IBPS Clerk Mains Expected General

Awareness Questions

1. Who will receive the Indira Gandhi prize for

popularization of science for the year 2020?

R.Ramanujam

2. Who has been honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke

Award?

Amitabh Bachchan

3. Who recently won 2019 Harivarasanam award?

Ilaiyaraja

4. Which business tycoon emerged as India's most

searched business tycoon on Google in 2019?

Ratan Tata

5. Which company has been awarded the General

Insurance Company of the Year 2019?

GIC

6. Who has been appointed as the next foreign

secretary?

Harsh Vardhan Shringla

7. Who won best Actor Award at the National Film

Awards for the year 2018?

Ayushman Khurana,Vicky Kaushal

8. Who topped the Forbes India's 2019 Celebrity 100

list?

Virat Kohli

9. Who is the author of the book 'An Era of Darknes?

Shashi Tharoor

10. The troops of which country have received the

United Nations Medal?

India

11. Who won the DSC Prize for South Asian

Literature 2019?

Amitabha Bagchi

12. Which state recently received the President

Colours award -2019?

Gujarat

13. Who has been crowned Miss World Asia 2019?

Suman Rao

14. Who won the Crystal Award for raising mental

health awareness?

Deepika Padukone

15. Which of the following states received the 2019

World Habitat Award?

Odisha

16. Peter Handke, who received the Nobel Literature

prize, belongs to which of the following countries?

Austria

17. Who is to be awarded the Right Livelihood

Award 2019 for the fight against climate change?

Greta Thunberg

18 . Who is to get the 'Gangadhar National Award'

2019?

Viswanath Prasad Tiwari

19. Who has been picked as captain of ESPN

Cricinfo's ODI and Twenty20 teams of the decade?

MS Dhoni

20. The fifth IHAI National Ice Hockey Championship

2020 is being organized at which city?

Leh

21. What is Mirabai Chanu's rank in the Olympics

qualifiers ranking list?

8th

22. Who won women's title at the Blitz Chess

Championship?

Kateryna Lagno

23. Which of the following Australian bowlers has

announced retirement from International cricket?

Peter Siddle

24. Who won the World Rapid Chess title?

Koneru Humpy

25. Who is to get CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement

Awards?

Krish Srikkanth

26. Who has been named in the Wisden's T20

International team of the decade?

Jasprit Bumrah

27. Which Indian cricketer has been named in the

Cricketers of the decade list?

Virat Kohli

28. Which Indian Tennis icon recently announced his

retirement?

Leander Paes

29. Anish Bhanwala belongs to which game?

Shooting

30. Who secured second rank in the recent, ICC

women's cricket ratings?

Radha Yadav

31. Who were named as Tennis Federation's (ITF)

World Champions?

Ashleigh Barty and Rafael Nadal

32. Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, an Indian player

belongs to which game?

Squash

33. Which cricketer became the most expensive

overseas player in Indian Premier League?

Pat Cummins(Australia)

34. Abhinav Lohan ,an Indian Player belongs to

which game?

Golf

35. Who won the women's 49kg category gold

medal at the 6th Qatar International Cup?

Mirabai Chanu

36. Which Indian woman cricketer has been selected

in both ICC's ODI and T20 team of the year?

Smriti Mandhana

37. Who has recently created history by scoring

centuries on debut in both ODI and Test cricket?

Abid Ali

38. Who is the author of "Mind Master: Winning

Lessons from a Champion's Life"?

Viswanathan Anand

39. Which of the following won the Breakthrough

sports person award at 2019 FICCI India Sports

Awards?

Amit Panghal

Explanation:

1. Sports person (female):

Rani Rampal (hockey).

2. Sportsperson(male):

Saurabh Chaudhary(shooting).

3. Para-athlete:

Sandeep Chaudhary (javelin).

4. Breakthrough sports person:

Amit Panghal (boxing).

40. K.K. Venugopal is holding which important posts

in India?

Attorney General

41. Who was the Chairman of ISRO when

Chandrayan-II was launched?

K Sivan

42. Which country changed its capital Name to Nur

Sultan?

Kazakhstan

43. Olympics of 2024 will be hosted by?

Paris, France

44. Arjun Awardee “S. Bhaskaran” is related to

which game?

Body Building

45. Great Barrier Reef is located parallel to ___ coast

of Australia?

East Coast

46. Who is appointed as India’s first Lokpal?

Pinaki Chandra Ghosh

47. Jalep La Pass is situated in?

[Sikkim]

48. The Mascot of Olympic Winter Games 2022 will

be?

[Bing Dwen Dwen]

49. First LAWASIA Human Rights Summit was held

in?

[New Delhi]

50. The Nagarjunasagar Project is situated on which

River?

on Krishna River

51. Murlen National Park is situated in which State?

Mizoram

52. Nawazuddin Siddiqui honoured with Golden

Dragon Award at 2019

Cardiff International Film Festival;

53. Who won Lifetime Achievement award?

Judi Dench

54. What is “P” in AePS?

Payment

55. What is “I” in ASPIRE?

Innovation, Scheme to Promote Innovation

Rural Industries & Entrepreneurship

56. World Cities Day was observed on which date?

31st Oct

57. Cheyenne Huisman won the Miss Asia Pacific

International Title 2019, she belongs to which

country?

Spain

58. Kanya Sumangala Yojana started by which state?

UP

59. What does T stand for in STP wrt NEFT?

Straight Through Processing

60. Which city will host the World Coffee Conference

in 2020?

Bengaluru

61. Where is the world’s first floating nuclear

power plant?

[Akademik Lomonosov, RUS], started from

Murmansk Port, RUS.

62. Who was awarded the ‘Laureus World

Sportswoman of the Year 2019’ award?

Djokovic, S Biles

63. Which is the 12th wealthiest city in world as per

'The Wealthiest Cities Worldwide in 2019' list?

Mumbai

64. Who has launched the 1st-of-its-kind ‘Trip

Protector’ Policy?

HDFC ERGO

65. RYTU Bharosa Scheme 2019 has been

implemented in which state?

