General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-29th December

Q1. Which Indian airline recently made history by becoming the first Indian airline to carry 100 million passengers in a single calendar year?
(a) Air India
(b) SpiceJet
(c) IndiGo
(d) Vistara
(e) GoAir

Q2. Which portal was started by the Ministry of Education with IIT Kanpur?
(a) EDUCATE
(b) LEARN
(c) SATHEE
(d) STUDY
(e) GYAN

Q3. Which multinational professional services company has launched a generative AI studio in India’s tech capital Bengaluru?
(a) Accenture
(b) IBM
(c) Deloitte
(d) Capgemini
(e) Infosys

Q4. Which cricket team emerged victorious in the 2023 Vijay Hazare Trophy, securing their first-ever title with a 30-run triumph over Rajasthan at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot?
(a) Haryana
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Gujarat
(d) Karnataka
(e) Maharashtra

Q5. Mitchell Starc of Australia was bought by which IPL Team for ₹24.75 crore, making him the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the auction in Dubai?
(a) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
(b) Mumbai Indians (MI)
(c) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
(d) Delhi Capitals (DC)
(e) Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Q6. Uma Sekhar from India has been elected to the Governing Council of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT). UNIDROIT has its headquarters in which city?
(a) Geneva
(b) Paris
(c) Rome
(d) Brussels
(e) London

Q7. According to the recently released “SIPRI 2022 Top 100 Arms-producing and Military Services Companies” report, how many Indian companies are among the world’s top 100 arms-producing companies in total?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
(e) Five

Q8. According to the recently released report by S&P Global Market Intelligence, which is the largest insurer in the world, based on life, accident, and health reserves?
(a) China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
(b) Nippon Life Insurance Co.
(c) MetLife, Inc.
(d) AXA S.A.
(e) Allianz SE

Q9. From which country has India invited President Emmanuel Macron as the chief guest for the January 26 Republic Day?
(a) United States
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) United Kingdom
(e) Russia

Q10. Who has been appointed to the post of Director (Works) at the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), as approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)?
(a) Pramod Sharma
(b) Rajesh Kumar
(c) Anita Gupta
(d) Sanjay Verma
(e) Neha Kapoor

Solutions

S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. IndiGo, one of India’s leading carriers, achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first Indian airline to carry 100 million passengers within a single calendar year.

S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with IIT Kanpur, started the SATHEE portal.

S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. Multinational professional services company Accenture has launched a generative AI studio in India’s tech capital Bengaluru.

S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. In a historic turn of events at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot, Haryana emerged victorious in the 2023 Vijay Hazare Trophy, securing their first-ever title with a 30-run triumph over Rajasthan.

S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. Mitchell Starc was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for ₹24.75 crore in the IPL 2024 Auction, making him the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League.

S6. Ans. (c)

Sol. The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) is headquartered in Rome, Italy.
Established in 1926 as an auxiliary organ of the League of Nations, UNIDROIT is an independent intergovernmental organization to harmonize international private law across countries and coordinates the development of legal guidelines and principles.

S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. According to the “SIPRI 2022 Top 100 Arms-producing and Military Services Companies” report, three Indian companies are listed among the world’s top 100 arms-producing companies.

S8. Ans. (e)
Sol. According to the recently released report by S&P Global Market Intelligence, Allianz SE is the largest insurer in the world based on life, accident, and health reserves.

S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. India has invited France President Emmanuel Macron as chief guest for the January 26 Republic Day.

Notably, this is the 6th time a French leader will be the Chief guest at Republic Day celebrations in the national capital.

S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Pramod Sharma for the post of Director (Works) of National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL).