GA Revision for All Banking And Other Exams – 975

1. Power Grid Corporation signed an agreement with which state’s electricity board to improve telecom connectivity in the state?
   A) Tripura
   B) Himachal Pradesh
   C) Arunachal Pradesh
   D) Haryana
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: State-owned Power Grid Corporation has signed an agreement with Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd. (HPSEBL) in Shimla (H.P.) to improve telecom connectivity in hilly areas.

   
   
2. Badrinath is situated on the bank of which river?
   A) Alaknanda
   B) Mahananda
   C) Mandakini
   D) Bhagirathi
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Badrinath is in the Garhwal Himalayas on the banks of the Alaknanda River.

   
   
3. Where was the new 4-lane Thaltej-Shilaj-Rancharda railway overbridge inaugurated by Home Minister Shri Amit Shah?
   A) Jaipur
   B) Karnal
   C) Hisar
   D) Ahmedabad
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: The Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah inaugurated the new 4-lane Thaltej-Shilaj-Rancharda railway overbridge in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat through video conferencing. The new overbridge has been built at a cost of Rs 55 crore.

   
   
4. IFS Code is a ___ digit code.
   A) 11
   B) 12
   C) 9
   D) 7
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: IFS Code – 11 digit alphanumeric number, available in the users Cheque book. A person can initiate IMPS transaction using account number and IFS code also.

   
   
5. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways signed an MoU with which institute for continuation of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Professorial Chair focusing on research and development, teaching and training in the area of Development of Highway Infrastructure?
   A) IIT Tirupati
   B) IIT Bhilai
   C) IIT Roorkee
   D) IIT Guwahati
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Roorkee signed an MoU in New Delhi for continuation of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Professorial Chair focusing on research and development, teaching and training in the area of Development of Highway Infrastructure.

   
   
6. Who was appointed as new MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda?
   A) Vikas Parmar
   B) Venkat Prabhakar
   C) Sanjiv Chandha
   D) Atanu Kumar Das
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: The government appointed heads of three large public sector banks – Bank of Baroda, Bank of India and Canara bank for a period of three years.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) appointed Sanjiv Chadha as the managing director and chief executive of Bank of Baroda, Lingam Venkat Prabhakar as MD & CEO of Canara Bank and Atanu Kumar Das as MD & CEO of Bank of India.

   
   
7. With which state government did Adani Port and SEZ Ltd signed an MoU to develop India’s largest multi-model logistic park?
   A) Gujarat
   B) Rajasthan
   C) Uttar Pradesh
   D) Punjab
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: India’s largest multi-model logistic park will come up at Virochan Nagar near Sanand in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat. A Memorandum of Understanding-MoU was signed between the Gujarat Government and Adani Port and SEZ Ltd.

   
   
8. What does M stands for in QSAM, which is related to Aadhaar Number?
   A) Mandatory
   B) Mapper
   C) Merger
   D) Migrate
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Query Service on Aadhaar Mapper

   
   
9. What is the rank of India in the Global Firepower defense review for the year 2021?
   A) 3rd
   B) 7th
   C) 6th
   D) 4th
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: For 2021, India is ranked 4 of 138 out of the countries considered for the annual GFP review. With 904 attack helicopters and 11 aircraft carriers, the US ranks at the top of the list. Russia is ranked 2nd and China ranked 3rd.

   
   
10. Volodymyr Zelensky is the president of which country?
    A) Ukraine
    B) Belarus
    C) Russia
    D) Romania
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Capital - Kyiv, Currency - hryvnia