Current Affairs 9th November 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which Indian bank launched the first ‘Video life certificate service’ for pensioners?
A. Punjab National Bank                  
B. Canara Bank
C. State Bank of India                       
D. Bank of Baroda
Answer [C] State Bank of India
2. As per a recent NASA study on Climate Change, which crop is set to see a growth of 17% due to climate change?
A. Rice                       
B. Wheat
C. Maize                   
D. Cotton
Answer [B] Wheat
3. Which country is the first in the world to approve an oral pill ‘Molnupiravir’ to treat symptomatic Covid?
A. USA                           
B. UK
C. Australia                   
D. China
Answer [B] UK.
4. India is set to have seven additional entry and exit points for trade, with which country?
A. Nepal                    
B. Bangladesh
C. Sri Lanka              
D. Bhutan
Answer [D] Bhutan
5. ‘Bestu Varas’ is the New year day celebrated in which state?
A. Karnataka                   
B. Gujarat
C. Maharashtra              
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer [B] Gujarat
6. What was the interest rate fixes by the Ministry of Finance on Provident Fund (PF) deposits for 2021?
A. 6.5%                         
B. 7.5%
C. 8.5%                         
D. 9.5%
Answer [C] 8.5%
7. ‘______’ was declared as the Word of the Year for 2021 by the Oxford English Dictionary.
A. Vax                       
B. Climate Emergency
C. Covid-19             
D. Lockdown
Answer [A] Vax
8. Which country (in Nov’21) launched 3-remote sensing satellites into orbit using the Long March-2D rocket?
A. India                      
B. Russia
C. USA                       
D. China
Answer [D] China
9. When did ONGC become Maharatna?
A. 2002                    
B. 2004
C. 2006                   
D. 2010
Answer [D] 2010
10. Corbett National Park is situated in which district of Uttarakhand?
A. Nainital               
B. Chamoli
C. Almora               
D. Haridwar
Answer [A] Nainital