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Question Bank Current Affairs September 2021
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Question 1Single Answer
With reference to Medical College Admission, “All India Quota” scheme was introduced in which year?
  1. A
    1975                    
  2. B
    1980
  3. C
    1986            
  4. D
    1990
Question 2Single Answer
How many Tiger reserves of India have received accreditation of the Global Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS)?
  1. A
    5                       
  2. B
    3
  3. C
    11                          
  4. D
    14
Question 3Single Answer
AS per ICMR’s 4th Serology Survey released in July 2021, which state has the highest Covid-19 Sero-prevalence?
  1. A
    Bihar             
  2. B
    Madhya Pradesh
  3. C
    Uttar Pradesh        
  4. D
    Kerala
Question 4Single Answer
Who won the Maharashtra Bhushan Awards 2021?
  1. A
    Asha Bhosle        
  2. B
    Sachin Tendulkar
  3. C
    Lata Mangeshkar     
  4. D
    Ratan Tata
Question 5Single Answer
Which Company collaborated with CBSE and Ministry of Education for “AI For All” initiative?
  1. A
    Intel                    
  2. B
    Microsoft
  3. C
    Wipro              
  4. D
    Dell
Question 6Single Answer
In July 2021, NABARD sanctioned Rs 445 crore loan under its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund to support drinking water projects in which state?
  1. A
    Karnataka                 
  2. B
    Madhya Pradesh
  3. C
    Odisha                      
  4. D
    Punjab
Question 7Single Answer
Which bank partnered with LIC Cards Services to launch 2 Credit Cards – ‘Lumine’ Platinum Credit Card & ‘Eclat’ Select Credit Card?
  1. A
    IDBI Bank                 
  2. B
    ICICI Bank
  3. C
    Canara Bank               
  4. D
    Axis Bank
Question 8Single Answer
In July 2021, NASSCOM partnered with the Department for International Trade (DIT) of _____ to address its Digital Skill Gap
  1. A
    Afghanistan             
  2. B
    United Kingdom
  3. C
    Bangladesh               
  4. D
    Brazil
Question 9Single Answer
Which Indian state partnered (in July’21) with Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) to boost trade with the country?
  1. A
    West Bengal         
  2. B
    Karnataka
  3. C
    Telangana                     
  4. D
    Gujarat
Question 10Single Answer
As per the Banking Regulation Act – 1949, All Banks in India shall maintain a Reserve Fund/Statutory Reserve equivalent to _______ of their annual net profit.
  1. A
    5%                           
  2. B
    25%
  3. C
    10%                             
  4. D
    20%
Question 11Single Answer
As a boost to the disinvestment of _______, Central government (in July’21) allowed 100% FDI under automatic route in _______ PSUs.
  1. A
    Cement Corporation of India; Construction Sector
  2. B
    Indian Oil Corporation; Oil Refinery Sector
  3. C
    General Insurance Corporation of India; Insurance Sector
  4. D
    Bharat Petroleum; Oil Refinery Sector
Question 12Single Answer
In July 2021, Union Cabinet approved the amendment of General Insurance Business Nationalisation Act (GIBNA), 1972, to facilitate privatization of ____ General Insurance Company from the total _____ in public sector.
  1. A
    2;4                            
  2. B
    1;4
  3. C
    2;6                         
  4. D
    1;5
Question 13Single Answer
In July 2021, India & Russia conducted the 12th edition of Naval exercise ‘INDRA’ in _____, where Indian side was represented by ______.
  1. A
    Baltic Sea; INS Tabar           
  2. B
    Baltic Sea; INS Trishul
  3. C
    Andaman Sea; INS Tabar         
  4. D
    Andaman Sea; INS Trishul  
Question 14Single Answer
AS per the “Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)” report released by ________ unemployment rate among Indian Women is at ____ in 2019-20
  1. A
    NITI Aayog; 5.1%             
  2. B
    National Statistical Office; 5.1%
  3. C
    NITI Aayog; 4.2%          
  4. D
    National Statistical Office; 4.2%
Question 15Single Answer
In July 2021, Ministry of Ports set-up a committee to plan on the proposed ferry service between India’s _____ and Kankesanthurai Port in _______.
  1. A
    Karaikal; Sri Lanka                    
  2. B
    Kolkata; Bangladesh
  3. C
    Visakhapatnam; Bangladesh     
  4. D
    Karaikal; Myanmar
Question 16Single Answer
Mike Hendrick passed away in July 2021. He was related to which of the following fields?
