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

Total Questions: 50

21. M.A. Chidambaram stadium is located in which of the following states?

Correct Answer: (1) Chennai
Solution:M. A. Chidambaram Stadium or Chepauk Stadium is a cricket stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The stadium was established in 1916 and it is the oldest continuously used cricket stadium in the country. Named after M A Chidambaram, former President of BCCI, the stadium was formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground.

22. Hirakud Dam is located in which of the following state?

Correct Answer: (4) Odisha
Solution:Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, near Sambalpur in Odisha. Behind the dam extends a lake, Hirakud Reservoir, 55 km long. It is one of the first major multipurpose river valley projects started after India's independence. It is the longest major earthen dam in India, measuring 25.8 km.

23. Kunchikal Falls, the highest waterfall in India, is located in which of the following states?

Correct Answer: (1) Karnataka
Solution:
Kunchikal Fallsis located at Nidagodu village near Masthikatte in Shimogadistrict of Karnataka. It cascades down rocky boulders and total height of fall is 183 meters (600 feet) according to world waterfall database. Kunchikal falls is formed by Varahi river.

24. Haldia refinery is located in which of the following states?

Correct Answer: (3) West Bengal
Solution:The Haldia Refinery is located at Haldia near Kolkata (West Bengal). It was commissioned in January 1975 with two sectors one for producing fuel products and the other for Lube base stocks. The fuel sector was built with French collaboration and the Lube sector with Romanian collaboration.

25. Marginal Standing Facility is the penal rate at which banks can borrow money from which of the following?

Correct Answer: (4) RBI
Solution:Marginal Standing Facility is a new Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) window created by Reserve Bank of India in its credit policy of May 2011. MSF is the rate at which the banks are able to borrow overnight funds from RBI against the approved government securities.

26. US retail giant Walmart has completed a deal to acquire 77% stake in which of the following companies?

Correct Answer: (2) Flipkart
Solution:US-based retail giant Walmart Inc, on 18 August, 2018, announced to have completed deal with Flipkart and now holds 77 per cent stake in the Indian e-commerce major. Besides, the Bentonville giant's investment includes USD 2 billion of new equity funding to help accelerate the growth of the Flipkart business.

27. Nokrek National Park is located in which of the following states?

Correct Answer: (2) Meghalaya
Solution:Nokrek National Parkis a national park located near Tura Peak in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya. UNESCO added this National park to its list of Biosphere Re-serves in May 2009. Along with Balphakram national park, Nokrek is a hotspot of biodiversity in Meghalaya.

28. Gangtok is the capital city of which of the following states?

Correct Answer: (2) Sikkim
Solution:
Gangtokis the capital city of Sikkim. It also is the head-quarters of the East Sikkim district. Gangtok is located in the eastern Himalayan range, at an elevation of 1,650 m. The town's population of 100,000 are from different ethnicities such as Nepalis, Lepchas and Bhutia. In 1894, the ruling Sikkimese Chogyal, Thutob Namgyal, transferred the capital to Gangtok.

29. The Union Government for the first time has given approval three infrastructure proposals to address the infrastructure problem under the TIES. The TIES scheme is related to

Correct Answer: (3) Exporters
Solution:Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) is a centrally sponsored scheme to address the needs of the exporters. Its objective is to enhance export competitiveness by bridging the gap in export infrastructure, create focused export infrastructure and first-mile and last-mile connectivity. It is being implemented from FY18 with budgetary al-location of Rs. 600 crore.

30. India's fastest supercomputer, Pratyush has been installed at which of the following cities?

Correct Answer: (3) Pune
Solution:
India's fastest and first multi-petaflops supercomputer named Pratyush was un-veiled at Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in January 2018. Pratyush will be national facility for improving weather and climate forecasts and services under umbrella of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES). It has 6.8 PF computational power installed at two MoES Institutes.