1. Amit Saxena, Global Deputy CTO of Which Bank has joined as the Chief Technology Officer of RBI Innovation Hub?
A. Bank of Baroda
B. Axis Bank
C. State Bank of India
D. Punjab National Bank
2. Which country has applied to join the Asia-Pacific Free Trade grouping?
A. India
B. Japan
C. China
D. Singapore
3. Which day is marked as the International Coastal Cleanup Day every year?
A. September 18
B. September 17
C. September 19
D. September 20
4. The 2021 Meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State has been held in which place?
A. Bishkek
B. Ashgabat
C. Dushanbe
D. Beirut
5. Where has Swachhata Pakhwada 2021 been launched?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
B. Cochin Port Trust
C. Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal
D. Mormugao Port Trust
6. Who is the author of the book 'Translating Myself and Others'?
A. Arundhati Roy
B. Jhumpa Lahiri
C. Sudha Murthy
D. Anita Desai
7. What is the theme of the 2021 World Bamboo Day?
A. Keep Bamboo Strong
B. Bamboo For Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of United Nations
C. PlantBamboo: It Is Time To Plant Bamboo
D. Bamboo Now
8. Who has been the representative of India in person at the 21st Meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State?
A. Piyush Goyal
B. Nirmala Sitharaman
C. S. Jaishankar
D. Nitin Gadkari
9. Which organization has launched the Planetarium Innovation Challenge?
A. MyGov India
B. Birla Planetarium
C. ISRO
D. NITI Aayog
10. Which day in the year is being celebrated as World Bamboo Day?
A. September 18
B. September 15
C. September 17
D. September 16
11. Who has been appointed as the CMD of the National Small Industries Corporation Ltd.?
A. Alka Nangia Arora
B. Anita Sharma
C. Narayan Tatu Rane
D. Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
12. The International Equal Pay Day has celebrated annually on which day?
A. September 15
B. Septembe 18
C. September 13
D. september 11
13. Who has been named as "2021 International Young Eco-Hero" for environmental achievements?
A. Vikram Bisht
B. Ayaan Shankta
C. Tanmay Tiwari
D. Ashish Sharma
14. The Surya Kiran -XV is a Joint Military Training Exercise of the Indian Army with which country?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Maldives
C. Bangladesh
D. Nepal
15. Who will be the new Ombudsman cum Ethics Officer of Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA)?
A. Prafulla Chandra Pant
B. R.K. Agrawal
C. Adarsh Kumar Goel
D. Indu Malhotra
16. What is the theme of the International Coastal Cleanup Day?
A. Marine Animal: The Pelican
B. Achieving a trash-free Coastline
C. Time for Nature
D. Keep trash in the bin and not in the ocean
17. Which organization is working on technologies in order to develop a reusable GSLV Mk-III launch vehicle?
A. Virgin Galactic
B. Space X
C. ROSCOSMOS
D. ISRO
18. NITI Aayog has tied up with which entity to launch tech-driven learning programmes for children from 112 Aspirational districts of the country?
A. Google India
B. Byju's
C. Facebbok India
D. Amazon
19. The RBI has given its nod to which bank to form a special committee of directors in order to oversee the operations?
A. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
B. Equitas Small Finance Bank
C. IDFC First Bank
D. Yes Bank
20. India's first Euro-denominated Green bond has been issued by which company?
A. Power Finance Corporation Ltd
B. Mahindra Finance
C. NLC India Limited
D. NHPC Limited
21. Who was sworn in as the 16th Chief Minister of Punjab on September 20th?
a) Charanjit Singh Channi
b) Sukhjinder S Randhawa
c) Navjot Singh Sidhu
d) OP Soni
22. Which city has banned unvaccinated citizens from using public transport?
a) New Delhi
b) Ahmedabad
c) Pune
d) Mumbai
23. Which two cities will be connected by the world's longest highway that is being built in India?
a) Delhi-Kochi
b) Delhi-Ranchi
c) Delhi-Mumbai
d) Delhi- Hyderabad
24. Which state assembly has passed a bill allowing registration of child marriages?
a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Karnataka
25. Which country has become the first to begin mass vaccination of toddlers?
a) South Korea
b) US
c) Cuba
d) Spain
26. Which TV series won Emmy 2021 award in the Outstanding Drama Series category?
a) The Crown
b) The Queen’s Gambit
c) Money Heist
d) Mare of Easttown
27. Who won Outstanding Actor- Drama award at Emmy 2021 Awards?
a) Josh O’Connor
b) Tobias Menzies
c) Evan Peters
d) Jason Sudeikis
28. Which nation has recalled its ambassadors from US, Australia in response to the trilateral security pact- AUKUS?
a) Germany
b) France
c) Russia
d) Japan
KEY:--
1.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Amit Saxena, Global Deputy CTO of State Bank of India joined RBI Innovation Hub as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
2.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
China has applied to join the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Grouping composed of 11 countries to increase its influence in international politics.
