Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2021: 18th June

Current Affairs 18th June 2021 Quiz

Here is the Current Affairs Quiz of 18th June 2021 covering the following topics Headlines: VivaTech, BRICS Network Universities, Deep Ocean Mission, Policybazaar, SIPRI Yearbook 2021, Project O2 for India.

The Current Affairs section constitutes a major part of General Awareness section in a competitive examination and plays an instrumental role. To supplement your preparation for the General Awareness Section of the upcoming exams like IBPS PO/Clerk Mains, SBI PO Mains and SEBI Grade A Prelims, we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 18th June 2021 covering the following topics Headlines: VivaTech, BRICS Network Universities, Deep Ocean Mission, Policybazaar, SIPRI Yearbook 2021, Project O2 for India.

Q1. With which organization, India has signed a $484 million loan to upgrade road network in Chennai–Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC) in Tamil Nadu?
(a) World bank
(b) International Monetary fund
(c) Asian Development Bank
(d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
(e) New Development Bank

Q2. Which company has recently got approval from regulator IRDAI to undertake insurance broking?
(a) Policybazaar
(b) BharatPe
(c) Tata Digital
(d) PayCore
(e) Acko

Q3. World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed on ___________ every year.
(a) 13 June
(b) 14 June
(c) 15 June
(d) 17 June
(e) 16 June

Q4. Prime Minister,  Narendra Modi virtually addressed the _______ edition of VivaTech.
(a) 1st
(b) 2nd
(c) 3rd
(d) 4th
(e) 5th

Q5. What is the theme of Conference of BRICS Network Universities 2021?
(a) Partnership for Global Stability, Security and Prosperity
(b) Unlocking BRICS Universities
(c) Pragmatic Cooperation and International Education
(d) Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective
(e) Electric Mobility

Q6. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the implementation of  “Deep Ocean Mission”. Who among the following is the present Union Minister of Earth Sciences?
(a) Prakash Javadekar
(b) Harsh Vardhan
(c) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
(d) Ravi Shankar Prasad
(e) Mahendra Nath Pandey

Q7. Which of the following country expanding nuclear arsenal, according to SIPRI Yearbook 2021?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Pakistan
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these

Q8. Which of the following state has launched the accelerator programme called “Revv Up”?
(a) Telangana
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Kerala
(e) Tamil Nadu

Q9. Which of the following bank has announced the launch of ‘ICICI STACK for Corporates’, a comprehensive set of digital banking solutions for corporates
(a) Kotak Mahindra
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) Yes Bank
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) Axis Bank

Q10. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the budgetary support of _______ for iDEX-DIO for the next five years.
(a) Rs 298.8 crore
(b) Rs 398.8 crore
(c) Rs 498.8 crore
(d) Rs 598.8 crore
(e) Rs 698.8 crore

Q11. Who among the following has been appointed as the new chairman of Microsoft?
(a) Judson Althoff
(b) Satya Nadella
(c) Steve Ballmer
(d) John W. Thompson
(e) Dina Dublon

Q12. _______ hosts “Conference of BRICS Network Universities 2021”.
(a) IIT Delhi
(b) IIT Ropar
(c) IIT Bombay
(d) IIT Dhanbad
(e) IIT Madras

Q13. Govt launches ‘___________’ to increase supply of medical oxygen.
(a) Project O2 for India
(b) Mission Oxygen Self-Reliance
(c) Oxygen on Wheels
(d) Oxygen Express
(e) Prana Vayu

Q14. Rajnath Singh has approved a policy on archiving, declassification, compilation and publication of war and operations histories. According to the policy, records should ordinarily be declassified in ________.
(a) 30 years
(b) 50 years
(c) 35 years
(d) 40 years
(e) 25 years

Q15. What is the theme of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2021?
(a) Let’s grow the future together!
(b) Land has true value. Invest in it
(c) Food. Feed. Fibre. the links between consumption and land
(d) Restoration. Land. Recovery. We build back better with healthy land
(e) Link between land degradation and migration

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India here today signed a $484 million loan to improve transport connectivity and facilitate industrial development in the Chennai–Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC) in the state of Tamil Nadu.

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Policybazaar has got approval from regulator IRDAI to undertake insurance broking, a development that will help the company augment business and expand bouquet of services.

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed on 17th June every year. The day is celebrated to raise awareness of the presence of desertification and drought, and highlight methods of preventing desertification and recovering from drought.

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Prime Minister,  Narendra Modi virtually addressed the 5th edition of VivaTech. VivaTech is one of the largest digital and startup events of Europe, held in Paris every year since 2016.

S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. The theme of the Conference of BRICS Network Universities is “Electric Mobility”.

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Union Minister of Earth Sciences is Dr Harsh Vardhan.

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute(SIPRI) has released the SIPRI Yearbook 2021. The report assesses the current state of armaments, disarmament and international security. China is in the middle of significant modernisation and expansion of its nuclear weapon inventory, and India and Pakistan also appear to be expanding their nuclear arsenals.

S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Telangana government has launched the Telangana AI Mission (T-AIM) powered by Nasscom and as part of the T-AIM, an accelerator programme called “Revv Up” has been launched to enable and empower AI startups.

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. ICICI Bank has announced the launch of ‘ICICI STACK for Corporates’, a comprehensive set of digital banking solutions for corporates and their entire ecosystem including promoters, group companies, employees, dealers, vendors and all other stakeholders.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the budgetary support of Rs 498.8 crore for iDEX-DIO (Innovations for Defence Excellence – Defence Innovation Organisation) for the next five years.

S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. Microsoft Corp, named Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella as its new chairman.Nadella took over as the software giant’s CEO in 2014, succeeding Steve Ballmer.

S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) is hosting a three day virtual “Conference of BRICS Network Universities”.

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘Project O2 for India’, an initiative of the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India (GoI), aims to help stakeholders working to augment the country’s ability to meet the rise in demand for medical oxygen.

S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a policy on archiving, declassification, compilation and publication of war and operations histories by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). According to the policy, records should ordinarily be declassified in 25 years.

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. “Restoration. Land. Recovery. We build back better with healthy land” is the theme for 2021 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.

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