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

Q1. The Indian Defence Ministry has recently signed two contracts with which of the following company worth more than Rs 3,700 crore to enhance the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force?
(a) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(b) Bharat Electronics Limited
(c) Defence Research Organisation Development
(d) Bharat Forge
(e) None of the above

Q2. The Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX-2023) has begun with the participation of 100 participants from 23 African countries. At which place AFINDEX-2023 was held?
(a) Pune
(b) Chennai
(c) Ladakh
(d) Visakhapatnam
(e) None of the above

Q3. The Union home ministry has announced a __________ per cent reservation for former Agniveers in vacancies in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), just after taking a similar initiative for jobs for them in the BSF.
(a) 15%
(b) 10%
(c) 20%
(d) 30%
(e) None of the above

Q4. The defence ministry sealed a deal with which of the following company to procure six Dornier aircraft at a cost of Rs 667 crore for the Indian Air Force?
(a) Reliance Naval Systems
(b) Defence Research and Development Organisation
(c) Bharat Electronics Limited
(d) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(e) None of the above

Q5. Which country recently formally recognized the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and India’s Arunachal Pradesh?
(a) China
(b) Bhutan
(c) England
(d) USA
(e) None of the above

Q6. Who has taken over command of an independent field workshop in the Eastern Ladakh region with China and become the first woman to command an army battalion?
(a) Priya Jhingan
(b) Rosemary Mariner
(c) Shiva Chauhan
(d) Geeta Rana
(e) None of the above

Q7. This year, the 54th CISF Raising Day celebrated to appreciate the efforts and contributions of Central Industrial Security Force. On which day CISF Raising Day is observed?
(a) March 18
(b) March 10
(c) March 30
(d) March 23
(e) None of the above

Q8. Give the name of the Indian warship that has arrived in Bahrain for her first participation in the International Maritime Exercise organised by the US-led Combined Maritime Forces.
(a) INS Trikand
(b) INS Tarkash
(c) INS Taranjit
(d) INS Trishul
(e) None of the above

Q9. Which of the following Indian Naval Ship has been presented with the President’s Colour in honor of its outstanding services?
(a) INS Talwar
(b) INS Sahyadri
(c) INS Dronacharya
(d) INS Shivalik
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which of the shipbuilding company has launched INS Androth, a vessel claimed to be the “most silent ship in the country” for the Indian Navy?
(a) Cochin Shipyard Limited
(b) Goa Shipyard Limited
(c) Hindustan Shipyard
(d) Garden Reach Shipbuilders Limited
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(b)
Sol. The Indian Defence Ministry has recently signed two contracts with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) worth more than Rs 3,700 crore, with the aim to enhance the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force.
S2. Ans (a)
Sol. Africa-India field training exercise AFINDEX-23 to be held in Pune.
S3. Ans(b)
Sol. The Union home ministry has announced a 10 per cent reservation for former Agniveers in vacancies in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), just after taking a similar initiative for jobs for them in the BSF.
S4.Ans (d)
Sol. The defence ministry sealed a deal with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to procure six Dornier aircraft at a cost of Rs 667 crore for the Indian Air Force.
S5. Ans(d)
Sol. A bipartisan resolution was passed by the US, formally recognizing the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and India’s Arunachal Pradesh.
S6. Ans(d)
Sol. The Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers’ Colonel Geeta Rana is the first female officer to assume control of an Independent Field Workshop in a remote and forward area in Eastern Ladakh.
S7. Ans(b)
Sol. Every year on March 10, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day is observed to mark the CISF’s founding in 1969.
S8. Ans(a)
Sol. The Indian warship INS Trikand has arrived in Bahrain for her first participation in the International Maritime Exercise organised by the US-led Combined Maritime Forces, a 34-nation naval group.
S9. Ans(c)
Sol. The Indian Navy’s top gunnery school, INS Dronacharya, will be presented with the President’s Colour in honor of its outstanding services.
S10. Ans(d)
Sol. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), a shipbuilding company in India, has launched INS Androth, a vessel claimed to be the “most silent ship in the country” for the Indian Navy.