GA Revision for SBI Clerk and other exams - 735

1. Who has received the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award for being the best international cricketer (2018-19) at the BCCI’s annual awards?
   A) Rohit Sharma
   B) Yuvi Chahal
   C) Jasprit Bumrah
   D) Kuldeep Yadav
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Pacer Jasprit Bumrah received the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award for being the best international cricketer (2018-19) at the BCCI’s annual awards.

   
   
2. What is the original economic system in which traditions, customs, and beliefs help shape the goods and the services the economy produces, as well as the rules and manner of their distribution called?
   A) Constitutional Economy
   B) Traditional Economy
   C) Socialist Economy
   D) Monetary Economy
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Traditional economy is an original economic system in which traditions, customs, and beliefs help shape the goods and the services the economy produces, as well as the rules and manner of their distribution. Countries that use this type of economic system are often rural and farm-based.

   
   
3. The “Environmental Sustainability and Economic Development” Summit held in which city?
   A) Pune
   B) NewDelhi
   C) Mumbai
   D) Chennai
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar addressed a Summit on “Environmental Sustainability and Economic Development in Delhi. While addressing concerns about the depleting ozone layer and the emission of Cfcs and Hfcs the minister said that it is the need of the hour to call upon a meeting to control the minimum temperatures and to keep a check.

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

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Capital – Pyongyang

   
   
5. Who has been appointed as the sole CEO of Oracle?
   A) Mark Turd
   B) Tim Cook
   C) Safra Catz
   D) Satya Nadella
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Safra Catz is appointed as the sole CEO of Oracle. The decision comes after the tragic death of former CEO Mark Hurd in October 2019 .

   
   
6. Who has been unanimously elected as Chairman of Krishak Bharati Cooperative Ltd (KRIBHCO)?
   A) MK Chaturvedi
   B) Nimesh Shah
   C) V Sudhakar Chaturvedi
   D) Chandra Pal Singh
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Agri-cooperative leader and Rajya Sabha MP Chandra Pal Singh has been unanimously elected as Chairman of Krishak Bharati Cooperative Ltd (KRIBHCO).

   
   
7. As told by Ministry of Home Affairs,NATGRID will come into operation by which year end?
   A) 2021
   B) 2020
   C) 2022
   D) 2024
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a reply in Lok Sabha informed that the National Intelligence Grid or NATGRID will come into operation by the end of 2020.

   
   
8. Who has been appointed as the Director of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad?
   A) Atul Karwal
   B) Sanjiv Singh
   C) Atanu Chakraborty
   D) Rajiv Mehta
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Atul Karwal, a 1988 batch IPS officer, has been appointed as the Director of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad.

   
   
9. What is the currency of Portugal?
   A) euro
   B) Dollar
   C) peso
   D) Rupee
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   

   
   
10. Where is the HQ of Moody?
    A) NewDelhi
    B) London
    C) Paris
    D) NewYork
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    

    
    
11. The two day National Conference on ‘Uniformed Women in Prisons Administration’ began in which city?
    A) Bhopal
    B) Lucknow
    C) Indore
    D) Ahmedabad
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai inaugurated a two-day National Conference on ‘Uniformed Women in Prisons Administration’ began at Central Academy for Police Training in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

    
    
12. Basel III recommendations shall be completely implemented in India by______?
    A) March 31, 2020
    B) March 31, 2019
    C) March 31, 2021
    D) March 31, 2023
    
    
    

    
    Option B
    

    
    
13. Which anti-hijacking exercise was conducted off the port of Kochi by the Navy, Coast Guard, the Cochin Port Trust and other agencies?
    A) Capture
    B) Antara
    C) Niachi
    D) Apharan
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: A large-scale anti-hijacking exercise was conducted off the port of Kochi by the Navy, Coast Guard, the Cochin Port Trust and other agencies

    
    
14. Who has been chosen for the prestigious ‘Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu National Award for Excellence’?
    A) MS Swaminathan
    B) Anushka Reddy
    C) Neelam Ayer
    D) Gutta Muniratnam
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Eminent Agricultural Scientist Dr M S Swaminathan and well-known social worker, Dr. Gutta Muniratnam were respectively chosen as the first recipients of ‘Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu National Award for Excellence’ and ‘Muppavarapu National Award for Social Service’’

    
    
15. Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlotreleased which book authored by PM Narendra Modi?
    A) Exam Fever
    B) Exam Factory
    C) Exam Warriors
    D) Brave the fear
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot released Braille edition of ‘Exam Warriors’, a book authored by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

    
    
16. Which country PM announced Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize?
    A) Ukraine
    B) Portugal
    C) Afghanistan
    D) Zimbabwe
    
    
    

    
    Option B
    Explanation: Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Costa has announced that in order to help perpetuate Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals, Portugal will be launching a Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize, each year inspired by his different thoughts and quotes.

    
    
17. The upgraded version of which rocket system was recently successfully test-fired from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the Odisha coast?
    A) Pravesh
    B) Suraksha
    C) Agni
    D) Pinaka
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Upgraded version of Pinaka guided rocket system successfully test-fired from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the Odisha coast.

    
    
18. What is the rank of Indian men’s football team in latest FIFA rankings?
    A) 108th
    B) 107th
    C) 109th
    D) 105th
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: The Indian men’s football team remained static at 108th spot in the 2019 year-ending.

    
    
19. The Reserve Bank of India said it will implement the LEI system for all participants in the over-the-counter markets for rupee interest rate derivatives. What does E stands for in LEI?
    A) Entry
    B) Enterprise
    C) Entity
    D) Easy
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Legal Entity Identifier; It is a 20 digit code.

    
    
20. The Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park is situated in which state?
    A) Bihar
    B) Rajasthan
    C) Gujarat
    D) Himachal Pradesh
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in Panchmahal district in Gujarat, India. It is located around the historical city of Champaner, a city which was built by Sultan Mahmud Begada of Gujarat.