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Questions for GA section test - 1
Q1. Patratu thermal power plant was recently inaugurated by Indian PM in which of the
following state-
(a) Jharkhand (b) Chhattisgarh (c) Telangana (d) Andhra Pradesh (e)Uttar Pradesh
Ans- (a)
Explanation- : India PM inaugurated NTPC’S Rs.18000 crore Patratu thermal power plant in
Jharkhand. It is a super thermal power project in Ramgarh district of Jharkhand. It is a 2,400
Megawatt capacity thermal power project.
Q2. The foundation stone for Deoghar airport has been paid by the PM recently in
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) Jharkhand (d) Madhya Pradesh (e) Goa
Ans: (c)
Explanation: - Deoghar airport is developed by the Airport Authority of India, in collaboration
with DRDO and the government of Jharkhand at an estimated cost of Rs. 401.32 crores.
Deoghar is predominantly a religious tourist destination famous for Baba Baidyanath Dham,
one of the 12 Jyotirlingas and one of the 51 shaktipeeths of India.
Q3. Dhivya suryadevara recently became the first chief financial officer of-
(a) General Motors (b) Nissan (c) Ford Motors (d) Tesla (e) Tata Motors
Sol- (a)
Exp:- Chennai women Dhivya suryadevara has been appointed the chief finance officer
(CFO) of General Motors – the largest automaker in the USA.
Q4. Which of the following Indian Bank recently became the first Indian bank to go live on
SWIFT’s GPI service?
(a) Axis Bank (b) ICICI Bank (c) HDFC Bank (d) Dena Bank (e) SBI
Ans- (b)
Explanation:- India’s largest private sector lender ICICI Bank became first Indian bank to go
live on SWIFT (Society For World Inter bank Financial Telecommunication system) GPI
(Global Payment innovation), an improve cross border payment service. SWIFT GPI was
launched in May 2017 to help banks to track their global transactions at all times, keeping
full vigil on payment activity.
Q5. Gina Haspel became recently the First Female director of -
(a) NASA (b) CIA (c) UN General Assembly (d) NAFTA (e) ISRO
Ans: (b) Gina Haspel was nominated as the head of the central investigation- Agency in
March 2018 and assumed the charge in May, 2018.
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Q6. The term Asian Premium Which is in news refers to –
(a) A typed of monetary policy used by central banks during Asian Banking crisis.
(b) Asian countries being charged high oil prices by Gulf countries
(c) The rich demographic dividend of Asian countries.
(d) None of these
(e) All of these
Ans-(c) Asian premium is the extra charge being collected by OPEC countries from Asian
countries when selling oil. The premium is determined in large part by the official selling
price (OSPs) set by- Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and Kuwait, which supply about 15% of the
world’s crude among them.
Q7. Which of the following country unveils world’s first public Bitcoin monument and Bitcoin
city recently-
(a) Slovenia (b) Italy (c) Germany (d) France (e) Russia
Ans- (a)
Q8. Mia Mottley was recently elected as the first women prime minister of
(a) Barbados (b) FiJi (c) Bermuda (d) Mexico (e) Australia
Ans- (a)
Explanation:- Mia Mottley also became the first female in Barbados to be appointed as
Attorney General and Minister of home affairs in 2001.
Q9. According to recently released ‘migration and Development Brief’ report, India has
retained top position as recipient of remittance with about $ 69 billion in 2017. This report is
released by-
(a) WTO (b) IMF (c) World Bank (d) UNCTAD (e) UNO
Ans: (c)
Explanation:- The migration and Development- Brief report is prepared by the migration and
remittances unit, Development Economics (DEC). The brief aims to provide an update on
key development in the area of migration and remittance flows and related policies over the
past 6 months.
Q10. Sudha Balakrishnan was recently appointed as the first chief financial officer (CFO) of-
(a) Nabard (b) SEBI (c) RBI (d) NSDL (e) None of these
Ans- (c)
Exp-: Her Newly- minted position is a three- year contractual experiment that will see all
eyes on the former NSDL vice president. She will oversee the central bank’s balance sheet ,
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foreign investments, the dividend RBI pays to the government and Most importantly, the
department that processes government payments and taxes.
