Current Affairs Revision Quiz – Set 23
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- What is the enhanced maximum per transaction limit for online fund transfer under the Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility Scheme, as per RBI?
Option C
The Reserve Bank of India has increased the limit of fund transfer under the Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility Scheme from Rs 50,000 per transaction to Rs 2 lakh per transaction. - The Army Sports Institute (ASI) in Pune has recently been renamed after which sports personality?
Option A
Raksha Mantri, Shri Rajnath Singh visited the Army Sports Institute (ASI), Pune and he named the Army Sports Institute stadium as “Neeraj Chopra Stadium”. - The BRICS Agricultural Research Platform (BRICS- ARP) has been housed at which place?
Option C
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh has announced the operationalization of the BRICS Agricultural Research Platform (BRICS- ARP) for strengthening the cooperation of BRICS member nations in the field of agricultural research & innovations. The BRICS- Agricultural Research Platform has been prepared and set up in India. The Coordinating Centre of the BRICS Agricultural Research Platform is housed at NASC Complex, Pusa, New Delhi. - The #FollowPaymentDistancing campaign has been launched by which entity?
Option D
RuPay has launched a strategic campaign titled – #FollowPaymentDistancing to promote and encourage contactless payments among customers. - Yogesh Kathuniya has claimed silver medal for India in which event at Paralympics 2020?
Option A
India’s discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya has clinched silver medal at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics in the men’s Discus Throw F56 final event. Yogesh claimed the second spot with a throw of 44.38m. - Stuart Binny, who has recently announced his retirement from cricket, played for which country?
Option D
Indian all-rounder Stuart Binny has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on August 30, 2021. - What is the total Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation made by IMF to India?
Option D
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has made an allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) 12.57 billion to India. (approx USD 17.86 billion). With this, the total SDR holding of India has gone upto SDR 13.66 billion (equivalent to around USD 19.41 billion). - What is the rank of India in the Hurun India Future Unicorn List 2021 ?
Option C
Hurun Research Institute has released the Hurun India Future Unicorn List 2021, as per which India is the third largest Unicorn/startup ecosystem in the world. - Who represented India at the Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2021 (PACS-21)?
Option D
From India, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) attended PACS-21. He was nominated as the Dean for the Symposium. - Who is the author of the book “The Dream of Revolution: A Biography of Jayaprakash Narayan” ?
Option D
A new book titled “The Dream of Revolution: A Biography of Jayaprakash Narayan”, written by historian Bimal Prasad and author Sujata Prasad, will be released on August 23, 2021. The new book will be published by the Penguin Random House India. - Eminent __________writer Buddhadeb Guha, has passed away after a massive cardiac arrest.
Option D
Eminent Bengali writer Buddhadeb Guha, has passed away after a massive cardiac arrest. He was 85. Guha was the author of many notable works such as “Madhukari” (Honey Gatherer), “Koeler Kachhe” (Near the Koel bird) and “Sobinoy Nibedon” (Humble Offering). - Who has been appointed as the joint secretary in the Ministry of Cooperation?
Option C
Abhay Kumar Singh has been appointed as joint secretary in the Ministry of Cooperation. This ministry was recently formed with an aim to strengthen the cooperative movement in the country. - What is the name given to the mission undertaken by Indian government for evacuating its citizens from Taliban occupied Afghanistan?
Option C
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has given a name to India’s complex mission of evacuating its citizens from war-torn Afghanistan, as ‘Operation Devi Shakti’. - Where is the “Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications” (SWIFT) headquartered ?
Option E
SWIFT is a cooperative society under Belgian law, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium . - What is the currency of Croatia ?
Option A
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