IBPS RRB General Awareness Sample Questions

IBPS RRB
General Awareness Sample Questions
Total Questions: 25
Question No.- 1
Topic- General Awareness
Concept- Current Affairs
Sub-concept- Miscellaneous Current Affairs
Level- Moderate
Who inaugurated the first of its kind, the "Millets Experience

Centre (MEC)" in New Delhi's Dilli Haat?
(a) Rajnath Singh
(b) Jagdeep Dhankhar
(c) Piyush Goyal
(d) Narendra Modi
(e) Narendra Singh Tomar
Question No.- 2
Sub-concept- Appointment
Level- Moderate
Which of the following has been recently appointed as Chairman

of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)?
(a) Siddhartha Mohanty
(b) Deepak Mohanty
(c) Pranav Haridasan
(d) Ashwani Kumar
(e) Tablesh Pandey
Question No.- 3
Sub-concept- Important Days
Level- Hard
The International Dance Day is celebrated annually on which of

the following dates?
(a) 28 February
(b) 29 March
(c) 29 April
(d) 29 May
(e) 29 June
Question No.- 4
Level- Moderate
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off India’s

first water metro in which of the following cities?
(a) Bhubaneswar
(b) Chennai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Kochi
(e) Mumbai
Question No.- 5
Level- Moderate
The World Immunization Week is celebrated annually from ______

to _______.
(a) 22 – 28 March
(b) 24 – 30 April
(c) 24 – 30 May
(d) 24 – 30 June
(e) 24 – 30 July
Question No.- 6
Level- Moderate
Who has launched the ‘Sangathan Se Samriddhi’ campaign to

bring marginalized rural women into SHGs network?
(a) Giriraj Singh
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Nirmala Sitaraman
(d) Draupadi Murmu
(e) Smriti Irani
Question No.- 7
Sub-concept- Business Current Affairs
Level- Moderate
Which of the following Fintech companies has recently launched

its UPI-based peer-to-peer (P2P) payments, providing its users
with a new payment option?
(a) Pine Labs
(b) CRED
(c) Capital Float
(d) Paytm
(e) Razorpay
Question No.- 8
Sub-concept- Banking Current Affairs
Level- Moderate
Which of the following banks has recently launched India’s 1st

Voice Biometric Authentication Banking App?
(a) Yes Bank
(b) Axis Bank
(c) City Union Bank
(d) HDFC Bank
(e) IDFC First Bank
Question No.- 9
Sub-concept- Awards & Honours
Level- Moderate
Which of the following has been awarded the Malcolm Adiseshiah

Award 2023?
(a) Amartya Sen
(b) Utsa Patnaik
(c) Raghuram Rajan
(d) Gita Gopinath
(e) Prabhat Patnaik
Question No.- 10
Sub-concept- Obituary
Level- Easy
Salim Durani passed away recently at the age of 88. He was a _____.
(a) Writer
(b) Singer
(c) Actor
(d) Cricketer
(e) Historian
Question No.- 11
Level- Moderate
Which of the following banks has recently introduced “MY

ACCOUNT MY NAME” for Savings Bank account customers?
(a) City Union Bank
(b) IndusInd Bank
(c) Bank of India
(d) Indian Overseas Bank
(e) Canara Bank
Question No.- 12
Sub-concept- Business/Defence Current Affairs
Level- Moderate
Which company has recently signed a contract of 500 crore

rupees with the Defence ministry to strengthen the Indian Army’s
communication system?
(a) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
(b) Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
(c) ICOMM Tele Limited
(d) Bharat Dynamics Ltd.
(e) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
Question No.- 13
Level- Hard
RBI has recently decided to withdraw ₹2000 denomination

banknotes from circulation though they will continue to remain as
legal tender. This banknote was introduced in November 2016
under which section of RBI Act, 1934?
(a) Section 24(1)
(b) Section 25(1)
(c) Section 26(1)
(d) Section 27(1)
(e) Section 28(1)
Question No.- 14
Sub-concept- Books & Authors
Level- Hard
Which of the following is the author of the book titled “The Golden
Years: The Many Joys of Living a Good Long Life”?
(a) Jhumpa Lahiri
(b) Ruskin Bond
(c) Chetan Bhagat
(d) Amitav Ghosh
(e) Vikram Seth
Question No.- 15
Sub-concept- Sports Current Affairs
Level- Hard
Who has won the Monaco Grand Prix 2023?

