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Q.1. A┬аResolution has been reintroduced in US Congress to posthumously award Congressional Gold Medal to which of the following personality?

рдирд┐рдореНрдирд▓рд┐рдЦрд┐рдд рдореЗрдВ рд╕реЗ рдХрд┐рд╕ рд╡реНрдпрдХреНрддрд┐рддреНрд╡ рдХреЛ рдорд░рдгреЛрдкрд░рд╛рдВрдд “рдХрд╛рдВрдЧреНрд░реЗрд╕рдирд▓ рдЧреЛрд▓реНрдб рдореЗрдбрд▓” рдкреНрд░рджрд╛рди рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдЕрдореЗрд░рд┐рдХреА рдХрд╛рдВрдЧреНрд░реЗрд╕ рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдкреНрд░рд╕реНрддрд╛рд╡ рдлрд┐рд░ рд╕реЗ рдкреЗрд╢ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реИ?

(a) Narendra Modi / рдирд░реЗрдВрджреНрд░ рдореЛрджреА

(b) Mahatma Gandhi / рдорд╣рд╛рддреНрдорд╛ рдЧрд╛рдВрдзреА

(c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee / рдЕрдЯрд▓ рдмрд┐рд╣рд╛рд░реА рд╡рд╛рдЬрдкреЗрдпреА

(d) Nelson Mandela / рдиреЗрд▓реНрд╕рди рдордВрдбреЗрд▓рд╛

(e) Mother Teresa / рдорджрд░ рдЯреЗрд░реЗрд╕рд╛

Answer & Explanation
Ans.1.(b)

Exp.┬аAn influential US lawmaker from New York on 16th August reintroduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives to posthumously award the prestigious Congressional Gold Medal to Mahatma Gandhi in recognition of his promotion of peace and nonviolence.

The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award in the United States.

Q.2.┬аWhich organization has introduced тАШRegulatory General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR)тАЩ for round-tripping?

рд░рд╛рдЙрдВрдб–рдЯреНрд░рд┐рдкрд┐рдВрдЧ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдХрд┐рд╕ рд╕рдВрдЧрдарди рдиреЗ ‘рд░реЗрдЧреБрд▓реЗрдЯрд░реА рдЬрдирд░рд▓ рдПрдВрдЯреА–рдЕрд╡реЙрдЗрдбреЗрдВрд╕ рд░реВрд▓ (GAAR)’ рдкреЗрд╢ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рд╣реИ?

(a) New India Assurance Company Limited/ рдиреНрдпреВ рдЗрдВрдбрд┐рдпрд╛ рдПрд╢реНрдпреЛрд░реЗрдВрд╕┬ардХрдВрдкрдиреА рд▓рд┐рдорд┐рдЯреЗрдб

(b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) / рднрд╛рд░рддреАрдп рд░рд┐рдЬрд░реНрд╡ рдмреИрдВрдХ (RBI)

(c) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) / рднрд╛рд░рддреАрдп рдмреАрдорд╛ рд╡рд┐рдирд┐рдпрд╛рдордХ рдФрд░ рд╡рд┐рдХрд╛рд╕ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдзрд┐рдХрд░рдг (IRDAI)

(d) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) / рднрд╛рд░рддреАрдп рдкреНрд░рддрд┐рднреВрддрд┐ рдФрд░ рд╡рд┐рдирд┐рдордп рдмреЛрд░реНрдб (SEBI)

(e) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) / рднрд╛рд░рддреАрдп рдЬреАрд╡рди рдмреАрдорд╛ рдирд┐рдЧрдо (LIC)

Answer & Explanation
Ans.2.(b)

Exp.┬аThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come up with a draft rule with modifications in the existing regulation related to foreign investment to discourage round-tripping. The central bank is looking to tweak the existing regulations and has come up with draft rules around round-tripping.

