Q.1 R.N. Ravi has been appointed as the new Governor of which state?
a. Kerala
b. Nagaland
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Maharashtra
Q.2 The world’s largest plant designed to capture carbon dioxide directly out of the air has been inaugurated in which country?
a. Finland
b. Iceland
c. Switzerland
d. Netherlands
Q.3 India’s first ever emergency landing strip at National Highway for the Indian Air force Planes has been launched in which state?
a. Rajasthan
b. Gujarat
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Andhra Pradesh
Q.4 The Earth observation satellite, Gaofen-5 02, has been launched by which country?
a. France
b. Japan
c. United States
d. China
Q.5 IOC has suspended which nation until the end of 2022 after it failed to send a team to Tokyo Olympic Games 2020?
a. South Korea
b. North Korea
c. Afghanistan
d. Pakistan
Q.6 When is the World First Aid Day observed globally?
a. Second Wednesday of September
b. Second Friday of September
c. Second Saturday of September
d. Second Thursday of September
Q.7 Who has been appointed as the Vice-Chairman of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS) by the Centre?
a. Vijay Goel
b. Sanjeev Balyan
c. Vijender Gupta
d. Charti Lal Goel
Q.8 Which Name of the portal launched by the Ministry of Environment to regulate air pollution in 132 Non-Attainment cities across the country?
a. PRANA
b. HARIYALI
c. PARIVESH
d. VAYU
Q.9 Which country holds the Presidency of G20 in 2021?
a. Japan
b. Thailand
c. Italy
d. Indonesia
Q.10 Who has been awarded the 7th Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award?
a. Sudha Murty
b. Arundhati Roy
c. Kiran Desai
d. Namita Gokhale
Answers –
Q.1 c)
Q.2 b) 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.
Q.3 a) The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated an emergency landing strip at Gandharva Bhaskar section on National Highway-925 in Barmer, Rajasthan, for Indian Air Force (IAF) planes, on September 09, 2021. With this inauguration, the NH-925 has become India’s first national highway to be used for emergency landing of IAF aircraft.
Q.4 d) China successfully launched a new Earth observation satellite, Gaofen-5 02, into space, aboard a Long March-4C rocket on September 07, 2021, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China’s Shanxi Province.
Q.5 b) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended North Korea until the end of 2022 after it failed to send a team to the Tokyo Games. The suspension means the country will miss out on the Beijing Winter Games.
Q.6 c)
Q.7 a) Former Union Minister Shri Vijay Goel has been appointed as the Vice-Chairman of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS). It is the site of the Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation.
Q.8 a) Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav launched a portal named PRANA, for the regulation of air pollution in 132 cities across the country.
Q.9 c)
Q.10 d) Writer Namita Gokhale has been awarded the 7th Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award.