Current Affairs 31 October 2021 Quiz
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- Which state has topped among large states in governance performance?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Maharashtra
C) kerala
D) Sikkim
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Option C
Explanation: Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have taken the top three slots, emerging winners among the 18 large states in governance performance, Public Affairs Centre (PAC), a Bengaluru-based nonprofit think tank, announced
- How much amount has been received by Government from NBCC as dividend tranches?
A) 32 crore rupees
B) 52 crore rupees
C) 42 crore rupees
D) 62 crore rupees
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Option B
Explanation: The government has received 52 crore rupees from National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited, NBCC as dividend tranches.
- USAID launches new initiative to accelerate clean energy transition, improve energy access in which region?
A) South America
B) South Asia
C) North America
D) West Asia
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Option B
Explanation: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the launch of a new, five-year, USD 49 million initiative called the South Asia Regional Energy Partnership (SAREP), which will facilitate collaboration among Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka to improve access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy
- How much percent has been increased of Gold in RBI’s forex reserves?
A) 10%
B) 11%
C) 12%
D) 13%
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Option B
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India’s holding of gold in foreign exchange reserves went up about 11 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 743.84 metric tonnes as on September-end 2021 against 668.25 metric tonnes as on September-end 2020.
- Sunfresh Agro Industries Pvt Ltd (SAIPL) has joined hands with which public sector bankto provide financial assistance to dairy farmers in Maharashtra?
A) BOB
B) Canara Bank
C) SBI
D) Indian Bank
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Option C
Explanation: Sunfresh Agro Industries Pvt Ltd SAIPL in Maharashtra, and State Bank of India SBI have joined hands to extend financial support to the dairy farmers in the state.Sunfresh Agro owns dairy brand Prabhat.
- How much amount of loan will be co financed by AIIB and ADB for India’s fight against COVID-19?
A) USD 5 billion
B) USD1 billion
C) USD 3 billion
D) USD 2 billion
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Option D
Explanation: Beijing-based multilateral development bank Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Asian Development (ADB) will co-finance a USD 2 billion loan for India to procure COVID-19 vaccines under ADB’s Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX)
- Which company launched Token Hub’ to help businesses comply with RBI norms?
A) PayU
B) Paytm
C) Payzapp
D) Mobikwik
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Option A
Explanation: PayU, a leading online payments solutions provider, announced the launch of its unique tokenisation solution ‘PayU Token Hub’, which will enable businesses to comply with Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) latest guidelines on online card data storage, while allowing issuing banks to also generate their own tokens.
- Recently which bank has partnered with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch credit cards on the RuPay network for Indian armed forces personnel?
A) ICICI Bank
B) idbi bank
C) RBL Bank
D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Option D
Explanation: Kotak Mahindra Bank said it has partnered with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch credit cards on the RuPay network for Indian armed forces personnel.
- Which company has partnered with Indian Railways to build trust in communication for passengers?
A) Truecaller
B) Mobikwik
C) Freecharge
D) Paytm
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Option A
Explanation: The Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is working with caller identification platform Truecaller to provide passengers with greater trust in communication.
- Which company will purchase a 23% stake of Paytm Insuretech?
A) SwissRe
B) Swiggy
C) Payzapp
D) Amazon
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Option A
Explanation: Digital payments and financial services firm Paytm announced that Switzerland-based reinsurance platform Swiss Re will purchase a 23% stake of Paytm Insuretech, Paytm’s insurance unit, for about 920 crore rupee (a bit more than $122.6 million).
- Recently Fran Wilson announced retirement.Which sports does he belong to?
A) Baseball
B) Hockey
C) Football
D) Cricket
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Option D
Explanation: England’s Fran Wilson announced her retirement from international cricket.
- Who has been appointed as part time chairman of Jana Small Finance Bank?
A) Subhash Khuntia
B) Mahesh Jain
C) Ankita Singh
D) Tanya Tyagi
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Option A
Explanation: In a move to strengthen the Board and support the firm through the next phase of growth, Jana Small Finance Bank Limited announced the appointment of Dr Subhash C Khuntia as the part-time Chairman.
- Who has been reappointed as governor of RBI?
A) Arun Partap Dubey
B) Mahesh Jain
C) Raghuram Rajan
D) Shaktikant Das
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Option D
Explanation: The government has approved the reappointment of Shaktikanta Das as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for a period of three years.
- Which becomes the first Integrated Management Systems certified train of Southern Railway?
A) Chennai – Mysore- Chennai Shatabdi Express
B) Vande Bharat Express
C) Hariharan Express
D) GarIb rath Express
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Option A
Explanation: Chennai – Mysore- Chennai Shatabdi Express becomes the first Integrated Management Systems certified train of Southern Railway.
- How many Indian institute have made it to the Times Higher Education’s annual Reputation Rankings?
A) 4
B) 3
C) 5
D) 6
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Option A
Explanation: Four Indian institutes have made it to the Times Higher Education’s annual Reputation Rankings, that lists the world’s top 200 universities based on votes from leading academics around the world.
- Which bank is conferred with the prestigious ‘Top Organizations with Innovative HR Practices’ award at the 19th edition of Asia Pacific HRM Congress held on October 26, 2021 at Bengaluru?
A) Karnataka Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) ICICI Bank
D) IDBI Bank
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Option A
Explanation: Karnataka Bank is conferred with the prestigious ‘Top Organizations with Innovative HR Practices’ award at the 19th edition of Asia Pacific HRM Congress held on October 26, 2021 at Bengaluru.
- Which organisation announced the launch of a mobile application to improve connect with consumers and food business operators (FBOs)?
A) ZSI
B) FCI
C) NABARD
D) FSSAI
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Option D
Explanation: India’s apex food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) announced the launch of a mobile application to improve connect with consumers and food business operators (FBOs).
- Recently The 7th Indian Navy Frigate of P1135.6 class was launched in which country?
A) Russia
B) India
C) France
D) Uk
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Option A
Explanation: The 7th Indian Navy Frigate of P1135.6 class was launched at Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad, Russia, the navy said.The ship was formally named as Tushil by Datla Vidya Varmant. “Tushil” is a Sanskrit word meaning Protector Shield
- Recently Yusuf Hussain passed away.He was related to which field?
A) Actor
B) Sports
C) Author
D) Politics
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Option A
Explanation: Veteran actor Yusuf Hussain, popularly known for films like Vivah, Dhoom 2, Raees and Dil Chahta Hai, passed away. He was 73
- Recently actor Puneeth Rajkumar passed away,He was related to which cinema?
A) Hindi
B) Tamil
C) Kannada
D) Telugu
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Option C
Explanation: Puneeth Rajkumar, 46, one of the marquee names of the Kannada film industry and the youngest of the five children of matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar, passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest.
STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS
- Where is the HQ of USAID?
A) Washington
B) Rome
C) Geneva
D) NewYork
- Where is the HQ of PayU?
A) Scotland
B) Netherlands
C) India
D) France
- Where is the HQ of Asian Development Bank?
A) Philippines
B) Thailand
C) Maldives
D) Bhutan
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