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November 2018 Flashcards

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What is India’s Rank in World Bank’s Ease of doing business index for the year 2018?

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  1. In the year 2017 it was ranked 100.
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Jammu and Kashmir Governor

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Satya Pal Malik

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Information and Broadcasting

Minister

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Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

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First ever female justice of Pakistan

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Justice Tahira Safda

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Which city will host the 106th Indian Science Congress in 2019?

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Jalandhar

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National Automated Clearing House(NACH) is introduced by which organization?

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National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

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Headquarters of Allahabad Bank is located in which city?

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Kolkata

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Deputy Governor of RBI

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Mahesh Kumar Jain. Governor is Urjit Patel

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Dibru Saikhowa National Park is in which State?

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Assam

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10
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Godfather of Taliban

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Maulana Samiul Haq

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President of Cuba

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Miguel Diaz-Canel

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2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music

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Kendrick Lamar

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Who has won the ‘Most inspiring icon of the year for Social Welfare’ award by the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF)?

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Yuvraj Singh

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Who has been appointed as the Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA)?

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Pankaj Saran

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National Security Advisor of India

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Ajit Doval

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16
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In terms of Credit Cards, what is a Hot Card?

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Stolen card

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In terms of Credit Cards, what is a Hot Card?

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Stolen card

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18
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When more than one bank is allowing credit facilities to one party in coordination with each other under a formal arrangement, the arrangement is generally known as:

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Consortium

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19
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In ‘USSD’ what does ‘D’ stands for?

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Data (Unstructured Supplementary Services Data)

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When an e-Way Bill is generated, a unique e-Way Bill Number (EBN) is made available to the supplier, recipient, and the transporter. EBN consists of a total of how many digits?

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12

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21
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The Folk dance ‘Fugdi’ is related to which state?

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Goa

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22
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‘Dampa tiger reserve’ is located in which state?

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Mizoram

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23
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Dudhawa Dam is built across which of the following rivers in Chhatisgarh?

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Mahanadi

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In which of the following states is the Dimapur airport located?

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Nagaland

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25
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Tesla Chairman

A

Robyn Denholm

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26
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Who has been appointed International Kabaddi Federation Chief recently?

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Janardan Singh Gehlot

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Who has been elected as Chairman of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) for the year 2018-19 recently?

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Sunil Mehta, (Managing Director and CEO, Punjab National Bank)

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NSFR

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Net Stable Funding Ratio

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29
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Headquarter of which bank is located at Aluva, Kochi?

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Federal Bank. Its tagline is Your Perfect Banking Partner.

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Sub Prime lending” is a term applied to the loans made to

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It is a term applied to the loans made to those borrows who do not have a good credit history.

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31
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The first World Bicycle Day (WBD) is observed by United Nations (UN) on which date?

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3rd June 2018

32
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Moorti Devi Award has been given for which field?

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Literature (Annual literary award in India)

33
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Ukai Thermal power plant is located in which state?

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Gujarat

34
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What is the theme of ‘World Red Cross Day’ 2018 which is celebrated on 8th May?

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Memorable smiles from around the world

35
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Papikonda National Park is located in which state?

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Andhra Pradesh

36
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President of Maldives

A

Ibrahim Solih

37
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SIMBEX

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Singapore India Maritime Bilateral Exercise

38
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Baby Donkey

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Foal

39
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A person who collects coins

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Numismatist

40
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A person who collects stamps

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Philatelist

41
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Which of the following countries, will host the West Asia Football Federation Championship 2018?

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Iraq

42
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Who is the current Director General (DG) of Press Information Bureau (PIB)?

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Sitanshu Ranjan Kar

43
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What is the minimum amount required to open a Fixed Deposit (FD)?

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1000

44
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‘HCE’ is a technology that emulates a payment card on a mobile device using the software. What is the full form of ‘HCE’?

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Host Card Emulation

45
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The Union Cabinet has decided that Government will borne Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges on transactions up to how much amount made through debit cards, BHIM UPI or Aadhaar-enabled payment systems (AEPS) to promote digital transactions

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Rs. 2000

46
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed capping cross-holding among credit rating agencies (CRAs) at

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10%

47
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Who is Minister of Commerce and Industry currently?

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Suresh Prabhu

48
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Mouling National Park is located in which state?

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Arunachal Pradesh

49
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Kangsabati Kumari Dam is located in which state?

A

West Bengal

50
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Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport is the airport of which state?

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Uttar Pradesh (Varanasi)

51
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ISRO is going to launch GSAT-29 into space today. What’s the use of it?

A

It improves Internet based communication in Jammu Kashmir and North Eastern states.

52
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Now that Union Minister Ananth Kumar has passed away who’s gonna take care of his portfolios?

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Union Statistics Minister D V Sadananda Gowda will take charge of Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will take care of Ministry of Parliamentary affairs

53
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What is QUAD

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It is an informal group comprising of India, Japan, Australia and the US. Formed to lessen China’s dominance.

54
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Chairman of ISRO

A

Kailasavadivoo Sivan

55
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State Anthem of Karnataka

A

Naada Geethe

56
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Section 295A Indian Penal code

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Punishes a deliberate insult to religious feelings

57
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Chief Justice of Pakistan

A

Saqib Nisar

58
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IOA President

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Narinder Dhruv Batra

59
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BFI President

A

Ajay Singh

60
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AIBA(International Boxing Association) President

A

Gafur Rakhimov

61
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Who got West Bengal’s Highest Civilian Award recently

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Binapani Devi conferred with Banga Bibushan. She’s the head of Matua community.

62
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Height of world’s tallest statue ‘Statue of Unity’

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182 metres

63
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UIDAI CEO and GSTN Chairman

A

Ajay Bhushan Pandey

64
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World Bank President

A

Jim Yong Kim

65
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Point Calimere wildlife sanctuary is in

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Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu

66
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FCRA

A

Foreign Contribution Regulation Act

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VVPAT

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Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trial

68
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Governor of Goa

A

Mridula Sinha

69
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Constitution Day (India)

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Nov. 26

70
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Meghalaya Governor

A

Tathagata Roy

71
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Public Bicycle system launched by Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik called as

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Mo Cycle

72
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Nagaland CM

A

Neiphiu Rio

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Sikkim CM

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Pawan Kumar Chamling. Leader of the ruling party SDF(Sikkim Democratic Front)

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Manipur CM

A

N Biren Singh

75
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Ukraine President

A

Petro Poroshenko

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