Daily Quiz May 2023

Daily Quiz on Current Affairs

Who left Google to spread awareness towards the rising threats of AI to society? 

(a) Sergey Brin (b) Geoffrey Hinton (c) Jeff Dean (d) Larry Page Ans: Geoffrey Hinton Geoffrey Hinton, the Godfather of Artificial Intelligence left his job at Google and indicates the alarming dangers of technological robotic devices or chatbots. 75-year-olf Hinton tweets that he did not resign to criticize the company in fact he wants to […]

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Daily Quiz on Current Affairs by Gkseries – 2 May 2023

How much additional GSDP space has been provided by the 15th Finance Commission to the States for the period 2021-22 to 2024-25 on fulfillment of necessary power sector reforms?

(a) 0.25% of GSDP (b) 0.5% of GSDP (c) 0.75% of GSDP (d) 1.0% of GSDP Ans.(b) Sol. The 15th Finance Commission has provided an additional space of 0.5% of GSDP during the period of 2021-22 to 2024-25 on fulfillment of required Power Sector Reforms.

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Daily Quiz on Current Affairs by Gkseries – 2 May 2023

Which of the following state has topped the list of states with highest market borrowings for the third consecutive year as per RBI data?

(a) Maharashtra (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Punjab (d) Kerala Ans.(b) Sol. To install Tamilnadu. The state has topped the list of states with the highest market borrowings through State Development Loans (SDLs) for three consecutive years as per RBI data.

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Daily Quiz on Current Affairs by Gkseries – 2 May 2023

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated ‘Bajra Experience Centre’ at Dilli Haat. Who established the Millets Experience Center in New Delhi?

(a) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (b) National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED) (c) Ministry of Food Processing Industries (d) Indian Council of Agricultural Research Ans.(a) Sol. The Millets Experience Center in New Delhi was established by NAFED in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

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Daily Quiz on Current Affairs by Gkseries – 2 May 2023

Personal loans registered a growth of ___ per cent in FY23, as compared to ___ per cent in the year-ago period.

(a) 20.6, 12.6 (b) 12.6, 20.6 (c) 15.4, 9.7 (d) 9.7, 15.4 Ans.(a) Sol. RBI data on sectoral deployment of bank credit shows that personal loans registered a growth of 20.6 per cent in FY23 as compared with 12.6 per cent in the year-ago period, primarily driven by ‘housing loans’.

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Daily Quiz on Current Affairs by Gkseries – 2 May 2023

In FY23, scheduled commercial banks registered a credit growth of __ per cent, driven mainly by growth in personal loans and credit to the services sector and agriculture and allied activities.

(a) 5.4% (b) 9.7% (c) 12.6% (d) 15.4% Ans.(d) Sol. Scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) reported a robust credit growth of 15.4% in FY23 compared to 9.7% in FY22.

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Daily Quiz on Current Affairs by Gkseries – 2 May 2023

The Indian Army inducted the first women officers into the Artillery Regiment. _________ is the first woman officer to join the Artillery Regiment?

(a) Lt. Mehak Saini, Lt. Sakshi Dubey, Lt. Aditi Yadav, Lt. Pavitra Moudgil and Lt. Akanksha (b) Lt. Sakshi Dubey, Lt. Aditi Yadav and Lt. Pavitra Moudgil (c) Lt. Mehak Saini, Lt. Aditi Yadav and Lt. Akanksha (d) Lt. Sakshi Dubey, Lt. Pavitra Moudgil and Lt. Akanksha Ans.(a) Sol. Lt Mehak Saini, Lt Sakshi Dubey,

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