GA Revision for SBI Clerk and other exams - 747

1. Which state tops in best performing state in sustainable growths per UNDP India report?
   A) WestBengal
   B) Odisha
   C) Telangana
   D) Bihar
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Telangana has emerged as the best performing state in promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth and decent work for all on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index 2019, according to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India.

   
   
2. What is the metric that measures a company’s ability to meet its financial obligations known as?
   A) Market Ratio
   B) Debt Ratio
   C) Coverage Ratio
   D) Asset Coverage Ratio
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: The coverage ratio is a measure of a company’s ability to meet its financial obligations. In broad terms, the higher the coverage ratio, the better the ability of the enterprise to fulfill its obligations to its lenders.

   
   
3. The Arignar Anna Zoological Park is located in__________?
   A) Kerala
   B) Tamil Nadu
   C) Andhra Pradesh
   D) Karnataka
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Arignar Anna Zoological Park, also known as the Vandalur Zoo, is a zoological garden located in Vandalur, a suburb in the southwestern part of Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

   
   
4. Indian Railways has decided to offer content on demand service by which year?
   A) 2021
   B) 2022
   C) 2024
   D) 2025
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Content on Demand (CoD) will available in all Premium/Express/Mail trains and Suburban trains of Indian Railways by 2022.

   
   
5. Which Bank announced the launch of two tailor-made credit products Corporate Loan and Ind Surya Shakthi?
   A) Bank of India
   B) Canara Bank
   C) Indian Bank
   D) Syndicate Bank
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Public sector Indian Bank on Thursday announced the launch of two tailor-made credit products Corporate Loan and Ind Surya Shakthi/ Indian Bank Solar for the benefit of the textile sector.

   
   
6. Which became the first country to digitise entire Haj process?
   A) Pakistan
   B) India
   C) china
   D) Nepal
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: President Ram Nath Kovind said that a record 2 lakh Indian Muslims performed Hajj this time and India is the first country in the world where the entire process of Hajj was done digitally and online.

   
   
7. Where is the HQ of western Union?
   A) France
   B) India
   C) Russia
   D) USA
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   

   
   
8. How many Indians are named in Forbes prestigious list of ‘20 people to watch in 2020s’ ?
   A) 7
   B) 8
   C) 5
   D) 9
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: According to the Forbes India’s prestigious list of ‘20 people to watch in the 2020s’, 7 Persons from India are named in the list.

   
   
9. What is the present interest rate in National Savings Certificates (NSC) Scheme?
   A) 7.9%
   B) 7.7%
   C) 7.8%
   D) 7.5%
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   

   
   
10. Pedro Sánchez has been sworn as PM of which country?
    A) Spain
    B) Greece
    C) Seychelles
    D) Cyprus
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Spain will have a coalition government for the first time in its modern history — including ministers from the far-left — after parliament confirmed Pedro Sánchez as prime minister by a wafer-thin margin.

    
    
11. Which Bank has launched first-of-its-kind 24×7 self-service delivery facility , ‘iBox’?
    A) Allahabad Bank
    B) HDFC Bank
    C) IDBI bank
    D) ICICI Bank
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Private sector lender ICICI Bank Ltd has launched ‘iBox’, a 24×7 self-service delivery facility that allows its customers to collect their deliverables such as debit card, credit card, cheque book and returned-cheques, from a branch close to their home or office.

    
    
12. In which state, India’s world-class facility for training astronauts is being built?
    A) Gujarat
    B) Karnataka
    C) TamilNadu
    D) Maharashtra
    
    
    

    
    Option B
    Explanation: India’s world-class facility for training astronauts will come up in three years at Challakere, a shrubby, arid oilseeds town on the Bengaluru-Pune NH4 in Chitradurga district of Karnataka.

    
    
13. The Martyrs Day is observed on which day?
    A) January 31
    B) February 1
    C) January 30
    D) January 29
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: On the occasion of Martyrs’ Day 2020, paying tribute on the 72nd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Union minister Nitin Gadkari launched the limited edition of Khadi wrist watches manufactured as part of a joint initiative by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission and Titan.

    
    
14. The Centre has made mandatory the default temperature settings for room air conditioners at how much degree?
    A) 24
    B) 19
    C) 21
    D) 22
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: The Centre has made mandatory the default temperature settings for room air conditioners at 24 degrees, of all makes and types, from January 1 2020, which had been formed after consulting with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).

    
    
15. Where is the HQ of IndusInd Bank?
    A) Chennai
    B) NewDelhi
    C) Mumbai
    D) Pune
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    

    
    
16. The 2nd National GST Conference of the Commissioners of State Tax and Chief Commissioners of Central Tax was held in which city?
    A) NewDelhi
    B) Mumbai
    C) Lucknow
    D) Pune
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: The 2nd National GST Conference of the Commissioners of State Tax and Chief Commissioners of Central Tax was held in Delhi under the chairmanship of Dr Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Revenue Secretary, Ministry of Finance.

    
    
17. Who was conferred with Prestigious Ayurveda Ratan Award 2020?
    A) Shivam Dubey
    B) Avdesh Sharma
    C) Pratap Chauhan
    D) Rahul Singh
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Dr Partap Chauhan conferred with Prestigious Ayurveda Ratan Award 2020 in Brussels, Belgium during Ayurveda Day Celebration at the European Parliament.

    
    
18. Which of the following is the class of derivative whose payments are determined through calculation techniques where the underlying benchmark product is an interest rate, or set of different interest rates?
    A) Equity Derivative
    B) Inflation Derivative
    C) Credit Derivative
    D) Interest Rate Derivative
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: In finance, an interest rate derivative (IRD) is a derivative whose payments are determined through calculation techniques where the underlying benchmark product is an interest rate, or set of different interest rates. There are a multitude of different interest rate indices that can be used in this definition.

    
    
19. Who has been chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs(CBIC)?
    A) Rishi Raikwar
    B) Atanu Chakraborty
    C) Sandeep Hota
    D) M Ajit Kumar
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: The government appointed M Ajit Kumar as chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs(CBIC).

    
    
20. What is the currency of Maldives?
    A) Rufiyaa
    B) Rupee
    C) Euro
    D) Peso
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Capital - Male