  1. A
    Acting                   
  2. B
    Medicine
  3. C
    Cricket                      
  4. D
    Politics
Question 17Single Answer
When is World Ranger Day celebrated every year?
  1. A
    28 July                
  2. B
    29 July
  3. C
    30 July                     
  4. D
    31 July
Question 18Single Answer
Which of the following will set up 10 mobile refueling units (MRUs) in 2022?
  1. A
    Adani Gas Ltd                   
  2. B
    Mahanagar Gas Ltd  
  3. C
    Sabarmati Gas Limited          
  4. D
    Gail Gas Limited
Question 19Single Answer
In July 2021, which of the following has entered into an agreement with the Serum Institute of India?
  1. A
    NASSCOM                 
  2. B
    ASSOCHAM
  3. C
    CII                                
  4. D
    FICCI
Question 20Single Answer
Who chaired a review meeting with the National Medical Commission, NMC, in July 2021?
  1. A
    Narendra Modi           
  2. B
    Amit Shah
  3. C
    Mansukh Mandaviya   
  4. D
    Kiren Rijiju
Question 21Single Answer
Who is the national record holder in the men’s 3000m steeplechase?
  1. A
    Gulzara Singh Mann         
  2. B
    Avinash Sable
  3. C
    Gopak Saini                       
  4. D
    Madan Singh
Question 22Single Answer
On which date, “International Friendship Day” is celebrated by the United Nations?
  1. A
    August 8           
  2. B
    August 1
  3. C
    July 30                       
  4. D
    July 28
Question 23Single Answer
What was the theme of the “World Day against Trafficking 2021”?
  1. A
    Save lives      
  2. B
    The future we want, the UN we need
  3. C
    Human Trafficking: Call Your Government to Action  
  4. D
    Victims voices lead the way
Question 24Single Answer
Which two space agencies collaborated to launch the mission called “NISAR”?
  1. A
    ISRO and NASA                  
  2. B
    ISRO and ROSCOSMOS
  3. C
    NASA and CNSA                
  4. D
    ROSCOSMOS and NASA
Question 25Single Answer
What is the venue of INDRA-21, the Joint Military Exercise of Indian Army and Russian Army?
  1. A
    New Delhi           
  2. B
    Moscow
  3. C
    Volgograd           
  4. D
    Ghaziabad
Question 26Single Answer
In August 2021, Prevail Electric Mobility, an arm of French lubricants major FRVelion, will set up an additional manufacturing unit in which of the following states?
  1. A
    Maharashtra                 
  2. B
    Haryana
  3. C
    Telangana              
  4. D
    Uttar Pradesh
Question 27Single Answer
The Central government fiscal deficit stood at how much per cent of the full year’s budget estimate at the end of June 2021?
  1. A
    14.4%        
  2. B
    15.6%
  3. C
    16.8%               
  4. D
    18.2%  
Question 28Single Answer
In August 2021, which of the following states has announced a reduction in power tariff by 37 paise per unit for consumers in the state?
  1. A
    Haryana                   
  2. B
    Telangana
  3. C
    Uttar Pradesh         
  4. D
    Madhya Pradesh
Question 29Single Answer
In August 2021, which state has bagged the top position in the country in terms of vaccinations per million people?
  1. A
    Rajasthan               
  2. B
    Karnataka
  3. C
    Gujarat           
  4. D
    Tamil Nadu
Question 30Single Answer
The first orchid conservation centre of which state was inaugurated on 30 July 2021?
  1. A
    Uttar Pradesh         
  2. B
    Bihar
  3. C
    Uttarakhand           
  4. D
    Gujarat
Question 31Single Answer
Who won the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2021?
  1. A
    Sanjay Gupta                  
  2. B
    Deepak Tilak
  3. C
    Cyrus Poonawalla      
  4. D
    Adar Poonawalla
Question 32Single Answer
Who is the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals?
  1. A
    Deepika Kumari             
  2. B
    Manika Batra
  3. C
    P V Sindu                  
  4. D
    Saina Nehwal
Question 33Single Answer
Who has been appointed as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in August, 2021?
  1. A
    V.N. Kaul                    
  2. B
    Rajiv Mehrishi
  3. C
    Soma Roy Burman       
  4. D
    Deepak Das
Question 34Single Answer
Which institute has collaborated with the Ministry of Ayush to conduct a study on ‘Ashwagandha’ for promoting recovery from Covid-19?
