General Awareness PYQs

• The headquarters of the World Bank is situated in Washington.
• The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries.
• It offers loans, advice, and an array of customized resources to more than 100 developing countries.

• The UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.
• Its declared purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through educational, scientific, and cultural reforms in order to increase universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and human rights along with fundamental freedom proclaimed in the UN Charter.

Arif Alvi, one of the founding members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, was elected as President of Pakistan on 4^th September, 2018. The new President will take the oath of the office on September 9, 2018. The outgoing President Mamnoon Hussain’s five-year tenure ends on September 8, 2018. He won the National Assembly elections from NA-247 (Karachi) during the July 25, 2018 election.

• Yudh Abhyas is the bilateral exercise hosted by the Indian and U.S. Armies.
• It has been ongoing since 2004.
• It is designed to promote cooperation between the two militaries while sharing training, cultural exchanges, and building joint operating skills.

• The FAME stands for Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid Electric Vehicles.
• The 2^nd phase of the 'FAME India' scheme was launched on September 7, 2018.
• The scheme for Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FAME) India was introduced in a bid to incentivise sales and manufacturing of electric vehicles in the country.

The correct answer is Madhabi Puri Buch

Key Points

• Madahabi Puri Buch is the Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
• She is the first woman chairman of SEBI.
• She's also the first SEBI chief who's not an ex-bureaucrat in 17 years.
• She was appointed chairman on March 2022.
• SEBI is the regulator for the securities market in India.

• DRDO stands for Defence Research and Development Organisation
• DRDO is responsible for the development of military technology.
• It is headquartered in Delhi.
• Samir V Kamat is the Chairman of DRDO.
• It is under the control of Ministry of Defence.

• India's first biofuel-powered flight was successfully tested by SpiceJet on 27^th August 2018.
• The biofuel is made partially from resources such as agricultural residues, non-edible oils and bio-degradable fractions of industrial and municipal wastes.
• The flight travel to Dehradun from Delhi.

The Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, unveiled India's Gaganyaan programme for manned space flight before 2022. ISRO Chairman K. Sivan said the manned mission to space having 3 crew members will be in space for 5-7 days. Mr. Sivan said the spacecraft will be placed in a low earth orbit of 300-400 km and the total programme cost is expected to be less than Rs 10,000 crores.

The government of India proposed the merger of Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank to create India’s third-largest bank. PayU India has received Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) approval to operate its own Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC). India Post Payments Bank and Bajaj Allianz announced a five-year partnership to sell life insurance products on a revenue share basis.

Salman Rushdie is the author of 'The Golden House'. The novel was published in 2017 and is set in Mumbai and New York.

• PCA stands for Prompt Corrective Action
• It is a mechanism to maintain the stable financial health of banks under which RBI puts some trigger points to access, monitor, control, and take corrective actions on banks.
• These trigger points are set on the basis of CRAR (Capital to Risk-weighted Assets Ratio), NPA (Non-Performing Assets), and ROA (Return on Assets).

• Headquarters of Institute of Petroleum is situated in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
• The Indian Institute of Petroleum was established in 1960.
• It is one of the constituent laboratories of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

In Basic Saving Bank Deposit Account (BSBDA), one can withdraw money 4 times.

The World's largest solar rooftop has been installed on Braboune stadium, at Cricket Club of India, in Mumbai. 

Mahe, the smallest district of India by area, is situated in Puducherry.

According to Reserve Bank of India, 99.3% of junked Rs. 500 And Rs. 1,000 Notes have returned to banking system.

The North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, is a three-country agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States that entered into force in January 1994.

Every child between the ages of 6 to 14 years has the right to free and compulsory education in India.