General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2024-19th January

Q1. Which airline is set to become the first to operate flights from Noida International Airport, scheduled to open at the end of 2024, as per the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)?

(a) Air India
(b) SpiceJet
(c) GoAir
(d) Vistara
(e) IndiGo

Q2. Who has been named the 2023 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award’s Global Laureate for championing the right to education and providing 100,000 books to displaced children and youth in Kenya?

(a) Abdullahi Mire
(b) Al-Mashreq
(c) Abdullah Habib
(d) Salim Khan
(e) Lena Grochowska

Q3. In August 2023, in which state did the President of India, Draupadi Murmu, inaugurate the ‘Unmesha’ International Literature Festival and the ‘Utkarsh’ National Festival of Folk and Tribal Performing Arts?

(a) Rajasthan
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Odisha
(e) West Bengal

Q4. As per the RBI’s extension, what is the new deadline for implementing the revised instructions regarding penal charges in loan accounts?

(a) January 1, 2024
(b) February 1, 2025
(c) March 1, 2024
(d) April 1, 2024
(e) April 1, 2025

Q5. The Bandhan Bank “Inspire” program specifically caters to the needs and aspirations of:

(a) Low-income individuals in rural areas
(b) Women entrepreneurs seeking small business loans
(c) Children and adolescents from underprivileged backgrounds
(d) High-net-worth individuals seeking wealth management services
(e) Senior citizens focusing on financial security, healthcare, and convenience

Q6. Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations in Geneva, Switzerland, succeeding Indra Mani Pandey?

(a) S. Jaishankar
(b) Harsh Vardhan Shringla
(c) Arindam Bagchi
(d) Taranjit Singh Sandhu
(e) Syed Akbaruddin

Q7. In which year did the Jewish-American poet and essayist Louise Elisabeth Glück, who passed away at the age of 80, receive the Nobel Prize in Literature?

(a) 2018
(b) 2019
(c) 2020
(d) 2021
(e) 2022

Q8. Who has been approved by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as the Chairman of BSE Limited (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange) with effect from 17th January 2024?

(a) Ashishkumar Chauhan
(b) Vikram Limaye
(c) Pramod Agrawal
(d) S. Ravi
(e) Ajay Tyagi

Q9. The State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a Line of Credit (LoC) agreement worth 70 million Euro with which bank, to support solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in India?

(a) Deutsche Bank, Germany
(b) BNP Paribas, France
(c) KfW Development Bank, Germany
(d) Barclays, United Kingdom
(e) Credit Suisse, Switzerland

Q10. Which state ranks second, following Maharashtra, in terms of its share in India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

(a) Gujarat
(b) Uttar Pradesh (UP)
(c) Tamil Nadu (TN)
(d) Karnataka
(e) West Bengal

Solutions

 S1. Ans. (e)
Sol. IndiGo Airlines is set to become the first airline to operate flights from Noida International Airport as per the mentioned Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
Noida International Airport (NIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IndiGo Airlines to become the launch carrier for the under-construction airport which is scheduled to open at the end of 2024.

S2. Ans. (a)
Sol. Abdullahi Mire, a former refugee from Somalia, has been named the 2023 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award’s Global Laureate for his dedication to championing the right to education and providing 100,000 books to displaced children and youth in Kenya.

S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. President of India Draupadi Murmu inaugurated the ‘Unmesha’ – International Literature Festival and ‘Utkarsh’ – National Festival of Folk and Tribal Performing Arts to promote inclusivity and cultural diversity at Ravindra Bhavan in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

 S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) extended the deadline for implementation of Instructions regarding Penal Charges in Loan Accounts by three months i.e. from January 1, 2024 to April 1, 2024, as a part of fair lending practices.
This extension will apply to all Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks (SFBs), Local Area Banks, and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), excluding Payments Banks), All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks, All Non-Banking Financial Company-NBFC (including HFCs-Housing Finance Companies), and All India Financial Institutions.

S5. Ans. (e)
Sol. The “Inspire” program is explicitly designed for senior citizens, addressing their unique needs and challenges in areas like finances, healthcare, and daily living.
The other options do not align with the program’s specific target audience.
Individuals residing in India of age 60 years and above.
The Monthly Average Balance (MAB) should be Rs.1 lakh for Premium Savings Account and Rs.25,000 for Advantage Savings Account.

S6. Ans. (c)
Sol. Arindam Bagchi, who previously served as the Additional Secretary [External Publicity (XP)] and Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), has been appointed as the next Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, Switzerland.
He is set to replace Indra Mani Pandey, the current Indian envoy to the UN in Geneva.

S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. Louise Elisabeth Glück, an acclaimed Jewish-American poet and essayist, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in the year 2020.
She was born on 22 April 1943 in New York, USA, and passed away in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 80.

S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. Pramod Agrawal has been appointed as the Chairman of BSE Limited (formerly known as Bombay Stock Exchange), with his tenure beginning on 17th January 2024.
This appointment was approved by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the regulatory authority for securities and commodity markets in India.

S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. The State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a Line of Credit (LoC) agreement worth 70 million Euro, approximately Rs 636 crore, with KfW Development Bank, Germany.
This agreement is aimed at supporting solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in India, as part of the efforts to promote sustainable and renewable energy sources in the country.

S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. Uttar Pradesh holds the second position with a 9.2% share of India’s GDP, followed by Tamil Nadu (TN) with a 9.1% share.
According to the online blogging platform soic.in, Maharashtra has emerged as the largest economy in India, contributing 15.7% to India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).