Q.1 Which organisation has launched the Digi book “Innovations for You” ?
a. Invest India
b. NPCI
c. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)
d. ISRO
Q.2 India has collaborated with which country to launch the Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) initiative on the sidelines of the Conference of Parties (COP26)?
a. United Kingdom and Japan
b. Australia, Japan and United Kingdom
c. Japan and Australia
d. Australia and United Kingdom
Q.3 Who has been appointed as the President of World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) for 2021-2023?
a. Germany
b. India
c. Australia
d. United Arab Emirates
Q.4 Which state has become the first one to impose stock limits on edible oil?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Karnataka
d. Andhra Pradesh
Q.5 How much capacity of renewable energy did India commit to set up by 2022?
a. 170 GW
b. 175 GW
c. 157 GW
d. 75 GW
Q.6 Who became the 1st black woman to be awarded 2021’s ‘Peace Prize of the German Book Trade’?
a. Octavia Butler
b. Safia Elhillo
c. Nikki Giovanni
d. Tsitsi Dangarembga
Q.7 Name the Racing Driver who won the ‘Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix 2021’.
a. Valtteri Bottas
b. Sergio Perez
c. Max Verstappen
d. Sebastian Vettel
Q.8 In October 2021, ‘Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi’ along with ‘Drone Destination’ signed a pact to conduct drone training in which state?
a. Bihar
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Haryana
d. Gujarat
Q.9 Which State recently (in Oct’21) signed an MoU with ‘VEM Technologies’ for setting up an integrated defence system?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Maharashtra
c. Karnataka
d. Telangana
Q.10 Where is ‘Okhla bird sanctuary’ located?
a. Bihar
b. Karnataka
c. Odisha
d. UP
Answers –
Q.1 c) The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog has launched a Digi-book named “Innovations for You”. The sector in focus in this Digi-book is Healthcare.
Q.2 d) India, Australia, and the UK in collaboration with small island developing states (SIDS), have planned to launch a new initiative “Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS)”, on the sidelines of the Conference of Parties (COP26). The IRIS platform aims at creating an infrastructure that can withstand disasters and lessen economic losses in island nations.
Q.3 b) Invest India, a young startup within the Government of India, has been unanimously elected as the President of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) for 2021-2023.
Q.4 b) Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to impose stock limits on edible oil. This was informed by Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary of the Food and Public Distribution Department on October 25, 2021.
Q.5 b) India also announced an international commitment for setting up 175 GW of renewable energy (RE) capacity by 2022.
Q.6 d)
Q.7 c) Belgian-Dutch Racing driver, Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing-Honda) won the 2021 United States Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix 2021) by defeating Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) of the United Kingdom.
Q.8 c) The flying training institute, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) and Drone Destination signed a pact with the Haryana Government’s initiative ‘DRISHYA’ (Drone Imaging and Information Services of Haryana Limited), to conduct drone training in Haryana.
Q.9 d) Hyderabad -based VEM Technologies signed an MoU with Telangana government for setting up an integrated defence system facility at Yelgoi, Sangareddy district, Telangana by investing Rs. 1000 crores.
Q.10 d)