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75+ May Current Affairs for all SSC D. Indian Renewable Energy and Railway Exams 2021 Development Agency E. Indian Wind Power Association 1.According to the new report ‘Renewable Energy Market Update – 5.Who has authored the book titled Outlook for 2021 and 2022’ released by 1971: The Beginning of India’s International Energy Agency (IEA), Cricketing Greatness”? India’s Renewable Energy capacity A. Boria Majumdar addition declined by almost ______B. Gautam Bhattacharya A. 20% C. Saurav Ganguly B. 30% D. Harsha Bhogle C. 40% E. Both A and B D. 50% E. 60% 6.Renowned personality Homen Borgohain passed away recently, he 2.In partnership with remittance firms was a veteran litterateur of which – Wise and Western Union, which language? digital wallet company has launched A. English International Money Transfers for its B. Hindi United States (US) users to transfer C. Assamese money to app customers in India & D. Bengali Singapore? E. Odia A. Google Pay B. PayPal 7. Which small finance bank has C. Apple’s Passbook launched the “I choose my number” D. Chirpify feature for all its customers across E. Venmo India select their favourite numbers as their savings or current account 3.Who has been conferred with the number. World Food Prize 2021? A. A U Small Finance Bank A. Dr. Rattan Lal B. Equitas Small Finance Bank. B. Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted C. Jana Small Finance Bank C. Simon GrootRaj D. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank. D. Kumari Devi E. Capital Small Finance Bank E. Catherine Hagel 8.Which digital payment platform has 4.Which organization has been launched ‘COVID-19 Vaccine Finder,’ conferred with the prestigious “Green an integrated platform to help citizens Urja Award” 2021? check the availability of vaccination A. National Solar Energy Federation of slots – on its Mini App Store? India A. Mobikwik B. Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd B. Google Pay C. NHPC Ltd C. Paytm D. PhonePe
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E. Amazon Pay 13.The International Nurses Day is observed every year on which date? 9.Japanese brokerage Nomura revised A. 8th May its GDP growth estimate for India for B. 9th May the current 2021-22 fiscal to how much C. 10th May percent? D. 11th May A. 10.2% E. 12th May B. 10.8% C. 10.5% 14.What is the theme of the D. 11.5% International Nurses Day 2021? E. 12.3% A. Nurses: Inspire, Innovate, Influence B. Less Known Red Cross Stories 10.Which of the following banks has C. Nurses A Voice to Lead – Health is a acquired a 10% stake in CSC Grameen Human right e-Store, a special purpose vehicle run D. Nurses A Voice to Lead – Nursing the by the Ministry of Electronics and World to Health Information Technology? E. Nurses A Voice to Lead – Live A. Yes Bank Together and Help Everyone B. HDFC Bank C. ICICI Bank 15.Which organization releases the D. IndusInd Bank World Economic Situation and E. Axis Bank Prospects Report? A. International Monetary Fund 11.Who has been sworn in as new B. World Bank NASA Administrator? C. World Economic Forum A. Linda Thomas-Greenfield D. United Nations B. Floyd McWilliams E. World Trade Organisation C. Michael Collins D. Bill Nelson 16.Who has been appointed as the as E. Kenneth Juste Executive Director (ED) in the Reserve Bank of India? 12.The Ministry of Environment, Forest A. Jose J Kattoor and Climate Change (MoEFCC) B. T Rabi Sankar announced 48.32 square km area C. Padmakumar M Nair around Thane Creek Flamingo D. TV Somanathan Sanctuary as an Eco-Sensitive Zone, it E. Arun Raste is located in which state? A. Gujarat 17.Wicketkeeper-batsman BJ Watling B. Maharshtra held from which country who has C. Rajasthan announced that he would be retiring D. Goa from international cricket after the E. Karnataka three Tests, including the World Test Championship final against India? A. Australia
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B. South Africa 22.Who has authored the book titled C. New Zealand “Elephant”? D. England A. Paul Pickering E. West Indies B. Meghan Markle C. Julia Donaldson 18.Who has authored the book titled D. Judy Blume “Life in the Clock Tower Valley”? E. Kate DiCamilo A. Shakoor Rather B. Deep Halder 23. In India, the National Technology C. Swapan Das Gupta Day is celebrated every year on which D. Kalki Koechlin date to highlight the achievements of E. Sutapa Basu engineers and scientists in the field of technology and science? 19.The Researchers from which IIT and A. 8th May members of Mobile Payment Forum of B. 9th May India (MPFI) are set to work together C. 10th May for boosting digital money transactions D. 11th May in India? E. 12th May A. IIT Bombay B. IIT Madras 24. Which entity in association with C. IIT Kanpur Mastercard has released a report titled D. IIT Delhi ‘Connected Commerce: Creating a E. IIT Guwahati Roadmap for a Digitally Inclusive Bharat’? 20.Which bank has launched the ‘Asia A. RBI Pacific Tax Hub’ to enhance B. SEBI International Tax Cooperation? C. NITI Aayog A. World Bank D. Finance Ministry B. Asian Infrastructure Investment E. UNCTAD Bank C. New Development Bank 25. Who has been appointed as the D. Asian Development Bank chairman and managing director of E. Bank of Japan state-run oil refining and marketing firm Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd 21.Which bank has entered into a (BPCL)? strategic tie-up with Mashreq Bank of A. Arun Kumar Singh UAE, to facilitate money transfers from B. Anupama Singh the UAE to India? C. Sankar Ghosh A. ICICI Bank D. Vijay Goel B. HDFC Bank E. Amitabh Chaudhary C. Federal Bank D. IndusInd Bank 26.Who has been appointed as the E. Axis Bank National President of FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO), the oldest women-
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led & women-centric business chamber E. Paresh Rawal of Southeast Asia? A. Anupama Singh 31. 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial B. Ujjwala Singhania (ASM3) Meeting 2021 was held in C. Roshni Nadar which city? D. Shikha Sharma A. Reykjavík E. Rekha Menon B. Tokyo C. Toronto 27. Which education body has launched D. Helsinki ‘Dost for Life’, an exclusive E. Copenhagen psychological counselling app for students and parents? 32. Who won the Men’s Singles Title in A. NCERT Madrid Open tennis tournament 2021? B. Education Ministry A. Alexander Zverev C. CBSE B. Horacio Zeballos D. NCTE C. Marcel Granollers E. NIOS D. Rafael Nadal E. Novak Djokovic 28. Which space company is set to launch the “DOGE-1 Mission to the 33.Which ministry has issued a Moon”, the first-ever commercial lunar notification mandating all State/UT payload, paid entirely in the Governments to issue a certificate of cryptocurrency Dogecoin? disability through online mode only A. Boeing using Unique Disability ID Portal (UDID B. SpaceX Portal) – www.swavlambancard.gov.in, C. Lockheed Martin from June 1, 2021? D. Northrop Grumman A. Ministry of Home Affairs E. Orbital Sciences B. Ministry of Finance C. Ministry of Social Justice & 29. Who has been named the ICC Men’s Empowerment Player of the Month for April 2021? D. Ministry of Law A. Fakhar Zaman E. Ministry of Electronics and B. Babar Azam Information Technology C. Mohammad Hafeez D. Imam-ul-Haq 34.Narinder Batra of India has been re- E. Shaheen Afridi elected as the President of which sport organization? 30. Name the Indian actor who has won A. International Cricket Council (ICC) the Best Actor award in the New York B. International Olympic Committee City International Film Festival? (IOC) A. Nawazuddin Siddiqui C. International Hockey Federation B. Manoj Bajpai (FIH) C. Nasiruddin Shah D. World Badminton Federation (WBF) D. Anupam Kher E. International Tennis Federation (ITF)
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40.Who has been named as the 35.Which European country hosted the “Sportsman of the Year” at the 2021 India-European Union Leaders’ Meeting Laureus World Sports Awards? that was attended by PM Narendra A. Rojer Federer Modi, held in a hybrid format? B. Novak Djokovic A. France C. Rafael Nadal B. Spain D. Lionel Messi C. Portugal E. Mohamed Salah D. Italy E. Belgium 41.Which country’s governing body of hockey has won the prestigious Etienne 36.Which sporting club has won the Glichitch Award? 2020-21 La Liga title? A. Hockey India, India A. Real Madrid B. Pakistan Hockey Federation, B. Atletico Madrid Pakistan C. Real Valladolid C. German Hockey Federation, D. Barcelona Germany E. Sevilla D. Hockey Australia, Australia E. Hockey Association of Thailand, 37.Who won the 2021 Madrid Open Thailand women’s singles title? A. Ashleigh Barty 42.Who won the won the 2021 Spanish B. Aryna Sabalenka Grand Prix? C. Katerina Siniakova A. Daniel Ricciardo D. Naomi Osaka B. Sebastien Vettel E. Simona Halep C. Lewis Hamilton D. Max Verstappen 38.Who has been named as the E. Valtteri Bottas “Sportswoman of the Year” at the 2021 Laureus World Sports Awards? 43.Who has authored the book titled A. Naomi Osaka “Elephant In The Womb”? B. Ashleigh Barty A. Ileana d'cruz C. Serena Williams B. Jacqueline Fernandez D. Megan Rapinoe C. Nargis Fakhri E. Sam Kerr D. Kalki Koechlin E. Barbara Mori 39.Who won the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix title 2021? 44.Renowned personality Rajkumar A. Charles Leclerc Keswani passed away recently, he was B. Lewis Hamilton a veteran ______. C. Kimi Raikkonen A. Environmentalist D. Max Verstappen B. Sanskrit scholar E. Daniel Ricciardo C. Film producer D. Journalist
