Q.1 In October 2021, NABARD sanctioned Rs 608 crore financial assistance for different infrastructure projects in rural areas of which state?
a. Punjab
b. Assam
c. Gujarat
d. West Bengal
Q.2 Which Organization recently (in Oct’21) tied-up with the fintech firm ‘Rupifi’ to offer embedded Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) to MSMEs?
a. BigBasket India
b. Amazon Fresh
c. Grofers
d. Flipkart Wholesale
Q.3 Name the personality that recently (in Oct’21) won ‘Sakharov Prize’.
a. Nadia Murad
b. Alexya Salvador
c. Alexei Navalny
d. Michelle Bachelet
Q.4 Where did researchers discover a new species of micro snail, named “Georissa mawsmai ensis”?
a. West Bengal
b. Gujarat
c. Tripura
d. Meghalaya
Q.5 Which State recently (in Oct’21) launched ‘Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store scheme’ to provide low-cost generic medicines?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Gujarat
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Odisha
Q.6 Name the State/UT that recently (in Oct’21) launched the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) called ‘Go-Live’.
a. New Delhi
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Goa
d. Jammu & Kashmir
Q.7 Who is the current (as of Oct’21) Chairman of ‘National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)’?
a. Ayaj Tyagi
b. Govinda Rajulu Chintala
c. Sivasubramanian Ramann
d. Dilip Asbe
Q.8 Which country’s Rietberg Museum Indian Art Research Center has been established?
a. Switzerland
b. Australia
c. France
d. America
Q.9 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. Dubai
b. Singapore
c. Canada
d. Doha
Q.10 What is the rank of India in the 2021 Mercer CFS Global Pension Index survey?
a. 35
b. 30
c. 45
d. 40
Answers
Q.1 b) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) sanctioned Rs 608 crore to the Government of India (GoI) for different infrastructure projects in rural areas of Assam.
Q.2 d) Fintech firm Rupifi and Flipkart Wholesale, the e-commerce firm of the Flipkart Group, partnered to provide Embedded Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) offering to the MSMEs (Micro Small Medium Enterprises).
Q.3 c) Russian Opposition leader (Party-Russia of the Future), lawyer and anti-corruption activist, Alexei Navalny was awarded the ‘Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought’ (Sakharov Prize), the European Union’s (EU) top human rights prize for human rights defenders. The prize was awarded for the 1st time in 1988 to Nelson Mandela and Anatoli.
Q.4 d) A team of scientists from Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bengaluru discovered a new species of micro snail, named “Georissa mawsmai ensis”, from Mawsmai, a limestone cave in Meghalaya.
Q.5 c) Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel virtually launched a new scheme named ‘Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store scheme’ to provide low-cost generic medicines and enable seamless healthcare services to the vulnerable people of the state. The scheme will be implemented by the Urban Administration and Development Department (UADD).
Q.6 d) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha declared the most awaited Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) project of J&K Police “Go-Live” and launched the “JK eCOP” Mobile Application.
Q.7 b)
Q.8 a) Museum Rietberg based in Zurich, Switzerland has established a unique research centre and fellowship programme named GBF Centre. GBF Centre is a public-private partnership initiative meant for scholars, curators and artists who specialise in Indian painting.
Q.9 a) 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.
Q.10 d) India has been ranked at 40th position out of 43 countries in the 2021 Mercer CFS Global Pension Index survey. India had an overall index value of 43.3.