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1 .

Name the fast payment systems of Singapore with which RBI has recently linked its Unified Payments Interface (UPI)?

A)

PayPal

B)

PayNow

C)

PayOut

D)

PayWay

Correct Answer : PayNow

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has revolutionized the payments industry in India and has enabled people to make transactions in a much simpler and faster way. In fact, UPI and processes over 3 billion transactions each month. Recently, its Autopay technology was accepted by streaming service majors Netflix and Hotstar, showing the promise of the technology. 14-09-2021, UPI marks another chapter in its history, as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have joined forces to enable instant, low-cost fund transfers and link their fast payment systems – India’s UPI and Singapore’s PayNow.

According to the RBI, the linked interface is expected to be operational by July 2022, allowing users from both countries to make low-cost, instant transfers of funds on a reciprocal basis without resorting to other payment systems.

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2 .

India's first FASTag-based metro parking facility has been launched in which city?

A)

New Delhi

B)

Chennai

C)

Pune

D)

Bengaluru

Correct Answer : New Delhi

Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) has launched India’s first FASTag-based metro parking facility, at the Kashmere Gate metro station in partnership with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). Paytm Payments Bank will be the acquiring bank to facilitate the processing of all FASTag-based transactions for cars having a valid FASTag sticker, thus eliminating the hassle of stopping and paying cash at the counter.

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3 .

India has declared to institutionalise regular Defence Dialogue with which of these regions, on the sidelines of the biennial DefExpo military exhibition?

A)

Asia

B)

Europe

C)

Africa

D)

Australia

Correct Answer : Africa

The Government of India has proposed to institutionalise the India-Africa Defence Dialogue, as a regular event, to be held on the sidelines of the biennial DefExpo military exhibition. The first India-Africa Defence Ministers Conclave (IADMC) was held at DefExpo in February 2020 in Lucknow.

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4 .

Union Cabinet has approved PLI Scheme worth Rs 26,058 crores for which sector?

A)

Textiles sector

B)

Telecom sector

C)

Railways sector

D)

Auto sector and drone industry

Correct Answer : Auto sector and drone industry

The Union Cabinet on September 15, 2021, gave its approval to Rs. 26,058 crore production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for the auto, auto-components, and drone industry.

The approved PLI Scheme has a budgetary provision of Rs. 26,058 crores- Rs. 25,938 crores for the auto sector and Rs. 120 crores for the drone industry.

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5 .

Which nation will host the 2021 SCO Summit in a hybrid mode?

A)

China

B)

Kyrgyzstan

C)

Tajikistan

D)

Kazakhstan

Correct Answer : Tajikistan

The 21st meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of State will be held on September 17, 2021, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan in a hybrid format. The President of Tajikistan H E Emomali Rahmon will chair the SCO Summit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the Indian delegation and address the plenary session of the Summit virtually.

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6 .

Which state has banned storage, sale and bursting of all kinds of firecrackers?

A)

Punjab

B)

Delhi

C)

Karnataka

D)

Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer : Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a complete ban on the storage, sale and bursting of all kinds of firecrackers on September 15, 2021. The Chief Minister said that a complete ban on use of all types of crackers is being imposed like last year in view of the dangerous condition of Delhi's pollution during Diwali for the last 3 years.

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7 .

Which state has declared encroachment of temple land as cognizable and non-bailable offence?

A)

Tamil Nadu

B)

Telangana

C)

Karnataka

D)

Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer : Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on September 13, 2021, passed a bill that makes the encroachment of properties belonging to religious institutions a cognizable and non-bailable offence.

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8 .

Lieutenant General (retd) Gurmit Singh has been sworn in as the new Governor of which state?

A)

Uttarakhand

B)

Gujarat

C)

Uttar Pradesh

D)

Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer : Uttarakhand

Lieutenant General (retd) Gurmit Singh was sworn in as the new Uttarakhand Governor on September 15, 2021. He was administered the oath of office by the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court Justice RS Chauhan at Raj Bhawan.

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9 .

Name the winner of the ICC Women's Player of the Month for August 2021?

A)

Sneh Rana

B)

Gaby Lewis

C)

Stafanie Taylor

D)

Eimear Richardson

Correct Answer : Eimear Richardson

Ireland’s Eimear Richardson has bagged the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for August 2021.

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10 .

What is the theme of the International Day of Democracy 2021?

A)

Participation

B)

COVID-19: A Spotlight on Democracy

C)

Strengthening democratic resilience in the face of future crises

D)

Democracy under Strain: Solutions for a Changing World

Correct Answer : Strengthening democratic resilience in the face of future crises

International Day of Democracy is observed by the United Nations on September 15 every year to honour this form of government and its achievements. Democracy is by far the most popular form of government in the world. It is a form in which the citizens of a place get to decide for themselves either through their elected representatives or directly. Therefore in this form the citizens have the authority on the matters of legislation.

"Let us commit to a future in which we recognize human rights and the rule of law as fundamental to democracy."

The theme for 2021 International Day of Democracy is “Strengthening democratic resilience in the face of future crises”

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