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OCTOBER GK (FULL)

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following has been named as UNESCO World Book Capital for 2023?

a)

Accra (Ghana)

b)

Lisbon (Portugal)

c)

Paris (France)

d)

Munich (Germany)

2.

Which of the following oil refineries has recently partnered with State Bank of India (SBI) Cards to launch the Cobranded RuPay contactless credit card?

a)

HPCL

b)

BPCL

c)

Indian Oil

d)

IOCL

3.

According to the CAF World Giving Index 2021, India has bagged the _______ spot and is up from the 10-year global rank of 82.

a)

6th

b)

9th

c)

12th

d)

14th

4.

Recently, The world‘s highest electric vehicle charging station was inaugurated in _______.

a)

Leh, Ladakh

b)

Kaza, Lahaul Spiti

c)

Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh

d)

Manali, Kullu

5.

Recently, Union Labour Minister Bhupendra Yadav said that Centre has transformed _______ labour laws with four labour codes.

a)

11

b)

15

c)

25

d)

29

6.

Who among the following has received Globoil India Lifetime Achievement Award 2021 for his exemplary

contribution to the Edible Oil Industry?

a)

Amit Rajawat

b)

Dinesh Shahra

c)

Tejpal Singh Sandhu

d)

Gurupal Raj Shekhon

7.

Who is the author of book titled "The Three Khans: And the Emergence of New India"?

a)

Farah Khan

b)

Kaveree Bamzai

c)

Shobhana Bharatiya

d)

Arpita Khan

8.

Recently, Community-driven launchpad, _______ which supports interoperability of initial DEX offerings (IDO), has launched the IDO of Nasdex in India.

a)

Super

b)

Starter

c)

Flower

d)

Unique

9.

Recently, A new version of the Akash Missile, Akash Prime was successfully flight tested from Integrated Test Range, _______.

a)

Paradip

b)

Chandipur

c)

Dehradun

d)

Vihakhapatnam

10.

Which of the following countries engineers created the "smallest-ever human-made flying structure", which is about the size of a grain of sand and does not require an engine or a motor?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

USA

d)

Canada

11.

The UN Climate Change Conference, or COP26, is scheduled to be held in _______.

a)

Ireland

b)

Sweden

c)

Norway

d)

Scotland

12.

Which of the following countries President Kais Saied has appointed Najla Bouden Romdhan as the first female Prime Minister in the Arab world?

a)

Oman

b)

Jordan

c)

Kuwait

d)

Tunisia

13.

Who among the following has won the governing party leadership election and is set to be the next prime minister of Japan?

a)

Sanae Takaichi

b)

Fumio Kishida

c)

Seiko Noda

d)

Yoshihide Suga

14.

Which of the following has recently approved the frameworks for gold exchange and Social Stock Exchange?

a)

Reserve Bank of India

b)

Indian Bullion Index

c)

Securities Exchange Board of India

d)

Ministry of Finance

15.

Recently, Delhi-based environmental organisation Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE) has received the 2021 Right Livelihood Award. The award is known as _______ alternative Nobel Prize.

a)

Norway's

b)

Finland‘s

c)

Iceland‘s

d)

Sweden‘s

16.

Recently, Researchers during a recent study made a surprise discovery about how immune _______ cells are

maintained, which could have implications for drugs in development for cancer treatment.

a)

merital

b)

nuptial

c)

sentinel

d)

alimental

17.

According to a report by IIFL-Hurun India‘s top 10 rich list, Name the Indian-American entrepreneur and the CEO founder of cloud security company Zscaler, who is the tenth richest Indian.

a)

Deepak Bharadwaj

b)

Ajeet Bajaj

c)

Jay Chaudhry

d)

Maheep Luthra

18.

Recently, Indel Money, a non-banking finance company (NBFC) pioneering in gold loans, has entered into a first of-its-kind conventional gold loan co-lending partnership with _______ to offer gold loans at competitive rates to a bigger and diverse segment of borrowers.

a)

Bandhan Bank

b)

IDFC First Bank

c)

IndusInd Bank

d)

Airtel Payment Bank

19.

Which of the following two European countries announced a defence deal worth around €3 billion ($3.5 billion) recently?

a)

France and Italy

b)

France and Greece

c)

Portugal and UK

d)

Iceland and Ireland

20.

Recently, which of the following forts becomes India‘s 1st Six Senses hotel?

a)

Neemrana Fort

b)

Barwara Fort

c)

Jahaz Mahal

d)

Jaisalmer Fort

21.

Recently, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya was sworn in as Interim President of _______.

a)

Zambia

b)

Gambia

c)

Turkey

d)

Guinea

22.

Which of the following will be the first medical institute in India to have pathogen reduction technology?

a)

AFMC

b)

King George‘s Medical University

c)

AIIMS, Delhi

d)

JIPMER

23.

Name the first woman cricketer who has achieved the double of 5,000 runs and 300 wickets in international cricket.

a)

Alysse Healey

b)

Ellyse Perry

c)

Bill Mooney

d)

Mithali Raj

24.

Recently, David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian, from the _______, share the 2021 Nobel prize in Medicine or Physiology for their work on sensing touch and temperature.

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Switzerland

c)

Norway

d)

United States of America

25.

Recently, Edayur Chilli and Kuttiattoor Mango became the latest to receive the Geographical Indication status from_______.

a)

Karnataka

b)

Tamil Nadu

c)

Lakshadweep

d)

Kerala

26.

Recently, Japan‘s Parliament elected former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida as the Prime Minister. He is the _______ Prime Minister in the country‘s political history.

a)

50th

b)

75th

c)

100th

d)

120th

27.

Which of the following Indian states will be hosting the 56th National Cross Country Championship in January next year?

a)

Tripura

b)

Nagaland

c)

Meghalaya

d)

Assam

28.

Japanese-born American Syukuro Manabe, German Klaus Hasselmann and Italian Giorgio Parisi won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics for work that helps understand complex physical systems such as _______.

a)

Earth‘s changing climate

b)

Earth‘s global warming

c)

Earth‘s rotation on its own axis

d)

Earth‘s revolution around the sun

29.

Which of the following countries Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sworn in for a second five-year term running a country in the grip of a nearly year-long war?

a)

Eritrea

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Yemen

d)

Turkey

30.

Which of the following banks becomes 1st scheduled private sector bank to collect direct, indirect taxes?

a)

Yes Bank

b)

RBL bank

c)

HDFC Bank

d)

Kotak Mahindra Bank

31.

Recently, Hockey India withdraws from 2022 _______, cites Covid concerns.

a)

Birmingham CWG

b)

Gold Coast CWG

c)

Berlin CWG

d)

London CWG

32.

Which of the following banks has become the first Indian private sector bank to arrange a term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) linked trade financing deal, joining a select group of banks and financial institutions globally who have executed similar transactions?

a)

IDFC First Bank

b)

Kotak Mahindra Bank

c)

Bandhan Bank

d)

Axis Bank

33.

Recently, geographical indication (GI) tag has been awarded to _______ indigenous products from Uttarakhand.

a)

Three

b)

Four

c)

Six

d)

Seven

34.

For the second year running the _______ has been ranked first in the world for Computer Science in the Times Higher Education 2022 World University Rankings.

a)

University of Oxford

b)

University of Cambridge

c)

University of California

d)

University of Philadelphia

35.

In a historic move, the _______ has endorsed the first anti-malarial vaccine.

a)

NITI Aayog

b)

World Health Organization (WHO)

c)

Union Finance Ministry

d)

Union Corporate Affairs

36.

Who among the following won the 2021 Nobel Prize in literature?

a)

Alex Tudor

b)

Max Buchman

c)

Abdulrazak Gurnah

d)

Frank Luthar

37.

Who has been appointed as chairman of the panel on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice?

a)

Kaushik Basu

b)

Sushil Kumar Modi

c)

Ravi Shankar Prasad

d)

Prakash Javadekar

38.

According to South Asia Economic Focus, India‘s economy, South Asia‘s largest, is expected to grow by _______ percent in the fiscal year 2021-22.

a)

4.2

b)

5.5

c)

6.7

d)

8.3

39.

Recently, Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said the electric carmaker plans to move its headquarters from Silicon Valley‘s Palo Alto, California to ___ where it is building a massive car and battery manufacturing complex.

a)

Austin

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Boston

d)

New York

40.

India‘s _______ will be producing part of the world‘s only malaria vaccine that has been developed by Pharma major GSK, and was recently approved by WHO (World Health Organisation).

a)

Bharat Biotech

b)

Sun Pharma

c)

Indian Biotech

d)

Ranbaxy

41.

Recently, aimed at promoting road safety, innovation, and the adoption of new technology, the __ has

notified the constitution of the National Road Safety Board.

a)

Ministry of Home Affairs

b)

Ministry of Law & Justice

c)

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

d)

Ministry of Education

42.

Which countries Chancellor Sebastian Kurz resigned to pull his coalition government back from the brink of collapse after the junior party demanded his head because he has been placed under investigation on suspicion of corruption?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria

c)

France

d)

Belgium

43.

Recently, the traditional Karuppur Kalamkari Painting of _______ done using pens, brushes made of bamboo stick, palm stem, date tree and coconut tree stems, received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.

a)

Kerala

b)

Madhya Pradesh

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Andhra Pradesh

44.

Recently, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised the transaction limit in Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) from Rs 2 lakh to _______.

a)

Rs 2.5 lakh

b)

Rs 3 lakh

c)

Rs 5 lakh

d)

Rs 10 lakh

45.

The Nobel Peace Prize 2021 is awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of _______ and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for their fight for freedom of expression in their countries.

a)

Philippines

b)

Myanmar

c)

Columbia

d)

Ghana

46.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first ever National Infrastructure Masterplan, Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti. This will bring together __Ministries, including seven core infrastructure sectors, on one platform.

a)

8

b)

12

c)

16

d)

20

47.

Which of the following countries unveiled the world‘s first automated, driverless train recently?

a)

France

b)

South Korea

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

48.

Recently, A U.S. based Canadian David Card, Israeli-American Joshua Angrist and Dutch-American Guido Imbens won the _______.

a)

Nobel Economics Prize

b)

Nobel Literature Prize

c)

Nobel Chemistry Prize

d)

Nobel Physics Prize

49.

Which of the following teams recently became first team to qualify for the 2022 Football World Cup?

a)

France

b)

Belgium

c)

Germany

d)

Nigeria

50.

Recently, The Union Cabinet approved the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0) till _______.

a)

2022-23

b)

2025-26

c)

2028-29

d)

2030-31

51.

For the first time in an ICC men‘s T20I tournament the Decision _______ System (DRS) will be in use as the governing body has announced that the system will be available at the T20 World Cup.

a)

Response

b)

Review

c)

Replay

d)

Recurrent

52.

Recently, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a Small Finance Bank (SFB) license to the consortium of

Centrum Financial Services, and Digital payments platform _______.

a)

BharatPe

b)

Phone Pay

c)

Amazon Pay

d)

BHIM UPI

53.

The combined external debt stock of the 10 largest DSSI-eligible borrowers (Angola, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mongolia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Zambia) was _______ dollars at end-2020.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

a)

389 billion

b)

467 billion

c)

509 billion

d)

666 billion

54.

The world‘s most powerful radio antenna, the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) is situated in _______.

a)

Greenland

b)

Netherlands

c)

Sweden

d)

Canada

55.

Who among the following has become India‘s latest Woman Grand Master (WGM) at the Grandmaster chess tournament in Budapest, Hungary?

a)

Divya Deshmukh

b)

Geeta Mukherjee

c)

Amrita Nagar

d)

Deepa Luthra

56.

The Indian women‘s badminton team registered over Spain in Group B of the 2020 Uber Cup Finals, at Aarhus in _______.

a)

Norway

b)

Denmark

c)

Sweden

d)

Finland

57.

India‘s first Atal Community Innovaion Center (ACIC) was inaugurated at _______.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

a)

Barkatullah University, Bhopal

b)

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

c)

Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar

d)

Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur

58.

Recently, The World Steel Association (WSA) has elected _______ as its Chairman for the 2021-22 period.

a)

L N Mittal

b)

Sajjan Jindal

c)

Naveen Jindal

d)

T V Narendran

59.

Who among the following has topped a list of the most-wealthy Indians under-40 years with a net worth of Rs 12,500 crore?

a)

Sandeep Bindal

b)

Amarendra Jha

c)

Himanshu Tyagi

d)

Divyank Turakhia

60.

