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Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2021- 7th September

Q1. Name the country which became the first country in the world to get approval for the commercial production of genetically modified “golden rice”.
(a) India
(b) Brazil
(c) Philippines
(d) Germany
(e) Denmark

Q2. Which country has successfully test-fired its new ‘S-500’ air defence missile systems which can hit a high-speed ballistic target?
(a) France
(b) USA
(c) Israel
(d) Russia
(e) None of the above

Q3. China has officially begun the construction of the world’s first commercial modular small reactor. What is the small reactor name given by China?
(a) Linglong One
(b) Longvision One
(c) Leanlong One
(d) Long Li One
(e) None of the above

Q4. Which Gulf nation became the first to open an embassy in Israel?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) UAE
(c) Qatar
(d) Iraq
(e) None of the above

Q5. Singapore’s Sunseap Group, plans to spend how many dollars to build the world’s largest floating solar farm and energy storage system in neighbouring Indonesian city Batam?
(a) 2 billion
(b) 1 billion
(c) 500 million
(d) 5 billion
(e) None of the above

Q6. The World Bank has announced additional funding of $8 billion for Covid-19 vaccines, for developing countries. Who is the president of World Bank?
(a) Christine Lagarde
(b) Kristalina Georgieva
(c) David Malpass
(d Jim Yong Kim
(e) None of the above

Q7. Which nation has been awarded a malaria-free certification from WHO following a 70-year effort?
(a) Nigeria
(b) Kenya
(c) Ethiopia
(d) China
(e) None of the above

Q8. A sandcastle in __________has entered into new Guinness World Record for being the tallest sandcastle in the world.
(a) Denmark
(b) Egypt
(c) Switzerland
(d) Germany
(e) None of the above

Q9. The Sitio Burle Marx site, a landscape garden has been added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites. It is located in which of the country?
(a) Italy
(b) France
(c) Spain
(d) Brazil
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which country’s foreign minister Mr.Abdulla Shahid won the Presidency of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Maldives
(c) Kuwait
(d) United Kingdom
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1.Ans(c)
Sol. The Philippines has become the first country in the world to get approval for the commercial production of genetically modified “golden rice”, a variety of rice enriched with nutrients to help reduce childhood malnutrition.

S2.Ans(d)
Sol. Russia has successfully test-fired its new S-500 air defence missile systems, from a southern training range, Kapustin Yar, on July 20, 2021. It hit a highspeed ballistic target as planned.

S3.Ans(a)
Sol. China has officially begun the construction of the world’s first commercial modular small reactor ‘Linglong One’ at the Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in the country’s Hainan Province.

S4.Ans(b)
Sol. The United Arab Emirates has became the first Gulf nation to open an embassy in Israel, nearly a year after both countries signed an agreement to normalise diplomatic ties.

S5.Ans(a)
Sol. Singapore’s Sunseap Group, plans to spend 2 billion dollars to build the world’s largest floating solar farm and energy storage system in neighbouring Indonesian city Batam.

S6.Ans(c)
Sol. David Malpass is the current president of World Bank.

S7.Ans(d)
Sol. Following a 70-year effort, China has been awarded a malaria-free certification from ‘WHO’ – a notable feat for a country that reported 30 million cases of the disease annually in the 1940s.

S8.Ans(a)
Sol. A sandcastle in Denmark has entered into new Guinness World Record for being the tallest sandcastle in the world. The triangular-shaped sandcastle has been built in the town of Blokhus in Denmark.

S9.Ans(d)
Sol. The Sitio Burle Marx site, a landscape garden in Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro has been added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites.

S10.Ans(b)
Sol. Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid won the Presidency of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

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