General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-21st September

Q1. Justice Prakash Shrivastava has been appointed as Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). In which year the National Green Tribunal was founded?
(a) 2005
(b) 1994
(c) 1983
(d) 2010
(e) None of the above

Q2. As per the announcement by the Centre, who has been appointed as the part-time chairperson of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) recently?
(a) Mrugank Madhukar Paranjape
(b) Neelkanth Mishra
(c) Nilesh Shah
(d) A. Balasubramanian
(e) None of the above

Q3. The tech giant Infosys has appointed whom as the brand ambassador and the face of the company’s Digital Innovation to transform the tennis landscape through cutting-edge technologies?
(a) Rafael Nadal
(b) Sania Mirza
(c) Roger Federer
(d) Yuki Bhambri
(e) None of the above

Q4. Who has been appointed by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOC) as a brand ambassador for its Indane XTRATEJ LPG brand for marketing its offering to provide a cost-efficient solution?
(a) Rajiv Kumar Sen
(b) Sanjeev Kapoor
(c) Balvinder Singh
(d) V. Satish Kumar
(e) None of the above

Q5. Anand Mahindra has welcomed which Indian cricketer to be a brand ambassador of his Swaraj Tractors?
(a) MS Dhoni
(b)Yuvraj Singh
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d)Virendra Sehwag
(e) None of the above

Q6. Who has been appointed as the first ever woman chairperson at the Railway Board in its 118-year-old history?
(a) Deepika Mishra
(b) Jaya Verma Sinha
(c) Archana Joshi
(d) Rajshree Ramasethu
(e) None of the above

Q7. Which IRS (Indian Revenue Service) officer has assumed the role of In-Charge Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after succeeding the outgoing Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra?
(a) Mukul Jain
(b) Govardhan Singh Thakur
(c) Dinesh Shukla
(d) Rahul Navin
(e) None of the above

Q8. Who has been appointed as the new principal director general (DG) of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) recently?
(a) Rajesh Malhotra
(b) Kishore Kumar Basa
(c) Manish Desai
(d) Gajendra Prosad Roy
(e) None of the above

Q9. Who has been elected as the Chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for the term 2023-2024?
(a) Srinivasan K. Swamy
(b) Yogesh Kumar Mehta
(c) Janardan Prasad
(d) Sabitri Chatterjee
(e) None of the above

Q10. Penguin Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. Who has been named as permanent CEO of Penguin Random House?
(a) Deepak Suthar
(b) Nihar Malaviya
(c) Namit Arora
(d) Vaishali Mathur
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans (d)
Sol. The National Green Tribunal was founded on 18th October 2010.
S2. Ans (b)
Sol. The Centre has announced the appointment of Neelkanth Mishra as the part-time Chairperson of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). Mr. Mishra, known for his expertise in economics and research, currently serves as the Chief Economist of Axis Bank and also holds the position of Head of Global Research at Axis Capital.
In addition to appointing Neelkanth Mishra as the part-time Chairperson, the government has also announced the appointment of two distinguished individuals-Mausam, an Associate Professor & Nilesh Shah, the Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited as part-time Members of the UIDAI.
S3. Ans (a)
Sol. Infosys announces a three-year partnership with global tennis icon Rafael Nadal, appointing him as the brand ambassador and the face of Infosys’ Digital Innovation.This partnership not only marks a milestone for Nadal but also signifies Infosys’ dedication to transforming the tennis landscape through cutting-edge technologies.
S4. Ans (b)
Sol. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOC) recently launched a captivating video conferencing featuring Celebrity Chef Sanjeev Kapoor as a brand ambassador for its Indane XTRATEJ LPG brand.
In a recent event held in Bengaluru, V. Satish Kumar, Marketing Director at Indian Oil, unveiled a brand-new video commercial that highlights the Indane XTRATEJ LPG Brand.
S5. Ans(a)
Sol. Industrialist Anand Mahindra has welcomed Mahindra Singh Dhoni as the cricketer became a brand ambassador of his Swaraj Tractors.
Swaraj Tractors is an Indian tractor manufacturing company headquartered in Mohali, Punjab. It is a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra. Swaraj Tractors was established in 1974 with a mission to be self-reliant and develop India’s first Indigenous tractor.

S6. Ans(b)
Sol. The government appointed Jaya Verma Sinha as the first woman Chairperson of the Railway Board, the top decision-making body for the Ministry of Railways. Ms. Sinha is the first ever woman to head the Board in its 118-year-old history. The Railway Board came into effect in 1905.
She will assume office on or after September 1, and before this she was the Member (Operations and Business Development). She was at the forefront while handling the aftermath of the tragic Balasore accident which killed 291 people. Her tenure will be till August 31, 2024.
S7. Ans(d)
Sol. IRS (Indian Revenue Service) officer Rahul Navin assumed the role of In-Charge Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), succeeding the outgoing Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra.
The official order further stated that the tenure of Sanjay Kumar Mishra as the Director of Enforcement in the Enforcement Directorate concluded on the 15th of September, 2023.
S8. Ans(c)
Sol. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has made significant appointments, including the transfer of Manish Desai, the Central Bureau of Communications (CBC) chief, to lead the Press Information Bureau (PIB).
Manish Desai, a distinguished officer of the Indian Information Service (IIS) since 1989, has taken on several critical roles in his career. He held the position of CBC chief, overseeing the government’s advertising and public communication arm.
S9. Ans(a)
Sol. Srinivasan K. Swamy, the Executive Chairman of R.K. Swamy Hansa Group, has been elected as the Chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for the term 2023-2024.
Srinivasan K. Swamy is a highly regarded figure in the advertising and media world. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations and has held pivotal leadership roles in numerous prominent organizations.
S10. Ans(b)
Sol. Nihar Malaviya has been named as permanent CEO of Penguin Random House, nine months after he was appointed the interim chief executive. Malaviya succeeded Markus Dohle, who departed weeks after a federal judge struck down Penguin Random House’s attempted merger with Simon & Schuster.
Penguin Random House is the world’s largest publisher of consumer books, with over 300 distinct imprints and publishing houses in more than 20 countries.