General Awareness Questions for RBI Grade-B Officers Exam | 08th August 2018

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General Awareness for RBI Grade-B Officers Prelims: 8th August 2018

Preparing for RBI Officers and IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Examination!! Don't miss the GA Quiz. One section that can help you bagging graceful marks in these examinations is General Awareness, that comprises of numerous sections like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. Here is the quiz on General Awareness that is being provided by Adda247 to help you ace graceful marks in IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Examinations. Not only this, these quizzes will also prove propitious for the upcoming RBI Grade-B Officers Exam.

Q1. In which state Polythene has been completely prohibited from 31st July 2018?

Bihar

Gujarat

Kerala

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

Solution:

In Uttarakhand, Polythene has been completely prohibited from 31st July in the state.

Q2. Which state government will provide the financial grant of 1,000 rupees per quintal to those farmers whose tur and gram could not be purchased by the administration before the May 31 deadline?

Odisha

Maharashtra

Uttar Pradesh

Assam

Karnataka

Solution:

Maharashtra government will provide the financial grant of 1,000 rupees per quintal to those farmers whose tur and gram could not be purchased by the administration before the May 31 deadline. The state government had set up tur procurement target of 44.6 lakh quintals.

Q3. Name the country, which was the global host nation for the 43rd edition of World Environment Day 2018?

Russia

Canada

Japan

China

India

Solution:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed the global celebrations of World Environment Day 2018 on 05th June in New Delhi. Prime Minister also visited the exhibition set up on the occasion, themed 'Beat Plastic Pollution'. India was the global host nation for the 43rd edition of this event.

Q4. The anti-poverty agency of World Bank predicts global growth will decelerate slightly from a solid __________ percent this year to ___________ percent next year (2019) and ___________ percent in 2020.

3.1 percent, 3.0 percent and 2.9 percent

3.2 percent, 3.4 percent and 2.1 percent

3.3 percent, 3.0 percent and 2.9 percent

3.0 percent, 2.1 percent and 2.9 percent

2.9 percent, 3.5 percent and 2.3 percent

Solution:

The steadily expanding global economy should remain resilient, at least for a couple of years, the World Bank has stated. The anti-poverty agency predicts global growth will decelerate slightly from a solid 3.1 percent this year to 3 percent next year and 2.9 percent in 2020.

Q5. ___________ is a cheque clearing system undertaken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for faster clearing of cheques.

IMPS

CBS

NPCI

CTS

NFS

Solution:

Cheque Truncation System (CTS) is a cheque clearing system undertaken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for faster clearing of cheques.

Q6. NFS is the largest network of shared automated teller machines in India. What is the full form of NFS?

National Financial Switch

National Financial Service

National Financial System

National Financial Security

National Financial Solutions

Solution:

National Financial Switch is the largest network of shared automated teller machines in India. It was designed, developed and deployed by the Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT).

Q7. What is the meaning of "T" in CTS?

Target

Transport

Transfer

Timing

Truncation

Solution:

CTS stands for Cheque Truncation System.

Q8. Name the person, who is the only sportsperson from India to be featured in the list, is ranked 83rd with earnings of USD 24 million of Forbes’ compilation.

Rohit Sharma

PV Sindhu

Virat Kohli

MS Dhoni

Mithali Raj

Solution:

India cricket captain Virat Kohli is among the world’s highest-paid athletes, according to a Forbes’ compilation topped by American boxing champion Floyd Mayweather. Kohli, the only sportsperson from India to be featured in the list, is ranked 83rd with earnings of USD 24 million.

Q9. Which state has announced an outstanding power bill waiver scheme for laborers and poor families recently?

Telangana

Gujarat

Kerala

West Bengal

Madhya Pradesh

Solution:

The Madhya Pradesh government has announced an outstanding power bill waiver scheme for laborers and poor families. The state cabinet headed by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved the Bijli Bill Mafi Yojana 2018 (Power Bill Waiver Scheme) which is expected to benefit about 77 lakh people of the state.

Q10. The two-day 49th Conference of Governors concluded in-

Patna

Bengaluru

Chennai

New Delhi

Kolkata

Solution:

The two-day 49th Conference of Governors concluded in New Delhi. The President exhorted Governors to take the lead in adopting modern technology and methods.

Q11. Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of RBI has increased the policy Repo Rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by ___________ basis points in the third Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement (2018-19).

50 bps

75 bps

25 bps

10 bps

100 bps

Solution:

. Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of India has increased the policy Repo Rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points to 6.50 percent in the third Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement (2018-19).

Q12. Name of the parliament of Vietnam is......

National Assembly

Congress

Federal Assembly

House of Assembly

National Parliament

Solution:

The National Assembly is Vietnam's legislative body. The Constitution of Vietnam recognizes the assembly as "the highest organ of state power." The National Assembly, a 498-member unicameral body elected to a five-year term, meets twice a year. The assembly appoints the President, the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court of Vietnam, the Head of the Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam, and the 21-member Government.

Q13. Kodasalli Dam is in which of the following state?

Madhya Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu and kashmir

Karnataka

Solution:

Kodasalli Dam is built across the Kali River in Yellapura taluk of Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state, India. This dam was built by Karnataka Power Corporation Limited.

Q14. The Melghat Tiger reserve is in...?

Odisha

Assam

Karnataka

Gujarat

Maharashtra

Solution:

Melghat Tiger reserve is situated in the Satpura hill ranges of Central India, Melghat Tiger Reserve lies in Melghat Forests of Amravati district in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.

Q15. The Election Commission has launched it's online RTI Portal. The portal __________________ will facilitate applicants seeking information under the Right to Information Act.

rti.eci.nic.org

rti.eci.nic.in

rti.eci.nic.com

rti.eci.res.in

rti.ecio.nic.in

Solution:

The Election Commission has launched it's online RTI Portal. The portal- rti.eci.nic.in will facilitate applicants seeking information under the Right to Information Act. The portal also facilitates the online reply to applications and also for making first appeal and reply thereto.