Introduction
General Awareness is an important component of most of the competitive exams for employment in the government sector in India. The article General Awareness Questions in 2018 Competitive Exams presents questions related to IBPS PO, SEBI Grade A, Indian Bank PGDBF PO, LIC HFL, NIACL Assistant, RRB Assistant, RRB PO, SBI Clerk, SBI PO, RBI Grade B and BOB PGDBF PO. The article General Awareness Questions in 2018 Competitive Exams have been designed keeping in view the significant role of General Awareness sections in the scoring of competitive exams.
IBPS PO
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who has been named as ‘British Indian of the Year’ | Ishwar Sharma |
| Kharchi Puja is a Hindu festival of which state | Tripura |
| The app launched by BSNL recently | Wings |
| Which airport becomes world Busiest single runway airport | Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport |
| Which state’s high court grants legal entity to animals | Uttarakhand |
| Which Bank has launched its Multi Option Payment Acceptance Device (MOPAD) for digital payments | SBI |
| The head of the Public Registry Committee | YM Deosthalee |
| India’s first government-run e-waste recycling plant opened in which city | Bengaluru |
| The headquarters of Karur Vysya Bank | Karur, Tamilnadu |
| The Union Cabinet rename the Agartala airport (Tripura) as | Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore |
| Sulabh Jal Scheme has been launched in which state | Darbhanga, Bihar |
| Which state has bagged the top position under the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritav Abhiyan (PMSMA) | Himachal Pradesh |
| Nelson Mandela International Day has been celebrated to action against | Poverty |
| The allocation on Digital India Project under budget 2018-19 | Rs. 3073 crore |
| The tenth edition of the Defence Expo was held in | Chennai |
| Which state has launched ‘One Person One Car’ policy | West Bengal |
| What is the valid period of the ‘Electoral bond’ scheme | 15 days |
| Which bank has been ranked as the best PSU bank in the overall digital transaction’s category in India? | Punjab National Bank |
| Train 18, India’s first indigenously built engine-less train is built and designed by | Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai |
| Which state launches “I am not afraid of English” initiative | Haryana |
| Govt will soon notify which technology to check vehicle thefts | MicroDot technology |
| Which ministry ‘Swach Bharat Mission – Gramin” launched | Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) |
| The environment ministry re-introduces a scheme ‘Medini Puraskar Yojna’ which aims at promoting original writing of books in which language | Hindi |
| Which Indian naval ship becomes first-ever warship to enter port of Sabang in Indonesia? | INS Sumitra |
| Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launch which initiative to promote Compressed Bio-Gas as an alternative, green transport fuel? | SATAT |
| NABARD has joined hands with which bank to provide collateral-free credit through Joint Liability Groups in Telangana? | State Bank of India |
| India signed an agreement with the World Bank for a $200 million loan for which mission? | National Nutrition Mission |
| Under project ‘Sashakt’ an asset management company/alternative investment fund (AIF)-led resolution approach to deal with NPA cases of more than | Rs 500 crore |
| The government will take steps to boost exports of agriculture commodities which have the potential of reaching | $100 billion |
| Top 5 states comprising 70% exports is | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka |
| National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) conducted “Ganga Vriksharopan Abhiyan” in five main stem Ganga basin states UK, UP, Bihar, WB and | Jharkhand |
| What is the objective of the ‘Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan(RGSA)’? | to strengthen the Panchayati Raj system in the country |
| A dedicated portal of the ECI’S Systematic Voters Education, the pursuit of its mission ‘leave no voter behind,’ with the special focus on | Persons with Disabilities (PWD) |
| The government announced a scheme for informants of benami transactions under which an individual can get a reward of up to | Rs. 1 crore |
| NITI Aayog presented India’s Voluntary National Review Report on the implementation of the | Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
| Which bank has signed an agreement with CDSL Commodity Repository (CCRL), thus becoming the first public sector bank to become the repository participant for pledge finance under the repository ecosystem for registered/accredited warehouses? | Bank of Baroda |
| The RBI has asked banks authorized to deal in foreign exchange (Authorized Dealer-I Banks) to share data with the | Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) |
SBI PO
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First CFO of Reserve Bank of India | Sudha Balakrishnan |
| The winner of Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018 champion | India |
| Amangarh Tiger Reserve | Uttar Pradesh |
| Total Fund allocated for’Operation Green’ | Rs 500 crore |
| Tri Military Exercise held between India and | Russia |
| Andres Iniesta (Football Player) belongs to | Spain |
| The government has identified ___ Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) for listing on stock exchanges in line with the Union Budget 2018-19. | 4 |
| Which of the following country remains the top export destination for India | US |
| ___ will raise Rs. 1000 crore from Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore | AU Small Finance Bank |
| ___conferred the Kalidas Award | Artist Anjolie Ela Menon |
| NSFR | Net Stable Funding Ratio |
| Numaligarh Refinery Limited Public Sector oil Company | Assam |
| RBI releases limited edition coins to mark 350th birth anniversary of | Guru Gobind Singh Ji |
| Yono app | SBI |
| Asteroid Day | June – 30 |
| A payment bank cannot accept | NRI deposits |
| ___ of Small Finance Bank’s net credits should be in priority sector lending | 75% |
| ___ to get India’s first e-waste plant | Bengaluru |
| ___ Launches ‘Social Pay’ for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)- Covered in AC Paid Banking PDF in April | ICICI Bank |
| ___ to organised India’s First Global Mobility Summit. | NITI Aayog |
| Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni | 14th Chief of the Naval Staff |
| National Digital Communications Policy 2018 | 100 billion $ |
| Government forms panel to upgrade norms for state, district level economic data collection | Ravindra Dholakia committee |
| The RRBs to maintain the minimum prescribed Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) of | 9 percent |
| Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has launched the TIES recently. What is the meaning of “E” in TIES? | Export |
| Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was launched in May 2015 and current number of subscriber stands at | 1.10 crore |
| As per the UNCTAD, the foreign inflows to India decreased from USD 44 billion in 2016 to USD___ in 2017 | 40 billion |
| The new 50Rs denomination has motif of ___ on the reverse, depicting the country’s cultural heritage | Hampi with Chariot |
| IBC had strictly mandated that within 180 days___ as extension from the NCLT) the resolution process of an insolvent company had to be completed | 90 days |
| India grants license to ___ to operate in Mumbai. | Bank of China |
| Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)—the Center's free certification programme for | organic farmers |
| RBL Bank buys 100% stake in | Swadhaar FinServe |
| Project Sashakt, the five-pronged strategy to deal with | non-performing assets (NPAs) |
| For setting up of a dedicated micro irrigation fund (MIF) under the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard)? | 5000 crore |
RRB PO
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ‘Satyagraha se Swachhagraha’ campaign addressed by P.M held in Champaran, which is located in | Sudha Balakrishnan |
| The winner of Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018 champion | Bihar |
| Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 aims to link Rural Villages with | Higher Education |
| Sangrai Dance is a Traditional dance of the State | Tripura |
| ELA (Electronic Live Assistant), a virtual assistant for customer support and services is launched by | SBI |
| The Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister | Bibek Debroy |
| The minimum amount of Sukanya Samridhi Yojana | Rs. 250 |
| “Vijay Prahar” exercise held in | Rajasthan |
| The Reserve Bank of India today launched Financial Literacy Week across the country with___ as its main theme. | customer protection |
| Chief Minister of the Year’ award was conferred to | Vasundhara Raje, Rajasthan |
| An order to a bank to pay a stated sum from the drawer’s account, written on a specially printed form. It is called | Cheque |
| P. V. Sindhu belongs to | Andhra Pradesh |
| The winner of Miss Supermodel Worldwide 2018 held in Gurugram, India | Aleksandra Liashkova |
| Repo Rate | The rate at which banks borrow loan from RBI |
| Sebi allows investors to buy mutual funds via e-wallets | Rs. 50000 |
