Q1. ‘Ganga Utsav 2021 – The River Festival’ will be celebrated during which of the following days?
(a) From Oct 31 to Nov 4, 2021
(b) From Nov 1 to Nov 3, 2021
(c) From Nov 2 to Nov 5, 2021
(d) From Nov 5 to Nov 7, 2021
Q2. Tushil is an Indian Navy frigate of the P1135.6 class developed by which country?
(a) Russia
(b) US
(c) Japan
(d) Isreal
Q3. Which of the following word has been chosen as the word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) 2021?
(a) Quarantine
(b) Covid
(c) Vax
(d) Samvidhaan
Q4. The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists is observed annually on ___________.
(a) 6 November
(b) 5 November
(c) 4 November
(d) 2 November
Q5. Which bank has entered into a Bancassurance Partnership with Aditya Birla Health Insurance recently?
(a) RBL Bank
(b) Karur Vysya Bank
(c) Federal Bank
(d) DCB Bank
Q6. Which bank with BankBazaar. com has launched a Co-Branded credit card named FinBooster to measure the Creditworthiness of the customers?
(a) HDFC Bank
(b) RBL Bank
(c) Axis Bank
(d) Yes Bank
Q7. Who among the following has topped the Edelgive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021?
(a) Ratan Tata
(b) Azim Premji
(c) Jamsetji Tata
(d) Lakshmi Mittal
Q8. Who has authored the book “John Lang: Wanderer of Hindoostan, Slanderer of Hindoostanee, Lawyer for the Ranee”?
(a) Ayaz Memon
(b) Sanjay Baru
(c) C K Garyali
(d) Amit Ranjan
Q9. Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai passed away recently. He was the former Prime Minister of which country?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Afghanistan
Q10. The World Deaf Judo Championship took place in which of the following countries?
(a) Germany
(b) India
(c) France
(d) Italy
Q11. In Glasgow climate summit 2021, India will reach net-zero carbon emission by ______.
(a) 2070
(b) 2080
(c) 2060
(d) 2050
Q12. Which Indian cricket player has been listed in the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) awards Honorary Life Membership?
(a) Harbhajan Singh
(b) Javagal Srinath
(c) Suresh Raina
(d) Both a & b
Q13. The 2021 G20 (Group of Twenty) Summit was held in _________.
(a) Delhi, India
(b) Paris, France
(c) Rome, Italy
(d) New York, US
Q14. Which bank has approved USD 250 million loan for India’s National Industrial Corridor Development Program?
(a) World Bank
(b) ADB
(c) IMF
(d) SBI
Q15. Which organization has announced an increase in the price of a matchbox?
(a) National Matchbox Co. Ltd
(b) National Matchbox Organization
(c) National Matchbox Council
(d) National Small Matchbox Manufacturers Association
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Solutions
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘Ganga Utsav 2021 – The River Festival’ will be Celebrated From 1st to 3rd Nov., 2021. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) celebrates Ganga Utsav every year to mark the anniversary of announcement of River Ganga as the ‘National River’ i.e. 4th November. This year’s Ganga Utsav is being organised from 1st to 3rd November, 2021.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. The ship has been developed under the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) between India and Russia in 2016 for the construction of four additional P1135.6 class ships for Indian Navy.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘Vax’ has been chosen as the word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in 2021.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists is observed annually on 2 November.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Federal Bank and Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Limited (ABHICL) entered into a Bancassurance Partnership.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Yes Bank and BankBazaar. com together launched a Co-Branded credit card named FinBooster to measure the Creditworthiness of the customers.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Hurun India and EdelGive have jointly released the Edelgive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021. The list was topped by Azim Premji, the founder chairman of Wipro, with a donation of Rs 9,713 crore during fiscal 2020-21 which is around Rs 27 crore a day.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Amit Ranjan authored the book “John Lang: Wanderer of Hindoostan, Slanderer of Hindoostanee, Lawyer for the Ranee”.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai, the former Prime Minister (PM) of Afghanistan and a renowned jihadi leader passed away at the age of 77 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. The J&K team for deaf clinched 1st position in World Deaf Judo Championship held at Paris Versailles, France.
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. Addressing the COP26 Glasgow Climate Summit held in Scotland, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India will reach net-zero carbon emission by 2070.
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. Javagal Srinath, Harbhajan Singh listed in MCC awards Honorary Life Membership.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. The 2021 G20 (Group of Twenty) Summit was held in Rome, Italy on October 30 and 31, 2021.
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 250 million (about Rs 1,875 crore) loan to support India’s National Industrial Corridor Development Program (NICDP).
S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. National Small Matchbox Manufacturers Association has increased the price of a matchbox from Rs.1 to Rs. 2 per box. This will come into effect from December 01, 2021. The increase in the price of matchbox has been done after 14 years since last increase in 2007 from 50 paise to Re. 1.