Q.1 Which state has become the first one in the country to give free water to people?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Goa
c. Karnataka
d. Telangana
Q.2 When will the BH series number plate be introduced?
a. September 20th
b. September 15th
c. September 25th
d. September 30th
Q.3 The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dedicated the nation ICGS Vigraha, designed and built indigenously by which organization?
a. Goa Shipyard Limited
b. Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai
c. Larsen & Toubro ShipBuilding Limited
d. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata
Q.4 East Sikkim has topped the North Eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index 2021-22. The index has been launched by?
a. UNDP
b. NITI Aayog
c. Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
d. All of the Above
Q.5 Which year is to be celebrated as the International Year of Millets under the leadership of India?
a. 2024
b. 2022
c. 2025
d. 2023
Q.6 The Shipping Ministry announced a new ‘Skill Institute on Marine Studies’ in which state?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Kerala
d. Assam
Q.7 ‘My Pad My Right’ (MPMR) project, an initiative of NABARD, has launched in which state?
a. Gujarat
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Tripura
d. Uttar Pradesh
Q.8 Which program was launched by the Ministry of Coal as a part of the Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav?
a. Vriksharopan Abhiyan
b. Jal Jeevan
c. Green Energy Clean Energy
d. Badega Bharat
Q.9 Who was appointed as director general of the country’s largest border guarding force BSF?
a. Pankaj Kumar Singh
b. MM Sundresh
c. TN Pilai
d. Anil Agarwal
Q.10 Who launched the Fit India Mobile Application recently?
a. Anurag Singh Thakur
b. Narendra Modi
c. Mansukh Mandviya
d. Nitin Gadkari
Answers –
Q.1 b) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced on August 31, 2021 that the state will become the first in the country to supply water free of cost to its citizens. The state has launched the ‘Save Water to Get Free Water’ scheme under which households will not be charged for consumption up to 16,000 litres.
Q.2 b) The Indian government has launched Bharat (BH) series number plates for vehicles to provide relief to vehicle owners and help them avoid the hassle of transferring registration certificates for vehicles while relocating to a different state. The BH number plate will come into effect from September 15, 2021.
Q.3 c)
Q.4 d) NITI Aayog and the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (M/DoNER) have launched the North Eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index Report and Dashboard 2021-22, with technical support from UNDP.
Q.5 d)
Q.6 d) The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal announced the setting up of a Skill Institute on Marine Studies at Guwahati in Assam under Indian Maritime University, Chennai.
Q.7 c) The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has launched the ‘My Pad My Right’ (MPMR) project in Tripura.
Q.8 a) The Ministry of Coal in India launched the Vriksharopan Abhiyan 2021, as a part of the Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav. Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs will launch the Abhiyan via video conference.
Q.9 a)
Q.10 a) To celebrate the second anniversary of Fit India Movement and as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur launched the Fit India Mobile Application.