3.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The International Coastal Cleanup Day is traditionally held on the third Saturday on 18 September 2021.
4.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The 21st Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of State has been held in a hybrid format in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
5.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Cochin Port Trust Swachhata Pakhwada 2021 has launched and the Swachhata pledge was administered in all departments.
6.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Pulitzer Prize-winning noted fiction writer, Jhumpa Lahiri, is set to launch her new book titled 'Translating Myself and Others', which will highlight her work as a translator.
7.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The theme for the 12th edition of WBD 2021 is 'PlantBamboo: It Is Time To Plant Bamboo'
8.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
India has been represented by External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar.
9.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The "Planetarium Innovation Challenge" has been launched by MyGov India for tech entrepreneurs and Indian start-ups.
10.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The World Bamboo Day is observed every year on 18 September to raise awareness of the benefits of bamboo and to promote its use in everyday products.
11.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Alka Nangia Arora has been appointed as the Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. (NSIC).
12.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
International Equal Pay Day is celebrated on 18 September.
13.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
A 12-year-old environmental activist from Mumbai, Maharashtra, Ayaan Shankta has been named as "2021 International Young Eco-Hero".
14.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The 15th edition of Indo - Nepal Joint Military Training Exercise Surya Kiran will be held from September 20, 2021.
15.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Former Supreme Court judge, Justice (Retired) Indu Malhotra will be the new Ombudsman cum Ethics Officer of Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) for a period of one year has made.
16.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Theme of the International Coastal Cleanup Day 2021 is "Keep trash in the bin and not in the ocean. "
17.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Indian Space Research Organisation is working to develop the technology which is required to reuse the GSLV MkIII launch vehicle.
18.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Government think tank NITI Aayog has entered into partnered with edtech major Byju's, to provide free access to Byju's high-quality and tech-driven learning programmes to children from 112 Aspirational districts of the country.
19.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank of India has given its approval to the Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB) to form a special committee of directors so that they can oversee the operations in absence of a CEO and MD.
20.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The leading power sector NBFC, Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), successfully issued its maiden Euro Green Bond.
21. (a) Charanjit Singh Channi
Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi took oath as the 16th Chief Minister of Punjab at the Raj Bhawan on September 20, 2021. Two other Congress MLAs, Sukhjinder S Randhawa and OP Soni were also sworn in as deputy Chief Ministers of Punjab on the occasion by Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit.
22. (b) Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in Gujarat on September 17, 2021, issued an order stating that the citizens who have not taken any of the two Coronavirus vaccine doses will not be allowed to enter into the public transport or civic building in Ahmedabad starting from September 20, 2021.
23. (c) Delhi-Mumbai
Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on September 17, 2021, announced that Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway is being constructed as the world’s longest highway in India. The project is expected to be completed by March 2023.
24. (b) Rajasthan
The Rajasthan Assembly passed a bill on September 17, 2021 amending the 2009 Act [Rajasthan Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act that provides for mandatory registration of marriages, including child marriages.
25. (c) Cuba
Cuba has become the first country in the world to begin the mass vaccination of children as young as 2 years old against COVID-19 with its homegrown vaccines. While the vaccination is not mandatory, parents have been lining up at clinics and hospitals and makeshift vaccination centres to get a shot for their children.
26. (a) The Crown
The Crown, with 11 nominations for Emmys, won big with a total of 7 awards including Outstanding Drama Series at Emmy 2021 Awards. Olivia Colman from The Crown won the Outstanding Actress- Drama Award while Kate Winslet won Outstanding Actress- Limited Series or Movie award for her role in the Limited Drama Series ‘Mare of Easttown’.
27. (a) Josh O’Connor
Josh O’Connor, who essayed the role of young Prince Charles in the Netflix drama The Crown, won the Outstanding Actor- Drama award at Emmy 2021 Awards.
28. (b) France
France announced on September 17, 2021 that it is recalling its ambassadors from the United States and Australia over the recent trilateral security pact (AUKUS) between US, UK and Australia that involves the building of nuclear-powered submarines. The deal effectively scraps Australia's $40 billion submarine contract with France in favour of the US nuclear submarines.
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