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E. Politician D. Pradip Krishen E. Nandini Velho 45.Who has been sworn in as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam? 50.Who has been emerged as the A. Sarbananda Sonowal highest-paid athletes in the world for B. Himanta Biswa Sarma 2021 according to the list released by C. Rama Kanta Dewri Forbes? D. Ram Prasad Sarmah A. Conor McGregor E. Rajdeep Roy B. Lionel Messi C. Cristiano Ronaldo 46.Renowned personality Pandit Rewa D. Dak Prescott Prasad Dwivedi passed away recently, E. LeBron James he was a veteran ______. A. Environmentalist 51.Which bank has been excluded from B. Sanskrit scholar the Second Schedule of the RBI Act by C. Vocalist the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? D. Flute Maestro A. DBS Bank India Ltd E. Sitar Maestro B. Lakshmi Vilas Bank C. Bandhan Bank 47.Who has been sworn in as the Chief D. Kotak Mahindra Bank Minister of the Union Territory of E. Dhanlaxmi Bank Puducherry, for a record fourth time? A. N Rangasamy 52.National Commission for Protection B. A. Namassivayam of Child Rights (NCPCR) comes under C. A. Anbalagan administrative control of which minister D. V. Narayanasamy that has Launched ‘SAMVEDNA’ to E. M. Vaithianathan Provide Psycho-Social Mental Support for Children During Covid-19? 48.Name the Indian personality who A. Ministry of Women and Child has been selected for the Arline Pacht Development Global Vision Award for 2021? B. Minister of Personnel, Public A. Gita Mittal Grievances and Pensions B. Ranjana Desai C. Minister of Law and Justice C. R. Banumathi D. Minister of Social Justice and D. Indu Malhotra Empowerment E. Indira Banerjee E. Minister of Minority Affairs
49.Who has been awarded the India 53.Renowned personality Shesh Biodiversity Award 2021 in the Narayan Singh has passed away individual category of ‘Conservation of recently, he was veteran ______. domesticated species’? A. Journalist A. Y Nuklu Phom B. Dancer B. Rajendra Singh C. Sculptor C. Shaji .N.M D. Doctor
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E. Writer A. Jane Goodall B. King Abdullah II 54.Under whose chairmanship the C. Marcelo Gleiser Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) D. Francis Collins Regulations Review Authority (RRA E. Charles Messier 2.0) has constituted a 6-member Advisory Group? 59.The ‘Protected Planet Report 2020’ A. TT Srinivasaraghavan has been released by which B. Gautam Thakur organization according to that around C. S Janakiraman 21 million square kms have been added D. Subir Saha within the Protected & Conserved Areas E. Ravi Duvvuru of the world since 2010? A. International Union for the 55.Which country will host the 2022 Conservation of Nature (IUCN) FIFA under-17 Women’s World Cup? B. United Nations Environment A. Indonesia Programme (UNEP) B. India C. United Nations Development C. Iran Programme (UNDP) D. Qatar D. Greenpeace E. UAE E. Both A and B
56.Which NBFCs has launched 60.The Mahindra Rural Housing ‘Savdhan Rahein, Safe Rahein’, a public Finance (MRHFL) has partnered with awareness campaign on financial fraud which bank for a cash management risks to educate customers and public solution? at large on financial fraud risks? A. Airtel Payments Bank A. Bajaj Finserv B. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) B. Muthoot Finance Ltd. C. Fino Payments Bank C. Tata Capital Financial Services Ltd. D. Jio Payments Bank D. Mahindra & Mahindra Financial E. Paytm Payments Bank Services Limited E. HDB Finance Services 61.Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the 57.Name the hockey player who has Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH)? been appointed as the a member of the A. Padmakumar M Nair FIH Athletes’ Committee? B. Jose J Kattoor A. P R Sreejesh C. T Rabi Sankar B. Manpreet Singh D. Rajesh Bansal C. Birendra Lakra E. Mahesh Balasubramanian D. Rupinder Pal Singh E. Lalit Upadhyay 62.Anatole Collinet Makosso has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of 58.Who has been honoured with 2021 which country? Templeton Prize? A. Congo
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B. Kenya 67.International Missing Children’s Day C. Botswana is observed globally every year on D. Ghana which date? E. Gambia A. 20th May B. 21st May 63.Former Indian Olympian Sakti C. 22nd May Mazumdar passed away recently, he D. 24th May was associated with which sports? E. 25th May A. Badminton B. Table tennis 68.Who has authored the book titled C. Boxing ‘India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, D. Hockey Present’? E. Wrestling A. S Jaishankar B. Shivshankar Menon 64.The book titled ‘Sach Kahun Toh’ is C. Brijesh Mishra an autobiography of which Indian D. Harsh Vardhan Shringla actor? E. Ranjan Mathai A. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan B. Vidhya Balan 69.Who has authored the book titled C. Neena Gupta “Nehru, Tibet and China”? D. Kiran Kher A. Avtar Singh Bhasin E. Madhuri Dixhit B. Shivshankar Menon C. Brijesh Mishra 65.Which state government has D. Harsh Vardhan Shringla launched ‘Mukhya Mantri Vatsalya E. Ranjan Mathai Yojana’ for orphaned children who have lost their parents due to Covid-19? 70.Which bank has issued the first-ever A. Uttar Pradesh foreign portfolio investor (FPI) licence B. Uttarakhand to the GIFT IFSC alternative C. Himachal Pradesh investment fund (AIF) of True Beacon D. Haryana Global? E. Rajasthan A. Kotak Mahindra Bank B. ICICI Bank 66.Which state government launched C. Yes Bank ‘Sanjeevani Pariyojana’ to provide for D. HDFC Bank supervised and quick medical care at E. Axis Bank home for people in rural areas with mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19? 71.Which state government has A. Uttar Pradesh launched the “Mission Oxygen Self- B. Uttarakhand Reliance” scheme to meet the state’s C. Himachal Pradesh oxygen needs? D. Haryana A. Delhi E. Rajasthan B. Punjab C. Maharshtra
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D. Haryana B. Rs 1,100 crore E. Jharkhand C. Rs 1,300 crore D. Rs 1,400 crore 72.Which country hosted the Global E. Rs 1,500 crore G20 Health Summit along with European Commission? 77.Which fintech startup has partnered A. Germany with financial services company Vivriti B. Italy Capital to provide working capital C. France financing to micro, small and medium D. Japan enterprises (MSMEs)? E. Spain A. FlexiLoans.com B. Razorpay 73.Renowned personality O P C. ETMoney Bhardwaj, passed away recently, he D. Zest Money was a former coach of which sports? E. Money View A. Boxing B. Wrestling 78.Palak Kohli and Parul Parmar C. Table Tennis associated with which sport who were D. Badminton qualified for the Tokyo Paralympics E. Hockey 2021? A. Tennis 74.With which country India has signed B. Shotput a three-year Work Program for C. Hockey development in Agriculture D. Badminton cooperation? E. Archery A. France B. Japan 79.Who has been appointed as the C. Israel Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High D. Germany Court? E. Canada A. Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel B. Sudhanshu Dhulia 75.Kuno National Park is located in C. Prashant Kumar Mishra which state where 10 African Cheetahs D. Vikram Nath will be brought from South Africa & E. L. Narayana Swamy Namibia? A. Karnataka 80.Which institution has constituted a B. Gujarat committee to submit a report on C. Madhya Pradesh alleged violation of norms in the D. Andhra Pradesh construction of a reservoir across the E. Goa Cauvery river at Mekedatu in Karnataka? 76.What is the budget allocation for the A. Supreme Court 2021 Fiscal under ‘Project Cheetah’? B. National Green Tribunal A. Rs 1,000 crore C. Ministry of Environment and Forests
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D. Department of Water Resources 85.Who has authored the book titled E. Central Water Commission ‘The Spiritual CEO’? A. S Prakash 81.According to ministry of Commerce B. Chanda Kochar and Industry which country is the top C. Indira Nooyi investor with 29 per cent share? D. Shikha Sharma A. Singapore E. Indu Sharma B. USA C. Japan 86.After whom the Mohali International D. Mauritius Hockey Stadium has been renamed by E. China the government of Punjab? A. Gurmit Singh Khullar 82.Who has been appointed as the new B. Surjit Singh Randhawa Director of the Central Bureau of C. Balbir Singh Senior Investigation (CBI)? D. Pargat Singh A. KR Chandra E. Baljit Singh Saini B. VKS Kaumudi C. Subodh Jaiswal 87.The World Health Organization D. Rakesh Asthana (WHO) has signed an MoU with which E. YC Modi country to launch the first WHO BioHub Facility as part of the WHO BioHub 83.Which space agency has decided to System? send first mobile robot to the Moon in A. Italy late 2023 in search of ice and other B. Germany resources on and below the lunar C. Switzerland surface? D. France A. National Aeronautics and Space E. England Administration B. Indian Space Research Organization 88.Which bank has digitized C. European Space Agency onboarding of credit card customers by D. National Aerospace Laboratory of implementing TransUnion’s Japan Onboarding Solution? E. China National Space Administration A. ICICI Bank B. HDFC Bank 84.Renowned sportsman Max Mosley C. Axis Bank passed away recently, he was D. Yes Bank associated with which sports? E. Axis Bank A. Swimming B. Wrestling 89.Who awarded with Europe’s Golden C. Boxing Shoe, as he finished as the top scorer D. Formula One in Europe’s leading domestic leagues? E. Archery A. Lionel Messi B. Cristiano Ronaldo C. Robert Lewandowski
