Static GK Questions for SBI Clerk Main: 9th August

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SBI Clerk Main Static GK Questions

In every Bank/Insurance/SSC and Other competitive exams, there will be some questions of Static GK based. So, here we have given the most important static gk questions for SBI Clerk Main 2019. These questions are not only important for SBI Clerk Main but also for IBPS RRB PO/Clerk, EPFO Assistant and SSA, and other upcoming exams.

Q1. The World Bank Group announced that Anshula Kant, an Indian national, has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer. World Bank established in which year?

1950

1975

1944

1957

1946

Solution:

The World Bank was created at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference along with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Q2. India and Russia bilateral co-operation to the next level in the field of space, including assistance in India’s maiden human space flight mission ‘Gaganyaan’. Who is the present Prime Minister of Russia?

Sergei Stepashin

Viktor Zubkov

Mikhail Fradkov

Dmitry Medvedev

Mikhail Kasyanov

Solution:

Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is a Russian politician who has served as Prime Minister of Russia since 2012.

Q3. YouTube is bringing a new education feature “Learning Playlists” with dedicated landing pages for educational videos on topics like math, science, music and language. Youtube established in which year?

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Solution:

YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. Three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—created the service in February 2005.

Q4. ‘Robot umpires’ debut in U.S. baseball league. Baseball is the National Sports of which of the following countries?

Brazil

Canada

China

USA

Australia

Solution:

Baseball is the National sports of United states of America.

Q5. International Business Machines Corp acquired a software company Red Hat Inc in $34 billion for the ramp-up its cloud computing business. IBM established in which year?

1913

1912

1911

1910

1909

Solution:

International Business Machines Corporation is an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York established in 1911.

Q6. In Table Tennis, Indian pair G. Sathiyan and Anthony Amalraj won the bronze at the World Tour Platinum Australian Open. Who is the present President of Table Tennis Federation of India?

Chandrashekar J

Dushyant Chautala

Ajay Singh

Suresh Kalmadi

K Govindraj

Solution:

Dushyant Chautala was elected as President of the TTFI at the federation's annual general body meeting on 30 January 2017, becoming the youngest President in the TTFI's.

Q7. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and eminent persons of different fields, School students took part in a Padayatra in Kolkata to spread the message of water conservation. Who is the present governor of West Bengal?

Lalji Tandon

Phagu Chuhan

Ramesh Bais

R.N. Ravi

Jagdeep Dhankhar

Solution:

Jagdeep Dhankar is the present Governor of West Bengal. He is a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India.

Q8. The West Bengal Government has decided to construct 8 lakh 30 thousand houses under BAY for the people belonging to Economically Weaker Section. What is the full form of BAY?

Bangla Abas Yojana

Bangla Adivasi Yojana

Bangla Abhimaan Yojana

Bangla Antyodaya Yojana

Bangla Aarambh Yojana

Solution:

The full form of BAY is Bangla Abas Yojana.

Q9. Agri-Business Incubation centre has started in Chhattisgarh. The centre is set up by the Union Agriculture Ministry in the Indira Gandhi Agriculture University of Raipur. Who is the governor of Chhattisgarh?

Mridula Sinha

Satya Pal Malik

Vajubhai Vala

Kalraj Mishra

Anusuiya Uikey

Solution:

Anusuiya Uikey is a member of the Parliament of India representing Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. She was appointed as Governor of Chhattisgarh on 16 July 2019.

Q10. Over 30 lakh persons enrolled under "PM Shram Yogi Maandhan Scheme". Who is the present Union Labour and Employment Minister?

Santosh Kumar Gangwar

Thaawar Chand Gehlot

Narendra Singh Tomar

D V Sadananda Gowda

Arjun Munda

Solution:

Santosh Kumar Gangwar is an Indian politician and the current Minister of State with independent charge in the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the Government of India.

Q11. Chandrakant Kavlekar to be the new Deputy Chief Minister of Goa. He will replace Vijai Sardesai as the deputy chief minister of Goa. Who is the present Governor of Goa?

Banwarilal Purohit

Devendra Kumar Joshi

Mridula Sinha

RN Ravi

Baby Rani Maurya

Solution:

Mridula Sinha is an Indian politician who is the current Governor of Goa and also writer.

Q12. U.S. celebrates 50 years of the Apollo 11 mission. Who is the present Administrator of NASA ?

Michael D Griffin

James Frederick Bridenstine

Robert M Lightfoot

Charles F Bolden

Christopher Scolese

Solution:

James Frederick Bridenstine is an American politician and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Q13. U.S. Federal Trade Commission have approved a $5 billion penalty to be levied on Facebook. Where is the headquarter of Facebook?

Boston

Chicago

Washington, DC

New York

California

Solution:

The headquarters of Facebook is along 1 Hacker Way in Menlo Park, CA 94025 within the Silicon Valley, california.

Q14. 'Nagarkirtan' wins big at SAARC film fest. Where is the headquarter of SAARC?

Beijing, China

Shanghai, China

Manila, Phillipines

Kathmandu, Nepal

Jakarta, Indonesia

Solution:

The SAARC headquarters are located in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal.

Q15. Anahat Singh, Neel Joshi claimed titles at Dutch Junior Open tournament in Netherlands. What is the capital of Netherlands?

Oslo

Amsterdam

Brussels

Berlin

Stockholm

Solution:

Amsterdam is the Netherlands’ capital, known for its artistic heritage, elaborate canal system and narrow houses with gabled facades, legacies of the city’s 17th-century Golden Age.