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Question 1Single Answer
According to the national council of Applied Economic Research, what is the estimated GDP growth of India for 2018-19?    
  1. A
    7.0%     
  2. B
    7.4%     
  3. C
    7.6%   
  4. D
    7.7% 
  5. E
    8.5%         
Question 2Single Answer
who has been appointed as the new MD  and chief India Economic of Goldman sachs?
  1. A
    Prachi  mishara  
  2. B
     sobhita  Dhulipala 
  3. C
    rohchelle rao     
  4. D
    japinder kaur
  5. E
    Ankita Todarwal
Question 3Single Answer
who is the author of the book ‘Going to the Mountain’, a book on Nelson  mandela ‘s life?
  1. A
    winnie mandela    
  2. B
    makgatho mandela
  3. C
    zindziswa  mandela           
  4. D
    ndaba  mandela
  5. E
    None of these
Question 4Single Answer
Name the app that  has been  launched  by  former  president  pranab Mukherjee to enable voters to rate and review their political representatives?
  1. A
    report card app
  2. B
    neta app
  3. C
    reportneta app
  4. D
    rate the leaders app
  5. E
    voten review app
Question 5Single Answer
world Bank has launched ‘BONDI BOND’, the world’s first public bond created and managed using only  block chain technology . what does ‘D’ represent in BONDI?
  1. A
    deflation            
  2. B
    development
  3. C
    debt        
  4. D
    distribution
  5. E
    dependent
Question 6Single Answer
who was appointed as the chairman of Defence research and development  organization(DRDO) FOR a two year term?
  1. A
    k.sivan
  2. B
    Flax nill
  3. C
    dr.g.satheesh reddy
  4. D
    manohar reddy
  5. E
    dr.s.vijay narayanan
Question 7Single Answer
where was India banking conclave 2018 help in August ,2018?
  1. A
    patna  
  2. B
    chennai 
  3. C
    mumbai
  4. D
    bhopal        
  5. E
    new delhi
Question 8Single Answer
which bank has become the first bank in india to introduce Iris scan Authenticationfeature for Aadhaarbased transactions though its micro ATM tablets?
  1. A
    ICICIBank           
  2. B
    Axis  bank              
  3. C
    SBI         
  4. D
    PNB
Question 9Single Answer
name the Indian  bank which tops the list of india’s most valuable bank in terms of market capitalization?
  1. A
    HDFC Bank   
  2. B
    PAB
  3. C
    State bank of india  
  4. D
    ICICI Bank
  5. E
    AxiS Bank
Question 10Single Answer
the GDP growth projection for 2018-19 as per the 3rd  bi –monthly monetary policy statement is-
  1. A
    7.2%       
  2. B
    7.3%                  
  3. C
    7.4%
  4. D
    7.5%  
  5. E
    7.9%
Question 11Single Answer
who among the following has won the Russian open Badminton tournament 2018?
  1. A
    Ranjeet verma     
  2. B
    sameer verma
  3. C
    B.sai praneeth     
  4. D
    sourabh verma
  5. E
    HS Prannoy
Question 12Single Answer
which bank has singned an moU with member development bank of BRICS on collaboration  in blockchain  techonology?
  1. A
    ICICI 
  2. B
    axis bank
  3. C
    ICICIbank  
  4. D
    exim bank
  5. E
    HDFC BANK
Question 13Single Answer
The cabinet committee on economic  affairs has approved the continuation of PMGSY beyond the 12 th five year plan period. What does ‘s’ represent in PMGSY?
  1. A
    siksha          
  2. B
    sawayam               
  3. C
    sabak
  4. D
    saubhagya
  5. E
    samar
Question 14Single Answer
who heads the committee on review of penal provisions of company act 2013 which recently submitted final report  to government?
  1. A
    fouaad mirza            
  2. B
    uday kotak
  3. C
    injeti srinivas  
  4. D
    ajaybahl
  5. E
    kvr murty
Question 15Single Answer
name the bank which has lauched the online platform my deal to raise funds from capital market.
  1. A
    corporation bank           
  2. B
    HSBC
  3. C
    KOTAK MAHINDARA BANK     
  4. D
    HSBC
  5. E
    FEDERAL BANK 
Question 16Single Answer
The  Global Innovation Index 2018 (GII-2018) has been launched  in India in new delhi . what  is India ‘s rank on the global Innovation Index (GII)  IN 2018?
