Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2021- 30th December

Q1. Name Indian-born American economist who has authored a new book (cookbook) titled “Cooking to Save your Life”.
(a) Amartya Sen
(b) Abhishek Bhattacharya
(c) Abhijit Banerjee
(d) Anish Bhattacharya
(e) None of the above

Q2. Distinguished art historian & Padma Awardee, Brijinder Nath Goswamy has authored a new book on Indian arts, titled “Conversations: India’s Leading Art Historian Engages with 101 themes, and More”. Which of the following will published this book?
(a) HarperCollins India
(b) Penguin Random House India
(c) Macmillan ltd.
(d) Westland Publications
(e) None of the above

Q3. Who has released a book ‘Bangladesh Liberation @ 50 years: ‘Bijoy’ with Synergy, India-Pakistan war 1971’, a compilation of personal accounts of the war by veterans from India and Pakistan?
(a) Sonia Gandhi
(b) Ram Nath Kovind
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) Gen. MM Naravane
(e) None of the above

Q4. Who has authored a new book titled “India vs UK: The Story of an Unprecedented Diplomatic Win”?
(a) T.S.Tirumurti
(b) Syed Akbaruddin
(c) Vikas Swarup
(d) Harsh Vardhan Shringla
(e) None of the above

Q5. Name the one of India’s leading tax lawyers and well-known international tax and policy expert released his new book “Finding A Straight Line Between Twists and Turns – An Imperfect, Yet Honest Reflections on the Indian Tax Landscape”.
(a) Asssem Rawat
(b) Assem Vora
(c) Aseem Chawla
(d) Aseem Kumar
(e) None of the above

Q6. Who has published her new book titled “The Sage with Two Horns: Unusual Tales from Mythology”?
(a) Sudha Murty
(b) Arundhati Roy
(c) Falguni Nair
(d) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
(e) None of the above

Q7. Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has released the book ‘Srimadramayanam’ is written by Sasikiranacharya in which of the city?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) New Delhi
(c) Kolkata
(d) Hyderabad
(e) None of the above

Q8. A new book titled ‘The Cinema of Satyajit Ray’ written by which of the author?
(a) Tripurdaman Singh
(b) Salman Khurshid
(c) Bhaskar Chattopadhyay
(d) Adeel Hussain
(e) None of the above

Q9.Who among the following released the book titled “MODERN INDIA: For Civil Services and Other Competitive Examinations” authored by Poonam Dalal Dahiya?
(a) Manohar Lal Khattar
(b) Arvind Kejriwal
(c) Yogi Adityanath
(d) Naveen Patnaik
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which of the following is set to release her first novel titled “Lal Salaam: A Novel” in November 2021?
(a) Sanjay Baru
(b) Jagdish Bhagwati
(c) Kiran Bedi
(d) Smriti Zubin Irani
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans(c)
Sol. Indian-born American economist & Nobel laureate, Abhijit Banerjee has authored a new book (cookbook) titled “Cooking to Save your Life”.

S2.Ans (b)
Sol. The book acquired by Penguin Random House India will be published in January 2022. In this book, B.N Goswamy explores a wide range of subjects on or around the arts.

S3.Ans(d)
Sol. General MM Naravane released a book ‘Bangladesh Liberation @ 50 years: ‘Bijoy’ with Synergy, India-Pakistan war 1971’, a compilation of personal accounts of the war by veterans from India and Pakistan.

S4.Ans (b)
Sol. Senior Indian diplomat, Syed Akbaruddin has authored a new book titled “India vs UK: The Story of an Unprecedented Diplomatic Win”.

S5.Ans(c)
Sol. Aseem Chawla, one of India’s leading tax lawyers and well-known international tax and policy expert released his new book “Finding A Straight Line Between Twists and Turns – An Imperfect, Yet Honest Reflections on the Indian Tax Landscape” .

S6.Ans(d)
Sol. The chairperson of the Infosys Foundation and a renowned author, Sudha Murty has published her new book titled “The Sage with Two Horns: Unusual Tales from Mythology”.

S7.Ans(d)
Sol. Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has released the book ‘Srimadramayanam’ in Hyderabad. It has been written by Sasikiranacharya. It is about the leadership, good governance, and rule of law of Lord Rama.

S8.Ans(c)
Sol. A book titled “Nehru: The Debates that Defined India” is co-authored by Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain.

S9.Ans(a)
Sol. Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister (CM) of Haryana released the book titled “MODERN INDIA: For Civil Services and Other Competitive Examinations” authored by Poonam Dalal Dahiya.

S10.Ans(d)
Sol. Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani is set to release her first novel titled “Lal Salaam: A Novel” in November 2021.