Andhra Pradesh

66. US Open 2019 was won by whom?

Rafael Nadal, Spain

67. J&K and Ladakh become UT's on which date?

31st October

68. 2020 FIFA Club World Cup will be hosted by

which country?

Qatar

69. Which Country will host 2022 Asian Games?

Hangzhou, China

70. Mirabai Chanu is associated with which sports?

Weightlifter, Manipur

71. Who is MD of IMF?

Kristalina Georgieva

72. Which war gallantry medal was conferred to

Wing Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman?

Vir Chakra

73. MD & CFO of World Bank?

Anshula Kant

74. Banks merger with Bank of Baroda?

Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank

75. Capital of Saudi Arabia?

Riyadh

76. Chairman of Public Accounts Committee?

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary

77. Who won the Dutch Open men's singles

badminton title?

Lakshya Sen

78. Which company made its stock market debut on

14 October 2019?

IRCTC

79. Which city launched “World Logistics Passport

” recently?

Dubai

80. Who became India’s first visually challenged

woman IAS officer?

Pranjal Patil

81. Who was appointed “secretary” in the BCCI?

Jay Shah

82. Priyanshu Rajawat plays which sport?

Badminton, won Bahrain Open

83. What is the currency of Poland ?

Polish Zloty

84. Ringgit is currency of which country ?

Malaysia

85. Capital city of Iraq ?

Baghdad

86. The capital city of Malaysia ?

Kuala lumpur

87. The capital city of Oman ?

Muscat

88. Currency of Oman ?

Oman rial

89. Capital city of Denmark ?

Copenhagen

90. Capital city of Bhutan ?

Thimphu

91. Capital city of Turkey ?

Ankara

92. What is the Currency of Thailand ?

Thai Baht

93. The Highest Civilian Award of France is ?

Knight of the Legion of Honour

94. What is the Capital city of Finland ?

Helsinki

95. Renminbi Currency is used inWhich country ?

China

96. The Highest civilian award of India?

Bharat Ratna

97. What is the Official language of China ?

Mandarin

98. Buxa Tiger reserve is located inwhich Indian state

?

West Bengal

99. Kanha Tiger reserve is located in which state of

India ?

Madhya Pradesh

100. Valmiki Tiger reserve is located in which state?

Bihar

101. Satpura Tiger Reserve is located in which state

of India ?

Madhya Pradesh

102. What is the name of the Tiger reserve located

in Telangana ?

Kawal

103. Rajaji Tiger Reserve is located in which Indian

State ?

Uttarakhand

104. Sunderbans Tiger reserve is located in which

Indian state ?

West Bengal

105. Ranthambore Tiger reserve is located in which

state ?

Rajasthan

106. Indravathi Tiger reserve is located in which

state ?

Chattisgarh

107. Periyar Tiger reserve is located in which state of

India ?

Kerala

108. Sariska Tiger reserve is located in which state of

India ?

Rajasthan

109. In which state Korba Thermal Power plant is

located?

Chhattisgarh

110. Kasu Reddy National Park is located in

Telangana

111. Getalsud Dam is constructed across which

river?

Subarnarekha

112. In which state Rihand Thermal Power plant is

located?

Uttar Pradesh

113. Koyna Dam is located in which state?

Maharashtra

114. Dudhawa Dam is constructed across which

river?

Mahanadi

115. In which state Starlight JharsugudaThermal

Power plant is located?

Odisha

116. Tungabhadra Dam is located in which state?

Karnataka

117. In which state NTPC Dadri Thermal Power plant

is located?

Uttar Pradesh

118. Headquarters of United Nations Children’s

Fund (UNICEF. is located in

New York City, USA

119. Who was appointed as the 1st Chief of Defence

Staff of India?

Gen Bipin Rawat

120. e-certificate portal and ePAUTI App launched

by which state?

odisha

121. Kerala topped SDG index. Which state got the

last rank?

Bihar

122. SDG India Index and Dashboard 2019 was

launched by which body?

Niti Ayog

123. Ajit Pawar took oath as Deputy CM of which

state?

Maharashtra

124. Who won the best men’s player at Dubai

Globe Soccer Awards?

Cris Ronaldo

125. First elephant colony will be in which state?

MP

126.‘Holland’ nickname was dropped by which

country?

The Netherlands

127. PM Modi to inaugurate Science Congress in

which city?

Bengaluru

128. Date of linking Aadhaar and PAN extended till

March of which year?

2020

129. Which Payments Bank enabled 24×7 NEFT

money transfer?

Airtel

130. HDFC Life teamed up with which firm to expand

its distribution?

Paytm

131. RBI proposes to tighten lending norms for

UCBs. C of UCB stands for what?

(UCB = Urban Co-operative Bank)

132. Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) signed

MoU on sustainable energy solutions with which

firm/ body?

SELCO Solar Light

133. ‘The Renaissance Man - The Many Facets of

Arun Jaitley’ book was released by whom?

VP Venkaiyah Naidu

134. India State of Forest Report 2019 was topped in

terms of tree cover by which state?

Karnataka

135.Abdelaziz Djerad was appointed as the new PM

of which nation?

Algeria

136. What is the India’s rank in Global Diplomacy

Index 2019?

12th

137. Which is the most cleanest city as per Swachh

Survekshan League 2020?

Indore

138. Which country has largest no. of migrants living

abroad 2020?

India

139. Who awarded Intl. Children's Peace Prize

2019?

Greta Thunberg

140. Which is the first state to pass anti-CAA

resolution?

Kerala

141. Which country becomes 1st country to make

entire Haj process digital?

India

142. The G20 Presidency has been taken over by

____ from Japan?

Saudi Arabia

143. Who becomes new Controller General of

Accounts?

Soma Roy Burman

144. India-Sri Lanka joint exercise begins?

"MITRA SHAKTI”

145. The Bio Asia2020 summit to be held in?

Hyderabad

146. Who is appointed as the brand ambassador for

NADA?

Suniel Shetty

147. India ranked in 2019 Climate Change

Performance ( COP25 ) Index?

9th

148. Who received the Nobel Prize for Peace 2019?

Abiy Ahmed Ali

149. ADB lowers India’s GDP growth forecast in

FY20?

5.1%

150. Who's Pepsi’s new brand ambassador?

Salman Khan

151. World’s 1st commercial electric plane takes

flight in?

