Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2021

21. With regard to the Indian Civil Services, 9th October is celebrated as?
[A] Indian Police Services Day
[B] Indian Administrative Services Day
[C] Indian Foreign Services Day
[D] Indian Revenue Services Day

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22. Karuppur kalamkari paintings and wood carvings of Kallakurichi, which have received GI tags, belongs to which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Haryana

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23. Darwin’s ground sloth, which is seen in the news recently, were originally found in which region?
[A] Asia
[B] South America
[C] Europe
[D] Australia

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24. India agreed to provide a USD 200 million Line of Credit for development projects in which country?
[A] Nepal
[B] Tajikistan
[C] Kyrgyzstan
[D] Indonesia

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25. Which public sector unit has recently been accorded “Maharatna” status?
[A] Power Finance Corporation
[B] Airports Authority of India.
[C] Bharat Dynamics Limited.
[D] BEML Limited.

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26. Which Indian state/ UT has launched a patrolling operation named ‘Operation Satark’?
[A] Bihar
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] New Delhi
[D] Goa

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27. Aerial Archaeological Mapping Explorer, which is sometimes seen in the news, is launched in which country?
[A] France
[B] UK
[C] Australia
[D] China

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28. What is India’s growth forecast for 2021-22, as per IMF’s recent World Economic Outlook report?
[A] 7.5 %
[B] 9.5 %
[C] 10.0 %
[D] 12.0 %

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29. Malabar series of exercises began as a bilateral naval exercise between India and which country, in 1992?
[A] USA
[B] France
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Bangladesh

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30. Which institution released the ‘World Energy Outlook 2021’ Report?
[A] International Energy Agency
[B] NITI Aayog
[C] World Economic Forum
[D] OPEC

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