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81. Which state government has decided to celebrate September 17 as Social Justice Day?

A
Tamil Nadu

B
West Bengal

C
Karnataka

D
Kerala

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Correct Answer : A [Tamil Nadu]

Explaination : [The Tamil Nadu government has decided to celebrate every year the birth anniversary of reformist leader E. V. Ramasamy Periyar on September 17 as Social Justice Day. Periyar (September 17, 1879–December 24, 1973) was instrumental in the enactment of the first Constitutional Amendment Act (that safeguarded reservation for backward classes).]

82. Recently, which state/UT has decided to ban online gambling or betting?

A
Maharashtra

C
Karnataka

D
Sikkim

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Correct Answer : C [Karnataka]

Explaination : [Karnataka has decided to ban online gambling or betting, and to amend the Karnataka Police Act, 1963. The ban does not include lottery or betting on horse races as mentioned by Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J.C. Madhuswamy. This decision was undertaken after the Karnataka High Court repeatedly asked the State Government to take a stand on online betting.]

83. Which state/UT has decided to issue “Resident Certificate” only to Permanent Resident Certificate holders of the region?

A
Jammu and Kashmir

B
Ladakh

C
Sikkim

D
Dadra and Nagar Haveli

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Correct Answer : B [Ladakh]

Explaination : [According to the Ladakh Resident Certificate Order 2021 passed on September 4, 2021, the Ladakh administration has decided to issue “Resident Certificate” only to Permanent Resident Certificate holders of the region unlike J&K, where new domicile laws allowed outsiders too to apply for jobs, land and other facilities.]

84. Who has been awarded 7th Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award?

A
Sudha Murty

B
Arundhati Roy

C
Kiran Desai

D
Namita Gokhale

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Correct Answer : D [Namita Gokhale]

Explaination : [Writer Namita Gokhale has been awarded the 7th Yamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award. She was conferred upon the honour recently in a virtual ceremony. Organised by a collective of women professionals from the year 2015, the annual award honours Yamin Hazarika, the first woman from Northeast India to be selected for DANIPS, a federal police service that administered Delhi and the Union Territories in 1977.]

85. Who has been awarded the Behler Turtle Conservation Award?

A
Joseph L. Goldstein

B
Shailendra Singh

C
Richard Dawkins

D
Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi

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Correct Answer : B [Shailendra Singh]

Explaination : [Indian biologist Shailendra Singh has been awarded the Behler Turtle Conservation Award for bringing three critically endangered turtle conservation species back from the brink of extinction. The award has been bestowed by several global bodies involved in turtle conservation such as Turtle Survival Alliance, IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, Turtle Conservancy, and the Turtle Conservation Fund.]

86. In which city, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has launched the first functional Smog Tower of India?

A
Delhi

B
Varanasi

C
Kolkata

D
Lucknow

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Correct Answer : A [Delhi]

Explaination : [Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav has virtually inaugurated the first functional smog tower in India at Anand Vihar, Delhi. A smog tower is a structure designed as large/medium scale air purifiers to reduce air pollution, usually by forcing the air through filters. The tower has been built by Tata Projects Limited with NBCC (India) Ltd. as the project management consultant.]

87. Which ministry has launched the PRANA portal?

A
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

B
Ministry of Earth Sciences

C
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

D
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

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Correct Answer : D [Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]

Explaination : [Union environment minister, Bhupendra Yadav has launched a portal called PRANA on September 7, 2021. PRANA Portal will be used to track the progress of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in order to comply with India’s commitment to ensure clean air and blue skies to everybody. This portal was launched on the occasion of ‘International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies’ in non-attainment cities (NAC). Non-attainment cities are those cities that failed to meet the National air quality standards in a five-year period.]

88. Which state has appointed former SBI Chairperson Rajnish Kumar as its economic advisor?

A
West Bengal

B
Odisha

C
Andhra Pradesh

D
Assam

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Correct Answer : C [Andhra Pradesh]

Explaination : [The Andhra Pradesh government has appointed Rajnish Kumar as its economic advisor. A former SBI chairman, Rajnish Kumar’s tenure in the cabinet rank position is for two years.]

89. Which State/UT has launched the ‘Business Blasters’ programme?

A
Sikkim

B
Delhi

C
Karnataka

D
Maharashtra

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Correct Answer : B [Delhi]

Explaination : [Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, launched the ‘Business Blasters’ programme on September 7, 2021. This programme aims at developing young entrepreneurs at the school-level by providing students seed money to start a business. The programme will be implemented in all Delhi government schools under the “Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum (EMC)”. Under the programme, class 11 and 12 students will be provided seed money of Rs 2,000 to start their business.]

90. Which ministry has launched ‘Bujurgon ki Baat–Desh Ke Saath’ programme?

A
Ministry of Women and Child Development

B
Ministry of Culture

C
Ministry of Tourism

D
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

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Correct Answer : B [Ministry of Culture]

Explaination : [Union Minister of Culture Kishan Reddy Gangapuram has launched the program ‘Bujurgon ki Baat–Desh Ke Saath’ with Union MoS for Culture Arjun Ram Meghwal, at IGNCA, New Delhi. The programme 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.]

91. Who has been appointed as India’s Sherpa for G20?

A
Piyush Goyal

B
Ashwini Vaishnaw

C
Mansukh Mandaviya

D
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

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Correct Answer : A [Piyush Goyal]

Explaination : [Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal, has been appointed as India’s Sherpa for G20. G20 is an influential grouping which brings together the major economies of world. Next G20 Summit is scheduled to take place from October 30 to 31, 2021 under Italian Presidency. India will hold the G20 Presidency from December 1, 2022 and will also convene G20 Leaders’ Summit in 2023 for the first time. India will also be part of the G20 Troika (preceding, current, and incoming G20 Presidencies) from December 1, 2021 to November 30, 2024.]

92. In which state’s national highway, an emergency landing facility has been inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh?

A
Uttar Pradesh

B
Himachal Pradesh

C
Rajasthan

D
Gujarat

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Correct Answer : C [Rajasthan]

Explaination : [Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh and Union Highways Minister, Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Emergency Landing Facility on a National Highway in Rajasthan. This emergency landing facility has been constructed on the Satta-Gandhav stretch of National Highway (NH) 925A in Barmer, Rajasthan. This is the first time a National Highway will be used for emergency landing of IAF aircraft.]

93. Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $112 million loan in order to develop water supply infrastructure in which state?

A
Bihar

B
Rajasthan

C
West Bengal

D
Jharkhand

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Correct Answer : D [Jharkhand]

Explaination : [Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $112 million loan in order to develop water supply infrastructure in the state of Jharkhand. The loan will also strengthen capacities of urban local bodies (ULBs) in order to improve service delivery in four towns of Jharkhand. This project is in line with the priority of Jharkhand Government to improve urban services in state. It will ensure continuous, treated piped water supply in Ranchi and other three towns namely Jhumri Telaiya, Hussainabad, and Medininagar. These towns are located in economically and socially backward areas.]

94. With which country, Tamil Nadu has partnered to create an energy island in the Gulf of Mannar?

A
Germany

B
Denmark

C
Japan

D
South Korea

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Correct Answer : B [Denmark]

Explaination : [State of Tamil Nadu and Denmark have planned to create an energy island in Gulf of Mannar that lies between the west coast of Sri Lanka and south-eastern tip of India. This plan was made as Tamil Nadu is looking to expand its footprint in the green energy sector. To achieve this target, Denmark is likely to invest $5-10 billion in the renewable energy sector in the state. It also includes investment for an energy island in the Gulf of Mannar. With this investment, island would be able to produce 4-10 GW of energy.]

95. Indian government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a 300-million-dollar loan to expand rural connectivity in which state?

A
Assam

B
Maharashtra

C
Odisha

D
Jharkhand

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Correct Answer : B [Maharashtra]

Explaination : [The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India has signed a $300 million loan as additional financing to scale up improvement of rural connectivity to help boost rural economy in the state of Maharashtra. The additional financing for the ongoing Maharashtra Rural Connectivity Improvement Project will help improve an additional 1,100 rural roads and 230 bridges for a total length of 2,900 kilometres (km) in 34 districts.]

96. Which date in September is celebrated as Himalayan Diwas?

A
September 9

B
September 10

C
September 11

D
September 12

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Correct Answer : A [September 9]

Explaination : [The National Mission for Clean Ganga organised Himalayan Diwas in association with Naula Foundation on September 9, 2021. This year’s theme is ‘Contribution of Himalayas and our responsibilities’. Himalaya Diwas is celebrated every year on 9th September in the state of Uttarakhand. It is celebrated with the aim to conserve Himalayan ecosystem and region. It was officially declared as Himalaya Day in 2015 by the then Chief Minister.]

97. With which country, India has partnered to launch Centre of Excellence on Offshore Wind?

A
Canada

B
France

C
Denmark

D
Japan

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Correct Answer : C [Denmark]

Explaination : [Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy, R. K. Singh met Minister for Climate, Energy & Utilities of Denmark, Dan Jorgensen in New Delhi. It was highlighted that energy transition towards green is an important part of India’s policy. India has set a target of 450 Giga Watt of Renewable Energy capacity by 2030. Currently, India’s whole renewable energy portfolio is at 146 GWIndia is also looking towards making Ladakh, Andaman Nicobar Island and Lakshadweep Island green in energy and transport. Both the ministers jointly launched ‘Centre of Excellence on Offshore Wind’ under the Green Strategic Partnership.]

98. Which ministry has launched Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021?

A
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

B
Ministry of Rural Development

C
Ministry of Minority Affairs

D
Ministry of Jal Shakti

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Correct Answer : D [Ministry of Jal Shakti]

Explaination : [Minister of State of Jal Shakti Ministry, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel, launched the “Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021” under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase -II. It was launched at an event organized by Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) on September 9, 2021. Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021 will be undertaken by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) across the country.]

99. Who has won Women’s Prize for Fiction for the fantasy novel Piranesi?

A
J. K. Rowling

B
Susanna Clarke

C
Sudha Murty

D
Michelle Obama

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Correct Answer : B [Susanna Clarke]

Explaination : [British writer Susanna Clarke won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction for her mind-tweaking fantasy novel ‘Piranesi’. Clarke, 61, was awarded the 30,000 pounds ($41,000) prize for her novel.]

100. Which date in September is observed as World Suicide Prevention Day?

A
September 11

B
September 10

C
September 9

D
September 12

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Correct Answer : B [September 10]

Explaination : [World Suicide Prevention Day is observed annually on September 10. The theme this year is “Creating hope through action.” World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is an awareness day observed on 10 September every year, in order to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities around the world since 2003. World Suicide Prevention Day is organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP).]