Current Affairs MCQ March 02, 2021 For BANK , SSC , Railway , State Exams Presented by Abhishek Sharma Current Affairs Funda LIKE COMMENT SHARE Which of the following has become the second largest fund house in terms of asset under management (AUM)? निम्ननिखित मᴂ से कौि प्रबंधि के तहत परिसंपनि (एयूएम) के मामिे मᴂ दू सिा सबसे बडा फंड हाउस बि गया है? a. SBI Mutual Fund b. HDFC Mutual Fund c. ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund d. Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund www.currentaffairsfunda.com Banking/ Finance • ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has pipped HDFC Mutual Fund as the second largest fund house in terms of asset under management (AUM). • ICICI Pru MF recorded an AUM of Rs 4.13 lakh crore at the end of April against HDFC MF's Rs 4.08 lakh crore. • SBI Mutual Fund continued to be the chart topper with an AUM of Rs 5.04 lakh crore. • Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund is placed fourth, with an AUM of Rs 2.66 lakh crore. www.currentaffairsfunda.com K Raghothaman, who passed away recently, was the chief investigation officer of which case? के िाघोथमैि, नििका हाि ही मᴂ निधि हो गया, नकस केस के मुख्य िा更च अनधकािी थे? a. Beant Singh assassination case b. Rajiv Gandhi assassination case c. Indira Gandhi assassination case K Raghothaman d. Pramod Mahajan assassination case www.currentaffairsfunda.com Obituary • Retired CBI officer K Raghothaman, who was the chief investigation officer of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that probed the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case in the early 1990s, died of Covid-19. • He was awarded the Police Medal in 1988 and President Medal in 1994. • He, after retirement, authored a book– “Conspiracy to Kill Rajiv Gandhi”. • Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated while campaigning for the Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha Congress candidate. At 10:10 pm, a woman later identified as Thenmozhi Rajaratnam - a member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam approached Gandhi in public and greeted him. She then bent down to touch his feet and detonated a belt laden with 700 g (1.5 lb) of RDX explosives tucked under her dress. www.currentaffairsfunda.com Which edition of India-Swiss Financial Dialogue was held recently? हाि ही मᴂ भाित-खिस नििीय िाताा के नकस संस्किण का आयोिि नकया गया? a. First b. Third c. Fourth d. Second www.currentaffairsfunda.com Summit • The 4th India-Swiss Financial Dialogue was held recenly. • Ajay Seth, Secretary Economic Affairs led the Indian delegation. • Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country. • The Palace of Nations is the home of the United Nations Office at Geneva. www.currentaffairsfunda.com Organisations Headquartered in Switzerland www.currentaffairsfunda.com Which country’s cricketer BJ Watling has announced retirement? नकस देश के निकेटि बी. िे. िाटनिंग िे संन्यास की घोषणा की है? a. England b. Australia c. South Africa d. New Zealand www.currentaffairsfunda.com Sports • New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman, BJ Watling has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket following the Black Caps’ tour of England in June. www.currentaffairsfunda.com Appointment Matang Sinh, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? मतंग नसंह, नििका हाि ही मᴂ निधि हो गया, नकस क्षेत्र से िुडे थे? a. Sports b. Politics c. Business d. Film Industry www.currentaffairsfunda.com Obituary • Former union minister and Congress leader, Matang Sinh died following COVID-19 related complications. • He was union minister of state in parliamentary affairs from 1994 to 1998. • Sinh was arrested by CBI on 31 January 2015 for his alleged involvement in Saradha Chit Fund Scam. www.currentaffairsfunda.com Homen Borgohain, who passed away recently, was associated with which profession? होमेि बोगोनहि, नििका हाि ही मᴂ निधि ही गया, नकस पेशे से िुडे थे? a. Author b. Scientist c. Journalist Homen Borgohain d. Both (a) and (c) www.currentaffairsfunda.com Obituary • Sahitya Akademi awardee and a renowned Assamese author and journalist Homen Borgohain died. • He served as the editor-in-chief of two major Assamese dailies, Amar Asom and Niyomiya Barta. www.currentaffairsfunda.com Who is the new head coach of Indian women’s cricket team? भाितीय मनहिा निकेट टीम के िए मुख्य कोच कौि हℂ? a. Kapil Dev b. Madan Lal c. WV Raman d. Ramesh Powar Ramesh Powar