Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2021
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The rating agency Moody’s has cut the gross domestic product (GDP) forecast of India for FY22 (01 April 2021-31 March 2022) to 9.3 percent. Earlier this rate was projected at 13.7 percent.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. The International Nurses Day is celebrated on May 12, every year to mark the contributions and hard work of nursing staff around the world.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Padmakumar M Nair has been appointed as the CEO of the proposed National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Nomura has cut the GDP growth estimate of India for the current 2021-22 fiscal (FY22) to 10.8 percent from the earlier projection of 12.6 percent.
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. The former U.S. Senator, Bill Nelson, has been sworn in as the 14th administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. The senior most communist leader of Kerala, KR Gouri Amma, who was the first Revenue Minister in the first communist ministry of the state in 1957, has passed away due to age-related ailments. She was 102.
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The theme of 2021 International Nurses Day is ‘Nurses: A Voice to Lead – A vision for future healthcare’.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. A team of researchers from the marine research organisation ProMare with IBM acting as technology partner recently built the world’s first intelligent ship known as the Mayflower 400. The ship is a 15 m-long trimaran, which weighs nine tons and navigates with complete autonomy, is preparing for a transatlantic voyage.
S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Indian and Indonesian Navies conducted Passage Exercise (PASSEX) in the southern Arabian sea with a focus on further improving their interoperability.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Puducherry achieves 100% tap water connection in rural areas under Jal Jeevan Mission. Puducherry has achieved the target of 100% piped water connection in rural areas under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has lost the vote of confidence in the House of Representatives. K P Sharma Oli got 93 votes in his favour while 124 voted against him. In the 275-member House of Representatives, he required at least 136 Votes to win the trust vote in the lower of the House of Representatives.
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd (IREDA) has been conferred with the “Green Urja Award” for being the Leading Public Institution in the Financing Institution for Renewable Energy this year by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. The United Nations has projected that the Indian economy would grow at 10.1 per cent in the calendar year 2022, nearly double the 5.9 per cent growth forecast for the country in the January report.
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Jana Small Finance Bank has announced the launch of the “I choose my number” feature for all its customers across India. This new feature gives the bank’s existing and new customers the option to select their favourite numbers as their savings or current account number.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman BJ Watling has announced he would be retiring from international cricket after the three Tests, including the World Test Championship final against India, on their upcoming England tour.