Correct Answer : Option (C) - Pakistan

India will begin its campaign in the T20 World Cup against Pakistan on October 24, 2021. India will be in Group 2 in the Super 12 stage along with Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan and two other teams after round 1.

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Vinod Kumar Tiwari

Ministry of Coal has constituted two committees one is a task force to oversee the program and another is a committee of experts to give guidance to the Ministry to Prepare Road Map for Coal-based Hydrogen Production. The task force on coal-based hydrogen production will be headed by Shri Vinod Kumar Tiwari, Additional Secretary Coal. The expert committee on coal-based hydrogen production will be headed by Shri R.K. Malhotra, Director General (FIPI).

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Karnataka Bank

The Karnataka Bank has launched an all-in-one Point-of-Sales (POS) swiping machine dubbed as ‘WisePOSGo’, for its merchant customers to process business payments.

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Utpal K. Banerjee

Union Minister of Culture Shri Kishan Reddy Gangapuram has launched a book titled “Gita Govinda :Jaydeva’s Divine Odyssey” authored by Dr.Utpal K. Banerjee.

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Minister has been appointed as India’s Sherpa for the G20 in 2023 (18th edition). A sherpa is a diplomat who undertakes preparatory work prior to a summit conference.

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya has announced her resignation from the position on September 08, 2021, almost two years before completing her term, citing personal reason.

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Rs 1.97 lakh crore

The PLI scheme was announced in the Union Budget 2021-22, for 13 sectors, at an outlay of Rs 1.97 lakh crore.

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Italy

The 2021 edition of the G20 meet will be held in Rome, Italy. The 2022 G20 meet will be held in Bali, Indonesia.

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Ministry of Culture

Union Minister of Culture Shri Kishan Reddy Gangapuram launched a programme named ‘BujurgonkiBaat–DeshKeSaath’ that aims at enhancing the interaction between the youth and the elder persons who are 95 years and above and thus have spent around 18 years in India before independence.

Correct Answer : Option (A) - 09 September

The UN recognized International Day to Protect Education from Attack is observed on 9 September. The Day was celebrated for the first time in 2020.