1. Who has been appointed as the new Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the IAF?
A. Vivek Ram Chaudhari
B. Anil Khosla
C. R K S Bhadauria
D. Nirmal Chandra Suri
2. Which organization has been honoured with the 2021 Right Livelihood Award?
A. Vindhyan Ecology and Natural History Foundation (VENHF), Mirzapur
B. Give Me Trees Trust, Delhi
C. Sulabh International
D. Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE), Delhi
3. How much amount has been allocated to the second phase of the scheme "Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) 2.0"?
A. Rs 1.21 lakh crore
B. Rs 1.41 lakh crore
C. Rs 1.51 lakh crore
D. Rs 1.61 lakh crore
4. Which institution has developed the first alternative to corneal transplantation in India?
A. JIPMER
B. AIIMS
C. IIT- Hyderabad
D. NIT- Tiruchirappalli
5. What does 'P' stand for in the PCA Framework, related to the Reserve Bank of India?
A. Private
B. Public
C. Priority
D. Prompt
6. Which technology company has launched the 'Creator education programme' in India?
A. Amazon
B. Microsoft
C. Facebook
D. Google
7. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for India?
A. Ranveer Singh
B. Aamir Khan
C. Salman Khan
D. Akshay Kumar
8. The International Day of Non-Violence marks the birth anniversary of which of the following Indian leader?
A. Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Mahatma Gandhi
9. Who is the author of the book "My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future"?
A. Melinda French Gates
B. Indra Nooyi
C. Satya Nadella
D. Nita Ambani
10. Who has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) to replace VR Chaudhari?
A. Sandeep Singh
B. Harjit Singh Arora
C. Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
D. Anil Khosla
11. India's first Sports Arbitration Centre has been unveiled in which of the following cities?
A. New Delhi
B. Pune
C. Hyderabad
D. Ahmedabad
12. The Ministry of Labour & Employment has launched the DigiSaksham Programme, in partnership with which company to impart digital skill among youths?
A. Amazon India
B. Facebook India
C. Microsoft India
D. NITI Aayog
13. The World Day for Farmed Animals (WDFA) is observed annually on which date?
A. October 02
B. October 03
C. October 01
D. October 04
14. Which day is observed as the UN-recognized International Day of Non-Violence?
A. October 02
B. October 03
C. October 01
D. October 04
15. Who has won the 2021 Global Leadership Award, by the US India Business Council?
A. Shiv Nadar
B. Mallika Srinivasan
C. Adil Zainulbhai
D. Both A and B
16. Lucy Mission is associated with which space agency?
A. SpaceX
B. ISRO
C. Blue Origin
D. NASA
17. Who is the President of the US India Business Council (USIBC)?
A. Devika Singh
B. Sandeep Maini
C. Nisha Desai Biswal
D. Ryan Miller
18. The World Smile Day is observed on which date in 2021?
A. October 01
B. October 02
C. October 03
D. October 04
19. As per the Government data, which state was the highest contributor to the small saving schemes, in the July-Sept quarter of 2021-2022?
A. Kerala
B. Maharashtra
C. Rajasthan
D. West Bengal
20. What is the External debt ratio to GDP of India, as of March 2020?
A. 21.1%
B. 1.11%
C. 41.1%
D. 11.1%
21. Nimaben Acharya has become the first woman Speaker of which state assembly?
a) Gujarat
b) Punjab
c) Karnataka
d) Assam
22. Who is set to become the next Prime Minister of Japan?
a) Fumio Kishida
b) Taro Kono
c) Sanae Takaichi
d) Seiko Noda
23. What is the first toll-free helpline number for senior citizens in India?
a) 14567
b) 12345
c) 15678
d) 34567
24. Which state has launched Nirbhaya - Ek Pahal programme?
a) Delhi
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Haryana
d) Punjab
25. Who is the first female chancellor of Germany?
a) Helle Thorning-Schmidt
b) Angela Merkel
c) Theresa May
d) Michelle Bachelet
26. Which country has introduced a new currency with six fewer zeros?
a) Brazil
b) Venezuela
c) Colombia
d) Mexico
27. Najla Bouden has been named as the first female Prime Minister-designate of which among the following countries?
a) Algeria
b) Libya
c) Chad
d) Tunisia
28. Which nation's president has declared a prison emergency after 116 people were killed in a riot?
a) Peru
b) Venezuela
c) Ecuador
d) Bolivia
29 Which country will buy French warships in a new multi-billion-euro defence deal?
a) Turkey
b) Italy
c) Greece
d) Brazil
30. Who has become the first Indian woman to score a Test hundred on Australian soil?
a) Smriti Mandhana
b) Harmanpreet Kaur
c) Mithali Raj
d) Shafali Verma
31. Who has become the first F1 driver to win 100 races?
a) Fernando Alonso
b) Lewis Hamilton
c) Sabastion Vettel
d) Kimi Raikkonen
32. Who has become the first Indian batsman to score 10,000 runs in T20 format?
a) Rohit Sharma
b) Shikhar Dhawan
c) KL Rahul
d) Virat Kohli
KEY:--
1.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari assumed charge as the new "The Chief of the Air Staff".
