“20-20” General Awareness | Crack South Indian Bank 2018 Day-19

1. Which of the following is the first bank of India to start using WhatsApp to provide its basic banking services to the customers?

a) IndusInd Bank

b) Punjab National Bank

c) HDFC Bank

d) State Bank of India

e) Axis Bank

2. Which of the following state has been conferred with the ‘State of the Year’ Award under the ‘business leader’ category at India Business Leader Awards (IBLA)?

a) Chhattisgarh

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Karnataka

d) Assam

e) Maharashtra

3. Munin Barua passed away recently. He was a famous __________

a) Film maker

b) Sand Artist

c) Assam Politician

d) Actor

e) None of these

4. The Tamil Nadu government has tied up with which software company to accelerate cloud technology adoption?

a) TCS

b) Google

c) HCL

d) Alphabet

e) Microsoft

5. Which country has won the “Best Exhibitor Award” at ITB –Berlin World Tourist Meet?

a) India

b) China

c) Pakistan

d) Afghanistan

e) Bangladesh

6. Who has become the most successful doubles player in the history of Davis Cup?

a) Sania Mirza

b) Martina Hingis

c) Leander Paes

d) Stefan Edberg

e) Angelique Kerber

7. Ankita Raina related to which of the following sports?

a) Boxing

b) Wrestling

c) Badminton

d) Tennis

e) Squash

8. India’s first ‘Happy Cities Summit 2018’ was organized in which state?

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Karnataka

c) Gujarat

d) Assam

e) West Bengal

9. Which team has won the 8th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2018 (B Division)?

a) Indian Railways

b) SBI Hockey

c) Central Reserve Police Force

d) Steel Plant Sports Board

e) Bengaluru Hockey Association

10. Which of the following private sector lender has launched first of its kind home loan linked to government’s T-Bill?

a) Citi Bank

b) DBS Bank

c) Federal Bank

d) South Indian Bank

e) Yes Bank

11) What does ‘C’ stands for in ACH?

a) Credit

b) Cheque

c) Clearing

d) Cost

e) None of these

12) Where is the headquarters of Central Bank of India?

a) Pune

b) Mumbai

c) Bengaluru

d) Kolkata

e) Chennai

13) What is the tagline of Indian Overseas Bank?

a) Your Perfect Banking Partner

b) A Tradition of Trust

c) Support all the way

d) Good People to Grow With

e) Prosperity for All

14) Which Bank has launched an interactive humanoid called ‘IRA 2.0’?

a) Axis Bank

b) HDFC Bank

c) State Bank of India

d) Punjab National Bank

e) Yes Bank

15) Who is the present MD & CEO of Punjab & Sind Bank?

a) Romesh Sobti

b) Kishore Kumar Kharat

c) S. Jatinderbir Singh

d) Uday Kotak

e) Suresh N. Patel

16. Stirling Prize related to which field?

a) Sports

b) Literature

c) Science

d) Architecture

e) None of these

17. In which state Parasnath Wildlife Sanctuary is located?

a) Jharkhand

b) Karnataka

c) Haryana

d) Punjab

e) None of these

18. Sikka Thermal Power Station located in which state?

a) Maharashtra

b) Gujarat

c) Bihar

d) West Bengal

e) None of these

19. In which state Sur Sagar lake located?

a) Assam

b) Kerala

c) Meghalaya

d) Rajasthan

e) None of these

20. Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park located in which state?

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Haryana

c) Assam

d) Andhra Pradesh

e) None of these

Answers:

1. Answer: AIndusInd Bank has become the first lender to start using WhatsApp enterprise solution to provide basic banking services to customers.
2. Answer: AChhattisgarh bagged the ‘State of the Year’ Award under the ‘business leader’ category as part of the India Business Leadership for the remarkable increase in business and services activities in various sectors.
3. Answer: ANational award winning Assamese film-maker Munin Barua has passed away today following a prolonged illness.
4. Answer: EThe Tamil Nadu government has tied up with Microsoft to accelerate cloud technology adoption.
5. Answer: AIndia has won the “Best Exhibitor Award” at ITB – Berlin Tourist Meet. ‘ITB- Berlin World Tourist Meet’ was convened at Berlin, Germany. More than 100 countries participated in the ITB- Berlin meet with their respective Tourism Ministers.
6. Answer: CIndian tennis’ ageless wonder Leander Paes became the most successful doubles player in the history of Davis Cup as he combined with Rohan Bopanna to not only grab a record 43rd win but also bring the country back in the tie against China.
7. Answer: DAnkita Raina related to tennis. Ankita Raina became only the third Indian woman tennis player to breach the top-200 rankings in singles. She jumped 15 places to reach a career-best 197 in the WTA chart. The first women is Sania Mirza.
8. Answer: AIndia’s first ‘Happy Cities Summit 2018’ was organized at Mangalagiri town in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh. Around 1,000 delegates from India and abroad will take part in the Summit.
9. Answer: CCentral Reserve Police Force were crowned as champions of the 8th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2018 (B Division) after they defeated Kerala Hockey in the final match of the competition.
10. Answer: ACiti Bank has launched first of its kind home loan linked to government’s T-Bill. This will give home buyers the opportunity to take part in a floating rate benchmarked to a publicly available external reference rate, which is driven by market forces, and in line with international markets such as the US, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
11. Answer: CACH stands for Automated Clearing House
12. Answer: BThe headquarters of Central Bank of India is Mumbai
13. Answer: DThe tagline of Indian Overseas Bank is ‘Good People to Grow With’
14. Answer: BHDFC Bank launched IRA 2.0, its interactive humanoid at the Koramangala Branch in Bengaluru. The interactive humanoid in its advance version is aimed to enhance user experience for customers visiting in the branch.
15. Answer: CThe present MD & CEO of Punjab & Sind Bank is S. Jatinderbir Singh
16. Answer: DStirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture. It is named after the architect James Stirling, organised and awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects.
17. Answer: AParasnath Wildlife Sanctuary located in Jharkhand
18. Answer: BSikka Thermal Power Station is a 240 MW coal plant in Jamnagar, Gujarat
19. Answer: ESur Sagar lake also known as the Chand Talao is a lake situated in middle of the city of Vadodara in the State of Gujarat in India.

20. Answer: C

    The Orang National Park also known as Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park which is located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River in the Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam.

 

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