GA Revision for SBI Clerk and other exams – 837

1. Which Company has developed a ‘contactless in-store ordering’ solution to help restaurants and eateries minimise physical contacts for menu, billing and cash transactions?
   A) PayPal
   B) PayU
   C) Freecharge
   D) Paytm
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Paytm said it has developed a ‘contactless in-store ordering’ solution to help restaurants and eateries minimise physical contacts for menu, billing and cash.

   
   
2. Who was honoured by UN by inviting him/her on panel discussion on World Public Service Day, which was on June 23, 2020 speak about the strategies that were adopted by the state to combat the pandemic?
   A) Arfa Khanum
   B) Swati Chaturvedi
   C) Satyendra Jain
   D) KK Shailaja
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: United Nations honoured Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja by inviting her on panel discussion on World Public Service Day, which was on June 23, 2020.

   
   
3. Who was the first man who introduced printing press in India?
   A) David Brown
   B) James Hicky
   C) Carlon Rich
   D) Harley Bond
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: In 1780 he introduced the printing press and released the first printed newspaper in whole of India. The name of the newspaper was Bengal Gazette. However, the paper became popular by the name Hicky’s Bengal Gazette.

   
   
4. Where is the HQ of yes Bank?
   A) Kolkata
   B) Mumbai
   C) NewDelhi
   D) Chennai
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   

   
   
5. The deposit made under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) should be in the multiples of ?
   A) Rs 100
   B) Rs 500
   C) Rs 1000
   D) Rs 2000
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Deposit shall be made in multiples of Rs 100.

   
   
6. Which company has announced the launch of a programme for agritech start-ups in India that are committed to driving transformation in agriculture?
   A) Flipkart
   B) Microsoft
   C) Amazon
   D) Google
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Microsoft has announced the launch of a programme for agritech start-ups in India that are committed to driving transformation in agriculture.

   
   
7. When is World Bicycle Day observed?
   A) June 5
   B) June 3
   C) June 1
   D) June 4
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: June 3 is celebrated as International World Bicycle Day. The day was marked by the United Nations General Assembly in April 2018.

   
   
8. Who has been appointed as the new President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2020-21?
   A) Arundhati Bhattacharya
   B) S Srinivasan
   C) Uday Kotak
   D) Rakesh Mishra
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Veteran banker Uday Kotak has been appointed as the new President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2020-21.

   
   
9. A fossilized millipede-like creature discovered in which country is world’s oldest-known land animal as per report?
   A) China
   B) Thailand
   C) Netherlands
   D) Scotland
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: A fossilized millipede-like creature discovered in Scotland may represent the oldest-known land animal, a humble pioneer of terrestrial living 425 million years ago that helped pave the way for the throngs that would eventually inhabit Earth’s dry parts.

   
   
10. Where is Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport situated?
    A) Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
    B) Guwahati, Assam
    C) Nashik, Maharashtra
    D) Leh, Jammu and Kashmir
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: It is one of the highest commercial airports in the world at 3,256 m (10,682 ft) above mean sea level.

    
    
11. Who has taken over the additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director of National Fertilizers Limited?
    A) Virendra Nath Datt
    B) Vikram Kirolskar
    C) TVR Ravendran
    D) Sanjiv Bajaj
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Shri Virendra Nath Datt, Director (Marketing), National Fertilizers Limited -NFL has taken over the additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director of the Company.

    
    
12. Recently which asteroid was discovered near Jupiter which has an orbit like an asteroid but the tail of a comet?
    A) LD2
    B) SA1
    C) LZ1
    D) AC2
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: A rare kind of space object, which is something between an asteroid and a comet, has been discovered by astronomers. It has been called an active asteroid.

    
    
13. Which of the following bank is the sponsor bank of Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank?
    A) United Bank of India
    B) State Bank of India
    C) Canara Bank
    D) Punjab National Bank
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    

    
    
14. what is the capital of Scotland?
    A) Edinburgh
    B) Seville
    C) Glassgow
    D) Cardiff
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    

    
    
15. Who was announced as the regional winner for Asia in the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize?
    A) Kritika Pandey
    B) Varsha Mishra
    C) Akanksha Joshi
    D) Nirvan Shah
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Kritika Pandey, a writer from Ranchi, was announced as the regional winner for Asia in the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.

    
    
16. As per SIPRI report,which country has topped in the largest military spender in the world?
    A) China
    B) USA
    C) India
    D) Russia
    
    
    

    
    Option B
    Explanation: India has become the third largest military spender in the world, after the US and China, according to a Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report. This is the first time that India and China are among the top three military spenders.

    
    
17. Where is Kolleru Lake situated?
    A) Jammu and Kashmir
    B) Telangana
    C) Madhya Pradesh
    D) Andhra Pradesh
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India located in state of Andhra Pradesh.

    
    
18. Which NGO has been conferred with World No Tobacco Day Award 2020 by World Health Organisation?
    A) Socio-Economic and Educational Development Society
    B) Sarthak Foundation
    C) Learn and Lead Foundation
    D) Be the Social Society
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: The World Health Organization (WHO) has conferred the World No Tobacco Day Award 2020 to the Socio-Economic and Educational Development Society (SEEDS), an NGO, for its efforts to ban pan masala, gutkha, e-cigarettes and hookah in Bihar and Jharkhand.

    
    
19. An ATM in which cash management and connectivity to banking networks is provided by a sponsor bank is known as?
    A) Brown Label ATM
    B) White Label ATM
    C) Pink Label ATM
    D) Blue Label ATM
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Brown Label ATM are those Automated Teller Machines where hardware and the lease of the ATM machine is owned by a service provider–but cash management and connectivity to banking networks is provided by a sponsor bank.

    
    
20. Who has been appointed as chairman of BAFTA?
    A) Mahim Chaturvedi
    B) SN Sharma
    C) Krishnendu Majumdar
    D) Dame Pippa Harris
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: BAFTA has appointed Krishnendu Majumdar, the producer behind the International Emmy-winning series Hoff The Record, as its new chair.