Current Affairs Questions 2021 - 23 October to 29 October
Every year on which date of the month of October “World Iodine Deficiency Day” is celebrated?
(A) 20th
(B) 21st
(C) 23rd
(D) 25th
Correct Answer : B
Recently, what is the rank of India in the "Global Food Security Report" for the year 2021 released?
(A) 71st
(B) 73rd
(C) 78th
(D) 89th
Correct Answer : A
Who has recently become the new chairman of mutual fund industry body AMFI?
(A) P Chaturvedi
(B) A Balasubramaniam
(C) DK Mathur
(D) KK Jaiswal
Correct Answer : B
Who has recently become the new President of the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF)?
(A) Aditya Nigam
(B) Sahdev Yadav
(C) Suresh Choudhary
(D) Jagdish Mahajan
Correct Answer : B
Who has recently become the new Chairman & Managing Director of National Research Development Corporation (NRDC)?
(A) Ranjit Goyal
(B) Mohit Chahal
(C) Ashok Khandal
(D) Amit Rastogi
Correct Answer : D
Which day in the month of October is observed as International Snow Leopard Day?
(A) 21 October
(B) 22 October
(C) 20 October
(D) 23 October
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
23 October is celebrated as International Snow Leopard Day. On 23 October 2013, a declaration calling for the conservation of the snow leopard was adopted in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
The Chief Minister of which state has launched the "Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store" scheme?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Maharashtra
Correct Answer : D
Which bank along with Mastercard, DFC, USAID has launched $100 million credit facility for Indian MSMEs?
(A) HDFC Bank
(B) RBL Bank
(C) Axis Bank
(D) ICICI Bank
Correct Answer : A
Bharti AXA Life Insurance has entered into a bancassurance partnership with which small finance bank?
(A) Jana Small Finance Bank
(B) Suryoday Small Finance Bank
(C) Equitas Small Finance Bank
(D) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
Correct Answer : D
Who is the author of the book "The Origin Story of India's States"?
(A) Subramanian Swamy
(B) Jhumpa Lahiri
(C) Prabhleen Singh
(D) Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan
Correct Answer : D