1 | Page Expected Current Affairs Questions for SBI PO & Clerk 2018 Exam 1. Indian banks and financial institutions signed an inter-creditor agreement on July 23, 2018 to fast- track the resolution of stressed assets of what amount that are under consortium lending? – ₹500 crore or above 2. Indian banks, financial institutions signed agreement to speed up bad loan resolution accordance to the recommendations of which committee? – Sunil Mehta Committee 3. Which of the following method of payment option provided by online retailers may be a regulatory grey area as per the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) response to a Right to Information (RTI) query? – Cash on Delivery 4. How many MoUs did India sign with Rwanda in July, 2018? – 8 5. What amount of line of credit did India extend to Rwanda? – US$200 million 6. Which of the following nation recently emerged as India’s second largest oil supplier? – Iran 7. PM Narendra Modi donated 200 cows for an economic development project in _________. – Rwanda 8. Which of the following state launched the online transfer of diesel subsidy directly into the bank accounts of farmers in the state? – Bihar 9. With which organisation did NITI Aayog sign a Statement of Intent (SoI) to collaborate in Aspirational Districts Programme? – Lupin Foundation 10. To mark the World Day against Trafficking in Persons on July 30, 2018, Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched a contest named – #Childline1098 11. Who was appointed as the first woman Chief Justice of High Court in Pakistan? – Justice Tahira Safdar 12. Gandhi: the years that changed the world (1914-1948) is authored by ________. – Ramachandra Guha 13. A global alliance led by Bayer and IFC today announced partnership with which e-commerce firm to help small farmers in India? – Big Basket 14. With which organisation(s) did Big Basket tie up to help small farmers in India? - International Finance Corporation and Bayer 15. The Union Government has reduced the minimum annual deposit requirement for accounts under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana from ₹1000 to what amount? – ₹250 16. Justice BN Srikrishna committee is associated with ________. – data protection framework 17. Which state had the least share of non-standard-quality (NSQ) among states in 2017-18? – Gujarat 18. Which of the following has become the first quick service restaurant player in the country to use biodiesel, produced from used cooking oil? – McDonalds 19. Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan unveiled a state-of-the-art Air Quality and Weather Forecast System – SAFAR 20. Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan unveiled a state-of-the-art Air Quality and Weather Forecast System– ‘SAFAR’. What does SAFAR stand for? – System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting 21. Union Government has set up a high-level committee to check mob lynching. Who is the chairman of this committee? – Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh 22. Which state government has decided to set up a cultural centre worth about Rs 184 crore? – Haryana 23. Name the international footballer who recently retired citing racism? – Mesut Ozil 24. Mesut Ozil, who recently announced retirement from international football was a player of ______. – Germany www.exampundit.in
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Expected Current Affairs Questions for SBI PO & Clerk 2018 Exam
1. Indian banks and financial institutions signed an inter-creditor agreement on July 23, 2018 to fast-
track the resolution of stressed assets of what amount that are under consortium lending? – ₹500
crore or above
2. Indian banks, financial institutions signed agreement to speed up bad loan resolution accordance to
the recommendations of which committee? – Sunil Mehta Committee
3. Which of the following method of payment option provided by online retailers may be a regulatory
grey area as per the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) response to a Right to Information (RTI) query? –
Cash on Delivery
4. How many MoUs did India sign with Rwanda in July, 2018? – 8
5. What amount of line of credit did India extend to Rwanda? – US$200 million
6. Which of the following nation recently emerged as India’s second largest oil supplier? – Iran
7. PM Narendra Modi donated 200 cows for an economic development project in _________. –
Rwanda
8. Which of the following state launched the online transfer of diesel subsidy directly into the bank
accounts of farmers in the state? – Bihar
9. With which organisation did NITI Aayog sign a Statement of Intent (SoI) to collaborate in
Aspirational Districts Programme? – Lupin Foundation
10. To mark the World Day against Trafficking in Persons on July 30, 2018, Ministry of Women and
Child Development has launched a contest named – #Childline1098
11. Who was appointed as the first woman Chief Justice of High Court in Pakistan? – Justice Tahira
Safdar
12. Gandhi: the years that changed the world (1914-1948) is authored by ________. – Ramachandra
Guha
13. A global alliance led by Bayer and IFC today announced partnership with which e-commerce firm to
help small farmers in India? – Big Basket
14. With which organisation(s) did Big Basket tie up to help small farmers in India? - International
Finance Corporation and Bayer
15. The Union Government has reduced the minimum annual deposit requirement for accounts under
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana from ₹1000 to what amount? – ₹250
16. Justice BN Srikrishna committee is associated with ________. – data protection framework
17. Which state had the least share of non-standard-quality (NSQ) among states in 2017-18? – Gujarat
18. Which of the following has become the first quick service restaurant player in the country to use
biodiesel, produced from used cooking oil? – McDonalds
19. Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan unveiled a state-of-the-art Air Quality and Weather
Forecast System – SAFAR
20. Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan unveiled a state-of-the-art Air Quality and Weather
Forecast System– ‘SAFAR’. What does SAFAR stand for? – System of Air Quality and Weather
Forecasting
21. Union Government has set up a high-level committee to check mob lynching. Who is the chairman
of this committee? – Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh
22. Which state government has decided to set up a cultural centre worth about Rs 184 crore? –
Haryana
23. Name the international footballer who recently retired citing racism? – Mesut Ozil
24. Mesut Ozil, who recently announced retirement from international football was a player of ______.
– Germany
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25. What is the name of the mascot of Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics? – Miraitowa’
26. What is the name of the mascot of Tokyo 2020 Para-Olympics? – Someity
27. Government shortlisted how many young players for a scholarship programme under the KHELO
INDIA Talent Identification Development Scheme? – 734
28. Who was named as the 2017 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the Year? – Sunil Chhetri
29. With how many companies did Bank of Baroda sign MoU to lend ₹500 crore loan in small
enterprises? – 10
30. Bank of Baroda recently sign MoU with 10 companies including Uber, Oyo, Lava and Flipkart to
provide loans to members in their supply chain worth ____. – ₹500 crore
31. Which of the following bank has received the regulatory nod to open offices in Bahrain, Kuwait and
Singapore? – Federal Bank
32. Federal Bank has received the RBI regulatory nod to open offices in _______. – Bahrain, Kuwait and
Singapore
33. Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Bisleri, have initiated a buyback programme for all PET bottles sold in which
state? – Maharashtra
34. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) organised the ‘Ganga Vriksharopan Abhiyan’ in how
many states? – 5 (Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal)
35. The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh launched the Student Police Cadet (SPC) programme
for nationwide implementation in which state? – Haryana
36. Which state has launched a 24-hour helpline to investigate issues faced by inter-caste couples? –
Tamil Nadu
37. WhatsApp on July 20, 2018 announced to limit forwarding messages to how many chats at once? –
5
38. The inaugural ‘two-plus-two dialogue’ will be held in September 2018 between India and ______. –
USA
39. Lakshya Sen is related to which sports? – Badminton
40. Who won India’s first in 53 years men's singles gold at the Asia Junior Badminton Championships in
Jakarta? – Lakshya Sen
41. International Chess Day is observed on ________. – 20 July
42. Which nation in July, 2018 joined the India-initiated International Solar Alliance (ISA)? – Myanmar
43. India-assisted emergency ambulance service was launched in which country? – Sri Lanka
44. The RBI announced to introduce new ₹100 notes. What will be the color of these notes? – Lavender
45. What will be the motif on the reverse of new ₹100 notes? – Rani Ki Vaav
46. Rani Ki Vaav is the motif on the reverse of the new ₹100 notes. Where is Rani Ki Vaav situated? –
Gujarat
47. What is the dimension of the new ₹100 notes? – 66 mm × 142 mm
48. Which of the following bank recently launched DigiLocker facility? – Karnataka Bank
49. Which of the following state has launched a campaign called ‘Skills on Wheels to promote
vocational education across the state? – Odisha
50. Which of the following organisation recently signed a MoU with the Bangalore Metro Rail
Corporation Limited (BMRCL) for the construction of a station at Konappana Agrahara? – Infosys
Foundation
51. Union Government has sanctioned how much amount to the Three Municipal Corporations of Delhi
for effective solid waste management and dust control? – ₹300 crore
52. Government approved the proposal for continuation of Pre-Matric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-
Means based Scholarship Schemes for the students belonging to the six notified Minority
Communities at a total cost of __________. – ₹5338.32 crore
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53. The government has approved the proposal of which state government for the establishment of a
new medical college in the state? – Uttar Pradesh
54. The cabinet has approved the proposal of the state government of Uttar Pradesh for the
establishment of a new medical college at Deoria at a cost of? – ₹250 crore
55. With which of the following bank did Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) sign a MoU to help start-ups? –
YES Bank
56. With which company did Tata Steel sign a MoU to set up Europe’s one of the largest steel joint
venture? – ThyssenKrupp
57. What was India’s rank in terms of money parked by its citizens and companies with Swiss banks? –
73rd
58. Which nation topped the list in terms of money parked by its citizens and companies with Swiss
banks? – United Kingdom
59. Who among the following recently became India's first transgender lawyer? – Sathyasri Sharmila
60. Sathyasri Sharmila became India’s first transgender lawyer from which state? – Tamil Nadu
61. Who among the following was appointed Secretary, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)? – Alka
Tiwari
62. Who among the following was appointed as Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court? – Justice
Ajay Kumar
63. Who among the following has been appointed as chief justice of the Hyderabad high court? – Justice
Thottathil B Nair Radhakrishnan
64. Name the 1st Robot with Artificial Intelligence to Fly in Space. – CIMON (Crew Interactive Mobile
Companion)
65. CIMON, Crew Interactive Mobile Companion, the 1st Robot with Artificial Intelligence to Fly in Space
has been developed by ______. – Airbus
66. Goods and Services Tax Day was observed on _________. – 1 July, 2018
67. National Doctor’s Day was observed on __________. – 1 July
68. Who won the 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy? – Australia
69. Whom did Australia defeat to win the 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy? – India
70. The 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was held in which nation? – Netherlands
71. Which organisation recently launched India’s first nature themed comic-book “The Great Indian
Nature Trail with Uncle Bikky”? – WWF-India
72. How much amount did NABARD sanction under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) to
West Bengal during the first quarter of 2018-19? – ₹735.53 crore
73. To which state did National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) sanction Rs
735.53 crore under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)? – West Bengal
74. With whom did National Stock Exchange (NSE) sign a MoU to source technology for offering
customised real-time clearing, risk management and settlements? – NASDAQ
75. Government constituted Ravindra H Dholakia committee for which purpose? - to upgrade norms for
computation of economic data
76. Who is the chairman of the committee to upgrade norms for computation of economic data? –
Ravindra H Dholakia
77. Name the first oil public sector undertaking (PSU) to adopt an online legal compliance system. –
Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) in Assam
78. Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) in Assam has become the first oil public sector undertaking (PSU) to
adopt an online legal compliance system. What is the name of the system? – 'Legatrix'
79. Which of the following state launched 'Commercial Tax at your door steps' on the occasion of Goods
and Services Tax (GST) Day? – Uttar Pradesh
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80. Which of the following state launched 'Happiness Curriculum' for school students? – Delhi
81. Delhi launched 'Happiness Curriculum' for school students. Who launched the Happiness Curriculum?
– Dalai Lama
82. Which state announced to open India’s first dedicated Khadi Mall? – Jharkhand
83. The Conference of Ministers for Power, New & Renewable Energy of states & union territories will
be held in _______. – Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
84. Who among the following was appointed chairman of Payments Council of India? – Vishwas Patel
85. Who has been appointed Managing Director & CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank? – T Latha
86. Who was named Chief Operating Officer of Swiggy? – Vivek Sunder
87. Who recently took over the additional charge as chairman and managing director of steel PSU SAIL?
– Saraswati Prasad
88. Who among the following has been appointed as the Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI)?
– Arijit Basu
89. Who was recently elected as the President of Delhi & District Cricket Association? – Journalist Rajat
Sharma
90. Name the Indian navy officer who has been selected to participate in the prestigious Golden Globe
Race (GGR). – Abhilash Tomy
91. Which of the following site has been declared as the World Heritage Property by UNESCO? – Victorian
and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
92. Which Indian cricketer was recently inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame? – Rahul Dravid
93. Along with Rahul Dravid, who else was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame? – Ricky Ponting
94. Name the female cricketer inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. – Claire Taylor
95. Who was recently conferred with the National Kalidas Samman for visual arts from the Madhya
Pradesh government? – Anjolie Ela Menon
96. Which committee has submitted its draft report titled 'Sashakt' to the Finance Ministry with a
strategy to tackle stress in the banking sector? – Sunil Mehta Committee
97. Name the report submitted to the Finance Ministry with a strategy to tackle stress in the banking
sector by Sunil Mehta Committee. – Sashakt
98. In the 'Sashakt' Report by Sunil Mehta Committee resolution of bad assets below Rs 50 crore is
recommended within how many days? – 90 days
99. In the 'Sashakt' Report by Sunil Mehta Committee resolution of consortium loans between Rs 50-500
crore is recommended within how many days? – 180 days
100. Which state has signed an MoU with Singapore-based Surbana Jurong forpreparing a
roadmap for Genome Valley 2.0? – Telangana
101. What is the name of election commission launched app for citizens to report any violation of
the model code of conduct during elections? – cVigil
102. Ericsson on 3 July formally launched the country's first "Centre of Excellence (CoE) and
Innovation Lab" for 5G at __________. – IIT Delhi
103. Name the first batch of its intercontinental ballistic missile system to be inducted into India’s
arsenal? – Agni V
104. Which state has decided to recommend to the Centre death penalty for drug peddlers and
smugglers? – Punjab
105. Which state announced to set up tribal museum? – Chhattisgarh
106. Name the Spanish footballer who recently retired from International football. – Andres
Iniesta
107. Name the first woman Puducherry Director General of Police who recently took charge. –
Sundari Nanda
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108. Who has been selected for this year’s National Maritime Search and Rescue Award? – Milan
Shankar Tare, a fisherman from Maharashtra’s Palghar district
109. Who won the 2018 Kabaddi Masters title? - India
110. Which of the following foreign bank was recently granted license by Reserve Bank of India? –
Bank of China
111. Who among the following launched the AI virtual assistant ELA? – SBI Card
112. SBI Card launched the AI virtual assistant ELA. What does ELA stands for? – Electronic Live
Assistant
113. Which of the following P2P platform recently received its NBFC-P2P certification from the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? – Finzy
114. With which bank did CSC SPV sign an agreement to enable three lakh Village Level
Entrepreneurs (VLEs) of the common services centers to operate as banking correspondents? – HDFC
Bank
115. Which of the following bank recently received approval from capital markets regulator SEBI
to start mutual fund business? – YES Bank
116. What is the name of the Mutual Fund business of Yes Bank which recently received approval
from SEBI? – YAMIL (Yes Asset Management (India) Limited)
117. Cabinet approved extension of scheme of recapitalisation of Regional Rural Banks up to 2019-
20. The move will enable the RRBs to maintain the minimum prescribed capital to Risk Weighted
Assets Ratio (CRAR) of what percent? – 9 percent
118. Which state government formed Justice RK Agrawal Committee to help troubled power
plants? – Gujarat
119. What is the name of the India’s first Global Mobility Summit which will be hosted by NITI
Aayog? – ‘MOVE: Global Mobility Summit’
120. NITI Aayog’s ‘MOVE: Global Mobility Summit’ will be held in ___________. – New Delhi
121. NITI Aayog’s ‘MOVE: Global Mobility Summit’ will be inaugurated by ______. – Narendra
Modi
122. Nitin Gadkari flagged off India’s first Taxi Ambulance Service in which city? – New Delhi
123. What is the name of the India's first road emergency cab services provider? – Wagon Cab
124. India’s first e-waste recycling unit will come up in which city? – Bengaluru
125. Which of the following state launched an outstanding power bill waiver scheme and
subsidised power scheme called ‘Sambal’ for labourers and poor families? – Madhya Pradesh
126. For which purpose did Madhya Pradesh launch ‘Sambal’ scheme? – subsidised power scheme
for labourers and poor families
127. With which state did UNESCO sign a MoU to set up a 'Design University' for gaming? – Andhra
Pradesh
128. UNESCO signed MoU to set up a 'Design University' for gaming in which city? –
Vishakhapatnam
129. How much amount has been approved for the "Relief and Rehabilitation of Migrants and
Repatriates" umbrella scheme? – ₹3183 crore
130. The government has recently gave approval to rename the Agartala Airport in Tripura as
_________. – Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore Airport
131. Who has been appointed as the Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for the United
Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP)? – Major General Jose Eladio
Alcain of Uruguay
132. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed in-principle to provide how much amount of loan
to Punjab for various urban development projects? – ₹5,598 crore
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133. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed in-principle to provide Rs 5,598-crore loan to
which state for various urban development projects? – Punjab
134. Which of the following company has announced to set up Blockchain centre at Hyderabad? –
Tech Mahindra
135. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July
4, 2018 approved the proposal for expanding the scope of Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)
by tasking it to mobilise how much amount? – ₹100,000 crore
136. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July
4, 2018 approved the proposal for expanding the scope of Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)
by tasking it to mobilise Rs 1,00,000 crore for _______________ by 2022. – Revitalizing
Infrastructure and Systems in Education (RISE)
137. Name the Union Minister of Coal, Railways, Finance & Corporate Affairs, Piyush Goyal on July
4, 2018 launched Coal Mine Surveillance & Management System (CMSMS) and Mobile Application. –
‘Khan Prahari’
138. CEAT officially signed a MoU with which state to invest Rs 40 billion in the state? – Tamil Nadu
139. Which of the following state high court accorded the status of ‘legal person or entity’ to the
animals in the state? – Uttarakhand High Court
140. Name the Indian American who was recently appointed as the new Acting Administrator of
the crucial Drug Enforcement Agency? – Uttam Dhillon
141. Name the first railways division to eliminate all unmanned level crossings. – Sambalpur
railway division of Indian Railways’ East Coast Railway
142. Indian railways’ first ever Limited Height Subways were recently installed in _______. –
Sambalpur Railway Division
143. Who will be heading newly re-constituted five-judge constitution bench will begin hearing of
the case challenging the Constitutional validity of Section 377 of Indian Penal Code? – CJI Dipak Misra
144. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on July 5, 2018 conducted successful flight
