General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-18th April

Q1. Who has been appointed as the new chief justice of the Tripura High Court?
(a) Jaswant Singh
(b) Aparesh Kumar Singh
(c) Sumant Sinha
(d) Rohit Walia
(e) None of the above

Q2. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has announced the appointment of whom as the new Chief Investment Officer?
(a) PC Paikray
(b) Tablesh Pandey
(c) PR Mishra
(d) Ratnakar Patnaik
(e) None of the above

Q3. Who has been appointed as the 40th president of the oldest women-led and women-centric business chamber in Southeast Asia ‘FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO)’?
(a) Geeta Shah
(b) Rashmi Unadkat
(c) Indrani Nayar
(d) Sudha Shivkumar
(e) None of the above

Q4. Who took charge as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) and become the 28th officer to hold the position of CGA?
(a) Soma Das Gupta
(b) S.S. Dubey
(c) Deepak Das
(d) Anurag Raman
(e) None of the above

Q5. Who has become the new chairperson of power regulator Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)?
(a) Jishnu Barua
(b) Alok Kumar
(c) Sanjay Kumar Krishna
(d) PK Borthakur
(e) None of the above

Q6. Name the Indo-American woman judge who has been named as the first justice of a district court in USA state of Massachusetts recently.
(a) Hiral Shah
(b) Shivani Seth
(c) Tejal Mehta
(d) Aparajita Singh
(e) None of the above

Q7. Who 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?
(a) Tulsi Gowda
(b) Vandana Shiva
(c) Garvita Gulhati
(d) Shreya Ghodawat
(e) None of the above

Q8. Who has been appointed as world’s first ‘Hand Ambassador’ under its Swasth India Mission?
(a) Diya Mirza
(b) Neeraj Chopra
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) Deepika Padukone
(e) None of the above

Q9. The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Rajasthan has appointed whom as the new President for a term of two years, from 2023 to 2025?
(a) Dr. Sheenu Jhawar
(b) Manpreet Singh
(c) Dr. Ravi Modani
(d) Surendran Pattel
(e) None of the above

Q10. Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd?
(a) Satoshi Uchida
(b) Kenichi Umeda
(c) Mamta Shankar
(d) Tsutsumu Otani
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(b)
Sol. Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh has been appointed as the new chief justice of the Tripura High Court, replacing Justice Jaswant Singh who recently retired.

S2. Ans (d)
Sol. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has announced the appointment of Ratnakar Patnaik as the new Chief Investment Officer, replacing PR Mishra, who stepped down from the role on April 10.

Patnaik, who has 32 years of experience in the industry, began his career at LIC as a Direct Recruit Officer in September 1990.

S3. Ans(d)
Sol. Sudha Shivkumar has been appointed as the 40th president of FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO), which is the oldest women-led and women-centric business chamber in Southeast Asia.
The appointment took place during the 39th annual session.

S4.Ans (b)
Sol. S.S. Dubey took charge as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA). He is the 28th officer to hold the position of CGA.

S5. Ans(a)
Sol. Jishnu Barua has become the new chairperson of power regulator Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC).

S6. Ans(c)
Sol. Tejal Mehta, an Indian-American woman judge who promised to make a real impact to the community and treat people with compassion, has taken oath as the first Justice of a district court in the US state of Massachusetts.

S7. Ans(d)
Sol. 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.

S8. Ans(c)
Sol. Savlon revealed the God of Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar as its world’s first ‘Hand Ambassador’ for its Swasth India Mission.

S9. Ans(a)
Sol. The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Rajasthan has appointed Dr. Sheenu Jhawar as the new President for a term of two years, from 2023 to 2025.

This marks a historic moment as Dr. Jhawar becomes the first woman to hold this position in the 21-year history of TiE Rajasthan.

S10. Ans(b)
Sol. Kenichi Umeda has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd.
Umeda comes with over 27 years of industry experience across various global markets and will be responsible for growing and strengthening Suzuki Motorcycle India’s position in the Indian and overseas markets.