Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2022- 8th February

Q1. Which nation has become the first foreign country to place an order for the purchase of the BrahMos Shore-Based cruise Missile System for its navy from Indian defence system?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Philippines
(c) Qatar
(d) Singapore

Q2. The world’s largest canal lock has been inaugurated at Ijmuiden, a small port city of which country?
(a) France
(b) Australia
(c) The Netherlands
(d) Japan
(e) None of the above

Q3. How much amount has been committed by Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to invest in the development of data centers that mostly serve emerging Asia?
(a) USD 700 million
(b) USD 500 million
(c) USD 250 million
(d) USD 150 million
(e) None of the above

Q4. Which nation has completed a successful flight test of the Arrow-3 which is designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside of the earth’s atmosphere?
(a) France
(b) Israel
(c) Russia
(d) USA
(e) None of the above

Q5. Which country has opened two new metro lines, upholding its rank as the city with the largest Metro network in the world?
(a) China
(b) Mexico
(c) Germany
(d) Canada
(e) None of the above

Q6. Which country has detected a new variant dubbed as “Deltacron”?
(a) Turkey
(b) Lebanon
(c) Cyprus
(d) Israel
(e) None of the above

Q7. Japan has signed a ‘landmark’ defence treaty named the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) with which country to counter China?
(a) Australia
(b) Thailand
(c) Canada
(d) India
(e) None of the above

Q8. Recently, which of the following nation has decided to move its capital to Nusantara?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Thailand
(c) Myanmar
(d) Indonesia
(e) None of the above

Q9. The Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA) as the ______ member by signing the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement?
(a) 100th
(b) 101st
(c) 102nd
(d) 103rd
(e) None of the above

Q10. How much million dollar financial assistance of loan has been announced by India to Sri Lanka to help the island nation in building up its depleted foreign reserves and for food imports?
(a) USD 100 million
(b) USD 350 million
(c) USD 500 million
(d) USD 900 million
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1.Ans(b)
Sol. Philippines has become the first foreign country to place an order for the purchase of the BrahMos Shore-Based cruise Missile System for its navy.

S2.Ans (c)
Sol. The world’s largest canal lock has been inaugurated at Ijmuiden, a small port city, in the Port of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

S3.Ans(d)
Sol. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a multilateral development bank has committed USD 150 million to invest in the development of data centers that mostly serve emerging Asia.

S4.Ans (b)
Sol. Israel has completed a successful flight test of the Arrow-3 which is designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside of the earth’s atmosphere.

S5.Ans(a)
Sol. Shanghai has opened two new metro lines, upholding its rank as the city with the largest Metro network in the world.

S6.Ans(c)
Sol. Cyprus has detected a new variant dubbed as “Deltacron”.

S7.Ans(a)
Sol. Japan has signed a ‘landmark’ defence treaty named the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) with Australia to counter China.

S8.Ans(d)
Sol. Recently Indonesia has decided to move its capital to Nusantara.

S9.Ans(c)
Sol. The Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA) as the 102nd member by signing the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement.

S10.Ans(d)
Sol. India has announced financial assistance of USD 900 million loans to Sri Lanka to help the island nation in building up its depleted foreign reserves and for food imports.