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1 .

Who is the newly appointed Governor of Punjab?

A)

Prof. Ganeshi Lal

B)

Acharya Dev Vrat

C)

V.P. Singh Badnore

D)

Banwarilal Purohit

Correct Answer : Banwarilal Purohit

The newly appointed Governor of Punjab, Banwarilal Purohit, after assuming office, reached Amritsar 12-09-2021, where he paid obeisance at the Golden Temple. He was presented with a ‘siropa’, a model of Harmandir Sahib and some religious books. His remarks in the ‘Yatri Kitab’ read that he was happy to visit the holiest Sikh shrine for the first time and that he loved listening to the kirtan.

Later, the Governor also paid homage to the martyrs at Jallianwala Bagh and paid obeisance at the Durgiana Mandir. He was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Khaira, Commissioner of Police Vikramjit Duggal and SGPC member Bhagwant Singh Sialka.

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2 .

Which subsidiary of ICICI Bank has ceased to function as the subsidiary of the bank recently?

A)

ICICI Direct

B)

ICICI Securities

C)

ICICI Lombard

D)

ICICI Prudential

Correct Answer : ICICI Lombard

The ICICI Lombard General Insurance has ceased to operate as the subsidiary of the ICICI Bank, as the shareholding of the ICICI Bank in the company has come down from 51.86 percent to 48.08 percent, after the merger of Bharti AXA with the ICICI Lombard.

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3 .

The Himalayan Diwas is observed in the state of Uttarakhand on which day annually?

A)

06 September

B)

07 September

C)

08 September

D)

09 September

Correct Answer : 09 September

The National Mission for Clean Ganga organized Himalayan Diwas on September 09, 2021 in association with Naula Foundation.

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4 .

The world’s largest plant designed to capture carbon dioxide directly out of the air has been inaugurated in which country?

A)

Iceland

B)

Finland

C)

Switzerland

D)

Netherlands

Correct Answer : Iceland

The world’s largest plant designed to capture carbon dioxide out of the air began its operations in Iceland on September 08, 2021.The plant is named Orca, which means ‘Energy’ in Icelandic word. It will suck out up to 4,000 tons of CO2 per year.

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5 .

R.N. Ravi has been appointed as the new Governor of which state?

A)

Kerala

B)

Tamil Nadu

C)

Nagaland

D)

Maharashtra

Correct Answer : Tamil Nadu

Governor of Tamil Nadu – R. N. Ravi (former Nagaland governor)

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6 .

The World EV Day is commemorated on which day worldwide?

A)

September 11

B)

September 10

C)

September 9

D)

September 8

Correct Answer : September 9

The World EV (Electric Vehicle) Day is observed every year on September 9, since 2020.

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7 .

The nFiNi credit card facility has been launched by which company for fintechs and banks?

A)

SBI

B)

NPCI

C)

ICICI Bank

D)

Punjab National Bank

Correct Answer : NPCI

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) in partnership with Fiserv Inc. to launch the plug-and-play RuPay credit card stack, ‘nFiNi’.

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8 .

PM Modi recently chaired the BRICS Summit 2021 virtually. The Summit was which edition of the annual programme?

A)

13

B)

14

C)

15

D)

16

Correct Answer : 13

Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi chaired the 13th BRICS Summit on September 09, 2021, through video conferencing.

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9 .

Who has been appointed as the Governor of Uttarakhand, following the resignation of former Governor Baby Rani Maurya?

A)

Jagdeep Dhankhar

B)

Biswa Bhusan Harichandan

C)

Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mishra (Retd.)

D)

Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh (Retd.)

Correct Answer : Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh (Retd.)

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10 .

Neeraj Chopra has been appointed as the brand ambassador of which of these companies?

A)

LIC

B)

SBI Life Insurance

C)

Tata AIA Life Insurance

D)

PNB MetLife India Insurance

Correct Answer : Tata AIA Life Insurance

Tata AIA Life Insurance has appointed Indian Athlete Neeraj Chopra as its Brand Ambassador. This is also the first brand partnership to be signed with Neeraj Chopra, post his historic win at the Tokyo Olympics.

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