| Which of the following Chinese bank opened in India? | Bank of China |
| Development projects in the northeast region will be based on the concept of HIRA, ‘H’ Stand for | Highways, Inland Waterways, Railways and Airways (HIRA) |
| The interest rate for Rabi crop in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana(PMFBY) | 1.5% |
| Who among the following is not present in Times Top 100 influential people? | Mahavir Phogat |
| Vodafone will merge with | Idea Cellular |
| Guinness World Records for largest yoga session with the presence of 1.05 lakh people in | Kota |
| “Livelihood and water security” CSR(Corporate Social Responsibility) initiative is related to | Yes Bank |
| Under the Revised Income Tax Informants Reward Scheme, 2018 a person upon giving specific information about tax evasion to the Investigation Directorate of the IT department can be rewarded up to | Rs. 50 lakhs |
| MGNREGA(Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme has been increased from 100 days to | 150 days |
| Housing loan in Metro Cities is up to | 35 lakh |
| MARG ERP Limited partners with | ICICI Bank |
| ILO projects unemployment rate at___ in 2018 | 3.5% |
| Government Mulls Merging of | BOB, Central Bank, OBC And IDBI Bank |
| Free Compulsory Education for children between the age of ___ in India | 6 to 14 years |
| – to reimburse the central share of CGST and IGST on items for food/prasad/langar/bhandara offered free of cost by charitable religious institutions | Seva Bhoj Yojna |
| Non Performing Assets(NPA) | 180 days |
| National Health Policy 2017 – Increase health expenditure by Government as a percentage of GDP from the existing 1.1 5 % to 2.5 % by | 2025 |
| ___ of the Insurance Act, 1938 bars the merger of an insurance company with a non-insurance firm. | Section 35 |
| The electric locomotive, with a 12,000 horsepower (HP), will be flagged off from | Bihar’s Madhepura loco factory |
| ___ board to consider Employee Stock Purchase scheme of up to 10 crore equity shares | PNB |
| Largest Mobile Producer in the World | China |
| Peak traffic hours in 4 Indian cities costing $22 billion a year. Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Kolkata. Which of the following city is not among them | Hyderabad |
| Government has created ___ to conduct entrance examinations for higher education in a scientific manner. | National Testing Agency |
| The Kotak Committee on Corporate Governance recommended the maximum number of listed entity directorships from | 10 to 8 by April 01, 2019 and to 7 by April 1, 2020 |
| Unnat Bharat Abhiyan | to link the Higher Education Institutions with rural village |
SEBI Grade A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The present President of South Korea | Moon Jae-in |
| “Ease of Living Index” rankings launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has been topped by which Indian state | Andhra Pradesh |
| Venue of The 19th India Russia bilateral summit | New Delhi |
| Three major national tourism awards for 2016-17 has won by which state | Gujarat |
| Which Ministry had commissioned “Swachh Survekshan Grameen-2018” (SSG 2018) | The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation |
| What is the theme of International Day of the Girl Child 2018 which has been observed on 11th October every year? | With her: A skilled Girl Force |
| Dushanbe is the capital of which country | Tajikistan |
| 12th November observed as which day every year | World pneumonia day |
| Recently, Twin city agreement has been signed between | New Delhi and Moscow |
| Kanha National Park which is a vast expanse of grassland and forest is located in which Indian state | Madhya Pradesh |
| Nashik is situated on the bank of which river | Godavari River |
| Which country has topped human capital index | Singapore |
| Global Skills Park(GSP) is situated in which Indian State | Madhya Pradesh |
| DY Patil Sports Stadium is a football and a cricket stadium situated in which Indian state | Navi Mumbai |
| The Jaipur Literature Festival, an annual literary festival takes place in Jaipur in which month of the year | January |
| Bhitarkanika National Park is situated in which Indian state | Odisha |
| Dashain Festival which is a popular holiday among both Hindus and Buddhists is celebrated in which country | Nepal |
| Pakyong Airport is a greenfield airport near which state | Gangtok |
| AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships 2018 held in which Indian state | New Delhi |
| The number of taxpayers increased has been increased by how many percent in one year | 19.5 percent |
