Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2021: 17th October

Current Affairs 17th October 2021 Quiz

Here is the Current Affairs Quiz of 17th October covering the following topics Headlines: Vishwakarma Vatika, Indian Bank’s Association, Global Hunger Index 2021, World Food Day, C.K. Prahalad Award.

The Current Affairs section constitutes a major part of General Awareness section in a competitive examination and plays an instrumental role. To supplement your preparation for the General Awareness Section of the upcoming exams like IBPS PO/Clerk Mains, SBI PO Mains and SEBI Grade A Prelims, we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 17th October 2021 covering the following topics Headlines: Vishwakarma Vatika, Indian Bank’s Association, Global Hunger Index 2021, World Food Day, C.K. Prahalad Award.

Q1. The Government of India has set up how many new Defence PSUs to restructure Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) into a 100 per cent Government-owned entity?
(a) 7
(b) 5
(c) 9
(d) 6
(e) 8

Q2. What is the rank of India in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021?
(a) 81
(b) 101
(c) 116
(d) 94
(e) 99

Q3. When is the World Food Day observed?
(a) 13 October
(b) 14 October
(c) 16 October
(d) 15 October
(e) 17 October

Q4. Which Indian company has topped the World’s Best Employers 2021 ranking of Forbes, among Indian corporates?
(a) Life Insurance Corporation
(b) Tata Consultancy Services
(c) HDFC
(d) State Bank of India
(e) Reliance Industries

Q5. Which company has launched an automated fuelling technology called UFill?
(a) HPCL
(b) BPCL
(c) IOCL
(d) ONGC
(e) BHEL

Q6. Name the newly appointed Chairman of Indian Bank’s Association (IBA) for 2021-22.
(a) Rajendra Mal Lodha
(b) Adarsh Sein Anand
(c) AK Goel
(d) P. Sathasivam
(e) Rohit Sharma

Q7. The ‘MyParkings’ app has been launched by which of these municipal corporations?
(a) New Delhi Municipal Council
(b) Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
(c) Agartala Municipal Corporation
(d) South Delhi Municipal Corporation
(e) Varanasi Municipal Corporation

Q8. The first “Vishwakarma Vatika” at “Hunar Haat” has been set up in which place?
(a) Patna
(b) Ranchi
(c) Rampur
(d) Kota
(e) Bazpur

Q9. Which is the first city in India to use ropeway services in public transportation?
(a) Shimla
(b) Coimbatore
(c) Dehradun
(d) Surat
(e) Varanasi

Q10. World Students’ Day is observed every on which day?
(a) 13 October
(b) 14 October
(c) 15 October
(d) 12 October
(e) 16 October

Q11. Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2021 is the 17th edition of the Joint Military Training Exercise between Indian Army and ________.
(a) United States
(b) Singapore
(c) Nepal
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) Bangladesh

Q12. Who is the winner of the 2021 C K Prahlad award for Global Business Sustainability Leadership?
(a) Google Team
(b) Microsoft Team
(c) Facebook Team
(d) Apple Team
(e) TCS Team

Q13. India’s first smartphone-based eVoting solution has been developed by which state in India?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Telangana
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Karnataka

Q14. When is the International Day of Rural Women celebrated?
(a) Second Friday of October
(b) 14 October
(c) Second Thursday of October
(d) 15 October
(e) 16 October

Q15. Who has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)?
(a) Amitesh Kumar Sinha
(b) Ritesh Chauhan
(c) Meera Mohanty
(d) Vipul Bansal
(e) Raunak Tripathi

Solutions

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated seven new Defence PSUs, carved out of OFBs, to the nation, on October 15, 2021.These 7 new companies have been formed following the the dissolution of the 200-year-old Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) w.e.f October 01, 2021.

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. India’s rank has dropped to 101st position among 116 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021. In 2020, India was placed at 94th spot, out of 107 countries. The 2021 GHI score of India is recorded at 27.5 out of 50, which comes under serious category.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. World Food Day (WFD) is celebrated every year on 16 October across the globe to eradicate worldwide hunger from our lifetime. WFD also commemorates the date of founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945.

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has topped the Indian corporates in the World’s Best Employers 2021 rankings published by Forbes.Globally, Reliance is placed at 52nd position among 750 global corporates.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has launched an automated fuelling technology called “UFill”, to provide swift, secure and smart experience to its customers at outlets by providing them with control of fuelling.

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. A K Goel, managing director and chief executive (MD & CEO) of UCO Bank has been elected as the chairman of Indian Bank’s Association (IBA) for 2021-22.

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated the ‘MyParkings’ app on October 14, 2021. The IOT technology-enabled app has been developed by Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) with South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to digitize all authorized parking under SDMC municipal limits.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Government of India has decided to set up a “Vishwakarma Vatika” at every “Hunar Haats” to protect, preserve and promote India’s glorious legacy of centuries-old skills of artisans and craftsmen.The first such “Vishwakarma Vatika” has been set up in “Hunar Haat” at Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, organised from October 16 to 25, 2021.

S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh will become the first city in India to use ropeway services in public transportation. Overall, Varanasi will be the third city in the world after Bolivia and Mexico City to use ropeway in public transportation.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. World Students’ Day is observed every year on October 15 to mark the birth anniversary of former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. The 17th edition of the Joint Military Training Exercise “Ex Yudh Abhyas 2021” between the Indian Army and the United States Army, is scheduled to take place from October 15 to 29, 2021 at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska in USA.

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indian American Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella has won the prestigious C K Prahlad award for Global Business Sustainability Leadership for the year 2021, along with three other top leaders of Microsoft. Apart from Nadella, Microsoft’s President and Vice-Chair Brad Smith, Chief financial officer Amy Hood and chief environment officer Lucas Joppa have shared the award for Global Business Sustainability Leadership.

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Telangana has developed India’s first smartphone-based eVoting solution considering the Covid-19 pandemic.

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. The International Day of Rural Women is observed on October 15 each year.

S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Senior bureaucrat Ritesh Chauhan has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Joint Secretary, Agriculture under the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare.

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