General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-23rd December

Q1. Who has been recently appointed as the Youth Voter Awareness Ambassador for Union Territory (UT) Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)?

(a) Shaheer Sheikh
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Sonu Sood
(d) Suresh Kumar Raina
(e) Sidhant Gupta

Q2. What is the name of the veteran lyricist-screenwriter who will be felicitated with the Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival?

(a) Gulzar
(b) Javed Akhtar
(c) Prasoon Joshi
(d) Sameer Anjaan
(e) Anand Bakshi

Q3. Which term was named the Oxford University Press (OUP) Word of the Year for 2023?

(a) Dazzle
(b) Glamour
(c) Rizz
(d) Allure
(e) Enchant

Q4. What is the maximum financial assistance offered by India’s space regulator, the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), through its seed fund scheme to start-ups operating in the areas of Urban Development and Disaster Management by using space technology?

(a) Up to Rs 50 lakhs
(b) Up to Rs 75 lakhs
(c) Up to Rs 1 crore
(d) Up to Rs 1.25 crores
(e) Up to Rs 1.5 crores

Q5. Which company recently delivered the first-of-its-kind two Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) buses to Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL)?

(a) Tata Motors Limited
(b) Hyundai Motor Company
(c) Mahindra & Mahindra Limited
(d) Maruti Suzuki India
(e) Ashok Leyland Limited

Q6. Which organization initiated a pilot program for the wholesale segment, ‘Digital Rupee-Wholesale (e₹-W),’ of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the interbank call money market?

(a) State Bank of India (SBI)
(b) Bank of India (BOI)
(c) Punjab National Bank (PNB)
(d) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
(e) Union Bank of India (UBI)

Q7. With which bank has NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBP) partnered to launch its services in the Business-to-Business (B2B) category, offering value-added services such as flexible invoice presentation and complaint management?

(a) State Bank of India (SBI)
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) Punjab National Bank (PNB)
(d) Axis Bank
(e) HDFC Bank

Q8. Recently, a three-member delegation from the European Investment Bank (EIB) examined Metro rail works in Agra. How much loan is the European Investment Bank (EIB) providing for the Agra Metro Rail Project?

(a) EUR 550 million
(b) EUR 750 million
(c) USD 450 million
(d) EUR 450 million
(e) INR 450 crore

Q9. Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)?

(a) Jaya Varma Sinha
(b) Sanjay Kumar Jain
(c) Ashok Lavasa
(d) Sashidhar Jagdishan
(e) Ashok Vaswani

Q10. Recently, which district of Kerala became the first to officially designate its official tree, flower, bird, and species showcasing its rich biodiversity and natural heritage?

(a) Thiruvananthapuram
(b) Ernakulam
(c) Kasaragod
(d) Kozhikode
(e) Alappuzha

Solutions

S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. The Election Commission of India (ECI) appointed Former (Retired) Indian cricketer Suresh Kumar Raina as the Youth Voter Awareness Ambassador for Union Territory (UT) Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), to create awareness among the youngsters to participate in the electoral process for higher voter turnout.

S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. Veteran lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar will be felicitated with the Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival.
Details:
Akhtar is the co-writer of Hindi cinema classics such as “Zanjeer”, “Deewaar”, “Sholay”, “Don”, “Mr India”, etc.
The award ceremony will take place at Rukmini Auditorium in the MGM University campus of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on January 2024.

S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. The Oxford University Press (OUP) named ‘Rizz’, a colloquial noun defined as style, charm, or attractiveness; the ability to attract a romantic partner, as its word of the year for 2023.

• It is mainly used by the younger generation.
• Etymologically, the term is believed to be a shortened form of the word ‘charisma’, taken from the middle part of the word.
• The word ‘rizz’ can also be used as a verb, in phrases such as ‘to rizz up’.

S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. India’s space regulator Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) has unveiled a seed fund scheme to offer financial assistance of up to Rs 1 crore each to start-ups operating in the areas of Urban Development and Disaster Management by using space technology.
Details:
The scheme was launched in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s
National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) to provide opportunities to companies that leverage space
technology for societal benefit.
Aim: To promote space technology and provide mentorship support, training, and networking
opportunities.

S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. Tata Motors Limited delivered first-of-its-kind two Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) buses to Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL).
Details

• These were flagged off by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG); Minister of State (MoS) Rameswar Teli, MoPNG; Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Chairman, IOCL; among others.
• The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. is a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprises.
• In June 2021, Tata Motors won a tender from IOCL to supply 15 FCEV buses for testing hydrogen-based Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel-cell technology in India.
• These 12-meter buses, designed for easy boarding and seating 35 passengers, were developed at Tata Motors’ R&D (Research & Development) center in Pune, Maharashtra.

S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) initiated a pilot program for the wholesale segment namely ‘Digital Rupee-Wholesale (e₹- W)’ of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the interbank call money market. e-rupee call money pilot is the second test of wholesale CBDC, after the government securities market in November 2022.

S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBP) has partnered with Axis Bank to launch its services under the Business-to-Business (B2B) category to provide businesses value-added services like flexible invoice presentation, complaint management, Management Information System (MIS), etc.
Details:

• Axis Bank became the first BOU to enable B2B payments. NBBP’s B2B Category Payments went live for the first time on e MyJio app for Arzooo, a B2B Retail Tech platform, with Axis Bank as the Biller Operating Unit (BOU).

S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing EUR 450 million for the Agra Metro Rail Project.

S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. Sanjay Kumar Jain has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).

S10. Ans. (c)
Sol. The Kasaragod district of Kerala became the first district in India to officially designate its official tree, flower, bird, and species showcasing its rich biodiversity and natural heritage.
Details:

• The district’s official tree is ‘Kanjiram’ (Strychnos nux-vomica Linn), named after ‘kasara’, meaning wormwood, which is the origin of the district’s name. ‘Periya Polathali’ (Malabar River lily), was declared as its official flower.