General Awareness Quiz for RBI Grade-B 2023-12th February

Q1. The Reserve Bank of India’s Medium-term Strategy Framework for the period 2023-2025 was launched by Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor, RBI. What is the name of this framework launched by RBI?
(a) Aspirations
(b) Garuda 2.0
(c) Lakshya
(d) Ambition 2.0
(e) Utkarsh

Q2. Which of the union ministry in India has established a High Powered Committee (HPC) to address issues related to the protection of Ladakh’s culture, language, land, and employment opportunities?
(a) Ministry of Finance
(b) Ministry of Tourism
(c) Ministry of External Affairs
(d) Ministry of Home Affairs
(e) Ministry of Culture

Q3. Ministry of Jal Shakti organized the “1st All India Annual State Minister Conference on Water” with the theme of “Water Vision@2027”. Where the conference was held on 5th and 6th January?
(a) Jaisalmer
(b) Chennai
(c) Bhopal
(d) New Delhi
(e) Mumbai

Q4. Himachal Pradesh Government launched Chief Minister Sukhashray Sahayata Kosh to spent on the higher education of destitute children to encourage them to pursue courses such as engineering, medicine, management, and other streams. How much crore of fund announced to set up by CM of Himachal Pradesh?
(a) Rs. 101 Crore
(b) Rs. 1001 Crore
(c) Rs. 501 Crore
(d) Rs. 51 Crore
(e) Rs. 5001 crore

Q5. Which state became the first state to have a welfare board for the beneficiaries of employment guarantee programmes called ‘The Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGS)’ in the country?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) West Bengal
(d) Assam
(e) Himachal

Q6. The ‘Saharsh’ initiative is aimed at empowering children to learn with happiness. “Saharsh” special education program has been launched by which state Government?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Tripura
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) Rajasthan

Q7. Which bank has launched e-Bank Guarantee (e-BG) facility in association with National e-Governance Services Limited (NeSL)?
(a) Federal Bank
(b) Canara Bank
(c) Bank of Baroda
(d) State Bank of India
(e) HDFC Bank

Q8. What is the maximum deposit limit for Senior Citizen Savings Scheme will be enhanced from?
(a) 05 lakh to 30 lakh
(b) 10 lakh to 30 lakh
(c) 15 lakh to 30 lakh
(d) 20 lakh to 30 lakh
(e) 25 lakh to 30 lakh

Q9. The outlay for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is being enhanced by 66% to over _______.
(a) ₹39,000 cr
(b) ₹49,000 cr
(c) ₹59,000 cr
(d) ₹69,000 cr
(e) ₹79,000 cr

Q10. Which of the following state government has launched an online portal “Family ID – One Family One Identity” to make access to government schemes easier for the families of the state?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Madhya Pradesh

Solutions

S1. (e)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India’s Medium-term Strategy Framework for the period 2023-2025 – ‘Utkarsh 2.0’ – was launched by Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor, RBI.
Utkarsh 2.0 would allow the central bank to both react and act proactively to confront socio-economic challenges.

S2. (d)
Sol. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in India has established a High Powered Committee (HPC) to address issues related to the protection of Ladakh’s culture, language, land, and employment opportunities.

S3. (c)
Sol. Ministry of Jal Shakti organized the “1st All India Annual State Minister Conference on Water” with the theme of “Water Vision@2027” in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
The primary objective of the 2-day conference was to gather inputs for India@2027 and the 5P vision from the different water stakeholders of the state, water being a state subject, and improve engagement and partnership with states.

S4. (a)
Sol. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced to set up of Rs 101 crore CM’s Sukhashraya Sahayata Kosh for the destitute in the state.

S5. (b)
Sol. The Kerala Cabinet approved a scheme to ensure those employed under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGS) in the poll-bound state get benefits like pension and medical assistance.

S6. (c)
Sol. The ‘Saharsh’ was launched in 40 schools of the state on a pilot basis in August last year. This year, it will be extended to all government and aided schools in Tripura from the second week of January.
The school education department has introduced 36 reforms in the last five years and the higher education department has 19 reforms.

S7. (d)
Sol. State Bank of India (SBI) has launched e-Bank Guarantee (e-BG) facility in association with National e-Governance Services Limited (NeSL).
India’s largest lender said this facility will bring about a revolutionary change in the banking ecosystem, where bank guarantee is frequently used in large volumes.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The maximum deposit limit for Senior Citizen Savings Scheme will be enhanced from ` 15 lakh to ` 30 lakh.

S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. The outlay for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is being enhanced by 66% to over ₹79,000 cr.

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol.The Uttar Pradesh government has launched an online portal “Family ID – One Family One Identity” to make access to government schemes easier for the families of the state.
Objective – To provide free or subsidized ration to those families who do not have ration cards and are not eligible for the National Food Security Scheme.
Through the portal, families can create their ID and can avail the benefits of the schemes. For those who already have an ID, the family ID will be the same as the ration card ID.
At present, about 3.59 crore families and 14.92 crore people living in Uttar Pradesh are getting the benefit of the National Food Security Scheme. The ration card number of these families will serve as ‘family ID’.
About Uttar Pradesh
•Capital – Lucknow
•Chief Minister – Yogi Adityanath
•Governor – Anandiben Patel