In which city 'Azadi@75 - New Urban India: Transforming Urban Landscape' conference-cum-expo has been inaugurated by PM Modi recently?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Lucknow
(D) Kolkata
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 'Azadi@75 - New Urban India: Transforming Urban Landscape' conference-cum-expo on 5 October 2021 at 10:30 am at Indira Gandhi Pratisthan, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
The Prime Minister will digitally hand over the keys of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) houses to 75,000 beneficiaries in 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh and will also virtually interact with the beneficiaries of the scheme in Uttar Pradesh. He will inaugurate/lay foundation stone of 75 urban development projects of Uttar Pradesh under Smart City Mission and AMRUT; Flagged off 75 buses under FAME-II for seven cities including Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, Jhansi and Ghaziabad; and released a coffee table book covering 75 projects implemented under various key missions of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India. He will also visit three exhibitions being organized in the expo. The Prime Minister will also announce the establishment of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Chair at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), Lucknow.
On this occasion, the Governor and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh including the Union Defense Minister, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister will be present.
Name the winners of the 2021 Global Leadership Award by the US India Business Council (USIBC).
(A) Shiv Nadar and Mallika Srinivasan
(B) N Chandrasekaran and Jim Tacklet
(C) Sundar Pichai and Adena Friedman
(D) Adar Poonawalla and Adil Zainulbhai
Which Indian organization has been awarded the 2021 Right Livelihood Award?
(A) Give Me Trees Trust
(B) Vindhyan Ecology and Natural History Foundation
(C) Sulabh International
(D) Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment
The Indian organisation Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE) is among the recipients of the 2021 Right Livelihood Award for its grassroots approach of empowering vulnerable communities to protect their livelihoods and claim their right to a clean environment.
International Day of Non-Violence is the birth anniversary of which Indian leader?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Which cartoon character has been inducted as the official mascot of the Namami Gange event?
(A) Shaktimaan
(B) Chhota Bheem
(C) Motu Patlu
(D) Chacha Chaudhary
In India, the week from 02 October to 08 October is observed every year as _________.
(A) Cleanliness week
(B) Education Week
(C) Nutrition Week
(D) Wildlife Week
Mitra Shakti-21 is a bilateral exercise of the Indian Army with which country's army?
(A) Maldives
(B) Singapore
(C) Nepal
(D) Sri Lanka
Mitra Shakti Exercise is a bilateral joint military exercise between the armies of India and Sri Lanka.
SV Sunil and Birender Lakra have announced their retirement from which sporting event recently?
(A) Badminton
(B) Hockey
(C) Cricket
(D) Football
World Habitat Day is observed globally on which day?
(A) First Monday of October
(B) October 1
(C) First Sunday of October
(D) October 3
The week from 4th to 10th October 2021 is being observed as ___________.
(A) World Air Week
(B) World Earth Week
(C) World Fire Week
(D) World Space Week
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