Q11. The office of the United States Trade- Representative (USTR) has once again placed
India on ‘priority watch list’ in its annual ‘special 301’ report in 2018. Special 301 Report is
associated with-
(a) Agriculture (b) Journalism (c) Defence (d) Intellectual property Right (e)
Mineral resources
Ans-: (d)
Exp-: The special 301 report assesses US trading partners on their track record When it
comes to protecting and enforcing intellectual property. The priority watch list classification
indicates that problems exist in that country involving its IP protection, enforcement or
market access.
Q12. Which of the following state recently became the first state in the Northeast India to
have Solar toilets?
(a) Meghalaya (b) Assam (c) Sikkim (d) Manipur (e) Mizorum
Ans: (d)
Exp: - Manipur became the first state in the Northeast and the third in India to have solar
toilets. Manipur intends to install 100 solar toilets before 2nd Oct.2018, Earlier Tamil Nadu
and Andhra Pradesh have had solar toilets installed.
Q13. National Sports University is proposed to be set up in
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka (c) Manipur (d) Gujarat (e) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: - (c)
Exp: - The union cabinet on May 23,2018 approved an ordinance to set up the country’s first
National sports- University at Imphal in Manipur. National Sports University ordinance,2018
is on the lines of the National sports University bill,2017.
Q14. Stacey cunningham who is in news
(a) Appointed as the New York stock Exchange’s first female president.
(b) Became the first women CEO of Nasdaq recently
(c) Appointment as the London stock exchange’s first female president
(d) Became the first women CEO of NIFTY
(e) none of the above
Ans-: (a)
Exp-: Adena Friedman became the first women CEO of Nasdaq in 2018 while Stacey
Cunningham was also appointed NYSE’s first female president recently.
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Q15. Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI), which is in news shows the health of
(a) Defence Sector (b) Banking Sector (c) Service sector (d) Manufacturing sector
(e) Industry
Ans-: (d)
Exp:- Started in 1948 by the US based institute of supply management, the PMI, has now
become one of the most closely watched indicators of business activity across the world. It is
primarily associated with manufacturing sector but in broad sense, it also indicates the
health of service sector too.
Q16. Which of the following bank surpassed the country’s largest state-run commercial
lender SBI in market value for the first time to become the second-most valuable bank in
India after HDFC Bank in 2018?
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) Bank of Baroda
(c) Axis Bank
(d) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(e) IDFC bank
Ans-: (d)
Exp:- The Uday Kotak- promoted bank’s market capitalization rose to Rs. 2.23 lakh crore in
April 2018, compared with SBI’s market capitalization of Rs.2.22 lakh crore. HDFC Banks
with Rs.5.03 lakh crore market capitalization, is still the undisputed leader in the banking
sector.
Q17. Who among the following has became first women chairman of Indian Bank’s
Association recently?
(a) Usha Ananthasubramanian
(b) Arundhati Bhattacharya
(c) Kalpana Morparia
(d) Shikha Shrama
(e) Aruna Roy
Ans:- (a)
Exp:- Usha Ananthasubramanian, managing director at Allahabad Bank has became first
women chairman of the Indian Bank’s Association. IBA has elected SBI chairman Rajnish
Kumar as deputy chairman.
Q18. India’s first Insect Museum has been opened recently in –
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(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Kerala (c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh (e)
Rajasthan
Ans: (a)
Exp:- The Museum, established at 96,691 sq. ft. area, is fully dedicated to insects. It’s a
Rs.5 crore insect Museum with the state-of-the art amenities. Museum’s theme is ‘Bugs are
kings’.
Q19. Crisidex which has been launched recently by crisil and sidbi measures which of the
following?
(a) Agriculture activity (b) Micro and small enterprises
(c) Micro Finance lending in rural areas (d) all of these
(e) none of these
Ans:- (b)
Exp:- The union minister for finance and corporate Affairs launched Crisid Ex, India’s first
sentiment- index for micro and small enterprises (MSEs) developed jointly by CRISIL and
SIDBI on 3rd feb,2018.
Q20. The Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) is related to which of the following regulatory
body in India?
(a) Associated of Mutual Funds
(b) Securities and Exchange board of India
(c) Small Industries development bank of India
(d) Foreign investment promotion board
(e) none of the above
Ans:- (b)
Exp: - In India, AIFs are defined in Regulation 2(1) (b) of SEBI (Alternative Investment
Funds) regulations, 2012.
