GA Revision for All Banking And Other Exams – 970

1. Which ferry service was launched between Mumbai and Mandwa?
   A) Topez
   B) Fedex
   C) Ro ro
   D) Ropax
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: A roll on-roll off cum passenger ferry service, also called ‘Ropax’, between Mumbai and Mandwa near Alibaug, was launched in the presence of Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya and Maharashtra port and maritime board officials.

   
   
2. Who has been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for excellent work in Disaster Management?
   A) Keerat Kumar Sharma
   B) Rajendra Kumar Bhandari
   C) Ravi Nanda
   D) Vikram Gaba
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society and. Rajendra Kumar Bhandari have been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for their excellent work in Disaster Management.

   
   
3. Where is the HQ of Badminton World Federation?
   A) Kuala Lampur
   B) Vienna
   C) Bangkok
   D) NewDelhi
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   

   
   
4. FCA are invested in multi-currency, multi-asset portfolios as per the norms, which are similar to the best international practices followed in this regard. C in FCA stands for?
   A) Credit
   B) Currency
   C) Call
   D) Central
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Foreign currency assets (FCA) are simply assets that are valued based on a currency other than the firm’s “home” currency.

   
   
5. Who was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Power Finance Corporation (PFC)?
   A) Ravinder Singh Dhillon
   B) Avnish Bhatt
   C) Shailendra Kumar
   D) Shivam Dubey
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cleared the appointment of Ravinder Singh Dhillon as Chairman and Managing Director of Power Finance Corporation (PFC).

   
   
6. Where is the HQ of Edelweiss General Insurance Company Ltd. Situated?
   A) Mumbai
   B) Pune
   C) Hyderabad
   D) Kochi
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   

   
   
7. A banking outlet which does not provide delivery of service for a minimum of 4 hours per day and for at least 5 days a week will be considered a __________ ?
   A) Non-Operative Banking Outlet
   B) Part-time Banking Outlet
   C) Unofficial Banking Outlet
   D) Off-Line Banking Outlet
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: A banking outlet which does not provide delivery of service for a minimum of 4 hours per day and for at least 5 days a week will be considered a ‘Part-time Banking Outlet’.

   
   
8. Nikhil Srivastava from India has been named winner of the prestigious 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize along with two others. The prize was given to him in which field?
   A) Chemistry
   B) Economics
   C) Mathematics
   D) Physics
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Indian mathematician Nikhil Srivastava, has been named winner of the prestigious 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize along with two others for solving long-standing questions on the Kadison–Singer problem and on Ramanujan graphs.

   
   
9. Rohini Mohan and whom have been jointly given this year’s Chameli Devi Jain Award for outstanding woman journalist?
   A) Rana Aayud
   B) Rubina Singh
   C) Rubina Sheikh
   D) Araf Khanum Sherwani
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Arfa Khanum Sherwani of The Wire and Bengaluru-based freelancer Rohini Mohan have been jointly given this year’s Chameli Devi Jain Award for outstanding woman journalist.

   
   
10. Which company partners with Aegon Life Insurance to sell quick-access life insurance policies?
    A) Flipkart
    B) Amazon
    C) Myntra
    D) EBay
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: E-commerce marketplace Flipkart and Aegon Life Insurance joined hands to sell comprehensive insurance solutions for customers looking for instant digital policies with a sum assured of up to Rs 10 lakh.