RBI OFFICER GRADE ‘B’ PHASE-I EXAM Held on : 09.11.2019(Part-IV)

Total Questions: 50

1. ‘The Asian Amateur Boxing Championships’ 2019 was held in ________

Correct Answer: (3) Bangkok, Thailand
Solution:

The 2019 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships was held from April 19 to 26, 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand.
• It was the first time in the tournament's history that men and women fought in the same championship.
• It was the 30th edition of the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships. • China came first in the med- als tally, followed by Uzbekistan and India at second and third positions respectively.

2. The theme of the ‘International Day of the Girl Child’ 2019 this year is _____.

Correct Answer: (3) ‘Girl Force: Unscripted and Unstoppable’
Solution:

The theme of the International Day of the Girl Child 2019 is "GirlForce: Unscripted and Unstoppable".
• International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated annually on 11 October to highlight and draw attention towards the challenges that girls' face.

3. _______ won the Best Actor Award (jointly with Ayushman Khurana) in the “66th National Film Awards for 2018” in August, 2019?

Correct Answer: (3) Vicky Kaushal
Solution:

Ayushman Khurana and | Vicky Kaushal in August 2019 jointly won Best Actor Award at the 66th National Film Awards for their performances in 'Andhadhun' and 'Uri : The Surgical Strike'.

  • Keerthy Suresh was declared winner of Best Actress trophy for her performance in Telugu movie 'Mahanati'.
  • Aditya Dhar won Best Director Award for 'Uri: The Surgical Strike'.

4. The ‘Kaiga Atomic Power Station’ is located in the Indian State of

Correct Answer: (2) Karnataka
Solution:

Kaiga Generating Station is a nuclear power generating station situated at Kaiga, near the river Kali, in Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka.

  • The plant has been in operation since March 2000 and is operated by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India.

  • All of its four units are small-sized pressurized heavy water reactors of 220 MW.

5. A new Fixed Deposit (FD) Scheme-FD Health-which offers fixed deposit with a health benefit through critical illness coverage wherein the customers will be offered a complimentary insurance cover of Rs. 1 lakh has been launched in October 2019 by _____.

Correct Answer: (1) ICICI Bank Limited
Solution:

ICICI Bank on 14 October 2019 announced the launch of ‘FD Health’, a Fixed Deposit (FD) offering the dual-benefit of investment growth via FD and protection through a critical illness coverage.

  • This first-of-its-kind offering in the industry provides the customer a complimentary critical illness cover of Rs. 1 lakh from ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company on opening an FD of Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 3 lakh for tenure of at least two years.

  • In addition to getting a competitive interest rate, the customers, who are in the age bracket of 18–50 years, get a complimentary insurance cover for a year on 33 critical illnesses.

6. The latest edition of the ‘South Asia Economic Focus, Making (De) Centralization Work’ report has been released by the _______.

Correct Answer: (4) World Bank
Solution:

The World Bank in October 2019 released a report, titled ‘South Asia Economic Focus, Making (De) Centralization Work’.

  • According to the report, Bangladesh has become the second-fastest growing economy in South Asia after Bhutan.

  • It added that Bangladesh and Nepal are estimated to grow faster than India in 2019.

7. The 2019 Booker Prize has been awarded jointly to Canadian writer Margaret Atwood for her book ‘The Testaments’ and British Author Bernardine Evaristo for her book _______.

Correct Answer: (1) ‘Girl, Woman, Other’
Solution:

The prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction was, in October 2019, jointly awarded to Canadian author Margaret Atwood for The Testaments and Anglo-Nigerian author Bernardine Evaristo for Girl, Woman, Other.

  • Atwood became only the second female author to win the award twice, sharing the £50,000 prize at the 50th anniversary ceremony at London’s Guildhall.

  • The award has been shared twice before, in 1974 and 1997, when the rules were changed to supposedly prevent it from happening again.

8. As a replacement for the four attack helicopters previously gifted by India in 2015 and 2016, India has recently handed over the second pair of ‘Mi-24V helicopters’ to which country?

Correct Answer: (2) Afghanistan
Solution:

India in October 2019 handed over the second pair of Mi-24V helicopters to war-torn Afghanistan, boosting the capability of the Afghan forces.

  • The helicopters were officially handed over by Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar to Afghanistan’s acting Defence Minister Asadullah Khalid at a ceremony held at the military airport in Kabul.

  • These helicopters are a replacement for the four attack helicopters previously gifted by India to Afghanistan in 2015 and 2016.

9. The Indian Railways (in October 2019) conducted its first Buddhist circuit train between India and ____.

Correct Answer: (3) Nepal
Solution:

The Indian Railways ran its first Buddhist Circuit train between India and Nepal from October 19 to October 26, 2019.

  • The Buddhist circuit train covered important Buddhist destinations such as: Lumbini — the birthplace of Buddha, Bodhgaya — the place of enlightenment, Sarnath — the place of Buddha’s first sermon, and Kushinagar — the place of Buddha’s Nirvana.

  • The train originates and terminates at Safdarjung railway station in New Delhi.

10. The government of India has said that banks or system providers will not impose charges or Merchant Discount rate on customers as well as merchants on digital payments made to establishments having turnover in excess of ____ from November 1, 2019.

Correct Answer: (2) Rs. 50 crore
Solution:

The government on 18 October 2019 said banks or system providers will not impose charges or Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on customers as well as merchants on digital payments made to establishments having turnover in excess of Rs. 50 crore from November 1, 2019.

  • This was done in accordance with the announcement made in Union Budget 2019–20.

  • Following the announcement, amendments have been made in the Income Tax Act as well as in the Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007.