Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2021- 09th October |

Q1. Which state government will sponsor the Indian Hockey teams for 10 more years after the current sponsorship ends in 2023?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Odisha
(c) Punjab
(d) Haryana
(e) None of the above

Q2. Who has claimed the women’s Long Jump silver medal in the World Athletics U20 Championships?
(a) Anju Bobby George
(b) Nayana James
(c) Seema Punia
(d) Shaili Singh
(e) None of the above

Q3. Who has won the 2021 Barcelona Open chess tournament title?
(a) Vidit Gujarathi
(b) Karthikey Murali
(c) Adhiban Baskaran
(d) S P Sethuraman
(e) None of the above

Q4. India’s Yogesh Kathuniya has clinched the silver medal at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics 2020. He is associated with which of the following sport?
(a) Long Jump
(b) Shot Put
(c) Javelin Throw
(d) Discus Throw
(e) None of the above

Q5. Indian paddler Bhavinaben Patel has claimed the historic silver medal at the 2020 Paralympics Games at Tokyo. She won medal in which of the game?
(a) Long Jump
(b) Table Tennis
(c) Shot Put
(d) Shooting
(e) None of the above

Q6. India’s Mariyappan Thangavelu has won the ______medal in the men’s high jump (T63) at the Tokyo Paralympics.
(a) Silver
(b) Gold
(c) Bronze
(d) Fourth rank
(e) None of the above

Q7. Dale Steyn has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect on August 31, 2021. He played for which country?
(a) New Zealand
(b) England
(c) Australia
(d) South Africa
(e) None of the above

Q8. Who has won the Belgian Grand Prix 2021?
(a) Max Verstappen
(b) Lewis Hamilton
(c) Sebastian Vettel
(d) D.Ricciardo
(e) None of the above

Q9. Who won the silver medal in the men’s javelin throw at Tokyo Paralympics 2020?
(a) Sundar Singh Gurjar
(b) Shivpal Singh
(c) Devendra Jhanjharia
(d) Neeraj Chopra
(e) None of the above

Q10. Who became the first Indian to be part of an NBA title-winning team when his side Sacramento Kings clinched the 2021 NBA Summer League crown?
(a) Vishesh Bhriguvanshi
(b) Princepal Singh
(c) Satnam Singh
(d) Amjyot Singh
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1.Ans(b)
Sol. The Odisha government will sponsor the Indian Hockey teams for 10 more years after the current sponsorship ends in 2023.

S2.Ans(d)
Sol. Shaili Singh claimed the women’s Long Jump silver medal in the World Athletics U20 Championships.

S3.Ans(d)
Sol. In Chess, Indian Grandmaster S P Sethuraman has won the 2021 Barcelona Open chess tournament title.

S4.Ans(d)
Sol. India’s discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya has clinched the silver medal at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics in the men’s Discus Throw F56 final event.

S5.Ans(b)
Sol. In table tennis, Indian paddler Bhavinaben Patel has claimed the historic silver medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games at Tokyo.

S6.Ans(a)
Sol. India’s Mariyappan Thangavelu has won the silver medal in the men’s high jump (T63) at the Tokyo Paralympics.

S7.Ans(d)
Sol. South African cricketer Dale Steyn has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect on August 31, 2021.

S8.Ans(a)
Sol. Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) has been declared the winner of the Belgian Grand Prix 2021.

S9.Ans(c)
Sol. Tokyo Paralympics 2020, India’s greatest paralympian, Devendra Jhajharia won the silver medal in the men’s javelin throw – F46 final event on August 30, 2021.

S10.Ans(b)
Sol. Princepal Singh became the first Indian to be part of an NBA title-winning team when his side Sacramento Kings clinched the 2021 NBA Summer League crown.