General Awareness Quiz Series 2022: 28th -29th August

General Awareness Quiz Series 2022: 28th-29th August: 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 is the first Indian to win a Lausanne Diamond League championship?

(a) Neeraj Chopra

(b) Linthoi Chanambam

(c) Arjun Erigaisi

(d) None of these

Q2. India’s largest private sector lender HDFC Bank Limited entered into an “indicative and non-binding term sheet” with which Insurance company?

(a) Aeon Insurance

(b) Go Digit- Life Insurance

(c) LIC

(d) None of These

Q3. Justice Shri Uday Umesh Lalit took oath as the Chief Justice of India. He is which number of the CJI?

(a) 47

(b)48

(c)49

(d)50

Q4. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 2.33 crore on which institute?

(a) American Express Banking Corp

(b) Spandana Sphoorty Financial Ltd

(c) Deccan Urban Co-operative Bank, Karnataka

(d) None of these

Q5. TP Renewable Microgrid (TPRMG) has partnered with which institute to set up 1,000 green energy enterprises across India ?

(a) NPCI

(b) SIDBI

(c) World Bank

(d) SECI

Q6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India in the defence sector received a major boost as the Indian Navy received the first-ever completely made-in-India 30mm ammunition. The ammunition will be used by ?

(a) AK-47

(b) AK- 630

(c) FNAS-80

(d) None of these

Q7. Consider the following statements:

1. State Bank Of India (SBI), the largest bank in the nation, maintained its leadership position in the credit card market
2. HDFC maintained its leadership position in the debit card market

Which of them are incorrect?

(a) 1

(b)2

(c)1,2

(d) None of these

Q8. What is the name of the Brand launched by the Government in order to standardize fertiliser brands across the nation?

(a) India

(b) Kasturi

(c) Bharat

(d) None of these

Q9. The Taurus Sainik Aramgrah was inaugurated by Lt Gen Nav K Khanduri, at which place?

(a) Kashmir

(b) Delhi

(c) Chandigarh

(d) None of these

Q10. What is the name of second railway station in Nagaland?

(a) Dimapur

(b) Itanagar

(c) Shokhuvi

(d) None of these

Solutions

Ans.1.(a)

Neeraj Chopra, an Olympic champion and javelin thrower made history by being the first Indian to win a Lausanne Diamond League championship.

The 28th Dhabi Masters Chess Tournament was won by Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi with 7.5 points

Indian judoka Linthoi Chanambam scripted history by winning India’s first-ever medal in Judo World Championships with a gold in the Women’s 57kg category

Ans.2.(b)

India’s largest private sector lender HDFC Bank Limited entered into an “indicative and non-binding term sheet to acquire 9.94% stake in Go Digit-Life Insurance for an amount between Rs 49.9 crore to Rs 69.9 crore, in two tranches, by subscribing to equity shares of the Company.

Ans.3(c)

Justice Shri Uday Umesh Lalit took oath as the 49th Chief Justice of India (CJI).

Ans.4.(b)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 2.33 crore on Hyderabad-based Spandana Sphoorty Financial Ltd for non-compliance with the guidelines on pricing loans for non-banking financial companies – microfinance institutions (NBFC-MFIs).

American Express Banking Corp. praised the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision to ease restrictions on the firm so that it may accept new domestic clients.

The RBI said the licence of Deccan Urban Co-operative Bank, Karnataka, has been cancelled as the lender does not have adequate capital and earning prospects. As per the data submitted by the bank, more than 99 per cent of the depositors are entitled to receive the full amount of their deposits from Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), the central bank said in a release.

Ans.5.(b)

Tata Power’s wholly owned subsidiary TP Renewable Microgrid (TPRMG) has partnered with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to set up 1,000 green energy enterprises across India under a joint innovative program to support rural entrepreneurs.

Ans.6.(b)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India in the defence sector received a major boost as the Indian Navy received the first-ever completely made-in-India 30mm ammunition. The ammunition will be used in AK-630 guns, which is fitted on warships.

Ans.7.(c)

State Bank Of India (SBI) , the largest bank in the nation, maintained its leadership position in the debit card market and HDFC Bank in the credit card market as of June 2022, according to the most recent data, despite a 6% decline in year-over-year growth.

Ans.8.(c)

One Nation One Fertilizer: Govt issued an order requiring all businesses to market their goods under the brand name “Bharat” in order to standardize fertiliser brands across the nation.

Ans.9.(b)

The Taurus Sainik Aramgrah was inaugurated by Lt Gen Nav K Khanduri, AVSM, VSM, GOC-in-C, Western Command at Delhi Cantt. The Taurus Sainik Aramgrah is the first of its kind project which is constructed by the collaboration of the Indian Army and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). The event was also facilitated by the officials of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

Ans.10.(c)

North-east state, Nagaland got its second railway station after a gap of more than 119 years with the commissioning of a new facility at Shokhuvi. Dimapur Railway Station, in the heart of the commercial hub of the state, was inaugurated in 1903. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio flagged off the Donyi Polo Express from Shokhuvi Railway Station during the day.

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