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GA Questions Asked in 2018 Bank Exams

GA Questions Asked in 2018 Bank Exams

GA Questions asked in 2018 Bank Exams

1. Kharchi Puja is a Hindu festival from- Tripura 2. Which city has 's first government-run e-waste recycling plant?- Bengaluru 3. One question were related to committee head of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4. Which state adopted "one person one car"- West Bengal 5. An emerging market economy describes a ______that is progressing toward becoming more advanced, usually by means of rapid growth and industrialization- nation's economy 6. Digital India's allocation to how many crores for the fiscal year 2018-19- Rs. 3073 crore 7. Train 18, India's first indigenously built engine-less train has Developed by- Chennai-based Integral Coach Factory (ICF). 8. Which app launched by BSNL recently?- Wings 9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 10th edition of Defence Expo (DefExpo 2018) in- Chennai 10. Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport located in- Agartala (Tripura) 11. Busiest Airport 2017 by terms of traffic in the world- Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (Georgia) 12. One question was from GDP. 13. Top 5 states comprising 70% exports is- , , Haryana, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka 14. Which bank has announced the launch of its multi-option payment acceptance device "MOPAD"- SBI 15. I Am Not Afraid Of English'' Campaign Launched in- Haryana 16. Govt banks on new MicroDot technology to check- vehicle thefts 17. Which state get cheapest drinking water- Bihar 18. The government will take steps to boost exports of agriculture commodities which have the potential of reaching- $100 billion 19. Electoral Bond shall be valid for ______days from the date of issue- 15 days 20. Under which ministry the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) launched- Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) 21. Which PSBs has signed an agreement with CDSL- 22. Which state has been adjudged first among states for its performance under the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritav Abhiyan (PMSMA) in the country- HP 23. RBI sets up the task force on 'Public Credit Registry' Headed by- YM Deosthalee 24. Nelson Mandela International Day 2018 calls on the global community to take action against- www.exampundit.in Poverty 25. is an Indian old private-sector bank, headquartered in- Tamil Nadu 26. The Medini Puraskar Yojna, which aims at promoting the original writing of books in- 27. Indian naval ship ______became the first-ever warship to enter the port of Sabang in Indonesia- INS Sumitra 28. Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiative launched by- Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas 29. RBI’s New Rules To Push Another Rs ------Loans Into Insolvency, Says Credit Suisse- Rs. 1.5 Lakh Crore 30. Which bank is ranked the number 1 PSU bank in digital transactions in India- PNB 31. ______and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development have joined hands to provide collateral free credit in - SBI 32. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is running “Ganga VriksharopanAbhiyan” in five main stem Ganga basin states- Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

1 | P a g e 33. Centre signs $200 mn loan agreement with World Bank for- POSHAN Scheme 34. 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). 35. Which High Court declares animals to be 'legal persons'- Uttarakhand High Court 36. The Reserve has asked banks authorized to deal in foreign exchange (Authorised Dealer-I Banks) to share data with the- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). 37. Who is the under-11 UK national yoga champion has been named the 'British Indian of the Year' in the young achiever category for his accomplishments in the field- Ishwar Sharma 38. PM Narendra Modi launches Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan. this scheme aims to strengthen the country's- Panchayati Raj system 39. The government announced a scheme for informants of benami transactions under which an individual can get a reward of up to ______for providing information to the tax authorities. “Under the Benami Transactions Informants Reward Scheme 2018.- Rs 1 Crore 40. UN member countries are expected to present their Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the implementation of- SDGs 41. First CFO of – Sudha Balakrishnan 42. YONO App was launched by which Bank? -SBI 43. The Kalidas Samman is a prestigious arts award presented annually by the government of - 44. What does 'N' stands for in NSDF? - National skill development fund 45. Amangarh tiger reserve is located in? – Uttar Pradesh 46. Full form of NSFR – Net Stable Funding Ratio. 47. The winner of Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018 champion – India 48. Full form of N in NSDF – National(National Skill Development Fund) 49. Total Fund allocated for 'Operation Green' – Rs 500 crore 50. Indira Military Exercise held between India and – Russia 51. Andres Iniesta (Football Player) belongs to – Spain 52. The government has identified how many Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) for listing on stock exchanges in line with the Union Budget 2018-19? – 4 53. Which of the following country remains the top export destination for India? – US 54. Banks have finalised an inter-creditor agreement and are working on details of an asset management company as part of a five-pronged mechanism they have identified to resolve the issue of mounting ______under Project "Sashakt". - NPA 55. Which Bank has raised its stake in microlender Swadhaar FinServe to 100 per cent to help expand

