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

Q1. Who has been selected by the government as the new chairperson of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) for three years?
(a) Abhishek Kumar Singh
(b) K Rajaraman
(c) Aruna Sundar Rajan
(d) Rajesh Agrawal
(e) None of the above

Q2. The Board of Control of Cricket (BCCI) has appointed whom as the chairman of the Senior Men’s Cricket Selection Committee?
(a) Sunil Gavaskar
(b) Ashok Malhotra
(c) Zahir Khan
(d) Ajit Agarkar
(e) None of the above

Q3. Tushar Mehta has been reappointed as a ____________ for a three-year term by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC).
(a) Attorney General
(b) Economic Advisor to GoI
(c) Controller and Auditor General
(d) Solicitor General of India
(e) None of the above

Q4. Which of the following Indian bank has recently announced the appointment of Kameshwar Rao Kodavanti as its Chief Financial Officer?
(a) Union Bank of India
(b) Bank of Baroda
(c) Maharashtra Bank
(d) State Bank of India
(e) None of the above

Q5. German luxury carmaker Audi AG has announced the appointment of whom as its new CEO?
(a) Gernot Dollner
(b) Ola Kallenius
(c) Oliver Zipse
(d) Chritine Feuell
(e) None of the above

Q6. Who has been appointed MD & CEO of Lloyds Banking Group’s Technology Centre in India?
(a) Neha Motwani
(b) Chitra Daga
(c) Sirisha Voruganti
(d) Sharmishtha Dubey
(e) None of the above

Q7. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed whom as executive director?
(a) Dinesh Garg
(b) Krishan Mishra
(c) R. D. Agrawal
(d) P. Vasudevan
(e) None of the above

Q8. Indian government announced the extension of Brajendra Navnit’s tenure as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to which of the following institution/organisation?
(a) International Court of Justice
(b) United Nations
(c) World Trade Organization
(d) World Bank
(e) None of the above

Q9. Tamim Iqbal announced his shock retirement from international cricket, three months before the team begins its ODI World Cup campaign in India. Tamil Iqbal is the captain of which country’s cricket team?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Pakistan
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) South Africa
(e) None of the above

Q10. Asics India Private Limited, a sports gear company, has appointed whom as its new brand ambassador to focus on the theme of ‘Sound Mind, Sound Body’?
(a) Diya Mirza
(b) Anushka Sharma
(c) Priyanka Chopra
(d) Shraddha Kapoor
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans (b)
Sol. Telecom Secretary K Rajaraman has been selected by the government as the new chairperson of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA).
Rajaraman will take over from Injeti Srinivas, who served as the inaugural chairperson since 2020.
According to a gazette notification, Rajaraman’s appointment is valid for three years starting from the date he assumes charge, or until he reaches the age of 65, or until further orders are issued, whichever occurs earlier.

S2. Ans (d)
Sol. The Board of Control of Cricket (BCCI) has appointed Ajit Agarkar as the chairman of the Senior Men’s Cricket Selection Committee.
The decision was made by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), consisting of Sulakshana Naik, Ashok Malhotra, and Jatin Paranjape.

S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. Tushar Mehta, the incumbent Solicitor General of India, has been reappointed for a three-year term by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC).
Mehta’s reappointment, along with six other law officers, was announced after their previous terms in the Supreme Court concluded.

S4. Ans (d)
Sol. State Bank of India, the largest lender in the country, has recently announced the appointment of Kameshwar Rao Kodavanti as its Chief Financial Officer as Charanjit Surinder Singh Attra, the former CFO, resigned from the post.

S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. German luxury carmaker Audi AG has announced the appointment of Gernot Dollner as its new CEO. Dollner, currently heading Volkswagen Group’s Product and Group Strategy, will succeed Markus Duesmann as Chairman of the Board of Management.

S6. Ans. (c)
Sol. Lloyds Banking Group, one of the leading UK-based financial services groups has appointed Sirisha Voruganti the chief executive officer and managing director of its new Lloyds Technology Centre, based in Hyderabad, India.
Voruganti, a globally renowned technology and innovation leader joins from JCPenney, where she has served as the managing director and member of the Board for JCPenney in India.

S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed P. Vasudevan as executive director. His appointment is effective from July 03, 2023.
The Reserve Bank in a statement said Vasudevan will look after Department of Currency Management, Corporate Strategy and Budget Department (Areas other than that of Budget & Funds) and Enforcement Department.

S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. Indian government announced the extension of Brajendra Navnit’s tenure as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the World Trade Organization (WTO) by nine months.
This decision comes ahead of the crucial 13th ministerial conference of the WTO in 2024. Navnit’s extended term demonstrates India’s commitment to promoting its key priorities on the global trade stage.

S9. Ans(a)
Sol. Bangladesh one-day captain Tamim Iqbal announced his shock retirement from international cricket, three months before the team begins its ODI World Cup campaign in India.
The 34-year-old was in tears as he announced his decision to end his 16-year international career in a news conference.

S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. Asics India Private Limited, a sports gear company, has appointed actor Shraddha Kapoor as its new brand ambassador.
The company said it will focus on the theme of ‘Sound Mind, Sound Body’ and the actor will endorse the brand’s footwear and women’s sportswear segment.