General Awareness Quiz for SBI PO Mains 2023- 27th January

Q1. Who produced a superlative performance to claim India’s first-ever silver medal from the World blitz chess championship that concluded in Almaty, Kazakhstan?
(a) Tania Sachdev
(b) Harika Dronavalli
(c) Vishwanath Anand
(d) Koneru Humpy
(e) None of the above

Q2. Which of the bank is partnering with Microsoft in the next phase of its digital transformation journey and unlocking business value by transforming the application portfolio, modernizing the data landscape and securing the enterprise with Microsoft Cloud?
(a) Bank of Maharashtra
(b) Federal Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) Bank of Baroda
(e) None of the above

Q3. On which day World Hindi Day or Vishwa Hindi Diwas is celebrated every year to promote awareness about the language across the world?
(a) 22nd January
(b) 8th January
(c) 10th January
(d) 4th January
(e) None of the above

Q4. Where the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship ‘Kamla Devi’ the Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) which is designed, built, and delivered by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd to Indian Coast Guard was commissioned?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Chennai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Kozhikode
(e) None of the above

Q5. Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) Interest Rate was hiked for January–March 2023 quarter. How much percent interest rate has been decided for January-March 2023 quarter under Kisan Vikas Patra?
(a) 9.2%
(b) 7.2%
(c) 7.8%
(d) 8.3%
(e) None of the above

Q6. Who has laid the foundation stone of the Central Detective Training Institute (CDTI) at Devanahalli in Karnataka and inaugurated the residential and administrative complexes of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)?
(a) Rajnath Singh
(b) Basavraj Bommai
(c) Amit Shah
(d) Narendra Modi
(e) None of the above

Q7. Ajay Kumar Srivastava has been elevated as Managing Director and CEO of which state-owned bank with effect from January 1, 2023 from his current posting as executive director?
(a) IDFC First Bank
(b) Canara Bank
(c) Bank of Baroda
(d) Indian Overseas Bank
(e) None of the above

Q8. Who has been appointed as the state icon for Bihar by the Election Commission to create awareness among the voters for their participation in the electoral process?
(a) Maithili Thakur
(b) Hansraj Raghuwanshi
(c) Anup Jalota
(d) Marunal Thakur
(e) None of the above

Q9. __________Tourism Board signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with chapters of 8 countries of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) at the 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas convention.
(a) Assam
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which of the bank is partnering with Microsoft in the next phase of its digital transformation journey and unlocking business value by transforming the application portfolio, modernizing the data landscape and securing the enterprise with Microsoft Cloud?
(a) Bank of Maharashtra
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) Federal Bank
(d) Bank of Baroda
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(d)
Sol. Former World rapid champion K. Humpy produced a superlative performance to claim India’s first-ever silver medal from the World blitz chess championship.

2. Ans (c)
Sol. HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, is partnering with Microsoft in the next phase of its digital transformation journey and unlocking business value by transforming the application portfolio, modernizing the data landscape and securing the enterprise with Microsoft Cloud.

S3. Ans(c)
Sol. World Hindi Day or Vishwa Hindi Diwas is celebrated on 10th January every year to promote awareness about the language across the world. The theme this year is “Hindi – Traditional Knowledge to Artificial Intelligence”.

S4.Ans (c)
Sol. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship ‘Kamla Devi’ the Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) which is designed, built, and delivered by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd to Indian Coast Guard was commissioned in Kolkata, West Bengal.

S5. Ans(b)
Sol. The current interest rate on Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) account deposits is 7.2% compounded annually. The revised rate was announced on December 30.

S6. Ans(c)
Sol. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah has laid the foundation stone of the Central Detective Training Institute (CDTI) at Devanahalli in Karnataka and inaugurated the residential and administrative complexes of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).

S7. Ans(d)
Sol. Ajay Kumar Srivastava has been elevated as Managing Director and CEO of Indian Overseas Bank with effect from January 1, 2023 from his current posting as executive director.

S8. Ans(a)
Sol. Folk singer Maithili Thakur was appointed the state icon for Bihar by the Election Commission. The singer will create awareness among the voters for their participation in the electoral process.
S9. Ans(d)
Sol. Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with chapters of 8 countries of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) at the 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas convention.

S10. Ans(b)
Sol. HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, is partnering with Microsoft in the next phase of its digital transformation journey and unlocking business value by transforming the application portfolio, modernizing the data landscape and securing the enterprise with Microsoft Cloud.