General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023 -30th June

Q1. The Second G20 Anti-corruption Working Group Meeting concluded with productive discussions and key agreements. Where was the second G-20 Anti-Corruption Working Group Meeting held?
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Ranchi
(c) Rishikesh
(d) Hyderabad
(e) None of the above

Q2. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 2.20 crore on the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) for violating various rules and regulations. Where is headquarter of Indian Overseas Bank located?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Chennai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Mumbai
(e) None of the above

Q3. With which tech giant company has AirJaldi Networks joined forces through a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) titled ‘Contentful Connectivity’?

(a) Meta
(b) Infosys
(c) Google
(d) Microsoft
(e) None of the above

Q4. Give the name of Indian origin who has been elected as the next President of the World Bank by World Bank’s 25-member executive board.
(a) Indra Nooyi
(b) Rajesh Gopinath
(c) Shantanu Narayen
(d) Ajay Banga
(e) None of the above

Q5. AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic announces his retirement from football after they played season’s final game against Hellas Verona. Zlatan Ibrahimovic belongs to which country?
(a) Sweden
(b) Uruguay
(c) Russia
(d) Germany
(e) None of the above

Q6. The Indian government has established a commission of inquiry, led by former Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, Ajai Lamba, to investigate the recent series of violent incidents in which Indian state?
(a) Assam
(b) Sikkim
(c) Manipur
(d) Nagaland
(e) None of the above

Q7. 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

Q8. Insurance giant Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has increased its equity shareholding in which IT services provider through a series of open market transactions over a period of more than six months?
(a) Wipro
(b) TCS
(c) Tech Mahindra
(d) Infosys
(e) None of the above

Q9. Give the name of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of such acclaimed novels as “The Road” and “No Country for Old Men,” who has passed away.
(a) John Hillcoat
(b) William Faulkner
(c) Ernest Hemingway
(d) Cormac McCarthy
(e) None of the above

Q10. Amit Shah announced three major schemes to improve disaster management efforts across the country. How much amount of rupees have been announced for three major schemes for disaster management?
(a) ₹2,000 crore
(b) ₹8,000 crore
(c) ₹1,000 crore
(d) ₹4,000 crore
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(c)
Sol. The Second G20 Anti-corruption Working Group Meeting, held from May 25 to May 27 in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, concluded with productive discussions and key agreements.
The meeting witnessed the participation of delegates from 20 member countries, 10 invitee countries, and 9 international organizations.
S2. Ans (b)
Sol. Chennai is the HQ of Indian Overseas Bank.

The penalty was imposed due to the bank’s failure to make a minimum mandatory transfer of a sum equivalent to 25 percent of its disclosed profit and a significant divergence between the non-performing assets (NPAs) reported by the bank and those assessed during inspection.
S3. Ans(d)
Sol. Microsoft and AirJaldi Networks, a leading provider of internet connectivity solutions for rural areas, have joined forces through a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) titled ‘Contentful Connectivity.’
S4.Ans (d)
Sol. Ajay Banga, who is of Indian origin, has been officially selected as the new President of the World Bank.

The 25-member executive board of the World Bank elected Ajay Banga, who previously served as the CEO of Mastercard, to hold the position for a period of five years, starting from June 2.

S5. Ans(a)
Sol. AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic announces his retirement belongs to Sweden. The Swedish player decided to conclude a trophy-laden career in which he featured for clubs such as Malmo, Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barcelona, PSG, Manchester United and the LA Galaxy.

S6. Ans(c)
Sol. The Indian government has established a commission of inquiry, led by former Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, Ajai Lamba, to investigate the recent series of violent incidents in Manipur.
The commission aims to delve into the causes, spread, and administrative response to these tragic events.

S7. 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.
S8. Ans(c)
Sol. Insurance giant Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has increased its equity shareholding in IT services provider Tech Mahindra through a series of open market transactions over a period of more than six months.
LIC’s stake in Tech Mahindra has risen from 6.869 percent to 8.884 percent, with an increase of 2.015 percent during the period from November 21, 2022, to June 6, 2023.
S9. Ans(d)
Sol. Cormac McCarthy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of such acclaimed novels as “The Road” and “No Country for Old Men,” passed away. McCarthy was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1933.
He began writing fiction in the early 1960s, and his first novel, “The Orchard Keeper,” was published in 1965. He went on to publish more than 20 novels, including “Blood Meridian,” “All the Pretty Horses,” and “Suttree.”
S10. Ans(b)
Sol. Disaster Management has boosted with Amit Shah’s unveiling of ₹8,000 crore schemes.
Union home minister Amit Shah conducted a meeting with disaster management ministers from states and union territories to discuss disaster risk reduction and strengthen the country’s disaster management system.
While presiding over the meeting, Shah announced three major schemes valued at over ₹8,000 crore to improve disaster management efforts across the country.