General Awareness Quiz Series 2022: 20th September

General Awareness Quiz Series 2022: 20th September: 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.Which UT/ State has been the India’s first Swachh Sujal Pradesh?

(a) Delhi

(b) Goa

(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(d) None of these

Q2. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh awarded INSPIRE Awards, INSPIRE Awards is given to whom?

(a) Scientist

(b) Students

(c) Entrepreneurs

(d) Teachers

Q3. Which armed force first female camel riding squad is ready?

(a) Indo Tibetan Border Police

(b) Assam Riffles

(c) Central Industrial Security Force

(d) Border Security Force

 Q4. Which company has been acquired by Adani group?

(a) Ambuja Cements Limited and ACC Limited

(b) Figma Design Platform

(c) Mandiant

(d) All of these

 Q5. Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of CSB Bank?

(a) Pralay Mondal

(b) Thomas M Devasia

(c) Vinod Aggarwal

(d) None of these

 Q6. Who has won silver medal in World Para Athletics Grand Prix held in Morocco?

(a) Sunil Chhetri

(b) Devendra Jhajharia

(c) Pranav Anand

(d) None of these

 Q7. Who has won Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur award?

(a) GRSE

(b) Swati Piramal

(c)Sunil Lamba

(d) Tanikella Bharani

Q8. The Project Cheetah aims to improve the Indian Air Force’s fleet by inducting which of the following?

(a) Prayas Centre

(b) Targiri

(c) Israeli made Heron

(d) Russian Ak -630 guns

Q9. Which of the actors has published the book named “Muskurate Chand Lamhe aur Kuchh Khamoshiyan”?

(a) Manoj Bajpayee

(b) Sharukh Khan

(c) Rajnikant

(d) None of these

Q10. What percentage of GDP is India’s Logistic cost as shared by the Prime Minister during the launch of National Logistics Policy?

(a) 10-12

(b) 13-14

(c) 16-17

(d)20-25

Solutions

Ans.1.(c)

Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has declared Andaman and Nicobar Islands as India’s first Swachh Sujal Pradesh.

Ans.2.(c)

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh awarded INSPIRE Awards to 60 entrepreneurs, as well as financial assistance to 53,021 students, on behalf of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Ans.3(d)

The Border Security Force’s (BSF’s) first female camel riding squad is ready to be deployed along the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Ans.4.(a)

The Adani group has completed the acquisition of major cement players Ambuja Cements Limited and ACC Limited, becoming India’s second-largest cement player.

Figma Designe Platform : acquired by Adobe for 20 Billion dollars

Mandiant acquired by Google for 5.4 billion dollars

Ans.5.(a)

The government has appointed Mr. Thomas M Devasia  – a senior executive from the private sector – as a member (non-life) of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).

CSB Bank Limited (erstwhile Catholic Syrian Bank Limited) has appointed Mr. Pralay Mondal as the Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bank for a period of 3 years up to September 14, 2025.

Vinod Aggarwal : President of SIAM

Ans.6.(b)

Sunil Chhetri’s Bengaluru FC defeated Mumbai City FC 2-1 in the 131st Durand Cup final at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.

Indian javelin thrower and Paralympics gold medalist Devendra Jhajharia clinched a silver medal for the country in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix held in Morocco.

Pranav Anand: 76^th Grand Master of India

Ans.7.(b)

Swati Piramal, Vice Chairperson, Piramal Group has been conferred the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour).

Ans.8.(c)

The Project Cheetah aims to improve the Indian Air Force’s fleet of Israeli-made Heron unmanned aerial vehicles with stronger communication capabilities and long-range missiles that can hit enemy sites.

Ans.9.(a)

actor Manoj Bajpayee published a book titled Muskurate Chand Lamhe aur Kuchh Khamoshiyan.

Ans.10.(b)

India’s logistics cost as a proportion of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is believed to be around 13-14 per cent. The government now aims to bring it down to single digits as soon as possible.

Other posts

• General Awareness Quiz Series 2022: 18-19th September
• Ramakrishna Mission’s Awakening Programme

• Weekly factsheet for 12-17 September 2022

• GK Questions For GK Questions

Current Affairs