General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-22nd December

Q1. India’s Al Supercomputer ‘AIRAWAT’ has been ranked 75th in the world at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC 2023) in Germany. Where has it been installed?

(a) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay
(b) Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
(c) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai
(d) Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune
(e) National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy

Q2. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the World 100m champion, was named Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year. Which country is she from?

(a) Australia
(b) Great Britain
(c) United States
(d) Canada
(e) Jamaica

Q3. Which classic book was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape in Papua New Guinea?

(a) Thirukkural
(b) Upanishads
(c) Vedanta Sutra
(d) Arthashastra
(e) Thalaveli

Q4. Which organization launched ‘Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET)’ to improve pandemic disease preparedness?

(a) World Health Organization (WHO)
(b) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
(c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(d) Red Cross
(e) Greenpeace

Q5. The Ministry of Textiles has approved the Startup Guidelines for Technical Textiles – Grant for Research and Entrepreneurship across Aspiring Innovators in Technical Textiles (GREAT), providing a grant-in-aid of up to how much amount for a period of up to 18 months?

(a) INR 20 Lakhs
(b) INR 30 Lakhs
(c) INR 40 Lakhs
(d) INR 50 Lakhs
(e) INR 60 Lakhs

Q6. Recently, India has signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Authorized Economic Operators with which two countries?

 (a) United States and Canada
(b) UAE and Australia
(c) Australia and New Zealand
(d) France and Germany
(e) United Kingdom and Russia

Q7. Infosys signed a $454 million deal with Danske Bank for digital transformation. In which country is Danske Bank based?

(a) India
(b) United States
(c) Denmark
(d) Sweden
(e) Norway

Q8. India was ranked 127th in the Global Gender Gap Index 2023. It is released by which organization?

(a) United Nations
(b) World Bank
(c) World Economic Forum
(d) UNESCO
(e) International Monetary Fund

Q9. Which is the best institute in India in the Agriculture & Allied Sectors as per the NIRF Ranking 2023?

(a) Punjab Agricultural University (PAU)
(b) Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
(c) ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
(d) Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)
(e) University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Q10. Which of the following is not correctly Matched?

(a) Shri Amit Shah- Minister of Home Affairs
(b) Arjun Ram Meghwal-Law Minister
(c) Kiren Rijiju -Minister of Earth Sciences
(d) Ramesh Pokhriyal- Education Minister
(e) Shri G. Kishan Reddy-Minister of Tourism

Solutions

S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. The AI Supercomputer ‘AIRAWAT’, installed at C-DAC, Pune has been ranked 75th in the world.
Details:

• It was declared so in the 61st edition of the Top 500 Global Supercomputing List at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC 2023) in Germany.
• It puts India on top of AI Supercomputing nations worldwide.
• The system is installed under the National Program on AI by the Government of India.

S2. Ans. (e)
Sol. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce OD is a Jamaican track and field sprinter competing in the 60 meters, 100 m, and 200 m. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time.

S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape released the Tamil classic ‘Thirukkural‘ in the Tok Pisin language to bring Indian thought and culture closer to the people of this southwestern Pacific nation.

S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. The new Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats Initiative, or PRET is Launched by the World Health Organization (WHO).

 S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. The Ministry of Textiles has approved the Startup Guidelines for Technical Textiles – Grant for Research and Entrepreneurship across Aspiring Innovators in Technical Textiles (GREAT) providing grant-in-aid up to INR 50 Lakhs for up to 18 months.

S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. India has signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Authorized Economic Operators with UAE and Australia.

S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. Headquartered in Denmark, Danske Bank provides banking services to personal and business customers, as well as large corporate and institutional customers.
Details:

• Infosys has bagged a digital transformation deal with Nordic-based Danske Bank valued at $454 million for five years.

S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. 17th edition of the Global Gender Gap Report 2023 has been released by the World Economic Forum.

S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) released the ranking of Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) which participated in the ranking exercise. Among the 40 ranked institutions, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, popularly known as the Pusa Institute, has topped the NIRF ranking for the year 2023 under the category of agriculture and allied sectors. A total of 152 institutions participated in the category.

S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. Dharmendra Pradhan is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Education and Minister.