October 21 Funsta Team - November 6, 2021 0 Dear champions, Welcome to the Daily Current Affairs Quiz "October 21". Your total score and the points you scored will be displayed at the end of the Quiz or after the time out. 1. October 21 is celebrated every year world wide as Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day. Iodine is used to regulate which of the following hormones in Human body? a) Cortisol b) Insulin c) Estrogen d) Melatonin e) Thyroid 2. India ranked 106 in FIFA rankings. Which country ranked No.2 in FIFA rankings? a) Belgium b) Brazil c) France d) Spain e) Italy 3. Mastercard partnered with HDFC bank to encourage small businesses in India. Who is the CEO of Mastercard? a) Ajay Banga b) Srikanth Vaidya c) Merrick Garland d) Michael Miebach e) Shantanu Malhotra 4. RBI imposed a penalty of Rs.1 crore on Paytm Payments bank according to Section 26(2) of Payment and Settlement systems Act. This act was introduced in which year? a) 2005 b) 2006 c) 2007 d) 2008 e) 2009 5. ICICI bank has partnered with ITILITE to offer commercial credit card for travel expenses named CTA. What does 1st C stand in CTA? a) Central b) Centralized c) Commercial d) Card e) Credit 6. Flipkart launches Digital academy to accelerate skill building for e-commerce logistics sector. Who is the CEO of Flipkart? a) Sachin Bansal b) Binny Bansal c) Rishi Gupta d) Arvind Krishna e) Kalyan Krishnamoorthy 7. India’s largest green hydrogen plant to be built by GAIL- Gas Authority of India Limited with which of the following capacities? a) 20 MW b) 15 MW c) 25 MW d) 10 MW e) 30 MW 8. UK based chat application Sphere has been acquired by Twitter. Name the CEO of Twitter? a) Jack Dorsey b) Biz Stone c) Jim McKelvey d) Cathie Wood e) Evan Spiegel 9. KL Rahul has been appointed as brand ambassador of One Plus. He plays which sport? a) Golf b) Baseball c) Cricket d) Tennis e) Hockey 10. Vaclav Havel human rights prize is given to individuals or NGOs- Non-Governmental Organizations that are into defence of Human rights. Vaclav Havel is the former president of which of the following countries? a) Prague b) Finland c) Philippines d) Czech Republic e) USA 11. KSLV-II Nuri rocket, belongs to which country? a) China b) Japan c) Australia d)South Africa e) South Korea 12. Union Minister Mansukh Mandavya launched a song and a film on account achieving the crore feat in vaccination. This song is sung by whom? a) Anupham Kher b) Sucharita Tyagi c) Kailash Kher d) Asha Bhosle e) Shreya Ghosal 13. Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical store scheme belongs to which state? a) Maharashtra b) Chhattisgarh c) Tamil Nadu d) Andhra Pradesh e) Gujarat 14. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan package is an insurance scheme for which of the following? a) Teachers b) Students c) Cleanliness Workers d) Health Care workers e) Senior Citizens 15. PM Modi inaugurated 806 bedded Infosys Foundation made Vishram Sadan at AIIMS Jhajjar. Jhajjar is a city in which state/UT? a) Punjab b) Haryana c) Rajasthan d) New Delhi e) Gujarat 16. Dharamsala [Himachal Pradesh] International Film Festival takes place virtually which includes films like “Feathers” and “The Tale of King Crab”. Feathers is a film of which of the following languages? a) Egyptian b) Persian c) Urdu d) French e) Italian 17. Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems project is announced by which of the following states/UT? a) Leh b) New Delhi c) Pondicherry d) Gujarat e) Jammu Kashmir 18. NITI Aayog has released “Innovations for You”, a _____ to showcase the success stories of Atal Innovation Mission’s Startups. a) Film b) Book c) Coffee Table book d) App e) Documentary film 19. Amrabad tiger reserve is located in which state? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Chhattisgarh c) TamilNadu d) Gujarat e) Telangana 20. Which motor company is conferred- Outstanding Renewable Energy User at the 3rd Edition of Green energy award by Indian Federation of Green Energy? a) Ford b) Hyundai c) Honda d) TVS Motors e) Maruti Suzuki