General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-14th April

Q1. India emerged as the winners in both men’s and women’s categories at the 4th Asian Kho Kho Championships. In which country the 4th Asian Kho Kho Championships was held?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Thailand
(e) None of the above

Q2. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, an Indonesian badminton player, emerged victorious in the Women’s singles category at the Madrid Spain Masters 2023 finals. She defeated whom in the final match?
(a) PV Sindhu
(b) C. Marin
(c) Line Christopheresen
(d) K. Glimour
(e) None of the above

Q3. Which Brazilian artist has won the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 medal design competition?
(a) Laurenne Ross
(b) Zakea Page
(c) Dante Akira Uwai
(d) Fernando Alonso
(e) None of the above

Q4. Which of the following F1 racer has claimed his first Australian Grand Prix 2023?
(a) Sergio Perez
(b) Max Verstappen
(c) Fernando Alonso
(d) Lewis Hamilton
(e) None of the above

Q5. Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev claimed his _______title of the year by defeating Jannik Sinner in a closely-contested final match in Miami Opens 2023.
(a) fourth
(b) last
(c) first
(d) sixth
(e) None of the above

Q6. Who has been honoured with Player-of-the-Year award by the Asian Chess Federation (ACF) for clinching the gold medal with a record-breaking score of 9/11 in the 44th Chess Olympiad at Mahabalipuram?
(a) Sagar Shah
(b) Arjun Erigaisi
(c) R. Praggnanandhaa
(d) D Gukesh
(e) None of the above

Q7. Give the name of a weightlifter from India who has won the Commonwealth Games twice who has been banned for four years by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) of India after she tested positive for banned drugs.
(a) Mirbai Chanu
(b) Jitu rai
(c) Sanamacha Chanu
(d) Sanjita Chanu
(e) None of the above

Q8. Give the name of Indian Grandmaster who wins title at World Chess Armageddon Asia And Oceania Event.
(a) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
(b) Arjun Erigaisi
(c) D Gukesh
(d) Vidit Gujarathi
(e) None of the above

Q9. According to the latest FIFA rankings, what is the rank of Indian men’s football team?
(a) 101
(b) 92
(c) 104
(d) 118
(e) None of the above

Q10. Who became the fastest batsman to reach 6000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) during a match against Rajasthan Royals at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati?
(a) Shikhar Dhawan
(b) David Warner
(c) Joe Root
(d) Virat Kohli
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(b)
Sol. India emerged as the winners in both men’s and women’s categories at the 4th Asian Kho Kho Championships held in Tamulpur, located in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) of north-central Assam’s Baksa district.
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka shared the third place in both men’s and women’s categories.

S2. Ans (a)
Sol. She defeated PV Sindhu from India, marking her first BWF World Tour title and her first win over PV Sindhu in eight matches.
The tournament took place at Centro Deportivo Municipal Gallur in Madrid, Spain from March 28th to April 2nd, 2023, as part of the Spain Masters championship.

S3. Ans(c)
Sol. Brazilian artist Dante Akira Uwai has won the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 medal design competition.

S4.Ans (b)
Sol. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has claimed his first Australian Grand Prix 2023.

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who drove superbly in his Mercedes, finished second, while Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso filled third spot on the podium.

S5. Ans(a)
Sol. Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev claimed his fourth title of the year by defeating Jannik Sinner in a closely-contested final match in Miami Opens 2023.

Medvedev, who was once the top-ranked player in the world, has now won 24 out of his last 25 matches, including his latest victory at the prestigious Miami Open.

S6. Ans(d)
Sol. Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh has been honoured with Player-of-the-Year award by the Asian Chess Federation (ACF) for clinching the gold medal with a record-breaking score of 9/11 in the 44th Chess Olympiad at Mahabalipuram.

S7. Ans(d)
Sol. Sanjita Chanu, a weightlifter from India who has won the Commonwealth Games twice, has been banned for four years by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) of India after she tested positive for banned drugs.

S8. Ans(c)
Sol. In the World Chess Armageddon Asia & Oceania event, Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh, who is a teenager, pulled off a major upset by defeating former world rapid champion Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan in the final.

S9. Ans(a)
Sol. According to the latest FIFA rankings, the Indian men’s football team has climbed up five spots and is now ranked at 101.

The victories were achieved in matches held last month in Imphal, with scores of 1-0 and 2-0 against Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan, respectively.

S10. Ans(b)
Sol. During a match against Rajasthan Royals at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, Delhi Capitals’ captain David Warner became the fastest batsman to reach 6000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

He is now the third player to achieve this feat after Virat Kohli from Royal Challengers Bangalore and Shikhar Dhawan, captain of Punjab Kings.