GA Revision for SBI Clerk and other exams – 861

1. Which hockey legend will be conferred with the Mohun Bagan Lifetime Achievement Award on 29th July on the occasion of its foundation day?
   A) Harmanpreet Singh
   B) Dhanraj Pillay
   C) Amit Rohidas
   D) Ashok Kumar
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Ashok Kumar, a key member of India’s 1975 World Cup-winning hockey team, will be conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award by city’s iconic club Mohun Bagan on the occasion of its foundation day in a virtual ceremony.

   
   
2. Which river is known as the Sorrow of Bengal?
   A) Godavri
   B) Mahanadi
   C) Kosi
   D) Damodar
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: It was known as the Sorrow of Bengal because of its ravaging floods in the plains of West Bengal.

   
   
3. In which state, Raja Parba festival was celebrated?
   A) Maharashtra
   B) Odisha
   C) Assam
   D) Punjab
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Raja Parba, Odisha’s three-day unique festival celebrating the onset of monsoon and the earth’s womanhood has begun.

   
   
4. Where is the HQ of e-commerce company ‘Snapdeal’ located?
   A) Hyderabad
   B) New Delhi
   C) Coimbatore
   D) Thiruvananthapuram
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   

   
   
5. Which Bank relaunched its Aadhaar-based instant digital savings account facility for customers?
   A) SBI
   B) IDBI
   C) PNB
   D) BOB
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The State Bank of India (SBI) relaunched its Aadhaar-based instant digital savings account facility for customers who want to open an online account using the Yono platform. Yono is the lender’s integrated banking and lifestyle platform.

   
   
6. Where is the headquarter of Oriental Bank of Commerce located?
   A) Delhi
   B) Mumbai
   C) Gurgaon
   D) Bangalore
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Gurgaon, Haryana

   
   
7. Name the climate activist from India who has been named in the UN Chief’s New Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change?
   A) Sudha Jha
   B) Archana Soreng
   C) Meena Kumari
   D) Preeti Nangia
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Archana Soreng, a climate activist from India has been named by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to his new advisory group comprising young leaders who will provide perspectives and solutions to tackle the worsening climate crisis.

   
   
8. Who has been re appointed as HDFC Bank Executive Director?
   A) Kaizad Bharucha
   B) Sonu Sharma
   C) Dinesh Raikwat
   D) Sanjay Sinha
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Private sector lender HDFC Bank said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the re-appointment of Kaizad Bharucha as the executive director of the bank for a period of three years.

   
   
9. In which city, a road is named after former Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon?
   A) Bhopal
   B) Gaya
   C) Lucknow
   D) Agra
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: The Lucknow Municipal Corporation named a road and a crossing in the city after former Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon. The Chauk Chauraha will now be known as Lalji Tandon Chauraha and the Lucknow-Hardoi Road will be known as Tandon Marg.

   
   
10. Kuna is the currency of _____?
    A) Iceland
    B) France
    C) Cuba
    D) Croatia
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Capital - Zagreb

    
    
11. Who is set to get one year extension as attorney general of India?
    A) KK Venugopal
    B) Abhinav Sinha
    C) Dinesh Sharma
    D) VC Jain
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    

    
    
12. Andrej Plenković has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of which country?
    A) Croatia
    B) Belarus
    C) Cambodia
    D) Egypt
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Croatia’s parliament has approved a new government led by a conservative party that won a parliamentary election earlier this month. Prime Minister Andrej Plenković’s government won support in the 151-member assembly in a 76-59 vote.

    
    
13. Which of the following bank is the sponsor bank ofDena Gujarat Gramin Bank?
    A) Dena Bank
    B) State Bank of India
    C) United Bank of India
    D) Bank of India
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    

    
    
14. Who became The First Ever Female Director Of Human Explorations At NASA?
    A) Kathy Lueders
    B) Patricia Ruber
    C) Emma Smith
    D) Stephanie McMahon
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that Kathy Lueders will be its first female director of human spaceflight.

    
    
15. Which bank has joined hands with Uniken for Omni-channel security using latter’s REL-ID technology?
    A) Bank of Maharashtra
    B) Indian Bank
    C) Syndicate Bank
    D) Union Bank of India
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: In a bid to secure its Internet banking channels as also mobile, card, call centres and ATMs, among others, against cyber fraud, the state-owned Bank of Maharashtra has joined hands with Uniken, a pioneer in the field of digital security in India. The bank will use Uniken’s REL-ID technology for Omni-channel security.

    
    
16. Which state government has launched a application Ghar ghar nigrani?
    A) Sikkim
    B) Maharashtra
    C) Assam
    D) Punjab
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    

    
    
17. Kumkum who passed away recently was a veteran _______?
    A) Director
    B) Economist
    C) Actress
    D) Politician
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Veteran Bollywood actress Kumkum, who featured in classic Hindi movies such as ‘CID’, ‘Mr X in Bombay’ and ‘Mother India’, passed away in Mumbai. She was 86.

    
    
18. Where is Lingaraja Temple located?
    A) Kolkata, West Bengal
    B) Bhubaneswar, Odisha
    C) Aizwal, Mizoram
    D) Imphal, Manipur
    
    
    

    
    Option B
    

    
    
19. Central Railway sets up Body Screening Facility ‘FebriEye’ In which city?
    A) Bhopal
    B) Chennai
    C) Mumbai
    D) Pune
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Order to effectively scan passengers for symptoms of COVID-19, Central Railway has set up a body screening facility called “FebriEye thermal cameras” have been set up at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

    
    
20. What is the maximum deposit limit under Kisan Vikas Patra?
    A) Rs 1,00,000
    B) Rs 5,00,000
    C) Rs 10,00,000
    D) No Such Limit
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Minimum deposit – Rs. 1000