1.India's first building made of bio-bricks from agro-waste has been inaugurated at which place?
A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Madras
C. IIT Hyderabad
D. IIT Kanpur
2.Which financial institution has approved a $150 million loan to fund a sustainable housing project for the urban poor in Tamil Nadu?
A. Asian Development Bank
B. International Monetary Fund
C. New Development Bank
D. World Bank
3.India's first dugong conservation reserve is planned to be established in which state?
A. Gujarat
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Maharashtra
D. Kerala
4.SIMBEX 2021 has the annual bilateral maritime exercise of India and Singapore. The exercise has which edition of the annual event?
A. 25th
B. 28th
C. 27th
D. 30th
5.When will the world's first all-civilian space mission-Inspiration4 be launched?
A. September 30
B. September 15
C. October 15
D. October 10
6.The India-Australia bilateral navy exercise AUSINDEX-2021 is which edition of the annual exercise?
A. 3rd
B. 5th
C. 7th
D. 4th
7.Indian women hockey player Rani Rampal and cricketer Smriti Mandhana has been appointed as the brand ambassador of which bank?
A. Jean-Pierre Adams
B. Equitas Small Finance Bank
C. India Post Payments Bank
D. IndusInd Bank
8.Which political leader has claimed to be placed under house arrest?
A. Mamata Banerjee
B. Rahul Gandhi
C. Mehbooba Mufti
D. Omar Abdullah
9.Which country has become the first to start COVID-19 vaccination for toddlers?
A. Italy
B. US
C. Cuba
D. UK
10.Under SAGAR mission, the Indian Navy's Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Savitri arrived at Chattogram harbour at which country?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Nepal
C. Bangladesh
D. Thailand
11.India is the first country in Asia to launch a Plastic Pact to promote a circular economy for plastics. The pact has by CII in collaboration with which organisation?
A. Facebook India
B. UNICEF India
C. World-Wide Fund for Nature-India
D. UNEP
12.What is the name of the 1000th near-earth asteroid that passed the planet?
A. 2021 AFK
B. 2021 PJ1
C. 2021 TJY
D. 2021 AJ193
13.The International Day of Clean Air for blue skies takes place on which day globally?
A. September 06
B. September 07
C. September 05
D. September 03
14.Which state's Deputy Chief Minister has announced Rs 2,000 for over 3 lakh govt school students under Seed Money Project?
A. Delhi
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Haryana
15.LIC has bought 3.9 per cent shares of which bank?
A. Bank of Baroda
B. Canara Bank
C. Punjab National Bank
D. Bank of India
16.Former SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar has been appointed as the economic advisor of which Indian state?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Telangana
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Karnataka
17.What is the rank of India at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo?
A. 24
B. 45
C. 56
D. 17
18.Which Indian spacecraft has completed 9000 orbits around the Moon?
A. Chandrayaan-1
B. Chandrayaan-2
C. Mangalyaan
D. None of the Above
19. Which state/UT launched the 'Tourist Village network' to promote tourism and create employment?
A. Goa
B. Puducherry
C. Assam
D. Jammu and Kashmir
20. When is International Literacy Day observed?
a) September 8th
b) September 7th
c) September 6th
d) September 5th
21. Baby Rani Maurya has submitted her resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind. She is the Governor of which state?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Uttarakhand
d) Haryana
22. Who has been named as the acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan?
a) Mullah Hasan Akhund
b) Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar
c) Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob
d) Sirajuddin Haqqani
23. Which Taliban Cabinet Minister is on the FBI's most wanted list?
a) Mullah Hasan Akhund
b) Sirajuddin Haqqani
c) Zabhiullah Mujahid
d) Sheikh Mawlawi Noorullah
24. Whose birth anniversary will be celebrated as the Day of Social Justice in Tamil Nadu?
a) Jayalalithaa
b) M Karunanidhi
c) M G Ramachandran.
d) E V Ramasamy Periyar
25. Who became the first IAS officer to win a Paralympic medal?
a) Sumit Antil
b) Suhas Yathiraj
c) Devendra Jhajharia
d) Krishna Nagar
26. Who has been elected as the Chairman of Hardline Hurriyat Conference?
a) Masrat Alam
b) Mullah Khairullah Khairkhah
c) Ahmad Jan Ahmady
d) Abdul Haq Wasiq
27. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will contest by-elections from which constituency?
a) Jangipur
b) Samserganj
c) Bhabanipur
d) Nandigram
28. When is International Literacy Day observed?
a) September 8th
b) September 7th
c) September 6th
d) September 5th
29. Baby Rani Maurya has submitted her resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind. She is the Governor of which state?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Uttarakhand
d) Haryana
30. Who has been named as the acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan?
a) Mullah Hasan Akhund
b) Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar
c) Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob
d) Sirajuddin Haqqani
31. Which Taliban Cabinet Minister is on the FBI's most wanted list?
a) Mullah Hasan Akhund
b) Sirajuddin Haqqani
c) Zabhiullah Mujahid
d) Sheikh Mawlawi Noorullah
32. Whose birth anniversary will be celebrated as the Day of Social Justice in Tamil Nadu?
a) Jayalalithaa
b) M Karunanidhi
c) M G Ramachandran.
d) E V Ramasamy Periyar
33. Who became the first IAS officer to win a Paralympic medal?
a) Sumit Antil
b) Suhas Yathiraj
c) Devendra Jhajharia
d) Krishna Nagar
34. Who has been elected as the Chairman of Hardline Hurriyat Conference?
a) Masrat Alam
b) Mullah Khairullah Khairkhah
c) Ahmad Jan Ahmady
d) Abdul Haq Wasiq
35. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will contest by-elections from which constituency?
a) Jangipur
b) Samserganj
c) Bhabanipur
d) Nandigram
KEY:--
1.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
India's first building made of bio-bricks from agro-waste has been inaugurated at IIT Hyderabad.
2.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of USD 150 million (about Rs 1,095 crore) for a sustainable housing project for the urban poor in Tamil Nadu.
3.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Tamil Nadu state government has announced to set up India's first dugong conservation reserve at the northern part of the Palk Bay.
4.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The 28th edition of Singapore-India Maritime annual Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) has taken place.
5.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The world's first all-civilian mission to orbit will be launched on September 15, 2021.
6.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The 4th edition of AUSINDEX, a bilateral navy exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Australian Navy.
7.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Equitas Small Finance Bank (ESFB) has roped in Indian women hockey player, Rani Rampal and cricketer Smriti Mandhana as the brand ambassadors of the company.
8.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti claimed that she has been placed under house arrest.
9.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Cuba became the first country in the world to start vaccinating toddlers with the COVID-19 vaccine.
10.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Indian Navy's Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Savitri arrived Chattogram harbour, Bangladesh, carrying two 960 LPM (Litres Per Minute) Medical Oxygen Plants (MOP) to support the ongoing efforts of Bangladesh in tackling Covid-19.
11.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The new platform 'India Plastic Pact' is a joint effort of the World-Wide Fund for Nature-India and the Confederation of Indian Industry and envisions to create a world where plastic is valued and does not pollute the environment.
12.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of NASA marked the 1,000th Near-Earth Asteroid named '2021 PJ1' as it passed Earth at a distance of approximately 1.7 million kilometres.
13.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The International Day of Clean Air for blue skies is observed globally on September 07 to promote and facilitate actions to improve air quality.
14.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia announced seed money worth Rs 2,000 for 3,50,000 students across 1,000 government schools under the Seed Money Project.
15.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Life Insurance Corporation of India has bought 3.9 per cent (15,90,07,791 shares) of the Bank of India through open market acquisition.
16.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Former SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar has been appointed as the economic advisor of Andhra Pradesh by the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led Andhra government.
17.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
India is placed at 24th position in the overall medal tally out of a total of 162 nations at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
18.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) informed that the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft has completed 9,000 orbits around the moon.
19.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Jammu & Kashmir LG has launched the 'Tourist Village network' to promote tourism and create sustainable employment for the youth.
20. (a) September 8th
International Literacy Day is observed every year on September 8th since 1967 to raise awareness about the significance of literacy as a matter of individual rights and dignity. The International Literacy Day 2021 theme is “Literacy for a human-centered recovery: Narrowing the digital divide”.
21. (c) Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya submitted her resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind on September 8, 2021. She had succeeded Krishan Kant Paul to become the only second woman to serve as the Governor of Uttarakhand in August 2018, after Margaret Alva who was the first in 2009.
22. (a) Mullah Hasan Akhund
Mullah Hasan Akhund has been named the acting Prime Minister, while Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the group’s co-founder, has been named as the deputy Prime Minister. Akhund, the lesser-known Taliban leader is also on the UN terror list.
23. (b) Sirajuddin Haqqani
The new hardline Taliban government led by Mullah Hasan Akhund includes an all-male cabinet, one of whom is on the FBI's most-wanted list with a $10 million bounty on his head. The man on the FBI's most wanted list is Sirajuddin Haqqani, who has been named as the interior minister of the new caretaker government of Afghanistan. Haqqani is the son of the founder of the Haqqani network, which has been designated as a “terrorist” organisation by the United States.
24. (d) E V Ramasamy Periyar
Tamil Nadu government has decided to celebrate the birth anniversary of E V Ramasamy Periyar on September 17 every year as the Day of Social Justice. Periyar was an Indian social activist, social reformer and founder of Dravidar Kazhagam.
25. (b) Suhas Yathiraj
Noida District Magistrate Suhas Suhas Yathiraj became the first IAS officer to win a medal in Badminton at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games. The 38-year-old made history by winning a silver medal in the men’s singles SL4 category.
26. (a) Masrat Alam
Incarcerated leader Masrat Alam has been elected as Chairman of the Hardline Hurriyat Conference. The decision came after the death of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on September 2, 2021.
27. (c) Bhabanipur
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will contest by-elections from the Bhabanipur constituency. The TMC chief, who had lost the Assembly Elections from Nandigram has to win the by-poll to retain her Chief Minister's post. The elected TMC MLA of Bhabanipur Sovandeb Chattopadhyay stepped down to pave way for the Chief Minister to contest from the seat.
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