Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2021

31. Who is the new Chairman and Managing Director of the National Research Development Corporation?
[A] Amit Rastogi
[B] Kasturi Rangan
[C] Mayilsamy Annadurai
[D] K Sivan

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32. Kudumbashree is a flagship community-oriented programme of which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Odisha

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33. Which Indian state/UT has launched ‘Red Light On, Gaadi Off’ campaign?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Rajasthan

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34. 250mm Seer Water supply scheme, which was seen in the news, has been inaugurated in which state/UT?
[A] Jammu & Kashmir
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Andaman and Nicobar Islands
[D] Lakshadweep

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35. Which country has agreed to increase coking coal supply to India up to 40 million tonnes per year?
[A] Russia
[B] Israel
[C] USA
[D] Malaysia

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36. Where is the Institute of Tropical Meteorology located?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Kolkata
[C] New Delhi
[D] Pune

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37. The Archaeological Survey of India is an agency under which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Home Affairs
[B] Ministry of Tribal Affairs
[C] Ministry of Culture
[D] Ministry of Tourism

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38. Which Indian freedom fighter wrote poems under the pen name of Varasi and Hazarat?
[A] Ashfaqullah Khan
[B] Abul Kalam Azad
[C] Chandra Shekhar Azad
[D] Bhagat Singh

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39. Which country has become the top source of Chinese rice imports during January-August 2021?
[A] India
[B] Nepal
[C] Indonesia
[D] Bangladesh

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40. Which country released the ‘National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on climate’?
[A] India
[B] USA
[C] France
[D] Germany

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