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25 OCTOBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 15 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. Pakistan has addressed how many action plan items out of total of 34 items by FATF?
  1.    23
  2.    30
  3.    20
  4.    32
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 30

Pakistan has addressed 30 of the 34 action plan items, and only four action items remain to be completed.


Question 2. Which day of the year is celebrated as United Nations Day?
  1.    October 22
  2.    October 23
  3.    October 24
  4.    October 21
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> October 24

Every year 24th October is celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948.


Question 3. Which of these days is celebrated as World Polio Day?
  1.    October 21
  2.    October 24
  3.    October 23
  4.    October 22
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> October 24

World Polio Day is celebrated annually on October 24, to raise awareness for polio vaccination and eradication of polio.


Question 4. Parambikulam Tiger Conservation Foundation, which has won the Earth Guardian Award, is located in which state?
  1.    Kerala
  2.    Tamil Nadu
  3.    Karanataka
  4.    Andhra Pradesh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Kerala

Parambikulam Tiger Reserve is situated in Chittur taluk of Palakkad district, Kerala.


Question 5. What is the theme of the 2021 World Polio Day?
  1.    One Day. One Focus: Ending Polio - delivering on our promise of a polio-free world!
  2.    A win against Polio is a win for Global Health
  3.    End Polio Now
  4.    Stories of Progress: Past and Present
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> One Day. One Focus: Ending Polio - delivering on our promise of a polio-free world!

2021 theme for World Polio Day is "One Day. One Focus: Ending Polio - delivering on our promise of a polio-free world!".


Question 6. Which state has launched the scheme 'Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store'?
  1.    Chhattisgarh
  2.    Haryana
  3.    Rajasthan
  4.    West Bengal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has launched a scheme titled 'Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store' which aims to provide medicines at low and affordable rates to consumers.


Question 7. Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of rating agency ICRA in place of N Sivaraman?
  1.    Ramnath Krishnan
  2.    Sanjay Dattatri
  3.    Prabhakar Aloka
  4.    Amitav Ghosh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Ramnath Krishnan

Ramnath Krishnan has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of rating agency ICRA.


Question 8. The International Day of Diplomats is celebrated on which date?
  1.    October 22
  2.    October 24
  3.    October 23
  4.    October 21
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> October 24

The International Day of Diplomats is celebrated on 24 October every year.


Question 9. Who is the author of the book titled "The Origin Story of India's States"?
  1.    Sanjay Dattatri
  2.    Prabhakar Aloka
  3.    Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan
  4.    Amitav Ghosh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan

The book titled "The Origin Story of India's States" is written by Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan and published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI). It is a story about the birth of India’s 28 states and 8 union territories.


Question 10. Sandra Mason has been appointed as the first President of which of these states?
  1.    Papua New Guinea
  2.    Jamaica
  3.    Barbados
  4.    Australia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Barbados

Barbados has elected Sandra Mason as its first president, as a part of its plan to become a republic nation and remove Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state.


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