Current Affairs 20th October 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which country was recently hit by the tropical storm kompasu?
A. Philippines                   
B. USA
C. Indonesia                     
D. Germany
Answer [A] Philippines
2. Actor William Shatner, who became the oldest person ever in space, travelled aboard the rocket-ship of which agency?
A. Virgin Galactic                  
B. Blue Origin
C. SpaceX                             
D. United Launch Alliance
Answer [B] Blue Origin
3. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Prerana Sthal’ was inaugurated at Naval Science & Technological Laboratory, located in which city?
A. Kochi                 
B. Visakhapatnam
C. Chennai           
D. Bhubaneshwar
Answer [B] Visakhapatnam
4. What is the theme of ‘World Sight Day 2021’?
A. Love Your Eyes                 
B. Donate Eyes; Donate Life
C. Eye Health matters          
D. Sight First
Answer [A] Love Your Eyes
5. “Our Future is at Hand – Let’s Move Forward Together”. Is the theme of which special day observed on October 15?
A. World zoonotic diseases Day   
B. World Malnourishment Day
C. Global Handwashing Day          
D. World Hygiene Day
Answer [A] Global Handwashing Day
6. Which country participated with India in the 17th Edition of joint military exercise “Ex Yudh Abhyas 21” held in October 2021?
A. Australia             
B. Brazil
C. Japan                   
D. USA
Answer [D] USA
7. Which insurance company recently (in Oct’ 21) introduced the ‘Saral Bachat Bima Plan”?
A. Life Insurance Corporation of India
B. Birla Sun Life Insurance
C. India First Life Insurance
D. Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance
Answer [C] India First Life Insurance
8. Name the telecom company that recently (in Oct’ 21) joined hands with ‘Larsen and Toubro (L&T)’ to test 5G-based smart city solutions.
A. Bharti Airtel               
B. Vodafone Idea
C. MTNL                          
D. Reliance Jio
Answer [B] Vodafone Idea
9. Who was recently (in Oct’ 21) elected as the President of ‘Indian Weightlifting Federation’ (IWLF)?
A. Sathish Sivalingam            
B. Gurdeep Singh
C. Naresh Sharma                  
D. Sahdev Yadav
Answer [D] Sahdev Yadav
10. When is the ‘International Day for the Eradication of Poverty’ annually observed across the globe by the UN?
A. 17th October                
B. 18th October
C. 19th October                
D. 20th October
Answer [A] 17th October