Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2021- 24th August |

Q1. Who has been appointed as the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)?
(a) Antonio Guterres
(b) Rebecca Grynspan
(c) Jasmine Benedetto
(d) Christiana Elkann
(e) None of the above

Q2. The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has roped in former Supreme Court Justice ___________to chair the Grievance Redressal Board.
(a) D Y Chandrachud
(b) Arun Kumar Mishra
(c) Arjan Kumar Sikri
(d) Dipak Mishra
(e) None of the above

Q3. Which company has appointed Manesh Mahatme as a director to lead the growth of its payments business in India?
(a) WhatsApp
(b) Google Pay
(c) Amazon Pay
(d) Mastercard
(e) None of these

Q4. Isaac Herzog has been elected as the President of which country?
(a) Sweden
(b) Israel
(c) Iceland
(d) Spain
(e) None of the above

Q5. Which of the International agency has elected Jagjit Pavadia as the President for its Board?
(a) International Narcotics Control Board
(b) International Drugs Control Board
(c) Food & Agriculture Organisation executive board
(d) European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug addiction
(e) None of the above

Q6. Ukhnaa Khurelsukh has been elected as the president of Mongolia. What is the capital of Mongolia?
(a) Phnom Penh
(b) Tashkent
(c) Nur Sultan
(d) Ulaanbaatar
(e) None of the above

Q7. Sanjay Yadav has been appointed as the Chief Justice of which of the High Court?
(a) Madras high court
(b) Allahabad high court
(c) Uttarakhand high court
(d) Gauhati high court
(e) None of the above

Q8. Who has been appointed as Director at India’s WTO mission?
(a) Aashish Chandorkar
(b) Rahul Banerjee
(c) Rudresh Aadekar
(d) Mansukh Chandekar
(e) None of the above

Q9. International lawyer Karim Khan has sworn in as the new chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court. He belongs to which country?
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Afghanistan
(d) England
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which sports player has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of PUMA motorsports in India?
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Yuvraj Singh
(c) Sunil Chhetri
(d) Dutee Chand
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1.Ans(b)
Sol. The U.N. General Assembly has approved the appointment of Costa Rican economist Rebecca Grynspan, as the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

S2.Ans(c)
Sol. The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has roped in former Supreme Court Justice (Retd.) Arjan Kumar Sikri to chair the Grievance Redressal Board (GRB), formed as a part of the Digital Publisher Content Grievances Council (DPCGC).

S3.Ans(a)
Sol. WhatsApp has appointed former Amazon executive Manesh Mahatme as a director to lead the growth of its payments business in India.

S4.Ans(b)
Sol. Isaac Herzog has been elected as the President of Israel. Herzog won the support of an overwhelming 87 lawmakers in the 120- member house defeating his rival Miriam Peretz with a comfortable margin.

S5.Ans(a)
Sol. Jagjit Pavadia has been elected as the President of Vienna based International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).

S6.Ans(d)
Sol. Mongolia Capital-Ulaanbaatar , Currency –Mongolian togrog

S7.Ans(b)
Sol. Sanjay Yadav has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.

S8.Ans (a)
Sol. Aashish Chandorkar has been appointed as Director at India’s WTO mission.

S9.Ans(d)
Sol. International lawyer Karim Khan belongs to England who has sworn in as the new chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court.

S10.Ans(b)
Sol. Yuvraj Singh has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of PUMA motorsports in India.