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(A) $1.9 Billion (B) $2.9 Billion (C) $3.9 Billion (D) $4.9 Billion (E) $5.9 Billion Bankersadda.com Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2021 Adda247.com Quiz Date: 20th April 2021 Q1. NASA Awards ___________ contract to SpaceX for its Artemis programme. (a) $1.9 billion (b) $2.9 billion (c) $3.9 billion (d) $4.9 billion (e) $5.9 billion Q2. When is the World Heritage Day observed? (a) 16 April (b) 17 April (c) 18 April (d) 15 April (e) 19 April Q3. Padma Shri award winning renowned actor Vivek has passed away. He was associated with which film industry? (a) Marathi (b) Tamil (c) Gujarati (d) Bengali (e) Punjabi Q4. Ahmed Hussain Lala who has passed away recently was a renowned player, from which field? (a) Hockey (b) Tennis (c) Cricket (d) Football (e) Volleyball Q5. Which country has launched the first ever mega food park & food processing unit in India, at Fanidhar in Mehsana district of Gujarat? (a) Australia (b) UK (c) USA (d) Spain (e) Italy Q6. Who among the following has won Gold in Asian Wrestling Championship by beating Taipei’s Meng Hsuan Hsieh? (a) Deepak Punia For any Banking/Insurance exam Assistance, Give a Missed call @ 01141183264 Bankersadda.com Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2021 Adda247.com (b) Ravi Kumar Dahiya (c) Vinesh Phogat (d) Sakshi Malik (e) Yogeshwar Dutt Q7. World Liver day is observed on the ________ every year to spread awareness about the second largest organ in the body. (a) 15 April (b) 16 April (c) 17 April (d) 18 April (e) 19 April Q8. Who among the following has won the Emilia Romagna F1 Grand Prix 2021, in Imola, Italy? (a) Max Verstappen (b) Lewis Hamilton (c) Lando Norris (d) Sebastian Vettel (e) Michael Bartels Q9. Who has been re-appointment as MD and CEO of DCB Bank by RBI? (a) Vikram Sinha (b) Ranjit Kapoor (c) Rohan Khanna (d) Murali Natarajan (e) Kamal Pratap Singh Q10. _________ set a new World Record in the women's 49kg Clean and Jerk with a massive 119 kg lift at Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent. (a) Anuradha Pavunraj (b) Sharsti Singh (c) Mirabai Chanu (d) Manpreet Kaur (e) Rakhi Halder For any Banking/Insurance exam Assistance, Give a Missed call @ 01141183264 Bankersadda.com Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2021 Adda247.com Q11. The ______ Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (40-ISEA) hosted by the Ministry of Earth Sciences successfully returned to Cape Town. (a) 31st (b) 40th (c) 45th (d) 48th (e) 32nd Q12. Which of the following ministry recently launched the Gender Samvaad Event? (a) Ministry of Earth Sciences (b) Ministry of Home Affairs (c) Ministry of Rural Development (d) Ministry of Law and Justice (e) Ministry of Tribal Affairs Q13. What is the theme of the World Heritage Day 2021? (a) Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures (b) Rural Landscapes amid Pandemic (c) Shared Culture’, ‘Shared heritage (d) Heritage for Generations (e) Youth, Entrepreneurship and Heritage Sustainability in Africa Q14. Anshu Malik, Sarita Mor, and Divya Kakran have won gold medals in Asian Wrestling Championships. Asian Wrestling Championships is being held in _________________. (a) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (b) Almaty, Kazakhstan (c) Tashkent, Uzbekistan (d) New Delhi, India (e) Dushanbe, Tajikistan Q15. Name the American computer scientist, who best known as the co-founder of graphics and publishing software company Adobe Inc, has passed away recently. (a) Paul Allen (b) Charles William Bachman (c) Frances E. Allen (d) John Warnock (e) Charles Geschke Solutions S1. Ans.(b) Sol. The United States space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has picked Elon Musk’s SpaceX for its Artemis programme, to develop the first commercial For any Banking/Insurance exam Assistance, Give a Missed call @ 01141183264 Bankersadda.com Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2021 Adda247.com lander and take the next two US astronauts to the moon. The total value of this contract is $2.89 billion. S2. Ans.(c) Sol. The International Day for Monuments and Sites (World Heritage Day) is observed on 18 April each year to promote awareness about the diversity of cultural heritage of humanity, their vulnerability and the efforts required for their protection and conservation. S3. Ans.(b) Sol. Renowned Tamil actor and comedian Vivek has passed away following a cardiac arrest. S4. Ans.(d) Sol. Former India International Football defender Ahmed Hussain Lala has passed away due to COVID-19. S5. Ans.(e) Sol. Italy launches its first ever mega food park project in India, at Fanidhar in Mehsana district of Gujarat. S6. Ans.(c) Sol. The Indian Wrestler Vinesh Phogat has won her maiden Gold at the Asian Wrestling Championship. She won the medal beating Taipei’s Meng Hsuan Hsieh. S7. Ans.(e) Sol. World Liver day is observed on the 19 April every year to spread awareness about the second largest organ in the body. S8. Ans.(a) Sol. Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) won the Emilia Romagna F1 Grand Prix 2021, in Imola, Italy. S9. Ans.(d) Sol. Private sector lender, DCB Bank has received approval from the Reserve Bank of India for the re-appointment of Murali M. Natrajan as the Managing Director & CEO, for a further period of one year from April 29, 2021. S10. Ans.(c) Sol. Mirabai Chanu set a new World Record in the women's 49kg Clean and Jerk with a massive 119 kg lift at Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent. S11. Ans.(b) Sol. The 40th Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (40-ISEA) hosted by the Ministry of Earth Sciences successfully returned to Cape Town after completing a journey of about 12,000 nautical miles in 94 days, including stopovers. S12. Ans.(c) For any Banking/Insurance exam Assistance, Give a Missed call @ 01141183264 Bankersadda.com Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2021 Adda247.com Sol. The Ministry of Rural Development recently launched the Gender Samvaad Event. It is a joint initiative between DAY-NRLM and IWWAGE. S13. Ans.(a) Sol. "Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures" is the theme of the World Heritage Day 2021. S14. Ans.(b) Sol. India women win four gold medals in Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Anshu Malik in 57-kg, Divya Kakran in 72-kg and Sarita Mor in 59-kg. S15. Ans.(e) Sol. American computer scientist Charles Geschke, best known as the co-founder of graphics and publishing software company Adobe Inc, has passed away. 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