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Dear Readers, Daily Current Affairs Questions Quiz for SBI, IBPS, RBI, RRB, SSC Exam 2021 of 31st December 2021. Daily GK quiz online for bank & competitive exam. Here we have given the Daily Current Affairs Quiz based on the previous days Daily Current Affairs updates. Candidates preparing for IBPS, SBI, RBI, RRB, SSC Exam 2021 & other competitive exams can make use of these Current Affairs Quiz.
1) Atal Innovation Mission NITI Aayog has released which edition of ‘Innovations for You’- a compendium of innovations focused on agriculture featuring 70 startups supported by AIM?
(a)First
(b)Second
(c)Third
(d)Fourth
(e)Fifth
2) The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 23 projects in which state?
(a)Uttarakhand
(b)Sikkim
(c)Odisha
(d)Rajasthan
(e)Jharkhand
3) India has welcomed which country as the fourth new member of BRICS New Development Bank?
(a)Maldives
(b)Egypt
(c)Singapore
(d)Poland
(e)South Korea
4) Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo President of which of the following country has suspended recently?
(a)Nigeria
(b)Uzbekistan
(c)Somalia
(d)Zimbabwe
(e)Finland
5) The Chief Minister of which state has launched the ‘Kaushal Rozgar Nigam portal’?
(a)Haryana
(b)Punjab
(c)Maharashtra
(d)Telangana
(e)Gujarat
6) The Reserve Bank of India’s half-yearly stress tests has indicated the Gross Non-Performing Asset may climb from 8.1 percent to _________percent by September 2022.
(a)9.0
(b)8.5
(c)9.5
(d)10.0
(e)10.5
7) Who has been appointed as the Securities Exchange Board of India’s Advisory Committee on Mutual Funds?
(a)Aarti Krishnan
(b)Monika Mittal
(c)Vijaya C Daga
(d)Amit Khare
(e)Amitabh Chaudhury
8) The Reserve Bank of India has extended the relaxation provided for operation ofcustomer accounts of regulatedentities till which date?
(a) January 31, 2022
(b) February 28, 2022
(c) April 30, 2022
(d) March 31, 2022
(e) June 30, 2022
9) ITC Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division have collaborated with which scheme of India to launch the ‘ITC Sustainability Innovation Challenge?
(a)Invest India
(b)NIPUN Bharat mission
(c)Digital India
(d)AMRUT
(e)UJALA
10) Who among the following has been appointed as the brand ambassador of PETA?
(a)Alia Bhatt
(b)Akshya Kumar
(c)Shah Rukh Khan
(d)Ajaya Devgan
(e)Rajanikant
11) Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer in state-run Energy Efficiency Services?
(a)Radhika Jha
(b)Ridhika Misra
(c)Tarun Misra
(d)Monika Jha
(e)Sonika Jha
12) Who among the following has been appointed as theDirector Generaland the CEO of Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs?
(a)Praveen Kumar
(b)Arjun Kumar
(c)Sunil Kumar
(d)Praveen Patel
(e)Prajwal Patel
13) Which company has announced the appointment of ace actors Vijay Raaz and Varun Sharma as its brand ambassadors?
(a)Easy My Trip
(b)Make My Trip
(c)GoIbibo
(d)Dream11
(e)Make11
14) Who among the following has been appointed as MD and CEO of Equitas Small Finance Bank?
(a) Vasudevan Narasimhan
(b)MK Narasingham
(c)Sk Narasingham
(d)Sunil Narasingham
(e)None of These
15) Rajnath Singh has laid the foundation stone of the Defense Technology and Test Center and Brah Mos manufacturing center in which of the following city?
(a)Lucknow
(b)Hyderabad
(c)Bhubaneswar
(d)New Delhi
(e)Chandigarh
16) Which among of the following country has launched its third and final demonstration of the Angara A5 rocket?
(a)France
(b)Russia
(c)UK
(d)Australia
(e)USA
17) Russia has launched which of the following nuclear powered icebreaker?
(a)Sibir
(b)Kabir
(c)Kabil
(d)Mobil
(e)Tobil
18) The Center for Economics and Business Research has predicted that the Indian economy would regain at which position from France in 2022?
(a)Fifth
(b)Sixth
(c)Fourth
(d)Third
(e)Seventh
19) In Hockey, which of the following state has crowned the winners of the 11th Junior National Men’s Championship?
(a)Uttar Pradesh
(b)Madhya Pradesh
(c)Rajasthan
(d)Jharkhand
(e)Odisha
20) Edward O. Wilson, who dubbed the “modern-day Darwin” Passed away. He was related to which field?
(a)Naturalist
(b)Psychologist
(c)Physiologist
(d)Environmentalist
(e)Sportsman
Answers :
1) Answer: B
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) NITI Aayog has released the second edition of – ‘Innovations for You’- a compendium of innovations focused on agriculture featuring 70 startups supported byAtal incubation Centers (AICs) of AIM and ‘The Ingenious Tinkerers’ – a compendium on theinnovations on technology featuring 41 innovations from Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL) of India. As the nation rejoices the AzadikaAmritMahotsav – 75th Year of Independence, both the booksare celebration of the success stories of young innovators of India.
2) Answer: A
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 23 projects worth over Rs 17500 crore in Uttarakhand.He laid the foundation stone of the Lakhwar Multipurpose Project which was first conceived in 1976 and was pending for many years. He inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of Rs 8700 crore road sector projects.
