General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023 -24th August

Q1. With which of the following institution the Ministry of Railways signed a memorandum of understanding ((MoU) to establish the India 5G testbed at the Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET)?

(a) IIT Madras

(b) IISc Bangalore

(c) IIT Bombay

(d) IIT Roorkee

(e) None of the above

Q2. Where did Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha of Jammu and Kashmir commence the 9th India International MSME Expo and Summit 2023?

(a) Chennai

(b) New Delhi

(c) Ladakh

(d) Srinagar

(e) None of the above

Q3. India, a rapidly developing nation in the realm of technology and connectivity, has achieved an overall score of 43 percent in the Internet Resilience Index (IRI). What is the rank of India in the South Asia region for Internet Resilience?

(a) 5th

(b) 2nd

(c) 6th

(d) 1st

(e) None of the above

Q4. Give the name of the grandmaster who has dethroned Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand as India’s top-ranked chess player in the live world rankings in the second round of the FIDE World Cup.

(a) S. L. Narayanan

(b) D. Gukesh

(c) R.Praggnanandhaa

(d) Arjun Erigais

(e) None of the above

Q5. As part of its ongoing engagement in the multinational SEACAT 2023 exercise, which Indian Naval Ship participates in the celebration of Singapore’s 77th Independence Day?

(a) INS Khurki

(b) INS Chetlat

(c) INS Kulish

(d) INS Shakti

(e) None of the above

Q6. Give the name of the Indian ­poet ­diplomat who launched his new book titled “Monsoon: A Poem of Love and Longing”.

(a) Amitabh Rajan

(b) Palagummu Sainath

(c) Abhay Kumar

(d) R. Parthasarathy

(e) None of the above

Q7. Who inaugurated the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) to strengthen apprenticeship training and encourage the involvement of both industries and young individuals?

(a) Piyush Goyal

(b) Amit Shah

(c) Dharmendra Pradhan

(d) Narendra Modi

(e) None of the above

Q8. SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space exploration company, launched the world’s largest commercial communications satellite from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA. Give the name of the world’s largest private communication satellite launched recently.

(a) TDRS-11

(b) Oscar 3

(c) Courier 1B

(d) Jupiter 3

(e) None of the above

Q9. During a ceremony that commemorated the 103rd death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak, who was granted the Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune, Maharashtra?

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) Sharad Pawar

(c) Uddhav Thackery

(d) Eknath Sinde

(e) None of the above

Q10. Sports Authority of India (SAI) under the Umbrella Campaign ‘Cheer4India’ has launched a short movie series on the journey of Asian Games bound athletes to motivate them for the Hangzhou Asian Games and spread awareness about the upcoming Asian Games.

What is the name of the recently launched as short movie series?

(a) Sabbash India

(b) Halla Bol

(c) Chak De

(d) Jitega India

(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans (a)

Sol. The Ministry of Railways and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) signed a memorandum of understanding ((MoU) to establish the India 5G testbed at the Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET) in Secunderabad

The MoU between IRISET and IIT-Madras aims to accelerate the indigenization efforts of Indian Railways in the field of communications and create a testing facility for Indian Railways.

S2. Ans (b)

Sol. Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha of Jammu and Kashmir commenced the 9th India International MSME Expo and Summit 2023 in New Delhi.

This prestigious gathering, organized by the MSME Development Forum, served as a platform to foster collaboration between policymakers and entrepreneurs in the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector, driving forward the nation’s economic growth.

S3. Ans (c)

Sol. India is ranked 6th in the South Asia region for Internet Resilience.

The IRI, developed by the global non-profit organization Internet Society, provides a comprehensive assessment of a country’s internet ecosystem, taking into account factors such as security, performance, infrastructure, and market readiness.

S4. Ans (b)

Sol. The 17-year-old chess prodigy, D. Gukesh, has dethroned Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand as India’s top-ranked chess player in the live world rankings.

Gukesh achieved this feat by defeating Mistradin Iskandarov in the second round of the FIDE World Cup, reaching a live rating of 2755.9 and climbing to the 9th position in the classic open category.

S5. Ans(c)

Sol. INS Kulish participates in the celebration of Singapore’s 77th Independence Day. As part of its ongoing engagement in the multinational SEACAT 2023 exercise, the crew and officers of INS Kulish celebrated the occasion at the High Commission of India in Singapore.

In its efforts to further enhance diplomatic ties, INS Kulish is set to host a reception for distinguished officials from Singapore’s Defence and Foreign Affairs Ministries.

S6. Ans(c)

Sol. Indian ­poet ­diplomat Abhay Kumar (Abhay K), Deputy Director General of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), launched his new book titled “Monsoon: A Poem of Love and Longing”, a book­length poem running across 150 four-line stanzas, at Kathika Culture Centre in Old Delhi, Delhi.

S7. Ans(c)

Sol. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, inaugurated the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) to strengthen apprenticeship training and encourage the involvement of both industries and young individuals.

S8. Ans(d)

Sol. Jupiter 3, the world’s largest private communication satellite, has been launched recently.

SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space exploration company, launched the world’s largest commercial communications satellite from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA.

As the next-generation Ultra High-Density Satellite (UHDS), it is designed to provide gigabytes of connectivity to customers across North and South America.

S9. Ans(a)

Sol. The Lokmanya Tilak National Award was granted to the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, in Pune, Maharashtra, during a ceremony that commemorated the 103rd death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak.

S10. Ans(b)

Sol. Sports Authority of India (SAI) under the Umbrella Campaign ‘Cheer4India’ has launched a short movie series ‘Halla Bol’ on the journey of Asian Games bound athletes to motivate them for the Hangzhou Asian Games and spread awareness about the upcoming Asian Games.