(a) Charles Leclerc
(b) Sergio Pérez
(c) Sebastian Vettel
(d) Lewis Hamilton
(e) Max Verstappen
Question No.- 16
Concept- RRB Crash Course
Sub-concept- Government schemes
Level- Hard
Which of the following schemes is to promote women in

agriculture?
(a) Pradhanmantri Mahila Vikas Yojana
(b) Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana
(c) Pradhanmantri Mahila Kisan Utthan
(d) Pradhanmantri Kisan Vikas Karyakram
(e) PM Women Farmers Welfare Mission
Question No.- 17
Concept- Static GK
Sub-concept- Superlatives- India & World
Level- Moderate
Which country is the largest producer of Wheat across the world?

(a) Russia
(b) USA
(c) Brazil
(d) India
(e) China
Question No.- 18
Concept- Static GK
Sub-concept- International Organisation
Level- Moderate
Who is the current United Nations (UN) Secretary-General?

(a) Klaus Schwab
(b) Antonio Guterres
(c) Kristalina Georgieva
(d) Achim Steiner
(e) Inger Andersen
Question No.- 19
Concept- Banking Awareness
Sub-concept- Recent Developments in the Banking sector
Level- Moderate
What is the other name of NARCL?

(a) Export Bank
(b) Import Bank
(c) Good Bank
(d) Bad Bank
(e) Small Bank
Question No.- 20
Concept- Static GK
Sub-concept- Cities on the bank of rivers
Level- Moderate
Vijayawada is situated on the banks of which river?

(a) Kaveri
(b) Krishna
(c) Godavari
(d) Tungabhadra
(e) Vaigai
Question No.- 21
Sub-concept- Important committees
Level- Moderate
RRBs were set up on the recommendations of which committee?

(a) Ashok Mehta Committee
(b) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
(c) Sivaraman Committee
(d) Narasimham Committee
(e) None of the above
Question No.- 22
Sub-concept- Important Organizations
Level- Hard
The World Bank Group consists of how many organizations?

(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) 6
Question No.- 23
Sub-concept- Important Organizations
Level- Easy
What is the full form of IBA?

(a) International Bank for America
(b) Indian Board of Administration
(c) Individual Business Administration
(d) Indian Bank Association
(e) Insurance Board of Administration
Question No.- 24
Sub-concept- Banking Terminology
Level- Easy
What is the full form of SIP?

(a) Systematic Investment Policy
(b) Service Investment Project
(c) Systematic Investment Project
(d) Systematic Investment Plan
(e) Service Investment Plan
Question No.- 25
Concept- Static GK
Sub-concept- Art & Dance
Level- Easy
Karagam is a folk dance of which state?