its financial inclusion? - RBL Bank www.exampundit.in 56. Singapore state investment arm Temasek has struck its third back-to-back deal in India this month by inking an agreement to pick up a stake of around 4.8% in which Bank? - AU Ltd 57. Numaligarh Refinery Limited is a public sector oil company in- Assam 58. Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has launched the TIES recently. What is the meaning of "E" in TIES? - Exports 59. Behdienkhlam festival is celebrated in the month of July for good health, property and bumper harvest in which state? - Meghalaya 60. Asteroid Day is an annual global event which is held on the anniversary of the Siberian Tunguska event that took place on- 30th June Stan Lee was associated with which comics? – Marvel 61. Who is the chairman of Indian Banking Association? – Sunil Mehta 62. Who launched world's first public blockchain bond named bond-i? – World Bank

2 | P a g e 63. World's first thermal battery plant was inaugurated in _____. – 64. Who is the chairman of HDFC Bank? – Deepak Parekh 65. What is the current reverse repo rate of Reserve Bank of India? – 6.25% 66. river is originated from which state? – Chhattisgarh 67. What is the minimum charge to file a case in a Lok Adalat? – No 68. Aaron Finch is associated with which sport? – Cricket 69. Who is the brand ambassador of Eat right movement launched by FSSAI? – Rajkumar Rao 70. ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2018 was held in ______. – West Indies 71. What is the expected GDP of 2018-19 for India? – 7.1% 72. The child sex ratio for 1000 males as per census 2011? – 919 females 73. Khelo India games 2018 was held in ______. – Pune, Maharashtra 74. The 2019 BRICS Summit will take place in ______. – Brazil 75. What is the minimum paid-up capital for small finance banks? – 100 crore. 76. Which book won the Golden Man Booker Prize 2018? – The English patient 77. Name the missile recently tested and developed by HAL. – Tejas 78. Recently RBI has asked banks having how many branches to have internal ombudsman exclusive of RRBs? – more than 10 branches 79. Who is the chairman of the PSU Bank Merger Committee? – Arun Jaitley 80. Which was the first forest conservation movement in India? – Chipko Movement 81. According to RBI, what percentage of demonetized money was returned? – 99.3 percent 82. Tennis Player Angelique Kerber is from which nation? – Germany 83. Dushanbe is the capital city of – Tajikistan 84. Pakyong Airport is a Greenfield airport situated near- Gangtok, Sikkim 85. International Day of the Girl Child is observed on 2018 with the theme ______. – With her: A skilled Girl Force. 86. 12 November is observed as ______. – World Pneumonia Day 87. Which nation topped the 2018 Human Capital Index? – Finland 88. Who received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2018? – Virat Kohli 89. What is the capital city of Meghalya? – Shillong 90. Global Skills Park is situated in which place? – Madhya Pradesh 91. Which two cities recently signed twin city agreement with each other? – New Delhi and Moscow 92. 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships was held in – New Delhi 93. 19th India Russia bilateral summit held in – New Delhi 94. Bhitarkanika National Park is located in which state? – Odisha

