CA_13 sep 2021

 1.Who has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Yahoo?

A. Renate Nyborg

B. William Ruto

C. Jim Lanzone

D. Scott Kessler

2.The World First Aid Day is being observed globally on which date in 2021?

A. Second Thursday on 10 September

B. Second Wednesday on 12 September

C. Second Saturday on 11 September

D. Second Friday on 09 September

3.Which Day the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation is an international day commemorated?

A. September 11

B. September 12

C. September 09

D. September 10

4.A New Book Titled, "Bullets Over Bombay: Satya and the Hindi Film Gangster" has been authored by whom among the following writers?

A. Uday Bhatia

B. Vishal Bhardwaj

C. Anurag Kashyap

D. Manoj Bajpayee

5.What is the theme of World First Aid Day 2021?

A. First aid saves lives

B. First Response to Road Crashes

C. First Aid and Excluded People

D. First aid and road safety

6.Which nation's President has been ousted in a military coup?

A. Niger

B. Guinea

C. Nigeria

D. Egypt

7.Who has been appointed as the Vice-Chairman of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS) by the Centre?

A. Sanjeev Balyan

B. Charti Lal Goel

C. Vijay Goel

D. Vijender Gupta

8.Which organization has developed a new API to enable checking of COVID-19 vaccination status?

A. ICMR

B. Aarogya Setu

C. AIIMS

D. Co-WIN

9.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Sardardham Bhavan in which city?

A. Hyderabad

B. Ahmedabad

C. Lucknow

D. New Delhi

10.What is the theme of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation 2021?

A. South-South Cooperation in the Era of Economic, Social and Environmental Transformation

B. Pathways toward the SDGs through South-South solidarity beyond COVID-19

C. South-South cooperation: solidarity in support of a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable future

D. From Commitment to Action - Follow up to Buenos Aires Plan of Action+40

11.Vijay Rupani has resigned as the Chief Minister of which state?

A. Punjab

B. Uttrakhand

C. Chhattisgarh

D. Gujarat

12.India undertook its maiden 2+2 ministerial dialogue with which country?

A. France

B. Australia

C. Israel

D. Germany

13.Which product has been added in the Revised Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products Scheme'?

A. Dairy Products

B. Honey

C. Coal

D. Dry Fruits

14.India is the host country for the 16th Assembly of ASOSAI in 2024. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Assembly on behalf of India?

A. G C Murmu

B. Tathagata Roy

C. Shashi Kant Sharma

D. Rajiv Mehrishi

15.Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Ujjivan Financial Services?

A. Arunava Banerjee

B. Ajay Kanwal

C. Nitin Chugh

D. Sanjeev Barnwal

16. Who has been sworn in as the new Gujarat Chief Minister?

a) Bhupendra Patel 

b) Nitin Patel 

c) Parshottam Rupala

d) Praful Khoda Patel

17. Medicine from the Sky project has been launched in which state?

a) Gujarat

b) Telangana

c) Karnataka

d) Madhya Pradesh 

18. Aziz Akhannouch has been announced as the new Prime Minister of which nation?

a) Maldives

b) Morocco

c) Indonesia

d) Nigeria

19. When is World Sepsis Day?

a) September 11th

b) September 12th 

c) September 13th

d) September 14th 

20. When is Hindi Diwas observed?

a) September 12th

b) September 13th

c) September 14th 

d) September 15th 

21. World's largest plant that can capture carbon dioxide directly from the air has started operating in which nation?

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a) Ireland 

b) Sweden

c) Iceland 

d) Greenland

22. Who won US Open 2021 final?

a) Daniil Medvedev

b) Novak Djokovic

c) Alexander Zverev

d) Matteo Berrettini

KEY : --

1.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The web service provider Yahoo has named Jim Lanzone as its new chief executive officer (CEO).

2.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

World First Aid Day is observed on the second Saturday on 11 September 2021.

3.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation is observed every year on September 12 to celebrate the economic, social and political developments made in recent years by regions and countries in the south.

4.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

A new book has titled "Bullets Over Bombay: Satya and the Hindi Film Gangster" authored by Uday Bhatia.

5.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The Theme of World First Aid Day 2021 is 'First aid and road safety'.

6.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The long-serving president of Guinea, Alpha Conde was ousted from power in a military coup.

7.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Former Union Minister Shri Vijay Goel has been appointed as the Vice-Chairman of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS).

8.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Co-WIN has developed a new Application programming interface called 'Know Your Customer's or Client's Vaccination Status (KYC-VS).

9.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Sardardham Bhavan in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, via video conferencing.

10.Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The theme for 2021 is "South-South cooperation: solidarity in support of a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable future."

11.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has resigned from his post, ahead of the state assembly elections, to be held in 2022.

12.Answer: Option B

Explanation:

India and Australia are undertaking their first-ever 2+2 ministerial dialogue at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi.

13.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Dairy products will now be eligible for assistance under the 'Revised Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products Scheme'.

14.Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India G C Murmu has been elected as Chairman of the Assembly of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI).

15.Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Sanjeev Barnwal has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Ujjivan Financial Services.

16. (a) Bhupendra Patel 

Bhupendra Patel was sworn in as the 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat at 2.20 pm on September 13, 2021. This comes two days after Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani tendered his resignation from the top spot just months ahead of the state assembly elections.

17. (b) Telangana 

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the 'Medicine from the Sky' project in Vikarabad, Telangana along with Telangana IT Minister KT Rama Rao. The project will help deliver medicines and vaccines to remote areas with the help of drones. 

18. (b) Morocco

The King of Morocco Mohammed VI has appointed Aziz Akhannouch as the new Prime Minister of Morocco. He is the leader of the Liberal-National Rally of Independents (RNI). The news of the appointment of the new Prime Minister of Morocco was shared by the state-run broadcaster.

19. (c) September 13th 

World Sepsis is observed on September 13, 2021 to raise awareness about sepsis, which is a life-threatening medical emergency. Sepsis occurs when a person has an infection and the body’s response causes injury to its own tissues and organs. It reportedly affects about millions of patients across the world. 

20. (b) September 13th 

Hindi Diwas is observed on September 14 to commemorate the adoption of Hindi as an official language of India.

21. (c) Iceland 

The world’s largest plant that can capture carbon dioxide directly from the air and can deposit it underground started operating on September 8, 2021, in Iceland. The news was shared by the company behind the nascent green technology.

22. (a) Daniil Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev won his first Grand Slam trophy on September 12, 2021, after defeating World No. 1 Novak Djokovic with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win in the 2021 US Open men’s singles final at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. The match lasted for two hours and sixteen minutes.