General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-20th December

Q1. For the upcoming 2024 season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL 2024), Kashvee Gautam is the most expensive player. How much was the young player Kashvee Gautam acquired for in the star auction?
(a) Rs 1 crore
(b) Rs 1.5 crores
(c) Rs 2 crores
(d) Rs 2.5 crores
(e) Rs 3 crores

Q2. On which date is the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Day observed every year?
(a) 12 December
(b) 11 December
(c) 14 December
(d) 13 December
(e) 10 December

Q3. According to government data, what is the total amount of loans disbursed so far to beneficiaries under the PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme?
(a) Rs 8,790 crore
(b) Rs 9,290 crore
(c) Rs 9,490 crore
(d) Rs 9,590 crore
(e) Rs 9,790 crore

Q4. With which bank has Intellect Design Arena Ltd signed an ₹80 crore, five-year deal to deploy Intellect’s eMACH.ai powered Cash Management System?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Punjab National Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) Indian Bank

Q5. Who was awarded the “Order of Merit of the Italian Republic” (Merito della Repubblica Italiana), the highest honor awarded to civilians in Italy, at a private ceremony held in Mumbai?
(a) Amitabh Bachchan
(b) Aishwarya Rai
(c) Kabir Bedi
(d) Shah Rukh Khan
(e) Priyanka Chopra

Q6. Who is the author of the 2016 memoir “Yaadein, Yaadein aur Yaadein,” which has been selected for the 33rd Vyas Samman 2023?
(a) Amrita Pritam
(b) Javed Akhtar
(c) Pushpa Bharati
(d) Gulzar
(e) Mahadevi Varma

Q7. Who has won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for November 2023?
(a) David Warner
(b) Steve Smith
(c) Mitchell Starc
(d) Travis Head
(e) Pat Cummins

Q8. In Mercer’s Quality of Living City Index 2023, which Indian city secured the 153rd position?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Pune
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Kolkata
(e) Chennai

Q9. Which country has surpassed Afghanistan to become the world’s largest source of opium in 2023, as reported by the United Nations after a third consecutive year of expanding cultivation fueled by the country’s civil war?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Myanmar
(c) Colombia
(d) Mexico
(e) Laos

Q10. In which Indian state has former cricketer Sourav Ganguly been inducted as a brand ambassador for the promotion of tourism?

(a) West Bengal
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tripura
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Rajasthan

Solutions

S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. Kashvi became the most valuable uncapped player of all time in the Women’s Premier League. The young star, who had a base price of Rs 10 lakh, was acquired by Gujarat Giants for Rs 2 crore.

S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Day is observed every year on 11 December.

S3. Ans. (e)
Sol. A total of Rs 9,790 crore worth of loans have been disbursed so far to beneficiaries of the PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme, according to government data.
All street vendors in urban areas are eligible for benefits under the PM SVANidhi Scheme, irrespective of the date on which they started vending.
Loans disbursed to PM SVANidhi beneficiaries stood at Rs 2,039 crore in the 2020-21 fiscal, Rs 1,248 crore in 2021-22, Rs 1,866 crore in 2022-23, and Rs 4,637 crore up to December 5 of the current 2023-24 fiscal, taking the total to Rs 9,790 crore.
As of December 5, 2023, 56,58,744 street vendor beneficiaries have been disbursed loans under this scheme.

S4. Ans. (e)
Sol. Intellect Design Arena Ltd, the Chennai-based FinTech company for financial and insurance clients, has signed a ₹80 crore, five-year deal with Indian Bank to deploy Intellect’s eMACH.ai powered Cash Management System.
Indian Bank, with a network of 4,900 ATMs and 5,798 domestic branches, serves over 100 million customers with 41,000 employees and $140 billion worth of assets.
As part of the project ‘INDLEAP’, the Indian Bank has taken on the objective of digital transformation by leveraging technology wherever possible with transaction banking and supply chain management being the key growth engines.

S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. Kabir Bedi was awarded the “Order of Merit of the Italian Republic” (Merito della Repubblica Italiana), the country’s highest honor awarded to civilians, at a private ceremony held in Mumbai.
The “Order of Merit of the Italian Republic” stands as a testament to Italy’s appreciation for those who have made outstanding contributions to society, embodying the nation’s values of merit and excellence.

S6. Ans. (c)
Sol. Noted Hindi writer Pushpa Bharati’s 2016 memoir, Yaadein, Yaadein aur Yaadein, has been selected for the 33rd Vyas Samman 2023.
The award is given to an outstanding Hindi literary work by an Indian citizen published during the last 10 years. It carries a cash prize of ₹4 lakh, a citation, and a plaque.
The award is given by the KK Birla Foundation Instituted. The award was instituted by the KK Birla Foundation in 1991. It is given annually to an outstanding work of Hindi literature by an Indian citizen published in the last 10 years.
Besides the Vyas Samman, the KK Birla Foundation has also instituted Saraswati Samman and Bihari Puraskar.

S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. Australian batter Travis Head and Bangladesh’s left-arm spinner Nahida Akter have won the ICC Men’s and Women’s Player of the Month, respectively for November 2023.

S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. Hyderabad ranked 153rd in Mercer’s Quality of Living City Index 2023, while Pune scored the 154th position and Bengaluru attained the 156th spot.
Pune has the second best ‘quality of life’ in India after Hyderabad. Chennai at 161st, Mumbai at 164th, Kolkata at 170th, New Delhi at 172nd position.
Vienna (Austria), Zurich (Switzerland), and Vancouver (Canada) are the top three cities in that order, according to the 2023 index.

S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. Myanmar has surpassed Afghanistan to become the world’s largest source of opium in 2023 after a third consecutive year of expanding cultivation fueled by the country’s civil war, the United Nations report.
This has happened due to various factors such as domestic instability and a significant decline in opium cultivation in Afghanistan.
After the Taliban imposed a ban on drugs in 2022, opium cultivation in Afghanistan decreased by 95%, leading to a global shift in the opium supply to Myanmar.

S10. Ans. (c)
Sol. Tripura has inducted former cricketer Sourav Ganguly as a brand ambassador for the promotion of tourism in the state.