General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023 -18th August

Q1. Who has unveiled a new online platform and mobile application called SATHI (Seed Traceability, Authentication, and Holistic Inventory) to address the issues of seed production, quality identification, and certification?

(a) Narendra Singh Tomar

(b) Santosh Gangwar

(c) Ashwini Vaishnaw

(d) Piyush Goyal

(e) None of the above

Q2. 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

Q3. 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

Q4. Who recently inaugurated the National Sickle Cell Anemia Eradication Mission (NSCAEM) 2047 to tackle the challenges posed by sickle cell disease, particularly among the tribal population in India?

(a) G. Kishan Reddy

(b) Narendra Modi

(c) Amit Shah

(d) Draupadi Murmu

(e) None of the above

Q5. The Learning Management Information System (LMIS) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) called SAKSHAM was launched by the Union Health Secretary. What is the meaning of the abbreviation of ‘M’ in SAKSHAM?

(a) Mission

(b) Model

(c) Management

(d) Meditate

(e) None of the above

Q6. Who has launched the “Meri LiFE, Mera Swachh Shehar” campaign with the aim of transforming waste into wealth, this nationwide campaign encourages cities to establish Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (RRR) Centres.

(a) Ashwini Vaishnaw

(b) Sarbananada Sonowal

(c) Hardeep Singh Puri

(d) Narendra Modi

(e) None of the above

Q7. The Indian government has established a commission of inquiry to investigate the recent series of violent incidents in Manipur. Who led the commission of inquiry?

(a) Rajendra Menon

(b) Satish Chandra Sharma

(c) Rekha Pillai

(d) Ajai Lamba

(e) None of the above

Q8. Who launched three major schemes valued at over ₹8,000 crore to improve disaster management efforts across the country?

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) Draupadi Murmu

(c) Amit Shah

(d) Rajnath Singh

(e) None of the above

Q9. Which Union Ministry has introduced a pioneering “Credit Guarantee Scheme” for the Livestock Sector aimed at revitalizing the rural economy and empowering Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)?

(a) Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

(b) Ministry of MSME

(c) Ministry of Cooperatives

(d) Ministry of Finance

(e) None of the above

Q10. The Swarnima Scheme is a term loan scheme introduced to provide financial assistance to women entrepreneurs from backward classes. Which of the following ministry launched the Swarnima Scheme?

(a) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

(b) Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

(c) Ministry of Finance

(d) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans (a)

Sol. The Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, has unveiled a new online platform and mobile application called SATHI (Seed Traceability, Authentication, and Holistic Inventory) to address the issues of seed production, quality identification, and certification.

The platform has been developed under the Uttam Beej – Samriddh Kisan scheme.

S2. 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.

S3. Ans (c)

Sol. The government implemented changes to the pricing model of domestic natural gas by 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.

S4.Ans (b)

Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the National Sickle Cell Anemia Eradication Mission(NSCAEM) 2047 in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh.

The mission aims to tackle the challenges posed by sickle cell disease, particularly among the tribal population in India.

S5. Ans(c)

Sol. The Learning Management Information System (LMIS) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) called SAKSHAM (Stimulating Advanced Knowledge for Sustainable Health Management) was launched by the Union Health Secretary.

SAKSHAM is an integrated and specialized online learning platform aimed at providing medical education and training to all healthcare professionals in India.

S6. Ans(c)

Sol. The “Meri LiFE, Mera Swachh Shehar” campaign, launched by Union Minister Shri Hardeep S. Puri on 15th May 2023, has gained significant momentum across urban India. With the aim of transforming waste into wealth, this nationwide campaign encourages cities to establish Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (RRR) Centres.

S7. Ans(d)

Sol. The Indian government has established a commission of inquiry, led by former Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, Ajai Lamba, to investigate the recent series of violent incidents in Manipur.

S8. Ans(c)

Sol. Disaster Management was boosted with Amit Shah’s unveiling of ₹8,000 crore schemes.

Union home minister Amit Shah conducted a meeting with disaster management ministers from states and union territories to discuss disaster risk reduction and strengthen the country’s disaster management system.

While presiding over the meeting, Shah announced three major schemes valued at over ₹8,000 crore to improve disaster management efforts across the country.

S9. Ans(a)

Sol. The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has launched the first ever “Credit Guarantee Scheme” under Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund to facilitate collateral-free credit for MSMEs in the livestock sector.

S10. Ans(d)

Sol. The Swarnima Scheme is a term loan scheme introduced by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to provide financial assistance to women entrepreneurs from backward classes.

The scheme facilitates access to loans of up to ₹2,00,000/- at an interest rate of 5% per annum.