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Current Affairs 2021

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1. The Book “My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future” is the
memoir of who among the following?
A) Sangita Reddy
B) Kritika Pandey
C) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
D) Indra Nooyi
Ans-D
2. Who has been chosen as the new Prime Minister of Japan?
A) Masayoshi Son
B) Yoshihide Suga
C) Shinzo Abe
D) Fumio Kishida
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Ans-D (Japan’s former Foreign Minister& 100th PM)

3. The government has recently enhanced the income limit of
disabled dependents to be eligible for family pension for life from
Ministry of Defence. What is the new limit?
A) less than 20% of the last pay drawn
B) less than 10% of the last pay drawn
C) less than 30% of the last pay drawn
D) less than 40% of the last pay drawn
Ans-C
The child/sibling will be eligible for family pension for life, if
his/her overall income from sources other than family pension is
less than 30% of the last pay drawn by the deceased government
servant/pensioner concerned plus the dearness relief admissible
thereon.
4. Which ministry has launched India’s first Pan-India helpline for
senior citizens named ‘Elder Line’?
A) Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
B) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
C) Ministry of Food Processing Industries
D) Ministry of Minority Affairs
Ans-A
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has launched India’s
first Pan-India helpline for senior citizens named ‘Elder Line’ for
which the toll-free number is 14567.
5. International Translation Day is observed on which date in
September?
A) 27 September
B) 28 September
C) 29 September
D) 30 September
Ans-D
The International Federation of Translators (FIT) organise the day
ever since it was set up in 1953.
6. Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla recently inaugurated the NIDHI 2.0
scheme, which has been launched by the Ministry of ____________
A) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
B) Ministry of Tourism
C) Ministry of Power
D) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Ans-B
The Speaker of Lok Sabha, Shri Om Birla inaugurated the NIDHI
2.0 (National Integrated Database of Hospitality Industry) scheme,
during an event organised by Ministry of Tourism, on the occasion
of 2021 World Tourism Day.
7. India unveiled a ‘National Action Plan for Dog Mediated Rabies
Elimination’(NAPRE), to eliminate rabies by which year?
A) 2025
B) 2027
C) 2030
D) 2032
Ans-C
India unveiled a ‘National Action Plan for Dog Mediated Rabies
Elimination’(NAPRE) by 2030. It has been drafted by the National
Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in consultation with the
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying.
World Rabies Day is observed on September 28.
8. Where was the 3-day long musical festival- “Nata – Sankirtana”
held?
A) Assam
B) Manipur
C) Gujarat
D) Sikkim
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9. To fund the revenue gap for reviving the economy, the
Government of India (in Sept’21) borrowed ________ from RBI for
the second half (H2) of FY22 to revive the Indi Economy from
COVID-19.
A) Rs. 4 Lakh Core
B) Rs. 5 Lakh Crore
C) Rs. 6 Lakh Crore
D) Rs. 7 Lakh Crore
Ans-B
10. Who won the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prize for 2021
under ‘Earth’ Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences’ category
for his research in the field of coal and energy?
A) Debdeep Mukhopadhyay
B) Jeemon Panniyammakal
C) Binoy Kumar Saikia
D) Rohit Srivastava
Ans-C
11. “Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future” is the theme of which
day, celebrated on 30 September?
A) World Seafarers Day
B) World Maritime Day
C) World Oceanography Day
D) World Fishery Day
Ans-B
12. Sweet Revolution, NBHM scheme are associated with which
product?
A) Sugarcane
B) Honey
C) Fruits
D) Palm
Ans-B
National Beekeeping & Honey Mission (NBHM), which was announced
for three years (2020-21 to 2022-23), aims for the development of
scientific beekeeping in the country to achieve the goal of ‘Sweet
Revolution’.
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar recently launched
‘Amul Honey- a product of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing
Federation Ltd. with cooperation with ‘National Bee Board’.
13. Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE), which
received 2021 Right Livelihood Award, is based in which state/UT?
A) Hyderabad
B) Delhi
C) Chennai
D) Gandhi Nagar
Ans-B
Delhi-based environmental organisation Legal Initiative for Forest
and Environment (LIFE) has received the 2021 Right Livelihood
Award.
 The award is known as Sweden’s alternative Nobel Prize.
14. The Cabinet approved the continuation of the National Export
Insurance Account (NEIA) scheme till which year?
A) 2022-23
B) 2023-24
C) 2024-25
D) 2025-26
Ans-D
The Cabinet approved the continuation of the National Export
Insurance Account (NEIA) scheme. The Government has
announced an infusion of Rs 1,650 crore grant-in-aid over five
years from FY 2021-2022 to FY 2025-2026.
15. Which institution released the report titled ‘Transforming Food
Systems for Rural Prosperity’?
A) IFAD
B) FAO
C) NABARD
D) NITI Aayog
Ans-A
 As per the report, Food systems are responsible for 37 per cent of
greenhouse gas emissions and also highly vulnerable to a changing
climate.
16. Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) is
associated with which Ministry?
A) Ministry of MSME
B) Ministry of Finance
C) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
D) Ministry of Textiles
Ans-B
The Union Finance Ministry has extended the validity of the
Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) by another
six months till March 31, 2022.
The scheme is aimed to support micro, small and medium
enterprises, by helping them deal with funds shortage and promote
exports.
17. Najla Bouden Romdhane, is the first female Prime Minister of
which country?
A) Tunisia
B) Turkey
C) Greece
D) Cuba

Ans-A
18. What is the new name of the national Mid-Day Meal Scheme?
A) PM Mid-Day Meal
B) PM Poshan
C) PM Bhojan
D) PM Aahar
Ans-B
The national Mid-Day Meal Scheme has been renamed as PM
POSHAN Scheme. Involvement of Farmers Producer
Organizations (FPO) and Women Self Help Groups in
implementation of the scheme are also mentioned in the new
features.
19. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $251 million
loan for urban flood protection and management in which state?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Karnataka
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Kerala
Ans-C
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $251 million
loan for urban flood protection and management in the Chennai–
Kosasthalaiyar river basin in the state of Tamil Nadu.
20. Which tennis pair has won the Ostrava Open Women’s doubles
title 2021?
A) Sania Mirza and Shuai Zhang
B) Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka
C) Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva
D) Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic

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 Ostrava is located in Czech Republic.
21. Name the Cyclonic Storm which has recently affected the state of
Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
A) Amphan
B) Gati
C) Gulab
D) Prabhanjan
Ans-C
22. Zee Entertainment is set to merge with the Indian arm of which
company?
A) BBC
B) Sony
C) Ten Network
D) Star Group
Ans-B
The merged entity would be India’s largest entertainment network
with more than 25% total viewership in India.
The shareholding pattern of the merged entity between Zee and
Sony would be 47:53.
Punit Goenka – the present CEO of Zee Entertainment, would be
the MD CEO of the merged entity.
23. Who was recently (in Sep’21) appointed as the external auditor of
the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?
A) G.C. Murmu
B) Rajiv Mehrishi
C) Shashi Kant Sharma
D) Ajay Mathur
Ans-A
24. Who is the winner of the 2021 Russian Grand Prix?
A) Lewis Hamilton
B) Max Verstappen
C) Valtteri Bottas
D) Sebastian Vettel
Ans-A (Mercedes-Great Britain)

This is his 100th Grand Prix win.
25. Who is the author of the book ‘400 Days’?
A) Ravinder Singh
B) Chetan Bhagat
C) Amish Tripathi
D) Durjoy Datta

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 It is the third novel in the Keshav-Saurabh series, after ‘The Girl
in Room 105’ and ‘One Arranged Murder’.
26. Who has topped the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2021?
A) Shiv Nadar
B) Gautam Adani
C) Mukesh Ambani
D) SP Hinduja
Ans-C
27. What is the theme of the International Day of Older Persons
2021?
A) Pandemics: Do They Change How We Address Age and Ageing?
B) The Journey to Age Equality
C) Digital Equity for All Ages
D) Celebrating Older Human Rights champions
Ans-C
28. India women team played their first-ever pink-ball test against
which of the following team?
A) England
B) Australia
C) West Indies
D) Pakistan
Ans-B
29. Sunil Kataria elected has recently elected as Indian Society of
Advertisers chairman for ____________ consecutive term.
A) 10th
B) 11th
C) 6th
D) 7th
Ans-A
30. Manny Pacquiao has announced his retirement recently. He is a
professional ________________.
A) Cricketer
B) Boxer
C) Footballer
D) Golfer
Ans-B
31. In September 2021, PM Modi chaired which edition of the
PRAGATI meeting?
A) 34
B) 35
C) 38
D) 31
Ans-C
PRAGATI - Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation
32. Who is the chairperson of the expert committee formed by
IFSCA on Sustainable Finance Hub at IFSC?
A) Sujoy Bose
B) Amit Garg
C) V Balasubramaniam
D) C.K. Mishra
Ans-D (Former Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of

Environment, Forest & Climate Change)
IFSCA-The International Financial Services Centres Authority
The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)
has been established on April 27, 2020 under the International
Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019. It is headquartered
at GIFT City, Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
33. Indian player Rupinder Pal Singh has recently announced
retirement from which sports?
A) Cricket
B) Badminton
C) Hockey
D) Tennis

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Ans-C
34. In September 2021, MSME Minister Narayan Tatu Rane
inaugurated the India Export Initiative and SME forum’s portal
named _________ to increase export by 50% in 2022.
A) MSMExports
B) ARM-MSME
C) eMSME
D) IndiaXports
Ans-D
 Union MSME Minister Narayan Rane on Wednesday said the
micro, small and medium enterprises would help achieve
the exports target of USD 400 billion for this fiscal and further
take it to $1 trillion by 2027.
35. As per the 3rd edition of ‘Digital Quality of Life Index (DQL)
2021’ prepared by ‘Surfshark’, India was positioned at an overall
rank of _________ among 110 countries, while ________ was ranked
at the top.
A) 59th; Denmark
B) 57th; Denmark
C) 59th; South Korea
D) 57th; South Korea
Ans-A
36. Mount Blanc, which was seen in the news recently, is the highest
peak in which mountain range?
A) Himalayas
B) Alps
C) Andes
D) Mount Everest
Ans-B
The summit of the Mont Blanc peak, has shrunk by two metres
over the past 20 years.
It has reached an official height of 4,807.81 metres from 4,810.9
metres in 2007 .
37. Which Indian is one among the 2021 Yidan Prize awardees?
A) Dr Rukmini Banerji
B) Santanu Mishra
C) Rippan Kapur
D) Anshu Gupta
Ans-A
The Yidan Prize is an education award that recognizes individuals,
or teams, who have contributed significantly to education research
and development.
 Dr Rukmini Banerji, Chief Executive Officer of the Pratham
Education Foundation, is awarded for her work in improving
learning outcomes.
38. DigiSaksham programme, which was making news recently, was
launched by which Union Ministry?
A) Ministry of Labour and Employment
B) Ministry of Finance
C) Ministry if MSME
D) Ministry of Electronics and IT
Ans-A
Union Labour and Employment Minister Bhupendra Yadav
announced a collaboration with Microsoft India to launch
DigiSaksham programme.
Through DigiSaksham, 10 million active registered job seekers will
be able to access the training including computing and computer
science training on the National Career Service Portal.
39. AMRUT 2.0 and SBM-U 2.0, which were launched recently, com
under which Union Ministry?
A) Ministry of Agriculture
B) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
C) Ministry of MSME
D) Ministry of Home Affairs
Ans-B
AMRUT-Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban
Transformation
SBM-U 2.0 envisions to make all cities ‘Garbage Free’ and ensure
grey and black water management in all cities. The outlay of SBM-
U 2.0 is around ₹1.41 lakh crore.
40. Who is the head of the expert group on minimum wages and
national-floor wages?
A) SP Mukherjee
B) JK Ghosh
C) GP Samanta
D) Kshatrapati Shivaji
Ans-A
41. Which technology company has launched ‘Creator education
programme’ in India?
A) Amazon
B) Facebook
C) Microsoft
D) Google
Ans-B
Technology Major Facebook launched its largest creator education
and enablement programme in India. Named “Born on Instagram”
the programme includes e-learning course, aimed at encouraging,
educating and enabling creators.
42. Which institution released a report titled ‘Digital Economy
Report 2021’?
A) IMF
B) World Bank
C) UNCTAD
D) WTO
Ans-C
43. Where is the ‘Kilauea volcano’ located?
A) South Africa
B) Hawaii
C) Canada
D) Madagascar
Ans-B
44. Which international financial institution has approved a loan of
$356.67 million for expansion of Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL)?
A) World Bank
B) IMF
C) AIIB
D) ADB
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45. Shiv Nadar and Mallika Srinivasan who have been chosen for the
2021 Global Leadership Award by USIBC, are associated with which
organisations respectively?
A) HCL and TAFE
B) ICICI and HCL
C) TATA and IOCL
D) Infosys and TCS
Ans—A
Indian industrialists Shiv Nadar – founder of HCL Technologies and Mallika
Srinivasan – chairperson of TAFE have been selected for 2021 Global
Leadership Award by US India Business Council (USIBC).
The award is given annually since the year 2007, recognising top corporate
executives of USA and India, who have demonstrated high degree of
leadership and played a pivotal role to improve Indo-US partnership.
46. “People’s Plan Campaign “Sabki Yojana, Sabka Vikas” has been
launched by which ministry?
A) Ministry of Finance
B) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
C) Ministry of Panchayati Raj
D) Ministry of Agriculture
Ans-C
The campaign was launched by the Union Minister Giriraj Singh,
during which he also released a booklet on People Plan Campaign-
2021 for preparation of plans for 2022-23.
47. “Bal Raksha Kit” is an immunity boosting medicine developed by
which organisation?
A) AIIMS
B) IIT Bombay
C) AIIA
D) DRDO
Ans-C
The All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), under the aegis Union
Ayush Ministry has developed an immunity booster kit for children
named “Bal Raksha Kit”, which can be consumed by children upto
the age of 16 years. This can be undertaken by the children till the
time vaccine is available for COVID 19 disease.
48. What per cent of India’s exports is contributed by MSMEs,
approximately?
A) 30
B) 40
C) 50
D) 60
Ans-B
Union MSME Minister Narayan Rane has inaugurated the India
Export Initiative and IndiaXports 2021 portal of the India SME
Forum. India has fixed its exports target of USD 400 billion for this
fiscal year. The Minister said that MSMEs would further take it to
$1 trillion by 2027.
49. ‘Clean India Programme’ has been inaugurated from which
state?
A) Bihar
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Gujarat
D) West Bengal
Ans-B
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Youth Affairs
and Sports Anurag Thakur launched a month-long Clean India
Programme from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology-
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
This campaign will continue till 31st October.
50. SAGE and SACRED, which were seen in the news, are new
portals associated with which segment of population?
A) Old Age People
B) Children
C) Women
D) Trans Gender People
Ans-A
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment organised VAYO
NAMAN Programme on the occasion of International Day of Older
Persons.
Vice President also launched two portals – SAGE (Seniorcare Aging
Growth Engine) and SACRED (Senior Able Citizens for Re-
Employment in Dignity).
51. ‘Chacha Chaudhary’ has been declared as the mascot of which
programme in India?
A) Swachh Bharat 2.0
B) SAUBHAGYA
C) Namami Gange Programme
D) PM Ujjwala Yojana
Ans-C
The character would be used for sensitising children and youths

