Question 1

Siderosis is a disease caused by the inhalation of

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iron dust

Question 2

Which of these is India's National Anthem?

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Jana Gana Mana

Question 3

Which of the following country has recently declared 3 month emergency following a failed military coup?

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Turkey

Question 4

The beach sands of Kerala are rich in

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Thorium

Question 5

India’s biggest water carnival through ‘Jal Mahotsav’ is organized every year in which of the following Island of the country?

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India’s biggest water carnival through ‘Jal Mahotsav’ is organized every year in Hanuwantiya Island in Madhya Pradesh. The festival is a celebration of the natural beauty and the culture od Madhya Pradesh.

Question 6

Who among the following is associated as a head with the High-level Task Force on Public Credit Registry (PCR) formed by the Reserve Bank of India?

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has formed a High-level Task Force on Public Credit Registry (PCR) for India which will be headed by Yeshwant M. Deosthalee.

Question 7

Which of the following bank has launched ‘Project Nishchay’ in partnership with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to accelerate its turnaround program and improve financial performance.

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IDBI Bank has launched ‘Project Nishchay’ in partnership with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to accelerate its turnaround program and improve financial performance. BCG will assist us to identify areas for cost containment and revenue maximization leading to sustainable growth and profitability of the Bank.

Question 8

Currently who is the chairman of State Bank of India?

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Rajnish Kumar, 59, the senior most of the managing directors at State Bank of India (SBI), became the 25th chairman of the country’s largest lender, succeeding Arundhati Bhattacharya.

Question 9

When an account is declared as Inoperative & Dormant Accounts?

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Schedule bank’s account can be treated as inoperative account only after 2 years from the date of the last credit entry of interest on Fixed Deposit account as per RBI guidelines.

Question 10

The banks avail long-term loans from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by putting no collateral securities. This loan is availed under which of the following lending rates?

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The bank rateis the rate of interest at which banks takelong term loansfrom Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by putting no collateral security. It is the rate at which RBI rediscounts the bills of exchange and government securities held by the commercial banks. For controlling the credit, inflation and money supply, RBI increases the bank rate.

Question 11

Where was Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2017 summit held?

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APEC 2017 summit was held in the city ‘Da Nang, Vietnam’ under the theme of ‘Creating New Dynamism, Fostering a Shared Future’. APEC is the forum of 21 pacific region countries, headquartered at Singapore, which promotes free trade in the Asia-pacific region.

Question 12

IEA (International Energy Agency) secretariat is located in _______

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IEA (International Energy Agency) secretariat located is in Paris, France. Currently, 29 states are part of it.

Question 13

What is an 'ante-dated' cheque?

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Cheque written by drawer and dated at some point in past is called as theante-dated cheque.Example-If drawer writes a cheque on 1st Februarybut he put the date 1st January. This type of cheque is called antedated cheque.

Question 14

National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) has been renamed as

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BharatNet is a project of national importance to establish, by 2017, a highly scalable network infrastructure accessible on a non-discriminatory basis, to provide on demand, affordable broadband connectivity of 2 Mbps to 20 Mbps for all households and on demand capacity to all institutions, to realise the vision of Digital India, in partnershipwith States and the private sector. The entire project is being funded by Universal service Obligation Fund (USOF), which was set up for improving telecom services in rural and remote areas of the country. The objective is to facilitate the delivery of e-governance, e-health, e-education, e-banking, Internet and other services to the rural India.

Question 15

Recently which bank announced to raise Rs 3,000 Crore via Basel III bonds?

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Bank of Baroda (BoB) announced to raise Rs. 3,000 Crore through Basel III compliant bonds.

Question 16

Which of the following is not allowed to trade in over-night borrowing market? A. Scheduled commercial banks B. Regional rural bank C. Cooperative banks D. Primary dealers

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The regional rural bank is not allowed to trade in over-night borrowing market.Scheduled commercial banks (excluding RRBs), co-operative banks (other than Land Development Banks) and Primary Dealers (PDs), are permitted to participate in call/notice money market both as borrowers and lenders.Overnight borrowing market, also known as call market, generally involves borrowing and lending of funds for one day and generally takes place against government securities.

Question 17

Who among the following has been appointed as member in ‘Financial Stability Institute Advisory Board’ of ‘Bank of International Settlement (BIS)’?

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as member in ‘Financial Stability Institute Advisory Board’ of ‘Bank ofInternational Settlement (BIS)’. The Advisory Board will comprise a small but diverse group of central bank Governors, heads of financial sector supervision and chairs of standard-setting bodies and regional supervisory groups.Note:The ‘Financial Stability Institute Advisory Board’ of BIS assists financial sector authorities worldwide in strengthening their financial systems.

Question 18

First payments bank in India to integrate the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) on its digital platform is-

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Airtel Payments Bank has become the first payments bank in India to integrate the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) on its digital platform.

Question 19

What is the Currency of Qatar?

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Currency of Qatar -RiyalCurrency of Angola -kwanzaCurrency of Peru –Nuevo SolCurrency of Philippines –PesoCurrency of Iraq –Dinar

Question 20

Who among the following has been elected as President of Indian Olympic Association for four year term?

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International Hockey Federation chief Narinder Batra has been elected as President of Indian Olympic Association for four year term at its annual general meeting.

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