Let’s read the 1st November 2021 today current affairs in English.
Question: Which institute has topped among the Indian Institutes in Times Higher Education (THE)’s World Reputation Rankings 2021?
(A) IISc -Bangalore
(B) IIT Bombay
(C) IIM Ahemdabad
(D) None of above
Question: Which institute has topped in Times Higher Education (THE)’s World Reputation Rankings 2021?
(A) Stanford University
(B) California Institute of Technology
(C) Massachusetts Institute for Technology
(D) Harvard University
Question: Padma Shri Dr Madhavan Krishnan Nair passed away recently. He was a/an ____________.
(A) Oncologist
(B) Geologist
(C) Pathologist
(D) None of above
Question: Which of the following state has inaugurated India’s largest aromatic garden?
(A) Kerala
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Gujarat
(D) None of above
Question: Sunao Tsuboi passed away recently. He belongs to which country?
(A) Japan
(B) USA
(C) UK
(D) None of above
Question: President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate a housing scheme for economically weaker sections in which state?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Gujarat
(C) UP
(D) None of above
Question: Queen Heo Hwang-ok Memorial Park, which was seen in the news recently, is located in which country?
(A) UK
(B) USA
(C) India
(D) None of above
Question: Which country has recently proposed a ‘Wealth Tax’?
(A) USA
(B) UAE
(C) Oman
(D) None of above
Question: The Asia Health 2021 was organised by_________?
(A) CII
(B) NITI
(C) AIIMS
(D) NABARD
Question: Among the following, which company rebranded itself to ‘Meta’?
(A) Google
(B) Snapchat
(C) Zoom
(D) Facebook
Question: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi attended the __________ Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-India Summit.
(A) 16th
(B) 17th
(C) 18th
(D) 19th
Question: RBI has approved the appointment of Baldev Prakash as Managing Director and CEO of which bank?
(A) BoB Bank
(B) PNB Bank
(C) ICICI Bank
(D) J&K Bank
Question: Supreme Court has appointed a three-member committee to look into allegations of unauthorized surveillance using Pegasus. Who is the head of this committee?
(A) R V Raveendran
(B) Kaushik Basu
(C) Tahmima Anam
(D) Ramesh Babu
Question: Which state government manages the Mullaperiyar dam?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka
(C) Kerala
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Question: Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve, which was seen in the news recently, is located in which state?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka
(D) Gujarat
- 1 November – Rajyotsava Day (Karnataka Formation Day)
- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari launches knowledge App “CUNSULT”. The app is the first such global facility by which people who need information, advice, counsel, guidance can contact and call up experts in multiple sectors.
- CBSE launches Veer Gatha project in schools. The Veer Gatha project aims to raise awareness about the brave acts and sacrifices of the Gallantry Award winners among school students. The Veer Gatha project is being conducted from October 21- November 20.
- Karnataka wins 74th senior National Aquatic Championships held in Bengaluru. With 17 gold, 10 silver and nine bronze medals to their name, the Karnataka squad finished on top of the charts. This is Karnataka’s 30th overall championship title at the Senior Nationals event. Srihari Nataraj swept the gold medal with a new record timing of 1:49.78 seconds in the In 200m freestyle event.
- WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom runs unopposed for 2nd five-year term. (WHO Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland)
- Former Australian spinner Ashley Mallett dies aged 76.
- Union Minister Jitendra Singh launches ‘Samudrayan Project’. It is India’s First Manned Ocean Mission. The Unique Ocean Mission aims to have deep underwater manned vehicles for carrying out subsea activities. The deep water manned submersible has been code named as the ‘MATSYA 6000’.
- National Commission For Women Launches Legal Awareness Programme For Women in partnership with With NALSA.
- Govt approves interest rate on EPF for FY21 at 8.5%.
- Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar addresses National Conference on ‘International Year of Fruits and Vegetables’.
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