G.K For SSC Exam

1. The West-Central Railway (WCR) zone has become the first Railway Zone in Indian Railways to eliminate all unmanned level crossings. Where is the headquarters of this zone?

 [A]Jhansi

  [B]Kanpur

 [C]Jabalpur

 [D]Kota 

Ans. West-Central Zone The West-Central Railway (WCR) zone headquartered in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh has become the first Railway Zone in Indian Railways to eliminate all unmanned level crossings.

2. Who has been selected for the prestigious 2014 US NationalHumanities Medal?

[A]Alice McMurtry

 [B]Larry Waters

 [C]Jhumpa Lahir

i [D]All of the above 

Ans. All of the above The Indian-American Pulitzer Prize winner Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri has been selected for the prestigious 2014 US National Humanities Medal. The other recepients are The Clemente Course in the Humanities, Annie Dillard, Everett L. Fly, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Fedwa Malti-Douglas, Larry McMurtry, Vicki Lynn Ruiz and Alice Waters. The medal honors an individual or organization whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding of the human experience, broadened citizens’ engagement with history and literature or helped preserve and expand Americans’ access to cultural resources.

3. Which Union Ministry launched the Smart National Common Mobility Card (NCMC), recently?

[A]Ministry of Railways

 [B]Ministry of Home Affairs

[C]Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 [D]Ministry of Urban Development 

Ans.Ministry of Urban Development The Ministry of Urban Development launched a Smart National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) model to enable seamless travel by different metros and other transportation systems across the country besides being used for shopping as well. This card meets travel needs based on stored value of money and can be used for travelling by any means of transport and also enables account based retail applications.

4.The “Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy” is associated with which sports?

[A]Cricket

 [B]Badminton

[C]Hockey

[D]Football 

Ans.Cricket The Buchi Babu Memorial Trophy has been won by Mumbai by defeating Tamil Nadu in the All India invitation cricket tournament by 6 wickets. This annual cricket tournament has been named after Mothavarapu Buchi Babu Naidu (1868–1908) who is considered as the father of South Indian cricket.

5.Which of the following banks has been declared by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D- SIBs)?

 [A]HDFC and ICICI

[B]ICICI and SBI

 [C]SBI and HDFC

 [D]PNB and SBI 

Ans. ICICIand SBI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) declared State Bank of India (SBI) and ICICI Bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D- SIBs).