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Important Questions from Superlatives (India) for SSC CGL 2016
1. First Municipal corporation was set-up in 1687 was
a. Bombay
b. Calcutta
c. Allahabad
d. Madras
2. The first fully Indian Bank is
a. State Bank of India
b. Punjab National Bank
c. Central Bank of India
d. Bank of India
3. The first Muslim president of the Indian National Congress was
a. Sayyed Ahmed Khan
b. Abul Kalam Azad
c. Badruddin Tayyabji
d. Md . Ali Jinnah
4. The first National Park, established in India is
a. Guinady National park
b. Corbett National park
c. Dudhwa National park
d. Nagarjuna National park
5. The first Telegraph line in India was laid between
a. Calcutta and Agra
b. Calcutta and Bombay
c. Calcutta and Delhi
d. Calcutta and Madras
6. The first newspaper publish in English language in India was
a. The Hindu
b. The Bengal Gazette
c. Young India
d. Native Opinion
7. Which of the following river makes largest delta of India ?
a. Ganga
b. Godavari
c. Kaveri
d. Krishna
8. Which of the following is the longest bridge in India ?
a. Mahatma Gandhi Setu
b. Rajiv Gandhi Setu
c. Rabindra Setu
d. Dhola Sadiya Bridge
9. India's largest solar power plant has been launched in which of the following state
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Gujarat
c. Rajastan
d. Madhya Pradesh
10. Who was the first Indian woman president of the Indian National Congress ?
a. Sarojini Naidu
b. Sucheta Kripalani
c. Annie Besant
d. Indira Gandhi
Answers :
1. Madras
2. Punjab National Bank
3. Badruddin Tayyabji
4. Corbett National park
5. Calcutta and Agra
6. The Bengal Gazette
7. Ganga
8. Dhola Sadiya Bridge
9. Madhya Pradesh
10. Annie Besant
1.IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company is a life insurance company in India. It is a joint venture between two of India's public sector banks ?
Ans:Bank of Baroda (44%) and Andhra Bank (30%)
2.Hemis Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery (gompa) of the Drukpa Lineage, located in?
Ans:Jammu and Kashmir
3.India Aspiration Fund comes under ?
Ans:SIDBI
4.Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Constituency is?
Ans:Mirzapur,Uttar Pradesh
5.Anurag Thakur, BJP MP and BCCI President, is set for a new innings as an officer of the Territorial Army.Anurag Thakur Constituency is ?
Ans:Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh
6. Rs 1,000-crore 'Self-Employment and Talent Utilisation' programme to be administered by ?
Ans:Niti Aayog.
7.Financial Stability Report release by RBI ?
Ans:Half Yearly
8.World's population will soar to how much by 2100 according to UN study predicts?
Ans:11 billion
9.Niti Aayog signs deal with US EIA to set up ?
Ans:energy data portal
10.Suresh Prabhu flags off 'Tripura Sundari Express'.Its gives the Railway connectivity between Agartala and ?
Ans:New Delhi
11.Vembanad is the longest lake in India located in the State of ?
Ans:Kerala
12.The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its 'in-principle' approval for setting up a Major port at Enayam near Colachel in?
Ans:Tamil Nadu
13.Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) located in ?
Ans:Kerala
14.Bhimbetka rock shelters located in the State of ?
Ans:Madhya Pradesh
15.Indian Railways to Build Country’s Longest Tunnel and World’s Tallest Girder Rail Bridge.The tunnel will be built on the Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal new broad gauge railway line in ?
Ans:Manipur
16.Centre has approved how many crore rupees for Jammu and Kashmir under skill development initiative Himayat to train 1.24 lakh local youths in vocational courses?
Ans:Rs.1601 crore
17.Kalikho Pul found dead.Former CM of?
Ans:Arunachal Pradesh
18.Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant dedicated to nation.It is located in ?
Ans:Tamil Nadu
19. India's first tiger cell was set up at the WII campus located in ?
Ans:Dehradun,Uttarakhand
20.Musician Kudsi Ergüner named UNESCO Artist for Peace.He is related to Which Country?
Ans:Turkey
21.Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana accidental insurance of Rs.2 Lakhs.However this insurance is not applicable to?
Ans:Under 18 people
22.First SAARC Youth Parliamentarians Conference held in?
Ans: Islamabad,Pakistan
23.Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 for North-East in?
Ans:Guwahati,Assam
24.RBI, Gives license/permission to open White label ATMs. Under ?
Ans:Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007
25.“Payment and Settlement Systems in India: Vision-2018” published by?
Ans:RBI
26.National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has implemented “National Automated Clearing House (NACH)”.which is related to?
Ans:Electronic Clearing Services
27.PM modi inaugurated ‘Around India’s First Table: Dining and Entertaining at ?
Ans:Rashtrapati Bhavan,New Delhi
28.Recently the attempt made by coup is defeated in Which Country?
Ans:Turkey
29.Nagarjuna Sagar Dam was built across the Krishna river related to Which two States?
Ans:Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
30.SBI Shaurya Home Loan special home loan scheme will be only provided to the?
Ans:defence employees
31.Kotak Mahindra Bank is an Indian private sector banking headquartered in ?
Ans:Mumbai, Maharashtra
32.Rabobank is a Dutch multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Which City of Netherlands?
Ans: Utrecht
33.M-Pesa is a mobile phone-based money transfer, financing and microfinancing service, launched in 2007 by Vodafone.Vodafone M-Pesa India launched in Partnership with Which Bank in 2011?
Ans:ICICI
34.NTPC first Indian Corporate to offer Green Masala Bonds which raised amount?
Ans:$300 mn=Rs 2,000 crore
35.SBI approves merger with associate banks The merger will create a banking behemoth with an asset book of?
Ans:Rs 37 lakh crore
36.Which Bank launches India's first Aadhaar-based ATM?
Ans:DCB Bank
37.Which American Swimmer won his 21st gold medal ?
Ans:Michael Phelps
38.PMKVY is related to ?
Ans:new skill training
39.SMERA Ratings Limited is a join initiative of Dun and Bradstreet Information Services India Pvt Ltd and ?
Ans:SIDBI
40.ONICRA is a?
Ans:Credit rating agency
41.Census 2011 worst Sex ration State is ?
Ans:Haryana
42. Rotavirus is a virus that causes?
Ans: diarrhea
43.Commodity Derivatives Market is regulated by ?
Ans:SEBI
44.PM Modi laid foundation stone of 1600 MW NTPC power plant in?
Ans:Telangana
45.IFSC Code ....I stands for?
Ans:Indian
46. The GIFT City is India's first international financial services Center located in Which State?
Ans:Gujarat
47. Jeddah based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) in May 2016 announced to open its first branch in India at ?
Ans:Ahmedabad
48.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved a proposal of R&D project for development of Advanced Ultra Super Critical (AUSC) Technology for ?
Ans:Thermal Power Plants
49.Government set up Amitabh Kant committee to review e-commerce rules.Amitabh Kant is present ?
Ans: NITI Aayog CEO
50.After Lodha Panel recommendations,newly appointed legal advisor is ?
Ans:Justice Markandey Katju
51.India Post payments bank will have how many Crore equity grant?
Ans:Rs.400 Crore [Note:650 branches,corpus : Rs. 800 crore ]
52.International Meeting on Counter Terrorism held in?
Ans:Bali,Indonesia
53.September 28 is ?
Ans:World Rabies Day
54.United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Headquarters is in?
Ans:Madrid,Spain
55.Mahim Bora passes away.Related to Which State?
Ans:Assam
56.General Assembly decision makes IOM part of UN system.IOM is related to?
Ans:Migration
57.World Economic Forum (WEF), will host its annual India Economic Summit in?
Ans:Delhi
58.The 2019 Cricket World Cup will be hosted by ?
Ans:England and Wales
59.Ottawa is capital of ?
Ans:Canada
60.India and Which Country built Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LR SAM) also called Barak-8?
Ans:Israel
61.Kananur Lokesh Rahul commonly known as KL Rahul related to Which Sport?
Ans:Cricket
62.Ace Against Odds autobiography of?
Ans:Sania Mirza
63.Khangchendzonga National Park (KNP) has been inscribed as India’s first “Mixed World Heritage Site” on UNESCO World Heritage List Which is located in?
Ans:Sikkim
64.RBI decided to shift from base rate to?
Ans:MCLR
65.Who became the first Indian captain to hit a double ton away from India ?
Ans:Virat Kohli
66.Angela Ruggiero appointed Head of IOC Athletes' Commission.He is former player of ?
Ans:US ice hockey player
67.Folk dance asked (Cant remember name very difficult one)
68.International Cricket ground name asked (Name forgot)
69.Which Human Rights Activist won Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016?
Ans:Bezwada Wilson
70.For non-bank entities seeking authorization to function as BBPOUs should have a net worth of at least?
Ans:Rs.100 Crore
71.Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the Committee of Privileges of the Lok Sabha?
Ans:Meenakshi Lekhi
72.Rewa power plant located in ?
Ans:Madhya Pradesh
73.The agreement between Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) and which US firm to initiate preparatory work on six nuclear reactors in India is expected to unleash a $ 150 billion nuclear industry?
Ans:Westinghouse
74.Ringitt is the Currency of ?
Ans:Malaysia
75.Operation Raahat was an operation of the Indian Armed Forces to evacuate Indian citizens and other foreign nationals from Which Country in 2015?
Ans:Yemen
76.Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is related to?
Ans:Hockey
77.Vinod Rai steps down from ?
Ans:IDFC Bank
78.Silent Valley National Park is located in ?
Ans:kerala
79.High court amendment bill 2016- to change names of Bombay and ?
Ans:Madras High Court
80.The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) established in ?
Ans:1989
GA Questions asked in RBI Grade ‘B’ 2016 – 04/09/2016 – Shift – II
1. Jeddah based Islamic Bank branch in India –
Ahmedabad
2. Who becomes first Indian captain to hit double hundred outside India – Virat Kohli
3. Suresh Prabhu flags off Delhi-Agartala ‘Tripura Sundari Express’.
4. A new home loan scheme dedicated to the Army and defence personnel of the nation by SBI – Shaurya Home Loan
5. Lokesh Rahul related to – Cricket
6. 111-km-long Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal railway line
7. Kotak Mahindra HQ – Mumbai
8. SAARC youth Summit 2016 – Pakistan
9. Capital of Canada – Ottawa
10. NITI Aayog inks pact with US EIA to set up portal on energy data
11. Autobiography of Sania Mirza – Ace against Odds
12. Full form of IFSC – Indian Financial System Code
13. NACH full form – National Automated Clearing House
14. Total assets of SBI after merging –
15. Kalikho pul – CM of Arunachal Pradesh
16. Mahim Bora, an Indian writer and educationist from which state – Assam
17. Srisailam Dam – Andhra Pradesh.
18. IOM – International Organization for Migration
19. Amitabh Kant – CEO, NITI Aayog
20. Ringgit currency of – Malaysia
21. Total equity capital of India Post Payment Bank – Rs 400 crore
22. Vodafone m-pesa tied up with – ICICI
23. Vembanad lake – Kerala
24. Sultan Azlan cup related to – Hockey
25. PMKVY associated with – Skill development
26. Total allocation under HIMAYAT –
27. Worst male-female ratio in Census 2011 – Haryana
28. About RBI Vision 2018
29. Masala Bond limit
30. About RBI’s Financial Stability Report
GA Questions asked in RBI Grade ‘B’ 2016 – 04/09/2016 – Shift – I
1. Maputo-captial of – Mozambique
2. Ngultrum-currency of – Bhutan
3. YES Bank HQ – Mumbai
4. NICL HQ – Kolkata
5. SIDBI HQ – Lucknow
6. Ghatampur Thermal power plant in which state –
Uttar Pradesh
7. Water metro project in which city – Kochi
8. Aadiperukku festival celebrated in which state –
Tamil Nadu
9. Keibul Lamjao National Park located in – Manipur
10. Sex ratio of 1084/1000 in which state – Kerala
11. Banks that joined SWIFT- ICICI & Axis Bank
12. Ease of Doing business by – World Bank
13. Long-distance, fully unreserved, superfast train service, for the common man – Antyodaya express
14. International Court of Justice HQ – Hague
15. Amount allocated to Kaushal Vikas Yojana – Rs 12000 crore
16. Maitree is a joint exercise between India and Thailand
17. Desert Eagle is a joint exercise between India and UAE
18. Head of Committee on change of financial year –
Shankar Acharya
19. Head of committee on doubling farmers income by 2022 – Ashok Dalwai
20. Head of committee on regulatory issues regarding financial technology and digital banking – Sudarshan Sen
21. Head of committee on alternatives of pellet guns –
TVSN Prasad
22. Rewa Thermal Power plant located in – Madhya Pradesh
23. Operation Sankat Mochan – Sudan
24. Reverse Repo operations are for – Absorbing liquidity in the market
25. In NTDL – D stands for Demand
26. SBI privilege loan caters to – Government employees
27. Bradbourne stadium location – Mumbai
28. Theme of World Hepatitis day 2016 – ELIMINATION
29. Green Rail corridor – Tamil Nadu
30. Green Highway mission launched by Nitish Gadkari in
New Delhi
31. Constituency of SS Ahluwalia – Darjeeling
32. SBI life insurance is Joint venture between SBI and BNP Paribas Cardiff
33. The seventh and final member of IRNSS constellation – IRNSS-1G
34. Hopman cup is related to – Tennis
35. Atal Innovation tinkering labs – Intel India
36. Blue mormon – first state butterfly of – Maharashtra
37. 122 Constitutional Amendment Bill unanimously adopted-related to – Goods and Services Tax
38. City compost brand ambassador – Amitabh Bacchan
39. Book titled “Who moved my interest rate” – D Subbarao
40. Game not included in Tokyo Olympics 2020 –
41. Pt. Lacchu Maharaj is renowned for- Tabla
42. Indhradhanush mission – immunisation of children
43. SBI Balasena initiative taken up in which UT-
Pondicherry
44. Head of Joint Parliamentary committee on Land Aquisition bill – Ganesh Singh
45. Himayat – skill development program in J&K
46. Andy Murray related to – Tennis
47. 2016 Olympics flag bearer Indian contingent- Abhinav Bindra
48. Novascotia bank HQ – Toronto, Canada
49. Canberra capital of – Australia
50. Mahabodhi temple in – Bihar
51. Mission Bhagiratha in – Telangana
52. SAARC interior ministers meet at Islamabad
53. 2016 kabaddi world cup in – India
54. Head of committee on household savings – Tarun ramadorai
55. Man who knew infinity- film based on – Ramanujan
56. Micro finance insitutions are regulated by – RBI
57. Lakhwar Dam on yamuna river in state- Uttarakhand
58. Upper limit of inflation that can be tolerated- 6%
59. SWAYAM initiative – Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) platform
60. SMERA is a – Credit rating agency
61. Defence aircraft Y20 by – China
62. World tourism day – September 27
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2016 Summer Rio Olympics
Held During : 5th to 21st August 2016
IOC president : Thomas BachIt
It is 31st Modern Olympicss
2016 Rio Olympic cauldron was lit by : Vanderlei de Lima
Venue : Rio de Janerio(Brazil)
Brazil capital : Brasília
Brazil currency : Brazilian real
Opening cermony Stadium : Maracanã Stadium
Closing cermony Stadium : Maracanã Stadium
Official Song of Olympic Torch Relay : Life of a Traveller
Official Theme Song : Heart and Soul
Motto : A new world---rio 2016
Inspire a Generation----London 2012
One world,One drean------Beijing,2008
Theme : World Peace and Environment
Mascot : Vinicius (named after musician 'Vinicius de Moraes')
Logo : Henri Matisse's painting Dance
How many nations participating : 205
Events : 306
Sports disciplines : 41(total sports---28)
The two new sports : Golf and Rugby sevens
Total medals : 2102
Total athletes : 11544
INDIA AT OLYMPICS : 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
India’s flag bearer opening ceremony was : Abhinav Bindra
India’s flag bearer closing ceremony was : Sakshi Malik
The official sponsor of Indian contingent to the 2016 Rio Olympics : Amul
Goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent : Salman Khan, A R Rahman, Sachin Tendulkar Abhinav Bindra
Which indian won historic silver medal in women’s singles badminton : Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (gold---carolin marin)
The Indian female wrestler who won the bronze medal in the 58 kg category at the Olympic Games in Rio-----Sakshi Malik
Which state government will confer Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik with Rani Laxmi Bai Award for winning a medal in Rio Olympics : Utter pradesh
Name the Indian athlete who has qualified for the women's 3000m steeplechase final at Rio : LlitaBbar
The following created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to enter the Olympic final at the Rio Olympic Centre : Dipa karmakar
What is the total number of participants in Rio Olympics 2016 from India(including those who failed in doping test) : 124
Which Indian wrestler was ousted from the Olympics and slapped with a four-year ban for flunking a dope test after Court of Arbitration : Narsingh Yadav
First gold medal was won by - Ginny Thrasher of USA - 10-meter air rifle event.
Majlinda Kelmendi wins Kosovo's first Olympic gold medal
Highest Medals : US (121 Medals), Britain 2 nd, China 3rd
Highest individual medal in Mens : Phelps(swimming) ----6(5 gold and 1 silver)
Highest individual medal in womens: Ledecky katie(swimming) ----5(4 g, 1 s)
First time as part in the Olympics Games : Kosovo and South Sudan
Largest Olympic team of 2016 Rio Olympics is : The United States (554 athletes)
Smallest Olympic team of 2016 Rio Olympics is : Tuvalu (1 athletes)
Youngest athlete of 2016 Rio Olympics : Meet Gaurika Singh of Nepal age 13 years 255 days (Swimming)
The first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal : Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin(Taekwondo---women's 57 kg)
Country team won Mens hockey gold medal : Argentina
Country team won Mens Foot ball gold medal : Brazil
Who created a world record of 82.29m in women’s hammer throw to win gold at Rio Olympics : Anita Wlodarczyk
Who won the gold medal in men’s singles tennis category in Rio 2016 Olympic Games : AndyMurray
The Chinese table tennis champion who became the fifth male player to complete the Grand Slam by winning gold medal in Rio Olympics 2016 : Ma Long
The following became the first Brazilian to win a Gold medal at 2016 Rio Olympics : Judoka Silva
The country won the gold in first-ever Olympic Women's Rugby Sevens Championship in Rio de Janeiro : Australia
The American swimmer who set a new world record to win gold in the women's 400 metres freestyle at the Rio Olympics : Katie Ledecky
The swimmer who became the first swimmer to win four consecutive gold medals in same event : Michael Phelps
The person, after whom the mascot name is given in Rio Olympics was famous as : Musician
Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra missed a medal in the final of the men's ___m Air Rifle event at Rio Olympics : 10 m
Michel Temer is the Acting President of which country : Brazil
First transgender model to participates in opening ceremony : Lea T(Brazil)
The International Olympic Committee(IOC) has added how many new sports for the 2020 Olympics : 5 (baseball/softball, karate, skateboarding, sports climbing and surfing. )
The following country has been banned from taking part in Rio Olympics : RussiaWhich sport will mark its comeback at Rio Olympics after being dropped from the list post 1904 Summer Olympics : Golf
The first ever refugee Olympic team will participate in Rio Olympics 2016 under which flag : Olympics Flag
IOC President : Thomas Bach
IOC Headquarters : Lausanne, Switzerland
Court of Arbitration for Sport Headquarters : Lausanne, Switzerland
First Indian woman member of IOC : Nita Ambani
Indin Olympic Association Headquarters : New Delhi
Indian Olympic association president : Narayana Ramachandran
Who got The Olympic Order is the highest award of the Olympic Movement and is awarded for particularly distinguished contributions to the Olympic Movement : Narayana Ramachandran (IOC President)