Q21. JAIVAC 1 and JAIVAC 2 vaccine is being developed in India for the treatment of-
(a) Dengue (b) Malaria (c) Swine flu (d) Zika virus (e) Nipha Virus
Ans: (b)
Exp-: JAIVAC-1 is the first malaria vaccine to undergo a clinical trial in India and it is for
Plasmodium Falciparum vaccine.
Q22. The country’s first second-generation (2G) Ethanol plant was established in
(a) Maharashtra (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Uttarakhand (d) Gujrat (e) Rajasthan
Ans:- (c)
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Exp:- This plant was inaugurated by the Union Minister for science and technology and Earth
sciences at Kashipur in Uttarakhand cellulosic ethanol is known as 2G ethanol and it is not
produced from starch or sugar but from cellulose fibers, which are found in abundance in
plant cell walls.
Q23. Ministry of Tribal Affairs recently planned to launch first ever “Van Dhan Vikas Kendra”
in
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) Jharkhand (d) Chhattisgarh (e) Assam
Ans: - (d)
Exp: - The ministry of Tribal Affairs of India has approved establishment of the first
multipurpose Van Dhan Vikas Kendra on pilot for establishment in Bijapur district of
Chhattisgarh.
Q24. Which of the following bank became only Indian Bank recently to be awarded ‘Prime
Status’ by OEKOM Research AG?
(a) Yes Bank (b) ICICI (c) HDFC (d) Axis (e) Bandhan bank
Ans(a)
Exp: - With this recognition, Yes bank stands amongst the top 12% of 249 global financial
institutions assessed on Environmental, social and Governance (ESG) performance.
Q25. Cabinet Approved establishment of India’s first National rail and Transportation
University at
(a) Bhopal (b) Chennai (c) Vadodara (d) Ranchi (e) Ahmadabad
Ans: (c)
Exp: - The university will be set up as a deemed to be university under de NOVO category
as per the UGC (Institutions deemed to be universities) Regulations,2016+.
Q26. First Indian sign language dictionary of 3000 words is recently launched by
(a) Ministry of Art and Culture
(b) HRD ministry
(c) Ministry of social Justice and empowerment
(d) Ministry of Skill development and entrepreneurship
(e) none of these
Ans: (c)
Exp-: This dictionary has been developed by Indian sign language Research and training
centre under Department of Empowerment of persons with disabilities.
Q27. Which of the following Indian company became first Indian company to close trading
session with over Rs.7lakh crore market capital?
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(a) HCL (b) TCS (c) WIPRO (d) IBM (e) Godrej
Ans: (b)
Exp-: TCS in June 2018 become the first company to close the trading session with a market
capitalization of over Rs.7 trillion on a day when its board approved a share buy back of up
to Rs.160 billion.
Q28. Country’s first artificial intelligence – powered voice bot in the banking sector has been
recently launched by -
(a) ICICI (b) SBI (c) Kotak Mahindra (d) RBI (e) HDFC
Ans: (c)
Exp: - This voice bot is named as Keya which can understand both Hindi and English, with
its phone banking helpline. Keya Uses automatic speech recognition, Natural language
understanding and text – to – speech technology.
Q29. India’s first international Arbitration centre was inaugurated in-
(a) Gujrat (b) Maharashtra (c) Kerala (d) Andhra Pradesh (e) Goa
Ans: (b)
Exp:- It was inaugurated in Mumbai. It’s objective is to provide an arbitration platform for
Indian business houses to negotiate commercial disputes.
Q30. First state of India to deploy block chain technology to address cyber security issues is-
(a) Telangana (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Rajasthan (d) Uttarakhand (e) Haryana
Ans: (b)
Exp:- Andhra Pradesh deployed it in two government departments and plans to deploy it
across the administration.
Q31. Which state recently decided to set up Happiness commission/ department and Index?
(a) Kerala (B) Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh (e) Uttarakhand
Ans: (d)
Exp: - In Happy cities summit in Amaravati, the CM of Andhra Pradesh decided to set up a
happiness commission.
Q32. April 18 is celebrated globally as
(a) World wetlands day (b) World Wild Life day
(c) World Financial Literacy day (d) World Heritage Day
(e) None of the above
Ans: (d)
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Exp: - The world Heritage Day was announced by international council on monuments and
sites (ICOMOS) in 1982. It was approved by General Assembly of UNESCO in 1983. This
year’s (2018) theme was ‘Heritage for generations’.
Q33. Indian Navy hosted bilateral exercise ‘Varuna’ with which country’s Navy in 2018?
(a) Britain (b) France (c) Germany (d) Australia (e) Sri Lanka
Ans: (b)
Exp: - The Indian Navy and the French Navy conducted bilateral Maritime exercises since
May 1993. Recently it was concluded on 7th May 2018, in the vicinity of Reunion Island.
Q34. World Investment report is released by
(a) WTO (b) World Bank (c) IMF (d) UNCTAD (e) none of these
Ans: (d)
Exp: - The world investment report has been published annually since 1991 by UNCTAD.
Each year’s report covers the latest trends in Foreign direct investment around the world.
Q35. Congo republic, an African Nation became the member of which of the following
organisation in June,2018.
(a) OPEC (b) OECD (c) African Union (d) IBSA (e) none of these
Ans: (a)
Exp-: Congo republic, one of Africa’s major oil producers, has Joined the organization of the
petroleum Exporting countries (OPEC) in June,2018. Congo’s membership was approved
during a meeting in Vienna.
Q36. Montenegro became the newest member of-
(a) SCO (b) NATO (c) EU (d) ASEAN (e) all of the above
Ans: (b)
Exp: - Montenegro Joined the North Atlantic treaty organization on 5th June 2017. It became
29th member of NATO.
Q37. Which of the following became world’s first temple to use electric cars recently?
(a) Shirdi sai temple (b) Pashupati temple (c) Tirupati temple (d) Sabarimala temple (e)
Sun Temple, Puri
Ans: (c)
Exp: - About 50 electric cars will be used by Tirumala Tirupati devasthanams and is a part
of 350 electric cars acquired and is a part of 350 electric cars acquired by Government of
Andhra Pradesh supplied by EESL. State run ‘Energy Efficiency services Ltd. (EESL) has
supplied Andhra Pradesh government with 350 electric cars.
Q38. Which of the following became the first city in the world to get its own Microsoft font-
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(a) Dubai (b) Jakarta (c) Shanghai (d) kualalampur (e) Newyork
Ans: (a)
Exp: - Dubai has became the first city in the world to get its own font, the type face, simply
called ‘Dubai font’ comes in book Arabic and Latin script and will be available in 23
languages. It was created in partnership with Microsoft and is now available to Microsoft
office 365 users around the world.
Q39. The first city of India to get its own logo is: -
(a) Bhopal (b) Ahmedabad (c) Chennai (d) Bengaluru (e) Varanasi
Ans: (d)
Exp:- Bengaluru became the first city of India to have its own logo with this Bengaluru Joins
New York, Paris, Berlin, London, Melbourne, Singapore and other global cities in having its
own tourism logo.
Q40. Koradi power plant which is in news is located in-
(a) Maharashtra (b) Gujrat (c) Telangana (d) Chhattisgarh (e) Rajasthan
Ans: (a)
Exp- This plant was inaugurated by PM in 2017. Recently two of the units of this plant
were asked to be shut down by the central pollution control Board. For not following pollution
norms.
Q41. Which country has withdrew from UNESCO?
(a) USA (b) Canada (c) France (d) Britain (e) Iran
Ans: (a)
Exp: - On Oct12,2017. USA Notified UNSECO Director- general Irina Bokova to withdraw
from the organisation and to seek to establish a permanent observer mission to UNESCO.
Pursuant to Article 11(6) of the UNESCO constitution, US withdrawal will take effect on Dec.
31, 2018.
Q42. The first nation in the world to leave international criminal court is
(a) Nigeria (b) Chad (c) Sudan (d) Burundi (e) China
Ans: (d)
Exp:- Burundi is the only one of three African Nations to go a head with withdrawal. South
Africa’s withdrawal was revoked and Gambia’s new government reversed its withdrawal from
ICC in 2017.
Q43. Serum Research institute is located in
(a) Delhi (b) Pune (c) Surat (d) Lucknow (e) Indore
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Ans: (b)
Exp: - Serum institute of India Pvt. Ltd. Is now the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by
number of doses produced and sold globally (more than 1.3 billion doses) which includes
polio vaccine as well as diphtheria, Tetanus, pertussis, Hib, BCG, r-hepatitis B, Measles,
Mumps and Rubella vaccines.
