Oct-22nd

 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 22 October 2021 

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1) Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off "Modi Vans" under the BJP's "seva hi sangathan" programme to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 20 years as the head of a government, including over 13 years as Gujarat chief minister.

▪️Gujarat:-

➨ CM :-  Bhupendra Patel

➨Governor :- Acharya Devvrat

➨Nageshwar Temple 

➨Somnath Temple

2) India has made history by administering over 100 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses. The landmark achievement of 100 billion doses also saw the raising of the largest National Flag.

➠The top five states which have administered the highest number of doses are Uttar Pradesh followed by Maharashtra, West Bengal, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.

3) In its efforts to support the startup ecosystem in the country, technology giant Microsoft has launched a programme for nurturing and scaling startups that are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI).

4) Bhaskarabda, an era counted from the date of the ascension of a 7th-century local ruler, will be added to the Saka and Gregorian in the official calendar of the Assam government.

➠Bhaskarabda began when Bhaskaravarman was crowned ruler of the Kamrupa kingdom. He was a contemporary and political ally of northern Indian ruler Harshavardhana.

▪️Assam 

➨Dibru Saikhowa National Park

➨Kaziranga National Park

➨Nameri National Park

➨Manas National Park

5) Fencer Bhavani Devi, who made history at the Tokyo Olympics by becoming the first Indian to compete in the sport at the Olympics, won the women’s individual sabre title at the Charlellville National Competition in France.

➠She is currently ranked 50th in the world and is the top-ranked fencer from India.

➠She is eyeing a good show at the 2022 Asian Games and has started preparing for the event.

6) Uttar Pradesh government has directed all state secondary schools to set up ‘Arogya Vatika’ (salubrity garden) in their premises.

▪️Uttar Pradesh :- 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister -  Yogi Adityanath

Governor - Smt. Anandiben Patel

➨Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary

➨Dudhwa National Park

➨National Chambal Sanctuary

➨Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar Lake

➨Kashi Vishwanath Temple

7) 2005-batch Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS officer Ritesh Chauhan has been named CEO of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and joint secretary, agriculture under the department of agriculture and farmers welfare.

8) Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) has become the ninth public sector entity to join the elite club of ₹1 trillion market capitalization (m-cap) with its shares surging over 300% so far this year.

▪️Ministry of Railways :-

➨Formed :- March 1905

➨Headquarters :- New Delhi

➨Minister :- Ashwini Vaishnaw

➨Chairman of Railway Board and Chief Executive Officer :- Suneet Sharma

9) Commodore Amit Rastogi (Retd) took over as Chairman & Managing Director of National Research Development Corporation(NRDC).

The National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) was a non-departmental government body established by the British Government to transfer technology from the public sector to the private sector.

10) Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajiv Chandrasekhar launched the country-developed ‘INDUS’ (Innovation Development Upskilling) kit.

11) The first-ever ship-to-ship (STS) transfer operation of LPG in the Indian Coast was undertaken by the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL).

➠This was undertaken  at Kolkata’s Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port.

12) Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa was conferred with 'Super Corona Warrior' award in a function at Honnali near Davanagere.

▪️Karnataka:- 

CM :- Basavaraj Bommai

Governor :- Thawarchand Gehlot

Formation :- 1 November 1956

Language :- Kannada

Port :- New Mangalore Port

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Q.1. Name the Chief Economist of International Monetary Fund, who has announced to leave her current post in January next year.

Ans. Geeta Gopinath

Q.2. Who has announced the closure of Indian Railway Station Development Corporation for redevelopment of stations across the country?

Ans. Indian Railway Board

Q.3. The Marylebone Cricket Club has awarded Indian player Javagal Srinath and Honorary Life Membership to whom?

Ans. Harbhajan Singh

Q.4. Who has been appointed as the President of Blin Film Festival 2022?

Ans. M Night Shyamalan

Q.5. Which day is celebrated all over the world on 21st October?

Ans. World Iodine Deficiency Day

Q.6. With the aim of promoting FPO, the Government of India and who has signed the trust deed?

Ans. NABARD

Q.7. At what age has New Zealand cricket umpire Fred Goodall passed away recently?

Ans. 83 years

Q.8. Which country has recently test-fired a new ballistic missile from a submarine?

Ans. North Korea

Q.9. At which place did the Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurate the 250 mm Seer Water Supply Scheme in October 2021?

Ans. Pahalgam (Jammu & Kashmir)

Q.10. Who launched the Air Quality Early Warning System (A2EWS) in October 2021?