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D. André Silva 94.Who has been appointed as the E. Erling Haaland Commerce Secretary, Government of India? 90.Who has authored the book titled ”7 A. TV Somanathan Lessons from Everest – Expedition B. Debasish Panda Learnings from Life and Business”? C. B V.R. Subrahmanyam A. Aditya Gupta D. Tuhin Kanta Pandey B. Deep Halder E. Ajay Seth C. Swapan Das Gupta D. Kalki Koechlin 95.Who has been sworn in as the E. Sutapa Basu president of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the 91.Who become the first Indian to won Dharamshala-based Tibetan the Rudolf V Schindler Award from the government-in-exile? American Society of Gastrointestinal A. Sonam Norbu Dagpo Endoscopy (ASGE)? B. Penpa Tsering A. Dr D Nageshwar Reddy C. Lobsang Tenzin B. Dr. Anurag Tandon D. Sonam Singh C. Dr. Subhash Gupta E. None of these D. Dr. Vivek Raj E. Dr. Debasish Banerjee 96.Renowned personality Eric Carle passed away recently, he was veteran 92.Who has been conferred with the ______. International Eni Award 2020 which is A. Children’s author also called as Energy Frontier award for B. Astronauts research into renewable energy C. Scientist sources and energy storage? D. Actor A. C N.R. Rao E. Philanthropist B. Alok Mittal C. Avinash Kumar Agarwal 97.Which state government has D. Dinesh Mohan launched Ankur scheme under which E. Ashok Pandey citizens will be awarded for planting trees during monsoon? 93.Who has been conferred with A. Madhya Pradesh Spain's top Princess of Asturias Award B. Karnataka in the social sciences category? C. Tamil Nadu A. Pranab Bardhan D. Maharashtra B. Jagdish Bhagwati E. Gujarat C. Amartya Sen D. Abhijit Banerjee 98.International Women’s Health Day E. Kaushik Basu is observed every year on which date? A. 25th May B. 26th May C. 27th May
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D. 28th May * China alone accounted for more than E. 29th May 50% of the green energy projects built in 2020. 99.World Hunger Day is observed * The 280 GW renewable energy globally every year on which date? capacity addition in 2020 comprised A. 25th May primarily Solar – 135 GW, Wind – 115 B. 26th May GW, Hydro – 20 GW, and 10 GW of C. 27th May other renewables. D. 28th May 2. Ans. A. E. 29th May * Google Pay has launched International Money Transfers for its 100.Which has become the first Small United States (US) users, it has Finance Bank to offer its NRI customer launched the initiative in partnership segment the ease of account opening with remittance firms – Wise and online? Western Union Co. A. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank. * Using the feature, Google Pay users B. Janalakshmi Small Finance Bank in the US can transfer money to app C. Equitas Small Finance Bank customers in India & Singapore. D. A U Small Finance Bank * Google is planning to expand the E. Utkarsh Small Finance Bank feature to around 80 countries through Wise, and around 100 through Western Union by the end of 2021. * Google Pay has 150 million users in ###ANSWERS### 40 countries, and this initiative is seen as a step to expand its financial 1. Ans. D. services offering, and increase * According to the new report competition in the digital payments ‘Renewable Energy Market Update – sector. Outlook for 2021 and 2022’ released by 3. Ans. B. International Energy Agency (IEA), * World Food Prize 2021 has been India’s Renewable Energy capacity awarded to Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh addition declined by almost 50% to Thilsted for her work in aquatic food 5.62 GigaWatts (GW) in 2020 systems. (compared to 2019). * World Food Prize is an award that * The decline in capacity addition in aims to recognise achievements made India has been attributed to the in the field of food and agriculture. COVID-19 pandemic. * The award is also referred to as the * At the Global level, the annual Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture. renewable capacity additions increased Every year, the committee selects one 45% to almost 280 GW (up from 190 person who will be awarded the title GW in 2019), which is the highest year- and prize money of $250,000. on year increase since 1999. * Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted is a resident of Denmark and was born in Trinidad and Tobago.
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* Dr. Shakantula Haraksingh Thilsted commentator and is the author of now serves as the Global Lead for several books. Nutrition and Public Health at * He is the co-author of Sourav WorldFish, a global CGIAR research Ganguly’s book A Century is Not center headquartered in Malaysia. Enough. * Interestingly, the World Food Prize 6. Ans. C. last year was also awarded to a person * Noted Assamese litterateur and of Indian origin. In 2020, the World journalist Homen Borgohain passed Food Prize was won by Dr. Rattan Lal away recently. who was born and brought up in India. * His body of work includes 11 novels 4. Ans. D. and four non-fictions. * Indian Renewable Energy * He won the Sahitya Akademi in 1978 Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) has for his novel Pita Putra but returned the been conferred with “Green Urja award in 2015 to protest the growing Award” for being the Leading Public intolerance in India. Institution in Financing Institution for * The late writer was serving as the Renewable Energy this year by Indian editor-in-chief of Assamese daily Chamber of Commerce. Niyomiya Barta until his death. * The award was received by Shri * He had also worked as an Assam Civil Pradip Kumar Das, Chairman & Service officer briefly. Managing Director, IREDA from Dr. 7. Ans. C. Ajay Mathur, Director General, Jana Small Finance Bank has International Solar Alliance. announced the launch of the “I choose * IREDA gets the award for the pivotal my number” feature for all its and developmental role it plays in customers across India. This new Green Energy Financing. feature gives the bank’s existing and 5. Ans. E. new customers the option to select * A Book titled “1971: The Beginning of their favourite numbers as their India’s Cricketing Greatness” by Boria savings or current account number. Majumdar and Gautam Bhattacharya 8. Ans. C. will be published by HarperCollins. * Paytm has launched 'Covid-19 * It is the story of a young country Vaccine Finder', a platform which aims (India)ready and eager to make an to help citizens check the availability of impression on the world stage. vaccination slots, on its Mini App store. * Boria Majumdar, a Rhodes Scholar, is * The platform will help citizens to the author of multiple books on Indian check the availability of vaccination sport and its history, and the co-author slots for a specific date by individually of Sachin Tendulkar’s autobiography entering different pin codes or district Playing It My Way. details along with age group (18 or 45). * Gautam Bhattacharya, currently the 9. Ans. B. Joint Editor of Kolkata’s leading daily • Japanese brokerage Nomura cut its Sangbad Pratidin, has been a GDP growth estimate for India for the longstanding cricket writer and current 2021-22 fiscal to 10.8 per cent from the earlier 12.6 per cent, blaming
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the impact of the second wave-induced * Eco-Sensitive Zones are geographical lockdowns. areas within a radius of 10 kms around • It said the activity levels have a protected area, a national park or a dropped further to 64.5 per cent of the wildlife sanctuary, and are declared by pre-pandemic levels in the week to May the ministry under the provisions of 9 as per a proprietary index, after a Environment Protection Act 1986. further 5 percentage points drop in the 13. Ans. E. week. • Every year we observe International • The activity levels, at present, are at Nurses Day on 12 May to honour par with those seen in June 2020. nurses. 10. Ans. B. • The Day is celebrated to • HDFC Bank has acquired a 10% stake commemorate the birth anniversary of in CSC Grameen e-Store, a special Florence Nightingale, the founder of purpose vehicle run by the Ministry of modern nursing. Electronics and Information • The celebration of International Technology, for an undisclosed Nurses Day started in 1965 by the amount. International Council of Nurses (ICN). • The partnership between the • The theme for this year’s country’s largest private bank and CSC International Nurses Day is Nurses: A Grameen aims to deliver and scale Voice to Lead-A Vision for Future access to financial services and banking Healthcare. products to semi-urban and rural 14. Ans. D. customers. • Every year we observe International 11. Ans. D. Nurses Day on 12 May to honour • US President Joe Biden has nurses. nominated former Senator Bill Nelson • The Day is celebrated to to serve as the 14th NASA commemorate the birth anniversary of Administrator. Florence Nightingale, the founder of • Nelson will serve as NASA’s chief modern nursing. executive officer and will be directly • The celebration of International accountable to President Biden. Nurses Day started in 1965 by the • In this role, he will articulate the International Council of Nurses (ICN). space agency’s vision, will set its • The theme for this year’s programmatic and budget priorities, International Nurses Day is Nurses: A internal policies and assess the Voice to Lead-A Vision for Future agency’s performance. Healthcare. 12. Ans. B. 15. Ans. D. * The Union Ministry of Environment, • The World Economic Situation and Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) Prospects 2021, produced by the has notified 48.32 sq km around the United Nations Department of Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (TCFS) in Maharashtra as an eco- • The World Economic Situation and sensitive zone (ESZ). Prospects report also projected India’s GDP to grow by 7.5% in 2021.
