NHB Assistant Manager General Awareness | 27th March 2019

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GA for LIC AAO 2018-19:

Preparing for NHB Assistant Manager 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 NHB Assistant Manager Exam 2018-19.

Q1. HDFC Standard Life Insurance has changed its name to ____________.

HDFC First Bank

HDFC Life Insurance

Standard Life Insurance

HDFC Standard

HDFC First Life Insurance

Solution:

HDFC Standard Life Insurance has changed its name to HDFC Life Insurance following the receipt of relevant approvals from regulatory authorities.

Q2. Which country will host the 14th session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)?

Japan

China

India

Sri Lanka

The UK

Solution:

India will host the 14th session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to address the issue of land degradation and desertification which will have participation from over 100 countries. It is likely to be held in October 2019.

Q3. Which of the following country has launched startup Star-ALE’s mini-satellite aimed to deliver the world’s first artificial meteor shower?

Japan

China

Norway

France

India

Solution:

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has launched Tokyo-based startup Star-ALE’s mini-satellite aimed to deliver the world’s first artificial meteor shower.

Q4. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and _______are in dialogue to form a world-class consortium to initially build 1GWh lithium-ion battery plant in India.

Jiocoin

Bitcoin

Libcoin

Syska

Dell

Solution:

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Libcoin are in dialogue to form a world-class consortium to initially build 1GWh lithium-ion battery plant in India. Its capacity will be scaled up to 30GWh in due course.

Q5. The Reserve Bank of India has initiated the process to set up a digital PCR to capture all the details of borrowers, including willful defaulters and also the pending legal suits in order to check financial delinquencies. What is the full form of PCR?

Private Credit Registry

Public Credit Registry

Public Common Registry

Public Credit Review

Public Credit Ratings

Solution:

The Reserve Bank of India has initiated the process to set up a digital Public Credit Registry (PCR) to capture all the details of borrowers, including wilful defaulters and also the pending legal suits in order to check financial delinquencies. The public credit registry will also include data from entities like market regulator SEBI, the corporate affairs ministry, Goods and Service Tax Network and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India to enable the banks and financial institutions to get a 360-degree profile of existing and prospective borrowers on a real-time basis.

Q6. The Central and Andhra Pradesh governments and the______________ have signed the loan agreement for a $172.20 million project to enhance agricultural productivity, profitability, and climate resilience of poor and marginalized farmers in Andhra Pradesh.

International Monetary Fund

Asian Development Bank

World Bank

New Development Bank

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Solution:

The Central and Andhra Pradesh governments and the World Bank have signed the loan agreement for a $172.20 million project to enhance agricultural productivity, profitability, and climate resilience of poor and marginalized farmers in Andhra Pradesh. The projects seek to ensure that farming continues to remain a financially viable activity. The Andhra Pradesh Integrated Irrigation and Agriculture Transformation Project (APIIATP) will be implemented in rural areas largely dependent upon rain-fed agriculture.

Q7. Which of the following state Government has announced Rs378 crore investment in the second phase of the State’s flagship aquaculture mission aimed at cutting down fish imports into the hill State?

Sikkim

Assam

Himachal Pradesh

Meghalaya

Arunachal Pradesh

Solution:

The Meghalaya Government announced Rs378 crore investment in the second phase of the State’s flagship aquaculture mission aimed at cutting down fish imports into the hill State. The mission — Meghalaya State Aqua Mission 2.0 — was announced by Fisheries Minister Comingone Ymbon at the 5th state aqua festival held in Shillong at the U Soso Tham auditorium premises.

Q8. Which state has launched a project for Sustainable Catchment Forest Management that would help develop the quality of forestlands and livelihood of forest dwellers in the state?

Himachal Pradesh

Sikkim

Manipur

Tripura

Uttarakhand

Solution:

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb launched a project for Sustainable Catchment Forest Management at State Forest Academy Ground in West Tripura and stated that the project would help develop the quality of forestlands and livelihood of forest dwellers in the state.

Q9. ________will be the site of the country’s second defence innovation hub after Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.

Varanasi

Nashik

Dehradun

Pathankot

Chennai

Solution:

Nashik in Maharashtra will be the site of the country’s second defence innovation hub after Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.

Q10. Saksham, an annual high intensity one-month long people-centric mega campaign is launched by _______.

Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Ministry of Labour and Employment

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Solution:

‘Saksham’, an annual high intensity one-month long people-centric mega campaign of Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) was launched by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

Q11. India has recently signed a long-term contract with ________ for supply of uranium ore concentrates to widen its source base for the nuclear fuel.

Maldives

The UAE

Australia

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Solution:

India has signed a long-term contract with Uzbekistan for supply of uranium ore concentrates to widen its source base for the nuclear fuel.

Q12. Rwanda is a landlocked East African country with a green, mountainous landscape. What is the capital city of Rwanda?

Abuja

Sana

Kigali

Nairobi

Kampala

Solution:

Kigali is the capital city of Rwanda.

Q13. Palanisamy Sathasivam is the current Governor of-

Maharashtra

Andhra Pradesh

Karnataka

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

Solution:

Palanisamy Sathasivam is the current Governor of Kerala, in office since 2014. He previously served as the 40th Chief Justice of India from 2013 to 2014.

Q14. Jeje Lalpekhlua is an Indian professional-?

shooter

footballer

boxer

cricketer

wrestler

Solution:

Jeje Lalpekhlua is an Indian professional footballer.

Q15. Mary Oliver passed away at 83. She was a well known ________.

Writer

Journalist

Sports person