Q44. India’s first Robocop was launched recently in-
(a) Ahmedabad (b) Hyderabad (c) Chennai (d) New Delhi (e) Bengluru
And: (b)
Exp: - Hyderabad became the first city in India and is second in the world to deploy a police
robot. It is capable of performing indoors and outdoors police duties world’s first robot cop
goes on duty in UAE.
Q45. India’s first Banking robot Lakshmi was launched in –
(a) Chennai (b) Indore (c) Mumbai (d) Jaipur (e) New Delhi
Ans:(a)
Exp:- City Union bank of Tamil Nadu launched India’s first robot Lakshmi Kumba Konam
based city Union bank launched the first artificial intelligence powered robot.
Q46. Association of south East Asian Nations (ASEAN) headquarter is situated in
(a) Bali (b) Jakarta (c) Pattaya (d) KualaLumpur (e) Hanoi
Ans: (b)
Exp:- ASEAN was formed in 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines , Singapore and
Thailand to promote political and economic cooperation and regional stability.
Q47. The year 2019 will be celebrated by United Nations as-
(a) International Year of camelids
(b) International year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
(c) International year of sustainable Tourism
(d) International year of indigenous languages
(e) International year of Pulses
Ans: (d)
Exp:- International years are currently observed officially by United Nations. 2024 is
observed by UN as international year of camelids while 2022 as international year of
Artisanal Fisheries and aquaculture the year 2017 was observed as international year of
sustainable Tourism for development.
Q48. World cancer day was celebrated on 4th February, 2018 with the theme of
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(a) We can, I can (b) Debunk the Myths (c) Not beyond US (d) None of these
(e) Together we can
Ans: (a)
Exp: - World cancer day is an initiative of the union for international cancer control (UICC). It
is observed by UN members on 4th February.
Q49. 24-30th April is celebrated by United Nations as the
(a) World Immunization week
(b) UN Global Road safety week
(c) World space week
(d) International week of science and peace
(e) none of these
Ans: (a)
Exp: - UN Global Road safety week is celebrated on 8-14 May, world space week on 4-10
October and 6-12 November is celebrated as international week of science and peace.
Q50. Which country withdraw from United Nations Global Compact on Migration?
(a) Britain (b) USA (c) Germany (d) France (e) China
Ans: (b)
Exp: - US withdraw from this in December 2017. In Sep. 2016, the 193 members of the UN
General Assembly Unanimously adopted a non-binding political declaration, the New York
declaration for refugees and Migrants. This was known as Global compact on Migration.
Q51. The RBI monetary policy committee (MPC) during its first bi-monthly policy review
meeting in April, 2018 decided to keep repo rate at
(a) 5.75% (b) 6% (c) 6.25% (d) 6.75% (e) 5.25%
Ans: (b)
Exp: - MPC on 5th April 2018, decided to keep repo rate and reverse repo rate unchanged at
6 percent and 5.75% respectively. The decision of the MPC is consistent with the neutral
stance of the Monetary policy to achieve the medium-term target for consumer price index
(CPI) Inflation of 4 percent.
Q52. Project ‘Maa Thota’ which is transforming tribals life in Andhra Pradesh is initiated and
invested by-
(a) TRIFED (b) RBI (c) NABARD (d) MUDRA (e) none of these
And: (c)
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Exp:- This project dubbed as ‘Maa Thota’ by Nabard had invested Rs. 1.73 crores. The
project has enabled framers in every block having 6-10 farmers to share water from a
commonly developed water source by the project authorities.
Q53. Corruption perception index and report is released by –
(a) German watch (b) Transparency international
(c) UNDP (d) UNICEF (e) none of these
Ans: (b)
Exp: - Transparency international is releasing this since 1995. Transparency international is
a leading non-political, independent, non-governmental anti-corruption organization of India.
Q54. Dalveer Bhandari has been elected in which International organisation recently –
(a) International court of Justice
(b) Permanent court of Arbitration
(c) International criminal court
(d) United National development programme.
(e) none of these
Ans: (a)
Exp: - Dalveer Bhandari (on 20 Nov.2017) was elected as a Judge of international court of
Justice. It is located in Hague, Netherlands of the 6 principal organs of the UN, the ICI is the
only one not located in New York.
55. Per capita agricultural land in India (2014-15) is
a. 2.00 ha
b. 1.40 ha
c. 0.14 ha
d. 14.30 ha
e. 2.43 ha
56. Gross irrigated area of India (2014-15) is ______% of total cropped area.
a. 40.0%
b. 60.0%
c. 48.6%
d. 51.4%
e. 58.6%
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57. Forest and tree cover in India is ______% of total geographical area.
a. 19.10%
b. 33.20%
c. 25.10%
d. 21.53%
e. 24.39%
58. Crude oil production of India in 2016 -17 is
a. 24.46 mt
b. 38.22 mt
c. 36.00 mt
d. 52.00 mt
e. 27.51 mt
59. To double farmer’s income, How much MSP has been increased on Paddy in July 2018
by GOI?
a. Rs. 150 + 50(Bonus)
b. Rs. 200 + 50(Bonus)
c. Rs. 100 + 100(Bonus)
d. Rs. 200 + 100(Bonus)
e. none of these
60. What is the new MSP of garde A paddy, after revision in July 2018 to double farmer’s
income?
a. 1590
b. 1700
c. 1750
d. 1770
e. 1725
61. Percentage share of India in total world exports (2016) is_______
a. 1.65%
b. 2.65%
c. 6.52%
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d. 5.62%
e. 2.21%
62. As per the latest data, how many foreign banks are operating in India?
a. 19
b. 13
c. 06
d. 10
e. 44
63. Headquarter of SIDBI is located in____
a. Mumbai
b. Lucknow
c. Bhopal
d. New Delhi
e. Kolkata
64. In the second nationalization of banks in April, 1980, how many banks were
nationalized?
a. 14
b. 06
c. 19
d. 10
e. 44
65. GOBARDHAN Yojna has been launched by govt. of India on
a. 30th April, 2018
b. 28th August, 2014
c. 25th September, 2014
d. 14th April, 2018
e. 25th May, 2018
66. Who is appointed as director general of WTO?
a. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
b. Jim Yong Kim
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c. Roberts Azevedo
d. Rajnish Kumar
e. Aditya Puri
67. The new chairman of SBI is ______
a. Ram Sewak Sharma
b. Rajnish Kumar
c. Aditya Puri
d. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
e. Yogendra Tripathi
68. According to expert committee under the chairmanship of Dr. C. Rangarajan on Poverty
line, the poverty between the years 2009 – 10 and 2011-12 has come down from 38.2% to
a. 32.3%
b. 31.6%
c. 30.2%
d. 29.5%
e. 21.6%
69. 15th Finance Commission has been set up by govt of India under the chairmanship of
a. Montek Singh Ahluvalia
b. Subeer Gokaran
c. Y. V. Reddy
d. N. K. Singh
e. Arvind Subhramanium
70. Which of the following is not a name of loan under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojna?
a. Shishu
b. Vriddha
c. Tarun
d. Kishore
e. None of the above
71. India is ______exporter in merchandise trade in world trade in 2015.
a. 23rd
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b. 29th
c. 45th
d. 19th
e. 12th
72. Government of India has launched Housing for All (Urban) missions with a vision of
facilitating housing to all by the year –
a. 2020
b. 2022
c. 2025
d. 2028
e. 2027
73. UJALA scheme is related to –
a. LED bulbs distribution
b. Solar Panel distribution
c. LPG cylinder distribution
d. Renewable energy production
e. none of the above
74. Pradhan Mantri Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna was launched in the year –
a. 2014
b. 2015
c. 2016
d. 2017
e. 2018
75. Which of the following programme is related to urban development?
a. JNNURM
b. AMRUT
c. SMART Cities
d. None of the above
e. All of the above
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76. Number of member countries in WTO are
a. 159
b. 160
c. 164
d. 162
e. 180
77. Which of the following fact is/are true regarding Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Se Bharat
Uday Abhiyan?
a. It began on 14th April, 2016 from Mhow in Madhya Pradesh
b. It aims to improve rural livelihoods
c. It aims to increase ‘social harmony’
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
78. Which of the following organisations has extended a 50-million-dollar loan for the Nai
Manzil project?
a. World Bank
b. International Monetary Fund
c. Asian Development Bank
d. United Nations Children’s Fund
e. None of the above
79. As per the RBI’s efforts to control inflation and downfall of rupee, the Marginal Standing
Facility Rate has been kept at on April 5, 2018 is –
a. 9.0%
b. 9.5%
c. 6.75%
d. 6.25%
e. 7.50%
80. The current repo rate effective from April 5,2018 is –
a. 8.5%
b. 8.0%