about the cleaning of Ganga and other rivers. ‘Ganga ki Baat,
Chacha Choudhary Ke Sath’ is a public engagement activity under
the public outreach activities of Namami Gange mission.”
Director General of NMCG-Rajiv Ranjan Mishra
52. Which country has recently declared a state of emergency in the
prison system?
A) India
B) USA
C) Cuba
D) Ecuador
Ans-D
The President of Ecuador has recently declared a state of
emergency in the prison system of the country. This decision is
followed by a prison massacre event in which more than 115 prison
inmates are reported dead.
53. In October 2021, who was appointed as the chairperson of
National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA)?
A) Mini Ipe
B) R Sridharan
C) Radha Subramaniam
D) Ashok Kumar Gupta
Ans-D
54. Which state will host the 56th National Cross Country
Championship in 2022?
A) Assam
B) Sikkim
C) Tripura
D) Nagaland
Ans-D
55. In October 2021, on the occasion of 152nd birth anniversary of
Mahatma Gandhi which country inaugurated Gandhi Museum?
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Bangladesh
D) Sri Lanka
Ans-C
56. In October 2021, NITI Aayog launched which platform to
celebrate the 75th year of Independence?
A) Women Entrepreneurship Platform
B) Young India Entrepreneurship Platform
C) Indian Citizen Entrepreneurship Platform
D) Make in India Entrepreneurship Platform
Ans-A
57. In October 2021, the Healthgirl award was announced to salute
the spirit of corona warriors. Which state/UT was awarded Best
State Combating Covid-19?
A) Kerala
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Mizoram
D) Karnataka
Ans-D
58. In October 2021, who inaugurated the ‘Retreat Ceremony’ on
India-Pak Border in Jammu?
A) Rajnath Singh
B) Manoj Sinha
C) Radha Krishan Mathur
D) Amit Shah
Ans-B
59. In October 2021, which medal was won by India in Asian Table
Tennis Championships
A) Gold
B) Silver
C) Bronze
D) None

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60. India’s first Sports Arbitration Centre has been unveiled in which
city?
A) Pune
B) Ahmedabad
C) Hyderabad
D) New Delhi
Ans-B
61. Ghanashyam Nayak, who has passed away recently was a
_________ by profession.
A) Business Tycoon
B) Author
C) Actor
D) Economist
Ans-C
62. The Week from October 04 to 10, 2021 is being observed as
___________.
A) World Air Week
B) World Earth Week
C) World Fire Week
D) World Space Week
Ans-D
The 2021 theme is “Women in Space”!
63. The Uttar Pradesh government has roped whom as the brand
ambassador for its One District One Product (ODOP) scheme?
A) Ajay Devgan
B) Sonu Sood
C) Kangana Ranaut
D) Vidya Balan
Ans-C
64. Mitra Shakti-21 is a bilateral exercise of the Indian Army with
the army of which country?
A) Maldives
B) Singapore
C) Nepal
D) Sri Lanka
Ans-D
65. The All India Car Rally ‘Sudarshan Bharat Parikrama’ was
flagged off by Union Minister Amit Shah. The rally involves which
group of participants?
A) BSF
B) SSB
C) CRPF
D) NSG
66. In India, the week from October 02 to 08 is celebrated every year
as _________.
A) Cleanliness Week
B) Education Week
C) Nutrition Week
D) Wildlife Week
Ans-D
67. PM Modi has launched the Jal Jeevan Mission App and
Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh, to better achieve the goal of the flagship
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). In which year was the mission launched?
A) 2019
B) 2014
C) 2017
D) 2015
Ans-A
 Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh-The fund facilitates contributions for providing
tap water connection in every rural household, school, Anganwadi centre,
etc. Contributions can be made by any individual, organisation,
philanthropist, either in India or abroad.
The application aims to improve awareness among stakeholders and for
more transparency and accountability of schemes under the Jal Jeevan
mission.
68. The world’s largest Khadi national flag has recently been
unveiled in which place of India?
A) Ladakh
B) Sikkim
C) Jammu & Kashmir
D) Himachal Pradesh
Ans-A
 The world’s largest national flag, made up of Khadi cloth, has
been installed in Leh, Ladakh, on the occasion of 152nd birth
anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 02, 2021. The tricolor
is 225-feet long and 150-feet wide. It weighs around 1,000 kg.
69. Who has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of the rating
agency CRISIL?
A) Vinita Bali
B) Amish Mehta
C) Girish Paranjpe
D) Shyamala Gopinath
Ans-B
70. Who was appointed (in Oct’21) as the Managing Director of ‘Life
Insurance Corporation of India’ (LIC)?
A)Sandeep Aggarwal
B)BC Patnaik
C)Vishwavir Ahuja
D)Rajiv Lochan
Ans-B
71. What is the theme for the tiger rallies which commenced on 2nd
October across 51 tiger reserves in India?
A) Amrut Bharat
B) India for Tigers – A Rally on Wheels
C) Atma Nirbhar Tigers
D) Tiger on Wheels
Ans-B
The Union Minister for Environment Forest and Climate Change
Shri. Bhupender Yadav has launched tiger rallies in 51 reserves in
the country, under the theme “India for Tigers – A Rally on
Wheels”. This is a part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations
in India.
72. Which country, facing its worst inflation, introduced a new
currency with six fewer zeros?
A) Iran
B) Venezuela
C) Afghanistan
D) Sri Lanka
Ans-B
73. The famous ‘World Expo’ is hosted by which city from October
2021 to March 2022?
A) Dubai
B) Abu Dhabi
C) Doha
D) Muscat
Ans-A
The Dubai Expo 2020, the world’s biggest trade and commerce
exhibition would run for a period of 6 months from 1 October to 31
March 2022.
 Theme-‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’.
74. Which institution publishes the Global Financial Stability Report
semi-annually?
A) World Bank
B) IMF
C) ADB
D) New Development Bank
Ans-B
75. Manu Bhaker, who was seen in the news recently, is associated
with which sports?
A) Running
B) Swimming
C) Wrestling
D) Shooting
Ans-D
She is in news recently since she has made a top podium finish in
the ISSF Junior World Championship held at Lime, Peru. She won
Gold in individual pistol event as well as in a mixed team pistol
with Sarabjot Singh.
76. Abiy Ahmed, has been sworn in as the Prime Minister of which
country?
A) Israel
B) Iran
C) Ethiopia
D) Venezuela
Ans-C
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed has been sworn in for
a second five-year term. He was administered the oath of office by
Supreme Court Chief Justice Meaza Ashenafi.
77. David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian, who were in the news
recently, are the winners of which award?
A) Man Booker Prize
B) Abel Prize
C) Nobel Prize
D) Fields Medal
Ans-C
78. Which Indian state/UT has announced a 10-point “Winter action
plan”?
A) Delhi
B) Bihar
C) West Bengal
D) Punjab
Ans-A
79. Which city is set to play host to the 40th edition of India
International Trade Fair (IITF)?
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Varanasi
D) Ahmedabad
Ans-B
 Theme of India International Trade Fair- “Atmanirbhar Bharat”
80. Which country won the FIDE World women team chess title at
Spain in 2021?
A) India
B) Russia
C) Spain
D) China
Ans-B
Ace player D. Harika, R. Vaishali, Mary Ann Gomes, Bhakti
Kulkarni and Tania Sachdev represented India.
It stopped India 2-0 to regain the title.
81. Which Football club won their maiden Durand Cup football title
in 2021?
A) FC Kerala
B) FC Goa
C) Odisha FC
D) Bengaluru FC
Ans-B
The Durand Cup also marked FC Goa coach Juan Ferrando
Fenoll’s first-ever trophy in India.
82. Who has become the first Indian Woman cricketer to score a
century in Australia?
A) Smriti Mandhana
B) Mithali Raj
C) Shafali Verma
D) Punam Raut
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Mandhana scored 127 runs off 216 balls, which included 22
boundaries and a six.
83. Who is the Patron-in-Chief of the National Legal Services
Authority (NALSA)?
A) President of India
B) Prime Minister of India
C) Chief Justice of India
D) Comptroller and Auditor General
Ans-C
84. Who was recently (in Sept’21) appointed as the brand
ambassador of India’s 1st crypto unicorn ‘Coindcx’?
A) Sharukh Khan
B) Amir Khan
C) Ranveer Singh
D) Amitabh Bachchan
Ans-D
CEO & Co Founder of Coindcx-Sumit Gupta
HQ-Mumbai
85. Under ________ category, the ‘Nobel Prize’ has never been
shared.
A) Physiology
B) Chemistry
C) Peace
D) Literature
Ans-D (Literature)
86. In August 2021, Lamont Marcell Jacobs won men’s 100 metres
gold at Tokyo Olympics. Lamont Marcell Jacobs represents which
country?
A) Australia
B) New Zealand
C) Netherlands
D) Italy
Ans-D (Breaking retired Jamaican star Usain Bolt’s 13-year hold on

the event)
87. Sanjay Bhargava, will head which firm of Elon Musk in India?
A) Tesla
B) SpaceX
C) Starlink
D) Boeing
Ans-C
Sanjay Bhargava, who had worked with Elon Musk as part of a
team that had founded electronic payment firm, PayPal, will now
head the tech billionaire entrepreneur’s Starlink satellite
broadband venture in India.
88. In which city is the ‘Azadi@75 – New Urban India: Transforming
Urban Landscape’ Conference-cum-Expo inaugurated by PM Modi
recently?
A) Hyderabad
B) Ahmedabad
C) Lucknow
D) Kolkata
Ans-C
89. Eric Braganza has been recently appointed as the president of
____________________.
A) SIIMA
B) AIBA
C) CEAMA
D) CEMA
Ans-C
The Consumer Electronics and Appliances Manufacturers
Association -CEAMA
90. The month of October is observed annually as which of these?
A) Mathematics Awareness Month
B) National Stroke Awareness Month
C) Breast Cancer Awareness Month
D) Mental Health Awareness Month
Ans-C
91. Name the winners of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics.
A) Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi
B) Andrea M. Ghez, Jim Peebles and Michel Mayor
C) Reinhard Genzel, Didier Queloz and Kip Thorne
D) Arthur B. McDonald, Peter Higgs and Adam Riess
Ans-A
92. Name the winner of the inaugural Meltwater Champions Chess
Tour.
A) Fabiano Caruana
B) Sergey Karjakin
C) Wesley So
D) Magnus Carlsen
Ans-D
93. JIMEX 2021 is the 5th edition of the annual bilateral maritime
exercise of India with which country?
A) Germany
B) Thailand
C) Italy
D) Japan
Ans-D
94. Name India’s first ‘Vertical Lift Railway Bridge’ that will connect
Rameswaram Island with mainland of Tamil Nadu.
A) Vembanad Rail Bridge
B) Bogibeel Rail Bridge
C) Nehru Setu Bridge
D) Pamban Railway Bridge
Ans-D
95. Who was recently (in Oct’21) appointed as India Country Head
By The International Finance Corporation (IFC)?
A) Wendy Werner
B) Jun Zhang
C) Makhtar Diop
D) Abhishek Yadav
Ans-A
96. Which country successfully test fired ‘Zircon (Tsirkon)’ a
hypersonic cruise missile in October 2021?
A) North Korea
B) Russia
C) Iran
D) China
Ans-B
97. When is the Mental Health Awareness Campaign Week observed
by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare?
A) October 1 to October 5, 2021
B) October 2 to October 7, 2021
C) October 10 to October 17, 2021
D) October 5 to October 10, 2021
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98. “Ponte di Ferro”, which has collapsed recently, is situated in
which country?
A) Germany
B) France
C) Italy
D) Greece
Ans-C
A framed iron bridge named “Ponte di Ferro” also known as
“Ponte dell’ Industria” located in Rome, Italy has been completely
damaged by a fire. The bridge collapsed and plunged into the River
Tiber.
99. What is the name of the cyclone that hit Oman and is an
offspring of the cyclone Gulab?
A) Shaheen
B) Fakit
C) Gulmuhar
D) Tez

