GA Revision for SBI Clerk and other exams - 767

1. Katerina Sakellaropoulou was sworn in as first female president of which nation?
   A) Netherlands
   B) Indonesia
   C) Greece
   D) Thailand
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Greece’s first female president, a former high court judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou was formally sworn in to office, nearly two months after the country’s parliament voted overwhelmingly to elect her.

   
   
2. Nanded, a city in Maharashtra is situated along the banks of the river_______?
   A) Savitri
   B) Godavari
   C) Narmada
   D) Indravati
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Nanded is located on the banks of Godavari river in central west India.

   
   
3. Which Indian Institute secured the third rank in the global list of Top Business Schools of 2020 by MOOCLab?
   A) IIM Ahmedabad
   B) IIM Lucknow
   C) IISc Bengaluru
   D) IIM Bangalore
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) secured the third rank in the global list of Top Business Schools of 2020 by MOOCLab.

   
   
4. General Lien of a banker is defined under section ___ of Contract Act, 1872
   A) 152
   B) 160
   C) 171
   D) 176
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   

   
   
5. Who was appointed as new MD & CEO of YES Bank?
   A) Mahesh Krishnamurthy
   B) Atul Bheda
   C) Sunil Mehta
   D) Prasanth Kumar
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: The Government has constituted new board of directors for Yes Bank. It will be led by former Punjab National Bank chairman Sunil Mehta

   
   
6. Who became the youngest player ever (female or male) to play the World Cup finals across both 20-over and 50-over formats.?
   A) Smriti Mandhana
   B) Harmanpreet Kaur
   C) Shafali Verma
   D) Ajinkya Rajput
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: 16-year-old Shafali Verma scripted history as she became the youngest player ever (female or male) to play the World Cup finals across both 20-over and 50-over formats.

   
   
7. What is the capital of Greece?
   A) Bangkok
   B) Athens
   C) Baramuda
   D) Harare
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Currency - Euro

   
   
8. Where is the Talcher Super Thermal Power Station situated?
   A) Madhya Pradesh
   B) Odisha
   C) West Bengal
   D) Punjab
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   

   
   
9. What name has been given to Nasa’s next Mars rover?
   A) Anonymous
   B) Red Fortune
   C) Perseverance
   D) Planet 50
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: The American space agency has a new name for the rover it will be sending to the Red Planet this summer.

   
   
10. Which of the following is not a product by NPCI?
    A) AEPS
    B) UPI
    C) ECS
    D) RuPay
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: ECS if by RBI. NPCI- NFS, BHIM, UPI, IMPS, NACH, AEPS, RuPAY, BBPS

    
    
11. According to Knight Frank’s Wealth Report 2020, India’s UHNWI Population To Grow By how much percent in 5 years?
    A) 73%
    B) 74%
    C) 78%
    D) 77%
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: According to Knight Frank’s Wealth Report 2020, Despite rising geopolitical tensions, slow growth forecasts and uncertainty remaining the norm in 2019, about 51 per cent of the ultra-wealthy Indians experienced an increase in their fortune.

    
    
12. who became Indian Coast Guard’s first woman DIG?
    A) Ritika Jain
    B) Shweta Shukla
    C) Akanksha Parihar
    D) Nupur Kulshrestha
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Nupur Kulshrestha was promoted as DIG of Indian Coast Guard.

    
    
13. Recently which country joins Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) as its 5th observer?
    A) Nepal
    B) Bhutan
    C) India
    D) China
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: India has joined as an observer of the Indian Ocean Commission — the inter-governmental organisation that coordinates maritime governance in the south-western Indian Ocean — a move that will bolster Delhi’s Indo-Pacific vision.

    
    
14. Which apex body conducted Financial Literacy Week (FLW) from February 10-14,2020?
    A) RBI
    B) NABARD
    C) SIDBI
    D) IRDA
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: RBI conducts Financial Literacy Week (FLW) every year since 2016 to propagate financial education messages on a particular theme every year across the country, through a focused campaign.

    
    
15. The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction is situated in _______?
    A) Vienna, Austria
    B) Washington D.C, United States
    C) Rome, Italy
    D) Geneva, Switzerland
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction was created in December 1999. The successor to the secretariat of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.

    
    
16. The government has approved the proposals of software firm TCS and realty major DLF to set up special economic zones (SEZs) for IT sector in which states?
    A) Haryana and UP
    B) Bihar and Jharkhand
    C) Jharkhand and Haryana
    D) Haryana and Punjab
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: The government has approved the proposals of software firm TCS and realty major DLF to set up special economic zones (SEZs) for IT sector in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

    
    
17. For a Small Finance Bank maximum loan size and investment limit exposure to a single obligator is restricted to ____ of its capital funds.
    A) 5%
    B) 10%
    C) 15%
    D) 20%
    
    
    

    
    Option B
    

    
    
18. Which country became the second-largest producer of crude steel?
    A) India
    B) China
    C) Russia
    D) USA
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: India now ranks as the second-largest producer of crude steel after China,said by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

    
    
19. Which organisation released the report on girls named A New Era for Girls: Taking stock of 25 years of progress?
    A) Transparency International
    B) UNESCO
    C) NASSCOM
    D) UNICEF
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: The UNICEF, Plan International and UN Women report, A New Era for Girls: Taking stock of 25 years of progress, finds that while girls’ lives are better today than they were 25 years ago, the gains are uneven across regions and countries. This is particularly true for adolescent girls.

    
    
20. How much fund was approved by Asian Development Bank to support efforts to combat the spread of novel coronavirus (nCoV)?
    A) $5 million
    B) $3 million
    C) $1 million
    D) $2 million
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved two million dollars in new funding to support efforts to combat the spread of novel coronavirus (nCoV).