General Awareness Quiz Series 2022: 14th December |

General Awareness Quiz Series 2022: 14th December: Hello Students, General Awareness is an essential part of all government exams. It’s better to prepare this section daily and revise the same using the factsheet provided. Bankersadda team has brought you up a new series in which we will come up with 10 questions and answers, other options of the question have related news to them. So don’t miss reading the solutions

Q1. When National energy conservation day is celebrated?

(a) 13 December

(b) 14 December

(d) 16 December

Q2. In how many categories IUCN divides species for conservation?

(a) 6

(b) 7

(d) 9

Q3. Which cow breed has been selected by the Uttarakhand Government for genetic enhancement?

(a) Sahiwal

(b) Gyre

(d) Red Sindhi

Q4. Bhupendra Patel took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, he won from which seat?

(a) Sanand

(b) Ghatlodia

(d) Nikol

Q5. Which Indian force conducted Ex Sanchaar Bodh in extensive obstacle ridden terrain of Punjab?

(a) Indian Army

(b) Indian Navy

(d) Punjab Police

Q6. Which birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo Ghosh is celebrated in 2022?

(a) 100th

(b) 125th

(d) 175th

Q7. The Ayush Grid platform envisages digitization of service delivery across the six functional areas in Ayush sector is conceptualized by which ministry?

(a) Ministry of Electronics, Information and Technology

(b) Ministry of Ayush

(d) All of these

Q8. In Agristack , who will be the owner of the data?

(a) Central Government

(b) State Government

(d) a and b

Q9. When Custom Act was formulated?

(a) 1960

(b) 1961

(d) 1963

Q10. How many children of age gropup0-14 are engaged in act of begging in India?

(a) 45296

(b) 45678

(d) 45690

Solutions

Ans.1.(b)

The National Energy Conservation Day is celebrated every year on 14th December 2022

Ans.2.(d)

It divides species into nine categories: Not Evaluated, Data Deficient, Least Concern, Near Threatened, Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered, Extinct in the Wild and Extinct.

Why this question?

Three medicinal plant species found in the Himalayas have made it to International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species following a recent assessment. Meizotropis pellita has been assessed as ‘critically endangered’, Fritilloria cirrhosa as ‘vulnerable’, and Dactylorhiza hatagirea as ‘endangered’

Ans.3(c)

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.

Ans.4.(b)

Bhupendra Patel took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term in Gandhinagar. He won from Ghatlodia

Other appointments

Justice Dipankar Dutta has took oath as a judge of the Supreme Court. Justice Dutta will have a term till February 8, 2030.

Ans.5.(a)

Indian Army’s Airawat Division conducted Ex Sanchaar Bodh in extensive obstacle ridden terrain of Punjab. The exercise validated tactical communication capabilities. The formation reaffirmed its determination to win at any cost under adverse conditions

Ans.6.(c)

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed a programme celebrating Sri Aurobindo’s 150th birth anniversary via video conferencing in Kamban Kalai Sangam, Puducherry under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. The Prime Minister also released a commemorative coin and postal stamp in honour of Sri Aurobindo.

Ans.7.(b)

The Ayush Grid Project is conceptualized by the Ministry of Ayush for creating a comprehensive Information Technology backbone for entire Ayush sector. The Ayush Grid platform envisages digitization of service delivery across the six functional areas — Health Services, Education, Research, Drug Administration, Medicinal Plants, and Ministry of Ayush Oversight along with capacity building and media outreach

Ans.8.(b)

Department has commenced the work for creating Agristack in the country. In order to create Agristack, the department has finalized the core concept of “India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA)” which lays down a framework for Agristack. For this, a Task Force was constituted and in furtherance, a concept paper on IDEA was prepared and comments were invited from subject experts, farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and general public.

Agristack is a federated structure and ownership of data is with the States only.

Ans.9.(c)

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Government of India, celebrated the completion of 60 years of Customs Act, ’1962 on to mark the enactment of the Act

Ans.10.(a)

As per the information available on the website of Registrar General of India, number of children (Age up to 14 years) engaged in the act of Begging are 45296. These figures are based on Census 2011.

Department had launched the SMILE scheme , however the modalities of the implementation of the scheme namely “SMILE – Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise” are under consideration.

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