Current Affairs Quiz [6th july 2021] For DSSSB 2021 Exam: Attempt Now

Q1. Which of the following bank has become the second most-valued listed Public Sector Bank?
(a) Bank of Baroda
(b) Punjab National Bank
(c) Indian Bank
(d) Indian Overseas Bank

Q2. Recently, which bank has inked a multi-year deal with Amazon Web Services for powering digital banking services?
(a) HDFC Bank
(b) Axis Bank
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) State Bank of India

Q3. Recently, the government has extended the superannuation age of IPO-bound LIC Chairman to up to:
(a) 58
(b) 60
(c) 62
(d) 64

Q4. Which of the following State/UT has ended the 149-year-old darbar move tradition?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Puducherry
(d) Jammu and Kashmir

Q5. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Lokayukta in Tripura?
(a) Pradeep Kumar Sarkar
(b) Subal Baidya
(c) Manik Sarkar
(d) Kalyan Narayan Bhattacharjee

Q6. Recently, Karsten Warholm breaks the 29-year-old world record in 400m hurdles. He hails from which country?
(a) Sweden
(b) Norway
(c) Denmark
(d) Finland

Q7. Who among the following has been appointed as the Managing Director, National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd?
(a) PVSLN Murty
(b) Atul Keshap
(c) Satish Agnihotri
(d) VR Chaudhari

Q8. RBI imposed a penalty of ______ on Punjab and Sind Bank for non-compliance with certain provisions of directions on ‘Cyber Security Framework in Banks.
(a) Rs 05 lakh
(b) Rs 15 lakh
(c) Rs 25 lakh
(d) Rs 35 lakh

Q9. Which of the following has been awarded the world’s most innovative Investment Promotion Agency 2021?
(a) Niti Aayog
(b) Invest India
(c) Digital India
(d) NPCI

Q10. Who became the highest run-getter in women’s cricket across formats?
(a) Mithali Raj
(b) Suzie Bates
(c) Charlotte Edwards
(d) Stafanie Taylor

Q11. __________ won the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, the ninth race of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship season.
(a) Carlos Sainz Jr.
(b) Lewis Hamilton
(c) Lando Norris
(d) Max Verstappen

Q12. Name the author of the book titled “Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India’s First Women in Medicine”?
(a) Kavitha Rao
(b) Roshni Gupta
(c) Swati Dang
(d) Kanchan Bisht

Q13. Name the third woman of Indian origin to go to space after Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams.
(a) Dhivya Suryadevara
(b) Sirisha Bandla
(c) Komal Mangtani
(d) Neha Narkhede

Q14. Pushkar Singh Dhami sworn in as _____ Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
(a) 11th
(b) 10th
(c) 05th
(d) 08th

Q15. Indian Army chief MM Naravane to inaugurate war memorial for Indian soldiers in __________.
(a) Australia
(b) Germany
(c) France
(d) Italy

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Indian Overseas Bank became the second most-valued listed public sector bank with a market capitalization of over ₹50,000crore. As Street discounts privatization of the state-owned lender, its shares have appreciated over 50% on the BSE.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. AWS inked a multi-year deal with Axis Bank to power the digital transformation prog. of the country’s 3rd-largest private sector bank.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. The government has extended the superannuation age of IPO-bound LIC Chairman, M R Kumar, to up to 62 years by making amendments to the Life Insurance Corporation of India (Staff) Regulations, 1960.

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. The LG Manoj Sinha formally put an end to a 149-year-old biannual tradition of shifting offices between summer capital Srinagar and winter capital Jammu.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Veteran advocate Kalyan Narayan Bhattacharjee has been appointed as the new Lokayukta in Tripura. He has been appointed to the post for three years w.e.f. July 1.

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Karsten Warholm, a 25-year-old athlete from Norway, broke the long-standing world record in the 400m hurdles during the Bislett Games.

S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Satish Agnihotri has taken over charge as Managing Director, National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. He comes with more than 20 years of experience in the implementation of mega rail infrastructure projects.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India imposed a penalty of Rs 25 lakh on Punjab and Sind Bank for non-compliance with certain provisions of directions on ‘Cyber Security Framework in Banks.

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Invest India has been awarded the world’s most innovative Investment Promotion Agency 2021 by OCO Global.

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. India captain Mithali Raj became the highest run-getter in women’s cricket across formats, overtaking former England skipper Charlotte Edwards.

S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, the ninth race of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship season.

S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. A book titled “Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India’s First Women in Medicine” has authored by Kavitha Rao. This book recovers the stories of India’s first women doctors, often ignored by history.

S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. India-origin woman Sirisha Bandla will travel to the edge of the space aboard ‘VSS Unity’ of Virgin Galactic, which is scheduled to fly off on July 11 from New Mexico. This is significant as she will be the third woman of Indian origin to go to space after Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams.

S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pushkar Singh Dhami was sworn in as the 11th chief minister of Uttarakhand.

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Gen Naravane’s inauguration of the Indian Army Memorial in the famous town of Cassino, Italy. In the Battle of Monte Cassino during World War II, over 5,000 Indian soldiers laid down their lives while fighting to save Italy from fascist forces.

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