Current Affairs Quiz 03rd February 2023 For Bank Exam

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03rd January Current Affairs Quiz: Here, we are providing the Current Affairs Quiz. These types of topics are important for candidates who prepare for Bank Exam 2023. In this article, we are covering the following topics Headlines:

Morgan Stanley
Puma India
World Wetlands Day
Equatorial Guinea
Wrestling Federation (WF) of India

03rd January Current Affairs Quiz

The Current Affairs section constitutes a major part of the General Awareness section in a competitive examination and plays an instrumental role. To supplement your preparation for the General Awareness Section of the upcoming exams like IBPS PO/Clerk Mains, SBI PO Mains and SEBI Grade A Prelims, we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 03rd January 2023 covering the following topics Headlines: Morgan Stanley, Puma India, World Wetlands Day, Equatorial Guinea, Wrestling Federation (WF) of India.

Q1. Who among the following was appointed by Morgan Stanley as its country head for India?
(a) Anil Vasudev
(b) Parag Lakshmikant
(c) Aparna Amol
(d) Arun Kohli
(e) Ankush Ravindra

Q2. The Adani Group acquired the strategic Israeli port of Haifa for _______________________.
(a) USD 2 billion
(b) USD 1.2 billion
(c) USD 3.2 billion
(d) USD 4.2 billion
(e) USD 5.2 billion

Q3. Sports brand Puma India has on-boarded who among the following as its new brand ambassador as a part of its commitment towards the women’s business?
(a) Radha Yadav
(b) Shikha Pandey
(c) Harmanpreet Kaur
(d) Deepti Sharma
(e) Jemimah Rodrigues

Q4. According to the Indian Institutional Ranking Framework of Management and Business School released in January 2023, which of the following institutes ranked first in India among public instituions?
(a) IIM Calcutta
(b) IIM Kozhikode
(c) IIM Indore
(d) IIM Ahmedabad
(e) IIM Lucknow

Q5. World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on _________.
(a) 1st February
(b) 2nd February
(c) 3rd February
(d) 4th February
(e) 5th February

Q6. What is the theme of World Wetlands Day 2023?
(a) Wetlands and Biodiversity
(b) Wetlands and Water
(c) Wetlands Action for People and Nature
(d) ‘It’s Time for Wetlands Restoration
(e) Wetlands and Climate Change

Q7. __________ was recently conferred a Lifetime Achievement Honour by the India-UK Achievers Honours.
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Dr Manmohan Singh
(c) Chandra Shekhar
(d) Ramnath Kovind
(e) Vishwanath Pratap Singh

Q8. Equatorial Guinea has appointed _______ as prime minister. She became the first woman in the country to hold the position.
(a) Francisco Pascual Obama Asue
(b) Vicente Ehate Tomi
(c) Manuela Roka Botey
(d) Ignacio Milam Tang
(e) Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea

Q9. Who has joined the oversight committee formed to investigate the allegations on Wrestling Federation (WF) of India?
(a) Babita Kumari
(b) Sakshi Malik
(c) Vinesh Phogat
(d) Alka Tomar
(e) Babita Phogat

Q10. Who has been conferred with FIH’s President’s Award 2023?
(a) Rajesh Verma
(b) Prasad K Panicker
(c) V Karthikeyan Pandian
(d) R K Gupta
(e) Sanjay Kumar Verma

Q11. Who has been appointed by RBI as a member of the Advisory Committee of Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited (SIFL) and Srei Equipment Finance Limited (SEFL)?
(a) Girish Chandra
(b) D Ganesh Prakash
(c) Farokh N Subedar
(d) V Ramachandra
(e) Poonam Gandhi

Q12. Reliance Consumer Products Limited, the FMCG arm of Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, has announced a strategic partnership with the Maliban Biscuit Manufactories. Maliban Biscuit Manufactories are based in which country?
(a) Mauritius
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) China
(e) UK

Q13. Which of the following city will be made the new capital of Andhra Pradesh?
(a) Visakhapatnam
(b) Ananthapuram
(c) Vijayawada
(d) Guntur
(e) Nellore

Q14. Which of the following country Inflation has risen to a 48-year high, according to data released by the country’s statistics bureau?
(a) Nepal
(b) India
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Pakistan
(e) Sri Lanka

Q15. Reserve Bank of India’s Digital Payments Index, a measure of the extent of digitisation of payments across the country, rose to ________ in September 2022 from 349.30 in March.
(a) 379.46
(b) 371.46
(c) 360.46
(d) 377.46
(e) 375.46

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Morgan Stanley names Arun Kohli new country head for India. Mr. Kohli will be replacing Sanjay Shah, who will be retiring from service. The latter was with Morgan Stanley since 1996 and rose through the ranks to become its India head in 2021.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Adani Group acquired the strategic Israeli port of Haifa for USD 1.2 billion and vowed to transform the skyline of this Mediterranean city as part of its decision to invest including opening an artificial intelligence lab in Tel Aviv.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Sports brand Puma India has on-boarded Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur as its new brand ambassador, part of its commitment towards the women’s business, especially in the sports segment in India.

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. According to the latest Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) ranking (2023), the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), is the top government college in India for pursuing the Master of Business Administration (MBA) course.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on 2nd February. The day is observed to create awareness among people about the importance of wetlands and different ways to restore their rapid loss and degradation.

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. The theme for this year’s World Wetlands Day is ‘It’s Time for Wetlands Restoration. The theme highlights the urgency to prioritize wetland restoration.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh was recently conferred a Lifetime Achievement Honour by the India-UK Achievers Honours in London for his contribution to economic and political life.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Equatorial Guinea has appointed Manuela Roka Botey as prime minister. She became the first woman in the country to hold the position.

S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. Former wrestler Babita Phogat has joined the oversight committee formed to investigate the allegations on Wrestling Federation (WF) of India.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. An IAS officer, and private secretary to Odisha CM, V Karthikeyan Pandian has been conferred with FIH’s President’s award.

S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Reserve Bank has appointed V Ramachandra, former chief general manager of Canara Bank, as a member of the Advisory Committee of Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited (SIFL) and Srei Equipment Finance Limited (SEFL).

S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Reliance Consumer Products Limited, the FMCG arm of Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, has announced a strategic partnership with the Sri Lanka’s Maliban Biscuit Manufactories.

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Visakhapatnam will be declared the new capital of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said at the International Diplomatic Alliance meeting in New Delhi.

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Inflation has risen to a 48-year high in crisis-hit Pakistan, where the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is visiting for urgent talks, according to data released on February 1 by the country’s statistics bureau.

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Reserve Bank of India’s Digital Payments Index, a measure of the extent of digitisation of payments across the country, rose to 377.46 in September 2022 from 349.30 in March.