General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023 – 05th July

Q1. Which Small Finance Bank has announced that it has been granted permission by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to act as an authorized dealer in foreign exchange?
(a) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
(b) AU Small Finance Bank
(c) Jana Small Finance Bank
(d) Suryodaya Small Finance Bank
(e) None of the above

Q2. Give the name of the Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who has been appointed as the Director-General of the Sashastra Seema Bal.
(a) Rashmi Shukla
(b) Marine Joseph
(c) Sanjukta Parashar
(d) Dr. Meera Chadha Borwankar
(e) None of the above

Q3. Give the name of a freestyle wrestler who won India’s 1st gold medal under the men’s 57kg freestyle category at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2023.
(a) Tiger Singh
(b) Rinku Singh
(c) Aman Sehrawat
(d) Jinder Mahal
(e) None of the above

Q4. India has agreed to accelerate a broader economic partnership and to boost their defence ties with which of the following country?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) France
(c) Japan
(d) Australia
(e) None of the above

Q5. The Government of India has signed with which International financing agency/institution for two complementary loans of $500 million each to support and enhance the country’s health sector development?
(a) European Union Bank
(b) IMF
(c) ADB
(d) World Bank
(e) None of the above

Q6. The 5th Jan Aushadhi Diwas is organized across India based on the theme “Jan Aushadhi – Sasti bhi Acchi bhi”. On which day India celebrates Jan Aushadhi Diwas?
(a) 18th March
(b) 7th March
(c) 24th March
(d) 14th March
(e) None of the above

Q7. Give the name of an academic of Indian origin who has been selected as one of the five co-chairs of an Association of American Universities (AAU) task force that aims to enhance research and academic collaborations among higher education institutions in the United States and India.
(a) C. Anand
(b) A Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar
(c) B.Raghu Raj Bahadur
(d) Neeli Bendapudi
(e) None of the above

Q8. Neiphiu Rio is the leader of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) who took the oath of office as the fifth Chief Minister. He took oath as CM of which Indian state?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Nagaland
(d) Sikkim
(e) None of the above

Q9. 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 Tourism Policy
(c) Foreign Trade Policy
(d) First Transaction Payment
(e) None of the above

Q10. The government e-Marketplace (GeM) held a celebration to celebrate a programme to support start-ups, women, and youth advantage through e-Transactions on GeM. What is the name of this programme?
(a) SHAKTI
(b) SIDDHI
(c) SAMADHAN
(d) SWAYATT
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(b)
Sol. AU Small Finance Bank has announced that it has been granted permission by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to act as an authorized dealer in foreign exchange.

The bank has received a license to operate as an Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD-I) under section 10 of FEMA, 1999.

S2. Ans (a)
Sol. Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Rashmi Shukla has been appointed as the Director-General of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).

S3. Ans(c)
Sol. Aman Sehrawat, a freestyle wrestler, won India’s 1st gold medal, under the men’s 57kg freestyle category, at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2023.
Aman Sehrawat won the gold medal by defeating Kyrgyzstan’s Almaz Smanbekov (9-4), who won the bronze medal in 2022.
S4. Ans (d)
Sol. Australia and India have agreed to accelerate a broader economic partnership and to boost their defence ties, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in New Delhi.

S5. Ans(d)
Sol. The Centre and the World Bank have signed two complementary loans of $500 million each to support and enhance the country’s health sector development.

S6. Ans(b)
Sol. 5th Jan Aushadhi Diwas celebrates on 7th March 2023. Department of Pharmaceuticals has planned various events in different cities starting from 1st of March 2023 to 7th March 2023 which will focus on awareness about the Jan Aushadhi Scheme.

S7. Ans(d)
Sol. Neeli Bendapudi, an academic of Indian origin, has been selected as one of the five co-chairs of an Association of American Universities (AAU) task force that aims to enhance research and academic collaborations among higher education institutions in the United States and India.

In collaboration with the Biden administration’s US-India initiative on critical and emerging technology, AAU has established a national task force that aims to expand technological and industrial cooperation between the United States and India.

S8. Ans(c)
Sol. Neiphiu Rio, the leader of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), took the oath of office as the fifth Chief Minister of Nagaland.
S9. Ans(c)
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.
S10. Ans(d)
Sol. The government e-Marketplace (GeM) held a celebration to celebrate “SWAYATT,” a programme to support start-ups, women, and youth advantage through e-Transactions on GeM, which has been a major success.