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Q:

Which 6 banking entities of India became history on 1 April 2017 as they were merged with State Bank of India ?

Answer

Five associate banks of SBI – State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Patiala (SBP) and State Bank of Travancore (SBT), besides Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) became part of the State Bank of India (SBI) on 1 April 2017. This merger catapulted SBI to among the top 50 banks in the world.


– With this six-way mega merger, the merged entity (SBI) will have a deposit base of more than Rs. 26 lakh crore and advances level of Rs. 18.50 lakh crore. It will have a total customer base of 37 crore with a branch network of around 24,000 and nearly 59,000 ATMs across the country.


– The government had in February 2017 approved the merger of these five associate banks with SBI. Later in March 2017, the Cabinet approved merger of BMB as well.


– SBI first merged State Bank of Saurashtra with itself in 2008. Two years later, State Bank of Indore was merged with it.

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Q:

Bacteria divide by

A) Binary Fission B) Spirilla
C) RNA D) Fusion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Binary Fission

Explanation:

Bacteria divided and reproduce by Binary fission. In this process, the bacterium, which is a single cell, divides into two identical daughter cells. Binary fission begins when the DNA of the bacterium divides into two replicates.

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Q:

Coagulation during water treatment is designed to remove

A) Sand and gravel B) Bad smells
C) Pathogenic microorganisms D) Particles suspended in water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Particles suspended in water

Explanation:

Coagulation is a chemical process that involves neutralization of charge. Coagulation during water treatment is designed to remove particles suspended in water.

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Q:

Group the given figures into three classes using each figure only once.

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A) 1,4,7 ; 2,6,9 ; 3,5,8 B) 1,5,7 ; 2,6,9 ; 3,4,8
C) 1,6,9 ; 2,4,7 ; 3,5,8 D) 1,4,7 ; 3,6,9 ; 2,5,8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1,4,7 ; 2,6,9 ; 3,5,8

Explanation:

3, 5, 8 have similar designs (four leaves placed close to a small circle and forming a symmetrical design at the centre of the figure).
2, 6, 9 have similar designs (three of the corners of the main figure are shaded black and there is a pattern formed around a ‘+’ sign at the centre of the figure).
1, 4, 7 have similar designs (there are four small circles at(the corners of the main figure and there is a wheel shaped element at the centre of the figure).

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Q:

Ravinder Kumar Singhal, who has successfully completed the Ironman triathlon, is from which state?

A) Karnataka B) Telangana
C) Maharashtra D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Maharashtra

Explanation:
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Q:

When was Zoroastrianism founded?

A) 4th century BCE B) 6th century BCE
C) 8th century BCE D) 10th century BCE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6th century BCE

Explanation:

Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest extant religions. It is the ancient pre-Islamic religion of Iran that survives there in isolated areas and, more prosperously, in India, where the descendants of Zoroastrian Iranian (Persian) immigrants are known as Parsis, or Parsees.

 

The Iranian prophet and religious reformer Zarathustra flourished before the 6th century BCE more widely known outside Iran as Zoroaster is traditionally regarded as the founder of the religion.

 

Zoroastrianism contains both monotheistic and dualistic features. It likely influenced the other major Western religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

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Q:

Farming in the early New England colonies was challenging because

A) unfamiliar weather and soil conditions affected cultivation B) English laws restricted which crops farmers could plant
C) English investors promoted manufacturing over farming D) foreign plants soon grew out of control in the American soil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) unfamiliar weather and soil conditions affected cultivation

Explanation:

Farming in the early New England colonies was challenging because unfamiliar weather and soil conditions affected cultivation.

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Q:

Zip files use what type of compression?

A) Lossless B) Lossy
C) Any of the above D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lossless

Explanation:

ZIP file is an archive file format that supports lossless data compression. Lossless is a fairly popular data compression method that is used in a number of different applications. Files can become corrupted when they are transferred over the internet in an uncompressed format. It enables devices to transmit or store the same amount of data in fewer bits.

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