CA_09 SEP 2021

 1.Who is the new Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of the United India Insurance Company Limited (UIICL) appointed by the ACC?

A. SL Tripathy

B. T Saminathan

C. Girish Radhakrishnan

D. Nirlep Singh Rai

2.West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will contest by-elections from which constituency?

A. Bhabanipur

B. Jangipur

C. Nandigram

D. Samserganj

3.Who has been named as the new MD of Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank)?

A. Dinesh Khara

B. Rakesh Sharma

C. Harsha Bhupendra Bangari

D. Dinesh Khara

4.Who has been elected as the Chairman of the Hardline Hurriyat Conference?

A. Mullah Khairullah Khairkhah

B. Ahmad Jan Ahmady

C. Masrat Alam

D. Abdul Haq Wasiq

5.Who represented India at the Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2021 (PACS-21)?

A. RKS Bhadauria

B. Manoj Mukund Naravane

C. Birender Singh Dhanoa

D. Karambir Singh

6.Who has been awarded the 7th Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award?

A. Sudha Murty

B. Arundhati Roy

C. Kiran Desai

D. Namita Gokhale

7.TRIFED has planned to set up Atmanirbhar Bharat corner in how many Indian Missions/ Embassies, across the world in the next 3 months?

A. 100

B. 75

C. 150

D. 60

8.Whose birth anniversary will be celebrated as the Day of Social Justice in Tamil Nadu?

A. E V Ramasamy Periyar

B. M G Ramachandran

C. M Karunanidhi

D. Jayalalithaa

9.The Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2021 (PACS-21) was held at which place?

A. Hawaii

B. Georgia

C. Ohio

D. Florida

10.Who represented India at the World Health Organization - South-East Asia Regional Office (WHO-SEARO), 2021?

A. Faggan Singh Kulast

B. Harsh Vardhan

C. Mansukh Mandaviya

D. Bharati Pravin Pawar

11.Which state/UT has decided to ban online gambling or betting?

A. Karnataka

B. Maharashtra

C. Sikkim

D. Goa

12.Who has become the first IAS officer to win a Paralympic medal?

A. Sumit Antil

B. Suhas Yathiraj

C. Devendra Jhajharia

D. Krishna Nagar

13.Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL)?

A. Rajesh Aggarwal

B. T Saminathan

C. Arun Kumar Singh

D. V Ramakrishna Gupta

14.PM Modi inaugurated the "Shikshak Parv-2021". What is the theme of the event?

A. Quality and Sustainable Schools: Learnings from Schools in India

B. Culture of Innovation in our Schools

C. Transforming the System of Assessment: Holistic Progress Card

D. Innovative Pedagogy to Promote Enjoyable and Engaging Learning

15.What is the theme of International Literacy Day 2021?

A. Literacy and Multilingualism

B. Literacy for a human-centred recovery: Narrowing the digital divide

C. Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond

D. Literacy and Skills Development

16.Which Taliban Cabinet Minister is on the FBI's most-wanted list?

A. Zabhiullah Mujahid

B. Mullah Hasan Akhund

C. Sirajuddin Haqqani

D. Sheikh Mawlawi Noorullah

17.Who has been named as the acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan?

A. Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob

B. Mullah Hasan Akhund

C. Sirajuddin Haqqani

D. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar

18.International Literacy Day is being observed on which date?

A. September 05

B. September 07

C. September 08

D. September 06

19.Which bank has announced the launch of a digital FD facility on the Google Pay app, without the need to open an account with the bank?

A. India Post Payments Bank

B. Kotak Mahindra Bank

C. IndusInd Bank

D. Equitas Small Finance Bank

20.Baby Rani Maurya, who has submitted her resignation, is the Governor of which state?

A. Madhya Pradesh

B. Haryana

C. Uttar Pradesh

D. Uttrakhand

1.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of SL Tripathy as Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of the United India Insurance Company Limited (UIICL).

2.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will contest by-elections from the Bhabanipur constituency.

3.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The Government has appointed Harsha Bhupendra Bangari as the new Managing Director (MD) of Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank).

4.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Incarcerated leader Masrat Alam has been elected as Chairman of the Hardline Hurriyat Conference.

5.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

From India, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) attended PACS-21.

6.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Writer Namita Gokhale has been awarded the 7th Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award.

7.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs, is setting up an Atmanirbhar Bharat corner in 75 Indian Missions/ Embassies across the world in the next 3 months.

8.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Tamil Nadu government has decided to celebrate the birth anniversary of E V Ramasamy Periyar.

9.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2021 (PACS-21) was held in Hawaii, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

10.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar represented India at the World Health Organization- South-East Asia Regional Office (WHO-SEARO) through video conference.

11.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Karnataka has decided to ban online gambling or betting, and to amend the Karnataka Police Act, 1963.

12.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Noida District Magistrate Suhas Suhas Yathiraj became the first IAS officer to win a medal in Badminton at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games.

13.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The Central government has approved the appointment of Arun Kumar Singh as the full-time Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL).

14.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the "Shikshak Parv-2021" and addressed the inaugural conclave through video conferencing.

15.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The theme of 55th International Literacy Day is "Literacy for a human-centred recovery: Narrowing the digital divide".

16.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The new hardline Taliban government led by Mullah Hasan Akhund includes an all-male cabinet. Sirajuddin Haqqani, named as the interior minister, is on the FBI's most-wanted list with a $10 million bounty on his head.

17.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

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.

18.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

International Literacy Day is observed annually on September 8 across the world to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies.

19.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The Equitas Small Finance Bank (ESFB) has launched a new initiative in partnership with Google Pay, under which it will enable the users of the Google Pay app to open fixed deposits (FDs) on Google Pay, in under 2 minutes without having to open a bank account with ESFB.

20.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Uttrakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya submitted her resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind.