General Awareness Quiz for IBPS PO Mains 2022- 13th October

Q1. Which state Police has become the first police force in India to make a collection of forensic evidence mandatory in crimes punishable by more than six years?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Delhi
(e) None of the above

Q2. The Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has inked MoUs with which of three banks and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to finance the project?
(a) Axis Bank, IOB, Indian Bank
(b) SBI, PNB, BOB
(c) IOB, SBI, BOM
(d) HDFC Bank, SBI, ICICI Bank
(e) None of the above

Q3. What is the name of Subedar Major whose inspiring story is written in the autobiography “The Hero of Tiger Hill: Autobiography of a Param Vir”?
(a) Balwan Singh
(b) Yogendra Singh Yadav
(c) Manoj Kumar Pandey
(d) Sanjay Kumar
(e) None of the above

Q4. Which of the country received the highest annual foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows of almost $85 billion in FY 21-22?
(a) USA
(b) Mexico
(c) Singapore
(d) India
(e) None of the above

Q5. Which state government gave nod to a drone policy as it seeks to enable the use of drones and similar technology for different public services in the hill state?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Sikkim
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
(e) None of the above

Q6. Who has become the first woman officer to join the Army Aviation Corps as a combat aviator after successfully completing her training?
(a) Avani Chaturvedi
(b) Bhawana Kanth
(c) Abhilasha Barak
(d) Shivani Singh
(e) None of the above

Q7. Two communication satellites from Malaysia and India has launched into geostationary orbit by which of the space agency?
(a) JAXA
(b) ESA
(c) NASA
(d) ISRO
(e) None of the above

Q8. The 8th India International MSME Start-up Expo & Summit 2022 was officially opened by whom in New Delhi?
(a) Anurag Singh Thakur
(b) Piyush Goyal
(c) VK Saxena
(d) Manoj Sinha
(e) None of the above

Q9. Jeffrey Armstrong has been awarded the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Distinguished Indologist for 2021. Jeffrey Armstrong belongs to which of the country?
(a) Canada
(b) Australia
(c) USA
(d) England
(e) None of the above

Q10. Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day is observed every year on which of the day to mark the popularity of Hindi as an official language of India?
(a) 9 September
(b) 14 September
(c) 22 September
(d) 18 September
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(d)
Sol. Delhi Police has become the first police force in India to make a collection of forensic evidence mandatory in crimes punishable by more than six years.

S2.Ans (b)
Sol. The Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has inked MoUs with the State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of Baroda (BOB), Punjab National Bank (PNB), and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).

S3. Ans(b)
Sol. The autobiography “The Hero of Tiger Hill: Autobiography of a Param Vir”, is about the inspiring story of Subedar Major (Honorary Captain) Yogendra Singh Yadav (Retd).

S4.Ans (d)
Sol. India received the highest annual foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows of almost $85 billion in FY 21-22.

S5. Ans(a)
Sol. The Himachal Pradesh government gave nod to a drone policy as it seeks to enable the use of drones and similar technology for different public services in the hill state.

S6. Ans(c)
Sol. Abhilasha Barak has become the first woman officer to join the Army Aviation Corps as a combat aviator after successfully completing her training.

S7. Ans(b)
Sol. Two communication satellites from Malaysia and India will be launched into geostationary orbit by the European space agency Arianespace.

S8. Ans(d)
Sol. The 8th India International MSME Start-up Expo & Summit 2022 was officially opened by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in New Delhi.

S9. Ans(a)
Sol. Canadian scholar, Jeffrey Armstrong has been awarded the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Distinguished Indologist for 2021.

S10. Ans(b)
Sol. Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day is observed every year on 14 September to mark the popularity of Hindi as an official language of India. The language was adopted under Article 343 of the Indian Constitution.