D) indonesia
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: The navies of India and Indonesia held their joint naval exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ in Bay of Bengal. Anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kamorta jointly exercised with Indonesian warship KRI Usman Harun, a multi-role corvette, in the Bay of Bengal as part of the bilateral exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’.

    
    
14. What is the currency of North Korea?
    A)Dinar
    B)Peso
    C)Won
    D)Dollar
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Capital : Pyongyang

    
    
15. Recently Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad announced to set up how many digital villages in the country?
    A) 5 lakh
    B) 2 lakh
    C) 1 lakh
    D) 10 lakh
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad announced that the Government will set up one lakh digital villages in the country in the coming years. He said, around 800 such villages are already operational on pilot basis.

    
    
16. 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
    
    
    

    
    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.

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

    
    Option C
    Explanation:

    
    
18. The Pacific Air Force Chiefs Conference (PACS-2019) is being held in which city?
    A) Washington DC
    B) NewYork
    C) Houston
    D) Hawaii
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria is set to participate in the Pacific Air Force Chiefs Conference (PACS-2019) at the American military base in Pearl Harbour in Hawaii, US. The theme of the conference is ‘Collaborative approach towards Regional Security’. The IAF chief is expected to present his views during the meeting.

    
    
19. What is credit rating used for?
    A) To rate the borrower while giving loans
    B) To rate Bank while taking loans
    C) To rate customer while giving Forex loans
    D) To rate a customer before giving a home loan
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    

    
    
20. The 35th SAARC Charter Day was observed on which day?
    A) Dec 11
    B) Dec 10
    C) Dec 9
    D) Dec 8
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended his greetings and felicitations to the people of member countries on the 35th SAARC Charter Day on 9th December.