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• It also projected India’s GDP to grow • The book is published by Speaking by 10.1% in 2022. Tiger, it talks about Kashmir’s pristine 16. Ans. A. past, its grievous present and always- • The Reserve Bank of India has uncertain future. It also includes appointed Jose J Kattoor as Executive historical and political information Director (ED). about Kashmir as well as • Prior to being promoted as ED, Mr environmental issues that are seldom Kattoor was heading Bengaluru talked about. Regional Office of the Reserve Bank as • Besides talking about various aspect Regional Director for Karnataka. of life in the Valley, the author also • He will look after Human Resource describes in detail how different Management Department, Corporate characters pop up in its streets during Strategy and Budget Department and different seasons: “life-size scarecrows Rajbhasha Department. during summers to frighten the • Mr Kattoor has, over a span of three unrelenting birds hovering over the decades, served in communication, paddy fields, and the ceremonial human resource management, snowmen that delight the financial inclusion, supervision, neighbourhood children celebrating the currency management and other areas much-awaited snowfall”. in the Reserve Bank. 19. Ans. B. 17. Ans. C. • Researchers of Indian Institute of • New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Technology Madras (IIT Madras) & BJ Watling has announced he would be members of Mobile Payment Forum of retiring from international cricket after India (MPFI) are set to work together the three Tests, including the World for boosting digital money transactions Test Championship final against India, in India. on their upcoming England tour. • The two entities will develop voice- • Watling has played 73 Tests, 28 ODIs based solutions, especially in multiple and 5 T20Is for the BlackCaps. vernacular languages to enable larger • Watling became just the 9th adoption of digital money transactions wicketkeeper to hit a double hundred in India. and the first to hit a double against • As part of the collaboration, IIT England when he did so in Bay Oval in Madras will work on key technical areas 2019. like Machine Learning (ML) & Artificial • Watling has been involved in two Intelligence (AI), applied to the digital 350-plus stands, one with Brendon payments space. McCullum in 2014 against India and the • The collaboration is part of MPFI’s other with Kane Williamson the efforts to achieve 500 million active UPI following year. users in India by 2025. At present, 18. Ans. A. there are more than 100 million active • “Life in the Clock Tower Valley” is the UPI users every month in India. debut book of Press Trust of India (PTI) • Union Government in its budget for journalist Shakoor Rather. the FY 2021-22 has allocated INR 1,
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500 Crore for increasing the adoption Singapore, Philippines, Australia, of digital payments. Canada, Sri Lanka and majority of 20. Ans. D. European countries. • The Asian Development Bank (ADB) 22. Ans. A. has launched the ‘Asia Pacific Tax Hub’ • The British Novelist Paul Pickering has to enhance International Tax authored a new book titled Cooperation. “Elephant”.The book is to be published • The Hub will create an open and by Salt Publishing. inclusive platform for promoting • This book is about the love story strategic policy dialogue, improving between Natasha and the man in Paris knowledge sharing & strengthening and it explores the interface between coordination on tax policy and fact and fiction. administration among ADB members • The elephant culturally symbolises and development partners. India more than any other country. • It will maximise the regional and According to the author, his book international resources to strengthen ‘Elephant’ is an affirmation of ‘I am my domestic resource mobilisation and voice’. And my voice is as big as an international tax cooperation among elephant, which in turn is as big as ADB’s Developing Member Countries creation. (DMCs). 23. Ans. D. • The hub will support DMCs on 3 main * National Technology Day is building blocks – Preparation of celebrated every year on May 11 to Medium-Term Revenue Strategies highlight the achievements of (MTRS), roadmaps for automation of engineers and scientists in the field of tax administration, and proactive technology and science. participation in International Tax * The day acts as a reminder of the Initiatives. country's technological advancements. • ADB will establish a Secretariat to It was first observed on May 11, 1999, operationalize the hub. The hub will and aims to commemorate the organise a first high-level conference scientific and technological by the end of 2021. achievements of Indian scientists and 21. Ans. C. engineers. • Federal Bank has entered into a * National Technology Day holds great strategic tie-up with Mashreq Bank of importance because on this particular UAE, to facilitate money transfers from day in 1998, India achieved multiple the UAE to India. notable technological progressions. • The partnership will support * Every year since 1999, the Mashreq’s payment product Technology Development Board (TDB) “QuickRemit”, which was launched in commemorates the day by honouring 2017. technological innovations that have • The agreement made Mashreq bank added to the national growth. as the first bank in the UAE to offer * The theme of the National instant and same day credit facility to Technology Day 2021 is “Science and so many places, including the UK, Technology for a Sustainable Future”.
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24. Ans. C. * Ujjwala Singhania has been * NITI Aayog and Mastercard released appointed as the National President of a report titled ‘Connected Commerce: FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO), the Creating a Roadmap for a Digitally oldest women-led & women-centric Inclusive Bharat’. business chamber of Southeast Asia. * The report identifies challenges in * As the 38th National President of FLO accelerating digital financial inclusion in Singhania will focus on empowering India and provides recommendations women by facilitating an enabling for making digital services accessible to environment that promotes its 1.3 billion citizens. entrepreneurship, industry * Based on five roundtable discussions participation and economic held in October and November 2020, development of women. the report highlights key issues and * Under her leadership, FLO will carry opportunities,with inferences and out many interventions towards recommendations on policy and fostering larger contributions of women capacity building across agriculture, in India’s Industrial and economic small business (MSMEs), urban growth story. mobility and cyber security. Experts 27. Ans. C. from the government, banking sector, * Central Board of Secondary the financial regulator, fintech Education (CBSE) has launched a new enterprises, and various ecosystem mobile app for students and parents. innovators participated in the The new app ‘Dost for Life’ is an discussions led by NITI Aayog and exclusive psychological counselling app supported by Mastercard. for students and parents of CBSE- * NITI Aayog was a knowledge partner affiliated schools. in this endeavour. The series of * The new App will simultaneously workshopsand the outcome reportwere cater to students and parents from curated by business advisory firm FTI CBSE-affiliated schools in different Consulting.The report reflects the geographies across the world. discussions held during the * The app will also provide students roundtables. with other resource material such as 25. Ans. A. suggestive course guides for after * The Public Enterprises Selection senior secondary education, tips on Board (PESB), the government’s head- mental health and well being, and a hunter, has picked Arun Kumar Singh ‘corona guide’ with information on daily as the chairman and managing director safety protocol, learning from home of state-run oil refining and marketing and self-care. firm Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd * The counselling sessions shall be (BPCL). provided to students of classes 9-12 by * Arun Kumar Singh is currently 83 volunteer counsellors and school director, marketing at BPCL and principals. holding additional charge of Director, 28. Ans. B. Refineries. * Elon Musk-owned SpaceX is set to 26. Ans. B. launch the “DOGE-1 Mission to the
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Moon”, the first-ever commercial lunar * The film has been directed by Prasad payload, paid entirely in the Kadam and produced by FNP Media. cryptocurrency Dogecoin. Besides Anupam, Happy Birthday stars * The satellite is scheduled to be Aahana Kumra. launched in the first quarter of 2022 * The film also won the Best Short Film onboard the Falcon 9 rocket. The award at the festival. dogecoin-funded mission is led by the 31. Ans. B. Canadian company Geometric Energy * The 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial Corporation (GEC). (ASM3) 2021 held in Tokyo, Japan from * SpaceX will carry a 40-kilogram cube May 8-9, 2021, it was jointly organized satellite dubbed as DOGE-1, as by Iceland & Japan. rideshare on a Falcon 9 rocket. * The ASM3 2021 is the 1st meeting to * The payload will obtain lunar-spatial be held in Asia. intelligence from sensors and cameras * The theme for 2021 is ‘Knowledge for on board with integrated a Sustainable Arctic’. communications and computational * ASM is a global platform for systems. discussing research and cooperation in * This launch will make DOGE the first the Arctic region, it is an event initiated crypto in space as well as the first by the Arctic Council, a high-level meme in space. intergovernmental forum. 29. Ans. B. * Union Minister for Earth Science Dr * Pakistani skipper Babar Azam has Harsh Vardhan virtually represented been named the ICC Men’s Player of India in the meeting. the Month for April 2021 for his 32. Ans. A. consistent and stellar performances * Germany’s Alexander Zverev across all formats in the recently defeated Matteo Berrettini of Italy to concluded series against South Africa. win the Men’s Singles Title of the 2021 * The ICC Player of the Month Awards Madrid Open (19th Edition on ATP). recognise and celebrate the best * This is the 2nd Madrid Open Title performances from both male and (previous one – 2018) & 4th Masters female cricketers across all forms of 1000 Title for Alexander Zverev. international cricket throughout the * In the Women’s Singles Category, year. Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka defeated * Along with Babar, Australian women’s World No.1 Ashleigh Barty (Australia) team wicketkeeper-batsman Alyssa to clinch her maiden Madrid Open Title. Healy also bagged the ICC Women’s The 2021 Madrid Open is the 20th Player of The Month accolade for her edition of the Tournament in WTA . incredible performances during the * The 2021 Madrid Open was held from month of April. 30th April 2021 – 9th May 2021 at 30. Ans. D. Manzanares Park Tennis Center (also * Anupam Kher won the Best Actor known as Manolo Santana Stadium), award for his performance in the short Madrid, Spain. film Happy Birthday at the New York * The Madrid Open is a Clay-court City International Film Festival. event.
