General Awareness Quiz for IBPS SO Prelims 2022- 20th December

Q1. Who has took oath as the New Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh at historic ridge ground in Shimla after the high-stakes electoral contest for the 68-member Legislative Assembly?
(a) Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
(b) Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu
(c) Mukesh Agnihotri
(d) Trivendra Singh Rawat
(e) None of the above

Q2. Who has inaugurated Mopa International Airport in Goa, which has been named after former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar?
(a) Jyotiraditya Scindia
(b) Nirmala Sitharaman
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) Nitin Gadkari
(e) None of the above

Q3. Which state government in partnership with startup TechEagle has unveiled Asia’s first drone delivery hub and network which is aimed at providing universal access to healthcare for the people in the state?
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Haryana
(c) West Bengal
(d) Telangana
(e) None of the above

Q4. Which state’s forest department has launched the ‘Vanikaran’ (afforestation) project to root out invasive plants, especially Senna spectabilis, and restore natural forests?
(a) Haryana
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) Odisha
(e) None of the above

Q5. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in partnership with Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) organized the International Lusophone Festival. In which state the International Lusophone Festival was organized?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Kerala
(c) Nagaland
(d) Goa
(e) None of the above

Q6. Which state has planned to establish a separate Divyang department for the welfare of differently-abled persons with a fund allocation of 1,143 crore rupees?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Sikkim
(e) None of the above

Q7. Which of the following state is set to become the first state to launch its own Climate Change Mission?
(a) Delhi
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Mizoram
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) None of the above

Q8. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights which is mandated to spread child rights literacy held a one day Orientation cum Sensitization programme on ‘Child Rights: Contemporary Challenges at ____________.
(a) Indore
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Kolkata
(d) New Delhi
(e) None of the above

Q9. Which of the state cabinet has approved a policy aimed at addressing the issues of mental health and social care through collaborative engagement with communities?
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which state government is planning for genetic enhancement of Badri Cow through sex-sorted semen and embryo transfer technology with the aim to increase its productivity?
(a) Bihar
(b) Assam
(c) Punjab
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(b)
Sol. Congress leader Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has took oath as the New Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh at historic ridge ground in Shimla.
On December 8, the Congress made a comeback in Himachal Pradesh, by winning 40 seats in the high-stakes electoral contest for the 68-member Legislative Assembly.

S2. Ans (c)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Mopa International Airport in Goa, which has been named after former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

S3. Ans(a)
Sol. The Meghalaya government in partnership with startup TechEagle has unveiled Asia’s first drone delivery hub and network which is aimed at providing universal access to healthcare for the people in the state.

S4.Ans (b)
Sol. The Forest department in association with Noolpuzha grama panchayat has launched the ‘Vanikaran’ (afforestation) project to root out invasive plants, especially Senna spectabilis, and restore natural forests.

S5. Ans(d)
Sol. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in partnership with Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) and the Goa government organized the International Lusophone Festival in Goa from 3-6 December.

S6. Ans(c)
Sol. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has announced that the state will establish a separate Divyang department for the welfare of differently-abled persons with a fund allocation of 1,143 crore rupees.

S7. Ans(d)
Sol. Tamil Nadu is set to become the first state to launch its own Climate Change Mission. It had launched the Green Tamil Nadu Mission last September and the Tamil Nadu Wetlands Mission this August.

S8. Ans(b)
Sol. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights which is mandated to spread child rights literacy held a one day Orientation cum Sensitization programme on ‘Child Rights: Contemporary Challenges in Telangana’ in Hyderabad.

S9. Ans(a)
Sol. The Meghalaya cabinet has approved a policy aimed at addressing the issues of mental health and social care through collaborative engagement with communities.

S10. Ans(d)
Sol. Uttarakhand Government is planning for genetic enhancement of Badri Cow through sex-sorted semen and embryo transfer technology with the aim to increase its productivity.