General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-26th November

Q1. In the landlocked regions category, which state secured the top position in the Export Preparedness Index 2022?

(a) Rajasthan
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Haryana
(e) Chhattisgarh

Q2. In September 2023, what does the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) aim to promote through its Special Campaign 2.0?

(a) Digital literacy
(b) Environmental conservation
(c) Cleanliness within government offices
(d) Financial inclusion
(e) Infrastructure development

Q3. Which bank has introduced the ‘Nation First Transit Card’ for seamless and convenient customer commuting experience and digital ticketing fare payments in the metro, buses, water ferries, and parking through a single card?

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

Q4. Chennai Super Kings won IPL 2023. Who received the Emerging Player Award in IPL 2023?

(a) Yashasvi Jaiswal
(b) Shubman Gill
(c) Prithvi Shaw
(d) Devdutt Padikkal
(e) Ishan Kishan

Q5. Which planet is the destination of the European Space Agency’s JUICE spacecraft on its eight-year journey through the Solar System?

(a) Earth
(b) Mars
(c) Jupiter
(d) Saturn
(e) Venus

Q6. How much dividend tranche has the Indian government received from the state-owned power corporation, NTPC?

(a) ₹1,487
(b) ₹987
(c) ₹2,487
(d) ₹1,287
(e) ₹1,587

Q7. Cleartrip has partnered with Axis Bank to introduce an innovative proposition that provides travel benefits to both existing and new cardholders who book through Cleartrip. Cleartrip is a subsidiary of which company?

(a) Amazon India
(b) Flipkart India Private Limited
(c) An independent travel companies
(d) MakeMyTrip
(e) Yatra.com

Q8. According to the 8th edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Countries Rankings 2023, India improved its ranking by one spot to claim the 30th rank in 2023 with an overall score of 40.8. Which of the following countries is not in the top 5?

(a) Switzerland
(b) Canada
(c) Sweden
(d) Australia
(e) Austria

Q9. Mastercard India has appointed whom as Non-Executive Chairman.

(a) Rajnish Kumar
(b) Arundhati Bhattacharya
(c) Aditya Puri
(d) N. R. Narayana Murthy
(e) Chanda Kochhar

Q10. With which organization did the Indian Railways sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to combat climate change and achieve its target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2030?

(a) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
(b) United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
(c) World Bank
(d) Greenpeace
(e) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC)

Solutions

S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. In the landlocked regions category, Haryana state secured the top position in the Export Preparedness Index 2022.

S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) has successfully completed its Special Campaign 2.0, which aims to resolve pending matters and promote cleanliness (Swachhta) within government offices.

 S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. State Bank of India (SBI) has introduced the ‘Nation First Transit Card’ to facilitate a seamless and convenient customer commuting experience and ensure easy digital ticketing fare payments in metro, buses, water ferries, and parking, through a single card.

S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. Rajasthan Royals’ Yashasvi Jaiswal won the Emerging Player of the Year award for scoring 625 runs during the IPL 2023 season.

S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. Jupiter is the destination of the European Space Agency’s JUICE spacecraft on its eight-year journey through the Solar System.

S6. Ans. (a)
Sol. In a significant financial development, the Indian government has received a dividend tranche of ₹1,487 crore from the state-owned power corporation, NTPC.

S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. Cleartrip, a subsidiary of Flipkart India Private Limited, has partnered with Axis Bank, one of the largest private sector banks in India, to introduce an innovative proposition to provide travel benefits to both existing and new cardholders, who book through Cleartrip. This collaboration is set to benefit close to 12.5 million customers.

S8. Ans. (e)
Sol. Top 5 Rankings 2023.
Switzerland, Canada, Sweden, Australia. United States of America (USA).

S9. Ans. (a)
Sol. Rajnish Kumar, former chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI) has been appointed as the non-executive Chairman of Mastercard India.

S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. The Indian Railways (IR) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), an independent agency of the United States (US) federal government, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to combat climate change and achieve Indian Railways’ target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2030.