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

Total Questions: 50

21. S-400 Triumf is ___________.

Correct Answer: (2) one of the world's most advanced air defence systems
Solution:The S-400 Triumfis an air defence missile system developed by Almaz Central Design Bureau of Russia. The new system replaced the S-300P and S-200 air defence systems of the Russian Army. It is one of the world's most advanced air defence systems that can simultaneously track numerous all kinds of aircraft, missiles and UAVs to neutralize them.

22. Which country has a men-only island, where women are banned and which has been declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site?

Correct Answer: (2) Japan
Solution:The men-only island of Oki-noshima in Japan, where women are banned, and male visitors must bathe naked in the sea before visiting its shrine, was declared UNESCO World Heritage site in July 2017. It is permanently manned by a Shinto priest who prays to the island's goddess, in a tradition that has been kept up for centuries.

23. As per newspaper reports (in April 2018) which Bank is the first Indian Bank to go live on SWIFT global payments innovation service?

Correct Answer: (4) ICICI Bank
Solution:India's largest private sec-tor lender ICICI Bank, in April 2018, became first Indian bank to go live on SWIFT's (Society for World Interbank Financial Telecommunication System) Global Payment Innovation (GPI), an improved cross-border payments service. SWFIT GPI was launched in May 2017 to help banks to track their global transactions and keeping full vigil on payments activity.

24. Which country, other than United Kingdom, has opted out from European Union as far as Schengen Agreement is concerned?

Correct Answer: (1) Ireland
Solution:The Schengen Agreement is a treaty which led to the creation of Europe's Schengen Area, in which internal border checks have largely been abolished. Ireland and the United Kingdom have opted out of the agreement. It currently consists of 26 European countries.

25. ICAN is a coalition of non-governmental organisations in one hundred countries promoting adherence to and implementation of the United Nations ___________.

Correct Answer: (2) nuclear weapon ban treaty
Solution:The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) is a coalition of non-governmental organizations in one hundred countries promoting adherence to and implementation of the United Nations nuclear weapon ban treaty. This landmark global agreement was adopted in New York on 7 July, 2017.

26. OP Jindal Global University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand their collaboration in research and educational activities in the field of human rights, development and public health with __________.

Correct Answer: (3) Harvard University
Solution:O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), in July 2018, signed a MoU with Harvard University to expand their collaborations in three areas, including in student engagement through an annual teaching session at Harvard for Jindal students. The MoU was signed by JGU and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) at Harvard University.

27. Which city was planned by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya based on an ancient architectural manual Shilpa Shashtra in 1727?

Correct Answer: (2) Jaipur
Solution:Vidyadhar Bhattacharya-was the chief architect of Jaipur, Rajasthan. He was approached by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727 to build one of the earliest planned cities of India. Along with Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob, he is credited as the architect of City Palace, Jaipur. He used principles of Shilpa Shastra and Vaastu Shastra to create a grid-based model of city.

28. The term 'Rohingya' has been in news in recent past. This denotes _________.

Correct Answer: (5) Refugees of Myanmar descent
Solution:The Rohingyaare a stateless Tibeto-Burman and Indo-Aryan mixed ethnoreligious Indo-Aryan-speaking people who reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar (previously known as Bur-ma). There were an estimated 1 million Rohingya living in Myanmar before the 2016-17 crisis. They were described by the UN in 2013 as one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.

29. The United States of America, in October 2017, has decided to withdraw from an organisation of United Nations by the end of the next year. The name of the organisation is ___________.

Correct Answer: (1) UNESCO
Solution:USA, in October 2017, decided to withdraw from U-NESCO, the United Nations cultural organization, after years of the United States distancing itself because of what it called the group's "anti-Is-rael bias." Israel, too, announced to quit the cultural and educational agency.

30. As per recent newspaper reports (August 2018) Indian Banks reported a total loss of about Rs. ___________ due to frauds during the last three fiscals upto March 2018.

Correct Answer: (4) 70,000 crores
Solution:The government, on 7 Au-gust, 2018, informed the Rajya Sabha that Indian banks reported a total loss of about Rs. 70,000 crore due to frauds during the last three fiscals up to March 2018. The extent of loss in fraud cases reported by scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) for 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 was Rs. 16,409 crore, Rs. 16,652 crore and Rs. 36,694 crore respectively.