Daily Current Affairs October 26

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 October 26 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs October 26

1. Vigilance Awareness Week is observed on ____?
A) 25 October to 01 November
B) 26 October to 01 November
C) 26 October to 04 November
D) 26 October to 02 November
E) 27 October to 01 November
Answer: B) 26 October to 01 November

• Vigilance Awareness Week is observed on 26 October to 01 November.
• Central Vigilance Commissioner Suresh Patel administered Integrity Pledge to Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) officials and employees.
• The pledge reads that corruption has been one of major obstacles to economic, political and social progress of the country.
• Mr Patel administered that every citizen should be vigilant and commit to highest standards of honesty and integrity at all times and support the fight against corruption.
• The CVC is observing Vigilance Awareness Week with the theme ‘Independent India @75: Self-Reliance with Integrity’.

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Sports – Daily Current Affairs October 26

2. Manyavar announced its association with the International Cricket Council (ICC) as the official Indian wear partner of the Men’s T20 World Cup of which year?
A) 2026
B) 2025
C)2023
D) 2022
E) 2021
Answer: E) 2021

• The brand owned by Kolkata-based Vedant Fashions Limited did not divulge the financial details of the partnership.
• As part of the association, Manyavar will have its presence on-ground as well as on the digital assets of ICC, the company said.
• The company has filed papers with capital market regulator SEBI for an IPO that is expected to be of Rs 2500 crore.

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3. _______ won the ownership rights of the two new franchises in the IPL?
1) Ahmedabad
2) Lucknow
3) Dispur
A) All of these
B) Only 1
C) Only 2 & 1
D) Only 3
E) Only 2
Answer: C) Only 2 & 1

• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) unveiled Ahmedabad and Lucknow as the two new teams for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 after CVC Capitals Partners and Sanjiv Goenka’s RPSG Group successfully bid for the franchises in Dubai’s Taj Hotel.
• The RPSG Group picked Lucknow as their home base with a winning bid of Rs 7090 crores while CVC Capital Partners have opted for Ahmedabad with a bid of Rs 5625 crores.

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Obituary – Daily Current Affairs October 26

4. Roh Tae-woo passed away. He was served as president of which country?
A) South Korea
B) Algeria
C) Indonesia
D) Spain
E) Ireland
Answer: A) South Korea

• Former President of South Korea, Roh Tae-woo died at the age of 88, reported Yonhap News Agency citing Roh’s aides.
• Roh Tae-woo, a former General, served as the President of South Korea from 1988 to 1993.
• Roh, a former general, succeeded former President Chun Doo-hwan after helping the latter seize power through a 1979 military coup in the wake of a power vacuum created by the death of former authoritarian President Park Chung-hee.

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Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs October 26

5. Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) has tied up with which Bank to offer vehicle financing schemes for potential car buyers?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) Resurs Bank
C) Punjab National Bank
D) Union Bank of India
E) Bank of Maharashtra
Answer: E) Bank of Maharashtra

• Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) said it has tied up with Bank of Maharashtra to offer vehicle financing schemes for potential car buyers.
• The partnership will help customers to avail car finance schemes with a low-interest rate and hassle-free quick sanction of loans on purchase of new Amaze, Jazz, WR-V and City, the automaker said in a statement.

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6. Which payments Bank and HDFC have entered into a strategic alliance to offer home loans to nearly 4.7 crore customers of the payments bank?
A) Airtel Payments Bank Limited.
B) India Post Payments Bank Limited.
C) Fino Payments Bank Limited.
D) Paytm Payments Bank Limited.
E) NSDL Payments Bank Limited.
Answer: B) India Post Payments Bank Limited.

• Leveraging its country-wide network of 650 branches and over 1,36,000 banking access points (Post offices), IPPB aims to make HDFC’s home loan products and its expertise available to its customers across India, HDFC said in a statement.
• A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the strategic alliance was signed between IPPB and HDFC Ltd.
• As per the MoU, credit, technical and legal appraisals, processing, and disbursement for all home loans will be handled by HDFC Ltd while IPPB will be responsible for sourcing of loans, it said.

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7. IndiGo and which Bank announced a strategic partnership for a co-branded credit card, Ka-ching, under the 6E Rewards programme?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank
B) Resurs Bank
C) Punjab National Bank
D) Union Bank of India
E) Bank of Maharashtra
Answer: A) Kotak Mahindra Bank

• Managed and operated by IndiGo, the Rewards Programme is linked to a co-branded card wherein members can earn rewards by using such card on IndiGo and other merchants and redeem them for availing the benefits.
• 6E is the airline code for IndiGo.

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8. Which insurance company launched BeFit solution will provide cashless OPD and wellness combination to customers?
A) Cholamandalam MS General Insurance
B) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance.
C) ICICI Lombard General Insurance
D) Apollo Munich Health Insurance
E) Bharti AXA General Insurance
Answer: C) ICICI Lombard General Insurance

• ICICI Lombard launched BeFit solution which will provide cashless OPD and wellness combination to customers.
• ICICI Lombard’s BeFit benefit along with the standard health insurance policy will provide the policyholder with 360-degree support that they require, Sanjeev Mantri, Executive Director, ICICI Lombard General Insurance said.

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9. The Centre and the Asian Development Bank signed a ______ project readiness financing PRF loan to support project preparation and design activities to improve urban mobility in Aizawl, Mizoram?
A) 2.5 million dollar
B) 3.5 million dollar
C) 4.5 million dollar
D) 5.5 million dollar
E) 6.5 million dollar
Answer: C) 4.5 million dollar

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Appointments – Daily Current Affairs October 26

10. The government has set up the National Steering Committee (NSC) for implementation of NIPUN Bharat Mission under the chairpersonship of whom?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Rajnath Singh
C) Dharmendra Pradhan
D) Kiren Rijiju
E) Nitin Gadkari
Answer: C) Dharmendra Pradhan

• The government has set up the National Steering Committee (NSC) for implementation of NIPUN Bharat Mission under the chairpersonship of the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
• Minister of State for Education Annpurna Devi is the vice-chairperson of the committee.

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11. Shavkat Mirziyoyev is elected President of which country?
A) South Korea
B) UK
C) Uzbekistan
D) Spain
E) Ireland
Answer: C) Uzbekistan

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International Affairs – Daily Current Affairs October 26

12. The sea phase of the maiden bilateral tri-service exercise ‘Konkan Shakti 2021’ between which country and Indian Armed Forces commenced off the Konkan coast in the Arabian Sea?
A) South Korea
B) UK
C) Indonesia
D) Spain
E) Ireland
Answer: B) UK

• According to an Indian Navy official, all participating units were split into two opposing forces with the aim of achieving ‘sea control’ to land Army ground-troops at a pre-designated site.
• One force was led by the Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet and comprised the flagship INS Chennai, other warships of the Indian Navy and HMS Richmond, the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate.

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13. Which country became the first African nation to launch a digital currency – the eNaira?
A) South Korea
B) UK
C) Nigeria
D) Spain
E) Ireland
Answer: C) Nigeria

• Nigeria became the first African nation to launch a digital currency – the eNaira – a move its leaders said will expand access to banking, enable more remittances and even grow the economy by billions of dollars.
• Africa’s most populous nation joins the Bahamas, the first to launch a general purpose central bank digital currency, known as the Sand Dollar, in October.

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National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs October 26

14. Which state launched a scheme to commercially promote local products in each district and generate self-employment opportunities for locals?
A) Karnataka
B) Uttarakhand
C) Jharkhand
D) Himachal Pradesh
E) Haryana
Answer: B) Uttarakhand

• Uttarakhand government launched a scheme to commercially promote local products in each district and generate self-employment opportunities for locals.
• Two products each will be developed in every district according to market demand with the help of modern technology through skill and design development and raw material under the scheme named ‘one district two products’.
• A brainchild of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the scheme was launched through a government order issued.
• Local products from all 13 Uttarakhand districts will be identified and any two of them will be developed under the scheme, Dhami said.
• It will give a boost to traditional and crafts industry besides generating self-employment opportunities for local farmers and craftsmen, he added.
• It will also give local products of Uttarakhand international recognition, he said.
• The products include Almora’s tweed and popular sweet made of roasted khoya and coated with white sugar balls called ‘bal mithai’, brass craft products, and millet biscuits of Bageshwar.

