Daily Quiz December 2021

(a) Bank of Baroda(b) IndusInd Bank(c) State Bank of India(d) Bandhan Bank Explanation: The Karnataka government has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) & State Bank of India (SBI) to enable and implement the ‘e-RUPI’ payment solution to students under its scholarship programme.

(a) IndusInd Bank(b) Axis Bank(c) ICICI Bank(d) HDFC Bank Explanation: IndusInd Bank has announced the launch of ‘green fixed deposits’, whereby the deposit proceeds will be used to finance projects and firms supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

(a) Vietnam(b) China(c) Malaysia(d) Japan Explanation: Japan has introduced a minibus lookalike world’s first dual-mode vehicle (DMV) in its town of Kaiyo.

(a) Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad(b) Ravi Jha(c) C.R.Chaudhary(d) Chandra Prakash Goyal Explanation: Indian Forest Service officer Chandra Prakash Goyal has been appointed as the Director-General of Forests & Special Secretary (DGF&SS), Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change.

(a) Rahul Rawail(b) SS Oberoi(c) Shantanu Gupta(d) V L Indira Dutt Explanation: Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu launched the book titled ‘Dr V L Dutt: Glimpses of a Pioneer’s Life Journey’ authored by Dr V L Indira Dutt.

(a) Montreal, Canada(b) Lausanne, Switzerland(c) Washington, D.C., United States(d) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Explanation: National Dope Testing Laboratory regained WADA accreditation. WADA headquarters situated in Montreal, Canada.

(a) MTAR Technologies(b) Paras Defence & Space Technologies(c) Sika Interplant systems(d) Astra Microwave Products Explanation: Defence Research Development Organization has selected Paras Defence & Space Technologies Ltd as one of the companies for handing over technology of border surveillance systems developed by Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE) and DRDO.

(a) Gujarat(b) Uttar Pradesh(c) Himachal Pradesh(d) Maharashtra Explanation: PM Modi has inaugurated Sawra-Kuddu Hydro Power Project, a 111 MW Project which has been built at a cost of around Rs 2,080 crore, in Himachal Pradesh.