Current Affairs - Current Affairs
1.
Who has been honoured with the 2021 Yidan Prize?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
US-based Stanford University's Professor Eric A. Hanushek and Mumbai-based Dr Rukmini Banerji have been felicitated with the 2021 Yidan Prize, the world's highest education accolade.
Category : Awards and Honours
2.
Who are the winners of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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".
Category : Awards and Honours
3.
The Ministry of Textile has extended the Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme up to how much period?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Ministry of Textiles has approved the continuation of the Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) up to March 2026.
Category : National
4.
Who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature 2021?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.
Category : Awards and Honours
5.
RBI has superseded the Board of Directors of Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited (SIFL) and Srei Equipment Finance Limited (SEFL) under which of the following Section of RBI Act, 1934?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank of India has superseded the Board of Directors of Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited (SIFL) and Srei Equipment Finance Limited (SEFL) under Section 45-IE (1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
Category : Miscellaneous
6.
Tax Inspectors Without Borders program has been launched by which nation in partnership with India?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Seychelles' Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) programme launched in partnership with India.
Category : International
7.
Which bank has launched the NAV-eCash card for the Indian Navy on INS Vikramaditya?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The State Bank of India has partnered with the Indian Navy to launch a NAV-eCash card for the naval personnel onboard the country's largest Naval Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
Category : Banking
8.
How many PM MITRA mega textile parks have been approved by the government to be set up in 5 years?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Centre has approved the setting up of seven new mega textile parks, or PM MITRA parks across the country to help to further the growth of the textile sector in the economy and position India strongly on the Global textiles map.
Category : National
9.
The World Cotton Day is being observed annually on which date?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The WHO-recognised World Cotton Day (WCD) is every year on October 07 since 2019 to celebrate the international cotton industry and its contribution to communities and the global economy.
Category : Important Days
10.
Mahabahu Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre which has been inaugurated by Vice President is situated in which state?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated the Mahabahu Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre in the presence of Governor Jagdish Mukhi and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati Assam in the state of Maharashtra.
Category : State
11.
Which country's Hockey Federation has withdrawn from the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Hockey India pulled out of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games stating the risk of contracting COVID-19 and the discriminatory quarantine rules by the United Kingdom (UK) for travellers coming from India.
Category : International
12.
Which country has test-fired its first Zircon hypersonic missile from a nuclear submarine?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Russian Defense Ministry announced that Russia successfully test-launched a Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile from a nuclear submarine.
Category : International
13.
In the Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) handicraft cluster having more than how many artisans will be selected for the scheme?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The mega handicraft clusters having more than 10,000 artisans will be selected for overall development under this scheme.
Category : National
14.
Which of the following Sections of the SARFAESI Act states that a company can carry the business of asset reconstruction only after obtaining a certificate of registration from RBI in addition to having a prescribed limit of minimum net owned fund requirement?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
As per Section 3 of the SARFAESI Act, a company can carry the business of asset reconstruction only after obtaining a certificate of registration from RBI and, having the owned fund of not less than Rs 2 crore.
Category : National
15.
What is the minimum net owned fund requirement for a company to operate as an Asset Reconstruction Company?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
having the owned fund of not less than Rs 2 crore or such other amount not exceeding 15% of total financial assets acquired or to be acquired by the securitisation company or reconstruction company.
Category : National
16.
Who has won the FIH women's Hockey Player of the Year award?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Gurjit Kaur has won the FIH Women's Hockey Player of the Year at the International Hockey Federation's (FIH) Hockey Stars Awards 2020-21.
Category : Awards and Honours
17.
The Alibaug white onion of which state has received the GI tag?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The famous Alibaug white onion from Maharashtra's Raigad district has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
Category : State
18.
What is the revised status of the sovereign rating outlook of India by Moody's Investor Service?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Rating agency Moody's Investors Service has upgraded India's sovereign rating outlook to 'stable' from 'negative', following an improvement in the financial sector and faster-than-expected economic recovery across sectors.
Category : Economy
19.
Ian Watmore has decided to step down with immediate effect as the chair of which cricket board?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Chair Ian Watmore has decided to step down with immediate effect.
Category : Sports
20.
Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Crypto exchange CoinDCX?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Crypto exchange CoinDCX has roped in Amitabh Bachchan as a brand ambassador to spread awareness about cryptocurrencies.
Category : Persons
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