Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2021: 10th April

Current Affairs 10th April 2021 Quiz

Here is the Current Affairs Quiz of 10th April 2021 covering the following topics Headlines: CRPF Valour Day, Great Khali, Madhukranti portal, 2nd Virtual G20 Finance Ministers, RTGS, NEFT.

The Current Affairs section constitutes a major part of General Awareness section in a competitive examination and plays an instrumental role. To supplement your preparation for the General Awareness Section of the upcoming exams like IBPS PO/Clerk Mains, SBI PO Mains and SEBI Grade A Prelims, we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 10th April 2021 covering the following topics Headlines: CRPF Valour Day, Great Khali, Madhukranti portal, 2nd Virtual G20 Finance Ministers, RTGS, NEFT.

Q1. With which country recently, National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL), Department of Space, GoI has signed an MoU for Academic and Research Cooperation?
(a) Russia
(b) Japan
(c) UK
(d) USA
(e) Germany

Q2. Nirmala Sitharaman has attended the 2nd Virtual G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting. Which country is the president of the meeting?
(a) France
(b) Australia
(c) Italy
(d) Spain
(e) England

Q3. RBI has decided to open up which of the following Centralised Payment Systems (CPS) facility for payment system operators?
(a) Cheque Truncation System
(b) Express Cheque Clearing System
(c) Real Time Gross Settlement
(d) National Electronic Fund Transfer
(e) Both c & d

Q4. Central Reserve Police Force Valour Day (Shaurya Diwas) is observed on _______ every year.
(a) 6 April
(b) 7 April
(c) 8 April
(d) 9 April
(e) 10 April

Q5. Who among the following has been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021?
(a) The Great Khali
(b) John Cena
(c) Batista
(d) Shawn Michaels
(e) Kane

Q6. The Reserve Bank of India has announced to conduct the open market purchase of government securities of _______ under the G-sec Acquisition Programme 1.0 in the first quarter of 2021-22.
(a) Rs 5 lakh crore
(b) Rs 4 lakh crore
(c) Rs 3 lakh crore
(d) Rs 2 lakh crore
(e) Rs 1 lakh crore

Q7. The updated version of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s book named ‘Exam Warriors’ was launched. Exam Warriors, first published in _______.
(a) 2019
(b) 2018
(c) 2017
(d) 2016
(e) 2015

Q8. Who among the following has been awarded Devishankar Awasthi Award 2020?
(a) Dinesh Verma
(b) Aman Arora
(c) Rohit Thakur
(d) Ashutosh Bhardwaj
(e) Dinkar Bharti

Q9. India has contributed an additional $500,000 to the United Nations Trust Fund for Counter-Terrorism. The UN Office of Counter-Terrorism, established in ______.
(a) 2006
(b) 2009
(c) 2013
(d) 2015
(e) 2017

Q10. Name the Indian billionaire who has topped the Forbes list of India’s 10 richest billionaires for the year 2021.
(a) Gautam Adani
(b) Shiv Nadar
(c) Mukesh Ambani
(d) Uday Kotak
(e) Ratan Tata

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Union Cabinet recently apprised a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) signed between India and Japan. The MoU was signed between National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) that operates under Department of Space, GoI and the Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere called the RISH that operates under Kyoto University of Japan.

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman participated virtually in the Second G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting under the Italian Presidency to discuss policy responses to global challenges to restore strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth.

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. In a major move in the online payments segments, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to allow payment system operators to take direct membership of Centralised Payment Systems (CPS), such as RTGS and NEFT.

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Valour Day (Shaurya Diwas) is observed on 9 April every year, as a tribute to the brave men of the Force.

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Great Khali has been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021. Standing 7-foot-1 and tipping the scales at 347 pounds, Khali made his titanic presence felt from the moment he first entered the WWE Universe in 2006.

S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has announced to conduct the open market purchase of government securities of Rs 1 lakh crore under the G-sec Acquisition Programme (G-SAP 1.0) in the first quarter of 2021-22.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. The updated version of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s book named ‘Exam Warriors’ was launched. Exam Warriors, first published in 2018.

S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. The famous Devishankar Awasthi Award has been awarded to the prolific Hindi prose, journalist, and critic Ashutosh Bhardwaj. This honour has been given to him for his work ‘Pitra-Vadh’.

S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. India has contributed an additional $500,000 to the United Nations Trust Fund for Counter-Terrorism, taking the country’s donation to the UN office set up to combat terrorism to over $1 million. The UN Office of Counter-Terrorism, established in 2017.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has achieved the top spot in the Forbes list of India’s 10 richest billionaires for the year 2021. The total net worth of Ambani was calculated at USD 84.5 billion.

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