04 अगस्त 2021 Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2021: Indian Bank, Biotech-PRIDE, Tokyo Olympics 2020, Dukandar Overdraft Scheme, Armenia, SIM Binding, NISAR Satellite.

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. The ISRO-NASA Joint Mission NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite, which aims to measure changes in the earth’s surface globally using advanced radar images, is scheduled to be launched in early 2023.

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a new and enhanced security feature for its YONO and YONO Lite apps, called ‘SIM Binding’, to protect customers from various digital frauds.

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. Nikol Pashinyan has been re-appointed as the prime minister of Armenia by President Armen Sarkissian on August 02, 2021.

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Chief of the Myanmar military, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has taken over as the interim prime minister of the country.

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. HDFC Bank announced the launch of an overdraft facility for small retailers in partnership with CSC SPV. Known as ‘Dukandar Overdraft Scheme’.

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bhubaneswar has become the first Indian city to achieve 100 per cent COVID-19 vaccination.

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs outshone a field of unusual suspects to claim a shock Olympic gold in the men’s 100 metres, breaking retired Jamaican star Usain Bolt’s 13-year hold on the blue-riband event.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Elaine Thompson-Herah led a Jamaican sweep in the women’s 100 meters at the Tokyo Summer Games, capturing gold in an Olympic-record time of 10.61 seconds.

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Germany’s Alexander Zverev beats Russian Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-1 to win the men’s singles gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. United States clinched an exhilarating 1-0 extra-time win over defending champion Mexico to claim a seventh CONCACAF Gold Cup.

S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. Operation Blue Freedom was launched in 2019 by CLAW Global, a team of former Special Forces Operatives of the Indian Army and the Indian Navy.

S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology is Jitendra Singh.

S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. Italian luxury brand Bvlgari has appointed actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas as global brand ambassador.

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 50.35 lakh on Janalaxmi Co-operative Bank, Nashik for non-compliance with certain regulatory requirements.

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Indian Bank has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) – an initiative of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay – for extending exclusive credit facilities to startups and MSMEs.