General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2024-24th february

Q1. In which state is Aguada fort located?

(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Odisha
(e) Goa

Q2. Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) is the apex trade promotion organization in India.  FIEO was set up by the Ministry of Commerce in which year?

(a) 2003
(b) 1999
(c) 1965
(d) 1955
(e) 1995

Q3. The first edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup was held in which year?

(a) 1979
(b) 1977
(c) 1976
(d) 1975
(e) 1973

Q4. In August 2023, which bank partnered with the Odisha government to ramp up the state tourism department’s payment solutions?

(a) Karnataka Bank
(b) City Union Bank
(c) Bandhan Bank
(d) CSB Bank
(e) Dhanlaxmi Bank

Q5. Which wicketkeeper has the highest number of dismissals in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023?

(a) KL Rahul
(b) Tom Latham
(c) Quinton de Kock
(d) Josh Inglis
(e) Joss Butler

Q6. A first-of-its-kind in the country, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) has been designed by Kolkata-based warship maker Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd to detect mines. Give the name of the AUV?

(a) Neerakshi
(b) Nadine
(c) Natalie
(d) Naima
(e) Nicolasa

Q7. In the Union Budget 2023-24, the finance minister proposed to reduce the highest surcharge rate from 37 percent to ________ in the new tax regime.
Which among the following will fit into the blank?
(a) 15 per cent
(b) 25 per cent
(c) 35 per cent
(d) 20 per cent
(e) 30 per cent

Q8. ReBIT serves the IT and cybersecurity needs of the Reserve Bank of India. It assists RBI in IT audit and assessment of its regulated entities. It was founded in which year?

(a) 2015
(b) 2014
(c) 2013
(d) 2016
(e) 2017

Q9. Customers can be charged for transactions at ATMs over and above the mandated number of free transactions. As per the Reserve Bank directive, what amount per transaction is to be paid by the banking customers with effect from January 1, 2022, for transactions beyond the free permissible limit?

(a) Rs 23
(b) Rs 25
(c) Rs 22
(d) Rs 21
(e) Rs 20

Q10. In which year Sveriges Riksbank established The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize?

(a) 1895
(b) 1901
(c) 1960
(d) 1968
(e) 1909

Solutions

S1. Ans. (e)
Sol. Fort Aguada is a well-preserved seventeenth-century Portuguese fort, along with a lighthouse, standing in Goa, India, on Sinquerim Beach, overlooking the Arabian Sea.
Details:

• The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the maiden edition of ‘Bharatiya Prakash Sthamb Utsav’ or Indian Lighthouse Festival at the historic Fort Aguada in Panjim, Goa on 23rd Sept 2023.

S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. Federation of Indian Export Organisations is the apex trade promotion organisation in India set up by the Ministry of Commerce, the Government of India, and the private trade and industry segment in 1965.

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. The first edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup was held in the year 1975.

S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. Bandhan Bank announced a partnership with the Odisha government to ramp up the state tourism department’s payment solutions.
Details:

• “The bank has provided Point of Sale (PoS) machines to facilitate card payments by tourists.

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Quinton de Kock with 20 dismissals, has the highest number of dismissals as a wicketkeeper in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

S6. Ans. (a)
Sol. The AUV named ‘Neerakshi’ is a collaboration of Kolkata-based warship maker Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd and MSME entity AEPL.
Details:

• ‘Neerakshi’ is a first-of-its-kind autonomous underwater vehicle.
• It was designed to detect mines.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. The finance minister proposed to reduce the highest surcharge rate from 37 per cent to 25 per cent in the new tax regime.

S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. ReBIT was founded in 2016.
Details:

• ReBIT serves the IT and cybersecurity needs of the Reserve Bank of India. It assists RBI in IT audit and assessment of its regulated entities.
• It was founded in 2016.
• ReBIT acts as a catalyst for innovation in regtech, fintech, and cybersecurity and spearheads related research.

S9. Ans. (d)
Sol. As per the Reserve Bank directive issued in June 2021, the banking customers would be required to pay Rs 21 per transaction with effect from January 1, 2022, for transactions beyond the free permissible limit.
Details:

• Customers would, however, continue to be eligible for five free transactions (inclusive of financial and non-financial transactions) every month from their own bank ATMs.
• They would also be eligible for three free transactions from other bank ATMs in metro centers and five in non-metro centers.

S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank established The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize.