Current Affairs 15th September 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which is the 1st State to launch the “Medicines from the Sky” initiative to use drones for delivering Medicines?
A. Maharashtra             
B. Telangana
C. Punjab                       
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer [B] Telangana
2. Identify the Indian Navy Ship that participated in the bilateral maritime exercise with the Sudan Navy (in Sept’ 21) in the Red Sea off the Sudanese coast.
A. INS Shivalik            
B. INS Mysore
C. INS Satpura             
D. INS Tabar
Answer [D] INS Tabar
3. Which is the first bank in the Asia-Pacific region that partnered (in Sept’ 21) with ‘SWIFT Global Payments Innovation’ to launch real-time online tracking for cross-border collections for businesses in India?
A. RBL Bank               
B. CSB Bank
C. DBS Bank             
D. Citibank
Answer [C] DBS Bank
4. Which payment Bank recently (in Sept’ 21) enabled India’s first FASTag based metro parking facility in partnership with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation?
A. India Post Payments Bank            
B. Fino Payments Bank
C. NSDL Payments Bank                    
D. Paytm Payments Bank
Answer [D] Paytm Payments Bank
5. Who was recently (in Sept’ 21) appointed as the chairman of National commission of Minorities?
A. Ghayorul Hasan                              
B. Suneet Sharma
C. Subhash Chandra Khuntia           
D. Sardar Iqbal Singh
Answer [D] Sardar Iqbal Singh
6. Who was recently (in Sept’ 21) appointed as the 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat?
A. Bhupendra Patel          
B. Mansukh Mandaviya
C. Vijay Rupani                  
D. Parshottam Rupala
Answer [A] Bhupendra Patel
7. Which country would support India’s Gaganyaan mission by tracking it through Cocos Keeling Island?
A. USA                       
B. Japan
C. Australia              
D. Russia
Answer [C] Australia
8. Who won the ‘2021 Italian Grand Prix?
A. Daniel Ricciardo               
B. Max Verstappen
C. Lewis Hamilton                 
D. Charles Leclerc
Answer [A] Daniel Ricciardo
9. Who authored the book titled ‘A Rude Life: The Memoir’?
A. Rana Kapoor        
B. Kiran Desai
C. Vir Sanghvi           
D. Arundhati Roy
Answer [C] Vir Sanghvi
10.  A Type of insurance that is designed to provide insurance cover to couples or partners is known as?
A. Group Life Insurance                    
B. Joint Life Insurance         
C. Couple Life Insurance                   
D. Partner Life Insurance
Answer [B] Joint Life Insurance