General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-25th March

Q1. Neiphiu Rio is the leader of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) who took the oath of office as the fifth Chief Minister. He took oath as CM of which Indian state?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Nagaland
(d) Sikkim
(e) None of the above

Q2. Which Indian state has announced the launch of Mukhyamantri Ekal Mahila Swarozgar Yojana in the state at the end of Women Empowerment and Safety Week?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Punjab
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Telangana
(e) None of the above

Q3. Yaoshang begins on the full moon of Lamta (February–March) in the Meitei lunar calendar. Where the Yaoshang observes as the festival of holi?
(a) Kerala
(b) Odisha
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Manipur
(e) None of the above

Q4. Which Indian state becomes India’s first state to start insurance scheme for sericulturists named as “Resham Keet Bima” programme to safeguard its sericulturists?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Punjab
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) None of the above

Q5. Manik Saha took oath as 13th chief minister for the second time as ____________Chief Minister after the results of 16 Assembly polls.
(a) Tripura
(b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(e) None of the above

Q6. Which of the following state government has approved 10 % horizontal reservation for statehood activists recently?
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Haryana
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) None of the above

Q7. Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Kumar Mallik has informed that Gold deposits have been found at different locations in three districts of Deogarh, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj. These districts are located in which Indian state?
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Haryana
(d) Odisha
(e) None of the above

Q8. A new initiative called ‘beggar-free city’ in order to accommodate homeless people in its shelters started in which Indian city?
(a) Indore
(b) Ayodhya
(c) Nagpur
(d) Chennai
(e) None of the above

Q9. Who was sworn in as the Meghalaya chief minister for the second successive term in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
(a) Sniawbhaland Dhar
(b) Phagu Chauhan
(c) Conrad Kongkal Sangma
(d) Prem Singh Tamang
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which state has inaugurated a global mass movement led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi called ‘Mission Lifestyle for Environment’ (LiFE) recently?
(a) Delhi
(b) Assam
(c) Gujarat
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(c)
Sol. Neiphiu Rio, the leader of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), took the oath of office as the fifth Chief Minister of Nagaland.
S2. Ans (c)
Sol. Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced the launch of Mukhyamantri Ekal Mahila Swarozgar Yojana in the state at the end of Women Empowerment and Safety Week.
S3. Ans(d)
Sol. Yaoshang, Manipur’s version of Holi, which lasts for five days, has begun. On the full moon of Lamta (February–March) in the Meitei lunar calendar, the event is observed annually.
S4.Ans (d)
Sol. Ganesh Joshi, the state’s agriculture minister, said that Uttarakhand launched the country’s first “Resham Keet Bima” programme to safeguard its sericulturists.
S5. Ans(a)
Sol. Manik Saha took oath as 13th chief minister for the second time as Tripura Chief Minister after the BJP clinched a victory in the February 16 Assembly polls.
S6. Ans(d)
Sol. Uttarakhand govt approves 10 % horizontal reservation for statehood activists.
S7. Ans(d)
Sol. Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Kumar Mallik has informed the state Assembly that Gold deposits have been found at different locations in three districts of Odisha.
S8. Ans(c)
Sol. In Nagpur, Maharashtra, a new project known as “beggar-free city” has been launched.
S9. Ans(c)
Sol. Conrad Kongkal Sangma was sworn in as the Meghalaya chief minister for the second successive term in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
S10. Ans(b)
Sol. Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, inaugurated the ‘Mission Lifestyle for Environment’ (LiFE) in the state, which is a global mass movement led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.