GA Revision for Banking and Other Exams – 1047

1. Which Indian is among the tax experts from around the world to be appointed as a member of the UN tax committee in July 2021?
   A) Kritika Mehra
   B) Rasmi Ranjan Das
   C) Kanika Kamra
   D) Shruti Pawar Mehta
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Rasmi Ranjan Das, a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, has been appointed as a member of the UN tax committee for the 2021 to 2025 term. Das is among the tax experts from around the world who has been appointed as a member of the UN tax committee.

   
   
2. A new species of Cricket named ‘Indimimus jayanti’ was found in which state?
   A) Chhattisgarh
   B) Madhya Pradesh
   C) Uttar Pradesh
   D) Uttarakhand
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: a new species of Cricket named ‘Indimimus jayanti’ was found in the Kurra caves ofChhattisgarh. The new species was named after Professor Jayant Biswas, one of the leading cave explorers in the country.

   
   
3. Where is the HQ of IRDA?
   A) Lucknow
   B) Mumbai
   C) Chennai
   D) Hyderabad
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) is the regulatory body in India that governs both Life insurance and General insurance companies.

   
   
4. Which of the following won the prestigious UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2021 for ‘enabling education of persons with disabilities through technology-enabled inclusive learning materials, with a specific focus on Indian Sign language-based content’ in an award function organised at UNESCO’s New Delhi office?
   A) NASSCOM
   B) NIOS
   C) CBSE
   D) ICSE
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) of India won the prestigious UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2021 for ‘enabling education of persons with disabilities through technology-enabled inclusive learning materials, with a specific focus on Indian Sign language-based content’ in an award function organised at UNESCO’s New Delhi office.

   
   
5. Which of the following banks created history in August 2015 by launching India’s first Mobile App for Bank Account opening?
   A) Axis Bank
   B) Federal Bank
   C) South Indian Bank
   D) HDFC Bank
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: In August 2015, creating history, Federal Bank launched India’s first Mobile App for Bank Account Opening. Bank introduced this unique facility of Mobile based Bank Account Opening as an upgrade to FedBook, its e-Passbook App. With the new avatar of FedBook, anyone having an Aadhaar Card and PAN Card, can open a Savings Bank Account and get their Account Number instantly using a mobile from anywhere.

   
   
6. Which sports organization has launched its own player-oriented web-based engagement platform, the ‘Heroes Connect’ in its bid to curate a detailed database of the players?
   A) All India Football Federation
   B) Badminton Association of India
   C) Indian Olympic Association
   D) Indian Hockey Federation
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Hockey India has launched its own player-oriented web-based engagement platform, the ‘Heroes Connect’ in its bid to curate a detailed database of the players who have represented the country in both men and women’s game.

   
   
7. Bharti Airtel owned satellite communications company OneWeb, confirmed the launch of how many new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites?
   A) 36
   B) 45
   C) 30
   D) 42
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Bharti Airtel owned satellite communications company OneWeb, confirmed the launch of 36 new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites. The launch is part of OneWeb’s ‘five to 50’ programme, which is meant to bring satellite-based broadband Internet to countries like the UK, Alaska, US, Northern Europe, Greenland, Iceland, the Arctic seas, and Canada. The company has said that its services will start from 2022.

   
   
8. Pm Modi along with which other politics personality was listed in the Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of the year, according to the list released by the magazine?
   A) Smriti Irani
   B) Amit Shah
   C) Narendra Singh Tomar
   D) Mamta Banerjee
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and the chief executive officer of the Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune Adar Poonawalla were listed in the Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of the year, according to the list released by the magazine.

   
   
9. Which insurance company has changed its name and added Niva with the name removing the earlier brand name from it?
   A) Max Bupa Health Insurance
   B) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
   C) HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
   D) Universal Sompo General Insurance Company
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Standalone health insurer Max Bupa Health Insurance, backed by private equity firm True North and Bupa, has rebranded itself to Niva Bupa Health Insurance.

   
   
10. Where is the Thattekkad bird sanctuary located?
    A) Andhra Pradesh
    B) Odisha
    C) Kerala
    D) Tamil Nadu
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    

    
    
11. Nitin Rakesh and Jerry Wind have won the prestigious International Business Book of the Year Award for 2021 for their which of the following book?
    A) Transformation in Times of Crisis
    B) History 1900-A story to remember
    C) A situation to fight
    D) Translation of Covid 19
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Notion Press authors Nitin Rakesh and Jerry Wind have won the prestigious International Business Book of the Year Award for 2021 for their recently launched book Transformation in Times of Crisis, published by Notion Press.

    
    
12. Which of the following is a Money Market Instrument?
    A) Debt
    B) Equity
    C) Bankers’ Acceptances
    D) Derivatives
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Bankers’ Acceptances is Money Market Instrument; Rest all are Capital Market Instrument.

    
    
13. Who has taken over as acting president of the Olympic Council of Asia after Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, former President, appeals a guilty verdict in a Swiss forgery trial?
    A) Vikram Singhal
    B) Raghuvir Prasad Maurya
    C) Vikram Seth
    D) Raja Randhir Singh
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: India’s Raja Randhir Singh has taken over as acting president of the Olympic Council of Asiaafter Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, former President, appeals a guilty verdict in a Swiss forgery trial.

    
    
14. Which is the latest country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA), an initiative of India aimed at promoting renewable energy and sustainable development?
    A) Sweden
    B) Denmark
    C) Netherlands
    D) Canada
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Leading European nation Sweden has ratified the framework agreement for the International Solar Alliance, an initiative of India aimed at promoting renewable energy and sustainable development.

    
    
15. Who was appointed as chairman of Magma FinCorp Limited?
    A) Adar Poonawalla
    B) Laxmi Mittal
    C) Vijay Deshwal
    D) Ajay Bhutada
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Magma Fincorp Ltd announced a series of leadership changes, including appointment of Adar Poonawalla as the chairman of the company.