Daily Current Affairs October 25

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 October 25 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

Sports – Daily Current Affairs October 25

1. Kishore Kumar Jena of which state won the National Open Javelin Throw Championships title?
A) Odisha
B) Haryana
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Himachal Pradesh
E) Sikkim
Answer: A) Odisha

• Kishore Kumar Jena of Odisha won the National Open Javelin Throw Championships title with a best effort of 74.26m at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
• The 26-year-old won his maiden national level title with his attempt while Harish Kumar (Rajasthan) and seasoned Vipin Kasana (Delhi) took silver and bronze respectively.

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2. Who won U.S. Grand Prix?
A) Valtteri Bottas
B) Daniel Ricciardo
C) Max Verstappen
D) George Russell
E) Lewis Hamilton
Answer: C) Max Verstappen

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3. Lahiru Kumara is related to which sports?
A) Weightlifting
B) Boxing
C) Tennis
D) Cricket
E) Football
Answer: D) Cricket

• Sri Lanka pacer Lahiru Kumara and Bangladesh batter Liton Das were fined 25 per cent and 15 per cent of their match fees respectively for breaching ICC’s code of conduct with their aggressive actions during their T20 World Cup Super 12 fixture.
• After getting involved in a heated exchange of words, the two cricketers tried getting physical with each other on the field forcing the umpire and the other players to intervene during their match in Sharjah.

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Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs October 24

4. Future Generali India Insurance enters into bancassurance tie-up with which Bank?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) Federal Bank
C) Punjab National Bank
D) Bank of India
E) Bank of Maharashtra
Answer: D) Bank of India

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Acquisitions and Mergers – Daily Current Affairs October 25

5. CCI approves acquisition by which bank Limited of shareholding in HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) Punjab National Bank
D) Bank of India
E) Bank of Maharashtra
Answer: B) HDFC Bank

• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves acquisition by HDFC Bank Limited (Acquirer) of shareholding in HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited (Target) under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002.

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Awards – Daily Current Affairs October 25

6. Which state has bagged the award for being Most Film Friendly State in the 67th National Film Awards announced the winners for the year 2019?
A) Karnataka
B) Haryana
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Jharkhand
E) Sikkim
Answer: E) Sikkim

Most Film Friendly State Award:

Award for Best Book on Cinema:

Special Mention:

Award for Best Film Critic:

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Science and Technology – Daily Current Affairs October 25

7. Which IIT is launching the ‘RBCDSAI Industrial Consortium’ to provide information resources support on ‘cutting-edge’ technologies to industries working on artificial intelligence (AI)?
A) IIT Mumbai
B) IIT Mandi
C) IIT Gandhinagar
D) II Kanpur
E) IIT Madras
Answer: E) IIT Madras

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International Affairs – Daily Current Affairs October 25

8. The Chief of Naval Staff of which country Navy Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal is on a 7-day official visit to India between October 23-29?
A) UK
B) Nepal
C) Bangladesh
D) Bhutan
E) Morocco
Answer: C) Bangladesh

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National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs October 25

9. Which state launched a scheme to provide electric two-wheelers at subsidized rates to construction and industrial workers of the state?
A) Karnataka
B) Gujarat
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Jharkhand
E) Sikkim
Answer: B) Gujarat

• Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launched a scheme to provide electric two-wheelers at subsidized rates to construction and industrial workers of the state.
• He launched the ‘Go-Green’ scheme and its portal at a function held at Mahatma Mandir here and urged workers to take benefit of the initiative, which is aimed at reducing fuel bills and saving the environment by curbing vehicular pollution.
• Under the scheme, a worker of the organized sector, such as an industrial laborer, would get a subsidy of 30 percent on the vehicle’s price of Rs 30,000, whichever is less, on the purchase of battery-powered two-wheelers.
• For workers in the construction sector, the criteria are 50 percent subsidy or Rs30,000, whichever is less, a state government release said, adding that e-vehicle buyers of both these categories would get a one-time subsidy on RTO registration and road tax.
• It said eligible workers can use the portal launched during the day to select and book electric two-wheelers by uploading required documents online and can take delivery from the dealer after their application is approved.

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10. Who launched the Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission?
A) Devusinh Chauhan
B) Bharati Pawar
C) Bhagwanth Khuba
D) Narendra Modi
E) Mansukh Mandaviya
Answer: D) Narendra Modi

• The prime minister also inaugurated various development projects worth more than Rs 5,200 crore for his constituency.
• It will provide support for 17,788 rural health and wellness centres in 10 high focus states.
• Further, 11,024 urban health and wellness centres will be established in all the states.

PM inaugurates 9 medical colleges in UP, bats for Purvanchal as medical hub:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at the previous government in Uttar Pradesh for ignoring basic medical needs of the people of Purvanchal region while “filling coffers” of their families, and asserted that the region will now emerge as a medical hub under BJP rule.
• Inaugurating nine medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh virtually from here, the prime minister said the BJP’s priority is to provide basic facilities to the poor.

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11. Which state govt signs MoU with VEM Technologies Pvt Ltd to set up integrated Defence Systems facility?
A) Karnataka
B) Telangana
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Jharkhand
E) Sikkim
Answer: B) Telangana

• According to the signed MoU, VEM Technologies Pvt Ltd will set up an Integrated Defence Systems Facility at Yelgoi, Zaheerabad with an investment of Rs 1000 crore.
• This will also generate two thousand employment opportunities in the region.

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12. The government signed a share purchase agreement with Tata Sons for sale of national carrier Air India for______?
A) Rs 13,000 crore
B) Rs 14,000 crore
C) Rs 15,000 crore
D) Rs 16,000 crore
E) Rs 18,000 crore
Answer: E) Rs 18,000 crore

• The government signed a share purchase agreement with Tata Sons for sale of national carrier Air India for Rs 18,000 crore.
• Earlier this month, the government had accepted an offer by Talace Pvt Ltd, a unit of the holding company of the salt-to-software conglomerate, to pay Rs 2,700 crore cash and take over Rs 15,300 crore of the airline’s debt.
• Following that, on October 11 a Letter of Intent (LoI) was issued to the Tata Group confirming the government’s willingness to sell its 100 per cent stake in the airline.

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13. The Election Commission of India (ECI) introduced ______ app for the digital mapping of all polling stations?
A) Widow
B) Pole
C) Garuda
D) Gandivir
E) Indira
Answer: C) Garuda

• Data like latitude and longitude of the polling stations have to be added by the Booth Level Officers (BLO) to ensure faster, smarter, transparent and timely completion of election work.
• Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Punjab along with Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma, Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar talked to the media before holding a poll preparedness review meeting at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) Ludhiana.

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