General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023 -02nd June

Q1. The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, under the leadership of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, has announced a monthly incentive called the Indira Gandhi Mahila Samman Nidhi for women in the Spiti Valley. How much amount of monthly incentives will be provided to women?
(a) Rs. 5000
(b) Rs. 1500
(c) Rs. 2000
(d) Rs. 7500
(e) None of the above

Q2. Which of the small finance bank has teamed up with RuPay to introduce the Business Cashback RuPay credit card, a novel solution designed to fulfill the financial requirements of self-employed clients?
(a) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
(b) AU Small Finance Bank
(c) Suryodaya Small Finance Bank
(d) Jana Small Finance Bank
(e) None of the above

Q3. According to the Minister of Defence, Which of the Air Marshal took over as the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff?
(a) Ashutosh Dixit
(b) Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor
(c) Sujeet Dharkar
(d) Balakrishnan Manikantan
(e) None of the above

Q4. Which Indian city has become the first city in India to measure its progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
(a) Bangalore
(b) New Delhi
(c) Shimla
(d) Bhopal
(e) None of the above

Q5. The theme for World Metrology Day 2023 is Measurements supporting the global food system. To commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention in 1875, Metrology Day is celebrated on which of the day each year?
(a) 7 May
(b) 12 May
(c) 20 May
(d) 29 May
(e) None of the above

Q6. MakeMyTrip, leading travel portal announced a collaboration with which of the tech giant to bring travel planning to a wider audience through the introduction of voice-assisted booking in Indian languages?
(a) Infosys
(b) Microsoft
(c) Google
(d) HCL Tech
(e) None of the above

Q7. With an estimated cost of Rs 500 crore, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has committed to setting up a state-of-the-art ethanol plant in which Indian state?
(a) Assam
(b) West Bengal
(c) Gujarat
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(e) None of the above

Q8. Who has been honored with the Laureus Sportsman of the Year award at a ceremony held in Paris?
(a) Kylian Mbappe
(b) Neymar
(c) Cristiano Ronaldo
(d) Lionel Messi
(e) None of the above

Q9. Ayodhya as a global tourism hotspot, the Uttar Pradesh government is planning to develop a theme park ‘Ramaland’ modelled on Disneyland to narrate the story of Lord Ram. Who is the governor of Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Anandiben Patel
(b) Shiv Pratap Shukla
(c) C.P.Radhakrishnan
(d) Acharya Dev Vrat
(e) None of the above

Q10. Give the name of Indian origin who has been elected as the next President of World Bank by World Bank’s 25 member executive board.
(a) Indra Nooyi
(b) Rajesh Gopinath
(c) Shantanu Narayen
(d) Ajay Banga
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans (b)
Sol. The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, under the leadership of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, has announced a monthly incentive of Rs 1,500 for women in the Spiti Valley.

The incentive will be provided to all eligible women, including Buddhist nuns, above the age of 18 years. This initiative is called the Indira Gandhi Mahila Samman Nidhi.

S2. Ans (b)
Sol. AU Small Finance Bank has teamed up with RuPay to introduce the Business Cashback RuPay credit card, a novel solution designed to fulfill the financial requirements of self-employed clients.
The latest product is intended to provide a wide range of advantages to small enterprises. The CEO of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), Dilip Asbe, and the MD & CEO of AU Small Finance Bank, Sanjay Agarwal, were present at the card’s launch.

S3. Ans(a)
Sol. Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit took over as the Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, according to the Minister of Defence. Ashutosh Dixit, an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, was Commissioned in the fighter stream on December 6 in 1986.

Mr Dixit is a qualified flying instructor as well as an experimental test pilot, with over 3,300 hours of flying experience on fighter, trainer and transport aircraft. He participated in operations ‘Safed Sagar’ and ‘Rakshak’.

S4.Ans (d)
Sol. Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, has become the first city in India to measure its progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The city has adopted a Voluntary Local Review (VLR) process, which is a tool that helps cities to assess their progress on the SDGs and identify areas where they need to improve.

S5. Ans(c)
Sol. To commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention in 1875, Metrology Day is celebrated on 20 May each year.

The World Metrology Day project is an idea jointly by the BIPM and the OIML. The theme for World Metrology Day 2023 is Measurements supporting the global food system.

Metre Convention was an international treaty signed in Paris which established the basis for international agreement on units of measurement.

S6. Ans(b)
Sol. MakeMyTrip, leading travel portal announced a collaboration with Microsoft to bring travel planning to a wider audience through the introduction of voice-assisted booking in Indian languages.

The new technology stack incorporates Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service and Azure Cognitive Services to enable personalised travel recommendations for users based on their preferences.

S7. Ans(d)
Sol. Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced that Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has committed to setting up a state-of-the-art ethanol plant in Jeetpur Baheri, Una district. With an estimated cost of Rs 500 crore, this project aims to bolster the production of ethanol in the region and create numerous employment opportunities for local communities.

S8. Ans(d)
Sol. Lionel Messi, who led Argentina to victory in the 2022 World Cup as their captain, was honored with the Laureus Sportsman of the Year award at a ceremony held in Paris.

In addition to that, Messi accepted the World Team of the Year award on behalf of the Argentina men’s football team, who won the championship in Qatar.

S9. Ans(a)
Sol. Anandiben Patel is the governor of Uttar Pradesh.
Ayodhya as a global tourism hotspot, the Uttar Pradesh government is planning to develop a theme park ‘Ramaland’ modelled on Disneyland to narrate the story of Lord Ram.
With Ramaland, the tourism department is looking to attract children and adults alike to showcase the legendary tales from Ramayan in the template of ‘learning with entertainment’.

S10. Ans(d)
Sol. Ajay Banga, who is of Indian origin, has been officially selected as the new President of the World Bank.

The 25-member executive board of the World Bank elected Ajay Banga, who previously served as the CEO of Mastercard, to hold the position for a period of five years, starting from June 2.