Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2021- 25th December |

Q1. Name the author who won the 2021 JCB prize for Literature, for his book ‘Delhi: A Soliloquy’.
(a) Fathima EV
(b) M Mukundan
(c) Nandakumar K.
(d) R Gautam Reddy
(e) None of the above

Q2. Which Indian badminton legend has been selected for the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021 by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Council?
(a) Pullela Gopichand
(b) PV Sindhu
(c) Prakash Padukone
(d) B.Sai Praneeth
(e) None of the above

Q3. Who was selected by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for the prestigious ‘Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2020’?
(a) Priyanka Singh
(b) Priyanka Chopra
(c) Priyanka Kapoor
(d) Priyanka Mohite
(e) None of the above

Q4. Playwright and novelist, Damon Galgut has won the 2021 Booker Prize for “The Promise”. He belongs to which country?
(a) Australia
(b) South Africa
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Spain
(e) None of the above

Q5. The 7th edition of the four-day India International Science Festival (IISF) is scheduled to be held in which of the state?
(a) Gandhinagar
(b) Goa
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Kolkata
(e) None of the above

Q6. Doordarshan and radio show by All India Radio has received multiple awards at ABU – UNESCO Peace Media Awards-2021. The ceremony was held in which country?
(a) France
(b) USA
(c) Malaysia
(d) Israel
(e) None of the above

Q7. Pratham NGO has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2021. In which field their work is awarded?
(a) Poverty
(b) Education
(c) Child Labour
(d) Renewable energy
(e) None of the above

Q8. Who chaired the valedictory session of the 14th edition of Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference 2021?
(a) Kiren Rijiju
(b) Narayan Rane
(c) Hardeep S. Puri
(d) Mansukh Mandaviya
(e) None of the above

Q9. Who has presented the first-ever SAI Institutional Awards to 246 athletes and coaches in New Delhi?
(a) Kiren Rijiju
(b) Anurag Thakur
(c) Mansukh Mandaviya
(d) Purshotam Rupala
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which grameen bank got the award for the best ‘Digital Financial Services’, in line with India’s vision of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’?
(a) Chattisgarh Rajya Grameena Bank
(b) Baroda UP Gramin Bank
(c) Baroda Gujarat Grameena Bank
(d) Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(b)
Sol. Author M Mukundan won the 2021 JCB prize for Literature, for his book ‘Delhi: A Soliloquy’.
S2.Ans (c)
Sol. Indian badminton legend Prakash Padukone has been selected for the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021 by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Council.
S3.Ans(d)
Sol. Priyanka Mohite was selected by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for the prestigious ‘Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2020’.
S4.Ans (b)
Sol. South African playwright and novelist, Damon Galgut has won the 2021 Booker Prize for “The Promise”.
S5.Ans(b)
Sol. The 7th edition of the four-day India International Science Festival (IISF) is scheduled to be held in Panaji, Goa.
S6.Ans(c)
Sol. Doordarshan and radio show by All India Radio has received multiple awards at ABU – UNESCO Peace Media Awards-2021 at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
S7.Ans(b)
Sol. Pratham NGO has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 for its work on expanding the scope for education in India.
S8.Ans(c)
Sol. Shri Hardeep S. Puri chaired the valedictory session of the 14th edition of Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference 2021.
S9.Ans(b)
Sol. Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Anurag Thakur has presented the first-ever SAI Institutional Awards to 246 athletes and coaches in New Delhi.
S10.Ans(d)
Sol. The Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) got the award for the best ‘Digital Financial Services’, in line with India’s vision of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’.