Current Affairs 4th October 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which institution has developed the first alternative to corneal transplantation in India?
A. AIIMS
B. JIPMER
C. IIT-Hyderabad
D. NIT-Tiruchirappalli
Answer [C] IIT-Hyderabad
2. Lucy Mission, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which space agency?
A. ISRO
B. NASA
C. Blue Origin
D. SpaceX
Answer [B] NASA
3. Which technology company has launched ‘Creator education programme’ in India?
A. Amazon
B. Facebook
C. Microsoft
D. Google
Answer [B] Facebook
4. What does ‘P’ stand for in the PCA Framework, related with the Reserve Bank of India?
A. Public
B. Private
C. Prompt
D. Priority
Answer [C] Prompt
5. What is the External debt ratio to GDP of India, as of March 2020?
A. 1.11%
B. 11.1%
C. 21.1%
D. 41.1%
Answer [C] 21.1%
6. Which of the following actress has been named as the brand ambassador of UP govt’s ‘One District One Product’ program?
A. Deepika Padukone
B. Kangana Ranaut
C. Bhumi Pednekar
D. Anushka Sharma
Answer [B] Kangana Ranaut
7. In October 2021, a new species of the blind swamp eel belonging to the genus Rakthamichthys has been discovered from which of the following cities?
A. Chennai
B. Bangalore
C. Thiruvananthapuram
D. Mumbai
Answer [D] Mumbai
8. Which of the following agencies has launched the U.S.-India Alliance for Women’s Economic Empowerment?
A. United States Agency for International Development
B. United States-India Peace Agency
C. United States- India working group on Human rights
D. None of the above
Answer [A] United States Agency for International Development
9. Which of the following companies has announced the first “demand-driven” communication satellite (GSAT-24) mission?
A. New Space India Limited
B. SpaceX
C. Antrix Corporation Ltd
D. Agnikul Cosmos
Answer [A] New Space India Limited
10. In October 2021, World Bank has approved a USD 150 million loan program for which of the following states/UTs?
A. Meghalaya
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer [D] Tamil Nadu
11. What percent of India’s exports is contributed by MSMEs, approximately?
A. 30
B. 40
C. 50
D. 60
Answer [B] 40
12. ‘Clean India Programme’ has been inaugurated from which state?
A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Gujarat
D. West Bengal
Answer [B] Uttar Pradesh
13. Hwasong-8, which was seen in the news recently, is a new hypersonic missile tested by which country?
A. China
B. Japan
C. Israel
D. North Korea
Answer [D] North Korea
14. Who took charge as the Chief Hydrographer to the Government of India?
A. Adhir Arora
B. Vinay Badhwar
C. Gaurav Arya
D. R K Mathur
Answer [A] Adhir Arora
15. SAGE and SACRED, which were seen in the news, are new portals associated with which segment of population?
A. Old Age People
B. Children
C. Women
D. Trans Gender People
Answer [A] Old Age People
16. In October 2021, who was appointed as the chairperson of National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA)?
A. Mini Ipe
B. R Sridharan
C. Radha Subramaniam
D. Ashok Kumar Gupta
Answer [D] Ashok Kumar Gupta
17. In October 2021, Kerala Rail signed MoU with which institute for rail safety in vulnerable trains?
A. IIM Bangalore
B. IIT Madras
C. IISc Bangalore
D. IIT Delhi
Answer [C] IISc Bangalore
18. Which state will host the 56th National Cross Country Championship in 2022?
A. Assam
B. Sikkim
C. Tripura
D. Nagaland
Answer [D] Nagaland
19. In October 2021, NITI Aayog launched which platform to celebrate the 75th year of independence?
A. Women Entrepreneurship Platform
B. Young India Entrepreneurship Platform
C. Indian Citizen Entrepreneurship Platform
D. Make in India Entrepreneurship Platform
Answer [A] Women Entrepreneurship Platform
20. In October 2021, who inaugurated the ‘Retreat Ceremony’ on India-Pak Border in Jammu?
A. Rajnath Singh
B. Manoj Sinha
C. Amit Shah
D. Radha Krishna Mathur
Answer [B] Manoj Sinha