General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-17th April

Q1. Supreme Court forms experts committee to look into Hindenburg report on Adani Group. Who headed the experts committee?
(a) A M Sapre
(b) OP Bhatt
(c) KV Kamath
(d) Somasekhar Sundaresan
(e) None of the above

Q2. Who has launched an innovative Captive Employer initiative under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) in New Delhi?
(a) Giriraj Singh
(b) Ashwini Vaishnaw
(c) Rajeev Chandrasekhar
(d) Amit Shah
(e) None of the above

Q3. The Indian government has formed a committee to explore ways of enhancing the pension benefits of government employees under the National Pension System (NPS). Who will head the committee?
(a) Finance Minister
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Finance Secretary
(d) Chairman of PFRDA
(e) None of the above

Q4. 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

Q5. Which state has announced the launch of Mukhyamantri Ekal Mahila Swarozgar Yojana in the state at the end of Women Empowerment and Safety Week?
(a) Kerala
(b) Haryana
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) None of the above

Q6. Ram Chandra Paudel has been elected to serve as the new president of which of the following country?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Uzbekistan
(c) Male
(d) Nepal
(e) None of the above

Q7. Which Indian state becomes first state to start insurance scheme for sericulturists named “Resham Keet Bima” programme?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Goa
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) None of the above

Q8. 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

Q9. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs informed the Rajya Sabha that under the PM SVANidhi scheme, 42.7 lakh loans worth ₹5,152.37 crore have been disbursed to street vendors. In which year PM SVANidhi scheme was launched?
(a) 2020
(b) 2016
(c) 2018
(d) 2019
(e) None of the above

Q10. The Ministry of Culture in India is dedicated to promoting Indian Folk Arts and Culture abroad through various initiatives. Who is the union minister for the Ministry of Culture?
(a) Dharmendra Pradhan
(b) Smriti Irani
(c) Mansukh Mandaviya
(d) G.Kishan Reddy
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(a)
Sol. The Supreme Court ordered an experts committee to be set up, headed by a retired Supreme Court judge, AM Sapre.

S2. Ans (a)
Sol. The Union Minister for Rural Development, Shri Giriraj Singh, has launched an innovative Captive Employer initiative under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) in New Delhi.
This program aims to train rural poor youth and provide employment opportunities through 19 captive employers who will offer training in different sectors, including hospitality, textiles, retail, and telecommunications.

S3. Ans(c)
Sol. The committee will be headed by the finance secretary and consists of three other members: the secretaries of the Department of Personnel and Training, the special secretary in the Department of Expenditure, and the Chairman of the Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA).

S4.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.

S5. Ans(d)
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.

S6. Ans(d)
Sol. Ram Chandra Paudel has been elected to serve as the new president of Nepal.

S7. Ans(d)
Sol. Uttarakhand becomes India’s first state to start insurance scheme for sericulturists.

S8. 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.

S9. Ans(a)
Sol. To assist street vendors in overcoming the economic difficulties caused by the pandemic, the government launched the PM SVANidhi micro-credit scheme in 2020.

This initiative provides collateral-free loans of ₹10,000, with 7% interest subsidy, and subsequent loans of ₹20,000 and ₹50,000.

S10. Ans(d)
Sol. G.Kishan Reddy is union minister for the ministry of Culture.

The Global Engagement Scheme is one such initiative that organizes Festivals of India in other countries to showcase the country’s rich culture, including folk art, exhibitions, dance, music, theatre, film, food festivals, and yoga events.