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Question Bank Current Affairs October 2021
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Question 1Single Answer
Find the Indian Naval Ship (INS) which participated in the joint maritime exercise that was held (in Aug’ 21) between the Navies of India and Germany in the Gulf of Aden.
  1. A
    INS Shivalik
  2. B
    INS Trishul
  3. C
    INS Gomati          
  4. D
    INS Trikand
Question 2Single Answer
Which organization recently (in Aug’ 21) set up India’s 1st Green Hydrogen Electrolyser Factory in Bengaluru?
  1. A
    Tata Power Solar            
  2. B
    ReNew Power
  3. C
    Ohmium India Private Limited    
  4. D
    Rain Commodities LtdV
Question 3Single Answer
In August 2021, ______ was dedicated to the nation by PM Narendra Modi & every year ____ will be observed as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’
  1. A
    National War Memorial; 16th August
  2. B
    National War Memorial; 14th August
  3. C
    Jallianwala Bagh Smarak; 16th August
  4. D
    Jallianwala Bagh Smarak; 14th August
Question 4Single Answer
Name the insurance company that partnered (in Aug’ 21) with BillDesk to become 1st Insurer To enable e-mandate for Premium Payment.
  1. A
    HDFC Life Insurance          
  2. B
    Bharti AXA Life Insurance
  3. C
    Max Life Insurance                 
  4. D
    SBI Life Insurance
Question 5Single Answer
In August 2021, ISRO successfully conducted the first hot test of the System Demonstration Model (SDM) for which type of system?
  1. A
    Geoloid Service Module Propulsion System
  2. B
    Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System
  3. C
    Akashyaan Service Module Propulsion System
  4. D
    Jupiter High Thrust Cryogenic Engine
Question 6Single Answer
Which Indian Cricket Player recently retired from International Cricket?
  1. A
    Stuart Binny        
  2. B
    MS Dhoni
  3. C
    Suresh Raina        
  4. D
    Praveen Tambe
Question 7Single Answer
Annually, ‘National Sports Day’ is observed on _____ to commemorate the birth anniversary of ______.
  1. A
    29th August; Major Dhyan Chand
  2. B
    29th August; C.K. Naidu
  3. C
    30th August; C.K. Naidu
  4. D
    30th August; Major Dhyan Chand
Question 8Single Answer
When is the ‘International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances’ annually celebrated by the UN?
  1. A
    27th August       
  2. B
    28th August
  3. C
    29th August          
  4. D
    30th August
Question 9Single Answer
The first case of AY. 12 sub-lineage of Delta variant was detected in which Indian state?
  1. A
    Maharashtra            
  2. B
    Uttarakhand
  3. C
    Kerala                      
  4. D
    Himachal Pradesh
Question 10Single Answer
Which state will implement a new 10 year climate action plan by year-end?
  1. A
    Delhi            
  2. B
    Haryana
  3. C
    Uttar Pradesh     
  4. D
    Punjab
Question 11Single Answer
Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana (RGKNY) is the initiative of which Indian state/UT?
  1. A
    Punjab                    
  2. B
    Kerala
  3. C
    Chhattisgarh      
  4. D
    Andhra Pradesh
Question 12Single Answer
Buddhadeb Guha, who recently passed away, was associated with which profession?
  1. A
    Sportsperson         
  2. B
    Writer
  3. C
    Politician                    
  4. D
    Business-person
Question 13Single Answer
When is the “National Small Industry Day” celebrated every year?
  1. A
    August 30            
  2. B
    September 1
  3. C
    September 3      
  4. D
    September 5
Question 14Single Answer
Shanti Lal Jain has been appointed as the MD & CEO of which public sector bank?
  1. A
    Punjab National Bank           
  2. B
    Indian Bank
  3. C
    Union Bank of India          
  4. D
    State Bank of India
Question 15Single Answer
When is the ‘International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances’ observed?
  1. A
    August 30     
  2. B
    September 1
  3. C
    September 3       
  4. D
    September 5
Question 16Single Answer
Who inaugurated (in Aug’ 21) the 2 day long ‘Ladakh Nomadic Festival’ in the Korzok Phu region of Ladakh to promote tourism?
  1. A
    G. C. Murmu               
  2. B
    Satya Pal Malik
  3. C
    Radha Krishna Mathur      
  4. D
    Manoj Sinha
Question 17Single Answer
In August 2021,Indian Navy with INS Tabar conducted its 1st ever Maritime Partnership Exercise in Mediterranean Sea with which country?
  1. A
    Morocco          
  2. B
    Libya
  3. C
    Tunisia      
  4. D
    Algeria
Question 18Single Answer
Which organization will be benefited through ‘iAML’ – an Anti-Money Launder solution launched by IDBI Intech?
  1. A
    SIDBI      
  2. B
      SEBI
  3. C
    LIC           
  4. D
    RBI
Question 19Single Answer
Which organization partnered with ‘Simplilearn’ & NPCI (in Aug’ 21) to launch an advanced executive program on Cybersecurity?
  1. A
    IIIT Bangalore               
  2. B
    NIT Tiruchirappalli
  3. C
    NIT Warangal            
  4. D
    IIT Madras         
Question 20Single Answer
Name the mobile app launched by the Ministry of AYUSH (in Aug’ 21) to promote Yoga among office goers.
  1. A
    Y Break        
  2. B
    Yoga Go
  3. C
    Yoga Health      
  4. D
    Y Go Break
Question 21Single Answer
Name the world’s largest & tallest observation wheel that is set to open in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (in Oct’ 21).
  1. A
    Bin Dubai          
  2. B
    Ain Dubai
  3. C
    Win Dubai      
  4. D
    Go Dubai
Question 22Single Answer
Which Fin-Tech company partnered with Retailers Association’s Skill Council of India (RASCI) (in Sept’ 21) to launch “NeoDukaan” – a digital store management tool?
  1. A
    Paytm  
  2. B
    PhonePe
  3. C
    RazorPay          
  4. D
    PayNearby  
Question 23Single Answer
Which bank recently (in Sept’ 21) partnered with BharatPe to act as the acquiring bank for BharatPe’s point of sale business – ‘BharatSwipe’?
  1. A
    Axis Bank         
  2. B
    Induslnd Bank
  3. C
    HDFC Bank   
  4. D
    ICICI Bank
Question 24Single Answer
How much loan was given by EXIM Bank (in Sept’ 21) to the Africa Finance Corporation for its revival from the impact of COVID-19?
  1. A
    USD 100 Million        
  2. B
    USD 200 Million
  3. C
    USD 300 Million           
  4. D
    USD 400 Million
Question 25Single Answer
Who became the first Indian to be a part of NBA title winning team ‘Sacramento Kings’?
  1. A
    Satnam Singh       
  2. B
    Amritpal Singh
  3. C
    Ajmer Singh             
  4. D
    Princepal Singh
Question 26Single Answer
When was the first-ever ‘International Day for the people of African Descent’ observed by the United Nations across the globe?
  1. A
    29th August 2021            
  2. B
    30th August 2021
  3. C
    31st August 2021  
  4. D
    1st September 2021
Question 27Single Answer
Identify the person who was appointed (in Sept’ 21) as the brand ambassador of the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ project in Rajasthan.
  1. A
    Mirabai Chanu       
  2. B
    P. V. Sindhu
  3. C
    Deepa Malik           
  4. D
    Avani Lakhera 
Question 28Single Answer
Which State/UT launched ‘Save Water to Get Free Water’ scheme to give free water upto 16000 litres to people?
  1. A
    Tripura        
  2. B
    Arunachal Pradesh
  3. C
    Goa            
  4. D
    Telangana
Question 29Single Answer
In September 2021, Ladakh declared _____ as its state animal and ______ as its state bird.
  1. A
    Snow leopard; Northern goshawk
  2. B
    Snow leopard; Black-necked crane
  3. C
    Kashmir stag; Black-necked crane
  4. D
    Kashmir stag; Northern goshawk
Question 30Single Answer
Who launched the web portal for registration of units the ‘New Central Sector Scheme’ for Industrial Development of Jammu and Kashmir?
  1. A
    Rajnath Singh     
  2. B
    Narendra Modi
  3. C
    Amit Shah   
  4. D
    Piyush Goyal
Question 31Single Answer
Which institution releases the Quarterly House Price Index (HPI)?
  1. A
    National Housing Bank      
  2. B
    Reserve Bank of India
  3. C
    NITI Aayog                  
  4. D
    National Statistics Office
Question 32Single Answer
Supertech twin tower case, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which state?
  1. A
    Kerala              
  2. B
    Uttar Pradesh
  3. C
    Karnataka           
  4. D
    Maharashtra
Question 33Single Answer
Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar, who won medals in the Tokyo Paralympics, are associated with which sports?
