GA for NIACL AO Main | 23rd January 2019

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GA for NIACL AO Main 2018-19:

Preparing for NIACL AO Main and Karnataka Bank PO Examinations!! 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 Karnataka Bank PO and NIACL AO Exam 2018-19.

Q1. The NITI Aayog released the Baseline Report of the SDG India Index, which comprehensively documents the progress made by India’s States and Union Territories. What does SDG stands for?

Sustainable Development Goals

Scribed Development Goals

Sustainable Development Generation

Supersonic Development Gap

None of the given options is true

Solution:

The NITI Aayog released the Baseline Report of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index, which comprehensively documents the progress made by India’s States and Union Territories towards implementing the 2030 SDG targets.

Q2. The UN General Assembly has adopted the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, the first-ever negotiated global framework on a common approach to international migration in all its dimensions. India voted _________

against it

did not vote

was on neutral platform

in favour of it

none of the given options is true

Solution:

The UN General Assembly has adopted the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, the first-ever negotiated global framework on a common approach to international migration in all its dimensions. India voted in favour of the resolution.

Q3. National Mathematics Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of _______________.

Aryabhata

Homi Jahangir Bhabha

Srinivasa Ramanujan

CV Raman

APJ Abdul Kalam

Solution:

Every year, the country celebrates National Mathematics Day on December 22 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.

Q4. In the recently released SDG India Index, which of the following states were found as top performers?

Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh

Kerala and Telangana

Himachal Pradesh & Kerala

Telangana and Maharashtra

Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh

Solution:

In the recently released SDG India Index 2018, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala were found as top performers among all states.

Q5. The government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $375 million loan agreement to contribute to double farming incomes in _____________ by expanding irrigation networks and system efficiency.

Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Gujarat

Rajasthan

Solution:

The government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $375 million loan agreement to contribute to double farming incomes in Madhya Pradesh by expanding irrigation networks and system efficiency.

Q6. The Government of India has released ________________ grant for Terai roads project in Nepal to maintain fund liquidity for the ongoing construction of 14 road packages under Postal Highway Project.

560 million Nepali rupees

260 million Nepali rupees

330 million Nepali rupees

470 million Nepali rupees

None of the given option is true

Solution:

The Government of India has released 470 million Nepali rupees grant for Terai roads project in Nepal. Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri handed over a cheque of grant to Secretary, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport of Nepal, Madhusudan Adhikari in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Q7. DBOD is entrusted with the responsibility of regulation of commercial banks under the regulatory provisions contained in the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and RBI Act, 1934 besides enunciation of banking policies. What is the full form of DBOD?

Department of Banking Operations & District

Department of Banking Operations & Development

Department of Banking Operations & Division

Department of Branches Operations & Development

Department of Banking Order & Development

Solution:

The Department of Banking Operations & Development or DBOD is entrusted with the responsibility of regulation of commercial banks under the regulatory provisions contained in the B.R. Act, 1949 and RBI Act, 1934 besides enunciation of banking policies.

Q8. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announced a Rs10,000 crore scheme named KALIA for the overall development of farmers. KALIA stands for ______________.

Krushak Accommodation for Livelihood and Income Agriculture

Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation

Krushak Accommodation for Livelihood and Independent Agriculture

Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Independent Augmentation

None of the given options is true

Solution:

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announced a Rs10,000 crore scheme for the overall development of farmers. Named Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA), the scheme will provide farmers with Rs10,000 a year at the rate of Rs5,000 each for Kharif and Rabi season. Ganeshi Lal is the Governor of Odisha.

Q9. The 15th edition of a two-day Global SME Business Summit was organised by the Ministry of MSME and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in _____________.

Mumbai

Pune

Chennai

New Delhi

Kolkata

Solution:

The 15th edition of a two day Global SME Business Summit was organised by the Ministry of MSME and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with Government e-marketplace in New Delhi. The theme of the event was ‘Building Partnerships through Global Value Chains.’

Q10. Name the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Secretary General who has been elected the President of South Asian Fencing Body for a period of four years.

Susheel Mehta

Tushar Singh

Rajeev Mehta

Ankush Kurmi

Nandan Narayana

Solution:

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Secretary General, Rajeev Mehta has been elected the President of South Asian Fencing Body for a period of four years after the meeting of South Asian Fencing Federation (SAFF) at Hyderabad.

Q11. The 15th edition of Global SME Business Summit was organised by the Ministry of MSME and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The theme of the event was ______________.

Sustainable Development through Value Goals

Building Partnerships through Global Value Chains

Building Partnerships through Internal Linkages

Sustainable Development through Business Partnership

None of the given theme is true

Solution:

Q12. Chandil is a census town in Seraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand. It has been constructed on the river _____________ .

Kangsabati

Barakar

Subarnarekha

Ganga

Konar

Solution:

The Mukutmanipur Dam is a dam in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district. It is located at the confluence of the Kangsabati and Kumari rivers close to the Jharkhand border.

Q13. In which state, Patora dam is constructed across Jonk River?

Karnataka

Odisha

Assam

Uttar Pradesh

Sikkim

Solution:

Patora dam is constructed across Jonk River and one of the famous location in Nuapada district along with nearby places Nrusinghanath Temple, Harishankar Temple and Bull Yogeswar temple of Odisha.

Q14. Who is the present Governor of West Bengal?

Keshari Nath Tripathi

Satyadev Narayan Arya

Lalji Tandon

Ram Naik

Anandiben Patel

Solution:

Keshari Nath Tripathi is an Indian politician and the present Governor of West Bengal.

Q15. Who among the following has become the fastest Asian to cycle the globe?

Shivani Mehta

Shikha Sahai

Sakshi Chawla

Kalpana Kulkarni

Vedangi Kulkarni

Solution:

The 20-year old Indian woman Vedangi Kulkarni becomes the fastest Asian to cycle the globe. She had completed 29,000 kilometres’ distance required to qualify as bicycling across the globe. Vedangi spent 159 days peddling up to 300 kilometers a day in 14 countries.