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1 .

A Joint naval drill named Joint Sea 2021 is being conducted between which two nations in the Sea of Japan?

China and Russia

India and Japan

India and Russia

Russia and Japan

Correct Answer : China and Russia

China and Russia have participated in a joint naval exercise named “Joint Sea 2021”. the Joint Sea 2021 was started at Russia’s Peter the Great Gulf, in the Sea of Japan.

Published On : October 17, 2021

2 .

SEBI has formed a four-member high powered advisory committee on settlement orders and compounding of offences. Who is the head of this committee?

DN Raval

PR Ramesh

PK Malhotra

Vijay C Daga

Correct Answer : Vijay C Daga

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has constituted a four-member “high powered advisory committee on settlement orders and compounding of offences”.The Chairman of the committee will be Vijay C Daga, retired judge of High Court of Bombay.

Published On : October 17, 2021

3 .

India has been re-elected as the member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for 2022-2024. This will be the ________ term of India as the member of the 47-member Council

3rd

4th

5th

6th

Correct Answer : 6th

India has been re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a sixth(6th) term on October 14, 2021 with overwhelming majority..The new three year term of India will be effective from January 2022 to December 2024.

Published On : October 17, 2021

4 .

Navrang Saini has been given the additional charge of the Chairperson of which of these entities?

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority

Correct Answer : Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India

Navrang Saini has been appointed as the interim Chairperson of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), for a period of three months, or till the joining of a new incumbent to the post, or until further orders.

Published On : October 17, 2021

5 .

The National Security Guard (NSG) force of India observed which edition of the Raising Day on October 16, 2021?

Correct Answer : 37

The National Security Guard (NSG) force, popularly known as Black Cats, observes its Raising Day on October 16, every year. The year 2021 marks the 37th anniversary of the establishment of the NSG.

Published On : October 17, 2021

6 .

World Anaesthesia Day is observed?

16th October

15th October

14th October

13th October

Correct Answer : 16th October

World Anaesthesia Day is observed on 16th October each year. This day is celebrated to remember the first successful use of diethyl ether anaesthesia in the year 1846. Anaesthesia plays a very important role in setting a patient into brief unconsciousness and numbing the pain during surgical procedures and other painful medical procedures.

Published On : October 16, 2021

7 .

When is the World Food Day observed?

14th October

15th October

16th October

17th October

Correct Answer : 16th October

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

World Food Day (WFD) 2021 Theme : “Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow”.

History : The main focus of this day is that food is a basic and fundamental human right. WFD commemorates the day in 1945 when the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was founded.

Published On : October 16, 2021

8 .

Which state government announced that it will set up "Arogya Vatika" in Schools?

Assam

Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand

Madhaya Pradesh

Correct Answer : Uttar Pradesh

* As per the updates, the Uttar Pradesh government has ordered all state secondary schools to set up ‘Arogya Vatika’ (salubrity garden) in their premises.

* These ‘Vatikas’ or gardens will be used to grow medicinal plants.

* The decision was taken on the directive of Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma, who is also in charge of the secondary education department, with a view to ensure the well-being of students and their parents.

* Students should be made aware about the medicinal values of the plants through these gardens and should be encouraged to plant them at their homes too. It also asks for the parents to be made aware of the medicinal 11 plants and their properties during school meetings.

Published On : October 16, 2021

9 .

Who has been re-appointed as the Chairman of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights?

Kushal Singh

Shanta Sinha

Stuti Narain Kacker

Priyank Kanoongo

Correct Answer : Priyank Kanoongo

The government has reappointed Priyank Kanoongo as Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) for a period of three years from October 17.

This will be Kanoongo’s second term as Chairperson of the apex child rights body. He was first appointed to the post in 2018.

Published On : October 16, 2021

10 .

India's first Atal Community Innovation Center (ACIC) has been launched in which city?

Pune

Hyderabad

Ahmedabad

Jaipur

Correct Answer : Jaipur

India’s first Atal Community Innovation Center (ACIC) has been launched at Vivekananda Global University (VGU) in Jaipur. It is the first center in the country to be set up by the Government of India, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and NITI Aayog.

Published On : October 16, 2021