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22 OCTOBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. NABSanrakshan is a wholly-owned subsidiary of which organisation?
  1.    NABARD
  2.    SIDBI
  3.    SEBI
  4.    RBI
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> NABARD

The fund has been launched under the trusteeship of NABSanrakshan Trustee Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NABARD.


Question 2. The IITM has launched the enhanced 'Air Quality Early Warning System' (AQEWS) for the Delhi-NCR region. IITM is an autonomous institution in which city?
  1.    Lucknow
  2.    Hyderabad
  3.    New Delhi
  4.    Pune
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Pune

The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune has developed a new 'Decision Support System' (DSS) and enhanced the existing 'Air Quality Early Warning System' (AQEWS) for the Delhi-NCR region, to have better air quality management in the region.


Question 3. Which nation's meteorological agency has raised its alert level for Mount Aso volcano to 3 on a scale of 5 after it began erupting?
  1.    South Korea
  2.    North Korea
  3.    China
  4.    Japan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Japan

Mount Aso, located on the main Southern Island of Kyushu in Japan, began erupting spewing volcanic ash up to 3,500 meters into the sky.


Question 4. India has been ranked at which position in the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) 2021?
  1.    84th
  2.    87th
  3.    71st
  4.    69th
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 71st

India has been ranked at the 71st position in the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) 2021.


Question 5. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI)?
  1.    Nilesh Shah
  2.    A Balasubramanian
  3.    Saurabh Nanavati
  4.    Ashutosh Bishnoi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> A Balasubramanian

A Balasubramanian has been elected as the new Chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).


Question 6. Which country became the only second country to administer over 100 crore COVID-19 doses?
  1.    Japan
  2.    US
  3.    Australia
  4.    India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> India

India achieved the milestone of administering over 100 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses.


Question 7. Which company has launched the NTS platform for the tokenisation of cards?
  1.    RBI
  2.    State Bank of India
  3.    Google Pay
  4.    NPCI
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> NPCI

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched the NPCI Tokenization system (NTS) to further enhance the safety of customers and provide a seamless shopping experience to consumers.


Question 8. What is the total value of the dedicated CGFTFPO, launched by NABARD and Ministry of Agriculture to provide credit guarantees to FPOs?
  1.    Rs 2000 crore
  2.    Rs 1000 crore
  3.    Rs 500 crore
  4.    Rs 5000 crore
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Rs 1000 crore

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has announced the creation of a Rs. 1,000 crore Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for FPOs (CGFTFPO), a dedicated fund for providing credit guarantees to FPOs.


Question 9. What is the rank of India in the Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2021?
  1.    82
  2.    55
  3.    64
  4.    71
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 71

India has achieved the 71st position in the Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2021 from among a list of 113 countries.


Question 10. Who has won the EU's top Human Rights award- Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought?
  1.    Alexei Navalny
  2.    Dmitry Muratov
  3.    Ahmad Massoud
  4.    Maria Ressa
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Alexei Navalny

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been awarded the European Union's highest award for human rights-Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.


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