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- Which player has won the 2021 BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in men’s single event?
A) Filip Polasek
B) Andrey Rublev
C) Nikoloz Basilashvili
D) Cameron Norrie
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Option D
Explanation: Cameron Norrie (United Kingdom)
- What is the rank of India in the Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2021?
A) 71
B) 82
C) 55
D) 64
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Option A
Explanation: India has achieved 71st position in the Global Food Security (GFS) Index 2021 from among a list of 113 countries. The GFS Index is designed and constructed by London-based Economist Impact and is sponsored by Corteva Agriscience.
- Which company has launched the NTS platform for tokenisation of cards?
A) RBI
B) Google Pay
C) State Bank of India
D) NPCI
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Option D
Explanation: The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has launched NPCI Tokenization system (NTS) to further enhance the safety of customers and provide a seamless shopping experience to consumers. The NPCI Tokenization System (NTS) will support the tokenisation of RuPay cards, to provide an alternate for storing card details with merchants.
- The Police Commemoration Day is observed on which of these days?
A) 20 October
B) 19 October
C) 21 October
D) 18 October
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Option C
Explanation: In India, the Police Commemoration Day is observed on October 21 every year.
- Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI)?
A) Nilesh Shah
B) A Balasubramanian
C) Saurabh Nanavati
D) Ashutosh Bishnoi
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Option B
Explanation:A Balasubramanian has been elected as the new Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).
- What is the total value of the dedicated Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for FPOs (CGFTFPO), launched by NABARD and Ministry of Agriculture to provide credit guarantees to FPOs?
A) Ra 1000 crore
B) Rs 500 crore
C) Rs 5000 crore
D) Rs 2000 crore
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Option A
Explanation: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has announced the creation of a Rs. 1,000 crore Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for FPOs (CGFTFPO), a dedicated fund for providing credit guarantees to FPOs. The fund has been launched under the trusteeship of NABSanrakshan Trustee Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NABARD.
- PM Modi recently inaugurated the Kushinagar International Airport in which state?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Bihar
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Gujarat
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Option C
Explanation: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kushinagar International Airport in Uttar Pradesh on October 20, 2021.
- “The Stars in My Sky” book has been written by ________
A) Dia Mirza
B) Vidya Balan
C) Shabana Azmi
D) Divya Dutta
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Option D
Explanation: National Award-winning actress Divya Dutta has come up with her second book titled, “The Stars in My Sky: Those Who Brightened My Film Journey”.
- Kung Fu Nuns has won the Martial Arts Education Prize 2021. The award has been launched by which entity?
A) UNESCO
B) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
C) Greenpeace
D) UNICEF
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Option A
Explanation: The well known Kung Fu Nuns of the Drukpa order of Buddhism has won the inaugural UNESCO’s Martial Arts Education Prize 2021, for their brave and heroic acts of service and championing of gender equality across the Himalayas.
- Which country has declared 60-day state of emergency due to rise in violent drug crimes
A) Peru
B) Ecuador
C) Spain
D) El Salvador
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Option B
Explanation: Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso has declared a 60-day state of emergency in the South American country on October 18, 2021, due to rise in violent drug crimes.
- The International Conference and Exhibition on Digital technologies “Future Tech 2021″ has been organised by which body?
A) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
B) FICCI
C) NPCI
D) NASSCOM
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Option A
Explanation: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has organised an International Conference and Exhibition on Digital technologies, “Future Tech 2021- a Journey of digital transformation to technology adoption and acceleration” from October 19 to 27, 2021.
- The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) has launched the enhanced ‘Air Quality Early Warning System’ (AQEWS) for Delhi-NCR region. IITM is an autonomous institution in which city?
A) Lucknow
B) Hyderabad
C) New Delhi
D) Pune
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Option D
Explanation:The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune has developed a new ‘Decision Support System’ (DSS) and enhanced the existing ‘Air Quality Early Warning System’ (AQEWS) for Delhi-NCR region, to have better air-quality management in the region. IITM Pune is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
- Which player has won the Women’s singles title at 2021 BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament?
A) Paula Badosa
B) Elise Mertens
C) Veronika Kudermetova
D) Victoria Azarenka
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Option A
Explanation: Paula Badosa (Spain)
- The first international flight at the Kushinagar International Airport was from which country?
A) Nepal
B) Malaysia
C) Sri Lanka
D) Bangladesh
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Option C
Explanation: The first international flight at the Kushinagar International Airport landed from Colombo, Sri Lanka, carrying Sri lankan delegation of over hundred Buddhist Monks & dignitaries.
- NABSanrakshan is a wholly owned subsidiary of which organisation?
A) SIDBI
B) NABARD
C) RBI
D) SEBI
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Option B
Explanation:The fund has been launched under the trusteeship of NABSanrakshan Trustee Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NABARD.
