General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023 -13th August

Q1. Who has been appointed as the chairman of PFRDA (Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority) by the Government of India?
(a) Mamta Shankar
(b) Ashok Kumar Pradhan
(c) Deepak Mohanty
(d) Govind Kumar Agrawal
(e) None of the above

Q2. Who has been appointed as the first female Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)?
(a) Heather Holbach
(b) Dr. Jason Dunion
(c) Shirley Murillo
(d) Celeste Saulo
(e) None of the above

Q3. Give the name of a highly accomplished expert in the satellite industry of Indian origin who has been selected by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as the Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in Vienna.
(a) Sharmila Bhattacharya
(b) Nilamani Mohanty
(c) Simonetta Di Pippo
(d) Aarti Holla-Maini
(e) None of the above

Q4. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposals of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) for the appointment of a special director in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Who has been appointed as the Special Director of CBI?
(a) Samant Goel
(b) Sanjay Kumar Mishra
(c) Ravi Sinha
(d) Ajay Bhatnagar
(e) None of the above

Q5. Give the name of Indian origin who has been elected as the next President of the World Bank by the World Bank’s 25 member executive board.
(a) Ajay Banga
(b) Rajesh Gopinath
(c) Shantanu Narayen
(d) Indra Nooyi
(e) None of the above

Q6. The government has appointed Ashwani Kumar in place of Soma Sankara Prasad as managing director of which of the following bank?
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) Indian Bank
(c) UCO Bank
(d) Bank of Maharashtra
(e) None of the above

Q7. Who has been appointed as India’s ambassador for She Changes Climate– a global campaign driving awareness of the crucial role of women in accelerating just climate action?
(a) Tulsi Gowda
(b) Vandana Shiva
(c) Garvita Gulhati
(d) Shreya Ghodawat
(e) None of the above

Q8. Who has been appointed as the world’s first ‘Hand Ambassador’ under its Swasth India Mission?
(a) Diya Mirza
(b) Neeraj Chopra
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) Deepika Padukone
(e) None of the above

Q9. Who has been appointed as the new director general of the Geological Survey of India?
(a) Mahesh Kumar Jain
(b) Dr. S Raju
(c) Janardan Prasad
(d) Sabitri Chatterjee
(e) None of the above

Q10. Asics India has appointed whom as its new brand ambassador to endorse the brand’s footwear and women’s sportswear segments?
(a) Smriti Mandhana
(b) Kareena Kapoor
(c) Saina Nehwal
(d) Shraddha Kapoor
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans (c)
Sol. The government has appointed Deepak Mohanty as the chairman of PFRDA (Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority).

S2. Ans (d)
Sol. Celeste Saulo has been appointed as the first female Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Celeste Saulo belongs to Argentina and has served as the director of Argentina’s National Meteorological Service since 2014.

S3. Ans (d)
Sol. Aarti Holla-Maini, a highly accomplished expert in the satellite industry of Indian origin, has been selected by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as the Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in Vienna.
Her appointment follows the tenure of Simonetta Di Pippo from Italy.

S4.Ans (d)
Sol. Ajay Bhatnagar (IPS) has been appointed as Special Director in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Bhatnagar is a 1989-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Jharkhand cadre.
He is currently serving as Additional Director in the Central Govt investigating agency. According to a DoPT order, he has been appointed to the post till the date of his superannuation on November 20, 2024.

S5. Ans(a)
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.

S6. Ans(c)
Sol. The government has appointed Ashwani Kumar as managing director of UCO Bank in place of Soma Sankara Prasad whose term comes to an end. Kumar is currently an executive director of Indian Bank and prior to this, he served as Chief General Manager of Punjab National Bank.

S7. Ans(d)
Sol. Climate entrepreneur Shreya Ghodawat has been appointed as India’s ambassador for She Changes Climate– a global campaign driving awareness of the crucial role of women in accelerating just climate action.

S8. Ans(c)
Sol. Savlon revealed the God of Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar as its world’s first ‘Hand Ambassador’ for its Swasth India Mission.

S9. Ans(c)
Sol. Janardan Prasad has been appointed as the new Director General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI). Prasad has taken charge of the 174-year-old institution, succeeding Dr S Raju who has been the Director General since 2020.

S10. Ans(d)
Sol. Asics India Private Limited, a sports gear company, has appointed actor Shraddha Kapoor as its new brand ambassador.
The company said it will focus on the theme of ‘Sound Mind, Sound Body’ and the actor will endorse the brand’s footwear and women’s sportswear segment.