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1) Every year, which of the following days has been observed on March 18, globally?

(a) International Forest Day

(b) World Anti-Terrorist Day

(c) World Wetlands Day

(d) World Sleep Day

(e) Global Recycling Day

2) In 2022, on which of the following date the “World Sleep Day” has been observed globally?

(a) March 17

(b) March 18

(c) March 19

(d) March 20

(e) March 21

3) In which of the following city,Rajnath Singh has inaugurated a seven-storeyed Flight Control System at Aeronautical Development Establishment?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Chennai

(c) Pune

(d) Bangalore

(e) New Delhi

4) Who amongst the following has recently released the plan to mitigate disaster management and mitigation activities at the grassroots level?

(a) Giriraj Singh

(b) Amit Shah

(c) Rajnath Singh

(d) Narendra Singh Tomar

(e) R.K. Singh

5) Which of the following department has been celebrating the Empowerment Week from 14th March 2022 to commemorate 75 years of progressive India?

(a) Department of Consumer Affairs

(b) Department of Customs Affairs

(c) Department of Tribal Affairs

(d) Department of Food and Industry Affairs

(e) Other than these options

6) Recently the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the year-long celebrations of the centenary year of Malayalam Daily called____________.

(a) Manorama

(b) Jansatta

(c) Lokmat

(d) Dakshin Today

(e) Mathrubhumi

7) What is the name of the global FinTech Hackathon recently launched by IFSCA to support a World-Class FinTech Hub at GIFT IFSC?

(a) I-Sprint21

(b) J-Sprint21

(c) K-Sprint21

(d) U-Sprint21

(e) X-Sprint21

8) With reference to the Indian Railways, a National Rail Plan for India has created a plan for future-ready Railway system by_______.

(a) 2023

(b) 2024

(c) 2025

(d) 2030

(e) 2050

9) With reference to Jammu and Kashmir, the first-ever consignment of GI-tagged hand-knotted carpets is exported to which of the following Country?

(a) Russia

(b) Italy

(c) Germany

(d) Brazil

(e) France

10) Which of the following state has announced a new scheme “Matrushakti Scheme” – for women from families, whose annual income is less than Rs 5 lakh during the annual budget?

(a) Assam

(b) Tripura

(c) Haryana

(d) West Bengal

(e) Madhya Pradesh

11) Which of the following state has recently presented a ‘child budget’ with an outlay of Rs 17,792 crore along with the state’s budget?

(a) Assam

(b) Tripura

(c) Sikkim

(d) West Bengal

(e) Madhya Pradesh

12) Which of the following state has recently announced a scheme “Mukhyamantri Chaa Srami Kalyan Prakalpa” to ensure the social security of over 7,000 tea garden workers?

(a) Assam

(b) Tripura

(c) Sikkim

(d) West Bengal

(e) Arunachal Pradesh

13) Which of the following bank has recently set up an Innovation, Incubation and Acceleration Centre at Hyderabad, Telangana?

(a) ICICI Bank

(b) Axis Bank

(c) HDFC Bank

(d) IDFC First Bank

(e) State Bank of India

14) Which of the following plan has been recently launched by Max Life Insurance Company?

(a) Max Life Smart Guaranteed Service Plan

(b) Max Life Smart Guaranteed Pension Plan

(c) Max Life Smart Guaranteed Annuity Plan

(d) Max Life Smart Guaranteed Amount Plan

(e) Other than these options

15) Which of the following bank has partnered with Visa and Transcorp to launch the digital “Mahila Money Prepaid Card” for women entrepreneurs to use digital payments?

(a) Central Bank of India

(b) AU Small Finance Bank

(c) Unity Small Finance Bank

(d) Paytm Payments Bank

(e) Mahila Money

16) Who amongst the following has recently been elected as the Chairperson of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – Southern Region for the year 2022-23?

(a) Kamal Bali

(b) A. Manimekhalai

(c) Ajay Kumar Shrivastava

(d) Suchitra K Ella

(e) Alok Kumar Choudhary

17) Who amongst the following has recently been appointed as the deputy chairman of Volvo Group India by the Confederation of Indian Industry?