Some of the largest Indian companies, startups and multinationals with an India presence have put their outbound investment, fundraising and restructuring plans on hold as the RBI looks to introduce fresh regulations around тАЬround-tripping.тАЭ

Q.3. India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has projected India’s FY22 GDP growth at ________________.

рдЗрдВрдбрд┐рдпрд╛ рд░реЗрдЯрд┐рдВрдЧреНрд╕ рдПрдВрдб рд░рд┐рд╕рд░реНрдЪ (Ind-Ra) рдиреЗ _________ рдкрд░ рднрд╛рд░рдд рдХреА FY22 рдЬреАрдбреАрдкреА рд╡реГрджреНрдзрд┐ рдХрд╛ рдЕрдиреБрдорд╛рди рд▓рдЧрд╛рдпрд╛ рд╣реИред

(a) 6.4%

(b) 8.6%

(c) 9.4%

(d) 10.1%

(e) 11.5%

Answer & Explanation
Ans.3.(c)

Exp. India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has revised India’s GDP growth forecast for FY22 to 9.4% year-on-year, saying that the country’s economic recovery would depend on the progress of its vaccination drive.

The forecast could further slip to 9.1% if India is unable to vaccinate it’s entire adult population by December 31. However, if India does succeed then GDP growth is expected to be at 9.6%

Q.4.┬аWhich Life Insurance Company has launched a new-age term insurance policy тАЬeShield NextтАЭ?

рдХрд┐рд╕ рдЬреАрд╡рди рдмреАрдорд╛ рдХрдВрдкрдиреА рдиреЗ рдирдП рдЬрдорд╛рдиреЗ рдХреА рдЯрд░реНрдо рдЗрдВрд╢реНрдпреЛрд░реЗрдВрд╕ рдкреЙрд▓рд┐рд╕реА “рдИрд╢реАрд▓реНрдб рдиреЗрдХреНрд╕реНрдЯ” рд▓реЙрдиреНрдЪ рдХреА рд╣реИ?

(a) SBI Life Insurance Company / SBI рд▓рд╛рдЗрдл рдЗрдВрд╢реНрдпреЛрд░реЗрдВрд╕ рдХрдВрдкрдиреА

(b) Oriental Insurance Company / рдУрд░рд┐рдПрдВрдЯрд▓ рдЗрдВрд╢реНрдпреЛрд░реЗрдВрд╕ рдХрдВрдкрдиреА

(c) Religare Health Insurance Company / рд░реЗрд▓рд┐рдЧреЗрдпрд░ рд╣реЗрд▓реНрде рдЗрдВрд╢реНрдпреЛрд░реЗрдВрд╕ рдХрдВрдкрдиреА

(d) Bharti AXA Life Insurance / рднрд╛рд░рддреА рдПрдХреНрд╕рд╛ рд▓рд╛рдЗрдл рдЗрдВрд╢реНрдпреЛрд░реЗрдВрд╕

(e) Star Health and Allied Insurance Company / рд╕реНрдЯрд╛рд░ рд╣реЗрд▓реНрде рдПрдВрдб рдПрд▓рд╛рдЗрдб рдЗрдВрд╢реНрдпреЛрд░реЗрдВрд╕ рдХрдВрдкрдиреА

Answer & Explanation
Ans.4.(a)

Exp.┬аSBI Life Insurance announced the launch of a unique new age protection solution called тАШSBI Life eShield NextтАЩ, which тАШlevels upтАЩ the protection coverage as the insured achieves lifeтАЩs major milestones.

This means that the policy is neither linked to the stock market nor shares any profit or dividends with the policyholders.

Q.5. Who among the following has been awarded the National Youth Award in 2021?

рдирд┐рдореНрдирд▓рд┐рдЦрд┐рдд рдореЗрдВ рд╕реЗ рдХрд┐рд╕реЗ 2021 рдореЗрдВ рд░рд╛рд╖реНрдЯреНрд░реАрдп рдпреБрд╡рд╛ рдкреБрд░рд╕реНрдХрд╛рд░ рд╕реЗ рд╕рдореНрдорд╛рдирд┐рдд рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реИ?