| Who has won Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2018 2018 | Paul Romer, William Nordhaus |
| Which cricketer has recently got Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2018 | Virat Kohli |
| Mullaiperiyar Dam, which is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River is located in which Indian state | Kerala |
PGDBF PO
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The World largest solar installed powered stadium located in | Brabourne stadium, Mumbai |
| India’s first insect museum opened in which state | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu |
| The New Bank of India was merged with which of the following bank in 1993 | Punjab National Bank |
| The current Chief Justice of India | Ranjan Gogoi |
| The Statue of Unity is a statue of which Indian leader | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| The country topped in Happiness Index 2018 | Finland |
| The 2nd largest producer of crude steel | India |
| The dimension of the old 10 rupee note | 63 mm x 137 mm |
| The full form of ‘STRIVE’ | Skill Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement |
| Suryoday Small Finance Bank headquarters is located in | Navi Mumbai |
| The three types of accounts available in India Post Payment Bank | The three types of accounts available in India Post Payment Bank |
| ‘A’ stands for in ‘ANBC’ | Adjusted(Adjusted Net Bank Credit) |
| The budget allocated for Digital infrastructure in the Union Budget 2018 | Rs.3073 crore |
| Swachhata Pakhwada observed from | 1st September to 15th September |
| PM-AASHA scheme is related to | Umbrella scheme for farmers |
| Who has been conferred with ‘Honoris Causa’ by the University of Engineering & Management (UEM) in Kolkata | 1st September to 15th September |
| 2018 Pritzker Prize Laureate | Balkrishna Doshi |
| The Winner of the gold medal in the Wrestling senior Asian games winner | Navjot Kaur |
| The theme of the World health day 2018 | Universal health coverage |
| The city becomes the first and only Union Territory in the country to be fully run on solar energy | Diu |
| The full form of PCA | Prompt Corrective Action |
| ‘A’ stands for in ‘PMJAY’ | Pradhan Mantri Jan “Arogya” Yojana Abhiyan |
| Indian Wage Report is released by | International Labor Organization |
| ‘A’ stands for in ‘NMSA’ full form – Agriculture | National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture |
| The Project Sashakt is related to | NPA |
| Which cricket player has scored fastest 50 in Indian Premier League history | K.L. Rahul |
| The first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal in the Asian Games | Vinesh Phogat |
| Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan related to which of the following State | Rampur, MP |
| India Debt to GDP Ratio | 60%(40% Central + 20% state ) |
| Regular Digital and Basic payments are concepts of which payment bank | IPPB |
LIC HFL
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Currency of Argentina | Peso |
| Prague is the capital of | Czech Republic |
| The Full form of UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| Bhimbetka is located in | Madhya Pradesh |
| Hydro expo 2018 was held in | Nepal |
| Kalidas Samman is given by | Madhya Pradesh |
| Ajanta caves are located in | Mumbai |
| The Theme of national voters day 2018 | Accessible Elections |
| In January 2018, Padma Shri award is given to which cricketer | MS Dhoni |
| 13 February is observed as | World Radio Day |
| International Yoga day is celebrated on | 21st June |
| Kathak is the classical dance from | Uttar Pradesh |
| The venue of Women’s T20 world cup 2018 | West Indies |
| Gangtok is the capital of | Sikkim |
| The Headquarters of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons located | The Hague, Netherlands |
| The maximum limit of Shishu in MUDRA Yojna | Loans up to a limit of INR 50,000 |
| Debt instruments | notes, bonds, debentures, certificates, mortgages, leases |
| What is the Ratio of female per thousand male in Kerala? | 1084 |
| 15th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas will be held in | Varanasi |
| Budget 2018 has proposed to increase the limit of deduction under section 80 D of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 for senior citizens from | Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000. |
| Satkosia tiger reserve | Odisha |
| Name of the bridge in Jammu & Kashmir, World’s Highest Rail Bridge | Chenab bridge |
| The world’s longest sandstone cave named Krem Puri was recently discovered in | Meghalaya |
| Indian Army day | 15 January |
| Best film award in 90th Oscar Awards | ‘The Shape of Water’ |
