MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 22nd October 2021
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 22nd October 2021 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. Centre has extended the policy period of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP): Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19’ with effect from October 21, 2021 for how many days?
A) 60
B) 90
C) 180
D) 120
2. Union Cabinet has approved additional hike in the DA and DR for central government employees and pensioners. What is the overall DA/DR rate announced by the government effective from July 01, 2021?
A) 21%
B) 31%
C) 28%
D) 35%
3. Which team has won the Thomas Cup 2020?
A) Indonesia
B) China
C) Malaysia
D) Italy
4. Which country has recently become the first to undertake shooting of a film in the International Space Station (ISS)?
A) Japan
B) South Korea
C) Russia
D) Spain
5. Who has been appointed as the ambassador of the Russian Film Festival in India?
A) Farhan Akhtar
B) Sajid Nadiadwala
C) A. R. Rahman
D) Imtiaz Ali
6. Name the newly appointed President of Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) ?
A) Sahdev Yadav
B) S.H. Anande Gowda
C) Naresh Sharma
D) Abraham Kaya Techi
7. Who has been honored 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
8. Who has been appointed as the Head of OnePlus India region operations as well as the CEO of OnePlus in India?
A) Rahul Sharma
B) Nipun Marya
C) Sanjeev Kumar
D) Navnit Nakra
9. Which Indian businessman has announced to make investment in UAE’s first digital only independent bank ZAND?
A) Uday Kotak
B) Cyrus S. Poonawalla
C) Kumar Mangalam Birla
D) Azim Premji
10. RBI has recently imposed Rs 1 crore monetary penalty on which payments bank for violating norms under Section 26 (2) of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007?
A) Jio Payments Bank
B) Paytm Payments Bank
C) Airtel Payments Bank
D) Aditya Birla Payments Bank
11. When is the International Stuttering Awareness Day observed?
A) 22 October
B) 20 October
C) 19 October
D) 21 October
12. Who has been roped in as the brand ambassador of cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinDCX ?
A) Akshay Kumar
B) Ayushmann Khurrana
C) Ranveer Singh
D) Aamir Khan
13. China beat which country to lift 2020 Uber Cup?
A) Thailand
B) Denmark
C) Japan
D) Malaysia
14. 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
15. The central government has recently announced to increase the dearness allowance of central employees by what percentage?
A) 2 percent
B) 3 percent
C) 4 percent
D) 5 percent
16. Which of the following Group Holding Limited has recently launched a new server chip based on advanced 5-nanometer technology?
A) Amazon Group Holding Limited
B) Flipkart Group Holding Limited
C) Alibaba Group Holding Limited
D) Pay U Group Holding Limited
17. According to the report released by which of the following organization and other agency, the glaciers of Africa will disappear soon?
A) World Health Organization
B) World Bank
C) Moody’s
D) World Meteorological Organization
18. According to the recently released report, which one ranks first in emissions related to crop burning?
A) Indonesia
B) Africa
C) India
D) Pakistan
19. India and which country have recently signed MoU for cooperation in mining and steel sector?
A) America
B) Russia
C) Pakistan
D) Sri Lanka
20. Which of the following state government has decided to implement “Mukhyamantri Ration Aapke Dwar Yojana”?
A) Government of Kerala
B) Government of Punjab
C) Government of Madhya Pradesh
D) Government of Arunachal Pradesh
ANSWERS
1. C
Government has decided to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP): Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19’ for a further period of 180 days with effect from October 21, 2021.The current period of the policy was to end on October 20, 2021.
2. B
The Union Cabinet has approved a further hike of 3 percent in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for the central government employees and pensioners on October 21, 2021. 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%.
3. A
THOMAS Cup: Indonesia beat defending champion China, 3-0, to win Thomas Cup final played at the Ceres Arena in Aarhus, Denmark on October 17, 2021.
4. C
A Russian film crew has scripted record by undertaking the first-ever motion picture shooting session in the International Space Station (ISS). The Russian film director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild spent 12 days in the ISS for filming 30 minutes duration scenes for the film “The Challenge”. It took around 30 hours to record the material while in space.
5. D
The renowned film director, producer, and writer, Imtiaz Ali has been roped in as the ambassador of the Russian Film Festival in India.
6. A
The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has appointed veteran sports administrator Sahdev Yadav as the President. He has been appointed for a period of four-year term.
7. B
The European Parliament has awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize, Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for 2021, to the imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
8. D
Chinese Smartphone maker OnePlus has announced the appointment of Navnit Nakra as its India CEO and Head of OnePlus India region operations.
9. C
Kumar Mangalam Birla, the Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, is set to invest in Zand, the first digital only independent bank in UAE.For this investment, Birla will partner with Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Managing Director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).
10. B
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) over certain specified violations, as referred in Section 26 (2) of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.
11. A
Every year October 22 is observed as International Stuttering Awareness Day, since 1998. The day is intended to raise public awareness of the millions of people who have a speech disorder of stuttering or stammering.
12. B
Ayushmann Khurrana has been roped in as the brand ambassador of the cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinDCX to promote its ‘Future Yahi Hai’ campaign.
13. C
In Uber Cup, China beat defending champions Japan 3-1, to clinch their 15th Uber Cup trophy. South Korea and Thailand shared bronze.
14. D
Theme 2021: “Speak the change you wish to see”
15. B
The central government has recently announced to increase the dearness allowance of central employees by 3 percent. Now with the increase of 3 percent in dearness allowance and dearness relief to the pensioner, it has increased to 31 percent. This new increase in allowance will be considered effective from July this year.
16. C
Alibaba Group Holding Limited has recently launched a new server chip based on advanced 5-nanometer technology. This chip has been launched based on the micro-architecture provided by SoftBank Group Corporation.
17. D
According to the report released by the World Meteorological Organization and other agency, the rare glaciers of Africa will disappear in the next two decades due to climate change. According to the report, the African continent is warming at a higher and faster rate than the global average, due to which 1.3 billion people of Africa are at extreme risk.
18. C
According to the recently released report by climate tech start-up, Blue Sky Analytics, India ranks first in emissions related to crop burning. According to the report, India’s contribution to the total global emissions in the period 2015-2020 was 13%. Blue Sky Analytics is an Indian climate tech start-up.
19. B
Union Steel Minister of India Ram Chandra Prasad and Russia’s Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the mining and steel sector. The signing of this agreement is part of India’s National Steel Policy 2017.
20. C
The Government of Madhya Pradesh has recently decided to implement “Mukhyamantri Ration Aapke Dwar Yojana” with the aim of benefiting the poor tribal families. Through this scheme, tribal families of about 7511 villages of 74 development blocks of 16 districts will get benefit.
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