3) Answer: B
India has welcomed Egypt as the fourth new member of BRICS New Development Bank. The External Affairs Ministry ,ArindamBagchi, Bangladesh, UAE, and Uruguay joined in September this year. Mr. Bagchi, membership expansion enables New Development Bank to position itself as a premier development institution for emerging economies. The New Development Bank aims to mobilize resources for development projects in BRICS, emerging economies, and developing countries.
4) Answer: C
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has suspended the Prime Minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble who is facing allegations of involvement in the theft of land.MrFarmajostated , suspension of the Prime Minister pending the outcome of an investigationinto the corruption allegations.
5) Answer: A
The Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar has launched the ‘Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam portal’ and announced to set up the Atal Park, Smriti Kendra in Gurugram, Haryana.It aims to deploy contractual manpower and manpower of outsourced category services in Government Departments, Boards, Corporations, Statutory Entities, State Universities, and Other Agencies owned and controlled by the State Government.
6) Answer: C
The RBI’s half-yearly stress tests indicate that Gross Non-Performing Asset may climb from 8.1 percent to 9.5 percent by September 2022.This has increased from 6- year low of 6.9 percent in September this year. However, the bad loans would still be in single digits even in a worst-case scenario.
7) Answer: A
Aarati Krishnan, has been inducted as a member of the Securities Exchange Board of India’s Advisory Committee on Mutual Funds.The committee, chaired by Usha Thorat, former Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India,advises SEBI on matters related to mutual fund regulation to ensure investor protection, development of the industry and disclosure requirements. It suggests measures required to be taken to render the legal framework for mutual funds transparent and simple for investors and constituents.
8) Answer: D
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the relaxation it provided for operation ofcustomer accounts of regulated entities where periodic updation of KYC (know your customer) isdue and pending as on date, from December 31, 2021, till March 31, 2022. RBI informed no restrictions on operations of such accounts shall be imposed till March 31, 2022, for the aforementioned reason alone, unless warranted under instructions of any regulator/enforcement agency/court of law, etc.
9) Answer: A
ITC Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division (PSPD) has collaborated with Invest India to launch the ‘ITC Sustainability Innovation Challenge’ to support innovative start-up ideas on sustainable packaging and smart waste management solutions.It will enable ITC-PSPD to leverage on the country’s rich start-up repertoire as well as provide support to the start-up ecosystem.
10) Answer: A
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has named Bollywood star Alia Bhatt its 2021 Person of the Year. Alia has been involved in animal welfare activities and regularly voices out the need for stronger animal protection laws.
11) Answer: A
RadhikaJha, Indian Administrative Service cadre 2002, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer in state-run Energy Efficiency Services (EESL). Among others, Ramesh Pallakonda, chairman of Rajasthan’s power distribution company, and Harpreet Singh Pruthi, executive director at Indian Railways, were also in contention for the post.
12) Answer: A
Govt of India has approved the appointment of Praveen Kumar, IAS (Retd.), to the post ofDirector General &Chief Executive Officer (DG & CEO), Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs(IICA).
13) Answer: A
EaseMyTrip, announced the appointment of ace actors Vijay Raaz and Varun Sharma as its brand ambassadors. This is the first time EaseMyTrip has appointed any brand ambassadors & also, this is the first time, when Vijay Raaz and Varun Sharma are coming together as a duo for any brand campaign.
14) Answer: A
Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited board of directors has approved the proposal for re-appointment of VasudevanPathangiNarasimhan (PN) as the MD & CEO for three years, witheffect from July 23, 2022, up to July 22, 2025.
15) Answer: A
The Defense minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of the Defense Technology and Test Center and BrahMos manufacturing center that will be established by the Defense Research andDevelopment Organization (DRDO) in Lucknow.
16) Answer: B
Russia has launched its third and final demonstration of its new heavy-class flight of the Angara A5 rocket.It is being developed and built by the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center in Moscow, Russia and is intended to replace several existing launch vehicles. It was the third launch of the new rocket after its maiden voyage in 2014.
17) Answer: A
Russia has launched a new nuclear powered icebreaker ‘Sibir’ that will contribute to the rapidly growing fleet of lethal icebreakers to keep the Northern Sea Route open for year-round shippingthrough the Arctic enabling wider presence of India in the region. During the 21st edition of the India-Russia summit held on December 6, the Indian Side also expressed its interest in collaborating with Russia on the Northern Sea Route.
18) Answer: B
The Center for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) from the United Kingdom has predicted that the Indian economy will regain sixth position from France in 2022 and become the third-largest economy in 2031. CEBR, one of the UK’s leading economics consultancies, in its annual World Economic League Table also predicted that China will overtake the US in 2030, two years later than forecast a year ago. Over the next 15 years, India will see an improvement in its ranking in the World Economic League Table (WELT), rising from 7th place in 2021 to be the world’s third-largest economy in 2036. The world economy is set to surpass $100 trillion for the first time in 2022.
19) Answer: A
In Hockey, Uttar Pradesh were crowned the winners of the 11th Junior National Men’sChampionship following a 3-1 victory over Chandigarh in the final at Kovilpatti, Tamil NaduTournament top-scorer ShardaNandTiwari opened the scoring for Uttar Pradesh.In the 3rd/4th place playoff match, Odisha edged out Haryana 3-2 in a closely contested affair to clinch the third place in the competition.
20) Answer: A
Edward O. Wilson, a US naturalist dubbed the “modern-day Darwin” Passed away at the age of92.
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