| The UN Brand Ambassador for ASIA Pacific | Dia Mirza |
| The actor posthumously wins the Dadasaheb Phalke award | Vinod Khanna |
| Most trusted Private Sector Bank | ICICI |
| EPFO has launched a new “View Pension Passbook” service along with existing e-services through | Umang App’ |
| Which bank introduced a digital application form to open current account? | ICICI Bank |
| The first city to roll-out BS-VI fuel | Delhi |
| The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is held every | two years |
| Parupalli Kashyap is related to | Badminton |
| The headquarters of International Maritime Organization | London |
| NPCI is an umbrella organization initiated by – Reserve Bank of India (RBI) & Indian Banks Association (IBA). The headquarters of SIDBI | Lucknow |
| In ‘LTV’, ‘L’ stands for | Loan to Value |
| The maturity duration of the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is | 21 years from the date of opening the account. |
| Zagreb is the capital of | Croatia |
| The Winner of ISL 2018 | Chennaiyin FC |
| Which organization is Sole re-insurer of India | General Insurance Corporation of India(GIC Re) |
| Manama is the capital of | Bahrain |
| Commonwealth games 2018 were held in | Gold Coast, Australia |
| Samsung opened its biggest mobile factory at | Noida, India |
| The First CFO of RBI | Sudha Balakrishnan |
| The first woman firefighter in Airport Authority of India | Taniya Sanyal |
| Prime minister of Australia | Scott Morrison |
| Who among the following Jain Muni has passed away recently | Tarun Sagar |
| The author of the book named on Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar ‘Vyakti Nahin Sankalp’ | Shri Kishor Makwana |
| Union Railway Minister, Piyush Goyal flagged off a new _____ Jodhpur Bandra Express | Humsafar |
| The tenure of Insurance Ombudsman | 3 years |
RRB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The term “Back heel” is related to | Football |
| World Red cross day is observed on | 8th May |
| What is the Minimum days for guaranteed wage employment in MNGREGA | 150 days |
| Bajrang Punia is related to | Free Style Wrestling |
| The rate at which the central bank of a country (Reserve Bank of India in case of India) lends money to commercial banks in the event of any shortfall of funds | Repo Rate |
| The Headquarter of World bank located | Washington D.C (USA) |
| The Headquarter of UNESCO located | Paris |
| The currency of Denmark is | Krona |
| Harshvardhan Singh is a minister of | Ministry of Science & Technology, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Ministry of Earth Sciences |
| “Yudh abhyas” exercise is between India and which country | USA |
| Biofuel flight between Delhi and Dehradun by which airline | Spice jet |
| Padma shree, Padma bhushan awards are given on | Republic Day |
| G20 2019 summit will be held at which place | Osaka, Japan |
| The government proposed the merger of three banks | Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank |
| Free education is compulsory to children up to which age | 6 to 14 years |
| The full form of DRDO | Defence Research and Development Organisation |
| Which cricketer has turned down Doctorate Degree from Jadavpur University | Sachin Tendulkar |
| The current rate of SLR | 19.5% |
| The HQ of National Institute of Petroleum | Dehradun (Uttarakhand) |
| The full form of FAME | Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Vehicles |
| The HQ of the European Investment Bank | Luxembourg |
| In BSBDA account how many times one can withdraw money | 4 times |
| The Deadline for the launch of India’s maiden human space flight programme (Gaganyaan) | 2022 |
| Mahe, the smallest district is in which state | Puducherry |
NIACL
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 11th World Hindi conference was held in | Mauritius |
| Duleep trophy is related to | Cricket |
| The Headquarters of NDB (New Development Bank) | Shanghai |
| “No spin” is the autobiography of | Shane Warne |
| Ramon Magsaysay winner Bharat Vatvani is related to | Psychiatrist |
| The International Literacy day theme | ‘Literacy and skills development’ |
| 5th BIMSTEC summit to be held in | Sri Lanka |
| Total Gold medals won by India in Asian Games | 15 |
| “Moving On, Moving Forward: A year in Office” has been authored by Vice-President | M. Venkaiah Naidu |
| Krishi Kumbh International Conference and Exhibition 2018 | Uttar Pradesh |
| 21st August is celebrated by UN for | International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism |
| KAZIND military exercise was held between India and | Kazakhstan |
| Bogibeel bridge on which river | the Brahmaputra |