  1. A
    39               
  2. B
    57            
  3. C
    68
  4. D
    78   
  5. E
    84
Question 17Single Answer
Bajaj  Allianz  General  insurance  entered into a bancassurance  deal with which bank on august 10,2018?
  1. A
    Axis bank       
  2. B
    vijaya  bank
  3. C
    canara bank    
  4. D
    IDFC Bank
  5. E
    DBS Bank
Question 18Single Answer
Name the author of the book ‘untold story of Broadcasting’ released  by minister of stat for culture (I/C), Dr.Mahesh sharma ?
  1. A
    sanjay kumar
  2. B
    Dr.Gautam chatterjee
  3. C
    Dr.Gulab  Kothari
  4. D
    Dr. sanchidanand joshi
  5. E
    kiran  kumar
Question 19Single Answer
which state became the first stat among the 28 other states in the country to provide right to skills Development  to the youth ?
  1. A
    uttar Pradesh          
  2. B
    Tamil nadu
  3. C
    odisha           
  4. D
    Chhattisgarh
  5. E
    Bihar
Question 20Single Answer
private life insured Edelweiss tokio life insurance tied up with which bank as bancassurance  partner ?
  1. A
    Fincare small finance bank
  2. B
    jana small finance Bank
  3. C
    IPPB
  4. D
    paytm  payments bank
  5. E
    ujain small finance Bank
Question 21Single Answer
usha Ananth subamanian was fired on her last day in office . she was the former MD and CEO of which bank in 2015-17?
  1. A
    PNB    
  2. B
    indian overseas Bank
  3. C
    Indian Bank   
  4. D
    Allahabad Bank
  5. E
    Bank of India
Question 22Single Answer
pay pal has partnered with which bank to offer safer, faster and  convenient payment experiences to bank’s card holders?
  1. A
    HDFC Bank 
  2. B
    PNB
  3. C
    Axis Bank    
  4. D
    ICICI Bank
  5. E
    state bank of India
Question 23Single Answer
where did Indian External Affairs minister sushma swaraj inaugurate mango festival organized  by government of uttar Pradesh?
  1. A
    Uzbekistan        
  2. B
    kazakhstan
  3. C
    kyrgyzstan    
  4. D
    spain
  5. E
    france
Question 24Single Answer
when was the 7th anniversary of quit india movment named as August kranti day observed in India?
  1. A
    August 5    
  2. B
    August9
  3. C
    August24    
  4. D
    August19
  5. E
    August24
Question 25Single Answer
who has been appointed as the chairperson of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)?
  1. A
    Raja Ram 
  2. B
    uksinha
  3. C
    nandan nilekani 
  4. D
    Rahul khullar
  5. E
    Ram sewak sharma
Question 26Single Answer
which state  government launched mukhyamantri  kanya  utthan  yojana for empowerment  of  woman, on August 8,2018?
  1. A
    karnataka      
  2. B
    Rajastan
  3. C
    maharashtra      
  4. D
    Gujarat
  5. E
    Bihar
Question 27Single Answer
state Bank of india (SBI) has launched payments machine called MOPAD. What is the full from of MOPAD?
  1. A
    multi outlet payment acceptance Device
  2. B
    multi option payment availability device
  3. C
    multi option payment acceptance device
  4. D
    multi output payment acceptance device
  5. E
    multi option paid acceptance device
Question 28Single Answer
Name the two persons who where appointed as part-time directors on the reserve Bank of India (RBI) board for a four –year term in August ,2018?
  1. A
    Raghu ram Krishnan and sathay kumar
  2. B
    puneeth raj and rajinish kumar
  3. C
    s.gurumurthy and satisha marathe
  4. D
    Amar kashya and Amar kashya
  5. E
    Amar kashya and kunal sing
Question 29Single Answer
DMK chief M karunanidhi was a five –time chief minister of which state?
  1. A
    Andhra Pradesh     
  2. B
    telen gana
  3. C
    tamil nadu     
  4. D
    karnataka
  5. E
    kerala
Question 30Single Answer
who  was appointed  the director and general manager  of united India Insurance company  on august7,2018?
