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General Awareness Quiz for IBPS SO Prelims 2022- 18th December

Q1. Which bank has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with JCB India to expand its loan portfolio and fund potential buyers of heavy construction equipment?
(a) HDFC Bank
(b) Federal Bank
(c) Union Bank of India
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) None of the above

Q2. The theme for National Education Day 2022 is “Changing Course, Transforming Education.” The National Education Day is observed annually on November 11 to mark the birth anniversary of whom?
(a) Rajiv Gandhi
(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(c) APJ Abdul Kalam Azad
(d) VD Savarkar
(e) None of the above

Q3. Which of the FMCG Company is set to acquire India’s largest packaged drinking water company, Bisleri, for an estimated cost of Rs 6,000-7,000 crore?
(a) ITC
(b) Hindustan Unilever
(c) Tata Consumer
(d) Reliance Retail
(e) None of the above

Q4. Which of the Indian Institute is the only institute from India to be ranked in top 50 and has been placed at the 28th position in the Top 50 of Times Higher Education Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (GEURS)?
(a) IIT Roorkee
(b) IIT Delhi
(c) IISc Bangalore
(d) IIT Madras
(e) None of the above

Q5. Who creates history as he became the first male player to score in five World Cups in Portugal’s opening game in Qatar against Ghana?
(a) Marcus Rashford
(b) Neymar
(c) Lionel Messi
(d) Cristiano Ronaldo
(e) None of the above

Q6. The UMEED Scheme is providing help to the aspirations of rural women who aspire to become economically independent. The UMEED Scheme belongs to which of the state/Union territory
(a) Kerala
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Jammu & Kashmir
(d) Rajasthan
(e) None of the above

Q7. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has announced the appointment of whom as its chief executive officer (CEO)?
(a) Inder Deep Singh
(b) Rakesh Gupta
(c) Alok Kumar
(d) Vishal Kapoor
(e) None of the above

Q8. The Indian Navy conducted a structured exercise to evaluate organizational effectiveness in protecting offshore assets off Mumbai on an Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) platform. What is the name of this exercise?
(a) Sea Sword 2
(b) Samanvay 2022
(c) SHATRUNASH
(d) Prasthan
(e) None of the above

Q9. Who approved the final Sovereign Green Bonds framework of India to strengthen India’s commitment towards its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDCs) targets?
(a) Shaktikanta Das
(b) Nirmala Sitharaman
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) V Anantha Nageswaran
(e) None of the above

Q10. A new book titled “Winning the Inner Battle Bringing the best version of you to cricket” is authored by whom?
(a) Jos Buttler
(b) Kapil Dev
(c) Mitchell Johnson
(d) Shane Watson
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(b)
Sol. Federal Bank announced that it has partnered with JCB India to expand its loan portfolio and fund potential buyers of heavy construction equipment.

S2. Ans (b)
Sol. In India, National Education Day is celebrated every year on November 11 as it marks the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, who was India’s first education minister after independence. He was awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously, India’s highest civilian honour in 1992.

S3. Ans(c)
Sol. Tata Consumer is set to acquire India’s largest packaged drinking water company, Bisleri, for an estimated Rs 6,000-7,000 crore.

S4.Ans (b)
Sol. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi has been placed at the 28th position in the Top 50 of Times Higher Education Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (GEURS).

S5. Ans(d)
Sol. Cristiano Ronaldo creates history as he became the first male player to score in five World Cups in Portugal’s opening game in Qatar against Ghana.

S6. Ans(c)
Sol. The UMEED Scheme of Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKRLM) is providing help to the aspirations of rural women in the Union Territory, who aspire to become economically independent.

S7. Ans(d)
Sol. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has announced the appointment of Vishal Kapoor as its chief executive officer (CEO).

S8. Ans(d)
Sol. The exercise was named ‘Prasthan‘ by the Indian Navy. Prasthan is conducted twice a year under the aegis of Headquarters, Western Naval Command.

S9. Ans(b)
Sol. Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman approves the final Sovereign Green Bonds framework of India. This approval will further strengthen India’s commitment towards its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDCs) targets.

S10. Ans(d)
Sol. A new book titled “Winning the Inner Battle Bringing the best version of you to cricket” is authored by Shane Watson.

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