Ans. Jitendra Singh

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     🎯 Daily CA One Liners | 22-10-2021 🎯

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1. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate these medical colleges during his visit to Siddharthanagar on October 25th.

मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने बताया है कि प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी 25 अक्तूबर को सिद्धार्थ नगर दौरे के समय इन मेडिकल कॉलेजों का उद्धाटन करेंगे।

2. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has introduced the facility of Free High Speed WiFi service at all metro stations of its Yellow Line section from HUDA City Centre to Samaypur Badli.

दिल्‍ली मेट्रो रेल कॉरपोरेशन ने समयपुर बादली से हुड्डा सिटी सेंटर तक चलने वाली येलो लाइन सेवा के सभी मेट्रो स्‍टेशनों पर नि:शुल्‍क हाई स्‍पीड वाईफाई सुविधा शूरू की है।

3. India clinched the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship for eighth time defeating Nepal 3-0 in Male.

भारत ने माले में नेपाल को 3-0 से हराकर दक्षिण एशियाई फुटबॉल परिसंघ प्रतियोगिता का खिताब आठवीं बार जीत लिया है।

4. Malayalam actor Jayasurya, who just a few day backs wrote himself into the record books when his 100th film was released, added another feather to his crowded cap when he was named Best Actor by the jury of the 51st Kerala State Film Awards.

मलयालम अभिनेता जयसूर्या, (जिन्होंने कुछ दिन पहले अपनी 100वीं फिल्म रिलीज होने पर खुद को रिकॉर्ड बुक में दर्ज किया था) ने अपनी लिस्ट में एक और उपलब्धि हासिल कर ली है, उन्हें जूरी 51वां केरल राज्य फिल्म पुरस्कार द्वारा सर्वश्रेष्ठ अभिनेता का पुरस्कार दिया गया है।

5. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and laid foundation stones of various development projects from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

केन्द्रीय गृह एवं सहकारिता मंत्री अमित शाह ने अंडमान निकोबार द्वीपसमूह के नेताजी सुभाष चंद्र बोस द्वीप से विभिन्न विकास परियोजनाओं का उद्घाटन और शिलान्यास किया।

6. An Audio-Visual Song by renowned singer PadmaShri Kailash Kher to promote the vaccination drive across the country, was launched by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

देश भर में टीकाकरण अभियान को बढ़ावा देने के लिए प्रसिद्ध गायक पद्मश्री कैलाश खेर द्वारा एक ऑडियो-विजुअल गीत पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राकृतिक गैस मंत्री हरदीप सिंह पुरी और स्वास्थ्य एवं परिवार कल्याण मंत्री मनसुख मंडाविया द्वारा लॉन्च किया गया।

7. Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the 29th “HunarHaat” at Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.

केंद्रीय शिक्षा और कौशल विकास एवं उद्यमिता मंत्री धर्मेंद्र प्रधान ने उत्तर प्रदेश के रामपुर में 29वें “हुनरहाट” का उद्घाटन किया।

8. The 8th Edition of joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Sri Lankan Army, Exercise MITRA SHAKTI which was conducted from 04-16 October 2021, culminated at Combat Training School, Ampara.

भारतीय सेना और श्रीलंकाई सेना के बीच 04-16 अक्टूबर 2021 तक आयोजित संयुक्त सैन्य अभ्यास का 8वां संस्करण, युद्धाभ्यास मित्र शक्ति का समापन कॉम्बैट ट्रेनिंग स्कूल, अम्पारा में हुआ।

9. A team from 4/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) which represented the Indian Army at the prestigious Cambrian Patrol Exercise at Brecon, Wales, UK from 13th to 15th October 2021 has been awarded Gold medal.

भारतीय सेना की 4/5 गोरखा राइफल्स (फ्रंटियर फोर्स) की एक टीम ने 13 से 15 अक्‍तूबर, 2021 तक ब्रिटेन के ब्रेकन, वेल्स में प्रतिष्ठित कैम्ब्रियन पेट्रोल अभ्यास में भारतीय सेना का प्रतिनिधित्व करते हुए स्वर्ण पदक हासिल किया।

10. To commemorate World Food Day, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme, organised the Food Tech Summit on 16th October 2021.

विश्व खाद्य दिवस मनाने के लिए, खाद्य प्रसंस्करण उद्योग मंत्रालय ने प्रधानमंत्री सूक्ष्म खाद्य प्रसंस्करण उद्यमऔपचारिकीकरण (पीएमएफएमई) योजना के तहत 16 अक्टूबर 2021 को फूड टेक समिट का आयोजन किया।