testing of ___________. – Crew Escape System
145. Which of the following state recently sign a MoU with British Council of India on educational
and cultural collaboration? – West Bengal
146. Which of the following state on July 6, 2018 issued an order to ban use of plastic in the state?
– Uttar Pradesh
147. Which of the following state has ordered a mandatory dope test for all government
employees, including police personnel? – Punjab
148. Who among the following has developed a mobile app 'GST Verify' to protect interest of
consumers? – Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
149. Name the app developed by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) for
verification of GST by the consumers? – GST Verify
150. How much worth farm loan waiver did Karnataka announce in their budget? – ₹34,000 crore
151. Competition Commission of India (CCI) on July 4, 2018 launched an Online Guidance System
for determining notifiability of merger & acquisitions (combinations). What is the name of the
system? – Do it yourself
152. Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT)? –
Justice Adarsh Kumar Goal
153. Who has recommended legalisation of regulated betting and gambling activities? – Law
Commission of India
154. The Law Commission of India, in its ________, has recommended legalisation of regulated
betting and gambling activities. – 276th report
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155. Who has recently launched #KitupChallenge to encourage people to start playing sports? –
Sachin Tendulkar
156. International Day of Cooperatives was observed across the world on ______. – 7 July
157. What was theme of 2018 International Day of Cooperatives? – Sustainable societies through
cooperation
158. Which of the following bank has introduced 'Cash@PoS' facility through its network of 13,100-
plus Point of Sale (PoS) terminals? – Karnataka Bank
159. A ministerial panel recommended that there shall be no additional tax incentives for digital
transactions for a year, citing revenue considerations. Who was the chairman of the panel? – Bihar
Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Sushil Kumar Modi
160. RBI has recently set WMA limit at Rs 700 bn for the central government for the July-
September quarter. What does WMA stands for? – 'ways and means advances'
161. RBI has recently set WMA limit at Rs 700 bn for the central government for the July-
September quarter. Define WMA. – 'WMA' are temporary advances given by the RBI to government
to tide over any mismatch in receipts and payments.
162. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has accorded approval for lining project of the Sone canal
in which state? – Bihar
163. Which of the following state has started uploading the photographs of the VAT defaulters on
its website? – Haryana
164. Which of the following state has allotted 200 acres to three different women entrepreneurs'
associations in the state? – Telangana
165. Samsung has opened the world's largest mobile factory in ______. – Noida, India
166. Which of the following company has opened the world's largest mobile factory in Noida,
India? – Samsung
167. Which of the following state government implemented India's first plastic buyback scheme
for PET bottles and milk pouches? – Maharashtra
168. Which of the following state government launched an online portal ‘Pavitra’ for recruiting
teachers? – Maharashtra
169. Which of the following state police signed an MoU with the Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) for crime mapping analytics and predictive systems? – Uttar Pradesh
170. The 17th World Sanskrit Conference was held in _________. – Vancouver, Canada
171. Who inaugurated the 17th World Sanskrit Conference in Canada? – Union Human Resource
Development Minister Prakash Javadekar
172. Which of the following state issued a fresh notification banning the use of thermocol cutlery
across the state? – Himachal Pradesh
173. Who was appointed as the Managing Director of Anchor Electricals? – Vivek Sharma
174. Who has been appointed as a member of the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council? –
Uday Kumar Verma
175. Name the first Indian gymnast to win a gold medal in the vault event of the FIG Artistic
Gymnastics World Challenge Cup. – Dipa Karmakar
176. 2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup was held in ________. – Mersin, Turkey
177. Who has become the second Indian mountaineer after Malli Mastan Babu to climb Mt Ojos
del Salado? – Satyarup Siddhanta
178. Which of the following state recently signed a MoU with Korea Trade-Investment Promotion
Agency (KOTRA) to strengthen trade, industrial relations? – Gujarat
179. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved lining project of the Son canal in Shahabad-
Bhojpur region of Bihar. What is the outlay of the project? – USD 503 million
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180. PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of 13 Urban Infrastructure projects for which
state? – Rajasthan
181. PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of how many Urban Infrastructure projects for
Rajasthan? – 13
182. Who launched one of India's first title insurance policies? – HDFC ERGO
183. HDFC ERGO launched a title insurance policy, making it one of the first such products launched
by private insurers. What is Title insurance policy? – insurance for the title of a real estate property
and is mandatory according to the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016, or RERA
184. Rajya Sabha along with Venkaiah Naidu becomes first to sign a MoU. With which country did
Rajya Sabha sign the MoU? – Rwanda
185. The first ever India Tourism Mart (ITM) was held in _______. – New Delhi
186. The Local Area Plan (LAP) and Town Planning Scheme (TPS) have been formulated under the
AMRUT. They will be implemented in how many city? – 25
187. With which nation India have reached an agreement for the reduction of tariffs on imports of
Indian medicines, particularly cancer drugs? – China
188. The Union Government has granted the Institutions of Eminence (IoEs) status to how many
institutes? – six
189. Nitin Gadkari, formulated an action plan for realising the full potential of ______. – Cruise
Tourism
190. Which of the following state assembly passed the Lok Ayuktha Bill? – Tamil Nadu
191. Who has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two Taiwanese Science Parks
to strengthen links with the parks there? – Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS)
192. Which state has topped the ease of doing annual business ranking of states and Union
Territories by the World Bank and Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP)? – Andhra
Pradesh
193. Who was voted as the best-ever Man Booker Prize winner, celebrating five decades of this
prestigious literary award? – Michael Ondaatje’s ‘The English Patient’
194. Winning Like Sourav: Think & Succeed Like Ganguly book is authored by ________. – Abhirup
Bhattacharya
195. Who among the following was appointed as the Supreme Court Judge of USA? – Brett
Kavanaugh
196. According to World Bank report, which nation did India overtook to become the sixth largest
economy? – France
197. According to World Bank data on gross domestic product (GDP) of countries for 2017, India
has become the world's ______ largest economy overtaking France. – sixth
198. Which of the following company has launched of Mutual Funds transactional capabilities on
Facebook Messenger? – HDFC securities
199. HDFC securities launched of Mutual Funds transactional capabilities on Facebook Messenger
through their virtual assistant ______. – Arya
200. Which of the following payments app announced the launch of instant loan of Rs.5000 on its
app? – Mobikwik
201. MobiKwik announced the launch of instant loan of Rs.5000 on its app. It was launched in
partnership with? – Bajaj Finserv
202. MobiKwik announced the launch of instant loan of on its app up to what amount? – ₹5000
203. Which of the following bank has inked an agreement with South Korea's KB Financial Group
to set-up financing corridor and development of digital payment ecosystem? – Bank of Baroda
204. India-Korea Business Forum was held in ________. – New Delhi
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205. India-Korea Technology Exchange Centre was inaugurated in ______. – New Delhi
206. Along with whom did South Korean Small and Medium Business Corporation (SMC)
inaugurated the India-Korea Technology Exchange Centre? – National Small Industries Corporation
(NSIC)
207. National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) and South Korean Small and Medium Business
Corporation (SMC) inaugurated the India-Korea Technology Exchange Centre in an effort to boost
bilateral cooperation in which sector? – Micro, Medium and Small Enterprises (MSME) segment
208. Which of the following bank has partnered with Australia’s Westpac Banking Corporation to
create a platform named Money2World (M2W)? – ICICI Bank
209. ICICI Bank has partnered with Australia’s Westpac Banking Corporation to create a platform
named _______. – Money2World
210. The Indian Railways has introduced the first ever commercial service to run double-stack
dwarf containers from ______. – Western Railway's Rajkot railway station
211. The first India Japan AI and Fintech Forum was held in ___________. – Tokyo
212. BSNL became the first Mobile Operator to Launch Internet Telephony Services called _____.
– Wings
213. Who launched India’s first Internet Telephony Services called WINGS? – BSNL
214. Which of the following organisation MoU with IRCTC for easy rail e-ticket booking for
personnel? – CRPF
215. Name the first-ever warship to enter port of Sabang in Indonesia. – INS Sumitra
216. INS Sumitra became the first-ever warship to enter port of _____. – Sabang, Indonesia
217. Which of the following state has given in-principle approval for the 39-crore rupees ‘Seema
Darshan’ project? – Gujarat
218. Which of the following state government has decided to digitise, upgrade and preserve its
rare and historic documents? – Telangana
219. Which of the following state launched the much-awaited 'Anna Canteens' in various parts of
the state? – Andhra Pradesh
220. Which Indian state recently granted Religious Minority Status to Jews living in the state? –
Gujarat
221. Which state has announced that it would be enhancing the ex-gratia grant being given to the
family members of the police personnel who die in the line of duty from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 30 lakh? –
Haryana
222. Who has been appointed as the advocate general of Jammu and Kashmir? – D C Raina
223. What was the rank of PM Narendra Modi in the list of most followed leaders on Twitter as
per a study by a global communications agency Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW)? – 3rd
224. Who is the most followed female leader in the report “Twiplomacy” by Burson Cohn & Wolfe
(BCW)? – Sushma Swaraj
225. 2018 World Population Day was observed across the globe on __________. – 11 July
226. What was the theme of 2018 World Population Day? – Family Planning is a Human Right
227. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is contemplating implementing a model for
facilitating listing of Indian startups based on _______. – SnapChat
228. Which of the following payments bank received requisite approvals from the central bank to
start signing up new accounts? – Airtel Payments Bank
229. India recently became the ______ shareholder of the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD). – 69th
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230. India on July 11, 2018 formally became the 69th shareholder of the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(EBRD) is headquartered in _______. – London, UK
231. Who among the following launched a special all-women patrolling team called "The
Winners"? – Kolkata Police
232. Which of the following state government has come out with a detailed policy for senior
citizens that lists the concessions and benefits they are entitled to? – Maharashtra
233. Which of the following state cabinet approved Information Technology policy 2018 which
focuses on reverse migration and creation of around 10,000 jobs in the next five years? – Goa
234. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, inaugurated Dharohar Bhawan. It is the headquarter of ____.
– Archaeological Survey of India
235. What is the name of the new Headquarters building of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
which was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi? – Dharohar Bhawan
236. Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched a ‘Technology Challenge’ for which
purpose? – Identifying solutions for cleaning of Sewerage Systems and Septic Tanks
237. Which of the following nation has unanimously approved a move to bring back capital
punishment for drug-related crimes? – Sri Lanka
238. What was India’ rank in 2018 Global Innovation Index (GII) rankings? – 57th
239. Who topped the 2018 Global Innovation Index (GII) rankings? – Switzerland
240. Malala Day was observed globally on _______. – 12 July
241. Who will head the panel to identify various items and policy interventions to reduce
dependence on imports? – Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha
242. The Union Government on July 12, 2018 constituted a high-level task force under the
Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha for which purpose? – to identify various items and policy
interventions to reduce dependence on imports
243. The Indian Railways on July 12, 2018 launched its first consolidated Bridge Management
System (IR-BMS) will store data on its ________ railway bridges. – 1.5 lakhs
244. Which state government issued a notification on the constitution of a 'Heritage Cabinet’? –
Odisha
245. According to the report of property consultant CBRE, New Delhi’s Connaught Place was placed
______ most expensive office location in the world – 9th
246. According to the report of property consultant CBRE, New Delhi’s Connaught Place is the 9th
most expensive office location in the world with an annual rent of _____. – $153/sqft
247. Name the first Indian, man or woman, to have won a gold in a track event at the world level.
– Hima Das
248. Hima Das became the first Indian woman athlete to win a gold medal in the women's 400m
final race at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships, held in ________. – Tampere, Finland
249. 2020 Olympics will be held in _____. – Tokyo, Japan
250. Tokyo 2020 Olympics have revealed that the torch relay will start in ____. – Fukushima
251. Name the Indian cricketer who announced his retirement from all forms of competitive
cricket on July 13, 2018. – Mohammed Kaif
252. Who among the following has been appointed as the head of investment banking for HSBC
India? – Amitabh Malhotra
253. The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on July 12, 2018 constituted a High-
Level Panel on Digital Cooperation. Who will head the panel? – Melinda Gates & Jack Ma
254. Name the spiritual leader and head of the Sadhu Vaswani mission who recently passed away.
– Baba Vaswani
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255. With which of the following bank did NTPC sign a loan agreement for availing a loan of Rs 15
billion? – HDFC Bank
256. NTPC has signed a term loan agreement with HDFC Bank for availing a loan of ________. –
₹15 billion
257. Which of the following foreign bank will begin commercial banking operations in India in
October this year? – DBS Bank
258. DBS bank will begin commercial banking operations in India in October this year. DBS Bank is
headquartered in ______. – Singapore
259. The Reserve Bank of India has given its nod to Fairfax to acquire 51 per cent stake in ________.
– Catholic Syrian Bank
260. Who launched the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018 (SSG 2018)? – Ministry of Drinking
Water and Sanitation
261. Who scripted history by winning India’s maiden gold medal in the Asian School Badminton
Championship? – Malvika Bansod
262. Malvika Bansod is associated with which sports? – Badminton
263. Which nation grabbed the 3rd place in FIFA World Cup 2018? – Belgium
264. Life Insurance Corporation of India's (LIC's) board has approved acquiring up to 51 per cent
stake in which bank? – IDBI Bank
265. With which company did BEML Ltd sign MoU to explore opportunities in defence products? –
Larsen & Toubro
266. With which organisation did Bharat Electronics Limited sign a MoU for jointly marketing the
L-Band 3D Air Surveillance Radar, RAWL-03? – SAAB, Sweden
267. With which state did Ola sign a MoU to create 35,000 entrepreneurial opportunities in the
state? – Haryana
268. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has constituted a 10 Member Committee to review
the penal provisions in the Companies Act, 2013. Who will head the committee? – Injeti Srinivas,
Secretary of Ministry of Corporate Affairs
269. With which organisation did Indian Railways sign a MoU to connect the city with adjoining
towns of Nagpur? – MahaMetro
270. Indian Railways and MahaMetro signed a MoU to connect the city with adjoining towns of
_________. – Nagpur
271. India has become the Vice Chair of the Asia Pacific Region of ________. – World Customs
Organisation (WCO)
272. World Customs Organisation (WCO) is headquartered in ________. – Brussels, Belgium
273. India recently signed a revised travel agreement with which country to ease visa restrictions
for citizens from the neighbouring country? – Bangladesh
274. Ramesh Powar has been named as the interim coach of _______. – India Women’s cricket
team
275. Which country announced to launch 300 low-orbit satellites to provide worldwide
communication services? – China
276. US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to hold their first
summit at ________. – Helsinki, Finland
277. World Youth Skills Day is observed on ______. – 15 July
278. What was the theme of World Youth Skills Day 2018? – Youth Skills for Sustainability and
Innovation
279. Which of the following state launched the 'Paudhagiri' campaign with an aim to increase the
green cover? – Haryana
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280. A High level Inter ministerial meeting was held on July 16, 2018 in New Delhi to deliberate on
various issues and actions to be taken to conserve The Taj Mahal. Who chaired the meeting? – Nitin
Gadkari
281. Which state has enabled 40,083 classrooms in select state-run and aided schools to become
hi-tech? – Kerala
282. Kerala has enabled 40,083 classrooms in select state-run and aided schools to become hi-tech
with the help of KITE. What does KITE stand for? – Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for
Education (KITE)
283. BBC World Service has launched which regional language as television news bulletin? –
Gujarati
284. Which of the following state government has launched a measles-rubella vaccination drive?
– Gujarat
285. What amount of grand did Gujarat government receive from centre for vaccination campaign
to protect children from measles and rubella? – ₹300 crore
286. Name the engine tested by ISRO that would improve the payload capability of the space
agency's launch vehicles. – Vikas Engine
287. Which of the following country has been ranked at the top in the 2018 'Soft Power 30' index?
– United Kingdom
288. Which nation has declared a 60-day state of emergency on its border with Colombia in order
to guarantee security in a region rife with drug trafficking? – Peru
289. European Union (EU) member states along with government of Canada and Norway have
warned which nation on reinstating capital punishment? – Sri Lanka
290. Who was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs? – David Solomon
291. Who has been selected for 2018 'Sangita Kalanidhi' award of the Music Academy? – Aruna
Sairam
292. Rita Bhaduri who recently passed away was related to which field? – Acting
293. The Speaker of Lok Sabha, Sumitra Mahajan admitted a no-confidence motion moved by the
opposition against the ruling government on July 18, 2018. Who brought the no-confidence motion?