(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Telangana
(e) Odisha
Detailed Solutions
Total Questions: 25
Answer- 1 (e)
Solution-
● Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched the
first of its kind ‘Millets Experience Centre (MEC)’ at Dilli Haat in
New Delhi.
● National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India
Ltd. (NAFED) has established the Millets Experience Centre in
collaboration with the Agriculture Ministry.
● It aims to raise awareness of Millets and encourage its adoption
among the general public.
● The United Nations General Assembly has declared the year
2023 as the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023). India has an
important role to play in the celebration of the International Year
of Millets 2023.
● India is poised to become a ‘Global Hub’ for Millets and setting
up of MEC is a major step in that direction.
Hence, the correct answer is option (e).
Answer- 2 (a)
Solution-
● The government has appointed Siddhartha Mohanty as
chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India till June 2024.
● Chairman Siddhartha Mohanty will be the managing director
and chief executive officer of the insurance behemoth from June
2024 till June 2025.
● Siddhartha Mohanty had been serving as interim chairman of
the corporation replacing M R Kumar.
● In a career spanning over three decades in the corporation,
Mohanty has made his mark in the areas of Marketing, HR,
Investments and Legal.
Hence, the correct answer is option (a).
Answer- 3 (c)
Solution-
● International Dance Day is celebrated every year on April 29.
● Objective – To promote the art of dance and raise awareness of
its importance in the world
● The International Dance Day was established by the
International Dance Council (CID) in 1982 to celebrate the
birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, the creator of modern ballet.
● The event serves to increase public awareness of dance’s
importance, encouraging people to participate in this art form
while emphasizing its cultural significance and evolution in
various regions of the world. Ultimately, World Dance Day
reminds us of the unifying power of dance in bringing people
together and celebrating the pleasure of movement.
Hence, the correct answer is option (c).
Answer- 4 (d)
Solution-
● Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off India’s first water
metro that connects ten small islands surrounding the port city of
Kochi in Kerala.
● Water Metro is a unique urban mass transit system with the
same experience and ease of travel as that of the conventional
metro system. It is very useful in cities like Kochi. It is a low-cost
mobility solution for tier-2 cities and smaller cities with Peak Hour
Peak Direction Traffic up to 15,000.
● The metro project will start with eight electric hybrid boats
manufactured by Cochin Shipyard Limited. Total cost of the
project is Rs 1,137 crore. German funding agency KFW and the
state government funded the project.
Hence, the correct answer is option (d).
Answer- 5 (b)
Solution-
● 24 to 30 April – World Immunization Week
● World Immunization Week, celebrated in the last week of April,
aims to highlight the collective action needed to protect people
from vaccine-preventable diseases.
● WHO works with countries across the globe to raise awareness
of the value of vaccines and immunization and ensures that
governments obtain the necessary guidance and technical
support to implement high-quality immunization programmes.
● The ultimate goal of World Immunization Week is for more
people – and their communities – to be protected from vaccine-
preventable diseases.
● Theme 2023 – The Big Catch-Up
Hence, the correct answer is option (b).
Answer- 6 (a)
Solution-
● Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh has launched
‘Sangathan Se Samriddhi’ campaign.
● It will empower marginalized rural households by bringing all
eligible rural women into the fold of Self-Help Groups (SHGs).
● The government is targeting to bring 10 crore women under the
purview of SHGs from the existing 9 crore. The number of
members, which was only 2.35 crore in May 2014, has now
crossed 9 crore.
● The government has set a target that every woman associated
with self-help groups should be able to earn one lakh rupees
annually.
Answer- 7 (b)
Solution-
● Fintech major CRED has launched its UPI-based peer-to-peer
(P2P) payments, providing its users with a new payment option.
● The feature allows CRED members access to ‘pay anyone’
through their contact list, phone numbers, or UPI IDs.
● The new payment experience has been introduced after the
launch of Scan & Pay in October 2022. As scan and pay gain
traction, CRED expects the number of merchants to grow.
● Now with the launch of P2P UPI payments, CRED members will
have multiple payment options including offline payments (UPI
P2P, Scan & Pay, Tap to Pay), online merchant payments (CRED
Pay, CRED flash) and bill payments.
