GA Revision for SBI Clerk and other exams - 754

1. Which Bank ties-up with Zomato to launch co-branded credit card powered by Mastercard?
   A) Federal Bank
   B) IDBI Bank
   C) Citi Bank
   D) RBLBank
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Food aggregator Zomato has inked a strategic partnership with RBL Bank and Mastercard to launch a co-branded credit card, a move that will enable it to offer broad-based benefits to its consumer.

   
   
2. Nicosia is the capital of which country?
   A) Kosovo
   B) Ghana
   C) Cyprus
   D) Liberia
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Currencies- Euro, Cypriot pound

   
   
3. Who has been given additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director of MMTC Ltd?
   A) Vikas Sharma
   B) Amit Chaturvedi
   C) Rakesh Singh
   D) Sudhansu Pandey
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Senior IAS officer Sudhanshu Pandey has been given additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director of MMTC Ltd. The post of CMD at India’s largest trading company has been lying vacant since Ved Prakash superannuated.

   
   
4. Recently which company has got a brokerage licence from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to sell life and non-life insurance products?
   A) Paytm Insurance Broking
   B) Max Bupa
   C) IDBI Federal
   D) Reliance Insurance Broker
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Paytm Insurance Broking (PIBPL), a subsidiary of Paytm, has got a brokerage licence from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to sell life and non-life insurance products.

   
   
5. Where is the headquarters of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank located?
   A) Ahmedabad
   B) Jaipur
   C) Mumbai
   D) Bengaluru
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Ujjivan Financial Services Private Ltd., Bengaluru

   
   
6. What is the theme of this year’s World Hearing Day?
   A) Hearing for life, don’t let hearing loss limit you
   B) Check Your Hearing
   C) Hear the future
   D) Action for hearing loss,make a sound investment
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The World Hearing Day is celebrated annually on 3 March. The aim of this day is to raise global awareness among the general public and policy makers about hearing loss and ear and hearing care (EHC).The theme for WHD this year is the “Hearing for life, don’t let hearing loss limit you”.

   
   
7. According to the 2019 report of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), released by United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC),which country is among top suppliers of pharma drugs used in trafficking?
   A) Japan
   B) Bangladesh
   C) China
   D) India
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: According to the 2019 report of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), released by United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), India features prominently among top manufacturers of illicit and licit drugs that are smuggled to other countries and into the hands of addicts.

   
   
8. The Hopman Cup is related with which sports?
   A) Badminton
   B) Tennis
   C) Golf
   D) Hockey
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: The Hopman Cup is an annual international eight-team indoor hardcourt tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early January each year, which plays mixed-gender teams on a country-by-country basis.

   
   
9. Indian Navy conducts 5-day coastal security exercise, ‘Matla Abhiyaan’ in which city?
   A) Kolkata
   B) Mumbai
   C) Chennai
   D) Surat
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The Indian Navy carried out a five-day coastal security exercise, ‘Matla Abhiyaan’, with personnel of two naval boats, holding interactions with all stakeholders along the riverine border with Bangladesh.

   
   
10. Which Company has collaborated with Accenture to help deepen the reach of entrepreneurs and startups that are focused on social impact and sustainability?
    A) TCS
    B) Google
    C) Microsoft
    D) Infosys
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Microsoft Corporation and Accenture are teaming to help deepen the reach of entrepreneurs and startups that are focused on social impact and sustainability.

    
    
11. The 3 day Narmada Mahotsav was celebrated in which state?
    A) Sikkim
    B) Assam
    C) Maharashtra
    D) Madhya Pradesh
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: In Madhya Pradesh, three-day Narmada Mahotsav was celebrated in the picturesque plains of Amarkantak on the occasion of Narmada Jayanti.

    
    
12. Recently Azlan Shah Cup postponed due to Coronavirus threat.It was scheduled to be held in which country?
    A) Israel
    B) Nepal
    C) Maldives
    D) Malaysia
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: The 29th edition of the prestigious Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament has been postponed from April to September due to the fast-spreading coronavirus.

    
    
13. What does NCLT stand for in the context of the insolvency code?
    A) National Company Liquidation Tribunal
    B) National Corporate Liquidation Tribunal
    C) National Company Law Tribunal
    D) None of these
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: The Central Government has constituted National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) under section 408 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) w.e.f. 01st June 2016.

    
    
14. The Idukki Dam is built across which of the following rivers?
    A) Krishna
    B) Vaigai
    C) Kaveri
    D) Periyar
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: The Idukki Dam is a double curvature arch dam constructed across the Periyar River in a narrow gorge between two granite hills locally known as Kuravan and Kuravathi in Kerala, India. At 167.68 metres, it is one of the highest arch dams in Asia.

    
    
15. Recently which Indian boxer ban was lifted by National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA)?
    A) Manish Kaushik
    B) Sumit Sangwan
    C) Vikas Yadav
    D) Amit Phangwal
    
    
    

    
    Option B
    Explanation: Indian boxer Sumit Sangwan, who was to serve a one-year ban for consuming a prohibited substance, has been cleared by National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after the athlete proved he took the medicine unintentionally.

    
    
16. Who was appointed the chairman of National Medical Commission?
    A) G Gopinath
    B) Suresh Chandra Sharma
    C) MK Singh
    D) Badrinath Prasad
    
    
    

    
    Option B
    Explanation: The chief of Delhi AIIMS’ ENT head-neck surgery department, Professor Suresh Chandra Sharma, was appointed the chairman of National Medical Commission, the new medical education regulator to replace scam-tainted Medical Council of India, according to a Personnel Ministry order.

    
    
17. Which Bank has switched to “Cash Budget Based Assessment (CBBA)” from “Projected Balance Sheet (PBS)” method of Fund Based Working Capital (FBWC) limits for assessment of the working capital requirement for corporates or large advances?
    A) Canara Bank
    B) SBI
    C) PNB
    D) IDBI
    
    
    

    
    Option B
    Explanation: State Bank of India (SBI) has switched to “Cash Budget Based Assessment (CBBA)” from “Projected Balance Sheet (PBS)” method of Fund Based Working Capital (FBWC) limits for assessment of the working capital requirement for corporates or large advances.

    
    
18. Who bags best men’s player at Dubai Globe Soccer Awards?
    A) Neymar
    B) Christino Ronaldo
    C) Sunil Chettri
    D) Lionel Messi
    
    
    

    
    Option B
    Explanation: Star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo ended the year by winning the best men’s player at the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards.

    
    
19. Which of the following is a term used for a contract to buy or sell an asset on a future date at a price specified today?
    A) Swaps
    B) Forwards
    C) Futures
    D) Options
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: In finance, a futures contract (more colloquially, futures) is a standardized forward contract, a legal agreement to buy or sell something at a predetermined price at a specified time in the future.

    
    
20. Where is the HQ of IBM?
    A) Brussels
    B) London
    C) Paris
    D) NewYork
    
    
    

    
    Option D