Current Affairs 18th September 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. With which organization, NITI Aayog has partnered to launch ‘Shoonya’ campaign for zero-pollution delivery vehicles?
A. Rocky Mountain Institute                          
B. Tesla
C. Solar Energy Industries Association         
D. Tata Motors
Answer [A] Rocky Mountain Institute
2. With which countries, United States has announced a new trilateral security partnership for the Indo-pacific?
A. India and Australia                
B. India and United Kingdom
C. Australia and Japan               
D. Australia and United Kingdom
Answer [D] Australia and United Kingdom
3. Recently, which organization has launched four amateurs on its first ever Earth-circling trip?
A. Blue Origin               
B. Virgin Galactic
C. SpaceX                      
D. Lockheed Martin
Answer [C] SpaceX
4. Which organization has launched a report titled ‘Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India?
A. National Development Council
B. NITI Aayog
C. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
D. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Answer [B] NITI Aayog
5. Which organization has partnered with the Assam government to provide project-specific loan for upgrading MSME clusters?
A. NABARD                 
B. State Bank of India
C. SIDBI                       
D. National Small Industries Corporation 
Answer [C] SIDBI
6. Where did PM Narendra Modi recently (in Sep’ 21) laid the foundation stone for ‘Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University’?
A. Chandigarh, Punjab                
B. Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
C. Morena, Madhya Pradesh     
D. New Delhi
Answer [B] Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
7. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) commissioned (in Sept’ 21) India’s largest floating Solar PV Plant- ‘NTPC Simhadri’ in which state?
A. Madhya Pradesh              
B. Jharkhand
C. Chhattisgarh                    
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer [D] Andhra Pradesh
8. Which country hosted 6th edition of the joint Counter Terrorism exercise ‘SCO Peaceful Mission 2021’ that saw the participation of the Indian Air Force?
A. Russia               
B. China
C. Pakistan           
D. Tajikistan
Answer [A] Russia
9. What was India’s GDP growth projection for 2021 as per the UNCTAD’s report – “Trade and Development Report 2021” released in September 2021?
A. 6.7%                  
B. 7.2%
C. 7.7%                  
D. 6.1%
Answer [B] 7.2%
10. Which organization recently (in Sept’ 21) launched ‘Kisan Store’ for doorstep delivery of Agricultural products to Farmers?
A. Myntra                     
B. Flipkart
C. ebay                          
D. Amazon
Answer [D] Amazon