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33. Ans. C. to three years due to deferment of the • The Ministry of Social Justice & Congress last year. Empowerment (MoSJE) has issued a * The 47th Congress was to be held last notification mandating all State/UT year in New Delhi but was postponed Governments to issue a certificate of because of the COVID-19 pandemic. disability through online mode only * Batra became the first non-European using Unique Disability ID Portal (UDID president of the FIH in 2016 after he Portal) – was elected to the top post by an (www.swavlambancard.gov.in) from overwhelming margin during the world June 1, 2021. body's 45th Congress. • The requirement of a Certificate of 35. Ans. C. disability is mandated under the Rights • Prime Minister Narendra Modi of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 participated in the India-EU Leaders’ (RPwD Act, 2016). Meeting, held in a hybrid format. The • Using the certificate, people with India-European Union Leaders’ Meeting disabilities can avail benefits of is hosted by Portugal. different government schemes. • Portugal currently holds the chair of • The sector has been demanding the grouping. online issuance of certificates, as • PM Modi attended the event at the people with disabilities were unable to invitation of the President of the get certificates due to prevalent European Council Mr Charles Michel. restrictions in Pandemic times. • The leaders of all the 27 EU Member • Department of Health, and States, as well as the President of the Department which deals with disability European Council and the European matters in States/UTs will ensure the Commission, participated in the compliance of the notification. meeting. This is the first time that the 34. Ans. C. EU hosted a meeting with India in the * Incumbent Narinder Batra of India EU+27 format. was re-elected as the International 36. Ans. B. Hockey Federation (FIH) President for * Atletico Madrid won the 2020-21 La a second term after beating Marc Liga title with a 2-1 win over Valladolid. Coudron of Belgium by a slender * Luis Suárez scored the winner for margin of just two votes during the Atlético as it beat Real Madrid for the world body's virtual 47th Congress. title in a wild finish that had plenty of * He is also the President of the Indian twists with the two remaining title Olympic Association (IOA) and a contenders playing at the same time. member of International Olympic * Atlético’s 11th league title ended a Committee (IOC). seven-year dominance by Barcelona * The FIH Congress was held virtually and Real Madrid in Spain. Since 2014, due to travel restrictions imposed in the Barcelona had won the league four wake of the ongoing pandemic. times and Madrid twice, including last * He will hold the office until 2024 as season. the FIH has reduced the term from four 37. Ans. B.
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• The world number seven, Aryna • Nadal picked up his fourth Laureus Sabalenka of Belarus, won the honour, having previously scooped the women’s singles title in 2021 Madrid Breakthrough, Comeback and men's Open tennis tournament. individual awards. • She defeated world number one 41. Ans. A. Ashleigh Barty of Australia in the final * Hockey India has won the prestigious • This Sabalenka’s 10th career WTA Etienne Glichitch Award in recognition singles title, second WTA title of the of its contribution to the growth and season and first on clay court. Madrid development of the sport in the Open is a professional WTA tennis country. tournament played on outdoor clay * The awards were announced by the courts. game's governing body FIH during the 38. Ans. A. HockeyInvites virtual conference. • World number two tennis player * It was part of its 47th FIH Congress Naomi Osaka of Japan has been named which concluded with the FIH Honorary “Sportswoman of the Year” at the 2021 Awards. Laureus World Sports Awards. This is * The award gives recognition to Osaka’s second Laureus Sports numerous individuals, teams and Awards. In 2019, she won the organisations for their outstanding “Breakthrough of the Year” award. contributions to the sport of hockey. 39. Ans. D. 42. Ans. C. * Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the • Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Formula One Monaco Grand Prix. Britain) won the 2021 Spanish Grand * The 23-year-old Dutch driver started Prix, held on 09 May 2021. This win is the day 14 points behind Mercedes' the fifth successive Spanish Grand Prix seven times world champion Lewis title of Lewis Hamilton and the third win Hamilton and ended it four clear. of this season. * Hamilton finished seventh, with an • Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing- extra point for the fastest lap. Netherlands) came second followed by * The victory was Verstappen's second Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland) at of the season and also the first time he third position. The race was the fourth had stood on the podium at the sport's round of the 2021 Formula One World most glamorous race. Championship. 40. Ans. C. 43. Ans. D. • Tennis great Rafael Nadal was named • Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin is the 2021 Laureus Sportsman of the making her debut as an author, with Year after a landmark year in which the her first book titled “Elephant In The Spaniard equalled Roger Federer's Womb”. Grand Slam record for the most majors • The book, which is yet to be released, won by a male player. is an illustrated non-fiction book on • With the French Open victory in 2020, motherhood. Nadal took his tally to 20 Grand Slam • It is illustrated by Valeriya titles. Polyanychko and published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI).
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• The book narrates about pregnancy pseudonym "sanatana", meaning 'the and parenting for mothers, expectant eternal'. mothers, and “anyone even thinking * His most significant works, about motherhood”. Sitacaritam and 44. Ans. D. Svatantryasambhavam are two epic * Rajkumar Keswani, an acclaimed poems. He has written extensively on journalist passed away recently. Sahityasastra (Poetics) and produced * He had warned about irregularities such great works as that led to the Bhopal gas tragedy Kavyalankarakarika, Natyanusasanam, much before the world's worst and Sahityasarirakam. industrial disaster took place in 1984. * In the early 1980s, Dwivedi * After starting his career as sub-editor organized the World Sanskrit of Sports Times during college days, Conference at Banaras Hindu Keswani went on to be associated with University. prominent outlets like New York Times, * He was honoured with Sahitya NDTV, Dainik Bhaskar, The Illustrated Akademi Award, 1991 for his Weekly of India, Sunday, India Today Svatantryasambhava, an epic poem. and The Week. 47. Ans. A. * He had penned a book on classic film • The All India NR Congress (AINRC) Mughal-E-Azam and was awarded the founder leader N Rangasamy has been prestigious BD Goenka Award (1985) sworn in as the Chief Minister of the and Prem Bhatia Journalism Award in Union Territory of Puducherry, for a 2010. record fourth time, on May 07, 2021. 45. Ans. B. • N Rangasamy was administered the • Himanta Biswa Sarma has been oath of office and secrecy by Lieutenant named as the 15th Chief Minister of governor (additional charge) Tamilisai Assam on May 08, 2021. He will replace Soundararajan. incumbent Sarbananda Sonowal. • Prior to this, the 71-year-old served • He took the charge of the office with as Chief Minister of Puducherry from effect from May 10, 2021. 2001 to 2008 as a member of the • The BJP party won a second straight Indian National Congress and then term in the 2021 assembly polls in the from 2011 to 2016 as a member of state. AINRC. • The party won 60 seats in the 126- 48. Ans. A. member Assam assembly. • Former Chief Justice of Jammu & • Mr Sarma joined the BJP six years ago Kashmir High Court, Justice Gita Mittal, in 2015, after quitting the Congress. has been declared as one of the two 46. Ans. B. recipients of the Arline Pacht Global * Rewa Prasad Dwivedi (born 1935 – Vision Award for 2021. 2021) was a Sanskrit scholar, poet, • The Award will be presented at IAWJ’s writer, teacher, and critic. Biennial Conference during the virtual * His original works include poetry as opening ceremony on May 7, 2021. epics and lyrics, plays, and prose. He • She shares the honour with Margarita wrote new literature under the Luna Ramos from Mexico.
