FEBRUARY 2020 Assignment 01 - Current GK

Current GK

fEBRUARY 2020
Assignment 01

Bank PO Current GK Feb Test 01

DIRECTIONS for questions 1-25: Mark the best option:

1.   The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing
     Director (MD) R.A. Sankara Narayanan retires in
     January 2020. He worked as CEO and MD of which
     Indian Public Sector Bank (PSB)?
     A) Syndicate Bank       B) Allahabad Bank
     C) Andhra Bank          D) Canara Bank
2.   According to Comptroller General of Accounts’
     (CGA) data, the fiscal deficit reached ____ in
     December 2019 which exceeds the full fiscal deficit
     target of FY20?
     A) 128.8%               B) 130.4%
     C) 132.4%               D) 134.8%

3.   As per Economic Survey released by Chief
     Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian,
     the economic growth of the country for FY21
     estimated as?

     A)4.5–5%                B)5–5.5%
     C)5.5–6%                D)6–6.5%

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4.   According to National Statistics Office’s (NSO) 1st
     revised estimate the Net National Income at
     current prices in 2019-19 is?
     A) 139.81 Lakh Crore   B) 131.75 Lakh Crore
     C) 151.50 Lakh Crore   D) 167.89 Lakh Crore

5.   Which Company chosen as Most promising Brand
     (Gold Category) 2019 in 7th MSME excellence
     award in New Delhi Organized by Associated
     Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
     (ASSOCHAM)?

     A) Amulya Mica         B) Apollo Pumps Pvt Ltd
     C) Ayurvedamitra       D) Colors N Craft

6.   The Government Organization which gives
     approval for the combination Yum Restaurants
     (India) private Limited (YRIPL) and Devyani
     International Limited (DIL) is (Feb 2020)?

     A) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
     B) Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of
     India (IRDAI)
     C) Competition Commission of India (CCI)
     D) National Bank for Agriculture & Rural
     Development (NABARD)
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7.   Jorgovanka Tabakovi has won title of Global
     Central Banker award 2020 announced by Banker
     Magazine. Jorgovanka Tabakovi is the head of
     National Bank of?

     A) Switzerland        B) Germany
     C) Serbia             D) Italy

8.   Who retained the number 1 spot in ICC Test
     Batsman ranking released recently (Feb 2020)?

     A) Ajinkya Rahane     B) Steve Smith
     C) Virat Kohli        D) Marnus Labuschagne

9.   ‘Intivadhakey Pension’ (Pension to your Doorstep)
     scheme covered 94% of 60Lakh pensioners in
     record time recently (launched on February 1,
     2020). The Scheme is the initiative of?

     A) Telangana          B) Karnataka
     C) Andhra Pradesh     D) Odisha

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10.   Which Indian digital payments company has
      launched all in one Quick response (QR), Point of
      Sale (Pos) device and merchant Software
      Development Kit (SDK) for third party integration
      (February 2020)?

      A) PayMate               B) Paytm
      C) Airtel                D) PhonePe

11.   Which Insurance company has launched
      comprehensive health insurance scheme “Infinity”
      (Feb 2020) with insurance limit of 3 lakhs to 1
      crore?

      A) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
      B) HDFC General Insurance
      C) Reliance General Insurance
      D) Tata AIG Insurance 12

12.   According to the Government’s response to an RTI
      query, the number of a beneficiary in urban areas
      for every 100 Anganwadi beneficiaries is/are (Feb
      2020)?

      A)5     B)7        C)9         D)11
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13.   Who has been announced as Ambassador for
      British Asian Trust by British prince Charles while
      unveiling the Children’s protection fund for India
      (Feb 2020)?

      A) Lilly Singh         B) Katy Perry
      C) Hima Das            D) Millie Bobby Brown

14.   The American economist Pinelopi Koujianou
      Goldberg recently (Feb 2020) resigns her post
      ‘Chief Economist’. She held the post in?

      A) World Bank (WB)
      B) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
      C) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
      D) International Finance Corporation (IFC)

15.   Jeff Weiner appointed as Executive chairman of
      Which business and employment oriented service
      company (Feb 2020)?

      A) Meetup              B) Linkedin
      C) PartnerUp           D) Mantra

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16.   Who has been appointed as ambassador of JSW
      Steel for 3years (Feb 2020)?

      A) Rahul Dravid        B) Sourav Ganguly
      C) Rohit Sharma        D) Rishabh Pant

17.   As per Celebrity brand evaluation report 2019
      released by Duff & Phelps, who has retained the
      top position for 3rd consecutive year with value of
      $237.5 million in 2019?

      A) Akshay Kumar        B) Shahrukh Khan
      C) Virat Kohli         D) Deepika Padukone

18.   Which country has topped 2020 Global Innovation
      Policy Center’s (GIPC) Intellectual Property Index
      (8th edition)?

      A) China
      B) United States of America
      C) Australia
      D) Norway

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19.   Which Indian technological giant company
      acquires EI Technologies and Code zero consulting
      companies for cloud-based CPQ (Configure-Price-
      Quote) & Billing Solutions (Feb 2020)?

      A) Tata Consultancy Services
      B) Cognizant Technology solutions
      C) Mphasis
      D) HCL Technologies

20.   The Arun-III hydro project is backed by India and
      secured NPR 100 Billion for 900MW project built on
      the river Arun. Where is river Arun located at?

      A) Maldives            B) Sri Lanka
      C) Bhutan              D) Nepal

21.   The 4th edition of Mystic Kalinga Festival (MSF)
      which commences in Odisha, Bhubaneswar (on
      February 8 & 9, 2020). Who is going to receive
      prestigious Mystic Kalinga Literacy Award?
      A) Akkitham Achuthan Namboodri
      B) Amitav Ghosh
      C) Manoj Das
      D) Nasira Sharma

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22.   Which Organization has launched India-central
      Asia Business council in New Delhi along with 5
      central Asian countries?

      A) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
      B) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce &
      Industry (FICCI)
      C) PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry
      D) National Association of Software & Service
      Companies (NASSCOM) 23

23.   In     February      2020,  Department      of
      Telecommunications approved the merger of Tata
      Teleservices with ______?

      A) Reliance Communications
      B) Bharti Airtel
      C) Tata Indicom
      D) Idea Cellular

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24.   Emami Group announced the selling of its 100%
      equity stake in Emami Cement Limited to which
      Indian Company (Feb 2020)?

      A) Nuvoco vistas
      B) Dishman Carbogen Amcis
      C) Jain Irrigation Systems
      D) CIL Nova Petrochemicals

25.   Which department has introduced e-calculator to
      calculate due tax under new and old regime (Feb
      2020)?

      A) Department of Income Tax
      B) Department of Revenue
      C) Department of Expenditure
      D) Department of Investment and Public Asset
      Management

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Answer Keys

Q. No.    Key   Q. No.   Key
  1.       D     16.      D
  2.       C     17.      C
  3.       D     18.      B
  4.       D     19.      B
  5.       A     20.      D
  6.       C     21.      C
  7.       C     22.      B
  8.       C     23.      B
  9.       C     24.      A
 10.       B     25.      A
 11.       C
 12.       B
 13.       B
 14.       A
 15.       B

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