29th December Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2022

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29th December Current Affairs Quiz: Here, we are providing the Current Affairs Quiz. These types of topics are important for candidates who prepare for Bank Exam 2022. In this article, we are covering the following topics Headlines:

Dharmadam
KR Gouri Amma national award
National Highways Authority of India
MSME Prerana
Respect Senior Care Rider

29th December Current Affairs Quiz

The Current Affairs section constitutes a major part of the General Awareness section in a competitive examination and plays an instrumental role. To supplement your preparation for the General Awareness Section of the upcoming exams like IBPS PO/Clerk Mains, SBI PO Mains and SEBI Grade A Prelims, we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 29th December 2022 covering the following topics Headlines: Dharmadam, KR Gouri Amma national award, National Highways Authority of India, MSME Prerana, Respect Senior Care Rider.

Q1. Recently, Dharmadam becomes the first complete library constituency in India. Dharmadam is the town of which state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Odisha
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Kerala

Q2. The UK-based economics consultancy firm Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has predicted that India will become the third-largest economy by which year?
(a) 2030
(b) 2035
(c) 2037
(d) 2040
(e) 2045

Q3. Who has been selected for the first KR Gouri Amma national award 2022?
(a) Fidel Castro
(b) Raúl Castro
(c) Aleida Guevara
(d) Oliver Stone
(e) Camilo Guevara

Q4. Which of the following companies signed an MoU with Tecnimont Private Limited to jointly evaluate and explore the possibility to develop commercial scale Green Methanol Production facility?
(a) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
(b) NHPC
(c) Coal India
(d) NTPC
(e) Indian Oil Corporation

Q5. Who among the following was appointed as the chairman of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)?
(a) Santosh Kumar Yadav
(b) C.K. Sharma
(c) Rajeev Saxena
(d) Manoj Kumar
(e) Dharmendra Kumar

Q6. RBI’s “Financial Literacy and Inclusion survey” on digital banking awareness and knowledge among the rural and urban population across the country, was based on how many parameters?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 6
(e) 10

Q7. Which bank has launched its flagship business mentoring program for MSME entrepreneurs ‘MSME Prerana’ in the state of Rajasthan?
(a) Bank of India
(b) Indian Bank
(c) Punjab National Bank
(d) Bank of Baroda
(e) State Bank of India

Q8. Stage is all set in _______ to rename two places after the state government got the approval by Union Home Ministry.
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Punjab
(e) Rajasthan

Q9. Australian Cricket Association (ACA) in a joint-statement announced that Australia’s Men’s Test Player of the Year award will now be named in honour of the late ________.
(a) Michael Bevan
(b) Andrew Symonds
(c) Jason Gillespie
(d) Colin Miller
(e) Shane Warne

Q10. Name the author of the book titled “Forks in the Road: My Days at RBI and Beyond”.
(a) D. Subbarao
(b) Y. Venugopal Reddy
(c) C Rangarajan
(d) Raghuram Rajan
(e) Urjit Patel

Q11. On the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister ________, which was marked as ‘Good Governance Day’ across the country, the Aurangabad unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named a star.
(a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(b) Inder Kumar Gujral
(c) H. D. Deve Gowda
(d) P. V. Narasimha Rao
(e) Chandra Shekhar

Q12. Which insurance company has released a unique health insurance rider called “Respect Senior Care Rider.”?
(a) Birla Sun Life Insurance
(b) Aviva Life Insurance
(c) Bharti AXA Life Insurance
(d) Aegon Life Insurance
(e) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

Q13. Who among the following has been appointed as Engineer-in-Chief of Army?
(a) Sumit Sood
(b) Dinesh Mishra
(c) Arvind Walia
(d) Vinod Singh
(e) Vipin Dixit

Q14. Which of the following will soon introduce “Bima Vahaks” in each gram panchayat?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) NITI Aayog
(c) SEBI
(d) IRDAI
(e) SBI

Q15. Power ministry, ______ ink pact to install early warning systems for power stations.
(a) DRDO
(b) ISRO
(c) BHEL
(d) ITBP
(e) BSF

Solutions

S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. Dharmadam, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s constituency has achieved the position of complete library constituency in India, the first in India.

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. The United Kingdom-based economics consultancy firm Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has predicted that India will become the third-largest economy by 2037.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Cuban social worker and human rights activist Dr. Aleida Guevara has been selected for the first KR Gouri Amma national award 2022.

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. NTPC has signed an MoU with Tecnimont Private Limited, Indian Subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont Group, Italy. Objective of MOU is to jointly evaluate and explore the possibility to develop commercial scale Green Methanol Production facility at NTPC project in India.

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Senior bureaucrats Santosh Kumar Yadav was appointed as chairman of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. The survey was based on three parameters namely, financial knowledge, attitude and behaviour. On a total score of 21, the average urban and rural scores were 11.7.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indian Bank, one of the leading public sector banks in the country, has launched its flagship business mentoring program for MSME entrepreneurs ‘MSME Prerana’ in the state of Rajasthan.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Stage is all set in Uttar Pradesh to rename two places after the state government got the approval by Union Home Ministry.

S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. Boxing Day Test between Australia and South Africa at the iconic MCG, Cricket Australia (CA) and Australian Cricket Association (ACA) in a joint-statement announced that Australia’s Men’s Test Player of the Year award will now be named in honour of the late Shane Warne.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. C Rangarajan authored a book titled “Forks in the Road: My Days at RBI and Beyond”. It was published by the Penguin Business (Penguin Group). The book is the memoir of Dr C. Rangarajan, an Indian economist, a former Member of Parliament, and the 19th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. On the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, which was marked as ‘Good Governance Day’ across the country, the Aurangabad unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named a star after the ‘Bharat Ratna’ recipient.

S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. India’s largest private general insurer, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, released a unique health insurance rider called “Respect Senior Care Rider.”

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Lieutenant General Arvind Walia has been appointed as the next Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army. He would be succeeding Lt Gen Harpal Singh who is superannuating on December 31.

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. To enhance the insurance force in India, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) will soon introduce “Bima Vahaks” in each gram panchayat.

S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Ministry of Power on Tuesday announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for implementation of early warning system for vulnerable hydro projects/power stations.