QUICK REVISION- GK:- PART-1

Question & Answers

1. Bank which was awarded Best Bank in BFSI Awards:2014 by World HRD Congress in recognition of its performance in Banking category._____________?
Ans. Bank of Maharashtra

2. The amount extended b y Exim Bank under line of credit(LOC) to Mauritius for financing goods and defence related vehicles purchases____________?
Ans. USD 46 million.

3. The Bank which recently opened its seventh overseas branch in New York, USA_____?
Ans. Canara Bank

4. The Reserve Bank shortly issued new Rs. 20 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi series-2005 with inset letter__________?
Ans . ‘E’. These banknotes would bear the year of printing ‘2014’ on the reverse side of the currency.

5. ___________will hold the Presidency of the USD 100 billion BRICS development bank for the first six years?
Ans. India

6. PMNRF is _________?
Ans. Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund.

7. NGRBA Stands for _______?
Ans. National Ganga River Basin Authority.

8. World Population Day is observed on ____________?
Ans. July 11.

9. International Day is Observed on_______?
Ans. July 29.

10. 6th BRICS Summit held at_____?
Ans. Fortaleza, Brazil.

11. _____was a special guest of the 6th BRICS summit?
Ans. Argentine President Cristina Kirchner.

12. The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the _____ World Cup?
Ans. 20th FIFA, won by Germany who defeated Argentina.

13. The 2014 FIFA World Cup hosted by______?
Ans. Brazil.

14. Who was awarded the best player during 2014 FIFA World Cup ?
Ans. Lionel Mess (Argentina).

15. Who was awarded the best player during 2014 FIFA World Cup Best young player?
Ans. Paul Pogba (France).

16. Best Goal Keeper was Awarded to_______?
Ans. Manuel Neuer (Germany).

17. Which Bank has launched a woman-only car loan scheme called she car?
Ans. Federal Bank(a Private sector Bank of India).

18. Who is the current Parliamentary Affairs Minister?
Ans. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu(Union Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation).

19. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, dedicated to the nation, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Udhampur railway line. The Prime Minister flagged off the first train from______?
Ans. from Katra to Udhampur.

20. SFAC is ?
Ans. Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium(Shri Pravesh Sharma, MD).

21. India test-fired an advanced version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Odisha coast,its range is___?.
Ans. 290 km range.

22. The BJP-led NDA government, which is a minority in the Upper House(Rajya Sabha), managed to pass the NID Bill,2013 with help from the Congress.NID Stands for__?
Ans. National Institute of Design Bill, 2013.

23. Objective of Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission is to_____?
Ans. deliver integrated project based infrastructure in the rural areas.

24. KVP which was re-introduced to encourage people, who may have banked and unbanked savings to invest in this instrument. It Stands for___?
Ans. Kisan Vikas Patra.

25. An amount which has been allocated for the erection of Statue of Unity, as announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his maiden Budget speech was___?.
Ans. Rs. 200 crores