Daily Online Current Affairs Quiz:05 October 2021

 

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Daily Online General Knowledge|Current Affairs Quiz:Current Affairs gk questions with answers and detailed explanation in English.

1. Abiy Ahmed has been sworn in for the second five-year term as the Prime Minister of which of the following country?

A. Mozambique
B. Ethiopia
C. Colombia
D. Tunisia

Ethiopia

Note: Abiy Ahmed is the first Ethiopian and the first Oromo to be awarded a Nobel Prize, winning the 2019 Nobel peace prize for his work in ending the 20-year post war territorial "no peace, no war" stalemate between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Stalemate-a situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible.

Ethiopia President: Sahle-Work Zewde

Ethiopia Capial: Addis Ababa

Ethiopia Currency : Ethiopian Dinar.

2. Which countries launched the "Climate Action and Finance Mobilization Dialogue"?
A. India and Russia
B. India and UK
C. India and US

D. India and Japan

India and US

Note: The dialogue will work towards curbing emission of greenhouse gases across sectors from transport to industry and focus on achievement of India’s ambitious 450 GW renewable energy target.

 Climate finance will be a key area of collaboration for inviting capital and a business environment for the switch to clean energy, .

Union Minister of Labour and Employment, Environment, Forest and Climate Change: Bhupendra Yadav.

3.Which bank has partnered with Amazon India to offer overdraft(OD) facility upto Rs.25 lakh??

A. Yes Bank
B. HDFC bank
C. SBI
D. ICICI Bank

ICICI Bank

Note: An overdraft is a facility provided by the bank through which an account holder can borrow up to a certain sum once the account balance reaches zero. The lender levies interest or an overdraft fee on the borrowed amount, and the money is to be returned within stipulated time limit offers by banks.

ICICI bank MD and CEO: Sandeep Bakshi

ICICI bank Headquarters :Mumbai

ICICI bank tag line: Hum Hai na, Khayal Apka

4. Which country is hosting the EXPO 2020 from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022?
A.UAE 
B. Oman
C.  Qatar
D.  Kuwait

UAE 

Note: Expo 2020 is a World Expo, currently hosted by Dubai in the United Arab Emirates from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Motto: "Connecting minds, Creating the Future"

Subthemes: "opportunity, mobility and sustainability"

Mascot: Salma, rashid, Latifa, Alif, Opti , and Terra.

Next Expo 2025: Osaka, Japan.

5.Name the new Vice Chief of the Air Staff(VCAS)?
A. Sandeep Singh
B. Diwan Atma Ram Nande
C. Arjan Singh
D. Pratap Chandra Lal

Sandeep Singh

Note: Air Marshal Sandeep Singh took over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff(VCAS). He succeeded Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, who become the 27h Chief of the Air Staff.

 Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman: Air Marshal B.R. Krishna.

Chief Hydrographer to the Government of India : Vice-Admiral Adhir Arora.

6.World Teachers' Day is observed on?
A. October 04
B. October 05
C. October 06
D. October 03

October 05

Note: Theme 2021: Teachers at the heart of education recovery.

National Teachers' Day: September 05

7.Which metro network will build the first of its kind flyover cum Metro viaduct structure?
A. Kolkata Metro Rail
B. Kochi Metro Rail
C. Delhi Metro Rail
D. Bangaluru Metro Rail/Namma Metro

Delhi Metro Rail

8. Who is the new Prime Minister of Japan ?
A. Shinzo Abe
B.  Fumio Kishida
C.  Yoshide Suga
D.  Shigeru Yoshida

 Fumio Kishida

Note:  Fumio Kishida succeeded Yoshide Suga and become the 100th Prime Minister of Japan.

Fumio Kishida belongs to Liberal Democratic Party(LDP).

Japan Capial: Tokyo

Japan Currency: Yen

Japan Legislature : National Diet(bicameral Legislature)

Japan Emperor: Naruhito

9.Who launched 'India for Tigers - A Rally on Wheels' organised by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) ?

A. Bhupendra Yadav
B. Amit Shah
C. Piyush Goyal
D. Nithin Gadkari

Bhupendra Yadav

Note: 'India for Tigers - A Rally on Wheels' organised by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) marking wildlife week(2nd October to 8th October) and 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav'.

Till now, total 14 Tiger reserves have been awarded the Global Conservation Assured/Tiger Standards status for impressive tiger conservation.

Project Tiger is a tiger conservation programme launched in April 1973.

There are 52 Tiger reserves in India. Latest Tiger reserve in India is Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve(RVTR) located in Bundi District of Rajasthan.

10.India, at the first leader-level meeting on energy under the UN General Assembly, announced Production  Linked Incentive Scheme to add 10 GW solar PV manufacturing capacity by which year?

A. 2030
B. 2025
C. 2222
D. 2035

2025

Note: This is one among the commitments India has made at 'High-Level Dialogue on Energy 2021' under the UN General Assembly.

11.Which country's renowned veteran comedian Umer Sharif passed away recently?
A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Oman
D. Kuwait

Pakistan

12. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), has decided to rope in which comic book character for its outreach activities?
A. Chacha Chaudhary
B. Shaktiman
C. Banke Lal
D. Suppandi

Chacha Chaudhary

Note: Aim : To spread awareness about cleanliness and rejuvenation of the RIVER Ganga.

Rope In-enlist someone to do or participate in something.

Director General of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG): Rajiv Ranjan Mishra

13.Uttar Pradesh government has roped in which film actress as the brand ambassador of its highly ambitious scheme 'One District One Product'(ODOP)?

A. Priyanka Chopra
B. Kangana Ranaut
C. Vidya Balan
D. Deepika Padukone

Kangana Ranaut

Note: Aim of One District One Product'(ODOP) scheme is to encourage indigenous products and crafts of UP that are not found anywhere else.

Uttarprdesh Governor: Anandiben Patel

Uttarpradesh CM: Yogi Aditya Nath

Uttaarpradesh capital: Lucknow

14. What is/are the new Mutual fund rules by SEBI ?
A. Appointment of a Chief risk officer
B. Creation of risk Management committees.
C. Maintaining metrics such as investment risk, liquidity risk, and credit risk for each scheme.
D. All of the above

All of the above

Note: SEBI:- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

SEBI Director: Ajay Tyagi

SEBI Headquarters: Mumbai

15. The 7th G-20 parliamentary Speakers Summit is Scheduled to be held in which of the following country on October 7?
A. Italy
B. Germany
C. Japan
D. France

Italy

Note: The summit is expected to discuss a variety of issues including response to the social and employment crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The G20 (or Group of Twenty) is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union (EU). 

G20 works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation, and sustainable development.

G-20

G-20 Founder: Group of Seven

Founded: 26 September 1999

Chairman: Mario Draghi (2021)

Italy

Italy Prime Minister: Marrio Draghi

    Italy capital: Rome

    Italy Currency: Euro

   

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