95. Mullaperiyar is located in which state? – Kerala www.exampundit.in 96. Jaipur Literature Festival is held during the month of _____. – January 97. Kanha National Park is located in which state? – Madhya Pradesh 98. Which state topped the 2018 “Ease of Living Index” rankings? – Andhra Pradesh 99. Dashain Festival is held in ______. – Nepal 100. DY Patil Sports Stadium is located in which city? – Mumbai 101. Which ministry launched Swachh Survekshan Grameen-2018? – Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation 102. Direct Tax collection has been increased by ______. – 19.5% 103. Who won the Nobel Prize in Economics 2018? – Paul Romer, William Nordhaus 104. Which president recently visited India? – Moon Jae-in of South Korea 105. Nashik is located on the banks of which river? – Godavari 106. National Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas) observed on – 26 November 107. 2018 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Denis Mukwege and – Nadia Murad

3 | P a g e 108. India’s first dolphin research center to be set up in – Patna, Bihar 109. What is the age of retirement of a Chief Justice of India? – 65 years 110. During 1991 LPG in economics was introduced in India, what is L stands for in ‘LPG’? – Liberalization (Liberalization, Privatization, and Globalization) 111. Who conferred with 2018 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award? – Mirabai Chanu 112. M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the world’s largest dome in – Pune, Maharashtra 113. India and which country had a coast guard exercise in Chennai recently? – Vietnam 114. Which nation became the vice-chair (regional head) of the Asia Pacific region of the World Customs Organisation (WCO)? – India 115. What is the minimum maturity period of Certificate of Deposit? – 7 days 116. What is the new accidental insurance cover under PMJDY? – 2 lakhs 117. What is the minimum age for election to the post of Vice-President? - 35 years 118. Which insurance is not covered in indemnity rule? – life insurance 119. Present average growth rate of GST? – 15.6% 120. On what level or basis Gross Value Added (GVA) is calculated? – Producers side 121. Which receipt is used to trade in the Indian market? – IDR (Indian depository receipts) 122. Which state announced a new district? - Madhya Pradesh (Niwari) 123. What happens when the sells govt securities in the open market? – decrease liquidity 124. A period of time in which a new life insurance policy owner can terminate the policy without penalties – Free Look Period 125. Who won India’s first judo medal at Olympic level? – Tababi Devi Thangjam (Manipur) 126. Which investment includes social and environmental effects in addition to the profit made? – impact investment 127. Who is the current Chief statistician of India? - Pravin Srivastava 128. Type of inflation which arises when aggregate demand in an economy outpaces the aggregate supply in the economy? – Demand Pull Inflation 129. World Investment Report has been published annually by which organization? UNCTAD 130. Which ministry prepared the Draft National Indicator Framework for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? – Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation(MoSPI) 131. How many persons President can nominate in Rajya Sabha? – 12 persons 132. Under which policy, the insurer agrees to pay a fixed sum of money irrespective of the amount of loss to the insured? – Floating Fire policy 133. Swachhta Pakhwada was celebrated from – 1 to 15 July

134. How much amount was allocated in Budget to digital India ? – ₹3073 crore www.exampundit.in 135. World 2nd largest producer of crude steel – India 136. What is India’s Debt to GDP Ratio? – 68.70% 137. Which of the following bank merged with PNB in 1993? – New Bank of India 138. The world’s Largest Solar Cricket Stadium is located in? – Brabourne Stadium Mumbai 139. Insect museum opened in – Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu 140. STRIVE stands for – Skill Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement 141. Who scored the fastest fifty in IPL history ? – K.L. Rahul 142. Honory Causa Award given to __ in Kolkata ? –Bibek Debroy 143. What was the previous size of a ₹10 note? – 63cmx123cm 144. PM-AASHA scheme is related to what? – Umbrella scheme for farmers 145. The first to open a foreign branch? – Bank of India in London in 1946 146. Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan is related to – Tribal sustainable Development in Rampur, MP

