Current Affairs MCQ of 10th October 2021
Q.1 Who won the Nobel Peace Prize 2021?
a. Benjamin List and David MacMillan
b. Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann
c. Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov
d. Abdulrazak Gurnah
Q.2 Consider the following statements regarding Green Status of Species.
1.It was launched by the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP).
2.It is a new Global Standard to measure how close a species is being fully ecologically functional across its range.
3.It also measures how much the species has recovered due to conservation efforts.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. 1, 2
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 3
d. 1, 2, 3
Q.3 World Post Day is marked annually on which day?
a. 7 October
b. 8 October
c. 10 October
d. 9 October
Q.4 India has signed an MoU with which country recently for academic collaboration in traditional medicine systems, with focus on Ayurveda?
a. United Kingdom
b. Israel
c. Croatia
d. Norway
Q.5 Which state has launched a special Covid-19 vaccination drive called Mission Kavach Kundal?
a. Maharashtra
b. Kerala
c. Gujarat
d. Chhattisgarh
Q.6 What is the rank of India in the latest Henley Passport Index for 2021?
a. 80
b. 94
c. 85
d. 90
Q.7 Which country has topped the Henley Passport Index 2021?
a. Germany and Sweden
b. Japan and Singapore
c. Australia and Japan
d. United States and Germany
Q.8 Who has been honoured with the 2021 Yidan Prize?
a. Anant Agarwal and Larry Hedges
b. Carol S. Dweck and Vicky Colbert
c. Eric A. Hanushek and Dr Rukmini Banerji
d. Usha Goswami and Sir Fazle Hasan
Q.9 Who are the winners of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
a. Benjamin List and David MacMillan
b. Jennifer Doudna and Akira Yoshino
c. William E. Moerner and Paul L. Modrich
d. Richard Henderson and Ben Feringa
Q.10 Mahabahu Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre which has been inaugurated by Vice President is situated in which state?
a. Meghalaya
b. Assam
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Tripura
Answers –
Q.1 c) Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov have won the Nobel Peace Prize 2021 for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.
Q.2 b) The IUCN Green Status of Species, a new Global Standard to measure how close a species is to being fully ecologically functional across its range, and how much it has recovered thanks to conservation action.
Q.3 d)
Q.4 c) The Embassy of India at Zagreb, organised the first International Conference on Yoga and Ayurveda in Croatia from October 03 to 05, 2021, with the support of the Ministry of AYUSH. As a part of this conference India and Croatia signed a Memorandum of Understanding for academic collaboration in India’s traditional medicine systems, especially in the field of Ayurveda.
Q.5 a) The state government of Maharashtra has launched a special Covid-19 vaccination drive named as Mission Kavach Kundal, with the target of inoculating 15 lakh people everyday.
Q.6 d) India has been ranked at 90th position among 116 countries, on the Henley Passport Index, released for Q4 of 2021 on October 07, 2021. The index lists the world’s most travel-friendly passports. India’s position has dropped by six places, compared to last year (2020), during the same period, when it was placed at 84th spot.
Q.7 b)
Q.8 c) 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.
Q.9 a) 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”.
Q.10 b) 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.