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24 OCTOBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 19 | Page 2 of 2 pages
Question 11. Which Indian state conducts an annual State-level Sugarcane competition to award high-yields?
  1.    West Bengal
  2.    Andhra Pradesh
  3.    Bihar
  4.    Uttar Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh state conducts State-level Sugarcane competition to award farmers for high yield per hectare.


Question 12. As per the Global Food Security (GPS) Index, 2021, what is the rank of India?
  1.    68th
  2.    70th
  3.    71st
  4.    69th
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 71st

As per the Global Food Security (GPS) Index 2021, India has been ranked at 71st position among 113 countries with a score of 57.2 points.


Question 13. What is the rank of India in the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2021?
  1.    79
  2.    52
  3.    81
  4.    101
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 79

India has been ranked at 79th spot among 139 countries in the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2021, the world's leading source for original and independent data on the rule of law.


Question 14. Which day is marked as the International Snow Leopard Day annually?
  1.    October 21
  2.    October 22
  3.    October 20
  4.    October 23
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> October 23

Every year, October 23 is observed as International Snow Leopard Day since 2014.


Question 15. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of India Ports Global Limited (IPGL)?
  1.    Sanjeev Ranjan
  2.    Alok Mishra
  3.    Harjeet Kaur Joshi
  4.    Sanjay Bandopadhyaya
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Alok Mishra

The Government of India has approved the appointment of Captain Alok Mishra as the Managing Director of India Ports Global Limited (IPGL).


Question 16. Which among the following has acquired a 40% stake in designer Manish Malhotra's MM Styles?
  1.    Trent limited
  2.    Reliance Industries Ltd
  3.    Infiniti Retail Ltd
  4.    Reliance Industries Ltd
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Reliance Industries Ltd

Reliance Industries Ltd's Reliance Brands Ltd (RBL) and famous designer Manish Malhotra have announced a strategic partnership to acquire a 40 per cent stake in Malhotra's MM Styles Pvt Ltd.


Question 17. Who has been awarded the top EU human rights prize- the Sakharov Prize for 2021?
  1.    Vladimir Putin
  2.    Alexei Navalny
  3.    Narendra Modi
  4.    Gotabaya Rajapaksa
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Alexei Navalny

Imprisoned Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been awarded the European Union's top human rights prize- the Sakharov Prize.


Question 18. Who has been roped in as the new CEO of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) by the Sports Authority of India (SAI)?
  1.    Dinkar Prakash Srivastava
  2.    Dilip Kumar Gupta
  3.    J.P. Singh
  4.    PK Garg
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> PK Garg

The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has appointed Commodore PK Garg as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).


Question 19. Which of the following constitutional amendment act introduced the 10% Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota in India?
  1.    61st amendment act 2003
  2.    91st amendment act 2003
  3.    103rd Constitutional amendment 2019
  4.    72nd amendment act 1992
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 103rd Constitutional amendment 2019

The 10% EWS quota was introduced under the 103rd Constitutional (Amendment ) Act, 2019 by amending Articles 15 and 16.


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