Current Affairs 3th September 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Name the world’s largest & tallest observation wheel that is set to open in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (in Oct’ 21).
A. Bin Dubai               
B. Ain Dubai
C. Win Dubai             
D. Go Dubai
Answer [B] Ain Dubai
2. Which Fin-Tech company partnered with Retailers Association’s Skill Council of India (RASCI) (in Sept’ 21) to launch “NeoDukaan” – a digital store management tool?
A. Paytm               
B. PhonePe
C. RazorPay          
D. PayNearby  
Answer [D] PayNearby
3. Which bank recently (in Sept’ 21) partnered with BharatPe to act as the acquiring bank for BharatPe’s point of sale business – ‘BharatSwipe’?
A. Axis Bank            
B. Induslnd Bank
C. HDFC Bank          
D. ICICI Bank
Answer [A] Axis Bank
4. How much loan was given by EXIM Bank (in Sept’ 21) to the Africa Finance Corporation for its revival from the impact of COVID-19?
A. USD 100 Million             
B. USD 200 Million
C. USD 300 Million             
D. USD 400 Million
Answer [A] USD 100 Million
5.Who became the first Indian to be a part of NBA title winning team ‘Sacramento Kings’?
A. Satnam Singh               
B. Amritpal Singh
C. Ajmer Singh                  
D. Princepal Singh
Answer [D] Princepal Singh
6. When was the first-ever ‘International Day for the people of African Descent’ observed by the United Nations across the globe?
A. 29th August 2021            
B. 30th August 2021
C. 31st August 2021             
D. 1st September 2021
Answer [C] 31st August 2021
7. Identify the person who was appointed (in Sept’ 21) as the brand ambassador of the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ project in Rajasthan.
A. Mirabai Chanu              
B. P. V. Sindhu
C. Deepa Malik                  
D. Avani Lakhera 
Answer [D] Avani Lakhera
8. Which State/UT launched ‘Save Water to Get Free Water’ scheme to give free water upto 16000 litres to people?
A. Tripura               
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Goa                     
D. Telangana
Answer [C] Goa
9. In September 2021, Ladakh declared _____ as its state animal and ______ as its state bird.
A. Snow leopard; Northern goshawk
B. Snow leopard; Black-necked crane
C. Kashmir stag; Black-necked crane
D. Kashmir stag; Northern goshawk
Answer [B] Snow leopard; Black-necked crane
10. Who launched the web portal for registration of units the ‘New Central Sector Scheme’ for Industrial Development of Jammu and Kashmir?
A. Rajnath Singh                  
B. Narendra Modi
C. Amit Shah                        
D. Piyush Goyal
Answer [C] Amit Shah