Ans-A
100. The Headquarters of the ‘National Road Safety Board’ is in
which Indian city?
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Aurangabad
D) Kolkata
Ans-B
101. Name the winners of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
A) Richard Henderson and Ben Feringa
B) Jennifer Doudna and Akira Yoshino
C) Benjamin List and David MacMillan
D) William E. Moerner and Paul L. Modrich
Ans-C
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the year 2021 has been awarded
jointly to Benjamin List (Germany) and David MacMillan (the
USA) “for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis”.
102. Who is the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021?
A) Kazuo Ishiguro
B) Olga Tokarczuk
C) Peter Handke
D) Abdulrazak Gurnah
Ans-D
103. Who has released UNICEF’s global flagship publication “The
State of the World’s Children 2021; On My Mind: promoting,
protecting and caring for children’s mental health?
A) Narayan Tatu Rane
B) Pralhad Joshi
C) Mansukh Mandaviya
D) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Ans-C (Union Health Minister)

104. Which of the following country has unveiled the logo for
soccer’s 2024 European Championship?
A) France
B) Italy
C) Germany
D) Argentina
Ans-C
105. Which of the following state has launched India’s first e-fish
market App Fishwaale?
A) Assam
B) Tripura
C) Manipura
D) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans-A
Assam Minister for Fisheries, Environment and Forest and Excise,
Parimal Suklabaidya launched an App Fishwaale, India’s first e-
fish market.
106. Who has win the final in the men’s 50m rifle event at the ISSF
Junior World Championships?
A) Rudrankksh Patil
B) Dhanush Srikanth
C) Paarth Makhija
D) Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar
Ans-D
107. What was the profession of Arvind Trivedi who has passed away
recently?
A) Litterateur
B) Economist
C) Sportsperson
D) Actor
Ans-D
Veteran television actor Arvind Trivedi, who is famously known for
his iconic role of demon-king Raavan in Ramanand Sagar’s TV
serial Ramayan, has passed away suffering from age-related issues.
He was 82.
108. Which Ministry recently (in Oct’21) approved to continue its
‘Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme’
(CHCDS) till March 2026?
A) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
B) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
C) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
D) Ministry of Textiles
Ans-D
109. Who was recently (in Oct’21) appointed as the brand
ambassador(s) of Amrutanjan Health Care Limited (Amrutanjan)?
A) Neeraj Chopra
B) Mirabai Chanu
C) Bajrang Punia
D) Both 2 & 3
Ans-D (Both 2 & 3)

110. Who recently (in Oct’21) got a 1-year tenure extension to hold
the post of Chairman & MD of the ‘Mahanagar Telephone Nigam
Limited’ (MTNL)?
A) P D Vaghela
B) Ajay Tyagi
C) Sunil Kumar Gupta
D) Pravin Kumar Purwar
Ans-D
111. _________ was the theme of 2021’s ‘National Voluntary Blood
donation Day’ that is annually observed across India on _______.
A) Safe Blood Saves Lives; 1st October
B) Safe Blood Saves Lives; 1st October
C) Give Blood and Keep the world-beating; 1st October
D) Give Blood and Keep the world-beating; 2st October
Ans-C
112. Which space agency is set to launch the ‘Psyche Mission’?
A) ISRO
B) NASA
C) Blue Origin
D) SpaceX
Ans-B
NASA’s Psyche Mission is set to be launched next year. It will be
the first spacecraft to study an asteroid that is rich in metals, but
not in not rich in dust and ice.
113. Which institution released the ‘2021 State of the Education
Report for India: No Teachers, No Class’?
A) UNICEF
B) UNESCO
C) NITI Aayog
D) Pratham Foundation

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114. PMBJP, which is seen in the news recently, stands for?
A) Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana
B) Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Arogya Pariyojana
C) Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jivan Arogya Pariyojana
D) Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jal Jeevan Pariyojana
Ans-A
It aims to provide quality medicines at an affordable rate to the
common man especially the poor. A target was set to increase the
number of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras
(PMBJKs) to 10,000 by March 2024. As of 5 October, 2021, the
number of stores has increased to 8,355.
115. Name the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize 2021.
A) Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet
B) Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad
C) Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov
D) International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Ans-C
116. As per October, what is the Rank of India in the latest Henley
Passport Index in 2021?
A) 45th
B) 53rd
C) 71st
D) 90th
Ans-D
Top-Japan & Singapore
117. Who won the men’s Goalkeeper of the Year award in FIH
Hockey Stars Awards 2020-21?
A) Harmanpreet Singh
B) PR Sreejesh
C) Rupinder Pal Singh
D) Vivek Prasad
Ans-B
118. In 2021, the World Investor Week (WIW) has been organised
from October 04 to 10, 2021. Which organisation organises the
annual event?
A) Financial Stability Board
B) International Organization of Securities Commissions
C) Financial Action Task Force
D) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Ans-B
119. Ministry of Tourism in association with the IRCTC has
organized the Buddhist Circuit Train FAM Tour as part of
_________________initiative.
A) Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
B) Atma Nirbhar Bharat
C) Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik
D) Dekho Apna Desh
Ans-D
 Union Minister of State for Tourism Ajay Bhatt flagged off the
“Buddhist Circuit Train FAM Tour” from Safdarjung railway
station (part of Delhi Suburban Railways).
120. The Second Friday of October is dedicated to the celebration of
which day annually?
A) World Egg Day
B) World Vegan Day
C) World Coffee Day
D) World Banana Day
Ans-A
121. In India the Air Force Day is marked every year on October 08.
In 2021, which edition of the Air Force Day is being celebrated?
A) 72
B) 65
C) 91
D) 89
Ans-D
122. Mukesh Ambani has topped the Forbes India Rich list in 2021,
to retain his position as the wealthiest Indian for the
________consecutive year.
A) 17th
B) 12th
C) 14th
D) 09th
Ans-C
123. Who was recently (in Oct’21) appointed as the Brand
Ambassador of India’s leading smart wearable brand ‘Fire-Boltt’?
A) Mirabai Chanu
B) Ranveer Singh
C) MS Dhoni
D) Virat Kohli
Ans-D (Virat Kohli)

124. In October 2021, 5th edition of India-Japan Maritime Bilateral
Exercise, ‘JIMEX 2021’ was held in _______ that saw the
participation of ______ along with INS Teg from the Indian side.
A) Indian Ocean; INS Kochi
B) Indian Ocean; INS Virat
C) Arabian Sea; INS Virat
D) Arabian Sea; INS Kochi
Ans-D(Arabian Sea;INS Kochi)

125. ‘Ex Milan’, which was in the news recently, is the largest Naval
Exercise of which country?
A) Sri Lanka
B) India
C) Pakistan
D) Iran
Ans-B
The exercise will see the participation of all Quad countries while
the U.S. being invited for the first time. Milan, which began in
1995, is a bi-annual exercise and brings together Navies of all the
countries in the region. It was so far held at Port Blair but is now
being shifted to Visakhapatnam.
126. What is the theme of the World Cotton Day 2021?
A) There’s more to cotton than you think
B) Sustainable Cotton
C) E-Commerce in Cotton
D) White Gold: Cotton
Ans-A
The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) and the
World Trade Organization (WTO) established the World Cotton
Day, which is celebrated on October 7th every year since 2019.
The inaugural World Cotton Day was held in Geneva in 2019.
127. Lakhimpur, which was seen often in the news, is located in
which Indian state?
A) Gujarat
B) Uttarakhand
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Assam
Ans-C
128. What is the theme for this year’s “World Teacher’s Day”?
A) We care for Teachers
B) Support for Teachers
C) Teachers at the heart of education recovery
D) Teachers to be taught
Ans-C
129. Mosquirix, which was seen in the news, is the first vaccine
approved by WHO, against which disease?
A) Dengue
B) Malaria
C) Zika
D) West Nile virus
Ans-B
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the use of the
first-ever malaria vaccine for children.
The WHO panel approved the RTS,S/AS01 malaria or Mosquirix – a vaccine
developed by the British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). As per WHO,
Malaria kills about 500,000 people each year, about half of them are the
children in Africa. Mosquirix is given in three doses between ages 5 and 17
months, and a fourth dose roughly 18 months later.
130. Anshu Malik, who was seen in the news recently, is associated
with which sports?
A) Wrestling
B) Weight- Lifting
C) Fencing
D) Table Tennis
Ans-A
Anshu Malik created history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to
reach the final of the wrestling World Championships.
The 19-year-old wrestler is the reigning Asian champion. Only four Indian
women wrestlers have won medals at the Worlds- Geeta Phogat (2012),
Babita Phogat (2012), Pooja Dhanda (2018) and Vinesh Phogat (2019) and all
of them have clinched bronze. Anshu has the chance of becoming only the
second Indian wrestler to become a world champion, after Sushil Kumar
(2010).
131. The FinTech Hackathon, ‘I-Sprint’21’ has been launched by
which organisation?
A) RBI
B) IFSCA
C) NPCI
D) NASSCOM

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132. What is the theme of World Post Day in 2021?
A) Innovation, Integration and Inclusion
B) We Have Always Delivered
C) Innovate to recover
D) For delivering the post to the Business and People
Ans-C
133. Which edition of India – UK Joint company level military
training AJEYA WARRIOR exercise has commenced at Chaubatia,
Uttarakhand?
A) 10th
B) 11th
C) 5th
D) 6th
Ans-D
134. Anshu Malik has recently won Silver Medal for India in which
sports event?
A) Badminton
B) Shooting
C) Wrestling
D) Chess
Ans-C
135. The World Migratory Bird Day falls on which day in the month
of October?
A) October 10
B) Second Saturday of October
C) October 09
D) October 11
Ans-B
Every year, the World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is officially
celebrated twice in a year since it started in 2006. Firstly it is held
on Second Saturday of May and again on Second Saturday of
October.
136. Which state has launched a special Covid-19 vaccination drive
called Mission Kavach Kundal?
A) Maharashtra
B) Kerala
C) Gujarat
D) Chhattisgarh
Ans-A
137. In October 2021, ______ declared the combined areas of the
______ along with ‘Guru Ghasidas National Park’ as its 4th Tiger
reserve.
A) Jharkhand; Tamorpingla Wildlife Sanctuary
B) Jharkhand; Badalkhol Wildlife Sanctuary
C) Madhya Pradesh; Tamorpingla Wildlife Sanctuary
D) Chhattisgarh; Tamorpingla Wildlife Sanctuary
Ans-D
138. Which is the 1st county of the BRICS group to join ‘High
Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and people’ (in Oct’ 21)?
A) Brazil
B) Russia
C) India
D) China
Ans-C
139. Name the Festival that is annually celebrated in ‘Telangana’ to
give attention to the relationship between earth, water and humans.
A) Thirivathirai
B) KarthigaiDeepam
C) Bathukamma
D) Onam
Ans-C
140. Name the Airline Company that was recently (in oct’ 21)
purchased by the Tata Son’s subsidiary company ‘TalacePvt Ltd’ in a
Rs. 18,000 crore bid.
A) Go Fist
B) Spice jet
C) Jet Airways
D) Air India
Ans-D
141. Who won the 2021’s ‘Nobel Peace Prize’ for the efforts to
protect freedom of expression, the precondition of democracy &
lasting peace?
A) Abiy Ahmed
B) Maria Ressa
C) Dmitry AndreyevichMuratov
D) Both 2 & 3
Ans-D
142. Which central armed police force of India secures the Nepal and
Bhutan borders?
A) Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
B) ITBP
C) CRPF
D) Assam Rifles
Ans-A
143. Jim Corbett National Park, which was seen in the news recently,
is located in which state?
A) Uttarakhand
B) Bihar
C) West Bengal
D) Andhra Pradesh
Ans-A
Jim Corbett National Park is a world-renowned tiger reserve in
Uttarakhand. It was seen in the news recently, Union Minister of State for
Forest and Environment Ashwini Kumar Choubey announced that it may be
renamed as Ramganga National Park in the future.
It is India’s first national park which is spread over an area of about 521 km.
It’s known for its Bengal tigers, leopards and wild elephants.
144. India is set to assume the G20 Presidency in which upcoming
year?
A) 2022
B) 2023
C) 2025
D) 2026

