Q.1 When is World Tourism Day observed?
a. September 25th
b. September 26th
c. September 27th
d. September 28th
Q.2 What was the theme of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) held on September 25, 2021?
a. The Future We Want, the UN We Need
b. Effective responses to global crises
c. Making the United Nations relevant to all people
d. Building resilience through hope
Q.3 Name the system launched by the Supreme Court for transferring e-authenticated copies from courts to prisons?
a. SAFER
b. FASTER
c. WINNER
d. GIFT
Q.4 The Defence Ministry has inked a deal with Airbus to purchase how many C-295 aircraft for the Indian Air Force?
a. 68
b. 40
c. 62
d. 56
Q.5 The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR) is based in which city?
a. Hyderabad
b. Mumbai
c. New Delhi
d. Chennai
Q.6 What is the theme of the World Tourism Day 2021?
a. Tourism and Jobs: a better future for all
b. Tourism and Rural Development
c. Tourism and the Digital Transformation
d. Tourism for Inclusive Growth
Q.7 Which country has decided to legalize same-sex marriage on September 26, 2021?
a. Norway
b. Poland
c. France
d. Switzerland
Q.8 Which cyclone made landfall in Indian Coastal regions recently?
a. Gulab
b. Haiti
c. Hundi
d. Victoria
Q.9 The “sweet cucumber” of which state was awarded a geographical identification (GI) tag?
a. Nagaland
b. Haryana
c. Jharkhand
d. Assam
Q.10 Who was selected as the external auditor of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?
a. Yashpal Sahni
b. Devendra Singh
c. G C Murmu
d. Anand Singh
Answers –
Q.1 c) World Tourism Day is observed every year on September 27. The day marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Statues of Organization in 1970 which paved the way for the establishment of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).
Q.2 d) Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi addressed the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 25, 2021, in New York. The theme of 2021 UN General Assembly session was ‘building resilience through hope – to recover from Covid-19, rebuild sustainably, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the rights of people, and revitalise the United Nations’.
Q.3 b) Supreme Court of India has approved an electronic system named FASTER (Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records). The FASTER system will be used for transferring e-authenticated copies from courts to prisons.
Q.4 d) The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a $2.5 billion contract with Airbus Defence and Space, Spain, for the acquisition of 56 Airbus C-295 medium transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force.
Q.5 a)
Q.6 d)
Q.7 d) Voters in Switzerland decided to legalize same-sex marriage on September 26, 2021. It makes Switzerland one of the last countries in Western Europe to do so.
Q.8 a) Cyclone Gulab made landfall in coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha recently.
Q.9 a) Nagaland’s “sweet cucumber” was awarded a geographical identification (GI) tag as an agricultural product under provisions of The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999.
Q.10 c) India’s Comptroller and Auditor General G C Murmu was selected as the external auditor of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a prestigious institution that promotes peaceful use of nuclear energy.