General Awareness Quiz Series 2022: 30th-31st October |

General Awareness Quiz Series 2022: 30th-31st October: 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.

30-31 oct

Q1. Which of the following days is not celebrated on 31^st October?

(a) Halloween day 2022

(b) National Unity Day

(d) International Animation Day

Q2. Who has authored the book “DELHI UNIVERSITY: Celebrating 100 Glorious Years”?

(a) Jitendra Singh

(b) Minakshi Lekhi

(d) Shashi Tharoor

Q3. Who has been appointed as the chair of C20?

(a) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

(b) Sadhguru

(d) None of these

Q4. Which of the pairs of Exercise and place of conduct is inccorect?

(a) Yudh Abhas: Auli Uttarakhand

(b) Simbex: Vishakhapatnam

(d) none of these

Q5. Which state started ‘Women-Friendly Tourism’ project ?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Karnataka

Q6. Statue called “Viswas Swaroopam” that has been built in Nathdwara, Rajasthan’s Rajsamand district. Viswas Swaroopam is which diety?

(a) Vishnu

(b) Shiv

(d) Kartikeya

Q7. Indian scientists developed an indigenous Overhauser Magnetometer, It is installed at ____

(a) Newdelhi

(b) Pune

(d) Alibaug

Q8. Shiprocket is the first inter-city logistics provider to plug into the ONDC network. ONDC was launched in which year?

(a) 2020

(b) 2021

(d) 2019

Q9. According to the forecast by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Trade and Development Report 2022, India’s economic growth is_____

(a) 7%

(b) 7.2%

(d) 8.1%

Q10. RRR won the Best international movie : Saturn Awards, Japan. It is directed by?

(a) Zoya Akhtar

(b) Karan Johar

(d)SS Rajamouli

Solutions

Ans.1.(d)

International Animation Day is celebrated on 28 October every year.

The National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is celebrated every year on October 31st to commemorate the birth anniversary of India’s first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. This year will mark the 147th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who is also known as the Iron Man of India.

World Savings Day 2022 is observed on the 31st of October 2022. (30th October in India)

Halloween Day 2022 is observed on the 31st of October 2022.

Ans.2.(c)

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India(GOI), Hardeep Singh Puri has authored a new book titled “DELHI UNIVERSITY: Celebrating 100 Glorious Years”

Ans.3(c)

Spiritual leader Mata, Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma) has been appointed the Chair of the country’s Civil 20 (C20), an official engagement group of the Group of 20 (G20), by the union government. The G20 is the premier inter-governmental forum for the world’s developed and emerging economies to address financial stability on a global basis. The C20 is its platform for civil society organisations (CSOs) to bring forth non-government and non-business voices to the G20 leaders.

Ans.4.(d)

Indian and US militaries to conduct the battalion-level “Yudh Abhyas” exercise between 15th November 2022 to 2nd December 2022. The Yudh Abhyas will be held at Auli in Uttarakhand which from just 100 km from the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The member countries of the “Quad” will conduct the Malabar exercise off Yokosuka in Japan between 8th November 2022 to 18th November 2022

From October 26 to October 30, 2022, Visakhapatnam will play home to the 29th Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX). The two phases of SIMBEX-2022 are the Harbour Phase at Visakhapatnam and the Sea Phase in the Bay of Bengal.

At Air Force Station Jodhpur, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the French Air and Space Force (FASF) are taking part in the bilateral exercise “Garuda VII” from October 26 to November 12, 2022.

Ans.5.(c)

The Kerala state tourism department has launched a ‘Women-Friendly Tourism’ project to ensure safe and hygienic destinations for women

The Centre has approved the setting up of the Terai Elephant Reserve (TER) at Dudhwa-Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh

Jakson Green to invest Rs 22,400 crore to set up green hydrogen and green ammonia project in Rajasthan.

Ans.6.(b)

A 369-foot-tall Shiva statue called “Viswas Swaroopam” that has been built in Nathdwara, Rajasthan’s Rajsamand district, will be dedicated.

Ans.7.(d)

Indian scientists developed an indigenous Overhauser Magnetometer, one of the most accurate Magnetometers extensively used in all magnetic observatories around the world. The Overhauser Magnetometer will make way for reducing the cost of sampling, according to the Ministry of Science & Technology.

The sensor installed at Alibag Magnetic Observatory (MO) can reduce dependence of India on commercial OVH Magnetometers for performing geomagnetic field measurements.

Ans.8.(b)

Shiprocket is the first inter-city logistics provider to plug into the ONDC network, enabling sellers from all segments to ship products to cities and towns across India.

ONDC is in an early stage of formation. It has been incorporated as a Section 8 company in December 2021 with the Quality Council of India and Protean eGov Technologies Limited as initial promoters. Other institutions that have committed funding are :

Quality Council of India
Protean (NSDL eGov)
Bombay Stock Exchange Investments Limited
National Stock Exchange Investments Limited
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited
Axis Bank
HDFC Bank
IDFC First Bank
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

State Bank of India
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
Bank of Baroda
CSCeGovernance Services India Limited
UCO Bank
Central Depository Services (India) Limited
Punjab National Bank
ICICI Bank Limited

Ans.9.(a)

According to the forecast by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Trade and Development Report 2022, India’s economic growth is expected to decline to 7% this year from 8.2% in 2021, citing higher financing costs and weaker public expenditures.

Ans.10.(d)

The film RRR, directed by SS Rajamouli and recently released in Japan, has won its first major international award: Best international movie : Saturn Awards.

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