– Kesineni Srinivas
294. Union Ministry of Home Affairs announced to set up the National Database of Arms Licenses
system in ________. – April 2019
295. Which of the following institute has commissioned world’s first remotely operable Local
Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP) microscope? – IIT Madras
296. With which organisation did AIIMS sign a MoU to enhance research in the field of Ayurveda?
– IIT Delhi
297. The eighth session of India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was held in ______. –
Muscat, Oman
298. President Ram Nath Kovind approved Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection)
Bill, 2015 of which state? – Assam
299. Which of the following small finance bank announced the commercial launch of its banking
operations? – Jana Small Finance Bank
300. Jana Small Finance Bank is headquartered in ___. – Bengaluru
301. Which Indian city has been ranked 3rd among the World's Best Cities by Travel + Leisure? –
Udaipur
302. What was the rank of Akshay Kumar is Forbes list of 'Highest-Paid Celebrities'? – 76th
303. What was the rank of Salman Khan is Forbes list of 'Highest-Paid Celebrities'? – 82nd
304. Who topped 2018 Forbes list of 'Highest-Paid Celebrities'? – Floyd Mayweather
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305. With which nation did European Union sign one of the world's biggest free trade deals? –
Japan
306. UN Environment Programme (UNEP) partnered with Google for which purpose? – for
monitoring impact of human activity on global ecosystem
307. Neeraj Chopra is associated with which sports? – Javelin throw
308. Who won the gold medal at the Sotteville Athletics meet in France on July 17, 2018? – Neeraj
Chopra
309. 2018 Nelson Mandela International Day was observed globally on __________. – 18 July,
2018
310. What was the theme of 2018 Nelson Mandela International Day? – Take Action! Inspire
Change!
311. World Emoji Day is observed globally on _____. – 17 July
312. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has ended the special dispensations granted earlier for NBFCs
_________. – Owned by Government
313. Which of the following bank has been recognized with the Champion Security Award at the
14th Visa Asia Pacific Security Summit? – HDFC Bank
314. With which nation did India agree to improve access for businesses in each other’s markets
as they concluded the second review of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
(CECA)? – Singapore
315. Which of the following state has launched a health insurance scheme for working journalists
in the state? – Odisha
316. Which of the following state launched "Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana"? –
Odisha
317. Odisha launched "Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana" for which purpose? –
Health Insurance Scheme for Working Journalists
318. India’s first advanced ultra-supercritical thermal power plant would be set up in ______. –
Chhattisgarh
319. India’s first advanced ultra-supercritical thermal power plant would be set up in which
thermal power plant? – Sipat Thermal Power Plant, Chhattisgarh
320. The price of non-subsidised cooking gas LPG was increased by how much amount? – ₹48
321. India's first Advanced DNA Forensic Lab will be coming up in ________. – Chandigarh
322. Who recently launched the state-of-the-art 'Sakhi Suraksha' lab? – Maneka Gandhi
323. An online analytical tool related to NGOs was launched by Union Home Ministry for which
purpose? – Monitoring foreign contributions received by NGOs and other organisations registered
under the FCRA
324. Which of the following company partnered with the National Commission for Women (NCW)
to launch a Digital Literacy Programme? – Facebook
325. The Union Government on May 31, 2018 reconstituted the Press Council of India (PCI) for
how many years? – 3
326. Which of the following state announced to launch one-stop centres for women affected by
violence in every district? – Haryana
327. Who among the following was appointed Director General of West Bengal police? – Virendra
Kumar
328. Who recently took over as Spain's prime minister after Mariano Rajoy was ousted in a no-
confidence vote? – Pedro Sanchez
329. Who among the following sworn in as prime minister of Italy? – Giuseppe Conte
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330. Who has been chosen as a recipient of Arts and Culture Prize in Fukuoka Prize 2018? – Teejan
Bai
331. Fukuoka Prize is given by which nation? – Japan
332. Which of the following country banned the wearing of face veils (burqa and niqab) in public
places? – Denmark
333. World Milk Day 2018 was observed on ________. – June 1
334. What was the theme of World Milk Day 2018? – Raise a Glass
335. RBI’s Financial Literacy Week 2018 will be held between _______. – June 4 to June 8, 2018
336. What is the theme of Financial Literacy Week 2018 by RBI? – Consumer Protection
337. The Income Tax Department has issued a new reward scheme titled “Benami Transactions
Informants Reward Scheme, 2018”. What is the maximum reward in this scheme for informing
benami transaction or tax evasion? – ₹1 crore
338. The Income Tax Department has issued a new reward scheme titled “Benami Transactions
Informants Reward Scheme, 2018”. What is the maximum reward in this scheme for informing under
Black Money act? – ₹5 crore
339. India will be importing first ever cargo of LNG from which nation? – Russia
340. Which company to import 1st cargo of LNG from Russia under long term deal? – GAIL
341. NTPC Ltd has adopted which monument under the Swachh Iconic Places Projects of India? –
Charminar (Hyderabad)
342. Name the recently successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear capable Long Range
Ballistic Missile. – Agni 5
343. Taj Declaration was adopted for which purpose? – To curb Plastic Pollution
344. Union Government launched ‘SevaBhojYojna’ for which of the following purpose? – to
reimburse the central share of CGST and IGST on items for food/prasad/langar/bhandara offered
free of cost by charitable religious institutions.
345. The Union Ministry of Culture on June 1, 2018 introduced a new scheme called
‘SevaBhojYojna’ with a total outlay of ________. – ₹325 crore
346. Piyush Goyal on June 3, 2018 flagged off Humsafar Express between _________. – Jodhpur –
Bandra
347. Who among the following was named the CEO and Chairman of the US-based security firm
Palo Alto Networks? – Nikesh Arora
348. Who was recently appointed ambassador of 'promote science' initiative in France? – Priyanka
Das
349. Who was awarded the 'Most Valuable Player' (MVP) at Basketball Without Borders Asia? –
Sanjana Ramesh
350. Who won the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee 2018? – Karthik Nemmani
351. The first official World Bicycle Day was observed on ________. – June 3 , 2018
352. Which of the following bank recently launched MSME ‘Scale-Up’ series? – Yes Bank
353. Yes Bank launched MSME ‘Scale-Up’ series for which purpose? - to upskill MSMEs from Tier
1 & 2 Cities
354. Which of the following state recently signed a MoU with LIC for life insurance scheme for
farmers? – Telangana
355. With which company did Telangana sign a MoU for life insurance scheme for farmers? – Life
Insurance Corporation of India
356. Telangana and Life Insurance Corporation signed a MoU for life insurance scheme for farmers.
What is the maximum benefit in this scheme? – ₹5 lakhs
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357. Which of the following company has introduced a first-of-its-kind ‘Merchant Referral’ on its
platform? – Paytm
358. Which city will host Global Compact Network India (GCNI) 13th National Convention on the
theme of 'Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Blueprint for Action'? – Bengaluru
359. Which state recently flagged off the first consignment of pineapples from the state to be
exported to Dubai? – Tripura
360. 49th Conference of Governors was held in _______. – New Delhi
361. Which of the following state issued show cause notices to Ola and Uber cabs for introducing
dynamic pricing in peak hours? – Karnataka
362. To whom did Karnataka state Government Issue show cause notice for introducing dynamic
pricing in peak hours? – Ola and Uber
363. Which state government has decided to give 15 days paternity leave to all male government
employees to take care of the new-born child? – Haryana
364. Which state announced to establish a sports academy in the state for underprivileged
children? – Himachal Pradesh
365. Which state government announced to provide sanitary napkins at just Re 1 to girl students
of government schools starting from August 2018? – Haryana
366. Who among the following was appointed as the fourth deputy governor of Reserve Bank of
India (RBI)? – IDBI Bank CEO Mahesh Kumar Jain
367. Raunak Sadhwani is associated with which sports? – Chess
368. Name the youngest International Master (IM) Chess from Maharashtra. – Raunak Sadhwani
369. Suhana Saini is associated with which sports? – Table Tennis
370. Who claimed the gold medal in the Oman Junior and Cadet Open? – Suhana Saini
371. International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is observed globally on ______.
– 4 June
372. Which of the following bank recently launched a first-of-its-kind special Green Fixed Deposit
product? – Yes Bank
373. What is the name of the Fixed Deposit product launched by Yes Bank on World Environment
Day? – Green Future: Deposit
374. What is the special feature of the Green Fixed Deposit product by Yes Bank? – One tree will
be planted in the depositor’s name
375. A Joint venture was recently formed to set up India’s first bio-refinery in which state? – Assam
376. Government launched 'Krishi Kalyan Abhiyaan' for which of the following purpose? – To help
farmers raise their income
377. How many villages will be undertaken in the recently launched Krishi Kalyan Abhiyaan? – 25
each in 111 Aspirational Districts
378. Which of the following company launched India’s first "Whatsapp for Credit Score"? – Wishfin
379. What is the recently launched ‘Janaushadhi Suvidha’ scheme? – the oxo-biodegradable
sanitary napkin
380. The Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mansukh L Mandaviya, launched
the ‘Janaushadhi Suvidha’, the oxo-biodegradable sanitary napkin, under which scheme? – Pradhan
Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP)
381. The Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mansukh L Mandaviya, launched
the ‘Janaushadhi Suvidha’, the oxo-biodegradable sanitary napkin. What will be the average price of
the Suvidha napkins? – ₹2.50
382. Which of the following company recently launched #FarakPadtaHai campaign? – Ola
383. Ola has announced the return of #FarakPadtaHai for which purpose? – To curb pollution
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384. Government is developing a Yoga Protocol for women in the age group of _____. – 40 plus
385. World Environment Day 2018 was observed on _____. – June 5
386. Who hosted the World Environment Day 2018? – India
387. What was the theme of World Environment Day 2018? – Beat Plastic Pollution
388. Who among the following was appointed Malaysia’s new Attorney General? – Tommy
Thomas
389. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced to set up a Public Credit Registry (PCR) for which
purpose? – information repository that has all loan information of individuals and corporate
borrowers
390. Which of the following committee recommended the setup of Public Credit Registry? – Y.M.
Deosthalee Committee
391. As of June, 2018, what is the current repo rate set by RBI? – 6.25 percent
392. After how many years did RBI increase the repo rate by 25bps? – 4 years
393. As of June, 2018, what is the current reverse repo rate set by RBI? – 6.00 percent
394. IDFC Bank recently received RBI's approval for merger with which financial institute? – Capital
First
395. Which of the following bank was recently fined in United Kingdom for anti-money laundering
breaches? – Canara Bank
396. Government announced to create Agro-Processing Financial Institution for food processing
industry. What type of Financial Institution will this be? – Non-banking Financial Company
397. Union Government announced to compute district-level data of the country’s environmental
wealth for how many years? – Five Years
398. Who will be heading the group to study the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Policy of India? –
Baba Kalyani
399. Government created how many high-powered panels that will work to set up a unique
museum on the 'Prime Ministers of India' in the national capital Delhi? – 3
400. Which of the following state has decided to completely prohibit the use of polythene or plastic
from July 31, 2018? – Uttarakhand
401. Recently a helicopter taxi service was launched between which two cities? – Shimla and
Chandigarh
402. The eleventh edition of Geo-Intelligence Asia 2018 was held in ______. – New Delhi, India
403. According to a report released by Assocham and NEC what is India’s rank in terms of e-Waste
generation? – 5th
404. According to a report released by Assocham and NEC which state of India ranked 1 in terms
of e-Waste generation? – Maharashtra
405. Which state has the highest forest cover among the states and Union territories in the country
with 89 percent? – Mizoram
406. Mizoram has the highest forest cover among the states and Union territories in the country
with _______. – 89 percent
407. India will hold the Malabar naval exercise with which nation? – Japan and USA
408. Government approved funding for the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark-III
continuation programme (Phase-I) consisting of ten GSLV Mk-III flights, at a total estimated cost of
_______. – ₹4338.20 crores
409. Government approved the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) Continuation Programme
(Phase 6) and funding of how many PSLV operational flights under the programme? – 30
410. What was India’s rank in 2018 Global Peace Index? – 136
411. Which of the following nation topped 2018 Global Peace Index? – Iceland
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412. Which of the following organisation released 2018 Global Peace Index? – Economic and Peace
413. Global Running Day is observed on ______. – 6 June
414. What was the theme of 2018 Global Running Day? – Million Kid Run
415. Who was recently elected as the President of the 73rd session of the United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA)? – Ecuador's Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces
416. Name the first woman ever from Latin America and the Caribbean to preside over United
Nations General Assembly (UNGA). – Ecuador's Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces
417. Which of the following bank launched a virtual assistant for customers in June, 2018? – Axis
Bank
418. Name the Axis Bank launched a virtual assistant for customers. – Axis Aha
419. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on June 6, 2018 decided to allow voluntary transition of the
Urban Co-Operative Banks (UCB) into _________. – Small Finance Banks
420. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on June 6, 2018 decided to allow voluntary transition of the
Urban Co-Operative Banks (UCB) into Small Finance Banks (SFB). Which of the following committee
recommended this move? – R Gandhi Committee on Urban Cooperative Banks
421. In order to convert into Small Finance Bank, an Urban Co-Operative Bank must have a
minimum business worth _______. – ₹20,000 crore
422. RBI exempted Small Business loans not to be classified as NPAs even if payments are delayed
by _____. – 180 Days
423. RBI exempted Small Business loans not to be classified as NPAs even if payments are delayed
by 180 days. What is the maximum outstanding credit till January, 2017 for eligibility? – ₹25 crore