(a) Kamal Bali

(b) A. Manimekhalai

(c) Ajay Kumar Shrivastava

(d) Swaroop Kumar Saha

(e) Alok Kumar Choudhary

18) The Banks Board Bureau has recommended whose name for the position of managing director  and CEO of the State Bank of India?

(a) Kamal Bali

(b) A. Manimekhalai

(c) Ajay Kumar Shrivastava

(d) Swaroop Kumar Saha

(e) Alok Kumar Choudhary

19) Which of the following bank has recently won the IFR Asia’s Asian Bank of the year 2021 for its depth of expertise in the Asian investment banking space?

(a) ICICI Bank

(b) Axis Bank

(c) HDFC Bank

(d) IDFC First Bank

(e) IDBI Bank

20) Which of the following State’s Renewable Energy Systems has signed a MoU with JSW Group to use agricultural waste as biomass energy?

(a) Haryana

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Punjab

(e) West Bengal

21) Who amongst the following is the only Indian in the top 10 richest person’s list, as per the recently published M3M Hurun Global Rich List for 2022?

(a) Shiv Nadar

(b) Gautam Adani

(c) Aadar Poonawalla

(d) Mukesh Ambani

(e) Ratan Tata

22) Recently Haryana Government has presented and proposed a budget of Rs 1, 77,255.99 crore for the year 2022-23. What is the expected revenue expenditure of the state in it?

(a) ₹ 1, 14,198.36 crore

(b) ₹ 1, 15,198.36 crore

(c) ₹ 1, 16,198.36 crore

(d) ₹ 1, 17,198.36 crore

(e) ₹ 1, 18,198.36 crore

23) “Recently Karnataka Assembly has passed a bill to implement the National Education Policy in the State”. Dharmendra Pradhan, current Minister of Education is elected from which state?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Odisha

(d) Bihar

(e) West Bengal

24) Which of the following National Park is not located in Himachal Pradesh?

(a) Jim Corbett National Park

(b) Tadoba National Park

(c) Gangotri National Park

(d) Valley of Flowers National Park

(e) Nanda Devi National Park

25) Recently the Reserve Bank of India has directed Paytm Payments Bank to stop onboarding new customers with immediate effect”. What is the tagline of Paytm Payments Bank?

(a) Chalo Aage Badhe

(b) Viswas Se Vikastak

(c) Its fun banking

(d) We believe in your belief

(e) Simplifying payments for India

26) “NATO is playing a very crucial role in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine”. Where is the headquarters of NATO?

(a) London, UK

(b) Hague, Netherlands

(c) Brussels, Belgium

(d) Geneva, Switzerland

(e) Basel, Switzerland

27) Which of the following is a Folk/Tribal dance of Andhra Pradesh?

(a) RautNacha

(b) Thumbithullal

(c) KhambaThoibi

(d) Veeranatyam

(e) Hozagiri

28) The Credit Agencies use CAMELS rating to mark the ability of domestic Banks of repayments. What does ‘S’ stand for in CAMELS?

(a) System

(b) Savings

(c) Security

(d) Shortening

(e) Other than these options

29) After the recommendation of which of the following committee the Union Government has approved the establishment of NABARD in Country?

(a) B. Sivaraman

(b) C. Sivaraman

(c) D. Sivaraman

(d) E. Sivaraman

(e) F. Sivaraman

30) Which of the following types of account could be opened by any non-resident Indians with banks authorized by RBI in Indian rupees?

(a) Basic Savings Basic Deposit Account

(b) Current Account

(c) NRE Account

(d) NRO Account

(e) All of the above

Answers :

1) Answer: E

Global Recycling Day, celebrated on March 18 every year, is a recycling initiative that encourages us to look at our trash in a new light. The theme for 2022 is the recycling fraternity”. The Global Recycling Day was created in 2018 by the London-based Global Recycling Foundation to promote the concept and practice of recycling.

2) Answer: B

The World Sleep Day is held every year on the Friday before Spring Vernal Equinox. In 2022, World Sleep Day falls on March 18, 2022. The theme of 2022 is Quality Sleep, Sound Mind, and Happy World. The World Sleep Society first observed World Sleep Day in 2008.

3) Answer: D

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh inaugurated a seven-storeyed Flight Control System (FCS) Integration facility at Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The state-of-the-art complex has been constructed in record 45 days.

4) Answer: A

Panchayati Raj Minister Giriraj Singh has released disaster management and mitigation activities at the grassroots level. The Plan will also establish a framework to align the disaster management measures in rural areas to that of the National Disaster Management Authority.

5) Answer: A

The Department of Consumer Affairs is celebrating the Consumer Empowerment Week from 14th March 2022 to commemorate 75 years of progressive India and the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.  In addition to this, all branch offices of BIS have also conducted 41 Rural Outreach Programmes on 14 March 2022 to mark the beginning of the iconic week.

6) Answer: E

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the year-long celebrations of the centenary year of Malayalam Daily, Mathrubhumi. Mathrubhumi started functioning on 18th March in 1923. Mathrubhumi has 15 editions and 11 periodicals. Mathrubhumi is a key part of the glorious tradition of newspapers and periodicals founded all across India to unify the people of our nation against colonial rule.

7) Answer: A

International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), in its Endeavour to support a World-Class FinTech Hub at GIFT IFSC, had launched I-Sprint21, the global FinTech Hackathon as part of Infinity Forum 2021. The Partners to the Hackathon were ICICI Lombard, Max Life, iCreate, India Insure-Tech Association and Invest-India.

8) Answer: D

Indian Railways have prepared a National Rail Plan (NRP) for India 2030. The Plan is to create a future-ready Railway system by 2030. The objective of the Plan is to create capacity ahead of demand, which in turn would also cater to future growth in demand right up to 2050 and also increase the modal share of Railways to 45% in freight traffic and to continue to sustain it.

9) Answer: C

The Jammu and Kashmir government has launched a Geographical Indication (GI) registry for the famed Kashmiri carpet with a quick response (QR) code with details of artisans and the material used. Recently the first-ever consignment of GI-tagged hand-knotted carpets was exported to Germany from New Delhi.

10) Answer: C

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar presented the state budget in the state assembly and proposed a Budget of Rs 1, 77,255.99 crore for the year 2022-23. “Haryana Matrushakti Scheme” – Women from families whose annual income is less than Rs 5 lakh based on Parivaar Pehchan Patra.

11) Answer: E

Finance minister of Madhya Pradesh, Jagdish Devda, has presented the state budget worth Rs 2.79 lakh crore for 2022-23. The fiscal deficit was Rs 52,511 crore, which is 4.56 percent of the Gross State Gross Domestic Product (GSDP). For the first time, the state government presented a ‘child budget’& Rs 17,792 crore has been allotted.

12) Answer: B

The state government of Tripura has announced a special scheme named “Mukhyamantri Chaa Srami Kalyan Prakalpa” to ensure the social security of over 7,000 tea garden workers of Tripura. For the implementation of the scheme, the govt has allocated a sum of Rs 85 crore.

13) Answer: E

State Bank of India (SBI) plans toset up an Innovation, Incubation and Acceleration Centre (IIAC) at Hyderabad, Telangana. It is set up to bolster its current performance and drive higher top-line growth through innovation. The IIAC should help the bank develop a set of technologies, knowledge, and skills to develop new products and services.

14) Answer: B

Max Life Insurance Company has launched the Max Life Smart Guaranteed Pension Plan, a non-linked, non-participating single premium individual/group general annuity plan. The product will likely be accessible to direct clients within the business-to-consumer (B2C) section by the Companies direct channel. The product will likely be accessible to direct clients within the business-to-consumer (B2C) section by the Companies direct channel.

15) Answer: E

India-based digital bank Mahila Money has partnered with Visa and Transcorp to launch the digital Mahila Money Prepaid Card for women entrepreneurs to use digital payments more effectively. According to the latest survey by the All-India Debt and Investment Survey (AIDIS), 80.7% of women in rural areas and 81% in urban areas have bank accounts, 55% of women still don’t actively use their bank accounts.

16) Answer: D

Ms. Suchitra K Ella, Co-Founder and Joint Managing Director, Bharat Biotech International Ltd, Hyderabad has been elected as Chairperson of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)- Southern Region for the year 2022-23.

17) Answer: A

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) appointed Volvo Group India president and managing director Kamal Bali as the deputy chairman. Kamal Bali served CII-Karnataka as chairman in 2017-18 and was also the chairman of the sub-committee (manufacturing) of CII (southern region) during 2020-21.

18) Answer: E

The Banks Board Bureau has recommended names for the positions of managing director (MD) and chief executive officers (CEO) at A. Manimekhalai for Union Bank of India, Ajay Kumar Shrivastava for Indian Overseas Bank and Swaroop Kumar Saha for Punjab and Sind Bank &Alok Kumar Choudhary for State Bank of India (SBI).

19) Answer: B

India’s third-largest private sector bank, Axis Bank, has won the IFR Asia’s Asian Bank of the Year 2021 for its breadth of coverage and depth of expertise in the Asian investment banking space. The award acknowledges the banks outstanding performance in equity and debt issuance, across all major products and segments.

20) Answer: D

JSW Cement, India’s leading green cement company and part of USD 13 billion JSW Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Pvt. Ltd (PRESPL) to use agricultural waste as biomass energy in its cement-manufacturing operations.

21) Answer: D

According to the M3M Hurun Global Rich List for 2022, Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Limited, is the only Indian to feature in the top 10 charts & occupied the ninth rank globally with a net worth of $103 billion. SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk has bagged the top position on the 2022 M3M Hurun Global Rich List, with a total net worth of $205 billion.

22) Answer: C

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar presented the state budget in the state assembly and proposed a Budget of Rs 1, 77,255.99 crore for the year 2022-23.

Key Highlights:

  • Capital expenditure: ₹ 61,057.36 crore (34.4%)
  • Revenue expenditure: ₹ 1, 16,198.36 crore (65.6%)
  • Debt liability: ₹ 2,43,779 crore
  • Revenue receipts: Rs 1,06,424.70 crore
  • Revenue deficit: 9773.93 crore

23) Answer: A

Below mentioned table shows the Minister name, their portfolio along with their constituencies:-

24) Answer: B

About Himachal Pradesh:

Governor: Rajendra Arlekar

Chief Minister: Jai Ram Thakur

Capital: Shimla and Dharamsala

National Parks: Jim Corbett National Park, Gangotri National Park, Govind Pashu Vihar Rajaji National Park, Valley of Flowers National Park, Nanda Devi National Park.

25) Answer: E

Below mentioned table shows the Bank Name, their headquarters along with their Taglines:-

26) Answer: C

Below mentioned table shows the Organization’s Name, its headquarters along with its Head:-

27) Answer: D

 Below mentioned table shows the States Name, their Classical and Folk/Tribal Dance:-

28) Answer: A

A credit rating agency is a company that assigns credit ratings, which rate a debtor’s ability to pay back debt by making timely interest payments and the likelihood of default.

CAMELS – for Domestic Banks.

C- Capital adequacy ratio, A- Asset quality, M- Management effectiveness, E- Earnings, L- Liquidity, S-System & control.

29) Answer: A

About NABARD:

NABARD is an apex development bank, established in 1982 by a Special Act of the Parliament.  It has the power to deal with all matters concerning policy, planning as well as operations in giving credit for agriculture and other economic activities in the rural areas.

Committee to Review the Arrangements For Institutional Credit for Agriculture and Rural Development” under the Chairmanship of B. Sivaraman.

Based on the recommendations, NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) started functioning from 12th July 1982.

Authorized Capital: Rs.30, 000 Crore.

30) Answer: D

About NRO Account (Non-Resident Ordinary Rupee Account):

Account will be in Indian rupees and with banks authorized by RBI. 

It can be opened jointly with resident Indians.

If a citizen becomes an NRI, his existing account becomes an NRO account.

Can be in the form of SA / CA / RD / FD Income tax will be deducted as per the rules.

There is a limit on the repatriation of funds. (Maximum of $ 1 million per year).

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