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Dear Readers, Daily Current Affairs Questions Quiz for SBI, IBPS, RBI, RRB, SSC Exam 2023 of 01st April 2023. Daily GK quiz online for bank & competitive exam. Here we have given the Daily Current Affairs Quiz based on the previous days Daily Current Affairs updates. Candidates preparing for IBPS, SBI, RBI, RRB, SSC Exam 2023 & other competitive exams can make use of these Current Affairs Quiz.
1) World bank has approved a USD 100 million loan to help ___________strengthen its early forecasting systems for improved disaster response.
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Karnataka
(c) Odisha
(d) Nagaland
(e) Manipur
2) As per the recent report, Public sector banks (PSBs) could recover only _____ of the written-off loans worth Rs 7.34 lakh crore in the last 5 years ending March 2022.
(a) 21%
(b) 11%
(c) 14%
(d) 8%
(e) 10%
3) Which organisation has approved a USD 363 million loan to Karnataka under “Karnataka Sustainable Rural Water Supply Program” (KSRWSP)?
(a) IMF
(b) World Bank
(c) UNICEF
(d) AIIB
(e) ADB
4) As per the PFRDA (Redressal of Subscriber Grievance) Regulations 2015, The Centre has increased the upper age limit by 5 years of ombudsman of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) to________.
(a) 62 years
(b) 65 years
(c) 75 years
(d) 70 years
(e) 68 years
5) Which bank has announced a donation of ₹48 lakhs for the plantation of 32,000 tree saplings at Garden City University, Bengaluru?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) Axis Bank
(e) Canara Bank
6) According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Global goods trade is expected to increase by ______ in the first quarter of 2023.
(a) 5%
(b) 3%
(c) 2%
(d) 1%
(e) 4%
7) Consider the following statement regarding a report by the Ministry of Statistics. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(i) Women own a little over one-third of deposit accounts but only one fourth of the total deposit amount in scheduled commercial banks.
(ii) Similarly, all the mentioned accounts have over ₹170-lakh crore of deposits, out of which women own around ₹34-lakh crore.
(iii) The report titled, ‘Women and Men in India 2022’ showed that the total number of deposit accounts at the end of January 2023 was 225.5 crore, out of which over 79 crore are owned by women.
(a) Only (i)
(b) Both (i) and (ii)
(c) Only (ii)
(d) Both (ii) and (iii)
(e) All (i), (ii) and (iii)
8) Which of the following metro has been honoured with the prestigious Asia Book of Records certification for three different categories?
(a) Delhi Metro
(b) Nagpur Metro
(c) Hyderabad Metro
(d) Chennai Metro
(e) Bengaluru Metro
9) Who became the first woman from Jammu and Kashmir to receive a wildlife conservation award?
(a) Umrao Begum
(b) Parveen Shakir
(c) Aaliya Mir
(d) Mir Taqi Mir
(e) Noshi Gilani
10) Which state’s NGO named Tapoban has won the Children’s Champion Award 2023?
(a) Punjab
(b) Manipur
(c) West Bengal
(d) Assam
(e) Odisha
11) Consider the following statement regarding the Hurun Global Rich List released recently. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(a) Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman and Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani became the only Indian to feature in the list of top 10 billionaires across the world.
(b) Adani Group slipped to 23rd rank in the world’s wealthiest from the last year’s second rank.
(c) Cyrus Poonawalla stood third with a net worth of $28 billion. Shiv Nadar and their family is fourth with $27 billion and Lakshmi Mittal is fifth with $20 billion.
(d) In terms of number of billionaires, India ranks fourth in the 2023 M3M Hurun Global Rich List.
(e) The richest new entrant from India, Rekha Rakesh Jhunjhunwala & family, tops the list of top 16 new Indian entrants in 2023 M3M Hurun Global Rich List.
12) A Moray Eel fish of the Genus Gymnothorax has been recently discovered by the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) in which state?