2.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Delhi-based environmental organization "Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE)" has been felicitated with the 2021 Right Livelihood Award, an international honour, also known as Sweden's alternative Nobel Prize.
3.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Prime Minister has launched the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban from Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. The outlay of SBM-U 2.0 is around Rs 1.41 lakh crore.
4.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad researchers have developed an alternative to corneal transplantation.
5.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) refers to the watch list of weak banks, by the Reserve Bank of India. The regulator imposes restrictions like curbs on lending among others, on such banks.
6.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Technology Major Facebook launched its largest creator education and enablement programme in India. Named "Born on Instagram" the programme includes an e-learning course, aimed at encouraging, educating and enabling creators.
7.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The National Basketball Association has named Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh as its brand ambassador for India.
8.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The International Day of Non-Violence marks the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.
9.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Indra Nooyi, the former CEO of PepsiCo has come out with her memoir titled "My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future"
10.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Air Marshal Sandeep Singh has been appointed as the new and 46th Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
11.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Union Minister of Law and Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the first Sports Arbitration Centre of India at Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
12.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Ministry of Labour & Employment in partnership with Microsoft India has launched the DigiSaksham Programme.
13.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Every Year since 1983, the World Day for Farmed Animals (WDFA) is observed on October 02, which marks the birth anniversary of the Mahatma Gandhi
14.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Every year, 02 October is celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence, to mark the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.
15.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The US India Business Council (USIBC) has chosen Shiv Nadar and Mallika Srinivasan as the recipient of its 2021 Global Leadership Award.
16.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Lucy is a mission of the USA's NASA, to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids. This is set to provide new insights into the solar system's formation 4.5 billion years ago.
17.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Nisha Desai Biswal is the President of USIBC (US India Business Council).
18.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Every year, World Smile Day is celebrated on the first Friday in October. In 2021, this day is being celebrated on October 1st.
19.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
West Bengal is the highest contributor to the small saving schemes while Uttar Pradesh is the second top contributor.
20.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
According to the Union Finance Ministry' status report on India's external debt, India's External debt to GDP ratio increased marginally to 21.1% from 20.6% as of end-March 2020.
21. (a) Gujarat
Senior BJP MLA Nimaben Acharya became the first woman Speaker of the Gujarat Assembly on September 27, 2021. The nomination of Acharya was unanimously elected on the first day of the state Assembly’s two-day monsoon session.
22. (a) Fumio Kishida
Fumio Kishida is set to become the new Prime Minister of Japan after he was elected as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. He will succeed outgoing party leader Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who had earlier announced his decision to step down from the position after serving for just a year.
23. (a) 14567
The first Pan-India toll-free helpline number for senior citizens is 14567. The helpline number is called the ‘Elder Line’ and it can be used by senior citizens to get free information and guidance on pension and legal issues, cases of abuse and to get emotional support.
24. (b) Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the "Nirbhaya - Ek Pahal" programme under Mission Shakti - Phase 3 in Lucknow on September 29, 2021. He said that under the programme, 75,000 women would get connected with state banks, get loans at cheaper interest rates & get benefits of state subsidies under PM Mudra Yojana for 3 months.
25. (b) Angela Merkel
The incumbent German Chancellor Angela Merkel did not run in the 2021 German national elections, marking the first time in the history of the Federal Republic that an incumbent did not run. She has decided to retire after serving as German Chancellor for 16 years. Angela Merkel had taken office in 2005, becoming the first female chancellor of Germany. Ever since she took office, she has been described as the de facto leader of the European Union, the most powerful woman and one of the world's most successful political leaders.
26. (b) Venezuela
Venezuela on October 1, 2021 introduced a new currency with six fewer zeros. The highest denomination of the new currency will be 100 bolivars, as compared to the earlier higher denomination of 1 million bolivar.
27. (d) Tunisia
Tunisia's president on September 29, 2021 named Najla Bouden as the country's first-ever female prime minister-designate and charged her with the task of forming a government as quickly as possible.
28. (c) Ecuador
Ecuador’s president has declared a state of emergency in the prison system after almost 116 people were killed and around 80 injured in a battle among gang members, one of the worst prison bloodbaths ever in the nation.
29. (c) Greece
France and Greece announced a new multi-billion-euro defence deal on September 28, 2021. Greece will buy three French warships as a part of the deal to boost its defence capacities in the Eastern Mediterranean amid recurring tensions with the longtime foe Turkey.
30. (a) Smriti Mandhana
Smriti Mandhana has become the first Indian woman to score a Test hundred on Australian soil. She achieved the feat while batting during India's first innings on the second day of the first pink-ball Test match against Australia at the Carrara Oval in Queensland. The cricketer scored 127 runs, which includes 22 fours and a six.
31. (b) Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula One (F1) driver to win 100 races on September 26, 2021 after finishing first in the 2021 Russian Grand Prix. This was the 5th win for Hamilton in the Russian Grand Prix season and the first since the British Grand Prix in July 2021.
32. (d) Virat Kohli
Indian men's cricket team skipper Virat Kohli became the first Indian batsman to cross the 10,000 runs mark in the T20 format on September 20, 2021. He achieved the landmark while batting for Royal Challengers Banglore (RCB) in their match against Mumbai Indians.
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