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28 OCTOBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 2 of 2 pages
Question 11. Google Doodle honoured Otto Wichterle on his 108th birthday He is known for which among the following inventions?
  1.    Internet
  2.    Radio
  3.    Light bulb
  4.    Contact lens
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Contact lens

Otto Wichterle, a Czech Chemist, is the man who invented the soft contact lenses.


Question 12. What amount of project readiness financing (PRF) loan has been signed between India and ADB to support urban mobility in Aizawl in Mizoram?
  1.    $3.5 million
  2.    $4.5 million
  3.    $2.5 million
  4.    $5.5 million
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> $4.5 million

The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $4.5 million project readiness financing (PRF) loan for the proposed Aizawl Sustainable Urban Transport Project.


Question 13. With reference to Jaynagar-Kurtha cross-border rail link, in which country is Kurtha located?
  1.    Nepal
  2.    Bhutan
  3.    Bangladesh
  4.    Sri Lanka
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Nepal

Ircon International on behalf of the Government of India (GoI), has handed over the newly commissioned cross-border rail section from Jaynagar to Kurtha (Nepal) to the Government of Nepal.


Question 14. Which bank has launched the QR Code Sound Box to provide instant voice-based payment alerts to merchant partners?
  1.    AU Small Finance Bank
  2.    Equitas Small Finance Bank
  3.    Punjab National Bank
  4.    IndusInd Bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> AU Small Finance Bank

The AU Small Finance Bank has announced the launch of a QR Code Sound Box, to provide instant voice-based payment alerts to merchant partners.


Question 15. The 6th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of AII has been organised by AIIB in partnership with which country?
  1.    India
  2.    UAE
  3.    China
  4.    South Korea
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> UAE

This year the meeting has jointly organized by AIIB in collaboration with the Government of United Arab Emirates (UAE).


Question 16. The Hyderabad Cricket Association has launched Guinness Book of World Records certified, the world's biggest bat in the city. What is the height of the bat?
  1.    60.80 feet
  2.    48.60 feet
  3.    35.50 feet
  4.    56.10 feet
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 56.10 feet

The bat measures 56.10 feet long and weighs nine tonnes or 9000 kg has been launched by Hyderabad Cricket Association.


Question 17. India's first-ever ROIP System for Major port of the country has been unveiled at which of these ports?
  1.    Paradip Port
  2.    Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Port
  3.    Kandla Port
  4.    Jawaharlal Nehru Port
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Port

The Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SPM) in Kolkata has become the first Major Indian Port to get a Radio over Internet Protocol (ROIP) System.


Question 18. The exercise "Konkan Shakti 2021" is a maiden Tri-Service exercise of Indian Armed Forces with which country?
  1.    United Kingdom
  2.    Israel
  3.    Sri Lanka
  4.    Australia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> United Kingdom

The Armed Forces of India and the United Kingdom (UK) are undertaking the sea phase of the maiden Tri-Service exercise 'Konkan Shakti 2021' off the Konkan coast in the Arabian Sea.


Question 19. Which state has decided to resume Mukhya Mantri Teerth Yatra Yojna?
  1.    Delhi
  2.    Telangana
  3.    Tamil Nadu
  4.    Kerala
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Delhi

Delhi Government's 'Mukhya Mantri Teerth Yatra Yojana for those aged 60 years and above, which was halted due to COVID-19 pandemic will be resumed, announced Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.


Question 20. Indian-Origin Anita Anand has become the new Defence Minister of which nation?
  1.    France
  2.    US
  3.    UK
  4.    Canada
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Canada

Indian-Origin Canadian politician, Anita Anand was appointed as the new Defence Minister of Canada.


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