  1. A
    Gautam Buddha University    
  2. B
    IIT Delhi
  3. C
    Patanjali Ayurveda College     
  4. D
    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Question 35Single Answer
Where did the 112th Annual Day celebrations of National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) held?
  1. A
    New Delhi                
  2. B
    Mumbai, Maharashtra
  3. C
    Chennai, Tamil Nadu      
  4. D
    Guwahati, Assam
Question 36Single Answer
Which State Police was ranked 1st in India (in Aug’21) under ‘Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System’ (CCTNS) for effective policing through e-Governance?
  1. A
    Gujarat                     
  2. B
    Himachal Pradesh
  3. C
    Haryana                   
  4. D
    Tamil Nadu
Question 37Single Answer
Name the country that took over the Presidency of UNSC for the month of August 2021.
  1. A
    India             
  2. B
    France
  3. C
    Italy                 
  4. D
    Brazil
Question 38Single Answer
Who won the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2021?
  1. A
    Esteban Ocon        
  2. B
    Sergio Perez
  3. C
    Lewis Hamilton       
  4. D
    Charles Leclerc
Question 39Single Answer
Who authored the book, “Nehru, Tibet and China”?
  1. A
    Gautam Bambawale           
  2. B
    Vijay KeshavGokhale
  3. C
    Ashok Kantha                  
  4. D
    Avtar Singh Bhasin    
Question 40Single Answer
In August 2021, the 15th Finance Commission recommended a performance based challenge fund of _____state to _____ states for incubating a New City.
  1. A
    Rs 100 crores; 10         
  2. B
    Rs 500 crores; 8
  3. C
    Rs 1000 crores; 10     
  4. D
    Rs 1000 crores; 8
Question 41Single Answer
In terms of Vaccination per people, which Indian state ranked first?
  1. A
    Haryana       
  2. B
    Odisha
  3. C
    Gujarat             
  4. D
    Punjab
Question 42Single Answer
Which state police has secured first rank under Crime and Criminal Tracking Networking System?
  1. A
    Gujarat             
  2. B
    Uttar Pradesh
  3. C
    Maharashtra         
  4. D
    Haryana
Question 43Single Answer
Which is the first digital investment platform to launch UPI based Autopay functionally for its MF SIP Investments in India?
  1. A
    Mobikwik                    
  2. B
    Paytm
  3. C
    PhonePe                     
  4. D
    Google Pay     
Question 44Single Answer
Isuru Udana, a sportsperson who retired recently, belongs to which country?
  1. A
    Sri Lanka          
  2. B
    West Indies
  3. C
    India                         
  4. D
    South Africa
Question 45Single Answer
Which city was selected by the Defence Ministry to host “DefExpo-2022’?
  1. A
    Chennai, Tamil Nadu     
  2. B
    Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
  3. C
    Gandhinagar, Gujarat        
  4. D
    Kolkata, West Bengal
Question 46Single Answer
Where was the 1st G20 Culture Ministers’ Meeting 2021 held in July 2021?
  1. A
    Rome, Italy              
  2. B
    Bhopal, India
  3. C
    Lyon, France         
  4. D
    Brussels, Belgium
Question 47Single Answer
What is the revised minimum application value (as of Aug’21) of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)?
  1. A
    Rs 15,000 – Rs 25,000           
  2. B
    Rs 10,000 – Rs 15,000
  3. C
    Rs 50,000 – Rs 1 lakh        
  4. D
    Rs 50,000 – Rs 75,000
Question 48Single Answer
Which bank was appointed by RBI (in Aug’21) as “Agency Bank” to facilitate Government related transactions?
  1. A
    Induslnd Bank          
  2. B
    Federal Bank
  3. C
    CSB Bank                         
  4. D
    IDFC FIRST Bank
Question 49Single Answer
Which bank was honoured with the Digital Banking Awards 2021 by ‘The Banker’?
  1. A
    Citibank                
  2. B
    DBS Bank
  3. C
    CSB Bank               
  4. D
    HSBC Bank
Question 50Single Answer
Who composed the theme song of India for Tokyo Paralympics 2020?
  1. A
    Yogeshwar Dutt      
  2. B
    Deepa Malik
  3. C
    Sanjeev Singh      
  4. D
    Varun Singh Bhati
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