Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2021

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The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has delivered the heaviest semi-cryogenic propellant tank (SC120- LOX) ever fabricated to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
The tank will be used in the Mk-III launch vehicle for future missions. The semi-cryo-liquid oxygen (LOX) tank is to be used in the existing Mk-III launch vehicle. HAL had delivered the biggest ever cryogenic Liquid Hydrogen tank (C32-LH2), last year.

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The Chief Economic Advisor is the head of the Economic Division of the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.
Shri. KV Subramanian who was the Chief Economic Advisor of India since December 2018 has stepped down from the post and has returned to academia. He has been instrumental in roll out of Economic Surveys for FY19, FY20 and FY21

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The State Election Commission of Telangana is about to conduct a dry run of the voting using their smartphones. This trial has got approval from the state government.
The trial would be run in Khammam district on October 20th 2021 and would be the country’s first e-voting process using mobile smart mobile phones.

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The conservative Chancellor of Austria – Sebastian Kurz has stepped down from the post, on allegations and suspicion of corruption.
This move has been made by Sebastian three days before a special sitting of the country’s parliament, in which the members were preparing to back a motion of no-confidence, which might have forced him out of the post.

 

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New Delhi has launched a patrolling operation named ‘Operation Satark’, to combat and prevent crime and make public places safer.
The South-West district Police has launched this patrolling operation, where senior officials including women officers will be patrolling on foot. This is aimed to enable a thorough check on nuisance creators and provide confidence among the public.

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Subject Expert Committee on Covid-19 granted emergency use approval to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for children in the 2-18 years age group.
Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech had completed Phase-2 and Phase-3 trials of Covaxin on children below 18 years of age and submitted the trial data to the Drugs and Comptroller General of India (DCGI). The first group examined was between 12 -18 years, the second group was between 6- 12 years and the third age group was between 2-6 years.

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The Malabar series of exercises, which began as an annual bilateral naval exercise between India and the US in 1992.
The Indian Navy is set to participate in the Second Phase of Multilateral Maritime Exercise Malabar along with the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Royal Australian Navy and the United States Navy. It is being conducted in the Bay of Bengal from 12 – 15 Oct 2021. First Phase of the exercise was conducted in the Philippines Sea in August.

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‘International Day for Rural Women 2021’ is celebrated on October 15. The day focuses on gender equality and empowering women in rural areas.
The theme for this year is “Rural women cultivating good food for all”. The United Nations General Assembly had established this day on December 18, 2007. According to a report by the United Nations, 40% of the total agricultural labour force in developing countries includes women.

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The Maharashtra government recently announced that they have scrapped the position of Police Naik.
The decision is set to impact nearly 45000 constables in the state police force. Before this decision, a police constable (PC) would get promoted to Police Naik (PN) after 10 years of service. In another 10 years they will move to the Head Constable (HC) rank and retire as Assistant Sub Inspectors (ASI).

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World Students’ Day is observed every year on October 15, in honour of former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam, who was born on the same day in 1931.
The day aims to acknowledge the efforts of the President towards education and students. The United Nations declared October 15 as World Students’ Day in 2010. This year, the theme for World Students’ day is “Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace”.