1. In which city was the 'Azadi@75 - New Urban India: Transforming Urban Landscape' Conference-cum-Expo inaugurated by PM Modi?
A. Lucknow
B. Kolkata
C. Ahmedabad
D. Hyderabad
2. Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Limited has reverse merged with which debt-ridden company?
A. Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd
B. Kingfisher Airlines
C. DHFL
D. Yes Bank
3. Who has been appointed as Secretary-General of the Indian Steel Association?
A. Aman Sharma
B. Bhaskar Chatterjee
C. Vijay Mishra
D. Alok Sahay
4. What is the theme of the India Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020?
A. Openness, Opportunity and Growth
B. Leisure in the Age of Technology
C. Progress and Harmony for Mankind
D. Man, Nature, Technology
5. JIMEX 2021 will be held in which region?
A. Bay of Bengal
B. Arabian Sea
C. Pacific Ocean
D. Indian Ocean
6. Who has won the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour (MCCT)?
A. Fabiano Caruana
B. Wesley So
C. Magnus Carlsen
D. Sergey Karjakin
7. Defence Minister Rajnath Sign felicitated 40 winners of the 'Dare to Dream 2.0' Contest. The contest has been organised by which organisation?
A. NITI Aayoig
B. ISRO
C. DRDO
D. Atal Innovation Mission
8. Who has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics?
A. Klaus Hasselmann
B. Syukuro Manabe
C. Giorgio Parisi
D. All
9. Which organization has released a report Global Financial Stability Report on cryptocurrencies?
A. Bank for International Settlements
B. International Labour Organization
C. International Monetary Fund
D. None of the above
10. The IITF 2021 will be held in November 2021. The event will be which of the following edition of the annual show?
A. 40th
B. 50th
C. 35th
D. 45th
11. The month of October is annually celebrated as which month?
A. Breast Cancer Awareness Month
B. Mental Health Awareness Month
C. Mathematics Awareness Month
D. National Stroke Awareness Month
12. Which team has won the Durand Cup 2021?
A. FC Army Red
B. FC Mohammedan
C. FC Bengaluru
D. FC Goa
13. i-Drone, a drone-based vaccine delivery model for Northeast states, has been developed by which organisation?
A. DRDO
B. ICMR
C. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
D. ISRO
14. Who has been appointed as the managing director of the insurance major LIC?
A. V. G. Kannan
B. B C Patnaik
C. Vinay M. Tonse
D. Ashwani Bhatia
15. "Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Award for National Integration and National Contribution" is awarded by which state?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Maharashtra
C. Odisha
D. Assam
16. Which state of India has owned the GI tag for the product sweet dish 'Mihidana'?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. West Bengal
C. Kerala
D. Maharashtra
17. Which state became the first state in India to begin organised cultivation of true dalchini?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. West Bengal