(a) Nageshwar Reddy / рдирд╛рдЧреЗрд╢реНрд╡рд░ рд░реЗрдбреНрдбреА

(b) Suresh Mukund / рд╕реБрд░реЗрд╢ рдореБрдХреБрдиреНрдж

(c) Mohammad Azam / рдореЛрд╣рдореНрдордж рдЖрдЬрдо

(d) Syed Osman Azhar Maqsusi / рд╕реИрдпрдж рдЙрд╕реНрдорд╛рди рдЕрдЬрд╣рд░ рдордХрд╕реВрд╕реА

(e) Thomas Vijayan / рдереЙрдорд╕ рд╡рд┐рдЬрдпрди

Answer & Explanation
Ans.5.(c)

Exp. Mohammad Azam from Karimnagar district in Telangana has been awarded the National Youth Award recently by the Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur in Delhi for displaying exemplary leadership qualities.

He has conducted many service programmes like blood donations, plantation drives and awareness programmes about population control, earning him several awards. He received the тАШIndira Gandhi NSS AwardтАЩ from then President of India Pranab Mukherjee.

Q.6. World Humanitarian Day is celebrated every year on _______________.

рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡ рдорд╛рдирд╡рддрд╛рд╡рд╛рджреА рджрд┐рд╡рд╕ рдкреНрд░рддреНрдпреЗрдХ рд╡рд░реНрд╖ ______________ рдХреЛ рдордирд╛рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИред

(a) 15 August / 15┬ардЕрдЧрд╕реНрдд

(b) 16 August / 16┬ардЕрдЧрд╕реНрдд

(c) 17 August / 17┬ардЕрдЧрд╕реНрдд

(d) 18 August / 18┬ардЕрдЧрд╕реНрдд

(e) 19 August / 19 рдЕрдЧрд╕реНрдд

Answer & Explanation
Ans.6.(e)

Exp.┬а19 August: World Humanitarian Day

World Humanitarian Day is marked on August 19 annually to honour humanitarians across the world. The day is observed to pay tribute to people who sacrificed their lives despite the odds and continue to provide protection and life-saving support to people in need.

Q.7. What was the theme for World Humanitarian Day 2021?

рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡ рдорд╛рдирд╡рддрд╛рд╡рд╛рджреА рджрд┐рд╡рд╕ 2021 рдХрд╛ рд╡рд┐рд╖рдп рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдерд╛?

(a) #NotATarget

(b) Women Humanitarians

(c) One Humanity

(d) #TheHumanRace: a global challenge for climate action in solidarity with people who need it the most

(e) Inspire the World’s Humanity

Answer & Explanation
Ans.7.(d)

Exp. World Humanitarian Day is marked on August 19 annually to honour humanitarians across the world. The day is observed to pay tribute to people who sacrificed their lives despite the odds and continue to provide protection and life-saving support to people in need.

Theme 2021: #TheHumanRace: a global challenge for climate action in solidarity with people who need it the most.

Q.8. On which date every year World Photography Day is celebrated?

рд╣рд░ рд╕рд╛рд▓ рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡ рдлреЛрдЯреЛрдЧреНрд░рд╛рдлреА рджрд┐рд╡рд╕ рдХрд┐рд╕ рддрд╛рд░реАрдЦ рдХреЛ рдордирд╛рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ?

(a) 18 August / 18┬ардЕрдЧрд╕реНрдд

(b) 19 August / 19┬ардЕрдЧрд╕реНрдд

(c) 20 August / 20┬ардЕрдЧрд╕реНрдд

(d) 21 August / 21┬ардЕрдЧрд╕реНрдд

(e) 22 August / 22 рдЕрдЧрд╕реНрдд

Answer & Explanation
Ans.8.(b)

Exp.┬а19 August: World Photography Day

World Photography Day is observed on August 19 every year. The day was particularly selected for celebration in order to mark the purchase of the patent to the ‘daguerreotype’ camera by the French government, who made it free for use to the entire universe.

