General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-27th November

Q1. In which state is the Indian Railways set to introduce its first hydrogen train, expected to start operating by March 2024?

(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Haryana
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Karnataka

Q2. What is the name of the new fellowship programme launched by the Government of India to connect the Indian STEMM diaspora with Indian institutions?

(a) BHUSHAN
(b) VAIBHAV
(c) GAURAV
(d) VISHWA D
(e) BHARTI

Q3. Which bank signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Culture to streamline the process and disbursal of financial assistance to veteran artists under the “Scheme for Financial Assistance for Veteran Artists”?

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

Q4. How many essential minerals are identified in the first-ever report on “Critical Minerals for India” released by Shri Pralhad Joshi, the Union Minister of Mines?

(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 30
(d) 40
(e) 50

Q5. In the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2023, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru, Karnataka, secured the 48th position overall, making it the highest-ranking Indian institution. Tsinghua University, the top-ranked university, is based in which country?

(a) India
(b) China
(c) Japan
(d) South Korea
(e) Singapore

Q6. Which enterprise partnered with Indian Bank to promote financial inclusion and offer customized banking products to underserved individuals across India?

(a) HDFC Bank
(b) Manipal Technologies Limited (MTL)
(c) State Bank of India (SBI)
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) Axis Bank

Q7. Which bank became the first Public Sector Bank (PSB) to introduce UPI (Unified Payments Interface) payments to merchants through the RuPay Credit Card in association with NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India)?

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

Q8. Which Indian company has been featured alongside the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on the “TIME 100 Most Influential Companies of 2023” list under the ‘pioneer’ category?

(a) Flipkart
(b) Meesho
(c) Reliance Industries
(d) Paytm
(e) OYO Rooms

Q9. Who was presented with the Olympic Order by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach in an award ceremony held at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland?

(a) UN Secretary-General António Guterres
(b) FIFA President – Gianni Infantino
(c) World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus
(d) Prime Minister of Switzerland – Alain Berset
(e) President of the Swiss Confederation – Ignazio Cassis

Q10. If the Thames represents London, and the Seine represents Paris, which of the following represents Tokyo?

(a) Yangtze River
(b) Sumida River
(c) Mekong River
(d) Nile River
(e) Amazon River

Solutions

S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. Indian Railways is set to introduce its first hydrogen train, expected to start operating from Jind district in Haryana by March 2024.

S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. On 15th June 2023, The Government of India has launched VAIBHAV (Vaishvik Bharatiya Vaigyanik), a new fellowship programme to connect the Indian STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine) diaspora with Indian institutions.

S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. Canara Bank signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Culture to streamline the process and disbursal of financial assistance to veteran artists under the “Scheme for Financial Assistance for Veteran Artists.”

S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. In the first-ever report on “Critical Minerals for India” released by Shri Pralhad Joshi, the Union Minister of Mines, it was identified that there are 30 essential minerals.
This landmark report provides valuable information about these critical minerals, which play a significant role in various industries and sectors of the Indian economy.

S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. The list is topped by China’s Tsinghua University, followed by the Peking University of China in the 2nd position, and Singapore’s National University of Singapore (NUS) in the 3rd position for the 4th year in a row.

S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. Manipal Technologies Limited (MTL), a multi-business enterprise, partnered with Indian Bank, a public sector bank to promote financial inclusion by offering customized banking products to empower millions of underserved individuals across India.

S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. Canara Bank became the first Public Sector Bank (PSB) in India to introduce the facility of UPI (Unified Payments Interface) payments to merchants through RuPay Credit Card, in association with NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India).

S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. Meesho and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), two Indian companies have been featured on the “TIME 100 Most Influential Companies of 2023.

S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach presented the Olympic Order to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus in an award ceremony held at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland.

S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. Tokyo: Sumida River