Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2022- 14th February

Q1. Which state government has tied up with the United Nations World Food Programme to improve the food security of small and marginal farmers in India by strengthening their resilience to climate change?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Karnataka
(c) Odisha
(d) Punjab
(e) None of the above

Q2. Which of the company has signed a pact with the University of Oulu, Finland, to accelerate research and standardization in 6G technology?
(a) Bharti Airtel
(b) Vodafone Idea
(c) BSNL
(d) Reliance Jio
(e) None of the above

Q3. Which Payments Bank and Park+ have collaborated to offer FASTag-based smart parking solutions to marquee commercial and residential properties across India?
(a) Paytm Payments Bank
(b) Airtel Payments Bank
(c) Jio Payments Bank
(d) India Post Payments Bank
(e) None of the above

Q4. The Government of India has joined hands with which country to create 150 ‘Villages of Excellence’ in 12 States of the country?
(a) Japan
(b) England
(c) Netherlands
(d) Israel
(e) None of the above

Q5. Which Bank has announced a strategic collaboration with Google to fuel the Bank’s customer experience strategy?
(a) RBL Bank
(b) Bandhan Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) Federal Bank
(e) None of the above

Q6. Which bank has tied up with MinkasuPay to offer a biometric authentication solution for net banking payments in merchant apps using Fingerprint or Face ID?
(a) Yes Bank
(b) IDBI Bank
(c) Axis Bank
(d) Bank of Baroda
(e) None of the above

Q7. Small businesses-focused online lending platform Indifi Technologies has collaborated with which company to provide instant loans to eligible medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs) merchants?
(a) Phone Pe
(b) Google Pay
(c) Navi Loans
(d) Paytm
(e) None of the above

Q8. Which multinational company will undertake this initiative under its #SheMeansBusiness programme, in partnership with FICCI’s ‘Empowering the Greater 50%’ initiative?
(a) Google
(b) Amazon
(c) Meta
(d) Microsoft
(e) None of the above

Q9. Which telecom company has signed a long-term partnership agreement with Google to accelerate the growth of India’s digital ecosystem?
(a) Bharti Airtel
(b) Reliance Jio
(c) Vodafone Idea
(d) MTNL
(e) None of the above

Q10. Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode’s (IIMK) Business incubator Laboratory for Innovation Venturing and Entrepreneurship (LIVE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which of the bank to financially support early-stage startups?
(a) Karnataka Bank
(b) Indian Bank
(c) Canara Bank
(d) Punjab National Bank
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1.Ans(c)
Sol. The United Nations World Food Programme and the Odisha Government joined hands to improve the food security of small and marginal farmers in India by strengthening their resilience to climate change.

S2.Ans (d)
Sol. Jio Platforms (JPL) has signed a pact with the University of Oulu, Finland, to accelerate research and standardization in 6G technology.

S3.Ans(b)
Sol. Airtel Payments Bank and Park+ have collaborated to offer FASTag-based smart parking solutions to marquee commercial and residential properties across India.

S4.Ans (d)
Sol. The Government of India has joined hands with the Government of Israel to create 150 ‘Villages of Excellence’ in 12 States of the country.

S5.Ans(a)
Sol. RBL Bank has announced a strategic collaboration with Google to fuel the Bank’s customer experience strategy.

S6.Ans(c)
Sol. Axis Bank has tied up with MinkasuPay to offer a biometric authentication solution for net banking payments in merchant apps using Fingerprint or Face ID.

S7.Ans(b)
Sol. Small businesses-focused online lending platform Indifi Technologies has collaborated with Google Pay to provide instant loans to eligible medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs) merchants.

S8.Ans(c)
Sol. Meta will undertake this initiative under its #SheMeansBusiness programme, in partnership with FICCI’s ‘Empowering the Greater 50%’ initiative.

S9.Ans(a)
Sol. Bharti Airtel and Google have announced a longterm partnership agreement, to accelerate the growth of India’s digital ecosystem.

S10.Ans(b)
Sol. Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode’s (IIMK) Business incubator Laboratory for Innovation Venturing and Entrepreneurship (LIVE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Bank to financially support early-stage startups.