General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-6th May

Q1. Which bank has announced its collaboration with the Swedish company Crunchfish to launch a pilot project to demonstrate offline retail payments?
(a) IDFC First Bank
(b) Canara Bank
(c) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(d) DBS Bank
(e) None of the above

Q2. World Creativity and Innovation Day is celebrated annually on which day to raise awareness about the crucial role that innovation and creativity play in human development?
(a) April 18
(b) April 19
(c) April 22
(d) April 21
(e) None of the above

Q3. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal presented FTP 2023, which is implemented starting from April 1, 2023, and emphasizes a shift from incentive-based approaches to remission and entitlement-based measures. What is the full form of FTP?
(a) Financial Targeted Priority
(b) Foreign Tourism Policy
(c) Foreign Trade Policy
(d) First Transaction Payment
(e) None of the above

Q4. Give the name of a freestyle wrestler who won India’s 1st gold medal under the men’s 57kg freestyle category at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2023.
(a) Tiger Singh
(b) Aman Sehrawat
(c) Rinku Singh
(d) Jinder Mahal
(e) None of the above

Q5. Which Indian state has launched Sanjeevani Project to enhance the lives of farmers by providing them with convenient and high-quality livestock care services at their doorstep, utilizing telemedicine and technology?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(e) None of the above

Q6. Which domestic tech giant partners Microsoft to bring quantum computing to clients?
(a) Wipro
(b) Infosys
(c) HCL Technologies
(d) Tech Mahindra
(e) None of the above

Q7. Who launched two significant initiatives which are funded by World Bank named ‘the Animal Pandemic Preparedness Initiative (APPI)’ and ‘the Animal Health System Support for One Health (AHSSOH) project’?
(a) Dr. Jitendra Singh
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Parshottam Rupala
(d) Ashwini Vaishnaw
(e) None of the above

Q8. Who became New York’s first Black chief judge after being confirmed by the State’s Senate?
(a) Kathy Hochul
(b) Rowan Wilson
(c) Cary Katherine
(d) Rohit Walia
(e) None of the above

Q9. Operation Kaveri is the latest evacuation operation initiated by India to rescue its citizens and friendly nations’ citizens from war zones. India initiated Operation Kaveri to evacuate its citizens from which country?
(a) Ukraine
(b) Iraq
(c) Russia
(d) Sudan
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which country has made history by becoming the first country to approve a highly effective malaria vaccine developed by scientists at the University of Oxford in the UK?
(a) USA
(b) India
(c) Japan
(d) Ghana
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(a)
Sol. IDFC First Bank has announced its collaboration with the Swedish company Crunchfish to launch a pilot project to demonstrate offline retail payments.
S2. Ans (d)
Sol. World Creativity and Innovation Day is celebrated annually on April 21 to raise awareness about the crucial role that innovation and creativity play in human development.
The history and significance of this day revolve around recognizing the value of creativity and innovation in improving the quality of life, fostering economic growth, and addressing global challenges.

S3. Ans(c)
Sol. The government introduced the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, which aims to increase the country’s exports to USD 2 trillion by 2030.

The new policy is different from the previous 5-year FTP announcements as it has no specific end date and will be revised as needed, according to the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Santosh Sarangi.

S4.Ans (b)
Sol. Aman Sehrawat, a freestyle wrestler, won India’s 1st gold medal, under the men’s 57kg freestyle category, at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2023.
Aman Sehrawat won the gold medal by defeating Kyrgyzstan’s Almaz Smanbekov (9-4), who won the bronze medal in 2022.

S5. Ans(d)
Sol. The economy of Himachal Pradesh is predominantly reliant on agriculture and animal husbandry. The rural households in the state consider livestock care as a crucial aspect, given the livestock population of approximately 4.41 million.

The state government has initiated a project named Sanjeevani to uplift the livelihood of small dairy farmers and livestock owners.

S6. Ans(c)
Sol. Domestic information technology (IT) services firm, HCL Technologies, announced a partnership with Azure Quantum, Microsoft’s quantum cloud computing service.

S7. Ans(c)
Sol. Shri Parshottam Rupala, the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, launched two significant initiatives: the Animal Pandemic Preparedness Initiative (APPI) and the Animal Health System Support for One Health (AHSSOH) project, which is funded by the World Bank.

The launch event will take place at the India Habitat Center in New Delhi and will be held under the National One Health Mission.

S8. Ans(b)
Sol. On April 18, 2023, Rowan Wilson became New York’s first Black chief judge after being confirmed by the State’s Senate.

His appointment comes two months after Governor Kathy Hochul’s initial nominee for the position was rejected by lawmakers.

S9. Ans(d)
Sol. India initiated Operation Kaveri to evacuate its citizens from the unrest-stricken Sudan. As per External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s tweet, the operation is currently in progress, and roughly 500 Indians have already arrived at Port Sudan.

The Ministry of External Affairs had announced the standby status of two C-130s aircraft and INS Sumedha for the safe evacuation of stranded Indians in Sudan.

S10. Ans(d)
Sol. Ghana has made history by becoming the first country to approve a highly effective malaria vaccine developed by scientists at the University of Oxford in the UK.

The vaccine, called R21/Matrix-M, has exceeded the World Health Organization’s target of 75% efficacy, making it a significant milestone in the fight against malaria.