| New BSNL Brand ambassador | Mary Kom |
| I in SIP stands for | Investment |
| The capital of Bulgaria | Sofia |
| Lakhwar Dam is located in | Uttarakhand |
| E@Secure, insurance plan launched by | HDFC ERGO |
| Indo-America 2+2 Dialogue was signed in | New Delhi |
| HOPE space mission is launched by | UAE |
| Apsara, a swimming pool type research reactor has been started in | Bhabha Atomic Research Centre(BARC) |
| Which is the third country after USA Russia to send manned mission | China |
| 1st Indian Heptathlete to win gold In Asian Games | Swapna Barman |
Federal Bank
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The venue of Asian Games | Indonesia |
| Lakshya Sen is related to | Badminton |
| Name the 1st Indian Woman to climb Mt. Everest | Bachendri Pal |
| 1st Battle of Panipat fought in | 1761 |
| Name the Runner-Up at the FIFA World Cup 2018 | Croatia |
| How much budget in Union Budget 2018 – 19, is allocated to the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)? | Rs. 5,750 crores |
| In SWIFT, T stands for | Telecommunication |
| Maximum limit of NEFT | No limit |
| Yes Bank & Flipkart app | Phonepe |
| In MICR, C stands for | Character, Magnetic Ink Character Recognition |
| Kuna is the currency of | Croatia |
| The percentage of equity of Govt of India in IPPB | 100% |
| The name of the Senior Citizen Pension Scheme | PMVVY |
| Jindal Thermal Power Plant | Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
| The currency of Indonesia | Rupiah |
| The Capital of Sikkim | Gangtok |
SBI Clerk
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sports University in which city | Manipur |
| The full form of C in CBLO | Collateralized |
| Regulator IRDAI has set up a 10-member panel to review norms related to insurance marketing firm (IMF) with an aim to increase insurance penetration in the country | Suresh Mathur |
| Ajay Thakur related to which sport | Kabaddi |
| International Migration organization Headquarters | Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland |
| Headquarter of AIIB located at | China |
| Informal summit held in which city of Russia | City of Sochi |
| What was the Environment Day Theme | “Beat Plastic Pollution” |
| Least spoken language in India | Sanskrit |
| “R” in LRS | Remittance(Liberalized Remittance Scheme) |
| Statistics day | 29th June |
| FIFA 2026 held in which country | US, Canada and Mexico |
| Bhumi Pednekar bagged the best actress at Dada Saheb Phalke award ceremony for which movie | Toilet Ek Prem Katha |
| LIC share bought by which of the following bank | IDBI Bank |
| Women hockey captain for world cup 2018 | Rani Rampal |
| Indra Sagar dam | Madhya Pradesh |
| Assumption island in which country | Seychelles |
| Malabo is the capital of which country | Equatorial Guinea |
| The editor of Rising Kashmir newspaper, was shot dead | Shujaat Bukhari |
| Which is the umbrella organisation for digital payment | NPCI |
| Conference of communication and technology in which country | Nepal |
| What is the Full form of COMCASA | Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement |
| The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco is situated in which city | Mumbai |
| Which institute launches Bharat Inclusive Initiative | IIM-Ahmedabad |
| ASEAN film festival held in which state | Delhi |
| Pilibhit tiger reserve | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kabir mahotsav by which ministry | Ministry Of Culture |
| Telenor merger with which company | Airtel |
| Shujat Bukhari editor of which newspaper | Rising kashmir |
| Company that exists only on paper and has no office and no employees, but may have a bank account or may hold passive investments or be the registered owner of assets, such as intellectual property, or ships | Shell Company |
| ______means that a security’s value does not fluctuate dramatically, but changes in value at a steady pace over a period of time. | LOW VOLATILITY |
| ______or tracker mortgage is a mortgage loan with the interest rate on the note periodically adjusted based on an index which reflects the cost to the lender of borrowing on the credit markets. | ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE (ARM) |
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| “F” in PFMS | Financial(Public Financial Management System) |
| Best Feature Film in 65th National Awards | Village Rock stars |
| Dudhwa National Park | Uttar Pradesh |
| Lusaka is the capital of | Zambia |
| National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation (NIMHR) at | Bhopal |
| Headquarters of ADB | Mandaluyong, Philippines |