Canada

152. Who becomes 1st Woman Match Referee to

officiate men’s ODI match?

GS Lakshmi

153. What is the theme of BioAsia2020?

"Today For Tomorrow"

154. What is the theme of 2019 Int'l Mountain Day

(Dec11)?

"Mountains Matter for Youth"

155. Which city organized National Florence

Nightingale Awards-2019?

New Delhi

156. Whose tweet won India’s ‘Golden Tweet’

honour 2019?

Narendra Modi

157. What is the theme of Human Rights Day2019?

"Youth StandUp4HumanRights"

158. Which station is best police station of India?

Aberdeen (Andaman & Nicobar)

159. Who has awarded with Siu-Ka-Pha Award?

Padmeswar Gogoi

160. The 20th Edition of Hornbill Festival 2019

begins in?

Nagaland

161. The World Disability Day observed on?

3rd December

162. A military exercise HAND_IN_HAND 2019 is

held b/w of?

India-China

163. Where will the Khelo India Youth Games 2020

be held?

Guwahati

164. Where is the 2019 South Asian Games held?

Nepal

165. RBI announced NEFT transactions to be made

24×7 from?

16-12-2019

166. What is NEFT 24×7 facility?

National Electronic Funds Transfer

167. Which bank recently received “Best

Performing Bank Award”?

Andhra Bank

168. Harbin Ice Festival is celebrated by which

country?

China

169. Which state opened it's 1st Janta Clinic

Rajasthan.

170. Which state launches ‘Netanna Nestham’

welfare scheme for weavers?

Andhra Pradesh

171. Which state won Best State Award in cadaveric

organ donation?

Tamil Nadu

172. Which country to organize 2019 NATO Summit?

United Kingdom

173. The India-EU Summit 2020 to be organized in

which country?

Belgium

174. What is the strike range of nuclear-capable

Prithvi-II missile?

350 KM

175. Who won 2019 AbuDhabi GP title?

Lewis Hamilton

176. Which state/UT celebrated Losar Festival

recently?

Ladakh

177.Who has been named as the most famous

teenager in the world by UN?

Malala Yousafzai

178. The Typhoon Phanfone ( Philippines) is also

known as?

Typhoon Ursula

179. Who has termed 2019 as a year of successes for

India at United Nations?

SyedAkbaruddin

180. Which state govt. is going to conduct ‘

NightWalk’ to promote women empowerment?

Kerala

181. Where is the headquarters of Indian RedCross

Society?

New Delhi

182. Who won men singles title in ITF World

Champions for 2019?

Rafael Nadal

183. Which is parent organization of Google?

Alphabet

184. The solar eclipse2019 as a partial eclipse and

can be viewed first from?

SaudiArabia

185. Who is the new CM of Jharkhand?

HemantSoren

186. National Consumer Day is observed every year

on?

24th December

187. Who is appointed as the President of FICCI for

2019-20?

Sangita Reddy

188. Who was given additional charge of Meghalaya

as governor?

RN Ravi

189. The 25th UN Climate Change Conference was

held in?

Madrid, Spain

190. Who was named WTA "Player of the Year

2019"?

Ashleigh Barty

191. Where was the Regional Quality Conclave held?

Uttarakhand.

192. Who appointed as the brand ambassador of

Pepsi?

Salman Khan

193. Where will the WEF Annual Meeting 2020 be

held?

Switzerland

194. India ranks in WEF’s Global Gender Gap

Report?

112th

195. Who is the present Chief of Army Staff of India?

Manoj Mukund Naravane

196. Which state police became the first to

introduce ‘Trakea’ software in FSL?

Haryana

197. Which sportsman named “BBC Sports

Personality of the year 2019”?

Ben Stokes

198. Who won the Presidential election in Algeria?

Abdelmadjid Tebboune

199. Who has topped the Forbes World’s Most

Powerful 100 Women 2019?

Angela Merkel

200. Which nation has recently gained

independence from Papua New Guinea?

Bougainville

201. Which state govt. is to set up a virtual police

station?

Andhra Pradesh

202. Who appointed brand ambassador of PUMA?

Sunil Chhetri

203. Which state become the 1st one to pass a bill

awarding death penalty to rapists within 21 days?

Andhra Pradesh

204. The INDRA2019 is a bilateral military exercise

between India and?

Russia

205. Who crowned Miss World 2019?

ToniAnn Singh

206. Which country topped South Asian

Games2019?

India (total 314 medals)

207. Which country is to partner for BioAsia 2020?

Switzerland

208. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, CAB Bill2019

will amend?

Citizenship Act, 1955

209. Which state has received the Krishi Karman

Award five times?

Odisha

210. Which country topped the E-commerce Index

2019?

Netherlands

211. India ranks in UN index assessing e-commerce

readiness?

73rd

212. Who has been crowned as Miss Universe2019?

Zozibini Tunzi (South Africa)

213. Who appointed as new chairman of NSE?

G.C. Chaturvedi

214. Israeli student’s made satellite to be launched

from Sriharikota?

Duchifat3

215. The theme of Anti Corruption Day 2019?

United Against Corruption

216. Who appointed as new President of Mauritius?

Pritivirajsing Roopun

217. India was placed at which position in Global

Climate Risk Index 2020?

5th

218. Where is the 2+2 dialogue b/w India and US to

be held?

Washington

219. Where was IndiaWaterImpact Summit held?

NewDelhi

220. 27th National Children’s Science Congress

2019 will be held in which state?

kerala

221. Atal Kisan Mazdoor canteen inaugurated in

which state?

haryana

222. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased

the limits imposed on peer-to-peer lenders to

Rs50 lakhs

223. The fund transfers through the NEFT system

occurs in how many batches?

23

224. 35th ASEAN Summit 2019 was held in which

city?

Bangkok, Thailand

225. United Nations Climate Change Conference

(COP25) was held in which country?

Madrid,Spain

226. What is the name of the Kisan App Launched

by the Bank of Baroda (BOB)?

Baroda Kisan

227. Nippon which acquires an additional 21.54%

stake in Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management is a

company of which country?

