Q.1 President’s Tatrakshak Medal (PTM) is awarded to which armed force?
a. Indian Navy
b. Central Reserve Police Force
c. Coast Guard
d. Border Security Force
Q.2 Name the Organization that partnered with ISRO to launch the Geospatial Energy Map of India to map India’s Primary & Secondary Energy resources?
a. National Informatics Centre
b. India Meteorological Department
c. Defence Research and Development Organisation
d. NITI Aayog
Q.3 Which country recently (in Oct’21) conducted its inaugural maritime dialogue with India to work on a free, open & inclusive Indo-Pacific region?
a. China
b. North Korea
c. Japan
d. United Kingdom
Q.4 Where was the new species of Onion Fly named “Allium negianum” recently discovered?
a. Kargil, Ladakh
b. Chamoli, Uttarakhand
c. Ernakulam, Kerala
d. Tezpur, Assam
Q.5 When is Valmiki Jayanti 2021?
a. October 20th
b. October 21st
c. October 22nd
d. October 23rd
Q.6 The Government of Jammu & Kashmir inked an MoU with which foreign government for real estate development, industrial parks and other business enterprise development in the UT?
a. Singapore
b. Canada
c. Doha
d. Dubai
Q.7 China has recently launched its first solar exploration satellite into space. What is the name of the satellite?
a. Tian
b. Xihe
c. Mazu
d. Jade
Q.8 Who is the author of the book “Actually… I Met Them: A Memoir”?
a. A. R. Rahman
b. Shabana Azmi
c. Gulzar
d. Shankar Mahadevan
Q.9 Who is the President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) ?
a. Kiren Rijiju
b. Dharmendra Pradhan
c. R.K. Singh
d. Mansukh Mandaviya
Q.10 Race to Zero global campaign, is carried out under the aegis of
a. World Bank
b. UNESCO
c. UNFCCC
d. OECD
Answers –
Q.1 c) The President of India Ram Nath Kovind has awarded the President’s Tatrakshak Medal (PTM) and Tatrakshak Medal (TM) to Indian Coast Guard personnel.
Q.2 d) NITI Aayog along with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the Geospatial Energy Map of India which will provide a holistic picture of all energy resources of the country. This map identifies and locates all primary and secondary sources of energy and their transportation.A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer system for capturing, storing, checking, and displaying data related to positions on Earth’s surface.
Q.3 d) India and UK held virtual maritime dialogue associated with cooperation towards maritime domain,Indo-Pacific and regional or multilateral cooperation. The two foreign ministers affirmed their vision on a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region.
Q.4 b)
Q.5 a)
Q.6 d) The Jammu and Kashmir administration has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Dubai for rapid development and growth in the Union Territory.Under the MoU, the government of Dubai will help in development of real estate sector, industrial parks, IT towers, multipurpose towers, logistics, medical college, super specialty hospital and various more business enterprises in Jammu and Kashmir.
Q.7 b) China has launched its first solar exploration satellite into space to study the violent and sudden physical processes behind solar flares.The 550 kg (121-pound) satellite named as Xihe (Name of Sun God in Chinese mythology) was launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province aboard a Long March-2D rocket.
Q.8 c)
Q.9 c) The Assembly will be presided over by President of the ISA Assembly RK Singh, who is also the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy.
Q.10 c) UN-backed ‘Race to Zero’ global campaign, which aims to create jobs while meeting goals of climate change and sustainable development.