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141. ‘Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow’ is the theme of which international observance on October 16?

A
World Food Day

B
World Farmers Day

C
World Agriculture Day

D
World Health and Hygiene Day

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Correct Answer : A [World Food Day]

Explaination : [Every year World Food Day is observed on October 16, to raise awareness on the issue of hunger and healthy food habits for all. It marks the founding day of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in the year 1979. This year the day is jointly be led by organisations like FAO, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Food Programme (WFP). The theme for World Food Day 2021 is “Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow”.]

142. Rojgar Bazaar 2.0 portal, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which state/UT?

A
New Delhi

B
Bihar

C
Uttar Pradesh

D
Assam

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Correct Answer : A [New Delhi]

Explaination : [The Delhi government is set to create the Rojgar Bazaar 2.0 portal, as a job matching platform for entry-level jobs. As per the Delhi government, it will offer end-to-end employment related information to those searching for jobs in the national capital. The site will use artificial intelligence to draw up the best job matches and provide access to skill training, career guidance and skill credentialing.]

143. Dubbed as ‘New QUAD’, India participated in the first meeting of the foreign ministers of which three countries?

A
USA, UAE and Israel

B
UK, Italy, Germany

C
UK, USA, Israel

D
UAE, Israel, Japan

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Correct Answer : A [USA, UAE and Israel]

Explaination : [The first meeting of the Foreign ministers of India, Israel, the UAE and the USA held recently. It is dubbed as the New QUAD. The virtual meeting discussed on increasing trade, enhancing cooperation in maritime security and global public health, as well as joint infrastructure projects in transportation and technology. Indian foreign minister S. Jaishankar held discussions with his counterparts.]

144. What is the rank of India in the 2021 Mercer CFS Global Pension Index survey?

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Correct Answer : D [40]

Explaination : [India has ranked 40th out of 43 pension systems across the world in the 2021 Mercer CFS Global Pension Index survey. In 2020, India was placed at 34th position out of 39 pension systems. Iceland was ranked highest with an overall index value of 84.2 while Thailand had the lowest overall index value at 40.6. The index analyses the strengths of retirement pension systems around three sub-indexes – adequacy, sustainability and integrity.]

145. Which institution has launched the ‘Token Reference On File (TROF) service’ for Tokenization of Cards?

A
Reserve Bank of India

B
National Payments Corporation of India

C
NITI Aayog

D
SEBI

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Correct Answer : B [National Payments Corporation of India]

Explaination : [National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) announced the launch of the NPCI Tokenization System (NTS). The Token Reference On File (TROF) service will help millions of RuPay cardholders maintain the security of their financial data. This will enable tokenization of cards as an alternative to storing card details with merchants. The card details of cardholders will be secure at the RuPay Network Secure vault.]

146. Mukhyamantri Ration Aapke Dwar Yojana has been launched by which state?

A
Uttar Pradesh

B
Haryana

C
Madhya Pradesh

D
Punjab

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Correct Answer : C [Madhya Pradesh]

Explaination : [The Government of Madhya Pradesh has announced a scheme named “Mukhyamantri Ration Aapke Dwar Yojana”, under which physically challenged and senior citizens of the state would be supplied with ration at the doorsteps, transported by vehicles. Also, ration would be transported to villages in vehicles where there are no fair price shops.]

147. When is the ‘Police Commemoration Day’ observed every year in India?

A
October 21

B
October 23

C
October 24

D
October 26

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Correct Answer : A [October 21]

Explaination : [The ‘Police Commemoration Day’ is observed every year in India on October 21. The day is observed memory of 10 police personnel who died at Hot Springs in Ladakh while fighting Chinese troops in 1959. The Police Forces across the country paid tributes to 377 martyrs from the police and Central Armed Police Forces from last year. They also paid tributes to the warriors, who lost their lives during the times of the Covid-19 pandemic.]

148. FATF has added which countries to its ‘Grey List’ recently?

A
Turkey, Jordan, and Mali

B
Turkey, Afghanistan and North Korea

C
Iran, Jordan and Mali

D
Iran, Venezuela and Jordan

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Correct Answer : A [Turkey, Jordan, and Mali]

Explaination : [Global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) retained Pakistan on its ‘Grey List’ of countries. FATF also announced that three new countries: Turkey, Jordan, and Mali have also been added to the Grey List. FATF affirmed that Pakistan is cooperating and only four action items remain to be completed. In June this year, FATF had retained Pakistan on its ‘Grey List’ for failing to check money laundering, leading to terror financing.]

149. Power Ministry announced new rules to ensure sustainability, under which act?

A
Electricity Act 1992

B
Electricity Act, 2003

C
Promotion of Clean Energy Act 2005

D
Promotion of Clean Energy Act 2010

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Correct Answer : B [Electricity Act, 2003]

Explaination : [The Ministry of Power announced new rules to sustain economic viability of the sector and to promote clean energy, under Electricity Act, 2003. It includes Electricity (Timely recovery of costs due to Change in Law) Rules, 2021. The other rule is Electricity (Promotion of generation from renewable sources of energy by addressing Must Run and other matters) Rules, 2021. It also aims to ensure timely recovery of costs involved in electricity generation.]