Japan

228. RBI Rejects merger of which two banks?

Dhanlaxmi Bank with India Bulls

229. Who has been declared FIFA Player of the year

award for the 6th time?

Lionel Messi

230. Nagarhole National park is located in which

state?

Karnataka

231. NATO Summit 2019 was held in _?

Ontario, Canada. ( Northern Ontario Tourism

Summit)

232. Headquarter of Jana small finance bank

Bengaluru, Karnataka

233. India -EU Summit 2020 will be held in _

Brussels, Belgium

234. What does A stand for in FATF?

Action (FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE)

235. A Scheme for Promoting Innovation, Rural

Industry and Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE) will be

implemented through which bank?

SIDBI

236. Gorewada International Zoo to be set up at __.

Nagpur, Maharashtra

237. The 6th World Congress on Rural and

Agricultural Finance (WCRAF) was held in _.

New Delhi, India

238. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of which

country recently visited India?

Sweden

239. James Peebles, Michel Mayor, and Didier

Queloz won the Nobel Prize in 2019 for which

category?

Physics

240. The SWIFT international payment network is

one of the largest financial messaging systems in the

world of USA, as equivalent to that CIPS is of which

country?

China (Chinese Cross-border Interbank

Payment System)

241. Which of the following groups of regional rural

banks (RRB) of Uttar Pradesh are to be merged into

a single regional rural bank, Baroda UP Bank by 1st

April, 2020?

Baroda Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank, Kashi

Gomti Samyut Gramin Bank, and Purvanchal

Bank

242. Bangkok is the capital of which country?

Thailand

243. Which bank will be merged with Indian Bank?

Allahabad Bank

244. The minimum paid–up equity capital for small

finance banks shall be _______. –

₹100 crore.

245. Which of the following is the first Small Finance

Bank of the country?

Capital Small Finance Bank

246. AU Small finance bank is headquartered in

_____.

Jaipur

246. Utkarsh Small Finance Bank is headquartered at

________.

Varanasi

247.Capital Small Finance Bank is headquartered at

____.

Jalandhar

248. North East Small Finance Bank Limited, north–

east India’s first small finance bank is

headquartered at _________.

Guwahati

249. Fincare Small Finance Bank is headquartered at

____.

Ahmedabad

250. Janalakshmi Small Finance Bank is

headquartered at ______.

Bengaluru

251. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank is headquartered at

____.

Bengaluru

252. What is the maximum FDI limit in Small Finance

Bank?

74%

253. Reserve Bank of India is headquartered at

Mumbai

254. In which year, Reserve Bank of India

was established?

1935

255. In which year, Reserve Bank of India was

nationalised?

1949

256.Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India was

established in which year?

2016

257. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India is

headquartered at _.

New Delhi

258. Insurance Regulatory and Development

Authority is headquartered in which city?

Hyderabad

259. In which year Insurance Regulatory and

Development Authority was established?

2000

260. Establishment of Insurance Regulatory and

Development Authority was the recommendation of

a report submitted by _.

Malhotra Committee

270. What does PFRDA stands for?

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development

Authority

271. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development

Authority is headquartered in which city?

New Delhi

272. Which of the following body is the regulator for

the securities market in India?

SEBI

273. Who among the following regulates Credit

Rating Agencies in India?

SEBI

274. What does SWIFT stands for?

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial

Telecommunication

275. Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial

Telecommunication is headquartered in ___.

La Hulpe, Belgium

276. A SWIFT code consists of __.

8 or 11 characters (sometimes 12)

278. What does RTGS stands for?

Real Time Gross Settlement

279. Who maintains the RTGS payments network?

Reserve Bank of India

280. In which year RTGS started in India?

2004

281. What are the minimum & Maximum amount

can be remitted through RTGS?

₹200,000 & No limit

282. What does NEFT stands for?

National Electronic Fund Transfer

283. What are the minimum & Maximum limit for

NEFT?

No limit

284. What does IFSC stand for?

Indian Financial System Code

285. IFSC Codes are required for which of the

following type of transactions?

NEFT & RTGS

286. How many characters does an IFSC code have?

11

287. Securities and Exchange Board of India was

established in which year?

1992

288. Securities and Exchange Board of India is

headquartered in ___.

Mumbai

289. Who among the followings regulates the

NBFCs in India?

Reserve Bank of India

290. What is difference between banks & NBFCs?

i. NBFC cannot accept demand deposits;

ii. NBFCs do not form part of the payment

and settlement system and cannot issue

cheques drawn on itself;

iii. Deposit insurance facility of Deposit

Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation

is not available to depositors of NBFCs,

unlike in case of banks.

291. What is the minimum net owned fund

requirement for NBFCs?

₹ 200 lakh

292. The Chit fund NBFCs are governed by _.

State Governments

293. The NBFC-Housing Finance companies are

regulated by ____.

National Housing Bank

294. What does CTS stands for?

Cheque Truncation System

295. Cheque Truncation System started in which

year?

L> 2008

296. Who has developed Cheque Truncation System?

National Payments Corporation of India

297. What does MICR stands for?

Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

298. How long is an MICR code?

9 Digit

299. What does the first 3 characters stand for in

MICR code?

City

300. What does the 4th, 5th & 6th character

represent in MICR Code?

Bank Name

301. What does the last 3 character represent in

MICR Code?

Branch Name

302. What does the first 4 characters represent in

Indian Financial System Code?

Representing Bank

303. Which character is the 0 in Indian FinanciaL

System Code?

5th

304. Which characters represent the bank branch

code in Indian Financial System Code?

last 6 characters

305. World Economic Forum Meeting in the Year

2020 will be held in which city?

Davos, Switzerland

306. The G7 meet for the year 2020 will be held in

which country

The USA

307. The Venue of the Winter Olympics in 2022 is

Beijing, China

308. The Venue of ICC T20 World Cup 2020 -

Australia(ESIC MAINS 2019)

309. The Venue Of The International Geological

Congress in 2020 is -

India

310. World Kabaddi Cup from December 1to9 Held

in

( Punjab )India 2019

311. The Venue Of The Hockey World cup 2023 is -

India

312. The Venue Of The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

is-

India

313. The Venue Of The Interpol General Assembly in

2022 is

India

314. The Venue Of The G20 Summit 2022 is

India

315. The Venue Of The FIFA U-17 Women's World

Cup in 2020 is

India

316. The SFIO is a statutory corporate fraud

investigating agency in India. What is The full form of

SFIO?