  1. A
    Weight Lifting            
  2. B
    Shooting
  3. C
    High Jump                
  4. D
    Javelin Throw
Question 34Single Answer
Which country has passed the world’s first law to force tech companies to offer alternative payment systems?
  1. A
    France              
  2. B
    South Korea
  3. C
    Italy                 
  4. D
    India
Question 35Single Answer
Who has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha?
  1. A
    M Venkaiah Naidu   
  2. B
    Dr. Ramacharyulu
  3. C
    Utpal Kumar Singh         
  4. D
    Desh Deepak Verma
Question 36Single Answer
The multi-nation military exercise named ‘ZAPAD 2021’ is held in which country?
  1. A
    Russia      
  2. B
    China
  3. C
    Sri Lanka   
  4. D
    India
Question 37Single Answer
Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
  1. A
    J B Mohapatra           
  2. B
    Rajesh Damor
  3. C
    Pramod Y Devikar          
  4. D
    Deepa Rasal
Question 38Single Answer
Which state has launched ‘Innovation Mission’, a public-private partnership, to boost start-up sector?
  1. A
    Telangana      
  2. B
    Andhra Pradesh
  3. C
    Tamil Nadu        
  4. D
    Punjab
Question 39Single Answer
Which State celebrated (in Sept’ 21) the popular 5-day long tribal harvest festival ‘Solung’?
  1. A
    Gujarat              
  2. B
    Uttarakhand
  3. C
    Assam                    
  4. D
    Arunachal Pradesh
Question 40Single Answer
Where was the ‘WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence’ set up by the World Health Organization (in Sept’ 21) to create an effective pandemic & epidemic risk management?
  1. A
    Paris, France      
  2. B
    Tokyo, Japan
  3. C
    Berlin, Germany
  4. D
    New York, USA
Question 41Single Answer
Name the country that signed a project agreement with India’s Ministry of Defence for co
development of Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV).
  1. A
    Russia           
  2. B
    United States
  3. C
    Israel              
  4. D
    Japan
Question 42Single Answer
Who was appointed as the Chairman of the 11-member committee that reviews the ‘Guidelines of Journalist Welfare Scheme’?
  1. A
    Rasmi Ranjan Das    
  2. B
    Nasir Kamal
  3. C
    Ashok Kumar Tandon      
  4. D
    D K Mohanty
Question 43Single Answer
Which of the following countries joined as 1st batch New Members of BRICS’s New Development Bank (in Sept’ 21)?
  1. A
    Uruguay, Norway and Bangladesh
  2. B
    Nepal, UAE and Bangladesh
  3. C
    Uruguay, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
  4. D
    Uruguay, UAE and Bangladesh
Question 44Single Answer
Name the financial services company that launched (in Sept’ 21) India’s 1st interactive geospatial website named ‘Pulse’ to offer digital payment services.
  1. A
    BHIM        
  2. B
    PhonePe
  3. C
    Paytm                
  4. D
    Freecharge
Question 45Single Answer
Which bank became the first to list Additional Tier-I bonds on the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City – International Financial Services Centre?
  1. A
    State Bank of India    
  2. B
    Indian Bank
  3. C
    HDFC Bank               
  4. D
    Bank of India
Question 46Single Answer
Which Insurance Company (in Sept’ 21) acquired 100% share capital of Excide Life Insurance for Rs 6687 crore?
  1. A
    HDFC Life Insurance       
  2. B
    Bharti AXA Life Insurance
  3. C
    Max Life Insurance         
  4. D
    SBI Life Insurance
Question 47Single Answer
Name the state that recently (in Sept’ 21) launched an electronic Inner Line Permit (e-ILP) platform for monitoring entry, exit & tracking of visitors.
  1. A
    Meghalaya             
  2. B
    Uttarakhand
  3. C
    West Bengal               
  4. D
    Manipur
Question 48Single Answer
The famous eat streets of 56 Dukan and Sarafa Chowpaty of which city have bagged the ‘Clean Street Food Hub’ certification from Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)?
  1. A
    Chennai           
  2. B
    Indore
  3. C
    Lucknow      
  4. D
    Pune
Question 49Single Answer
In September 2021, with whom has Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced new steps to tackle climate change?
  1. A
    Rishi Sunak              
  2. B
    Bobby Jindal
  3. C
    Zubin Mehta          
  4. D
    Shantanu Narayen
Question 50Single Answer
India merchandise exports in August 2021 soared how much per cent as compared to USD 22.83 billion in August 2020?
  1. A
    35.26%             
  2. B
    40.38%
  3. C
    45.17%            
  4. D
    50.67%
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