General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023 -19th June

Q1. Give the name of a renowned theater actor and director famous for his grand open-air stage productions like “The Fifty Day War,” inspired by the Kargil War, and “The Legend of Ram,” has passed away at the age of 66.
(a) Shashanka Ghosh
(b) Aamir Raza Husain
(c) Sachin Bhowmick
(d) Manmohan Desai
(e) None of the above

Q2. The iconic Ghanaian writer whose classics the Dilemma of a Ghost and Changes were taught to children in West African schools for decades, has died aged 81. What is the name of this Ghanaian writer?
(a) Ama Ata Aidoo
(b) Efua Sutherland
(c) Flora Nwapa
(d) Kinna Likimani
(e) None of the above

Q3. Give the name of veteran actress, has been a part of 300 films including Hindi and Marathi, has passed away at the age of 94.
(a) Lalita Pawar
(b) Kanchan Ghanekar
(c) Sulochana Latkar
(d) Nirupa Roy
(e) None of the above

Q4. Alby D’Cruz, one of proud Defence personnel who always maintained a low profile despite being conferred with the Ashoka Chakra, passed away. Alby D’Cruz belonged to which Indian state?
(a) Goa
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Assam
(d) Kerala
(e) None of the above

Q5. Gitanjali Aiyar, one of India’s first English female news presenters on national broadcaster Doordarshan, passed away. She won the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award for Outstanding Women in which year?
(a) 1989
(b) 1998
(c) 2002
(d) 2006
(e) None of the above

Q6. Give the name of prolific scholar and author of several books on Sanskrit literature who passed away at the age of 91.
(a) Laxmi
(b) Madalasa Rajaka Saraswati
(c) Ved Kumari Ghai
(d) Kuntidevi
(e) None of the above

Q7. Give the name of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of such acclaimed novels as “The Road” and “No Country for Old Men,” who has passed away.
(a) John Hillcoat
(b) William Faulkner
(c) Ernest Hemingway
(d) Cormac McCarthy
(e) None of the above

Q8. What is the name of a U.S. military analyst, known for leaking the “Pentagon Papers,” which exposed how the U.S. government deceived the public about the Vietnam War, passed away at the age of 92?
(a) Edward Snowden
(b) E.Howard Hunt
(c) Daniel Ellsberg
(d) G.Godon Liddy
(e) None of the above

Q9. Give the name of the creator of the Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage (IISH) and a former scientist at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) who has passed away at the age of 68.
(a) N. Gopalakrishnan
(b) Narayanan Embranthiri
(c) Anna Mani
(d) AK Raychudhari
(e) None of the above

Q10. Give the name of Former All India Football Federation (AIFF) Vice-President who has passed away at the age of 91.
(a) Pankaj Gupta
(b) Moin-ul-Haq
(c) D Moir
(d) A.R. Khaleel
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(b)
Sol. Aamir Raza Husain, a renowned theater actor and director famous for his grand open-air stage productions like “The Fifty Day War,” inspired by the Kargil War, and “The Legend of Ram,” has passed away at the age of 66.
He was also the Creative Director of Stagedoor Theatre company, established in 1974, which has presented over 91 productions and more than 1,100 performances.
S2. Ans (a)
Sol. Ama Ata Aidoo, the iconic Ghanaian writer whose classics The Dilemma of a Ghost and Changes were taught to children in West African schools for decades, has died aged 81.
The death of the playwright and poet who was famous for her feminist ideals was announced on Wednesday in a short statement by her family.

S3. Ans(c)
Sol. Veteran actress Sulochana Latkar has passed away at the age of 94. She has been a part of 300 films, including Hindi and Marathi.
Some of her popular films include Ab Dilli Dur Nahin, Sujata, Aaye Din Bahar Ke, Dil Deke Dekho, Aasha, and Majboor, Nai Roshni, Aayi Milan Ki Bela, Gora Aur Kala, Devar, Bandini amongst others.
S4.Ans (d)
Sol. Alby D’Cruz, one of Kerala’s proud Defence personnel who always maintained a low profile despite being the first Keralaite to be conferred the Ashoka Chakra, passed away.
It was way back in 1962, he received the Asoka Chakra (Class III) from the country’s first president Rajendra Prasad. Since 1967, this award has been called ‘Shaurya Chakra’.
S5. Ans(a)
Sol. Gitanjali Aiyar, one of India’s first English female news presenters on national broadcaster Doordarshan, passed away. Aiyar is survived by a son and daughter Pallavi Aiyar, who is also an award-winning journalist.
After completing graduation from Kolkata’s Loreto College, she had joined Doordarshan in 1971 and was awarded the best anchor four times.

S6. Ans(c)
Sol. Sanskrit scholar Ved Kumari Ghai passed away at the age of 91. She was born in Jammu City, Jammu and Kashmir, in 1931. She did her MA and PhD in Sanskrit from the University of Jammu.
She also studied at the Banaras Hindu University and the University of Oxford. Ghai was a prolific scholar and author of several books on Sanskrit literature.

S7. Ans(d)
Sol. Cormac McCarthy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of such acclaimed novels as “The Road” and “No Country for Old Men,”passed away. McCarthy was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1933.
He began writing fiction in the early 1960s, and his first novel, “The Orchard Keeper,” was published in 1965. He went on to publish more than 20 novels, including “Blood Meridian,” “All the Pretty Horses,” and “Suttree.”
S8. Ans(c)
Sol. Daniel Ellsberg, a U.S. military analyst, passed away at the age of 92. He became known for leaking the “Pentagon Papers,” which exposed how the U.S. government deceived the public about the Vietnam War. This revelation sparked a significant fight for freedom of the press.
S9. Ans(a)
Sol. N. Gopalakrishnan, the creator of the Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage (IISH) and a former scientist at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has passed away at the age of 68. Gopalakrishnan held a Master of Science degree in Chemistry, a Master of Arts degree in Sociology, and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry.

S10. Ans(d)
Sol. Former All India Football Federation (AIFF) Vice-President A.R. Khaleel passed away. He was 91. Khaleel, who had served as the president of the Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) for 28 years, had also served as the AIFF treasurer and executive committee member.