The India-US Economic and Financial Partnership was launched in year _______.

a)

2005

b)

2008

c)

2010

d)

2014

61.

What is the rank of India among 116 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021?

a)

56th

b)

75th

c)

94th

d)

101st

62.

Which of the following Indian states, Karuppur kalamkari paintings and the Kallakurichi wood carvings recently received the geographical indication (GI) tags?

a)

Kerala

b)

Karnataka

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Andhra Pradesh

63.

Recently, The Centre has empowered the Border Security Force to conduct searches, arrest suspects and make seizures up to _______ from India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh borders.

a)

20 km

b)

30 km

c)

50 km

d)

75 km

64.

Who has been named to an expert group launched by the WHO that will examine origins of emerging and reemerging pathogens of epidemic and pandemic potential, including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19?

a)

Dr Raman Gangakhedkar

b)

Dr Mukesh Gulgaonkar

c)

Dr Tirath Singh

d)

Dr Shailendra Tyagi

65.

Which of the following has launched the country‘s first "One Health" consortium?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

a)

Department of Finance

b)

Department of Technology

c)

Department of Biochemistry

d)

Department of Biotechnology

66.

Which of the following northeastern states recently launched the Chief Minister‘s Health for All‖?

a)

Manipur

b)

Mizoram

c)

Sikkim

d)

Nagaland

67.

Recently, Jonas Gahr Stoere took oath as the prime minister of:

a)

Sweden

b)

Norway

c)

Finland

d)

Ireland

68.

Recently, the Government of India has decided to rechristen Mount Harriet Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as _______.

a)

Mount Manipur

b)

Mount Nagaland

c)

Mount Sikkim

d)

Mount Tripura

69.

Recently, the world‘s first ever UNESCO trail is launched in _______.

a)

Ireland

b)

Scotland

c)

Sweden

d)

Norway

70.

Recently, RBI approves reappointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as MD & CEO of _______.

a)

HDFC Bank

b)

Axis Bank

c)

RBL Bank

d)

ICICI Bank

71.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected the government debt, including that of the Centre and the states, to rise to a record _______ per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) during 2021-22.

a)

76.5

b)

82.6

c)

87.2

d)

90.6

72.

Recently, NASA launched a spacecraft called _______ on a 12-year mission to explore Jupiter‘s Trojan asteroids for the first time gathering new insights into the solar system‘s formation.

a)

Lucy

b)

Aric

c)

Versatile

d)

Opel

73.

Recently, Social Token App, Chingari unveiled its‘ first-ever crypto token, $GARI‘ at the hands of film star and the brand ambassador of the tech start-up _______.

a)

Salman Khan

b)

Shahrukh Khan

c)

Amitabh Bachchan

d)

Shahid Kapoor

74.

Recently, India‘s first-ever alcohol museum has been opened up in:

a)

Sikkim

b)

Assam

c)

Goa

d)

Nagaland

75.

Which is the first state in the country to release a Wildlife Action Plan‘?

a)

Uttar Pradesh

b)

Madhya Pradesh

c)

Maharashtra

d)

Karnataka

76.

World Sight Day is an annual day of awareness held on the _______ of October, to focus global attention on vision impairment, including blindness.

a)

Second Friday

b)

Second Thursday

c)

Second Saturday

d)

Second Tuesday

77.

Which of the following teams won the IPL title 2021 in Dubai recently?

a)

Kolkata Knight Riders

b)

Mumbai Indians

c)

Chennai Super Kings

d)

Delhi Capitals

78.

Which of the following will host ‘Aadhaar Hackathon 2021’?

a)

NITI Aayog

b)

UIDAI

c)

Ministry of Finance

d)

Ministry of Home Affairs

79.

India‘s updated nationally determined contributions or NDCs, as commitments by countries under the Paris

Agreement are referred to, could include a commitment to reduce the emissions intensity of the economy by at least _____ per from its 2005 levels.

a)

23 to 25

b)

37 to 39

c)

46 to 48

d)

52 to 56

80.

