GA Revision for All Banking And Other Exams – 983

1. Which city has got recognition as 2020 Tree City of the World?
   A) Hyderabad
   B) New Delhi
   C) Lucknow
   D) Kochi
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the Arbor Day Foundation have recognized Hyderabad as a 2020 Tree City of World, for its commitment to growing and maintaining urban forests.

   
   
2. Identify the false statement with respect to IMPS
   A) The customer needs to have a bank account with the bank which has enabled IMPS facility.
   B) Customer should enroll for Mobile Banking Service.
   C) The customer cannot link the same mobile number to more than one account.
   D) The bank will allocate a Mobile Money Identifier (MMID) for each account of the mobile banking customers.
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: The customer can link the same mobile number to more than one account subject to feasibility provided by the bank. For this the bank will allocate a Mobile Money Identifier (MMID) for each account of the mobile banking customers. The customer can select the account using this MMID allocated to him / her.

   
   
3. Who is the author of the book titled “The Pain-Free Mindset”?
   A) Deepak Ravindran
   B) Ritesh Agarwal
   C) Abhijeet Ganguly
   D) Rishi Deshpande
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The book titled “The Pain-Free Mindset” authored by Deepak Ravindran has been released.

   
   
4. Rohtang Pass is built in which state?
   A) Jammu & Kashmir
   B) Himachal Pradesh
   C) Rajasthan
   D) Andhra Pradesh
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   

   
   
5. Which country space agency successfully landed its 5th rover “Perseverance “ on Mars?
   A) USA
   B) India
   C) Japan
   D) China
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The American space agency NASA successfully landed its fifth rover ‘Perseverance’ on Marsin a deep crater near the planet’s equator called Jezero.

   
   
6. What is the theme of International Day of Happiness 2021?
   A) 10 steps to happiness
   B) Happiness For All, Forever
   C) Shaping Peace Together
   D) Happier Together
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: The International Day of Happiness is observed every year all over the world on March 20 to highlight the importance of happiness in the diurnal lives of people. The theme of International Day of Happiness for this year is “Happiness For All, Forever” which implies the significance of happiness for people all over the world.

   
   
7. Which country successfully test fired anti tank guided missile “Helena” and “Dhruvastra”?
   A) India
   B) Pakistan
   C) Nepal
   D) Japan
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: India successfully test fired indigenously-developed anti-tank guided missile systems ‘Helina’and ‘Dhruvastra’, paving their induction into the Army and the Indian Air Force respectively.

   
   
8. What is the branch of economics that concentrates on measures to increase output of goods and services in the long run called?
   A) Free-market Economics
   B) True-cost Economics
   C) Microeconomics
   D) Supply Side Economics
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Supply-side economics is a macroeconomic theory that argues economic growth can be most effectively created by lowering taxes and decreasing regulation.

   
   
9. According to a report by UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), India’s economy is estimated to grow at what per cent in 2021?
   A) 4.0%
   B) 4.6%
   C) 5.0%
   D) 3.4%
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: India’s economy, estimated to contract by 6.9 per cent in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, is forecast to record a “stronger recovery” in 2021 and grow by 5 per cent, according to a UN report. The report, ‘Out of the frying pan Into the fire?’ as an update to the Trade and Development Report 2020 by UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said the global economy is set to grow by 4.7 per cent this year

   
   
10. Who is the author of the book “The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World”?
    A) Annie Ernaux
    B) Melinda Gates
    C) Michelle Obama
    D) Helen Ellis
    
    
    

    
    Option B