4 | P a g e 147. Who was the chairman of Committee to examine the entire system of conducting Class X and Class XII examinations, conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)? – Vinay Sheel Oberoi 148. Project Sashakt related – NPA 149. P in PCA stands for –Prompt 150. A in PMJAY Yojana – Arogya 151. Who is the Present chief justice of India – Justice Ranjan Gogoi 152. Regular Digital and Basic payments are concepts of which payment bank? – IPPB 153. ANBC Stands for – Adjusted Net Bank Credit 154. First state which decided to send jail to traders who refuse to pay minimum support price to farmers – Maharashtra 155. Govt decided to approve how much jobs in budget? – 70 lakh job 156. Wrestling senior Asian games gold winner name – Navjot Kaur 157. Who won the Pritzker prize 2018 – BV Doshi 158. A stands for in NMSA – Agriculture 159. Suryoday Small Finance Bank HQ – Mumbai 160. How many access points of newly started IPPB –3250 161. Which country topped happiness index ? – Finland 162. Indian Wage report published by which organisation ? – International labour organisation 163. What is the width of Rs 10 Note? - 123mm 164. What Motif is in reverse of ₹50 Note? - Hampi with Chariot 165. Jnanpith Award is given in which field? - Literature 166. Padma Shree Award given to - MS Dhoni 167. Supriya Devi, who recently passed away. - Bengali Actress 168. 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 will be held in - West Indies 169. I stands for in IDFC Bank? - Industrial 170. Who is not a member of BIMSTEC? - Brunei 171. Kohima is the capital city of - Nagaland 172. Anandiben Patel is the governor of - Madhya Pradesh 173. Which organisation is not headquartered in Washington DC? - Bank of International Settlement 174. M stands for in MSF? - Marginal 175. Which community has highest sex ratio in community census? - Christian 176. Capital Small Bank was before - Capital Local Area bank

177. hq - Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu www.exampundit.in 178. Unstoppable: My Life So Far is the autobiography of - Maria Sharapova 179. India: Priorities for the Future written by - Bimal Jalan 180. What % of rural population dependant on agriculture and related sector as per census 2011? - 30.10% 181. ICC Cricketer of the year ? - Virat Kohli 182. World Wildlife Day - 3 March 183. National Voter's Day 2018 theme? - Accessible Elections 184. Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute hq - Kochi, Kerala 185. Bank customer relationship - Lease 186. Maturity period of Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana - 5 years 187. Which scheme has been added in small payment banks? - Atal Pension Yojana 188. JSCA International Stadium Complex - Ranchi, Jharkhand 189. Banking Ombudsman gives penalty up to - 1 Lakh

5 | P a g e 190. Which character is 0 in IFSC code? - 5th 191. Baht is the currency of which country? - Thailand 192. Shillong is the capital city of which state? - Meghalaya 193. Who was honored with International Film Festival of India (IFFI) Personality of the Year Award? - Amitabh Bachchan 194. 25th January is observed as ______. - National Voter's Day 195. What does M stands for in MIBOR? - Mumbai 196. NABARD is headquartered at ______. - Mumbai 197. Indian Population is what percent of World Population as per Census 2011? - 17.5 198. Who among the following is not a member of BIMSTEC? - China 199. Kirti Nidhi Bista, who recently passed away was a former Prime-Minister of ______. - Nepal 200. Which of the following is the first Payment Bank? - Airtel 201. Fincare Small Finance Bank is headquartered at ______. - Bengaluru 202. Indirasagar Dam is located in - Madhya Pradesh 203. What does B stands for in CBLO - Borrowing, Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation 204. Cuttack is located on the banks of ______. - Mahanadi 205. YONO was launched by _____. - SBI 206. What does E stands for in EFTPOS? - Electronic, Electronic funds transfer at point of sale. 207. Jnanpith Award is given in the field of ______. - Literature 208. India International Cherry Blossom Festival-2017 was held in _____. - Shillong, Meghalaya 209. Ritu Phogat is associated with which sports? - Wrestling 210. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) is headquartered at ______. - New Delhi 211. Ajeya Warrior is a joint military exercise between - India and UK 212. Blackbuck conservation reserve to come up in ______. - Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh 213. Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary is located in ______. - Maharashtra 214. DTL stands for - Deposit to Loan Ratio 215. Who supervise the code of bank's commitment to the customers? - BCSBI, Banking Codes and Standards Board of India 216. What is printed behind the new ₹200 note? - Sanchi Stupa 217. What is the base color of new ₹500 note? - Stone Grey 218. World Food Programme/Organisation is headquartered in - Rome, Italy 219. Equitas Small Finance Bank Headquarter- Chennai 220. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting 2017 held in -

