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26 OCTOBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 18 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. Who has been roped in as the global brand ambassador for Adidas women sports?
  1.    Kangana Ranaut
  2.    Anushka Sharma
  3.    Deepika Padukone
  4.    Alia Bhatt
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Deepika Padukone

German sportswear brand Adidas has roped in Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone as global ambassador for women sports.


Question 2. Which player has won the 2021 Denmark Open men's single badminton championship?
  1.    Chen Long
  2.    Viktor Axelsen
  3.    Anders Antonsen
  4.    Kento Momota
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Viktor Axelsen

Men's single - Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) beat Kento Momota (Japan) in the 2021 Denmark Open men's single badminton championship.


Question 3. Which Indian state will host the South Asian Federation Cross Country Championships and 56th National Cross Country Championships in 2022?
  1.    Assam
  2.    Nagaland
  3.    Telangana
  4.    Goa
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Nagaland

The 2022 South Asian Federation Cross Country Championships is scheduled to be held in Kohima, Nagaland.


Question 4. Which Indian film has been named as the official entry from India for the Oscars 2022?
  1.    Nayattu
  2.    Koozhangal
  3.    Mandela
  4.    Sardar Udham
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Koozhangal

The Tamil-language drama film Koozhangal (internationally translated as Pebbles), has been selected as India's official entry for the 94th Academy Awards (Oscars 2022).


Question 5. Nuri is an indigenously developed launch vehicle/ rocket by which country?
  1.    South Korea
  2.    Turkey
  3.    Iraq
  4.    Israel
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> South Korea

South Korea launched its first indigenously developed rocket, known as "Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle II" or "Nuri".


Question 6. Which state reported its first Zika Virus case?
  1.    Haryana
  2.    Uttar Pradesh
  3.    Madhya Pradesh
  4.    Rajasthan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh has reported its first case of Zika Virus.


Question 7. Who will head the empowered group of secretaries (EGOS), to be set up by the government to review the implementation of PM GatiShakti?
  1.    Prime minister
  2.    Finance minister
  3.    Cabinet secretary
  4.    Home minister
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Cabinet secretary

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has decided to set up an institutional framework to implement, support and monitor the entire programme of PM GatiShakti- the national master plan for 'multi-modal connectivity'.


Question 8. The anthology "Writing for My Life" has been released by which author?
  1.    Ruskin Bond
  2.    Salman Rushdie
  3.    Sudha Murty
  4.    Chetan Bhagat
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Ruskin Bond

Writing for My Life", an anthology of author Ruskin Bond has been released.


Question 9. Centre notifies the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2021, will amend rules of which year?
  1.    2011
  2.    2019
  3.    2016
  4.    2008
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 2016

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has notified the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2021 by amending the Indian Telegraph Right of Way Rules, 2016.


Question 10. How much capacity of renewable energy did India commit to set up by 2022?
  1.    157 GW
  2.    170 GW
  3.    75 GW
  4.    175 GW
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 175 GW

India also announced an international commitment for setting up 175 GW of renewable energy (RE) capacity by 2022.


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