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1) According to a report by the World Bank, the percentage growth of bank credit in India in the first three months of fiscal year 2023-24 has reached?
(a) 15.3%
(b) 15.5%
(c) 15.8%
(d) 15.7%
(e) 15.1%
2) For Q3 of the current fiscal year 2023, the government maintains unchanged interest rates on most small saving schemes. How many instruments are in small savings schemes?
(a) 15
(b) 14
(c) 9
(d) 10
(e) 12
3) Indian Bank launches digital initiatives to enhance customer experience. How many crores is bank lending to micro, small and medium enterprises?
(a) ₹25crore
(b) ₹20crore
(c) ₹15crore
(d) ₹10crore
(e) ₹30crore
4) Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), such as Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank, and other MDBs, need to boost their annual investment by how much trillion (in USD) by 2030?
(a) $2 trillion
(b) $3 trillion
(c) $4 trillion
(d) $5 trillion
(e) $8 trillion
5) Rajnath Singh, Union Defence Minister, inaugurates the Navy’s latest indigenous Swavalamban programme 2.0. How many Positive Indigenisation items are included in the event?
(a) 96
(b) 94
(c) 98
(d) 92
(e) 97
6) The Ministry of Commerce is visiting Brazil for the 6th Annual Meeting of TMM. What is the second ‘M’ in TMM?
(a) Multilateral
(b) Mechanism
(c) Monitoring
(d) Meeting
(e) Mercantile
7) The Ministry of Tourism hosted the grand opening of PATA’s Travel Mart in New Delhi for the year 2023. Where is PATA’s headquarters located?
(a) Netherlands
(b) Norway
(c) Australia
(d) Thailand
(e) Indonesia
8) The National Turmeric Board (NTRB) will focus on the growth and development of Turmeric and Turmeric products across the country. Which state does not fall under the largest producer category of Turmeric?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Telangana
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Karnataka
9) The R21 / Matrix-M vaccine has achieved the World Health Organization’s (WHO) objective of achieving how much percentage of efficacy against malaria?
(a) 70%
(b) 75%
(c) 80%
(d) 65%
(e) 85%
10) The objective of achieving a malaria-free nation by which year?
(a) 2025
(b) 2027
(c) 2030
(d) 2035
(e) 2032
11) Basohli pashmina is one of the oldest traditional handicrafts in the state of Jammu & Kashmir on which district does it get a GI tag?
(a) Srinagar
(b) Baramulla
(c) Kathua
(d) Bandipore
(e) Doda
12) Starting from Lal Chowk in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, the Lieutenant Governor of J&K is launching a CRPF women bike expedition called “Yashasvini”. How many Royal Enfield bikers are going on this ride?
(a) 75
(b) 70
(c) 72
(d) 76
(e) 78
13) Uttar Pradesh has achieved full ODF Plus coverage in the second phase of the Swachh Bharat mission. How many states have achieved ODF Plus status so far?
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 12
(d) 9
(e) 13
14) The Bihar government has made the results of the Caste Based Survey public. According to the survey report, the biggest caste group in Bihar is_________________
(a) EBC
(b) BC
(c) SC
(d) General
(e) Yadavs
15) Jon Fosse won the Nobel Prize in which category from the Royal Swedish Academy of Science in 2023?
(a) Physics
(b) Medicine
(c) Chemistry
(d) Literature
(e) Psychology
16) How much percentage of Prosus’s consolidated revenue growth was generated by its Payments and Fintech segment?
(a) 50%
(b) 51%
(c) 52%
(d) 53%
(e) 55%
17) Which state has been named as the “Theme State” for the upcoming 5 years of the ‘Surajkund Mela’ with the Heritage & Tourism Department and NEHHDC?
(a) Tripura
(b) Punjab
(c) Haryana
(d) Chandigarh
(e) Myanmar
18) The Indian men’s team won the gold medal and the women’s team won the silver medal in the 4x400m relay. Which country took the bronze in the relay?
(a) Bahrain
(b) Srilanka
(c) China
(d) Japan
(e) Norway
19) Every year on the 6th of October, it is celebrated around the world as World CerebralPalsy. Which year was the first year it was celebrated?
(a) 2011
(b) 2009
(c) 2010
(d) 2012
(e) 2015
20) When was Smiley Face created by commercial artist Harvey ball in Massachusetts?