424. Which of the following company recently acquired floor cleaning brand Nimyle? – ITC
425. What is the outlay of Atal Bhujal Yojana? – ₹6000 crore
426. Which of the following scheme was recently approved for funding by World Bank? – Atal
Bhujal Yojana
427. The Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) on June 7, 2018 approved the revised cost estimate
of the Dam Rehabilitation & Improvement Project (DRIP) for ____. – ₹ 3466 crore
428. EFC extended timeline of Dam Rehabilitation & Improvement Project to ______. – June 2020
429. India recorded what per cent reduction in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) since 2013, as per
the Sample Registration System (SRS)? – 22
430. President Ram Nath Kovind on June 7, 2018 inaugurated a 73 km long National Highway in
which state? – Tripura
431. The Health Ministry has barred how many medical colleges in the country to admit students
for the academic session 2018-19? – 82
432. Who was recently appointed chairman of Cellular Operators Association of India? – Vodafone
CEO Sunil Sood
433. Who was recently appointed additional governor of Tripura? – West Bengal Governor K N
Tripathi
434. Who will be given the prestigious Lifetime Achievement honour at the upcoming International
Indian Film Academy awards ceremony? – Anupam Kher
435. According to RBI, the short-term deposits under Gold Monetization Scheme will be treated as
_______. – Bank’s on-balance sheet liability
436. What does STBD stands for in Gold Monetisation Scheme? – Short Term Bank Deposit
437. What is the minimum period of Short Term Bank Deposit under Gold Monetisation Scheme?
– 1 year
438. What is the maximum period of Short Term Bank Deposit under Gold Monetisation Scheme?
– 3 years
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439. Who is the chairman of the committee to set up a mechanism for the speedy resolution of
stressed assets in the banking system? – Sunil Mehta
440. According to RBI, upto what amount of interest subsidy scheme on short-term crop loans will
be implemented through the Direct Benefit Transfer Mode? – ₹3 lakhs
441. How much amount has been allotted for 2018-19 towards interest subvention for short-term
crop loans? – ₹15000 crore
442. Which of the following state recently launched a ‘Business First Portal’ to give a big push
towards the ease of doing business in the state? – Punjab
443. Name India’s first indigenous long-range artillery gun. – Dhanush
444. Who launched India’s first portable MRI scanner to take diagnosis to remote villages? – Tata
445. Who among the following was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of
Shopper’s Stop? – Rajiv Suri
446. World Oceans Day was observed across the world on ________. – 8 June, 2018
447. Name the first Indian cricketer to score 2,000 runs in T20 Internationals. – Mithali Raj
448. Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore approved the revised guidelines for
which trophy? – Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy
449. Who won the 2018 Intercontinental Cup? – India
450. India won the 2018 Intercontinental Cup by defeating ______. – Kenya
451. With whom did Sunil Chettri equalise the record of Most International Goals for nation in
Active Players? – Lionel Messi
452. Sunil Chettri became the joint second highest goal scorer among active players along with
Argentinean star player Lionel Messi. How many goals did he score? – 64
453. Anu Kumar is associated with which sport? – Middle Distance Running
454. Who won the gold medal in the men's 800m in the 2018 Junior Asian Athletics
Championships? – Anu Kumar
455. 2018 Junior Asian Athletics Championships was held in ________. – Gifu, Japan
456. Who won the 2018 French Open Men’s Single title? – Rafael Nadal
457. Rafael Nadal won the Men’s Singles Title in 2018 French Open by defeating _____. – Dominic
Thiem
458. Who won the women's singles title in 2018 French Open? – Simona Halep
459. Whom did Simona Halep defeat to win the women's singles title in 2018 French Open? –
Sloane Stephens
460. With which bank did Central University of Kashmir (CUK) sign a MoU to strengthen and further
the industry-academia linkage? – HDFC Bank
461. With whom did Raasi Solar Power sign a MoU for transfer of technology for India’s first
Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Battery project? – Central Electro Chemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi,
Tamil Nadu
462. Who headed the group of scientist to develop the technology for India’s first Lithium Ion (Li-
ion) Battery project? – Dr Gopu Kumar
463. With which nation did India sign a MoU for sharing the hydrological data of the Brahmaputra
River? – China
464. Which nation did recently sign a MoU with India to import non-Basmati rice from India? –
China
465. What is the sanitation coverage in rural areas as of June 2018? – 85%
466. With which nation did India sign a MoU to extend the cooperation within health sector? –
Norway
467. 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit was held in ______. – Qingdao
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468. India recently refused to endorse the Qingdao Declaration for which of the following reason?
– One Belt, One Road (OBOR) project
469. Which of the following bank recently announced to launch multi sector accelerator program?
– Yes Bank
470. Name the recently launched multi sector accelerator program by Yes Bank. – Yes Scale
471. India’s first national police museum to be established in ________. – New Delhi
472. Name the first Complaint management system based app launched by Indian Railways. – Rail
Madad
473. What does MADAD stands for in Rail MADAD app? – Mobile Application for Desired
Assistance During travel
474. For which purpose did Indian Railways launch Rail Madad App? – to expedite passenger
grievance redressal
475. Name the app launched by Indian Railways for creating awareness for the items served to
passengers on their Rail Journey? – Menu on Rails
476. How many Indian beaches going to be awarded with the Blue Flag certification? – 13
477. 13 Indian beaches going to be awarded with the Blue Flag certification. What is Blue Flag
Certification? - environment-friendly as per international standards
478. Which nation received the first Blue Flag certification in Asia? – India
479. Which of the following state was declared Open-Defecation Free? – Andhra Pradesh
480. Who has been appointed to serve as the acting Chairman of the Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC)? – Arvind Saxena
481. As per RBI, borrowers having aggregate fund based working capital limit of Rs 150 crore and
above from the banking system, need to withdraw a minimum of _______ of the limit as loan
component and the remaining as cash credit. – 40 per cent
482. What does WCDL stands for in RBI’s draft guidelines to modify the loan system for delivery of
bank credit? – Working Capital Demand Loan
483. The amount of the Working Capital Demand Loan (WCDL) will be fixed by banks in
consultation with the borrowers, and the tenure of this loan shall not be less than ________. – Seven
Days
484. What does CCF stands for in RBI’s draft guidelines to modify the loan system for delivery of
bank credit? – Credit Conversion Factor
485. How much amount of credit enhancement fund will be launched by Government in July to
boost infrastructure financing? – ₹500 crore
486. According to State Bank of India’s (SBI) annual report for 2017-18, which bank holds the
largest value share of mobile banking transactions? – Axis Bank
487. According to State Bank of India’s (SBI) annual report for 2017-18, Axis Bank commands the
largest value share of mobile banking transactions at ________. – 17. 2 per cent
488. According to State Bank of India’s (SBI) annual report for 2017-18, who holds the largest
volume of mobile banking transaction? – Paytm
489. Which state has emerged as the leading state in generating e-way bills during April, May and
the first week of June? – Gujarat
490. NITI Aayog recently announced creation of how many additional Atal Tinkering Labs under
the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)? – 3000
491. 11th World Hindi Conference was held in _______ - Pailles, Mauritius
492. What was the main theme of 11th World Hindi Conference? – ‘Hindi Vishwa Aur Bharatiy
Sanskriti’
493. The Union Government has launched how many Wi-Fi Choupals in villages? – 5000
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494. Who is the chairman of the panel established to bring in transparency in the jobs data
calculation and presentation? – TCA Anant
495. Which of the following state announced to introduce an awareness programme called
'Sanskar' in all its development blocks and panchayats? – Assam
496. Which of the following state has decided to increase the duty of home guard volunteers from
90 days to 150 days per year? – Haryana
497. Madhogarh Fort is located in which state? – Haryana
498. The summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was
held in ______. – Singapore
499. World Day against Child Labour is observed on _______. – 12 June
500. What was the theme of 2018 World Day against Child Labour? – ‘Generation Safe & Healthy’
501. Government recently approved HDFC Bank to raise additional share capital of up to a
maximum of ______. – ₹24000 crore
502. Which of the following company recently launched its Seller Lending Network (SLN)? –
Amazon
503. The Centre has made it mandatory for all ministries and government departments to seek
prior approval of the Finance Ministry if their expenditure on seminars, workshops and similar events
exceeds _________. – ₹40 lakhs
504. Which of the following state will become the first Indian state to get completely covered
under the piped gas distribution network? – Gujarat
505. The government has approved what per cent increase in the carpet area of houses eligible for
interest subsidy under the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) for the Middle-Income Group (MIG)
under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) (PMAY-U) to boost affordable housing? – 33
506. Who launched the Phase III of ‘Swachh Iconic Places’ (SIP) under PM Narendra Modi’s Swachh
Bharat Mission? – Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary of the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and
Sanitation
507. In which place government launched the Phase III of ‘Swachh Iconic Places’ (SIP) under PM
Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Mission? – Mana Village, Uttarakhand
508. Which of the following organisation has created a world record of distributing maximum
number of bee-boxes in one day under ‘Honey Mission’? – Khadi and Village Industries Commission
(KVIC)
509. 3rd Meeting of National Council of Senior Citizens was held in ________. – New Delhi
510. Who chaired the 3rd Meeting of National Council of Senior Citizens? – Thaawarchand Gehlot,
Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment
511. Who among the following was appointed Chief Financial Officer of General Motors Co.? –
Dhivya Suryadevara
512. US government has approved a deal to sell the Indian military six AH-64E Apache attack
helicopters for what amount? – 930 million dollars
513. US government has approved a deal to sell the Indian military how many AH-64E Apache
attack helicopters for 930 million dollars? – six
514. International Conference on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) was held in
_______. – Kathmandu, Nepal
515. Who among the following was honoured with Japan's prestigious Nikkei Asia Prize? –
Bindeshwar Pathak, noted social reformer and founder of Sulabh International
516. National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has signed an MoU with the e-Government
Leadership Centre (eGL) of which nation to skill India’s workforce? – Singapore
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517. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first integrated greenfield smart city project in
_______. – Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh
518. Which of the following state inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Smart
Village Movement (SVM) to facilitate relevant technology innovations in selected villages of the
state? – Arunachal Pradesh
519. Who inaugurated the 10th meeting of Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis
(GAELF)? – J P Nadda
520. Name the first Indian opener to have scored a century before lunch on the first day of the
test. – Shikhar Dhawan
521. Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan became the first Indian opener to have scored a century
before lunch on the first day of the test against which team? – Afghanistan
522. Amelia Kerr is associated with which sports? – Cricket
523. Amelia Kerr is a cricketer from which nation? – New Zealand
524. Who recently scored a not out 232 run score to smash women's ODI record? – Amelia Kerr
525. Saweety Boora is associated with which sports? – Boxing
526. Who will be hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup? – United States, Mexico and Canada
527. World Blood Donor 2018 was observed on _______. – June 14
528. What was the theme of World Blood Donor 2018? – 'Be there for someone else. Give blood.
Share life.’
529. Swajal scheme was recently launched in how many aspirational districts? – 115
530. SWAJAL scheme was recently launched in 115 aspirational districts with an outlay of
___________. – ₹700 crore
531. A National Tribal Museum along with a National Level Tribal Research Institute is proposed to
be set up at ________. – New Delhi
532. The European Union Film Festival (EUFF) 2018 was held in ____. – New Delhi, India
533. Which of the following high court ruled that any notice that is delivered using the online
messaging platform WhatsApp in PDF format will be considered valid? – Bombay High Court
534. Which of the following bank recently launched Deposit Only Card? – Karnataka Bank
535. Marg ERP limited recently partnered with which bank to offer an integrated payments
platform to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) customers? – ICICI Bank
536. Afghanistan recently played their first ever Test cricket match against India in ____. –
Bengaluru
537. 2018 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was observed on _____. – 15 June
538. What was the theme of 2018 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day? – “Moving from Awareness
to Action through a Human Rights based approach”
539. Global Wind Day is observed on ____. – 15 June
540. North East Small Finance bank (NESFB), Northeast India’s first small bank has started its
services in ______. – Guwahati, Assam
541. Who launched the first branch of North East Small Finance bank in Assam? – Ratan Tata
542. North East Small Finance bank is headquartered in ______. – Guwahati, Assam
543. How much amount did National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD)
announce to lend Madhya Pradesh this FY? – ₹21000 crore
544. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has signed a MoU on net neutrality titled ‘Joint
Statement for an Open Internet’ with __________. – Body of European Regulators for Electronic
Communications
545. The fourth meeting of Governing Council of NITI Aayog was chaired by _________. – PM
Narendra Modi
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546. Who will head the seven member committee under MNREGA scheme for development of
irrigation and post-harvest? – Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan
547. The Indian Railways have announced to repaint how many conventional coaches
manufactured at Integral Coach Factory in Chennai? – 30,000
548. The new colour scheme of Indian Railways is _____. – Beige and brown
549. In which state Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) foundation stone
was recently laid? – Haryana
550. Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Remit2India? – Virat Kohli
551. World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2018 was observed on ______. – 17 June
552. What was the theme of 2018 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought? – Land has
true value. Invest in it.
553. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has eased the norms for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to invest
in ______. – Debt
554. Steel Ministry constituted a Task Force to examine the feasibility of setting up steel plants in
which state(s)? – Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
555. Who topped Composition Water Management Index (CWMI) by NITI Aayog? – Gujarat
556. Name India's first indigenous artillery gun which recently has cleared the final test. – Dhanush
557. The government has approved financial assistance upto what amount per family to West
Pakistan Refugees (WPRs)? – ₹5.5 lakhs
558. Who has been appointed as ICICI Bank COO And Whole Time Director? – Sandeep Bakshi
559. Who became the youngest president of Colombia after winning the election? – Ivan Duque
560. Ivan Duque recently became the youngest president of which nation? – Colombia
561. The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) plenary meeting was held in ______. – Jurmala, Latvia
562. Which of the following nation recently launched Glonass-M positioning satellite? – Russia
563. Which of the following team will debut in the next Ranji Trophy season? – Uttarakhand
564. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has set up a panel consisting 10 members
to review norms for insurance marketing firms. Who is the chairman of the panel? – Suresh Mathur
565. IRDAI recently set up Suresh Mathur panel for which purpose? – to review norms for
insurance marketing firms
566. Which of the following company recently acquired Indian payments startup Chillr? –
TrueCaller
567. The government will be setting up the country’s largest national data centre in ___. – Bhopal,
Madhya Pradesh
568. National Digital library of India (NDLI) is developed by Ministry of Human Resource and _____.
– IIT Kharagpur
569. Central Water Commission (CWC) signed a Collaboration Agreement with Google for which
purpose? – Flood Forecasting
570. Which state recently approved the merger of `shikshakarmi' with the state school education
department? – Chhattisgarh
571. Government has directed the CBSE to conduct the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET)
examination in how many languages? – 20 (All Indian Languages)
572. Google announced to provide training to how many journalists in English and six other Indian
languages on fact checking in the next one year? – 8000
573. Google announced to provide training to 8,000 journalists in English and six other Indian
languages on ______. – Fact Checking
574. Who was the appointed President of Uber India and South Asia operations? – Pradeep
Parameswaran
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575. Who assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Coal in June 2018? – Dr. Inder Jit Singh
576. Which of the following nation announced to create world’s first Space Force? – Donald Trump
577. Which nation recently passed a bill to legalise cannabis? – Canada
578. International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict was observed across the
world on _________. – June 19
579. What was the theme of International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
2018? – “The Plight and Rights of Children Born of War”
580. The Indian Army is observing the year 2018 as _______. – ‘Year of Disabled Soldiers in Line
of Duty’
581. Nerella Venumadhav, who recently passed away was know for _________. – Mimicry
582. The housing loan limits for eligibility under priority sector lending will be revised to what
amount for metropolitan centers? – ₹35 lakhs
583. What is the current family income limit for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) under
revised Priority Sector Lending norms? – ₹3 lakhs
584. What is the current family income limit for Low Income Groups (LIG) under revised Priority
Sector Lending norms? – ₹6 lakhs
585. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revised which of the following under Priority Sector Lending
(PSL)? – upwards housing loan limits
586. The Reserve Bank of India has tightened norms for LRS. What does LRS stands for? –
Liberalised Remittance Scheme
587. The world's first of its kind and state-of-the-art International Centre for ‘Humanitarian
Forensics’ (ICHF) was launched in _______. – Gandhinagar, Gujarat
588. Who adopted the Gangotri Temple Area & Trail to Gaumukh under Adopt a Heritage Scheme?
– Uttarakhand Government
589. With which nation did India agreed to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation in June,
2018? – Australia
590. Which of the following city has been selected as 100th Smart City? – Shillong, Meghalaya
591. Who has adopted Jagatpur village in Delhi for its Swachhata Abhiyaan? – Khadi and Village
Industries Commission (KVIC)
592. Indra-2018 is a tri-service joint military exercise between India and ________. – Russia
593. Tri-service joint military exercise IndRa 2018 will be held in ________. – India
594. Who among the following was crowned Femina Miss India World 2018? – Anukreethy Vas
595. Name the Former RBI Dy Governor who has joined Paytm board as an advisor. – Rama
Subramaniam Gandhi
596. World Refugee Day 2018 was observed on _______. – 20 June
597. What was the theme of World Refugee Day 2018? – #WithRefugees
598. SEBI announced a reduction in the timeline for the announcement of Initial Public Offering
(IPO) prices from five days to ______. – Two Days
599. The second edition of MSME Pulse, a quarterly report on MSME sector was released by
TransUnion CIBIL and ______. – Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
600. India recently imposed higher tariff rates on how many import products from USA? – 29
601. Accenture, National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) and who
did recently launch "Scalerator" Program for start-ups? – Consulate General of Israel to South India
