GA Revision for SBI Clerk and other exams - 744

1. The Henry Island Beach is situated in which state?
   A) Telangana
   B) Goa
   C) West Bengal
   D) Maharashtra
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Henry Island is an island near Bakkhali in South 24 Parganas, India. It is around 130 km from Kolkata.

   
   
2. Jitendra Singh inaugurates Pension Adalat for Central govt pensioners in which place?
   A) Bihar
   B) Maharashtra
   C) Jammu
   D) Gujarat
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated Pension Adalat for Central Government pensioners and awareness programme on National Pension System (NPS) in Jammu.

   
   
3. Who has been head the group of ministers to review crop insurance scheme?
   A) Smriti Irani
   B) Rajnath Singh
   C) Narendra Modi
   D) Ram Naresh Updhyay
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Concerned over exit of a few states, dropping out of insurance companies and growing dissent among farmers on the government’s flagship crop insurance scheme, the centre has set up a seven-member group of ministers (GoM) headed by defence minister Rajnath Singh to review the scheme and recommend changes to make it more farmer friendly.

   
   
4. Indian Railways introduced a new Passenger Information System at Anakapalle Railway Station of which division?
   A) Chennai
   B) Surat
   C) Vijayawada
   D) Kochi
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Indian Railways introduced a new Passenger Information System at Anakapalle Railway Station of Vijayawada Division in South Central Railway. The Passenger Information system comprises both “At a Glance Display Board” (which gives a glance of the status of various train timings at the Station) and “Coach Guidance Display Board” (which provides the Coach Composition position of a train). The objective of this application is to provide better features and easy guidance to the passengers and thereby providing satisfactory user experience.

   
   
5. The historic City Chowk in which city has been renamed as Bharat Mata Chowk?
   A) Sikkim
   B) Maharashtra
   C) Jammu
   D) Assam
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: The historic City Chowk in Jammu has been renamed as Bharat Mata Chowk by the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC).

   
   
6. What is the maximum deposit allowed under Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (SCSS)?
   A) Rs 10 lakh
   B) Rs 5 lakh
   C) No such limit
   D) Rs 15 lakh
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Minimum Deposit : Rs. 1000 Maximum Deposit : Rs 15 lakh

   
   
7. What is the Capital of Taiwan?
   A) Lee Su
   B) Yilan
   C) Taipei
   D) Hsinchu
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   

   
   
8. By which name, Railway Protection Force has been renamed?
   A) Indian Railway Protection Force Service
   B) Indian Protection Force
   C) Indian Railway Digital Force
   D) Indian Railway Force
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The Ministry of Railway has accorded Organised Group ‘A’ status to Railway Protection Force (RPF) and renamed it Indian Railway Protection Force Service.

   
   
9. How much amount of revival package was announced for BSNL and MTNL?
   A) ₹50000 cr
   B) ₹69000 cr
   C) ₹35000 cr
   D) ₹45000 cr
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: A Group of Ministers (GoM) has been constituted to to expedite revival plan of BSNL & MTNL. The GoM will fast-track and oversee the implementation of the Rs 69,000 crore revival plan for state-owned telecom corporations BSNL and MTNL. The GoM includes Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, IT and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

   
   
10. Who won her second gold in the Khelo India University Games after bagging the top spot in 200m final?
    A) Dutee Chand
    B) Vinesh Phogat
    C) Swati Singh
    D) Kavya Tomar
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Indian ace runner Dutee Chand won her second gold in the Khelo India University Games after bagging the top spot in 200m final.

    
    
11. What is the metric that measures how long a firm will be deprived of cash if it increases its investment in resources in order to expand customer sales known as?
    A) Quick ratio
    B) Accounts payable turnover
    C) Days payable outstanding
    D) Cash conversion cycle
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: In management accounting, the Cash conversion cycle (CCC) measures how long a firm will be deprived of cash if it increases its investment in resources in order to expand customer sales. It is thus a measure of the liquidity risk entailed by growth.

    
    
12. Which metro station of Delhi has been renamed to Supreme Court Metro Station?
    A) Rajiv Chowk
    B) Pragati Maidan
    C) Khasgaon
    D) Qutub Minar
    
    
    

    
    Option B
    Explanation: The Delhi government announced that Pragati Maidan metro station will be rechristened as the Supreme Court metro station.

    
    
13. The 11-day long ‘Dhanu Jatra’ celebrated at which state?
    A) Assam
    B) Sikkim
    C) Uttar Pradesh
    D) Odisha
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: The 11-day long ‘Dhanu Jatra’ begins at Bargarh in western Odisha. Dhanu Jatra is considered as the largest open-air theatre of the world. It is based on the mythological story of Lord Krishna and his demon uncle King Kansa. It is about the episode of Krishna and Balaram’s visit to Mathura to witness the Dhanu ceremony organized by their (maternal) uncle King Kansa.

    
    
14. Where is the HQ of Paytm?
    A) Pune
    B) Kolkata
    C) Noida
    D) NewDelhi
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    

    
    
15. Who won Mexican Open title 2020 (men’s)?
    A) Roger Federer
    B) Taylor Fritz
    C) Rafael Nadal
    D) Sebastian Vettel
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Rafael Nadal secured his 85th ATP Tour title with a resounding win over Taylor Fritz in the Mexican Open final in Acapulco.

    
    
16. PM Narendra Modi dedicated how many DRDO Young Scientists Labs to nation?
    A)7
    B)10
    C)6
    D)5
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation 5 Young Scientists Laboratories of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in Bengaluru.

    
    
17. Which country to drop the moniker “Holland” as it rebrands itself in 2020?
    A) Singapore
    B) Ukraine
    C) Thailand
    D) Netherlands
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: The Netherlands is gearing up to drop the moniker “Holland” as it rebrands itself in 2020. Holland is a region of the Netherlands, but the two names are often used interchangeably to describe the northern European country.

    
    
18. Muhyiddin Yassin has been appointed as PM of which country?
    A) Singapore
    B) Thailand
    C) Malaysia
    D) Maldives
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Muhyiddin Yassin has been appointed as Malaysia’s 8th Prime Minister by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Abdullah following a week of political turbulence in the country after Mahathir Mohamad’s resignation on February 24, 2020.

    
    
19. Where is the HQ of Housing and Urban Development Corporation?
    A) Lucknow
    B) Mumbai
    C) Kolkata
    D) NewDelhi
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    

    
    
20. What is the term which refers to a system where the government, rather than the free market, determines what goods should be produced, how much should be produced and the price at which the goods are offered for sale?
    A) Free-market Economy
    B) True-cost Economy
    C) Socialist Economy
    D) Command Economy
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: The command economy is a key feature of any communist society.