Weekly Current Affairs: Quiz 18 October 2021 to 24 October 2021

Weekly Current Affairs Quiz October 2021: Weekly Current Affairs Quiz section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The week's updated current affairs quiz covers topics such as Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, Kushinagar International Airport, Truth Social,  2021 Global Hunger Index report and Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award among others.

1. Which country became the second one in the world to administer over 100 crore COVID-19 doses on October 21, 2021?

a) US

b) India

c) Japan

d) Australia

2. Sandra Mason has been elected as the first-ever president of which nation?

a) St Lucia

b) St Vincent and the Grenadines

c) Grenada

d) Barbados

3. Who has won the EU's top Human Rights award- Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought?

a) Maria Ressa

b) Dmitry Muratov

c) Alexei Navalny

d) Ahmad Massoud 

4. Kushinagar International Airport is which state's third international airport?

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Arunachal Pradesh 

d) Himachal Pradesh

5. Which country has been newly added to the FATF grey list?

a) Myanmar

b) Turkey

c) Bangladesh

d) Sri Lanka

6. Who will be honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the 52nd IFFI?

a) Martin Scorsese, Istvan Szabo 

b) Christopher Nolan, Hayao Miyazaki

c) Sergio Leone, David Fincher

d) Quentin Tarantino, Lilly Wachowski

7. India has been ranked at which position in the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) 2021?

a) 87th

b) 84th

c) 71st

d) 69th

8. Who among the following is planning to launch a new social media platform -Truth Social?

a) Sudan

b) Somalia

c) Syria

d) Yemen

10. Which team has won the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League?

a) Chennai Super Kings 

b) Kolkata Knight Riders

c) Delhi Capitals 

d) Mumbai Indians 

Answers

1. (b) India 

India achieved the milestone of administering over 100 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses on October 21, 2021. The only other country to achieve the milestone of administering over a billion vaccine doses is China. It had crossed the mark of 100 crore doses in June 2021.

2. (d) Barbados

Sandra Mason was elected as the first-ever President of Barbados on October 20, 2021, with a two-thirds vote during a joint session of the country's House of Assembly and Senate. She will replace Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as head of state of Barbados.

3. (c) Alexei Navalny

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been awarded the European Union's highest award for human rights-Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The Russian political leader was nominated for the award along with Afghan women and Bolivian political leader Jeanine Áñez, who had served as the interim president of the nation in 2019 after alleged electoral fraud by Evo Morales.

4. (a) Uttar Pradesh

Kushinagar International Airport is the third international airport in Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow and Varanasi. The airport was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on October 20, 2021.

5. (b) Turkey

In a major blow to the two nations, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on October 21, 2021 placed Turkey on its grey list for failing to check terror financing and retained Pakistan as well. Overall, three countries were added to the grey list this time- Jordan, Mali and Turkey.

6. (a) Martin Scorsese, Istvan Szabo 

Renowned film directors Martin Scorsese and Istvan Szabo will be honoured with Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held in Goa.

7. (c) 71st

India has been ranked at the 71st position in the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) 2021. India was ranked 71st out of 113 countries with a score of 57.2 points. The GFS Index 2021 is a global report that was released on October 19, 2021 by The Economist Impact and Corteva Agriscience.

8. (a) Donald Trump

Former US President Donald Trump is planning to launch his own social media platform called 'TRUTH Social'. Trump said the social media group will form "a rival to the liberal media consortium."

9. (b) Somalia

As per the 2021 Global Hunger Index report, Somalia has the highest level of hunger. Somalia with a score of 50.8 points is facing extremely alarming levels of hunger.

10. (a) Chennai Super Kings

The MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings won the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League after defeating Eoin Morgan-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 27 runs in IPL 2021 final on October 15, 2021. This is CSK's 4th IPL title.