Bonn, Germany www.exampundit.in 221. Venue of AIBA Championship 2017- Hamburg, Germany 222. What is the function of NACH? - Facilitating Clearing Service 223. Imphal is the capital city of- Manipur 224. The Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is awarded to ______for his leadership of the country and his achievements during the momentous 10 years from 2004 to 2014 - Manmohan Singh 225. The riel is the currency of- Cambodia 226. Manik Banerjee related to - Mountaineer 227. What is the meaning of "I" in LEI- Identifier (Legal Entity Identifier) 228. Where is the Head Office of Bank- London, UK 229. 4th January is celebrated as- World Braille Day 230. Gobind Sagar is situated at _____. - Himachal Pradesh 231. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is headquartered at - Lucknow

6 | P a g e 232. Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) was established by ______as its wholly owned subsidiary- RBI 233. What is the meaning of "E" in AEPS- Enabled (Aadhaar Enabled Payment System) 234. SANGAI FESTIVAL-2017 was held in ____. - Manipur 235. Baglihar Dam is located in - Jammu and Kashmir 236. Karun Kaladharan Nair related to which sports- Cricket 237. What is the meaning of "A" in PCA - Action (Prompt Corrective Action) 238. RuPay a new card payment scheme launched by - NPCI 239. The new ₹50 denomination banknotes have a ______with Chariot on the reverse - Motif of Hampi 240. What is the currency of Malaysia- Malaysian ringgit 241. Union Cabinet has approved an ordinance to set up the country's first national sports university in- Imphal, Manipur 242. CBLO is operated by the Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI). What is the meaning of "C" in CBLO? - Collateralized 243. IRDAI has formed a panel to review the regulations pertaining to insurance marketing firms. The committee is headed by- Suresh Mathur 244. Ajay Thakur related to which sports? - Kabaddi 245. Where is the headquarters of International Organization for Migration? - Switzerland 246. Where is the headquarters of AIIB? - Beijing 247. Which company has launched Digital gold, enabling Indians to buy, store and sell pure gold instantly? - 248. Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) is meant to provide a legal framework for the transfer of communication security equipment from- USA 249. Where is the Secretariat office of SAARC Development Fund (SDF)? - Bhutan 250. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin held their first informal Summit in the city of ______in Russia. - Sochi 251. Which is an umbrella organization for all retail payments in India? - NPCI 252. What is the theme of World Environment Day 2018? - Beat Plastic Pollution 253. Which language was the least spoken language in India in the 2011 census? - Sanskrit 254. Who was the captain of Indian Women's Hockey World Cup 2018? - Rani Rampal 255. The Indira Sagar Dam is a multipurpose project in- Madhya Pradesh 256. Assumption Island is a small island in which country? – Madagascar 257. Malabo is the capital of city of- Equatorial Guinea

258. The last date for Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) subscription was extended www.exampundit.in to – 31st March 2020 259. What is the meaning of "R" in LRS? – Remittance 260. Bhumi Pednekar has received Dadasaheb Phalke awards 2018, given by Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation for which film? - Toilet: Ek Prem Katha 261. Which country will host the FIFA World Cup 2026? - United States, Canada, Mexico 262. National Statistics Day is observed on – 29th June 263. In which city ASEAN India Film Festival was held recently? - New Delhi 264. Pilibhit Tiger Reserve is located - Uttar Pradesh 265. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has charted a plan to promote micro enterprises in ______aspirational districts across the country to contribute in their development. - 115

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