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20 OCTOBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 18 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. What amount of penalty has been imposed by RBI on SBI for non-compliance of RBI directives related to Frauds classification and reporting by commercial banks and select FIs?
  1.    Rs 50 lakh
  2.    Rs 75 lakh
  3.    Rs 1 crore
  4.    Rs 2 crore
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Rs 1 crore

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 crore on India's largest public lender State Bank of India (SBI).


Question 2. What is Sri Lanka's GDP in 2020?
  1.    3.5 percent
  2.    4.0 percent
  3.    3.0 percen
  4.    3.6 percent
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 3.6 percent

The country's GDP declined by a record 3.6 per cent in 2020.


Question 3. Curtis Campher has become the third bowler in T20 history to take four wickets in four consecutive balls. He plays for which nation's cricket team?
  1.    Ireland
  2.    Netherlands
  3.    Scotland
  4.    New Zealand
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Ireland

Ireland pacer Curtis Campher became the third bowler in T20 history to take four wickets in four consecutive balls.


Question 4. The Border Roads Organization (BRO) is constructing a 500-metre tunnel near Nechiphu pass in which state?
  1.    Arunachal Pradesh
  2.    Ladakh
  3.    Himachal Pradesh
  4.    Jammu and Kashmir
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Arunachal Pradesh

The Border Roads Organization (BRO) is constructing a 500-metre tunnel near Nechiphu pass in Arunachal Pradesh to cut down travel time for vehicles moving towards the forward base near the China border. Primarily aimed at bringing downtime taken by military vehicles by six kilometres and 20 minutes, it is likely to also be open for the civic movement.


Question 5. Actor William Shatner, who became the oldest person ever in space, travelled aboard the rocket ship of which agency?
  1.    Virgin Galactic
  2.    Blue Origin
  3.    United Launch Alliance
  4.    SpaceX
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Blue Origin

Actor William Shatner flew aboard a Blue Origin rocket ship on a suborbital trip and landed in the Texas desert to become at age 90 the oldest person ever in space.


Question 6. Centre has formed a new working group for the PMFBY to roll out an overhauled PMFBY scheme from Kharif 2022. Who is the head of this panel?
  1.    Amitesh Kumar Sinha
  2.    Ritesh Chauhan
  3.    Vipul Bansal
  4.    Meera Mohanty
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Ritesh Chauhan

The Government of India has constituted a working group to suggest alternatively sustainable, financial and operational models for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) to roll out an overhauled PMFBY scheme from Kharif 2022.


Question 7. Which state administration has signed an MoU with Dubai government for real estate development?
  1.    Arunachal Pradesh
  2.    Assam
  3.    Ladakh
  4.    J&K
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> J&K

Jammu & Kashmir administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dubai government for the real estate development, industrial parks, multipurpose towers, IT towers, medical college, logistics, a super speciality hospital, and more.


Question 8. Avi Barot, an Indian player who has passed away was related to which game?
  1.    Football
  2.    Basketball
  3.    Cricket
  4.    Hockey
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Cricket

Saurashtra cricketer Avi Barot passed away at the age of 29 years after suffering a cardiac arrest.


Question 9. The Indian Army team has won the gold medal at the 2021 Cambrian Patrol Exercise. Which of the following forces represented the Indian army at the event?
  1.    5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
  2.    1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
  3.    3rd Gorkha Rifles
  4.    8 Gorkha Rifles
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)

The Indian Army has been awarded the gold medal at the 2021 Cambrian Patrol Exercise, held at Brecon, Wales, in United Kingdom. A team from 5th Battalion-4 (5/4) Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) represented the Indian Army in the event and won gold medal at the prestigious Cambrian Patrol Exercise.


Question 10. Which International rapper has officially changed his name to 'Ye'?
  1.    Eminem
  2.    Kanye West
  3.    Snoop Dogg
  4.    Zayn Malik
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Kanye West

American rapper Kanye West has officially changed his name to Ye.


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