Current Affairs Quiz: 28 October 2021

Current Affairs Quiz 28 October 2021: The Current Affairs Quiz section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise Curent Affairs of the day at ease. The Current Affairs questions and answers of the day cover topics such as UNEP Emissions Gap report 2021, Saviours of Kashmir war memorial and 16th East Asia Summit among others. 

1. Google Doodle celebrated the 161st birth anniversary of Kano Jigoro on October 28, 2021. He is known as the father of which sport in Japan?

a) Karate

b) Kendo

c) Judo

d) None of the Above

2. What is the title of the UNEP Emissions Gap report 2021?

a) Emissions Gap

b) The Heat is On

c) Melting Ice

d) Wildfire & Droughts 

3. Which nation hosted the 16th East Asia Summit?

a) Brunei 

b) Vietnam

c) Australia

d) Japan

4. Saviours of Kashmir war memorial has been unveiled in which state/ union territory?

a) Jammu and Kashmir

b) Ladakh

c) Arunachal Pradesh

d) Sikkim

5. Who will step down from the board of ATK-Mohan Bhagan football club?

a) Rahul Dravid

b) Sourav Ganguly 

c) Sachin Tendulkar

d) VVS Laxman

6. Which nation is the only one to have won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup more than once?

a) India

b) England

c) Pakistan

d) West Indies

7. Around 5 lakh singers sang popular songs in the local language at 1000 iconic tourist attractions in which state on October 28, 2021?

a) Karnataka

b) Kerala

c) Tamil Nadu 

d) Telangana

8. African Union has suspended which nation after the military coup?

a) Sudan 

b) Tanzania

c) Niger

d) Nigeria

Answers 

1. (c) Judo 

Google Doodle celebrated Japan’s 'Father of Judo' Professor Kano Jigoro with a doodle on October 28, 2021, on the occasion of his 161st birthday. Google has paid tribute to Kano Jigoro with a Google Doodle for not only inventing martial art but using it as a sport to bring together people on the grounds of justice, safety, courtesy, and modesty. 

2. (b) The Heat is On

The 12th edition of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report 2021 titled ‘The Heat is On’ was released on October 26, 2021. The annual series gives an overview of the difference between where the greenhouse gas emissions are predicted to be in 2030 and where they should be to avert the worst impacts of climate change.

3. (a) Brunei

PM Narendra Modi participated in the 16th East Asia Summit hosted by the Sultan of Brunei through a video conference on October 27, 2021. The Prime Minister reaffirmed India’s focus on a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific and the principle of ASEAN Centrality in the region during the summit.

4. (a) Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha dedicated a war memorial 'Saviours of Kashmir' at the Srinagar International Airport on October 27, 2021. The war memorial commemorates the 75th year Indian Army's arrival in the Indian Air Force aircraft at the Budgam Airfield in Srinagar on October 27, 1947.

5. (b) Sourav Ganguly 

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly will step down from the board of ATK-Mohan Bhagan after RPSG won the bid for the Lucknow IPL team. Mohan Bhagan is one of the most popular football clubs in India. Sourav Ganguly, shareholder and one of the directors of the football club, has to step down due to an issue of conflict as RPSG Vice Chairman Sanjay Goenka is the owner of Mohan Bhagan as well as the new Lucknow IPL team.

6. (d) West Indies

West Indies is the only nation to have won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup twice, in 2012 and 2016. West Indies is also the present defending champions. Among the remaining teams, India, Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka have lifted the T20 World Cup once each. 

7. (a) Karnataka

Around 5 lakh singers sang popular Kannada songs at 1000 iconic tourist attractions in Karnataka as part of the Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations on October 28, 2021.

8. (a) Sudan 

The African Union has suspended Sudan from all of its activities until a civilian-led transitional authority is restored in the nation. This comes after Sudan's military leader Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan dissolved the ruling Sovereign Council and declared a state of emergency in the nation and his forces arrested acting Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other top officials.