GK Express of 07/02/2025

Geography Coach:
1. Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?
Answer: Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir is the largest freshwater lake in India.

2. Which river is known as the ‘Sorrow of Bihar’?
Answer: The Kosi River is called the "Sorrow of Bihar" due to frequent floods.

3. What is the Tropic of Cancer, and does it pass through India?
Answer: The Tropic of Cancer is an imaginary latitude line at 23.5°N. Yes, it passes through 8 Indian states (Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram).

4. What is the largest desert in the world?
Answer: The Antarctic Desert is the largest, followed by the Sahara Desert in Africa.


Banking Coach:

1. What is the full form of NEFT?
Answer: National Electronic Funds Transfer, a system for transferring money electronically.

2. What is a repo rate?
Answer: The repo rate is the interest rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks.

3. Which bank is the largest public sector bank in India?

Answer: State Bank of India (SBI) is the largest public sector bank in India.

4. What is the full form of IFSC in banking?
Answer: Indian Financial System Code, a unique 11-character code for identifying bank branches in electronic transactions.

5. What is the purpose of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)?


Answer: The PMJDY scheme aims to provide banking services to all citizens, especially the poor, by opening zero-balance accounts.


International Relations Coach:

1. Which two countries signed the Shimla Agreement in 1972?
Answer: India and Pakistan signed the Shimla Agreement after the 1971 Indo-Pak War, agreeing to peaceful conflict resolution.

2. What is India’s foreign policy principle based on?
Answer: India follows Non-Alignment (NAM) and Panchsheel Principles, promoting peaceful coexistence and sovereignty.

3. Which countries are part of the BRICS group?


Answer: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are part of BRICS, focusing on economic cooperation.

Note: Egypt, Ethopia, Iran and United Arab Emirates also joined BRICS recently.

4. What is India’s role in the United Nations (UN)?
Answer: India is a founding member of the UN and contributes to peacekeeping missions but is not a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

5. What is the QUAD grouping?
Answer: QUAD (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) is a strategic alliance between India, the USA, Japan, and Australia to promote security and trade in the Indo-Pacific region.



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