Current Affairs 28th October 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. With reference to Jaynagar Kurtha cross border rail link, in which country is Kurtha located?
A. Nepal
B. Bhutan
C. Bangladesh
D. Sri Lanka
Answer [A] Nepal
2. Which country has been called on at the UN by 43 other nations, to ensure the rights of Muslim Uyghur community?
A. Afghanistan
B. China
C. North Korea
D. Israel
Answer [B] China
3. Which city played host to the first-ever National Inter-Religious Conference, held in India?
A. Mumbai
B. Pune
C. Nagpur
D. Varanasi
Answer [C] Nagpur
4. Which is the first airline to launch direct flights from Srinagar to Sharjah?
A. IndiGo
B. Go First
C. Air India
D. Vistara
Answer [B] Go First
5. Which global bloc has entered into an agreement cross-border data use and digital trade?
A. G-20
B. G-7
C. ASEAN
D. BRICS
Answer [B] G-7
6. Which country participated with India (in Oct’21) in the maiden Joint tri-service exercise – ‘Konkan Shakti’ at the Konkan coast in Arabian Sea?
A. Saudi Arabia
B. Iran
C. United Kingdom
D. Germany
Answer [C] United Kingdom
7. Who was appointed as the Chairman of the National Steering Committee for implementing NIPUN Bharat Mission?
A. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh
B. Subhas Sarkar
C. Annapurna Devi Yadav
D. Dharmendra Pradhan
Answer [D] Dharmendra Pradhan
8. Identify the country that is set to launch guidelines for ‘Renewable Energy Certificates (REC)’, which donates electricity generated from renewable sources.
A. Singapore
B. India
C. South Korea
D. China
Answer [A] Singapore
9. Identify the bank that partnered with IndiGo to launch a Co-branded Credit Card called – ‘Ka-ching’.
A. Kotak Mahindra Bank
B. Industrial Bank of Korea
C. Federal Bank
D. Karnataka Bank
Answer [A] Kotak Mahindra Bank
10. Name the World’s 1st Instant Advice App that was launched by Union Minister of Road Transport – Nitin Gadkari in October 2021.
A. e-Advice
B. CUNSULT
C. instAdvice
D. ADVICE Wise
Answer [B] CUNSULT