(a) Telangana
(b) Haryana
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Assam
(e) Manipur
13) Who has assumed charge as the president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)?
(a) Ajay Singh
(b) Sanjeev Kishore
(c) Divya Punia
(d) Sandeep Kumar Gupta
(e) Aditya Varma
14) Proffessor Dr Renu Cheema Vig has been appointed as Vice Chancellor of which of the following University?
(a) Chitkara University
(b) Punjab University
(c) Lovely Professional University
(d) Kurukshetra University
(e) Chandigarh University
15) Which Indian actor has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Star Sports?
(a) Shah Rukh Khan
(b) Ranveer Singh
(c) Hrithik Roshan
(d) Akshay Kumar
(e) Ranbir Kapoor
16) Recently, The Ministry of Defence has signed 3 defence contracts worth ___________for Indian Army and Indian Navy.
(a) ₹4,400 crore
(b) ₹5,400 crore
(c) ₹5,800 crore
(d) ₹3,750 crore
(e) ₹4,670 crore
17) Recently in April 2023, The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) conducted Regional Search and Rescue (SAR) exercise at _____________.
(a) Hyderabad, Telangana
(b) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
(c) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
(d) Mumbai, Maharashtra
(e) Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
18) Girish Bapat passed away recently at the age of 73. He was a veteran _____________.
(a) Musician
(b) Singer
(c) Actor
(d) Director
(e) Politician
19) Rupa Publications India will publish Ghulam Nabi Azad’s autobiography “Azaad” on 5th April 2023 in New Delhi.Ghulam Nabi Azad was the former Chief Minister of which state/Ut?
(a) Ladakh
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Tripura
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(e) Puducherry
20) Which state’s Foundation Day (also known as Utkal Diwas)has been celebrated every year on 1stApril?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Punjab
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Goa
(e) Odisha
Answers :
1) Answer: C
The World Bank’s (WB) Board of Executive Directors approved a USD 100 million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to help Odisha strengthen its early forecasting systems for improved disaster response.
The loan will also enhance Odisha’s social protection coverage for poor and vulnerable households through digital platforms.
The $100 million loan from the IBRD uses the Program-for-Results (PforR) financing instrument that links disbursement of funds directly to the achievement of specific program results.
The World Bank loan to Odisha has a maturity of 12.5 years with a grace period of 3 years.
2) Answer: C
Public sector banks (PSBs) could recover only 14% of the written-off loans worth Rs 7.34 lakh crore in the last 5 years ending March 2022
Of Rs 7.34 lakh crore written-off loans, state-owned lenders recovered Rs 1.03 lakh crore.
So after recovery, net written-off stood at Rs 6.31 lakh crore in the last five years.
3) Answer: B
The World Bank has approved a USD 363 million loan to Karnataka under “Karnataka Sustainable Rural Water Supply Program” (KSRWSP)
Objective :
To provide clean drinking water supply to 2 million rural households in the state through a piped water connection in their homes.
The loan has a maturity of 13.5 years including a grace period of two years.
Is Karnataka in need of assistance and why?
According to the World Bank, almost 77% of Karnataka is arid or semi-arid and is vulnerable to climate-change-related variable rainfall causing droughts and floods, and leading to groundwater depletion, and deteriorating water quality.
4) Answer: D
The Centre has increased the upper age limit by 5 years of ombudsman of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) to 70 years.
As per the PFRDA (Redressal of Subscriber Grievance) Regulations 2015, the upper age limit was 65 years.
Key Highlights :
The ombudsman, which is appointed by PFRDA receives, considers and facilitates resolution of complaints or grievances, which fall within the ambit of the regulations.
A person appointed as an Ombudsman holds office for a period of 3 years and would be eligible for reappointment for another 2 years.
Recently, the Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA) has made the mandatory upload of withdrawal/ Know Your Customer (KYC) documents to enable seamless processing of exit and annuity for the benefit of National Pension System (NPS) subscribers.