602. India's first robotic telescope was recently launched in ______. – Hanle, Ladakh
603. What is the name of India's first robotic telescope? – GROWTH-India (Global Relay of
mission for which purpose? – to study matter between stars
1405. International Day for Monuments and Sites or World Heritage Day is observed on _________.
– 18 April
1406. What was the theme of International Day for Monuments and Sites or World Heritage Day
2018? – Heritage for Generation
1407. World Haemophilia Day is observed on __________. – 17 April
1408. What was the theme of World Haemophilia Day 2018? – 'Sharing Knowledge Makes Us
Stronger'
1409. Which monument in India lit up with red lights on World Haemophilia Day 2018? – Qutub
Minar
1410. Bhimsain, who recently passed away was famously known for – Filmmaking & Animation
1411. Name the filmmaker & animator best known for his film 'Gharaonda' who recently passed
away. – Bhimsain
1412. According to TRA Brand Trust Report 2018, which public sector bank emerged as the most
trusted public sector bank in India? – State Bank of India
1413. According to TRA Brand Trust Report 2018, which private sector bank emerged as the most
trusted private sector bank in India? – ICICI Bank
1414. What was State Bank of India’s overall brand trust index ranking in TRA Brand Trust Report
2018? – 21st
1415. According to the database of the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook
(WEO) for April 2018 India's GDP worth _________. – $2.6 trillion
1416. India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the worth of the economy, clocked in at $2.6 trillion
for 2017, according to the database of the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook
(WEO) for April 2018. With this India's economy ranked _______. – 6th
1417. According to IMF report, India recently emerged as the 6th largest economy in the world.
Which nation was replaced by India? – France
1418. As per the OpenSignal report, who topped the charts of 4G availability? – Reliance Jio
1419. Taipei World Trade Centre (TWTC) launched its office in which Indian city? – New Delhi
1420. UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) announced an extension of Super Priority Visa service (SPV)
to how many Indian cities? – 5 (Pune, Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai & Mumbai)
1421. Which of the following state government recently launched new cashless health scheme, 'Atal
Amrit Abhiyan'? – Assam
1422. Assam government’s new cashless health scheme, 'Atal Amrit Abhiyan' was launched by
__________. –Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu
1423. Union Government on April 18, 2018 formed a new integrated institutional mechanism,
Defence Planning Committee (DPC) to reform the process of higher defence planning. Who will head
this committee? – Ajit Doval
1424. Uber recently tied up with which Metro Railway for setting up kiosks at 24 stations across the
city? – Hyderabad
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1425. Name the recently developed app to enable ‘ASHA’ community health workers track the
growing burden of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes in the rural areas. – Smart Health
1426. The Union Government on April 18, 2018 announced to provide smartphones, instead of
tablets, to Anganwadi workers to promote which scheme? – Poshan Abhiyaan Nutrition Scheme
1427. The first meeting of National Council on India's nutrition challenges under 'Poshan Abhiyaan'
was chaired by __________. – NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar
1428. Which of the following state launched 'Haemophilia Jagruti, a magazine to spread awareness
about haemophilia? – Gujarat
1429. What was India’s rank in the 2018 Commonwealth Innovation Index? – 10th
1430. Which nation topped the 2018 Commonwealth Innovation Index? – United Kingdom
1431. What was the rank of Mukesh Ambani in Fortune magazine as the World's Greatest Leaders
of 2018? – 24
1432. What was the rank of Human Rights Lawyer Indira Jaising in Fortune magazine as the World's
Greatest Leaders of 2018? – 20
1433. Who was appointed Director (Onshore) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)? – Sanjay
Kumar Moitra
1434. Which organization released Global Findex Report 2017? – World Bank
1435. According to World Bank’s Global Findex Report 2017, how many Indian adults do not have
any bank account? – 19 crore
1436. What is India’s rank in terms of unbanked population in Global Findex Report 2017? – 2nd
1437. According to the Global Findex Report 2017, which nation has the largest unbanked
population? – China
1438. The Indian Olympic Association has decided to bid for the __________. – 2026 Youth
Olympics
1439. The Indian Olympic Association has decided to bid for the __________. – 2030 Asian Games
1440. The Indian Olympic Association has decided to bid for the __________. – 2032 Summer
Olympics
1441. Who will host the inaugural edition of the four-nation Intercontinental Cup 2018? – Mumbai
Football Arena
1442. What was the theme of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2018? –
'Towards a Common Future'
1443. Which nation did recently change its name to ‘Kingdom of eSwatini’? – Swaziland
1444. Which nation recently returned to France the prestigious Legion d'honneur? – Syria
1445. Who was appointed as the next head of the Commonwealth? – Prince Charles
1446. Who was named as the new President of Cuba on April 19, 2018? – Miguel Diaz-Canel
1447. Who was recently appointed as the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA)? – Jim Bridenstine
1448. Name the famous Swedish musician who recently passed away. – Avicii
1449. "Mission Gandhigiri" is a non-performing assets (NPAs) recovery mechanism of _______. –
Punjab National Bank
1450. Which of the following bank has introduced a 'digital form' which will help open current
accounts in a few hours? – ICICI Bank
1451. Which state government recently launched an interactive mobile app through which farmers
can seek solutions to their problems and know about diseases of plants? – Nagaland
1452. Which Bollywood actress was featured in the 100 Most Influential People List of 2018 by TIME
Magazine? – Deepika Padukone
1453. Civil Services Day observed in India on _________. – 21 April
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1454. The first official World Creativity and Innovation Day observed on ________. – 21 April
1455. International Mother Earth Day is observed on ____. – 22 April
1456. What was the theme of International Mother Earth Day 2018? – "End Plastic Pollution"
1457. What was the latest update in KYC by the Reserve Bank of India? – Mandatory linking Aadhar
1458. Name the first Indian company to achieve USD 100 billion Market Capitalisation. – Tata
Consultancy Services
1459. Government approved the restructured centrally sponsored scheme of Rashtriya Gram
Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) with a total cost of _________. – ₹7255.50 crore
1460. Who was recently announced as the brand ambassador of Bata India? – Kriti Sanon
1461. Who among the following was appointed Tata Group's President, Global Corporate Affairs? –
S Jaishankar
1462. With which nation European Union to host world's first female foreign ministers meeting in
September 2018? – Canada
1463. World Book and Copyright Day is observed on _________. – 23 April
1464. Which city was designated as the World Book Capital for 2018? – Athens, Greece
1465. 8th South Asian Judo Championship was held in _______. – Lalitpur, Nepal
1466. Tulika Maan is associated with which sports? – Judo
1467. Garima Chaudhary is associated with which sports? – Judo
1468. C. Jina Devi is associated with which sports? – Judo
1469. Who hosted the first ecommerce think tank meeting? – Suresh Prabhu
1470. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed in principle to give an aid of Rs 1,700 crore to
which Indian state? – Uttarakhand
1471. Asian Development Bank has agreed in principle to give an aid of how much amount to
Uttarakhand for infrastructure development and creation of sewerage treatment facilities in urban
areas? – ₹1700 crore
1472. How much amount of loan agreement did India sign with the World Bank for the Madhya
Pradesh Rural Connectivity Project? – $210 million
1473. India recently signed a loan agreement worth $210 million with World Bank for Rural
Connectivity Project in which state? – Madhya Pradesh
1474. With which of the following company did Foodpanda tie up to enable seamless digital
payments for all its users? – PhonePe
1475. With which nation did India’s trade cross $ 3 billion in 2017? – Poland
1476. As per World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief, India received the highest remittances
of __________ in 2017. – USD 69 billion
1477. National Panchayati Raj Day is observed on _______. – 24 April
1478. PM Narendra Modi launched Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan in which state? – Madhya
Pradesh
1479. Name the first South India HC to introduce e-court fee payment facility. – Madras High Court
1480. In which state the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was totally withdrawn after 27
years? – Meghalaya
1481. Which of the following Indian public sector company recently signed a MoU with Airports
Authority of India (AAI) to utilize its airstrips under the Udan air regional connectivity scheme? – Steel
Authority India Limited
1482. Who was recently conferred with the 2018 Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize of the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO)? – Egyptian
photographer Mahmoud Abu Zeid
1483. World Day for Laboratory Animals is observed on _____. – 24 April
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1484. How much amount of loan agreement did India sign with World Bank for the ‘Innovate in India
for Inclusiveness Project’? – $125 million
1485. The Union Government and World Bank signed a $125 million agreement on April 24, 2018
for ________. – developing an innovative biopharmaceutical and medical devices industry in India
1486. The Reserve Bank of India recently lifted credit cap on which sector? – Service Sector MSMEs
1487. How many focus areas are there in Atal New India Challenge? – 17
1488. The Government recently approved Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Bamboo Mission
(NBM) with an outlay of? – ₹1290 crore
1489. India recently announced to tie up with USA and which nation to develop new pollution-
forecast system? – Finland
1490. Two-day coastal security exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ was held in _______. – Kerala
1491. Who was appointed Standard Chartered Bank brand ambassador for Retail Digital Banking? –
Anushka Sharma
1492. Who was appointed Executive Chairman of Bharti Infratel? – Akhil Kumar Gupta
1493. World Malaria Day is observed on _______. – 25 April
1494. What was the theme of World Malaria Day 2018? – Ready to beat malaria
1495. In which of the following state did ABB commission India’s first industrial solar microgrid? –
Vadodara, Gujarat
1496. Which state rolled out "Graduation Approach to Sustainable Livelihood" scheme which will
provide alternative employment opportunities to families who have been affected by the
implementation of total alcohol prohibition in the state? – Bihar
1497. India's first Virtual Bronchoscopy Navigation system was set up by AIIMS in _______. – New
Delhi
1498. India recently conducted defence exercise HARIMAU SHAKTI 2018 with which nation? –
Malaysia
1499. The second edition of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan was launched by the government with an aim to
____. – uplift rural India
1500. Name the first woman lawyer to be appointed as Supreme Court Judge. – Indu Malhotra
1501. What was India’s rank in World Press Freedom Index 2018? – 138th
1502. Which nation topped the World Press Freedom Index 2018? – Norway
1503. World Press Freedom Index 2018 was released by _____. – Reporters without Borders
1504. PM Narendra Modi launched Van Dhan Scheme in which state? – Chhattisgarh
1505. PM Narendra Modi launched Van Dhan scheme for which purpose? – to help increase tribal
income
1506. The first model Van DhanVikas Kendra in Bijapuris being implemented for training of 300
training beneficiaries with a total outlay of _________. – ₹43.38 lakh
1507. Under Van Dhan Scheme, how many self help groups will be constituted? – 10
1508. Which of the following bank recently approved a proposal to increase its borrowing limit up
to Rs 2 lakh crore? – Axis Bank
1509. Name the HDFC launched advance version of its interactive humanoid. – IRA 2.0
1510. Which bank recently launched an advance version of its interactive humanoid IRA 2.0? – HDFC
Bank
1511. HDFC bank launched an advance version of its interactive humanoid IRA 2.0. What does IRA
stands for? – Interactive Robotic Assistant
1512. Which Indian airlines recently became a member of the International Air Transport
Association (IATA)? – Vistara
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1513. Vistara recently became a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). With
this Vistara became the _____ Indian airline to be a part of this association. – Third
1514. Which city will be hosting International Blockchain Congress? – Hyderabad
1515. How much amount did Government of India collect from the Goods and Services Tax (GST)
during 2017-18? – ₹7 lakh 41 thousand crore
1516. Which of the following state government signed an MoU with the British Council to
strengthen educational and cultural cooperation? – Maharashtra
1517. The 23rd meeting of the Western Zonal Council was held – Gandhinagar, Gujarat
1518. Which of the following state recently launched e-prison system? – Meghalaya (Shillong)
1519. Who was appointed as interim CEO of IndiGo Airlines? – Rahul Bhatia
1520. Aditya Ghosh recently resigned from CEO position of _______. – IndiGo Airlines
1521. Who was appointed special envoy for Myanmar in refugee crisis? – Christine Schraner
Burgener (Switzerland)
1522. Who was appointed as America's 70th Secretary of State? – Mike Pompeo
1523. Who was appointed BCCI junior selection committee chairman? – Aashish Kapoor
1524. Which organization was conferred with the National Intellectual Property Award, 2018? –
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
1525. Which of the following company recently introduced offline payments solution “Tap-Card”?
– Paytm
1526. Name the Near Field Communication (NFC) technology based payment solution launched by
Paytm. – Tap Card
1527. With which of the following company did Paytm partner to launch offline NFC based solution
“Tap Card”? – Yeldi Softcom
1528. RBI has decided to increase the ECB Liability to Equity Ratio for ECB raised from direct foreign
equity holder under the automatic route to ________. – 7:1
1529. RBI has decided to increase the ECB Liability to Equity Ratio for ECB raised from direct foreign
equity holder under the automatic route to 7:1. This ratio will not be applicable if total of all ECBs
raised by an entity is up to ________. – USD 5 million
1530. RBI has withdrawn a restriction that limited foreign investors to only investing in government
and corporate bonds with tenures of __________. – 3 years or more
1531. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on April 27, 2018 approved Capital Acquisition
Proposals of the services valued at over ______. – ₹3,687 crore
1532. DAC approved procurement of DRDO’s designed and developed NAG Missile System (NAMIS)
at the cost of what amount? – ₹524 crore
1533. Government announced Deen Dayal Upadhyay Scholarship for which purpose? –
Development in Journalism
1534. Which of the following high court recently declared the practice of solitary confinement as
unconstitutional as per the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners?
– Uttarakhand High Court
1535. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on April 27, 2018
signed a landmark peace agreement. What is the name of the agreement? – Panmunjeom
Declaration
1536. World Day for Safety and Health at Work is observed on ____. – 28 April
1537. What was the theme of 2018 World Day for Safety and Health at Work? – Occupational safety
health (OSH) vulnerability of young workers
1538. Which company was ranked as most trusted brand in India? – Google
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1539. Google was ranked the most trusted brand in India as per __________. – TRA Brand Trust
Report 2018
1540. Google was ranked 1 in the most trusted brand report. Who was ranked second? – Facebook
1541. Government launched a Pilot Scheme for Procurement of Aggregate Power of 2500 MW on
competitive basis for how many years? – 3
1542. Which state recently signed a MoU with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for setting
up a five lakh litre per day capacity modernised dairy plant? – Odisha
1543. With which nation did India recently agree to review their bilateral trade treaty by July 2018?
– Nepal
1544. Google recently tie up with CBSE for which purpose? – to allow students check their results
on its platform
1545. Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has successfully fired a BVR missile. What does BVR stand
for? – Beyond Visual Range
1546. Which of the following aircraft successfully fired an air-to-air beyond visual (BVR) range
missile? – Tejas
1547. Name the first corporate house to adopt a historical monument in India. – Dalmia Bharat
Group
1548. Dalmia Bharat Group has become the first corporate house to adopt a historical monument
in India under which scheme? – Adopt a Heritage Scheme
1549. Dalmia Bharat Group has become the first corporate house to adopt a historical monument
in India. Name the monument. – Red Fort & Golkanada Fort
1550. Dalmia Bharat Group adopted Red Fort under Adopt a Heritage Scheme for how many years?
– 5
1551. Ayushman Bharat Diwas was celebrated across the country on _____. – 30 April
1552. In a first, India and Pakistan will jointly take part in 'Peace Mission-2018' in which country? –
Russia
1553. India and Pakistan will participate for the first time in a multination counter-terror war game.
What is the name of the war game? – Peace Mission-2018
1554. PM Narendra Modi announced every single village of India was electrified. According to the
statement, which village was the last one to receive electricity on? – Leisang in Manipur
1555. Who has been chosen for the 2017 Saraswati Samman? – Gujarati poet Sitanshu
Yashaschandra
1556. Gujarati poet Sitanshu Yashaschandra chosen for the 2017 Saraswati Samman for _____. –
his collection of verses (poetry) titled ‘Vakhar’
1557. Who has been appointed as part-time chairman of the Kotak Mahindra Bank? – Prakash Apte
1558. Who was appointed as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Intex? – Rajiv Bakshi
1559. Who was appointed Britain’s new Home Secretary? – Sajid Javid
1560. International Jazz Day is observed on _______. – 30 April
1561. International Dance Day is observed on _______. – 29 April
1562. World Immunization Week is observed between _______. – 24 to 30 April
1563. What was the theme of World Immunization Week 2018? – Protected Together,
#VaccinesWork
1564. The Office of United States (US) Trade Representative (USTR) placed India on ‘Priority Watch
List’ in which of its report? – Special 301 Report
1565. International Buddhist Conference was held in ________. – Lumbini, Nepal
1566. Who won the FIFA World Cup 2018? – France
1567. Who was the runner-up of FIFA World Cup 2018? – Croatia
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1568. Who was ranked 3rd in the FIFA World Cup 2018? – Belgium
1569. 2018 FIFA World Cup was held in __________. – Russia
1570. 2022 FIFA World Cup will be held in which nation? – Qatar
1571. 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held in which nation? – USA, Mexico and Canada
1572. Which nation reached the FIFA World Cup final for the first time in 2018? – Croatia
1573. Which of the following nation made first appearance at a FIFA World Cup in 2018? – Panama
& Iceland
1574. VAR were used for the first time in FIFA World Cup 2018. What does VAR stand for? – Video
Assistance Referees
1575. Who won the Golden Ball (Best Player) award in FIFA World Cup 2018? – Luka Modric
(Croatia)
1576. Who won the Golden Boot (Highest Scorer) award in FIFA World Cup 2018? – Harry Kane
(England)
1577. Who won the Golden Gloves (Best Goalkeeper) award in FIFA World Cup 2018? – Thibaut
Courtois – Belgium
1578. Who won the Best Young Player award in FIFA World Cup 2018? – Kylian Mbappe (France)
1579. Which nation won the FIFA Fair Play Award in FIFA World Cup 2018? – Spain
Banking & Economic Awareness Questions
1. Credit Risk refers to the risk that
a) A borrower will default on any type of debt
b) Wrong strategy is adopted
c) Borrower may opt to get necessary
permit/licenses
d) Loan processing may be faulty
e) Interest rate in the markets may increase
2. Which of the following complaints is invalid in
Banking Ombudsman Scheme:
a) Refusal to close or delay in closing the accounts
b) Non-acceptance, without sufficient cause, of
coins tendered and for charging of commission for
this service
c) Non-payment or delay in payment of inward
remittances
d) Closure of account without customer concern
e) None of them
3. The Fair Practice Code for Credit Card
Operations is the banking industry has been
evolved by
a) Indian Banks’ Association (IBA)
b) Banking Ombudsman (BO)
c) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
d) Banking Codes and Standards Board of India
(BCSBI)
e) None of them
4. A mutual fund scheme in which the investors
commit their money for a particular period is
known as
a) Long-End Scheme
b) Closed-End Scheme
c) Back-End Scheme
d) Open-End Scheme
e) Long-Term Fund
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5. Which of the following factors do the
commission takes into account in formulating
Minimum Support Price?
