GA Revision for SBI Clerk and Other Exams – 1002

1. Who has been appointed as new Secretary General of UNCTAD?
   A) Rebecca Grynspan
   B) Sam Billings
   C) Antonia Gutteres
   D) Thomas Richardson
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The UN general assembly approved the nomination of Costa Rican economist Rebecaca Grynspan to head the UN agency promoting trade and development, the first woman and Central American to lead the Geneva-based organization.

   
   
2. What is the currency of UAE?
   A) Dirham
   B) Peso
   C) Krone
   D) Rupee
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Capital - Abu Dhabi, President - Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

   
   
3. Which company unveiled a breakthrough in semiconductor design and process with the development of the world’s first chip announced with 2 nanometer (nm) nanosheet technology?
   A) TCS
   B) Wipro
   C) HCL
   D) IBM
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: IBM unveiled a breakthrough in semiconductor design and process with the development of the world’s first chip announced with 2 nanometer (nm) nanosheet technology.

   
   
4. Which company has been recognised as Dream Company to work for and the Best IT Employer in Platform as a Service (PaaS) category by the Times Ascent at World HRD Congress 2021?
   A) TCS
   B) Google
   C) CRMNEXT
   D) Mphasis
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: CRMNEXT has been recognized as the ‘Dream Company to work for’ and the Best IT Employer in Platform as a Service (PaaS) category by the Times Ascent at World HRD Congress 2021.

   
   
5. When a bank borrower, or counter party, fails to meet its payment obligations regarding the terms agreed with the bank, it is called ____?
   A) Credit Risk
   B) Operational risk
   C) Market Risk
   D) Liquidity risk
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: When the customers show their inability to pay the loan amounts taken from bank – is called credit risk.

   
   
6. The government is planning to invest over how much rupees this fiscal year to ensure tap water supply to every rural household in the country ?
   A) One lakh crore rupees
   B) two lakh crore rupees
   C) three lakh crore rupees
   D) None of these
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The government is planning to invest over one lakh crore rupees this fiscal year to ensure tap water supply to every rural household in the country.

   
   
7. Which company acted as technology partner to develop world’s first intelligent ship known as the Mayflower 400?
   A) TCS
   B) Wipro
   C) IBM
   D) Microsoft
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: A team of researchers from the marine research organisation ProMare with IBM acting as technology partner recently built the world’s first intelligent ship known as the Mayflower 400.

   
   
8. Railways Minister Piyush Goyal flagged off a new Humsafar special train connecting which places?
   A) Deogarh- New Delhi
   B) Godda- New Delhi
   C) Jamshedpur – New Delhi
   D) Ranchi- New Delhi
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Railways Minister Piyush Goyal flagged off Godda – New Delhi Humsafar special train from Godda in Jharkhand through video conference.

   
   
9. What is the present Rate of Interest in Public Provident Fund (PPF)?
   A) 6.8%
   B) 7.1%
   C) 7.2%
   D) 6.7%
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   

   
   
10. Name the world’s most powerful supercomputer which is now fully developed in Japan, and the machine is available for research use?
    A) Roadrunner
    B) Sunway TaihuLight
    C) Titan
    D) Fugaku
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: The world’s most powerful supercomputer Fugaku is now fully developed in Japan, and the machine is available for research use.