| MSMEs Day is celebrated on | 27th June |
| Hirakud Dam | Odisha |
| The theme for Yoga Day 2018 is | “Yoga for Peace" |
| “L” in LRS | Liberalized(Liberalized Remittance Scheme) |
| Headquarters of OECD | Paris, France |
| In Budget 2018, Finance Minister Arun Jatiley had proposed to increase the investment limit in PMVVY or Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana to | Rs. 15 lakh |
| Patratu thermal Power plant is located in which Indian State | Jharkhand |
| Kishori amonkar died recently, associated with which field | Classical Vocalist |
| The theme of World wildlife day 2018 | Big Cats |
| What is the full form of W in “SAWEN” | Wildlife, South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network |
| India’s longest road and railway bridge | Assam |
| The National Digital library HQ (a project under Ministry of HRD) is located in | Kharagpur |
| IRDAI committee to review the regulations pertaining to Insurance Marketing Firms (IMF) head by whom | Suresh Mathur |
| AIIB will invest how much amount into NIIF for boosting infrastructure projects | Rs. 200 Millio |
| “C ” stands in CAGR | Compound Annual Growth Rate |
| The Venue of ICC women’s world cup T20 2018 | West Indies |
| According to NITI Aayog, 40% of Indians will have no access to drinking water by | 2030 |
| Bonding contract between bond and bondholder | Bond indenture |
| 105th Indian Science Congress was held in which state | Manipur |
| What is Gold Rush – It is a Gold accumulation plan for customers by | Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited |
| Which company expands partnership with NASA on flying taxi project | UBER |
| CCEA approves continuation of Krishonnati Yojana till | Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited |
| CCEA approves continuation of Krishonnati Yojana till | 2020 |
| Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2019 | Varanasi |
| NABARD to expand its long-term lending to how much amount in FY19 | Rs 80,000 crore |
| ______ occurs when multiple insurance companies share risk by purchasing insurance policies | Reinsurance |
| Skoch award 2018 awarded to which ministry | Ministry of women and children welfare |
| Insolvency and bankruptcy code of India | National Company law tribunal |
| NPA | ARC(Asset Reconstruction Companies) |
| ________ is a negotiable money market instrument and issued in dematerialised form or as a – Usance Promissory Note. | Certificates of Deposit (CDs) |
RBI Grade B
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| MSME day | 27 June |
| A system which credit card companies are introducing to help protect against fraud | CVV card verification value |
| The Headquarters of Interpol | France |
| Which of the following bank listed as Best bank in private sector | HDFC |
| Current SLR | 19.5 |
| Metro man of India | E. Sreedharan |
| India & Russia Conclude Negotiations for which of the following Missile | S-400 Missile Air Defense |
| Rohingya tribe people belong to which country | Myanmar |
| Panel submits 5-point plan to fight NPAs | Sunil Mehta |
| The Full Form of ICAN | International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons |
| The HQ of AIIB located | Beijing, China |
| Hima Das, who won the gold medal at the IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championships, will become the first ever sports ambassador of which state | Assam |
| Reserve Bank of India is conducting Financial Literacy Week from | June 4 |
| First nuclear bomb dropped in | Hiroshima, Japan |
| Committee set up by RBI to make a Public Credit Registry (PCR) is headed by whom | Y.M. Deosthalee |
| World environment day 2018 was hosted by | India |
| Which bank is to provide Financial and Digital Literacy to farmers across Rajasthan and Haryana | Yes Bank |
| Which of the following country is the last to join BRICS association in 2010 | South Africa |
| Jallikattu is typically practiced in the Which Indian State as a part of Pongal celebrations | Tamil Nadu |
| Which engine is developed and used by ISRO | CE-20 cryogenic rocket engine |
| “Bangalore Tiger” Book is based on which Indian IT company | Wipro |
| Kishori Amonkar recently passed away, related to which field | Classical Vocalist (Jaipur Gharana) |
| Portal launched by SIDBI | Udayami Portal |
| NPCI regulated by | RBI |
| RISE | Revitalizing of Infrastructure and Systems in Education |
| SCOTUS | Supreme Court of the United States |
| Shenzhen Stock Exchange | China |
| Book ‘Hit Refresh’ written by | Satya Nadella |
| Book ‘Our Trees Still Grow In Dehra” written by | Ruskin Bond |
| Headquarters of SALAR-Jung Museum | Hyderabad |
