General Awareness Quiz for IBPS PO Mains 2022- 17th October

Q1. In India, the first week of September (i.e. September 1-7) every year is celebrated as National Nutrition Week. What is the theme of National Nutrition Week 2022?
(a) Go further with Food
(b) Eat Right, Bite by bite
(c) World of Flavors
(d) Don’t waster food
(e) None of the above

Q2. Which state has launched an app-based ‘Smart E-Beat’ system for police attendance and real-time monitoring of patrolling by personnel?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Haryana
(c) Delhi
(d) Bihar
(e) None of the above

Q3. Which state government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) for obtaining life certificate from pensioners through doorstep services of the Postal Department?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Gujarat
(d) Karnataka
(e) None of the above

Q4. State-run Coffee Board signed MoU with which of the following to focus on developing new varieties that will be resistant to the changing climatic patterns?
(a) DRDO
(b) IISc Bengaluru
(c) ISRO
(d) IIT Madras
(e) None of the above

Q5. Give the name of US-Canadian author who has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction this year for her novel ‘The Book of Form and Emptiness”.
(a) Judy Blundell
(b) Ruth Ozeki
(c) Linda Sue Park
(d) Margo Langan
(e) None of the above

Q6. The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) inked a MoU to establish its first international marketing and sales office in anticipation of a potential agreement for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas in which of the country?
(a) Malaysia
(b) UAE
(c) England
(d) Philippines
(e) None of the above

Q7. The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, officially inaugurated the Dimapur Honey Testing Laboratory at which place??
(a) Kerala
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Nagaland
(d) Rajasthan
(e) None of the above

Q8. The “Digital Banks” paper presents a rationale for a licencing and regulatory framework for digital banks as well as a template and a path for implementing it. Which of the entity presented the “Digital Banks” paper?
(a) Reserve Bank of India
(b) NITI Aayog
(c) Finance Ministry
(d) Indian Banks Association
(e) None of the above

Q9. Give the name of young striker became the first Indian footballer to play at the UEFA Women’s Champions League when she made her debut for Apollon Ladies FC.
(a) Aditi Chauhan
(b) Grace Ganmei
(c) Manisha Kalyan
(d) Anju Tamang
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which of the vigilance commissioner has been appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner recently?
(a) Sameer Kumar Mehta
(b) Sanjay Kothari
(c) Suresh N. Patel
(d) Sujoy Mishra
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(c)
Sol. The theme for this year’s National Nutrition week is Celebrate a “World of Flavors”. Every year, as part of National Nutrition Week, the government also introduces a special theme that focuses primarily on that year’s theme.

S2.Ans (b)
Sol. Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar has launched an app-based ‘Smart E-Beat’ system for police attendance and real-time monitoring of patrolling by personnel in Gurugram.

S3. Ans(b)
Sol. The Tamil Nadu government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) for obtaining life certificate from pensioners through doorstep services of the Postal Department.

S4.Ans (c)
Sol. State-run Coffee Board signed MoU with Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to focus on developing new varieties that will be resistant to the changing climatic patterns.

S5. Ans(b)
Sol. US-Canadian author, film-maker and Zen Buddhist priest, Ruth Ozeki has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction this year for her novel ‘The Book of Form and Emptiness”.

S6. Ans(a)
Sol. The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish its first international marketing and sales office in Kuala Lumpur in anticipation of a potential agreement for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas in Malaysia.

S7. Ans(c)
Sol. During his visit to Nagaland, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, officially inaugurated the Dimapur Honey Testing Laboratory.

S8. Ans(b)
Sol. The “Digital Banks” paper from NITI Aayog presents a rationale for a licencing and regulatory framework for digital banks as well as a template and a path for implementing it.

S9. Ans(c)
Sol. Young striker Manisha Kalyan became the first Indian footballer to play at the UEFA Women’s Champions League.

S10. Ans(c)
Sol. Vigilance Commissioner, Suresh N. Patel was appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner.