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General Knowledge Fact Series

Month: October, 2021

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1. When was World Maritime Day celebrated recently?

(a). 27 September

(b). 28 September

(c). 29 September

(d) 30 September

2. Which organization recently won the Nansen Refugee Award 2021?

(a). UNHCR

(b). JAAHD

(c). UNCTAD

(d). UNE

3. Which country has successfully test-fired the Hwansog-8 hypersonic missile recently?

(a). China

(b). Pakistan

(c). North Korea

(d). Russia

4. Which ministry recently launched the Elder Line?

(a). Ministry of Social Justice and 

       Empowerment

(b). Water power ministry

(c). Ministry of Education

(d). Minority ministry

5. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of National Basketball Association India? 

(a) .Virat Kohli

(b). Rohit Sharma

(c). Ranveer Singh 

(d) Russell

6. Who has recently inaugurated the Institute of Petrochemicals Technology?

(a). Ashok Gehlot

(b). Narendra Modi

(c). Kalraj Mishra

(d).Amit Shah

7. Recently what has been renamed as 

Mid-Day Meal in the Central Government?

(A). Pradhanmantri Posan

(b). Pradhanmantri Mid Day Meal

(c). Chatra mid day meal scheme

(d). Vidyalaya Mid Day Meal Scheme

8. In which state Government of India announced to develop "Parshuram Kund" pilgrimage site ?

(a). Odisha

(b). Uttar Pradesh

(c). Madhya Pradesh

(d). Arunachal Pradesh

9. Who has composed the theme song recently launched by ICC for T20 World Cup 2021?

(a). Amit Trivedi

(b). Mohit Chauhan

(c). AR Rahman

(d). Jubin Nautiyal

10. Recently RBI imposed a fine of 2 crore on which bank?

(a). PNB

(b). RBL Bank

(c). HDFC Bank

(d). Axis Bank

Date: 13-10-2021/Wednesday

11. When was World Heart Day celebrated recently?

(a). 27 September

(b). 28 September

(c). 29 September ☑️

(d). 26 September

12. Who became the new Prime Minister of Japan?

(a). Taro kono

(b). Fumio kishida ☑️

(c). Yoshida Shugo

(d). None of these

13. Sojat Mehndi got the GI tag of which state?

(a). Assam

(b). Nagaland

(c). Rajasthan ☑️

(d). Manipur

14. Who has released the 7th edition of Swachh Survekshan recently? 

(a). Hardeep Singh Puri ☑️

(b). Amit Shah

(c) . Rajnath Singh

(d). Narendra Modi

15. Which country won the Ryder Cup golf tournament?

(a). France

(b). Russia

(c). America ☑️

(d). Germany

16. Who has been honored with the Global Lifetime Achievement Award 2021?

(a). Nawazuddin Siddiqui

(b). Dinesh Shahra ☑️

(c). Bhanumati Gheewala

(d). Shagun Gupta

17. Who recently became the first Indian batsman to score 10,000 runs in T20?

(a). Rohit Sharma

(b). Mahendra Singh Dhoni

(C). Virat Kohli ☑️

(d). Suresh Raina

18. How many Afghan women have been nominated by the S&D Group for the Human Rights Award?

(a). 12

(b). 11 ☑️

(c). 13

(d). 14

19. Who has recently launched AMRUT Grand Challenge program titled "Janacare"?

(a). Mansukh Mandaviya

(b). Anurag Thakur

(c). Kiren Rijiju

d). Jitendra Singh ☑️

20. Who has recently announced to resign from the post of Executive Director of Axis Bank? 

(A). Amitabh Chaudhari

(B). Rajesh Dahiya ☑️

(C). Rakesh Makhija

(D). Ravi Dahiya

Date: 21-10-2021/Thursday

21. When was World Rabies Day celebrated?

Ans. 28 September

22. Where was the 4th India-US Health Dialogue held?

Ans. New Delhi

23. How many medals did India win recently in the 2021 Archery World Championships?

Ans. 03

24. Who has recently conducted the first test of Akash Prime missile?

Ans. DRDO ( Defence Research and Development Organisation)

25. Who and Sania Mirza recently won the Ostrava Open WTA doubles title?

Ans. Zhang Shui

26. Who has been appointed as the global ambassador of Mastercard recently?

Ans. Magnus Carlson

27. Nimaben Acharya became the first woman speaker of the Legislative Assembly of which state?

Ans. Gujarat

28. Which England player has recently announced his retirement from Tests?

Ans. Moeen Ali

29. Who is the author of the book "The Battle of Rejang La"?

Ans. Kulpreet Yadav

30. When was the 114th birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh celebrated?

Ans. 27th September

Date: 22-10-2021/Friday

31. When is World Tourism Day celebrated?

Ans. 27 September

32. Recently, at which session of the United Nations General Assembly did Prime

Minister Modi address?

Ans. 76th

33. Who recently launched the FASTER system?

Ans. Supreme court

34. Who addressed India's first "National Cooperative Conference" recently?

Ans. Amit Shah

35. Who has become the new Director General of National Cadet Corps (NCC)?

Ans. Lt. Gen. Gurbirpal Singh

36. Who has recently launched a mobile app named "Dekho Meri Delhi"?

Ans. Arvind Kejriwal

37.Who recently won the Russian Grand Prix 2021 Formula One race?

Ans. Lewis Hamilton

38. Who became the new President of All India Management Association (AIMA)?

Ans. C.K. Ranganathan

39. Recently, how many Divyangjan skilled people were honored with the award?

Ans. 75

40. Who created the Guinness Book of World Record for the fastest solo cycling?

Ans. Shripad Shriram

Date: 26-10-2021/Tuesday

41. 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

42. What per cent of India’s exports is contributed by MSMEs, approximately?

a. 30

b. 40 ✅

c. 50

d. 60

43. 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

44. Where is the ‘Kilauea volcano’ located?

a. South Africa

b. Hawaii ✅

c. Canada

d. Madagascar

45. Which country, facing its worst inflation, introduced a new currency with six fewer zeros?

a. Iran

b. Venezuela ✅

c. Afghanistan

d. Sri Lanka

Date: 04-11-2021/Friday

46. US state of Georgia has announced to celebrate which Indian language as ‘Rajyotsava Day’?

a. Tamil

b. Kannada ✅

c. Malayalam

d. Telugu

47. Mullaperiyar dam, located in Kerala, is in control of which state?

a. Karnataka

b. Tamil Nadu ✅

c. Andhra Pradesh

d. Telangana

48. Who is the Fund Manager of the SWAMIH ( Special Window for Affordable & Mid-Income Housing’ Fund?

a. Aditya Birla Sun Life

b. SBI Cap ✅

c. Kotak Mahindra 

d. Canara Robeco

49. Which institution released a report titled ‘The Road from Paris: India’s Progress Towards its Climate Pledge’?

a. NITI Aayog

b. Natural Resources Defense Council✅

c. NABARD

d. WWF

50. Sitting Bull, who was seen in the news recently, was a native …………….. leader.

a. Greek

b. African

c. American ✅

d. Australian

51. Trigonopterus corona, which was seen in the news recently, belongs to which species?

a. Beetle ✅

b. Gecko

c. Snake

d. Spider

52. Queen Heo Hwang-ok Memorial Park, which was seen in the news recently, is located in which country?

a. South Korea

b. India ✅

c. China

d. Thailand

53. Which country has recently proposed a ‘Wealth Tax’?

a. India

b. USA ✅

c. Russia

d. Switzerland

54. Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve, which was seen in the news recently, is located in which state?

a. Tamil Nadu ✅

b. Kerala

c. Karnataka

d. Gujarat

55. As per the ‘Digital 2021: October Global Snapshot”, what is the world’s population that uses a mobile phone?

a. 45%

b. 65% ✅

c. 75%

d. 80%

56. Which of the following is not a language of computer?

a. FORTRAN

b. COBOL

c. BASIC

d. LOTUS ✅

57. World's first electronic digital computer is__________.

a. ENIAC✅

b. UNIBAC

c. Both a & b

d. None

58. The shape of our milky way is 

a. Circular

b. Rectangular

c. Spiral✅

d. None

59. The total number of bones in a newly born baby is ___________.

a. 206

b. 208

c. 270

d. 300-308✅

60. The full form of ICU is

a. Instant cure unit

b. Insta Care Unit✅

c. Both a & b

d. NA

Date: 14-11-2021/Sunday

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Date: 15-11-2021/Monday

61. When was the World Cities Day celebrated recently?

Ans. 31 October

62. Which Indian Coast Guard Ship was dedicated to the nation?

Ans. Sarthak

63. Which medal did Taijul Islam win in Kickboxing Championship U-14?

Ans. Gold medal

64. Who recently launched the knowledge app "Consult"?

Ans. Nitin Gadkari

65. Who has been appointed as the CEO of J&K Bank?

Ans. Baldev Prakash

66. Which expert committee was constituted by the Supreme Court of India to investigate the Pegasus?

Ans. RV Ravindran

67. Who has been re-appointed as the Director General of the World Health

Organization?

Ans. Tedros Adhanom

68. Indian Army received the first guided missile destroyer P15B by what name?

Ans. Visakhapatnam

69. Where was the G-20 summit 2021 held?

Ans. Italy

70. Which project was launched by CBSE to raise awareness about gallantry awards?

Ans. Veergatha project

Date: 25-11-2021/Thursday

71. Where was the "Boita Bandana" festival celebrated on Kartik Purnima recently?

Ans. Odisha

72. Who won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021?

Ans. Tamil Nadu

73.Recently who announced to start "Bharat Gaurav Trains"?

Ans. Ashwani vaishnav

74. Who has successfully test-fired "Zarcon" hypersonic cruise missile recently?

Ans. Russia

75. Who announced the creation of the world's first "Bitcoin City"?

Ans. El Salvador

76.Who will host the inaugural season of the Legends Cricket League?

Ans. Oman

77.Which NGO won the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2021?

Ans. Pratham

78.Who won the Tata Literature Live, Lifetime Achievement Award 2021?

Ans. Anita Desai

79.Who won the National Book Award 2021 for fiction?

Ans. Jason Mott

80. Who wrote the book "India Vs UK" recently?

Ans. Syed Akbaruddin

81.When was the 5th World Fisheries Day celebrated recently?

Ans. 21 November

82. What is the theme of World Children's Day 2021?

a. A better future for every child

b. Good future for children

c. Good health good future.

d. Better future better tomorrow

83. Which novelist was recently given the 12th Manipur State Award for Literature?

a. La Ganesan

b. joramthanga

c. Beryl thanga

d. Amitav Ghosh

84. According to the World Bank report, who became the world's largest remittance recipient?

 a.  India

 b. China

 c. Mexico

 d. Brazil

85. Where did the Food Corporation of India (FCI) inaugurate the country's first

state-of-the-art laboratory?

 a. Gurugram

 b. Goa

 c. Hyderabad

 d. Chennai

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