CA_18 Oct 2021

 

1. Which player bagged the Orange Cap title at the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL)?

A. Cheteshwar Pujara

B. Ruturaj Gaikwad

C. Ravindrasinh Jadeja

D. Bhagath Varma

2. Navrang Saini has been given the additional charge of the Chairperson of which of these entities?

A. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

B. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority

C. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

D. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India

3. Who is the winner of the 2021 C K Prahlad award for Global Business Sustainability Leadership?

A. Microsoft Team

B. Facebook Team

C. Google Team

D. Apple Team

4. SEBI has formed a four-member high powered advisory committee on settlement orders and compounding of offences. Who is the head of this committee?

A. PR Ramesh

B. DN Raval

C. Vijay C Daga

D. PK Malhotra

5. India has been re-elected as a member of the UNHRC for 2022-2024. This will be the which term of India as the member of the 47-member Council?

A. 4th

B. 8th

C. 3rd

D. 6th

6. Name the winner of the Purple Cap title at the IPL 2021?

A. Harshal Patel

B. Akash Deep

C. Tim David

D. Mohammed Siraj

7. The National Security Guard (NSG) force of India marks which edition of the Raising Day 2021?

A. 30

B. 37

C. 19

D. 28

8. What is the theme of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty in 2021?

A. Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all

B. Building Forward Together: Ending Persistent Poverty, Respecting all People and our Planet

C. Answering the Call of October 17 to end poverty: A path toward peaceful and inclusive societies

D. Ending Persistent Poverty, Respecting all People and our Planet

9. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has won the Indian Premier League (IPL) title 2021. With this win, how many times has the CSK team claimed the IPL title since its inception?

A. 5

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

10. Joint Sea 2021 is a joint naval exercise between which two countries?

A. India and Japan

B. United States and Russia

C. China and Russia

D. China and United States

11. Who is the MD & CEO of the Axis Bank, whose re-appointment to the post has been approved by RBI?

A. Amitabh Chaudhry

B. Deepak Parekh

C. Rana Kapoor

D. Sandeep Bakhshi

12. The World Sight Day is being observed on which date?

A. Second Friday of October

B. Second Saturday of October

C. Second Thursday of October

D. Second Sunday of October

13. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is being celebrated on which date?

A. October 16

B. October 17

C. October 15

D. October 18

14. Who has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)?

A. Vipul Bansal

B. Ritesh Chauhan

C. Raunak Tripathi

D. Amitesh Kumar Sinha

15. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Karnataka Bank Ltd.?

A. Pradeep Kumar Panja

B. Keshav Krishnarao Desai

C. Uma Shankar

D. Balakrishna Alse S

16. Kushinagar International Airport will be which state's third international airport?

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Arunachal Pradesh 

d) Himachal Pradesh

17. Jonas Gahr Stoere has become the new Prime Minister of which nation?

a) Denmark

b) Norway

c) Algeria

d) Finland

18. Which city has been declared as a dementia-friendly city?

a) Kochi

b) Bhopal

c) Indore

d) Lucknow

19. Who is the frontrunner for the post of Team India's national coach?

a) Sachin Tendulkar

b) Rahul Dravid

c) MS Dhoni 

d) Virender Sehwag

20. Which among the following nations is building its own space station?

a) Russia

b) Israel

c) Japan

d) China

21. What was India's rank on the 2021 Global Hunger Index?

a) 90

b) 100

c) 101

d) 110

22. Which country has the higest level of hunger, as per 2021 Global Hunger Index report?

a) Sudan

b) Somalia

c) Syria

d) Yemen

23. Which team has won the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League?

a) Chennai Super Kings 

b) Kolkata Knight Riders

c) Delhi Capitals 

d) Mumbai Indians 

KEYY:--

1.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Highest Run Scorer (Orange Cap) is Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) with 635 runs.

2. Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Navrang Saini has been appointed as the interim Chairperson of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), for three months, or till the joining of a new incumbent to the post, or until further orders.

3. Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Indian American Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella has won the prestigious C K Prahlad award for Global Business Sustainability Leadership for the year 2021, along with three other top leaders of Microsoft.

4. Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The Chairman of the committee will be Vijay C Daga, retired judge of the High Court of Bombay.

5. Answer: Option D

Explanation:

India has been re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a sixth term with an overwhelming majority.

6. Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Highest Wicket Taker (Purple Cap) is Harshal Patel (RCB) with (32 wickets).

7. Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The year 2021 marks the 37th anniversary of the establishment of the NSG.

8. Answer: Option B

Explanation:

2021 Theme is Building Forward Together: Ending Persistent Poverty, Respecting all People and our Planet".

9. Answer: Option D

Explanation:

This has the 4th win of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL, having previously won the tournament in 2010, 2011, and 2018.

10. Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The China and Russia joint naval exercises "Joint Sea 2021" kicked off at Russia's Peter the Great Gulf, in the Sea of Japan.

11. Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of private lender Axis Bank for three years.

12. Answer: Option C

Explanation:

World Sight Day is annually on the Second Thursday of October. In 2021, World Sight Day falls on 14th October 2021.

13. Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is every year on 17 October across the globe.

14. Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Senior bureaucrat Ritesh Chauhan has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Joint Secretary, Agriculture under the Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.

15. Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the appointment of Pradeep Kumar Panja as the Chairman of Karnataka Bank Ltd.

16. (a) Uttar Pradesh

Kushinagar International Airport will be the third international airport in Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow and Varanasi. The airport will be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on October 20, 2021. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will also attend the event. 

17. (b)Norway

The new centre-left Cabinet of Norway formally took over power on October 14, 2021, after the newly-elected Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere presented a centre-left minority government.

18. (a) Kochi

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared Kochi as a 'dementia-friendly city' while inaugurating a dementia-friendly district programme called Udbodh on October 16, 2021.

19. (b) Rahul Dravid

Former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid is set to take over as head coach of the Indian national men's cricket team after the T20 World Cup, as per reports. The development reportedly took place on the sidelines of IPL 2021 final on October 15, 2021. 

20. (d) China 

China on October 16, 2021 launched Shenzhou-13 spacecraft carrying three astronauts - two men and one woman - on a historic 6-month mission to build a space station. The spacecraft will dock with the Tianhe module, the core module of a future space station where they will live and work for the next six months.

21. (c) 101

India was ranked at 101st position out of a total of 116 countries in the 2021 Global Hunger Index (GHI), launched on October 14, 2021. The 2021 GHI report stated that India with a score of 27.5 is facing a level of hunger that is serious.

22. (b) Somalia

As per the 2021 Global Hunger Index report, Somalia has the highest level of hunger. Somalia with a score of 50.8 points is facing extremely alarming levels of hunger.

23. (a) Chennai Super Kings

The MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings won the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League after defeating Eoin Morgan-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 27 runs in IPL 2021 final on October 15, 2021. This is CSK's 4th IPL title.