General Awareness Questions important for exams

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1. Which country was awarded the rights to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games? - Durban,
South Africa

2. Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) is an Indian financial services banking company based in -----,
India. - New Delhi

3, The mission mode objective of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) consists of
providing Basic Banking Accounts with overdraft facility of ----- after six months . - Rs.5000

4. Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on -------. - 21
September.

5. What is the Capital of Uzbekistan? - Tashkent

6. Mettur Dam is constructed across the ----- in Tamil Nadu. - Kaveri River

7. Under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, life insurance cover of Rs. two lakhs for
death due to any reason is offered to all saving bank account holders in the age group of 18 to 50
years for a premium of ---- per annum per member. - Rs. 330/-

8. Private lender ----- launched an awareness initiative 'Dhanchayat' - an educational film made by
the bank to raise awareness on the dangers of borrowing money from the unorganised sector,
particularly in rural areas. - HDFC Bank

9. Joshna Chinappa is a ----- player based in India. - squash

10. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has today decided to grant “in-principle” approval to the
following 10 applicants to set up small finance banks. The Reserve Bank received ------
applications for small finance banks. - 72

11. The Reserve Bank penalised 16 central cooperative banks with a fine of Rs 5 lakh each for ----
-- and Anti-Money Laundering guidelines. - non-adherence of the Know Your Customer

12. In the first ever merger of two regulators, over 60-year-old FMC (Forward Markets
Commission) will merge on ---- with the younger but much bigger capital markets watchdog SEBI
to create a unified regulatory body. - 28 Sep

13. Kisan Vikas Patra is a saving certificate scheme which was first launched in 1988 by India
Post. The minimum amount that can be invested is ------. - Rs 1000.

14. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set a minimum paid-up capital of ---- for those who wish
to set up payments and small banks. - Rs.100 crore

15. Which train is the first semi high-speed train service between Delhi and Agra which would
touch speeds of up to 160 kmph? - Gatimaan Express

16. Who have won the mixed doubles event of the Wimbledon Championship? - Martina Hingis &
Leander Paes

17. Country's largest private lender ----- has launched a service where customers can make
transactions using just their voice, without using other means of authentication like a password. -
ICICI Bank

18. The State Bank of India (SBI) launched a new mobile app called ---- in partnership with
Accenture and Mastercard. - Buddy

19. In a bid to curb ----, the government has made PAN card mandatory for all transactions above
Rs 1 lakh. - black money

20. The government o raised the solar power generation capacity addition target by five times to --
--- by 2022, which will entail an investment of around Rs. 6 lakh crore. - 1,00,000 MW

21. Who is the creator of the Rock Garden, died aged 90? - Nek Chand

22. What is the Currency of Hungary? - Hungarian forint

23. Who is the Indian Union Cabinet Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises? - Kalraj
Mishra

24. Who is the author of the book ’30 Women in Power: Their Voices, Their Stories’? - Naina Lal
Kidwai

25. Indian Railways has rechristened ---- as Yoga Express.? - Haridwar Mail.