Top 50 General Awareness Questions
Google Pay has tied up with which general insurance company to offer health insurance?
(A) SBI General Insurance Company
(B) Oriental Insurance Company
(C) Religare Insurance Company
(D) Bharti AXA General Insurance
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
SBI General Insurance on Wednesday announced its technological collaboration with Google Pay that will enable users to buy SBI General's health insurance on the Google Pay app.
DRDO successfully test-fired surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5. How far can the missile hit the target?
(A) 1,000 km
(B) 2,000 km
(C) 8,000 km
(D) 3,000 km
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The missile has a range of more than 7,000 kilometers. Chinese researchers allege that the missile has the range of 8,000 kilometers. It is a three-stage, road-mobile, canisterised, solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile.
HDFC Bank is acquiring what percentage stake in HDFC ERGO?
(A) 8.99%
(B) 7.99%
(C) 6.99%
(D) 4.99%
Correct Answer : D
Who among the following has been appointed by FloBiz as the brand ambassador for its flagship product myBillBook?
(A) Pankaj Tripathi
(B) Sonu Sood
(C) Rajkumar Rao
(D) Manoj Bajpayee
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
FloBiz ropes in Manoj Bajpayee as brand ambassador for myBillBook. The campaign is conceptualised by Tilt Brand Solutions... FloBiz has announced its association with actor Manoj Bajpayee. The fintech aims to accelerate its outreach to the SMB sector and promote the adoption of its flagship product myBillBook.
With which payments bank, HDFC Ltd has partnered to offer home loans to promote affordable housing?
(A) Paytm Payments Bank
(B) Airtel Payments Bank
(C) India Post Payments Bank
(D) Fino Payments Bank
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) and HDFC has entered into a strategic alliance to offer home loans to nearly 4.7 crore customers of the payments bank.
Eicher Motors Limited passed a resolution re-appointing ________ as the Managing Director of the company for a period of five years.
(A) Vikram Saxena
(B) Siddhartha Lal
(C) Santosh Kumar
(D) Dilip Sharma
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Eicher Motors Ltd on Monday said that the resolution to reappoint Siddharth Lal as the Managing Director of the company for five years, starting May 1, 2021, has been passed with the requisite majority.
Indian Army celebrates 27 October every year as 'Infantry Day'. This year the nation celebrated its _______ Infantry Day on October 27, 2021.
(A) 71st
(B) 72nd
(C) 73rd
(D) 75th
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Infantry Day is celebrated every year to commemorate the landing of the 1st Battalion of the SIKH Regiment at Srinagar airfield on 27 Oct 1947 to protect the people of Jammu & Kashmir from the nefarious designs of Pakistani Kabaili Raiders aided by the Pakistan Army.
On which day does the United Nations observe World Audio-Visual Heritage Day?
(A) 25 October
(B) 27 October
(C) 26 October
(D) 24 October
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage - 27 October - is key initiative for both UNESCO and the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations (CCAAA) to honour audiovisual preservation professionals and institutions that safeguard our heritage for future generations.
Which ministry has launched the Amrit Mahotsav podcast as a part of the Amrit Mahotsav festival of Azadi?
(A) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(B) Ministry of Culture
(C) Ministry of Education
(D) Ministry of Power
Correct Answer : B
Which of the following will build India's largest green hydrogen generating plant?
(A) SAIL
(B) BPCL
(C) NTPC
(D) GAIL
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
State-owned GAIL (India) Ltd will build India's largest green hydrogen-making plant as it looks to supplement its natural gas business with carbon-free fuel.