General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

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1 .

Who launches book "Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery" in Auckland?

Smriti Irani

S Jaishankar

Rajnath Singh

Piyush Goyal

Correct Answer : S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the New Zealand launch of the Book “Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery”. Jaishankar has authored one of the chapters of the book Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery which was launched on 11th May 2022. He also participated in the Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame Awards 2022.

Key Points related to the Modi@20 : Dreams Meet Delivery

* The book Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery was launched on 11th May 2022 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi by the then Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu.

* It is a collection of Twenty chapters written by twenty-two domain dignitaries from Home Minister Amit Shah to National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Sudha Murty and others.

* The book highlight minute details about the country’s progression and consist of the journey of that man, who dedicated his whole life to the people of India.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed 20 continuous years of the Head of Government-to-Government in 2021.

* The book is named after him and consists of Modi Ji’s achievements, the fundamental transformation of Gujarat at the state level, and the development of India..

Source : Zee5

Published On : October 8, 2022

2 .

Who participated in the Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame Awards 2022?

Nitin Gadkari

S Jaishankar

Rajnath Singh

Nirmala Sitharaman

Correct Answer : S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Thursday(6th Oct 2022) participated in the Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame Awards 2022. Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame Awards 2022 is organized to award and celebrate the finest Kiwi-Indian achievers and trailblazers.

* Jaishankar was given a traditional Maori welcome to the Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame Awards.

* The Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame Awards was held in Auckland, New Zealand.

* He praised the contribution of his fellow members, Lata Mangeshkar, Home Minister Amit Shah, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Group Shobana Kamineni, CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank Uday Kotak, author Sudha Murty, Chairman & CEO India Inc. Group Prof Manoj Ladwa, Bharat Barai, Anupam P Kher, and Author-Director Amish Tripathi.

* Jaishankar also praised the respect both countries display for each other’s culture and tradition.

* He also met New Zealand’s Leader of Opposition Christopher Luxon.

Source : ANI

Published On : October 8, 2022

3 .

By what percentage has the World Bank cut India's economic growth forecast for the financial year 2022-23?

6.1%

6.5%

6.9%

7.4%

Correct Answer : 6.5%

The World Bank on Thursday(6th Oct 2022) slashed its growth forecast for India to 6.5 per cent year-on-year for 2022-23, from an earlier estimate of 7.5 per cent, while warning that spillovers from the Russia-Ukraine war and global monetary tightening will weigh on the economic outlook.

"Private investment growth is likely to be dampened by heightened uncertainty and higher financing costs," the World Bank said in its twice-a-year report on South Asia, noting that slowing global demand will impact the country's exports..

Source : The Hindu Businessline

Published On : October 8, 2022

4 .

Who has appointed as CEO of Bank of India Mutual Fund with effect from 4 October, 2022?

TS Ramakrishnan

Mohit Bhatia

Ganesh Mohan

Chandresh Nigam

Correct Answer : Mohit Bhatia

Bank of India Investment Managers Private Ltd has appointed Mohit Bhatia as its Chief Executive Officer(CEO) with effect from 4 October, 2022.

Mohit Bhatia has over 26 years of professional experience in mutual funds and financial services industry.

He served as head-sales and marketing in Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Ltd.

Bank of India Investment Managers Private Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of India..

Source : Mint

Published On : October 7, 2022

5 .

Which company has received India's first Micro Category Drone Certification?

Asteria Aerospace Limited

General Aeronautics Pvt Ltd

Aviotrix Aerospace Pvt Ltd

Throttle Aerospace Systems Pvt Ltd

Correct Answer : Asteria Aerospace Limited

Asteria Aerospace Limited on Thursday(6th Oct 2022) announced that it has received India's first micro category drone type certification for its indigenously designed A200 drone from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

The A200 drone was found to be fully compliant with the Certification Scheme for Unmanned Aircraft Systems notified in January 2022, the full stack drone technology company said in a statement.

"Asteria's A200 drone has been developed for surveying and mapping applications in GIS, agriculture, construction, mining and other industries," it said.

The A200 drone is a rugged, reliable, and performance-driven multirotor drone that weighs less than two kg and has advanced features including automated take-off and landing, multiple fail-safes, single pilot operation, tool-less assembly and disassembly, and a flight time of up to 40 minutes, according to the statement.

The DGCA categorises drones based on their weight. Drones with an all-up-weight of 250 gm to two kg fall under the micro category of drones..

Source : NDTV

Published On : October 7, 2022

6 .

Which Bank has launched an one-stop merchant solution app named SmartHub Vyapar Merchant app?

SBI

Canara Bank

ICICI Bank

HDFC Bank

Correct Answer : HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector bank with dominant market leadership in merchant acquiring business, 6th Oct 2022 announced the launch of SmartHub Vyapar Merchant app, a comprehensive payments and banking solution designed to fulfill the everyday business needs of merchants.