a) Cost of production
b) Changes in input prices
c) Input-output price parity
d) Trends in market prices
e) All of them
6. A Kiosk bank account has the limit of maximum
transactions per day
a) Rs 25000
b) Rs 15000
c) Rs 10000
d) Rs 20000
e) Rs 5000
7. A Kiosk Bank Account can have a maximum
balance of _______
a) 50000 rupees
b) 1 Lakh rupees
c) 75000 rupees
d) 25000 rupees
e) 2 lakhs rupees
8. Which of the following sections of Banking
Regulation Ac 1949 directs Restriction on loans
and advances?
a) 24
b) 20
c) 18
d) 25
e) 16
9. The viability of a primary credit society
implies?
a) To appoint a full-time paid secretary
b) To constitute reserves on the scales considered
necessary and to pay a reasonable dividend on
capital
c) Its ability to setup a regular office of its own
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
10. The common feature of the agricultural credit
societies in the country is that_________.
a) Only small and marginal farmers are their
members
b) The persons living in cities and town are their
members
c) The agriculturists are their members
d) All of these
e) None of these
11. Under which section of the RBI Act, the RBI
has the sole right of note issue?
a) Section 20
b) Section 22
c) Section 25
d) Section 28
e) Section 30
12. In which year did the Insurance Regulatory
and Development Authority of India came into
force?
a) 1999
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b) 2000
c) 2001
d) 1991
e) 1993
13. Under which section of the RBI Act, mentions
the right to recover of notes lost, stolen,
mutilated or imperfect?
a) Section 28
b) Section 21
c) Section 28
d) Section 24
e) Section 35
14. SWIFT is a network for banks to exchange
information. What does S stands for in SWIFT?
a) System
b) Secured
c) Securities
d) Society
e) Standard
15. The foreign Exchange rate is dependent on
which of the following?
a) Government Policies
b) Monetary Policy Directives
c) Demand and Supply Forces
d) Foreign Exchange Reserves
e) None
16. Who decides on the value and volume of bank
notes to be printed and on what basis?
a) Reserve Bank of India
b) Stock Exchange
c) NITI Aayog
d) Finance Ministry
e) Union Government
17. Inflation is measured in India on the basis of
which Index?
a) Consumer Price Index
b) Whole Sale Price Index
c) Retail Price Index
d) Market forces
e) None
18. The SDR is an international reserve asset,
created by the
a) Asian Development Bank
b) Federal Reserve
c) United Nations
d) International Monetary Fund
e) World Trade Organisation
19. In case of a debt taken by a married woman,
her husband
a) shall be liable if the debt is taken after her
marriage
b) shall be liable if the loan is taken with his
consent or authority
c) shall never be liable in any conditions
d) Both 1 and 2
e) None
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20. Which of the following lendings qualifies as a
priority sector loan?
a) Loan for purchase of gold or diamond ornament
for daughter's marriage
b) Loan for white goods
c) Loan for House improvement or new house
d) Loan for purchase of tractor
e) Both 2 and 4
21. NEFT and RTGS in banking terminology speaks
of
a) various deposit products
b) various loan products
c) electronic payment products within a bank
d) electronic fund transfer from bank to bank
e) cheque truncation process
22. Each of the RRBs covers districts ranging from
a) 1 to 15
b) 2 to 25
c) 3 to 25
d) 2 to 15
e) 1 to 5
23. As per news in various newspapers, 'kfw'
Group released another instalment of its financial
aid to India. Kfw is an organisation/bank based in
a) France
b) Japan
c) Italy
d) China
e) Germany
24. Crossing of cheques makes them
a) invalid document
b) ineligible to endorse to person other than payee
c) remain the same in all respect, it is only a
practice
d) eligible for payment irrespective of sufficient
balance in the account
e) Ineligible to get cash across the bank counter
25. When a bank dishonours a cheque,
a) it is called settlement of the cheque
b) it is called withdrawing of the cheque
c) it is called nullifying of the cheque
d) it is called truncating of the cheque
e) it is called return of the cheque unpaid
26. In a bank which of the following are the usual
types of Deposits accounts?
a) Savings A/c, Electricity A/c and Insurance
Premium A/c
b) Fixed Deposits, Post office savings bank A/c and
current deposit accounts
c) Current A/c, Savings Bank A/c and Term deposit
a/c
d) Loan accounts, Savings bank A/c and term
deposit accounts
e) Current Bill A/c and Term Deposit A/c
27. Which of the following cannot be called as a
value added service offered by bank?
a) Special accounts for the poor section of the
society
b) Accident insurance cover
c) Instant credit of outstation cheques
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d) Free cheque books
e) All of these
28. An account in which trading of shares in their
electronic form is done, is known as
a) D-Mat Account
b) NRI Account
c) NRIO Account
d) Current Account
e) None of the above
29. Mortgage is a security created on
a) movable property for a loan given by a bank
b) immovable property for a deposit received by a
bank
c) a confirmation of immovable property given by
a bank
d) movable property for a deposit given by a bank
e) immovable property for a loan given by a bank
30. A savings Bank Account opened with a
commercial bank with zero balance or very
minimal balnce is known as
a) Savings bank ordinary account
b) Student savings bank account
c) No-Frill Account
d) Current Account
e) Call Deposit
31. The measure of return on investments in
terms of percentage is called:
a) Hedge
b) Arbitrage
c) Yield
d) Free float market-cap
e) Splits
32. In agriculture, WTO defines all domestic
support measures considered to distort
production and trade (with some exceptions) fall
into the _________.
a) S & D Box
b) Amber Box
c) Blue Box
d) Green Box
e) None of these
33. Andhra Bank was founded in the year of
______.
a) 1923
b) 1908
c) 1891
d) 1935
e) 1928
34. In case of National Electronic Funds Transfer
or NEFT, Clearing Centre shall maintain record of
all payment instructions processed by it for a
period of __________.
a) 10 years
b) 3 years
c) 5 years
d) 8 years
e) 7 years
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35. Immediate Payment Service started in ____
a) 2007
b) 2009
c) 2010
d) 2011
e) 2008
36. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee
Corporation or DICGC insures all bank deposits
except:
a) Interbank Deposits
b) Deposits of state/central government
c) Current Account deposits
d) Both 1 and 2
e) All 1, 2 and 3
37. How many core industries are there in Indian
economy?
a) 7
b) 6
c) 5
d) 9
e) 8
38. Financial Action Task Force is an
intergovernmental organization consisting _____
member countries.
a) 36
b) 43
c) 58
d) 47
e) 51
39. Which of the following is an example of
Veblen Goods?
a) Audi A8 Cars
b) Organic Potatoes
c) Salt
d) Bajaj Pulsar Bike
e) Domestic Alcohols
40. National Housing Bank is a wholly owned
subsidiary of ___________.
a) NABARD
b) RBI
c) Government of India
d) SIDBI
e) Both 1 and 3
41. Which one of the following is introduced by
banks to increase financial inclusion?
1) Stimulus package
2) Internet banking
3) Business correspondent
4) Corporate banking
5) None of the above
42. Which one of the following is a type of
banking application which authorises a bank to
block a specific sum of money in an individual's
bank account to be invested in an Initial Public
Offer (IPO)?
1) RTGS
2) ASBA
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3) Prefunded cheques
4) SCSBs
5) None of the above
43. The RBI has asked banks to spell out their
policy, procedures and size of the business on
which of the following aspects of banking ?
1) On-shore banking
2) Off-shore banking
3) Investments in secondary market
4) Wealth Management
5) None of the above
44. The main objective(s) of National Housing
Bank is/are
1) to promote and develop specialised housing
finance institutions for mobilisation of resources
and extending finance for housing activities
2) to extend refinance facilities to housing
instituitions and to scheduled banks
3) to provide guarantee and underwriting facilities
to housing finance institutions
4) All of the above
5) None of the above
45. Under what circumstances, can the bank close
a Partnership account?
1) Death of partner
2) Retirement of a partner
3) Insolvency of a partner
4) All of the above
5) None of the above
46. Partners are mutual agents. It applies to
sleeping or secret partners also. The rights of
other partners
1) can be restricted and entrusted to one partner
2) cannot be restricted and not be entrusted to
one partner
3) can be enjoyed jointly
4) can be enjoyed severally
5) None of the above
47. Which of the following constitute the code of
conduct for merchant bankers as stipulated by
SEBI?
1) Maintenance of high degree of standards of
integrity and fairness in dealings
2) Providing true and adequate information to
investors and abide by the provisions of various
acts, rules and regulations etc
3) Ethical conduct of business and provision of
information to customers in respect of code
4) All of the above
5) None of the above
48. When banks make advances to limited
companies against their assets, the required
forms are to be presented to the Register
companies within ________ from the date of
execution.
1) 21 days
2) 30 days
3) 1 month
4) 2 months
5) None of the above
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49. Which of the following
agencies/organisations has decided to make
major changes for ULIPs?
1) IRDA
2) RBI
3) FRBI
4) AMFI
5) None of the above
50. Power of attorney is a stamped document and
generally executed in the presence of
1) a Notary Public
2) a Magistrate of a Court
3) an Authorised Government official
4) All of the above
5) None of the above
51. Which of the following is the principal
institution for promotion, financing and
development of small scale industries in the
country?
(A) RBI
(B) SBI
(C) IDBI
(D) SIDBI
(E) None of these
52. Which of the following lending qualifies as a
priority sector loan?
(A) loan for consumer durables
(B) housing loan
(C) loan for purchase of gold for marriage of
daughter
(D) loan for the purchase of a tractor
(E) none of these
53. A bank is under statuary obligations to
honour its customer’s cheques vide
(A) section 3 of the RBI act,1934
(B) section 10 of the banking regulation act,1949
(C) section 31 of the Negotiable Instruments
act,1881
(D) all of the above
(E) none of the above
54. The objective of the monetary policy of India
is to
(A) Discourage loading of commodities
(B) encourage flow of credit into the neglected
sector
(C) control inflation
(D) all of the above
(E) none of these
55. The services provide by merchant bankers
include
I. management of mutual funds
II. Dealing with corporate clients and advising
them on various issues
III. Public issues
(A) Both I and II
(B) Both II and III
(C) only I
(D) All I, II and III
(E) none of these
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56. Which of the following aspects are outlined
by the loan policy of a bank?
(A) Financial covenants
(B) Rating standards
(C) Lending procedures
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
57. Systemic investment plans are a customer
centric facility provided by which of the
following?
(A) Mutual funds
(B) Post office savings scheme
(C) Commercial banks
(D) Stock Brokers
(E) all of the above
58. The first decimal issues of coins in 1950 in
India consisted of
(A) 1, 2 and 5 paise
(B) 1, 2, 5 and 10 paise
(C) 1, 2, 5, 10 and 25 paise
(D) 1, 2, 5, 10, 25 and 50 paise
(E) None of these
59. The investments done by “those financial
entities which were Launched or incorporated in
a foreign country, but are investing in an Indian
venture in India” are called as
(A) private equity
(B) patent money
(C) foreign institutional investment
(D) current account money
(E) all of the above
60. Stock market Indexes often served as a
benchmark to measure the performance of which
of the following types of portfolio of the
investors/promoters?
(A) Equity portfolio
(B) mutual funds
(C) investments in government securities
(D) tax saving instruments
(E) all of the above
61. National Institute of Bank Management is the
Institution meant for
a) recruitment of bank employees at all levels
b) providing management personnel to the banks
c) training of bank employees in banking
d) providing consultancy of best practices in bank
management
e) All those given as options
62. A bond issued at a price less than its face
value and payable on its due date at its face value
bearing no ROI (Rate of interest) is called
a) Preference Bond
b) Zero Coupon Bond
c) Convertible Bond
d) Perpetual Bond
e) Sovereign Bond
63. A cheque bearing the date earlier than the
date of submission to the bank is known as
a) Bearer Cheque
b) Stale Cheque
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c) Crossed Cheque
d) Post-Dated Cheque
e) Ante-Dated Cheque
64.The term “moral suasion” refers to which one
of the following?
a) The moral duty of the borrowers to deal with
only one bank
b) The banker’s duty of secrecy as regards the
affairs and account of his customers.
c) The advice given by the RBI to the
banks/financial institutions in the matter of their
lending and others operations with the objective
that they might implement or follow it.
d) All of the above
e) None of these
65. A Credit Guarantee Trust Fund has been set
up for guaranteeing collateral-free credit
facilities by lending to small-scale industries. This
fund is being managed by which of the following
institutions?
a) IDBI
b) NABARD
c) SBI
d) SIDBI
e) RBI
66. Which of the following is NOT a category of
NBFCs?
a) Infrastructure Finance Company
b) Loan Company
c) Investment Company
d) Asset Finance Company
e) None of these
67. When a customer draws a cheque on a bank
a) it is a mandate on that bank to pay.
b) it is a mandate on the Government of India to
pay.
c) it is a mandate on the State Government to pay.
d) it is a mandate on the RBI to pay.
e) it is a mandate on the Finance Ministry to pay.
68. ‘Nomination’ for a deposit account in the
bank means
a) mandate given by the close relative/s of the
depositor to settle the death claim in case of death
of the depositor.
b) mandate decided by the bank to settle the
death claim of its depositor.
c) mandate of the depositor in favour of one or
more persons to claim the amount on death of the
depositor.
d) mandate of the depositor in favour of a close
relative who can claim the amount on death of the
depositor.
e) court order instructing the banks to settle the
death claim of its depositor.
69. In which of the following accounts is
operation by cheques permitted?
a) Savings bank accounts and fixed deposit
accounts
b) Current accounts and fixed deposit accounts
c) Savings bank accounts and floating loan
accounts
d) Savings bank accounts and cash accounts
e) Savings bank accounts and current accounts
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70. A mortgage is a security created on
a) movable property for a loan given by a bank.
b) immovable property for a deposit received by a
bank.
c) a confirmation of immovable property given by
a bank.
d) movable property for a deposit given by a bank.
e) immovable property for a loan given by a bank.
71. What is the minimum capital requirement for
setting up a normal commercial bank as per the
RBI guidelines?
(a) Rs 100 cr
(b) Rs 200 cr
(c) Rs 400 cr
(d) Rs 500 cr
(e) None of these
72. Which of the following is the safest from of
crossing-
(a) Double crossing
(b) Special crossing
(c) Account payee crossing
(d) General crossing
(e) None of these
73. Which development financial institution
integrated with a bank?
(a) IFCI Ltd.
(b) NHB
(c) ICICI Ltd.
(d) IIFCL
(e) None of these
74. The Merchant banking activity in India is
governed by _____
(a) RBI
(b) SEBI
(c) IRDA
(d) Both 1 and 3
(e) None of these
75. Which of the following is a Non-Banking
Financial Company ?
(a) SBI
(b) Muthoot Finance
(c) ICICI
(d) Peerless Finance
(e) None of these
76. Who is the Major shareholder in NABARD?
(a) Central Government
(b) SBI
(c) RBI
(d) State Cooperative Bank
(e) None of these
77. How does a bank establish the identity of a
customer?
