GA Topper Series: 8th June 2022 Quiz |

GA Topper Series: 8th June 2022 Quiz: Hello Students, all those students who have cleared their prelims exams in the banking sector must be prepared with every topic in the General Awareness Section for the mains examinations. Bankersadda team has brought you up a new series in which we will come up with 10 questions with the correct answer and the detailed solution to the question.

Q1. Recently “Biotech Startup Expo” 2022 was organized by the Department of Biotechnology, at which place?

(a) Chennai

(b) Hyderabad

(d) Mumbai

Q2. What is the name of the eBook launched by the Income Tax Department?

(a) Aatmnirbhar

(b)Pratidhwani

(d) none of these

Q3. Who is the first-ever Railway officer to complete the IRONMAN triathlon?

(a)Amit Ballani

(b) Shreya Hosur

(d) Zulfiquar Hasan

Q4. Which department/ ministry launched Geospatial Self Certification Portal?

(a) Ministry of education

(b) Department of Science and Technology

(d) Department of health and family welfare

Q5. Which of the following is not a UN language?

(a) Chinese

(b) Arabic

(d) Hindi

Q6. Which organization started the campaign Ghar Ke Upar Solar Is Super?

(a) National Solar Energy Federation of India

(b) Bureau of energy efficiency

(d) All of the above

Q7. Recently Prime Minister Modi launched a LiFE movement. What is the full form of LiFE?

(a) Lifestyle for the Environment

(b) Live for the Environment

(d) none of these

Q8. Which organization has initiated BALTOPS naval Exercise?

(a) BRICS

(b) SCO

(d) APEC

Q9. Where was the world’s 1st population estimation of Fishing Cat was undertaken?

(a) Ganga River

(b) Chilka lake

(d) Son river

Q10. Which ministry has launched the Clean and Green campaign?

(a) Ministry of Rural development

(b) Ministry of Environment

(d) Ministry of Jalshakti

Solutions

Ans.1.(c)

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Biotech Startup Expo – 2022 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on 9th June. The Biotech Startup Expo – 2022 is a two-day event being held on the 9th and 10th of June. It is being organized by the Department of Biotechnology and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC). It is being held to mark the completion of ten years of setting up of BIRAC. The theme of the Expo is ‘Biotech Startup Innovations: Towards AatmaNirbhar Bharat’.

Ans.2.(b)

The e-book “Pratidhwani” showcases policy initiatives and changes in the Income Tax Department and the growth of the nation through the lens of the Department’s outreach programs during the period 2000 to 2022

Ans.3(b)

Shreyas Hosur, Dy. FA&CAO © from South Western Railway has made Indian Railways proud by becoming the first-ever Railway officer and also the first-ever officer from the non-uniformed Civil Services to complete the grueling ‘IRONMAN’ Triathlon.

Zulfiquar Hasan appointed as the New DG of BCAS

Ans.4.(b)

Department of Science and Technology (DST) launches Geospatial Self Certification Portal.

About the portal

This Portal facilitates entities engaged in map-related activities to certify themselves quickly and easily. The portal is built based on Geo-Spatial guidelines released by Govt of India in Feb 2021, which has de-regulated all aspects of mapping activities in India from survey to sales. The self-certification facility for entities in the portal is free and universal. Entities can be :

Individual or Organisation
2. Govt or Private
3. Indian or Foreign
4. Engaged in production or sales etc.

Ans.5.(d)

Why this question

United Nations(UN)’s Russian Language Day is annually observed across the globe on June 6th to create awareness about the history, culture, and development of the Russian language. The day also aims to celebrate cultural diversity and multilingualism.

There are six UN languages. French, Chinese, English, Spanish, Arabic, and Russian.

Ans.6.(a)

Pan-India Rooftop Solar Awareness Campaign titled ‘Ghar Ke Upar Solar Is Super’ by the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) is launched by the Minister of State (MoS) Bhagwanth Khuba, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) during an event at Bidar, Karnataka to urge public for installing solar rooftops

It is initiated by NSEFI with support from the German Solar Association (BSW) and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) under the Sequa KVP Programme.

Ans.7.(a)

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi launched the ‘Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE) Movement’ via video conferencing, the idea of which was introduced to him during the 26th United Nations Climate Change (UNCC) Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland in 2021. This launch resulted in the initiation of ‘LiFE Global Call for Ideas and Papers’ which invites individuals, universities, think tanks, non-profits, and others worldwide to submit behavior change solutions that can drive climate-friendly behaviors among individuals, communities, and organizations

Ans.8.(c)

NATO Holds Baltic Sea Naval Exercises with NATO Allies and Partner Nations named BALTOPS (Baltic Operations) 22

Ans.9.(b)

The world’s 1st population estimation of Fishing Cat was undertaken outside the protected area network in Chilika lake in Odisha state by the Chilika Development Authority (CDA) in collaboration with The Fishing Cat Project (TFCP)

Ans.10.(c)

On the occasion of World Environment Day, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the “Clean and Green” campaign under which the States and Union territories and Urban Local Bodies across India will participate to make India free of single-use plastic

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