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1._______ recently adopted the National Strategy for Wellbeing 2031.
France
UAE
India
US
None of these
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Correct Answer –B. UAE
Explanation: The National Strategy for Wellbeing 2031 aims to make the UAE a world leader in quality of life. One of the most important initiatives is the development of the first ‘National Wellbeing Observatory’.
2.Cabinet secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha was on Friday given _________ extension recently.
2 months
3 months
6 months
9 months
None of these
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Correct Answer –B. 3 months
Explanation: This is the 3rd extension given to Sinha, whose tenure was increased by one-year each in 2017 and 2018. It is worth noting that with this, Pradeep Kumar Sinha becomes the longest-serving cabinet secretary in the country’s history.
3. Imports from Pakistan to India has declined by _____ to 2.84 million US dollars in March this year after imposition of 200% customs duties on all products following Pulwama terror attack.
34%
65%
78%
92%
None of these
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Correct Answer – D. 92%
Explanation: It is worth noting that India had revoked the MFN (Most Favoured Nation) status to Pakistan in the aftermath of the terror attack. Under the MFN pact, a WTO member country is obliged to treat the other trading nation in a non-discriminatory manner.
4.The five newly elected states will take up their seats as non-permanent members of the Security Council in _________.
January 2020
June 2021
August 2019
December 2022
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. January 2020
Explanation: Every year, five countries are elected to the 15-member Council (10 of whom are non-permanent) for a two-year term. Niger, Tunisia and Vietnam were elected unopposed.
5.Mount Sinabung, sometimes seen in the news, is located in which among the following countries?
India
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Indonesia
None of these
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Correct Answer – D. Indonesia
Explanation: Mount Sinabung (2475m high) is located in Karo district of North Sumatra province. It is among 129 active volcanoes in Indonesia.
6.RBI relaxed the leverage ratio (LR) for banks in a bid to help them expand their lending activities. The leverage ratio stands reduced to 4% for Domestic Systemically Important Banks (DSIBs) and ____ for other banks.
2.5%
3.0%
3.5%
4.5%
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. 3.5%
Explanation: The leverage ratio is Tier-I capital as a percentage of the bank’s exposures. It is worth noting that banks have been required to publicly disclose their Basel-III leverage ratio on a consolidated basis from 1 April, 2015.
7. Reserve Bank of India has slapped a penalty of Rs. _______ on Kotak Mahindra Bank, for the non-state lender’s failure to adhere to the regulator’s diktat on promoter shareholding.
1 crore
2 crore
5 crore
10 crore
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. 2 crore
Explanation: Since 2014 over the failure to meet the milestone for stake reduction by Uday Kotak, RBI has been engaged in a dispute with Kotak Mahindra.
8. __________ has been named the ‘World’s Most Punctual Airline’ for the second consecutive time.
Air India
Srilankan Airlines
GoAir
Emirates
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Srilankan Airlines
Explanation: With over 90 per cent of its flights in May being “on time”, the airline won this tag. It is worth noting that global flight tracker, Flightstats analysed data of 41 carriers.
9.The share of e-Money in India’s payment systems grew to ________ in 2017 from 0.8 per cent in 2012, according to a new report prepared by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
A. 16.2%
B. 18.5%
C. 19.5%
D. 21.5%
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – D. 21.5%
Explanation: According to the report titled “Benchmarking India’s Payment Systems”, India (with Rs 3,459 million e-Money transactions) was only behind Japan and the US in 2017 w.r.t. the volume of e-Money transactions.
10. _______ has announced plans to introduce segregated portfolios (side pockets) in three schemes.
PNB Metlife
SBI Life
Tata Mutual Fund
Franklin India
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Tata Mutual Fund
Explanation: Side pocketing is a procedure introduced by SEBI. It allows AMCs to separate out a section of their portfolio corresponding to the bad debt held by them.
11.American Philosophical Society has elected _______________ as an international member at its Annual Spring Meeting.
Romila Thapar
Upinder Singh
R Guha
Irfan Habib
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Romila Thapar
Explanation: She is Professor Emerita of history at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi.
12. __________ has introduced the first tourist train service that carries passengers through its Arctic region, heading for Norway in Northern Europe.
Canada
Spain
Russia
China
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Russia
Explanation: The train (named “Zarengold”), will travel from Saint Petersburg through Petrozavodsk, the historic town of Kem and Murmansk. The whole trip will take 11 days and allow passengers to discover areas difficult to access by other means.
13.Jammu and Kashmir government removed J&K Bank Chairman Parvez Ahmad and appointed _______ as an interim chairman.
Sakshi Kumari
Anitha Subramanian
RK Chibber
Nitish Mehta
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. RK Chibber
Explanation: In November 2018, the proposal to turn J&K Bank to a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), was rolled back. J&K state holds a majority or 59.3 per cent stake in the bank.
14. Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has inducted 25 ministers including ____ deputy chief ministers in his cabinet.
Three
Five
Six
Seven
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Five
Explanation: One each from SC, ST, backward, minority and Kapu communities would be made a Deputy CM.
15.The Dzükou Valley is located at the border of the states of ______ and ______.
UP, Bihar
Sikkim, Tripura
West Bengal, Assam
Manipur, Nagaland
None of these
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Correct Answer – D. Manipur, Nagaland
Explanation: It is also known as the Valley of Flowers. It is surrounded by the mighty Japfu hilly ranges. The valley’s picturesqueness largely derives from its interesting topography.
