Bank Clerk Questions

The Berlin Conference of 1884–85 was a meeting between European nations to create rules on how to peacefully divide Africa among them for colonization. The conference was convened by Portugal but led by Otto von Bismarck, chancellor of the newly united Germany. 

The 14 countries that attended included all the major European powers, as well as Russia, Turkey and the United States. The conference began with a dispute about the Congo River basin.Slavery was forbidden throughout Africa. The attendees agreed upon a principle of effective occupation by which rights over African colonies would be assessed.

Before the conference, about 80 percent of African territory was still in local hands. By 1902, European powers controlled 90 percent of Africa.

Secretion of hormones for calcium regulation in blood and bones is not a function of a bone.

The new Attorney General of the United States is William Barr from 2019.

Tax on professions cannot be levied by the union government in India.

Yellow Hats, the newest of the schools of Tibetian Buddhism, was founded by Je Tsongkhapa. He was an admirer of the Kadampa teachings.

Napa valley in California famous for wine.

According to a survey, Bengaluru has emerged as the world's most dynamic city among 20 cities. Hyderabad bagged second position.