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7 OCTOBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 19 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. What is the theme of the India Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020?
  1.    Leisure in the Age of Technology
  2.    Openness, Opportunity and Growth
  3.    Progress and Harmony for Mankind
  4.    Man, Nature, Technology
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Openness, Opportunity and Growth

The theme of the India pavilion at the Expo is "Openness, Opportunity and Growth".


Question 2. Who has been appointed as Secretary-General of the Indian Steel Association?
  1.    Alok Sahay
  2.    Bhaskar Chatterjee
  3.    Vijay Mishra
  4.    Aman Sharma
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Alok Sahay

The Indian Steel Association (ISA) has announced that Alok Sahay has assumed office as its new secretary-general and executive head, taking over from Bhaskar Chatterjee.


Question 3. JIMEX 2021 will be held in which region?
  1.    Bay of Bengal
  2.    Pacific Ocean
  3.    Indian Ocean
  4.    Arabian Sea
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Arabian Sea

The fifth edition of India - Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise JIMEX will be held in the Arabian Sea.


Question 4. In which city was the 'Azadi@75 - New Urban India: Transforming Urban Landscape' Conference-cum-Expo inaugurated by PM Modi?
  1.    Hyderabad
  2.    Kolkata
  3.    Ahmedabad
  4.    Lucknow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Lucknow

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated 'Azadi@75 - New Urban India: Transforming Urban Landscape' Conference-cum-Expo in Lucknow at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan as a part of Azadi@75 celebrations.


Question 5. Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Limited has reverse merged with which debt-ridden company?
  1.    DHFL
  2.    Yes Bank
  3.    Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd
  4.    Kingfisher Airlines
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> DHFL

Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Limited, a subsidiary of Piramal Enterprises has reverse merged itself with the debt-ridden Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) after paying a sum of Rs.34,250cr to the creditors of DHFL.


Question 6. Who has won the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour (MCCT)?
  1.    Magnus Carlsen
  2.    Sergey Karjakin
  3.    Fabiano Caruana
  4.    Wesley So
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Magnus Carlsen

World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has earned the inaugural Meltwater Champions Chess Tour (MCCT).


Question 7. Which organization has released a report Global Financial Stability Report on cryptocurrencies?
  1.    Bank for International Settlements
  2.    International Monetary Fund
  3.    International Labour Organization
  4.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> International Monetary Fund

The Global Financial Stability Report is a semi-annual report published by the International Capital Markets division of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).


Question 8. Who has won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics?
  1.    Giorgio Parisi
  2.    All
  3.    Syukuro Manabe
  4.    Klaus Hasselmann
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> All

Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, and Giorgio Parisi have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021.


Question 9. The IITF 2021 will be held in November 2021. The event will be which of the following edition of the annual show?
  1.    50th
  2.    45th
  3.    40th
  4.    35th
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 40th

The 40th edition of the India International Trade Fair (IITF) is scheduled to take place at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.


Question 10. Defence Minister Rajnath Sign felicitated 40 winners of the 'Dare to Dream 2.0' Contest. The contest has been organised by which organisation?
  1.    ISRO
  2.    DRDO
  3.    Atal Innovation Mission
  4.    NITI Aayoig
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> DRDO

The Union Minister of Defence Shri Rajnath Singh gave away the awards to the winners of the 'Dare to Dream 2.0' Contest of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) in New Delhi.


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