1. Who authored the book titled 'Shining Sikh Youth of India'?
A. Neha Kothari
B. Prabhleen Singh
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. Harish Patel
2. Who became chess Grandmaster after he crossed the ELO Rating of 2500?
A. Mehak Narang
B. R Raja Rithvik
C. Neeraj Chopra
D. Anesha Patel
3. Who has been named as the mentor of the Indian cricket Men's team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2021?
A. Virat Kohli
B. Sunil Gavaskar
C. Rahul Dravid
D. M.S.Dhoni
4. The NITI Aayog has signed an agreement with which Edutech giant under which students of Classes 6-12 in government schools will get free access to the company's "premium learning resources"?
A. Unacademy
B. BYJU'S
C. IAS BABA
D. White Hat
5. Manorama Mohapatra, who passed away, is a litterateur of which language?
A. Malayalam
B. Odia
C. Sindhi
D. Konkani
6. Harmilan Kaur Bains belongs to which game?
A. Boxing
B. Wrestling
C. Athletics
D. Shooting
7. Which state has got its first Software Technology Park center recently?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Bihar
C. Nagaland
D. Haryana
8. Fino Payments Bank (FPBL) has appointed which actor as its first brand ambassador?
A. Sonu Sood
B. Kriti Sanon
C. Pankaj Tripathi
D. Varun Dhawan
9. Which state has declared 'Cooper Mahseer' locally named as 'Katley' as the state fish?
A. Sikkim
B. Assam
C. Tripura
D. Meghalaya
10. India will provide a 'stay visa' to the nationals of which country?
A. Pakistan
B. Syria
C. Bangladesh
D. Afghanistan
11. Who has been appointed as a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate ahead of the start of the 76th UN General Assembly?
A. Kailash Satyarthi
B. Priyanka Chopra
C. Deepika Padukone
D. Nalini Singh
12. Casimir Oye Mba, who died at the age of 79 after contracting coronavirus, was former Prime Minister of which country?
A. Gabon
B. Algeria
C. Egypt
D. Chile
13. Who won the Asian Snooker Championship 2021?
A. Aditi Goel
B. Pankaj Advani
C. Geeta Rawat
D. Manish Chauhan
14. Which country has withdrawn the e-visa facilities to the UK and Canadian citizens?
A. India
B. USA
C. Bangladesh
D. China
15. Who has partnered with the global wellness brand Hyperice as an 'athlete-investor' and brand ambassador?
A. Virat Kohli
B. Suresh Raina
C. M S Dhoni
D. Harbhajan Singh
16. Which bank has decided to discontinue publication of its 'Doing Business" rankings of country business climates?
A. World Bank
B. IMF
C. AIIIB
D. ADB
17. Which company has recently launched the world's first all-civilian crew into the Earth orbit under the mission named Inspiration-4?
A. SpaceX
B. Tesla
C. ISRO
D. NASA
18.Hathei chilli, which has been granted the GI tag, belongs to which state?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Manipur
D. Assam
19. Which country has been barred from participating in the Winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022?
A. North Korea
B. Japan
C. China
D. USA
20. Which one has launched a new mobile app 'PRAGATI' for the exclusive use of its Development Officers?
A. LIC
B. SEBI
C. SBI Bank
D. HDFC Bank
21. Which is the second cricket team to pull out of Pakistan tour after New Zealand?
a) England
b) South Africa
c) Sri Lanka
d) Australia
22. India was ranked at which position on Global Innovation Index 2021?
a) 45th
b) 46th
c) 47th
d) 48th
23. Which country topped the Global Innovation Index 2021?
a) US
b) UK
c) Japan
d) Switzerland
24. When will German Elections 2021 be held?
a) September 24th
b) September 25th
c) September 26th
d) September 28th
25. Which state has named Katley as its state fish?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) West Bengal
c) Assam
d) Sikkim
26. Which state has introduced a new bill to protect illegal religious structures?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Telangana
c) Karnataka
d) Kerala
27. When will Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden?
a) September 24th
b) September 25th
c) September 26th
d) September 27th
28. When is International Day of Peace 2021 observed?
a) September 20th
b) September 21st
c) September 22nd
d) September 23rd
KEY:--
1.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Union Defence minister Rajnath Singh has released a book titled 'Shining Sikh Youth of India' in New Delhi, authored by Dr Prabhleen Singh.
2.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
India's R Raja Rithvik became chess Grandmaster after he crossed the ELO Rating of 2500. The 17-year-old achieved this GM title in Vezerkepzo Grandmaster Chess Tournament at Budapest, Hungary.
3.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named as the mentor of the Indian cricket Men's team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2021.
4.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The NITI Aayog launched an initiative in partnership with edutech giant BYJU'S, under which students of Classes 6-12 in government schools across 112 'Aspirational Districts' will get free access to the company's "premium learning resources".
5.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Eminent Odia litterateur, social worker and journalist Manorama Mohapatra passed away. She was a former editor of Odia daily 'The Samaja'.
6.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Harmilan Kaur Bains of Punjab has created a new national record in the women's 1500m race by clocking 4:05.39 to bag the gold at the 60th National Open Athletics Championships in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Hanamkonda in Telangana.
7.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Nagaland's first and India's 61st Software Technology Park of India (STPI) center was inaugurated at Kohima.
8.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Fino Payments Bank (FPBL) has appointed Indian actor Pankaj Tripathi as its first brand ambassador, for a period of two-year.
9.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Government of Sikkim has declared 'Cooper Mahseer' locally named as 'Katley' as the state fish.
10.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will provide a 'stay visa' to all Afghanistan nationals who are staying in India due to the Taliban situation in the war-torn country.
11.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate ahead of the start of the 76th UN General Assembly.
12.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Gabon's former Prime Minister Casimir Oye Mba died at the age of 79 after contracting coronavirus.
13.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
India's Pankaj Advani won the Asian Snooker Championship 2021 by defeating Amir Sarkhosh. He has won this title for a second consecutive time. He is the winner of the last Asian Snooker Championship held in 2019.
14.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Indian government has withdrawn the e-visa facilities to the UK and Canadian citizens. The facility has been withdrawn since the first week of August 2021.
15.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Hyperice said Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has partnered with the global wellness brand as an 'athlete-investor' and brand ambassador.
16.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The World Bank Group has decided to discontinue publication of its 'Doing Business" rankings of country business climates after a review of data irregularities in the 2018 and 2020 reports.
17.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
SpaceX recently launched the world's first all-civilian crew into the Earth orbit under the mission named Inspiration-4.
18.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Two famous products of Manipur, Hathei chilli, which is found in Manipur's Ukrul district and is known for its unique flavour, and Tamenglong mandarin orange have been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
19.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
North Korea has been barred from participating in the Winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022.
20.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has launched a new mobile app 'PRAGATI' for the exclusive use of its Development Officers. PRAGATI stands for "Performance Review Application, Growth And Trend Indicator".
21. (a) England
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on September 21, 2021 that they have withdrawn from the Pakistan tour that was scheduled to take place in October. ECB had earlier this year agreed to play two additional T20 World Cup warm-up games in Pakistan in October, ahead of the T20 World Cup. A short women's tour was also scheduled during the same time.
22. (b) 46th
India has been ranked 46th by the World Intellectual Property Organization in the Global Innovation Index Rankings 2021. The country has climbed two spots from its ranking in 2020.
23. (d) Switzerland
Switzerland topped Global Innovation Index Rankings 2021, followed by Sweden at second place, US at third, the UK at fourth and the Republic of Korea at the fifth spot. The index gives detailed data about the innovation performance of 131 economies and countries around the world.
24. (c) September 26th
Germany will go to polls on September 26, 2021 to determine who will succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel, who has been in power for 16 years, will not be running in the 2021 German Elections.
25. (d) Sikkim
The fisheries department of Sikkim revealed that the Sikkim Government has declared ‘Copper Mahseer’ locally named ‘Katley’ as the State Fish.
26. (c) Karnataka
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai introduced the Karnataka Religious Structure (Protection) Bill 2021 on September 20, 2021. The Bill aims at protecting illegal religious structures in the state after the state government faced a backlash over the demolition of a temple in the Nanjangud district of Mysuru.
27. (a) September 24th
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden will be holding a bilateral meeting on September 24, 2021, confirmed the White House. PM Modi will visit the US this week and participate in the first in-person Quad Leaders Summit and UN General Debate.
28. (b) September 21st
International Peace Day 2021 is observed every year across the world on September 21st. The day seeks to remind people of all nations and races to think about universal peace. The relevance of the day is even more now as there are countries that are seeing continuous violence and destruction.
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