Current Affairs 11th September 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Who has been appointed as India’s Sherpa for G20?
A. Piyush Goyal                      
B. Ashwini Vaishnaw
C. Mansukh Mandaviya       
D. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Answer [A] Piyush Goyal
2. In which state’s national highway, an emergency landing facility has been inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh?
A. Uttar Pradesh                
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Rajasthan                       
D. Gujarat
Answer [C] Rajasthan
3. Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $112 million loan in order to develop water supply infrastructure in which state?
A. Bihar                       
B. Rajasthan
C. West Bengal          
D. Jharkhand
Answer [D] Jharkhand
4. With which country, Tamil Nadu has partnered to create an energy island in the Gulf of Mannar?
A Germany            
B. Denmark
C. Japan                 
D. South Korea
Answer [B] Denmark
5. Indian government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a 300 million-dollar loan to expand rural connectivity in which state?
A. Maharashtra            
B. Assam
C. Odisha                       
D. Jharkhand
Answer [A] Maharashtra
6. Who chaired the 8 member panel that was constituted (in Sept’ 21) by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to frame new laws for drugs, cosmetics and medical devices?
A. Harsh Vardhan          
B. Soumya Swaminathan
C. Rajesh Varma            
D. V. G Somani    
Answer [D] V. G Somani
7. Which organization recently (in Aug’ 21) signed an MoU with Indian Institute of Astrophysics for research collaboration on “GROWTH – India Telescope” for 5-years?
A. IIT Bombay               
B. IIT Madras
C. IISc Bangalore          
D. IIT Ropar
Answer [A] IIT Bombay 
8. Which of the following was awarded the “President’s Colour” award in recognition of its exceptional service to the nation (in Sept’ 21)?
A. Indian Army Aviation                    
B. Indian Coast Guard
C. Indian Naval Aviation Institute    
D. Indian Naval Aviation
Answer [C] Indian Naval Aviation Institute
9. Which bank recently (in Sept’ 21) was delisted by RBI from its Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Restrictions Framework?
A. Indian Overseas Bank            
B. UCO Bank
C. YES Bank                                  
D. Punjab National Bank
Answer [B] UCO Bank
10. Which Fin-Tech Company recently (in Sept’ 21) partnered with SBM Bank India to offer Overdraft facility to its MSME customers?
A. PayPoint India             
B. Pine Labs India
C. Lendingkart                 
D. Capital Float
Answer [C] Lendingkart