General Awareness Quiz for IBPS SO Prelims 2022- 16th December

Q1. Capital markets regulator SEBI came out with a uniform format for reporting OTC trades in listed non-convertible securities. What is the full form of OTC?
(a) Over-the-Counter
(b) Out of –the- Credit
(c) Over-the-Call
(d) Out of –the-Cash
(e) None of the above

Q2. Which of the following naval ship is the second ship of Project 15B stealth destroyers being built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL)?
(a) INS Mormugao
(b) INS Nilgiri
(c) INS Porbandar
(d) INS Gomati
(e) None of the above

Q3. Which of the Indian Naval Ship has participated in the Combined Maritime Forces led Operation “Sea Sword 2” in the Northwest Arabian Sea?
(a INS Talwar
(b) INS Vikrant
(c) INS Trikand
(d) INS Shakti
(e) None of the above

Q4. This year, Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed under the following theme: “Corruption-free India for a developed Nation”. Which of the following week is observed as Vigilance Awareness Week every year?
(a) 1st November to 7th November
(b) 31st October to 6th November
(c) 2nd November to 8th November
(d) 4th November to 10th November
(e) None of the above

Q5. Who has unveiled the booklet ‘Agenda for Members of Panchayati Raj Institutions for Rural Development’ that will provide information about all the schemes such as MGNREGA, PM Awas Yojna- Grameen, PM Gram Sadak Yojna etc.?
(a) Nitin Gadkari
(b) Mansukh Mandaviya
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) Giriraj Singh
(e) None of the above

Q6. Who has become the first Indian player to score 1,000 T20 International runs in a calendar year?
(a) Suryakumar Yadav
(b) KL Rahul
(c) Virat Kohli
(d) Hardik Pandya
(e) None of the above

Q7. Luiz Incio Lula da Silva of the leftist Worker’s Party defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become next president of which country?
(a) Uganda
(b) Mexico
(c) Brazil
(d) Hungary
(e) None of the above

Q8. On the third Wednesday in November World COPD Day is observed to create awareness about the condition and ways to reduce the burden of COPD worldwide. What is the theme of World COPD Day 2022?
(a) Your Lungs for Life
(b) Your Smile is cure
(c) Our Life Our Choice
(d) Take steps to better life
(e) None of the above

Q9. Give the name of senior IAS officer who has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati recently.
(a) Mahant Kumar Sharma
(b) Gaurav Dwivedi
(c) Aniket Pandya
(d) Rajesh Kumar
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which of the bank has signed a 150 million euro (Rs 1,240 crore) loan agreement with the German development bank KfW for funding solar projects?
(a) Axis Bank
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Federal Bank
(d) Bank of Baroda
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(a)
Sol. Capital markets regulator SEBI came out with a uniform format for reporting over-the-counter (OTC) trades in listed non-convertible securities. OTC- Over-the-Counter.

S2. Ans (a)
Sol. INS Mormugao is the second ship of Project 15B stealth destroyers being built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL).

S3. Ans(c)
Sol. INS Trikand has participated in the Combined Maritime Forces led Operation “Sea Sword 2” in the Northwest Arabian Sea.

S4.Ans (b)
Sol. Central Vigilance Commission observes Vigilance Awareness Week during the week in which 31st of October, the birthday of the late Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel falls. It fall between 31st October to 6th November.

S5. Ans(d)
Sol. Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Giriraj Singh unveiled the booklet ‘Agenda for Members of Panchayati Raj Institutions for Rural Development’.

S6. Ans(a)
Sol. Star Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav has became the first Indian player to score 1,000 T20 International runs in a calendar year.

S7. Ans(c)
Sol. Brazil’s electoral authority said that Luiz Incio Lula da Silva of the leftist Worker’s Party defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become the country’s next president.

S8. Ans(a)
Sol. The 2022 theme for World COPD Day will be “Your Lungs for Life”. This year’s theme aims to highlight the importance of lifelong lung health. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide.

S9. Ans(b)
Sol. Senior IAS officer, Gaurav Dwivedi was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati.

S10. Ans(b)
Sol. State Bank of India has signed a 150 million euro (Rs 1,240 crore) loan agreement with the German development bank KfW for funding solar projects.