Serious Fraud Investigation Office

317. What is the full form of CDRP?

Climate Disaster Recovery Process

318. CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility

319. GATT- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

320. I in "CIC" stands for -

InvestmentCore Investment Company )

321. MCLR stands for

Marginal Cost for Funds based Lending Rate

322. In ULIP, L stands for -

Linked(Unit Linked Insurance Plans)

323. In dPCR, C stands for -

Credit, (digital Public Credit Registry )

324. In PCR, P stands for -

Public (Public Credit Registry )

325. In SFIO, F stands for -

Fraud (Serious Fraud Investigation Office )

326. In RIDF, I stands for -

Infrastructure(RuralInfrastructure

Development Fund)

327.Green Park stadium is located in -

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

328. Manila is the capital of which country -

Philippines

329. Kuchipudi classical dance belongs to -

Andhra Pradesh

330. Padmaja Naidu Himalayan zoological park is

located in

West Bengal

331. Free town is the capital of -

Sierra leone

332. International diabetes day is celebrated every

year on -

November 14th

333. The headquarters of Interpol is located in -

Lyon, France

334. Where is the headquarters of the "International

Olympic Committee" is located?

Lausanne, Switzerland

335. The 'state of the world's children' report is

released by which international organization?

UNICEF

336.Which is India's smallest union territory by area?

Lakshadweep

337. Jagdeep dhankar is the present governor of

West Bengal

338. World Tourism Day -

September 27

339. Fugdi is a folk dance of -

Goa

340. Hemis Festival is one of the biggest and the

most famous religious festivals of -

LehLadakh

341. The headquarters of the Asian Development

Bank(ADB) -

Manila, Philippines.

342. TRC Turf Ground, a football ground located in-

Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmi

343. Tadoba National Park is the largest Tiger

Reserve in

Maharashtra

345. Headquarters of Think Tank Atlantic council

Washington DC, US

346. The Headquarters of OECD -

Paris, France

347. Puthandu festival celebrated in which state

Tamil Nadu

348. Where is the headquarters of The International

Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?

Vienna, Austria

349. Where is the headquarters of UN-Habitat? -

Nairobi, Kenya

350. Pakyong Airport is a greenfield RCS airport

located in which city -

Gangtok, Sikkim

351. Rudrasagar Lake, also known as Rudijala, is a

lake located in -

Tripura

352. Who is the first Lieutenant Governor of the

union territory of Ladakh? -

Radha Krishna Mathur

353. The Constituency of PiyushGoyal, the Minister

of Railways and Minister of Commerce is -

RajyaSabha, Maharashtra

354. The theme of World Teacher's Day 2019? -

Young Teacher: The future of the profession

355. Helsinki is the capital of which country?

Finland

356. Kamlang tiger reserve is located in which state -

Arunachal Pradesh

357. The Largest Solar Park in India is located in

which state -

Rajasthan

358. The first-ever world cotton day was observed

on October 7, in which city?

Geneva, Switzerland

359. Ratapani Tiger Reserve is located in -

Madhya Pradesh

360. Kaiga Atomic Power Station is located in -

Karnataka

361. Where is the headquarters of the "International

Solar Alliance"? -

Gurugram

362. Nakki Lake is situated in -

Rajasthan

363. Ram Vilas Paswan is the Minister of

Environment, Forest and Climate Change and

Minister of Information and Broadcasting of India.

The Constituency of Minister Ram Vilas Paswan is -

Bihar

364. The present HRD Minister of India -

Ramesh Pokhriyal

365. The First Deputy PM of India -

Vallabhbhai Patel

366. The World Tourism Day 2019 was hosted by

which country?

India

367. Riga is the capital city of which country?

Latvia

368. The Managing Director of the International

Monetary Fund(IMF)?

Kristalina Georgieva

369. The World Students Day is celebrated on the

day of October as the birth anniversary of missile

man Dr. Abdul Kalam in?

15th October

370. The Nahargarh Biological Park, a part of

Nahargarh sanctuary is located in which place?

Jaipur, Rajasthan

371. LokSabha constituency of ArjunMunda -

Khunti, Jharkhand

372.LokSabha constituencyof MahendraNathPandey

Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh

373. Manas National Park is located in -

Assam

374. Darlipali Super Thermal Power Station is

located in -

Odisha

375. The Lakhwar dam is located in -

Uttarakhand

376. 11th July observed as -

World Population Day

377. The headquarters of UN-Habitat -

Nairobi, Kenya

378. Arunachal Pradesh CM -

PemaKhandu

379. Executive Director for UN Women -

Anita Bhatia

380. LaljiTandon is an Indian politician serving as the

22nd current Governor of?

Madhya Pradesh

381. The Capital of Hungary -

Budapest

382. The first Indian woman governor -

Sarojini Naidu

383. Which of the following river is known as the

"Sorrow of Bihar"?

Kosi River

384. Which of the following is known as the golden

fiber?

Jute

385. The third most populated country in the world

is -

The USA

386. The Currency of Oman -

Omani rial

387. Which of the following European country does

not use the Euro?

Switzerland

388. Which of the following city is known as 'Detroit

of India'?

Chennai

389. The Minister of Micro, Small and Medium

Enterprises(MSME) is -

NitinJairamGadkari

390. The Minister of Labour and Employment is -

SantoshGangwar

391. The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy

purportedly devised by -

Lord Dalhousie

392. The headquarters of WTO is located in -

Geneva, Switzerland

393. Which city named in the Unesco World

Heritage Site, second Indian city in the list? -

Jaipur

394. Male is the capital city of -

The Maldives

395. Who is the present Minister of Chemicals and

Fertilizers in the Government of India -

DV SadanandaGowda - .

396. The Amrabad Tiger Reserve located in -

Telangana

397. Kaziranga National Park is located in -

Assam

398. September 5 is observed as -

International Day of Charity

399. Nokrek National Park is located in -

Meghalaya

400. Kawal Tiger Reserve is located in -

Telangana

401. The National Tribal Festival Aadi Mahotsav to

begin in?

NewDelhi

402. The national mission ‘ NISHTHA’ launched

in?

Jammu Kashmir

403. Which first female officer will be posted

abroad as 'Naval Attache' by Navy?

Karabi Gogoi

404. The joint exercise ‘ Tiger Triumph’ began in

Visakhapatnam between India and which country?

USA

405. The 4th Int'l cherry blossom festival 2019

celebrated in?

Shillong

406. Which company become the 1st Indian firm to

hit Rs 10 lakh crore market valuation mark?

Reliance Industries

407. The DEFCOM INDIA 2019 seminar commenced

at?

New Delhi

408. The 8th WATEC (Water Technology and

Environment Control) Conference 2019 held in?

Israel

409. Which state is hosting the NuGen Mobility

Summit 2019?

Haryana

410. What is the rank of India in the TRACE Bribery

Risk Matrix?

78th

411. The 2019 World Para Athletics Championships

is being held in?

Dubai

412. What is theme of this year’s World Science

Day?

"Open Science, leaving no one behind"

413. Which nation becomes 1st South Asian to call

match fixing a crime?

SriLanka

414. The " BaliYatra” festival begins in?

Odisha

415. Wgo appoints as new Chairman of Unilever?

Nils Andersen

416. Who takes oath as Chief Justice of Meghalaya

HC?

Muhammad Raffiq

417. Which nation tops business bribery risk in

South Asia?

Bangladesh

418. Moody lowers India’s GDP growth forecast to

_ for 2019?

5.6%

419. Which Indian board has awarded the Golden

Leaf Award at Tab Expo 2019?

Tobacco

420. Which Indian state gave its approval for setting

up of the world’s first CNG (Compressed Natural

Gas) terminal at

Bhavnagar port: Gujarat

421.The 35th ASEAN2019 Summit is being held in?

Thailand

422. Who is leading the Indian delegation at the

35th Asian Summit?

Narendra Modi

423. Which state has launched a new initiative

“Meal in exchange for plastic waste”?

Odisha

424. Which country officially launched 5G Service?

China

425. Which actor will be awarded ‘Icon of Golden

Jubilee of IFFI’ award 2019?

Rajinikanth

426. Which country is hosting COP25 summit?

Spain

427.Who has won the Mexico GP 2019?

Lewis Hamilton

428. Who has been elected as the President of

Argentina?

Alberto Fernandez

429. In October 2019, UPI crossed how many

billion(s) transaction mark?

1 billion

430. Which Indian Institute have created the 1st-

ever ‘Indian brain atlas’(IBA)?

IIIT Hyderabad

431. Recently, India will now have how many Union

territories?

9

432. Who will represent Asian bloc in athlete

ambassadors group in Tokyo Olympics 2020?

Mary Kom

433. ____ made a unique record of taking six wickets

for seven runs playing against Bangladesh in Nagpur,

Maharashtra: Deepak Chahar

434. _______ 15 year-old girl from Rohtak, Haryana

became the youngest (15 years, 285 days) Indian

cricketer ever to score a half-century in

international cricket:

Shafali Verma

435. The much talked about “Kartarpur Corridor”

connects Dera Baba Nanak in district Gurdaspur to

holy shrine in _____________ Narowal, Pakistan?

Gurudwara Darbar Sahib Kartapur

436. The main celebrations of the Sri Guru Nanak

Dev ji on his 550th birth anniversary were held in

Sultanpur Lodhi.

437.Cyclone ‘Bulbul’, the tropical storm

devastated the coastal districts of which state

before hurtling towards Bangladesh?

West Bengal

438. Kumar Mangalam Birla was honoured with

ABLF Global Asian Award. He is the chairman of

which industrial house?

Aditya Birla Group

439. India celebrates National Education Day on

November 11, to commemorate the birthday of

which great Indian leader:

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

440. Which country lifted the 3rd Rugby World Cup:

South Africa

441. Who wins SaarLorLux Open badminton

tournament?

Lakshya Sen

442. Who won the Paris Masters 2019 title?

Novak Djokovic

443. Who clinches Korea Jr Open Title 2019?

Maisnam Meiraba

444. Where is India-ASEAN & East Asia Summit 2019

held?

Bangkok

445. Which Indian statesman attended the 11th

BRICS Summit in Brazil (Brasilia )on 13-14 November?

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

446. What was the theme of the 11th BRICS Summit

in Brasilia?

Economic Growth for an Innovative Future

447. Jair Bolsonaro of which country has accepted

our invitation to be the Chief Guest at the Republic

Day parade of 2020?

Brazil

448. Which private sector bank was in news for

earning more profit then the aggregate profit of 17

public-sector banks in the quarter ending Sep 30,

2019?

Bandhan Bank Ltd.

449. The 39th India International Trade Fair 2019

was held in___________, New Delhi from Nov 14 to

27:

Pragati Maidan

450. Which online retailer company launched

"Project Zero" in India to ensure that customers

receive authentic goods when shopping on its

website?

Amazon

451. What is the theme of this year’s World

Pneumonia which is observed every year on

November 12?

Healthy lungs for all

452.Which country has released a new coin to

commemorate the 550th anniversary of Baba Guru

Nanak?

Pakistan

453. Which has become the first State in the country

to enact a law on contract farming?

TamilNadu

454. What is the rank of India in "Global Health

Security Index?

57th

455. Who won the Zozo Championship 2019?

Tiger Woods

456. Who has taken charge as new Director General

of National Security Guard?

A.K Singh

457. Which cyclone recently hits coast of Kerala and

Tamil Nadu?

Kyarr Cyclone

458. Which team clinched 2019 Deodhar Trophy?

IndiaB

459. China launched which country’s 1st-ever

satellite SRSS-1 recently?

Sudan

460. Which institute created India's 1st 'standing

wheelchair?

IIT Madras

461. Name the Indian Lok Sabha Speaker addresses

6th Speakers' Summit of G20 countries?

Om Birla

462. The exercise Samudra Shakti is between India &

which other country?

Indonesia

463. Who bags gold medal in Asian Shooting

Championships 2019?

Manu Bhaker

464. Which Indian batsman created historic record

of playing 100th T20I match?

Rohit Sharma

465. Which city hosted 2019 conference of 'No

Money For Terror'?

Melbourne

466. Which state topped India's 1st-ever ranking on

justice delivery?

Maharashtra

467. The Sanskrit Bharati Vishwa Sammelan held in

which city?

NewDelhi

468. The theme for 2019 BRICS summit?

"BRICS: Economic Growth for an Innovative

Future"

469. Which country will host BRICS 12th Summit

2020?

Russia

470. The Union govt decided to merge which UTs?

Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli

471 . Who became the first Indian bowler to take

five-wicket haul with a pink ball?

Ishant Sharma

472. The 47th All India Police Science Congress

begins in?

Lucknow

473. The OxfordDictionary named a word as its 2019

Word of the Year?

“CLIMATE EMERGENCY”

474. Which state is the top ranked state in

SwachhSurvekshan Grameen 2019 awards?

TamilNadu

475. Who awarded the 28th BihariPuraskar for 2018?

Manisha Kulshreshtha

476. Who won the 27th Ekalabya Award for 2019?

Jhilli Dalabehera

477. Which state has decided to provide 5%

reservation for its athletes in govt jobs?

Madhya Pradesh.

478. In which city, India’s first elephant memorial

was build?

Mathura, Uttar Pradesh

479. Which place does India have in recently

released GlobalTerrorismIndex?

7th (out of 10)

480. Who is the first-ever woman pilot for Inhdian

Navy?

Lieutenant Shivangi

481. Which cricket stadium hosted India’s 1st-ever

PinkBall DayNightTest?

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

482. Which team wins DavisCup 2019?

Spain

483. India to host SCO forum of YoungScientists &

Innovators in?

2020

484. The SangaiFestival 2019 began at?

Manipur

485. Which app has been launched by RBI for

visually challenged persons to identify new currency

notes?

MANI

486. Which bank allowed ATM withdrawal above Rs

10,000 only after an OTP verification during 8 PM to

8 AM from January?

SBI

487.Which Bank has launched a digitized version for

opening Savings Bank account through TAB banking

on the spot?

Karnataka Bank

488.Which bank has partnered with Government e-

Marketplace for payment related issues?

Central Bank of India

489. ICICI Lombard has decided to sell insurance

products with the help of which bank?

Karur Vysya Bank

490. The Reserve Bank has imposed a penalty of Rs

35 lakh on which bank for violating norms on fraud

classification and notification?

Tamilnadu Mercantile Bank

491. Which bank has crossed the 3 trillion market

capitalization in India recently?

ICICI

492. The Vijaya Bank Heritage Museum has been

inaugurated at the headquarters of the erstwhile

Vijaya Bank in which city?

Bengaluru

493. Operation twist is a move of which bank to buy

and sell government securities?

RBI

494.Which Indian all-rounder has recently retired

from all forms of cricket?

Irfan Pathan

495. Which state won the men's title at the senior

National volleyball championships?

Tamil Nadu

496. Who became the first Indian table tennis player

to be ranked World No. 1 in the under-21 category?

Manav Thakkar

497. Which city will organize 'Block Hash Live 2019'

conclave?

Kochi

498. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 is not

applicable to tribal areas of which state?

Meghalaya

499. Government to introduce the Citizenship

(Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Parliament. The Bill

proposes to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955. The

Bill seeks to grant citizenship to undocumented non-

Muslims (Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, Parsi, Jain and

Sikh) from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan

who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.

The Bill shall not apply to Tribal areas of Assam,

Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura as included in the

sixth schedule of the Constitution.

500. The 24th International Film Festival of Kerala is

being held in which city?

Thiruvananthapuram

501. Odisha is to merge Kalia scheme with which

scheme?

PM-Kisan scheme

502. Which state has launched 'MadhuApp' for

school children?

Odisha

503. Who has been elected as the President of ADB?

Masatsugu Asakawa

504.Who is the new CEO of Alphabet?

Sundar Pichai

505. Who will be the new director of the United

Nations World Tourism Organization?

Suman Billa

506. Who is the chairman of 15th finance

commission?

N K Singh

507. CBDT Chairman inaugurates Web Portal for

exchange of information on Income Tax. Who is

current CBDT chairman?

P.C. Mody

508. Who has been elected unopposed as a member

of the AIBA Athletes Commission?

Sarita Devi

509. Thalaivi", is a biopic based on the life of which

politician?

Jayalalithaa

510. The new railway zone Southern Coast Railway is

headquartered in ---

Visakhapatnam.

511. As per the latest SIPRI Report, which is the

largest Arms manufacturer in the world?

Lockheed Martin

512. Hand in Hand 2019: A joint military exercise is

between India and which country?

China Held at meghalaya

513. What is the range of nuclear-capable Prithvi-II

missile?

350 kms

514. Mitra Shakti, a joint military exercise was held

between India and which country?

Sri Lanka Held at pune

515. SURYA KIRAN, a joint military Exercise is being

held between India and which country?

Nepal

516. Which of the following will host the military

drill 'Milan 2020'?

Indian Navy

517. What is India's rank in HumanDevelopment

Index?

518. Which city will host 2020 National Sikh Games?

New Delhi

519. Headquarters of Asian Infrastructure

Investment Bank is located in____

Beijing, China

520. Headquarters of Association of Southeast Asian

Nations (ASEAN. is located in _

Jakarta, Indonesia

521. Headquarters of Organization of the Petroleum

Exporting Countries OPEC. is located in..

