Current Affairs Revision Quiz – Set 22
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- RBI has announced an increase in the incentives given to commercial banks for distribution of coins per bag from September 2021. What will be the new incentive per bag?
Option C
The Reserve Bank of India has increased the incentive that it gives to the banks for the distribution of coins over the counter from Rs 25/bag to Rs 65/bag of coin. This will be effective from September 01, 2021. - Indian-para-athlete Nishad Kumar has won the silver medal in which event at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020?
Option A
India’s Nishad Kumar has clinched a silver medal in the men’s high jump T47 event at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 on August 29, 2021. This is the second medal for India at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics - Dale Steyn has recently announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He represented which country?
Option C
South African cricketer Dale Steyn, who is regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect on August 31, 2021, ending his 20 year long cricket journey. - Which Indian ship participated in the Maiden Maritime Partnership Exercise conducted by the Indian Navy with Algerian Navy recently?
Option E
The Indian Naval Ship, INS Tabar, is on her goodwill visit to number of ports in Africa and Europe since June 2021 till September 2021. As a part of this visit, INS Tabar took part in the Maiden Maritime Partnership Exercise with Algerian Navy, off the Algerian coast, in the Mediterranean Sea. The Algerian Naval Ship ANS Ezzadjer participated in the exercise. - Which of the following company has topped the Rabobank’s 2021 Global Top 20 Dairy Companies list as the world’s largest dairy company?
Option D
French-based dairy company Lactalis has topped the list as the world’s largest dairy company with a turnover of US $23.0 billion - Which bank has recently launched the first-ever floating ATM on a Houseboat in Dal Lake of Srinagar?
Option B
The State Bank of India (SBI) has opened a floating ATM on Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The ATM was inaugurated on August 16, 2021 by SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara, on a Houseboat. - Who is the Managing Director (MD) of Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank)?
Option B
Government has appointed Harsha Bhupendra Bangari as the new Managing Director (MD) of Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank). - The Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2021 (PACS-21) was held at which place?
Option C
The Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2021 (PACS-21) was held in Hawaii, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, from August 30 to September 02, 2021. The theme of the event was “Enduring Cooperation towards Regional Stability” - Who represented India at the World Health Organization- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO-SEARO), 2021?
Option C
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar represented India at the World Health Organization- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO-SEARO) through video-conference on September 07, 2021. This is the 74th Session of the WHO Regional Committee, for South-East Asia, organised from September 6 – September 10, 2021. - Keshav Desiraju who has passed away recently had formerly served at which post in the Union Cabinet?
Option D
Former Union health secretary Keshav Desiraju has passed away, due to “acute coronary syndrome”. He was 66. - What is the Name of E-Comic cum Activity Book launched by the government on accessibility-related issues for Divyangs?
Option A
“Priya -The Accessibility Warrior”– It is an E-Comic cum Activity Book. The book will sensitize the students on accessibility-related issues for Divyangs. - Which of the following city has topped the Safe Cities Index 2021?
Option B
Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark, has been named as the world’s safest city from among 60 global cities, in Safe Cities Index 2021, released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). - ‘Gitega’ is the capital of which country?
Option C
Burundi Currency: Burundian franc - ‘Kathi’ is the folk dance of which Indian state?
Option D
West Bengal - India has been chosen as the Host Nation for the G20 Summit in which of the upcoming years?
Option B
India will hold the G20 presidency from December 1, 2022, and will convene the G20 leaders’ summit in 2023 for the first time.