  1. A
    rajesh Mishra   
  2. B
    pradeep kumar
  3. C
    kundan kumar  
  4. D
    s.Gopakumar
  5. E
    rajesh kanwar
Question 31Single Answer
which is the rank of India men ‘s hockey team in the latest FIH rankings released on August on august,2018?
  1. A
    3    
  2. B
    4         
  3. C
    5      
  4. D
    6   
  5. E
    8
Question 32Single Answer
Name India’s first humanoid robot developed by Ranjit srivastave ,which  can speak  Hindi ,Bhojpuri , Marathi and English?
  1. A
    shivani 
  2. B
    Rashmi        
  3. C
    Prithvi
  4. D
    Rathi   
  5. E
    shrishti
Question 33Single Answer
which country won the women’s  Hockey world  cup 2018 that concluded in London?
  1. A
    Iran      
  2. B
    Ireland
  3. C
    Netherlands   
  4. D
    south korea
  5. E
    India
Question 34Single Answer
mughalsarai Junction  of  uttar  Pradesh was renamed as ?
  1. A
    Atal junction
  2. B
    Deen  Dayal  upadhyay junction
  3. C
    BR Ambedkar  junction
  4. D
    chatrapati shivaji junction
  5. E
    Rajiv Gandhi  junction.
Question 35Single Answer
In the 29th GST council meeting ,a sub- committee was formed  to  address issues  of Micro, small and Medilum Enterprises (MSME) sector .who is the head  of the committee?
  1. A
    Shiv pratap shukla
  2. B
    BS Behera
  3. C
    Ravindra kumar  Dholakia
  4. D
    veerapa Moili
  5. E
    manish sisodia
Question 36Single Answer
which country surpassed china and became the world’s  second-largest stock market ,according to Bloomberg’s data?
  1. A
    japan            
  2. B
    Russia
  3. C
    Germany    
  4. D
    India
  5. E
    Netherland
Question 37Single Answer
RBI has allowed non –fund –based ………...at state levels to revive  India’s co-operative  banking  sector?
  1. A
    Umbrella oraganisations|(uo)
  2. B
    prime oraganisation(po)
  3. C
    Terminal oraganisations (co)
  4. D
    central oraganisations (co)
  5. E
    Bank oraganisation (Bo)
Question 38Single Answer
Which  state has singed  an MoU with the Tech Mahindra to launch India’s  first Blockchain District in the state?
  1. A
    Delhi             
  2. B
    Karnataka
  3. C
    Andhra Pradesh
  4. D
    odisha
  5. E
    Telangana
Question 39Single Answer
vikas  Bonanza 456 deposit scheme  has been  launched  by which bank?
  1. A
    Andhra  Pradesh  Grameena  vikas Bank
  2. B
    Karnataka vikas Grameen   Bank
  3. C
    Assam Gramin  vikasd  Bank
  4. D
    MP Gramin vikas Bank
  5. E
    Haryana  gramin vikas Bank
Question 40Single Answer
Name the first foreign  bank which has received the approeign  bank which  has received  the   approval of RBI to open its wholly- owned  subsidiary   route in India?
  1. A
    state Bank of Mauritius
  2. B
    Industrial  & commercial Bank of china
  3. C
    central  Bank of  Iran
  4. D
    Doha Bank
Question 41Single Answer
The Cabinet committee on Economic  Affairs, chaired by the prime  minister narendra Modi has approved  the  continuation of PMGSY .Choose  the correct statements  regarding  PMGSY
A. Pradhan mantra Gram sadak yojana (PMGSY) was launched on December 25,2000.
B.Object of PMGSY  to provide All-weather    road connectivity  to the  eligible  unconnected  habitations  in  rural areas of country.
C. PMGSY   approved beyond the 12th five year plan   period.
Code
  1. A
    A and B   
  2. B
    B and C
  3. C
    A and  C 
  4. D
    All of these
  5. E
    none of these
Question 42Single Answer
consider  the following  statements :
A. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has  entered into a Bancassurance  deal with vijaya Bank.
B. This corporate agency agreement  will enable distribution of Bajaj Allianz general Insurance products though  the Bank’s network of 2129 branched across, home ,motor and   travel along
With a commercial line of insurance product.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
  1. A
    All of these   
  2. B
    A and B           
  3. C
    B and C                  
  4. D
    A and c    
  5. E
    only C
Question 43Single Answer
Insurance  Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) constituted a 7 member working group for norms regarding insurance surveyors. Consider the following statements regarding this:
A. The group  will be headed by Yegna  priya Bharat ,chief general manager (Nonlife), IRDAI.
B. The group will work in the areas pertaining to licensing, renewal and other as per the existing regulatory framework for surveyors and Loos Assessors.
C.It will submit its report with recommendations within six months.
Which of the above statement (s) is/ am correct?
  1. A
    All of there   
  2. B
    A and B
  3. C
    Only C       
  4. D
    A and C
  5. E
    Only  C
Question 44Single Answer
Consider  the  followed   statements
A.India’ s  largest lender   SBI is considered to be the  most   partriotic  brand ,according to a survey.
B. SBI is followed by Tata Motors  Patanjali, Reliance Jio and BSNL.
C. The  survey conducted by UK-based online market research and data analytics firm you Gov.
  1. A
    All of these     
  2. B
    A and B
  3. C
    B and C        
  4. D
    A and  C
  5. E
    Only C
Question 45Single Answer
IRDAI has constituted committee to review third party motor cover costs.
Choose the correct statements:
A  IRDAI has constituted a16-member committee to examine motor  third party insurance pricing aspects and make recommendation on the premium rates for 2019-20.
B  Its term will be till September 31,2018.
C  This is for the first time IRDAI has formed such a committee, Which will  be headed by IRDAI member p .j. Joseph.  
Code
  1. A
    Only C       
  2. B
    A and B   
  3. C
    B and C      
  4. D
    A and  C
  5. E
    All of these
Question 46Single Answer
Choose the  correct statements:
  1. A
    one 97 communication, the parent entity of paytm launched “paytm Al cloud for India”,an Al clode computing platform designed for developers, startups and enterprises.
  2. B
    Paytm  Al cloud will process and store all the data of the consumer locally in servers located only in India while conforming to the highest security and privacy standards
  3. C
    For this cioud computing infrastructure ,paytm had partnered  with chinese technology giant Alibaba.
  4. D
    Allof the above
  5. E
    None of the above
Question 47Single Answer
Choose the correct statements regarding August9
  1. A
    On  this day in 1942,father of the nation mahatma Gandhi gave the clarion call of Do or Die to all Indians to drive away Britishers from the country .
  2. B
    The day  is observed as august kranti day every year.
  3. C
    All of the above
  4. D
    none of above
Question 48Single Answer
Consider  the following statements:
A. HSBC has Launched a new digital platform-My D       eal.
B. My Deal will simplify capital raising process through capital markets by providing real-time access  to information such as investors’ feedback ,profiles, client  orders and deal pricing.
c. The platform contains all the information relating to a client ‘s capital markets transaction and is updated on the real –time basis
which of the above statement (s) is/am correct?
  1. A
    Only C         
  2. B
    A and B
  3. C
    All of these
  4. D
    B and C
  5. E
    A and C
Question 49Single Answer
Identify the correct statement.
  1. A
    Yes Bank has  received the RBI’s approval to open two representative offices in London and Singapore.
  2. B
    According to the TRA Brand Trust Report 2018, the SBI was the most –Trusted bank (both public and private sector) in the country.
  3. C
    PM Narendra Modi inaugurated national Legislators conference on the theme ‘we for Development’ in New Delhi.
  4. D
    ‘b’ and ‘c’
  5. E
    All of the above
Question 50Single Answer
which of the following statement/s is/are correct
  1. A
    Anil D Ambani has resigned as the Director of Reliance Naval and Engineering Limited (RNAVAL) with immediate effect.
  2. B
    Ambani resigned in compliance with provisions of section-165 of the companies Act,2013 ,prescribing the limit on directorships to only 10 public companies.
  3. C
    Reliance naval and Engineering Limited operates the country’s  largest integrated shipbuilding facility and has obtained a license and contract to build warships.
  4. D
    All of the above
  5. E
    None of the above
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