General Awareness Quiz Series 2023: 22nd- 23rd January: 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. Who has been appointed as the Administrator to manage the use of funds for the next ISSF Shooting World Cup in 2023?
(a) DY Chandrachud
(b) Arjan Kumar Sikri
(c) Dipankar Datt
(d) Manoj Misra
Q2. To whom Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay has decided to dedicate the 2023 International Day of Education (January 24)?
(a) To Afghan girls and women
(b) To Syrian girls and women
(c) To Yemen girls and women
(d) To women who are living in wartime
Q3. Who has written the book ‘COACHING BEYOND: My Days with the Indian Cricket Team’?
(a) R. Kaushik
(b) Ma. Subramanian
(c) Sanjeev Sanyal
(d) Srikanth
Q4. Which bank has won the prestigious Inclusive Finance India Awards 2022 for its contributions in advancing the goal of financial inclusion and supporting inclusive growth?
(a) Canara Bank
(b) SBI
(c) HDFC
(d) ESAF Small Finance Bank
Q5. In which state the ‘Largest Human Red Ribbon Chain‘ organized for the awareness program on HIV AIDS ?
(a) Kerela
(b) Odisha
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Haryana
Q6. Name the district which first district in the country to provide basic documents and facilities such as Aadhaar cards, ration cards, birth/death certificates, election ID cards, bank accounts to all tribals.
(a) Wayanad
(b) Idukki
(c) Malappuram
(d) Kasaragod
Q7. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has resigned due to continuous anti-corruption campaign belongs to which country?
(a) Malaysia
(b) Thailand
(c) Vietnam
(d) Brunei
Q8. Which state/ UT has completely switch to a digital method of administration, leading the way in the digital transformation of governance?
(a) Kerala
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Delhi
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Q9. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the Brand Guardianship Index 2023?
(a) Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang, has become the highest ranked
(b) In Indians, Gautam Adani has topped the ranking
(c) Third position is taken by Satya Nadela
(d) None
Q10. Which airport has been awarded as the Best Sustainable Greenfield Airport?
(a) Goa
(b) Delhi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Kochi
Solutions
Ans.1.(b)
Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri, a retired judge from the Supreme Court, has been appointed by the Delhi High Court as Administrator to manage the use of funds for the next ISSF Shooting World Cup in 2023. The ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) will take place in March in Bhopal.
Ans.2.(a)
Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay has decided to dedicate the 2023 International Day of Education (January 24) to Afghan girls and women.
Ans.3(a)
A book titled ‘COACHING BEYOND: My Days with the Indian Cricket Team’ authored by R. Kaushik & R. Sridhar
The English version of the book titled ‘Come! Let’s Run’ by Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Minister, Ma. Subramanian
book titled “Revolutionaries- The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom” at a function in New Delhi. The Author of the book is Economist Sanjeev Sanyal
Ans.4.(a)
ESAF Small Finance Bank has bagged the prestigious Inclusive Finance India Awards 2022 for its contributions in advancing the goal of financial inclusion and supporting inclusive growth
Canara Bank said it plans to sell its stake in Russian Joint Venture(JV) Commercial Indo Bank LLC (CIBL) to the other venture partner State Bank of India (SBI)
Ans.5.(b)
Odisha State AIDS Control Society organised an awareness program on HIV AIDS in coordination with the Department of Sports and Youth Services and Hockey India under the leadership of National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), on 19th January 2023. The spectators in the gallery included 4,800 students from various schools, Red Ribbon Club members from colleges, people from community, and participants from the Mission Shakti Department. The event created the ‘Largest Human Red Ribbon Chain‘ at the East Gallery of the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Ans.6.(a)
Kerala’s Wayanad becomes the first district in the country to provide basic documents and facilities such as Aadhaar cards, ration cards, birth/death certificates, election ID cards, bank accounts to all tribals
Ans.7.(c)
The continuous anti-corruption campaign has prompted President Nguyen Xuan Phuc of Vietnam to announce his resignation. In Vietnam, the anti-corruption campaign has resulted in the dismissal of several ministers. Two of President Phuc’s deputy prime ministers had resigned earlier
Ans.8.(d)
Jammu & Kashmir becomes the first union territory in India to completely switch to a digital method of administration, leading the way in the digital transformation of governance
Higher Education Minister in Kerala R Bindu announced that girls students above the age of 18 years will get maternity leave of 60 days. The required attendance percentage for female students will be 73 percent including menstrual leave. The attendance percentage required earlier was 75 percent
Ans.9.(b)
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani ranked No.1 among Indians and second globally on the Brand Guardianship Index 2023, overtaking the likes of Satya Nadella of Microsoft and Google’s Sundar Pichai
Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang, has become the highest ranked
Ans.10.(a)
The New Goa Manohar International Airport (MIA), built by the GMR Goa International Airport Ltd (GGIAL), won the prestigious “Best Sustainable Greenfield Airport” award.
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