General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023 -27th August

Q1. Which Indian cricketer has made history by becoming the first Indian cricketer to be signed for the Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) recently?

(a) Harleen Deol

(b) Shweta Sehrawat

(c) Shreyanka Patil

(d) Preeti Bose

(e) None of the above

Q2. Who among the following badminton pairs made history by becoming the first Indian men’s doubles pair to win a gold medal at the Badminton Asia Championships?

(a) Srikanth Kidambi, B.Sai Praneeth

(b) Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

(c) Lakshya Sen, Srikanth Kidambi

(d) Pranoy H.S., P. Kashyap

(e) None of the above

Q3. The Asian fencing championships were held in Wuxi, China. Who became the first Indian to win Asian Fencing Championship Medal and made history for the country?

(a) Gisho Nidhi

(b) Taniksha Khatri

(c) Khusboorani Laishram

(d) Bhavani Devi

(e) None of the above

Q4. The World Cup 2023 will be held in India from October 5 to November 19, 2023. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the ICC World Cup 2023 and launched the World Cup 2023 campaign ‘It takes one day’ in his iconic voiceover?

(a) Amitabh Bachchan

(b) Shah Rukh Khan

(c) Ajay Devgan

(d) Rajnikanth

(e) None of the above

Q5. The iconic Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia has unveiled a set of gates named after _________to honor him.

(a) Sachin Tendulkar

(b) Sunil Gavaskar

(c) Ravi Shastri

(d) Rahul Dravid

(e) None of the above

Q6. Give the name of a 20-year-old NCC cadet from Lucknow who becomes the first female NCC cadet to complete a mountaineering course after scaling a 15,400-foot peak in the Dring Valley in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand.

(a) Malavath Purna

(b) Tashi Yangjom

(c) Shalini Singh

(d) Shivangi Pathak

(e) None of the above

Q7. Djokovic broke a tie with rival Rafael Nadal for the most major singles trophies in the history of men’s tennis. Novak Djokovic won his men’s-record _________ Grand Slam title with a victory over Casper Ruud in the French Open Final.

(a) 22nd

(b) 20th

(c) 24th

(d) 23rd

(e) None of the above

Q8. Who has retained his Asian Billiards title in the 100-up format after defeating his compatriot Brijesh Damani 5-1 in the final held at the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation (QBSF) Academy?

(a) Aditya Mehta

(b) Geet Sethi

(c) Sourav Kothari

(d) Pankaj Advani

(e) None of them

Q9. The Indian men’s football team emerged victorious in a thrilling penalty shootout against ____________ 5-4 in a thrilling penalty shootout, securing the SAFF Championship 2023 title at Bengaluru’s Sree Kanteerava Stadium.

(a) Kuwait

(b) Bangladesh

(c) Maldives

(d) Nepal

(e) None of the above

Q10. Who secured the top spot in the Para Athletics Championships in Paris with a remarkable throw measuring 65.41 metress?

(a) Johannes Vetter

(b) Chunliang Guo

(c) Neeraj Chopra

(d) Ajeet Singh

(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans (c)

Sol. Young spin bowler Shreyanka Patil has made history by becoming the first Indian cricketer to be signed for the Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL). Interestingly, Patil is also the first Indian player to be offered a contract in an overseas league before making her international debut.

Shreyanka Patil made a name for herself when she was selected for Royal Challenger’s Bangalore (RCB) in the inaugural edition of the WPL.

S2. Ans (b)

Sol.  Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made history by becoming the first Indian men’s doubles pair to win a gold medal at the Badminton Asia Championships.

The Indian pair defeated the Malaysian duo of Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi in a thrilling three-game match that lasted for over an hour.

S3. Ans(d)

Sol. In a remarkable achievement, C.A. Bhavani Devi, an Olympian from Chennai, made history by securing India’s first-ever medal at the Asian fencing championships held in Wuxi, China.

Bhavani’s outstanding performance and determination earned her a well-deserved bronze medal in this prestigious event.

S4. Ans (b)

Sol. Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has been appointed as the brand ambassador of ICC World Cup 2023.

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan launched the World Cup 2023 campaign ‘It takes one day’ in his iconic voiceover.

S5. Ans(a)

Sol. Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has turned 50 this year on 24 April and to honour him the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia has unveiled a set of gates named after him. Along with him, the SCG also added the name of another cricketing legend Brian Lara, who will be sharing the honour with Sachin Tendulkar.

S6. Ans(c)

Sol. Shalini Singh made history as she completed the mountaineering course in the Himalayan area of Uttarakhand as the country’s first female NCC cadet. Shalini Singh, a 20-year-old NCC cadet from Lucknow, has become the first female cadet in India to complete the advanced mountaineering course.

She scaled a 15,400-foot peak in the Dring Valley in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand as part of the course.

S7. Ans(d)

Sol. Novak Djokovic won his men’s-record 23rd Grand Slam title with a victory over Casper Ruud in French Open Final. Djokovic broke a tie with rival Rafael Nadal for the most major singles trophies in the history of men’s tennis.

The Serb moves into the outright lead of men’s majors ahead of Rafael Nadal. He also becomes the first man to win all four majors at least three times.

S8. Ans(d)

Sol. Pankaj Advani, the Indian cue sports champion, has retained his Asian Billiards title in the 100-up format after defeating his compatriot Brijesh Damani.

S9. Ans(a)

Sol. The Indian men’s football team emerged victorious in a thrilling penalty shootout against Kuwait 5-4 in a thrilling penalty shootout, securing the SAFF Championship 2023 title at Bengaluru’s Sree Kanteerava Stadium.

Ranked 100th in the latest FIFA rankings, India triumphed in their ninth SAFF Championship out of 14 editions.

S10. Ans(d)

Sol. With a remarkable throw measuring 65.41 meters, Ajeet Singh secured the top spot in the Para Athletics Championships in Paris.

Ajeet Singh’s outstanding performance not only earned him the championship title but also resulted in the breaking of the previous record held by Chunliang Guo of China, whose throw measured 61.89 meters.