General Awareness Quiz for ECGC PO & Bank Mains Exams 2021- 25th February

Q1. First Kisan rail travelled between which states?
(a)Delhi and Kolkata
(b)Punjab And Chennai
(c)Maharashtra and Bihar
(d)Himachal And Jharkhand
(e)Andhra Pradesh and Delhi

Q2. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up an expert committee under __________ to suggest financial parameters for resolution of stressed assets due to Covid-19.
(a)Mohan Singh Thapa
(b)KV Kamath
(c)Suresh Pal
(d)Praveen Kumar Tripathi
(e)None of these

Q3. Recently, which state launched Parivar Pehchan Patra?
(a)Gujarat
(b)Haryana
(c)Rajasthan
(d)Odisha
(e)Tamil Nadu

Q4. Who has been awarded with the Life Time Excellence National Award given by the Ministry of Earth Sciences?
(a)Priti Patel
(b)Ashok Sahni
(c)M. Ravichandran
(d)Rishi Sunak
(e)None of these

Q5. Which bank has launched a unique digital solution called ‘Loan against Securities’?
(a)ICICI Bank
(b)YES Bank
(c)AXIS Bank
(d)HDFC Bank
(e)IndusInd Bank

Q6. Name the Union Ministry, which launched ‘Indian Report on Digital Education, 2020’?
(a)Ministry of Home Affairs
(b)Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(c)Ministry of External Affairs
(d)Ministry of Education (formally known as HRD Ministry)
(e)None of these

Q7. Luis Rodolfo Abinader has sworn in as President of which country?
(a)Tanzania
(b)Zimbabwe
(c)Dominican Republic
(d)Zambia
(e)Kenya

Q8. Muthoot finance company has tied-up with Insurance company to offer COVID-19 insurance cover of up to Rs 1 lakh against the gold loan?
(a)Kotak Mahindra General Insurance
(b)ICICI Lombard
(c)HDFC Ergo
(d)LIC
(e)None of these

Q9. Who has been appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India?
(a)Manoj Sinha
(b)Kewal Kumar Sharma
(c)M Sathiyavathy
(d)Girish Chandra Murmu
(e)None of these

Q10. Salal is the hydro power project located in?
(a)Haryana
(b)Jammu and Kashmir
(c)Himachal Pradesh
(d)Punjab
(e)Tamil Nadu

Q11. Who was the first Indian woman winner of ‘Miss Universe’ award?
(a)Reeta Faria
(b)Aishwarya Rai
(c)Lara Datta
(d)Sushmita Sen
(e)None of the above

Q12. Ten-degree channel separates……
(a)Lakshadweep and Maldives
(b)Andaman group and Nicobar group of Islands
(c)Andaman Nicobar Islands and Indonesia
(d)Kavaratti and Minicoy island
(e)None of the above

Q13. Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?
(a)Karnataka
(b)Uttar Pradesh
(c)Haryana
(d)Punjab
(e)Madhya Pradesh

Q14. Maharaj Maharaj Bir Bikram Airport is located in which city?
(a)Guwahati
(b)Dispur
(c)Imphal
(d)Agartala
(e)Shillong

Q15. Which of the following state has become the first one to have recognized Tsunami ready Communities?
(a)Jharkhand
(b)Bihar
(c)Kerala
(d)Odisha
(e)Tamil Nadu

Solutions

S1.Ans.(c)
Sol. India’s first ‘Kisan Rail’ travelled between Devlali in Maharashtra’s Nashik and Danapur in Bihar to transport perishable goods.

S2.Ans.(b)
Sol. RBI has set up an expert committee under veteran banker KV Kamath to suggest financial parameters for resolution of Covid-19 related stressed assets.

S3.Ans.(b)
Sol. Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched Parivar Pehchan Patra in the state. It will enable the citizens to get the benefits of various central and state government schemes at their door-step in a fair and transparent manner.

S4.Ans.(b)
Sol. Professor Ashok Sahni has been awarded with the Life Time Excellence National Award given by the Ministry of Earth Sciences for his significant contribution in the field of Geology, Vertebrate Paleontology and Biostratigraphy.

S5.Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Loan against Securities’ is a unique digital solution launched by the YES Bank under its loan in seconds platform. “Loan against Securities” will enable customers to avail loan facility against the securities that they hold.

S6.Ans.(d)
Sol. “India Report on Digital Education, 2020” has been launched virtually by the Union Minister for HRD Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ to ensure accessible as well as inclusive education to children at home and reducing learning gaps.

S7.Ans.(c)
Sol. Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona has been sworn in as the 54th President of Dominican Republic. He succeeds Danilo Medina of Liberation Party.

S8.Ans.(a)
Sol. Muthoot Finance has tie-up with Kotak Mahindra General Insurance to offer COVID-19 insurance cover of up to Rs 1 lakh against the gold loan.

S9.Ans.(d)
Sol. Former Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has been appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. He is the 14th CAG of India.

S10.Ans.(b)
Sol. Salal Hydroelectric Power Station, Stage-I of 345 MW and Stage-II of 345 MW, is constructed on river Chenab (Chandrabhaga in Sanskrit) in the state of Jammu & Kashmir.

S11.Ans.(d)
Sol. Sushmita Sen, the first woman of Indian origin to win the “Miss Universe” title.

S12.Ans.(b)
Sol. The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Little Andaman and Car Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal.

S13.Ans.(d)
Sol. Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Fazilka district of Punjab.

S14.Ans.(d)
Sol. Maharaj Bir Bikram Airport is located in Agartala, Tripura.

S15.Ans.(d)
Sol. Odisha is the first State with two of its villages – Venkatraipur in Ganjam district and Noliasahi in Jagatsingpur district getting the UNESCO-Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)’s Certificate of Recognition and Certificate of Appreciation awards in a virtual event organised by the Indian National Centre for Oceanic Information Services (INCOIS) and the Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Center (IOTIC).

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