CA_28 Oct 2021

 

1. What is the theme of the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage?

A. Discover, Remember and Share

B. Engage the Past Through Sound and Images

C. Your Window to the World

D. It's your story - don't lose it

2. How many members are there in the expert committee constituted by the Supreme Court to probe the Pegasus snooping allegations?

A. Four

B. Three

C. Six

D. Five

3. Which ministry has launched the Amrit Mahotsav Podcast as a part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration?

A. Ministry of Power

B. Ministry of Education

C. Ministry of Culture

D. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

4. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended the 6th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) virtually. What was the theme of the meeting?

A. Investing Today and Transforming Tomorrow

B. Mobilizing Finance for Infrastructure: Innovation and Collaboration

C. Cooperation and Connectivity

D. Connecting For Tomorrow

5. The first-ever state-government-owned Wildlife DNA analysis laboratory has been launched in which city?

A. Nagpur

B. New Delhi

C. Guwahati

D. Hyderabad

6. The United Nations the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage on which of these days?

A. October 23

B. October 24

C. October 26

D. October 27

7. What is the theme of Vigilance Awareness Week 2021?

A. Eradicate Corruption-Build a New India

B. Independent India @75: Self Reliance with Integrity

C. Vigilant India, Prosperous India

D. Integrity A way of life

8. Who is the owner of the new Ahmedabad IPL team?

A. Adani Group

B. CVC Capital Partners

C. Glazers

D. RPSG

9. Which week Every year from October 24 to 30 is marked?

A. Space Week

B. Investor Week

C. Disarmament Week

D. Week of Deaf People

10. The birthday of which leader is being celebrated during the Vigilance Awareness Week?

A. Subhas Chandra Bose

B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

C. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

D. Chandra Shekhar Azad

11. Google Doodle honoured Otto Wichterle on his 108th birthday He is known for which among the following inventions?

A. Radio

B. Internet

C. Contact lens

D. Light bulb

12. With reference to Jaynagar-Kurtha cross-border rail link, in which country is Kurtha located?

A. Nepal

B. Bhutan

C. Sri Lanka

D. Bangladesh

13. Which bank has launched the QR Code Sound Box to provide instant voice-based payment alerts to merchant partners?

A. Punjab National Bank

B. Equitas Small Finance Bank

C. IndusInd Bank

D. AU Small Finance Bank

14.The 6th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of AII has been organised by AIIB in partnership with which country?

A. UAE

B. China

C. India

D. South Korea

15. What amount of project readiness financing (PRF) loan has been signed between India and ADB to support urban mobility in Aizawl in Mizoram?

A. $4.5 million

B. $3.5 million

C. $2.5 million

D. $5.5 million

16. The Hyderabad Cricket Association has launched Guinness Book of World Records certified, the world's biggest bat in the city. What is the height of the bat?

A. 48.60 feet

B. 56.10 feet

C. 60.80 feet

D. 35.50 feet

17. The exercise "Konkan Shakti 2021" is a maiden Tri-Service exercise of Indian Armed Forces with which country?

A. United Kingdom

B. Sri Lanka

C. Australia

D. Israel

18. Which state has decided to resume Mukhya Mantri Teerth Yatra Yojna?

A. Tamil Nadu

B. Telangana

C. Kerala

D. Delhi

19. Indian-Origin Anita Anand has become the new Defence Minister of which nation?

A. France

B. US

C. UK

D. Canada

20. India's first-ever ROIP System for Major port of the country has been unveiled at which of these ports?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru Port

B. Paradip Port

C. Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Port

D. Kandla Port

KEY:--

1.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The theme of the 2021 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is "Your Window to the World".

2.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The Supreme Court ordered the constitution of a three-member expert committee to probe targeted surveillance of journalists, politicians using Pegasus spyware.

3.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The Union Minister for Culture and Tourism, Shri. G.K Reddy launched the Amrit Mahotsav Podcast, as a part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration by the ministry.

4.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The theme of the Annual Meeting of AIIB was "Investing Today and Transforming Tomorrow".

5.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

India's first state government-owned Wildlife DNA analysis laboratory has been inaugurated at Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (RFSL) in Nagpur, Maharashtra.

6.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is held every year on October 27.

7.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Theme 2021'Independent India @75: Self Reliance with Integrity'.

8.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Irelia Company Pte Ltd. (CVC Capital Partners) claimed the new Ahmedabad IPL team with a bid worth Rs 5625 crores during the IPL auction.

9.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Disarmament Week begins every year on October 24, the anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, and continue till October 30.

10.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The Vigilance Awareness Week 2021 has been organised by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) from 26 October to 01 November 2021 on the birthday of Chandra Shekhar Azad.

11.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Otto Wichterle, a Czech Chemist, is the man who invented the soft contact lenses.

12.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Ircon International on behalf of the Government of India (GoI), has handed over the newly commissioned cross-border rail section from Jaynagar to Kurtha (Nepal) to the Government of Nepal.

13.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The AU Small Finance Bank has announced the launch of a QR Code Sound Box, to provide instant voice-based payment alerts to merchant partners.

14.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

This year the meeting has jointly organized by AIIB in collaboration with the Government of United Arab Emirates (UAE).

15.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $4.5 million project readiness financing (PRF) loan for the proposed Aizawl Sustainable Urban Transport Project.

16.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The bat measures 56.10 feet long and weighs nine tonnes or 9000 kg has been launched by Hyderabad Cricket Association.

17.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The Armed Forces of India and the United Kingdom (UK) are undertaking the sea phase of the maiden Tri-Service exercise 'Konkan Shakti 2021' off the Konkan coast in the Arabian Sea.

18.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Delhi Government's 'Mukhya Mantri Teerth Yatra Yojana for those aged 60 years and above, which was halted due to COVID-19 pandemic will be resumed, announced Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

19.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Indian-Origin Canadian politician, Anita Anand was appointed as the new Defence Minister of Canada.

20.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SPM) in Kolkata has become the first Major Indian Port to get a Radio over Internet Protocol (ROIP) System.