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When you try to solve the questions in GA, all the options in questions have some current news. Try to recall it. This quiz is for revision purpose.

What is called general awareness?

Definition: General awareness means knowledge about the present happenings. General awareness only focuses on the routine happenings of the news around the world it has nothing to do with the historic events. Current affairs is the term which is used in place general awareness for many competitive exams.

General Awareness Quiz Series 2023: 3rd February

General Awareness Quiz Series 2023: 3rd February: Hello Students, General Awareness is essential to all government exams. It’s better to prepare this section daily and revise the same using the factsheet provided. The 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. What’s the capital of Zambia?
(a) Lusaka
(b) Harare
(c) Maputo
(d) Windhoek
(e) Banjul

Q2. When was the United States Space Command founded?
(a) 23 September 1984
(b) 23 September 1985
(c) 23 September 1986
(d) 23 September 1987
(e) 23 September 1988

Q3. Where is the headquarters of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority(APEDA)?
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Bangalore
(c) New Delhi
(d) Lucknow
(e) Mumbai

Q4. Which among the following statement is incorrect regarding the ‘PANCHAMRIT’ made by PM at COP26?
(a) To raise the non-fossil fuel-based energy capacity of the country to 500 GW by 2030.
(b) By 2030, 50% of the country’s energy requirements would be met using renewable energy sources.
(c) The country will reduce the total projected carbon emission by one billion tonnes by the year 2030.
(d) Country would become carbon neutral and achieve net zero emissions by the year 2040.
(e) The carbon intensity of the economy would be reduced to less than 45% by 2030.

Q5. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs signed a Memorandum of Understanding with which company to develop Waste to Energy and bio-methanation projects in cities with a population of million plus?
(a) BHEL
(b) GAIL
(c) NTPC
(d) SAIL
(e) Engineers India Limited

Q6. Which is the first link project under National Perspective Plan (NPP)?
(a) Ken-Betwa Link Project
(b) Mahanadi (Manibhadra) – Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link
(c) Godavari (Polavaram) – Krishna (Vijayawada) link
(d) Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) – Pennar (Somasila ) link
(e) Cauvery (Kattalai) – Vaigai -Gundar link

Q7. Under article ______, The Supreme Court of India makes rules for regulating the Court’s practice and procedures which includes its sittings and vacations, etc.
(a) 144
(b) 145
(c) 146
(d) 148
(e) 149

Q8. Ministry of Minority Affairs launched a Central Sector Scheme (CSS) namely Nai Manzil on 8th August 2015 with 50% of funding from the _______?
(a) IMF
(b) UN ECOSOC
(c) World Bank
(d) BRICS
(e) APEC

Q9. Where will the First Energy Transitions Working Group Meeting take place?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Jaipur
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Bengaluru
(e) Lucknow

Q10. Who’s the Chairman of Manganese Ore India Limited (MOIL)?
(a) Shri Mirza Mohammad Abdulla
(b) Shri P.V.V. Patnaik
(c) Smt. Usha Singh
(d) Shri Rakesh Tumane
(e) Shri Ajit Kumar Saxena

Solutions

S1. Ans.(A)
Sol. Lusaka – Zambia, Harare-Zimbabwe, Maputo-Mozambique, Windhoek-Namibia, Banjul-The Gambia

S2. Ans.(B)
Sol. United States Space Command was founded on 23 September 1985. United States Space Command is a unified combatant command of the United States Department of Defense, responsible for military operations in outer space, specifically all operations 100 kilometers and greater above mean sea level. It is headquartered in Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S. & its commander is GEN James H. Dickinson, USA.

S3. Ans.(C)
Sol. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority(APEDA) is headquartered in New Delhi. APEDA is an Indian Apex-Export Trade Promotion Active government body. Founded: 13 February 1986, Parent organization: Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, Purpose: Export promotion of agricultural and processed food products.

S4. Ans.(D)
Sol. The country would become carbon neutral and achieve net zero emissions by the year 2040 is wrong, the correct statement is the country would become carbon neutral and achieve net zero emissions by the year 2070.

S5. Ans.(E)
Sol. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Engineers India Limited to develop Waste to Energy and bio-methanation projects in cities with a population of million plus.

S6. Ans.(A)
Sol. KBLP is the first interlinking project taken for implementation as a result of efforts made by the Ministry of Jal Shakti and the cooperation of the States of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The project is being implemented by the Centre and both States jointly through a Special Purpose Vehicle (Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority) with major funding coming from Central Government.

S7. Ans.(B)
Sol.

144 – All authorities, civil and judicial, in the territory of India shall act in aid of the Supreme Court.
145 – Rules of Court, etc.
146 – Officers and servants and the expenses of the Supreme Court.
148 – Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
149 – Duties and powers of the Comptroller and Auditor General

S8. Ans.(C)
Sol. Ministry of Minority Affairs launched a Central Sector Scheme (CSS) namely Nai Manzil on 8th August 2015 with 50% of funding from the World Bank.

S9. Ans.(D)
Sol. First Energy Transitions Working Group Meeting to be held in Bengaluru on February 5-7, 2023.

S10. Ans.(E)
Sol. Shri Ajit Kumar Saxena is the Chairman of Manganese Ore India Limited (MOIL). MOIL is a miniratna state-owned manganese ore mining company headquartered in Nagpur, India. With a market share of 50%, it is the largest producer of manganese ore in India. MOIL operates 11 mines in adjoining districts of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.

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