Current Affairs Quiz 23rd March 2023 For Bank Exam

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23rd 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:

AFINDEX 2023
World Water Day
Sangita Kalanidhi award
Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Award
ICICI Pru Life Insurance

23rd 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 23rd March 2023 covering the following topics Headlines: AFINDEX 2023, World Water Day, India’s most valuable celebrity, Sangita Kalanidhi award, Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Award, ICICI Pru Life Insurance.

Q1. The 10-day Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX 2023) will be organized in which city from 21-30 March 2023?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Jalandhar
(c) Chennai
(d) Pune
(e) Thiruvananthapuram

Q2. World Water Day is observed on ________ each year to emphasize the significance of water and to create awareness about the global water crisis.
(a) March 21
(b) March 22
(c) March 23
(d) March 24
(e) March 25

Q3. What is the theme of World Water Day 2023?
(a) Accelerating the change to solve the water and sanitation crisis
(b) Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible
(c) Valuing Water
(d) Water and Climate Change
(e) Leaving No One Behind

Q4. Who has been named India’s most valuable celebrity of 2022?
(a) Alia Bhatt
(b) Akshay Kumar
(c) Virat Kohli
(d) Deepika Padukone
(e) Ranveer Singh

Q5. Merlin Group has partnered with the World Trade Centers Association to develop a World Trade Center in _______.
(a) Pune
(b) Kolkata
(c) Dehradun
(d) Delhi
(e) Mumbai

Q6. Dr. Jitendra Singh, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, inaugurated Asia’s largest 4-metre International Liquid Mirror Telescope at ________.
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) West Bengal
(d) Punjab
(e) Rajasthan

Q7. Invest India has appointed ________ as the next managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of the prestigious organisation.
(a) Sunil Verma
(b) Sushil Kuamr
(c) Sumit Gupta
(d) Manmeet K Nanda
(e) Gurmeet Singh

Q8. Who won the conferred the Sangita Kalanidhi award 2023?
(a) Bombay Jayashri
(b) Nithyasree Mahadevan
(c) K. J. Yesudas
(d) M. S. Subbulakshmi
(e) Aruna Sairam

Q9. What is the rank of India in terms of fish production in the world?
(a) 1st
(b) 2nd
(c) 3rd
(d) 4th
(e) 5th

Q10. India has been invited along with Australia, Cook Islands, Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia and others for the G7 Summit in _______.
(a) USA
(b) Pakistan
(c) China
(d) Japan
(e) Nepal

Q11. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the first submarine base of Bangladesh. What is the name of this submarine?
(a) BNS A.F.Salahuddin Ahmed
(b) BNS Sheikh Hasina
(c) BNS Munir Chowdhury
(d) BNS Kamal Hossain
(e) BNS Nikhilesh Dutta

Q12. Which of the following cricketer wins 2022 Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Award?
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Asif Sheikh
(c) Ben Stokes
(d) Kiron Pollard
(e) Tim Paine

Q13. CEAT announced that its board approved the appointment of ______ as managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) for term of two years with effect.
(a) Shashank Verma
(b) Rohit Tiwari
(c) Arnab Banerjee
(d) Amit Gupta
(e) Sanjeev Singh

Q14. Who has been appointed as MD & CEO of ICICI Pru Life Insurance?
(a) Raveena Dixit
(b) Jatin Sharma
(c) Ravi Tripathi
(d) Anup Bagchi
(e) Yogesh Gupta

Q15. The Rishikul campus of Ayurvedic University in ______ recently hosted the International Ayurvet conclave with a theme on “Veterinary and Ayurveda”.
(a) Nainital
(b) Rishikesh
(c) Haridwar
(d) Dehradun
(e) Almora

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The 10-day Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX 2023) will be organized in Pune from 21-30 March 2023.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. World Water Day is observed on March 22 each year to emphasize the significance of water and to create awareness about the global water crisis.

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. The theme for World Water Day 2023 is “Accelerating the change to solve the water and sanitation crisis.”

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. According to a report by Kroll, a corporate investigation and risk consulting firm, actor Ranveer Singh has been named India’s most valuable celebrity of 2022, surpassing cricketer Virat Kohli who held the top spot for five years.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Merlin Group has partnered with the World Trade Centers Association to develop a World Trade Center in Kolkata that will cover an area of 3.5 million square feet.

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Dr. Jitendra Singh, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, inaugurated Asia’s largest 4-metre International Liquid Mirror Telescope at Devasthal, Uttarakhand, in the presence of Lt. Gen (Retd.) Gurmeet Singh, the Governor of Uttarakhand.

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Invest India has appointed Manmeet K Nanda as the next managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of the prestigious organisation.

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Carnatic vocalist Bombay Jayashri will be conferred the Sangita Kalanidhi award, the Music Academy.

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. India is the third largest fish producing country, contributing 8 percent to the global fish production and ranks second in aquaculture production.

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. India has been invited along with Australia, Cook Islands, Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia and others for the G7 Summit in Japan.

S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the first submarine base of Bangladesh ‘BNS Sheikh Hasina’ at Pekua in Cox’s Bazar.

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Nepali wicketkeeper-batsman Asif Sheikh wins 2022 Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Award.

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. CEAT announced that its board approved the appointment of Arnab Banerjee as managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) for term of two years with effect from 1 April 2023.

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Anup Bagchi, presently serving as executive director of ICICI Bank, will succeed him after that as the MD & CEO of the company for five years, with effect from June 19, 2023, subject to the approval of the insurance regulator.

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Rishikul campus of Ayurvedic University in Haridwar recently hosted the International Ayurvet conclave with a theme on “Veterinary and Ayurveda”. The event, which began on March 17, was inaugurated by Sanjiv Baliyan, the Union Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries.