RBI Assistant/SBI Clerk Mains General Awareness Quiz 23rd March 2020: 29th Saraswati Samman, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, 7th Economic Census

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 23rd March 2020 covering the following topics: 29th Saraswati Samman, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, 7th Economic Census.

Q1. Name the writer who will be honoured with 29th Saraswati Samman for his short stories collection “Chequebook”.
(a) Anita Desai
(b) Vikram Seth
(c) Arundhati Roy
(d) Vasdev Mohi
(e) Salman Rushdie

Q2. Which country will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting 2020?
(a) India
(b) Russia
(c) China
(d) Kyrgyzstan
(e) Kazhakstan

Q3. Name the 1st edition of the largest Food, Agri-business and Rural Development Summit of Asia.
(a) Agri Manthan
(b) Kisan Manthan
(c) Krishi Manthan
(d) Asia Manthan
(e) Krishak Manthan

Q4. The 7th Economic Census process was recently launched in which state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Odisha
(d) Haryana
(e) Manipur

Q5. Who among the following will succeed Rita Chowdhury as the Director of the National Book Trust?
(a) D K Joshi
(b) Dineshwar Sharma
(c) V.P. Singh Badnore
(d) Lt Col Yuvraj Malik
(e) KK Venugopal

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Vasdev Mohi will be honoured with 29th Saraswati Samman for his short stories collection “Chequebook”.

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. India will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting 2020.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. “Krishi Manthan”, the 1st edition of the largest Food, Agri-business and Rural Development Summit of Asia begins in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has launched the 7th Economic Census process in Gujarat.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Lt Col Yuvraj Malik will succeed Rita Chowdhury as the Director of the National Book Trust.

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