| India’s first UNESCO Heritage city | Ahmedabad |
| India’s Cleanest city | Indore, Bhopal & Chandigarh |
| Most visited destination | France |
| Last Country joined in BRICS | South Africa |
| Recently Included in World Heritage Cite, Buddha Mountain is | Seven Mountain Temple in Korea |
| India signed open sky agreement with | Japan |
| Country imposed import duty on India in Steel & Aluminium Industry | US |
| Ultra Light M777 is | Howitzer |
| Person who climbed Mount Everest twice | Santosh Yadav |
| Headquarter of Arab League | Cairo, Egypt |
| KIRANA GHARANA | Shamli District, UP |
| Ayushman Bharat Programme | National Health Protection Scheme |
| Audit done by DGCA on | Jet Airways |
| Hima Das is associated with | Sprinter |
| Sai Parneeth is associated with | Badminton Player |
| Manav Thakkar is associated with Sports | Table Tennis |
| Speed of SAFFIR Hurricane | 156 mph |
| Vidyadhar Bhattacharya is the architect of | Jaipur, Rajasthan |
| First Woman to climb and successfully reach the peak of Mount Everest in 5 days | Anshu Jamsenpa |
| Famous Sarod maestro passes away recently | Pt Buddhadev Dasgupta |
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In “WIPO”, P Stands for | Property(World Intellectual Property Organization) |
| Gol Gumbaz is the mausoleum of king Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur. Construction of the tomb, located in Vijayapura | Karnataka. |
| Stockholm is the capital of | Sweden |
| In CFMS, C stands For | Centralized (Centralized Funds Management System) |
| The Lakhwar Dam is a gravity dam currently under construction on the _ near the town of Lakhwar in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand. | Yamuna River |
| Ankita Raina is related to | Tennis |
| Jabalpur situated on which river | Narmada |
| Government to set up Plastic Park in Jharkhand’s _ District. | Deoghar |
| ______beats Kei Nishikori to win Monte Carlo Masters | Narmada |
| According to data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the fourth quarter of FY18 was at a seven-quarter high of _ helping the country retain the tag of world’s fastest-growing major economy. | 7.7 percent |
| The first ever bilateral joint military training exercise HARIMAU SHAKTI 2018 between | India and Malaysia |
| Deposits can be done in Sukanya Account from the date of opening of the account to till | 14 years |
| New Chairman of Banks Board Bureau (BBB) | Bhanu Pratap Sharma |
| Credit rating agencies regulated by | SEBI |
| Tenure of Sovereign gold bold account | 8 years |
| Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip garden, previously Model Floriculture Center, is a tulip garden in | Srinagar |
| Kottayam Pushpanath who passed away recently was associated with which field | Novelist |
| Bandhan Bank was launched in which Year | 2014 |
| Bijapur city is located in which state | Karnataka |
| India’s rank in the latest Commonwealth Innovation Index (CII- 2018) | 10th |
| Lily Festival celebrated in which state | Manipur |
| M. A. Chidambaram Stadium or Chepauk Stadium is a cricket stadium in | Chennai |
| Malaria summit 2018 | London, UK |
| NACH is implemented by | National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) |
| May 29 | International Day of United Nation Peacemakers |
| Innovation in India Funded $125 million by which bank | World Bank |
| Indian Institute of Remote Sensing | Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| Ayushman Bharat will provide a cover of _ per family per year | Rs. 5 lakh |
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bhitarkanika national park is situated in | Odisha |
| Fino payment bank tie-up with | ICICI |
| G.sathiyan is related to | Table tennis |
| “I” stands for in UNIDO | Industrial(United Nations Industrial Development Organization) |
| Moti Bagh Stadium | Moti Bagh Stadium |
| Firozpur city is on the bank of which river | Satluj |
| World Robot Conference 2018 | Beijing |
| Aviation summit | Mumbai, India |
| May 11 | National Science Day |
| P.P Lakshmanan is related to which field | Sports (Football) |
| “Village Rockstars” movie won the best-featured film at 65th National Award | Assamese film |
| Hassan Rouhani visited India. He is the president of which country | Iran |
| World Population Day | 11th July |
| The Bhadra Dam, which has created the Bhadra Reservoir, is located on the ____ a tributary of Tungabhadra River. | Bhadra River |
| RBI nationalized on | 1st January 1949 |
| Commerce ministry sets up a panel to make SEZ policy compatible with WTO rules. Head of the panel is | Baba Kalyani |
| Indian Institute of Astrophysics is located in which city | Bangalore |