General Awareness Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2023-26th March

Q1. Who has retained his Asian Billiards title in the 100-up format after defeating his compatriot Brijesh Damani 5-1 in the final held at Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation (QBSF) Academy?
(a) Aditya Mehta
(b) Geet Sethi
(c) Sourav Kothari
(d) Pankaj Advani
(e) None of the above

Q2. Gianni Infantino was re-elected as FIFA president until which of the following year due to his strong financial performance?
(a) 2030
(b) 2027
(c) 2028
(d) 2025
(e) None of the above

Q3. Who displayed a dominant performance and earned his first win at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix of the 2023 Formula One season?
(a) Lewis Hamilton
(b) Max Verstappen
(c) Sergio Perez
(d) Fernando Alonso
(e) None of the above

Q4. Who won season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix 2023?
(a) Sergio Perez
(b) Max Verstappen
(c) Fernando Alonso
(d) Lewis Hamilton
(e) None of the above

Q5. Which of the following football club ended their 6-year trophy drought when they defeated Newcastle United 2-0 to win the Carabao Cup in Wembley?
(a) Manchester United
(b) Southampton
(c) Arsenal
(d) Barcelona
(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. Sergio Ramos announced international football retirement. Sergio Ramos plays for which country?
(a) Sweden
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Spain
(e) None of the above

Q8. Who broke the national record in the men’s long jump in the second AFI National Jumps Competition?
(a) Jeswin Aldrin
(b) Murali Sreeshankar
(c) Avinash Sable
(d) Eldhose Paul
(e) None of the above

Q9. Who won his first title since his milestone U.S. Open triumph by beating Cameron Norrie in straight sets at the Argentina Open tennis Tournament?
(a) Carlos Alcaraz
(b) Holger Rune
(c) Cameron Norrie
(d) M.McDonald
(e) None of the above

Q10. The Indian Premier League (IPL) team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) partnering with which Small Finance Bank as their banking partner for the IPL 2023 season?
(a) Suryodaya Small Finance Bank
(b) Jana Small Finance Bank
(c) AU Small Finance Bank
(d) Equitas Small Finance Bank
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(d)
Sol. Pankaj Advani, the Indian cue sports champion, has retained his Asian Billiards title in the 100-up format after defeating his compatriot Brijesh Damani.

S2. Ans (b)
Sol. Gianni Infantino was re-elected as FIFA president until 2027 by acclamation, after highlighting his strong financial performance as a reason for keeping a CEO in their position for life.

S3. Ans(c)
Sol. Sergio Perez displayed a dominant performance and earned his first win at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix of the 2023 Formula One season.

S4.Ans (b)
Sol. Max Verstappen won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position, leading almost the entire race as he opened the defense of his back-to-back Formula One titles.

S5. Ans(a)
Sol. Manchester United ended their 6-year trophy drought when they defeated Newcastle United 2-0 to win the Carabao Cup in Wembley.

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. Spain’s Sergio Ramos announced international football retirement.

S8. Ans(a)
Sol. Tamil Nadu’s Jeswin Aldrin broke the national record in the men’s long jump in the second AFI National Jumps Competition.

S9. Ans(a)
Sol. Top-seeded Spanish player, Carlos Alcaraz won his first title since his milestone U.S. Open triumph by beating Cameron Norrie in straight sets at the Argentina Open tennis Tournament.

S10. Ans(d)
Sol. The Indian Premier League (IPL) team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) partnering with Equitas Small Finance Bank as their banking partner for the IPL 2023 season.