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1 .
Who has been appointed as new Chief Executive Officer& Director of Microfinance Institutions Network?
A)
Harsh Shrivastava
B)
Faruukh Roshan
C)
Ravi Bhatia
D)
Alok Misra

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Alok Misra

Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) has appointed Alok Misra as its new Chief Executive Officer& Director. The appointment will be effective from 1st August 2020.Dr Misra takes over from the present CEO, Harsh Shrivastava, who has put down his papers after spending over 2 years at MFIN.

Published On : July 18, 2021
2 .
Which payment bank has partnered with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to train and skill the youth in rural India?
A)
Jio Payments Bank
B)
Airtel Payments Bank
C)
Fino Payments Bank
D)
Paytm Payments Bank.

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Airtel Payments Bank

Airtel Payments Bank Ltd has partnered with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to train and skill the youth in rural India.

Published On : July 18, 2021
3 .
Amala Shankar, who passed away, belonged to which profession?
A)
Choreographer
B)
Composer
C)
Director
D)
Singer

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Choreographer

Eminent danseuse and choreographer Amala Shankar passed away. She was honored with the West Bengal government's Banga Bibhusan award in 2011 for her contributions to art. First performance of Amala Shankar was in Kaliya Daman which was staged in Belgium in 1931. She also acted in the film "Kalpana" which was released in 1948.

Published On : July 18, 2021
4 .
Which Indian public sector bank has launched ‘Insta Click Savings Account’?
A)
Bank of Baroda
B)
Bank of India
C)
Union Bank of India
D)
Bank of Maharashtra

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Bank of Baroda

India’s third-largest public sector bank, Bank of Baroda (BoB) has recently launched ‘Insta Click Savings Account’.
This is a completely paperless, digital and self-assisted online savings account. The process uses a new form of digital KYC and Aadhaar-based OTP authentication of the customer. A customer can access the bank’s website to open the account, which gets activated in real-time. Baroda M Connect Plus is to be used for further transactions.

Published On : July 18, 2021
5 .
The Union Government has extended Work-from-home exemption for IT and IT-enabled services companies till which month, after July?
A)
September 2020
B)
October 2020
C)
November 2020
D)
December 2020

Correct Answer : Option (D) - December 2020

The Union Government has recently announced that the Work-from-home exemption for IT and IT-enabled services companies is extended till December 31, 2020.
In March, the Department of Telecommunication had relaxed the norms till April to facilitate work from home amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which was then extended till July 31 and now to December 31. At present, more than 90% of the IT workforce are working remotely.

Published On : July 18, 2021
6 .
Which Indian-origin nurse has been conferred with the Singapore President’s Award for COVID-19 Services?
A)
Ankit Bharat
B)
Uma Madhusudan
C)
Kala Narayanasamy
D)
Bhasha Mukherjee

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Kala Narayanasamy

Kala Narayanasamy, a 59-year-old Indian-origin nurse in Singapore has been conferred with the President’s Award for Nurses.
She has been awarded for serving on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for using infection control practices learnt during SARS outbreak in 2003. The 10,000 SGD -award is given to 5 nurses for their services.

Published On : July 18, 2021
7 .
What is the corpus of foreign investment attracted by India during Covid lockdown, as stated by the Prime Minister in India Ideas summit?
A)
USD 10 billion
B)
USD 20 billion
C)
USD 30 billion
D)
USD 40 billion

Correct Answer : Option (B) - USD 20 billion

India Ideas summit is a two-day virtual summit organised by the US-India Business Council. It aims to connect officials from the two nations, to discuss post-coronavirus recovery plans.
In his keynote address, the Prime Minister of India welcomed the US investors to India and added that India has attracted over USD 20 billion foreign investment even during the Covid-19 lockdown. He also highlighted the rise in India’s rank to 63 in Ease of Doing Business ranking of World Bank.

Published On : July 18, 2021
8 .
Which Indian vaccine maker is to begin trials of the Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by Oxford University-AstraZeneca?
A)
Biocon
B)
Serum Institute of India
C)
Cadila Healthcare
D)
Panacea Biotech

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Serum Institute of India

Pune-based Serum Institute of India announced that the company will start trials of the Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by Oxford University-AstraZeneca.
The trials are to be carried out by the end of August on about 5,000 Indian volunteers after getting the necessary permissions. The company also hoped that the vaccine will be hopefully launched by June next year. To manufacture 300 million doses, the company is to spend USD 200 million.

Published On : July 18, 2021
9 .
Sumit Deb has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of which organisation?
A)
Coal India
B)
NLC India Limited
C)
National Aluminium Company
D)
National Mineral Development Corporation

Correct Answer : Option (D) - National Mineral Development Corporation

Sumit Deb has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), the iron ore mining company of the country.
Sumit Deb is serving as the Director (Personnel) in the NMDC. He succeeds N Baijendra Kumar who is set to superannuate this month-end. After the appointment, Sumit Deb will have tenure till 2023.

Published On : July 18, 2021
10 .
Who has been nominated as the Vice-Chairman of UIC (Union Internationale Des Chemins/International Union of Railways)?
A)
Arun Kumar
B)
Jignesh Patel
C)
Rakesh Yadav
D)
Shruti Sharma

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Arun Kumar

The Director General of Railway Protection Force (RPF), Arun Kumar has been nominated as the Vice-Chairman of UIC (Union Internationale Des Chemins/International Union of Railways), Security Platform from July 2020 to July 2022.

Published On : July 18, 2021