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• International Association of Women • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has Judges (IAWJ) instituted this award in excluded Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) 2016. Justice Mittal would be the first from the Second Schedule of the RBI Indian judge to receive the award. Act after it was merged with DBS Bank • Award is presented to a sitting/retired India Ltd (DBIL) last year. woman judge to recognize her • A bank mentioned in the Second contribution to IAWJ. Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India 49. Ans. C. Act is known as ‘Scheduled Commercial * Shaji .N.M., fondly called as ‘Tuber Bank’. Man’ of Kerala has been awarded the • Last year in November, the India Biodiversity Award 2021 in the government had approved the merger individual category of ‘Conservation of of crisis-ridden Lakshmi Vilas Bank with domesticated species’. DBS Bank India. * Mr. Shaji, who conserves a wide array • The RBI had also superseded the of around 200 tuber crops including board of the LVB and appointed T N greater yam, lesser yam, elephant foot Manoharan, former non-executive yam, arrow root, colocasia, sweet chairman of Canara Bank, as the potato, cassava and Chinese potato in administrator of the bank for 30 days. his farm has received State awards 52. Ans. A. seven times for his efforts. * National Commission for Protection of * He has also received the Plant Child Rights (NCPCR) under the aegis Genome Savior Reward 2015, of Ministry of Women and Child instituted by PPV&FR Authority, New Development has been providing Tele- Delhi. Counselling to children affected during 50. Ans. A. COVID 19 Pandemic through * Forbes released its list of the highest- SAMVEDNA -Toll-Free Helpline(1800- paid athletes in the world for 2021, 121-2830). marking the very top earners in the * SAMVEDNA stands for Sensitizing sports industry based on their earnings Action on Mental Health Vulnerability derived from prize money, salaries, through Emotional Development and bonuses and endorsements during the Necessary Acceptance. past 12 months (between May 1, 2020 * The main objective is to provide and May, 2021). psychological first-aid and emotional * This year, MMA fighter Conor support to children affected during McGregor tops the list with US$180 COVID-19 Pandemic. million in total earnings, edging past 53. Ans. A. the two football legends Lionel Messi • Veteran senior journalist Shesh (#2) and Cristiano Ronaldo (#3) Narayan Singh has passed away while who’ve been topping the charts undergoing treatment for COVID-19. consistently in the past few years. Read He was 70. A columnist, political on to discover the full list and find out commentator and an expert on foreign how much do the superstars make. policy, Shesh Narain Singh had a career 51. Ans. B. spanning over two decades. 54. Ans. C.
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• The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) • The brand has also gone live with the Regulations Review Authority (RRA campaign on other infotainment and 2.0) has constituted a 6-member entertainment apps like Chingari, Josh Advisory Group headed by S and Jio Saavn, to effectively reach out Janakiraman, Managing Director of to the regional audiences, present on State Bank of India to support in these platforms. reviewing the RBI’s regulations and 57. Ans. A. compliance procedures to streamline/ * India hockey team goalkeeper P R rationalise them to make them more Sreejesh was on Thursday appointed as effective. a member of the FIH Athletes’ • On April 15, 2021, RBI formed the Committee. RRA 2.0 for a period of 1 year from May * Sreejesh was one of the four new 01, 2021 to Streamline RBI’s members appointed by the EB which Regulations and Reduce Compliance. met two days before the 47th FIH M. Rajeshwar Rao, Deputy Governor, Congress. RBI was the RRA (head). * Sreejesh Parattu (IND), Marlena 55. Ans. B. Rybacha (POL), Mohamed Mea (RSA), * he 2022 FIFA under-17 Women’s and Matt Swann (AUS) are now joining World Cup will be held in India from the Committee. October 11 to 30, 2022. * The 33-year-old Sreejesh is one of * India was set to host the 2021 U-17 the senior-most and decorated players Women’s World Cup before it was of the Indian team. canceled due to the Covid-19 58. Ans. A. pandemic. * Dr. Jane Goodall, the naturalist has * This global event will be the second been honoured with 2021 Templeton FIFA tournament to be hosted by India Prize for her life's work on animal after the FIFA under-17 World Cup in intelligence and humanity. 2017, which broke the record for being * Dr. Jane Goodall is founder of the the most attended youth World Cup in Jane Goodall Institute, UN Messenger FIFA’s history. of Peace and world-renowned 56. Ans. A. ethologist and conservationist. • Bajaj Finserv launched ‘Savdhan * The Templeton Prize honors Rahein, Safe Rahein’, a public individuals whose exemplary awareness campaign on financial fraud achievements advance Sir John risks to educate customers and public Templeton’s philanthropic vision – at large on financial fraud risks and how harnessing the power of the sciences to to stay protected across digital and explore the deepest questions of the social media platforms. universe and humankind’s place and • The campaign also alerts the purpose within it. customers to be mindful of the various 59. Ans. E. signs and means to differentiate * The United Nations Environment between the genuine Bajaj Finserv Programme – World Conservation entity and a fake one, whether on web Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and or social media platforms. the International Union for the
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Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has instalments at over 1.36 lakh post released the ‘Protected Planet Report offices. 2020’. 61. Ans. D. * According to the report around 21 * The Board of Reserve Bank million square kms (which is 7 times Innovation Hub (RBIH) has appointed the size of India) have been added Rajesh Bansal as the chief executive within the Protected & Conserved Areas officer (CEO) of the RBIH with effect of the world since 2010. from May 17, 2021. * It brings the total percentage of * Rajesh Bansal was a member of the earth’s land which is founding team of Aadhaar who played protected/conserved to 64%, which is a key role in designing India’s Direct just a fraction short of the Aichi Benefit transfer system, particularly for Biodiversity Target 11 cooking fuel and electronic KYC (e (Protecting/Conserving 17% of Earth’s KYC). land and 10% of its marine * He is an expert in electronic cash environments by 2020). transfers and digital financial services * Around 82% of countries and and earlier he has also served in the territories have increased their share of areas of technology, financial inclusion protected area and coverage of Other and payment systems in RBI. Effective area-based Conservation * The Reserve Bank Innovation Hub Measures (OECM). would develop internal infrastructure to * The addition of 21 million square promote fintech research and facilitate kilometres indicates that 42% of the engagement with innovators and start- world’s protected and conserved areas ups. were added during 2010-20. * The Hub works on developing core 60. Ans. B. capabilities in the fields like information * Mahindra Rural Housing Finance security,analytics and electronic (MRHFL), a subsidiary of Mahindra and payments. Mahindra Financial Ltd, and India Post 62. Ans. A. Payments Bank (IPPB) made a * Anatole Collinet Makosso, former partnership for a cash management Minister of Primary and Secondary solution. Education, was appointed as the New * Under the partnership, IPPB will be Prime Minister of the Republic of the offering cash management and Congo. collection services to MRHFL through its * He was appointed by Denis Sassou access points and postal service Nguesso, the President of Congo. providers. * He replaced the former Prime * IPPB’s large national network has Minister Clement Mouamba, who has facilitated the deployment of cash been in office since 2016. management solutions to meet the * Anatole Collinet Makosso was born in requirements of MRHFL. 1965 in Pointe Noire, Congo. * Using the cash management service, * He started his political career in 190 MRHFL customers could able to repay and joined the government as the their monthly or quarterly loan
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Minister of Youth and Civil Instruction * The State Government proposed to in 2011. make arrangements for their * He has served as the Minister of maintenance, education and training Primary and Secondary Education since for employment for those orphaned 2016. children up to the age of 21 years. 63. Ans. C. * The state’s orphaned children will be * Former Indian Olympian Boxer Sakti provided with a maintenance allowance Mazumdar Passed Away after suffering of Rs 3000 per month. a heart attack in West Bengal.He was 66. Ans. D. born on 13th November 1931 in * Haryana Chief Minister launched Kolkata,West Bengal. ‘Sanjeevani Pariyojana’ to provide for * Sakti Mazumdar had represented supervised and quick medical care at India in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics in home for people in rural areas with mild the men’s flyweight event. to moderate symptoms of COVID-19. * In his first fight he beat Nguyen Van * The pilot project is supported by Cua of Vietnam by walkover. Deloitte, and the implementation of the * But he was defeated by Han Soo-ann initiative will begin from Karnal district. of South Korea in the next round. * The initiative will raise awareness 64. Ans. C. about the second wave of COVID-19 * Indian actress and television director, and ways to treat it. Neena Gupta’s autobiography ‘Sach * The initiative will help in transforming Kahun Toh’, is set to be published by the healthcare services provided to the Penguin Random House India on June people of Haryana. 14, 2021. 67. Ans. E. * The book was written by Neena Gupta * International Missing Children’s Day in 2020 during the lockdown, and now is observed globally on 25th May every it is available for pre-order. year. * In the book, she shares her life story, * This day is observed for missing details the life’s many choices, big children who have found their way milestones in her life, and her battles home, remember those that are victims against stereotypes, then and now. of crime, and continue efforts to seek * About Neena Gupta: She won the out those that are still missing. National Film Award for Best * 25 May is now widely referred to as Supporting Actress in Woh Chokri Missing Children’s Day, with the forget- (1994). me-not flower as its emblem. 65. Ans. B. 68. Ans. B. * Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath * A book has titled ‘India and Asian Singh Rawat announced a scheme Geopolitics: The Past, Present’ is named Chief Minister Vatsalya Yojana authored by Shivshankar Menon. for orphaned children who have lost * He was the Prime Minister’s National their parents due to Covid-19. Security Adviser and Foreign * The scheme is scheduled to be Secretary, is exploring these phases in implemented by May 30, 2021. their historical context to tell the story of how India weathered the many
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geopolitical storms of the past in his * AIF is an important business vertical latest book. at GIFT IFSC and offers huge benefits * Menon has taken a different approach and a competitive edge for setting up a to history. fund in IFSC at GIFT City. * He underscores the seriousness of * In partnership with Kotak Mahindra China taking Tibet in 1950, which, Bank, True Beacon launched its first according to him, was a pivotal AIF in GIFT-City with Pricewater house moment in India-China relations, but Coopers (PWC) as consultants. challenges the argument that India 71. Ans. C. failed to stop the Chinese invasion. * Maharashtra government has 69. Ans. A. launched the “Mission Oxygen Self- * A book has titled “Nehru, Tibet and Reliance” scheme to meet the state’s China” authored by Avtar Singh Bhasin. oxygen needs.Special incentives will be * The book based on years of given to oxygen producing industries meticulous archival research, this book under this scheme. in fascinating detail, analyses the * Units set up in Vidarbha, events from 1949 to the Indo-China Marathwada, Dhule, Nandurbar, war in 1962 and its aftermath to Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg regions will explore the answers to these burning be eligible for incentives up to 150 per questions. cent of their eligible fixed capital * On 1 October 1949, the People’s investments and units set up in the rest Republic of China came into being and of Maharashtra will be eligible for up to changed forever the course of Asian 100 per cent general incentives. history. * The government will also give a * Power moved from the hands of the refund on gross SGST, stamp duty, nationalist Kuomintang government to electricity duty and unit subsidy of the Communist Party of China headed power cost for five years and interest by Mao Tse Tung. subsidy for MSME units with a fixed * All of a sudden, it was not only an capital investment of up to Rs 50 crore. assertive China that India had to deal 72. Ans. B. with but also an increasingly complex * The Global G20 Health Summit was situation in Tibet which was reeling co-hosted by European Commission under pressure from China. along with Italy as part of its G20 70. Ans. A. presidency amid the surge and spread * Kotak Mahindra Bank has issued the of the coronavirus cases. first-ever foreign portfolio investor * The summit adopted the agenda to (FPI) licence to the GIFT IFSC overcome Covid-19 pandemic. alternative investment fund (AIF) of * It also decided to develop and True Beacon Global. endorse a Rome Declaration of * This is the first FPI licence issued to principles. an AIF incorporated in GIFT IFSC by * ACT-Accelerator is used for “Access any custodian bank or designated to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator”. depository participant (DDP) in the * It is also called Global Collaboration country. to Accelerate Development, Production
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and Equitable Access to COVID-19 • It is the 1st time in the world that a diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines. large carnivore will be relocated from * This initiative was announced and one continent to another. started by the G20 grouping in April • As per the plan, 10 African Cheetahs 2020. will be brought from South Africa & 73. Ans. A. Namibia and reintroduced in India. * Veteran boxing coach O P Bhardwaj, • The Ministry of Environment, Forest passed away after fighting a prolonged and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has illness. approved a budget of INR 1, 400 Lakh * Bhardwaj, India’s first Dronacharya for the 2021 Fiscal under ‘Project awardee coach in boxing had served as Cheetah’. a national selector and was the coach • National Tiger Conservation Authority of the national side from 1968 to 1989. (NTCA) will release money for the 74. Ans. C. project to Madhya Pradesh and the • India & Israel have signed a three- Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute of year 5th Indo-Israel Agriculture Action India (WII) in June, 2021. Plan (IIAP) 2021-23 agreement for • India’s last Cheetah died in development in Agriculture Chhattisgarh in 1947. cooperation. 76. Ans. D. • Under the work program, both • The Ministry of Environment, Forest countries will implement two initiatives and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has namely ‘Indo-Israel Agricultural Project approved a budget of INR 1, 400 Lakh Centre of Excellence’ & ‘Indo-Israel for the 2021 Fiscal under ‘Project Villages of Excellence (IIVoE)’. Cheetah’. • It will benefit local farmers both • National Tiger Conservation Authority through the Centers of Excellence and (NTCA) will release money for the the Villages of Excellence. project to Madhya Pradesh and the • Under the IIAP, 29 CoEs have been Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute of established across India in 12 states. India (WII) in June, 2021. • The COEs established under these • The government of India has decided Israeli-based action plans are playing to brought 10 Cheetahs from South an important role in doubling farmers’ Africa & Namibia. income. • India’s last Cheetah died in • The exchange of technology between Chhattisgarh in 1947. India and Israel will greatly improve 77. Ans. A. the productivity and quality of • Fintech lender FlexiLoans.com has horticulture. partnered with financial services 75. Ans. C. company Vivriti Capital to provide • Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park working capital financing to micro, will get African Cheetahs as part of small and medium enterprises India’s first inter-country big cat (MSMEs) by disbursing loans worth Rs relocation project. 300 crore. • The partnership will be powered by FlexiLoans.com’s technology and credit
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underwriting platform ‘BiFrost’, which perform the duties of the office of the has been integrated with Vivriti’s Co- Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High lending platform ‘CredAvenue’. Court. • The aim of this initiative is to reach 80. Ans. B. out to more than 10,000 MSMEs in the • The National Green Tribunal has next 12-18 months. formed a committee to submit a report • These Loans can be applied online on alleged violation of norms in the and can be received with in-principal construction of a reservoir across the approval within 24-48 hours digitally Cauvery river at Mekedatu in without any manual intervention. Karnataka. 78. Ans. D. • NGT bench consisting of Justice K • Indian women’s pair of Palak Kohli Ramakrishnan took suo motu and Parul Parmar have qualified for the cognizance of newspaper report Tokyo Paralympics 2021. regarding the dam. • They are the first Indian para • Report states Karnataka proposes to shuttlers to qualify for the Tokyo construct a dam across Cauvery river Paralympics. even though proposal was deferred by • Palak Kohli is ranked no.11 in the Cauvery Water Management Authority world and she is becoming the twice in past because of opposition youngest para-badminton player in the from Tamil Nadu government. world to qualify for Tokyo 2021 • The committee comprises of senior Paralympics. members from the Integrated Regional • The pair is currently ranked number Office, MoEF, Bangalore, Cauvery 6 in the world and has won a total of Water Management Authority, Cauvery four titles together since 2019. Neeravari Nigam Limited and the • The top six pairs in the BWF ranking Forest Department not below the rank are qualified for the event. of Additional Conservator of Forest, 79. Ans. C. Karnataka. • Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra has 81. Ans. A. been appointed acting Chief Justice of • Foreign direct investments (FDI) into the Chhattisgarh High Court and will the country grew 19 per cent to USD take charge from June 1, 2021. 59.64 billion during 2020-21 on • The appointment was made in view of account of measures taken by the the impending retirement of Justice PR government on the fronts of policy Ramachandra Menon who is set to reforms, investment facilitation and demit office on May 31, 2021. ease of doing business, the commerce • He also served as Advocate General and industry ministry. and became a judge of the • Total FDI, including equity, re- Chhattisgarh High Court in December invested earnings and capital, rose 10 2009. per cent to the "highest ever" of USD • In exercising the powers conferred by 81.72 billion during 2020-21 as against Article 223 of the Constitution of India, USD 74.39 billion in 2019-20. President Ramnath Govind appointed • In terms of top investor countries, Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, to Singapore is at the top with 29 per cent
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share. It was followed by the US (23 • Mosley was a racing driver, team per cent) and Mauritius (9 per cent) owner and lawyer before becoming during the last fiscal. president of the International 82. Ans. C. Automobile Federation (FIA) in 1993. • IPS officer, Subodh Jaiswal has been 85. Ans. A. appointed Director of the Central • The book titled “The Spiritual CEO”, Bureau of Investigation (CBI). penned by secretary of Heartfulness • He was the most senior officer among Institute, S Prakash has been released. the three shortlisted for the post of CBI • The book was published by Westland Director. Publication. • Jaiswal, along with KR Chandra and • In this book, Prakash explores, in the VS Kaumudi, was short-listed out of context of Korporate Karma, Korporate 109 officers for the top post by the DNA and spiritual alchemy, how a CEO high-powered committee led by Prime can metamorphosis and become a Minister Narendra Modi. “spiritual CEO”. • Other members of the committee 86. Ans. C. include Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV * The Punjab govt has officially Ramana and Leader of Opposition in renamed the Mohali International the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Hockey Stadium after the 3 time Chowdhury. Olympics champion, Padma Shri Balbir 83. Ans. A. Singh Senior. • The United States National * The stadium will be officially known Aeronautics and Space Administration as Olympian Balbir Singh Senior is planning to search for water and International Hockey Stadium. other resources on the moon in 2023. * He passed away at the age of 96 on • The US agency, as part of its Artemis 25th May 2020. program, is planning to send its first * Balbir Singh Senior won three mobile robot to the Moon in late 2023 Olympic gold medals from the Olympic in search of ice and other resources on Games held in London (1948), Helsinki and below the lunar surface. (1952) and Melbourne (1956). • The Volatiles Investigating Polar * He served as the vice-captain of the Exploration Rover, or VIPER will collect Indian team during the Helsinki (1952) data that would help NASA map and as the Captain during the resources at the lunar South Pole that Melbourne (1956) games. could one day be harvested for long- * He has served as the manager of the term human exploration at the Moon. 1975 world cup winning Indian Hockey. 84. Ans. D. 87. Ans. C. • Max Mosley, the former head of * World Health Organization (WHO), Formula One’s governing body, has and Switzerland signed an MoU to died at the age of 81 after suffering launch the first WHO BioHub Facility as from cancer. part of the WHO BioHub System during • The youngest son of Oswald Mosley, the 74th World Health Assembly in the leader of the British fascist Geneva, Switzerland. movement in the 1930s.
