Q.1 Which state’s chief minister has launched Mission Clean to curb illegal sand mining and liquor trade?
a. Haryana
b. Punjab
c. Rajasthan
d. Uttar Pradesh
Q.2 Name the first ever Shatabdi Express train of the Indian Railways to receive the Integrated Management Systems (IMS) certification?
a. Mumbai-Ahmedabad-Mumbai Shatabdi Express
b. Chennai-Mysore-Chennai Shatabdi Express
c. Howrah-Puri-Howrah Shatabdi Express
d. New Delhi-Kalka-New Delhi Shatabdi
Q.3 Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)?
a. Justice Biswanath Somadder
b. Justice Sanjib Banerjee
c. Justice Ravi Ranjan
d. Justice Ashok Bhushan
Q.4 Which country was the host nation for the G20 Summit 2021?
a. Scotland
b. Italy
c. Russia
d. UAE
Q.5 The ‘Ganga Utsav 2021 – The River Festival’ is which edition of the annual Ganga festival?
a. 5th
b. 4th
c. 3rd
d. 6th
Q.6 The Indian Navy frigate TUSHIL has recently been launched in which country?
a. United States
b. Israel
c. Russia
d. Japan
Q.7 Which word has been chosen as the Word of the Year 2021 by Oxford English Dictionary ?
a. Lock Down
b. Jab
c. Immunity
d. Vax
Q.8 Which country has named its native long-tailed bat as the Bird of the Year 2021?
a. Sweden
b. Ireland
c. Australia
d. New Zealand
Q.9 The G20 member nation leaders have committed to take action to limit global warming at what level above pre-industrial levels?
a. 1.5 degrees Celsius
b. 2 degrees Celsius
c. 3 degrees Celsius
d. 2.5 degree Celsius
Q.10 Alan Davidson, who has passed away recently was the cricket all rounder of which country?
a. England
b. South Africa
c. Australia
d. New Zealand
Answers –
Q.1 b) Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced ‘Mission Clean’ in a meeting on October 31, 2021, held with all the Deputy Commissioners and the Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) of the state.
Q.2 b) The Chennai-Mysore-Chennai Shatabdi Express has become the first train of Southern Railway to receive Integrated Management Systems (IMS) certification. It got the certificate for world-class maintenance of the train, environment -friendly resources and convenient and safe travel of the passengers. It is also the first Shatabdi train and the only second mail/express train of Indian Railways to receive this prestigious certification.
Q.3 d)
Q.4 b) The 2021 G20 (Group of Twenty) Summit was held in Rome, Italy on October 30 and 31, 2021. It was the 16th meeting of G20 group. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
Q.5 a) The 5th edition of the three day-long Ganga Utsav has been organised from November 01 to 03, 2021 in virtual format. The “Ganga Utsav 2021 – The River Festival “ will not only celebrate the glory of river Ganga but all the rivers of the country to promote the celebration of ‘Nadi Utsav’ (River Festival).
Q.6 c) The seventh Indian Navy frigate of the P1135.6 class was launched at the Yantar Shipyard at Kaliningrad in Russia on October 28, 2021. The ship has been formally named as Tushil, a Sanskrit word which means protector shield.
Q.7 d) ‘Vax’ has been chosen as the word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in 2021. Vax derived from the Latin word vacca, which means cow.
Q.8 d)
Q.9 a) The G20 leaders committed to take action to limit global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Q.10 c)