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

1. “SVAMITVA” scheme is implemented by which Union Ministry?
A. Ministry of Agriculture
B. Ministry of Rural Development
C. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
D. Ministry of Panchayat Raj
Answer [D] Ministry of Panchayat Raj  
2. “MITRA” scheme announced in Budget 2021-22 is associated with which sector?
A. Defence            
B. Textile
C. Automobile      
D. Medicine
Answer [B] Textile
3. The Indian dish “Mihidana” which is a GI tagged product, belongs to which state?
A. West Bengal             
B. Rajasthan
C. Haryana                     
D. Punjab
Answer [A] West Bengal
4. Where was the Business Summit on the National Mission on Edible Oil – Oil Palm for North East held recently?
A. Guwahati                 
B. Agartala
C. Itanagar                   
D. Gangtok
Answer [A] Guwahati
5. Which state / UT has approved to issue a unique health card to “each and every citizen” under its Health Information Management System (HIMS) project?
A. Tamil Nadu            
B. Telangana
C. Delhi                       
D. Puducherry
Answer [C] Delhi
6. What was India’s GDP rate projected for FY22, in the World Bank’s report titled ‘Shifting Gears: Digitization and Services-Led Development’ released in October 2021?
A. 7.9%            
B. 9.2%
C. 7.1%            
D. 8.3%
Answer [D] 8.3%
7. Name the country that won all 8 ‘Hockey Star Awards’ for the 1st time in the history of the International Hockey Federation.
A. USA               
B. India
C. Canada         
D. Finland
Answer [B] India
8. What was the wealth of Mukesh Ambani (as of Oct’ 21) who retained the top position in the list of ‘Forbes India Rich List 2021’ for the 14th consecutive time?
A. USD 74.8 billion          
B. USD 92.7 billion
C. USD 99.2 billion          
D. USD 110.1 billion
Answer [B] USD 92.7 billion
9. Name the person(s) who won ‘2021 Global Leadership Humanitarian Awards’, presented by US India Business Council (USIBC), along with Microsoft’s President Brad Smith.
A. Julie Sweet              
B. Arvind Krishna
C. Shiv Nadar               
D. Both 1 & 2
Answer [D] Both 1 & 2
10. Who won the 2021’s Nobel Prize in Literature?
A. Bob Dylan                        
B. Peter Handke
C. Abdulrazak Gurnah       
D. Louise Gluck
Answer [C] Abdulrazak Gurnah