Current Affairs 4th September 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which institution releases the Quarterly House Price Index (HPI)?
A. National Housing Bank
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. NITI Aayog
D. National Statistics Office
Answer [B] Reserve Bank of India
2. Supertech twin tower case, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which state?
A. Kerala
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Maharashtra
Answer [B] Uttar Pradesh
3. Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar, who won medals in the Tokyo Paralympics, are associated with which sports?
A. Weight Lifting
B. Shooting
C. High Jump
D. Javelin Throw
Answer [C] High Jump
4. Which country has passed the world’s first law to force tech companies to offer alternative payment systems?
A. France
B. South Korea
C. Italy
D. India
Answer [B] South Korea
5. Who has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha?
A. M Venkaiah Naidu
B. Dr. Ramacharyulu
C. Utpal Kumar Singh
D. Desh Deepak Verma
Answer [B] Dr. Ramacharyulu
6. The multi-nation military exercise named ‘ZAPAD 2021’ is held in which country?
A. Russia
B. China
C. Sri Lanka
D. India
Answer [A] Russia
7. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
A. J B Mohapatra
B. Rajesh Damor
C. Pramod Y Devikar
D. Deepa Rasal
Answer [A] J B Mohapatra
8. Which state has launched ‘Innovation Mission’, a public-private partnership, to boost start-up sector?
A. Telangana
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Punjab
Answer [D] Punjab
9. Which State celebrated (in Sept’ 21) the popular 5-day long tribal harvest festival ‘Solung’?
A. Gujarat
B. Uttarakhand
C. Assam
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer [D] Arunachal Pradesh
10. Where was the ‘WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence’ set up by the World Health Organization (in Sept’ 21) to create an effective pandemic & epidemic risk management?
A. Paris, France
B. Tokyo, Japan
C. Berlin, Germany
D. New York, USA
Answer [C] Berlin, Germany