General Awareness Quiz Series 2022: 29th December |

General Awareness Quiz Series 2022: 29th 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. In which state Bhadrachalam group of temples and Ramappa temple is situated?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Telangana

(d) Karnataka

Q2. Stay Safe online campaign is launched under which part of presidency of India?

(a) UNSC Presidency

(b) G20 Presidency

(d) None of these

Q3. A star has been named after a politician in December 2022. Who is the politician?

(a) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(d) V D Savarkar

Q4. Who has been appointed as the Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army?

(a) Baskar Babu

(b) Arvind Walia

(d) Manoj Pande

Q5. Which of the following disciplines has been included in the nation’s mainstream sports disciplines?

(a) Online gambling

(b) Esports

(d) All of these

Q6. Which constituency of India has become the only constituency to have library in all wards?

(a) Alappuzha

(b) Dharmadan

(d) Vadodra

Q7. How many small stations will be modernized under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme?

(a) 1000

(b) 7500

(d) 10000

Q8. “Financial Literacy and Inclusion survey” conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). What average score was achieved on the scale of 21 for awareness and knowledge of digital banking?

(a) 9.7

(b) 10.7

(d) 12.7

Q9. How much percentage of fraud cases reported in banking came from public sector banks?

(a) 45.4%

(b) 55.4%

(d) 27%

Q10. In which state Mundera Bazar and Telia Afghan places lies, there has been a recent change in the names of these places.

(a) Gujarat

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Solutions

Ans.1.(b)

Telangana

Why in News?

The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu laid the foundation stone for the development of pilgrimage facilities at Bhadrachalam Group of Temples under PRASHAD scheme at Bhadrachalam. Subsequently, she inaugurated Sammakka Saralamma Janjati Pujari Sammelan, organised by the Vanvasi Kalyan Parishad –Telangana at Bhadrachalam and virtually inaugurated Eklavya Model Residential Schools of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs at Komaram Bheem Asifabad and Mahabubabad districts of Telangana.

Ans.2.(b)

Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw launches ‘Stay Safe Online’ Campaign and ‘G20 Digital Innovation Alliance’ as part of India’s G20 presidency

Ans.3(b)

On the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, which was marked as ‘Good Governance Day‘ across the country, the Aurangabad unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named a star after the ‘Bharat Ratna’ recipient

Ans.4.(b)

Lieutenant General Arvind Walia has been appointed as the next Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army. He would be succeeding Lt Gen Harpal Singh who is superannuating on December 31

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the reappointment of Baskar Babu Ramachandran as the MD & CEO of Suryoday Small Finance bank for three years effective from 23rd January 2023

Chief of defence staff: Anil Chauhan

Chief of Army Staff: Manoj Pande

Ans.5.(b)

Esports received a huge boost from the Indian government. It is incorporated into the nation’s mainstream sports disciplines. Droupadi Murmu, the President of India, amended the regulations governing eSports in accordance with the authority “conferred by clause (3) of article 77 of the Constitution” and requested that “e-Sports be included as part of multi-sports events” from the Ministries of Electronics and Information Technology and Sports

Ans.6.(b)

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s constituency has achieved a new record recently. It has become the only constituency in India to have a library in all the wards. CM Vijayan’s constituency Dharmadam has achieved the position of complete library constituency in India, the first in India. Out of the total 138 wards in the constituency, there were no libraries in 63 wards. Dharmadam reached the achievement with the opening of libraries in these wards too

Ans.7.(a)

The Ministry of Railways has developed a new scheme to modernize over 1000 small stations over the coming year. The stations will be equipped with facilities inspired by the mega-upgradation of marquee stations. This scheme will be a part of the Ministry of Railways Station Redevelopment Drive and Amrit Bharat Station Scheme

Ans.8.(c)

It is often believed that in India, the majority of the rural people is not familiar with digital banking. But in what might be considered a revelation, a pan-Indian “Financial Literacy and Inclusion survey” conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) found that awareness and knowledge of digital banking are on par between the rural and urban population nationwide, with the average for both segments being 11.7 on a scale of 21

Ans.9.(b)

According to an RBI report, public sector banks (PSBs) accounted for the majority of frauds reported in 2018–19, with 55.4% of the cases reported and 90% of the money involved. This is primarily due to an inadequate internal process, lack of personnel, and inadequate systems to address operational risks

Ans.10.(d)

The ‘no-objection’ certificates were issued by the Union Home ministry for changing the name of ‘Mundera Baazar’ municipal council in Gorakhpur district to ‘Chauri-Chaura’ and that of ‘Telia Afghan’ village in Deoria district to ‘Telia Shukla’Solutions

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