General Awareness Quiz Series 2022: 19th October |

General Awareness Quiz Series 2022: 19th October: 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. Consider the following statements:

World Trauma Day is celebrated on 16 October.
The day was created in New Delhi in 2011

Which of the following statements are correct?

(a) 1

(b) 2

(d) None of these

Q2. Consider the following statements:

The INTERPOL motto is Connecting Police with a safer World
In 2022, Interpol general assembly held in New Delhi
The last Interpol General Assembly took place in 1997.

Which statement is incorrect?

(a) 1,2

(b) 2,3

(d) None of these

Q3. Which of the following is not Rabi Crop?

(a) Wheat

(b) Barley

(d) Bajra

Q4. The total balance in the basic bank accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has crossed the ₹1.75 lakh crore mark. What is the total number of Beneficiaries ?

(a) 25 crore

(b) 40 Crore

(d) 55 Crore

Q5. Who has authored the book Pandemic Disruptions and Odisha’s Lessons in Governance?

(a) Naveen Patnaik

(b) Amar Patnaik

(d) All of these

Q6. Which organization is the nodal agency for INTERPOL in India?

(a) CVC

(b) NSA

(d) Indian Army

Q7. Project Excel is being implemented in the Gujarati districts of Jamnagar and Dwaraka Devbhumi by

Arya.ag
FWWB
UNDP

Choose the Correct code

(a) 1,2

(b) 2,3

(d) None of these

Q8. Where India’s first aluminiuym freight rake 61 BOBRNALHSM1 is inaugurated?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Bhubaneshwar

(d) Mumbai

Q9. Who has become the prime minister of Sweden?

(a) Jyoti Yarraji

(b) Ulf Kristersson

(d) None of these

Q10. President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Dr Justice DY Chandrachud as the new Chief Justice of India. He is which number of CJI?

(a) 50th

(b) 60th

(d) 80th

Solutions

Ans.1.(b)

Every year, October 17 is celebrated as World Trauma Day. The day is observed with a view to prevent the increasing rate of accidents and injuries causing death and disability across the world. The day was created in New Delhi, India, in 2011.

Ans.2.(d)

The Prime Minister highlighted the connection of Interpol philosophy with Indian culture and underlined the similarity between the INTERPOL’s motto of ‘Connecting Police with a Safer World’ with quote from the Vedas stating “Aano Bhadra Krtavo Yantu Vishwatah” i.e. let noble thoughts come from all directions, which, he elaborated that it is a call for universal cooperation to make the world a better place.

The Interpol General Assembly meeting is taking place in India after a gap of about 25 years – it was last held in 1997.

Ans.3(d)

Recently Indian Government announced MSP for Rabi crops which were: Wheat, Barley, Gram, Lentil, Rapeseed and Mustard, Safflower

Bajra is Kharif Crop

Ans.4.(c)

The total balance in the basic bank accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has crossed the ₹1.75 lakh crore mark. As per the latest Government data, the total balance stood at ₹1,75,225 crore as on October 5, 2022, as the total number of beneficiaries touched 47 crore.

Ans.5.(b)

Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik released the book titled ‘Pandemic Disruptions and Odisha’s Lessons in Governance’ by Dr Amar Patnaik, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha this evening at Naveen Niwas.

Ans.6.(c)

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) assumes this role in India with one of its senior officers heading its exclusive Interwing (the National Central Bureaus) for collation of information and liaison with the world body INTERPOL.

Ans.7.(c)

Arya.ag and FWWB India partner with UNDP: Project Excel is being implemented in the Gujarati districts of Jamnagar and Dwaraka Devbhumi by UNDP with Arya.ag and FWWB.

Ans.8.(b)

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated India’s first aluminium freight rake 61 BOBRNALHSM1 at Bhubaneshwar Railway Station. The rake’s destination is Bilaspur.

Ans.9.(b)

Sweden’s parliament elected Moderates leader Ulf Kristersson as the country’s new prime minister.

Jyothi Yarraji made history in the women’s 100m hurdles as the became the first Indian woman to run a sub-13s time to win the gold medal at the Nation Games 2022.

Indian Foreign Service, Apoorva Srivastava has been appointed to serve as India’s Ambassador to the Slovak Republic.

Ans.10.(a)

Justice DY Chandrachud named as 50th Chief Justice of India

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Dr Justice DY Chandrachud as the new Chief Justice of India.

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