Current Affairs Revision Quiz

Current Affairs Revision Quiz – Set 8

Current Affairs Revision Quiz – Set 8

This post contains current affairs quiz for the revision of candidates appearing for upcoming bank exams. Click on the submit button at the end of the quiz to check your score.

  1. Asian Development Bank has approved a USD _____________loan for rural roads projects in Maharashtra .
    Option C
    The Manila-based Asian Development Bank has approved a USD 300 million loan as additional financing for the ongoing Maharashtra Rural Connectivity Improvement Project for upgrading rural roads and connecting remote areas with markets.

     

  2. World Biofuel Day) is observed every year on ______________.
    Option B
    The Day is being observed by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas since 2015.

     

  3. Who has won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2021 .
    Option A
    Esteban Ocon (Alpine-Renault/ France) has won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2021, held on August 01, 2021 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Hungary.

     

  4. Which bank has launched an app-based digital-lending platform named ‘Digital Prayaas’ for small entrepreneurs.
    Option D
    The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has launched an app-based digital-lending platform named ‘Digital Prayaas’, to sanction loans to entrepreneurs from low-income groups.

     

  5. The DRDO successfully test-fired India’s first Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile, off Odisha Coast. What is the name of Missile ?
    Option D
    The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired medium range subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, off Odisha coast, on August 11, 2021. Nirbhay is India’s first Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM).

     

  6. What is the rank of India in the Global Youth Development Index 2020 , released by the Commonwealth Secretariat in London?
    Option B
    India has been placed at 122 spot among 181 countries on 2020 Global Youth Development Index, released by the Commonwealth Secretariat in London . The triennial rankings of youth development measures the extent to which young people are engaged to contribute beneficially in their societies, and empowered by enabling policies and tools.

     

  7. Dr Balaji Tambe, who has passed away recently. He was a well known _________.
    Option D
    Well-known spiritual leader, Ayurvedacharya, and proponent of Yoga, Dr Balaji Tambe, has passed away, after a brief illness. He was 81.

     

  8. India’s first Heart Failure Biobank has been set up in _________.
    Option E

     

  9. What is the current Policy Repo Rate?
    Option A

     

  10. Who is the author of the book ‘The Earthspinner’.
    Option C
    Award-winning novelist Anuradha Roy’s new book titled ‘The Earthspinner’, will be released on September 03, 2021. The book will be published by Hachette India.

     

  11. The eNagar mobile application and portal has been launched by which state to provide a digitally centralized solution for citizen-centric services?
    Option C
    In Gujarat, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani launched eNagar mobile application and portal, for providing online end to end citizen centric services.

     

  12. How much amount of monetary penalty will be levied by RBI on ATMs/WLAs in case they remain cash-out for more than 10 hours in a month?
    Option C
    In the case where any of the ATM is cash-out for more than 10 hours in a month, a penalty of Rs. 10,000 per ATM will be levied.

     

  13. The Balphakram National Park is located in the state of ___________
    Option B

     

  14. Swaythling Cup is associated with which sports?
    Option D

     

  15. The Geographical Indications (GI) item ‘Raja Mircha’ (King Chilli) has been exported to London for the 1st time . The King Chilli is GI-tagged item of which state?
    Option A
    A batch of ‘Raja Mircha,’ also known as king chilli, from Nagaland was exported to London through Guwahati by air for the first time on July 28, 2021, giving a big boost to exports of Geographical Indications (GI) items from the north-eastern region.

     

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