Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2021

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The Chief of the World Health Organisation honored the late Henrietta Lacks with the Director-General award.
She an American woman whose cancer cells were taken without her knowledge during the 1950s. The cells provided the foundation for vast scientific inventions, including research about the coronavirus. The ‘HeLa’ cell line, derived from the first two letters of Henrietta Lacks, helped in the development of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines.

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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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Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh recently launched the “Chief Minister’s Health for All”. Under the scheme, Door-to-door health screening will be conducted across the State and Jan Aushadhi medicines will be provided to patients free of cost for primary health care.
The Chief Minister Gi Hakchel Gi Tengbal (CM Health Care Scheme) and Ayushman Bharat health cards will be issued to the patients having severe and chronic illness.  During the campaign, screening will be done using a hand-held device known as ASHA Plus for 10 non-communicable diseases.

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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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World Sight Day is observed annually on the second Thursday of October. This year, the Day is observed on October 14.
It is a global event which aims to create awareness on blindness and vision impairment. It was originally initiated by the Sight First Campaign of Lions Club International Foundation in 2000. The theme for World Sight Day 2021 is ‘Love Your Eyes’.

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‘Mera Ghar Mere Naam’ scheme, which was launched by the Punjab Government for providing proprietary rights to people living in villages.
Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi extended the ‘Mera Ghar Mere Naam’ scheme those living within ‘lal lakir’ in cities also. ‘Lal lakir’ refers to land that is part of the village habitation and is used for non-agriculture purposes only.

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Mr MS Sahoo was the very first chairperson of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), who has demitted his office recently. He has been in office since 2016.
The Government of India has assigned Navrang Saini, who is the whole time member of the board, the additional charge of Chairman of IBBI.

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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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The Indian Navy received its 11th P-8I long range maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing. The Navy has signed a contract of 12 P-8Is from Boeing in two batches.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also launched an ‘Integrated Unmanned Road Map for Indian Navy’ at the second edition of the Naval Commanders Conference. This will outline all unmanned aerial and underwater platforms and efforts of the Navy in modernisation.

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Egyptian-Sudanese Joint Exercise “Guardian of the South – 1” began recently at Egypt’s Mohamed Nagib Military Base.
The exercise is being executed by Egyptian Border Guard Force elements, and Sudanese infantry elements trained on border security. It includes lectures, practical exercises on achieving integration among forces, Exhibition of arms and equipment used in border security is also held.