December 2021

(a) Ladakh(b) Delhi(c) Lakshadweep(d) Jammu and Kashmir Explanation: The NITI Aayog has planned to establish 1000 Atal Tinkering Laboratories in Jammu and Kashmir. Out of 1000 Atal Tinkering Laboratories, 187 will be established by the end of the financial year 2021-22.

(a) $100 million(b) $150 million(c) $300 million(d) $350 million Explanation: Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved Rs.2653.05 crore (USD 350 million) policy-based loan to improve urban services in India.

A) Neena VermaB) Neena SharmaC) Neena GuptaD) None Explanations: Indian mathematician Neena Gupta has been honoured with the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians, 2021. Neena Gupta is a mathematician faculty member of the prestigious Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. he received the ‘2021 DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from developing countries’ for exemplary work in geometry and

(a) Realme(b) Nokia(c) Oppo(d) Samsung Explanation: The Indian Space Research Organisation has signed an agreement with Chinese smart devices maker Oppo’s Indian arm to strengthen the research and development of the NavIC messaging service. The messaging service is mainly used for broadcasting safety-of-life alerts in areas with poor or no communication, particularly in the oceans.

(a) Azim Premji(b) N. R. Narayana Murthy(c) S. Gopalakrishnan(d) Nandan Nilekani(e) S. D. Shibulal Explanation: Azim Premji, founder chairman of Wipro Limited and founder of Azim Premji Foundation is this year’s recipient of the 10th annual Dr. Ida S. Scudder Humanitarian Oration, jointly established by Christian Medical College Vellore (CMC) and the U.S.-based Vellore CMC Foundation.

(a) Reliance foundation(b) Adani foundation(c) TATA foundation(d) Bharti foundation Explanation: NITI Aayog along Bharti foundation announced the launch of ‘Convoke 2021-22’. Convoke is a National research Symposium that aims at addressing challenges in imparting education and strengthening its quality with a special focus on all teachers, educationists, heads of schools across India.

A) Karnataka BankB) PNBC) ICICID) BOB Explanations: The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has awarded Karnataka Bank with two DigiDhan awards instituted for achieving the target with the highest percentage in BHIM-UPI transactions under the private sector bank category consecutively for two years 2019-20 and 2020-21.