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1) World Water Week 2022 will take place from August 23 to ___________
(a) August 28
(b) August 29
(c) August 30
(d) August 31
(e) September 01
2) The government of India has launched the Aqua Bazaar feature in which app?
(a) Aaykar Setu
(b) ePathshala
(c) mPassport Seva
(d) Aarogya Setu
(e) Matsya Setu App
3) 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2023 to be held at which among the following Indian City in January of next year?
(a) Bhubaneswar, Odisha
(b) Indore, Madhya Pradesh
(c) Panaji, Goa
(d) Mumbai, Maharashtra
(e) Anand, Gujarat
4) Indian Railways’ longest freight train named Super Vasuki underwent a test run. The freight train has a length of __________ kilometers.
(a) 2.0kilometers.
(b) 2.5kilometers.
(c) 2.7kilometers.
(d) 3.5kilometers.
(e) 3.9kilometers.
5) The country’s first indigenous Monkeypox test kit has been launched. This was created by which among the following bio-medicals?
(a) Wipro Biomedical
(b) Recorders & Medicare Systems (P) Ltd.
(c) Instromedix (India) Pvt. Ltd.
(d) Siemens
(e) Transasia Bio-Medicals.
6) India Sets Target to Raise Share of Natural Gas in Energy Mix to 15% by which year?
(a) 2025
(b) 2027
(c) 2029
(d) 2030
(e) 2032
7) Punjab & Haryana agrees to name Chandigarh international airport after which among the following Indian freedom fighter?
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Shivaram Rajguru
(d) Sukhdev Thapar
(e) Udham Singh
8) Which among the following state North East government has launched the ‘Vidya Rath- School On Wheels’ Project For economically weaker kids?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Tripura
(d) Nagaland
(e) Meghalaya
9) Which among the following state government has recently launched schemes for women’s welfare named Aama Sashaktikaran Yojana (SASY)?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Goa
(c) Sikkim
(d) Mizoram
(e) Madhya Pradesh
10) Which state in India has launched’ Radio Jaighosh’ to mark the Kakori Train Action anniversary?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
(e) Rajasthan
11) As per the data released by the Reserve Bank of India, Indians remitted $________ billion in Q1FY23 under liberalized remittance scheme (LRS)
(a) $ 1 billion
(b) $ 2 billion
(c) $ 3 billion
(d) $ 6 billion
(e) $ 8 billion
12) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently imposes a penalty of ₹32 Lakh on which Bank & ₹82 lakh on Jupiter Capital?
(a) Indian Bank
(b) Bank of India
(c) Indian Overseas Bank
(d) Central Bank of India
(e) Maharashtra Bank
13) Which Indian Organization has recently joined the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) Account Aggregator framework?
(a) Securities and Exchange Board of India
(b) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
(c) Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority
(d) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(e) Bombay Stock Exchange
14) The Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) directs loan recovery agents not to intimidate borrowers before __________ am and after ___________ pm.
(a) before 10 am and after 7 pm
(b) before 8 am and after 8 pm
(c) before 9 am and after 6 pm
(d) before 10 am and after 6 pm
(e) before 8 am and after 7 pm
15) IRDAI is set to roll out an upgraded version of the Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS) as ‘Bima Bharosa’. With this customers can file their complaints in ________ regional languages
(a) 10 languages
(b) 11 languages
(c) 12 languages
(d) 13 languages
(e) 14 languages
16) Government of India has extended whom as the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Chairman for another 6 Months.
(a) Shri S.Ragupathi
(b) Shri Meenesh Shah
(c) Shri Saugata Mitra
(d) Shri Abhijit Bhattacharjee
(e) Shri Manish Bandlish
17) Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh approves StartUp loan for manufacturing and commercializing “compostable” plastic up to Rs _______ cr to TGP Bioplastics
(a) Rs 1.00 cr
(b) Rs 1.10 cr
(c) Rs 1.15 cr
(d) Rs 1.20 cr
(e) Rs 1.25 cr
18) Who among the following Indian Women’s Football players has become 1st Indian to play in the UEFA league?
(a) Dalima Chhibber
(b) Aditi Chauhan
(c) Pyari Xaxa
(d) Grace Dangmei
(e) Manisha Kalyan
19) The Book Bibi: My Story is the Autobiography of whom among the following?
