General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-09th December

Q1. Who has been elected as the next president of Argentina, known for his wild appearance and sensational rhetoric, and for pledging economic shock therapy with a commitment to slash the size of the state?

(a) Gaston Browne
(b) Javier Milei
(c) Keith Rowley
(d) Antonio Costa
(e) Andrew Holness

Q2. According to the data of Traxon, which city is at the forefront of women-led startups, with 1,783 ventures, followed by Mumbai (1,480) and Delhi (1,195)?

(a) Hyderabad
(b) Visakhapatnam
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Bhopal
(e) Indore

Q3. Recently, in a significant economic achievement, India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has crossed _______ mark in nominal terms.

(a) $4 trillion
(b) $5 trillion
(c) $6 trillion
(d) $7 trillion
(e) $8 trillion

Q4. The prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development for the year 2022 was jointly awarded to which organization?

(a) Indian Medical Association
(b) Trained Nurses Association of India
(c) Central Bureau of Health Intelligence
(d) a & b
(e) b & c

Q5. Who earned the “Player of the Tournament” title in the ICC World Cup 2023 for his exceptional cricketing prowess, especially in batting?

(a) Rachin Ravindra
(b) Virat Kohli
(c) Mohammed Shami
(d) Kane Williamson
(e) David Miller

Q6. Who emerged as the Man of the Match in the thrilling 2023 ODI World Cup final clash between Australia and India in Ahmedabad?

(a) Travis Head
(b) David Warner
(c) Glain Maxwell
(d) Virat Kohli
(e) K L Rahul

Q7. State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is set to award a multi-year purchase order to Finland’s Nokia for the supply of optical transport network (OTN) equipment and deployment through a local system integrator. What is the order worth?

(a) Rs 1,000-crore
(b) Rs 500-crore
(c) Rs 100-crore
(d) Rs 2,000-crore
(e) Rs 1,500-crore

Q8. In November 2023, which World-renowned author has been awarded the first-ever ‘Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award’ by the Vaclav Havel Center?

(a) Zadie Smith
(b) Donna Tartt
(c) Arundhati Roy
(d) Salman Rushdie
(e) Alice Walker

Q9. The Samarkand Institute of Economics and Services, Uzbekistan has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which Indian university to unlock a range of prospects for students, faculty, and researchers?

(a) University of Delhi
(b) Jamia Milia Islamia
(c) Vellore Institute of Technology
(d) Banaras Hindu University
(e) University of Calcutta

Q10. In November 2023, nine stocks made it to the MSCI India Standard Index. Which among the following is not among these nine stocks?

(a) One97 Communications
(b) Macrotech Developers
(c) Mankind Pharma
(d) APL Apollo
(e) Polycab

Solutions

S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. Argentina recently elected right-wing libertarian Javier Milei as its new president, rolling the dice on an outsider with radical views to fix an economy battered by triple-digit inflation, a looming recession, and rising poverty.

S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. Bengaluru is home to 1,783 women-led startups followed by Mumbai and Delhi at 1,480 and 1,195 respectively, showed data from startup data platform Tracxn.
Details:
Noida, Kolkata, and Ahmedabad, took the eighth, ninth, and tenth spots, with 324, 184 and 181 women-led startups.

S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. India’s economy has surpassed the $4 trillion mark in nominal terms for the first time ever, marking a significant moment in the country’s global presence.

S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2022 was, on November 19, jointly awarded to the Indian Medical Association and the Trained Nurses Association of India as representatives of the COVID-19 warriors in the country.

S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. Virat Kohli earned the “Player of the Tournament” title in the ICC World Cup 2023.
Details:
The ICC recognized Kohli’s exceptional performance by awarding him the prestigious title.
Kohli scored a record-breaking 765 runs in 11 innings, the highest ever by a batter in a single edition of the World Cup.

S6. Ans. (a)
Sol. In a thrilling 2023 ODI World Cup final clash between Australia and India in Ahmedabad, Travis Head emerged as the standout performer, earning the well-deserved title of Man of the Match.

S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is set to award a multi-year Rs 1,000-crore purchase order to Finland’s Nokia for supply of optical transport network (OTN) equipment and deployment through a local system integrator.
Details:
The contract is to supply, install and commission OTN under the Phase-4 project on turnkey basis for BSNL on pan-India level with a three-year operation and maintenance (O&M) services and comprehensive annual maintenance contract (AMC) for eight years.

S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. World-renowned author Salman Rushdie has been awarded the first-ever ‘Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award’ by the Vaclav Havel Center.

S9. Ans. (a)
Sol. The Samarkand Institute of Economics and Services, Uzbekistan has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with University of Delhi.
Details:
This thoughtfully formulated agreement, mutually approved by both institutions, aims to unlock a range of prospects for students, faculty and researchers hailing from Samarkand and Delhi.

S10. Ans. (c)
Sol. Mankind Pharma is not among these nine stocks.
Details:
Nine stocks have made it to the MSCI India Standard Index, namely IndusInd Bank, Suzlon Energy, Persistent Systems, APL Apollo, Polycab, Macrotech Developers, Tata Motors A, One 97 Communications (Paytm) and Tata Communications.
No Indian stock has been excluded, according to an MSCI release.