Latest Current Affairs Quiz in 2021, September Current Affairs in 2021, Today Current Affairs

1 .

______ Launches Country Wide Capacity Building and Personality Development Program for Women Students?

A)

CII

B)

CCI

C)

NCW

D)

NITI Aayog

Correct Answer : NCW

NCW – Country-Wide Capacity Building & Personality Development Program For Women Students.

* In an endeavour to make women independent and employment-ready, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has launched a country-wide capacity building and personality development program for women Undergraduate and Post graduate students.

* The Commission is collaborating with Central and State universities for organizing sessions on Personal Capacity Building, Professional Career Skills and Digital Literacy and Effective Use of social media to prep women students for entering the job market.

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2 .

HDFC has tied up with Paytm to issue co-branded credit card from October 2021. The credit cards will be based on which platform?

A)

Visa

B)

Rupay

C)

Mastercard

D)

American Express

Correct Answer : Visa

HDFC Bank has announced its partnership with leading payments company Paytm, to offer co-branded credit cards on the Visa platform to businesspersons, millennials and merchants. The HDFC Bank-Paytm co-branded credit cards will be launched in October 2021, during the festive season..

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3 .

IRCTC has launched India's first indigenous cruise liner in partnership with which company?

A)

Angriya Cruises

B)

MV Paramhamsa Cruises

C)

Nefertiti Cruises

D)

Cordelia Cruises

Correct Answer : Cordelia Cruises

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched India’s first indigenous cruise liner on September 18, 2021, in partnership with Cordelia Cruises, a private company operated by M/s Waterways Leisure Tourism Pvt. Ltd.

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4 .

Which state has introduced a new bill to protect illegal religious structures?

A)

Kerala

B)

Karnataka

C)

Telangana

D)

Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer : Karnataka

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai government that found itself on a sticky wicket over the demolition of temples is bringing in a law to protect illegally constructed religious structures, including temples in public places. Bommai, on Monday(20-09-2021), tabled the Karnataka Religious Structures (Protection) Bill, 2021, to protect religious structures constructed in public places, “in order to protect communal harmony and not to hurt the religious sentiments of the public”.

The state government had come under heavy fire from all quarters, including ruling BJP leaders, right wing organisations and the opposition, after the demolition of Sri Adishakti Mahadevamma temple at Hucchagani village in Nanjangud taluk of Mysuru district on September 8.

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5 .

When is the International Day of Peace commemorated annually?

A)

September 21

B)

September 22

C)

September 23

D)

September 24

Correct Answer : September 21

The United Nations General Assembly in 1981 laid the foundation of the International Day of Peace. After two decades, in 2001, the General Assembly unanimously voted to designate the Day as a period of non-violence and cease-fire.

Since 2002, all over the globe, September 21 of every year is commemorated as the International Day of Peace. Each year the UN comes up with a theme that supports the idea of the International Day of Peace and marks this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace.

Since the world is healing from the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s theme for the International Day of Peace is: Recovering better for an equitable and sustainable world.

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6 .

What is the theme of International Day of Peace 2021?

A)

Shaping Peace Together

B)

Climate Action for Peace

C)

Recovering Better for an Equitable and Sustainable World

D)

Right to Peace – The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70

Correct Answer : Recovering Better for an Equitable and Sustainable World

The theme for the International Day of Peace 2021 is “Recovering Better for an Equitable and Sustainable World.”

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7 .

The International Week of the Deaf (IWD) is being observed in which week of the month of September 2021?

A)

September 15 to 21

B)

September 17 to 23

C)

September 20 to 26

D)

September 25 to 30

Correct Answer : September 20 to 26

Every year, the full week ending on the last Sunday of September is observed as the International Week of the Deaf (IWD). In 2021, IWD is being observed from September 20 to 26, 2021.

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8 .

What is the theme of the International Week of the Deaf (IWD)?

A)

Equality for Deaf People

B)

Celebrating Thriving Deaf Communities

C)

Deaf People’s Cultural Achievements

D)

Reaffirming Deaf People’s Human Rights

Correct Answer : Celebrating Thriving Deaf Communities

The theme of 2021 IWD is “Celebrating Thriving Deaf Communities”

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9 .

Which country has topped the Global Innovation Index 2021?

A)

Japan

B)

Norway

C)

Germany

D)

Switzerland

Correct Answer : Switzerland

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has released the Global Innovation Index 2021. Switzerland, Sweden, the U.S., and the U.K. and Republic of Korea are ranked among the top 5 respectively.

The Global Innovation Index 2021 includes the innovation ecosystem performance of 132 economies and tracks the most recent global innovation trends.

India has been ranked at 46th place in the Global Innovation Index 2021 while Chinda and Pakisthan were ranked 12th and 99th positions.

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10 .

The Global Innovation Index is released annually by which organisation?

A)

World Economic Forum (WEF)

B)

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

C)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

D)

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Correct Answer : World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

The Global Innovation Index (GII) is an index that provides detailed metrics about the innovation performance of 131 countries and economies all over the world.

* The index was first released in 2007 and is released annually.

* It is published by INSEAD, Cornell University, and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), along with other institutions.

* The index uses 80 indicators that take into account a wide idea of innovation including education, political environment, business sophistication, and infrastructure.

* The index is based on both objective and subjective data compiled from various sources including the World Bank, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the International Monetary Fund.

* The GII has become an important reference for governments and businesses to measure a country’s performance on innovation.

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