Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2021- 29th September

Q1. Which organisation has launched a new ‘Cyber security Multi-Donor Trust Fund’ to better roll out cyber security development agenda in a systematic manner?
(a) International Monetary Fund
(b) WHO
(c) Asian Development Bank
(d) World Bank
(e) None of the above

Q2. In which country ‘world’s first’ customer delivery of steel produced without using coal had been made?
(a) Germany
(b) United Kingdom
(c) Sweden
(d) Poland
(e) None of the above

Q3. Shehroze Kashif became the youngest person in the world to reach the summit of K2, the second-highest peak in the world. He belongs to which country?
(a) Pakistan
(b) India
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal
(e) None of the above

Q4. Give the name of country which became the 5th country to sign the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement after amendments to it entered into force on 8th January 2021?
(a) UAE
(b) Germany
(c) Ice land
(d) Kuwait
(e) None of the above

Q5. Ghaznavi a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile was test-fired successfully by which country?
(a) Israel
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Pakistan
(e) None of the above

Q6. _________Courts announced the establishment of a specialized court, focused on combating money laundering, within the Court of First Instance and Court of Appeal.
(a) Singapore
(b) New York
(c) Dubai
(d) Swedish
(e) None of the above

Q7. The armed forces of four countries will take part in a multinational peacekeeping exercise named “Shared Destiny-2021”. Which of the following country is not part of this?
(a) China
(b) Thailand
(c) Malaysia
(d) Pakistan
(e) None of the above

Q8. Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani will shortly tender his resignation, as the government has surrendered to the Taliban forces. What is the capital of Afghanistan?
(a) Naypyitaw
(b) Khandahar
(c) Islamabad
(d) Kabul
(e) None of the above

Q9. The world’s largest and tallest observation wheel is set to be unveiled in Dubai, UAE on October 21, 2021. What is the name given to this wheel?
(a) Eye Dubai
(b) In Dubai
(c) Ain Dubai
(d) Eye in Dubai
(e) None of the above

Q10. The Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a record general allocation of ________in IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDR), to help boost global liquidity.
(a) $500 billion
(b) $650 billion
(c) $750 billion
(d) $450 billion
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1.Ans (d)
Sol. The World Bank has launched a new ‘Cyber security Multi-Donor Trust Fund’, to better roll out cyber security development agenda in a systematic manner.

S2.Ans(c)
Sol. Swedish green steel venture HYBRIT, which had made the ‘world’s first’ customer delivery of steel produced without using coal.

S3.Ans(a)
Sol. A 19-year old Pakistani climber Shehroze Kashif became the youngest person in the world to reach the summit of K2.

S4.Ans(b)
Sol. Germany became the 5th country to sign the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement after amendments to it entered into force on 8th January 2021.

S5.Ans(d)
Sol. The Pakistan Army successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi.

S6.Ans(c)
Sol. Dubai Courts announced the establishment of a specialized court, focused on combating money laundering, within the Court of First Instance and Court of Appeal.

S7.Ans(c)
Sol. The armed force of the country China, Pakistan, Mongolia and Thailand will take part in a multinational peacekeeping exercise named “Shared Destiny-2021”.

S8.Ans(d)
Sol. Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani will shortly tender his resignation. Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan.

S9.Ans(c)
Sol. The world’s largest and tallest observation wheel is set to be unveiled in Dubai, UAE on October 21, 2021. The observation wheel called as ‘Ain Dubai’, is 250 m (820 ft) in height, located at Bluewaters Island.

S10.Ans(b)
Sol. The Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a record general allocation of $650 billion in IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDR), to help boost global liquidity.