DAILY GK QUIZ: 17-21 OCT 2021
[Q]
Which Country recently signed an MoU with the ‘Ministry of Steel’ to supply
‘coking coal’ to boost steel production in India?
(a) France
(b) England
(c) Russia
(d) Germany
(e) Australia
[ANS] c
[Q]
Indian Army regiment of 4/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) recently 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
(e) Turkey
[ANS] d
[Q]
Name the 1st Indian Personality who was recently appointed as the Chairman of
‘World Steel Association’.
(a) Sajjan Jindal
(b) Anil Kumar Chaudhary
(c) Sandeep Jayram
(d) Soma Mondal
(e) Thachat V Narendran
[ANS] a
[Q]
Alexander Schallenberg was recently appointed as the new Chancellor of which
country?
(a) Poland
(b) Hungary
(c) Slovakia
(d) Croatia
(e) Austria
[ANS] e
[Q]
When is the ‘International E-Waste Day’ (IEWD) annually celebrated across the
globe to create awareness about the hazards of e-waste?
(a) 14th October
(b) 15th October
(c) 16th October
(d) 17th October
(e) 18th October
[ANS] a
[Q]
Which state has named bollywood actor Sonu Sood as the brand ambassador of its
government’s ‘Desh Ke Mentors’ programme?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Punjab
(c) Delhi
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(e) None of the above
[ANS] c
[Q]
What is the name of India’s first sectoral index in the Agri commodities basket
which was launched by the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited
(NCDEX)?
(a) NUGREX
(b) AGUREX
(c) GUAREX
(d) AGCREX
(e) None of the above
[ANS] c
[Q]
The Ministry of External Affairs has given a name to India’s complex mission of
evacuating its citizens from war-torn Afghanistan. What is the name given to
the operation?
(a) Operation Sankat Mochan
(b) Operation Meghdoot
(c) Operation Raahat
(d) Operation Devi Shakti
(e) None of the above
[ANS] d
[Q]
Which country participated with India in the 17th Edition of joint military
exercise “Ex Yudh Abhyas 21” held in October 2021?
(a) Australia
(b) Brazil
(c) Japan
(d) USA
(e) Sri Lanka
[ANS] d
[Q]
Who was recently elected as the President of ‘Indian Weightlifting Federation’
(IWLF)?
(a) Sathish Sivalingam
(b) Gurdeep Singh
(c) Naresh Sharma
(d) S.H. Anande Gowda
(e) Sahdev Yadav
[ANS] e
[Q]
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
(e) 21st October
[ANS] a
[Q]
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
(e) 63rd; Samsung Electronics
[ANS] c
[Q]
The logo of RBI consists of which animal?
(a) Tiger
(b) Rhino
(c) Lion
(d) Bull
(e) Elephant
[ANS] a
[Q]
India was ranked _____ in the ‘World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index 2021
report’, where _______ was positioned at the top spot.
(a) 130th; Denmark
(b) 79th; Denmark
(c) 130th; Norway
(d) 79th; Norway
(e) 130th; Finland
[ANS] b
[Q]
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
(e) S Somanath
[ANS] c
[Q]
Who succeeded Nilesh Shah to become the new Chairman of Association of Mutual
Funds in India?
(a) Alok Mishra
(b) A. Balasubramanian
(c) Nirmal Jain
(d) N. S. Venkatesh
(e) Uday Kotak
[ANS] b
[Q]
According to Asiamoney 2021 Poll which bank has received the most votes in
India to win awarded the ‘Overall Most Outstanding Company in India?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) Federal Bank
(e) None of the above
[ANS] b