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145. The Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has acquired what
percent of stake in the Chinese-owned REC Group, through its
subsidiary Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd (RNESL)?
A) 80%
B) 60%
C) 70%
D) 100%
Ans-D
146. Who has been conferred the prestigious Aryabhata Award by
the Astronautical Society of India (ASI)?
A) Anna Mani
B) M. S. Swaminathan
C) K Sivan
D) Dr G Satheesh Reddy

Ans-D
147. Abolhassan Banisadr, who passed away recently is related to
which of the following countries?
A) Iran
B) Egypt
C) Sudan
D) Tunisia
Ans-A
Abolhassan Banisadr, Iran’s first president after the country’s 1979
Islamic Revolution.
148. Who among the following has been selected for the 45th Vayalar
Ramavarma Memorial Literary Award?
A) P. Narendranath
B) P. Padmarajan
C) C. N. Sreekantan Nair
D) Benyamin
Ans-D
Well-known Malayalam writer Benyamin has bagged the 45th
Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Literary Award for his book
“Manthalirile 20 Communist Varshangal”.
149. Which player has won the F1 Turkish Grand Prix 2021?
A) Max Verstappen
B) Sergio Perez
C) Valtteri Bottas
D) Lewis Hamilton
Ans-C (Mercedes-Finland)
150. Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, who has passed away recently was an
atomic scientist, of which country?
A) Pakistan
B) Bangladesh
C) Afghanistan
D) Iran
Ans-A
Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the man regarded as the “Father of
Pakistan’s nuclear bomb”, has passed away, He was 85.
151. What is the name of long-haul freight train of Indian Railway,
which has 177 wagons?
A) Hamda
B) Hind
C) Bharat
D) Trishul
Ans-D
The Indian Railway has launched two long haul freight trains
named “Trishul” and “Garuda”, which are multiple times longer
than the normal trains.
The Train named “Trishul” is run by the South-Central Railway
(SCR) and comprises of 177 wagons. It ran between the Kondapalli
station to Khurda division of East Coast Railway.
152. Judima’, which got G.I tag recently, is the home-made wine of
which state?
A) Assam
B) Manipur
C) Meghalaya
D) West Bengal

Ans-A
153. What are ‘Pandora Papers’ which is seen in the news recently?
A) Paper manufactured in Italy
B) Eco friendly paper
C) Documents revealing undisclosed wealth and tax avoidance
D) Documents related to Bitcoin
Ans-C
The Pandora Papers, which is in the news recently are documents
on hidden wealth, tax avoidance and money laundering by famous
personalities across the globe.
The data in this regard has been obtained by the International
Consortium of Investigative Journalists and more than 140 media
organisations are working on the people who are involved in money
laundering.
154. In which state, a “Made in India” drone has been used to
transport Covid-19 vaccines?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Assam
C) Manipur
D) Kerala
Ans-C
ICMR’s initiative for ‘drone-based vaccine delivery system’ in North-Eastern
India was launched recently. A “Made in India” drone was deployed in
Manipur to transport Covid-19 vaccines for an aerial distance of 15 km from
Bishnupur district hospital to the Loktak lake, Karang island.
This is the first time a Made in India drone was deployed for vaccine
transportation. This makes India the first nation in Southeast Asia to send
vaccines in an unmanned aerial craft.
155. Who has been appointed as the first Chairman of the newly set
up Indian Space Association (ISpA)?
A) Rajesh Tope
B) Rahul Vatts
C) Jayant Patil
D) A.K. Bhatt
Ans-C
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Indian Space
Association (ISpA) on October 11, 2021 via videoconferencing. The
ISpA is a private industry body which will act as a premier
industry body for space and satellite companies in the country.
156. Which of the following State/UT launched ‘Desh Ke Mentor’
programme?
A) Gujarat
B) Delhi
C) Chandigarh
D) Uttarakhand
Ans-B
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched a programme under
which students of Delhi government schools will be provided
guidance on career choices by citizens who are successful in their
respective fields.
157. What is the theme of World Arthritis Day 2021?
A) The Future in Your Hands, Take Action
B) It’s in your hands, take action
C) Race to Fuel Awareness
D) Don’t Delay, Connect Today: Time2Work
Ans-D (October 12)

158. FIFA unveils “________” mascot of India’s 2022 U-17 Women’s
World Cup
A) Mr. Peanut
B) Ibha
C) Jolly Green
D) Rich Uncle
Ans-B
FIFA has unveiled the official mascot of the U-17 Women’s World
Cup India 2022 “Ibha” an Asiatic lioness representing women
power.
159. Name the winners of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
A) Paul Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson
B) Michael Kremer, Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee
C) David Card, Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens
D) Paul Michael Romer and Richard Thaler
Ans-C
 The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded in
two parts, the first half has been awarded to David Card “for his
empirical contributions to labour economics”. The second half has
been awarded jointly to Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens
“for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal
relationships.”
160. Which of the following takes over the management of Jaipur
International Airport?
A) Tata Group
B) Reliance Industries Limited
C) Adani Group
D) Mahindra Group

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161. The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Report is released
by which organisation?
A) UNDP
B) World Bank
C) World Economic Forum
D) International Monetary Fund
Ans-A
162. Nedumudi Venu passed away recently. He was a/an __________.
A) Astrophysicist
B) Actor
C) Anchor
D) Cricketer
Ans-B
 National Award-winning actor Nedumudi Venu died at the age of
73. Nedumudi Venu won three National Film Awards, and six
Kerala State Film Awards for his performances.
163. Who is the author of the book ‘The Custodian of Trust – A
Banker’s Memoir’?
A) Arundhati Bhattacharya
B) Rajnish Kumar
C) Aditya Puri
D) Dinesh Kumar Khara

Ans-B
164. Which organization recently (in Oct’21) entered into an
arrangement with ‘NewSpace India Limited’ (NSIL) to use ISRO’s
PSLV & GSLV-MKIII to launch its satellites?
A) OneWeb
B) Spacex
C) Telesat
D) Intelsat
Ans-A
165. Which of the following point(s) are correct with respect to the
2021 World Wrestling Championships (WWC)?
a) 2021 World Wrestling Championships was held at Oslo, Norway.
b) Sakshi Malik became the first Indian woman to win a Gold medal
at the 2021’s WWC in the women’s 57 Kg division.
c) SaritaMor bags the bronze medal in the 59kg category.
A) Only A & B
B) Only B & C
C) Only A & C
D) Only A, B & C
Ans-C
166. India invited 46 Indian Ocean Region countries to participate in
a Naval Exercise that is planned to be held at Visakhapatnam in
February 2022. Name the Naval exercise.
A) SLINEX
B) Samudra Shakti
C) Ex Milan
D) Malabar Exercise
Ans-C
167. Jezero crater, which was seen in the news recently, is a
depression found in which space body?
A) Venus
B) Jupiter
C) Mars
D) Moon
Ans-C
Jezero crater is known to be a dry, wind-eroded depression in the
surface of Mars. However, the first scientific analysis of images
taken by NASA’s Perseverance rover has now confirmed that the
Jezero crater was once a quiet lake.
168. Which institution released a report titled ‘Shifting Gears:
Digitization and Services-Led Development’?
A) IMF
B) World Bank
C) NITI Aayog
D) UNEP
Ans-B
169. “SVAMITVA” scheme is implemented by which Union
Ministry?
A) Ministry of Agriculture
B) Ministry of Rural Development
C) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
D) Ministry of Panchayat Raj
Ans-D
The “SVAMITVA” stands for “Survey of Villages Abadi and
Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas” is a
Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Under
the scheme, clear ownership of property in rural inhabited areas is
established by mapping land parcels using Drones.
Recently, the Prime Minister distributed e-property cards to over
1,71,000 beneficiaries of Madhya Pradesh under the scheme.
170. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has participated virtually in the
G20 Extraordinary Summit on Afghanistan. The Meeting was
convened by ______.
A) France
B) Italy
C) Japan
D) Russia
Ans-B
The Meeting was convened by Italy, which currently holds the G20
Presidency, and chaired by Italian Prime Minister, Mario Draghi.
171. Who has been appointed as advisor to Prime Minister Narendra
Modi?
A) Karan Chopra
B) Shikhar Kapoor
C) Vimal Malik
D) Amit Khare
Ans-D
172. Which state government has banned the participation of its
employees in politics and elections?
A) Uttarakhand
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Rajasthan
D) Haryana
Ans-D
173. Who is appointed as the CEO of Energy Efficiency Services
Limited?
A) Ajay Kumar Mishra
B) Arun Kumar Mishra
C) Anil Kumar Mishra
D) Amar Kumar Mishra
Ans-B
174. Alexander Schellenberg has been appointed as the new
Chancellor of which country?
A) Austria
B) Norway
C) Denmark
D) Sweden
Ans-A
Alexander Schellenberg was elected as Austrian Chancellor after
resignation of Sebastian Kurz.
175. Which country has launched World’s First automated &
driverless Self-Driving Train in the city of Hamburg?
A) US
B) Canada
C) Russia
D) Germany

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Ans-D
176. PM Modi recently addressed the 28th Foundation Day
programme of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of
India. Who is the Chairperson of the NHRC?
A) Justice Indira Banerjee
B) Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar
C) Justice Ram Singh Sharma
D) Justice Arun Kumar Mishra
Ans-D
177. How many medals have been won by Indian Shooting team at
the 2021 ISSF Junior World Championship?
A) 31
B) 52
C) 43
D) 28
Ans-C
The Indian shooters claimed a historic win with 43 medals to stand
atop in the medal table. These included 17 Gold, 16 Silver and 10
Bronze medal.
178. The Ministry of Civil Aviation gave approval (in Oct’21) to SNV
Aviation Pvt Ltd to operate commercial flights across India under
which brand name?
A) Arrive Safe
B) Safe Escape
C) Akasa Air
D) Jet World
Ans-C
179. Who authored the book titled Lal Bahadur Shastri: Polities and
Beyond’?
A) Subramanian Swamy
B) Sandeep Shastri
C) Siddharth Shanghvi
D) Sudha Murthy

Ans-B
180. Sunil Chhetri, who was in the news recently, is associated with which
sports?
A) Cricket
B) Football
C) Volleyball
D) Kabaddi
Ans-B
Indian professional footballer and the Captain of Indian National Football
team – Sunil Chhetri has recently scored his 77th international goal, in a
match against Nepal at the SAFF Championships in Male.
With this, he has equalled the goal table of Pele, former legendary Brazilian
Footballer. This record was made by him in his 123rd match for India.
181. With regard to the Indian Civil Services, 9th October is
celebrated as?
A) Indian Police Services Day
B) Indian Administrative Services Day
C) Indian Foreign Services Day
D) Indian Revenue Services Day
Ans-C
182. What is the proposed financial outlay for the PM Gati Shakti
Master Plan?
A) Rs. 100 crore
B) Rs. 1 lakh crore
C) Rs. 10 lakh crore
D) Rs. 100 lakh crore
Ans-D
The PM on the 75th Independence Day speech had announced for
“PM Gati Shakti Master Plan” at a total financial outlay of Rs.100
lakh crore, aiming for holistic infrastructure development.
183. The Government of India has accorded which of these status to
the Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC)?
A) Navratna
B) Miniratna
C) Maharatna
D) Bharatratna
Ans-C
 The Central Government has accorded “Maharatna” status to Power
Finance Corporation (PFC). PFC is the 11th state-owned entity to get the
status, joining the elite group of ONGC, Indian Oil Corporation, SAIL
among others.
 “Maharatna” status is granted to a company which has recorded more than
₹ 5,000 crore of net profit for three consecutive years, an average annual
turnover of ₹ 25,000 crore for three years or should have an average annual
net worth of ₹ 15,000 crore for three years.
184. Amy Hunter hit 121 not out, making her the youngest batter to
score an ODI century in either men’s or women’s cricket. She
belongs to which country?
A) Ireland
B) Scotland
C) England
D) Australia
Ans-A
185. India’s 1st Atal Community Innovation Center (ACIC) was
inaugurated at Vivekananda Global University ________.
A) Delhi
B) Jaipur
C) Kolkata
D) Bengaluru
Ans-B
186. Oravel Stays Ltd (OYO) has appointed _______, as an
independent director on the company’s board of directors.
A) Pramod Bhagat
B) Sumit Antil
C) Deepa Malik
D) Yogesh Kathuniya
Ans-C
Hospitality firm Oravel Stays Ltd (OYO) has appointed Deepa
Malik, an Indian athlete and a silver-medalist at the 2016
Paralympic Games, as an independent director on the company’s
board of directors.
187. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the World Steel
Association?
A) Sajjan Jindal
B) Ratan Tata
C) Mukesh Ambani
D) Anil Ambani
Ans-A
188. What is the theme of the World Standards Day 2021?
A) Video standards create a global stage
B) Standards for sustainable development goals – shared vision for a
better world
C) Protecting the planet with standards
D) International Standards and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Ans-B
189. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recently enhanced the
climate financing goals 2019-2030 for developing member countries
(DMCs). What is the new goal?
A) $100 billion
B) $80 billion
C) $120 billion
D) $150 billion
Ans-A
190. What is the projected rate of GDP growth for the Indian
economy in the financial year 2021-22 as per the IMF?
A) 10.5%
B) 8.5%
C) 7.5%
D) 9.5%
Ans-D
191. What is the Official tagline of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup that
will be held in 2022 in India?
A) Goals of Universal Unity
B) Unity in Sports
C) Our Goal for All
D) Coordination @Goal
Ans-C
192. Minister for Forest and Environment released the Vision Plan
for Indian zoos, for which duration?
A) 2021-2031
B) 2021-2025
C) 2022-2032
D) 2022-2026

Ans-A
193. What is the theme of the ‘World Arthritis Day 2021’?
A) Don’t Delay, Connect Today: Time2Work
B) Leaving No one behind
C) Misdiagnosis in Arthritis
D) 25 years of Arthritis Day
Ans-A
194. Which institution releases “Renewable Energy Country
Attractiveness Index”?
A) UNFCCC
B) IMF
C) EY
D) MNRE
Ans-C
195. With respect to the Brexit Deal, what is ‘NI Protocol’?
A) Northern Ireland Protocol
B) Northern Isle Protocol
C) New Ireland Protocol
D) New Isle Protocol
Ans-A
During Brexit negotiations, all parties agreed that protecting the
1998 Northern Ireland peace deal, also called as the Good Friday
agreement, was a priority.
Recently, the European Union has set out its proposals to change
the way the Brexit deal for Northern Ireland (NI Protocol) is
implemented. It was designed to prevent checks along the border
between Northern Ireland (in the UK) and the Republic of Ireland
(in the EU), after Brexit.
196. A group of 136 countries, including India have set a minimum
global tax rate at what per cent, for big companies?
A) 5%
B) 10%
C) 15%
D) 20%
Ans-C
A set of 136 countries including India have set a minimum global
tax of 15% for big companies. This sets a floor tax rate for these
countries to attract investment and prevents countries from levying
tax at a lower rate to multinational companies.
By many countries including the USA, this move is seen as a level
playing field and this rate is lower than the corporate tax rate of
23.5% in many countries.
197. What is the rank of India in the Global Hunger Index (GHI)
2021?
A) 81
B) 101
C) 116
D) 94
Ans-B
198. Who has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of
the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)?
A) Amitesh Kumar Sinha
B) Ritesh Chauhan
C) Meera Mohanty
D) Vipul Bansal
Ans-B
199. India’s first smartphone-based eVoting solution has been
developed by which state in India?
A) Maharashtra
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Telangana
D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans-C
200. Who is the winner of the 2021 C K Prahlad award for Global
Business Sustainability Leadership?
A) Google Team
B) Microsoft Team
C) Facebook Team
D) Apple Team
Ans-B
 Indian American Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella has won the
prestigious C K Prahlad award for Global Business Sustainability
Leadership for the year 2021.
201. Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2021 is the 17th edition of the Joint
Military Training Exercise between Indian Army and ________.
A) United States
B) Singapore
C) Nepal
D) Sri Lanka
Ans-A
202. World Students’ Day is observed every on which day?
A) 13 October
B) 14 October
C) 15 October
D) 12 October
Ans-C
World Students’ Day is observed every year on October 15 to mark
the birth anniversary of former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
203. Which is the first city in India to use ropeway services in public
transportation?
A) Shimla
B) Coimbatore
C) Dehradun
D) Varanasi
Ans-D
 Varanasi will be the third city in the world after Bolivia and
Mexico City to use ropeway in public transportation.
204. The first “Vishwakarma Vatika” at “Hunar Haat” has been set
up in which place?
A) Patna
B) Ranchi
C) Rampur
D) Kota

Ans-C
205. The ‘MyParkings’ app has been launched by which of these
municipal corporations?
A) New Delhi Municipal Council
B) Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
C) Agartala Municipal Corporation
D) South Delhi Municipal Corporation
Ans-D
The Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag
Singh Thakur inaugurated the ‘MyParkings’ app on October 14,
2021. The IOT technology-enabled app has been developed by
Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) with
South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to digitize all
authorized parking under SDMC municipal limits.
206. Which company has launched an automated fuelling technology
called UFill?
A) HPCL
B) BPCL
C) IOCL
D) ONGC
Ans-B
207. Which Indian company has topped the World’s Best Employers
2021 ranking of Forbes, among Indian corporates?
A) Life Insurance Corporation
B) Tata Consultancy Services
C) HDFC
D) Reliance Industries
Ans-D
208. Who has been appointed as the advisor to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi?
A) Amit Khare
B) Ramesh Pokhriyal
C) Preeti Sudan
D) Gagandeep Singh Bedi
Ans-A
209. Malabar series of exercises began as a bilateral naval exercise
between India and which country, in 1992?
A) USA
B) France
C) Sri Lanka
D) Bangladesh

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Ans-A
210. Indian Army regiment of 4/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
recently (in Oct’21) won Gold in ‘Exercise Cambrian Patrol 2021’.
The annual international military exercise is conducted by which
county?
A) European Union
B) Russia
C) United States of America
D) United Kingdom
Ans-D (‘2021 Cambrian Patrol Exercise’ also known as ‘Olympics of

Military Patrolling)
211. Which institution has released the ‘State of The World’s Hand
Hygiene’ report?
A) WHO and UNICEF
B) NITI Aayog
C) Bell and Melinda Gates Foundation
D) Indian Medical Association
Ans-A
212. “Our Future is at Hand – Let’s Move Forward Together.” Is the
theme of which special day observed on October 15?
A) Global Handwashing Day
B) World zoonotic diseases Day
C) World Malnourishment Day
D) World Hygiene Day
Ans-A
213. Which countries won the Uber Cup and Thomas Cup 2021
respectively?
A) India and China
B) China and Indonesia
C) Japan and Bangladesh
D) China and India
Ans-B
China beat Japan 3-1 in the Uber Cup final, held in Aarhus,
Denmark, to reclaim Uber Cup title. This is China’s 15th Uber Cup
title win out of 19 finals.
Indonesia lifted the Thomas Cup trophy for the first time since
2002 after defeating the defending champions China 3-0 in the final
match held in Aarhus, Denmark.
214. Which Indian state has announced to set up ‘Arogya Vatikas’ on
school premises?
A) Maharashtra
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Gujarat
D) Odisha
Ans-B
Uttar Pradesh Government has directed all state secondary schools
to set up ‘Arogya Vatikas’ on school premises. Vatikas or Gardens
would be used to grow medicinal plants.
215. Which state has commenced a campaign named “10-day ‘All
Mask’” campaign?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Kerala
C) Maharashtra
D) Mizoram
Ans-D
Ans-C
217. Which state / UT has approved to issue a unique health card to
“each and every citizen” under its Health Information Management
System (HIMS) project?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Telangana
C) Delhi
D) Puducherry
Ans-C
218. Mette Frederiksen, who visited India recently, is the Prime
Minister of which country?
A) Finland
B) Denmark
C) France
D) Australia
Ans-B
219. The State Election Commission of which state is set to conduct
India’s first dry run for “Voting through smart phone”?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Telangana
C) Karnataka
D) Kerala
Ans-B
The trial would be run in Khammam district on October 20th 2021
and would be the country’s first e-voting process using mobile
smart mobile phones.
220. Atal Pragati Path, is an expressway project, proposed to be set
up in which Indian state/ UT?
A) Gujarat
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Uttarakhand
D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans-B
It is a 313-km four-lane expressway project implemented under the
Bharatmala project. The proposed Atal Pragati Path will pass
through Sheopur, Morena and Bhind districts of Madhya Pradesh.
The state government is providing land free for the project.
221. India has been re-elected as a member of the United Nations
Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for 2022-2024. This will be the
________ term of India as the member of the 47-member Council.
A) 8th
B) 3rd
C) 4th
D) 6th
Ans-D
222. Name the winner of the Purple Cap title at the IPL 2021.
A) Akash Deep
B) Mohammed Siraj
C) Tim David
D) Harshal Patel

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Ans-D (RCB,32 wickets)

223. Who among the following has become India’s 21st Woman
Grand Master (WGM)?
A) Koneru Humpy
B) Tania Sachdev
C) Padmini Rout
D) Divya Deshmukh
Ans-D
 Fifteen-year-old Divya Deshmukh became India’s 21st Woman
Grand Master (WGM) after achieving her 2nd International
Master (IM) at First Saturday Grand Master (GM) in Budapest,
Hungary on 14th Oct.
224. Who among the following has been appointed as Team India
head coach till the 2023 World Cup?
A) Sachin Tendulkar
B) Rahul Dravid
C) Anil Kumble
D) Javagal Srinath
Ans-B
Team India have also appointed lieutenant Paras Mhambrey as
their bowling coach, replacing Bharat Arun.
225. Ahead of the 2021 men’s T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman,
the International Cricket Council (ICC) and which entity has
partnered for Mental Wellbeing of Children & Adolescents?
A) UNESCO
B) World Bank
C) World Economic Forum
D) UNICEF
Ans-D
226. Jonas Gahr Store has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister
of which country?
A) Norway
B) Sweden
C) Ireland
D) Germany
Ans-A
227. India beat which team to win the 2021 SAFF Championship?
A) Sri Lanka
B) Nepal
C) Malaysia
D) Japan
Ans-B
India beat Nepal, 3-0, to win 2021 SAFF Championship final title,
held on October 16, 2021, at the National Football Stadium in
Male, Maldives.
228. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has won the Indian Premier
League (IPL) title 2021. With this win, how many times has the CSK
team claimed the IPL title since its inception?
A) 4
B) 3
C) 5
D) 2
Ans-A
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders
(KKR) in the finals to win the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL)
title. This was the 14th edition of IPL which is an India-based
Cricket league in 20-20 format. This was the 4th win of Chennai
Super Kings (CSK) in IPL, having previously won the tournament
in 2010, 2011, and 2018.
229. Joint Sea 2021 is a joint naval exercise between which two
countries?
A) China and United States
B) United States and Russia
C) China and Russia
D) India and Japan
Ans-C
230. The National Security Guard (NSG) force of India observed
which edition of the Raising Day on October 16, 2021?
A) 30
B) 19
C) 28
D) 37
Ans-D
The National Security Guard (NSG) force, popularly known as
Black Cats, observes its Raising Day on October 16, every year.
231. The Lucy Mission has been launched by NASA to study which of
these asteroids?
A) Hermes
B) Earth-crossing asteroids
C) Icarus
D) Trojan asteroids

Ans-D
232. Which country has launched 1st Solar Exploration Satellite
named ‘Xihe’, onboard a Long March-2D rocket?
A) Japan
B) China
C) USA
D) Vietnam
Ans-B
233. According to WHO Global TB report for 2021, which country is
the worst-hit country in TB elimination?
A) Afghanistan
B) Australia
C) India
D) Bangladesh
Ans-C
234. Who has won the inaugural ‘Earthshot Prize’ for the year 2021
for developing a technology for converting agri waste into bio-
products?
A) Vidyut Mohan
B) Roshan Sharma
C) Shafali Bisht
D) Preeti Kumari
Ans-A
Vidyut has been awarded in Clean our Air category, for his
technology called ‘Takachar’, a small and portable device that uses
crop residue to convert it into bio-products like fuel and fertilisers
to reduce smoke emissions and combat air pollution.
235. NITI Aayog has collaborated with which organisation to launch
Geospatial Energy Map of India?
A) Google
B) Facebook
C) Intel
D) ISRO
Ans-D
236. Which state has launched the ‘Mera Ghar Mere Naam’ scheme
to confer proprietary rights?
A) Gujarat
B) Punjab
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Rajasthan
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Ans-B
237. When is the ‘International day for the Eradication of Poverty’
annually observed across the globe by the UN?
A) 17th October
B) 18th October
C) 19th October
D) 20th October
Ans-A
238. In October 2021, Vijayanagara was declared as Karnataka’s 31st
district. Which of the following was the 1st capital of Vijayanagara
Empire in he 14th century?
A) Penukonda
B) Kanchi
C) Hampi
D) Bellore
Ans-C (Followed by Penukonda)

