Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2021
Solutions
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. India’s Tejaswini Shankar Wins Consecutive High Jump Titles In USA. Representing Kansas State University, India’s Tejaswini Shankar won back-to-back men’s high jump titles in the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Manhattan, USA. Shankar is the third Indian to compete in the highly competitive USA circuit, the breeding ground for many US track and field Olympians.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Haryana Declares Black Fungus A Notified Disease Black Fungus declared Notified Disease in Haryana. The COVID-19 pandemic in India has catalysed the spread of black fungus or mucormycosis, which can disfigure people even when it is not fatal. Declaring a disease notifiable helps collate information and lets authorities monitor the disease and set off early warnings.
S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. International Invincible Gold Medal of this year has been conferred on Union Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. Maharshi Organisation’s worldwide president Dr Tony Nader, said, Dr. Nishank has been recognised for his extraordinary commitment and outstanding service to humanity through his writings, social and illustrious public life.
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, Punjab has designed an eco-friendly cremation cart amid the rise in the Covid-19 cases. The cart is fitted with stainless steel insulation for ensuring no heat loss and less wood consumption. The cart has been developed in collaboration with the company Cheema Boilers Limited.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Miss Mexico Andrea Meza has been crowned the 69th Miss Universe during a three-hour televised competition held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood in Florida.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Satav passed away. 46-year-old Satav was elected to Rajya Sabha in March last year, for what was his first term in the upper house. He has also served as a Lok Sabha MP from 2014 to 2019 from the Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra and has been a legislator in the Maharashtra Assembly.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. World AIDS Vaccine Day, (also known as HIV Vaccine Awareness Day), is observed annually on May 18 to promote the continued urgent need for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and AIDS.
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. The theme of International Museum Day 2021: “The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine”. It is coordinated by the International Council of Museums (ICOM).
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. India lost the ONGC Videsh Ltd-discovered Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf after Iran awarded a contract for developing the giant gas field to a local company.
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Suzuki Motorcycle India has appointed Satoshi Uchida as the new Company Head. He has replaced Koichiro Hirao as part of Suzuki Motor Corporation’s global revamp.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. Google Cloud and SpaceX signed a deal for providing internet service through Starlink satellite.
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) is building a next-generation Digital Financial Infrastructure named National Digital Financial Infrastructure (NADI).
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Los Angeles Lakers legend, Kobe Bryant has been posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. The International Museum Day is celebrated on 18 May, since 1977, to raise awareness about the fact that “Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples”.
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Former Saurashtra pacer and BCCI referee, Rajendrasinh Jadeja has died due to COVID-19. He was one of the finest right-arm medium pacers and a remarkable all-rounder.
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