Q.1 What is the first toll-free helpline number for senior citizens in India?
a. 14567
b. 12345
c. 15678
d. 34567
Q.2 What is the name of the satellite that has been launched recently by NASA to be its new eyes in the sky?
a. Landsat 9
b. Ragnarok I
c. Sparta II
d. Earthsat 3
Q.3 La Palma island, which recently witnessed a volcanic eruption, comes under the administration of which nation?
a. Spain
b. Portugal
c. Mauritania
d. Guinea
Q.4 Who is set to become the next Prime Minister of Japan?
a. Fumio Kishida
b. Taro Kono
c. Sanae Takaichi
d. Seiko Noda
Q.5 Who has been appointed as the head of the GoM formed by the government for proposing a rationalization of tax rates and considering the merger of different tax slabs under GST?
a. Buggana Rajendranath
b. K.N. Balagopal
c. Amit Mitra
d. Basavaraj S. Bommai
Q.6 Which of these days is marked as the World Heart Day?
a. 26 September
b. 27 September
c. 28 September
d. 29 September
Q.7 Judima, a home-made rice wine?
a. Kerala
b. Assam
c. Nagaland
d. Odisha
Q.8 Who has been selected as the external auditor of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the period between 2022 to 2027?
a. Manoj Sinha
b. Rajiv Mehrishi
c. R. K. Mathur
d. G C Murmu
Q.9 Who is the current chairperson of the Company Law Committee formed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs?
a. Ajay Bahl
b. Siddarth Birla
c. Rajesh Verma
d. Uday Kotak
Q.10 Sojat Mehndi of which state has received the GI tag recently?
a. Punjab
b. Maharashtra
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Rajasthan
Answers –
Q.1 a) The first Pan-India toll-free helpline number for senior citizens is 14567. The helpline number is called the ‘Elder Line’ and it can be used by senior citizens to get free information and guidance on pension and legal issues, cases of abuse and to get emotional support.
Q.2 a) NASA successfully launched Landsat 9 on an Atlas V rocket on September 27, 2021, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Landsat 9 is a powerful satellite that will monitor the land surface of Earth and help study climate change. “Landsat 9 will be our new eyes in the sky when it comes to observing our changing planet,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for Science at NASA.
Q.3 a) Lava from a volcano that erupted on the Spanish island La Palma reached the Atlantic ocean in the early hours on September 29, 2021. The lava reached an area known as Los Guirres beach on the Atlantic ocean.
Q.4 a)
Q.5 d) The government has formed a 7 member group of ministers (GoM) for proposing a rationalization of tax rates and considering the merger of different tax slabs under GST. This GoM will be headed by the Chief Minister of Karnataka Basavaraj S. Bommai.
Q.6 d)
Q.7 b) Judima is a local fermented drink made with rice, brewed by the Dimasa community in Assam. It derives its name from words ju which means wine and Dima means ‘belonging to the Dimasa’. It is the first traditional brew in all of northeast to bag GI tag.
Q.8 d)
Q.9 c)
Q.10 d) Sojat tehsil of the Pali district in Rajasthan has suitable geological structure, topography and drainage system, climate and soil for naturally cultivating the mehndi leave crop.