Current Affairs 15th October 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which public sector unit has recently been accorded “Maharatna” status?
A. Power Finance Corporation
B. Airports Authority of India
C. Bharat Dynamics Limited
D. BEML Limited
Answer [A] Power Finance Corporation
2. What is the theme of the ‘World Arthritis Day 2021’?
A. Don’t Delay, Connect Today: Time2Work
B. Leaving No one behind
C. Misdiagnosis in Arthritis
D. 25 years of Arthritis Day
Answer [A] Don’t Delay, Connect Today: Time2Work
3. Union Home Ministry began tripartite talks with Gorkha representatives and which state government?
A. Odisha
B. West Bengal
C. Assam
D. Jharkhand
Answer [B] West Bengal
4. Which animal species is also called as ‘Dhole’?
A. Asiatic Wild Dog
B. Hyena
C. Aardwolf
D. African Elephant
Answer [A] Asiatic Wild Dog
5. Which Indian state/UT has launched a patrolling operation named ‘Operation Satark’?
A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. New Delhi
D. Goa
Answer [C] New Delhi
6. Westbury Cave, where the fossil of extinct ‘Hippopotamus antiquus’ has been discovered, is in which country?
A. Greece
B. UK
C. Italy
D. China
Answer [B] UK
7. Darwin’s ground sloth, which is seen in the news recently, were originally found in which region?
A. Asia
B. Europe
C. South America
D. Australia
Answer [C] South America
8. Amoria thorae, which was seen in the news recently, is a new species of?
A. Turtle
B. Spider
C. Crab
D. Marine Snail
Answer [D] Marine Snail
9. Which Small Finance Bank (SFB) got license from RBI (in Oct’ 21) to become India’s 12th SFB?
A. Paytm Small Finance Bank
B. Jana Small Finance Bank
C. Fusion Small Finance Bank
D. Unity Small Finance Bank
Answer [D] Unity Small Finance Bank
10. What is the minimum paid-up equity capital required to operate as a Small Finance Bank in India?
A. Rs 100 crores
B. Rs 200 crores
C. Rs 250 crores
D. Rs 300 crores
Answer [B] Rs 200 crores