C. Bihar
D. Assam
18. Who has been appointed as the MD and CEOs of public sector banks and insurance companies?
A. Ministry of Finance
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. Banks Board Bureau
D. Respective Banks and Companies
19. TIWB initiative is launched by which organisation?
A. World Bank and WTO
B. FATF
C. UNESCO
D. UNDP and OECD
20. Which organization publishes the "Model Lists of Essential Medicines"?
A. AIIMS
B. WHO
C. FAO
D. IMA
21. When is World Cotton Day observed?
a) October 4th
b) October 5th
c) October 6th
d) October 7th
22. Who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature 2021?
a) Benjamin List
b) David W.C. MacMillan
c) Abdulrazak Gurnah
d) Klaus Hasselmann
23. Which country has test-fired its first Zircon hypersonic missile from a nuclear submarine?
a) Israel
b) North Korea
c) Russia
d) Iran
24. Who has won the FIH women’s Hockey Player of the Year award?
a) Savita Punia
b) Gurjit Kaur
c) Rani Rampal
d) Navjot Kaur
25. Who won FIH Men’s Hockey Player of the Year award?
a) Harmanpreet Singh
b) PR Sreejesh
c) Manpreet Singh
d) Rupinder Pal Singh
26. Which country's Hockey Federation has withdrawn from 2022 Commonwealth Games?
a) England
b) India
c) New Zealand
d) Australia
27. Ian Watmore has decided to step down with immediate effect as the chair of which cricket board?
a) ECB
b) NZC
c) CA
d) CSA
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1.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated 'Azadi@75 - New Urban India: Transforming Urban Landscape' Conference-cum-Expo in Lucknow at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan as a part of Azadi@75 celebrations.
2.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Limited, a subsidiary of Piramal Enterprises has reverse merged itself with the debt-ridden Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) after paying a sum of Rs.34,250cr to the creditors of DHFL.
3.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Indian Steel Association (ISA) has announced that Alok Sahay has assumed office as its new secretary-general and executive head, taking over from Bhaskar Chatterjee.
4.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The theme of the India pavilion at the Expo is "Openness, Opportunity and Growth".
5.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The fifth edition of India - Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise JIMEX will be held in the Arabian Sea.
6.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has earned the inaugural Meltwater Champions Chess Tour (MCCT).
7.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Union Minister of Defence Shri Rajnath Singh gave away the awards to the winners of the 'Dare to Dream 2.0' Contest of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) in New Delhi.
8.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, and Giorgio Parisi have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021.
9.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Global Financial Stability Report is a semi-annual report published by the International Capital Markets division of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
10.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The 40th edition of the India International Trade Fair (IITF) is scheduled to take place at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
11.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Every year the Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) is in October, from 01 to 31.
12.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
FC Goa beat Mohammedan Sporting to win their maiden Durand Cup football title, 1-0, in the final, held at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata.
13.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, launched 'i-Drone', a drone-based vaccine delivery model for Northeast states developed by ICMR.
14.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
B C Patnaik has taken charge as the managing director (MD) of the Life Insurance Corporation of India.
15. Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Award is the Government of Assam's highest civilian award for National Integration and National Contribution.
16.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The first consignment of Geographical Indication (GI) tagged sweet dish Mihidana, from Bardhaman, West Bengal has been exported to the Kingdom of Bahrain.
17.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Himachal Pradesh becomes the first state in India to begin organised cultivation of true dalchini.
18.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The CEOs and MDs of public sector banks and insurance companies are chosen by the Banks Board Bureau (BBB).
19.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The TIWB is a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), since its launch in 2015.
20.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The World Health Organisation has published the latest edition of "Model Lists of Essential Medicines and Essential Medicines for Children".
21. (d) October 7th
World Cotton Day is observed annually on October 7 to raise awareness about the cotton sector and the critical role it plays in international trade, economic development, and poverty alleviation.
22. (c) Abdulrazak Gurnah
Novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.
23. (c) Russia
The Russian Defense Ministry announced that Russia successfully test-launched a Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile from a nuclear submarine. Know key details about the modernization of Russian Defence.
24. (b) Gurjit Kaur
Gurjit Kaur won the FIH Women’s Hockey Player of the Year at the International Hockey Federation's (FIH) Hockey Stars Awards 2020-21. A total of 5 Indian Hockey players and two head coaches of both the Indian men’s and women’s Hockey teams each claimed the hockey awards across different categories.
25. (a) Harmanpreet Singh
India's Harmanpreet Singh won FIH Men’s Hockey Player of the Year award, while Gurjit Kaur won women's best player award. PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia also won the men's and women's best goalkeeper awards.
26. (b) India
Hockey India on October 5, 2021, pulled out of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games stating the risk of contracting COVID-19 and the discriminatory quarantine rules by the United Kingdom (UK) for travellers coming from India.
27. (a) ECB
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Chair Ian Watmore has decided to step down with immediate effect. The ECB informed the same through an official statement on October 7, 2021.
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