Syndicate/Canara Bank PO (PGDBF) 2018 Exam: GA Test Day 14

Answer – 4. Gujarat

Answer – 4. Chhattisgarh

Answer – 2. Rajasthan
Explanation :
The Rajasthan government announced 1 % reservation within the 50 percent legal limit, for Gujjars and four other communities, still retaining their Other Backward Classes (OBC) status. The five communities that have been declared eligible for this reservation are: Gujjar, Banjara, Gadia-Lohar, Rebari and Gadaria. These five communities were listed in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category in 1994. This new quota is in addition to the reservation given under OBC category. The additional quota is given in the ‘More Backward Classes’ category. Now these communities can obtain reservation in educational institutions and job opportunities using this quota.

Answer – 5. Kumi Naidoo
Explanation :
Kumi Naidoo, a human rights activist from South Africa has been appointed as the next Secretary General of Amnesty International. Kumi Naidoo will assume charge in August 2018. He will take over charge as Secretary General of Amnesty International from Indian activist Salil Shetty. Indian-origin Kumi Naidoo was born in Durban, South Africa. He is the former International Executive Director of Greenpeace. He has also served as Secretary General and CEO of CIVICUS, the World Alliance for Citizen Participation. Amnesty International is a non-governmental organization working for human rights. It has offices in 70 countries and has over 7 million supporters around the world.

Answer – 3. Zagreb

Answer – 4. Croatian kuna

Answer – 3. Bhubaneshwar
Explanation :
Mystic Kalinga, the international poetry festival, started in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Mystic Kalinga is a two day international poetry festival. The central theme for this year’s festival is: “Aseema” – Transcending Boundaries. It was inaugurated by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasdev. Poetry sessions in Odia, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu and English, etc. were conducted. Local folk artists also performed in the festival. Mystic Kalinga is an extension of Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF). The Kalinga Literary Festival is organized every year in the month June by Odisha Media info Service (OMIS) Private Ltd and Odisha Diary Foundation (ODF).

Answer – 4. Kolkata

Answer – 4. Karnataka

Answer –4. Henrietta Fore
Explanation :
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has appointed Henrietta Fore, a former head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as the new Executive Director of United Nations Children’s’ Fund (UNICEF). Henrietta Fore was the first woman to be appointed Administrator of the US Agency for International Development. She held this position from 2006-2009. Currently, she is the CEO of Holsman International, a manufacturing and investment company. She will assume charge as seventh Executive Director of UNICEF on January 1, 2018. Current Executive Director of UNICEF is Anthony Lake. UNICEF is a member of the United Nations Development Group and works for providing humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

Answer – 3. World Refugee Day

Answer – 2. Bengaluru
Explanation:
Brand Bengaluru’s own logo was launched at the ‘Namma Bengaluru Habba festival, at Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru. The logo was unveiled by Karnataka Tourism Minister Priyank Kharge. The logo is red and black and written partially in English and Kannada. The rolling font of the logo was designed by Rushi Patel and M Venkateswara Rao. They are the founders of the design firm Nammur. This logo won the contest conducted by the Karnataka government and received a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh. The tagline states: ‘Bengaluru – Be U’ (be you). This logo aims to promote the image of Bengaluru at a global level. Bengaluru has become the first city in India to gets its own identity badge.

Answer – 5. Russia
Explanation :
Russian State Corporation for Atomic Energy (Rosatom) announced that it has signed an agreement to build the first nuclear power plant for electricity production in Sudan. An agreement in this regard was signed by Rosatom Overseas and Sudan’s Ministry of Water Resources, Irrigation and Electricity in Khartoum, Sudan. The nuclear power plant will be completed in one and a half years. This project is a part of Sudan’s plan to generate more than 5000 megawatts by 2020. Last month a nuclear energy cooperation agreement was signed between Sudan and Russia.

Answer – 4. Sushil Kumar
Explanation :
Sushil Kumar became the most expensive wrestler of the PWL (Pro Wrestling League) in New Delhi. Delhi Sultans bought Sushil Kumar for Rs 55 lakh at the PWL auctions. He has become the most expensive player in the history of the PWL tournament. World Championship gold medallist Helen Maroulis of the United States got the highest bid among women players and was bought for Rs 44 lakh from Haryana Hammers.

Answer – 4. Sudarsan Pattnaik
Explanation :
Sudarsan Pattnaik, international sand artist, created the world’s biggest sand Santa-face with the message “world peace” at Puri beach, Odisha. The sand Santa face is 25 feet tall and 50 feet wide. It is to be placed in the Limca Book of World Records. Sudarsan Pattnaik also created a sand sculpture of Jesus Christ in front of the Santa face. He used around 600 tonnes of sand. Sudarsan Pattnaik was supported by 40 students from the Sudarsan Sand Art Institute of Puri. The work was completed in 3 days (35 hours). This structure will be on display till January 1, 2018

Answer – 3. Switzerland
Explanation :
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the first Indian Prime Minister in past 20 years to attend the annual meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos, Switzerland. The meeting is scheduled to be held in January 2018. HD Deve Gowda was the last Indian Prime Minister to attend this event in 1997. Around 30-40 heads of Government and 100 top heads of Indian companies including Mukesh Ambani, Chanda Kochhar and Uday Kotak are expected to attend this event. Chinese President Xi Jinping had delivered the main address at WEF’s annual meeting at Davos in January 2017.

