Current Affairs Quiz [1st May 2021] For SUPER TET 2021 Exam: Attempt Now

Q1. Which bank has launched the digital and contactless banking platform ‘Merchant Stack’ for retail merchants?
(a) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(b) Axis Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) ICICI Bank

Q2. The first-ever 3D printed house of India has recently been inaugurated by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at which place?
(a) IIT Delhi
(b) IIT Madras
(c) IIT Bengaluru
(d) IIT Kanpur

Q3. Michael Collins, who has passed away recently, was a well known ____________.
(a) Astronaut
(b) Politician
(c) Cricket Player
(d) Filmaker

Q4. Which bank has emerged as the top arranger of corporate bond deals in 2020-21 (FY21)?
(a) Axis Bank
(b) ICICI Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Q5. Who has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary in place of Ajay Bhushan Pandey?
(a) Anil Kumar Gharai
(b) Gurdeep Singh
(c) Ravi Arora
(d) T V Somanathan

Q6. The International Jazz Day is celebrated every year on which day?
(a) 29 April
(b) 28 April
(c) 30 April
(d) Last Friday of April

Q7. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has launched joint military exercises “DEFENDER-Europe 21” in ________.
(a) Bulgaria
(b) Albania
(c) Greece
(d) Serbia

Q8. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has joined the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) as a member. In which year NGFS was launched?
(a) 2017
(b) 2016
(c) 2015
(d) 2014

Q9. Who among the following has been appointed as new Chairman of the Board of Bajaj Auto?
(a) Rohit Bajaj
(b) Vimal Bajaj
(c) Amit Bajaj
(d) Neeraj Bajaj

Q10. Every year, the Ayushman Bharat Diwas is celebrated on ________ in India.
(a) April 29
(b) April 27
(c) April 30
(d) April 26

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Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The ICICI Bank has announced the launch of a digital and contactless banking platform especially for retail merchants.The service, called ‘Merchant Stack’, is targeted at the over 2 crore retail merchants in the country, covering grocers, super markets, large retail store chains, online businesses and large e-commerce firms.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman virtually inaugurated the first 3D printed house in India at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), on April 27, 2021. The concept of this 3D printed house was conceived by former IIT-M alumni.

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. The American astronaut, Michael Collins, who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has passed away, after losing his battle to cancer. He was 90.

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. HDFC Bank has emerged as the top arranger of corporate bond deals in 2020-21 (FY21). Axis Bank came in second, while ICICI Bank third.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of T V Somanathan as the new Finance Secretary.

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. The International Jazz Day is celebrated on 30 April every year to highlight the importance of jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has launched joint military exercises “DEFENDER-Europe 21” in Albania with thousands of military forces from the United States and other countries in the first such large-scale drills since World War II in the Western Balkans.

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Launched at the Paris One Planet Summit on December 12, 2017, the NGFS is a group of central banks and supervisors willing to share best practices and contribute to the development of environment and climate risk management in the financial sector, while mobilising mainstream finance to support the transition towards a sustainable economy.

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Bajaj Auto has announced the appointment of Neeraj Bajaj as its new Chairman of the Board with effect from May 1, 2021.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Every year, the Ayushman Bharat Diwas is celebrated on April 30 in India. The Ayushman Bharat Diwas is celebrated to achieve twin missions. They are to promote health and wellness to the poor and also to provide insurance benefits to them.

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