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* The facility will allow the rapid Lewandowski became the first sharing of viruses and other pathogens Bundesliga striker to win the Golden between laboratories and global Shoe. partners. * He beat out Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, * It will be set up in Spiez, Switzerland. Juventus’s Cristiano Ronaldo, PSG’s Under this agreement, the Spiez Kylian Mbappe, and fellow Bundesliga Biocontainment Laboratory will be rivals Erling Haaland (Borussia made available to WHO and the lab will Dortmund), and Andre Silva (Eintracht act as a repository for Sars-CoV-2 Frankfurt). viruses or other pathogens with * Tottenham Hotspur captain and epidemic or pandemic potential. striker Harry Kane has won the Premier * The timely sharing of pathogens will League Golden Boot for the third time. allow the global scientific community to 90. Ans. A. assess the risk and develop * Delhi-based entrepreneur and countermeasures (such as diagnostics, mountaineer Aditya Gupta recently therapeutics, and vaccines) rapidly. released a book titled ”7 Lessons from * At present, pathogen sharing is done Everest – Expedition Learnings from bilaterally between countries and on a Life and Business”. The book aims to temporary basis. This process is often raise one crore rupees (approx $150K) slow and leaves many countries for Covid-19 relief from its sales. without access to benefits and tools. * The proceeds from the book will be 88. Ans. D. given to NGO Child Rights and You * Yes Bank digitizes onboarding of (CRY). credit card customers by implementing * The campaign is initiated by The Rug TransUnion’s Onboarding Solution. Republic (a brand owned by Aditya * This solution will enable YES BANK to Gupta)to extend support in ensuring onboard its credit card customers care, protection and education to seamlessly, efficiently, and quickly. children amidst these trying times. * TransUnion’s seamless onboarding * It is a coffee-table book, with 350 delivers a full range of identity, fraud, stunning images spread over 250 decisioning and credit solutions pages. through a single platform and API calls * It narrates the author’s experience of to make integration easy and scaling Mt Everest at the age of 50 in convenient for the lender. 2019 and shares the virtues of 89. Ans. C. preparation, passion, perseverance, * Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski mental toughness, and resilience. was awarded with Europe’s Golden 91. Ans. A. Shoe, as he finished as the top scorer * Padma Bhushan awardee and noted in Europe’s leading domestic leagues. gastroenterologist Dr D Nageshwar * He scored a record-breaking 41 goals Reddy, who is also the chairman of AIG in the Bundesliga en route to Bayern’s Hospitals, has won the Rudolf V ninth consecutive league title. Schindler Award from the American * By breaking Gerd Muller’s single Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy season Bundesliga record, (ASGE).
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* Rudolf V Schindler Award is the Asturias Award in the social sciences highest category in the prestigious category. Crystal Awards named after Dr • Amartya Sen was selected for his Schindler who is considered as “the best-known work- “Poverty and father of gastroscopy.” Famines”. * With this, Dr Reddy becomes the first • His research on famines and his Indian medical practitioner to win this theory of human development, welfare award. economics and the underlying * Dr Reddy is one of the first to mechanisms of poverty have promote endoscopy in India and has contributed to the fight against led the charge of educating numerous injustice, inequality, disease and endoscopists all over the world. ignorance. 92. Ans. A. • The award comprises a Joan Miro • Bharat Ratna Professor C.N.R. Rao sculpture representing and symbolising has received International Eni Award the Award, a diploma, an insignia and 2020 for research into renewable a cash prize of 50,000 Euros. energy sources and energy storage. 94. Ans. C. • The award is also known as Energy • Central government has appointed Frontier award. B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, as next the • This is considered to be the Nobel Commerce Secretary, Government of Prize in Energy Research. India. • The Energy Frontiers award has been • Mr. Subrahmanyam is a 1987 batch conferred for his work on metal oxides, IAS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, carbon nanotubes, and other materials and was sent on deputation to Jammu and two-dimensional systems, and Kashmir in June 2018. including graphene, boron-nitrogen- • He served as Chief Secretary when carbon hybrid materials, and the State was bifurcated into two Union molybdenum sulfide (Molybdenite - Territories in 2019. MoS2) for energy applications and • He is a widely experienced bureaucrat green hydrogen production. having worked in Manmohan Singh • The latter can be achieved through Prime Minister’s Office as Joint various processes, including the Secretary. photodissociation of water, thermal 95. Ans. B. dissociation, and electrolysis activated • Penpa Tsering was on Thursday by electricity produced from solar or sworn-in as president of the Central wind energy. Tibetan Administration (CTA), the • Professor Rao has worked in all three Dharamshala-based Tibetan areas and developed some highly government-in-exile. innovative materials. • Chief Justice Commissioner Sonam 93. Ans. C. Norbu Dagpo administered the oath to • Indian economist and Nobel Laureate Penpa Tsering, the second Amartya Kumar Sen has been democratically-elected Sikyong conferred with Spain's top Princess of (president) of the 17th Parliament-in-
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Exile of the Central Tibetan • After verification, the Pranvayu Administration. Award to winners selected from each • Penpa Tsering succeeded Lobsang district will be given by the chief Sangay. minister. • Penpa Tsering, 53, was the speaker 98. Ans. D. of the Parliament of the CTA for two • The International Day of Action for terms between 2008 and 2016. Women’s Health (International • He was the runner up in the Sikyong Women’s Health Day) is observed election in 2016. every year on May 28 since 1987 to 96. Ans. A. raise awareness on the issues related • Eric Carle was the beloved children’s to women’s health and well being. author and illustrator. • Latin American and Caribbean • His classic “The Very Hungry Women’s Health Network (LACWHN) Caterpillar” and other works gave and Women’s Global Network for millions of kids some of their earliest Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) and most cherished literary memories. launched the day. • He famous picture book “The Very • Year after year, women, girls, Hungry Caterpillar” has been translated advocates and allies have continued to into about 66 languages. take action and stand up for sexual and • About 50 million copies have been reproductive rights for what they are: sold. an indivisible and inalienable part of • His career as an illustrator and our human rights. children’s author gained pace when he 99. Ans. D. collaborated on “Brown Bear, Brown • World Hunger Day is observed Bear, What Do You See?”. globally on 28 May every year. • He had illustrated more than 70 • The objective of this day is to raise books. awareness about more than 820 million 97. Ans. A. people living in chronic hunger • The Madhya Pradesh (MP) worldwide. government announced the launch of • It is observed since 2011 to not only Ankur, a scheme under which citizens spread awareness about the malaise of will be awarded for planting trees chronic hunger but also to solve hunger during monsoon. and poverty through sustainable • The Award named “Pranvayu” will be undertakings. given to People who take the initiative • The initiative recognizes the dire need to plant saplings. to save nearly a quarter of a billion lives • People can participate in the tree from malnourishment and chronic plantation drive by registering hunger. themselves on the Vayudoot app. • The need to provide outreach globally • A picture has to be uploaded while during the pandemic for the planting the sapling and another distribution of food is seen as photograph after taking care of the paramount to save those who have sapling for 30 days. been vulnerable even in pre-pandemic times.
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100. Ans. C. • Equitas Small Finance Bank has now become the first Small Finance Bank to offer its NRI customer segment the ease of account opening online. • The company will also be the only one in the Small Finance Bank sector to have Virtual Relationship Managers based on time zones. • The online process of account opening for NRIs can be done via smartphone or computer connected to the Internet.
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