GA Revision for All Banking And Other Exams – 980

1. Who is the author of the book titled ‘A Textbook of Urban Planning and Geography’?
   A) Sameer Sharma
   B) Bhuvan Mittal
   C) Rajbeer Singh
   D) Advaik Mukherjee
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The Hon’ble Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu virtually released the book titled ‘A Textbook of Urban Planning and Geography’ authored by Dr. Sameer Sharma, Director General of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs in Hyderabad.

   
   
2. Which zoo has been named after as Balasaheb Thackeray by the state government?
   A) Taraporevala Zoo
   B) Veer Mata Jijabai Zoo
   C) Maharaj Bagh Zoo
   D) Gorewada International Zoo
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: The Maharashtra government has renamed Gorewada International Zoo in Nagpur as ‘Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewada International Zoological Park’.

   
   
3. The headquarters of International Shooting Sport Federation(ISSF) is situated at ____?
   A) Munich, Germany
   B) Copenhagen, Denmark
   C) Rome, Italy
   D) London, United Kingdom
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: President - Vladimir Lisin, Founded - 1907

   
   
4. What is the term which refers to an economy where the government imposes few or no restrictions and regulations on buyers and sellers?
   A) True-cost Economy
   B) Socialist Economy
   C) Command Economy
   D) Free-market Economy
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Free market refers to an economy where the government imposes few or no restrictions and regulations on buyers and sellers. In a free market, participants determine what products are produced, how, when and where they are made, to whom they are offered, and at what price—all based on supply and demand.

   
   
5. Who won the singles title at 82nd Senior National Table Tennis Championships 2021?
   A) Manila Batra
   B) Reeth Rishya
   C) Ankita Das
   D) Manisha Agarwal
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: India’s top-ranked table tennis player Manika Batra beat Reeth Rishya, 4-2, in the women’s singles final, to win the 82nd Senior National Table Tennis Championship, at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex in Panchkula, Haryana.

   
   
6. Where would the country’s first Labour Movement Museum, showcasing the history of world labour movement, be launched?
   A) Madhya Pradesh
   B) Maharashtra
   C) Goa
   D) Kerala
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: The country’s first Labour Movement Museum, showcasing the history of world labour movement, would be launched in Kerala’s houseboat tourism hub, Alappuzha, Kerala.

   
   
7. Who has become the first Indian to be elected as chairperson of the Advisroy Committee of the Human Rights Council?
   A) Bhanu Chawla
   B) Aveek Sarkar
   C) Ajay Malhotra
   D) Sameer NigAm
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Ajai Malhotra has become the first Indian to be elected as the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Council, said the Permanent Mission of India at United Nations.

   
   
8. With which country has India signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on a basic partnership framework for operation of the ‘specified skilled worker’ (SSW) system?
   A) Japan
   B) Sweden
   C) Netherlands
   D) Italy
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: India and Japan have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on a basic partnership framework for operation of the ‘specified skilled worker’ (SSW) system under which the Japanese government accepts foreign nationals who have a certain level of expertise and skill.

   
   
9. Which city in India is known as the “Queen of the Arabian Sea”?
   A) Diu
   B) Mumbai
   C) Kochi
   D) Kanyakumari
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   

   
   
10. Identify the true statement with respect to IMPS.
    A) The charges for remittance through IMPS are decided by NPCI
    B) In IMPS once a payment is initiated it cannot be stopped
    C) IMPS service is not available on Sunday
    D) All are true
    
    
    

    
    Option B