5) Answer: A
The State Bank of India (SBI) has announced a donation of ₹48 lakh for the plantation of 32,000 tree saplings at Garden City University, Bengaluru, in association with an NGO, That’s Eco Foundation, as part of its corporate social responsibility.
The project is being implemented under Miyawaki Technique.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between SBI, Garden City University, and the Eco Foundation for the project.
About Miyawaki Technique :
Miyawaki is a technique pioneered by Japanese botanist, Akira Miyawaki, that helps build dense, native forests.
This ensures that the plant growth is 10 times faster and the resulting plantation is 30 times denser than usual.
6) Answer: D
According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Global goods trade is expected to increase by 1% in the first quarter of 2023.
The trade-in service will grow by 3%.
Global trade has reached to more than $32 trillion in 2022 but turned negative in the last quarter.
UNCTAD predicted trade stagnation for the first quarter of 2023.
As per the report, the uncertainty for trade will remain intact due to ongoing geopolitical tensions, inflation, high commodity prices, etc.
UNCTAD said that as most of the trade is done in dollars so a weak dollar would result in increased demand for traded goods.
7) Answer: A
Women own a little over one-third of deposit accounts but only one fifth of the total deposit amount in scheduled commercial banks, a report by the Statistics Ministry showed.
It also revealed that only one of four bank employees are women.
The report noted that not even one-fourth of the female population holds managerial position across the organisations.
Also, their share in unpaid work is much higher than their male counterparts.
This comes to around 35.23 per cent.
Similarly, all the mentioned accounts have over ₹170-lakh crore of deposits, out of which women own around ₹34-lakh crore.
The report titled, ‘Women and Men in India 2022’ showed that the total number of deposit accounts at the end of January 2023 was 225.5 crore, out of which over 79 crore are owned by women.
Though the report has not given reasons for the low share of women in total accounts, an explanation can be found in shares related with three data sources — regular salary, unpaid work and managerial positions.
Quoting the periodic labour force survey (PLFS) for the period July 2021 to June 2022, the report mentioned that though the overall 21.5 per cent of workers are getting regular wage or salary, for women, it is 16.5 per cent.
As per the PFLS data, among the officials working at managerial positions in India in 2020, 18.8 per cent were women which dropped to 18.1 per cent in 2021.
Giving the latest data (as on January 2023), the report noted that out of total workforce in all scheduled commercial banks, around 23 per cent officers, 30 per cent clerks and around 16 per cent sub-ordinates are female.
8) Answer: B
Having been awarded Guinness World Records and two Asia Book of Records earlier, Maha Metro Nagpur was honoured with the prestigious Asia Book of Records certification for three different categories.
The certification and citation was presented by Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis at Metro Bhawan on March 19.
The categories for which Nagpur Metro was presented with Asia Book of Records certification are ‘Longest Length of Metro Rail Corridor Construction in Shortest Time’, ‘First Solar PV System in a Metro Rail Project for Integrated Consumption’ and ‘Heaviest Single Span Double Decker Steel Bridge Truss over Railway tracks in Urban Area’, in Asia.
9) Answer: C
J&K’s Aaliya Mir gets Wildlife Conservation Award.She is J&K’s only female wildlife rescuer.
She is best known for her work with snakes.She has rescued Asiatic black bears, Himalayan brown bears, birds, leopards and other mammals.
She works as a project manager with Wildlife SOS, a non-governmental organisation.
She got the award from LG Manoj Sinha on the International Day of Forests (21 March) event.
Her works include treatment of injured animals, rescue and release of wild animals, human-wildlife conflict mitigation, and managing two bear rescue centres in Kashmir.
Wildlife SOS team led by Mir earlier rescued a Levantine viper – a highly venomous snake – from the chief minister’s residence.
10) Answer: D
Students’ Welfare Mission, popularly known as Tapoban in Assam, has won the Children’s Champion Award 2023.
