General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023 -03rd June

Q1. Which bank has announced its collaboration with the Swedish company Crunchfish to launch a pilot project to demonstrate offline retail payments?
(a) IDFC First Bank
(b) Canara Bank
(c) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(d) DBS Bank
(e) None of the above

Q2. The Research, Education and Training Outreach (REACHOUT) scheme is a program launched by the Indian government to promote research, education and training in the country. Which Ministry has initiated the REACHOUT scheme?
(a) Ministry of electronics and Information Technology
(b) Ministry of Earth Sciences
(c) Ministry of Education
(d) Ministry of Science and Technology
(e) None of the above

Q3. Who has inaugurated the Vande Bharat Express train service between Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in Madhya Pradesh and Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in Delhi?
(a) Ashwini Vaishnaw
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Piyush Goyal
(d) Draupadi Murmu
(e) None of the above

Q4. India emerged as the winners in both men’s and women’s categories at the 4th Asian Kho Kho Championships. In which country the 4th Asian Kho Kho Championships was held?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Thailand
(e) None of the above

Q5. Who has been appointed as India’s ambassador for She Changes Climate– a global campaign driving awareness of the crucial role of women in accelerating just climate action?
(a) Tulsi Gowda
(b) Vandana Shiva
(c) Garvita Gulhati
(d) Shreya Ghodawat
(e) None of the above

Q6. Which Indian state has announced the launch of Mukhyamantri Ekal Mahila Swarozgar Yojana in the state at the end of Women Empowerment and Safety Week?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Punjab
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Telangana
(e) None of the above

Q7. The greatest four-day culinary event in India is called Aahar 2023 has been held with the help of the Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries and APEDA. Where the Asia’s biggest International Food and Hospitality Fair ‘Aahar 2023’ was held?
(a) Jaipur
(b) Bangalore
(c) Delhi
(d) Bhopal
(e) None of the above

Q8. World Tuberculosis Day is observed on March 24th every year to raise awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease. What is the theme of World TB Day 2023?
(a) The Clock is Ticking
(b) Invest to End TB. Saves Lives
(c) Yes! We can end TB!
(d) It’s time to end TB!
(e) None of the above

Q9. On the recommendations of which of the committee the government implemented changes to the pricing model of domestic natural gas recently?
(a) B.Sivaraman committee
(b) JJ Irani committee
(c) Kirit Parikh committee
(d) Suresh Shah committee
(e) None of the above

Q10. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal presented FTP 2023, which is implemented starting from April 1, 2023, and emphasizes a shift from incentive-based approaches to remission and entitlement-based measures. What is the full form of FTP?
(a) Financial Targeted Priority
(b) Foreign Trade Policy
(c) Foreign Tourism Policy
(d) First Transaction Payment
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans (a)
Sol. IDFC First Bank has announced its collaboration with the Swedish company Crunchfish to launch a pilot project to demonstrate offline retail payments.

S2. Ans (b)
Sol. The Indian Ministry of Earth Sciences has initiated the REACHOUT Scheme to advance research, education, and training in the realm of Earth Sciences.

S3. Ans(b)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Vande Bharat Express train service between Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in Madhya Pradesh and Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in Delhi.
The train will cover a distance of 701 kilometers in 7 hours and 30 minutes and will operate on all days except Saturday. It will stop at Veerangana Laxmibai Jhansi, Gwalior, and Agra.

S4. Ans (b)
Sol. India emerged as the winners in both men’s and women’s categories at the 4th Asian Kho Kho Championships held in Tamulpur, located in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) of north-central Assam’s Baksa district.
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka shared the third place in both men’s and women’s categories.

S5. Ans(d)
Sol. Climate entrepreneur Shreya Ghodawat has been appointed as India’s ambassador for She Changes Climate– a global campaign driving awareness of the crucial role of women in accelerating just climate action.

S6. Ans(c)
Sol. Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced the launch of Mukhyamantri Ekal Mahila Swarozgar Yojana in the state at the end of Women Empowerment and Safety Week.

S7. Ans(c)
Sol. Asia’s biggest International Food and Hospitality Fair begins in Delhi.

S8. Ans(c)
Sol. The theme for this year’s World Tuberculosis Day is “Yes! We can end TB!” and it focuses on urging leaders from around the world to take action to stop the TB epidemic.

S9. Ans(c)
Sol. The government implemented changes to the pricing model of domestic natural gas in accordance with the Kirit Parikh committee’s recommendations on gas pricing.

The new pricing system will announce prices monthly and link them to 10% of the international price of the Indian crude basket.

S10. Ans(b)
Sol. The government introduced the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, which aims to increase the country’s exports to USD 2 trillion by 2030.

The new policy is different from the previous 5-year FTP announcements as it has no specific end date and will be revised as needed, according to the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Santosh Sarangi.