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1 .
Which Indian Minister has been named as the Sherpa for the G20, when India holds the Presidency of the group?
A)
Kiren Rijiju
B)
Piyush Goyal
C)
Nitin Gadkari
D)
Venkaiah Naidu

Correct Answer :   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.

Published On : September 9, 2021
2 .
Baby Rani Maurya has announced her resignation as the Governor of which state?
A)
Kerala
B)
Haryana
C)
Uttarakhand
D)
Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer :   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.

Published On : September 9, 2021
3 .
How much amount has been allocated to the PLI Scheme in the Union Budget 2021-22?
A)
Rs 1.45 lakh crore
B)
Rs 1.68 lakh crore
C)
Rs 1.81 lakh crore
D)
Rs 1.97 lakh crore

Correct Answer :   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.

Published On : September 9, 2021
4 .
Which country holds the Presidency of G20 in 2021?
A)
Italy
B)
Japan
C)
Thailand
D)
Indonesia

Correct Answer :   Italy

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

Published On : September 9, 2021
5 .
The programme named ‘BujurgonkiBaat–DeshKeSaath’ has been launched by which ministry?
A)
Ministry of AYUSH
B)
Ministry of Culture
C)
Ministry of Women and Child Development
D)
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Correct Answer :   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.

Published On : September 9, 2021
6 .
Which day has been declared by the UN to celebrate the International Day to Protect Education from Attack?
A)
09 September
B)
08 September
C)
07 September
D)
06 September

Correct Answer :   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.

Published On : September 9, 2021
7 .
Kongthong village has been nominated as UNWTO ‘Best Tourism Village’. It is located in which state?
A)
Manipur
B)
Mizoram
C)
Meghalaya
D)
Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Meghalaya

Meghalaya’s Whistling village, Kongthong, has been nominated by the Ministry of Tourism for the UNWTO (World Tourism Organisation) ‘Best Tourism Villages’ award. Two other villages have also been nominated for UNWTO ‘Best Tourism Villages’ award- Ladhpura Khas in Madhya Pradesh and Pochampally in Telangana.

Published On : September 9, 2021
8 .
Who chaired the 13th BRICS Summit virtually?
A)
Xi Jinping
B)
Vladimir Putin
C)
PM Narendra Modi
D)
Jair Bolsanaro

Correct Answer :   PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Modi chaired the 13th BRICS Summit virtually on September 9, 2021. The theme for the BRICS Summit is ‘BRICS@15: Intra BRICS cooperation for continuity, consolidation, and consensus’.

Published On : September 9, 2021
9 .
Bypolls for six Rajya Sabha seats are scheduled to be held on which day?
A)
October 1st
B)
October 4th
C)
October 6th
D)
October 8th

Correct Answer :   October 4th

The Election Commission of India announced on September 9, 2021 that by-polls for six Rajya Sabha seats from five states will be held on October 4, 2021. The Rajya Sabha bypolls will be held for six seats - one each in West Bengal, Assam, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and two seats in Tamil Nadu.

Published On : September 9, 2021
10 .
India’s 1st Emergency Landing Facility was inaugurated on National Highway 925A stretch in which state?
A)
Gujarat
B)
Uttar Pradesh
C)
Karnataka
D)
Rajasthan

Correct Answer :   Rajasthan

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on September 9, 2021, inaugurated the Emergency Landing Facility on the Satta-Gandhav stretch of National Highway (NH) 925A in Barmer in Rajasthan.

Published On : September 9, 2021