1. India’s first Sports Arbitration Centre has been unveiled in which city?
Answers With Explanation : (B) The Union Minister of Law and Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the first Sports Arbitration Centre of India at Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
2. Name the winners of the 2021 Global Leadership Award, by the US India Business Council (USIBC).
Answers With Explanation : (A) The US India Business Council (USIBC) has chosen Shiv Nadar and Mallika Srinivasan as the recipient of its 2021 Global Leadership Award.
3. Who has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of the rating agency CRISIL?
Answers With Explanation : (B) Amish Mehta has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of rating agency Crisil with effect from October 01, 2021.
4. Which Indian organisation has been honoured with the 2021 Right Livelihood Award?
Answers With Explanation : (D) Delhi-based environmental organisation “Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE)” has been felicitated with the 2021 Right Livelihood Award, an international honour, also known as Sweden’s alternative Nobel Prize.
5. The World Day for Farmed Animals (WDFA) is observed annually on which day?
Answers With Explanation : (B) Every Year since 1983, the World Day for Farmed Animals (WDFA) is observed on October 02, which marks the birth anniversary of the Mahatma Gandhi.
6. The International Day of Non-Violence marks the birth anniversary of which Indian leader?
Answers With Explanation : (C) The International Day of Non-Violence marks the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. he year 2021 marks 152nd birth anniversary of the global peace icon who was born on 2 October 1869, in Porbandar in Gujarat.
7. The world’s largest Khadi national flag has recently been unveiled in which place of India?
Answers With Explanation : (A) The world’s largest national flag, made up of Khadi cloth, has been installed in Leh, Ladakh, on the occasion of 152nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 02, 2021. The tricolor is 225-feet long and 150-feet wide. It weighs around 1,000 kg.
8. Which cartoon character has been roped in as the official mascot for the NamamiGangeProgramme?
Answers With Explanation : (D) The iconic Indian comic book cartoon character, Chacha Chaudhary, whose brain works faster than a computer, has been declared as the official mascot for the centrally-sponsored NamamiGangeProgramme.
9. PM Modi has launched the Jal Jeevan Mission App and Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh, to better achieve the goal of the flagship Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). In which year was the mission launched?
Answers With Explanation : (A) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi virtually launched the Jal Jeevan Mission App and Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh, on October 02, 2021, as a part of the flagship Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), launched in 2019.
10. In India, the week from October 02 to 08 is celebrated every year as _________.
Answers With Explanation : (D) Ever year, the Wildlife Week is celebrated in India from October 02 to 08, to conserve and protect the fauna or animal life of the country. In 2021, we are celebrating 67th Wildlife Week.
