General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-17th November

Q1. In collaboration with NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India), Canara Bank became the first Public Sector Bank (PSB) in India to offer merchants the ability to accept UPI (Unified Payments Interface) payments through RuPay credit cards. Who is the MD & CEO of Canara Bank?

(a) Debashish Mukherjee
(b) Ashok Chandra
(c) Hardeep Singh Ahluwalia
(d) K Satyanarayana Raju
(e) L V Prabhakar

Q2. What is the mass of the propulsion module used in Chnadrayaan-3?

(a) 2145 kg
(b) 2245 kg
(c) 2148 kg
(d) 2543 kg
(e) 2300 kg

 Q3. The e-Sevanam portal is a single window platform that is developed to provide a single interface to access all services offered by various government departments, institutions, and organizations. Which state government owns the E-Sevanam portal?

(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Telangana
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Himachal Pradesh

Q4. What is the name of the Mobile Banking super app of Canara Bank?

(a) Canara Vi
(b) Canara We
(c) Canara Ai
(d) Canara Mi
(e) Canara Us

Q5. The new book titled “Droupadi Murmu: From Tribal Hinterlands to Raisina Hills” illustrates the challenges Murmu encountered on her path to success as India’s first president from a tribal community. The book is authored by whom?

(a) Kasturi Ray
(b) Radhika Iyengar
(c) Chetna Maroo
(d) Anita Bharat Shah
(e) T N Sheshan

Q6. The Ranjit Sagar Dam, also known as the Thein Dam, is part of a hydroelectric project constructed by the Government of Punjab on which river?

(a) Beas
(b) Sutlej
(c) Jhelum
(d) Ravi
(e) Chambal

Q7. Which state became India’s first fully e-governed state as it successfully digitized a range of government services for prompt and transparent delivery to its citizens?

(a) Karnataka
(b) Kerala
(c) Odisha
(d) West Bengal
(e) Himachal Pradesh

Q8. What capital outlay has been provided for the Railways in the Union Budget 2023-24?

(a) 1.40 lakh crore
(b) 2.40 lakh crore
(c) 3.40 lakh crore
(d) 4.40 lakh crore
(e) 5.40 lakh crore

Q9. Mahindra Singh Dhoni has become the brand ambassador of Swaraj Tractors. Which business company has a subsidiary called Swaraj Tractors?

(a) Sonalika Group
(b) TAFE
(c) New Holland
(d) Yanmar
(e) Mahindra & Mahindra

Q10. RBI governor Shaktikanta Das has deservedly received an A+ rating in the recently released Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023. Along with Shaktikanta Das, Thomas J Jordan Also got an A+ rating. Whose nation’s central bank is led by Thomas J. Jordan?

(a) Sweden
(b) New Zealand
(c) Vietnam
(d) Switzerland
(e) the Philippines

Solutions:

S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. K Satyanarayana Raju is the MD & CEO of Canara Bank.
Details:

• Canara Bank has become the first Public Sector Bank in India to introduce the facility of UPI payments to merchants through RuPay Credit Card.
• This facility is made available in the popular ‘Canara ai1’ Banking Super App of the Bank. Canara Bank is the first Public Sector Bank to introduce this Facility in association with NPCI.”
  Canara Bank Static Facts:

• Founded: 1 July 1906
• Headquarters: Bengaluru
• CEO: K Satyanarayana Raju
• Founder: Ammembal Subba Rao Pai
• Tagline: Together We Can

S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. The mass of the propulsion module used in Chandrayaan-3 is 2148 kg.

S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. The e-Sevanam portal belongs to Kerala state.
Details:

• E-Sevanam portal is a single window platform that is developed to provide a single interface to access all services offered by various government departments, institutions and organisations.
  Kerala Static Facts:

• Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
• Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan
• Governor: Arif Mohammad Khan
• National Parks: Eravikulam National Park, Silent Valley National Park, Anamudi Shola National Park, Pampadum Shola National Park, Mathikettan Shola National Park
• Folk Dance: Kathakali, Mohiniyattam

S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. “Canara Ai” is the Mobile Banking Super App of Canara Bank.
Canara Bank Static Facts:

• Founded: 1 July 1906
• Headquarters: Bengaluru
• CEO: K Satyanarayana Raju
• Founder: Ammembal Subba Rao Pai
• Tagline: Together We Can

S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. Kasturi Ray is the author of the book titled “Droupadi Murmu: From Tribal Hinterlands to Raisina Hills”.
Details:

• The book illustrates the challenges Murmu encountered on her path to success as India’s first president from a tribal community.
  Details Related to Options:

• Anita Bharat Shah: Colours of Devotion
• Radhika Iyengar:            Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras
• Chetna Maroo: Western Lane
• N. Seshan: Through The Broken Glass: An Autobiography

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Ranjit Sagar Dam, also known as the Thein Dam, is part of a hydroelectric project constructed by the Government of Punjab on the Ravi River.

S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. Kerala state became India’s first fully e-governed state as it successfully digitized a range of government services for prompt and transparent delivery to its citizens.
Details:

• Kerala became India’s first fully e-governed state as it successfully digitized a range of government services for prompt and transparent delivery to its citizens.
• A single-window portal named e-Sevanam was launched by the state government to offer 900 government services online.

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. A capital outlay of 2.40 lakh crore has been provided for the Railways. This highest ever outlay is about 9 times the outlay made in 2013-14.

S9. Ans. (e)
Sol. Swaraj division is a tractor and farm equipment making company which is owned by Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. Thomas J Jordan is the chairperson of Swiss National Bank.
Details:

• RBI governor Shaktikanta Das has deservedly received an A+ rating in the recently released Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023.
• Along with Shaktikanta Das, Thomas J Jordan Chairperson of the Swiss National Bank, Switzerland and Nguyen Thi Hong, Governor of State Bank of Vietnam, Vietnam were rated A+.