RBI OFFICER GRADE ‘B’ PHASE-I EXAM Held on : 06.03.2021 (Shift-I) (Part-III)

Atal Tunnel is a highway tunnel built under the Rohtang Pass in the eastern Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas on the Leh-Manali Highway in Himachal Pradesh.
● At a length of 9.02 km, it is the longest tunnel above 10,000 feet (3,048 m) in the world.

Senior bureaucrat Arun Singhal was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in May 2020.
● He is an IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Seasoned diplomat and former spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry Raveesh Kumar was, on 3 June 2020, appointed as India’s next Ambassador to Finland.
● He served as the spokesperson of the MEA from July 2017 to April 2020.

Moody’s Investors Service on 1 June 2020 downgraded India’s sovereign rating to ‘Baa3’ from ‘Baa2’.
● Moody’s said that there will be challenges in implementation of policies to mitigate risks of a sustained period of low growth and deteriorating fiscal position.
● It also downgraded India’s short-term local-currency rating to P-3 from P-2.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the proposed merger between Peugeot S.A. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. on 4 June 2020.
● Peugeot S.A (PSA) is a publicly listed limited liability company incorporated in France.
● FCA is a global automotive group headquartered in London.

The virtual Global Vaccine Summit was hosted by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 4 June 2020.
● Over 50 countries - business leaders, UN agencies, civil society, government ministers, Heads of State and country leaders participated in the summit.

West Bengal government received a loan amount of Rs 1950 crore from the World Bank in June 2020.
● Objective of the loan: to tackle COVID-19 situation and developmental work in the state.

Empays Payment Systems, in June 2020, announced a partnership with Mastercard to launch ‘Cardless ATM powered by Mastercard’ in India.
● The facility will help users digitally locate the nearest enabled ATM and initiate a withdrawal by simply scanning a QR code on the mobile phone.

The 2034 Asian Games will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
● It will be the twenty-second edition of the Asian Games
● These Games will be the first Asian Games to be held in Saudi Arabia and the third in Arabian Peninsula.

TCS iON, in June 2020, partnered with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to provide its training partners access to digital skilling tools using TCS’ iON Digital Glass Room.
● TCS iON is a strategic unit of Tata Consultancy Services.