239. As per an index by BrokerChoose, which country has the largest
number of individuals owning cryptocurrency?
A) USA
B) China
C) UK
D) India
Ans-D (Followed by USA &Russia)

240. Sela tunnel, which was seen in the news recently, is located in
which Indian state?
A) Uttarakhand
B) Sikkim
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Assam
Ans-C
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually conducted the final
breakthrough blast of the Sela tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh,
recently.
The construction of the tunnel is expected to be over by June 2022.
Sela tunnel is expected be the world’s largest bi-lane tunnel at an
altitude of more than 13,000 feet.
241. What is the theme of the ‘International Day for Rural Women
2021’?
A) Rural women cultivating good food for all
B) Gender Equality
C) Empowering Rural Women
D) Good Village; Good Country
Ans-A
242. Under PMFBY, what is the rate of premium paid by the farmers
for Cash crops?
A) 1.5%
B) 2%
C) 5%
D) 10%
Ans-C
Under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), the
premium to be paid by farmers is fixed at 1.5% of the sum insured
for rabi crops and 2% for Kharif crops, while it is 5% for
cash/horticultural crops.
The balance premium is split between the Centre and states.
243. When is the ‘International Observe the Moon Night’ observed
every year?
A) October 16
B) October 19
C) October 21
D) October 23
Ans-A
244. Union Minister S Jaishankar made the first-ever visit by an
External Affairs Minister to which Asian country?
A) Armenia
B) Azerbaijan
C) Kyrgyzstan
D) Kazakhstan
Ans-A
He proposed that the strategic Chabahar Port in Iran be included
in the North-South Transport Corridor, to enhance the
connectivity.
245. As per the Forbes’s world’s Best Employers ranking 2021,
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) placed at the ________ position
became India’s Best employer, while ________ was ranked as the
Best in the World.
A) 46th; Samsung Electronics
B) 46th; Microsoft Corporation
C) 52nd; Samsung Electronics
D) 52nd; Microsoft Corporation
Ans-C
246. Name the Grandmaster (GM) who won the ‘Julius Baer
Challengers Chess Tour 2021’ finals.
A) Arjun Kalyan
B) D Gukesh
C) Viswanathan Anand
D) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Ans-D (Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa)

247. Who was the Women’s title in the ‘2021 London Marathon’?
A) Joyciline Jepkosgei
B) Jasmin paris
C) Laura Muir
D) Kalkidan Gezahegne
Ans-A
248. Bhavani Devi is an Indian athlete who represents the country in
____________ event.
A) Gymnastics
B) Archery
C) Weightlifting
D) Fencing
Ans-D
Indian Fencer Bhavani Devi has won the Charlellville National
Competition in France in the individual women’s sabre event.
249.Who has become the latest celebrity to venture into the
cryptocurrency space through the association with CoinDCX’s
‘Future Yahi Hai’ campaign?
A) Ranveer Singh
B) Amitabh Bachchan
C) Vicky Kaushal
D) Ayushmann Khurrana
Ans-D
250. Who is the author of the new book ‘Sir Syed Ahmad Khan:
Reason, Religion And Nation’?
A) Shafey Kidwai
B) Sundeep Mishra
C) Kaveree Bamzai
D) Vikram Sampath
Ans-A
251. Name the person who has been appointed as the new Chairman
& Managing Director of National Research Development
Corporation.
A) Pawan Kumar Goenka
B) Amit Rastogi
C) Prativa Mohapatra
D) M Venugopal
Ans-B
252. Who has been appointed as the President of Indian Weightlifting
Federation?
A) Penpa Tsering
B) T V Narendran
C) Ujjwala Singhania
D) Sahdev Yadav

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Ans-D
253. Which state has launched ‘Prashasan Gaon ke Sang’ Campaign
to provide Government Services to Remote Villages?
A) Bihar
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Rajasthan
Ans-D
254. Who is the author of the book “Actually… I Met Them: A
Memoir”?
A) A. R. Rahman
B) Shabana Azmi
C) Gulzar
D) Shankar Mahadevan
Ans-C
255. Home Minister Amit Shah has launched Modi Vans under the
‘Seva Hi Sangathan’ programme in which of these districts?
A) Kaushambi
B) Raebareli
C) Kushinagar
D) Aligarh
Ans-A
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off “Five Mobile
Medical Vans” dubbed as Modi Van on October 19, 2021 in
Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh.
256. “Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace” is the theme
of which special day celebrated on October 15?
A) World Students’ Day
B) World Teachers Day
C) World Learning Day
D) World Education Day
Ans-A
257. Which institution is set to play host to the “Aadhaar Hackathon
2021”?
A) NITI Aayog
B) NRDC
C) UIDAI
D) RBI
Ans-C
258. Which international organization has announced increased
climate financing of $100 billion from 2019–2030?
A) World Bank
B) IMF
C) ADB
D) New Development Bank

Ans-C
Ans-C
260. “Azadi@75 – New Urban India” – the Urban conclave was
inaugurated in which city?
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Varanasi
D) Lucknow
Ans-D
261. 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
Ans-D
262. Who has been appointed as the ambassador of Russian Film
Festival in India?
A) Sarfaraz Alam
B) Lucky Ali
C) Amir Khan
D) Imtiaz Ali
Ans-D
263. James Pattinson has announced his retirement from
international cricket. He is a faster bowler belongs to which of the
following cricket team?
A) Australia
B) New Zealand
C) South Africa
D) West Indies
Ans-A
264. Which countries have recently decided to launch a quadrilateral
economic forum?
A) UAE, U.S, India, Israel
B) UAE, U.S, India, UK
C) UAE, U.S, India, Russia
D) UAE, U.S, India, Japan
Ans-A
265. The International Conference and Exhibition on Digital
technologies “Future Tech 2021? has been organised by which body?
A) CII
B) FICCI
C) NPCI
D) NASSCOM

Ans-C
266. 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
Ans-B
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.
267. 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
Ans-A
268. “The Stars in My Sky” book has been written by ________.
A) Dia Mirza
B) Vidya Balan
C) Shabana Azmi
D) Divya Dutta
Ans-D
269. PM Modi recently inaugurated the Kushinagar International
Airport in which state?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Bihar
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Gujarat
Ans-C
270. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Association of
Mutual Funds in India?
A) Nilesh Shah
B) A Balasubramanian
C) Saurabh Nanavati
D) Ashutosh Bishnoi

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Ans-B
271. What is the rank of India in the Global Food Security (GFS)
Index 2021?
A) 71
B) 82
C) 55
D) 64
Ans-A
The GFS Index is designed and constructed by London-based
Economist Impact and is sponsored by Corteva Agriscience.
272. Who was conferred with the 2021’s Aryabhata Award by the
Astronautical Society of India?
A) K. Sivan
B) Ritu Karidhal
C) G Satheesh Reddy
D) Tessy Thomas
Ans-C
273. Who authored the book, “The Origin Story of India’s States”?
A) Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan
B) Nayantara Sehgal
C) Meena Kandasamy
D) Manju kapur
Ans-A
274. Identify state government that launched “Mukhyamantri Raton
Apke Dwar Yojana” to provide doorstep delivery of free Ration to
Villagers.
A) Gujarat
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Uttarakhand
D) Punjab
Ans-B
275. Which of the following arrangement of units to measure
distance is correct?
A) Light Year > Astronomical Unit > Parsec > Cubit
B) Parsec > Light Year > Astronomical Unit > Cubit
C) Light Year > Parsec > Astronomical Unit > Cubit
D) Astronomical Unit > Parsec > Light Year > Cubit
Ans-B
276. What is the name of NASA’s robotic spacecraft, launched to
reach Jupiter’s asteroids, named the Trojans?
A) Lucy
B) Lucky
C) Layman
D) Craft-hopper
Ans-A
The American space agency NASA has launched a robotic
spacecraft named Lucy, which is set to reach the Trojans (Jupiter’s
asteroids) by 2027.
277. Which country houses La Lloreria or the Crying Room for
promoting mental wellness?
A) Germany
B) Italy
C) Spain
D) Denmark
Ans-C
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a 100-million-euro ($116
million) mental healthcare drive, including 24-hour suicide helpline.
La Lloreria, or the Crying Room was inaugurated in Madrid, which aims to
remove the attached to mental health, crying and seeking help. As per
Government Data, In 2019, as many as 3,671 people died from suicide in
Spain. One in 10 adolescents has been diagnosed with a mental health
condition.
278. As of October 2021, who is the highest wicket-taker in T20
International cricket?
A) R Ashwin
B) Jasprit Bumrah
C) Shakib Al Hasan
D) Tim Southee
Ans-C
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became the highest
wicket-taker in T20 International cricket after he surpassed Lasith
Malinga’s tally of 107 wickets.
The third cricketer in the list is New Zealand’s Tim Southee, with
99 wickets.
279. Ministry of Culture is organising the Abhidhamma Day, along with which
state?
A) Bihar
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Sikkim
D) Meghalaya
Ans-B
The Union Ministry of Culture, International Buddhist Confederation in
association with the Government of Uttar Pradesh is organising the
Abhidhamma Day on the auspicious occasion of Ashwin Poornima.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also participating in an event marking

Abhidhamma Day at Mahaparinirvana Temple. Eminent monks from Sri
Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, South Korea, Nepal, Bhutan, Cambodia and
ambassadors of several nations will take part in occasion.
280. Talpiot Cemetery, which was seen in the news recently, is located
in which country?
A) Russia
B) Israel
C) Italy
D) USA
Ans-B
Talpiot Cemetery is seen in the news recently, as External Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar visited the place as he began his five-day visit to Israel.
It is the cemetery for Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in the region
during the World War I, located in Talpiot, Jerusalem.
The Indian Army commemorates September 23 every year as Haifa Day to
pay its respects to the three brave Indian Cavalry Regiments.
281. Which state has recently scrapped the position of ‘Police Naik’?
A) Karnataka
B) Maharashtra
C) Kerala
D) Madhya Pradesh
Ans-B
282. What is the theme of ‘World Sight Day 2021’?
A) Love Your Eyes
B) Donate Eyes; Donate Life
C) Eye Health matters
D) Sight First
Ans-A
283. Bathukamma is a floral festival celebrated in which Indian
state?
A) Kerala
B) Telangana
C) West Bengal
D) Punjab

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284. Who has been honoured with the European Union’s top human
rights prize, Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for 2021?
A) Kira Yarmysh
B) Alexei Navalny
C) Boris Yeltsin
D) Roman Protasevich
Ans-B
285. What is the overall DA/DR rate announced by the government
effective from July 01, 2021?
A) 21%
B) 31%
C) 28%
D) 35%
Ans-B
The increase of 3% is over the existing rate of 28 percent of the
basic pay/pension and will be effective from July 1, 2021.Now after
this hike, the DA/DR will increase to 31%.
286. India completed 100 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines on
_________, in about 9 months since the drive began.
A) 20th October
B) 21st October
C) 22nd October
D) 23rd October
Ans-C
PM Modi called the achievement “the triumph of Indian science,
enterprise and collective spirit of 130 crore Indians”.
287. What is the theme of the 2021 International Stuttering
Awareness Day?
A) Speak Your Mind
B) Growth Through Speaking
C) Journey of Words – Resilience and Bouncing Back
D) Speak the change you wish to see
Ans-D (Oct 22)

288. Donald Trump has announced plans to launch a social media
platform called ________.
A) Society TRUTH
B) TRUTH Social
C) People TRUTH
D) Justice
Ans-B
289. Sports Authority of India (SAI) appointed Commodore ____ as
the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Target Olympic Podium
Scheme (TOPS).
A) PK Mittal
B) PK Gupta
C) PK Mishra
D) PK Garg
Ans-D
290. Which of the following country has elected its first-ever
president as it prepares to become a republic, removing Queen
Elizabeth as head of state?
A) Saint Lucia
B) Saint Vincent
C) Barbados
D) Grenadines
Ans-C (Little England)