(a) Joe Biden
(b) Benjamin Netanyahu
(c) Vladimir Putin
(d) Donald Trump
(e) Boris Johnson
20) Abdul Gaffar Nadiadwala Passes away. He belongs to which field?
(a) Cricketer
(b) Singer
(c) Doctor
(d) Scientist
(e) Filmmaker
Answers :
1) Answer: E
World Water Week 2022 will take place from August 23 to September 1.
Since 1991, the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) has hosted World Water Week to address global water issues and related international development concerns.
The theme of the 2022 World Water Week is: “Seeing the unseen: The value of water”, which helps us view water in new and fascinating ways.
World Water Week is a community of changemakers working together to find answers to the world’s most pressing water-related issues.
2) Answer: E
Shri Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairy presented the “Aqua Bazar” online marketplace feature in the “MatsyaSetu” mobile app during the 9th general body meeting of the National Fisheries Development Board.
The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Hyderabad, and the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), Bhubaneswar, utilized funds from the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) to develop the MatsyaSetu app.
3) Answer: B
The 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2023 will take place in Indore in January of next year, according to Arindam Bagchi, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of External Affairs.
Every year on January 9th, the celebration of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas honors the contribution of the Indian diaspora to the advancement of India.
It also honors Mahatma Gandhi’s trip back to India from South Africa on January 9, 1915.
4) Answer: D
The Super Vasuki, the Indian Railways’ newest train, underwent a test run.
The Indian Railways’ South East Central Railway (SECR) zone runs the Super Vasuki.
Vasuki and Trishul, two record-breaking long-distance freight trains, were run by the SECR last year.
The 2.8 km SheshNaag train came before them. Five cargo trains were combined into one unit to create the Super Vasuki.
The freight train has a length of 3.5 kilometers.
5) Answer: E
The first RT-PCR kit for monkeypox illness testing to be created locally was in India.
Ajay Kumar Sood, a principal scientific adviser to the center, revealed the kit, which was created by Transasia Bio-Medicals.
The package would assist in better managing the virus, which the WHO has classified as a global public health emergency.
While clinically less severe than smallpox, monkeypox is a viral zoonosis—a virus that spreads from animals to people.
6) Answer: D
The government has announced it has set a target to raise the share of natural gas in the energy mix to 15%, from 6.3% currently, in 2030.
Several initiatives have been taken for the same, informed Rameswar Teli, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas.
7) Answer: A
Punjab and Haryana governments agreed to name the Chandigarh international airport after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
The decision was taken during a meeting between Punjab Chief Minister Shri Bhagwant Mann and Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Shri Dushyant Chautala.
The collective contribution of both states and the Chandigarh Administration is involved in the construction and modernization of the airport.
In 2017, The Punjab government demanded that the airport should be named “Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Mohali”.
8) Answer: B
Assam Chief Minister Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched a project ‘Vidya Rath- School on Wheels’ at a function held at the premises of Gauhati High Court in Assam.
To provide underprivileged children to access elementary education for 10 months.
After 10 months, the children will be integrated into the conventional system of education.
9) Answer: C
Sikkim Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang announced schemes for the welfare of women at Bhaichung Stadium in Namchi, Sikkim.
The program was held outside Paljor Stadium, Gangtok for the first time after Sikkim merged with the Indian Union in 1975.
Sikkim Aama Sashaktikaran Yojana (SASY) – Under Aama Yojana all unemployed mothers in the state will receive Rs 20,000 annually which will be deposited in their bank accounts.
Chief Ministers Vatsalya Yojana – Under this, an aid of Rs 3 lakh will be provided to childless women for in vitro fertilization treatment.
10) Answer: A
As part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Yogi Adityanath launched ‘Radio Jaighosh’ to mark the anniversary of Kakori Train Action.
This is to promote folk art, performing art, regional delicacies of Uttar Pradesh, and gallantry award winners.
UP’s Department of Culture is launching the community radio channel.
Radio Jaighosh will be available at 107.8 MHz and will broadcast programs from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily from the newly renovated studio of the Sangeet Natak Akademi in Lucknow.
11) Answer: D
As per the latest Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, the remittance by Indians under the liberalized remittance scheme (LRS) increased 64.75% in the first quarter(Q1) of FY23 to over $6.04 billion from $3.67 billion in Q1FY22.
The amount remitted in Q1FY23 is even higher than that in Q4FY22, where outward remittance under LRS was to the tune of $5.8 billion.
The scheme was introduced on February 4, 2004, with a limit of $25,000.
The LRS limit has been revised in stages consistent with prevailing macro and micro economic conditions
12) Answer: A
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 32 Lakh on the Indian Bank, for failing to submit a Flash Report for fraud involving amounts of at least Rs. 5.00 crore to the RBI as required by Section 47A(1)(c) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
Also, the RBI has imposed a penalty of ₹82 lakh on Bengaluru-based Jupiter Capital Private Ltd, for breach of norms on submission of credit information.
The provisions fall under directions issued by RBI under ‘Non-Banking Financial Company Returns (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016’ and ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs).
13) Answer: A
The market regulator Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has joined the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) Account Aggregator framework, which will allow customers to share information about their mutual fund and stock holdings with financial service providers.
Also, it will give a boost to the Reserve Bank of India-regulated financial-data sharing system.
Under the framework, Financial Information Providers (FIPs) in the securities market, like depositories and asset management companies (AMCs) through their Registrar and Transfer Agents or RTAs will provide financial information about securities markets to the customers and consented Financial Information Users (FIUs) through any of the account aggregators registered with the RBI.
14) Answer: E
The Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) has issued fresh instructions barring recovery agents from resorting to intimidation of borrowers as well as calling them before 8 am and after 7 pm.
These instructions will apply to all commercial banks (including regional rural banks), Cooperative Banks, Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs), and all Indian financial institutions except payments banks & Mutual fund business.
REs (regulated entities) shall strictly ensure that they or their agents do not resort to intimidation or harassment of any kind, either verbal or physical, against any person in their debt collection efforts
15) Answer: D
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is set to roll out an upgraded version of the Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS), a revamped grievance redressal mechanism as Bima Bharosa.
This is to make complaint redressal more efficient with the option of customers filing their complaints in 13 regional languages.
‘Bima Bharosa’ will take care of customers’ needs in a more time-bound manner.
SMSes will be sent to the complainant’s registered mobile/e-mail ID after registration of the complaint and upon attending by the insurance company
16) Answer: B
The Center has extended the tenure of Mr. Meenesh C Shah, an executive director of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), to hold a charge as the Chairman of NDDB for another six months until November 30, 2022.
It will be the second extension after the first on January 4, 2022.
Mr. Shah has been holding the NDDB Chairman position since June 1, 2021.
The post of Chairman NDDB fell vacant when Dilip Rath demitted office after being elected to the Board of International Dairy Federation (IDF).
17) Answer: C
Union Minister of State Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh approved a StartUp loan of Rs 1.15 crores to M/s TGP Bioplastics for commercializing “compostable” plastic and thus also mitigating the usage of Single Use Plastics (SUP).
The startup has come up with an alternative solution of Single Use Plastic (SUP) with the prototype of a compostable plastic material that breaks down as compost in soil without affecting the environment.
18) Answer: E
When Manisha Kalyan, a young striker for Apollon Ladies FC, made her debut in the European Club competition in Engomi, Cyprus, she became the first Indian player to compete in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
The 20-year-old made history in November 2021 when she scored the first goal ever by an Indian football player in the AFC Women’s Club Championship.
For the national team and Gokulam Kerala in the Indian Women’s League, Kalyan put on spectacular displays (IWL).
19) Answer: B
This September, Benjamin Netanyahu, a former prime minister, will publish a memoir.
In Israel, “Bibi: My Story” will be released on November 22.
I have dedicated my life to battling the forces who seek the Jewish state’s eradication and establishing peace with those who do not, having been born one year after its foundation.
My narrative is one of sorrow and victory, failures and victories, knowledge gained, and valued loved ones.
20) Answer: E
Veteran film producer Abdul Gaffar Nadiadwala passed away on Monday at the age of 91.
He started his film production and media entertainment company in 1953.
His first film as a producer was the Dharmendra and Rekha-starrer family drama Jhutha Sach.
He was known for his films including Mahabharat (1965), Jhutha Sach (1984), Lahoo Ke Do Rang (1997), Hera Pheri (2000), Welcome (2007) &, etc.
