General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-08th October

Q1. The Central Government extended the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme till which date to support the exporting community in navigating the uncertain international trade landscape?
(a) 1 March 2025
(b) 31 December 2023
(c) 30 June 2024
(d) 1 April 2024
(e) None of the above

Q2. Who has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious 2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize. This award recognizes his remarkable contributions to the field of mathematics?
(a) Chandrasekhar Khare
(b) Elayne Arrington
(c) Todd Arbogast
(d) Ruixiang Zhang
(e) None of the above

Q3. The theme for this year’s World Environmental Health Day is “Global Environmental Public Health: Standing up to protect everyone’s Health each and every day”. On which day World Environmental Health Day is celebrated?
(a) 29th September
(b) 28th September
(c) 24th September
(d) 26th September
(e) None of the above

Q4. Which of the following company has retained its prestigious position at the top of the list with an impressive brand value of $43 billion in the latest edition of the Kantar BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Indian Brands Report for 2023?
(a) Airtel
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Tata Consultancy Services
(d) Infosys
(e) None of the above

Q5. India gets its 54th tiger reserve “Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve” recently. In which Indian state Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve with an area of 2,339 square kilometres is located?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) None of the above

Q6. Which of the following country’s men’s team becomes no. 1 ranked team in all formats of cricket recently?
(a) South Africa
(b) England
(c) India
(d) Australia
(e) None of the above

Q7. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has introduced ‘Bima Vistaar’ to provide affordable insurance coverage to a wide range of customers. Who is the current chairman of IRDAI?
(a) Shri Shaji K V
(b) Ajay Tyagi
(c) Madhabi Puri Buch
(d) Debashish Panda
(e) None of the above

Q8. Who formally inducted the first C-295 medium tactical transport aircraft into the IAF’s arsenal at the Bharat Drone Shakti 2023 exhibition in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Rajnath Singh
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Droupadi Murmu
(d) Amit Shah
(e) None of the above

Q9. Mohamed Muizzu, the candidate from the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), wins Maldives presidential election. Which is the capital city of Maldives?
(a) Male
(b) Bali
(c) Doha
(d) Muscat
(e) None of the above

Q10. Who has been honored with the prestigious Global Indian Award by the Canada India Foundation (CIF) at a grand Indo-Canadian gala in Toronto recently?
(a) Nita Ambani
(b) Rohini Nilekani
(c) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
(d) Sudha Murthy
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans (c)
Sol. The Central Government extended support for exports under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme till 30 June 2024. The decision to extend the RoDTEP scheme is a strategic move by the government to support the exporting community in navigating the uncertain international trade landscape.
S2. Ans (d)
Sol. Mathematician Ruixiang Zhang, an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, USA, has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious 2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize. This award recognizes his remarkable contributions to the field of mathematics.
S3. Ans (d)
Sol. Every year on September 26, World Environmental Health Day is celebrated to highlight the intricate relationship between humans and their environment. This annual observance emphasizes the profound impact of our surroundings on our well-being and aims to promote healthier and safer communities worldwide.
S4. Ans (c)
Sol. In the latest edition of the Kantar BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Indian Brands Report for 2023, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has retained its prestigious position at the top of the list with an impressive brand value of $43 billion.
S5. Ans(a)
Sol. The Madhya Pradesh Government has unveiled the Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve, becoming the seventh tiger reserve in the state and the 54th in India.
It is spread across Sagar, Damoh and Narsinghpur districts of Madhya Pradesh.

S6. Ans(c)
Sol. After their 5-wicket win against Australia, India became the number 1 ranked team in all three formats i.e. Tests, ODIs, and T20Is. India displaced Pakistan from the top of the ODI rankings while they lead England in the T20I rankings.
S7. Ans(d)
Sol. Debashish Panda is current chairman of IRDAI.
Bima Vistaar represents a significant step towards realizing the authority’s vision of making insurance accessible to every Indian citizen by 2047. The product’s development has reached its final stages after extensive consultations with the Life and General Insurance Councils and industry experts.
S8. Ans(a)
Sol. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally inducted the first C-295 medium tactical transport aircraft into the IAF’s arsenal. This landmark event took place in the presence of Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and other top military officials in Ghaziabad. The C-295 aircraft represents a significant upgrade for the IAF, offering versatility and modern capabilities for a wide range of missions.
S9. Ans(a)
Sol. Male is the capital city of Maldives.
Muizzu, currently serving as the mayor of the capital city, Male, is a well-educated leader with a doctorate in civil engineering from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. He previously held the position of Minister of Housing in former President Abdulla Yameen’s cabinet.
S10. Ans(d)
Sol. Renowned author, philanthropist and the wife of Infosys co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy, Sudha Murthy, was honored with the prestigious Global Indian Award by the Canada India Foundation (CIF) at a grand Indo-Canadian gala in Toronto.