Current Affairs - Current Affairs
1.
Name the Indian celebrity who has been chosen as the recipient of the 2021 FIAF Award by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF)?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been chosen as the recipient of the prestigious 2021 FIAF Award by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF).
Category : Awards and Honours
2.
Which company has acquired a 26 percent stake in Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) to become co-promoter and second-largest shareholder of the gas trading platform?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has acquired a 26% equity stake in the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX), through its wholly owned subsidiary NSE Investments.
Category : National
3.
Kiran Bedi has been presented with Baton of Honour by President Ram Nath Kovind in recognition for which service?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Baton of Honor is decorated with the emblem of the Indian Republic. Bedi was recognised for her services to the Union Territory of Puducherry.
Category : Miscellaneous
4.
Where was the International Conference on Multifunctional Electronic Materials & Processing 2021 held?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), Pune is organizing an International Conference on Multifunctional Electronic Materials & Processing 2021.
Category : National
5.
Which Indian celebrity has been listed in the 2021 Young Global Leaders (YGLs) forum by World Economic Forum?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone has joined the Forum of the Young Global Leaders (YGLs) for the year 2021 compiled by the World Economic Forum.
Category : Persons
6.
Which bank has launched the Garima Savings Account for women?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Ujjivan Small Finance Bank announced the launch of Women Savings Account catering to the financial needs of women.
Category : Banking
7.
Which bank has topped the list of "Digital Payment Scorecard" released by Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY)?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has released the list of "Digital Payment Scorecard". In the list, the State Bank of India (SBI) has topped for the third consecutive months.
Category : Banking
8.
Hamed Bakayoko, who has passed away recently was the serving Prime Minister of which country?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The incumbent Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Hamed Bakayoko, has passed away due to cancer. He was 56.
Category : International
9.
Which Indian state has announced that it will bid for the 2048 Olympics?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia pledged to launch a bid for the 2048 Games to mark 100 years of India's independence.
Category : State
10.
Which is the first satellite mission to use two different radar frequencies to measure changes in our planet's surface less than a centimeter across?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
NISAR will be the first satellite mission to use two different radar frequencies (L-band and S-band) to measure changes in our planet's surface less than a centimeter across.
Category : Science
11.
Which nation has launched its military exercise in space?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The France has launched its first military exercise in space to evaluate its ability to defend its satellites and other defense equipment from an attack.
Category : Defence
12.
Which company owns the highest stake in Indian Gas Exchange (IGX)?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), which set up the IGX natural gas trading hub, has 54 percent share holding in IGX.
Category : National
13.
The annual joint military exercise "DUSTLIK II" has kicked off between the Indian army and which country?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The second edition of the India - Uzbekistan joint military exercise "DUSTLIK II" commenced at Foreign Training Node Chaubatia, Ranikhet, Uttrakhand.
Category : International
14.
Which bank has been taken out of the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework by RBI?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank of India has taken the IDBI Bank, out of the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework amid the improving finances of the bank, however it is subjected to certain conditions and continuous monitoring.
Category : Banking
15.
Imran Amin Siddiqui has been appointed as the Executive Director (ED) of which bank?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Imran Amin Siddiqui, the General Manager of state-owned Indian Bank, has been appointed as the Executive Director (ED) of the Bank.
Category : Banking
16.
Which state has launched Swarna Jayanti Nari Sambal Yojana?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Himachal Pradesh CM Jair Ram Thakur has announced a new scheme "Swaran Jayanti Naari Sambal Yojana" from 2021-22.
Category : State
17.
Which bank has launched a range of wearable contactless payment devices under the brand Wear 'N' Pay?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Axis Bank has launched a range of wearable contactless payment devices under the brand Wear 'N' Pay.
Category : Banking
18.
The second edition of the DUSTLIK II joint military exercise has been organized in which place in India?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The second edition of the India - Uzbekistan joint military exercise "DUSTLIK II" commenced at Foreign Training Node Chaubatia, Ranikhet, Uttrakhand.
Category : Defence
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