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 Which probe of NASA orbiting Jupiter has found the planet's Great Red Spot is deeper than scientists had previously thought -- Juno
 Which two states ranked first and second respectively in the State Energy Efficiency Index 2020, released by the Union Ministry of Power recently? -- Karnataka, Rajasthan
 Which state is ‘Partner State’ in this year’s India International Trade Fair (IITF)? -- Bihar
 Which two states are ‘Focus States’ in this year’s India International Trade Fair (IITF) to be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 14th of November to 27th November? -- Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand
 It is a campaign of UNDP to shine a spotlight on fossil fuel subsidies and how they are cancelling out significant progress towards ending climate change and are driving inequality by benefiting the rich -  -- ‘Don’t Choose Extinction’
 Which is the Turkey’s second-largest lake, a part of Konya basin (once known as Turkey’s breadbasket) has entirely receded this year due to climate change and un-sustainable farming? -- Lake Tuz (Salt Lake in Turkish)
 Who is the director of the film 'Backstage,' a film on the life and struggles of puppeteers in Odisha?  -- Lipika Singh Darai
 Which is the only State in India where all four forms of puppetry — glove, string, rod, and shadow — are practiced?  -- Odisha
 Which institution in Kerala that teaches South Indian art forms has for the first time in its history of 90 years, admitted girl students in of Kathakali?  -- Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed University of Art and Culture
 In which state India’s largest aromatic garden, with over 140 fragrant plant species was inaugurated recently?  -- Uttarakhand (Lalkuan, Nainital District)
 Which city is hosting the second edition of the National Tribal Dance Festival?  -- Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
 Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Sarthak’ is built by which ship-building company that was commissioned and dedicated to the nation on October 28, 2021?  -- Goa Shipyard Limited
 Who has been appointed as the Chairman of newly constituted development finance institution - National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID)?  -- K.V. Kamath
 Who has been appointed as the Chairperson, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)?  -- Ashok Bhushan
 The World Bank has suspended aid to which country following a recent military coup? -- Sudan
 Who has been appointed by the Supreme Court of India to oversee an expert technical committee to examine allegations that the Centre used Israeli software Pegasus to spy on citizens? -- R.V. Raveendran (Former Supreme Court Judge)
 Which country was recently suspended by the African Union from all of its activities until the civilian-led transitional authority is restored? -- Sudan
 The Union Government has proposed amendments to which law that will enable it to “maintain the database of registered birth and deaths at the national level”? -- Registration of Births and Deaths Act (RBD), 1969
 In 2022, Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Charter will be signed during the 5th summit, to be held at – -- Colombo
 Which country has appointed Indian-origin politician Anita Anand as the new Defence Minister? -- Canada
 According to latest ranking by FIFA, which country holds the first position? -- Belgium
 According to latest ranking by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), what is the rank of Indian football team? -- 106th
 Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS)? -- Commodore PK Garg
 Who won the Formula 1 US Grand Prix 2021? -- Max Verstappen
 Directed by P.S. Vinothraj, which Tamil-language film has been selected as India’s official entry for the 94th Academy Awards (Oscars 2022)? -- Koozhangal (internationally translated as Pebbles)
 In which state three distinct indigenous Muslim groups - Goria, Moria and Deshi are found -- Assam
 “Writing for My Life”, is an anthology of which author that has been released recently? -- Ruskin Bond
 Which app has been launched by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for digital mapping of all polling stations, to ensure faster, smarter, transparent and timely completion of election work? -- Garuda app
 The Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry has recently recommended which fund be used to carry out de-addiction programmes, rather than just policing activities? -- National Fund to Control Drug Abuse
 Out of 139 countries, what is the rank of India in the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2021 that was topped by Denmark; and Venezuela at the bottom? -- 79th
 Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of India Ports Global Limited (IPGL) which is tasked with developing Chabahar port in Iran? -- Alok Mishra
 Who is/are the author of the book “Veer Savarkar: The Man Who Could Have Prevented Partition”? -- Uday Mahurkar and Chirayu Pandit
 Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced to launch a social media company called  -- TRUTH Social
 Which three countries were recently added to the ‘Grey List’ of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force that also retained Pakistan in that list? -- Turkey, Jordan, and Mali
 Who is the Chairperson of the Jury for the International Competition for 52nd IFFI? -- Ms. Rakhshān Banietemad (Iran)
 Which Indian filmmaker is one of the Juries for the International Competition for 52nd IFFI? -- Nila Madhab Panda
 Martin Scorsese (USA) and Istevan Szabo (Hungary) to be honoured with which award at the 52nd IFFI, to be held in Goa? -- Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award
 Which rover of NASA has recently captured sounds of Martian wind gusts, rover wheels crunching over gravel, and motors whirring as the spacecraft moves its arm?  -- Perseverance
 Who is the author of the book ‘Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: Reason, Religion and Nation’? -- Shafey Kidwai
 Who is the author of the book “Actually… I Met Them: A Memoir”? -- Gulzar
 Who presided over the fourth general assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA), held virtually between October 18th and October 21st, 2021? -- R.K. Singh
 The third ‘Moscow Format’ was held on 20th October, 2021, is a consultations process aimed at which country? -- Afghanistan
 Which countries won the prestigious badminton titles - Thomas Cup (Men) and Uber Cup (Women) - for the year 2021 respectively? -- Indonesia, China
 Who has been elected as the President of the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF)? -- Sahdev Yadav
 In which city the 2nd UN Global Sustainable Transport Conference was held? -- Beijing
 Mount Aso that erupted recently is located in which country?  -- Japan
 Which Indian TT player became the World No. 1 in boys' under-17 rankings released by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) on 19 October 2021? -- Payas Jain
 Which aquatic animal’s decorated symbol was found in the ring well unearthed during the seventh phase of excavations in Keeladi? -- Fish
 Which two Indian cricketers are among 18 cricketers awarded honorary life memberships by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on 19 October 2021? -- Harbhajan Singh and Javagal Srinath
 The Jammu and Kashmir administration has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the govt. of which city for rapid development and growth in the Union Territory? -- Dubai
 ‘Kibbutz’ is a type of settlement, unique to which country? -- Israel
 In which country ‘Bhoodan Grove’ was planted by Sarvodaya workers in 1960? -- Israel
 Who recently became the 21st Woman Grand Master from India? -- Divya Deshmukh
 Who was Sri Lanka's first Cricket Test Captain, faced a 25-year ban for leading a rebel cricket team to South Africa, and passed away on 18 October 2021? -- Bandula Warnapura
 To honour the contribution of freedom fighters from Manipur, which place in Andaman and Nicobar Islands has been renamed to ‘Mount Manipur’? -- Mount Harriet
 Who has been appointed as the interim Chairperson of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) after the retirement of M.S. Sahoo? -- Navrang Saini
 Who has given his voice to the anthem on India’s Covid-19 vaccination that was released recently? -- Kailash Kher
 “Joint Sea 2021” – a naval exercise, recently started in Peter the Great Gulf, in the Sea of Japan, is between which two countries? -- Russia and China
 India has been re-elected to which UN body for a sixth term on October 14, 2021? -- United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
 Where is the headquarters of International Energy Agency (IEA) is located, that has invited India, the world’s third-largest energy consumer, to become its full-time member? -- Paris (France)
 After launching world’s first autonomous tram in 2018, which country recently launched World’s first automated, driverless train? -- Germany
 Name the iconic Star Trek character Captain James T. Kirk, who became the oldest person to fly into space as a part of a crew of four, in ‘New Shepard’, a space capsule from Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’s spaceflight company? -- William Shatner
 Who has been sworn in as Chief Justice of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on 13th October 2021? -- Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra
 Which state has recently banned government employees from participating in politics and elections? -- Haryana
 To which mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia, India recently announced $200 million Line of Credit? -- Kyrgyzstan
 Under which country’s presidency, the 4th G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting was held on 13th October, 2021 in Washington D.C. on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings? -- Italy
 Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court? -- Justice Ranjit Vasantrao More
 Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court? -- Justice Rajesh Bindal
 He is regarded as the “Father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb” who passed away on 10 October 2021  -- Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan
 Which is the first BRICS country to join High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People, a group of more than 70 countries encouraging the adoption of the global goal to protect at least 30 per cent of the world’s land and ocean by 2030? -- India
 Name the first president of Iran (after the 1979 Iranian Revolution that abolished the monarchy) who passed away on 9 October 2021? -- Seyyed Abolhassan Banisadr
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