Daily Current Affairs 26th-27th December 2021

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Daily current affairs quiz covering topics including India’s rank in the Global Unicorn Index 2021, India’s agreement with the European Investment Bank for the Agra Metro Rail project loan, MoneyGram’s partnership with Paytm Payments Bank, appointment of Uttarakhand High Court Acting Chief Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, and the ‘Most Effective Bank-Fintech Partnership’ award won by Federal Bank with Vayana Network.

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26th-27th December current affairs Que:As per the Global Unicorn Index 2021 report released by the Hurun Research Institute, India ranked at ____________ position in 2020 . Que:हरुन ुरिपो के रिसर्च इंस्टीट्यूट द्वािा जािी ग्लोबल यूननकॉ इंडेक्स 2021 कीअनसाि, भाित 2020 में स्थान पि िहा । ु Ans:3rd • The United States and China still continue to bag the top two ranks in the list by adding 254 and 74 unicorns, respectively. US, China comprise 74% of unicorns. • Unicorns are privately held start-up companies having a valuation of more than $1 billion. Rank Country No. of Unicorns 1 USA 487 (+254) 2 China 301 (+74) 3 India 54 (+33) 4 UK 39 (+15) 5 Germany 26 (+16) Que:The Government of India has signed an agreement with which organization for a Finance Contract for the first tranche loan of Euro 250 million for Agra Metro Rail Project, Uttar Pradesh? Que: भाित सिकाि ने आगिा मेट्रो िेल परियोजना , उत्ति प्रदेश के लए 250 लमललयन यिो के पहले ककश्त ऋण के ललए ववत्त अनबंध के ललए ककस ू ु संगठन के साथ एक समझौते पि हस्ताक्षि ककए हैं? Ans:European Investment Bank The Project is working under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (UPMRCL) is the implementing agency. ✓European Investment Bank (EIB): ✓Founded: 1958 ✓Headquarters: Luxembourg ✓President: Werner Hoyer Que:Which Payments Bank has partnered with MoneyGram to enable international fund transfer? Que:अंतििाष्ट्ट्रीय फंड ट्रांसफि को सक्षम किने के लए ककस पेमेंट्स बैंक नेमनीग्राम के साथ साझेदािी की है? Ans:Paytm Payments Bank • MoneyGram transactions in India received digitally stands at nearly 50 percent of all transactions received in the country. • About Paytm Payments Bank: • Founded: 2015 • Headquarters: Noida, UP • Founder & CEO: Vijay Shekhar Sharma Que:Who has been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand ं Que:उत्तिाखड ककसे ननयक्तु Ans:Sanjaya High Court? े च उच्र् न्यायालय क कायवाहकककया गया है? मख्य न्यायाधीश के रूप मेंु Kumar Mishra He was appointed following the retirement of Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ of Uttarakhand HC Que:Which bank along with Vayana Network has won the ‘Most Effective Bank-Fintech Partnership’ award at the IBSi-Global Fintech Innovation Awards 2021? Que:वायना नेटवकच के साथ ककस बैंक ने आईबीएसआई–ग्लोबल कफनटेकइनोवेशन अवार्डचस 2021 में ‘सबसे प्रभावी बैंक–कफनटेक पाटचनिलशप‘ का पिस्काि जीता है?ु Ans:Federal Bank • Vayana Network, one of India’s largest trade finance platforms, and Federal Bank, a leading Private Sector Bank have been awarded the ‘Most Effective BankFintech Partnership: Agile and Adaptable’ at the IBSiGlobal Fintech Innovation Awards 2021. • The award was conferred in recognition of Vayana Network’s partnership with Federal Bank making Supply Chain Finance at ease. ✓Federal Bank: ✓Founded: 23 April 1931 (as Travancore Federal Bank) at Nedumpuram, Thiruvalla, 2 December 1949; 71 year

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