General Awareness Quiz for IBPS SO Prelims/SBI Clerk Mains/SBI PO Mains 2022- 23rd December

Q1. India plans to commission how many nuclear power plants by 2031 for adding nearly 15,000 MW in power generating capacity?
(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 12
(d) 8
(e) None of the above

Q2. India looks forward to being back in the UN Security Council after declaring the country’s candidature as non-permanent member. For which term India looks for its candidature as non-permanent member
(a) 2024-25
(b) 2030-31
(c) 2028-29
(d) 2027-28
(e) None of the above

Q3. Who inaugurated the two-day long 65th Foundation Day celebrations of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in New Delhi?
(a) Amitabh Kant
(b) Nirmala Sitharaman
(c) Amit Shah
(d) Mansukh Mandaviya
(e) None of the above

Q4. Which of the following country will be the first country to auction spectrum for satellite communication to attract investments in the sector?
(a) Singapore
(b) USA
(c) Germany
(d) India
(e) None of the above

Q5. India has been confirmed to assume the Presidency of the UN Security Council for the second time in its two-year tenure. For which of month India has been given the presidency of the UN Security Council?
(a) December 2022
(b) January 2023
(c) November 2022
(d) February 2023
(e) None of the above

Q6. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in a programme commemorating Sri Aurobindo’s 150th birth anniversary. At which place a programme was organized?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Chennai
(c) Puducherry
(d) Kolkata
(e) None of the above

Q7. The ________ anniversary of ‘Maitri Diwas’ marking the recognition granted to Bangladesh by India in 1971 was celebrated in Dhaka on 6th December.
(a) 49th
(b) 48th
(c) 50th
(d) 51st
(e) None of the above

Q8. Who has inaugurated the country’s first chartered gateway, and a business jet terminal at the Cochin International Airport recently?
(a) Pinarayi Vijayan
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Jyotiraditya Scindia
(d) Amit Shah
(e) None of the above

Q9. Nation celebrates Vijay Diwas, to commemorate India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war. Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year on which day to honour the victory of the Indian armed forces over Pakistan in 1971?
(a) 16th December
(b) 23rd December
(c) 8th December
(d) 2nd December
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which of the ministry in collaboration with Prasiddha Foundation inaugurated Delhi International Arts Festival at Kartavya Path?
(a) Ministry of Home affairs
(b) Ministry of Tribal affairs
(c) Ministry of Tourism
(d) Ministry of Culture
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(b)
Sol. India plans to commission 20 nuclear power plants by 2031, adding nearly 15,000 MW in power generating capacity, the government told the Lok Sabha.

S2. Ans (c)
Sol. India looks forward to being back in the UN Security Council, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, as he declared the country’s candidature as non-permanent member for the 2028-29 term.

S3. Ans(b)
Sol. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates the two-day long 65th Foundation Day celebrations of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in New Delhi.

S4.Ans (d)
Sol. India will be the first country to auction spectrum for satellite communication, and it should be designed to attract investments in the sector, telecom regulator Trai chairman PD Vaghela said.

S5. Ans(a)
Sol. India has assumed the Presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of December. It is the second time in its two-year tenure as an elected member of the UN Security Council that India has assumed the Presidency of the Council.

S6. Ans(c)
Sol. The programme, being held in Kamban Kalai Sangam, Puducherry, under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, witnessed the Prime Minister releasing a commemorative coin and postal stamp in honour of Sri Aurobindo.

S7. Ans(d)
Sol. The 51st anniversary of ‘Maitri Diwas’ marking the recognition granted to Bangladesh by India in 1971 was celebrated in Dhaka on 6th December.

S8. Ans(a)
Sol. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the country’s first chartered gateway, and a business jet terminal at the Cochin International Airport.

S9. Ans(a)
Sol. Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year on 16th December to honour the victory of the Indian armed forces over Pakistan in 1971.

S10. Ans(d)
Sol. Ministry of Culture in collaboration with Prasiddha Foundation inaugurated Delhi International Arts Festival at Kartavya Path with the tag-line – ‘Where Bharat Meets India.