Answer – 2. Mumbai
Explanation :
Indian Railways flagged off India’s first air-conditioned suburban local train for Mumbai commuters. The inaugural run of this train was carried out on December 25, 2017 between Borivali and Churchgate on the Western Railway (WR). Full-fledged operation will commence on January 1, 2018. It will have 6 round trips (12 one way trips) on daily basis. It will operate on weekday and weekends will be reserved for routine maintenance. Introductory fare for the AC train will be 1.2 times of a first class one-way regular ticket. Later the fare will be hiked and will cost 1.3 times. The full AC air-suspension coaches have been manufactured at Integral Coach Factory, Chennai. All coaches of the entire rack can carry nearly 6000 commuters at a time. It can operate at speeds of up to 100 kmph.

Answer – 4. 50000
Explanation :
Union Rural Development Ministry, in partnership with State Governments, has completed the ranking of 50000 Gram Panchayats (selected under ‘Mission Antyodaya’) on three broad parameters of physical infrastructure, human development and economic activities. Union Rural Development Ministry’s ‘Mission Antyodaya’ aims to create 50000 poverty-free gram panchayats. The goal is to converge, all existing government initiatives and schemes in these 50000 gram panchayats so that every household within these panchayats is benefited which shall consequently lead to elimination of poverty. Gram Panchayats have been selected by the State Governments on the basis of social capital. 50000 selected gram panchayats have been grouped together in 5000 clusters.

Answer – 3. Shooting
Explanation :
On 21st December 2017, it was announced that shooting has been excluded from the 2022 edition of Commonwealth Games. Shooting is listed in Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)’s optional sports. A candidate city can include a maximum of 7 sports from that list in its final programme. Birmingham, which is the host city for 2022 Commonwealth games, has so far chosen judo, table tennis, wrestling, gymnastics, diving, cycling and 3v3 basketball to include apart from the mandatory sports. The programme will be finalised by the end of 2018. So far, India has earned one-fourth of its medals in Commonwealth Games through shooting

Answer – 3. Gauri Lankesh
Explanation :
‘The Way I See It’, a book containing writings by late journalist Gauri Lankesh was launched at the Mumbai Press Club, in Mumbai. “The Way I See It” is a book containing selected works of Gauri Lankesh. It has been edited by Chandan Gowda, writer and sociologist. This book has been released 3 months after Gauri Lankesh was murdered in Bengaluru. The book consists of six sections. It consists of early reportage of Gauri Lankesh in various publications and her articles in Kannada language.

Answer – 4. 15 years
Explanation:
A PPF account matures in 15 years, but you can extend the tenure in blocks of five years after maturity. The balance continues to earn interest at the normal rate. The minimum investment of Rs 500 has to be maintained even for accounts extended beyond 15 years.

Answer – 3. Prevention of Money laundering Act 2002
Explanation:
KYC guidelines/instructions are issued under under Prevention of Money laundering Act PMLA, 2002.

Answer – 2. Agent
Explanation:
When a customer deposits cheque to a bank then that particular bank acts as an agent for the customer. Collection occurs when the drawee bank (the bank ordered by the cheques to make payment) takes funds from the account of the drawer (its customer who has written the cheque) and presents it to the collecting bank.

Answer – 3. IDR
Explanation:
An IDR(Indian Depository Receipts)is a receipt, declaring ownership of shares of a foreign company. These receipts can be listed in India and traded in rupees.

Answer – 2. Direct Bank
Explanation:
A direct bank is a bank without any branch network that offers its services remotely via online banking and telephone banking and may also provide access via ATMs (often through interbank network alliances), mail and mobile. By eliminating the costs associated with bank branches, direct banks can make significant savings which they may pass on to clients via higher interest rates or lower service charges.

Answer – 2. Ultra Small Branches
Explanation:
Ultra Small Branches may be set up between the base branch and BC locations so as to provide support to about 8-10 BC Units at a reasonable distance of 3-4 kilometres. These could be either newly set up or by conversion of the BC outlets. Such Ultra Small Branches should have minimum infrastructure such as a Core Banking Solution (CBS) terminal linked to a pass book printer and a safe for cash retention for operating large customer transaction and would have to be managed full time by bank officers/ employees.

Answer – 3. 80 years
Explanation:
According to the Income Tax act of 1961, the age of Super senior Citizens is 80 years.

Answer – 2. Dividend
Explanation:
A dividend is a payment made by a corporation to its shareholders, usually as a distribution of profits. When a corporation earns a profit or surplus, it can re-invest it in the business (called retained earnings), and pay a fraction of the profit as a dividend to shareholders.

Answer – 5. No limit
Explanation:
No limit on number of deposits either in a month or in a Financial year.

Answer – 3. Section 80C
Explanation:
Investment under this scheme qualifies for the benefit of Section 80C of the Income Tax Act, 1961.