Current Affairs 16th September 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Name the Project that was recently (in Sept’ 21) launched by Nitin Gadkari to enhance road safety and reduce road accidents in Nagpur, Maharashtra using Artificial Intelligence.
A. AI-Safe               
B. iRaste
C. iSafe                    
D. eRoad
Answer [B] iRaste
2. Name the Aircraft that was recently (in Sept’ 21) leased by the Indian Navy to Mauritius under India’s “SAGAR” initiative.
A. Hawk                     
B. Dornier
C. SU-30 MKI            
D. HTT- 40
Answer [B] Dornier
3. In September 2021, …………… released the “Groundswell Part 2: Acting on internal Climate Migration” Report, that predicts the migration of over …….. people from their own countries by 2050.
A. International Labour Organization; 216 million
B. International Labour Organization; 432 million
C. World Bank; 216 million
D. World Bank; 432 million
Answer [C] World Bank; 216 million
4. As per the ‘QS Global MBA Rankings : Global 2022’, ….. topped B- School ranking in India while IIM Bangalore ranked ……. in the global ranking.
A. IIM Ahmedabad; 40             
B. IIM Ahmedabad; 50
C. University of Delhi; 40          
D. IIM Calcutta; 50
Answer [B] IIM Ahmedabad; 50
5. The Government of India recently (in Sept’ 21) appointed 10 merchant bankers for managing Initial Public Offering of which organization?
A. SBI General Insurance                
B. New India Assurance
C. Life Insurance Corporation        
D. HDFC ERGO General Insurance
Answer [C] Life Insurance Corporation
6. Who was appointed (in Sept’ 21) as the acting chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal?
A. N. V. Ramana           
B. Bansi Lal Bhat
C. M Venugopal            
D. Uday Lalit
Answer [C] M Venugopal
7. Name India’s first satellite & nuclear-missile tracking Ship that is capable of tracking long-range ballistic missiles.
A. INS Arihant                   
B. INS Sindhughosh
C. INS Dhruv                     
D. INS Tarkash
Answer [C] INS Dhruv
8. Which of the following point(s) are correct with respect to the outcomes in Cricket as of September 2021?
A. Kane Williamson became the fastest Cricketer to reach 23,000 International runs.
B. Jasprit Bumrah became the Fastest Indian Bowler to take 100 test wickets.
C. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was appointed by the BCCI for mentoring India’s T20 World Cup Squad.
A. Only B & C             
B. Only A & B
C. Only A & C             
D. All A, B & C
Answer [A] Only B & C
9. Additional Tier-1 bonds are a type of unsecured, perpetual bonds that banks issue to shore up their core capital base to meet the Basal-III norms. As per the Basel-III, all banks in India must hold a minimum Capital amounting to ……. of their risk-weighted loans.
A. 9.5%            
B. 11.5%
C. 10.5%          
D. 12.5%
Answer [B] 11.5%
10. In which year ‘Hindi’ was declared as the Official Language of the Union of India under Article 343?
A. 1947           
B. 1950
C. 1955           
D. 1962
Answer [B] 1950