Tapoban is working for special needs and autistic children.
The award has been presented by Justice S. Muralidhar, Chief Justice of the Odisha High Court to Kumud Kalita, founder-President of Tapoban.
Tapoban, established in 2005, has received award in the health and nutrition category award for its efforts to provide quality care to children with special needs.
DCPCR had received 1100 nominations from organisations and individuals.
Children’s Champion Award was instituted by the Delhi Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) in 2022.
11) Answer: D
According to the Hurun Global Rich List released Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman and Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani became the only Indian to feature in the list of top 10 billionaires across the world.
Despite a 20 per cent dip in wealth, the RIL boss occupied ninth rank globally with a net worth of $82 billion.
The billionaire has also retained the wealthiest Asian title for the third consecutive year.
With a 35 per cent decrease or $28 billion in wealth to $53 billion, Gautam Adani & family, of Adani Group slipped to 23rd rank in the world’s wealthiest from the last year’s second rank.
Ambani ranked first, followed by Gautam Adani with a net worth of $53 billion among Indian billionaires.
Cyrus Poonawalla stood third with a net worth of $28 billion. Shiv Nadar and their family is fourth with $27 billion and Lakshmi Mittal is fifth with $20 billion.
Meanwhile, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has lost most wealth in dollar terms over the last year.
The billionaire founder has lost $70 billion in personal wealth, which is greater than the combined loss suffered by Ambani and Adani.
The report puts Bezos at the top of the biggest losers’ list while placing Adani and Ambani in 6th and 7th places, respectively.
Edtech major BYJU’s founder Byju Raveendran is the world’s second richest entrepreneur in the education sector, according to the Hurun Global Rich List 2023.
In terms of number of billionaires, India ranks third in the 2023 M3M Hurun Global Rich List.
In terms of number of billionaires, China is almost 5 times bigger than India.
A total of 24 Indian cities/towns have “produced” 187 billionaires.
Based on the number of cities from which the billionaires hail, India has been ranked at sixth in the world.
Mumbai is home to 66 billionaires, according to the 2023 M3M Hurun Global Rich List, a ranking of the US-Dollar billionaires in India.
Mumbai is followed by New Delhi and Bengaluru.
While New Delhi has 39 billionaires, Bengaluru stands in the third position with 21 billionaires.
In terms of new additions, India ranks 3rd! 2023 M3M Hurun Global Rich List added 176 new faces, from 18 industries and 99 cities.
India added 16 billionaires and occupies the third spot, comfortably ahead of Italy which added 9 billionaires in this year’s list.
The richest new entrant from India, Rekha Rakesh Jhunjhunwala & family, tops the list of top 16 new Indian entrants in 2023 M3M Hurun Global Rich List.
12) Answer: C
A Moray Eel fish of the Genus Gymnothorax has been discovered by the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) from the Cuddalore coast, Tamil Nadu.
The fish has been named after Tamil Nadu as – “Gymnothorax Tamilnaduensis” with a common name as “Tamil Nadu brown moray eel”.
P Kodeeswaran and G Kantharajan, marine researchers from ICAR’s National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), conducted an exploration survey along the coast in the Parangipettai and Mudasalodai fish landing centres in the Cuddalore district.
13) Answer: A
SpiceJet’s chairman & managing director Mr Ajay Singh has assumed charge as the president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
He succeeded Renew Power Managing Director (MD) Mr Sumant Sinha after the completion of his tenure as Chairman of ASSOCHAM on Mar 28, 2023.
Other Appointments :
Mr Sanjay Nayar, founder and Chairman of Sorin Investment Fund is the new Senior Vice-President of Assocham.
14) Answer: B
The Vice-President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is also the Chancellor of Punjab University appointed Prof. (Dr.) Renu Cheema Vig, as the Vice Chancellor of Punjab University.
Exercising the powers conferred by Section 10 of the Panjab University Act 1947, Shri Dhankhar made the appointment of Prof. Vig for a term of 3 years.
Consequently, a three member search-cum-selection committee was constituted on March 21, 2023, for recommending names for the position.
Prof. (Dr.) Renu Cheema Vig is also the first woman to hold the position in the varsity’s 141-year history.
She was working as the Acting Vice Chancellor of Panjab University from January 16, 2023, after the resignation of Prof. Raj Kumar amid allegations of corruption.
Dr Renu Cheema Vig, presently the Dean of University Instruction (DUI).
15) Answer: B
Star Sports, India’s Home of Sports, announced Bollywood superstar and sports aficionado Ranveer Singh as its brand ambassador.
Ranveer, in his role as ‘sutradhaar’ for the upcoming season of the “Incredible League”, will be involved in creating a stream of immersive and entertaining content which brings alive compelling narratives from the past, present, and future of the league.
Star Sports and Ranveer Singh’s journey as partners starts with the Opening Weekend of Tata IPL 2023 (March 31,2023 – April 2,2023), continues through the tournament as heroes emerge and stories develop.
16) Answer: B
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed 3 contracts at a total cost of nearly 5400 crore for Indian Army (IA) & Indian Navy (IN) under Buy (Indian – IDMM (Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured) category to bolster the defence capabilities of India.
About the Contracts :
The 1st contract has been signed with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and pertains to the procurement of Automated Air Defence Control and Reporting System Project Akashteer worth 1982 crore rupees for the Indian Army.
17) Answer: E
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) conducted Regional Search and Rescue (SAR) exercise during 28 -29 March 2023 at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh (AP).
Aim :
To simulate a real time maritime distress scenario and highlight the functioning of SAR organisation for a mass rescue operation.
Key Highlights :
The exercise involved all stakeholders with effective use of available resources towards M-SAR (Maritime Search and Rescue) contingency efficiently.
The exercise simulated an Offshore Support vessel (OSV) carrying more than hundreds of passengers that reported a distress call of major fire onboard off Kakinada.
The sea area off Kakinada was selected as the venue for the exercise due to the large-scale production and exploration activities in the Krishna Godavari basin.
Large-scale production and exploration activities make the area potential to emergencies necessitating large-scale SAR response.
18) Answer: E
Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP), Girish Bapat, passed away, at the age of 73.
About Girish Bapat :
Girish Bapat became a member of legislative assembly (MLA) for the first time in 1995 and was re-elected for the next four terms.He was elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2019 general elections as a member of the BJP.
He was a member of 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and one of top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in Vidhansabha. In the 2019 Indian general elections, he was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha from Pune constituency
He was also a veteran Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker
19) Answer: B
Ghulam Nabi Azad’s autobiography “Azaad” will be released on April 5 in New Delhi.
‘Azaad’ published by Rupa Publications India will be a candid autobiography about the life and career of one of the most powerful leaders of India and the world as well.
In “Azaad,” he will provide description of his interactions with the Gandhi Parivar, which includes former Prime Ministers Rajiv and Indira Gandhi, Sanjay, Maneka, Sonia Gandhi, and her children Rahul and Priyanka.
Ghulam Nabi Azad is an Indian politician who served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha between 2014 and 2021.
From 2005 to 2008, he was the Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
20) Answer: E
On April 1st, 2023, Utkal Diwas or Odisha Foundation Day is celebrated all over the state of Odisha, India.
It is a national day observed annually on April 1st every year.
It is celebrated on April 1 every year to remember the formation of the Odisha state after a struggle to be recognized as an independent state
Odisha used to form a major portion of the ancient Kalinga.
The region witnessed the epic “Kalinga War” led by King Ashoka who invaded and conquered the region in 260 BC.
Later, the state was invaded and taken over by the Mughals till the British took over the administrative powers of the region and divided it into small units in 1803.
The western and northern districts became a part of the state of Bengal while the coastal region formed the basis of Bihar and Odisha (then known as Orissa).
