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Question 51

RBI Grade B Officer 2022• General Awareness• General Awareness

Financial Stability Board was formed under which international forum?

  1. AOption (a)

    G8

  2. BOption (b)

    G20

  3. COption (c)

    BRICS Bank

  4. DOption (d)

    ADB

  5. EOption (e)

    IMF

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Answer: (b)B.

G20

Why this answer is correct

The FSB is established as a not–for-profit association under Swiss law and is hosted by the BIS under a five-year renewable service agreement. The FSB's creation came after the G20 Summit in London in April 2009. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, the board includes all G20 major economies. The organisation structure of the FSB consists of the Plenary, Steering Committee, Standing Committees, Working Groups, Regional Consultative Groups, Chair and the Secretariat.

Question 52

RBI Grade B Officer 2022• General Awareness• General Awareness

Which of the following is not included in the types of Capital Expenditure of government?

  1. AOption (a)

    Loans to States & Union Territories

  2. BOption (b)

    Loans to Public Enterprises

  3. COption (c)

    Loans to Foreign Governments

  4. DOption (d)

    Acquisition of valuables

  5. EOption (e)

    Borrowings from foregin countries

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Answer: (e)E.

Borrowings from foregin countries

Why this answer is correct

Types of Capital Expenditure government are -: ● Loans to States & Union Territories ● Loans to Public Enterprises ● Loans to Foreign Governments ● Acquisition of valuables

Question 53

RBI Grade B Officer 2022• General Awareness• General Awareness

Consider the following about Regional Rural Bank Ownership structure. I. It is sponsored, regional based rural lending institutions under Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976. II. They are jointly owned by the Central Government, concerned State Government and Sponsor Banks with the issued capital shared in the proportion of 50%, 15% and 35% respectively. III. RRBs are required to provide 75% of their total credit as priority sector lending(PSL). Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. AOption (a)

    Only I

  2. BOption (b)

    Only II

  3. COption (c)

    Only III

  4. DOption (d)

    Both I and II

  5. EOption (e)

    All are correct

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Answer: (e)E.

All are correct

Why this answer is correct

RRBs were set up as government-sponsored, regional based rural lending institutions under Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976. They were set up on the basis of recommendations of Narasimhan Working Group. RRBs are jointly owned by Central Government, concerned State Government and Sponsor Banks with the issued capital shared in the proportion of 50%, 15% and 35% respectively. The RRBs are required to provide 75% of their total credit as priority sector lending(PSL).

Question 54

RBI Grade B Officer 2022• General Awareness• General Awareness

Which of the following companies is the second largest company in terms of market capitalization?

  1. AOption (a)

    Apple Inc

  2. BOption (b)

    Saudi Aramco

  3. COption (c)

    Google

  4. DOption (d)

    Microsoft

  5. EOption (e)

    none of the above

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Answer: (b)B.

Saudi Aramco

Why this answer is correct

All figures below are as of March 4, 2022. ● Apple Inc. ( AAPL) Revenue (TTM): $378.3 billion. ... ● Saudi Arabian Oil Co. ( 2222.SR) Revenue (TTM): $346.5 billion. ... ● Microsoft Corp. ( MSFT) ... ● Alphabet Inc. ( GOOGL) ... ● Amazon.com Inc. ( AMZN) ... ● Tesla Inc. ( TSLA) ... ● Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ( BRK.A) ... ● NVIDIA Corp. ( NVDA)

Question 55

RBI Grade B Officer 2022• General Awareness• General Awareness

Which amongst the following sectors generates the second-largest employment in India?

  1. AOption (a)

    Real Sector

  2. BOption (b)

    Pharmaceuticals

  3. COption (c)

    Iron and Steel

  4. DOption (d)

    Textile

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Answer: (d)D.

Textile

Why this answer is correct

The textile industry in India traditionally, after agriculture, is the only industry that has generated huge employment for both skilled and unskilled labour in textiles. The textile industry continues to be the second largest employment generating sector in India. It offers direct employment to over 35 million in the country.

Question 56

RBI Grade B Officer 2022• General Awareness• General Awareness

Which one is the indigenous train accident system built by Indian Railways?

  1. AOption (a)

    Kavach

  2. BOption (b)

    Raksha

  3. COption (c)

    Savdhan

  4. DOption (d)

    Suvidha

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Answer: (a)A.

Kavach

Why this answer is correct

The Kavach system was announced in the 2022 Union Budget as a part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. Around 2,000 km of rail network is planned to be brought under the indigenous system to enable safety and capacity augmentation in 2022-23. Indian Railways tested 'Kavach'-Automatic Train Protection System by making two trains move towards each other at full speed.

Question 57

RBI Grade B Officer 2022• General Awareness• General Awareness

Which state Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha gave the contract of production and supply of the National Flag?

  1. AOption (a)

    Andhra Pradesh Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha

  2. BOption (b)

    Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha

  3. COption (c)

    Kerala Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha

  4. DOption (d)

    Tamil Nadu Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Answer: (c)C.

Kerala Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha

Why this answer is correct

The Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha (KKGSS) is a manufacturing federation located in Garag village near Dharwad City in Dharwad district, Karnataka, India. It is the only unit in India that is authorised to manufacture and supply the Indian flag.

Question 58

RBI Grade B Officer 2022• General Awareness• General Awareness

In which of the following years BIMSTEC was established.

  1. AOption (a)

    1995

  2. BOption (b)

    1996

  3. COption (c)

    1997

  4. DOption (d)

    1998

  5. EOption (e)

    1999

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Correct answer

Answer: (c)C.

1997

Why this answer is correct

It was established in 6 June 1997. The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional multilateral organisation. BIMSTEC not only connects South and Southeast Asia, but also the ecologies of the Great Himalayas and the Bay of Bengal. It mainly aims to create an enabling environment for rapid economic development; accelerate social progress; and promote collaboration on matters of common interest in the region. Initially, it was formed with four Member States with the acronym ‗BIST-EC‘ (Bangladesh, India, Sri-Lanka and Thailand Economic Cooperation). It was renamed ‗BIMST-EC‘ in 1997, following the inclusion of Myanmar. With the admission of Nepal and Bhutan in 2004, the name of the grouping was changed to ‗Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation‘ (BIMSTEC).

Question 59

RBI Grade B Officer 2022• General Awareness• General Awareness

What is the percentage of total Forests cover of the global land area?

  1. AOption (a)

    25%

  2. BOption (b)

    28%

  3. COption (c)

    30%

  4. DOption (d)

    31%

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Correct answer

Answer: (d)D.

31%

Why this answer is correct

Forests cover 31 percent of the global land area. The total forest area is 4.06 billion hectares, or approximately 5 000m2 (or 50 x 100m) per person, but forests are not equally distributed around the globe.

Question 60

RBI Grade B Officer 2022• General Awareness• General Awareness

Which one of the following states of India having the sex ratio above 1000?

  1. AOption (a)

    Tamil Nadu

  2. BOption (b)

    Kerala

  3. COption (c)

    Andhra Pradesh

  4. DOption (d)

    Karnataka

  5. EOption (e)

    None of the above

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Correct answer

Answer: (b)B.

Kerala

Why this answer is correct

  1. 1 Kerala - 1084 3 Tamil Nadu - 996 4 Andhra Pradesh – 993