Current Affairs Quiz 25th March 2023 For Bank Exam

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25th 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:

World Tuberculosis Day
Google Doodle
Reserve Bank of India
BRICS bank
Jack Dorsey

25th 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 25th March 2023 covering the following topics Headlines: World Tuberculosis Day, CrickPe, Google Doodle, Reserve Bank of India, BRICS bank, Jack Dorsey, Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity.

Q1. Indian Navy launched ___________, the second in a series of eight indigenous ships built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE).
(a) INS Satpura
(b) INS Sahyadri
(c) INS Suvarna
(d) INS Talwar
(e) INS Androth

Q2. World Tuberculosis Day is observed every year on which day?
(a) March 21st
(b) March 22nd
(c) March 23rd
(d) March 24th
(e) March 25th

Q3. What is the theme of World Tuberculosis Day 2023?
(a) Yes! We can end TB!
(b) Invest to End TB. Save Lives
(c) The Clock is Ticking
(d) It’s Time
(e) Unite to End TB

Q4. Who has launched a new cricket-focused fantasy sports app named CrickPe ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament?
(a) Aman Gupta
(b) Ashneer Grover
(c) Vineeta Singh
(d) Ghazal Alagh
(e) Peyush Bansal

Q5. Google Doodle celebrates 77th birth anniversary of late _______, the ‘fastest woman in the world’.
(a) Kitty O’Neil
(b) Rochelle Okoye
(c) Taryn Terrell
(d) Jwaundace Candece
(e) Amy Johnston

Q6. Name the authors of the book “A Matter of the Heart: Education in India”.
(a) Anurag Behar
(b) Vivek Tiwari
(c) Sachin Dixit
(d) Aman Verma
(e) Abhishek Singh

Q7. Who among the following authored the book “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj” recently?
(a) Vinda Karandikar
(b) Bhalchandra Nemade
(c) Shrimant Kokate
(d) Ranjit Desai
(e) Gauri Deshpande

Q8. Which bank sells stake in Russian joint venture to SBI for Rs 121 crore?
(a) Canara Bank
(b) Punjab Bank
(c) Bank of Baroda
(d) Bank of India
(e) Central Bank of India

Q9. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given the go-ahead for India and _____ to use their national currencies for bilateral trade settlement.
(a) Rwanda
(b) Uganda
(c) Kenya
(d) Tanzania
(e) Malawi

Q10. Which country recently joins BRICS bank as new member?
(a) Sweden
(b) Turkey
(c) Egypt
(d) Bhutan
(e) Myanmar

Q11. Which bank recently tie-up with SBI Life as a bancassurance partner?
(a) Karnataka Bank
(b) Karur Vysya Bank
(c) J&K Bank
(d) IndusInd Bank
(e) IDFC FIRST Bank

Q12. Jack Dorsey’s wealth tumbles _______ after Hindenburg short.
(a) $526 million
(b) $527 million
(c) $528 million
(d) $529 million
(e) $530 million

Q13. The defence ministry signed two contracts with which, worth over Rs 3,700 crore, to enhance the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force.
(a) Troop Comforts Limited
(b) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(c) Bharat Electronics Limited
(d) Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited
(e) Yantra India Limited

Q14. Inter-Ministerial delegation from India led by the Department of Commerce participated in the second Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) negotiating round in ______.
(a) Thimphu, Bhutan
(b) Bali, Indonesia
(c) Naypyidaw, Myanmar
(d) Dhaka, Bangladesh
(e) Colombo, Sri Lanka

Q15. The annual bilateral maritime exercise called Konkan 2023 was conducted between the Indian Navy and the _______ from 20th to 22nd March 2023 off the Konkan coast in the Arabian Sea.
(a) Royal Navy
(b) French Navy
(c) Japan Navy
(d) US Navy
(e) Bangladesh Navy

Solutions

S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. Indian Navy launched INS Androth, the second in a series of eight indigenous ships built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) at a Kidderpore yard, Kolkata.

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. World Tuberculosis Day is observed on March 24th every year to raise awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease.

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. The theme for this year’s World Tuberculosis Day is “Yes! We can end TB!” and it focuses on urging leaders from around the world to take action to stop the TB epidemic.

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Ashneer Grover, co-founder of BharatPe, has launched a new cricket-focused fantasy sports app named CrickPe ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament.

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Google celebrated Kitty O’Neil’s 77th birth anniversary with a doodle that depicted her in a yellow jumpsuit.

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Anurag Behar, the CEO of Azim Premji Foundation, authored of the book “A Matter of the Heart: Education in India”.

S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Popular Marathi author and historian Shrimant Kokate, whose first book in English, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (illustrated) was launched recently.

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Canara Bank has sold its stake in the Russian joint venture Commercial Indo Bank LLC (CIBL) to the other venture partner State Bank of India (SBI) for about ₹121.29 crore.

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given the go-ahead for India and Tanzania to use their national currencies for bilateral trade settlement.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Following President El-Sisi’s visit to India for the Republic Day celebrations, the Egyptian Parliament approved the agreement that permitted Egypt to join the NDB.

S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Karur Vysya Bank, March 23 has tied up with SBI Life Insurance Company, the insurance arm of State Bank of India, as a bancassurance partner.

S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Dorsey’s fortune plunged by $526 million, his worst single-day decline since May. He’s now worth $4.4 billion after the 11% drop, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. The defence ministry signed two contracts with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), worth over Rs 3,700 crore, to enhance the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force.

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. A Commerce Ministry-led inter-ministerial delegation took part in the second Indo-Pacific economic framework for prosperity (IPEF) negotiations in Indonesia’s Bali

S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. The annual bilateral maritime exercise called Konkan 2023 was conducted between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy from 20th to 22nd March 2023 off the Konkan coast in the Arabian Sea.