SmartHub Vyapar facilitates instant, digital, and paperless merchant onboarding for HDFC Bank customers and allows merchants to accept interoperable payments across multiple payment modes which include Cards – Tap & Pay, UPI, and QR code.

Merchants can also accept remote payments by sending a payment link over mobile or email to facilitate non-face-to-face collections.

SmartHub Vyapar App has been developed by HDFC Bank in partnership with Mintoak Innovations India Pvt. Ltd which is a merchant SaaS platform with a modular product offering to help banks connect with their merchants.

The merchant app was showcased at an event in Mumbai by Parag Rao, Group Head, Payments Business, Digital & IT, Arvind Vohra, Group Head, Branch Banking, Mr. Anjani Rathor, Chief Digital Officer, HDFC Bank and Ramesh Lakshminarayanan, Chief Information Officer, HDFC Bank.

“HDFC Bank is committed to support the growth of all merchants from large format chains to local kirana stores,” said Parag Rao, Country Head – Payments, Consumer Finance, Technology & Digital Marketing. “The MSME sector generates the most employment in the country and by empowering this sector we can help empower a large segment of society..

Source : Bfsi

Published On : October 7, 2022

7 .

A new advanced supervisory monitory system- Daksh has been launched by?

Reserve Bank of India

State Bank of India

Union Bank of India

Central Bank of India

Correct Answer : Reserve Bank of India

The Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday(6th Oct 2022) launched a new 'SupTech' initiative DAKSH - the bank's Advanced Supervisory Monitoring System, which is expected to make the supervisory processes more robust.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it has been taking various initiatives in strengthening supervision, which among other initiatives include adoption of latest data and analytical tools as well as leveraging technology for implementing more efficient and automated work processes.

"DAKSH is a web-based end-to-end workflow application through which RBI shall monitor compliance requirements in a more focused manner with the objective of further improving the compliance culture in Supervised Entities (SEs) like Banks, NBFCs, etc,.".

Source : Business Standard

Published On : October 7, 2022

8 .

Who has won the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award?

Ursula von der Leyen

Gerhard Schröder

Annalena Baerbock

Angela Merkel

Correct Answer : Angela Merkel

NHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced 4th Oct 2022 that Dr. Angela Merkel, the former Federal Chancellor of Germany, will receive the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award.

Each year, the award – named after the Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen – is given to an individual, group or organization who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to protect refugees, internally displaced or stateless people.

Under then Federal Chancellor Merkel’s leadership, Germany welcomed more than 1.2 million refugees and asylum seekers in 2015 and 2016 – at the height of the conflict in Syria and amid deadly violence in other places.

At that time, the then Chancellor said : “It was a situation which put our European values to the test as seldom before. It was no more and no less than a humanitarian imperative.” She called on her fellow Germans to reject divisive nationalism and urged them instead to be “self-assured and free, compassionate and open-minded”.

Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, praised former Federal Chancellor Merkel’s determination to protect asylum-seekers and to stand up for human rights, humanitarian principles and international law. “By helping more than a million refugees to survive and rebuild, Angela Merkel displayed great moral and political courage,” Grandi said.

“It was true leadership, appealing to our common humanity, standing firm against those who preached fear and discrimination. She showed what can be achieved when politicians take the right course of action and work to find solutions to the world’s challenges rather than simply shift responsibility to others.”

The selection committee said it was recognizing former Federal Chancellor Merkel’s “leadership, courage and compassion in ensuring the protection of hundreds of thousands of desperate people” as well as her efforts to find “viable long-term solutions” for those seeking safety..

Source : UNHCR

Published On : October 7, 2022

9 .

Who has won Nobel Prize 2022 in Literature?

Yasmina Reza

Leila Slimani

Annie Ernaux

Michel Houellebecq

Correct Answer : Annie Ernaux

Annie Ernaux

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2022

Born: 1 September 1940, Lillebonne, France

Residence at the time of the award: France

Prize motivation : “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”

Language : French.

Source : Nobelprize

Published On : October 7, 2022

10 .

Who has sanctioned Rs 221.99 crore under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) to Punjab government?

SEBI

DICGC

NABARD

ECGC

Correct Answer : NABARD

NABARD has sanctioned Rs 221.99 crore to strengthen school infrastructure in rural schools in Punjab. National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development(NABARD) has sanctioned the money from the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for the construction of 2,328 additional classrooms, 762 labs, and 648 playgrounds in rural schools in all 23 districts of Punjab, a NABARD statement said here on Monday(3rd Oct 2022).

In addition to this, 404 integrated science labs, 62 physics labs, 44 chemistry labs, 54 biology labs, 103 computer labs, and 55 National Skills Qualification Framework labs have also been sanctioned.

The projects aim to benefit a total of 3.80 lakh students, including likely new enrolment of 3.5 lakh students, in more than 3,500 villages, it said.

Presently, there are 632 projects underway which are being built with Rs 686 crore granted under the RIDF by the Department of School Education, Punjab government, it said..

Source : NDTV

Published On : October 6, 2022