Current Affairs Quiz [11th july 2021] For DSSSB 2021 Exam: Attempt Now

Q1. RBI has imposed monetary penalty on which of the following bank for contravention of various regulatory norms, including on lending to NBFCs?
(a) Bank of Baroda
(b) Bandhan Bank
(c) IndusInd Bank
(d) All of the above

Q2. Which bank has signed an MOU with the Indian Army to offer defence service salary package for Indian Army under its ‘Power Salute’ initiative?
(a) HDFC Bank
(b) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(c) Yes Bank
(d) Axis Bank

Q3. Max Bupa Health Insurance has entered into a Bancassurance partnership with which bank?
(a) RBL Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) Axis Bank

Q4. Who is known as the founding father of Bengaluru?
(a) Hyder Ali
(b) Nadaprabhu Kempegowda
(c) Krishnadevaraya
(d) Krishnaraja Wadiyar

Q5. Which of the following movie has recently added to the National Film Archive of India?
(a) PatherPanchari
(b) Lagaan
(c) Devdas
(d) PK

Q6. National Fish Farmers’ Day is celebrated every year on _________.
(a) 12 July
(b) 11 July
(c) 10 July
(d) 09 July

Q7. Bharat Dynamics Ltd signs _________ deal with Indian Air Force for the manufacture and supply of Akash missiles.
(a) Rs 499-crore
(b) Rs 599-crore
(c) Rs 699-crore
(d) Rs 799-crore

Q8. Who among the following has won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee?
(a) Sandra Sloss
(b) Dean Lucas
(c) Pauline Bell
(d) Zaila Avant-garde

Q9. ________ enters India’s railway map as first passenger train reaches the state.
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Tripura
(c) Manipur
(d) Goa

Q10. Name the author of the book “The Pregnancy Bible”.
(a) Vidya Balan
(b) Anushka Sharma
(c) Neha Dhupia
(d) Kareena Kapoor Khan

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The RBI on 8th July said it has imposed penalties on SBI, Bank of Baroda, IndusInd Bank, Bandhan Bank and 10 other lenders for contravention of various regulatory norms, including on lending to NBFCs.

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. The country’s third-largest private lender Axis Bank has signed MOU with the Indian Army offering a defence service salary package under its “Power Salute” initiative.

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Max Bupa Health Insurance, a standalone health insurer, has entered into a bancassurance partnership with Axis Bank, the country’s third largest private sector bank.

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Karnataka state government decided to develop 46 Kempegowda heritage sites located in Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Ramanagara, Chikballapura, and Tumakuru districts, in a bid to promote tourism.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. National Film Archive of India (NFAI), announced a significant addition of the original camera negative of Rajkumar Hirani’s 2014 film ‘PK’ in its collection. The filmmaker handed the negatives over to Director NFAI, Prakash Magdum, in Mumbai.

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. National Fish Farmers’ Day is celebrated every year on 10 July, by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in association with the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB).

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence for the manufacture and supply of Akash missiles to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The total worth of the deal is around Rs 499 crore.

S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Zaila Avant-garde, an African-American, from New Orleans in Louisiana, has won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. A passenger train Rajdhani Express from Assam’s Silchar railway station has reached the Vaingaichunpao railway station in Manipur for a trial run, putting the state on the Indian Railways map.

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Kareena Kapoor Khan has announced her new book titled Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Pregnancy Bible. The actor has also called it her ‘third child. She shared her experience while writing the book.

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