Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2021- 2nd August |

Q1. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with which of the following on the joint initiative for Digital Transformation of Tribal Schools?
(a) Facebook
(b) Microsoft
(c) Amazon
(d) Infosys
(e) None of these

Q2. HyperVerge announced its partnership with which bank for one of its flagship products, the Video Banking solution, which aims to achieve a 10x improvement in the number of account openings per day per agent?
(a) Bank of Baroda
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) Punjab National Bank
(d) State Bank of India
(e) None of these

Q3. With which institute, TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India), Ministry of Tribal Affairs is set to partner for implementation of Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK) initiative under Van Dhan Yojna in 39 Tribal Aspirational districts?
(a) IIM Ahmedabad
(b) IIT Delhi
(c) NITI Aayog
(d) IIT Kanpur
(e) None of these

Q4. India and __________have inked a three-year joint work programme which will continue till 2023. A joint work programme was initiated with the aim of enhancing cooperation in agriculture.
(a) New Zealand
(b) Denmark
(c) France
(d) Israel
(e)None of these

Q5. Rolls-Royce selected which Indian company to establish packaging, installation, marketing, and services support for Rolls-Royce MT30 marine engines in India?
(a) Eicher Motors
(b) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(c) Maruti Suzuki
(d) Bharat Electronic Limited
(e) None of the above

Q6. Which of the following bank has inked a strategic alliance with ‘Mashreq Bank’ one of the leading financial institutions in the UAE, to facilitate money transfers from the UAE to India?
(a) Federal Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) Bank of Baroda
(d) Axis Bank
(e) None of the above

Q7. Shivrai Technologies partnered with leading digital banking platform _____________to help smallholder, marginal, and large-holder farmers by way of a free application.
(a) iMobile pay
(b) Yono SBI
(c) GPay
(d) M-Connect Plus
(e) None of these

Q8. Which company has partnered with the not-for-profit organisation, Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) to launch a community COVID-19 vaccination drive and set up COVID care centers?
(a) Infosys foundation
(b) Reliance foundation
(c) PepsiCo Foundation
(d) Hindustan Unilever foundation
(e) None of this

Q9. Which company has partnered with the Indian government to roll out a vaccine finder tool on its mobile app in India, which will help people identify places nearby to get inoculated?
(a) Infosys
(b) NIIT Technologies
(c) Amazon
(d) Facebook
(e) None of these

Q10. Which of the bank has signed an MoU with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited to provide seamless telecom services to the Indian Bank at competitive market rates?
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) Indian Bank
(c) Federal Bank
(d) Syndicate bank
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1.Ans(b)
Sol. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the joint initiative for Digital Transformation of Tribal Schools.

S2.Ans(d)
Sol. HyperVerge announced its partnership with SBI, with one of its flagship products, the Video Banking solution, which aims to achieve a 10x improvement in the number of account openings per day per agent.

S3.Ans(c)
Sol. TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs is set to partner with NITI Aayog for implementation of Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK) initiative. These include districts in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Telangana and Tripura.

S4.Ans(d)
Sol. India and Israel have inked a three-year joint work programme which will continue till 2023. A joint work programme was initiated with the aim of enhancing cooperation in agriculture.

S5.Ans(b)
Sol. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and RollsRoyce have signed an MoU to establish packaging, installation, marketing, and services support for Rolls-Royce MT30 marine engines in India.

S6.Ans(a)
Sol. Federal Bank has inked a strategic alliance with Mashreq Bank one of the leading financial institutions in the UAE, to facilitate money transfers from the UAE to India.

S7.Ans(b)
Sol. Shivrai Technologies partnered with leading digital banking platform, Yono SBI to help smallholder, marginal, and large-holder farmers by way of a free application.

S8.Ans(c)
Sol. PepsiCo Foundation, the philanthropic arm of PepsiCo, said it has partnered with the not-forprofit organisation, Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS). To focus on Maharashtra, Punjab, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Telangana.

S9.Ans(d)
Sol. Facebook has partnered with the Indian government to roll out a vaccine finder tool on its mobile app in India, which will help people identify places nearby to get inoculated.

S10.Ans(b)
Sol. Indian Bank signed an MoU with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited to provide seamless telecom services to the Indian Bank at competitive market rates.