RBI Assistant Mains General Awareness Quiz 08th March 2020: Global Bio-India 2019, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Wisden India Almanack Cricketer of the Year award

The General Awareness section constitutes a major part in a competitive examination and needs your undivided attention. The questions which are asked in the exam are generally framed on National News, International News, State News, Sports, Awards, Summits, Schemes, Books & Authors, Ranks & Reports, Important Days, Economy, Defence, Science & Technology etc. To excel in this section of the competitive examinations you are required to cover the above areas.

To complement your preparation for General Awareness section of the upcoming exams like SBI Clerk Mains, RBI Assistant Mains and NABARD Grade A Prelims, we are providing you General Awareness Quiz of 08th March 2020 covering the following topics: Global Bio-India 2019, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Wisden India Almanack Cricketer of the Year award.

Q1. The Global Bio-India 2019 will be held for the first time in India in __________ from 21st to 23rd November, 2019. It is one of the largest biotechnology stakeholders integration programme.
(a) Gandhinagar
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Dehradun
(d) Mumbai
(e) New Delhi

Q2. What is the name of online aptitude test which was launched by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT)?
(a) Ichchha
(b) Khvahish
(c) Akanksha
(d) Tamanna
(e) Kamna

Q3. Who among the following overtook Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest person?
(a) Larry Ellison
(b) Bill Gates
(c) Bernard Arnault
(d) Warren Buffett
(e) Mark Zuckerberg

Q4. Which of the following team won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Delhi
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Karnataka

Q5. Who among the following Indian batswoman won the Wisden India Almanack Cricketer of the Year award?
(a) RajeshwariGayakwad
(b) EktaBisht
(c) HarmanpreetKaur
(d) SmritiMandhana
(e) Mithali Raj

Solutions

S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Global Bio-India 2019 will be held for the first time in India in New Delhi from 21st to 23rd November, 2019. It is one of the largest biotechnology stakeholders integration programme.

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Central Board of Secondary Education and National Council for Educational Research and Training have launched an online aptitude test called ‘Tamanna’. Tamanna stands for “Try And Measure Aptitude And Natural Abilities“.

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates overtook Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest person. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos lost the title as the world’s richest man to Bill Gates, after losing nearly $7 billion in stock value leaving his net worth to $103.9 billion. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is currently worth $105.7 billion.

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Karnataka has won the 2019-20 Vijay Hazare Trophy. Karnataka defeated Tamil Nadu by 9 wickets in the finals of Vijay Hazare Trophy at Bengaluru.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Indian batswoman SmritiMandhana won the Wisden India Almanack Cricketer of the Year award.

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