Q.1 When is World Rabies Day 2021 observed?
a. September 26th
b. September 27th
c. September 28th
d. September 29th
Q.2 Who launched a grand challenge programme called “जनCARE” on September 28, 2021?
a. Dr Jitendra Singh
b. Amit Shah
c. Rajnath Singh
d. Piyush Goyal
Q.3 In pilot stage, the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission was being implemented in how many states/UTs?
a. 6 UTs
b. 6 States
c. 3 States and 3 UTs
d. 5 States and 4 UTs
Q.4 What is the theme of the World Rabies Day 2021?
a. Rabies: Vaccinate to Eliminate
b. Rabies: Facts, not Fear
c. End Rabies: Collaborate, Vaccinate
d. Rabies: Zero by 30
Q.5 Which of the following products are outside the preview of GST?
1. Natural gas
2. Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF)
3. Crude oil
4. Petrol
Select the correct answer code:
a. 1, 2, 3
b. 1, 3, 4
c. 1, 2, 4
d. 1, 2, 3, 4
Q.6 Consider the following statements regarding Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
1.It is also known as TPP11 and evolved from the earlier Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
2.All the Pacific rim countries are the members of CPTPP.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Q.7 Haiti, recently seen in news is located in
a. Baltic Sea
b. Sargasso Sea
c. Black Sea
d. Caribbean Sea
Q.8 Which state inaugurated a new ‘Digital Hub’ at Technology Innovation Zone?
a. Karnataka
b. Haryana
c. Gujarat
d. Kerala
Q.9 Senior BJP MLA Nimaben Acharya became the first woman Speaker of which state assembly?
a. Gujarat
b. Haryana
c. Bihar
d. Odisha
Q.10″Weaver Services and Design Resource Center” will be set up in which city?
a. Shimla
b. Dehradun
c. Kullu
d. Haridwar
Answers –
Q.1 c) World Rabies Day is observed every year on September 28, 2021 to raise awareness and prevention of rabies. The day aims at bringing people, organizations, governments, and stakeholders together to fight against rabies. The date September 28 marks the death anniversary of Louis Pasteur who was the first person to create a vaccine against rabies in 1885.
Q.2 a) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched the “AmritGrand Challenge Program” titled “जनCARE” on September 28, 2021 to identify 75 Start-Up Innovations in Telemedicine, Digital Health, mHealth with BIG Data, AI, BlockChain and other technologies.
Q.3 a) Currently the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission is in pilot phase, in six union territories, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry.
Q.4 b)
Q.5 d) Five petroleum products – crude oil, natural gas, ATF, petrol and diesel are outside the GST structure.
Q.6 a) China and Taiwan have targeted each other over their separate bids to join a trans-Pacific trade pact with Beijing opposing Taipei’s attempt to join Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), also known as TPP11 or TPP-11, is a trade agreement among Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. It evolved from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which never entered into force due to the withdrawal of the United States.
Q.7 b)
Q.8 d) Kerala Chief Minister inaugurated a new ‘Digital Hub’ at Technology Innovation Zone in Kochi by the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM).
Q.9 a) The senior BJP MLA Nimaben Acharya became the first woman, Speaker of the Gujarat Assembly, on September 27.
Q.10 c) Union Minister for Commerce, Industry and Textiles Piyush Goyal announced to set up a “Weaver Services and Design Resource Center” in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh.