Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2021

31. Cumbre Vieja, an active volcanic ridge, is located in La Palma Island of which country?
[A] Indonesia
[B] Japan
[C] Philippines
[D] Spain

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32. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 crore on which payments bank recently?
[A] Airtel Payment Bank
[B] India Post Payment Bank
[C] Paytm Payment Bank
[D] NSDL Payment Bank

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33. The United Nations has recently set up a special trust fund for which country, to tackle economic crisis?
[A] Iran
[B] Venezuela
[C] Afghanistan
[D] Sri Lanka

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34. Which Asian country is set to present its “climate prosperity plan” in the UN Climate Conference at Glasgow?
[A] India
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Nepal

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35. Power Ministry announced new rules to ensure sustainability, under which act?
[A] Electricity Act 1992
[B] Electricity Act, 2003
[C] Promotion of Clean Energy Act 2005
[D] Promotion of Clean Energy Act 2010

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36. Which country has legally recognised Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos as people?
[A] USA
[B] Australia
[C] Ireland
[D] Denmark

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37. Entrepreneurs from which Indian state have been chosen as winners in the Zero Waste Cities Challenge by WasteAid?
[A] Kerala
[B] Assam
[C] West Bengal
[D] Odisha

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38. Which state has been in the news for achieving ODF status and connecting every household with electricity?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Odisha
[C] Goa
[D] Arunachal Pradesh

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39. Which country is the host of Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week 2021?
[A] USA
[B] South Africa
[C] India
[D] China

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40. ‘Old Kingdom’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which country?
[A] Greece
[B] Egypt
[C] China
[D] India

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