CA_10 SEP 2021

 1.Who chaired the 13th BRICS Summit virtually?

A. Vladimir Putin

B. Xi Jinping

C. Jair Bolsanaro

D. PM Narendra Modi

2.How much amount has been allocated to the PLI Scheme in the Union Budget 2021-22?

A. Rs 1.68 lakh crore

B. Rs 1.97 lakh crore

C. Rs 1.45 lakh crore

D. Rs 1.81 lakh crore

3.Kongthong village, which has been nominated as UNWTO 'Best Tourism Village', is located in which state?

A. Manipur

B. Arunachal Pradesh

C. Mizoram

D. Meghalaya

4.What is the projected GDP growth rate of India in FY22 as per the S&P Global Ratings?

A. 9.5%

B. 10.5%

C. 7.5%

D. 8.5%

5.Which Indian Minister has been named as the Sherpa for the G20 when India holds the Presidency of the group?

A. Nitin Gadkari

B. Piyush Goyal

C. Kiren Rijiju

D. Venkaiah Naidu

6.HDFC Bank has partnered with which organisation to provide credit support to the MSME sector?

A. Khadi and Village Industries Commission

B. National Small Industries Corporation

C. National Institute of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

D. Small Industries Development Bank of India

7.Which state government has decided to issue domicile certificates to the students studying outside the state?

A. Delhi

B. Chhattisgarh

C. Goa

D. Maharashtra

8.The Ministry of Coal has constituted a task force committee to oversee the coal-based hydrogen production program. Who is the head of this task force?

A. Ramapati Tripathi

B. Vinod Kumar Tiwari

C. Shipra Mishra

D. Ritesh Chauhan

9.Which bank has launched the POS device 'WisePOSGo', an all in one swiping machine to process business payments?

A. Karnataka Bank

B. Andhra Bank

C. IndusInd Bank

D. Bank of Maharashtra

10.Which Name of the portal launched by the Ministry of Environment to regulate air pollution in 132 Non-Attainment cities across the country?

A. PRANA

B. HARIYALI

C. PARIVESH

D. VAYU

11.Which country holds the Presidency of G20 in 2021?

A. Japan

B. Thailand

C. Italy

D. Indonesia

12.India's tallest air purification tower has been installed in which state/UT of the country?

A. Tamil Nadu

B. Assam

C. Chandigarh

D. Delhi

13.The programme named 'BujurgonkiBaat-DeshKeSaath' has been launched by which ministry?

A. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

B. Ministry of Women and Child Development

C. Ministry of Culture

D. Ministry of AYUSH

14.Which day has been declared by the UN to celebrate the International Day to Protect Education from Attack?

A. September 7

B. September 6

C. September 8

D. September 9

15.India has been chosen as the Host Nation for the G20 Summit in which of the upcoming years?

A. 2024

B. 2023

C. 2025

D. 2022

16.The Chandigarh Railway Station has been recognised with the 5- star 'Eat Right Station' certification of FSSAI. How many Railway stations in India are now awarded this certification?

A. 5

B. 3

C. 4

D. 7

17.As per the S&P Global Ratings, what is the Sovereign Rating of India?

A. CC-

B. CCC-

C. BB-

D. BBB-

18.What amount has been allocated to the PLI Scheme for the textile sector by the Union Cabinet?

A. Rs 9,555 crores

B. Rs 11,964 crores

C. Rs 12,753 crores

D. Rs 10,683 crores

19.India's 1st Emergency Landing Facility has been inaugurated on National Highway 925A stretch in which state?

A. Madhya Pradesh

B. Rajasthan

C. Uttar Pradesh

D. Gujarat

20.Who is the author of the book "Gita Govinda: Jaydeva's Divine Odyssey"?

A. Rohinton Mistry

B. Nayantara Sahgal

C. Utpal K. Banerjee

D. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

21. When will the Bhabanipur Assembly by-election be held?

a) October 4th 

b) September 30th 

c) October 2nd

d) October 3rd

22. Who has BJP fielded against West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee from Bhabanipur?

a) Priyanka Tibrewal

b) Milan Ghosh

c) Sujit Das 

d) Srijib Biswas

23. Who has been named as the winner of 2021 International Young Eco-Hero award?

a) Ayaan Shankta

b) Ayaan Mehta 

c) Ayush Saina

d) Shagun Mehta 

24.India and ADB signed a 300 million dollar loan agreement to expand rural connectivity in which state?

a) Telangana

b) Assam

c) Maharashtra 

d) Arunachal Pradesh 

25. Which nation's cricket board has refused to host the Afghanistan men's cricket team?

a) England 

b) Australia 

c) India 

d) South Africa

26. India will hold '2+2' dialogue with which nation on September 11 to discuss Afghanistan and Indo-Pacific region?

a) UK

b) France

c) Australia

d) Japan

27. IOC has suspended which nation until the end of 2022 after it failed to send a team to Tokyo Olympic Games 2020?

a) South Korea

b) North Korea

c) Afghanistan 

d) Pakistan 

28. Who has been named as the new captain of Afghanistan's men's cricket team for the T20 World Cup?

a) Mohammad Nabi

b) Gulbadin Naib

c) Asghar Afghan

d) Samiullah Shenwari

KEY :--

1.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chaired the 13th BRICS Summit virtually.

2.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The PLI scheme has been announced in the Union Budget 2021-22, for 13 sectors, at an outlay of Rs 1.97 lakh crore.

3.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Meghalaya's Whistling village, Kongthong, has been nominated by the Ministry of Tourism for the UNWTO (World Tourism Organisation) 'Best Tourism Villages' award.

4.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

S&P Global Ratings has revised India's growth forecast and now expects the economy to grow: 9.5 percent in 2021-22 (FY22).

5.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Minister has been appointed as India's Sherpa for the G20 in 2023 (18th edition).

6.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

HDFC Bank has signed an MoU with the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) for providing credit support to the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector.

7.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Chhattisgarh government has decided to issue domicile certificates to the students studying outside the state.

8.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Ministry of Coal has constituted two committees one is a task force to oversee the program and another is a committee of experts to give guidance to the Ministry to Prepare Road Map for Coal-based Hydrogen Production. The task force has been constituted under the chairmanship of Coal Additional Secretary Vinod Kumar Tiwari.

9.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The Karnataka Bank has launched an all-in-one Point-of-Sales (POS) swiping machine dubbed as 'WisePOSGo', for its merchant customers to process business payments.

10.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav launched a portal named PRANA, for the regulation of air pollution in 132 cities across the country.

11.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The 2021 edition of the G20 meet will be held in Rome, Italy.

12.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

India's tallest air purification tower has been inaugurated in the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

13.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The Union Minister of Culture Shri Kishan Reddy Gangapuram launched a programme named 'BujurgonkiBaat-DeshKeSaath' that aims at enhancing the interaction between the youth and the elder persons who are 95 years.

14.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The UN-recognized International Day to Protect Education from Attack is observed on 9 September.

15.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

India will hold the G20 presidency from December 1, 2022, and will convene the G20 leaders' summit in 2023 for the first time.

16.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The Chandigarh Railway Station of the Indian Railways' has been awarded the 5- star 'Eat Right Station' certification by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

17.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

S&P has kept the lowest investment grade 'BBB-' rating on India, with a stable outlook.

18.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The Union Cabinet has approved the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the textiles sector with a budgetary outlay of Rs 10,683 crores over the next five years.

19.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Emergency Landing Facility on the Satta-Gandhav stretch of National Highway (NH) 925A in Barmer in Rajasthan.

20.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The Union Minister of Culture Shri Kishan Reddy Gangapuram has launched a book titled "Gita Govinda: Jaydeva's Divine Odyssey" authored by Dr. Utpal K. Banerjee.

Answers

21. (b) September 30th 

The Bhabanipur Assembly bypolls are scheduled to be held on September 30 and the counting will be held on October 3, 2021. Bhabanipur is the traditional seat of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. 

22. (a) Priyanka Tibrewal

The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded Priyanka Tibrewal, Vice President of BJP's youth wing in West Bengal against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from the Bhabanipur assembly constituency.

23. (a) Ayaan Shankta

A 12-year-old environmental activist Ayaan Shankta from Mumbai, India, has been named as the winner of 2021 International Young Eco-Hero award for his efforts to solve tough environmental problems. Ayaan won third place in the 8-14 years age group category for his project ‘Conservation and Rehabilitation of Powai Lake’.

24. (c) Maharashtra 

India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a 300 million dollar loan as additional financing to expand rural connectivity in Maharashtra under the ongoing Maharashtra Rural Connectivity Improvement Project.

25. (b) Australia 

Cricket Australia said that it will not host the Afghanistan men's cricket team for the proposed Test match if "women's cricket will not be supported in Afghanistan". The announcement comes after the Taliban group prohibitted Afghanistan’s women from playing cricket. 

26. (c) Australia

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton to arrived in India on September 10th to hold '2+2' ministerial dialogue in New Delhi on September 11, 2021. Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will lead the Indian delegation at the dialogue.

27. (b) North Korea 

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended North Korea until the end of 2022 after it failed to send a team to the Tokyo Games. The suspension means the country will miss out on the Beijing Winter Games.

28. (a) Mohammad Nabi

Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has been named as the new captain of Afghanistan men's cricket team for the upcoming T20 World Cup after Rashid Khan stepped down from captaincy in protest against the selection of the national squad without his inputs.