Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2021- 13th December

Q1. According to the latest report by the World Bank titled ‘World Bank’s Remittance Prices Worldwide Database’. What country is became the world’s largest recipient of recipient of remittances by receiving USD 87 billion in 2021?
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) Mexico
(d) India
(e) None of the above

Q2. The world’s most advanced aircraft on the ground and in the air has been concluded recently in which of the country?
(a) UAE
(b) France
(c) India
(d) Japan
(e) None of the above

Q3. Which of the following country’s navy successfully test-fired the ‘Zircon’ Hypersonic Cruise Missile?
(a) England
(b) Australia
(c) Russian
(d) Canada
(e) None of the above

Q4. Sheikh Sabah Al Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah has been appointed the new Prime Minister of which of the country?
(a) UAE
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Kuwait
(d) Israel
(e) None of the above

Q5. Which of the following has once again been named the world’s most important bank to the health of the wider financial system, according to the Financial Stability Board (FSB)’s latest annual ranking of top lenders by global regulators?
(a) Citi Group
(b) Morgan Stanley
(c) BNP Paribas
(d) JPMorgan Chase
(e) None of the above

Q6. World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 as Omicron. From which country the first case was reported to World Health Organisation of new variant?
(a) Botswana
(b) Denmark
(c) South Africa
(d) Nigeria
(e) None of the above

Q7. Which country is soon going to get the world’s first floating city, to deal with the problem of floods due to rising sea levels?
(a) Philippines
(b) South Korea
(c) Japan
(d) Vietnam
(e) None of the above

Q8. Sudan’s removed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was reappointed after signing a political declaration to end the current political crisis. What is the capital of Sudan?
(a) Khartoum
(b) Cairo
(c) Addis Ababa
(d) Nairobi
(e) None of the above

Q9. Which country officially became a part of the new Nuclear Powered Submarine defence alliance with the United Kingdom and the United States after signing a deal with the countries?
(a) Japan
(b) India
(c) Australia
(d) Israel
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which country has announced that the country is planning to build the world’s first “Bitcoin City”?
(a) Germany
(b) Canada
(c) Nicaragua
(d) El Salvador
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1.Ans(d)
Sol. According to the latest report by the World Bank titled ‘World Bank’s Remittance Prices Worldwide Database’, India became the world’s largest recipient of remittances by receiving USD 87 billion in 2021.

S2.Ans(a)
Sol. The show also features more than 160 of the world’s most advanced aircraft on the ground and in the air.

S3.Ans(c)
Sol. Russian Navy successfully test-fired the ‘Zircon’ Hypersonic Cruise Missile from Frigate – Admiral Gorshkov warship, which rightly hit the test target placed in the Russian Arctic waters.

S4.Ans(c)
Sol. Sheikh Sabah Al Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah has been appointed the new Prime Minister of Kuwait.

S5.Ans(d)
Sol. JPMorgan Chase has once again been named the world’s most important bank to the health of the wider financial system, according to the latest annual ranking of top lenders by global regulators. The Financial Stability Board (FSB).

S6.Ans(c)
Sol. World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 as Omicron. New COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 was first reported to WHO from South Africa on 24 November 2021.

S7.Ans(b)
Sol. South Korea is soon going to get the world’s first floating city, to deal with the problem of floods due to rising sea levels.

S8.Ans(a)
Sol. Khartoum is the capital city of Sudan and its currency is Sudanese Pound.

S9.Ans(c)
Sol. Australia officially became a part of the new Nuclear Powered Submarine defence alliance with the United Kingdom and the United States after signing a deal with the countries.

S10.Ans(d)
Sol. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has announced that the country is planning to build the world’s first “Bitcoin City”.