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15. Which port became the first major port in India to have Radio over Internet Protocol (ROIP) system?
A) Port of Chennai
B) Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port
C) Port of Mundra
D) Port of Mumbai
E) Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Answer: B) Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port

• The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, formerly Kolkata Port Trust, on Monday became the first major port in India to have Radio over Internet Protocol (ROIP) system, which was unveiled by SMP chairman Vinit Kumar.
• It shall cover the entire Hugli River Estuary from Kolkata to Sandheads, having base stations at 4 locations, Kolkata, Hugli point, Haldia and Sagar Pilot Station.

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16. Who addresses Middle East Green Initiative Summit-2021 in Riyadh?
A) Devusinh Chauhan
B) Jitendra Singh
C) Bhupender Yadav
D) Kiren Rijiju
E) Nitin Gadkari
Answer: C) Bhupender Yadav

• Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has said that that it is now or never for concrete global actions to address climate change.
• He was speaking at the Middle East Green Initiative Summit-2021 in Riyadh.
• He underlined the need to consider stage of development, historical responsibility, equity, national circumstances and priorities, common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capacities to address the challenges of climate change.

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17. Who has launched knowledge App and platform CUNSULT?
A) Devusinh Chauhan
B) Jitendra Singh
C) Narendra Singh Tomar
D) Kiren Rijiju
E) Nitin Gadkari
Answer: E) Nitin Gadkari

• Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has launched knowledge App and platform CUNSULT.
• Emphasizing on innovation, entrepreneurship, science technology, research and skill for knowledge transformation, the minister said, conversion of knowledge into wealth is the future.
• Mr. Gadkari said knowledge is changing the world and cooperation, coordination and communication is very important in administration and business organisations.

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18. Who launched the Amrit Mahotsav Podcast?
A) Devusinh Chauhan
B) G.Kishan Reddy
C) Narendra Singh Tomar
D) Kiren Rijiju
E) Nitin Gadkari
Answer: B) G.Kishan Reddy

• This podcast series is a tribute to the persons and movements that significantly contributed to India’s freedom struggle and some of which did not find a place in the conventional storyline.
• New episodes will be added on a weekly basis. Ministry of Culture in a statement said that as an ode to the sacrifices made, it is only befitting to salute these heroes by recollecting their stories of courage and valour as part of commemorating 75 years of India’s Independence.

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19. In a bid to further deepen the electricity trade in India, who launched the green day-ahead market (GDAM)?
A) Devusinh Chauhan
B) G.Kishan Reddy
C) RK Singh
D) Kiren Rijiju
E) Nitin Gadkari
Answer: C) RK Singh

• In a bid to further deepen the electricity trade in India, Power Minister RK Singh launched the green day-ahead market (GDAM).
• The launch will also provide competitive price signals, besides offering an opportunity to the market participants to trade in green energy, in the most transparent, flexible, competitive, and efficient manner, the Power Ministry said in a statement.

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20. Which state has become the first state to issue a notification for setting the stock limits on edible oil?
A) Karnataka
B) Uttarakhand
C) Jharkhand
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) Haryana
Answer: D) Uttar Pradesh

• Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to issue a notification for setting the stock limits on edible oil, informed Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary of Food and Public Distribution Department.

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21. Who participates in 6th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?
A) Devusinh Chauhan
B) G.Kishan Reddy
C) RK Singh
D) Nirmala Sitharaman
E) Nitin Gadkari
Answer: D) Nirmala Sitharaman

• Every year at the Annual Meeting, the Board of Governors meets to take key decisions on important matters relating to AIIB, and its future vision.
• India is a Founding Member and the second largest shareholder in AIIB.
• India also has one of the largest project portfolios within AIIB. This year’s Annual Meeting has been jointly organized by AIIB and the Government of United Arab Emirates on the theme of “Investing Today and Transforming Tomorrow”.

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22. India’s first ‘test tube’ Banni buffalo calf born in which state?
A) Karnataka
B) Maharashtra
C) Gujarat
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) Haryana
Answer: C) Gujarat

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23. Which state Govt Unveils World’s Largest Cricket Bat?
A) Telangana
B) Maharashtra
C) Gujarat
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) Haryana
Answer: A) Telangana

• The bat was a tribute to the Indian cricket team from Pernod Ricard.
• Pernod Ricard India Ltd has gifted the world’s largest cricket bat to the government of Telangana.
• The gigantic bat is 56.1 feet long and weighs 9,000 kgs.
• The bat is currently on display on tank Bund and will be placed there will November 16.

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