(a) By following KYC Norms
(b) By taking AADHAR card copy
(c) By getting introduction of an existing customer
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
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78. Which of the following is a prerequisites for
transfer of a negotiable instruments?
(a) Acceptance
(b) Crossing
(c) Mere delivery or indorsement and delivery
(d) Blank Indorsement
(e) None of these
79. Which of the following is true about co-
operative banks?
(a) They have profit as their main motive
(b) They are established under the cooperative
societies act
(c) All are scheduled bank
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
80. Which Nationalized bank was the first to
sponsor a regional rural bank in India ?
(a) Union Bank of India
(b) Central Bank of India
(c) Syndicate Bank
(d) SBI
(e) None of these
81. Banks are authorized to sell third party
products. Which are these products ______
(a) Term deposits
(b) Mutual funds
(c) Debit cards
(d) Gift cheques
(e) None of these
82. Small savings scheme like national savings
certificates, public provident fund, Monthly
Income scheme are popular among the salaried
people. Which Financial institutions manage
these scheme ?
(a) Post Office
(b) Public Sector Banks
(c) Co-operative Banks
(d) Commercial Banks
(e) None of these
83. The interest rate at which the RBI lends to
Commercial Banks in the short term to maintain
liquidity its known as ___?
(a) Repo rate
(b) Interest rate
(c) Bank Rate
(d) Reverse repo rate
(e) None of these
84. Which of the following is not a method of
credit control?
(a) Credit deposit ratio
(b) Bank rate policy
(c) Cash reserve ratio
(d) Open market operations
(e) None of these
85. Banks do not allow their customers to avail
which of the following services under “Mobile
Banking”?(If all allowed, then the Answer with
option E)
(a) Loan Application
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(b) Payment
(c) Money Transfer
(d) Balance Inquiry
(e) None of the above
86. Which of the following scheme is not meant
for investment purposes?
(a) National saving certificate
(b) Infrastructure bonds
(c) Mutual funds
(d) Letter of credit
(e) None of these
87. Basel norms which are important regulatory
stipulations are meant for which sector?
(a) Insurance
(b) Banking
(c) Micro finance
(d) Pension funds
(e) None
88. Systematic investment Plans relates to:
(a) Mutual Funds
(b) Life Insurance Companies
(c) Commercial Banks
(d) Post office Savings Schemes
(e) None
89. Euro money is the official currency of?
(a) NATO
(b) UN
(c) European Council
(d) Germany and England
(e) None of these
90. Which of the following is an example of cash
less purchase?
(a) Debit card
(b) Credit card
(c) ATM withdrawal
(d) All of the above
(e) None
91. Banking services delivered to a customer by
means of a computer control system that does
not directly involve banks branch is called?
(a) Universal banking
(b) Virtual banking
(c) Narrow banking
(d) Brick & Mortal banking
(e) None
92. Financial inclusion means provision of?
(a) Financial services namely payments,
remittances, savings, loans and insurance at
affordable cost to persons not yet given the bank
(b) Ration at affordable cost to persons not yet
given the same
(c) House at affordable cost to persons not yet
given the same
(d) Food at affordable cost to persons not yet given
the same
(e) Education at affordable cost to persons not yet
given the same
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93. When a bank returns a cheque unpaid, it is
called?
(a) Payment of the cheque
(b) Drawing of the cheque
(c) Cancelling of the cheque
(d) Dishonour of the cheque
(e) Taking of the cheque
94. Largest shareholder (in percentage
shareholding) of a nationalized bank is?
(a) RBI
(b) NABARD
(c) LIC
(d) Govt of India
(e) Both Union and State Government of India
95. Which of the following types of accounts are
known as ‘Demat Accounts’?
(a) Accounts which are Zero Balance
(b) Accounts which are opened to facilitate
repayment of a loan taken from the bank. No
other business can be conducted from there
(c) Accounts in which shares of various companies
are traded in electronic form
(d) Accounts which are operated through internet
banking facility
(e) None of the above
96. NEFT means?
(a) National Electronic Funds Transfer
(b) Negotiated Efficient Fund Transfer system
(c) National Efficient Fund Transfer solution
(d) Non Effective Fund Transfer system
(e) Negotiated Electronic Foreign Transfer system.
97. Distribution of insurance products and
insurance policies by banks as corporate agents is
known as?
(a) General insurance
(b) Non-life insurance
(c) Bancassurance
(d) Insurance Banking
(e) Deposit Insurance
98. In respect of partnership business, LLP stands
for:
(a) Local Labour Promotion
(b) Low Labour Projects
(c) Limited Loan Partnership
(d) Longer Liability Partnership
(e) Limited Liability Partnership
99. What is a stale cheque?
(a) A cheque issued without drawer’s signature.
(b) A cheque with only signature of the drawer.
(c) A cheque which has completed 3 months from
the date of its issue.
(d) Any one of the above.
(e) None
100. Which of the following is a source of
collecting money from the public for a company
for the first time?
(a) Rights issue
(b) Bonus shares
(c) Follow on offering
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(d) Initial public offer
(e) Secondary offering
101. The RBI has adopted which of the following
model, in which mobile banking is performed
through business correspondents of banks.
(A) Bank led
(B) Mobile
(C) band mobile
(D) all of these
(E) none of these
102. Banker- customer relationship is often
considered as a fiduciary one. What is this
relation based on?
(A) Agent and principal
(B) faith
(C) contract
(D) commercial
(E) all of the above
Answers of the following questions:
1. a) A borrower will default on any type of
debt
2. a) Refusal to close or delay in closing the
accounts
3. d) Banking Codes and Standards Board of
India (BCSBI)
4. b) Closed-End Scheme
5. e) All of them
6. c) Rs 10000
7. a) 50000 rupees
8. b) 20
9. d) All of the above
10. c) The agriculturists are their members
11. b) Section 22
12. a) 1999
13. c) Section 28
14. d) Society
15. c) Demand and Supply Forces
16. a) Reserve Bank of India
17. b) Whole Sale Price Index
18. d) International Monetary Fund
19. b) shall be liable if the loan is taken with his
consent or authority
20. d) Loan for purchase of tractor
21. d) electronic fund transfer from bank to
bank
22. b) 2 to 25
23. e) Germany
24. b) ineligible to endorse to person other
than payee
25. it is called return of the cheque unpaid
26. c) Current A/c, Savings Bank A/c and Term
deposit a/c
27. b) Accident insurance cover
28. a) D-Mat Account
29. e) immovable property for a loan given by
a bank
30. c) No-Frill Account
31. c) The measure of return on investments in
terms of percentage is called Yield.
32. b) In agriculture, WTO defines all domestic
support measures considered to distort
production and trade (with some
exceptions) fall into the amber box.
Recently the term was in news when India
pushed WTO members to accelerate work
on outstanding Doha Round issues.
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33. a) Andhra Bank was founded in the year of
1923.
34. a) In case of National Electronic Funds
Transfer or NEFT, Clearing Centre shall
maintain record of all payment instructions
processed by it for a period of 10 years.
35. c) Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) is an
instant real-time inter-bank electronic
funds transfer system of India started on 22
November, 2010.
36. d) Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee
Corporation or DICGC insures all bank
deposits except: (i) Deposits of foreign
Governments; (ii) Deposits of Central/State
Governments; (iii) Inter-bank deposits; (iv)
Deposits of the State Land Development
Banks with the State co-operative banks;
(v) Any amount due on account of and
deposit received outside India; (vi) Any
amount which has been specifically
exempted by the corporation with the
previous approval of the RBI.
37. e) There are 8 core industries in India. 1.
Electricity. 2. Coal. 3. Crude Oil. 4. Natural
Gas. 5. Refinery Products (93% of Crude
Throughput). 6. Fertilizers. 7. Steel (Alloy +
Non-Alloy) 8. Cement.
38. a) The Financial Action Task Force (on
Money Laundering) (FATF) is an
intergovernmental organization founded in
1989 on the initiative of the G7 to develop
policies to combat money laundering. The
FATF Secretariat is housed at the
headquarters of the OECD in Paris with 36
member countries.
39. a) Definition of Veblen Goods - A good for
which demand increases as the price
increases, because of its exclusive nature
and appeal as a status symbol. For eg. Bajaj
Pulsar is not a luxury/exclusive bike, but
Harley Davidson bikes are an example of
exclusive bikes. Diamond Jewellery is also
an example of Veblen Goods.
40. b) National Housing Bank is a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of
India. It is headquartered at New Delhi.
41. c) Business correspondent
42. b) ASBA
43. d) Wealth Management
44. d) All of the above
45. d) All of the above
46. a) can be restricted and entrusted to one
partner
47. d) All of the above
48. b) 30 days
49. a) IRDA
50. d) All of the above
51. d) SIDBI
52. d) loan for the purchase of a tractor
53. c) section 31 of the Negotiable Instruments
act,1881
54. d) all of the above
55. d) All I, II and III
56. d) All of these
57. a) Mutual funds
58. d) 1, 2, 5, 10, 25 and 50 paise
59. c) foreign institutional investment
60. a) Equity portfolio
61. c) training of bank employees in banking
62. b) Zero Coupon Bond
63. e) Ante-Dated Cheque
64. c) The advice given by the RBI to the
banks/financial institutions in the matter of
their lending and others operations with
the objective that they might implement or
follow it.
65. d) SIDBI
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66. e) None of these
67. a) it is a mandate on that bank to pay.
68. d) mandate of the depositor in favour of a
close relative who can claim the amount on
death of the depositor.
69. e) Savings bank accounts and current
accounts
70. e) immovable property for a loan given by
a bank.
71. d) Rs 500 cr
72. c) Account payee crossing
73. c) ICICI Ltd.
74. b) SEBI
75. b) Muthoot Finance
76. a) Central Government
77. d) All of the above
78. c) Mere delivery or indorsement and
delivery
79. b) They are established under the
cooperative societies act
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80. c) Syndicate Bank
81. b) Mutual funds
82. a) Post Office
83. a) Repo rate
84. a) Credit deposit ratio
85. e) None of the above
86. d) Letter of credit
87. b) Banking
88. a) Mutual Funds
89. c) European Council
90. c) ATM withdrawal
91. b) Virtual banking
92. a) Financial services namely payments,
remittances, savings, loans and insurance
at affordable cost to persons not yet given
the bank
93. d) Dishonour of the cheque
94. d) Govt of India
95. c) Accounts in which shares of various
companies are traded in electronic form
96. a) National Electronic Funds Transfer
97. c) Bancassurance
98. e) Limited Liability Partnership
99. c) A cheque which has completed 3 months
from the date of its issue.
100. d) Initial public offer
101. d) all of these
102. b) faith
Expected Stock GK Questions
1. Dada Dhuniwale Thermal Power Plant is located in which state? – Madhya Pradesh
2. Sri Penusila Narasimha Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? – Andhra Pradesh
3. Kanaka Durga Temple is located in which state? – Andhra Pradesh
4. Captain Roop Singh Stadium is located in which city/state? – Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
5. Which of the following is the capital city of Paraguay – Asuncion
6. Bucharest is the capital city of which country? – Romania
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7. Which of the following is the State Animal of Arunachal Pradesh? – Hoolock gibbon
8. Narora Atomic Power Station is located in which state? – Uttar Pradesh
9. Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? – West Bengal
10. Kempegowda International Airport is located in which city/state? – Bengaluru, Karnataka
11. Indirasagar Dam is located in which state? – Madhya Pradesh
12. Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium is located in which city/state? – Ranchi, Jharkhand
13. Satkosia Tiger Reserve is located in which Indian state? – Odisha
14. Brihadeeswarar Temple is located in which state? – Tamil Nadu
15. Lev is the currency of which country? – Bulgaria
16. Camp Nou is located in which country? – Spain
17. Tripoli is the capital city of which country? – Libya
18. Garadi dance is originated in which state/UT? – Puducherry
19. What is the currency of South Sudan? – South Sudanese Pound
20. Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is located in which state? – Bihar
21. Omkareshwar Temple is located in which state? – Madhya Pradesh
22. Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium is in which city/state? – Agartala, Tripura
23. Narora Atomic Power Station is located in which state? – Uttar Pradesh
24. International Mango Festival is hosted in which state/country? – Delhi, India
25. What is the official currency of Jordan? – Jordanian dinar
26. Old Trafford Stadium is located in which country? – England
27. Bori Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? – Madhya Pradesh
28. Barh Super Thermal Power Station is located in which state? – Bihar
29. What is the Currency of Paraguay? – Paraguayan guaraní
30. Which of the following city is the capital of Bolivia? – Sucre
31. Cooperage Football Stadium is located in which city? – Mumbai
32. Which of the following city is known as the Tea City of India? – Dibrugarh
33. Vadodara is located on the banks of which river? – Vishwamitri River
34. What is the currency of Ghana? – Ghanaian cedi
35. Mejia Thermal Power Station is located in which state? – West Bengal
36. Balram Das Tandon is the governor of which Indian state? – Chhattisgarh
37. Mahanadi river flows through which of the following Indian state(s)? – Odisha and
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Chhattisgarh
38. Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Thermal Power Station is located in which state? – Chhattisgarh
39. Headquarter of Oriental Bank of Commerce is located in which city? – Gurgaon
40. Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of which country? – Mongolia
41. Akrimota Thermal Power Station is located in which state? – Gujarat
42. Brihadeeswarar Temple is located in which state? – Tamil Nadu
43. Patliputra Sports Complex is located in which state/city? – Bihar, Patna
44. Who is the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh? – Kalikho Pul
45. Dakar is the capital city of . – Senegal
46. Bhawnendra Singh Deo Power Plant is located in which state? – Chhattisgarh
47. Dachigam National Park is located in which state? – Jammu & Kashmir
48. Amarkantak Thermal Power Station is located in which state? – Madhya Pradesh
49. Ranibennur Blackbuck Sanctuary is located in which state? – Karnataka
50. Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium is located in which city/state? – Ranchi, Jharkhand
51. K. D. Singh Babu Stadium is located in which city/state? – Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
52. What is the official currency of Algeria? – Algerian Dinar
53. Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa is the governor of which Indian state/UT? – Arunachal Pradesh
54. Who is the chief minister of Uttarakhand? – Harish Chandra Singh Rawat
55. Which of the following city is the capital and largest city of Indian state Sikkim? – Gangtok
56. Dadaji Kondadev Stadium is located in which city? – Thane, Maharashtra
57. Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium is located in which city/state? – Raipur,
Chhattisgarh
58. Who is the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh? – Shivraj Singh Chouhan
59. Thousand Pillar Temple is located in which state? – Telangana
60. Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? – Bihar
61. Barsapara Cricket Stadium is located in which city/state? – Guwahati, Assam
62. Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? – Himachal Pradesh
63. Vadakkunnathan Temple is located in which state? – Kerala
64. Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant is located in which state? – Uttar Pradesh
65. Who is the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh? – Virbhadra Singh
66. Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram Temple is located in which state? – Kerala
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67. Which of the following city is the capital of Columbia? – Bogotá
68. Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? – Bihar
69. Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium is located in which city/state? – Nagpur, Maharashtra
70. Barauni Thermal Power Station is located in which state? – Bihar
71. Ntangki National Park is located in which state? – Nagaland
72. Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? – Chhattisgarh
73. Harduaganj Thermal Power Station is located in which state? – Uttar Pradesh
74. Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium is located in which city/state? – Agartala, Tripura
75. Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple is located in which state? – Tamil Nadu
76. Dilip Tirkey Stadium is located in which city/state? – Rourkela, Odisha
77. V. Shanmuganathan is the governor of which state/UT? – Meghalaya
78. Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? – Karnataka
79. Shri Charbhuja Temple is located in which of the following state? – Rajasthan
80. Zagreb is the capital city of which of the following country? – Croatia
81. Riga is the capital city of which of the following country? – Latvia
82. What is the currency of Ecuador? – US Dollar
83. River of Smoke is authored by which of the following author? – Amitav Ghosh
84. International Day of Peace is observed on . – 21 September
85. Christ the Redeemer is located in which country? – Brazil
86. Tilak Maidan Stadium is located in which city/state? – Vasco da Gama, Goa
87. Who is the chief minister of Nagaland? – T. R. Zeliang
88. Eagle's Nest Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? – Arunachal Pradesh
89. Quito is the capital city of which country? – Ecuador
90. "Where every individual is committed" is the slogan of which of the following bank? – Oriental
Bank of Commerce
91. Who is the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers? – H N Ananth Kumar
92. Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station is located in which state? – Maharashtra
93. Khasbag Wrestling Stadium is located in which city/state? – Kolhapur, Maharashtra
94. Valmiki National Park is located in which state? – Bihar
95. What is the currency of Poland? – Polish złoty
96. What is the currency of Ethiopia? – Ethiopian Birr
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97. Who is the incumbent chief minister of Tripura? – Manik Sarkar
98. Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? – Karnataka
99. Koradi Thermal Power Station is located in which state? – Maharashtra
100. Tau Devi Lal Stadium is located in which city/state? – Gurgaon, Haryana
101. Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium is located in which city/state? – Silchar, Assam
102. Thang Ta dance is associated with which Indian state? – Manipur
103. Samaleswari Temple is located which state? – Odisha
104. Shree Singaji Thermal Power Project is located in which state? – Madhya Pradesh
105. Who is the Chief Minister of Karnataka? – Siddaramaiah
106. Wanakbori Thermal Power Station is located in which state? – Gujarat
107. Moin–ul–Haq Stadium is located in which city/state? – Patna, Bihar
108. Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? – Madhya Pradesh
109. Dhuvaran Thermal Power Station is located in which state? – Gujarat
110. The Chennakesava Temple is located in which state? – Karnataka
111. Yerevan is the capital city of which country? – Armenia
Expected Currency & Capital Quiz
1. Paramaribo is the capital city of which nation? – Suriname
2. What is the currency of Suriname? – Surinamese dollar
3. Nouakchott is the capital city of which country? – Mauritania
4. What is the currency of Mauritania? – Mauritanian ouguiya
5. What is the currency of South Sudan? – South Sudanese Pound
6. Juba is the capital city of _________. – South Sudan
7. What is the capital city of Costa Rica? – San Jose
8. What is the currency of Costa Rica? – Costa Rican colon
9. What is the capital city of Malaysia? – Kuala lumpur
10. What is the currency of Malaysia? – Malaysian ringgit
11. Caracas is the capital city of _______. – Venezuela
12. What is the currency of Venezuela? – Venezuelan Bolivar
13. What is the capital city of Pakistan? – Islamabad
14. What is the currency of Pakistan? – Pakistani rupee
15. What is the currency of United Arab Emirates? – United Arab Emirates dirham
16. The capital city of United Arab Emirates is _______. – Abu Dhabi
17. What is the capital city of Netherlands? – Amsterdam
18. What is the currency of Netherlands? – Euro
19. What is the capital city of Philippines? – Manila
20. What is the currency of Philippines? – Philippine Peso
21. Beirut is the capital city of ________. – Lebanon
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22. What is the currency of Lebanon? – Lebanese pound
23. Asunción is the capital city of which nation? – Paraguay
24. What is the currency of Paraguay? – Paraguayan guaraní
25. Bogotá is the capital city of ______. – Colombia
26. What is the currency of Colombia? – Colombian peso
27. What is the capital of Ireland? – Dublin
28. What is the currency of Ireland? – Euro
29. What is the capital city Panama? – Panama city
30. What is the currency of Panama? – US Dollar and Panamanian balboa
31. What is the capital city of Myanmar? – Naypyidaw
32. What is the currency of Myanmar? – Burmese kyat
33. Addis Ababa is the capital city of ______. – Ethiopia
34. What is the currency of Ethiopia? – Ethiopian birr
35. What is the currency of Peru? – Sol
36. Lima is the capital city of _____. – Peru
37. What is the currency of Poland? – Polish złoty
38. Warsaw is the capital city of ______. – Poland
39. What is the capital city of Indonesia? – Jakarta
40. What is the currency of Indonesia? – Indonesian rupiah
41. What is the capital of Singapore? – Singapore
a. Note: Singapore is a city–state and Bedok is it's largest area.
