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Q1. India and Bangladesh Information and Broadcasting Ministers' Meet Bankersadda.com Static GK Awareness Quiz for Bank Exams 2020 Adda247.com Quiz Date: 24th May 2020 Q1. India and Bangladesh Information and Broadcasting Ministers’ Meet 2020 was held in New Delhi. What is the capital of Bangladesh? (a) Rajshahi (b) Khulna (c) Sylhet (d) Chittagong (e) Dhaka Q2. The 6th meeting of the Island Development Agency (IDA) was supervised by Amit Shah, the Union Home Minister in New Delhi. In which year Island Development Agency? (a) 2016 (b) 2017 (c) 2018 (d) 2019 (e) 2020 Q3. Puri, a city of Odisha has been awarded for its initiatives for plastic waste management with the Swachhata Darpan Awards 2019. Which of the following wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Odisha? (a) Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary (b) Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary (c) Bhensrod Garh Sanctuary (d) Chandka Elephant Sanctuary (e) Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary Q4. M Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India inaugurate a new Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Telugu on 21st January in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. Who among the following is the present governor of Andhra Pradesh? (a) Ganeshi Lal (b) Ravindra Narayana Ravi (c) Biswa Bhusan Harichandan (d) Phagu Chauhan (e) Bandaru Dattatraya Q5. Securities and Exchange Board of India stock market regulator has deferred the deadline for the separation of the posts of Chairman & Managing Director or chief executive officer (CEO) for 500 listed companies by 2 years. Where is the headquarters of SEBI? (a) Mumbai (b) New Delhi (c) Kolkata (d) Pune (e) Bengaluru For any Banking/Insurance exam Assistance, Give a Missed call @ 01141183264 Bankersadda.com Static GK Awareness Quiz for Bank Exams 2020 Adda247.com Q6. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has developed a special class diesel conforming to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) grade for use in ships and vessels of Indian Navy. Where is the headquarters of NATO? (a) Jakarta, Indonesia (b) Manila, Phillipines (c) Beijing, China (d) Brussels, Belgium (e) Shanghai, China Q7. January 15 celebrated as Indian Army Day every year. Who among the following is the chief of Army Staff of India? (a) Manoj Mukund Naravane (b) Dalbir Singh Suhag (c) Bipin Rawat (d) Deepak Kapoor (e) Joginder Jaswant Singh Q8. The India Meteorological Department or IMD is celebrating its 145th Foundation Day on 15 January 2020. In which year India Meteorological Department established? (a) 1890 (b) 1877 (c) 1867 (d) 1860 (e) 1875 Q9. Japanese badminton player Kento Momota (world number 1 ranked) won the Malaysia Masters 2020 title. Who is the present prime Minister of Japan? (a) Okuma Shigenobu (b) Shinzo Abe (c) Ito Hirobumi (d) Matsukata Masayoshi (e) Yamagata Aritomo Q10. Indian Army Officer Captain Tania Shergill will be the first woman parade adjutant for the Republic Day parade 2020. Who is the present Chief of Defence Staff? (a) Bipin Rawat (b) Manoj Mukund Naravane (c) Dalbir Singh Suhag (d) Bikram Singh (e) Vijay Kumar Singh For any Banking/Insurance exam Assistance, Give a Missed call @ 01141183264 Bankersadda.com Static GK Awareness Quiz for Bank Exams 2020 Adda247.com Q11. The Centre government has appointed Michael Debaprata Patra as the Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India. Who among the following is the present governor of RBI? (a) D. Subbarao (b) Raghuram Rajan (c) Urjit Patel (d) Shaktikanta Das (e) Y. Venugopal Reddy Q12. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch GSAT-30 satellite onboard Ariane-5 launch vehicle (VA 251) from French Guiana, overseas department of France. What is the capital of France? (a) Lyon (b) Paris (c) Marseille (d) Lille (e) Toulouse Q13. Parshuram Kund Mela started in North-Eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. Which of the following is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh? (a) Shillong (b) Itanagar (c) Dispur (d) Imphal (e) Aizawl Q14. Anand Prakash Maheshwari has appointed Director General (DG) of Central Reserve Police Force. In which year CRPF established? (a) 1950 (b) 1952 (c) 1939 (d) 1945 (e) 1948 For any Banking/Insurance exam Assistance, Give a Missed call @ 01141183264 Bankersadda.com Static GK Awareness Quiz for Bank Exams 2020 Adda247.com Q15. Infosys, an IT consulting company has inked a deal for 5 years with GEFCO to digitally transform its worldwide operations. Who among the following is the present Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Infosys? (a) Roopa Kudva (b) Salil Parekh (c) U.B. Pravin Rao (d) Nandan M. Nilekani (e) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Solutions S1. Ans.(e) Sol. Dhaka is the capital city of Bangladesh, in southern Asia. S2. Ans.(b) Sol. Island Development Agency established in 2017. S3. Ans.(d) Sol. Chandka Elephant Sanctuary is a wildlife reserve located in the north western fringe of Bhubaneswar in the Indian state of Odisha. S4. Ans.(c) Sol. Biswabhushan Harichandan is an Indian politician serving as the 23rd and current Governor of Andhra Pradesh. S5. Ans.(a) Sol. SEBI has its headquarters at the business district of Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai. S6. Ans.(d) Sol. NATO Headquarters is the political and administrative centre of the Alliance. It is located at Boulevard Leopold III in Brussels, Belgium. S7. Ans.(a) Sol. General Manoj Mukund Naravane is a Four Star general of the Indian Army and the 28th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS). He took over from General Bipin Rawat on 31 December 2019 after the latter completed his term as the COAS. S8. Ans.(e) Sol. The India Meteorological Department is an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India. It is established in 1875. S9. Ans.(b) Sol. Shinzo Abe is a Japanese politician who has been the Prime Minister of Japan since 2012. For any Banking/Insurance exam Assistance, Give a Missed call @ 01141183264 Bankersadda.com Static GK Awareness Quiz for Bank Exams 2020 Adda247.com S10. Ans.(a) Sol. General Bipin Rawat is a four star general and the current Chief of Defence Staff of India. S11. Ans.(d) Sol. Shaktikanta Das (born 26 February 1957) is an Indian retired 1980 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. Currently serving as the 25th governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) S12. Ans.(b) Sol. Paris is the capital city of France, as well as the country's largest city. S13. Ans.(b) Sol. Itanagar has been the capital of Arunachal Pradesh since April 20, 1974 S14. Ans.(c) Sol. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is India's largest Central Armed Police Force. It came into existence as the Crown Representative's Police on 27 July 1939. S15. Ans.(b) Sol. Salil Parekh is the present Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Infosys. 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