IBPS Clerk 2017 Mains: GA Day 13

Answer – 4. Assam

Answer – 5. Uttar Pradesh

Answer – 5. Uttar Pradesh

Answer – 5. Bihar

Answer – 5. Cairo

Answer – 5. Pound

Answer – 3.Bathinda

Answer – 2. Geneva

Answer – 2. J & K

Answer – 5.Narmada

Answer – 4. World Wildlife Day

Answer – 5. Boxing

Answer – 2. New Delhi
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘World Food India’ 2017 in New Delhi. India is hosting World Food Fair for the first time. This three-day-long event (from 3rd-5th November, 2017) has been organised by Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries under the leadership of Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal.

Answer – 3. New Delhi
Explanation:
Indian President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the 21st World Congress of Mental Health in New Delhi. It has been organised by the World Federation for Mental Health in partnership with Caring Foundation and other institutions. This is the first time, World Congress of Mental Health took place in India. As per National Mental Health Survey 2016, nearly 14 per cent of India’s population required active mental health interventions.

Answer – 4. Ladakh
Explanation:
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) under Union Ministry of Defense has constructed the world’s highest motorable road (at 19300 feet) in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. This road passes through Umlingla Top at a height of over 19,300 feet. It is a 86km long road connecting Chisumle and Demchok villages, located 230 Kms from Leh.

Answer – 5. Fake news
Explanation:
‘Fake news’ has been named the word of the year by Collins dictionary due to its widespread use around the world in recent times. As per UK-based Collins dictionary, there was 365% surge in usage of “fake news” in the last 12 months. Fake News has been defined as “false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting”.

Answer – 1. School Children
Explanation:
Union Minister of Communications Manoj Sinha launched a pan India scholarship program for school children called Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana to increase the reach of Philately. Abbreviation SPARSH stands for SPARSH(Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby). Under this scheme annual scholarships will be awarded to children of Standard VI to IX who have good academic record

Answer – 5. Nepal
Explanation:
An International Conference on “Ramayan Circuit and Mithila-Awadh Relations” started at Janakpur in Nepal on November 3, 2017. Culture Minister of Nepal Jitendra Naryan Dev, inaugurated this conference. This conference has been held with dual objective. First is to boost social, cultural and religious ties between Mithila and Awadh and developing connectivity between Janakpur and Ayodhya.

Answer – 2. Bihar
Explanation:
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi inaugurated ‘Sonepur Mela’ (in Sonpur town of Bihar). Sonepur Mela is considered as one of the biggest cattle fair in Asia. The fair will continue till December 3, 2017. It is an annual cattle fair and its origins can be traced to the Mughal era. ’Sonepur Fair’ is also known as ‘Kshetra Mela’. It is conducted at the confluence of Rivers Ganga, Gandak and Mahi.

Answer – 2. India
Explanation:
4th meeting of the India-US Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Co-operation (JWGACTC) was organised in India from October 29, 2017 to November 3, 2017. JWGACTC was constituted under the auspices of the Indo – US Defence Trade and Technology Initiative. The 13 member-US delegation for this meeting was headed by Rear Admiral Brian Antonio. During this meeting, US-India discussed future co-operation under various aspects of aircraft carrier technology.

Answer – 4.7

Answer – 2. Country code

Answer – 2.Public(PCR – Public Credit Registry)

Answer – 3.HDFC Bank
HDFC Bank Board on 25th February 2008 has approved the acquisition of Centurion Bank of Punjab (CBoP) for Rs 9,510 crore in one of the largest merger in the financial sector in India

Answer – 4.Madurai
Bank of Madura was established in 1943 by Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar. Bank of Madura was a Chettiar bank with a large customer base of 2 million plus customers and a network of more than 280 branches and 40+ ATMs centres spread across about 100 cities in India. The bank merged with ICICI Bank Limited, under Section 44A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. The Reserve Bank of India approved the merger effective 10 March 2001. It was headquartered at Madurai.

Answer – 1. Financial

Answer – 2. Madrid, Spain
Explanation:
The Headquarters of IOSCO located in Madrid, Spain

Answer – 1. Section 10
Explanation:
Authorised Money Changers (AMCs) are entities, authorised by the Reserve Bank under Section 10 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.

Answer – 3. 3 years

Answer – 2. Section 408