Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2021- 9th September

Q1. Who has been appointed as the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha?
(a) Thawar Chand Gahlot
(b) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
(c) Piyush Goyal
(d) M. Venkaiah Naidu
(e) None of the above

Q2. The government has decided to set up the Indian Institute of Heritage at which place?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Noida
(c) Haridwar
(d) Varansi
(e) None of the above

Q3. For which of the community the Centre is setting up the Garima Grihas for providing safe and secure shelter?
(a) Women
(b) Orphans
(c) Elders
(d) Transgender
(e) None of the above

Q4. KVIC has launched Project BOLD (Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Draught) in which state?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Odisha
(d) Assam
(e) None of the above

Q5. To which year the Government of India has extended the duration of the ‘Stand Up India Scheme’?
(a) 2027
(b) 2022
(c) 2024
(d) 2025
(e) None of the above

Q6. World’s third-largest cricket stadium will come up in which Indian city?
(a) Nagpur
(b) Dharamshala
(c) Jaipur
(d) Ahmedabad
(e) None of the above

Q7. With the help of which institute the Union Government has decided to set up a National Centre of Excellence for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics for creating a world-class talent pool in India?
(a) IIT Delhi
(b) IIT Mumbai
(c) IIT Madra
(d) IISc Bangalore
(e) None of the above

Q8. Who has launched multiple educational initiatives including the Academic Bank of Credit that will provide multiple entries and exit options for students in Higher education?
(a) Ram Nath Kovind
(b) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) Smriti Irani
(e) None of the above

Q9. Which of the following inaugurated the much-awaited Greater Sohra Water Supply Scheme at Sohra in East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya?
(a) Amit Shah
(b) Kiren Rijiju
(c) Conrad K. Sangma
(d) a & c
(e) b & c

Q10. ___________City Railway Station has become the first railway station in India with a movable freshwater tunnel aquarium.
(a) Chennai
(b) Howrah
(c) Gorakhpur junction
(d) Bengaluru
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1.Ans(c)
Sol. Union Minister Piyush Goyal has been appointed as the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha. His appointment is effective from July 06, 2021. He will succeed Thawar Chand Gahlot, who has taken charge as the Governor of Karnataka.

S2.Ans(b)
Sol. The government has decided to set up the Indian Institute of Heritage at Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar.

S3.Ans(d)
Sol. The Centre is setting up the Garima Grihas for transgender persons are with the help of community-based organizations.

S4.Ans(b)
Sol. KVIC (Khadi and Village Industries Commission) has launched Project BOLD (Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Draught), It is the first of its kind exercise in India which was launched from the tribal village Nichla Mandwa in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

S5.Ans(d)
Sol. The Government of India has extended the duration of the ‘Stand Up India Scheme’ up to the year 2025. The scheme was launched by the Prime Minister on 05 April 2016.

S6.Ans(c)
Sol. World’s third-largest cricket stadium will come up in Jaipur. Two largest stadium: Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera and Melbourne Cricket Stadium in Australia.

S7.Ans(b)
Sol. The Union Government has decided to set up a National Centre of Excellence for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics with the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

S8.Ans(c)
Sol. PM Modi has launched multiple educational initiatives including the Academic Bank of Credit that will provide multiple entries and exit options for students in Higher education.

S9.Ans(d)
Sol. Union Home Minister, Amit Shah along with chief minister Conrad K. Sangma inaugurated the much-awaited Greater Sohra Water Supply Scheme at Sohra in East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.

S10.Ans(d)
Sol. Bengaluru City Railway Station has become the first railway station in India with a movable freshwater tunnel aquarium.