Current Affairs 16th October 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. What is the rank of India in the Global Hunger Index 2021?
A. 94th                 
B. 100th
C. 101st            
D. 102nd
Answer [C] 101st
2. In October 2021, which of the following companies has signed an agreement with the All-India Chess Federation for the title sponsorship of various national championships?
A. Mobile Premier League (MPL)       
B. Coca Cola
C. Nippon Paint                                     
D. Hero Motocorp
Answer [A] Mobile Premier League (MPL)
3. In October 2021, which of the following companies has topped Indian corporate in the World’s Best Employers rankings 2021?
A. Reliance Industries Ltd         
B. Tata Consultancy Services
C. Rajesh Exports                       
D. Mahindra and Mahindra
Answer [A] Reliance Industries Ltd
4. In October 2021, which of the following countries has been elected to United Nations Human Rights Council for the term beginning from 1 January 2021?
A. Comoros                 
B. Zimbabwe
C. Israel                       
D. United States of America (USA)
Answer [D] United States of America (USA)
5. In October 2021, who among the following has been appointed as Managing Director of Axis Bank for the term 2022-24?
A. Atanu Kumar Das             
B. Pallav Mohapatra
C. Amitabh Chaudhary         
D. S. Hari Shanker
Answer [C] Amitabh Chaudhary
6. International Day of Rural Women is celebrated every year on which of the following days?
A. 15 November               
B. 15 October
C. 16 October                    
D. 15 September
Answer [B] 15 October
7. Who met with Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, Nikolay Shulginov in Moscow during the Russian Energy Week, in October 2021?
A. Upendra Kushwaha                   
B. R. K. Singh
C. Ram Chandra Prasad Singh     
D. Giriraj Singh
Answer [C] Ram Chandra Prasad Singh
8. Which country was re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2022-24 term on 14 October 2021?
A. India              
B. Pakistan
C. Iran                
D. Maldives
Answer [A] India
9. In October 2021, which of the following countries sent its first solar exploration satellite into space?
A. United States               
B. Japan
C. Russia                            
D. China
Answer [D] China
10. World Steel Association (WSA) has elected whom as Chairman for the year 2021-22?
A. Dinesh Patidar                        
B. Sajjan Jindal
C. Anil Kumar Chaudhary         
D. Sitaram Agarwal   
Answer [B] Sajjan Jindal