www.currentaffairsfunda.com Sports • Former spinner Ramesh Powar replaced WV Raman as the Indian women’s cricket team’s head coach. • The 42-year-old was recommended by the Madan Lal-led Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC). www.currentaffairsfunda.com Which social media network has launched a new "tip jar" feature? नकस सोशि मीनडया िेटिका िे एक िया “tip jar” फीचि िॉन्च नकया है? a. Koo b. Twitter c. WeChat d. Facebook www.currentaffairsfunda.com Social Media • Twitter has launched a new "tip jar" feature that lets people send money to others on the social network. • The tip jar function essentially adds a small icon to a user's profile - on mobile devices only for now - with a drop-down menu for other payment providers such as PayPal, Venmo, or the Cash App, the latter two of which are popular in the United States. www.currentaffairsfunda.com As per the United Nations, what is the global economic growth forecast for 2021? संयुक्त िाष्ट्र के अिुसाि, 2021 का िैनिक आनथाक निकास पूिाािुमाि क्या है? a. 4.2% b. 5.4% c. 7.7% d. 9.1% www.currentaffairsfunda.com Economy • The United Nations responded to the rebounding Chinese and U.S. economies by revising its global economic forecast upward to 5.4% growth for 2021. • For 2022, the U.N. forecast that the global economy will grow by about 4.7% is higher than the IMF's projection of 4.4%. • International Monetary Fund (IMF), in April, revised its 2021 projection upward to 6%. • Note: World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report is published by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN/DESA). www.currentaffairsfunda.com As per Nomura, the Indian economy is expected to grow at what percent in 2021-22? िोमुिा के अिुसाि, भाितीय अथाव्यिथा 2021-22 मᴂ नकतिे प्रनतशत बढ़िे की उम्मीद है? a. 10.2% b. 10.8% c. 11.6% d. 12.6% www.currentaffairsfunda.com Economy • Japanese brokerage Nomura cut its GDP growth estimate for the current 2021-22 fiscal to 10.8% from the earlier 12.6%, blaming the impact of the second wave-induced lockdowns. www.currentaffairsfunda.com Who has been appointed as Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)? निदेश मंत्रािय (MEA) मᴂ सनचि (पनिम) के 셂प मᴂ नकसे नियुक्त नकया गया है? a. Vikas Swarup b. Vidisha Maitra c. Reenat Sandhu d. Harsh Vardhan Shringla Reenat Sandhu www.currentaffairsfunda.com Appointment • Senior diplomat Reenat Sandhu has been appointed as Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). • She will take over the charge from Vikas Swarup, who superannuates on June 30. www.currentaffairsfunda.com Which company has recently won a court battle against the EU? नकस कंपिी िे हाि ही मᴂ यूिोपीय संघ के खििाफ एक अदािती िडाई िीती है? a. Apple b. Huawei c. Amazon d. Walmart www.currentaffairsfunda.com International • Amazon won its appeal against the European Commission, which had ordered the U.S. tech giant to pay back 250 million euros ($303 million) in taxes to Luxembourg. • The EU’s general court said that the European Commission had failed to prove that there was an illegal tax advantage given to Amazon by Luxembourg — where the U.S. firm has its European subsidiary. www.currentaffairsfunda.com Which country has most cities in the world vulnerable to environmental risks? निि के नकस देश मᴂ अनधकांश शहि पयााििणीय िोखिमों की 饃नष्ट् से संिेदिशीि हℂ? a. India b. China c. Nigeria Environmental Risks d. Indonesia www.currentaffairsfunda.com Report • Asian cities face the greatest risk from environmental issues including air pollution and natural disasters, according to a report by research firm Verisk Maplecroft. • Of the 100 most vulnerable cities, 99 are in Asia. Of those, 37 are in China and 43 are in India, the world’s first and third biggest emitters of greenhouse gases respectively. • Globally, 1.5 billion people live in 414 cities that are at high risk from pollution, water shortages, extreme heat, natural hazards and the physical impacts of climate change. • Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, topped the list of combined risk based on all nine factors analyzed by Verisk Maplecroft. www.currentaffairsfunda.com www.currentaffairsfunda.com Assignment 1. Lod and Tel Aviv cities are in which country? - Israel 2. Mount Sinabung is located in which country? - Indonesia 3. N Rangaswamy is the C.M. of which state/ UT? - Puducherry 4. Synagogue is the place of worship of which religion? – Judaism (Jewish People) 5. 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