RBI OFFICER GRADE ‘B’ PHASE-I EXAM Held on:18.08.2018 (Part-I)

Total Questions: 50

1. The Indian Air Force is all set to be part of the Exercise Pitch Black scheduled to be held in ________.

Correct Answer: (5) Australia
Solution:For the first time, the Indian Air Force participated in Exercise Pitch Black 2018 (PB- 18), a three-week multinational drill hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in Darwin and Tindal in Australia’s Northern Territory, in July-August 2018.

The IAF contingent consisting of 145 air-warriors including a Garud commando team, four Sukhoi- 30 MKI fighter planes and a C- 130 and a C-17 transport aircraft participated in the exercise.

2. Peace mission, a multi-nation counter-terror exercise is scheduled to be held in ________.

Correct Answer: (5) Russia
Solution:The multi-nation counter- terrorism exercise “Peace Mission” was held at the Ural mountains of Russia in September 2018, which took place under the framework of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). It was for the first time since Independence that India and Pakistan were both part of a military exercise.

3. Which of the following has been recently (May 2018) appointed as the RBI Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the first time ever?

Correct Answer: (2) Sudha Balakrishnan
Solution:NSDL executive Sudha Balakrishnan was, in May 2018, appointed the first ever chief financial officer (CFO) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Balakrishnan, a chartered accountant, was till recently vice president with the National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL), India’s first and largest depository, before joining RBI.

4. A museum for all former prime ministers of the country will be built in the Teen Murti Bhavan complex. In which of the following cities Teen Murti Bhavan is located?

Correct Answer: (4) New Delhi
Solution:The Teen Murti Bhavan is the former residence of the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru in Delhi, who stayed here for 16 years until his death on May 27, 1964. Designed by British architect Robert Tor Russell, it was built in 1930 as part of the new imperial capital of India, as the residence of the Commander- in-Chief of the British Indian Army.

5. BIMSTEC is an international organisation of seven nations of South Asia and South East Asia, housing 1.5 billion people and having a combined gross domestic product of $2.5 trillion. The alphabet S in the abbreviation stands for_________ .

Correct Answer: (2) Sectoral
Solution:BIMSTEC stands for Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation. Established on 6 June 1997, BIMSTEC comprises the countries dependent on the Bay of Bengal - Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan. Its secretariat is located at Dhaka, Bangladesh.

6. In which of the following cities was 10th BRICS summit held?

Correct Answer: (1) Johannesburg, South Africa
Solution:The 10th BRICS summit was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in July 2018. It was attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The theme of the 2018 BRICS summit was 'BRICS in Africa'.

7. The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) is a new upcoming institute, which is conceived as an Apex Institute of Ayurveda. This institute is located in _________.  ​

Correct Answer: (3) New Delhi
Solution:The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) is a public Ayurveda medicine & research institution located in New Delhi. Established on 10 October 2017, it has been conceived as an Apex Institute for Ayurveda. It aims at bringing a synergy between traditional wisdom of Ayurveda and modern tools and technology.

8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a bust of India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Indian community event held in which of the following cities?

Correct Answer: (1) Kampala, Uganda
Solution:Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni unveiled a bust of India's first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Indian community event they addressed in Kampala in July 2018. Modi's visit to Uganda was the first bilateral tour by an Indian prime minister since 1997.

9. Lusaka is the capital and largest city of ______ .

Correct Answer: (1) Zambia
Solution:Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. Lusaka is the centre of both commerce and government in Zambia and connects to the country's four main highways heading north, south, east and west. It is one of the fastest developing cities in southern Africa.

10. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit was held in Qingdao city. In which of the following countries this city is located?

Correct Answer: (3) China
Solution:Qingdao is a city in east-ern Shandong Province on the east coast of China. Lying across the Shandong Peninsula and looking out to the Yellow Sea, it borders Yantai to the northeast, Weifang to the west and Rizhao to the south-west. Qingdao is a major sea-port, naval base, and industrial centre.