RBI Assistant/SBI Clerk Mains General Awareness Quiz 18th March 2020: National Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Indian Coast Guard's Offshore Patrol Vessel, world's oldest man

The General Awareness section constitutes a major part of 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 18th March 2020 covering the following topics: National Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Indian Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Vessel, world’s oldest man.

Q1. The ________________, in collaboration with Niti Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), launched an artificial intelligence (AI) based module for students of Indian schools.
(a) Ministry of AYUSH
(b) National Association of Software and Services Companies
(c) National Informatics Centre
(d) Department for Education
(e) Indian Statistical Institute

Q2. Where is the 11th National Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Conference 2020 was held?
(a) Chennai
(b) Kolkata
(c) New Delhi
(d) Mumbai
(e) Pune

Q3. The Indian Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Vessel ___________ has been commissioned by the Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) & Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya.
(a) ICGS Veera
(b) ICGS Varaha
(c) ICGS Vajra
(d) ICGS Vikram
(e) ICGS Varad

Q4. Name the world’s oldest man, who has passed away recently.
(a) Chitetsu Watanabe
(b) Yisrael Kristal
(c) Yukichi Chuganji
(d) Jiroemon Kimura
(e) Walter Breuning

Q5. Which one of the following bank joined hands with the country’s largest airline IndiGo to launch a co-branded credit card named ‘Ka-ching’- powered by Mastercard?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) Yes Bank
(c) Axis Bank
(d) HDFC Bank
(e) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom), in collaboration with Niti Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), launched an artificial intelligence (AI) based module for students of Indian schools.

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. The 11th National Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Conference 2020 on ‘Empowering Youth for Technology Led Farming’ has been inaugurated in New Delhi.

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Indian Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Vessel “ICGS Varad” has been commissioned by the Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) & Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The world’s oldest man, Chitetsu Watanabe of Japan, has passed away at 112. He was born on March 5th, 1907. He received his Guinness World Record certification on February 12, 2020.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. HDFC Bank joined hands with the country’s largest airline IndiGo to launch a co-branded credit card, which will effectively work like a loyalty programme for the carrier. Its first travel credit card named ‘Ka-ching’- powered by Mastercard.

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