GK Quiz for Banking | IBPS | RRB | RBI -18

1. The govt has given in-principle nod to disinvestment and strategic sale of PSUs and the methods and valuation for PSUs up for sale would be examined by DIPAM which stands for

1) Disinvestment of Investment and Public Asset Management

2) Development of Investment and Public Asset Management

3) Derivation of Investment and Public Asset Management

4) Department of Investment and Public Asset Management

5) None of these

2. Mehmood Akhtar, who was caught by Delhi Police with sensitive defence documents, recently, is a staff of the High Commission of

1) Bangladesh

2) Afghanistan

3) Pakistan

4) Iran

5) Maldives

3. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has appointed who among the following as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?

1) Kelly Fairweather

2) Jason McCracken

3) Gordie Howe

4) Bobby Hull

5) None of these

4. India and which of the following countries recently signed three agreements in the areas of double taxation avoidance, food security and sports?

1) Australia

2) UK

3) Sweden

4) New Zealand

5) Denmark

5. Who among the following has authored the book “The Sellout” for which he has won the Man Booker Prize 2016?

1) Deborah Levy

2) Graeme Macrae Burnet

3) Madeleine Thien

4) Amanda Foreman

5) Paul Beatty

6. What is India’s ranking on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2016?

1) 142nd

2) 99th

3) 108th

4) 87th

5) 76th

7. The Doing Business Report, where India presently ranks a poor 130th among 190 countries, is prepared by

1) IMF

2) World Bank

3) ADB

4) Federal Reserve

5) WTO

8. The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is observed every year on

1) 17 Oct

2) 21 Oct

3) 24 Oct

4) 27 Oct

5) 31 Oct

9. The High Court of which of the following states has ordered a complete ban on the sale of whitener in the state?

1) Bihar

2) Kerala

3) Nagaland

4) Gujarat

5) Uttarakhand

10. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently declined to fund the $14-bn Diamer- Bhasha dam situated in which of the following countries?

1) Syria

2) Yemen

3) North Korea

4) Pakistan

5) Afghanistan

Answers:---------

1. 4
2. 3.
3. 2
4. 4
5. 5
6. 4
7. 2
8. 4
9. 5
10. 4