General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023 – 7th May

Q1. Amrit Kalash scheme offers a special tenor of 400 days and provides an interest rate of 7.6% for senior citizens and 7.1% for others. Which bank reintroduced this Amrit Kalash scheme?
(a) Bank of Baroda
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) State Bank of India
(d) Axis Bank
(e) None of the above

Q2. Who took charge as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) and become the 28th officer to hold the position of CGA?
(a) Soma Das Gupta
(b) S.S. Dubey
(c) Deepak Das
(d) Anurag Raman
(e) None of the above

Q3. Who launched a three-week women-led swachhata campaign under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) called ‘Swachhotsav’?
(a) Smriti Irani
(b) Hardeep Singh Puri
(c) Nitin Gadkari
(d) Nirmala Sitharaman
(e) None of the above

Q4. Assam-Arunachal Pradesh resolve long-standing border disputes with landmark pact. An agreement was signed between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in presence of whom?
(a) Defence Minister of India
(b) Prime Minister of India
(c) President of India
(d) Home Minister of India
(e) None of the above

Q5. Who has taken over command of an independent field workshop in the Eastern Ladakh region with China and become the first woman to command an army battalion?
(a) Priya Jhingan
(b) Rosemary Mariner
(c) Geeta Rana
(d) Shiva Chauhan
(e) None of the above

Q6. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was established on April 1, 1935, in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Where the central office of RBI was set up in 1935?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Kolkata
(c) New Delhi
(d) Hyderabad
(e) None of the above

Q7. The government e-Marketplace (GeM) held a celebration to celebrate a programme to support start-ups, women, and youth advantage through e-Transactions on GeM. What is the name of this programme?
(a) SHAKTI
(b) SIDDHI
(c) SAMADHAN
(d) SWAYATT
(e) None of the above

Q8. India celebrates which of the day as National Panchayati Raj Day to celebrate people’s participation in the saturation of people-centric schemes?
(a) 26 April
(b) 27 April
(c) 24 April
(d) 28 April
(e) None of the above

Q9. Give the name of a weightlifter from India who has won the Commonwealth Games twice who has been banned for four years by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) of India after she tested positive for banned drugs.
(a) Mirbai Chanu
(b) Jitu rai
(c) Sanamacha Chanu
(d) Sanjita Chanu
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which state has announced the launch of Mukhyamantri Ekal Mahila Swarozgar Yojana in the state at the end of Women Empowerment and Safety Week?
(a) Kerala
(b) Haryana
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(c)
Sol. State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest lender by assets, has announced the re-introduction of its retail term deposit scheme, Amrit Kalash. The scheme offers a special tenor of 400 days and provides an interest rate of 7.6% for senior citizens and 7.1% for others.

S2. Ans (b)
Sol. S.S. Dubey took charge as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA). He is the 28th officer to hold the position of CGA.

S3. Ans(b)
Sol. Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched ‘Swachhotsav’, a three-week women-led swachhata campaign under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).

S4.Ans (d)
Sol. In the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, an agreement was signed between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh to resolve a border dispute that had been ongoing for over 50 years.

This agreement will lead to the settlement of 123 villages located in areas shared by the two northeastern states.

S5. Ans(c)
Sol. The Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers’ Colonel Geeta Rana is the first female officer to assume control of an Independent Field Workshop in a remote and forward area in Eastern Ladakh.

S6. Ans(b)
Sol. The Central Office of the RBI, initially set up in Kolkata, was permanently moved to Mumbai in 1937.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was established on April 1, 1935, in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

Sir Osborne Smith the first Governor of the Bank.

S7. Ans(d)
Sol. The government e-Marketplace (GeM) held a celebration to celebrate “SWAYATT,” a programme to support start-ups, women, and youth advantage through e-Transactions on GeM, which has been a major success.

S8. Ans(c)
Sol. The Government of India, in collaboration with the Government of Madhya Pradesh, will commemorate National Panchayati Raj Day on April 24, 2023, at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh. The event is part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) – Samaaveshi Vikaas (Inclusive Development) campaign, which aims to celebrate people’s participation in the saturation of people-centric schemes.

S9. Ans(d)
Sol. Sanjita Chanu, a weightlifter from India who has won the Commonwealth Games twice, has been banned for four years by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) of India after she tested positive for banned drugs.

S10. Ans(d)
Sol. Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced the launch of Mukhyamantri Ekal Mahila Swarozgar Yojana in the state at the end of Women Empowerment and Safety Week.