QUESTION DISCUSSION – 8.03.2018 TO 14.03.2018

1. Who among the following has emerged as the youngest Indian billionaire according to the 2018 Forbes World’s Billionaire list? A) Vijay Shekhar Sharma B) Sachin Bansal C) Rahul Sharma D) Ekta Kapoor 2. Begumpet Airport is situated at which city A) Pune B) Hyderabad C) Lucknow D) Bhopal 3. The 2018 World ATM Congress (WATMC) is being held in which country? A) France B) Portugal C) Spain D) Germany 4. FICCI has tied-up with NITI Aayog for the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) initiative. What does Last "I" stand in FICCI? A) B) International C) Investment D) Industry 5. Recently, Justice Gita Mittal has been conferred with the 2017 . She is the acting Chief Justice of which High Court? A) Bombay High Court B) Allahabad High Court C) High Court D) Guwahati High Court 6. The Reserve Bank of India has recently imposed a fine of Rs 40 lakh on which bank for non-compliance with directions issued by it on ‘Detection and impounding of counterfeit notes’? A) State Bank of India B) Bank of Baroda `C) OBC D) Syndicate Bank 7. What is the theme of the International Women’s Day 2018? A) Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it B) Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives C) Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030 D) Equality for Women is Progress for All 8. Where is the headquarter of United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) located? A) Geneva, Switzerland B) Paris, France C) The Hague, Netherlands D) Copenhagen, Denmark 9. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, PM Narendra Modi launched the National Nutrition Mission and Pan India Expansion of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) covering how many districts of the Country at a mega event held at Jhunjhunu in ? A) 560 B) 690 C) 530 D) 640 10. The Present Dearness Allowance (DA) for central govt employees and pensioners A) 7% B) 8% C) 7.5% D) 6.5% 11. Name the bank which has tied up with the National E-Repository as repository participant for pledge finance? A) Punjab National Bank B) Bank of Baroda C) Union Bank of India D) Bank of Maharshtra 12. The Swachh Shakti 2018 was held in which city on the occasion of International Women’s Day? A) Bengaluru B) New Delhi C) Indore D) Lucknow 13. Recently, Madhya Pradesh became the first Indian state to pass death penalty bill for rape of girls aged 12 or below. Which is the second state to do the same? A) Rajasthan B) Haryana C) Karnataka D) Maharashtra 14. As per the recent government data, the total NPA of all the banks in India was calculated to be about Rs how many lakh crore in December 2018 A) Rs 6.09 lakh crore B) Rs 8.41 lakh crore C) Rs 9.21 lakh crore D) Rs 7.66 lakh crore 15. Banaswadi railway station is situated in which place? A) Bengaluru B) New Delhi C) Indore D) Lucknow 16. The Mukhyamantri Mahila Kosh scheme was launched by which state on March 8 for single women above 50? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Rajasthan C) Haryana D) Madhya Pradesh 17. The RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on Equitas Small Finance Bank for selling products without prior approval. As per Guideline how much percentage of Small Finance Bank net credits should be in priority sector lending A) 75% B) 80% C) 25% D) 40% 18. In a first of its kind initiative, which among the following train has been installed with sanitary pad dispensing machine on March 8? A) Duronto Express B) Rajdhani Express C) Shatabdi Express D) Tejas Express 19. The Reserve Bank has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 crore on Airtel Payments Bank for violating operating guidelines and Know Your Customer (KYC) norms.Which of the following KYC document has no adress proof? A) Passport B) PAN Card C) Driving license D) Voters ID