Dame Sandra Mason, 72, is set to be sworn in on 30 November,
which will mark the country’s 55th anniversary of independence
from Britain.
291. Which of the following has recently acquired 40% stake in
designer Manish Malhotra’s MM Styles?
A) Reliance Industries Ltd
B) Adani Group
C) Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Ltd
D) Infiniti Retail Ltd
Ans-A
292. Who has authored the book “Veer Savarkar: The Man Who
Could Have Prevented Partition” launched by Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh?
A) Uday Mahurkar
B) Chirayu Pandit
C) Jeet Thayil
D) Both a & b
Ans-D
293. Which state’s Chief Minister has launched “Shri Dhanwantri
Generic Medical Store” Scheme?
A) West Bengal
B) Jharkhand
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Maharashtra
Ans-C
294. Which of the following is recently added to the Finanical Action
Task Force (FATF) grey list?
A) South Korea
B) Turkey
C) Afghanistan
D) Nepal
Ans-B
 FATF president Marcus Pleyer also said that three new countries
Turkey, Jordan, and Mali have also been added to the Grey List.
Mauritius & Botswana have been removed from the Grey list.
295. Parambikulam Tiger Conservation Foundation has won the
Earth Guardian Award. Where is Parambikulam tiger reserve
located?
A) Telangana
B) Kerala
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Karanataka

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296. Who is the author of the book titled “The Origin Story of India’s
States”?
A) Subramanian Swamy
B) Jhumpa Lahiri
C) Prabhleen Singh
D) Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan
Ans-D
297. Who was honoured with the 1st –ever ‘Satyajit Ray Lifetime
Achievement Award’ at the 52nd International Film Festival of India?
A) James Cameron
B) Martin Scorsese
C) Both 1 & 2
D) Both 2 & 3
Ans-D (Both 2&3)

298. Identify the Chinese smartphone brand that recently (in Oct’21)
appointed Indian Cricketer ‘KL Rahul’ as its brand ambassador.
A) Oppo
B) Realme
C) OnePlus
D) Xiaomi
Ans-B (Captain of Punjab Kings in IPL)

299. Identify the country that recently (in Oct’21) launched its 1st
domestically-developed space rocket named – ‘Nuri’.
A) South Korea
B) Ukraine
C) Israel
D) India
Ans-A
300. Which State recently (in Oct’21) launched a web portal named
‘e-munnetram’ to review the progress of all important infrastructure
projects?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Tamil Nadu
Ans-D
301. Which country is hosting leaders from 75 democracies under the
‘Gen-Next Democratic Network’ initiative?
A) China
B) USA
C) India
D) Japan
Ans-C
As per the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), this
initiative is a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Young leaders
below the age of 35 from the ruling party, opposition party and
other major parties are being invited. The first batch will include
leaders from Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Japan, Indonesia,
Chile and Zambia.
302. Aedes koreicus, the mosquito species, are found to have been
spreading toward which country?
A) Italy
B) USA
C) France
D) China
Ans-A
303. What is the theme of the 2021 World Polio Day?
A) Stories of Progress: Past and Present
B) End Polio Now
C) A win against Polio is a win for Global Health
D) Delivering on a Promise
Ans-D
304. What is the rank of Indian football team in FIFA’s latest 2021
ranking?
A) 102
B) 104
C) 106
D) 108

Ans-C
305. Who among the following has been roped in as the global brand
ambassador for Adidas women sports?
A) Anushka Sharma
B) Alia Bhatt
C) Deepika Padukone
D) Kangana Ranaut
Ans-C
German sportswear brand Adidas has roped in Bollywood actress
Deepika Padukone as global ambassador for women sports.
306. What is the name given to the new satellite launched by China to
test and verify space debris mitigation technologies?
A) Shijian-21
B) Haotian-21
C) Tianzun-21
D) Yanwang-21
Ans-A
307. The anthology “Writing for My Life” has been released by
which author?
A) Salman Rushdie
B) Chetan Bhagat
C) Sudha Murty
D) Ruskin Bond
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Ans-D
308. Which Indian state will host the South Asian Federation Cross
Country Championships and 56th National Cross Country
Championships in 2022?
A) Goa
B) Telangana
C) Assam
D) Nagaland
Ans-D
309. The Indian Navy has organised the Offshore Sailing Regatta at
which place to commemorate the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
celebrations?
A) Chennai to Puducherry
B) Kochi to Goa
C) Bengaluru to Goa
D) Kochi to Chennai
Ans-B
310. Name the High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT), which
was flight tested by DRDO recently.
A) NIBHAY
B) ABHYAS
C) VIRAAT
D) AKASH
Ans-B
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
successfully flight-tested the High-speed Expendable Aerial Target
(HEAT)- ABHYAS, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR),
Chandipur off the coast of Bay of Bengal in Odisha on October 22,
2021.
311. _________ film ‘Koozhangal’ is India’s official entry to the
Oscars 2022.
A) Telugu
B) Malayalam
C) Tamil
D) Bengali
Ans-C
312. Who chaired the 7th meeting of ‘BRICS Communication
Ministers 2021’?
A) Rao Inderjit Singh
B) Ashwini Kumar Choubey
C) Devusinh Chauhan
D) Nityanand Rai
Ans-C
313. Which country received the ‘Jaynagar-kurtha rail link’ from
IRCON International Limited?
A) Bangladesh
B) Myanmar
C) Nepal
D) Sri Lanka
Ans-C
314. Name the 1st Indian Scientist that was selected for ‘Joseph A.
Cushman Award 2022’.
A) Kajal Chakraborty
B) Radha Balakrishnan
C) Ajmal Khan
D) Rajiv Nigam
Ans-D
315. Name the Organization which was recently (in Oct’21) elected
as the President of the World Association of Investment promotion
Agencies (WAIPA) for 2021-2023.
A) FICCI
B) India Trade Promotion Organisation
C) Invest India
D) Confederation of India Industry
Ans-C
316. What is the Death benefit provided under “Pradhan Mantri
Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana(PMJJBY)”?
A) Rs. 1 Lakh
B) Rs. 2 lakh
C) Rs. 5 Lakh
D) Rs. 10 Lakh
Ans-B (2 Lakh)
317. Which country has declared state of Emergency over Crime
wave?
A) Afghanistan
B) Sudan
C) Ecuador
D) Venezuela
Ans-C
318. Which institution released an analysis that states that life
expectancy in India dropped by two years due to Covid?
A) Niti Aayog
B) UNICEF
C) International Institute for Population Studies
D) Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Ans-C
319. ‘Green war room’ and Green app are the initiatives of which
Indian state/UT?
A) Bihar
B) New Delhi
C) Kerala
D) Assam

Ans-B
320. Which organisation has launched the Digi book “Innovations for
You” ?
A) Invest India
B) NPCI
C) Atal Innovation Mission
D) ISRO
Ans-C
321. Disarmament Week is observed annually to promote awareness
and understanding of the issues of disarmament in several countries.
This year, the disarmament week will be starting on __________.
A) October 21
B) October 22
C) October 23
D) October 24
Ans-D
322. Who among the following has won Women’s Singles title in
Badminton at Denmark Open 2021?
A) Sofia Kenin
B) Victoria Azarenka
C) Nozomi Okuhara
D) Akane Yamaguchi
Ans-D (Japan)
323. How many teams will compete in the Indian Premier League
(IPL) 2022?
A) 10
B) 8
C) 12
D) 15
Ans-A
Ahmedabad and Lucknow are the two new teams that will be part
of the Indian Premier League (IPL) from 2022.
324. Name the India’s first ‘test tube’ buffalo calf born in Gujarat.
A) Roshni
B) Banni
C) Rani
D) Shakti

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Ans-B
325. Who among the following has been honored with the 51st
Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
A) Amitabh Bachchan
B) Dharmendra
C) Raj Kapoor
D) Rajinikanth
Ans-D
Actor Rajinikanth was honored with the prestigious 51st
Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the 67th National Film Awards
ceremony.
326. Which player has won the 2021 Denmark Open men’s single
badminton championship?
A) Kento Momota
B) Viktor Axelsen
C) Chen Long
D) Anders Antonsen
Ans-B (Denmark)
327. Which Formula One driver won the 2021 United States Grand
Prix?
A) Lewis Hamilton
B) Max Verstappen
C) Sergio Perez
D) Valtteri Bottas
Ans-B (Red Bull – Netherlands)

328. India has collaborated with which countries to launch the
Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) initiative on the
sidelines of the Conference of Parties (COP26)?
A) United Kingdom and Japan
B) Australia, Japan and United Kingdom
C) Japan and Australia
D) Australia and United Kingdom
Ans-D
India, Australia, and the UK in collaboration with small island
developing states (SIDS), have planned to launch a new initiative
“Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS)”, on the sidelines
of the Conference of Parties (COP26).
329. Which state has become the 1st state to achieve Open Defecation
Free (ODF) and Electricity for each household?
A) Haryana
B) Rajasthan
C) Goa
D) Assam
Ans-C
Goa has also become the first state to provide tap water to every
household under the “Har Ghar Jal Mission”.
330. Who is the head of the National Steering Committee for NIPUN
Bharat Mission setup by Department of School Education and
Literacy?
A) P Vasudevan
B) Baijayant Panda
C) Annpurna Devi
D) Dharmendra Pradhan
Ans-D
331. Who among the following has become 1st Black Woman to win
Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2021?
A) Susanna Clarke
B) Jane Goodall
C) Maria Ressa
D) Tsitsi Dangarembga
Ans-D
332. Who among the following has won MotoGP Title 2021?
A) Fabio Quartararo
B) Francesco Bagnaia
C) Joan Mir
D) Pol Espargaró
Ans-A
333. Eicher Motors Ltd passed the resolution to reappoint ________
as the Managing Director of the company for five years.
A) Vikram Saxsena
B) Siddhartha Lal
C) Santosh Kumar
D) Dilip Sharma
Ans-B
334. The Indian Army celebrates October 27 every year as the
‘Infantry Day’. This year nation celebrates its ______ Infantry Day
on October 27, 2021.
A) 71st
B) 72nd
C) 73rd
D) 75th
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335. What is the theme of Vigilance Awareness Week 2021?
A) Independent India @75: Self Reliance with Integrity
B) Integrity A way of life
C) Vigilant India, Prosperous India
D) Eradicate Corruption-Build a New India
Ans-A (Observed Marking the birth anniversary of Sardar

Vallabhbhai Patel on 31st Oct)
336. What is the theme of the 6th Annual Meeting of the Board of
Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?
A) Mobilizing Finance for Infrastructure: Innovation and
Collaboration
B) Connecting For Tomorrow
C) Cooperation and Connectivity
D) Investing Today and Transforming Tomorrow
Ans-D
337. The exercise “Konkan Shakti 2021” is a maiden Tri-Service
exercise of Indian Armed Forces with which country?
A) United Kingdom
B) Australia
C) Israel
D) Sri Lanka
Ans-A
338. India’s first ever Radio over Internet Protocol (ROIP) System
for Major port of the country has been unveiled at which of these
ports?
A) Kandla Port
B) Jawaharlal Nehru Port
C) Paradip Port
D) Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port
Ans-D
339. Who is the author of the new Book titled “Kamala Harris:
Phenomenal Woman”?
A) Amitav Ghosh
B) Chidanand Rajghatta
C) Avtar Singh Bhasin
D) Jhumpa Lahiri
Ans-B
340. Name the World’s 1st Instant Advice App that was launched by
Union Minister of Road Transport – Nitin Gadkari in October 2021.
A) e-Advice
B) CUNSULT
C) instAdvice
D) E-Consult India
Ans- B
341. What does ‘L’ stand for in the ‘SANKALP’ initiative of the
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship?
A) Learning
B) Laboratory
C) Linguistic
D) Livelihood
Ans-D
342. Which Railway Station was renamed to ‘Ayodhya Cantt’ by the
Uttar Pradesh government?
A) Mughalsarai Railway Station
B) Sultanpur Railway Junction
C) Muzaffarpur Railway Junction
D) Faizabad Railway Junction
Ans-D
343. Who coined the name, ‘United Nations’?
A) Harry S. Truman
B) Charles de Gaulle
C) Albert Labrun
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ans-D (32nd President of USA)

344. Cumbre Vieja, an active volcanic ridge, is located in La Palma
Island of which country?
A) Indonesia
B) Japan
C) Philippines
D) Spain
Ans-D
Recently, as the volcano started erupting, a total of around 7,500
people have been forced to be evacuated.
345. Which country has announced plans to develop an extreme park
named “The Rig”?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) Israel
C) Afghanistan
D) Iran
Ans-A
346. Defence ministry signed agreement with which country to
procure MK 54 torpedo and expendables worth Rs 423 crore?
A) France
B) USA
C) Israel
D) Russia

