GA Questions asked in 2018 Bank Exams 1. Kharchi Puja is a Hindu festival from- Tripura 2. Which city has India'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- Maharashtra, Gujarat, 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- Bank of Baroda 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. Karur Vysya Bank 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- Hindi 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 Telangana- 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 Bank of India 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 Reserve Bank of India – 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 - Madhya Pradesh 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 Small Finance Bank 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 _____. – Andhra Pradesh 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. Mahanadi 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 Dam 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.