General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-6th March

Q1. Bandhan Bank launched the ‘Jahaan Bandhan, Wahaan Trust’ campaign along with the bank’s brand ambassador Sourav Ganguly. In which year the Bandhan Bank was established?

(a) 2003
(b) 2005
(c) 2008
(d) 2013
(e) 2015

Q2. Which among the following book is not written by parliamentarian and author Shashi Tharoor?

(a) Ambedkar: A Life
(b) Inglorious Empire
(c) The Paradoxical Prime Minister
(d) Why I Am a Hindu
(e) To Kill a Mockingbird

Q3. Ministry of Jal Shakti organized the “1st All India Annual State Minister Conference on Water” with the theme of “Water Vision@2027” in ___________?

(a) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
(c) Bhubaneswar, Odisha
(d) Kolkata, West Bengal
(e) New Delhi

 Q4. The World Day of War Orphans is observed on ________ every year with an aim to raise awareness about children orphaned in wars.

(a) January 4
(b) January 6
(c) January 12
(d) January 9
(e) January 15

Q5. Which state has inaugurated the Palm leaf Manuscript Museum with modern audio-visual technology at the renovated Central Archives?

(a) Karnataka
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) Telangana

Q6. Who among the following has become the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the opening over at Ranji Trophy history?

(a) Taruwar Kohli
(b) Ganesh Satish
(c) Baba Indrajith
(d) Jaydev Unadkat
(e) None of these

Q7. Which Australian player has become the first female cricketer to have a statue cast in her honour, a bronze sculpture of the trailblazing former captain unveiled outside Sydney Cricket Ground?

(a) Jess Cameron
(b) Alex Blackwell
(c) Belinda Clark
(d) Holly Ferling
(e) Alyssa Healy

Q8. Name the author of the book ‘Human Anatomy’.

(a) AK Dwivedi
(b) Ashwin Fernandes
(c) R Kaushik
(d) Aashish Chandorkar
(e) Krishnamachari Srikkanth

Q9. Pranesh M became India’s 79^th Grandmaster. He belongs to which state?

(a) Karnataka
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) Maharashtra

Q10. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has signed a partnership with the JSW Group for the upcoming FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela. Who is the CEO of the International Hockey Federation (FIH)?

(a) Thomas Bach
(b) Thierry Weil
(c) Gianni Infantino
(d) Greg Barclay
(e) Sebastian Coe

Solutions

S1. Ans. (e)
Sol. Bandhan Bank was established in 2015.

Details:

• Bandhan Bank launched the ‘Jahaan Bandhan, Wahaan Trust’ campaign along with the bank’s brand ambassador Sourav Ganguly.
• ‘Jahaan Bandhan, Wahaan Trust’ is an integrated marketing campaign in which the company has emphasized the ‘trust’ that the brand has been able to earn in a span of seven years as a bank.

S2. Ans. (e)
Sol. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is not written by Shashi Tharoor. It is written by Harper Lee.

S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. Ministry of Jal Shakti organized the “1st All India Annual State Minister Conference on Water” with the theme of “Water Vision@2027” in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

Madhya Pradesh Static Facts:

• Chief Minister: Shivraj Singh Chauhan
• Governor: Mangubhai Patel
• Capital: Bhopal
• National Parks: Kanha, Pench, Bandhavgarh, Satpura, Panna, Madhav, Van Vihar, Kuno
• Folk Dance: Jawara, Tertali
• Festival: Khajuraho Festival, Orchha Festival

 S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. The World Day of War Orphans is observed on January 6 every year with an aim to raise awareness about children orphaned in wars.

Details Related to Options:

• January 4 World Braille Day
• January 9 Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas
• January 15 Indian Army Day
• January 12 National Youth Day

S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. Kerala has inaugurated the Palm leaf Manuscript Museum with modern audio-visual technology at the renovated Central Archives.

Details:

• Kerala Chief Minister(CM) Pinarayi Vijayan has inaugurated the Palm leaf Manuscript Museum with modern audio-visual technology at the renovated Central Archives, Fort area in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
• The Museum, promoted as “World’s First Palm-Leaf Manuscript Museum” was set up by the Archives Department in association with the Kerala Museum of History and Heritage at a cost of Rs 3 crore.

Kerala Static facts:

• Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
• Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan
• Governor: Arif Mohammad Khan
• National Parks: Eravikulam National Park, Silent Valley National Park, Anamudi Shola National Park, Pampadum Shola National Park, Mathikettan Shola National Park
• Folk Dance: Kathakali, Mohiniyattam

S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. Saurashtra’s Jaydev Unadkat made a slice of Ranji Trophy history, becoming the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the opening over.

S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. Australia’s Belinda Clark has become the first female cricketer to have a statue cast in her honour, a bronze sculpture of the trailblazing former captain unveiled outside Sydney Cricket Ground.

Details:

• Clark played 15 tests and over 100 limited overs matches between 1991-2005, and became the first cricketer to score a double-hundred in one-day internationals when she made an unbeaten 229 against Denmark in 1997.

S8. Ans. (a)
Sol. The book is written by AK Dwivedi.

Details:

• A Medical book ‘Human Anatomy’ in Hindi by Manav Sharir Rachna Vigyan was released by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh Shri Mangubhai Patel at the function which is a very useful book for the Medical students of all courses related to medical education written by Dr AK Dwivedi.

Details Related to Options:

• Ashwin Fernandes India’s Knowledge Supremacy: The New Dawn
• R Kaushik COACHING BEYOND: My Days with the Indian Cricket Team
• Aashish Chandorkar Braving A Viral Storm: India’s Covid-19 Vaccine Story
• Krishnamachari Srikkanth Come! Let’s Run

S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. M Pranesh from Tamil Nadu recently became India’s 79th chess Grandmaster, who won the title in the Rilton Cup.
IM Pranesh M emerged as the winner of the Rilton Cup, the first tournament of the FIDE Circuit.

S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. Thierry Weil is the CEO of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

Details:

• The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has signed a partnership with the JSW Group for the upcoming FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela.
• JSW Group is ranked among India’s leading business houses, active in various sectors including Steel, Energy, Infrastructure, Cement, Paints, Venture Capital and Sports.

International Hockey Federation (FIH) Static Facts:

• Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
• Founded: 1924
• CEO: Thierry Weil

Details Related to Options:

• Thomas Bach                              President of the International Olympic Association
• Gianni Infantino President of FIFA
• Greg Barclay Chairman of ICC
• Sebastian Coe President of World Athletics