General Awareness Quiz for IBPS PO Mains 2022- 12th October

Q1. HDFC Bank has unveiled its state-of-the-art ‘Bank on Wheel’ van that will take banking services to unbanked villages. The initiative ‘Bank on Wheel’ has been started in which of the state?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat
(e) None of the above

Q2. Which of the Indian city is going to host 23rd edition Of India International Seafood Show (IISS)?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Chennai
(c) Mumbai
(d) Bangalore
(e) None of the above

Q3. Which bank has signed an MoU with Food Corporation of India (FCI) to provide a best-in-class salary account “Ultima Salary Package” to all its employees?
(a) Axis Bank
(b) IDFC First Bank
(c) Bank of Baroda
(d) South Indian Bank
(e) None of the above

Q4. The Reserve Bank of India has given the preliminary approval to which of the bank for its proposed operations support subsidiary, which aims to reduce the cost-to-income ratio?
(a) HDFC Bank
(b) State Bank of India
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) Axis Bank
(e) None of the above

Q5. The Central Government has appointed whom as a Whole-time Member of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) for five years?
(a) Urjit Patel
(b) Brijesh Gupta
(c) Jayanti Prasad
(d) A K Goel
(e) None of the above

Q6. Which of the state government has launched a new scheme named ‘Earn with Learn’ to bring back those who had dropped out of schools following the outbreak of Covid-19?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Punjab
(c) Tripura
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(e) None of the above

Q7. The inauguration of a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel has been done in which of the following country recently?
(a) Denmark
(b) Canada
(c) France
(d) Australia
(e) None of the above

Q8. Which of the company announced the signing of a new, five-year contract for digital transformation with Nokia?
(a) HCL Technologies
(b) TCS
(c) IBM
(d) Wipro
(e) None of the above

Q9. The Anang Tal Lake has been declared a monument of national importance through a gazette notification by the Ministry of Culture. The Anang Tal Lake is located in which of the state?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Odisha
(c) Delhi
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) None of the above

Q10. Who has launched the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan virtually to eliminate tuberculosis from India by 2025?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Draupadi Murmu
(c) Nitin Gadkari
(d) Mansukh Mandaviya
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(d)
Sol. HDFC Bank has unveiled its state-of-the-art ‘Bank on Wheel’ van in Gujarat. The Bank in Wheel van will visit remote villages located 10-25 km from the nearest branch to further financial inclusion, under the HDFC Bank’s newly initiated Rural Banking Business.

S2.Ans (a)
Sol. Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) in association with the Seafood Exporters’ Association of India (SEAI) will hold the 23rd edition of India International Seafood Show (IISS) in Kolkata.

S3. Ans(c)
Sol. India’s third largest private sector bank, Axis Bank has signed an MoU with Food Corporation of India (FCI) to provide “Ultima Salary Package”, a best-in-class salary account with exclusive benefits & features to all its employees.

S4.Ans (b)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has given the State Bank of India preliminary approval for its proposed operations support subsidiary, which aims to reduce the cost-to-income ratio.

S5. Ans(c)
Sol. The Central Government has appointed, Jayanti Prasad as a Whole-time Member of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) for five years.

S6. Ans(c)
Sol. The Tripura government has launched a new scheme named ‘Earn with Learn’ to bring back those who had dropped out of schools following the outbreak of Covid-19.

S7. Ans(b)
Sol. The inauguration of a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first in North America, in Canada was praised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

S8. Ans(d)
Sol. Wipro Ltd., a company with its headquarters in Bengaluru, announced the signing of a new, five-year contract for digital transformation with Nokia.

S9. Ans(c)
Sol. Recently, the Anang Tal Lake in South Delhi has been declared a monument of national importance through a gazette notification by the Ministry of Culture.

S10. Ans(b)
Sol. President Draupadi Murmu has launched the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan virtually on 9th September 2022.