The developed nations are upping the ante and aim to finalise an ambitious climate action plan at the G20 heads of nations summit in _______ on October 30-31.

a)

Milan

b)

Rome

c)

Paris

d)

London

81.

Who among the following clinched the title in the La Nucia Open chess tournament with an unbeaten run?

a)

G Sathiyan

b)

K Luthra

c)

M N Ravi

d)

P Iniyan

82.

The first-ever Warner Bros. hotel in the world is opened in _______.

a)

Dubai

b)

Abu Dhabi

c)

Masdar

d)

Lisbon

83.

Which of the following groups agreed on principles to govern cross-border data use and digital trade recently?

a)

G-7

b)

G-20

c)

ASEAN

d)

SAARC

84.

Recently, India handed over the 34.9 km-long cross-border rail link connecting Jaynagar in Bihar to Kurtha in _______ to the Nepal government.

a)

Bangladesh

b)

Pakistan

c)

Nepal

d)

Myanmar

85.

Recently, Based on the recommendation of Principal Economic Advisor of Finance Ministry _______ for

rationalisation of railway bodies, the Indian Railways has ordered to dissolve Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC).

a)

Sanjeev Sanyal

b)

Rupak Ghosh

c)

Mahendra Kumar

d)

Amitav Saha

86.

Who has been elected as President of World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies?

a)

Divergent India

b)

One India

c)

Invest India

d)

Target India

87.

Recently, The Reserve Bank of India announced a scale-based regulation of non-banking finance companies. Under the new framework, there will be a ceiling of _______ per borrower for financing subscription to an initial public offering (IPO).

a)

₹1 crore

b)

₹2 crore

c)

₹5 crore

d)

₹10 crore

88.

Which of the following Indian states has discovered three new species of fish of genus Aborichthys of family

Nemachelidae recently?

a)

Manipur

b)

Mizoram

c)

Sikkim

d)

Arunachal Pradesh

89.

According to a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the amount of plastics in the oceans has been estimated to be around _______ million tonnes at present.

a)

75-199

b)

95-220

c)

110-260

d)

125-320

90.

Recently, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has launched knowledge App and platform _________

a)

OPENER

b)

CUNSULT

c)

TWIST

d)

THUNDER

91.

Recently, "New Horizon" joint navel exercise at sea was conducted between:

a)

UK and France

b)

USA & Bahrain

c)

France and Oman

d)

Germany and Japan

92.

Recently, The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) launched the first-of-its-kind and the largest ____ for skilling in India in collaboration with global partners, involving a USD 14.4 million fund which will benefit 50,000 youth by making them employment ready.

a)

Impact Bond

b)

Compact Bond

c)

Constant Bond

d)

Unique Bond

93.

Which of the following countries is converting an Oil Rig into the World‘s First Offshore Extreme Amusement and Leisure Park?

a)

Russia

b)

Venezuela

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Kuwait

94.

Recently, Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been re-elected for a second five-year term as President of _______.

a)

Uzbekistan

b)

Kyrgyzstan

c)

Turkmenistan

d)

Kazakhstan

95.

Recently, In a first, a long-range marine communication system, which will remain effective during storms and inclement weather conditions, was introduced by _______.

a)

Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port

b)

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Port

c)

Mahatma Gandhi Port

d)

Mundra Port

96.

Which of the following countries advised by the world‘s largest fund manager BlackRock, has launched a national infrastructure fund to support up to 200 billion riyals ($53.32 billion) in projects over the next decade?

a)

Kuwait

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Oman

d)

Jordan

97.

Recently, Shri R K Singh, Union Minister of Power & New and Renewable Energy, launched the new market segment, _______.

a)

Green Day Ahead Market (GDAM)

b)

Grown Day Ahead Marketting (GDAM)

c)

Green Day Ahead Mixing (GDAM)

d)

Greening Day Ahead Mining (GDAM)

98.

Which of the following Indian airports becomes first in India to start hydropower project?

a)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

b)

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport

c)

Cochin International Airport

d)

Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport

99.

Which is first Asian country to have two container-based hospitals?

a)

China

b)

South Korea

c)

Japan

d)

India

100.

Recently, Indian-origin politician Anita Anand was appointed as the new Defence Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle in_______.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

a)

Suriname

b)

Canada

c)

Fiji

d)

Bangladesh