General Awareness Quiz for IBPS PO Mains 2022- 31st October

Q1. Who has launched Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana-One Nation One Fertiliser during the two-day event PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022?
(a) Mansukh Mandaviya
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Piyugh Goyal
(d) Narendra Singh Tomar
(e) None of the above

Q2. The Centre has extended the timeline for disbursement of loans under the ethanol blending programme interest subsidy scheme to facilitate entrepreneurs to complete their projects while availing of government support up to which period of time?
(a) August 1, 2023
(b) December 31, 2022
(c) March 31, 2023
(d) April 1, 2024
(e) None of the above

Q3. The government has approved how much crore rupees fund for the installation of 25,000 mobile towers in 500 days in twelve Indian states?
(a) Rs. 10,500 crore
(b) Rs. 75,000 crore
(c) Rs. 51,000 crore
(d) Rs 26,000 crore
(e) None of the above

Q4. Who has launched a one-time property tax amnesty scheme “SAMRIDDHI 2022-23” to provide a major relief to lakhs of residential and commercial property owners in the city?
(a) Anurag Singh Thakur
(b) Vinai Kumar Saxena
(c) Dr. Amitabh Kant
(d) Hardeep Singh Puri
(e) None of the above

Q5. In honour of Gandhi Jayanti, Fit India Freedom Run was officially introduced at the Major Dhyanchand National Stadium in New Delhi. Which edition of Fit India Freedom Run was held this year?
(a) 1st
(b) 2nd
(c) 3rd
(d) 4th
(e) None of the above

Q6. The government of India has appointed whom as the presiding officer of the tribunal for the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) that is related to the ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its associates
(a) Justice Dipankar Datta
(b) Justice Shinde Shiwaji
(c) Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma
(d) Justice R.D.Dhanuka
(e) None of the above

Q7. Which of the ministry will organize ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’ programme to rediscover the centuries-old bond of knowledge and ancient civilizational linkage between Varanasi and Tamil Nadu?
(a) Ministry of Tourism
(b) Ministry of Education
(c) Ministry of Culture
(d) Ministry of Science and Technology
(e) None of the above

Q8. The Union Finance Minister allowed airlines to avail of up to how much crore rupees loan under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) to recover their cash flow problems?
(a) Rs 150 crore
(b) Rs 15,000 crore
(c) Rs 1,500 crore
(d) Rs 1,000 crore
(e) None of the above

Q9. The Prime Minister’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors, known as YUVA 2.0 (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors) is an author mentoring programme for young and aspiring writers. Which of the ministry has launched the scheme on 2nd October?
(a) Ministry of Education
(b) Ministry of Skill development and entrepreneurship
(c) Ministry of Labour and Employment
(d) Ministry of Culture
(e) None of the above

Q10. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar announced that the central government will launch how much crore rupees of fund accelerator programme to support the productive ideas of agro-businesses?
(a) Rs 250 crore
(b) Rs 500 crore
(c) Rs 100 crore
(d) Rs 750 crore
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(b)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana-One Nation One Fertiliser. Under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana, companies must market all subsidized fertilizers under a single brand, ‘Bharat’.

S2.Ans (c)
Sol. The Centre has extended the timeline for disbursement of loans up to March 31 under the ethanol blending programme interest subsidy scheme, notified first in 2018, to facilitate entrepreneurs to complete their projects while availing of government support.

S3. Ans(d)
Sol. The government has approved Rs 26,000 crore for the installation of 25,000 mobile towers in 500 days. The project was announced by Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnav at a three-day long ‘Digital India Conference of State IT Ministers’.

S4.Ans (b)
Sol. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has launched a one-time property tax amnesty scheme “SAMRIDDHI 2022-23”, which will provide a major relief to lakhs of residential and commercial property owners in the city.

S5. Ans(c)
Sol. In honour of Gandhi Jayanti, Fit India Freedom Run 3.0 was officially introduced at the Major Dhyanchand National Stadium in New Delhi.

S6. Ans(c)
Sol. The government of India has appointed Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma of the Delhi High Court as the presiding officer of the tribunal for the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), related to the ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its associates.

S7. Ans(b)
Sol. ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’ will be organized by the Ministry of Education next month. The program will be organized under the ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

S8. Ans(c)
Sol. The Union Finance Minister allowed airlines to avail of up to Rs 1,500 crore loan under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS).

S9. Ans(a)
Sol. The Prime Minister’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors, known as YUVA 2.0 (Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors), was launched by the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education.

S10. Ans(b)
Sol. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar announced that the central government will launch a Rs 500 crore accelerator programme to support the productive ideas of agro-businesses.