Current Affairs Revision Quiz – Set 11
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- Hakainde Hichilema has won the Presidential election of which country?
Option D
In Zambia, opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, of the United Party for National Development , has won the 2021 general Presidential election of the country. - How many parameters are there in the Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index) of RBI?
Option A
Parameters of FI-Index: The FI-Index comprises of three parameters, namely- Access (35%), Usage (45%), and Quality (20%) with each of these consisting of various dimensions, which are computed based on a number of indicators. In total there are 97 indicators. - ‘World Humanitarian Day’ is celebrated on _____________
Option C
The World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is observed every year on 19 August to pay tribute to humanitarian personnel and those workers who lost or risked their lives while doing humanitarian service. - Which of the following company has appointed Olympian Saikhom Mirabai Chanu as the brand ambassador for its Nutrilite range of products.
Option B
Direct selling FMCG major Amway India has roped in Olympic silver medalist weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu as brand ambassador for Amway and its Nutrilite range of products in the country. - Harshit Raja is the 69th and newest Grandmaster in Chess for India. He hails from which of the following cities ?
Option B
The 20-year-old Chess player Harshit Raja from Pune, Maharashtra has become the 69th Grandmaster of India in Chess. - Who has won the 2021 Spilimbergo Open chess tournament ?
Option
A 15-year-old young Indian Grandmaster Raunak Sadhwani has won the 19th Spilimbergo Open chess tournament on August 15, 2021 in Italy. - The ‘Small Business Loans Initiative’ has been unveiled in India by which of these companies in collaboration with Indifi?
Option B
Facebook India has launched “Small Business Loans Initiative” in India in partnership with online lending platform Indifi. India is the first country where Facebook is rolling out this programme. - Shanti Lal Jain has been appointed as the MD and CEO of which bank?
Option D
Shanti Lal Jain has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Indian Bank for a period of three years. He will replace Ms. Padmaja Chunduru as MD and CEO of Indian Bank. - Who is the author of the book “India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Present”?
Option A
A new book titled “India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Present” has been released, which has been authored by Indian diplomat Shivshankar Menon, who was the former National Security Adviser of India under Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh (2010-2014). - RBI has changed its accounting year effective from FY22. What is the new accounting year of RBI?
Option D
This year RBI has changed its Accounting year from July-June to April-March to coincide with the accounting year of Government. As a result the accounting year 2020-21 of RBI has only 9 months. - RBI uses which of the following system for Liquidity Management Frameworks?
Option A
Under a “corridor” system – i.e., with a ceiling and a floor rate – the repo rate, that is, the rate at which central banks inject liquidity, works as the policy rate. Such a system would not be efficient when dealing with surplus liquidity because in surplus liquidity conditions, the inter-bank money market rate tends to gravitate towards the reverse-repo rate, or the rate at which central banks absorb liquidity. Therefore, under a ‘corridor’ system, central banks endeavor to keep the system liquidity in deficit. - Where is the headquarters of the “United Nations Institute for Training and Research” (UNITAR) located ?
Option B - “Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana” has been launched by which state for the working journalists of the state?
Option E
The state government of Odisha under Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has declared working journalists of the state as frontline Covid warriors. The state had launched “Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana” for working journalists of the state in 2018. - What is the projected GDP growth rate of Indian economy for 2021-22 as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
Option C
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sharply cut India’s economic growth projection by 300 basis points, from 12.5 percent to 9.5 percent for the financial year 2021-22 (FY22). For FY23 (2022-23), IMF has estimated the gross domestic product (GDP) of India at 8.5 percent. - How many Indian Sites have been recognised by UNESCO as the World Heritage sites?
Option B
India has entered the Super-40 club for World Heritage Site inscriptions, since Dholavira is the 40th treasure in India to get UNESCO’s World Heritage status.