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24th October 2021 Current Affairs Quiz
1) Which company announced the launch of a 10-week initiative that will support startups in India?
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a) Intel
b) Microsoft
c) Amazon
d) TATA
Answer: B
Explanation: To support the startup ecosystem in the country, the company has launched a programme, Microsoft AI Innovate, for nurturing and scaling startups that are leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI). Microsoft AI Innovate was aimed at bringing together startups, corporates, industry bodies, governments, and venture capital firms, to create a shared platform for learning and innovation.
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2) Indian Fighter Jets Join Historic Blue Flag Drills In which country?
a) Israel
b) China
c) Brazil
d) South Korea
Answer: A
Explanation: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visited Israel’s Ovda Airbase to meet the Indian contingent participating in the biennial Blue Flag exercise involving Air Force missions from eight countries, that aims to share knowledge and combat experience to improve operational capabilities.
3) which country inducts Chinese Air Defense called HQ-9?
a) India
b) Afghanistan
c) Pakistan
d) Japan
Answer: C
Explanation: The COAS witnessed the commissioning of the state-of-the-art Chinese origin HQ-9/ P HIMADS (High to Medium Air Defence System) into Pakistan Army Air Defence. Speaking on the occasion, the COAS said that the induction of high-tech systems will make Pakistan’s air defence impenetrable in the emerging threat scenario.
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4) which social media platform announced to change its name?
a) Tweeter
b) Instagram
c) Facebook
d) None of the above
Answer: C
Explanation: After facing one of the biggest scandals in years over shocking internal documents, social media giant Facebook is changing its name. The name change, first reported by The Verge on 19 October, will be announced at the company’s upcoming annual Connect conference on 28 October.
5) What is the name of the Hackathon course that UIDAI hosts?
a) UIDAI Aadhaar H21
b) Aadhaar Hackathon 2021
c) Hackathon 2021
d) UIDAI Hackathon 2021
Answer: B
Explanation: As a part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will host the “Aadhaar Hackathon 2021” from 28th October 2021 to 30th October 2021. The Aadhaar Hackathon 2021 will be organised to reach out to young minds who are still at various Engineering institutes and want to step into the real world.
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6) On which day International Snow Leopard Day was observed annually?
a) 22nd October
b) 25th October
c) 24th October
d) 23rd October
Answer: D
Explanation: International Snow Leopard Day is celebrated to create awareness about the conservation and preservation of Snow Leopards. October 23rd was proclaimed as the International Snow Leopard Day at the first Global Snow Leopard Forum held in Bishek, Kyrgyzstan.
7) Who has been appointed as the new President of the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF)?
a) Anurag Thakur
b) Anshula Kant
c) Gaston Parage
d) Sahdev Yadav
Answer: D
Explanation: Sahdev Yadav, former Secretary-General of IWLF, was unanimously elected as the President of the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF). The election also saw the appointment of S.H. Anande Gowda and Naresh Sharma as the new Secretary-General & Treasurer of IWLF.
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8) Konkan Shakti 2021 is the first-ever tri-service joint exercise held between India and which country?
a) UK
b) US
c) UN
d) China
Answer: A
Explanation: The first-ever tri-services joint exercise between India and the UK began on October 21 and will go on for a week. Named Konkan Shakti 2021, it “aims to derive mutual benefits from each other’s experiences and also showcase the continuing cooperation between the two countries,”.
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9) What is the productivity of the 2021 Global Agricultural Productivity Report
a) 4.13
b) 7.36
c) 1.36
d) 2.77
Answer: C
Explanation: Total factor productivity (TFP) is growing at an annual rate of 1.36 per cent (2020-2019), according to the 2021 Global Agricultural Productivity Report (GAP Report), released on October 2021.
10) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is associated with which sport?
a) Football
b) Chess
c) Handball
d) Cricket
Answer: B
Explanation: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa is an Indian chess player. A chess prodigy, he is the fifth-youngest person ever to achieve the title of Grandmaster, behind Abhimanyu Mishra, Sergey Karjakin, Gukesh D, and Javokhir Sindarov. He is the youngest international master in history.
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