Answer- 8 (c)
Solution-
● City Union Bank has launched the country’s first voice biometric
authentication for logging into mobile banking apps.
● The voice biometric service was developed by Chennai-based
deeptech start-up, Kaizen Secure Voiz Pvt Ltd, under the guidance
of the 5G use case lab of the Institute for Development and
Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT).
● Customers have to register their voice once, which will be
validated on various parameters.
● The service will prevent fraud based on PIN / OTP and the
technology is fool-proof against recorded or mimicked voices.
Answer- 9 (b)
Solution-
● A renowned economist, Utsa Patnaik has been selected for the
Malcolm Adiseshiah Award 2023.
● The award is given every year by the Malcolm & Elizabeth
Adiseshiah Trust.
● The prestigious national award honours outstanding social
scientists selected by a national-level jury specially constituted
for this purpose, from the nominations received.
● The previous winner of the prize was Indian economist Prabhat
Patnaik, who won it in 2022.
● The award will be given with a citation and a prize money of ₹2
lakh at a function to be held in Chennai.
Answer- 10 (d)
Solution-
● Former India all-rounder Salim Durani passed away at the age of
88 in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
● He played 29 Tests for India from 1960 to 1973, scoring 1,202
runs at an average of 25.04, with one century (104 against West
Indies in 1962) and seven fifties. He was a left-arm spinner and
claimed 75 wickets at 35.42 apiece.
● In first-class cricket, he played for Saurashtra, Gujarat, and
Rajasthan.
Answer- 11 (d)
Solution-
● Indian Overseas Bank has introduced “MY ACCOUNT MY NAME”
for Savings Bank account customers. This is the first time such a
feature has been introduced in the banking industry.
● In ‘My Account My Name’ customers can choose any name
(alias) for his/her account in addition to the account name. This
‘Alias Name’ name can be shared by customers to others instead
of sharing the 15-digit account numbers.
● The account name can be a combination of seven letters only or
seven numbers only or seven alphanumeric — like AJAY007,
PRADHAAN or 2822122 and others.
Answer- 12 (c)
Solution-
● The Defence Ministry has recently signed a contract of 500
crore rupees with an indigenous firm ICOMM Tele Limited for the
supply of Radio Relay Containers to strengthen the Indian Army’s
communication system.
● The Radio Relay Containers will address a long overdue
requirement of mobile communication detachments of the Indian
Army.
● These containers will be utilized to provide a protected
environment for communication equipment. The containers
would be mounted on authorized specialist vehicles and moved
as per operational requirements.
● This will give a further boost to the indigenous manufacturing of
defence equipment and stimulate the private sector to actively
engage in realizing the vision of a self-reliant India.
Answer- 13 (a)
Solution
● The Reserve Bank of India has decided to withdraw the ₹2000
denomination banknotes from circulation but they will continue
to remain as legal tender.
● It has advised banks to stop issuing ₹2000 denomination
banknotes with immediate effect.
● The ₹2000 denomination banknote was introduced in
November 2016 under Section 24(1) of RBI Act, 1934.
● Primarily to meet the currency requirement of the economy in
an expeditious manner after the withdrawal of legal tender status
of all ₹500 and ₹1000 banknotes in circulation at that time.
● ₹2000 currency note will remain legal tender after 30th
September too. RBI expects that 4 month time is enough for
people to exchange notes with the banks.
Answer- 14 (b)
Solution-
● Indian author Ruskin Bond wrote a book titled “The Golden
Years: The Many Joys of Living a Good Long Life”.
● He was just 17 when his first novel The Room on the Roof was
published. It went on to win the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial
Prize in 1957. Since then, he has won numerous awards including
the Sahitya Akademi award in 1992, the Padma Shri in 1999 and
the Padma Bhushan in 2014.
Recent Books:
● Sachin@50: Celebrating A Maestro– Boria Majumdar
● The Indian Metropolis: Deconstructing India’s Urban Spaces–
Varun Gandhi
● Made in India: 75 Years of Business and Enterprise– Amitabh
Kant (CEO of NITI Aayog)
● My Life as a Comrade– K. Shailaja
Answer- 15 (e)
Solution-
● Red Bull’s driver Max Verstappen has won the 2023 Monaco
Grand Prix. The victory was Verstappen’s fourth of the season.
● Fernando Alonso finished second, with Esteban Ocon in third.
Answer- 16 (b)
Solution-
● The “Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana” (MKSP), a sub
component of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-NRLM (DAY-
NRLM) seeks to improve the present status of women in
Agriculture, and to enhance the opportunities available to
empower her.
● MKSP recognizes the identity of “Mahila” as “Kisan” and strives