Vienna, Austria

522.Bank of Maharashtra Headquarter situated at–

Pune

523. What is the name of the Web based solution for

interbank and other bulk transactions-

NACH (National Payments Corporation of

India)

524. NBFC accept deposits for a maximum period of

-

60 months ( Minimum 12 Months)

525. What is the Rate of Lending of RBI to

commercial banks called-

Bank Rate ( Repo Rate is for short term

only)

526. Which Payment bank has 100% equity

participation by Government-

IPPB ( India Post Payment Bank)

527.Small Bank maximum loan amount-

Rs 25 lakhs

528. Isalimic bank headquarters located at-

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

529. Kanchenchunga National Park located at-

Sikkim, India

530. Who has been appointed as the chairman of

Bankrupy and Insolvency Board-

M. S. Sahoo

531. Where is the headquarter of Syndicate Bank

located-

Manipal

532. Where is the headquarter of Indian overseas

Bank located-

Chennai

533. What is the minimum paid up capital for small

finance and payment banks-

Rs. 100 Crore

534. What is the maximum credit limit for kishore

under Mudra Yojna-

Rs. 50,000

535. What is the maximum credit limit for Tarun

under Mudra Yojna-

10 lakhs

536. Where is the headquater of Bandhan Bank

situated-

West bengal

538. Which organisation is the regulator of MSME-

SIDBI

539. In LAF , ' L ' stands for-

Liquidity, Liquidity adjustment facility

540. In MPC, 'P' stands for -

Policy ,Monetary Policy Committee

541. In which of the following states is Gobind Sagar

Dam located-

Bilaspur District (Himachal Pradesh)

542. In which type of Electronic Fund Transfer there

are hourly slots-

NEFT

543. Where is the headquarters of WHO located-

Geneva, Switzerland

544. Headquarters of North Atlantic Treaty

Organization

(NATO. is located in Brussels, Belgium

545. Headquarters of Organisation for Economic Co-

operation and Development (OECD. is located in

Paris,

France

546. Headquarters of International Maritime

Organization IMO. is located in..

London, UK

547. NABARD was established on

12th July 1982

548. Headquarters of NABARD is at

Mumbai

549. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala is the Chairman of

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural

Development

(NABARD)

550. Largest commercial bank in India

State Bank of India

551. Which state tops NITI Aayog’s School Education

Quality Index?

Kerala

552. .Who has been awarded with the Saraswati

Samman 2018?

Dr. K. Siva Reddy

553. Which state recently launched the ‘Plants for

Plastic’ campaign?

Assam

554. Which railway station topped the 2019 Station

Cleanliness Survey?

Jaipur

555. Name the India’s 1st private train, it run b/w

Lucknow Delhi?

Tejas Express

556. Which state has launched YSR Vahana Mitra

scheme recently?

AndhraPradesh

557. Which Indian cricketer become the first Indian

player who played 100 T20 internationals?

Harmanpreet Kaur

558. Who appointed as MD of Punjab National

Bank?

SS Mallikarjuna Rao

559. Who has been topped in Forbes India Rich List

2019?

Mukesh Ambani

560. Which state tops the list with highest no. of dry

districts?

Haryana

561. Who have been named the joint winners of the

ManBookerPrize2019?

Margaret Atwood & Bernardine Evaristo

562. Which bank launched new fixed deposit

scheme 'FD Health'?

ICICI Bank

563. Which is the most innovative state in India by

NITI Aayog?

Karnataka

564. Who's appointed as the new chairman of Indian

Banks’ Association?

Rajnish Kumar

565. Which Indian sportsperson won the Vogue's

Sportsperson of the Year 2019?

Dutee Chand

566. Who appointed as the new CEO of UIDAI (

Aadhaar)?

Pankaj Kumar

567. Who has been named ambassadors for Bharat

Ki Laxmi initiative?

PV Sindhu & Deepika Padukone

568. India ranked in World Bank’s Ease of Doing

Business ranking among 190 countries?

63rd

569. Indian Olympic Association(IOA) has withdrawn

its threat to bycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games

over the exclusion of which of these sport events?

Shooting

570. Which of the following insurance companies

has launched ‘Farmitra’ mobile app?

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

571. Which Bank has launch OTP-based ATM cash

withdrawal from January 1,2020?

State Bank of India

572. Which of the following rating agencies has

lowered the outlook on the government of India's

ratings to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’?

Moody’s Investors Service

573. Who has become the 1st female player to

complete 20 years in International Cricket?

Mithali Raj

574. Which of the metro stations will be renamed as

Supreme Court Metro Station?

Pragati Maidan

575. Where will ISRO establish a second launch port

exclusively to launch small satellite launch vehicles?

Tamil Nadu

576. The RBI has launched a new prepaid payment

instrument (PPI)for small digital transactions upto

_____?

.Rs 10,000

577. Which railway station has been conferred with

‘Eat Right Station’ certification with the five-star

rating by FSSAI?

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

578. The government has approved releasing of ₹

8,655 crore to which public sector bank for

preferential allotment of shares?

Allahabad Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, UCO

Bank

579. When was National Consumer Day observed in

India?

24 December

580. Who is the IndusInd Bank MD and CEO?

Sumant Kathpalia

581. Who has written the book “Imagining

India”?

Nandan Nilekani

582. Who is the author of the book “Sridevi: The

Eternal Screen Goddess”?

Satyarth Nayak

583. In which state Eden Gardens is located-

West Bengal

584. In which state Wankhede Stadium is located-

Maharashtra

585. In which state Maulana Azad Stadium is

located-

Jammu & Kashmir

586. Koyna Dam is located in which state-

Maharashtra

587. Dudhawa Dam is constructed across which

river-

Mahanadi

588. Bansagar Dam is located in which state-

Madhya Pradesh

589. Baglihar Dam is located in which state-

Jammu Kashmir

590. Rana pratap Sagar Dam is constructed across

which river-

Chambal

591. Pong Dam is located in which state-

Himachal Pradesh

592. NathpaJhakri Dam is located in which state

Himachal Pradesh.

593. Hirakud Dam is located in which state-

Odisha

594. Indirasagar Dam is located in which state-

Madhya Pradesh

595. Indian Olympic Association(IOA) has withdrawn

its threat to bycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games

over the exclusion of which of these sport events?

Shooting

596. Which of the following insurance companies

has launched ‘Farmitra’ mobile app?

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

597. Which Bank has launch OTP-based ATM cash

withdrawal from January 1,2020?

State Bank of India

598. Which of the following rating agencies has

lowered the outlook on the government of India's

ratings to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’?

Moody’s Investors Service

599. Who has become the 1st female player to

complete 20 years in International Cricket?

Mithali Raj

600. Papikonda national park is located in :

Andhra Pradesh