Daily Dosage of General Awareness: Weekly Revision

Daily Dosage of General Awareness: Weekly Revision

Current Affairs

1. Who has been appointed as the Chief executive officer (CEO) of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)?
- Ashish Kumar Bhutani 

2. Which state government has become the first state in the country to provide Right to Skills’ Development to the youth?
- Chhattisgarh

3. Which of the following ministries launched the DARPAN-PLI App?
- Minister of Communications

4. Who has won the gold medal in Women's Freestyle 50kg Event in the Asian Games 2018?
- Vinesh Phogat

5. As per 2018 Global Liveability Index released by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which of the following city has been named as the world's most liveable city?
- Vienna

6. The government of Telangana has collaborated with which company to launch India’s first blockchain district?
- Tech Mahindra

7. Which state has become the first State to implement the Centre’s ‘Biofuel Policy’?-
Rajasthan

8. Who has been appointed the new Governor of Uttarakhand?
- Baby Rani Maurya 

9. Which country has won the Hockey Champions Trophy 2018?
- Australia 

10. Which state government will re-name its new capital city as ‘Atal Nagar’ in memory of late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee?
- Chhattisgarh government

Banking Awareness Questions

11. Payments Banks are not eligible to perform which function?
- Payments banks cannot issue loans and credit cards. 

12. 'Hum hai na', is the tagline of which of the following banks?
- ICICI Bank

13. The ‘IDRBT’ is established by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 1996. It is a unique institution exclusively focused on ______.
- Banking Technology

14. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation ( DICGC) is a subsidiary of which organization?
-RBI

15. Expand the term 'FSDC' which is used in financial sectors?
-Financial Stability and Development Council. It is an apex-level body constituted by the government of India. 

16. What does 'N' stands in 'NSFR' guidelines issued by RBI?
- NSFR stands for - Net Stable Funding Ratio. It is defined as the amount of available stable funding (ASF) relative to the amount of required stable funding (RSF). 

17. What are CASA deposits?
- Demand Deposit

18. Which bank allowed its customers to withdraw cash from its point of sale (PoS) devices available with merchants?
- State Bank of India (SBI) 

19. Depositor Education and Awareness Fund (DEAF) is maintained by which of the following?
- Reserve Bank of India

20. Under which types of account, a specified amount is deposited every month for a specific period, say, 12, 24, 36 or 60 months?
- Recurring Deposit Account

Static Awareness Questions

21. Keibul Lamjao National park is located in which state:
- Manipur

22. The traditional Bonderam festival celebrated in which state?
-  Goa

23. Vadakkunnathan Temple is located in Kerala at __?
- Thrissur, Kerala.

24. Raja Bhoj Airport is located in which of the following cities?
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

25. The traditional Bonderam festival celebrated in which state?
-  Goa

26. Nicosia is the capital city of which country?
- Cyprus

27. Hemavathy Dam is located in which state?
- Karnataka on Hemavathy (tributary of Kaveri) river.

28. Pakke Tiger Reserve is located in which state?
-  Arunachal Pradesh

29. Sipat Thermal Power Plant is located in which state of India?
- Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh.

30. Which of the following state has Dabolim airport?
- Dabolim airport is located in the state of Goa.