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Ans-B
347. Which north Indian state has reported the first case of Zika
virus recently?
A) Bihar
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Gujarat
D) Haryana
Ans-B
348. Which country has launched a ‘National infrastructure fund’
with BlackRock?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) Germany
C) Australia
D) UAE
Ans-A
Saudi Arabia has launched a national infrastructure fund to support up
to 200 billion riyals ($53 billion) in projects over the next decade.
It will be advised by the world’s largest fund manager BlackRock. The
National Infrastructure Fund (NIF) will invest in sectors such as water,
transportation, energy and health. Saudi Arabia is preparing to
transform the economy to make it less reliant on oil revenue.
349. In addition to the Wholesale Price Index, which other data is
released by the Office of the Economic Adviser?
A) Consumer Price Index (All India)
B) Consumer Price Index (Urban)
C) Monthly Index of Core Industries Production
D) Food Inflation
Ans-C
350. Which state’s CM has launched ‘Go Green’ Scheme to provide
subsidized e-vehicles to workers?
A) Maharashtra
B) West Bengal
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Gujarat
Ans-D
351. The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
has launched an e-National Level Awareness Programme
‘SAMBHAV”. Who is the present Union Minister of MSME?
A) Narendra Singh Tomar
B) Narayan Rane
C) Arjun Munda
D) Smriti Zubin Irani
Ans-B
352. The DRDO carried successful test-firing of surface-to-surface
ballistic missile Agni-5. The missile can strike targets at ranges up
to?
A) 1,000 km
B) 2,000 km
C) 5,000 km
D) 3,000 km
Ans-C
353. The 16th East Asia Summit was hosted under the Chairmanship
of _______.
A) Brunei
B) Indonesia
C) Japan
D) China
Ans-A
354. Who chaired the Ambassadors’ Round Table for Def Expo 2022?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Rajnath Singh
C) Amit Shah
D) Anand Kumar
Ans-B
355. Which of the following nation has appointed Anita Anand as its
national defence minister?
A) Italy
B) UK
C) USA
D) Canada
Ans-D
 Canada Prime Minister- Justin Trudeau
356. Which country launched Military Communications Satellite
“Syracuse 4A”, carried off by Ariane 5 rocket?
A) Sweden
B) Germany
C) France
D) UK
Ans-C
357. FloBiz has appointed who among the following as the brand
ambassador for its flagship product myBillBook?
A) Pankaj Tripathi
B) Sonu Sood
C) Rajkummar Rao
D) Manoj Bajpayee
Ans-D
358. What was the target year set under the ‘National Rabies Control
Programme (NRCP)’, for complete elimination of dog-mediated
rabies?
A) 2025
B) 2028
C) 2030
D) 2040
Ans-C
359. As per the report titled ‘Five years on: Global climate the
investment trends since the Paris Agreement’, India ranked
_________ with USD 1 billion investment while ______ topped the
ranking.
A) 7th; China
B) 7th; USA
C) 9th; China
D) 9th; USA
Ans-D
360. Who authored the book titled ‘AIIMS Mein Ek Jang Ladte
Hue’?
A) Randeep Guleria
B) M. Venkaiah Naidu
C) Prakash javadekar
D) Ramesh Pokhriyal
Ans-D
361. Which organization was awarded the ‘Outstanding Renewable
Energy User’ at the 3rd Edition of ‘India Green Energy Award 2020’?
A) Tata Motors
B) Maruti Suzuki
C) Bajaj Auto
D) TVS Motor
Ans-D(TVS Motor)
362. Which state became India’s 1st state to pass its own Wildlife
Action Plan 2021-30?
A) West Bengal
B) Jharkhand
C) Maharashtra
D) Chhattisgarh
Ans-C
363. What is the theme for 2021 World Psoriasis Day?
A) Informed
B) Let’s get CONNECTED
C) Psoriasis Inside Out
D) Uniting for action
Ans-D
364. The Asia Health 2021 was organised by_________?
A) CII
B) NITI
C) AIIMS
D) NABARD
Ans-A
The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh
Mandaviya participated in the CII Asia Health 2021 summit.
365. Among the following, which company rebranded itself to
‘Meta’?
A) Google
B) Snapchat
C) Zoom
D) Facebook

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Ans-D
366. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi attended the __________
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-India Summit.
A) 16th
B) 17th
C) 18th
D) 19th
Ans-C
367. Who is the chairperson of Economic Advisory Council-PM?
A) Vimal Kumar
B) Prakhar Mittal
C) Rohit Sharma
D) Bibek Debroy
Ans-D
368. Ryan ten Doeschate retired from International Cricket. He was
associated with which cricket team?
A) Scotland
B) Ireland
C) England
D) Netherlands
Ans-D
369. MeitY Startup Hub has partnered with which of the following
company to launch ‘Appscale Academy’ Programme?
A) IBM
B) Microsoft
C) Google
D) Infosys
Ans-C
MeitY Startup Hub, an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology (MeitY), and Google partnered to launch
‘Appscale Academy’, a growth and development programme, to
train early to mid-stage startups across India.
370. Supreme Court has appointed a three-member committee to
look into allegations of unauthorized surveillance using Pegasus.
Who is the head of this committee?
A) R V Raveendran
B) Kaushik Basu
C) Tahmima Anam
D) Ramesh Babu
Ans-A
371. Which Country recently (in Oct’21) built the World’s largest
Hydrogen Fuel cell power plant?
A) China
B) Singapore
C) USA
D) South Korea
Ans-D (South Korea)

372. Who is set to represent India in the 2021 UN Climate Change
Conference (COP26) in Glasgow?
A) Prime Minister
B) Union Environment Minister
C) NITI Aayog CEO
D) ISRO Chairman
Ans-A
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the U.N. climate
summit (COP26) in Glasgow, as per Union environment minister
Bhupender Yadav.
India is the world’s third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after
China and the United States. India and China have not yet made
stronger pledges to cut emissions, known as nationally determined
contributions or NDCs.
373. Which country has recently given in-principle support for net
zero by 2050?
A) Australia
B) Norway
C) UAE
D) New Zealand
Ans-A
Australia has recently given in-principle to a target of zero net
carbon emissions by 2050. This target has been announced by the
Prime Minister Scott Morrison when he leaves for a UN summit in
Glasgow, Scotland.
It has not moved from its 2015 pledge at Paris climate summit to
reduce emissions by 26 per cent to 28 per cent below 2005 levels by
2030.
374. Which institution released the ‘Climate Vulnerability Index’
Report?
A) NITI Aayog
B) Council on Energy, Environment and Water
C) NABARD
D) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Ans-B
As per the report, over 80 per cent Indians live in districts
vulnerable to climate risks. It also states that Assam, Andhra
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Bihar are states which are
most vulnerable to extreme climate events such as floods, droughts
and cyclones in India.
375. What is the total membership of the East Asia Summit,
presently?
A) 10
B) 18
C) 23
D) 46
Ans-B
East Asia Summit (EAS) is an intergovernmental forum
comprising of 18 members – ASEAN countries (Brunei, Cambodia,
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, Vietnam) along with Australia, China, India, Japan, New
Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Russia and the USA.
The 16th meeting of the EAS was held recently in a virtual format,
in which India was represented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
376. Praggnanandhaa, who was seen in the news recently, is
associated with which game?
A) Cricket
B) Chess
C) Soccer
D) Volleyball
Ans-B
Praggnanandhaa is Indian ace Chess player and is one of the young
Grandmasters of the country. Recently, he won Julius Baer
Challengers Chess Tour by winning against his American opponent
Christopher Yoo.
With this victory, Praggnanandhaa has won $12,500 prize money
as well as the right to play with an elite set of chess champions at
the Meltwater Champions Tour in 2022.
377. Which institution has launched a toll-free helpline to help
government job aspirants?
A) National Testing Agency
B) UPSC
C) AICTE
D) UGC
Ans-B
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has launched a toll-free
helpline to help government job aspirants from economically weaker
sections (EWS) and backward classes among others.
The toll-free number, 1800118711 will provide assistance to the
candidates who have applied or seek to apply for examinations or
recruitment. The helpline, which will remain operational on all working
days during office hours, is part of celebrations under the ‘Azadi ka
Amrit Mahotsav’.
378. Which state is set to receive the first consignment of Kashmiri
walnuts, flagged off for the first time?
A) Maharashtra
B) Karnataka
C) Kerala
D) Punjab
Ans-B
The first consignment of Kashmiri walnuts was recently flagged off
from Budgam. The consignment with 2,000 kgs of walnuts was
despatched to Bengaluru, Karnataka under the One District, One
Product (ODOP) initiative.
ODOP is a flagship initiative of Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Kashmir accounts for 90% of India’s walnut production. They are
known for the superior quality, taste and nutrients and hence widely in
demand across the globe.
379. Which institute has topped among the Indian Institutes in Times
Higher Education (THE)’s World Reputation Rankings 2021?
A) IIFT-New Delhi
B) IISc -Bangalore
C) IIT-Madras
D) IIM-Ahmedabad
Ans-B
380. Sunao Tsuboi passed away recently. He belongs to which
country?
A) China
B) South Korea
C) Japan
D) North Korea
Ans-C
Hiroshima nuclear bomb attack survivor, Sunao Tsuboi has passed
away. A leading Japanese campaigner against nuclear weapons who
survived the world’s first atomic bomb attack has died at the age of
96.
381. Which institute has topped in Times Higher Education (THE)’s
World Reputation Rankings 2021?
A) Stanford University
B) California Institute of Technology
C) Massachusetts Institute for Technology
D) Harvard University
Ans-D
382. In October 2021, _______ partnered with ‘IRCTC’ to provide
passengers with greater trust in communication by verifying the
National Railways Helpline Number _______.
A) Google India; 139
B) True caller India; 109
C) Google India; 109
D) True caller India; 139
09466448681, 09813646268, 01262-251220
Ans-D
383. Which of the following Statement(s) are Correct with respect to 18th India
- ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit 2021?
A)‘Brunei’ chaired 2021’s ASEAN Summit & PM Narendra Modi welcomed
‘Cambodia’ as new chair of ASEAN (2022).
B)The ASEAN leaders announced the year 2022 as India-ASEAN Friendship
year.
C)16th East Asia Summit (EAS) 2021, hosted by Brunei, was attended by PM
Narendra Modi to discuss key issues including Indo-Pacific.
1) Only A & B
2) Only B & C
3) Only A & C
4) All A, B & C
Ans-D
384. American multinational technology conglomerate, “Facebook”
was rebranded as ______ in October 2021.
A) Trans
B) Matrix
C) BackRub
D) Meta
Ans-D (Meta)
385. Which State recently (in Oct’21) launched the World’s 1st ‘FIFA
Football for School Programme?
A) Odisha
B) Karnataka
C) Maharashtra
D) Andhra Pradesh
Ans-A
386. Which was the app launched by ‘FSSAI’ for license &
registrations to food business?
A) DigiNest
B) FSSAI Trace
C) Meghdoot
D) Food Safety Connect
Ans-D
387. Which is the first airline to launch direct flights from Srinagar
to Sharjah?
A) IndiGo
B) Go First
C) Air India
D) Vistara
Ans-B
388. Which country has declared ambassadors from western
countries as ‘persona non grata’?
A) China
B) North Korea
C) Turkey
D) Israel

Ans-C
389. Which country has declared ambassadors from western countries as
‘persona non grata’?
A) China
B) North Korea
C) Turkey
D) Israel
Ans-C
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has ordered his foreign ministry to
declare 10 ambassadors from western countries ‘persona non grata’.
This decision has been taken after the ambassadors of 10 countries
including the US, German, France, Norway, Sweden among others,
calling for the release of philanthropist Osman Kavala. ‘Persona non
grata’ can remove diplomatic status and results in withdrawal of
recognition of envoys. Osman Kavala has been in jail for more than
four years over protests and a coup attempt.
390. As per World Food Programme’s recent announcement, which
country is ‘marching to starvation’?
A) Venezuela
B) Afghanistan
C) Syria
D) Sudan

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Ans-B
391. Which city plays host to the 16th G-20 Summit, scheduled in
October 2021?
A) Paris
B) Rome
C) Glasgow
D) Rio De Janeiro
Ans-B
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi will be participating in the
16th G-20 Summit in Rome, at the invitation of Italian Prime
Minister Mario Draghi. He would also attend the World Leaders’
Summit of COP-26, at Glasgow, UK.
392. Which F1 Racing Driver won the title of the U.S. Grand Prix?
A) Lewis Hamilton
B) Max Verstappen
C) Charles Leclerc
D) Sebastien Vettel
Ans-B (Red Bull)

 Max Verstappen is a Belgian-Dutch racing driver currently
competing in Formula One.
393. What is the duration of the ‘Integrated teacher education
Programme (ITEP)’ which was notified recently?
A) 3 years
B) 4 years
C) 4.5 years
D) 5 years
Ans-B
 As per NEP 2020, teacher engagement from 2030 will be only
through ITEP.
394. ‘Presidential Task Force for One Country, One Law’, which was
seen in the news, has been set up by which country?
A) India
B) Sri Lanka
C) Afghanistan
D) North Korea
Ans-B
Sri Lanka also has Kandyan Law and Thesawalamai Law, related
to the Sinhalese and Tamil community respectively.
395. Which Indian state/UT has launched ‘Red Light On, Gaadi Off’
campaign?
A) New Delhi
B) Maharashtra
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Rajasthan
Ans-A

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