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5 NOVEMBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 19 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. Which state's CM has launched the 'Uttam Beej portal' which will benefit the farmers by providing quality seeds with transparency?
  1.    Rajasthan
  2.    Bihar
  3.    Andhra Pradesh
  4.    Haryana
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Haryana

Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister (CM) of Haryana, has launched the 'Uttam Beej portal' which will benefit the farmers of Haryana by providing quality seeds with transparency.


Question 2. Which bank has signed an MoU with the Indian Navy to offer a defence service salary package under ''Power Salute''?
  1.    State Bank of India
  2.    RBL Bank
  3.    ICICI Bank
  4.    Axis Bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Axis Bank

Axis Bank signed an MoU with the Indian Navy to offer 'Power Salute'; ICICI Bank also renewed MoU with the Indian Army.


Question 3. What is the name of the website launched by Indian climate experts for assessing equity in climate action?
  1.    Climate Equity Monitor
  2.    Bharat Climate Monitor
  3.    Bharat Climate Dashboard
  4.    Global CC Monitor
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Climate Equity Monitor

Independent researchers from India have conceptualized and developed an online dashboard named "Climate Equity Monitor" on Global climate policy.


Question 4. IAF has participated in the international multilateral combat exercise Blue Flag 2021. This exercise was conducted in which country?
  1.    Iraq
  2.    Algeria
  3.    Saudi Arabia
  4.    Israel
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Israel

A total of 84 Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel took part in the international multilateral combat exercise Blue Flag 2021, along with IAF's Mirage 2000 aircraft squadron at Israel's Ovda Airbase.


Question 5. Which organization has warned that the average global temperatures would breach the two degrees Celsius mark by 2100?
  1.    Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
  2.    United States Environmental Protection Agency
  3.    International Union for Conservation of Nature
  4.    United Nations Environment Programme
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that the average global temperatures would breach the 2 degrees Celsius mark by 2100 compared to pre-industrial times.


Question 6. Which country has announced a ban on the use of foreign currencies?
  1.    Japan
  2.    Pakistan
  3.    China
  4.    Afghanistan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Afghanistan

The Taliban made a surprise announcement, banning the use of all foreign currency across the country. The terrorist organisation urged everyone (from shopkeepers to business owners) to conduct all transactions using the national currency, the Afghani.


Question 7. Who has won the 5th Rujna Zora chess tournament held in Serbia?
  1.    P Iniyan
  2.    D Gukesh
  3.    Audi Ameya
  4.    G AkashG Akash
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> P Iniyan

Indian Grandmaster (GM) P Iniyan wins the 5th Rujna Zora chess tournament held in Serbia.


Question 8. The Reserve Bank of India has appointed which bank as an Agency Bank to conduct government business?
  1.    Bank of Baroda
  2.    Bandhan Bank
  3.    State Bank of India
  4.    Federal Bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Bandhan Bank

The Reserve Bank of India has now appointed Bandhan Bank as an Agency Bank of the RBI to conduct government business.


Question 9. Which Indian state is set to commence the census of Indus river dolphins?
  1.    West Bengal
  2.    Bihar
  3.    Punjab
  4.    Haryana
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Punjab

Punjab is set to commence the census of the Indus river dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor). It is a freshwater dolphin that is found in the river Beas.


Question 10. Which organization has launched a 'Whistle-blower Portal'?
  1.    Energy Efficiency Services Limited
  2.    Power Finance Corporation
  3.    Small Industries Development Bank of India
  4.    Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd.

As a part of the celebration of 'Vigilance Awareness Week 2021', the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) has launched a 'Whistle-blower Portal'.


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