General Awareness Quiz Series 2022: 7th September |

General Awareness Quiz Series 2022: 7th 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. Match the states with their schemes

Samarth e governance portal
‘Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme
VentuRISE Global Startup Challenge

(a) 1-Meghalaya, 2- Uttarakhand, 3- Andhra Pradesh

(b) 1- Uttarakhand, 2- Meghalaya, 3- Karnataka

(d) None of these

Q2. All female central government employees will be entitled to 60 days special maternity leave, It is for what purpose?

(a) All of these

(b) For child genetic illness

(d) death of a child soon after birth

Q3. What is the old name of the Rajpath which was renamed post-independence?

(a) Kartavya Path

(b) Kingsway Road

(d) Kalyan Marg

Q4. PM Narendra Modi announced Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana. How many schools will be developed and upgraded?

(a) 15000

(b) 75000

(d) 12500

Q5.Which of the following state has become to have the first modified bio-village and what is the name of the village?

(a)Alappuzha, Kerela

(b) Mandla, MP

(d)Shokhuvi, Nagaland

Q6. Who has topped among all Ministries/Departments for resolving Public Grievances in the ranking?

(a) Minsitry of Defence

(b) UIDAI

(d) SEBI

Q7. 28th edition of the Status Report on India’s External Debt 2021-22 has been realesed by?

(a) Ministry of Finance

(b) RBI

(d) NITI Aayog

Q8. Which of the following pairs of prime minister and country is incorrect?

(a) Liz Truss: United Kingdom

(b) Yair Lapid: Israel

(d) Ana Brnabić: Serbia

Q9. Who has written The book ‘Divorce and Democracy: A History of Personal Law in Post-Independence India’?

(a) Saumya Saxena

(b) Yogendra Singh Yadav

(d) Mallika Sarabhai

Q10. Which of the following is not won by Red Bull’s driver Max Verstappen?

(a) Dutch Formula 1 Grand Prix

(b) Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix 2022.

(d) Austrian Grand Prix 2022

Solutions

Ans.1.(b)

The Uttarakhand education department launched an e-governance portal “Samarth”. This portal provides all administrative and educational updates including information about entrance exams, salary structures, and appointments from five state universities and 140 public schools.

Meghalaya launched the ‘Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme’ to ensure the farmers earn a sustainable livelihood through different livestock farming activities.

Karnataka govt announced VentuRISE Global Startup Challenge, which aims to aid entrepreneurs in manufacturing and sustainability-related industries.

Ans.2.(d)

All female central government employees will be entitled to 60 days special maternity leave in case of death of a child soon after birth, an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT)

Ans.3(b)

the first such instance was the renaming of Kingsway Road to Raj Path and Queensway to Janpath, post-Independence. Kingsway Road is where the Republic Day parade is currently held

Rajpath and Central Vista lawns will now be known as Kartavya Path, according to the Indian government’s announcement.

Ans.4.(c)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a new initiative, the development and upgradation of 14 thousand 500 schools across the country under the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana

Ans.5.(c)

Tripura becomes the first state in India to have the first modified bio-village. The Daspara village of Tripura is converted into a nature-based lifestyle and livelihood.

Alappuzha has become the fifth fully digital banking district in the state. A declaration was made by the Reserve bank of India Kerala and Lakshadweep Regional Director Thomas Mathew regarding this.

North-east state, Nagaland got its second railway station after a gap of more than 119 years with the commissioning of a new facility at Shokhuvi

Ans.6.(b)

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has topped among all Ministries/Departments for resolving Public Grievances in the ranking. The report was published by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG)

Ans.7.(a)

The External Debt Management Unit (EDMU) in the Department of economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, has released 28th edition of the Status Report on India’s External Debt 2021-22. India’s external debt, at US$ 620.7 billion as at end-March 2022, grew by 8.2 per cent over US$ 573.7 billon as at end-March 2021.

Ans.8.(c)

UK’s new Prime Minister (PM): Liz Truss was elected as the leader of the ruling Conservative Party and the country’s next prime minister. Liz Truss is now the third woman to be elected prime minister of the United Kingdom. By more than 20,000 votes, Liz Truss defeated Rishi Sunak, who is of Indian descent. The country is currently experiencing a cost of living crisis, industrial unrest, and a recession.

Yair Lapid : Israel

Ana Brnabić: Serbia

Fumio Kishida: Japan

Ans.9.(a)

‘Divorce and Democracy: A History of Personal Law in Post- written by Saumya Saxena.

The autobiography “The Hero of Tiger Hill: Autobiography of a Param Vir”, is about the inspiring story of Subedar Major (Honorary Captain) Yogendra Singh Yadav (Retd).

Mallika Sarabhai bares it all in her upcoming self-help memoir, “Free Fall: My Experiments with Living”.

A new book named ‘India’s Economy From Nehru To Modi:: A Brief History’ written by by Pulapre Balakrishnan

Ans.10.(d)

Red Bull’s driver Max Verstappen has won the Dutch Formula 1 Grand Prix 2022., Belgian, Hungarian all won by Mex Verstappen.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc held off world champion Max Verstappen to win the Austrian Grand Prix 2022.

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