(a) 1963
(b) 1962
(c) 1965
(d) 1961
(e) 1968
Answers :
1) Answer: C
India was one of the fastest-growing major economies in the fiscal year 2022-23, with a growth rate of 7.2%, despite facing significant global challenges. India’s economic resilience, as per the World Bank, is supported by several factors, including robust domestic demand, substantial public infrastructure investments, and a strengthening financial sector.The World Bank notes that bank credit growth in India has increased to 15.8% in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2023-24.The World Bank predicts that global challenges are likely to persist and potentially intensify due to factors such as high global interest rates, geopolitical conflicts, and subdued global demand.
2) Answer: E
The government aims to issue securities worth more than ₹4.71-lakh crore against small savings this fiscal, as a source to bridge the fiscal deficit. For FY23, it was around ₹4.39-lakh crore. The small savings schemes basket comprises 12 instruments, including the National Saving Certificate (NSC), Public Provident Fund (PPF), Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) and Sukanya Samriddihi Scheme. The government resets the interest rate at the beginning of every quarter.
3) Answer: A
Indian Bank, a public sector lender, has implemented a series of digital initiatives to better serve its customers. Loans for MSMEs : The bank is offering loans to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with a limit of up to Rs 25 crore.Project WAVE : Indian Bank has launched “Project WAVE” to redesign critical banking processes.It includes offerings such as a “home loan takeover” to provide customers with competitive pricing.The bank also offers vehicle loans and other services under this initiative.
4) Answer: B
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) like ADB, World Bank, and others, will need to increase their annual spending by $3 trillion by 2030, including $1.8 trillion for additional climate action and $1.2 trillion for achieving other sustainable development goals (SDGs).N.K. Singh and Lawrence Summers co-convene the G20 expert group on strengthening MDBs.The first volume of the NK Singh and Lawrence Summers report, published in July,2023 proposes effective solutions for evolving issues like poverty alleviation and shared prosperity within MDBs.
5) Answer: C
Indian Navy’s Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) seminar ‘Swavlamban’ in New Delhi, Mr Rajnath Singh informed that self-reliance is the utmost priority since the Modi government came to power.During the event, also released the fifth Positive Indigenisation list of 98 items at the event.Raksha Mantri informed that it shows the major step in the Indigenisation process of the Armed forces and these 98 items in this list are a big step in the self-reliance of the Defence sector.
6) Answer: B
Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Shri Sunil Barthwal paid an official visit to Brazil from October 1st to October 4th, 2023, for the 6th meeting of the India-Brazil Trade Monitoring Mechanism (TMM). He was accompanied by a delegation of 20 business leaders representing the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The visit was happening against the backdrop of the sharp growth in the bilateral trade which had doubled over the last two years reaching US$16 Billion. It was aimed at strengthening this rapidly growing commercial engagement between the two countries.
7) Answer: D
The 46th edition of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart 2023 is being organised at the magnificent International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC), Pragati Maidan, in New Delhi.The Mart is being organised from October 4th to 6th 2023, bringing together tourism professionals and business stakeholders from across the world. The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) founded in 1951, with its headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, is a not-for-profit association recognized internationally for its role as a catalyst in the responsible development of travel and tourism in the Asia Pacific region.
8) Answer: C
The Board will provide leadership on turmeric-related matters, augment the efforts, and facilitate greater coordination with the Spices Board and other Government agencies in the development and growth of the turmeric sector. India is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of turmeric in the world. More than 30 varieties of Turmeric are grown in India and it is grown in over 20 States in the country. The largest producing states of Turmeric are Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. India has more than 62 percent share of world trade in turmeric.
9) Answer: B
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. The Serum Institute of India has established a production capacity for 100 million vaccine doses annually, with plans to double it over the next 2 years.This scale of production is critical because vaccinating those at high risk of malaria will be important in stemming the spread of disease, as well as protecting the vaccinated.The R21/Matrix-M vaccine is the first malaria vaccine to achieve the WHO’s target of 75% efficacy.It has already received approval for use in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Nigeria.
10) Answer: B
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in India launched the National Framework for Malaria Elimination (NFME) in 2016.The National Strategic Plan (NSP) for Malaria Elimination (2016-2030) was introduced by the Health Ministry.The vision of these initiatives is to achieve a malaria-free country by 2027 and complete malaria elimination by 2030.Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease, places a particularly high burden on children in the African Region, where nearly half a million children die from the disease each year
11) Answer: C
Basohli Pashmina, a more than 100-year-old traditional craft from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, has got theGeographical Indication (GI) tag. The achievement was realized through the efforts of the Department of Industries and Commerce, in coordination with NABARD Jammu and the Human Welfare Association, Varanasi.Basohli Pashmina, a hand-spun product known for extreme softness, fineness and lightweight, has insulating properties and extended life. Products made from Basohli Pashmina include shawls designed for both men and women, mufflers, blankets, and baskets.
12) Answer: A
A total of 150 women CRPF officers are participating in the expedition, divided into 3 teams. They are riding 75 Royal Enfield (350cc) motorbikes, with teams starting from Srinagar, Shillong, and Kanyakumari.During the journey, all three teams will interact with various target groups associated with the “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” (BBBP) initiative, including school children, college girls, women self-help groups, NCC cadets, children of Child Care Institutions (CCIs), NYKS members, adolescent girls and boys, Anganwadi workers, etc.The bikers’ team began their journey from Srinagar and will travel a distance of more than 2134 kilometres.
13) Answer: B
An ODF Plus village is one that has sustained its Open Defecation Free (ODF) status along with implementing either solid or liquid waste management systems. Across India, 4.4 lakh (75%) villages have declared themselves ODF Plus.Uttar Pradesh’s achievement coincided with the nationwide ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ campaign.This campaign is celebrated annually from 15th September to 2nd October under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen).So far, 11 states have been declared 100% ODF Plus status out of which UP is the largest.
14) Answer: A
The survey report reveals that the largest caste group in Bihar is the Extremely Backward Caste (EBCs), accounting for 36.01% of the state’s population, which is approximately 4.70 crore people. The Backward Caste (BC) population is 27.12% of the state’s population, with around 3.54 crore individuals.Yadavs are identified as the largest subgroup in the state, constituting 14.26% of the population.The Scheduled Caste (SC) population is reported to be 19.65% of the state’s population, numbering around 2.56 crore. People belonging to the general category account for 15.52% of the population,
15) Answer: D
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature to Norwegian author Jon Fosse “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable“, according to the Swedish Academy. Fosse has now joined an illustrious list of past winners that ranges from Toni Morrison to Ernest Hemingway and Jean-Paul Sartre – who turned down the prize in 1964.Fosse, 64, who writes in the least common of the two official versions of Norwegian, said he regarded the award as a recognition of this language and the movement promoting it, and that he ultimately owed the prize to the language itself.
16) Answer: C
Prosus-owned fintech major PayU India’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Anirban Mukherjee has been promoted to the role of global CEO of PayU. PayU India claims to serve over 450,000 merchants and 70+ large banks through its pay tech platform Wibmo. It also provides credit facilities to more than 2 million customers in India.The company notes that it is experiencing sustained growth in India’s dynamic fintech landscape.Prosus’s payments and fintech segment achieved consolidated revenue growth of 52%, reaching $903 million in FY23.
17) Answer: C
An MoU between the Department of Heritage & Tourism, Government of Haryana and the North-Eastern Handicrafts and Handloom Development Corporation Ltd. (NEHHDC) Shri Chanchal Kumar, Secretary Ministry of DoNER, Shri M.D. Sinha, Principal Secretary, Govt. of Haryana and senior officials of MDoNER and Government. of Haryana were present. This significant and historic partnership will go a long way towards realizing the objectives of ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ and ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’.As per the MoU, the Department of Heritage & Tourism, Government of Haryana will allow NEHHDC to participate as the Theme State in the annual ‘Surajkund Mela’ for the next 5 years.
18) Answer: B
The Indian women’s 4x400m relay team featuring Vithya Ramraj, Aishwarya Mishra, Prachi and Subha Venkatesan won the silver medal at the 19th Asian Games. Despite besting the previous Asian Games record time (3:28.68 in 2014 Incheon), the Indian quartet were outplayed by Bahrain, who secured the gold medal with a new record time of 3:27.65.The Sri Lanka team won a bronze medal.
19) Answer: D
The theme for World Cerebral Palsy Day in 2023 is “Together Stronger.” In 1853, Dr. John Little recognized and studied Cerebral Palsy. Around 1861, he presented his research to the Obstetrical Society of London and he provided the first definition of Cerebral Palsy.Dr. Little said that Cerebral Palsy may occur at birth due to difficult labour. Dr. Sigmund Freud was the first person who stated that Cerebral Palsy may be caused by abnormal development before birth.With a small thrust “Change My World in One Minute” World Cerebral Palsy Alliance and United Cerebral Palsy created World Cerebral Palsy Day in the year of 2012.
20) Answer: A
World Smile Day is celebrated on the first Friday of October every year. This year World Smile Day was celebrated on 6th October. The theme for World Smile Day in 2023 is “Radiate Joy”. In 1963, smiley face was created by the commercial artist Harvey Ball in Massachusetts. The smiley face looks like a yellow circle with black dots of eyes and a simple curve of a genuine smile. He created this smiley face as a design for a State Mutual Life Insurance company campaign.
