Current Affairs Quiz, 13 Oct 2021

1.  Which among the following is not a report published by International Energy Agency? Global Energy & CO2 Status Report World Energy Outlook International Energy Outlook Energy Technology Perspectives None 2.  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) launched the 2021 State of the Education Report (SOER) for India with the theme No Teacher, [...]

1.  Hot Springs, traditionally known as Kyam, is a campsite and the location of an Indian border check-post – Patrol Point-15 – at the Chang Chenmo river valley in Ladakh Jammu and Kashmir Arunachal Pradesh Sikkim None 2.  Tejaswini is a women-centric safety initiative to safeguard the rights and dignity of women and children launched [...]

1.  Which among the following is considered as the second line of national defence after the regular Army? Border Security Force State Police Forces Central Reserve Police Force Territorial Army None 2.  2021 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to laureates for their efforts to Combat hunger Achievepeace and international cooperation Safeguard freedom of expression End [...]

1.  World Post Day is an international day that happens each year on October 9 on the anniversary of Universal Postal Union India Post International Post Corporation United Nations Postal Administration None 2.  Mission Kavach Kundal is a special vaccination drive launched by the state government of Maharashtra against Japanese encephalitis Covid 19 Polio Tuberculosis [...]

1.  PM-MITRAaims to realize the vision of building an Aatmanirbhar Bharat in the field of Textiles Power Steel Cement None 2.  First scheduled private sector bank to receive approval from the Government of India for collection of direct and indirect taxes Axis Bank ICICI Bank Kotak Mahindra Bank HDFC Bank None 3.  Palghar’s Wada Kolam [...]

1.  Mosquirix, recently endorsed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), is the first and, to date only, vaccine shown to have the capability of significantly reducing Dengue Malaria Chikungunya All of the above None 2.  National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)has approved latest Tiger Reserve in the state of Karnataka Kerala Telangana Chhattisgarh None 3.  Alibaug [...]

1.  The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021 was awarded jointly to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their work on Discovery of receptors for temperature and touch Discovery of Hepatitis C virus Discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability Discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation None [...]

1.  Which of the portal were launched by government of India recently for the benefit ofSenior Citizens? SAGE SACRED Both (a) and (b) None of the above None 2.  Which among the following countries marked its first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30 to honour the lost children and survivors of [...]

1.  India’s first Sports Arbitration Centre has been unveiled in Mussoorie Dehradun Ahmedabad Varanasi None 2.  DigiSaksham Programme, aimed to impart digital skill among youths is an initiative by Ministry of Labour & Employment Facebook NITI Aayog Both (a) and (b) None 3.  The world’s largest Khadi national flag has recently been unveiled in Ladakh [...]

1.  What is the objective of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0? 100% coverage of water supply. 100% coverage of sewerage and septage Make all cities 100% ‘garbage free’ Data led governance in water management None 2.  Which among the following is a process of lose of citizenship for Indians? Renunciation Termination Deprivation All of the above [...]