Current Affairs 14th October 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. The Ministry of Civil Aviation gave approval (in Oct’ 21) to SNV Aviation Pvt Ltd to operate commercial flights across India under which brand name?
A. Arrive Safe
B. Safe Escape
C. Akasa Air
D. Jet World
Answer [C] Akasa Air
2. Which became the first Indian NBFC to launch instant Business Loan on ‘WhatsApp’?
A. Tata Capital Financial Services
B. India Infoline Finance Limited
C. Shriram Transport Finance Limited
D. Bajaj Finance Limited
Answer [B] India Infoline Finance Limited
3. Which bank recently (in Oct’ 21) partnered with ‘Ezetap’ to offer a new service app named ‘My Vyappar’ to Indian retail sector businesses?
A. Axis Bank
B. Bandhan Bank
C. HDFC Bank
D. Canara Bank
Answer [A] Axis Bank
4. Who was recently (in Oct’ 21) appointed as Chairman to the Board of ‘BharatPe’?
A. Dinesh Kumar Khara
B. Rajnish Kumar
C. Sanjiv Puri
D. Chanda Kochhar
Answer [B] Rajnish Kumar
5. Which country recently (in Oct’ 21) unveiled the world’s first automated driverless train?
A. Japan
B. China
C. India
D. Germany
Answer [D] Germany
6. Name the personality who recently (in Oct’ 21) became the 1st Indian Women Cricketer to score a century in a pink-ball Test.
A. Smriti Mandhana
B. Shafali Verma
C. Mithali Raj
D. Harmanpreet Kaur
Answer [A] Smriti Mandhana
7. When is the ‘World Day Against the Death Penalty’ annually observed across the globe?
A. 10th October
B. 11th October
C. 12th October
D. 13th October
Answer [A] 10th October
8. Who authored the book titled ‘Lal Bahadur Shastri: Politics and Beyond’?
A. Subramanian Swamy
B. Sandeep Shastri
C. Siddharth Shanghvi
D. Sudha Murthy
Answer [B] Sandeep Shastri
9. ‘Hamilton’s Object’ which was discovered recently, is associated with which field?
A. Physics
B. Virology
C. Space Science
D. Economics
Answer [C] Space Science
10. Jezero crater, which was seen in the news recently, is a depression found in which space body?
A. Venus
B. Jupiter
C. Mars
D. Moon
Answer [C] Mars