Daily Current Affairs October 22

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 October 22 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs October 22

1. International Stuttering Awareness Day is observed on which date?
A) October 22
B) October 15
C) October 17
D) October 18
E) October 20
Answer: A) October 22

• The International Stuttering Awareness Day is marked annually on 22 October to create awareness about stuttering, which affects more than 70 million people, or one percent of the population, globally.
• The aim of the day is to create more knowledge about the condition and reduce the stigma associated with it.

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Obituary – Daily Current Affairs October 22

2. Saranjeet Singh passes away. He was related to which sports?
A) Basketball
B) Hockey
C) Volleyball
D) Football
E) Cricket
Answer: B) Hockey

• Former hockey international Saranjeet Singh passed away.
• He was 59 and is survived by wife, daughter and a son.
• He had been unwell for the past three months.
• The former State Bank of India hockey player who played for Coronation Club in local league, represented Hyderabad juniors and seniors in the late 70s and 80s and also played for the Indian team that toured Germany in 1983.

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Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs October 22

3. Which small finance bank unveiled a sound box that will provide instant voice-based payment alerts to merchant partners?
A) A U Small Finance Bank.
B) Capital Small Finance Bank.
C) ESAF Small Finance Bank.
D) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank.
E) Suryoday Small Finance Bank.
Answer: A) A U Small Finance Bank.

• The QR Code Sound Box is aimed at enhancing the bank’s reach in digital payments, AU Small Finance Bank said in statement.
• The sound box is a portable speaker that is equipped with a dedicated SIM slot for data connectivity, which gives voice notification.
• It will be made available in five languages – Hindi, English, Punjabi, Guajarati and Marathi.

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Business and Economy – Daily Current Affairs October 22

4. Which company has been unanimously elected as the President of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) for 2021-2023?
A) Invest India
B) Honda
C) Mahindra & Mahindra
D) Bajaj
E) Tata Steel BSL
Answer: A) Invest India

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Books and Authors – Daily Current Affairs October 22

5. Who launched a book named Veer Savarkar: The Man Who Could Have Prevented Partition?
A) Rajnath Singh
B) Narendra Modi
C) Hardeep Singh Puri
D) Anurag Singh Thakur
E) Subhas Sarkar
Answer: A) Rajnath Singh

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the book titled “Veer Savarkar: The Man Who Could Have Prevented Partition” authored by Uday Mahurkar and Chirayu Pandit at Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi.

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Appointments – Daily Current Affairs October 22

6. Who is appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS)?
A) PK Varun
B) PK Sakthi
C) PK Garg
D) PK Tarun
E) PK Sathish
Answer: C) PK Garg

• The Sports Authority of India (SAI) appointed Commodore PK Garg as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).
• The appointment was officially ratified at SAI’s Mission Olympic Cell meeting.
• Garg will be assuming office on October 25, replacing Commander Rajesh Rajagopalan, who held the post from 2018 till the Tokyo Olympics.
• Commodore Garg was a High-Performance Director with SAI till June 2021 and is an Arjuna Awardee recipient (1990) in sailing and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awardee in 1993-94.

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7. Who has appointed as President of Barbados Court of Appeals?
A) Jack Sandra Mason
B) Joe Sandra Mason
C) Michel Sandra Mason
D) Lack Sandra Mason
E) Dame Sandra Mason
Answer: E) Dame Sandra Mason

• Barbados has elected its first ever president as it prepares to become a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth as head of state.
• Dame Sandra Mason, 72, is set to be sworn in on 30 November, which will mark the country’s 55th anniversary of independence from Britain.

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Awards – Daily Current Affairs October 22

8. Who will be honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement award at the this year’s International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
1) Istevan Szabo
2) Rajini Kanth
3) Martin Scorsese
A) Only 1
B) Only 3
C) Only 2
D) Only 1 & 3
E) All of these
Answer: D) Only 1 & 3

• Hollywood veteran Martin Scorsese and celebrated Hungarian filmmaker Istevan Szabo will be honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement award at the this year’s International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur announced.
• The 52nd edition of of the film festival will be held from November 20 to 28 in Goa.
• While Szabo is known for his masterpieces like 1966’s ”Father” and 1981 movie ”Mephisto”, Scorsese is one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential directors in film history.

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9. Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Center has bagged the 13th edition of FICCI Healthcare Excellence Awards 2021 in the category of Digital Innovation in Healthcare. It is related to which state?
A) Delhi
B) Chandigarh
C) Jammu & Kashmir
D) Karnataka
E) Tamil Nadu
Answer: E) Tamil Nadu

• The award has been conferred on the hospital for its introduction of Teladoc Health Robots in June 2020 to keep doctors, patients and healthcare workers safe during the pandemic and prevent the spread of Coronavirus infection.
• These Telemedicine robots, the preferred choice of six of the world’s best hospitals, have been introduced in India for the first time by Meenakshi Mission Hospital.

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Science and Technology – Daily Current Affairs October 22

10. Bellatrix Aerospace and Dhruva Space have each signed a MoU with which company ramp up individual efforts to address the growing global demand for affordable access to space?
A) IBM
B) L & T
C) Accenture
D) TCS
E) Microsoft
Answer: B) L & T

• Indian space technology (spacetech) startups — Bellatrix Aerospace and Dhruva Space — have each signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T), even as they ramp up individual efforts to address the growing global demand for affordable access to space.
• Bellatrix Aerospace, which became the first private Indian company to develop and test a hall-effect thruster (a type of electric propulsion system), said that the partnership with L&T will allow it to work closely with them for “building great products for the world”.

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International Affairs – Daily Current Affairs October 22

11. Elizabeth Truss will pay an official visit to India from October 22 to 24. She was Foreign Secretary of which country?
A) Australia
B) Italy
C) North Korea
D) UK
E) Israel
Answer: D) UK

• During her stay in New Delhi, Truss will hold talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on October 22 on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest.
• Truss will travel to Mumbai on October 23.
• During the India-UK Virtual Summit between the two Prime Ministers held on May 4, 2021, the bilateral relationship between the two nations was elevated to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

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12. India and which country to launch quadrilateral economic forum?
1) Israel
2) UAE
3) U.S.
A) Only 1
B) Only 3
C) Only 2
D) Only 1 & 3
E) All of these
Answer: E) All of these

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13. Which country has been taken off the grey list by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)?
A) Australia
B) India
C) Russia
D) Zimbabwe
E) Mauritius
Answer: E) Mauritius

• Mauritius has been taken off the grey list by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an inter-governmental body that sets anti-money laundering standards, while acknowledging the progress the island nation had made in its fight against money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT) in the past few months.
• FATF has retained Pakistan in the grey list, saying the country had made good progress in tackling most of the action plans, but needs to further demonstrate that investigations are being pursued against senior leaders of terror groups and organised criminals are being prevented from profiteering.

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National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs October 22

14. Which state launches 7th phase of Seva Setu initiative to mark Amit Shah’s birthday?
A) Mizoram
B) Gujarat
C) Assam
D) Tamil Nadu
E) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: B) Gujarat

• Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launched the seventh phase of the state-wide Seva Setu program from a village near Ahmedabad on the occasion of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s birthday.
• The program was organized in Manipur village of Sanand taluka in Shah’s constituency to mark his 57th birthday.
• The chief minister also visited a residential school and a girls’ hostel for poor children in Sanand taluka and celebrated Shah’s birthday with students, an official release stated.
• Under the Seva Setu program, locals get documents and certificates, such as income certificates, widow pension, caste certificates and duplicate ration cards, at their doorstep without having to visit government offices.

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15. Which state govt signs MoU with TCS, ACM (India), Google CS Education for imparting skills to school and college students?
A) Mizoram
B) Gujarat
C) Goa
D) Tamil Nadu
E) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: C) Goa

• The MoU was signed to empower and prepare the students for the future which is one of the recommendations of the new National Education Policy (NEP 2020).
• The program would be used to strengthen the skills of college students so that they have an edge in the competitive employment environment and become well equipped to discharge the roles and responsibilities in their career.
• The Directorate of Higher Education would be organizing its first program entitled (Kaushalya Week), a skill development vacation camp for school children from November 8 to 13, 2021, he said.
• The program which would benefit about 1100 students in the first phase, he said, adding the second program planned would commence from this academic year.
• The Directorate of Higher Education (DHE) was planning to collaborate with various partners from academia and industry, he added.

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16. Which state has announced the implementation of Mukhyamantri Ration Aapke Dwar Yojana in the state from next month?
A) Mizoram
B) Gujarat
C) Goa
D) Tamil Nadu
E) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: E) Madhya Pradesh

• Madhya Pradesh government has announced the implementation of Mukhyamantri Ration Aapke Dwar Yojana in the state from next month.
• Under the scheme, ration will now be transported by vehicles in those villages where there are no fair price shops.

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17. Govt to issue 4 tranches of sovereign gold bonds in H2. Those subscribing online or paying through digital mode will get a ____ discount? (IDBI Assistant Manager question)
A) Rs 10
B) Rs 100
C) Rs 50
D) Rs 150
E) Rs 200
Answer: C) Rs 50

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18. Which organization successfully tests Abhyas high-speed expendable aerial target?
A) NTPC
B) NHAI
C) NMDC
D) NGMA
E) DRDO
Answer: E) DRDO

• The test was conducted at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, off the coast of Bay of Bengal in Odisha.
• During the trial, the target was flown from a ground-based controller in a pre-designated flight path at subsonic speed, reported ANI.
• The vehicle can be used as an aerial target for evaluation of various missile systems.

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19. Who chairs 7th Meeting of BRICS Communications Ministers?
A) Yogi Adityanath
B) Narendra Modi
C) Hardeep Singh Puri
D) G. Kishan Reddy
E) Devusinh Chauhan
Answer: E) Devusinh Chauhan

• India as the current BRICS Chair convened the 7th Meeting of BRICS Communications Ministers on 22nd October, 2021.
• Minister of State for Communications of Republic of India, Shri Devusinh Chauhan, chaired the 7th meeting of BRICS Communications Ministers through video conferencing on 22 October, 2021.

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20. Which state launched an interacting platform called ‘IT Nanban’, to engage with the IT industry and enable all IT/ITES companies?
A) Delhi
B) Chandigarh
C) Jammu & Kashmir
D) Karnataka
E) Tamil Nadu
Answer: E) Tamil Nadu

• The Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA) has developed a portal, ‘e-munnetram’, which contains key details of projects such as agreement dates, start dates, cost estimates, project progress on both financial and physical parameters on a monthly basis, location data & GIS layers and photographs of the site on a periodic basis.

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