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FIFA BASED QUESTIONS

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FIFA BASED QUESTIONS



1) 2014 FIFA World Cup was the ….. FIFA World Cup?
Ans. 20th
2) Which country hosted the FIFA World Cup 2014?
Ans. Brazil
3) The FIFA 2014 was held from __ to __?
Ans. 12th June to 13th July
4) Brazil had earlier hosted FIFA WC in which year?
Ans. 1950
5) How many countries participated in the FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. 32
6) Name the two new technologies used for the first time at a World Cup in 2014?
Ans. Goal-line technology and vanishing foam for free kicks.
7) When was the first FIFA World cup held?
Ans. 1930
8) Name the countries which have so far lifted FIFA WC since it’s starting in 1930?
Ans. Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Uruguay
9) Which was the first team to be eliminated from FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. Spain (the champions of 2010 WC)
10) Germany lifted the FIFA WC 2014 defeating which team in the finals?
Ans. Argentina (By 1-0 margin)
11) Which team became the first European team to win a World Cup in the Americas?
Ans. Germany
12) Germany’s win marked the first time that sides from the same continent had won three successive World Cups. Who were the earlier winners in 2010 and 2006?
Ans. 2010- Spain & 2006- Italy
13) Germany qualified for which tournament winning the world Cup?
Ans. 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
14) First match of FIFA 2014 was between?
Ans. Brazil and Croatia
15) Who scored the first goal of FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. Marcelo of Brazil (It was a self-goal which earned Croatia the lead in the 11th minute.) But at the end Brazil won the match 3-1 with Neymar scoring 2 goals and Oscar one.
16) Who was the referee in the opening match?
Ans. Yuichi Nishimura from Japan
17) Who was the referee in the final match?
Ans. Nicola Rizzoli from Italy
18) Total how many venues where there for FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. 12
19) Which stadium hosted the final match between Germany and Argentina?
Ans. Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
20) Which was the official match ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup?
Ans. Adidas Brazuca
21) Brazuca was manufactured in which country?
Ans. Sialkot, Pakistan
22) Which country reached their first quarterfinals since 1986 in FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. Belgium
23) Name the two first-time quarterfinalists in FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. Colombia and Costa Rica
24) Which country set a World Cup record with four consecutive semi-final appearances in FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. Germany
25) Who beacme the first player to appear in four World Cup semi-finals in FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. Miroslav Klose
26) Miroslav Klose broke whose record with 16 goals to become the highest scorer in the history of FIFA 2014?
Ans. Ronaldo
27) Which team secured third place in FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. Netherlands. The defeated Brazil 3–0 in third place play-off.
28) Germany and Argentina faced each other in how many WC finals?
Ans. Three (1986, 1990 and 2014)
29) Who was awarded the Golden Boot for scoring six goals in FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. James Rodríguez of Colombia. He was followed by Thomas Müller- 05, Lionel Messi, Neymar and Robin van Persie with 04 goals.
30) How many goals were scored in FIFA WC 2014 in total?
Ans. 171 goals by 121 different players.
31) How many self-goals were there in FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. 05
32) Which player was suspended during FIFA WC 2014 for nine international matches and banned from taking part in any footballing-related activity (including entering any stadium) for four months, following a biting incident on Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini?
Ans. Luis Suárez of Uruguay
33) Who scored the two hat-tricks of FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. Thomas Muller of Germany and Xherdan Shaqiri of Switzerland
34) Who won the Golden Ball in FIFA 2014 as best player of the tournament?
Ans. Lionel Messi of Argentina
35) Who was awarded the Golden Glove for best goal keeper?
Ans. Manuel Neuer of Germany
36) Who was given the Best Young Player award in FIFA WC 2014?
Ans. Paul Pogba of France
37) Which team won FIFA Fair Play Trophy?
Ans. Colombia
38) Which country will host the next FIFA WC in 2018?
Ans. Russia

LIST OF COUNTRIES AND CAPITALS

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​Here is a comprehensive list of all 195 independent countries in the world along with their capital cities, organized alphabetically:​

List of Countries and Their Capitals

A

  • Afghanistan – Kabul
  • Albania – Tirana
  • Algeria – Algiers
  • Andorra – Andorra la Vella
  • Angola – Luanda
  • Antigua and Barbuda – Saint John’s
  • Argentina – Buenos Aires
  • Armenia – Yerevan
  • Australia – Canberra
  • Austria – Vienna
  • Azerbaijan – Baku

B

  • Bahamas – Nassau
  • Bahrain – Manama
  • Bangladesh – Dhaka
  • Barbados – Bridgetown
  • Belarus – Minsk
  • Belgium – Brussels
  • Belize – Belmopan
  • Benin – Porto-Novo
  • Bhutan – Thimphu
  • Bolivia – Sucre (constitutional), La Paz (seat of government)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sarajevo
  • Botswana – Gaborone
  • Brazil – Brasília
  • Brunei – Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Bulgaria – Sofia
  • Burkina Faso – Ouagadougou
  • Burundi – Gitega​

C

  • Cabo Verde – Praia
  • Cambodia – Phnom Penh
  • Cameroon – Yaoundé
  • Canada – Ottawa
  • Central African Republic – Bangui
  • Chad – N’Djamena
  • Chile – Santiago
  • China – Beijing
  • Colombia – Bogotá
  • Comoros – Moroni
  • Congo (Democratic Republic) – Kinshasa
  • Congo (Republic) – Brazzaville
  • Costa Rica – San José
  • Croatia – Zagreb
  • Cuba – Havana
  • Cyprus – Nicosia
  • Czech Republic – Prague​

D

  • Denmark – Copenhagen
  • Djibouti – Djibouti
  • Dominica – Roseau
  • Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo​

E

  • Ecuador – Quito
  • Egypt – Cairo
  • El Salvador – San Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea – Malabo
  • Eritrea – Asmara
  • Estonia – Tallinn
  • Eswatini – Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (royal and legislative)
  • Ethiopia – Addis Ababa​

F

  • Fiji – Suva
  • Finland – Helsinki
  • France – Paris​

G

  • Gabon – Libreville
  • Gambia – Banjul
  • Georgia – Tbilisi
  • Germany – Berlin
  • Ghana – Accra
  • Greece – Athens
  • Grenada – St. George’s
  • Guatemala – Guatemala City
  • Guinea – Conakry
  • Guinea-Bissau – Bissau
  • Guyana – Georgetown​

H

  • Haiti – Port-au-Prince
  • Honduras – Tegucigalpa
  • Hungary – Budapest

I

  • Iceland – Reykjavík
  • India – New Delhi
  • Indonesia – Jakarta
  • Iran – Tehran
  • Iraq – Baghdad
  • Ireland – Dublin
  • Israel – Jerusalem
  • Italy – Rome​

J

  • Jamaica – Kingston
  • Japan – Tokyo
  • Jordan – Amman​

K

  • Kazakhstan – Astana
  • Kenya – Nairobi
  • Kiribati – South Tarawa
  • Korea (North) – Pyongyang
  • Korea (South) – Seoul
  • Kosovo – Pristina
  • Kuwait – Kuwait City
  • Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek​

L

  • Laos – Vientiane
  • Latvia – Riga
  • Lebanon – Beirut
  • Lesotho – Maseru
  • Liberia – Monrovia
  • Libya – Tripoli
  • Liechtenstein – Vaduz
  • Lithuania – Vilnius
  • Luxembourg – Luxembourg​

M

  • Madagascar – Antananarivo
  • Malawi – Lilongwe
  • Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur (official), Putrajaya (administrative)
  • Maldives – Malé
  • Mali – Bamako
  • Malta – Valletta
  • Marshall Islands – Majuro
  • Mauritania – Nouakchott
  • Mauritius – Port Louis
  • Mexico – Mexico City
  • Micronesia – Palikir
  • Moldova – Chișinău
  • Monaco – Monaco
  • Mongolia – Ulaanbaatar
  • Montenegro – Podgorica
  • Morocco – Rabat
  • Mozambique – Maputo

N

  • Namibia – Windhoek
  • Nauru – No official capital; government offices in Yaren District
  • Nepal – Kathmandu
  • Netherlands – Amsterdam (official), The Hague (seat of government)
  • New Zealand – Wellington
  • Nicaragua – Managua
  • Niger – Niamey
  • Nigeria – Abuja
  • North Macedonia – Skopje
  • Norway – Oslo

O

  • Oman – Muscat

P

  • Pakistan – Islamabad
  • Palau – Ngerulmud
  • Palestine – East Jerusalem (proclaimed), Ramallah (administrative)
  • Panama – Panama City
  • Papua New Guinea – Port Moresby
  • Paraguay – Asunción
  • Peru – Lima
  • Philippines – Manila
  • Poland – Warsaw
  • Portugal – Lisbon

Q

  • Qatar – Doha

R

  • Romania – Bucharest
  • Russia – Moscow
  • Rwanda – Kigali

S

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis – Basseterre
  • Saint Lucia – Castries
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Kingstown
  • Samoa – Apia
  • San Marino – San Marino
  • São Tomé and Príncipe – São Tomé
  • Saudi Arabia – Riyadh
  • Senegal – Dakar
  • Serbia – Belgrade
  • Seychelles – Victoria
  • Sierra Leone – Freetown
  • Singapore – Singapore
  • Slovakia – Bratislava
  • Slovenia – Ljubljana
  • Solomon Islands – Honiara
  • Somalia – Mogadishu
  • South Africa – Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)
  • South Sudan – Juba
  • Spain – Madrid
  • Sri Lanka – Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative), Colombo (executive & judicial)
  • Sudan – Khartoum
  • Suriname – Paramaribo
  • Sweden – Stockholm
  • Switzerland – Bern
  • Syria – Damascus

T

  • Taiwan – Taipei
  • Tajikistan – Dushanbe
  • Tanzania – Dodoma
  • Thailand – Bangkok
  • Timor-Leste – Dili
  • Togo – Lomé
  • Tonga – Nukuʻalofa
  • Trinidad and Tobago – Port of Spain
  • Tunisia – Tunis
  • Turkey – Ankara
  • Turkmenistan – Ashgabat
  • Tuvalu – Funafuti

U

  • Uganda – Kampala
  • Ukraine – Kyiv
  • United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi
  • United Kingdom – London
  • United States – Washington, D.C.
  • Uruguay – Montevideo
  • Uzbekistan – Tashkent

V

  • Vanuatu – Port Vila
  • Vatican City – Vatican City
  • Venezuela – Caracas
  • Vietnam – Hanoi

Y

  • Yemen – Sana’a (official), Aden (temporary seat)

Z

  • Zambia – Lusaka
  • Zimbabwe – Harare

Important information on Nationalised Banks

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****Important information on Nationalised Banks****
1.The oldest Joint Stock Bank of India –Allahabad Bank
2. The bank founded by Freedom Fighter Dr. Bhogaraju
Pattabhi Sitaramayya –Andhra Bank
3. First bank to open a branch outside India — Bank of India,
London, 1946
4. The first bank to be given an ISO 9002 certificate for one of
its branches –Canara Bank
5. The Postal Dept has issued a commemorative stamp in the
name of this bank celebrating 100 years in 2011 –Central
Bank of India
6. First Indian Bank to be wholly owned by Indians–Central
Bank of India
7. The bank formed on the efforts of Lala Lajpat Rai –Punjab
National Bank
8. The only merger of nationalised banks took place between —
Punjab National Bank and New Bank of India in 1993
9. The bank whose brand equity is “Pygmy Deposit Scheme” —
Syndicate Bank
10. The bank which was conceived by Shri GD Birla –UCO
Bank
11. The bank which was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in
1919 — Union Bank of India
12. The largest among nationalised banks –Punjab National
Bank

13. The bank established in the year 1913 as Bank of Mysore

Ltd. at the instance of the banking committee headed by the
great Engineer-Statesman, Late Dr. Sir M.Visvesvaraya —
State Bank of Mysore

Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)

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RAW
RAW

Research and Analysis Wing (RAW or R&AW) is the primary external intelligence agency of the Republic of India. It was formed in September 1968 under the helmsman-ship of its first Director, Rameshwar Nath Kao. Its creation was necessitated post the Sino-Indian War 1962 and Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 which posed various gaps in intelligence gathering undertaken by Intelligence Bureau. This convinced the Government of India that a specialised, independent agency was required for competent external intelligence gathering.

The primary function of R&AW is collection of external intelligence and counter-terrorism. In addition, it is responsible for obtaining and analysing information about foreign governments, corporations and persons to advise Indian policymakers. R&AW is an effective and one of the primary instrument of India’s national power. It is also involved in the security of India’s nuclear programme.

Headquartered in New Delhi, R&AW’s current chief is Alok Joshi a 1976-batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

India has a number of intelligence agencies of which the best known are the Research and Analysis Wing, India’s external intelligence agency and the Intelligence Bureau are the domestic intelligence agency.

The objectives of RAW include:

  • To monitor the political and military developments in adjoining countries, which have direct bearing on India’s national security and in the formulation of its foreign policy.
  • To seek the control and limitation of the supply of military hardware to Pakistan, mostly from European countries, the USA and China.

