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General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-01st November |

Q1. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) launched India’s 1st Reference Gasoline and Diesel Fuels produced by which company?

(a) Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)

(b) Hindustan Petroleum (HP)

(d) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)

(e) None of the above

Q2. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) collaborated with which ministry to work together for the promotion of green energy.

(a) Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

(b) Ministry of Coal

(d) Ministry of Cooperation

(e) None of the above

Q3. Which bank has launched the ‘GO Savings Account’ program, a zero-balance digital banking product with a subscription-based model that replaces the minimum balance requirement?

(a) Bank of India

(b) RBL Bank

(d) Karnataka Bank

(e) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Q4. Which Small Finance Bank has launched its first Green Fixed Deposit (FD) namely Planet First Green Fixed Deposit?

(a) AU Small Finance Bank

(b) Equitas Small Finance Bank

(d) Capital Small Finance Bank Ltd

(e) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.

Q5. Which Fintech company has secured India’s first digital regulatory fintech authorization from the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), Gandhinagar, Gujarat?

(a) Razorpay

(b) Escrowpay

(d) BharatPe

(e) Google Pay

Q6. Who was named the ‘National Icon’ for voter awareness and education by the Election Commission of India (ECI)?

(a) Rajkumar Rao

(b) Ayushman Khurana

(d) Akshay Kumar

(e) Shahrukh Khan

Q7. Leon J. Topalian, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nucor Corporation in the United States of America (USA), was elected as the __________ Chairman of the World Steel Association (World Steel).

(a) 42nd

(b) 43rd

(d) 45th

(e) 46th

Q8. Safran Aircraft Engines, a French aerospace engine manufacturer, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with which company to develop industrial cooperation in ring forging manufacturing for commercial engines?

(a) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

(b) General Dynamics

(d) Lockheed Martin India Pvt Ltd

(e) Bharat Electronics Ltd

Q9. In which state did Prime Minister Narendra Modi release three books, including ‘Ashtadhyayi Bhashya,’ ‘Ramanandacharya Charitam,’ and ‘Bhagwan Shri Krishna ki Rashtraleela’?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Jharkhand

(e) Uttarakhand

Q10. Which State Forest Department, along with Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), has launched the Hostile Activity Watch Kernel (HAWK) system, a specialized software platform to monitor all aspects of forest and wildlife crime?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Karnataka

(d) Telangana

(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) launched India’s 1st Reference Gasoline and Diesel Fuels produced by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).
Details-
With this launch, India joined the elite group of nations with domestic production of ‘Reference’ Petrol and Diesel and IOCL became the 4th refiner in the world to produce ‘reference’ grade petrol and diesel.

S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. The Ministry of Coal and the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) collaborated to work together for the promotion of green energy.
Details-
MNRE will provide technical, policy, and capacity-building assistance, while the Ministry of Coal will supply land and capital to construct solar energy, green hydrogen, and other renewable energy projects.

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. RBL Bank, formerly known as Ratnakar Bank, has launched the GO Savings Account, a zero-balance digital banking product.
Details-
The account has a subscription-based model means it will replace the minimum balance requirement, thus, finishing the hassle of maintaining a minimum balance.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB) Limited launched its first Green Fixed Deposit (FD) namely Planet First – AU Green Fixed Deposit.
Details-
This launch represents bank’s commitment towards climate action, and also allows customers to contribute to sustainability by dedicating proceeds to green projects.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Escrowpay, a leading digital escrow platform, has secured India‘s 1st digital escrow regulatory fintech authorisation from International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Bollywood Actor Rajkummar Rao was named as the ‘National Icon’ for voter awareness and education by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Details-
Rajkummar Rao and ECI entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 3 years at the event held in New Delhi, Delhi, in the presence of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Rajiv Kumar, and Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel.

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Leon J. Topalian, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nucor Corporation (the United States of America-USA), was elected as the 45th Chairman of the World Steel Association

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Safran Aircraft Engines, a French aerospace engine manufacturer, to develop industrial cooperation in ring forging manufacturing for commercial engines.

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released three books, including ‘Ashtadhyayi Bhashya’, ‘Ramanandacharya Charitam’, and ‘Bhagwan Shri Krishna ki Rashtraleela‘, during his visit to Tulsi Peeth in Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh.
Details-
The three books were written by Jagadguru Rambhadracharya of Tulsi Peeth.

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Karnataka Forest Department, along with the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) has launched the Hostile Activity Watch Kernel (HAWK) system, a specialized software platform to monitor all aspects of forest and wildlife crime.
Details-
HAWK has been an official system of the Kerala Forest Department since it was launched in 2019.