Q.1 When is International Literacy Day observed?
a. September 8th
b. September 7th
c. September 6th
d. September 5th
Q.2 Where is the Maharashtra government going to set up ‘Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi Science City’?
a. Nanded
b. Nashik
c. Pune
d. Mumbai
Q.3 Who is appointed as the first woman Chairperson & Managing Director of state-owned engineering consultancy firm Engineers India Ltd (EIL)?
a. Rohini Mehra
b. Radhika Bachchan
c. Vartika Shukla
d. Himanshi Singhal
Q.4 Which state government has banned online gambling?
a. Telangana
b. Karnataka
c. Kerala
d. Delhi
Q.5 PM Modi inaugurated the “Shikshak Parv-2021”. What is the theme of the event?
a. Culture of Innovation in our Schools
b. Innovative Pedagogy to Promote Enjoyable and Engaging Learning
c. Quality and Sustainable Schools: Learnings from Schools in India
d. Transforming the System of Assessment: Holistic Progress Card
Q.6 Who represented India at the World Health Organization- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO-SEARO), 2021?
a. Harsh Vardhan
b. Bharati Pravin Pawar
c. Faggan Singh Kulaste
d. Mansukh Mandaviya
Q.7 India has been chosen as the Host Nation for the G20 Summit in which of the upcoming years?
a. 2023
b. 2022
c. 2024
d. 2025
Q.8 India’s tallest air purification tower has been installed in which state/UT of the country?
a. Delhi
b. Tamil Nadu
c Assam
d. Chandigarh
Q.9 Name 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.10 The programme named ‘Bujurgo ki Baat–DeshKeSaath’ has been launched by which ministry?
a. Ministry of Women and Child Development
b. Ministry of Culture
c. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
d. Ministry of AYUSH
Answers –
Q.1 a)
Q.2 c) Maharashtra Cabinet has decided to set up a Science City in Pune. The complex will be known as ‘Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi Science City’ in Pimpri- Chinchwad Municipal Corporation in Pune.
Q.3 c)
Q.4 b) Karnataka government has decided to ban online gambling games or betting, excluding lottery by amending the Karnataka Police Act, 1963.
Q.5 c) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the “Shikshak Parv-2021” and addressed the inaugural conclave through video conferencing on September 07, 2021. The theme of ‘Shikshak Parv-2021’ is “Quality and Sustainable Schools: Learnings from Schools in India”.The event by Ministry of Education, will continue to be celebrated from September 07 to 17, 2021.
Q.6 b)
Q.7 a)
Q.8 d) India’s tallest air purification tower has been inaugurated in the Union Territory of Chandigarh on September 08, 2021.
Q.9 a) On September 07, 2021, the Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav launched a portal named PRANA, for regulation of air pollution in 132 cities across the country. PRANA stands for Portal for Regulation of Air-pollution in Non-Attainment cities. The PRANA portal can be accessed at prana.cpcb.gov.in.
Q.10 b) Union Minister of Culture Shri Kishan Reddy Gangapuram launched a programme named ‘Bujurgo ki Baat–DeshKeSaath’ that aims at enhancing the interaction between the youth and the elder persons who are 95 years and above and thus have spent around 18 years in India before independence.