The day celebrates the art, craft, science, and history of photography. No doubt since the early 19th century, photography has become an important part of life, an ever-increasing medium of personal expression and appreciation for countless people across the world.

Q.9. Lionel Messi has signed a two-year deal with which football club, after leaving Barcelona?

рд▓рд┐рдпреЛрдиреЗрд▓ рдореЗрд╕реА рдиреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реНрд╕рд┐рд▓реЛрдирд╛ рдЫреЛрдбрд╝рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рдХрд┐рд╕ рдлреБрдЯрдмреЙрд▓ рдХреНрд▓рдм рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рджреЛ рд╕рд╛рд▓ рдХрд╛ рдХрд░рд╛рд░ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рд╣реИ?

(a) Real Madrid / рд░рд┐рдпрд▓ рдореИрдбреНрд░рд┐рдб

(b) Valencia / рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗрдВрд╕рд┐рдпрд╛

(c) Atl├йtico Madrid / рдПрдЯрд▓реЗрдЯрд┐рдХреЛ рдореИрдбреНрд░рд┐рдб

(d) Athletic Bilbao / рдПрдерд▓реЗрдЯрд┐рдХ рдмрд┐рд▓рдмрд╛рдУ

(e) PSG / рдкреА рдПрд╕ рдЬреА

Answer & Explanation
Ans.9.(e)

Exp.┬аLionel Messi has signed a two-year contract with Paris St-Germain after leaving Barcelona. The 34-year-old’s deal also has the option of a third year.

Considered one of the greatest players of all time, Messi scored a record 672 goals in 778 games for Barcelona, the club he joined as a 13-year-old.

Q.10. Where is the headquarter of Reserve Bank of India?

рднрд╛рд░рддреАрдп рд░рд┐рдЬрд░реНрд╡ рдмреИрдВрдХ рдХрд╛ рдореБрдЦреНрдпрд╛рд▓рдп рдХрд╣рд╛рдБ рд╣реИ?

(a) Mumbai / рдореБрдВрдмрдИ

(b) Delhi / рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА

(c) Kolkata / рдХреЛрд▓рдХрд╛рддрд╛

(d) Ahmedabad / рдЕрд╣рдорджрд╛рдмрд╛рдж

(e) Noida / рдиреЛрдПрдбрд╛

Answer & Explanation
Ans.10.(a)

Exp.┬аHeadquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Governor: Shaktikanta Das

Q.11. Who is the present MD & CEO of SBI Life Insurance?

рдПрд╕рдмреАрдЖрдИ рд▓рд╛рдЗрдл рдЗрдВрд╢реНрдпреЛрд░реЗрдВрд╕ рдХреЗ рд╡рд░реНрддрдорд╛рди рдПрдордбреА рдФрд░ рд╕реАрдИрдУ рдХреМрди рд╣реИрдВ?

(a) Vinay Tonse / рд╡рд┐рдирдп рддреЛрдВрд╕реЗ

(b) Mahesh Kumar Sharma / рдорд╣реЗрд╢ рдХреБрдорд╛рд░ рд╢рд░реНрдорд╛

(c) Sanjiv Singh / рд╕рдВрдЬреАрд╡ рд╕рд┐рдВрд╣

(d) Vinkesh Gulati / рд╡рд┐рдВрдХреЗрд╢ рдЧреБрд▓рд╛рдЯреА

(e) Rama Mohan Rao Amara / рд░рд╛рдо рдореЛрд╣рди рд░рд╛рд╡ рдЕрдорд╛рд░рд╛

Answer & Explanation
Ans.11.(b)

Exp.┬аHeadquarters: Mumbai, India

MD & CEO: Mr. Mahesh Kumar Sharma

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