General Awareness Quiz Series 2023: 17th March

General Awareness Quiz Series 2023: 17th March: Hello Students, General Awareness is essential to all government exams. It’s better to prepare this section daily and revise the same using the factsheet provided. The 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. What is the aim of the Prime Minister’s vision for the celebrations of IYM 2023?
(a) To make India the global hub for millet
(b) To create a people’s movement around the benefits of millet
(c) To engage all stakeholders to promote millet
(d) To position millets as a key crop for cultivators and consumers
(e) All of the above

Q2. What is the main benefit of operating the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline?
(a) Increase in employment opportunities in both countries
(b) Reduction in energy security between the two countries
(c) Increase in transportation costs of High-Speed Diesel
(d) Increase in oil prices for both countries
(e) Reduction in transportation costs of High-Speed Diesel

Q3. What is the purpose of National Vaccination Day?
(a) To celebrate the achievements of healthcare workers
(b) To vaccinate people against diseases
(c) To promote healthcare services
(d) To raise awareness about vaccination
(e) None of the above

Q4. Who inaugurated the 26th Convocation of Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth (RAV) and the 28th National Seminar on the topic Usage of Trina Dhanya (Millets) in contemporary lifestyle?
(a) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
(b) Minister of State for Ayush, Dr. Munjpara Mahendrabhai
(c) Union Minister for Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal
(d) Vaidya Devinder Triguna, President (Governing body), RAV
(e) Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, secretary, MoA

Q5. What is the objective of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Ministry of Ayush and the Ministry of Rural Development?
(a) To develop skilled personnel for the Ayush healthcare system under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya-Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)
(b) To develop a joint working group for poverty alleviation in urban areas
(c) To increase employment opportunities in urban areas
(d) To develop a joint scheme for technical assistance in urban areas
(e) None of the above

Q6. What is the economic multiplier of air connectivity according to the ICAO study?
(a) 1.5
(b) 2.3
(c) 3.1
(d) 4.8
(e) None of the above

Q7. What is the purpose of the PM Gati Shakti Regional Workshop in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir?
(a) To discuss and exchange information between States and Central Ministries/Departments on the adoption and implementation of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) platform.
(b) To showcase the different components of logistics and explore the possibilities of developing Inland Container Depots (ICDS) and Container Freight Stations (CFS) in Jammu & Kashmir.
(c) To present the salient features of the National Logistics Policy, monitor State Logistics Policies, and draw an understanding of States logistics Policy for creating sustainable cities.
(d) To provide more vigor and build synergy with all the stakeholders of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan and institute a mechanism for Quality Improvement Plan (QIP).
(e) All of the above.

Q8. What is the inherent feature of the e-NWR system?
(a) Additional collateral requirement
(b) Fiduciary trust among stakeholders
(c) Security and negotiability
(d) Risk faced by lending institutions
(e) None of the above

Q9. What is the significance of Exercise Sea Dragon 23?
(a) It aims to increase tensions between the participating countries.
(b) It is a platform for friendly navies to share expertise and achieve high levels of synergy and coordination.
(c) It aims to showcase the military might of the participating countries.
(d) It is a competition to determine the most advanced naval force in the Indo-Pacific region.
(e) It aims to demonstrate the dominance of the US Navy in the region.

Q10. What is Viability Gap Funding (VGF)?
(a) A scheme to increase the number of international flights in India.
(b) A financial support mechanism provided to Selected Airline Operators under the UDAN scheme.
(c) A program to reduce airport congestion in major cities.
(d) A policy to promote railway connectivity in rural areas.
(e) None of the above.

Solutions

S1. Ans.(E)
Sol. The Prime Minister’s vision for the celebrations of IYM 2023 is to make it a ‘people’s movement’, position India as the ‘global hub for millets’, and engage all stakeholders to promote and spread awareness about the benefits of millets for the cultivator, consumer, and climate.

S2. Ans.(B)
Sol. The operation of the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline will put in place a sustainable, reliable, cost-effective, and environment-friendly mode of transporting HSD from India to Bangladesh, which will lead to a reduction in transportation costs of High-Speed Diesel. This will further enhance cooperation in energy security between the two countries.

S3. Ans.(D)
Sol. National Vaccination Day is observed on 16th March every year in India to raise awareness about the importance of vaccination and its benefits.

S4. Ans.(C)
Sol. Union Minister for Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the 26th Convocation of Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth (RAV) and the 28th National Seminar on the topic Usage of Trina Dhanya (Millets) in contemporary lifestyle at New Delhi.

S5. Ans.(A)
Sol. The objective of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Ministry of Ayush and the Ministry of Rural Development is to collaborate in developing skilled personnel by imparting training to rural poor youth and women for the Ayush healthcare system under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya-Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY).

S6. Ans.(C)
Sol. ICAO study shows that air connectivity has an economic multiplier of 3.1 and an employment multiplier of 6.1.

S7. Ans.(E)
Sol. The PM Gati Shakti Regional Workshop in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir aims to achieve various objectives, including

• exchanging information between States and Central Ministries/Departments on the adoption and implementation of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan (NMP) platform,
• showcasing the different components of logistics,
• exploring the possibilities of developing Inland Container Depots (ICDS) and Container Freight Stations (CFS) in Jammu & Kashmir,
• presenting the salient features of the National Logistics Policy,
• monitoring State Logistics Policies, and
• drawing an understanding of States logistics Policy for creating sustainable cities,
• providing more vigor and building synergy with all the stakeholders of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, and
• instituting a mechanism for Quality Improvement Plan (QIP).

S8. Ans.(C)
Sol. The e-NWR system has the inherent feature of security and negotiability, which makes it a reliable tool for post-harvest pledge financing.

S9. Ans.(B)
Sol. It is a platform for friendly navies to share expertise and achieve high levels of synergy and coordination based on their shared values and commitment to an open, inclusive Indo-Pacific.

S10. Ans.(B)
Sol. A financial support mechanism is provided to Selected Airline Operators under the UDAN scheme. Viability Gap Funding (VGF) is a financial support mechanism provided to Selected Airline Operators under the UDAN scheme to meet the gap, if any, between the cost of airline operations and expected revenues on such UDAN routes.

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