to build the capacity of women in the domain of agro-ecologically
sustainable practices.
● It has a clear vision to reach out to the poorest of poor
households and expand the portfolio of activities currently
handled by the Mahila Kisan.
Answer- 17 (e)
Solution-
● China is the world’s largest wheat producer and has yielded
more than 2.4 billion tonnes of wheat in the last 20 years, around
17% of total production.
● The second-largest wheat-producing country is India. Over the
last two decades, India has produced 12.5% of the world’s wheat.
● Wheat is the third most-produced cereal worldwide, after rice
and maize.
Answer- 18 (b)
Solution-
● António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United
Nations, took office on 1st January 2017.
● Prior to his appointment as Secretary-General, Guterres served
as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from June
2005 to December 2015.
Answer- 19 (d)
Solution
● The NARCL has been incorporated under the Companies Act
and has applied to the Reserve Bank of India for license as an
Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC). NARCL is basically a bad
bank created by the government in the form of an asset
reconstruction company.
● The NARCL will pick up bad loans above a certain threshold
from banks and aim to sell them to prospective buyers of
distressed debt. The NARCL will also be responsible for valuing
bad loans to determine at what price they would be sold.
Answer- 20 (b)
Solution-
● Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest
city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
● Vijayawada lies on the banks of the Krishna river surrounded by
the hills of the Eastern Ghats, known as the Indrakeeladri Hills.
Answer- 21 (d)
Solution
Regional Rural Banks were established under the provisions of an
ordinance passed on 26 September 1975 and the RRB Act 1976 to
provide sufficient banking and credit facility for agriculture and
other rural sectors.
As a result, five RRBs were set up on 2 October 1975 on the
recommendations of the Narasimham Committee on Rural Credit,
during the tenure of Indira Gandhi's government. The purpose was
to include rural areas into the economic mainstream since around
70% of the Indian population was rural.
Answer- 22 (d)
Solution-
The World Bank Group consists of five organizations. These are:-
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Development Association IDA)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
(ICSID)
Answer- 23 (d)
Solution-
The Indian Banks' Association (IBA), a group of Indian banks and
financial institutions based in Mumbai, was established on
September 26, 1946, as a representative body of administration
of banking in India.
Answer- 24 (d)
Solution-
The Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) is an investment option
provided by Mutual Funds that enables investors to invest a
specified amount in a Mutual Fund scheme on a regular basis-say
once a month or once a quarter, instead of making a lump-sum
investment.
Answer- 25 (a)
Solution-
Karagam is a traditional dance of Tamil Nadu, which is performed
by male dancers. In this dance, the dancer wears dhoti and
garlands, and dons a kalash, or pitcher, filled with water and
uncooked rice on his head (as a symbol of life and fertility). The
pitcher, decorated by a flower-bedecked conical bamboo frame,
is balanced by the dancer on his head. Karagam dancers move in a
procession throughout the village to reach the temple of the
goddess.
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General Awareness Sample Questions

Who inaugurated the first of its kind, the "Millets Experience

Which of the following has been recently appointed as Chairman

The International Dance Day is celebrated annually on which of

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off India’s

The World Immunization Week is celebrated annually from ______

Who has launched the ‘Sangathan Se Samriddhi’ campaign to

Which of the following Fintech companies has recently launched

Which of the following banks has recently launched India’s 1st

Which of the following has been awarded the Malcolm Adiseshiah

Which of the following banks has recently introduced “MY

Which company has recently signed a contract of 500 crore

RBI has recently decided to withdraw ₹2000 denomination

Who has won the Monaco Grand Prix 2023?

Which of the following schemes is to promote women in

Which country is the largest producer of Wheat across the world?

Who is the current United Nations (UN) Secretary-General?

What is the other name of NARCL?

Vijayawada is situated on the banks of which river?

RRBs were set up on the recommendations of which committee?

The World Bank Group consists of how many organizations?

What is the full form of IBA?

What is the full form of SIP?

Karagam is a folk dance of which state?

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