Current Affairs Quiz - October, 2021

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Over 650 cases of infection caused by the bacteria salmonella (Salmonellosis) have been reported in the US. The outbreak is suspected to have been caused by contaminated onions.
Though there were no fatalities, over 100 patients were hospitalised. As of now, the infections have been linked to whole, fresh onions imported from Mexico between the beginning of July and end-August this year.

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The United Nations celebrates the World Development Information Day, on October 24 every year. The first World Development Information Day was held in 1973.
World Development Information Day was founded by the UN in 1972, to raise awareness about problems related to development and enhance efforts to solve them through strengthening global collaboration. This year, the theme for the day is Action for Sustainable Development Goal.

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Andrew Yule & Co Ltd is a Central Public Sector Enterprise in Tea Sector under Ministry of Heavy Industries. It is a 158 years old company with 15 Tea Gardens spread across Assam and West Bengal.
The CPSE has launched a series of Azadi Amrut Chai in Orthodox, Elaichi, Adrakh and Masala flavors,  to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and to commemorate the 75th year of India’s Independence. It will be available at Tea Board counter of Parliament, TRIFED outlets, Udyog Bhawan and other Central Government offices.

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Australia has recently given in-principle to a target of zero net carbon emissions by 2050. This target has been announced by the Prime Minister Scott Morrison when he leaves for a UN summit in Glasgow, Scotland.
It has not moved from its 2015 pledge at Paris climate summit to reduce emissions by 26 per cent to 28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030.

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Kollywood superstar Rajinikanth was conferred with 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his outstanding contribution to the Indian Cinema.
The award was presented by Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu at the 67th National Film Awards ceremony, recently held in New Delhi. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is considered to be India’s highest film award and was instituted by the Indian Government in the year 1969.

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A National Steering Committee (NSC) has been recently formed for the implementation of National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN) Bharat Mission.
It will be chaired by the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi would be the vice-chairperson. The Department of School Education and Literacy had launched the Mission in July 2021, to achieve the goal of universal proficiency in foundational literacy and numeracy for every child by end of Class 3 by 2026-27.

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The UN Disarmament Week is observed annually during the month of October. This year disarmament week started on October 24 and the week-long observance will continue till October 30.
It aims to promote the awareness and understanding the issues of disarmament in several countries. The observance aims to reduce the use of weapons, specifically nuclear weapons, to bring peace in the society. The United Nations Disarmament Commission (UNDC) was set up in 1952 under the UN Security Council to eliminate all weapons of mass destruction.

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Anita Anand, an Indian origin politician of Canada has been appointed as Canada’s new Defence Minister. This appointment has been made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a part of the country’s cabinet reshuffle.
Anita Anand will succeed Indian-origin Harjit Sajjan as the Defence Minister, who held the position for a very long time.

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A frog species endemic to the Western Ghats named Raorchestes ponmudi or Bush frod, has been identified as cardamom-friendly.
The bush frog, or Raorchestes ponmudi eats up the shoot borer Conogethes punctiferalis. They kill the moths that are known to destroy cardamom’s plants in a large-scale. The moths destroying the pseudo-stems of the plants have been a great menace to farmers.

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The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (WDAH) is celebrated on October 27 every year, to raise awareness about and acknowledge the importance of preserving audiovisual materials.
In 1980, the 21st General Conference of the Recommendation for the Safeguarding and Preservation of Moving Images adopted the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. This year the theme of World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is ‘Your Window to the World.’