150. Which country has legally recognised Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos as people?

B
Australia

C
Ireland

D
Denmark

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Correct Answer : A [USA]

Explaination : [Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos became the first non-human creatures to be legally considered people by US courts. This has been announced as a measure to save the “cocaine hippos” from being culled. There have been proposals in Columbia to kill these hippos since 2009, citing that they are an invasive species. reportedly compete with local wildlife for food and pollute local waterways with their faeces. The hippos are said to reportedly compete with local wildlife for food and pollute local waterways with their faeces.]

151. IUCN has recently alerted which Indian state on the threats faced by Bengal florican?

A
West Bengal

B
Assam

C
Bihar

D
Uttarakhand

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Correct Answer : B [Assam]

Explaination : [International Union for Conservation (IUCN), Global conservation body alerted Assam government on the threats faced by Bengal florican. As per IUCN, Development activities and the state government’s plan to set up a university at Kokilabari seed farm near Manas National Park in Assam has posed a threat to the Bengal florican. IUCN urged that the Kokilabari seed farm, which is a haven for the Bengal florican, should be protected by declaring it a community reserve.]

152. Which country has announced plans to develop an extreme park named “The Rig”?

A
Saudi Arabia

B
Israel

C
Afghanistan

D
Iran

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Correct Answer : A [Saudi Arabia]

Explaination : [Saudi Arabia has announced plans to massive new theme park, or ‘Extreme Park’. Named “The Rig”, it is claimed to be massive new theme park. The country also announced earlier that they were developing a new city with the world’s fastest roller coaster in 2023. Dubai, a major city of the UAE is known for the entertainment attractions including the Burj Khalifa. It plans to convert an oil rig into a massive 1.6 million-square-foot, to be opened in 2025.]

153. Which Indian freedom fighter wrote poems under the pen name of Varasi and Hazarat?

A
Ashfaqullah Khan

B
Abul Kalam Azad

C
Chandra Shekhar Azad

D
Bhagat Singh

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Correct Answer : A [Ashfaqullah Khan]

Explaination : [Ashfaqullah Khan, an Indian freedom fighter, was sentenced to death at the age of 27 for the Kakori train robbery. He was born on October 22, 1900 and he was remembered recently on his anniversary. Ram Prasad Bismil and Chandrashekhar Azad were among the people who were part of the Kakori train robbery of 1925. He used to write poems in Urdu and Hindi, under the pen name Varasi and Hazarat.]

154. Which Indian Bank along with Mastercard and USAID has committed a sum of $100-mn credit facility for small businesses in India?

A
ICICI Bank

C
HDFC Bank

D
Axis Bank

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Correct Answer : C [HDFC Bank]

Explaination : [HDFC Bank, Mastercard and USAID has committed a sum of $100-mn credit facility for small businesses in India. The new credit facility aims to expand lending to small businesses that need financing to maintain and grow their operations. It also lays emphasis on supporting women-led businesses and focus more on digitization of banking services.]

155. Indian origin politician Anita Anand, has been appointed as the Defence Minister of which country?

B
Australia

C
New Zealand

D
Canada

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Correct Answer : D [Canada]

Explaination : [Anita Anand, an Indian origin politician of Canada has been appointed as Canada’s new Defence Minister. This appointment has been made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a part of the country’s cabinet reshuffle. Anita Anand will succeed Indian-origin Harjit Sajjan as the Defence Minister, who held the position for a very long time.]

156. As per the recent guidelines of Road Transport Ministry, what is the motorcycle speed for those riding with children aged up to four years?

A
30 kmph

B
40 kmph

C
50 kmph

D
60 kmph

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Correct Answer : B [40 kmph]

Explaination : [The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued the draft notification over safety guidelines to be followed while carrying children aged below four on motorcycle. As per the guidelines, those riding with children aged below 4 on pillion will have to ensure that they wear a crash helmet or bicycle helmet complying with safety standards. The motorcycle speed cannot exceed 40 kmph. It also recommended a safety harness for attaching a child pillion passenger.]

157. Raorchestes ponmudi, which is endemic to the Western Ghats, belongs to which species?

A
Snake

B
Turtle

C
Frog

D
Gecko

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Correct Answer : C [Frog]

Explaination : [A frog species endemic to the Western Ghats named Raorchestes ponmudi or Bush frod, has been identified as cardamom-friendly. The bush frog, or Raorchestes ponmudi eats up the shoot borer Conogethes punctiferalis. They kill the moths that are known to destroy cardamom’s plants in a large-scale. The moths destroying the pseudo-stems of the plants have been a great menace to farmers.]