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Ques. : 1 In its drive to promote digital payments, the govt is emphasizing on AePS. In the term AePS what does letter ‘A’ stand for?
1) Advance
2) Accredited
3) Associated
4) Aadhar
5) Account
Answer:- 4) Aadhar

Ques. : 2 A top Egyptian court recently upheld a ruling halting a plan to transfer two Red Sea islands from Egypt to
1) Iran
2) Turkey
3) Kuwait
4) Saudi Arabia
5) Bahrain
Answer:- 4) Saudi Arabia

Ques. : 3 India has signed a financing agreement with World Bank for USD 48-mn for the Health Project of the state of
1) Assam
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Sikkim
4) Nagaland
5) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer:- 4) Nagaland

Ques. : 4 _______ is the first Indian company and the first bank or financial institution from non-Japan Asia to be listed on the NYSE.
1) ICICI
2) UTI
3) LIC of India
4) HDFC
5) IDFC
Answer:- 1) ICICI
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Ques. : 5 The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is an umbrella organisation for all retail payment systems in the country. It was set up in
1) 1991
2) 1999
3) 2001
4) 2004
5) 2009
Answer:- 5) 2009

Ques. : 6 Donald Trump was recently inaugurated as the ______ President of the United States, putting Republicans in control of the White House for the first time in eight years.
1) 41th
2) 43th
3) 45th
4) 46th
5) 48th
Answer:- 3) 45th

Ques. : 7 ________ has become the worldwide Olympic partner through 2028 after signing the first long-term partnership with International Olympic Committee (IOC).
1) Alibaba
2) Total
3) Amazon
4) Xiaomi
5) Lenovo
Answer:- 1) Alibaba

Ques. : 8 The govt's ambitious scheme, under which air fares have been capped at Rs 2,500 for a one-hour flight, is all set to roll out. The scheme is named
1) UDAN
2) SAFAR
3) AAKASH
4) PUSHPAK
5) PAWAN HANSH
Answer:- 1) UDAN

Ques. : 9 Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is the chief guest for this year's Republic Day celebrations, is the present crown prince of
1) Abu Dhabi
2) Bahrain
3) Saudi Arabia
4) Qatar
5) Kuwait
Answer:- 1) Abu Dhabi

Ques. : 10 The 12th Five Year Plan is the last five-year Plan and from 2017-18, the Centre would adopt a ________ action plan and a fifteen-year vision document.
1) one-year
2) two-year
3) three-year
4) four-year
5) ten-year
Answer:- 3) three-year
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2017-01-21 15:02:10 20 JANUARY 2017
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Ques. : 1 The scientists from across the world have named three diseases that could cause next global health emergency. Which of the following is one of them?
1) Nipah virus
2) Lassa fever
3) Mers
4) All the above
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) All the above

Ques. : 2 ______ and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) have signed an MoU, whereby the former will provide technology platform for pilot launch of the latter.
1) SBI
2) PNB
3) CBI
4) BOI
5) BOB
Answer:- 2) PNB

Ques. : 3 ________ has announced to protect the endangered Hisla Fish, which now will become the first fish to get legal protection.
1) Maharashtra
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Karnataka
4) Kerala
5) West Bengal
Answer:- 5) West Bengal

Ques. : 4 Mawlynnong village in which state has become a role model for others as it is being known as Asia’s cleanest village? All 90 families of the village constructed toilets in 1989.
1) Meghalaya
2) Nagaland
3) Sikkim
4) Assam
5) Manipur
Answer:- 1) Meghalaya
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Ques. : 5 Which state govt has launched ‘Aanandam’ programme which will help the poor people to get the daily needs items from the wealthy people?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Punjab
3) Haryana
4) Goa
5) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:- 5) Madhya Pradesh

Ques. : 6 The World Economic Forum (WEF) is best known for its annual meeting at the end of Jan in the city of
1) London
2) New York
3) Davos
4) Basel
5) Frankfurt
Answer:- 3) Davos

Ques. : 7 The Union Cabinet has given its in-principle nod for listing of all the five PSU general insurance companies. Which of the following is NOT a PSU general insurer?
1) New India Assurance Company Ltd
2) United India Insurance Company Ltd
3) Oriental Insurance Company Ltd
4) National Insurance Company Ltd
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these

Ques. : 8 Only cash, deposits can be declared under the govt’s PMGKY scheme. What do letters ‘GKY’ stands for in the term PMGKY?
1) Gram Kalyan Yojana
2) Griha Kalyan Yojana
3) Garib Kalyan Yojana
4) Grihastha Kalyan Yojana
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Garib Kalyan Yojana

Ques. : 9 The Union Cabinet has approved the trade agreement negotiations with Peru. The capital city of Peru is
1) Manama
2) Lima
3) Geneva
4) Oslo
5) Stockholm
Answer:- 2) Lima

