General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-04th November

Q1. Which institute has signed an MoU with ICICI Bank Limited to support the startup ecosystem and provide the Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC)?
(a) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi
(b) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur
(c) Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow
(d) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
(e) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay

Q2. Which company has launched the first contactless payment wearable ring in India named 7 Ring?

(a) Mastercard
(b) Visa
(c) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
(d) American Express
(e) RuPay

Q3. Air India, owned by which company, launched “Project Abhinandan” to provide passengers with a personalized and hassle-free ground experience?

(a) Tata Group
(b) Reliance Industries
(c) Adani Group
(d) Birla Group
(e) Larsen & Toubro

Q4. According to the 8th edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Countries Rankings 2023, India improved its ranking by one spot to claim the 30th rank. Which country has topped the rankings?

(a) Switzerland
(b) Canada
(c) Sweden
(d) Australia
(e) United States of America (USA)

Q5. Who has been awarded the “Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the Government of France for achievements in the field of arts as a designer and commitment to promoting Indian crafts internationally?

(a) Sabyasachi Mukherjee
(b) Rahul Mishra
(c) Manish Malhotra
(d) Anita Dongre
(e) Tarun Tahiliani

Q6. How much health insurance is provided with the digital health cards for children issued by Uttar Pradesh?

(a) Rs 5,000
(b) Rs 10,000
(c) Rs 15,000
(d) Rs 20,000
(e) Rs 25,000

Q7. According to the Landslide Atlas of India published by the Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Centre, which district in India has been ranked as the most prone to landslides?

(a) Rudraprayag
(b) Tehri Garhwal
(c) Rajouri
(d) Both (b) & (c)
(e) Both (a) & (b)

Q8. Which state in India became the first to achieve 100% electrification of its railway network by Indian Railways?

(a) Haryana
(b) Punjab
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
(e) Gujarat

Q9. Which state in India has become the first to enforce the “right to walk” by mandating the provision of footpaths and cycle tracks in all future road expansion and construction projects?

(a) Haryana
(b) Punjab
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Tamil Nadu

Q10. Under the ‘Panch Karma Sankalp’ initiative, what percentage of financial support will the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways provide for the promotion of green shipping?

(a) 30%
(b) 25%
(c) 40%
(d) 45%
(e) 50%

Solutions

S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur has signed a MoU with the ICICI Bank Limited to support the startup ecosystem and provide the Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC) IIT Kanpur.

Details

• RBI has approved ICICI Bank Limited to convert I-Process Services (India) Private Limited (I-Process) into a wholly-owned subsidiary, subject to specific conditions.
• The estimated cost of conversion is Rs 15.40 crores (subject to finalisation) ICICI Bank currently holds a 19% stake in I-Process.

S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched a RuPay ON-THE-GO(OTG)ring named as 7 Ring, the first contactless payment wearable ring that was made in India.

Details:

• The ring was unveiled in Global Fintech Fest, 2023 (GFF 2023) which was held from 5th to 7th September 2023 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• 7 Ring is designed, assembled, manufactured, and patented in India.
• The ring was made in collaboration with 7 (Seven ring Innovations Private Limited) and LivQuik Technology (India) Private Limited.

S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. Air India is owned by the Tata Group.

Details:

As part of Project Abhinandan, specially trained Service Assurance Officers (SAOs) will be stationed at 16 major airports in India to provide support and assistance to Air India guests.

S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. The list is topped by Switzerland, among 87 countries, for the second consecutive time and sixth time overall.

• Switzerland is followed by Canada at 2nd rank, and Sweden at 3rd rank.

S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. The Government of France has awarded the “Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) to the Indian Fashion Designer Rahul Mishra for his achievements in the field of arts as a designer, and his commitment to promoting Indian crafts and know-how internationally.

S6. Ans. (e)
Sol. Uttar Pradesh became the first state to issue digital health cards for children along with this, the benefit of health insurance worth Rs 25,000 is also being given to these children.

S7. Ans. (e)
Sol. Most vulnerable districts: Rudraprayag and Tehri Garhwal in Uttarakhand are the most landslide-prone districts in the country.

S8. Ans. (a)
Sol. The railway network in the state of Haryana in India was completely electrified by Indian Railways, making it the first state in the country to achieve 100% electrification of its railway network.

S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. Punjab has become the first state in India to enforce the “right to walk” by making it mandatory for road-owning agencies, including the NHAI, to provide footpaths and cycle tracks in all future expansion of roads and construction of new ones.

S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. The ‘Panch Karma Sankalp’ includes 5 major announcements which are – MoPSW to provide 30% financial support for the promotion of Green Shipping.