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What is called general awareness?

Definition: General awareness means knowledge about the present happenings. General awareness only focuses on the routine happenings of the news around the world it has nothing to do with the historic events. Current affairs is the term which is used in place general awareness for many competitive exams.

General Awareness Quiz Series 2023: 24th March

General Awareness Quiz Series 2023: 24th 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. Who organized the ‘One World TB Summit’ on March 24, 2023?
(a) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(b) Stop TB Partnership
(c) World Health Organization
(d) United Nations
(e) Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Q2. What is the name of the earth science satellite jointly manufactured by NASA and ISRO?
(a) SISAR (Synthetic Imaging Satellite for Earth Research)
(b) NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
(c) MISAR (Multi-Imaging Synthetic Aperture Radar)
(d) JISAR (Joint Imaging Satellite for Earth Research)
(e) KISAR (Knowledge-based Imaging Satellite for Earth Research)

Q3. What is the purpose of the Farmer Grievance Portal launched under PMFBY?
(a) To provide farmers with real-time tracking of their claim settlement process
(b) To assist the Ministry in achieving its purpose of developing technology
(c) To increase the premium amount for farmers
(d) To decrease the insured amount for farmers
(e) To eliminate crop insurance altogether

Q4. How much claim amount has been disbursed to insured farmers to date under PMFBY?
(a) Rs 1.32 lakh crore
(b) Rs 2.32 lakh crore
(c) Rs 1.32 crore
(d) Rs 2.32 crore
(e) Rs 1.32 billion

Q5. What is the name of the digitized claim settlement module launched by the Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare?
(a) DigiPay
(b) DigiClaim
(c) DigiInsure
(d) DigiCrop
(e) DigiFarm

Q6. What is the purpose of the DigiYatra platform at major airports?
(a) To increase airport security
(b) To assist passengers in boarding their flights
(c) To reduce waiting time for passengers
(d) To monitor passenger behavior
(e) To provide real-time data regarding waiting time

Q7. What is the Uttar Pradesh Gunvatta Sankalp?
(a) A government initiative to promote quality in various sectors in the state of Uttar Pradesh
(b) A policy aimed at increasing investment in the state of Uttar Pradesh
(c) A program to improve infrastructure and connectivity in Uttar Pradesh
(d) A scheme to reduce corruption in Uttar Pradesh
(e) A campaign to promote tourism in Uttar Pradesh

Q8. Who is the Chairperson of the Quality Council of India (QCI)?
(a) Shri Brajesh Pathak
(b) Shri J. P. S. Rathore
(c) Shri Awanish Awasthi
(d) Shri Jaxay Shah
(e) Shri Anil Agrawal

Q9. What is the aim of APEDA’s participation in the International Food & Drink Exhibition (IFE) held in London?
(a) To promote the export of agricultural products in the international market of London.
(b) To explore new business opportunities in the United Kingdom for Indian rice.
(c) To showcase the finest quality of GI-tagged Alphonso mango and wine from grape vineyards.
(d) To celebrate the International Year of Millets 2023 by organizing promotional events in foreign destinations.
(e) All of the above.

Q10. What is the export target of APEDA products for the year 2022-23?
(a) USD 20 billion
(b) USD 25 billion
(c) USD 30 billion
(d) USD 35 billion
(e) USD 40 billion

Solutions

S1. Ans.(B)
Sol. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Stop TB Partnership organized the ‘One World TB Summit’ on March 24, 2023.

S2. Ans.(B)
Sol. NISAR stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, which is an earth science satellite jointly manufactured by NASA and ISRO.

S3. Ans.(B)
Sol. The Farmer Grievance Portal launched under PMFBY aims to assist the Ministry in achieving its purpose of developing technology and timely redressal of farmers’ grievances.

S4. Ans.(A)
Sol. The Union Minister mentioned that to date, Rs 1.32 lakh crore claim amount has been disbursed to insured farmers under PMFBY.

S5. Ans.(B)
Sol. The Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare launched a digitized claim settlement module called DigiClaim under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) to benefit insured farmers in six states.

S6. Ans.(C)
Sol. The DigiYatra platform is a biometric-enabled seamless travel experience based on facial recognition technology. This measure helps passengers move through the airport quickly and reduces waiting time.

S7. Ans.(A)
Sol. The Uttar Pradesh Gunvatta Sankalp is a government initiative aimed at promoting and prioritizing quality across various sectors in Uttar Pradesh and making it a reality for every citizen in the State.

S8. Ans.(D)
Sol. The Chairperson of the Quality Council of India (QCI), nominated by the Prime Minister of India, is Shri Jaxay Shah, CMD of Savvy Group of Companies.

S9. Ans.(E)
Sol. APEDA’s participation in the IFE aimed to promote agricultural product export in the international market of London, showcasing the finest quality of GI-tagged Alphonso mango and wine from grape vineyards, and celebrating the International Year of Millets 2023 by organizing promotional events in foreign destinations.

S10. Ans.(C)
Sol. USD 30 billion. APEDA is vying to meet the export target of USD 30 billion for the year 2022-23.

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