Current Affairs Quiz 17th March 2023 For Bank Exam

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17th March 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:

ICC Player of the Month award
Blossom Women’s savings account
She Changes Climate
SIPRI report 2023
IPL 2023 season

17th March 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 17th March 2023 covering the following topics Headlines: ICC Player of the Month award, Blossom Women’s savings account, She Changes Climate, SIPRI report 2023, IPL 2023 season.

Q1. Who won the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for February 2023?
(a) Smiti Mandhana
(b) Laura Wolvaardt
(c) Nat Sciver
(d) Ashleigh Gardner
(e) Deepti Sharma

Q2. Who won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for February 2023?
(a) Harry Brook
(b) Ravindra Jadeja
(c) Gudakesh Motie
(d) Virat Kohli
(e) Babar Azam

Q3. Which Small Finance Bank has launched a new savings account for women customers called the Blossom Women’s savings account?
(a) AU Small Finance Bank Limited
(b) Capital Small Finance Bank Limited
(c) Suryodaya Small Finance Bank
(d) ESAF Small Finance Bank Limited
(e) Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited

Q4. As per the recent data, what is the CPI-based retail inflation recorded in February 2023 in India?
(a) 6.34%
(b) 6.46%
(c) 6.41%
(d) 6.44%
(e) 6.49%

Q5. Who has been appointed as India’s ambassador for ‘She Changes Climate’?
(a) Nora Fatehi
(b) Madhuri Dixit
(c) Katrina Kaif
(d) Shreya Ghodawat
(e) Anushka Sharma

Q6. Who will succeed Darius Adamczyk as Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell on June 1, 2023?
(a) Vimal Kapur
(b) Lucian Boldea
(c) Kevin Dehoff
(d) Sheila Jordan
(e) Suresh Venkatarayalu

Q7. Competition Commission of India cleared Reliance’s _______ buy of Metro’s local business.
(a) $744 million
(b) $444 million
(c) $344 million
(d) $544 million
(e) $644 million

Q8. Microsoft signed a 10-year licensing deal with which of the following cloud gaming provider?
(a) Science Exchange
(b) GeForce Now
(c) Boosteroid
(d) Parsec
(e) Sentar

Q9. Which country was named as the world’s largest arms importer in the SIPRI report for 2023?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Pakistan
(d) US
(e) Russia

Q10. Who has been appointed as India’s ambassador for She Changes Climate?
(a) Ridhima Pandey
(b) Shreya Ghodawat
(c) Vandana Shiva
(d) Licypriya Kangujam
(e) Aditya Mukarji

Q11. Which state has approved a 10% horizontal reservation for statehood campaigners in state government positions?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Rajasthan
(e) Haryana

Q12. Which IPL team partnering with Equitas Small Finance Bank as their banking partner for the IPL 2023 season?
(a) Chennai Super Kings
(b) Royal Challengers Bangalore
(c) Delhi Capitals
(d) Gujarat Titans
(e) Kolkata Knight Riders

Q13. Govt says upper age limit of ______ for registration to receive deceased donor organs removed.
(a) 61 years
(b) 62 years
(c) 63 years
(d) 64 years
(e) 65 years

Q14. How many countries have been given permission by the RBI to trade in rupees recently?
(a) 18
(b) 19
(c) 20
(d) 21
(e) 22

Q15. Which bank has introduced ‘shop insurance cover’ for its digital current account customers?
(a) InstantPay
(b) Fi Money
(c) Chqbook
(d) Mahila Money
(e) RazorpayX

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ashleigh Gardner of Australia being awarded the ICC Women’s Player of the Month.

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Harry Brook of England recovering the ICC Men’s Player of the Month titles.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Suryoday Small Finance Bank has launched a new savings account for women customers called the Blossom Women’s savings account.

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India’s consumer price inflation (CPI) based inflation eased marginally to 6.44 percent in February 2023.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Climate entrepreneur Shreya Ghodawat has been appointed as India’s ambassador for She Changes Climate.

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Vimal Kapur, President, and Chief Operating Officer of Honeywell will succeed Darius Adamczyk as Chief Executive Officer on June 1, 2023.

S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. India’s competition regulator cleared Reliance Industries Ltd’s 28.50 billion rupees ($346.16 million) acquisition of the Indian business of German retailer Metro AG. Metro has been active in the Indian market since 2003 and reported sales of about 77 billion rupees for the financial year ended September 2022.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Microsoft signed a 10-year licensing deal to bring Activision’s Call of Duty franchise to cloud gaming provider Boosteroid’s platform, a move partly aimed at allaying competition concerns over its Activision acquisition.

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. India is still the world’s largest importer of military equipment, despite an 11% decline in arms purchases between 2013–17 and 2018–22, according to a study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri).

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. She Changes Climate campaign: Climate entrepreneur Shreya Ghodawat has been appointed as India’s ambassador for She Changes Climate– a global campaign driving awareness of the crucial role of women in accelerating just climate action.

S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. The government of Uttarakhand has approved a 10% horizontal reservation for statehood campaigners in state government positions. Under the direction of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the decision was made during a cabinet meeting held in Bhararisain.

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. The news is about the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) partnering with Equitas Small Finance Bank as their banking partner for the IPL 2023 season.

S13. Ans.(e)
Sol. The government has removed the upper age limit of 65 years for eligibility for registration to receive deceased donor organs. Now, a person of any age can register for receiving deceased donor organs.

S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. These 18 nations include Botswana, Fiji, Germany, Guyana, Israel, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, New Zealand, Oman, Russia, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda and the United Kingdom.

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. Chqbook, a neobank for small business owners, has introduced ‘shop insurance cover’ for its digital current account customers which has been designed and launched in association with ICICI Lombard.