GA Revision for SBI Clerk and other exams - 759

1. Which state government renamed “smart gram yojana” after ex-minister R R Patil?
   A) Maharashtra
   B) Telangana
   C) Odisha
   D) Andhra Pradesh
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The Maharashtra government’s “smart gram yojana” will be named after former Deputy Chief Minister the late R R Patil.

   
   
2. The Arid Forest Research Institute is in which state?
   A) Maharashtra
   B) Delhi
   C) Madhya Pradesh
   D) Rajasthan
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Arid Forest Research Institute is a research institute situated in Jodhpur, Rajasthan

   
   
3. which payment bank launched the Aadhaar enabled payment system (AePS) which will help people to do transactions at over 2,50,000 of its banking points across India?
   A) Paytm Payments Bank
   B) India Post Payments Bank
   C) Fino Payments Bank
   D) Airtel Payments Bank
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Airtel Payments Bank said that it has launched the Aadhaar enabled payment system (AePS) which will help people to do transactions at over 2,50,000 of its banking points across India.

   
   
4. For corporate debtors, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code proposes a two stage process. Which one of the following is not one of them?
   A) Debt restructuring
   B) Liquidation, if not found viable
   C) Insolvency Resolution Process during which the viability of continuing the business is assessed
   D) None of these
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   

   
   
5. President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the 34th Surajkund International Crafts Mela in which state?
   A) Himachal Pradesh
   B) Haryana
   C) Bihar
   D) Assam
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the 34th Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Surajkund, Haryana.

   
   
6. Which Bank ties-up with IndiGo to launch co-branded credit card ‘Ka-ching, powered by Mastercard?
   A) ICICI Bank
   B) HDFC Bank
   C) IDBI Bank
   D) SBI
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: IndiGo airlines has partnered with HDFC Bank to launch its first travel credit card Called ‘Ka-ching’, it is powered by Mastercard.

   
   
7. Which state flagged off India’s 1st of its kind first ‘fruit train’?
   A) Sikkim
   B) Assam
   C) Maharashtra
   D) Andhra Pradesh
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: India’s First Fruit Train Flagged Off – A goods train of the Indian Railways which was fully loaded with 980 tonnes of banana was flagged off from Tadipatri in Andhra’s Anantapur district to the JNPT, Mumbai, for being shipped to Iran.

   
   
8. The Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary is a popular habitat located in________?
   A) Mizoram
   B) Assam
   C) Arunachal Pradesh
   D) Meghalaya
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary is a 282-square-kilometre (109 sq mi) wildlife sanctuary in the Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh, a state in Northeast India. The sanctuary was declared in 1980, and is home to many species of wild animals including the Bengal tiger, hoolock gibbon, leopard and clouded leopard.

   
   
9. NBFCs are required to accept public deposit for a maximum period of ___ months?
   A) 36 months
   B) 45 months
   C) 60 months
   D) 90 months
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: The NBFCs are allowed to accept/renew public deposits for a minimum period of 12 months and maximum period of 60 months.

   
   
10. Who was honoured with Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award 2020?
    A) MK Singh
    B) Nivedita Sharma
    C) RK Pauchari
    D) Jadhav Payeng
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Assam’s eminent environmental activist Jadav Payeng will be awarded with Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award for his efforts in creating a man-made forest through reforestation.

    
    
11. Which state has initiated a doorstep pension delivery schemeYSR Pension Kanuka?
    A) Maharashtra
    B) Telangana
    C) Odisha
    D) Andhra Pradesh
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Adhra Pradesh Government has initiated a doorstep pension delivery schemeYSR Pension Kanuka across the state, under which, various welfare pensions is being delivered at the doorstep of the pensioners.

    
    
12. Recently which offshore patrol vessel built by L&T was commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard?
    A) Vikram
    B) Avni
    C) Vayu
    D) Varad
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: L&T-built Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Varad was commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) by Shri. Mansukh Mandaviya, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge) and Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertiliser at LOT Kattupalli shipyard, near Chennai.

    
    
13. What is the rank of India in 2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report?
    A) 25th
    B) 27th
    C) 26th
    D) 30th
    
    
    

    
    Option B
    Explanation: India”s Observer Research Foundation (ORF) has jumped more than 90 places to 27th position among 176 global think tanks in 2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report, by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania.

    
    
14. Which became the first Company to bring ISRO’s NavIC technology to smartphones in 2020?
    A) Xiaomi
    B) Lenovo
    C) Apple
    D) Samsung
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Smartphone and smart TV brand Xiaomi announced it would bring ISROs Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System NavIC technology to its smartphones.

    
    
15. Which Bank has signed a pact with CARE Ratings to assess credit quality of its small and medium enterprises (SME) customers?
    A) SBI
    B) IDBI Bank
    C) Canara Bank
    D) Bank of Baroda
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: State-owned Bank of Baroda has signed a pact with CARE Ratings to assess credit quality of its small and medium enterprises (SME) customers.

    
    
16. Where is the HQ of ONGC?
    A) NewDelhi
    B) Pune
    C) Mumbai
    D) Chennai
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    

    
    
17. Name the first woman chief minister of the country?
    A) Sarojini Naidu
    B) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
    C) Meira Kumar
    D) Sucheta Kriplani
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: She was the fourth CM of UP and first woman chief minister in the country.

    
    
18. The 11th National Krishi Vigyan Kendra Conference 2020 held in which city?
    A) Lucknow
    B) Chennai
    C) NewDelhi
    D) Mumbai
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: The 11th National Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Conference 2020 on ‘Empowering Youth for Technology Led Farming’ inaugurated by the Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar in New Delhi.

    
    
19. The business that RBI can carry out is defined under which section of RBI Act, 1934?
    A) Section 12
    B) Section 15
    C) Section 16
    D) Section 17
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Section 17

    
    
20. Government approved how many projects under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)?
    A) 32
    B) 35
    C) 38
    D) 42
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: A total of 32 projects have been sanctioned under ‘unit’ scheme of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) in meetings of Inter-Ministerial Approval Committee (IMAC) presided over by Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal.