Below we are sharing some of the Current Affairs & Computer Awareness Questions which were asked in the exam:
Questions asked in IBPS RRB Officer Assistant 2019
1. World Tourism Day (WTD) is being observed on ___.
Ans: 27th September
- World Tourism Day (WTD) is being observed annually on 27th September to raise awareness about the importance of tourism.
- The theme of World Tourism Day 2019 is ‘Tourism and Jobs: a better future for all’.
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update:27th September 2019(1st- News)
2. Which cities hosted the biggest ever International Yoga Day event in 2019?
Ans: Ranchi in Jharkhand
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in celebrating yoga day from Ranchi in Jharkhand.
- The 2019 International Yoga Day's theme is "Yoga for Climate Action".
- The Fifth International Yoga Day is being celebrated on 21st June.
- The idea of the International Day of Yoga was first proposed by PM Modi during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 27, 2014.
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update: 21st June 2019(1st- News)
3. What is India’s rank in Global Peace Index 2019?
Ans: 141 st
- India has ranked 141st out of 163 countries on Global Peace Index 2019.
- Iceland remains the most peaceful country (since 2008) and Afghanistan the least peaceful nation (replacing Syria) in the world.
- Global Peace Index reports published by the Australian think tank Institute of Economics and Peace.
From Gradeup's Daily GK Update: 15th June 2019 (3rd-News)
4. Where is the headquarter of ADB (Asian Development Bank)?
Ans: Manila, Philippines.
- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966.
- ADB headquartered in the Ortigas Center located in the city of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines.
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update: 18th September 2019 (2nd-News)
5. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI )has launched CIC. What is I, here?
Ans: core investment companies
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted a working group to review the regulatory guidelines and supervisory framework applicable for core investment companies (CIC), as the extant framework is not adequate to handle the complex corporate governance structures that the companies have now become.
from Gradeup's Daily GK Update: 4th July 2019
6. Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve is located in _____
Ans: Chandrapur district (Maharashtra)
Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve is located in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra state in India. It is Maharashtra's oldest and largest national park. Created in 1995, the Reserve includes the Tadoba National Park and the Andhari Wildlife Sanctuary.
7. Who is the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change?
Ans: Prakash Javadekar
- Prakash Javadekar is currently serving as the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
- He was elected to the upper house Rajya Sabha as a Member of Parliament from Maharashtra in 2008, and re-elected from Madhya Pradesh in 2014.
from Gradeup's GK Tornado: Page No: 63
8. The Global Peace Index 2019 report is published by the Institute for Economics & Peace. The headquarter of the Institute for Economics & Peace is in _____.
Ans: Sydney, Australia
- Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) headquarter located in Sydney, Australia
from Gradeup's Daily GK Update: 15th June 2019 (3rd-News)
9. The book ‘The Audacity of Hope’ has been written by ____.
Ans: Barack Obama
10. Who is the chief of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?
Ans: Ajay Tyagi
- The Securities and Exchange Board of India is the Regulator for the Securities market in India owned by Government of India. It was established in 1988 and given Statutory Powers on 12 April 1992 through the SEBI Act, 1992.
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update: 20th June 2019
10. India's first specialised hydrotherapy treatment for elephants Situated on the banks of the Yamuna in ____.
Ans: Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update: 22nd June 2019
11. The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) is a multi-purpose irrigation project in ____.
Ans: Kaleshwaram, Bhoopalpally, Telangana, India.
- The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project or KLIP is a multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in Kaleshwaram, Bhoopalpally, Telangana, India.
- Currently, the world's largest multi-stage lift irrigation project, its farthest upstream influence is at the confluence of the Pranhita and Godavari rivers
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update: 22nd June 2019
12. University Grants Commission (UGC) has launched. Purpose of STRIDE _____.
Ans: boost research culture and innovation in colleges and universities
- University Grants Commission (UGC) has launched STRIDE scheme to boost research culture and innovation in colleges and universities.
- "STRIDE scheme will strengthen research culture and innovation in colleges and universities and help students and faculty to contribute towards India's developing economy with help of collaborative research."
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update: 2nd July 2019 (2nd News)
13. 2019 Ramon Magsaysay award is given from India_____.
Ans: Ravish Kumar
- 2019 Ramon Magsaysay award is given to NDTV reporter Ravish Kumar for revolutionizing effort in media.
- Ramon Magsaysay is considered a Nobel prize of Asia.
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update: 3rd August 2019(1st News)
14. Which former Indian cricketer has become the 6th Indian to be included in the ICC Hall of Fame?
Ans: Sachin Tendulkar
- Sachin Tendulkar has been included in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in July 2019.
- He became the sixth Indian to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, after Bishen Singh Bedi, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid.
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update: 19th July 2019(1st News)
15. External affairs minister S Jaishankar visited which country for ASEAN, Mekong Ganga Cooperation meetings?
Ans: Thailand.
16. The Folk dance ‘Fugdi’ is related to which state?
Ans: Maharashtra
- Fugdi is a Maharashtra and Goan folk dance performed by the women in the Konkan region during Hindu religious festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi and Vrata or towards the end of other dances like Dhalo.
17. RBI has decided to review the implementation of the MCLR framework by banks. What is the full form of MCLR?
Ans: Marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR)
- The Marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) refers to the minimum interest rate of a bank below which it cannot lend, except in some cases allowed by the RBI.
- It is an internal benchmark or reference rate for the bank. MCLR actually describes the method by which the minimum interest rate for loans is determined by a bank - on the basis of marginal cost or the additional or incremental cost of arranging one more rupee to the prospective borrower.
18 .U.K. Sinha committee to study the problems faced by____.
Ans: MSMEs
- The committee recommends for the creation of a distressed asset fund, with a corpus of ₹5,000 crore, structured to assist units in clusters where a change in the external environment, e.g. a ban on plastics or ‘dumping’ has led to a large number of MSMEs becoming a non-performing asset (NPA).
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update: 19th June 2019
19. Who was the winner Men’s singles 2019 Wimbledon Championship?
Ans: Novak Djokovic
- The 2019 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update:1st July 2019
20 According to the 2019 QS World University Ranking which university has emerged the country’s best university for the second consecutive year?
Ans: IIT Bombay
- IIT Bombay has emerged the country’s best university for the second consecutive year in the 2019 QS World University Ranking.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was named the world’s best for a record eighth consecutive year.
- Twenty-three Indian institutes feature in the sixteenth edition of the QS World University Ranking in which IIT Bombay (152), IIT Delhi (182) and Indian Institute of Science Bangalore (184) are ranked in the global top 200.
- IISc Bangalore, meanwhile, has achieved the world’s second-best score for research impact, adjusted for faculty size.
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update: 19th June 2019
21. Which of the following states is the best performer in the NITI Aayog Health Index?
Ans: Kerala
- NITI Aayog recently released its second edition of State Health Index.
- The report ‘Healthy States, Progressive India: Report on Rank of States and UTs’ has ranked in three categories — larger States, smaller States and Union Territories.
- The Index ranks the States and Union Territories based on 23 health-related indicators.
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update: 28th August 2019
22. Which team has won the 2019 UEFA Champion League title?
Ans: Liverpool Football Club
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update: 2-3rd June 2019 (16th News)
23. NASA’s will fly multiple sorties to sample and examine sites around Saturn’s icy moon?
Ans: Dragonfly mission
- The Dragonfly mission will fly multiple sorties to sample and examine sites around Saturn’s icy moon.
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update:1st July 2019
24. Who has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Uber?
Ans: Careem
- Uber to Acquire Careem to Expand the Greater Middle East Regional Opportunity Together
- Uber and Careem have reached an agreement for Uber to acquire Careem for $3.1 billion, consisting of $1.7 billion in convertible notes and $1.4 billion in cash.
25. FSSAI has issued draft regulations aiming to mandate packaged food companies to label high fat, sugar and salt contents in the front of the package itself in ___.
Ans: Red colour.
- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued draft regulations aiming to mandate packaged food companies to label high fat, sugar and salt contents in front of the package itself in red colour.
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update: 29-30th June 2019 (11th-News)
26. TRC Turf Ground is a football ground locked at ____.
Ans: Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir).
- The stadium hosts I-League 2nd Division matches and is home ground of Lonestar Kashmir and Real Kashmir.
27. ICC appointed India's First-ever Female Match Referee _____.
Ans: GS Lakshmi.
- India's GS Lakshmi has become the first-ever woman referee to be appointed on the ICC International Panel of Match Referees,
- Gandikota Sarva Lakshmi is an Indian cricket match referee and a former domestic cricket player and coach.
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update: 15th May 2019(11th News)
28. According to the new Motor Vehicles Act, In case of drunken driving a fine of up to____.
Ans: Rs 10,000.
- Imprisonment up to 6 months and/or fine up to Rs. 10000 for first offence and imprisonment up to 2 years and/or fine of Rs. 15000 for the second offence.
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update: 11-12th August 2019(1st-News)
29. In which state most of the cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome cases occurred?
Ans: Bihar
- Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) is characterized by an acute onset of fever and clinical neurological manifestation that includes mental confusion, disorientation, delirium, or coma. Apart from viral encephalitis, severe form of leptospirosis and toxoplasmosis can cause AES.
from Gradeup's Daily GK Update: 18th June 2019
30. Ram Nath Kovind was awarded the National Order of Merit by which country?
Ans: Guinea
- President Ram Nath Kovind was awarded the National Order of Merit by the President of Guinea on 3rd August 2019.
- This is the highest award Republic of Guinea by the African government.
- He was honoured for his exceptional contribution to the advancement of overall relations and development of mutual cooperation between India and Guinea.
from BYJU'S Exam Prep's Daily GK Update: 2nd August 2019 (12th New)
Computer Awareness Questions
1. Which operating system has been developed by Apple?
Ans: macOS
macOS is based on the Unix operating system and on technologies developed between 1985 and 1997 at NeXT, a company that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs created after leaving Apple in 1985.
2. The first generation computer systems used ____.
Ans: Vaccum tubes
- In electronics, a vacuum tube is a device that controls electric current flow in a high vacuum between electrodes to which an electric potential difference has been applied.
3. The octal numeral system is the base of ____.
Ans: 8 number system
The Octal numeral system is the base-8 number system and uses the digits 0 to 7. Octal numerals can be made from binary numerals by grouping consecutive binary digits into groups of three (starting from the right).
4. What is the full form of PROM?
Ans: Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM)
- Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM) is a type of read-only memory that can be modified once by a user. Standard PROM can only be programmed once because PROM chips are manufactured with a series of fuses one programmed, it remains there forever
5. FORTRAN is a programming language. Who developed FORTRAN ____.
Ans:: IBM
- FORTRAN was developed at IBM by a small team led by John Backus.
- FORTRAN derived from Formula Translating System is a general-purpose, imperative programming language that is especially suited to numeric computation and scientific computing. Originally developed by IBM in the 1950s for scientific and engineering applications.
6. COBOL language used for ____.
Ans: Business
- The US Department of Defense, in a conference, formed CODASYL (Conference on Data Systems Language) to develop a language for business data processing needs which is now known as COBOL.
7. Which of the following keys is used to delete characters to the left of the cursor?
Ans: Backspace
- Backspace is the traditional name of the key which deletes the character to the left of the cursor.
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