GA Revision for Banking and Other Exams – 1008

1. According to latest data from BIS, How much India’s Bank Credit-To-GDP ratio has grown?
   A) 52%
   B) 56%
   C) 55%
   D) 54%
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Notwithstanding incremental credit growth plunging to a 59-year low at 5.56 per cent in FY21, the bank credit-to-GDP ratio rose to a five-year high of a little over 56 per cent in 2020, but way behind its peers and just half of the G20 average, according to the latest data from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

   
   
2. ‘India’s Power Elite: Class, Caste and a Cultural Revolution’ is written by whom?
   A) Sanjay Baru
   B) N K singh
   C) Sanjay Dhotre
   D) Manmohan Singh
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Sanjaya Baru, former advisor to Manmohan Singh,has released his new book titled ‘India’s Power Elite: Class, Caste and a Cultural Revolution’.

   
   
3. Where is International Financial Service Centre Authority situated?
   A) Gandhinagar
   B) Mumbai
   C) Chennai
   D) Vadodara
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   

   
   
4. World Health Organization (WHO) signed an agreement with which organization to work together to foster diversity and equity through global initiatives promoting health and sport for everybody, everywhere?
   A) World Flying Disc Federation
   B) International Blind Sports Federation
   C) International Paralympic Committee
   D) International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) signed an agreement to work together to foster diversity and equity through global initiatives promoting health and sport for everybody, everywhere.

   
   
5. What does B stands for in BFD with rest to AEPS?
   A) Biometric
   B) Best
   C) Binary
   D) Balance
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: BFD is Best finger detection .The best finger of a resident is the one that has the highest probability of matching. A resident can possess one or more best fingers, which can be detected during the Best Finger Detection (BFD) process.

   
   
6. Google Cloud has collaborated with which telecom service provider to enter into a 5G partnership?
   A) Airtel
   B) BSNL
   C) Vodafone-Idea
   D) Jio
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Reliance Jio and Google Cloud have entered into a 5G partnership to connect a billion Indians to a faster internet, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said at the Reliance AGM. That’s in addition to the JioPhone Next smartphone that the two companies are developing.

   
   
7. Who has launched a ‘National Nursery Portal’ to connect nursery operators with consumers?
   A) Narendra Modi
   B) Narendra Singh Tomar
   C) Amit Shah
   D) Nitin Gadkari
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched a ‘National Nursery Portal’ to connect nursery operators with consumers

   
   
8. A first-of-its-kind Centre of Excellence – Centre for Bio-Resources and Sustainable Development – to be set up in Northeast by the Ministry of Science and Technology will be located where?
   A) Kurung Kumey
   B) East Siang
   C) Anjaw
   D) Papum Pare
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Ministry of Science and Technology will set up a first-of-its-kind Centre of Excellence – Centre for Bio-Resources and Sustainable Development – in the Northeast. The location of the project is at Kimin in district Papum Pare in Arunachal Pradesh.

   
   
9. Which vigilance commissioner will act as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC)?
   A) Suresh N Patel
   B) Sanjay Kothari
   C) Ajay Tyagi
   D) None of these
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Vigilance Commissioner Suresh N. Patel will act as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) in the Central Vigilance Commission with effect from the date of occurrence of vacancy that is June 24, 2021, until the appointment of the central vigilance commissioner, according to a Personnel Ministry notification.

   
   
10. Where is the Headquarters of Allahabad Bank located?
    A) Mumbai
    B) Pune
    C) Allahabad
    D) Kolkata
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation:

    
    
11. Which district of Jammu and Kashmir has bagged top position at National level for successfully implementing Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during 2020-21?
    A) Kathua
    B) Udhampur
    C) Mirpur
    D) Reasi
    
    
    

    
    Option B
    Explanation: Udhampur district of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has bagged top position at National level for successfully implementing Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during 2020-21.

    
    
12. How much amount did Government announce under Atma Nirbhar Bharat during last financial year?
    A) Rs 32.56 lakh crore
    B) Rs 25.09 lakh crore
    C) Rs 29.87 lakh crore
    D) Rs 37.29 lakh crore
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Government had announced a special economic and comprehensive package of 29.87 lakh crore rupees under Atma Nirbhar Bharat during last financial year.

    
    
13. Which organization has successfully tested fire enhanced Pinaka Rockets?
    A) ISRO
    B) DRDO
    C) NASA
    D) None of the above
    
    
    

    
    Option B
    Explanation: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said it has successfully test-fired enhanced range versions of indigenously-developed Pinaka rockets and 122mm Caliber rockets from a Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRLp) at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.

    
    
14. What is the maximum deposit allowed in Indian Post Payments Bank?
    A) Rs 50,000
    B) Rs 1,00,000
    C) Rs 2,00,000
    D) Rs 5,00,000
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    

    
    
15. Which film has won Best Film Award in BAFTA Awards 2021?
    A) Nomadland
    B) Promising Young woman
    C) The Present
    D) Soul
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: The 74th British Academy Film Awards is being held over two nights for the first time. The opening night ceremony was held virtually from London’s Royal Albert Hall. Best Film: Nomadland.