GK Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Chris Gayle of West Indies has become the first player in the world to score how many sixes in T20 cricket?

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    300 Six
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    600 Six
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    1000 Six
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    2000 Six
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Answer : 3. "1000 Six"
Explanation :

Gayle is the only player to score more than 14,000 runs and hit more than 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket He is also the leading run scorer for West Indies in both ODIs and T20Is and along with Brian Lara the only player to score more than 10,000 runs for West Indies in ODI Cricket.

Q:

As per estimates of the Planning Commission of India the target growth rate of 12th Five-Year Plan is set to

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    7 to 8%
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    8.0% to 8.5%
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    9% to 9.5%
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    10 to 10.5%
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Answer : 2. "8.0% to 8.5%"
Explanation :

The Approach Paper has proposed a target of 8 per cent growth for the Twelfth Plan. Health, education and skill development, environment and natural resources, and infrastructure development were the focus areas of the Twelfth Plan.

Q:

Which one of the following is not a clause of the World Trade Organisation?

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    Lowering trade barriers with negotiations
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    Most favoured nation treatment
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    Providing financial support to the countries having deficit balance of payments
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    Discouraging unfair trade practices such as anti-dumping and export subsidies
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Answer : 3. "Providing financial support to the countries having deficit balance of payments"
Explanation :

Providing financial support to the countries having deficit balance of payments.

Q:

The Views of eminent economist Robert Malthus on Population is–

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    Pessimistic
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    Optimistic
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    Both (a) and (b)
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    None of the above
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Answer : 1. "Pessimistic "
Explanation :

The Malthusian theory explained that the human population grows more rapidly than the food supply until famines, war or disease reduces the population. He believed that the human population has risen over the past three centuries.

Q:

The first bank to open its branch outside India in London in 1946

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    Bank of India
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    Canara Bank
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    Imperial Bank of India
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    Central Bank of India
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    None of these
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Answer : 1. "Bank of India"
Explanation :

The first Indian bank to open a branch outside India was the Bank of India. It established its first overseas branch in London in 1946.

Q:

Who was the founder of Bank of Baroda?

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    Maharaja Sayajirao II
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    Maharaja Bajirao-III
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    P. karamchandra
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    Maharaj Chhatrasal
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    None of these
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Answer : 2. "Maharaja Bajirao-III"
Explanation :

The Maharaja of Baroda, Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, founded Bank of Baroda on 20 July 1908 in the Princely State of Baroda, in Gujarat. This year, it's our 116th Foundation Day, and we've so many reasons to celebrate and cherish our journey so far.

Q:

Which of the following banks got the top spot among the PSU banks in the digital transactions as per the report published by the Department of Financial Services?

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    State Bank of India
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    Bank of India
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    Punjab National Bank
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    Bank of Baroda
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    IDBI Bank
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Answer : 3. "Punjab National Bank"
Explanation :

State Bank of India (SBI) and its associate banks and other commercial banks such as Central Bank of India, Bank of India, Punjab National Bank and various regional rural banks are some examples of public sector commercial banks.


Q:

Who among the following is associated as a head with the Highlevel Task Force on Public Credit Registry (PCR) formed by the Reserve Bank of India?

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    S Venkitaraman
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    G. Ambegaokar
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    Yeshwant M. Deosthalee
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    R S Gujral
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    S R Rao
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Answer : 3. "Yeshwant M. Deosthalee"
Explanation :

High Level Task Force Report Summary Public Credit Registry for India. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had constituted a High Level Task Force (Chair: Mr. Y. M. Deosthalee) to assess the need and scope of setting up a Public Credit Registry in India.

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