Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2021

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The ‘International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction’ is observed every year on October 13. The 2021 edition of the day will focus on “International cooperation for developing countries to reduce their disaster risk and disaster losses”.
The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was started in 1989, after the United Nations General Assembly declared the day to promote a global culture of risk awareness and disaster reduction.

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The 17th edition of “Ex Yudh Abhyas”, which is a joint military exercise between India and USA is held from October 15 to 29, at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska, the United States. This is the largest joint military exercise for India.
This is a part of the Indo-US Defence Cooperation. The 16th edition was held at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Bikaner, Rajasthan in Feb 2021.

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Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has launched “U Fill” which is an automated fueling technology at the fuel outlets.
The technology is said to eliminate manual intervention during vehicle fueling enhance the customer experience. The company has launched the technology in 65 cities.

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The Government of India has proposed to set up Vishwakarma Vatikas at Hunar Haats (talent fairs) in the state of Uttar Pradesh, which aims to showcase traditional skills and craftsmanship. of artisans.
India’s traditional exquisite and hand made products would be exhibited in these fairs to promote and preserve traditional skills.

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The Government of Maharashtra has proposed to constructed the “Marathi Bhasha Bhavan” at a 2,500 sq metres free plot of the sea-facing Jawahar Bal Bhavan at Marine Drive, Mumbai.
The building would be constructed by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and the construction is proposed to commence from December 2021

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Tropical storm Kompasu hit the Philippines and left dead at least 19 people. The storm has triggered landslides and flash floods as it crossed the northern tip of the Asia-Pacific islands.
Another 14 people have been reported missing in the Philippines. Kompasu returned to tropical storm strength after making landfall on the Chinese island province of Hainan. It also crossed Hong Kong and Vietnam and caused damages.

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China beat Japan 3-1 in the Uber Cup final, held in Aarhus, Denmark, to reclaim Uber Cup title. This is China’s 15th Uber Cup title win out of 19 finals.
Indonesia lifted the Thomas Cup trophy for the first time since 2002 after defeating the defending champions China 3-0 in the final match held in Aarhus, Denmark. Uber and Thomas Cup are the biennial international badminton championship played by the women and men’s national teams of the members of Badminton World Federation.

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India defeated Nepal 3-0 for its eighth SAFF Championship title. During the match, Sunil Chhetri equalled the ace footballer Lionel Messi with his 80th international strike.
Second half goals from Chhetri (49th minute), Suresh Singh (50th) and Sahal Abdul Samad (90th) helped India win the title. Chhetri became the second highest goal-scorer in international football among active players.

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The Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) is an intergovernmental military alliance of 6 full time members (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan) and two non-member observer states (Afghanistan and Serbia).
Recently the CSTO has proposed to hold a military drill near the Afghan border in Tajikistan from October 22-23.

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an intergovernmental military alliance of 30 member countries, of which 28 are European countries and 2 North American Countries. The NATO is headquartered at Brussels, Belgium
Recently, Russia has announced that it is suspending its missions to NATO and that NATO’s military liaison and information offices in Moscow would be closed.