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20. Identify the wrong pair of organisation, its headquarter and its Head A) African Development Bank (AfDb) – Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire- Akinwumi Adesina B) Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Bejing,China- Takehiko Nakao C) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – Beijing, China-Jin Liqun D) New Development Bank (NDB) – Shanghai, China-K. V. Kamath 21. Recently, two TDP Ministers, Ashok Gajapathi Raju & YS Chowdhary, resigned from Union Cabinet following Centre’s refusal to grant Andhra Pradesh a special-category status. YS Chowdhary served as A) Minister of State for Science and Technology B) Minister of Civil Aviation C) Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare D) Minister of Rural Development 22. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is targeting to deploy about 1000 GW solar energy by which year? A) 2022 B) 2025 C) 2030 D) 2050 23. Name the company which has recently received the approval of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to become a registered investment advisor. A) Amazon Pay B) Airtel Money C) Paytm Money D) Google Pay 24. Recently in Malaysia, Australia has defeated England to win which edition of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup? A) 10 th B) 29 th C) 30 th D) 27 th 25. According to the recently released report named Transactions 2025, India could witness about how many crore worth of digital transactions every year by 2025. A) Rs 2.5 lakh crore B) Rs 2 lakh crore C) Rs 1 lakh crore D) Rs 1.5 lakh crore 26. Recently PM Modi inaugurated the Delhi End-TB Summit with the aim to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) from India by A) 2022 B) 2030 C) 2025 D) 2050 27. Who among the following has been sworn in as the President of Nepal? A) Yuba Raj Khatiwada B) Bidya Devi Bhandari C) Gopal Man Shrestha D) Janardan Sharma 28. Who has been appointed as the head of the three-member Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal formed to solve Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over sharing the river’s water? A) Sanjay Kishan Kaul B) Sharad Arvind Bobde C) Asok Kumar Ganguly D) Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar 29. As per the Aadhaar Act, expatriates would be eligble to issue a adhar card, if he/she resided in India for a period of minimum how many day in the last 12 months? A) 81 days B) 182 days C) 273 days D) 364 days 30. Name the Chairman of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) A) Mukulita Vijayawargiya B) Navrang Saini C) M. S. Sahoo D) Suman Saxena 31. Who has won the gold medal in men’s 10 m air pistol event at the 2018 ISSF Shooting World Cup? A) Shahzar Rizvi B) Smit Singh C) Om Prakash Mitharval D) Akhil Sheoran 32. Name the first women President of Mauritius who has resigned from the post amid allegations of using charity money for personal shopping? A) Sheikh Hasina B) Ameenah Gurib-Fakim C) Khaleda Zia D) Bidhya Devi Bhandari 33. An Indo-French Centre of Excellence (CoE) to impart vocational training to engineers has been inaugurated in which city? A) Bengaluru B) Hyderabad C) Gurgoan D) New Delhi 34. The GST Council has made it mandatory to roll out electronic way (e-way) bills by A) April 30 B) March 31 C) April 1 D) May 1 35. The first ever crime-free zone has recently been launched along the international border of India and which country? A) Nepal B) Srilanka C) Bhutan D) Bangladesh 36. Where is the headquarter of Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB)? A) Bagalkote B) Dharwad C) Udupi D) Vijayapura 37. Name the Indian women wrestler to attain world number 2 ranking in the 65kg weight category rankings released by United World Wrestling A) Sakshi Malik B) Navjot Kaur C) Bajrang Punia D) Sangeeta Phogat 38. In an effort to prevent bank fraud, the government has made passport detail mandatory for loans above A) Rs 75 crore B) Rs 25 crore C) Rs 50 crore D) Rs 10 crore 39. The first-ever multi-nation naval exercise at sea named MILES-18 has been organized at which place? A) Andaman sea B) Red Sea C) Persian Gulf D) Arabian Sea 40. The Founding Conference of International Solar Alliance (ISA) was held in which city recently? A) Gurugram B) New Delhi C) Mumbai D) Hyderabad

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ANSWER KEYS 1 A 21 A 2 B 22 C 3 C 23 C 4 D 24 D 5 C 25 C 6 A 26 c 7 B 27 B 8 D 28 D 9 D 29 B 10 A 30 C 11 B 31 A 12 D 32 B 13 A 33 A 14 B 34 C 15 A 35 D 16 D 36 B 17 A 37 B 18 B 38 C 19 B 39 A 20 B 40 B

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