The head of R&AW is designated “Secretary (Research)” in the Cabinet Secretariat. The “Secretary (Research)”, although is under direct command of Prime Minister, reports on an administrative basis to the Cabinet Secretary, who reports to the Prime Minister. However, on a daily basis the “Secretary (Research)” reports to the National Security Advisor. Reporting to the Secretary (Research) are: Two Special Secretaries and one Special Director of the (ARC), the Aviation Research Centre; Four Additional Secretaries, responsible for different geographical regions

The primary mission of R&AW includes aggressive intelligence collection via espionage, psychological warfare, subversion, sabotage and assassinations. R&AW maintains active collaboration with other secret services in various countries. Its contacts with FSB of Russia, NDS, the Afghan agency, Israel’s Mossad, the CIA and MI6 have been well-known, a common interest being Pakistan’s nuclear programme. R&AW has been active in obtaining information and operating through third countries like Afghanistan, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Myanmar and Singapore.

A combination of military, academicians, bureaucrats and policemen was a fine start for RAW which modelled itself on the lines of CIA. Though the RAW is primarily intended for collecting intelligence beyond India’s national borders, it has over time come to have a strong presence in all fields of intelligence gathering.

Banking Quiz

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SBI Clerk – Banking Quiz


1. _____________are the beneficiaries of the “Reverse Mortgage Scheme”.
(a) Government employees 
(b) Senior citizens
(c) Unemployed persons 
(d) Persons of BPL category
Ans: (b) Senior citizens

2. RBI was nationalized in the year
(a) 1949
(b) 1952 
(c) 1955 
(d) 1964


Ans: (a) 1949

3. Which of the following is/are associated with the fiscal policy?
1. Marginal Standing Facility
2. Devaluation of Currency
3. Market Stabilization Scheme
(a) 1 & 2
(b) Only 3
(c) 2 & 3
(d) Only 2
Ans: (d) Only 2

4. When was Liberalized Exchange Rate Management System (LERMS) started in India?
(a)1990
(b)1996
(c)1992
(d)1998
Ans:(c)1992

5. National income of India is estimated by
(a) NCAER
(b) Ministry of Statistics
(c) Central Statistical Office
(d) Ministry of Finance
Ans: (c) Central Statistical Office

6. What is understood by Fiduciary Issue of currency?
(a) The issue of currency notes without keeping gold or silver as deposit
(b) The issue of currency notes keeping gold or silver as deposit
(c) The issue of currency notes with partial gold or silver deposits
(d) The issue of currency notes with comparative gold or silver deposits
Ans: (a) The issue of currency notes without keeping gold or silver as deposit

7. _____________is the percentage of total deposits of a bank which it has to keep with itself in the form of liquid assets.
(a) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
(b) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
(c) Statutory Reserve Ratio
(d) Cash Ratio
Ans: (a) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)

8. The exchange rate in India is dependent upon:
1. Government policy
2. Demand-supply forces
3. Monetary policy objectives
(a) Only 2 (b) 2 & 3 (c) 1 & 2 (d) 1, 2 & 3
Ans: (a) Only 2

9. Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation (CBLO) is a/an ________.
(a) Money Market Instrument
(b) Instrument of Monetary Policy
(c) Type of Risk Cover
(d) Stock Market Instrument
Ans: (a) Money Market Instrument

10. Often, we read in newspapers that the RBI has changed the Repo rate and the Reverse Repo rate by a few basis points. What is a basis point?
(a) Ten % of one hundredth point
(b) One hundredth of 1%
(c) One tenth of 1%
(d) Ten % of 100
Ans: (b) One hundredth of 1%

11. Banks generally don’t pay interest on money deposited in which of the following accounts?
(a) Savings account
(b) Current account
(c) Fixed deposit account
(d) None of these
Ans: (b) Current account

12. ‘Fiat Money’ is defined as the money which is
(a) Accepted internationally
(b) Accepted temporarily in lieu of gold
(c) Issued by keeping gold or silver as deposit
(d) Decreed as money by the government
Ans: (d) Decreed as money by the government

13. Demand-pull inflation can be caused by which of the following?
(a) A decline in consumption expenditure
(b) A sharp increase in lending rates
(c) A steep decline in income tax
(d) An increase in direct taxation
Ans: (c) A steep decline in income tax

14. For obtaining which among the following does a customer not require a bank account?
(a) A loan
(b) A cheque
(c) A banker’s draft
(d) A credit card
Ans: (c) A banker’s draft

15. RBI isn’t expected to perform the role of
(a) Acting as a clearing house
(b) Working as a banker to the government
(c) Managing forex
(d) Accepting deposits from general public
Ans: (d) Accepting deposits from general public
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