Common GK Questions
Which bank has announced the launch of “Project Banksakhi” in Odisha in association with Mahagram and Subivesh India Finance Services Pvt Ltd?
(A) Bank of Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bank of Maharashtra
(C) Punjab National Bank
(D) State Bank of India
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Public sector lender, Bank of Maharashtra (BOM) has announced the launch of “Project Banksakhi” in Odisha in collaboration with Mahagram and Sunivesh India Finance Services Pvt Ltd.
Which company has been selected by DRDO to hand over the technology of the Border Surveillance System?
(A) MTAR Technologies
(B) Paras Defense and Space Technology
(C) Sika Interplant System
(D) Astra Microwave Products
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
It transmits the real- time video & data at a distance 20 km to control station through Wireless & Fiber optic link. IRDE has designed and developed Border Surveillance System for High Altitude Border Area.
Pradeep Shah, founder, India Fund Advisors, has been appointed as the chairman of the National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL). What is the full form of NARCL?
(A) National Asset Restructuring Company
(B) National Asset Reconstruction Company
(C) Non-Asset Reconstruction Company
(D) National Asset Reconstruction Corporation
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Pradip Shah, founder of IndAsia Fund Advisors, has been appointed chairman of National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL) while Aditya Birla Asset Reconstruction Company managing director Sanjay Jain will be the chief executive of India Debt Resolution Company (IDRCL), the privately owned asset management company
(A) Mizoram
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Andra Pradesh
Correct Answer : A
________ has received the ICAI Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the year 2020-21 in the Public Sector Entities category.
(A) RBI
(B) ICICI Bank
(C) RailTel
(D) SBI
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
RailTel has bagged the ICAI award for excellence in financial reporting for the year 2020-21 in Public Sector Entities Category. The company was adjudged as the winner in the category “plaque”. Financial Reporting includes the preparation and presentation of financial information.
Recently, who has become the first cricket team in the world to play 1000 ODIs?
(A) Australia
(B) England
(C) India
(D) West Indies
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The correct answer is India. The Indian cricket team created history on February 06 by becoming the first side in the world to complete the milestone of 1,000 ODIs. The team has two ODI World Cups and a T20 World Cup to their name. India has 519 wins in the 1000 ODI matches that they have played so far.
Who among the following has been reappointed as the Chairman of Tata Sons for a period of five years?
(A) N Chandrasekaran
(B) Rajesh Gopinathan
(C) Cyrus Mistry
(D) Ratan Tata
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
N Chandrasekaran has been reappointed as chairman of Tata Sons for a second term of five years, having the support and approval of the board of Tata Trusts and its chairman Ratan Tata.
In Phase I, banks will transfer 15 NPA accounts (stressed assets) worth _________ to National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL) in FY22.
(A) Rs 25,000 crore
(B) Rs 75,000 crore
(C) Rs 82,845 crore
(D) Rs 50,000 crore
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Banks have finalised plans to transfer 15 Non-Performing Asset (NPA) accounts worth ₹50,000 crore to the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. (NARCL), or the 'bad bank' set up to help resolve the stress by the end of this financial year.
Which state/UT has launched a first-of-its-kind Quick Response (QR) code-based mechanism to authenticate and label handmade carpets?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Nagaland
(C) Jammu and Kashmir
(D) Uttarakhand
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Kashmir: Governor Manoj Sinha launches QR code-based mechanism for certification, labelling of handmade carpets of J&K | Jammu News - Times of India.
On which day "World Pangolin Day" is celebrated every year?
(A) on the third Saturday of February
(B) on the third Sunday of February
(C) on the third Monday of February
(D) on the third Wednesday of February
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
World Pangolin Day is observed annually on the third Saturday in February, and this year it falls on February 18. It is a day with the goal to remember and celebrate pangolins, raise awareness, and fight against global pangolin capture in Africa and Asia.
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