Current Affairs 8th October 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. When is the Mental Health Awareness Campaign Week observed by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare?
A. October 1 to October 5, 2021
B. October 2 to October 7, 2021
C. October 10 to October 17, 2021
D. October 5 to October 10, 2021
Answer [D] October 5 to October 10, 2021
2. “Ponte di Ferro”, which has collapsed recently, is situated in which country?
A. Germany           
B. France
C. Italy                    
D. Greece
Answer [C] Italy
3. What are ‘Pandora Papers’ which is seen in the news recently?
A. Paper manufactured in Italy
B. Eco friendly paper
C. Documents revealing undisclosed wealth and tax avoidance
D. Documents related to Bitcoin
Answer [C] Documents revealing undisclosed wealth and tax avoidance
4. Who is the MD of National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. (NARCL)?
A. PM Nair                 
B. Ajit Doval
C. Urjit Patel              
D. UK Sinha
Answer [A] PM Nair
5. “Azadi@75 - New Urban India” – the Urban conclave was inaugurated in which city?
A. Lucknow           
B. Delhi
C. Mumbai            
D. Varanasi
Answer [A] Lucknow
6. How much Investment was approved by the Central Government (in Oct’ 21) for ‘Oil and Gas Projects’ in Northeast India?
A. Rs 1 lakh crore            
B. Rs 2 lakh crore
C. Rs 2.5 lakh crore         
D. Rs 4 lakh crore
Answer [A] Rs 1 lakh crore
7. Who was recently (in Oct’ 21) appointed as the brand ambassador(s) of Amrutanjan Health Care Limited (Amrutanjan)?
A. Neeraj Chopra           
B. Mirabai Chanu
C. Bajrang Punia           
D. Both 2 & 3
Answer [D] Both 2 & 3
8. Who recently (in Oct’ 21) got a 1-year tenure extension to hold the post of Chairman & MD of the ‘Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited’ (MTNL)?
A. P D Vaghela             
B. Pravin Kumar Purwar
C. Ajay Tyagi                
D. Sunil Kumar Gupta
Answer [B] Pravin Kumar Purwar
9. Which is the 1st Airbus operator in the world to start ‘Taxibot Services’ with passengers on board?
A. Air India         
B. AirAsia India
C. Spice Jet        
D. IndiGo
Answer [B] AirAsia India
10. Which State recently (in Oct’ 21) launched India’s first e-Fish Market app named ‘Fishwaale’?
A. Assam                 
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Tamil Nadu        
D. Odisha
Answer [A] Assam