GK Current Affairs Quiz: October 21st , 2023

Current Affairs Quiz 21st October 2023

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1. What is the name of India’s first semi-high-speed regional rail service?

• A) Bharat SpeedX
• B) Namo Bharat
• C) India Rapid Rail
• D) Bharat RapidX

2. Which country became the first to successfully test-fire an electromagnetic railgun from an offshore platform?

• A) United States
• B) China
• C) Japan
• D) Russia

3. What is the name of the third stealth guided missile destroyer that has been recently commissioned into the Indian Navy?

• A) INS Kolkata
• B) INS Kochi
• C) INS Chennai
• D) INS Imphal

4. In which city is the Indian Navy set to host the MILAN 24 naval exercise?

• A) Kochi
• B) Mumbai
• C) Visakhapatnam
• D) Chennai

5. What is the E-Rupee pilot project initiated by the RBI aimed at testing?

• A) International Trade
• B) Inter-Bank Borrowing
• C) Consumer Retail Payments
• D) Cross-Border Transactions

6. Which bank has received RBI’s approval to acquire 100% stake in Sonata Finance?

• A) HDFC Bank
• B) ICICI Bank
• C) Axis Bank
• D) Kotak Mahindra Bank

7. When is National Police Commemoration Day observed in India?

• A) October 15
• B) October 19
• C) October 21
• D) October 25

8. Which food delivery platform has IRCTC partnered with to

deliver pre-booked meals to train passengers?

• A) Uber Eats
• B) Foodpanda
• C) Zomato
• D) Swiggy

9. Who has been appointed as the Senior Vice President & Managing Director for HP in India?

• A) Rajeev Chandrasekhar
• B) Ipsita Dasgupta
• C) Sundar Pichai
• D) Shantanu Narayen

10. Which village in Gujarat was awarded UNWTO’s Best Tourism Village 2023?

• A) Khavda
• B) Dhordo
• C) Hodka
• D) Mandvi

11. Who among the following was NOT a recipient of the ‘Durga Bharat Samman’ award?

• A) Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty
• B) ISRO
• C) GRSE
• D) IIT Kharagpur

Science and Technology

12. The report on the India Semiconductor Research Center (ISRC) is part of a strategy for India’s leadership in which sector?

• A) Biotechnology
• B) Artificial Intelligence
• C) Pharmaceutical
• D) Semiconductor

13. What is the name of Google’s program launched to combat online financial frauds in India?

• A) CyberNirbhaya
• B) SafeWeb
• C) DigiKavach
• D) NetSuraksha