42. What is the currency of Singapore? – Singapore dollar
Banking Awareness and Stock GK Questions asked in Bank Exams
(2017-2018)
1. What is the width of Rs 10 Note? - 123mm 2. What Motif is in reverse of ₹50 Note? - Hampi with Chariot 3. I stands for in IDFC Bank? - Industrial 4. Who is not a member of BIMSTEC? - Brunei 5. Kohima is the capital city of - Nagaland 6. Which organisation is not headquartered in Washington DC? - Bank of International Settlement 7. M stands for in MSF? - Marginal 8. Which community has highest sex ratio in community census? - Christian 9. Capital Small Bank was before - Capital Local Area bank 10. City Union Bank hq - Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu 11. What % of rural population dependant on agriculture and related sector as per census 2011? - 10% 12. Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute hq - Kochi, Kerala 13. Bank customer relationship - Lease 14. Maturity period of Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana - 5 years 15. Which scheme has been added in small payment banks? - Atal Pension Yojana 16. JSCA International Stadium Complex - Ranchi, Jharkhand 17. Banking Ombudsman gives penalty up to - 1 Lakh 18. Which character is 0 in IFSC code? - 5th 19. Baht is the currency of which country? - Thailand 20. Shillong is the capital city of which state? - Meghalaya
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21. What does M stands for in MIBOR? - Mumbai 22. NABARD is headquartered at _______. - Mumbai 23. Indian Population is what percent of World Population as per Census 2011? - 17.5% 24. Who among the following is not a member of BIMSTEC? - China 25. Which of the following is the first Payment Bank? - Airtel 26. Fincare Small Finance Bank is headquartered at ______. - Bengaluru 27. Indirasagar Dam is located in - Madhya Pradesh 28. What does B stands for in CBLO - Borrowing, Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation 29. Cuttack is located on the banks of _________. - Mahanadi 30. YONO was launched by _____. - SBI 31. What does E stands for in EFTPOS? - Electronic, Electronic funds transfer at point of sale. 32. Jnanpith Award is given in the field of _______. - Literature 33. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) is headquartered at ______. - New Delhi 34. Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary is located in ______. - Maharashtra 35. DTL stands for - Deposit to Loan Ratio 36. Who supervise the code of bank's commitment to the customers? - BCSBI, Banking Codes and
Standards Board of India 37. What is printed behind the new ₹200 note? - Sanchi Stupa 38. What is the base color of new ₹500 note? - Stone Grey 39. World Food Programme/Organisation is headquartered in - Rome, Italy 40. Equitas Small Finance Bank Headquarter- Chennai 41. Imphal is the capital city of- Manipur 42. The riel is the currency of- Cambodia 43. What is the meaning of "I" in LEI- Identifier (Legal Entity Identifier) 44. Where is the Head Office of Standard Chartered Bank- London, UK 45. Gobind Sagar is situated at _____. - Himachal Pradesh 46. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is headquartered at - Lucknow 47. Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) was established by ________ as
its wholly owned subsidiary- RBI 48. What is the meaning of "E" in AEPS- Enabled (Aadhaar Enabled Payment System) 49. Baglihar Dam is located in - Jammu and Kashmir 50. What is the meaning of "A" in PCA - Action (Prompt Corrective Action) 51. RuPay a new card payment scheme launched by - NPCI 52. The new ₹50 denomination banknotes have a ___________ with Chariot on the reverse - Motif of
Hampi 53. What is the currency of Malaysia- Malaysian ringgit 54. Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium is located in – Ranchi 55. Authorised Capital of ECGC is - ₹5000 crore 56. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana is related to - Skill Development 57. ONICRA is a - Credit Rating Agency 58. In the acronym NFS, S stands for what? - Switch - National Financial Switch 59. PIN for UPI Transaction - UPI Pin 60. Headquarter of World Metrological Organisation is in – Geneva, Switzerland 61. ASREC is – Asset Reconstruction Company 62. Whom does ECGC insure? - Indian Exporters 63. Risk of overseas buyer defaults and causing loss to exporters is - Commercial Risk 64. Civil War is - Political Risk 65. FATF is related to - Terrorism Financing 66. N stands for in GSTN - Network 67. ECGC Factoring facility - MSME
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68. For how many years 8% Interest will be paid in Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana? - 10 years 69. Interest rate risk is what type of risk? - Market Risk 70. Initial coin offering is related to - cryptocurrency 71. Vienna is the capital of which country – Austria 72. Ukai dam situated in which state/city – Surat, Gujarat 73. Balphakram National Park is located in which state – Meghalaya 74. Achnakamer wildlife sanctuary is located in which state – Mungeli district, Chhattisgarh 75. What does A stand for in FATF?- Action 76. JRD Tata sport memorial situated in which city – Jamshedpur 77. Full form of LAF- Liquidity Adjustment Facility 78. Bharatiya Reserve bank Note Mudran press located in which cities – Dewas, Shalboni 79. What does P stands for in MPC? - Policy (Monetary Policy Committee) 80. Dhirubhai Ambani Solar Park is situated in?- Rajasthan 81. In Nach, “H” stands for what – House (National Automated Clearing House) 82. Savings & current account is known as – CASA ratio 83. Definition of Hedging - A hedge is an investment to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in
an asset 84. Who regulates Micro-finance Institutes in India? - RBI 85. Which financial institute raise capital for customers by underwriting? - Investment Bank 86. Kisan Credit Cards cannot be issued by - Payments Bank 87. UCO Bank headquartered at - Kolkata 88. One day or overnight borrowing is called - call money 89. Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers HQ - Mumbai 90. What is CRISIL? 91. Payment Bank cannot issue - Credit Card 92. NACC Last C stands for - Change, ( National Assessment on Climate Change) 93. SFMS - Structured Financial Messaging System 94. Gorakhpur is situated on the bank of _______. – Rapti River 95. Dudhwa National Park is located in ________. – Uttar Pradesh 96. What is the full form of BCSBI – Banking Codes and Standards Board of India 97. Amman is the capital city of - Jordan 98. Definition of Mutilated Notes - Mutilated banknote is a banknote, of which a portion is missing or
which is composed of more than two pieces. 99. Gudi padwa festival celebrated in which state – Maharashtra 100. How much percent of Indian Household covered by bank accounts – 58.7% 101. CISF Headquarter is located in which city – New Delhi 102. Loktak lake is located in which Indian State – Manipur 103. According to which act Banks can share their dividend among shareholders? – Banking
Regulation Act, 1949 104. Pushpagiri wildlife sanctuary is located in which state – Karnataka 105. National Insurance Academy in state of – Pune, Maharashtra 106. In LAB , A stands for what – Area 107. Full form of CFMS - Centralised Funds Management System 108. Fugdi traditional dance of - Goa 109. Panna National Park is a national park located in - Madhya Pradesh 110. Dudhawa Dam is located in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh on which river? - Mahanadi 111. V stands for in LTV? - Value 112. S stands for in SWIFT? - Society 113. Disinflation - reduction in the rate of inflation. 114. Tallinn ,capital and major city of - Estonia
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115. International Weightlifting Federation hq - Budabest, Hungary 116. Who gave the idea of rrbs - M. Narasimham Working Group 117. City Union Bank Ltd HQ - Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu 118. A market is shared by a small number of producers or sellers - Oligopoly 119. Payment by mobile scanning - BHARATQR 120. RBI Function - Banker to Banks 121. Business correspondents are paid by - Banks 122. Maximum Amount can be held in IPPB A/C? - ₹100,000 123. U stands for in AMRUT? - Urban 124. A in SEAC? - Advisory 125. Bandhan bank provides loan under which major loan segment? - Micro-finance 126. What is amount of PMJJY – Rs.330
127. In which state Somasila Dam located – Andhra Pradesh
128. Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) started in which year – 2011-12
129. Where is the headquarters of Catholic Syrian Bank – Kerala
130. Prague is capital of which country - Czech Republic
131. What is the meaning of "C" in CRR- Cash (Cash Reseve Ratio)
132. What is the meaning of "S" in SWIFT- Society (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial
Telecommunication)
133. Name the river near Taj Mahal- Yamuna
134. Gangtok is the capital city of- Sikkim
135. Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary located in- Kerala
136. What is the meaning of "L" in NCLT- Law (National Company Law Tribunal)
137. Compensation sought from the Banking Ombudsman is beyond- 20 lakhs
138. A lender of last resort is an institution, usually a country's- Central Bank
139. What is the meaning of "D" in MDR- Discount (Merchant Discount Rate)
140. What is SBI Mingle? - Social banking application of SBI 141. Tax evasion over ______ is a non bailable offence - 5 crore 142. Increase in repo rate means? - If central bank increases the Repo rate it is not good news
for banks as they have to borrow money at high cost 143. What does L stand for in MCLR? - Lending 144. What does C stand for in PCA? - Corrective (Prompt Corrective Action) 145. JLF formed for which purpose? – To fight NPA 146. Base year for CII changed to? - 2011-12 147. Base year for WPI changed to? - 2011-12 148. Capital limit for Asset reconstruction companies? - 100 crore 149. APBS P stands for - Aadhaar Payment Bridge System 150. NACH is controlled by - NPCI 151. Cheque truncation under which section of NI act - Section 6B 152. Institute for Development & Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) headquarter -
Hyderabad, India 153. Quito is capital of- Ecuador
154. Meaning of "S" in PMGSY- Sadak (Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana) 155. Which is not a negotiable instrument- Coin 156. Sardar Patel Stadium located on- Ahmedabad, Gujarat 157. Orang national park is situated in which state? – Assam 158. First payment bank of India? – Airtel Payment Bank
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159. Caracas is the capital of which country? – Venezuela 160. Tungabhadra Dam is located in which state? – Karnataka 161. Headquarter of ICAN – Geneva, Switzerland 162. In which of the following river bank is Vijaywada situated? – Krishna River 163. MUDRA ‘M’ stands for? – Micro 164. Cheque truncation system was launched in the year - 2010 165. Kandla Port was recently renamed as - Deendayal Upadhyay Port 166. Gorumara National Park is located in - West Bengal 167. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is headquarted at ______. - New Delhi 168. What does P stands for in PCA? - Prompt 169. What is the minimum capital required for small finance bank - ₹100 Cr 170. Hidayatullah National Law University is located in which state – Chhattisgarh 171. Bharat Earth Movers Limited headquarters - Bengaluru 172. "DICGC" G stands for what - Guarantee 173. Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is located in - Goa 174. Valley of Flowers National Park - Uttarakhand 175. Indravati dam situated in - Odisha 176. Bathukamma Festival is celebrated in - Telangana 177. MUDRA related to which sector - Small Industries 178. Astana is the capital city of - Kazakhstan 179. Cash loan against gold limit? – 20,000 rupees 180. Madrid is the capital of – Spain 181. Dalong village Biodiversity Heritage Site is in – Telangana 182. First Small Finance Bank Headquarter – Jalandhar 183. Alamatti dam is in which state – Karnataka 184. Who regulates NBFC? – Reserve Bank of India 185. Chul chilli wildlife sanctuary located in- Odisha 186. __________ is a type of short-term loan, typically taken out for a period of 2 weeks to 3
years pending the arrangement of larger or longer-term financing- Bridge Loan. 187. _______ is a type of home loan for older homeowners that requires no monthly mortgage
payments- Reverse mortgage. 188. Lake Baikal is an ancient, massive lake in- Russia 189. What is the meaning of "S" in CERSAI- Securitisation (Central Registry of Securitisation
Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India) 190. What is the meaning of "F" in IFSC- Financial (Indian Financial System Code) 191. MMID used for- Mobile Banking/IMPS 192. Which institution was established in 1988- National Housing Bank 193. What is the meaning of "F" in IFC- Finance (International Finance Corporation) 194. What is the meaning of "B" in SEBI- Board (Securities and Exchange Board of India) 195. Bhitarkanika National Park in which state- Odisha 196. Bangaluru is situated on the bank of which river- Vrishabhavathi 197. Pradhan Mantri mudra yojana scheme available in which types of bank- All Banks 198. What is the meaning of "U" in UPI- Unified 199. What is the meaning of "R" in RERA- Real (Real Estate Regulatory Agency) 200. Gobindobhog rice a speciality from- West Bengal 201. The concern for environmental sustainability by the banks has given rise to concept of-
Green Banking 202. Which type of account is interest-free account- Current Account 203. What is the meaning of "A" in WMA- Advances 204. BASEL 3 Last date - 31st mar 2019.
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205. Which is true about NBFC - Deposits are not secured by DICGC
206. RBI was nationalized in - 1949
207. BBPS developed by - NPCI
208. In MUDRA D stands for - Development
209. In STR, S stands for - Suspicious (Suspicious Transaction Reports)
210. SARFAESI - R stands for Reconstruction
211. In AEPS, E stands for - Aadhaar enabled payment system
212. South indian bank HQ - Thrissur, Kerala 213. Karnataka bank HQ - Mangalore 214. IMPS - P stands for - Payment 215. IFSC - S stands for - System 216. Which work 24*7/365 - IMPS 217. JP Morgan HQ - New York City, New York, USA 218. USSD D stands for - Data 219. Financial inclusion scheme - PMJDY 220. Scheme for enterprises - PMMY 221. Kishore/Tarun/shishu related to - Mudra 222. Whose deposit not covered by DICGC- NBFC