1. Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, who passed away recently, was known as the father of which nation's Nuclear Programme?
Answers With Explanation : (A) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, who passed away at the age of 85 after a brief illness on October 10, 2021, was known as the father of Pakistan’s Nuclear Programme. The nuclear physicist had faced criticism in 2004 when he was forced to accept the responsibility for nuclear technology proliferation and was forced to live a life of official house arrest.
2. When is International Day of the Girl Child observed?
Answers With Explanation : (A) International Girl Child Day is observed every year on October 11. It is an observance day by the United Nations that aims at amplifying the voices of the young girls all around the world as well as increase awareness about the issues that are faced by them.
3. The coalition parties of which state announced a state-wide bandh on October 11 to show solidarity with the farmers?
Answers With Explanation : (C) The three coalition partners of Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra - Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have called for a state-wide bandh on October 11 in protest against Lakhimpur Kheri violence in Uttar Pradesh on October 3rd that claimed the lives of at least eight people including 4 farmers.
4. India signed four agreements with which nation on October 9, 2021?
Answers With Explanation : (C) India and Denmark on October 9, 2021, exchanged four agreements following a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Modi and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen.
5. Which year was the Prize in Economic Sciences established?
Answers With Explanation : (B) The Prize in Economic Sciences was established by Sweden's central bank, Sveriges Riksbank in the memory Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize in 1968. It is not a Nobel prize but is awarded according to the same principles for the Nobel Prizes that have been awarded since 1901.
6. Who was the first woman to be awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences?
Answers With Explanation : (A) Elinor Ostrom was the first woman to be awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in economic sciences for work on human cooperation. She was awarded for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons.
7. Which nation had held its Parliamentary Elections on October 10, 2021?
Answers With Explanation : (B) Iraq Elections 2021: Iraq Parliamentary elections were held on October 10, 2021 after several challenges with the hope of bringing in key reforms. The initial turnout was reported to be around 41 percent, not nearly as low as election officials had earlier feared.
8. Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary, which were seen in the news recently, are located in which state?
Answers With Explanation :(C) The Chhattisgarh government is set to declare the combined areas of the Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTC(A) approved the state government’s proposal. The new Reserve is located in the northern part of the state, bordering Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. This is the fourth Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh, after the Udanti-Sitanadi, Achanakmar, and Indravati Reserves.
9. Deep Space Atomic Clock, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which space agency?
Answers With Explanation :(B) NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock, has successfully ended its mission. The clock was built by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in southern California. The Deep Space Atomic Clock is an ultra-precise, mercury-ion atomic clock. It was launched aboard the Department of Defense Space Test Programme 2 mission on June 25, 2019. After the instrument completed its one-year primary mission in Earth orbit, NASA extended the mission to collect more data.
10. What is the name of the application launched by the Union Shipping Ministry to promote transparency in port-related information?
Answers With Explanation : (B) Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal recently launched a port mobile application called ‘MyPortApp’ in Kolkata. The Application is aimed at promoting transparency and easy access to port-related information. The app includes all details digitally and monitors the operations of ports virtually.
