Daily Current Affairs Quiz 15 October 2021
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The financial inclusion campaign named ‘6S Campaign’ has been launched by which bank?
A) Canara Bank
B) Bank of Baroda
C) Punjab National Bank
D) State Bank of India
Option C
Explanation:Punjab National Bank has launched ‘6S Campaign’ under the customer outreach programme. The objective of the ‘6S Campaign’ is to extend financial services to its customers at a concessional rate during the festival season.The ‘6S Campaign’ encapsulates different schemes such as – Swabhiman, Samruddhi, Sampark and Shikhar, Sankalp and Swagat.It is a financial inclusion campaign.
Which is the first city in India to use ropeway services in public transportation?
A) Shimla
B) Coimbatore
C) Dehradun
D) Varanadi
Option D
Explanation:Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh will become the first city in India to use ropeway services in public transportation. Overall, Varanasi will be the third city in the world after Bolivia and Mexico City to use ropeway in public transportation.
RBI has recently granted small finance bank licence to Unity Small Finance Bank. It is a consortium of which entities?
A) Centrum and BharatPe
B) PFC Ltd and Aditya Birla
C) Tata Capital and Bandhan
D) LIC and L&T Finance
Option A
Explanation:Reserve Bank of India has a granted small finance bank licence to the consortium of Centrum Financial Services Limited (Centrum), and Resilient Innovations Private Limited (BharatPe) named Unity Small Finance Bank.
Which ministry has launched the scheme of ‘Good Samaritan’?
A) Ministry of Finance
B) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
C) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
D) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Option B
Explanation:The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has launched a “Rewarding Scheme for Grant of Award to the Good Samaritan”.The scheme aims to motivate the general public to help the victims of road accident in emergency situation, as well as inspire and motivate others to save innocent lives on road.Under this Good Samaritan scheme, a cash award of Rs. 5,000 per incident will be given to those who save the life of a road accident victim
World Students’ Day is observed every on which day?
A) 13 October
B) 14 October
C) 15 October
D) 12 October
Option C
Explanation: World Students’ Day is observed every year on October 15 to mark the birth anniversary of former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2021 is the 17th edition of the Joint Military Training Exercise between Indian Army and ________
A) United States
B) Singapore
C) Nepal
D) Sri Lanka
Option A
Explanation:The 17th edition of the Joint Military Training Exercise “Ex Yudh Abhyas 2021” between the Indian Army and the United States Army, is scheduled to take place from October 15 to 29, 2021 at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska in USA.
Which company has won the bid to acquire Air India?
A) Mahindra Group
B) Adani Group
C) Larsen and Toubro
D) Tata Sons
Option D
Explanation:Talace Pvt Ltd the wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons has won the bid to acquire Air India for Rs 18,000 Crore. Tata Sons is the holding company of Tata groups. Now Tatas will own 100% stake in Air India (a full-service airline operating in domestic and international markets),
Government has launched India’s first first mega consortium on ‘One Health’, in post-COVID times. The consortium will be led by which institution?
A) Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing, Mohali
B) AIIMS Delhi
C) National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad
D) Kalam Institute of Health Technology, Visakhapatnam
Option C
Explanation:The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the Ministry of Science and Technology has launched India’s first mega consortium on ‘One Health’, in post-COVID times.. The ‘One Health’ project was launched by Dr. Renu Swarup, Secretary, DBT through video conferencing. The Consortium comprise of 27 organisations, and will be led by DBT-National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad.
Who is the winner of the 2021 C K Prahlad award for Global Business Sustainability Leadership?
A) Google Team
B) Microsoft Team
C) Facebook Team
D) Apple Team
Option B
Explanation:Indian American Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella has won the prestigious C K Prahlad award for Global Business Sustainability Leadership for the year 2021, along with three other top leaders of Microsoft. Apart from Nadella, Microsoft’s President and Vice-Chair Brad Smith, Chief financial officer Amy Hood and chief environment officer Lucas Joppa have shared the award for Global Business Sustainability Leadership.
The mobile App Fishwaale is launched by which state as India’s first e-fish market?
A) Assam
B) Maharashtra
C) Kerala
D) Nagaland
Option A
Explanation:App named Fishwaale has been launched in Assam and it is India’s first e-fish market. The launch was done by Minister for Fisheries, Environment and Forest and Excise, Parimal Suklabaidya.
On which day is the Global Handwashing Day (GHD) marked globally?
A) 13 October
B) 14 October
C) 15 October
D) 12 October
Option C
Explanation:The Global Handwashing Day (GHD) is observed on 15 October every year.
India’s first smartphone-based eVoting solution has been developed by which state in India?
A) Maharashtra
B) Telangana
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Uttar Pradesh
Option B
Explanation:Telangana has developed India’s first smartphone-based eVoting solution considering the Covid-19 pandemic.
When is the International Day of Rural Women celebrated?
A) Second Friday of October
B) 14 October
C) Second Thursday of October
D) 15 October
Option D
Explanation:The International Day of Rural Women is observed on October 15 each year.
India’s first 5G network trial in a rural location has been undertaken by which company?
A) Reliance Jio
B) Vodafone Group
C) Bharti Airtel
D) BSNL
Option C
Explanation:Bharti Airtel and Ericsson conducted India’s first 5G network trial in a rural location in the first week on October 2021.
What is the theme of the Global Handwashing Day in 2021?
A) Our Future Is at Hand – Let’s Move Forward Together
B) Hand Hygiene for All
C) Raise a hand for hygiene
D) Clean Hands for All
Option A
Explanation:Theme of GHD 2021 is “Our Future Is at Hand – Let’s Move Forward Together”..
Who has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)?
A) Amitesh Kumar Sinha
B) Ritesh Chauhan
C) Meera Mohanty
D) Vipul Bansal
Option B
Explanation:Senior bureaucrat Ritesh Chauhan has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Joint Secretary, Agriculture under the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare.
In 2021, what is the theme for the International Day of Rural Women?
A) Rural women and girls building climate resilience
B) Building rural women’s resilience in the wake of COVID-19
C) Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All
D) Sustainable infrastructure, services and social protection for gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls
Option C
Explanation:2021 theme: “Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All”