Ques. : 10 Which India city has been ranked as the most dynamic city in the World in the World Economic Forum’s Momentum Index?
1) Delhi
2) Chennai
3) Bengaluru
4) Pune
5) Hyderabad
Answer:- 3) Bengaluru
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2017-01-20 19:17:03 19 JANUARY 2017
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Ques. : 1 Eugene Cernan, who passed away recently, was a(n)
1) poet
2) actor
3) astronaut
4) architect
5) singer
Answer:- 3) astronaut

Ques. : 2 The ELSS schemes are popular investment tools. The term ELSS stands for
1) Estate Linked Savings Scheme
2) Equity Linked Savings Scheme
3) Estimate Linked Savings Scheme
4) Engagement Linked Savings Scheme
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Equity Linked Savings Scheme

Ques. : 3 Gita Sen passed away recently. She was a veteran
1) actress
2) dancer
3) politician
4) satirist
5) cartoonist
Answer:- 1) actress

Ques. : 4 Who among the following has been appointed as Tata Motors chairman?
1) N Chandrasekaran
2) Abidali Neemuchwala
3) FC Kohli
4) Subramaniam Ramadorai
5) Rajesh Gopinathan
Answer:- 1) N Chandrasekaran
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Ques. : 5 Who among the following has been elected president of the European Parliament?
1) David Sassoli
2) Gianfranco Fini
3) Silvio Berlusconi
4) Martin Schulz
5) Antonio Tajani
Answer:- 5) Antonio Tajani

Ques. : 6 The UNESCO has registered Sitalpati or cool mat from the Cooch Behar district of which state as an intangible cultural heritage?
1) Jharkhand
2) Odisha
3) Assam
4) Sikkim
5) West Bengal
Answer:- 5) West Bengal

Ques. : 7 __________ has launched a first of its kind unique Customizable Savings Account to enable the customers to design an account as per their convenience.
1) HDFC Bank
2) IDFC Bank
3) YES Bank
4) ICICI Bank
5) Federal Bank
Answer:- 3) YES Bank

Ques. : 8 The campaign named ‘Saksham 2017’ inaugurated in Nagaland recently is aimed at conservation of
1) forests
2) water
3) petroleum products
4) herbs
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) petroleum products

Ques. : 9 Which state govt recently allowed the sale of white kerosene in open market?
1) Kerala
2) Karnataka
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Odisha
Answer:- 2) Karnataka

Ques. : 10 Who among the following won the 15th edition of the Delhi International Chess tournament?
1) Diptayan Ghosh
2) Marat Dzhumaev
3) Murali Karthikeyan
4) Farrukh Amonatov
5) Adam Tukhaev
Answer:- 4) Farrukh Amonatov
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2017-01-18 16:16:28 18 JANUARY 2017
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Ques. : 1 Who among the following is the present Union Sports Minister?
1) Vijay Goel
2) Anupriya Patel
3) Anil Madhav Dave
4) MJ Akbar
5) Harsh Vardhan
Answer:- 1) Vijay Goel

Ques. : 2 Pakistan Navy received two ships named Hingol and Basol from which country recently to protect strategic Gwadar port?
1) Russia
2) Iran
3) China
4) North Korea
5) Saudi Arabia
Answer:- 3) China

Ques. : 3 The National Girl Child Day is observed every year on
1) 09 Jan
2) 10 Jan
3) 15 Jan
4) 18 Jan
5) 24 Jan
Answer:- 5) 24 Jan

Ques. : 4 Deepak Roy, who passed away recently, was the national award-winning
1) shooter
2) writer
3) filmmaker
4) journalist
5) teacher
Answer:- 3) filmmaker

Ques. : 5 BHEL has commissioned the second 500 MW power unit at Sagardighi Thermal Power Station (TPS) in Murshidabad district of
1) Maharashtra
2) Jharkhand
3) Odisha
4) Gujarat
5) West Bengal
Answer:- 5) West Bengal
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Ques. : 6 The 170th Sadguru Sri Thyagaraja Aaradhana festival was held recently in which state?
1) Kerala
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Assam
4) West Bengal
5) Madhya Pradesh
Answer:- 2) Tamil Nadu

Ques. : 7 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has estimated the global growth for 2016 at what per cent?
1) 2.1 per cent
2) 2.3 per cent
3) 2.9 per cent
4) 3.1 per cent
5) 3.3 per cent
Answer:- 4) 3.1 per cent

Ques. : 8 . ________ won The Hindu Prize 2016 at the 7th edition of The Hindu Lit for Life festival 2017 held in Chennai
1) Kiran Doshi
2) Suketu Mehta
3) Kiran Desai
4) Amitav Ghosh
5) Vikram Seth
Answer:- 1) Kiran Doshi

Ques. : 9 The Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Pvt Ltd has set a record (printed 10.9 mn currency note in a day) in currency note printing. The printing press is situated in
1) Nashik
2) Mysuru
3) Noida
4) Kolkata
5) Hyderabad
Answer:- 2) Mysuru

Ques. : 10 Among the twenty-five children selected for the national bravery awards 2016, the coveted Bharat award has been conferred on
1) Late Kumari Tarh Peju, Arunachal Pradesh
2) Tejasweeta Pradhan, West Bengal
3) Shivani Gond, West Bengal
4) Sumit Mamgain, Uttarakhand
5) Naman Beniwal, Delhi
Answer:- 1) Late Kumari Tarh Peju, Arunachal Pradesh
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2017-01-18 08:35:56 RBI & ITS ROLE
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1)    RBI is the central Bank of India and controls the entire money issue, circulation and control by its monetary policies and lending policies.

2)    It is also known as the lender of last resort.

3)    It was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 & ntionalized in 1949.

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Main Functions

1)   Monetary Authority: Formulate, implements and monitors the monetary policy.

2)   Regulator and supervisor of the financial system: Prescribes broad parameters of banking operations within which the country’s banking and financial system functions.

3)   Manager of Foreign Exchange: Manages the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.

4)   Issuer of Currency: Issues and exchanges or destroys currency and coins not fit for circulations.

5)   Development role: Performs a wide range of promotional functions to support national objectives.

6)   Bankers to the Government: performs merchant banking function for the central and the state governments; also acts as their banker.

7)   Bankers to banks: maintains banking accounts of all scheduled banks.
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2017-01-17 20:36:59 BANKS IN INDIA

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The structure divides the banks into two categories: scheduled banks and non-scheduled banks. However, the Reserve Bank of India is at the center of the banking structure.

Scheduled Banks in India

The eligibility criteria exist for scheduled banks:

a)   The first of which entails carrying on the business of banking in India.

b)   All scheduled banks must maintain a reserve capital of 5 lakhs rupees in the Reserve Bank of India.

c)   These are registered under the second schedule of RBI Act, 1934.
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2017-01-17 19:08:51 17 JANUARY 2017
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Ques. : 1 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut India’s economic growth rate forecast for 2016-17 to
1) 7.1 per cent
2) 6.6 per cent
3) 7.6 per cent
4) 6.9 per cent
5) 7.3 per cent
Answer:- 2) 6.6 per cent

Ques. : 2 The book titled “The Fire of a Restless Mind” is authored by
1) Ritu Beri
2) Karan Johar
3) Manish Malhotra
4) Rohit Bal
5) Ritu Kumar
Answer:- 1) Ritu Beri

Ques. : 3 Which state govt has launched a mobile app ‘pinakin’ for information on tourism in the state?
1) Karnataka
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Kerala
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) Gujarat
Answer:- 2) Tamil Nadu

Ques. : 4 Carli Lloyd has been named Best FIFA Women's Player of 2016. She plays for which of the following countries?
1) US 2) Brazil
3) New Zealand
4) Argentina
5) Spain
Answer:- 1) US
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Ques. : 5 The first edition of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) International Television Dance Festival was held recently in
1) New Delhi
2) Hyderabad
3) Chennai
4) Mumbai
5) Bengaluru
Answer:- 2) Hyderabad

Ques. : 6 The Border Security Force (BSF) launched operation ‘Sard Hawa’ at the western international border of
1) Rajasthan
2) Punjab
3) Jammu and Kashmir
4) Gujarat
5) Maharashtra
Answer:- 1) Rajasthan

Ques. : 7 ________ was India's warmest year ever since the documenting of meteorological records began in 1901.
1) 1991
2) 1965
3) 1998
4) 2001
5) 2016
Answer:- 5) 2016

Ques. : 8 What is the full form of the term WPI as used in banking/finance?
1) Worldwide Price Index
2) Widespread Price Index
3) Wholesale Price Index
4) Warehouse Price Index
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Wholesale Price Index

Ques. : 9 India has been ranked 92nd on the global index of talent competitiveness. The latest index has been topped by
1) United Kingdom
2) United States
3) Singapore
4) Switzerland
5) Norway
Answer:- 4) Switzerland

Ques. : 10 The Supreme Court has given permission to a woman to undergo termination of pregnancy even in _____week after medical report finds foetus is without skull
1) 12th
2) 16th
3) 16th
4) 24th
5) 28th
Answer:- 4) 24th
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2017-01-17 12:42:10 RAILWAY Mains 17th January 2017 Exam Asked Questions below.
Q.1 – Who is the first Indian to go into the space
Answer – Rakesh Sharma
Q.2 – Cricket World Cup is organized by
Answer – International Cricket Council (ICC)
Q.3 – Gold is Soluble in ?
Answer – Aqua Regia
Q.4 – The International renewable energy agency headquarter is located at ?
Answer – Abu Dhabi
Q.5 – Who won Arjun award in Kabaddi in 2015 ?
Answer – Manjeet Chiller
Q.6 – Among the following which is not a board game ?
Answer – Bridge
Q.7 – Who was the first Indian Woman to won the gold medal in Asian Awards ?
Answer – Maarycom
Q.8 – What is blue ray disc ?
Answer – Storage Device
Q.9 – What is the rank of Mukesh Ambani in world’s richest persons ?
Answer – 36th
Q.10 – Which game Lalitha Babar belongs to ?
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