Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2021: 26th June

Current Affairs 26th June 2021 Quiz

Here is the Current Affairs Quiz of 26th June 2021 covering the following topics Headlines: Delhi Sports University, World Bank, Aarogyam healthcare business loan, Fabindia SBI Card, S&P Projects, 9th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable.

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 26th June 2021 covering the following topics Headlines: Delhi Sports University, World Bank, Aarogyam healthcare business loan, Fabindia SBI Card, S&P Projects, 9th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable.

Q1. The government of India has signed a $32 million loans with which organization for improving healthcare services in Mizoram?
(a) World bank
(b) Asian Development Bank
(c) International Monetary fund
(d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
(e) New Development Bank

Q2. S&P has projected India’s FY22 GDP growth forecast at ____________.
(a) 8.5 %
(b) 9.5 %
(c) 10.5 %
(d) 11.5 %
(e) 12.5 %

Q3. Which Airport has been awarded with Airport Council International (ACI) Director General’s Roll of Excellence honour in Airport Service Quality?
(a) Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
(b) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai
(c) Cochin International Airport, Cochin
(d) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
(e) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad

Q4. UN body has endorsed a multinational project called “Committee on Earth Observation Satellites Coastal Observations, Applications, Services, and Tools (CEOS COAST)”. CEOS COAST Programme is co-led by _______________ and NOAA, US.
(a) NASA
(b) CNSA
(c) Roscosmos
(d) JAXA
(e) ISRO

Q5. With which country, Indian Navy has conducted a Passage Exercise in Indian Ocean Region on 23 June 2021?
(a) Italy
(b) France
(c) Australia
(d) USA
(e) Spain

Q6. Olympic Medallist Karnam Malleswari Appointed First Vice-Chancellor Of Delhi Sports University. Karnam Malleswari is associated with which of the following sport?
(a) Sprinting
(b) Swimming
(c) Weight-Lifting
(d) Volleyball
(e) Hockey

Q7. Which of the following country will host the 9th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable (AMER9)?
(a) China
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Pakistan
(d) India
(e) Bangladesh

Q8. ‘It’s a wonderful Life’ is a book authored by who among the following?
(a) Arundhati Roy
(b) Ruskin Bond
(c) Vikram Seth
(d) Salman Rushdie
(e) Jhumpa Lahiri

Q9. World Vitiligo Day is observed on __________to build global awareness about vitiligo.
(a) June 21
(b) June 22
(c) June 23
(d) June 24
(e) June 25

Q10. Name the subsonic cruise missile, which was recently test-fired by DRDO from an Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha’s Balasore.
(a) BrahMos
(b) Nirbhay
(c) BrahMos II
(d) Naag
(e) Agni VI

Q11. Australian swimmer _________ breaks the 100-meter backstroke world record at the South Australian Aquatic Centre with a time of 57.45 seconds.
(a) Cate Campbell
(b) Leisel Jones
(c) Emily Seebohm
(d) Regan Smith
(e) Kaylee McKeown

Q12. Which of the following bank has launched the Aarogyam healthcare business loan to provide enhanced support to the healthcare sector amid the pandemic?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Central Bank of India
(c) Bank of Baroda
(d) Canara Bank
(e) Punjab National Banks

Q13. The renowned software developer and the creator of the McAfee antivirus software has passed away. Name that software pioneer?
(a) Kim McAfee
(b) Charles McAfee
(c) Nick McAfee
(d) John McAfee
(e) Gorge McAfee

Q14. Which bank has launched the ‘Pay Your Contact’ payment feature to enable its customers to send money using the beneficiary’s mobile number?
(a) Axis Bank
(b) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) HDFC Bank
(e) Yes Bank

Q15. International Maritime Organization (IMO) celebrates the annual Day of the Seafarer (DoS) on ________ each year.
(a) June 25
(b) June 24
(c) June 23
(d) June 22
(e) June 21

Solutions

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Government of India, Government of Mizoram and the World Bank have signed a $32 million Mizoram Health Systems Strengthening Project to improve management capacity and quality of health services in Mizoram, particularly for the benefit of under-served areas and vulnerable groups.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. S&P Global Ratings on 24th June cut India’s growth forecast for the current fiscal to 9.5 per cent, from 11 per cent earlier, and warned of risk to the outlook from further waves of COVID pandemic.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Cochin International Airport (CIAL) won Airport Council International (ACI) Director General’s Roll of Excellence honour in Airport Service Quality.

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. CEOS COAST Programme is co-led by ISRO and NOAA from US. This Programme aims to improve accuracy of coastal data on the basis of satellite and land-based observations.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. India and USA are conduct Passage Naval Exercise on 23 June 2021. Indian naval ships will carry maritime patrol & other aircraft to participate the exercise with US Navy’s Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group during its transit through Indian Ocean Region.

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Delhi government appointed former Olympic medalist weightlifter Karnam Malleswari as the first Vice-Chancellor of Delhi Sports University.

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. International Energy Forum (IEF) announced that India has agreed to host the 9th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable (AMER9).

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indian British author Ruskin Bond authored a new book titled ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is published by Aleph Book Company.

S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. World Vitiligo Day is observed on June 25 to build global awareness about vitiligo. Vitiligo is a skin disorder leading to loss of colour in the skin creating a variety of patterns on the skin from loss of pigment.

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired the subsonic cruise missile ‘Nirbhay’ on June 24, 2021, from an Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha’s Balasore.

S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown breaks the 100-meter backstroke world record at the South Australian Aquatic Centre with a time of 57.45 seconds from the previous mark of 57.57 seconds set by American Regan Smith in 2019.

S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. The State Bank of India (SBI) has launched the Aarogyam healthcare business loan to provide enhanced support to the healthcare sector amid the pandemic.

S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. British-American Software pioneer, John David McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus software, has passed away.

S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMBL) has launched an innovative payment feature called ‘Pay Your Contact’, for its customers, on its mobile banking app.

S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) celebrates the annual Day of the Seafarer (DoS) on June 25 each year to pay respect to Seafarers and sailors who help the entire world function by conducting sea transport.

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