All gk questions asked in bank exams with gk current affairs in 2018 and 2019

GK Questions and banking awareness and current affairs 2018 |2019

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All gk questions asked in sbi po 2018 | gk in hindi.

1. First CFO of Reserve Bank of India – Sudha Balakrishnan 
2. The winner of Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018 champion – India
3. Amangarh Tiger Reserve – Uttar Pradesh
4. Total Fund allocated for’Operation Green’ – Rs 500 crore
5. Tri Military Exercise held between India and – Russia
6. Andres Iniesta (Football Player) belongs to – Spain
7. The government has identified ___ Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) for listing on stock exchanges in line with the Union Budget 2018-19. – 4
8. Which of the following country remains the top export destination for India – US
9. AU Small Finance Bank will raise Rs. 1000 crore from Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore. 
10. Artist Anjolie Ela Menon conferred the Kalidas Award-  
11. NSFR – Net Stable Funding Ratio
12. Numaligarh Refinery Limited Public Sector oil Company – Assam
13. RBI releases limited edition coins to mark 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji- 
14. Yono app – SBI
15. Asteroid Day – June – 30
16. A payment bank cannot accept NRI deposits
17. 75% of Small Finance Bank’s net credits should be in priority sector lending.
18. Bengaluru to get India’s first e-waste plant
19. ICICI Bank Launches ‘Social Pay’ for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)
20. NITI Aayog to organise India’s First Global Mobility Summit.
21. Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni – 14th Chief of the Naval Staff
22. National Digital Communications Policy 2018 – 100 billion $
23. Ravindra Dholakia committee: Government forms panel to upgrade norms for state, district level economic data collection
24. The RRBs to maintain the minimum prescribed Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) of 9 percent.
25. Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has launched the TIES recently. What is the meaning of “E” in TIES?
26. Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was launched in May 2015 and current number of subscriber stands at 1.10 crore
27. As per the UNCTAD, the foreign inflows to India decreased from USD 44 billion in 2016 to USD 40 billion in 2017.
28. The new 50Rs denomination has motif of Hampi with Chariot on the reverse, depicting the country’s cultural heritage.
29. IBC had strictly mandated that within 180 days (90 days as extension from the NCLT) the resolution process of an insolvent company had to be completed.
30. India grants license to Bank of China to operate in Mumbai.
31. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)—the Centre’s free certification programme for organic farmers.
32. RBL Bank buys 100% stake in Swadhaar FinServe– 
33. Project Sashakt, the five-pronged strategy to deal with non-performing assets (NPAs).– 
34. Behdienkhlam festival is celebrated in the month of July for good health, property and bumper harvest in which state?-meghalaya
35. For setting up of a dedicated micro irrigation fund (MIF) under the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard)? 5000 crore

GK questions asked in sbi clerk 2018 in two shifts. 

Shift I :

1. Sports University in which city – Manipur
2. The full form of C in CBLO – Collateralized borrowing and lending obligation (CBLO)
3. Regulator IRDAI has set up a 10-member panel to review norms related to insurance marketing firm (IMF) with an aim to increase insurance penetration in the country – Suresh Mathur
4. Ajay Thakur related to which sport – Kabaddi
5. International Migration organization Headquarters – Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland
6. Headquarter of AIIB located at – China
7. Informal summit held in which city of Russia – City of Sochi
8. What was the Environment Day Theme – “Beat Plastic Pollution”
9. Least spoken language in India – Sanskrit
10. “R” in LRS – Remittance(Liberalised Remittance Scheme)
11. Statistics day – 29th June
12. FIFA 2026 held in which country – US, Canada and Mexico
13. Bhumi Pednekar bagged the best actress at Dada Saheb Phalke award ceremony for which movie – Toilet Ek Prem Katha
14. LIC share bought by which of the following bank – IDBI Bank
15. Women hockey captain for world cup 2018 – Rani Rampal
16. Indra Sagar dam – Madhya Pradesh
17. Assumption island in which country – Seychelles
18. Malabo is the capital of which country-Equatorial Guinea
19. The editor of Rising Kashmir newspaper, was shot dead – Shujaat Bukhari
20. Which is the umbrella organisation for digital payment – NPCI
21. Conference of communication and technology in which country – Nepal
22. What is the Full form of COMCASA – Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement
23. The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco is situated in which city – Mumbai
24. Which institute launches Bharat Inclusive Initiative – IIM-Ahmedabad
25. ASEAN film festival held in which state – Delhi
26. Pilibhit tiger reserve – Uttar Pradesh
27. Kabir mahotsav by which ministry – Ministry Of Culture
28. Telenor merger with which company – Airtel
29. Shujat Bukhari editor of which newspaper – Rising kashmir
30. Company that exists only on paper and has no office and no employees, but may have a bank account or may hold passive investments or be the registered owner of assets, such as intellectual property, or ships – Shell Company
31. LOW VOLATILITY means that a security’s value does not fluctuate dramatically, but changes in value at a steady pace over a period of time.
32. ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE (ARM), or tracker mortgage is a mortgage loan with the interest rate on the note periodically adjusted based on an index which reflects the cost to the lender of borrowing on the credit markets.

Shift II:

1. “F” in PFMS – Financial(Public Financial Management System)
2. Best Feature Film in 65th National Awards – Village Rockstars
3. Dudhwa National Park – Uttar Pradesh
4. Lusaka is the capital of – Zambia
5. National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation (NIMHR) at – Bhopal
6. Headquarters of ADB – Mandaluyong, Philippines
7. MSMEs Day is celebrated on – 27th June
8. Hirakud Dam – Odisha
9. The theme for Yoga Day 2018 is “Yoga for Peace.”
10. “L” in LRS – Liberalized(Liberalised Remittance Scheme)
11. Headquarters of OECD – Paris, France
12. In Budget 2018, Finance Minister Arun Jatiley had proposed to increase the investment limit in PMVVY or Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana to Rs. 15 lakh
13. Patratu thermal Power plant is located in which Indian State – Jharkhand
14. Kishori amonkar died recently, associated with which field – Classical Vocalist
15. The theme of World wildlife day 2018 – Big Cats
16. What is the full form of W in “SAWEN” – Wildlife, South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network
17. India’s longest road and railway bridge – Assam
18. When company is not able to lend people is also known as – bankruptcy
19. The National Digital library HQ (a project under Ministry of HRD) is located in – Kharagpur
20. IRDAI committee to review the regulations pertaining to Insurance Marketing Firms (IMF) head by whom – Suresh Mathur
21. AIIB will invest how much amount into NIIF for boosting infrastructure projects – Rs. 200 Million
22. “C ” stands in CAGR – Compound Annual Growth Rate
23. The Venue of ICC women’s world cup T20 2018 – West Indies
24. Which of the following is not the function of SEBI?
25. According to NITI Aayog, 40% of Indians will have no access to drinking water by – 2030
26. Bonding contract between bond and bondholder- Bond indenture
27. 105th Indian Science Congress was held in which state – Manipur
28. What is GoldRush – It is a Gold accumulation plan for customers by Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited.
29. Which company expands partnership with NASA on flying taxi project – UBER
30. CCEA approves continuation of Krishonnati Yojana till – 2020
31. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2019 – Varanasi
32. NABARD to expand its long-term lending to how much amount in FY19 – Rs 80,000 crore
33. Reinsurance occurs when multiple insurance companies share risk by purchasing insurance policies
34. Skoch award 2018 awarded to which ministry – Ministry of women and children welfare
35. Insolvency and bankruptcy code of India – National Company law tribunal
36. As per 2011 census, what is the percentage of rural population below 15 years of age –
37. NPA – ARC(Asset Reconstruction Companies)
38. Certificates of Deposit (CDs) is a negotiable money market instrument and issued in dematerialised form or as a – Usance Promissory Note

GK questions asked in IBPS RRB PO 2018.

1. The World Bank has approved Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY) worth Rs 6000 crore.
2. ‘Satyagraha se Swachhagraha’ campaign addressed by P.M held in Champaran, which is located in – Bihar
3. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 aims to link Rural Villages with Higher Education 
4. Sangrai Dance is a Traditional dance of the State Tripura – Static GK(Dance)
5. ELA (Electronic Live Assistant), a virtual assistant for customer support and services is launched by SBI 
6. The Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister – Bibek Debroy 
7. The minimum amount of Sukanya Samridhi Yojana – Rs. 250 
8. “Vijay Prahar” exercise held in – Rajasthan
9. The Reserve Bank of India today launched Financial Literacy Week across the country with customer protection as its main theme. 
10. ‘Chief Minister of the Year’ award was conferred to – Vasundhara Raje, Rajasthan 
11. An order to a bank to pay a stated sum from the drawer’s account, written on a specially printed form. It is called- Cheque – Static Banking
12. P. V. Sindhu belongs to – Andhra Pradesh. – Static GK(Place)
13. The winner of Miss Supermodel Worldwide 2018 held in Gurugram, India – Aleksandra Liashkova – Missed in AC
14. Repo Rate – The rate at which banks borrow loan from RBI – Static Banking
15. Sebi allows investors to buy mutual funds via e-wallets- Rs. 50000 – Static Banking
16. Which of the following Chinese bank opened in India? – Bank of China 
17. Development projects in the northeast region will be based on the concept of HIRA, ‘H’ Stand for – Highways, Inland Waterways, Railways and Airways (HIRA) – Missed in AC
18. The interest rate for Rabi crop in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana(PMFBY) – 1.5% – Static GK(Scheme – Crop Insurance) 
19. Who among the following is not present in Times Top 100 influential people? – Mahavir Phogat 
20. Vodafone will merge with Idea Cellular 
21. Guinness World Records for largest yoga session with the presence of 1.05 lakh people in Kota 
22. “Livelihood and water security” CSR(Corporate Social Responsibility) initiative is related to – Yes Bank 
23. Under the Revised Income Tax Informants Reward Scheme, 2018 a person upon giving specific information about tax evasion to the Investigation Directorate of the IT department can be rewarded up to Rs. 50 lakhs
24. MGNREGA(Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme has been increased from 100 days to 150 days. Static GK(Act)
25. Housing loan in Metro Cities is up to – 35 lakh
26. MARG ERP Limited partners with ICICI Bank 
27. ILO projects unemployment rate at 3.5% in 2018  
28. Government Mulls Merging of BOB, Central Bank, OBC And IDBI Bank 
29. Free Compulsory Education for children between the age of 6 to 14 years in India – Static GK(Policies and Schemes)
30. ‘Seva Bhoj Yojna’ – to reimburse the central share of CGST and IGST on items for food/prasad/langar/bhandara offered free of cost by charitable religious institutions.
31. Non Performing Assets(NPA) – 180 days 
32. National Health Policy 2017 – Increase health expenditure by Government as a percentage of GDP from the existing 1.1 5 % to 2.5 % by 2025.  – Static GK(Policies and Schemes)
33. Section 35 of the Insurance Act, 1938 bars the merger of an insurance company with a non-insurance firm. –Static Insurance(Act)
34. The electric locomotive, with a 12,000 horsepower (HP), will be flagged off from Bihar’s Madhepura loco factory 
35. PNB board to consider Employee Stock Purchase scheme of up to 10 crore equity shares 
36. Largest Mobile Producer in the World:China
37. Peak traffic hours in 4 Indian cities costing $22 billion a year. Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Kolkata. Which of the following city is not among them? – Hyderabad 
38. Government has created National Testing Agency to conduct entrance examinations for higher education in a scientific manner. 
39. The Kotak Committee on Corporate Governance recommended the maximum number of listed entity directorships from 10 to 8 by April 01, 2019 and to 7 by April 1, 2020. 
40. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan  – to link the Higher Education Institutions with rural village

All gk questions asked in IBPS RRB Clerk 2018.

1. Rana Kapoor is the CEO of – Yes Bank
2. The term “Back heel” is related to – Football
3. Virat Kohli completed how many test centuries – 23
4. Biplab Kumar Dev is the CM of – Tripura
5. World Red cross day is observed on – 8th May
6. What is the Minimum days for guaranteed wage employment in MNGREGA – 100 days
7. Bajrang Punia is related to – Free Style Wrestling
8. A football team member and coach were trapped in a cave, are from which country – Thailand
9. The rate at which the central bank of a country (Reserve Bank of India in case of India) lends money to commercial banks in the event of any shortfall of funds – Repo Rate
10. The Headquarter of World bank located – Washington D.C (USA)
11. The Headquarter of UNESCO located – Paris
12. The currency of Denmark is – Krona
13. Justin Trudeau is the Prime Minister of – Canada
14. Harshvardhan Singh is a minister of – Ministry of Science & Technology, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Ministry of Earth Sciences
15. “Yudh abhyas” exercise is between India and which country – USA
16. The GDP Rate according to CSO – 8.2%
17. Biofuel flight between Delhi and Dehradun by which airline – Spicejet
18. The chairman of SEBI – Ajay Tyagi
19. Who is the head of the NPA committee – Murli Manohar Joshi
20. Padma shree, Padma bhushan awards are given on – Republic Day
21. G20 2019 summit will be held at which place – Osaka, Japan
22. The government proposed the merger of three banks — Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank
23. Free education is compulsory to children up to which age – 6 to 14 years
24. The full form of DRDO – Defence Research and Development Organisation
25. Which cricketer has turned down Doctorate Degree from Jadavpur University – Sachin Tendulkar
26. The current rate of SLR – 19.5%
27. The HQ of National institute of Petroleum – Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
28. The full form of FAME – Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Vehicles
29. The HQ of European Investment Bank – Luxembourg
30. In BSBDA account how many times one can withdraw money – 4 times
31. The Deadline for the launch of India’s maiden human space flight programme (Gaganyaan) – 2022
32. Mahe, the smallest district is in which state – Puducherry

All gk question asked in IBPS PO 2018.

1. Who has been named as ‘British Indian of the Year’ – Ishwar Sharma
2. Kharchi Puja is a Hindu festival of which state – Tripura
3. The app launched by BSNL recently –  Wings
4. Which airport becomes world Busiest single runway airport – Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
5. Which state’s high court grants legal entity to animals – Uttarakhand
6. Which Bank has launched its Multi Option Payment Acceptance Device (MOPAD) for digital payments – SBI
7. The head of the Public Registry Committee – YM Deosthalee
8. India’s first government-run e-waste recycling plant opened in which city – Bengaluru
9. The headquarters of Karur Vysya Bank – Karur, Tamilnadu
10. The Union Cabinet rename the Agartala airport (Tripura) as – Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore
11. Sulabh Jal Scheme has been launched in which state – Darbhanga, Bihar
12. Which state has bagged the top position under the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritav Abhiyan (PMSMA) – Himachal Pradesh
13. Nelson Mandela International Day has been celebrated to action against – Poverty
14. The allocation on Digital India Project under budget 2018-19 – Rs. 3073 crore
15. The tenth edition of the Defence Expo was held in – Chennai
16. Which state has launched ‘One Person One Car’ policy – West Bengal
17. RBI’s New Rules To Push Another Rs 1.5 Lakh Crore Loans Into Insolvency, Says Credit Suisse.
18. What is the valid period of the ‘Electoral bond’ scheme – 15 days
19. Which bank has been ranked as the best PSU bank in the overall digital transaction’s category in India? Punjab National Bank
20. Train 18, India’s first indigenously built engine-less train is built and designed by Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai
21. Which state launches “I am not afraid of English” initiative – Haryana
22. Govt will soon notify which technology to check vehicle thefts – MicroDot technology
23. Which ministry ‘Swach Bharat Mission – Gramin” launched – Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS)
24. The environment ministry re-introduces a scheme ‘Medini Puraskar Yojna’ which aims at promoting original writing of books in which language – Hindi
25. Which Indian naval ship becomes first-ever warship to enter port of Sabang in Indonesia? INS Sumitra
26. Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launche which initiative to promote Compressed Bio-Gas as an alternative, green transport fuel? SATAT
27. NABARD has joined hands with which bank to provide collateral-free credit through Joint Liability Groups in Telangana? State Bank of India
28. India signed an agreement with the World Bank for a $200 million loan for which mission? National Nutrition Mission
29. Under project ‘Sashakt’ an asset management company/alternative investment fund (AIF)-led resolution approach to deal with NPA cases of more than – Rs 500 crore.
30. The government will take steps to boost exports of agriculture commodities which have the potential of reaching- $100 billion
31. Top 5 states comprising 70% exports is- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka
32. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) conducted “Ganga Vriksharopan Abhiyan” in five main stem Ganga basin states UK, UP, Bihar, WB and _____Jharkhand.
33. What is the objective of the ‘Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan(RGSA)’? – to strengthen the Panchayati Raj system in the country
34. A dedicated portal of the ECI’S Systematic Voters Education, the pursuit of its mission ‘leave no voter behind,’ with the special focus on- Persons with Disabilities (PWD).
35. The government announced a scheme for informants of benami transactions under which an individual can get a reward of up to _____ Rs. 1 crore
36. NITI Aayog presented India’s Voluntary National Review Report on the implementation of the ___. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
37. Which bank has signed an agreement with CDSL Commodity Repository (CCRL), thus becoming the first public sector bank to become the repository participant for pledge finance under the repository ecosystem for registered/accredited warehouses? Bank of Baroda
38. The RBI has asked banks authorized to deal in foreign exchange (Authorised Dealer-I Banks) to share data with the- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).

All gk questions asked in IBPS Clerk 2018.

1. Damdama lake is located in – Haryana
2. Angelique Kerber hails from – Germany
3. Aaron James Finch is associated with – Cricket
4. Mahanadi river originates from – Chhatisgarh
5. The chairman of Indian Banking Association(IBA) – Sunil Mehta
6. The chairman of HDFC Bank – Deepak Parekh
7. The committee head of the merger of the public sector banks – Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
8. Khelo India games were held in – Pune, Maharashtra
9. As per RBI, how much % of demonetized currency returned to banks – 99.30%
10. Reverse repo rate of RBI – 6.25%
11. World’s first thermal power plant is started in which state – Andhra Pradesh
12. 2019 BRICS summit – Brazil
13. ICC women’s world cup T20 2018 – West Indies
14. Along with Sonam Wangchuk ,who won 2018 Ramon Magsaysay award-Bharat Vatwani
15. The child sex ratio for 1000 males as per census 2011 is – 919 females
16. The winner of the golden Man Booker Prize 2018 – The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje.
17. The minimum paid-up capital for small finance banks – Rs. 100 crore
18. BOND-I is launched by – World Bank
19. The brand ambassador of Eat right movement launched by FSSAI is – Rajkummar Rao
20. Stan Lee, a comic writer passed away recently was associated with – Marvel Comics
21. Light Combat Aircraft developed by HAL which was launched recently – Tejas
22. What is the minimum charge to file a case in a Lok Adalat? no court fee
23. Which movement was a forest conservation movement in India in the 1970s? Chiko Movement
24. Under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), all resident individuals are allowed to freely remit up to $250,000 per financial year.
25. India – Australia air exercise – Pitch Black
26. World Economic Outlook report published by – IMF
27. Recently RBI has Asked Banks Having how many Branches to have Internal Ombudsman Exclusive of RRBs?- 10
28. What is the difference between Exports and Imports Called?- Balance of Trade
29. Global Multidimensional Poverty Index is given by – UNDP
30. India to cut 30-35% of carbon emission by which year?- 2030
31. Which Bank has endorsed $25-30 billion plan for India for the 2019-22 period?-World Bank
32. Minimum SIP investment in Paytm Money app?- Rs 100
33. Venue of academy awards 2019 – L.A, US
34. The registry where wilful defaults, Pending files, are seen is – Public Credit Registry
35. Maximum deposits in Payments Bank –  Rs 1 lakh
36. Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) comes under – Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
37. Jan Dhan Darshak” app launched by – Ministry of Finance
38. Which Payments Bank introduced the cardless cash withdrawal at it’s ATM?- Airtel Payments Bank
39. The periodicity of filing GST return with annual turn over more than Rs 5 crore?- Quarterly
40. International day of drug abuse and illicit trafficking –  26 June
41. Rank of India in terms of number of World Heritage properties in ASPAC (Asia and Pacific) region?- Second after China
42. Bank overdraft in PMJDY- Rs 10,000
43. The validity of a cheque –  3 months
44. The premium of auto insurance mandatory for all-vehicle owners – Rs 750
45. The four pillars of comprehensive development-institutional,social,economic infrastructure and _____________? – Physical
46. The minimum Support price of Kharif crops Season will be atleast _____?-50%
47. Public Affairs Centre is in which City?-Bengaluru
48. Which bank bagged the Rajbhasha Kirti award 2017-18?-Punjab National Bank
49. According to data released by the central Statistics Office(CSO) per Capita Net National income during 2018-19 is estimated to be 1,25,397 showing a rise of _________11.1%
50. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) hosts conference on Global Digital Content Market (GDCM) in which city?-NewDelhi

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