General Awareness Flashcards
Which bank has been declared as “India’s best bank for SMEs” at the ASIAMONEY BEST BANK AWARDS 2021?
HDFC Bank
Head : Shashidhar Jagadishan
‘ANANDAM’- the centre for happiness has been inaugurated at which place?
IIM JAMMU
By Education Minister: Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
Leuitanant Governor of J&K - Manoj Sinha
Indian Ranger who is the only Asian to win prestigious “International Ranger Award 2021”?
Mahinder Giri
Worked @ RAJAJI NATIONAL PARK - UTTARAKHAND
Which country has passed a bill to provide leave for MISCARRIAGE and STILLBIRTH, becoming only country after India to have such legislation ?
New Zea Land
Central Govt infused Recapitalization fund of Rs.14500 in 4 state owned lender. What amount of capital infusion was announced by GoI for banks in Fiscal 2020-21?
Rs.20000 crore
In Central Bank of India - Mumbai
Indian Overseas Bank - Chennai
Bank of India - Mumbai
UCO Bank - Kolkata
Who has been awarded Saraswati Samman, 2020? ( Literature award presented by K.K Birla foundation)
Sharankumar Limbale (Marathi author written Sanatan)
Sharad Pagare was awarded 31st Vyas Samman for Hindi literature (Pataliputru ki Samragi)
The Special Forces Exercise, “Vajra Prahar 2021” was recently conducted by Indian Navy with Naval force of which country?
With USA in Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh
What is the revised estimated growth of India for FY2021-22 as per World Bank?
10.1%
World Bank President - David Molpass
What is the estimated amount pegged by Govt to borrow from market in first of FY 2022?8
Rs.7.24 lakh crore
What is extended deadline for linking for PAN (10-digit) with Aadhaar Number?
June 30, 2021
What is the rank of India in “UN WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT 2021” among 149 countries?
139
Top - Finland (capital - Helsinki)
Which state has launched the SAAMAR (Strategic Action for Alleviation of Malnutrition and Aneamia Reduction) CAMPAIGN to tackle malnutrition in the state?
Jharkhand
Divyansh Singh Panwar has recently won a bronze medal for India in which International Competition?
Shooting
Who has been appointed as the chairman of “STOP TB PARTNERSHIP BOARD” ( HQ - Geneva, Switzerland) ?
Dr. Harsh Vardhan for tenure of 3 years (Health Minister of India)
As per S&P Global Ratings, what is the projected growth rate of India for FY 2021-22?
11%
Which country is developing the largest floating solar farm of the world to curb climate change ?
Singapore
United Nation Framework Convention on Climate change Cop-26 meeting in 2021in Scotland.
Head / Director General of International Solar Alliance - Ajay Mathur
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power & Renewable Energy - R.K Singh
Saamya Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in as 1st female president of which country?
Tanzania (Capital - Dodoma, Currency - Shilling)
World Meterological day is marked annually on which date?
23rd March (Martyr’s Day also)
Who has been felicitated with “Gandhi Peace Prize 2020”
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bangabandhu of Bangladesh)
Who has been felicitated with “Gandhi Peace Prize 2020”
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bangabandhu of Bangladesh)
Which is the 1st state in India to adopt Ethanol Production Promotion Policy, 2021?
Bihar
Hamed Bakayoko, who passed away recently was the serving PM of?
Ivory Coast (Capital - Youmoussukro, Currency - Franc)
Patrick Achi has been appointed as the Interim PM
When is “World Tuberclousis Day”?
March 24th
Theme for 2021: The Clock is Ticking
Which player has won the “All England Badminton Championship 2021Women’s Single Title”?
Nozomi Okuhara (Japan)
Men’ Single : Lee Zi Jia
Which player has won the “All England Badminton Championship 2021Women’s Single Title”?
Nozomi Okuhara (Japan)
Men’ Single : Lee Zi Jia
World Consumer Rights Day is observed on which day?
March 15
2021 Theme - Tackle Plastic Pollution
India has recently surpassed which country to become 4th largest FOREX Reserves in the world?
Russia
Acc. to IMF:
1, China
2, Japan
3, Switzerland
National Vaccination Day/National Immunization Day is on
March 16
As of Feb 2021, which country has taken over Saudi Arabia to become 2nd largest oil supplier to India
USA
1st country to supply highest oil to India is IRAQ
Total validity period of the STARTUP INDIA SEED FUND SCHEME?
4 years
Chair person - H.K Mittal
What is the deadline set by RBI for all bank branches to implement Image Based Cheque Truncation System?
30th September 2021
International day of Mathematics?
March 14
Theme for 2021 - Mathematics for better world
National day of Mathematics - Dec 22nd ( Birth anniversary of Ramanujam)
John Magufuli, who passed away recently was the former president of which country?
Tanzania ( capital - Dodoma, currency - Shilling)
Who has been appointed as the Director General of National Security Guard?
M A Ganapathy
Theme of “Global Recycling Day 2021”?
Recycling Heroes (18th March)
Who is appointed as Governor of Punjab?
VP Singh Badnore
First ever Woman head of SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited) in Jan 2021?
Soma Mondal
Indian minister of Youth Affairs and Sports announced on 25th July, 2020 that in 2021, fourth “Khelo India Youth Games” will be hosted by?
Haryana
Khelo India HQ - New Delhi
In order to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Bombay which monument was built?
Gateway of India
Which state will host Khelo India University Games 2021?
Karnataka
Which bank has been fined Rs.25 Crore by SEBI for fraudulent acts on customers on SUPER FD scheme?
YES Bank
PNB celebrated its ….. foundation day on Apr 12, 2021?
127th
Where is the headquarter of IndusInd bank located?
Pune
CEO : Sumanth Katpalia
Which tool.was introduced by RBI in Monetary Policy 2011-12?
Marginal Standing Facility (MSF)
It refers to the rate at which scheduled banks can borrow funds overnight from RBI against Govt securities.
Which bank launched a premium credit card on Mastercard World Elite platform for High- Net-Worth- Individuals in Dec, 2020?
YES Bank
RBI decided to set up ABPC in Jaipur. What is it?
Automated Banknote Processing Centre
AU Small Finance Bank - HQ - Jaipur
2021 Senior Asian Wrestling Championship held at ?
Almat, Khazakhstan
“Save the Elephant Day” is celebrated on ?
16th April
“Adapting Change, Sustaining care in a new world”, is the theme of World Hemophilia Day. It is observed on?
17th April
Name of former CBI Director who passed away recently?
Ranjit Sinha
Name of renowned radiologist and first director of NIMS who passed away recently?
Dr. KAkarla Subba Rao
Special forces of India and Krygzystan organised 8th edition of military exercise in Bhishek. Name of the exercise is ?
Khanjar