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Current Affairs Sept-2021

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101. Which organization has developed a new API to enable checking of COVID-19 vaccination status?

A
Co-WIN

B
Aarogya Setu

C
ICMR

D
AIIMS

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Correct Answer : A [Co-WIN]

Explaination : [Co-WIN has developed a new Application programming interface called ‘Know Your Customer’s or Client’s Vaccination Status (KYC-VS). This will enable entities to check an individual’s status of vaccination through CoWIN. To use this API, an individual needs to enter his/her mobile number and name. Thereafter, they will get an OTP which they have to enter. In return, Co-WIN will send a response to the verifying entity on the individual’s status of vaccination. CoWIN (Covid Vaccine Intelligence Work) is an Indian government web portal for COVID-19 vaccination registration, owned and operated by India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.]

102. Recently, with which country India has held a Maritime Affairs Dialogue?

A
Australia

B
Great Britain

C
Japan

D
France

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Correct Answer : C [Japan]

Explaination : [India and Japan held their sixth Maritime Affairs Dialogue in a virtual format on September 9, 2021. The consultations involved exchanges on developments in the maritime security environment, regional cooperation activities and opportunities for cooperation between the two countries in the Indo-Pacific region.]

103. Who is the Minister of State for External Affairs who has recently delivered the keynote in the fourth Conference of the Protectors of Emigrants?

A
Nityanand Rai

B
V. Muraleedharan

C
Anurag Thakur

D
Babul Supriyo

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Correct Answer : B [V. Muraleedharan]

Explaination : [The fourth Conference of the Protectors of Emigrants was held on September 10, 2021, coinciding with the date of enactment of the Emigration Act, 1983. Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan delivered the keynote address and observed that Protectors of Emigrants have an important role to play in informing youth and workers about new destinations and opportunities.]

104. In which city, a Digital Population Clock has been inaugurated?

A
Hyderabad

B
Mumbai

C
Nagpur

D
Delhi

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Correct Answer : D [Delhi]

Explaination : [Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar inaugurated and presided over the Seminar on Population, Human Capital and Sustainable Development (healthy people – healthy future), in New Delhi on September 10, 2021. She also inaugurated a digital population clock at the Institute for Economic Growth nestled inside the University of Delhi. She also launched a book titled “Infant and Child Mortality in Assam – Demographic and Socio-Economic Interrelations” on the occasion. The book was written by Dr Dipanjali Haloi and Dr Suresh Sharma. During the event, a HMIS Brochure or Ready Reckoner was also launched.]

105. Who has been appointed as the governor of Punjab?

A
RN Ravi

B
Banwarilal Purohit

C
Gurmit Singh

D
Jagdeep Dhankar

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Correct Answer : B [Banwarilal Purohit]

Explaination : [The President has appointed Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit as the new Governor of Punjab.]

106. Who has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat?

A
Bhupendra Patel

B
Acharya Devvrat

C
Anandiben Patel

D
Pushkar Singh Dhami

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Correct Answer : A [Bhupendra Patel]

Explaination : [Bhupendra Patel has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. He was sworn in by Governor Acharya Devvrat at the Raj Bhavan, Gandhinagar. He is also a member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly and represents Ghatlodia constituency. Bhupendra Patel became chief minister of Gujarat on September 13 after Vijay Rupani resigned from the post.]

107. Who has become the first woman excavation engineer to work in an open cast mine at Central Coalfields Ltd?

A
Akanksha Kumari

B
Shivangi Singh

C
Bhawana Kanth

D
Shivani Meena

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Correct Answer : D [Shivani Meena]

Explaination : [Shivani Meena, an IIT Jodhpur alumna, has become the first woman excavation engineer to work in an open cast mine at Coal India arm CCL (Central Coalfields Ltd). She will be posted at CCL’s Rajrappa project, one of the important enterprises of the coal mining behemoth. Until now the position belonged to men. The feat follows another milestone when Akanksha Kumari became Coal India’s first woman mining engineer to work in an underground mine at CCL’s Churi facility in North Karanpura area in Jharkhand.]

108. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Lebanon?

A
Hassan Diab

B
Aziz Akhannouch

C
Najib Mikati

D
Michel Aoun

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Correct Answer : C [Najib Mikati]

Explaination : [A new government has been announced in Lebanon over a year after the previous administration quit following the devastating Beirut port explosion. Najib Mikati – Lebanon’s richest man – becomes Prime Minister, a position he has held twice before. Lebanon had been without a proper functioning government since then-Prime Minister Hassan Diab resigned days after a massive blast on August 4, 2020 destroyed Beirut port and the surrounding area. The explosion, caused by improperly stored ammonium nitrate, killed 203 people, injured at least 6,000 others and left billions of dollars of damage.]

109. Who has been appointed as Prime Minister of Morocco?

A
Moulay Hafid Elalamy

B
Aziz Akhannouch

C
Nizar Baraka

D
Aziz Rabbah

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Correct Answer : B [Aziz Akhannouch]

Explaination : [King Mohammed VI of Morocco has appointed Aziz Akhannouch of the liberal National Rally of Independents (RNI) party as Prime Minister and asked him to form a government. RNI emerged as the biggest party in Parliamentary election held on September 8, crushing the Islamist Justice and Development Party that had led the country for a decade. Elected politicians in Morocco have only limited powers, as key decisions remain in the hands of the monarch.]

110. Who is the author of the book ‘Human Rights and Terrorism in India?’

A
Ajit Doval

B
Subramanian Swamy

C
Bipin Rawat

D
Shashi Tharoor

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Correct Answer : B [Subramanian Swamy]

Explaination : [The release of three dreaded terrorists in exchange of hijacked Indian Airlines passengers in Afghanistan’s Kandahar in 1999 is the “worst capitulation” to terrorists in India’s modern history, says BJP MP Subramanian Swamy. He has come out with a book ‘Human Rights and Terrorism in India’ which traces how the combating of terrorism can be harmonised with human and fundamental rights within reasonable restrictions that is permitted by the Constitution and upheld by the Supreme Court.]

111. PayNow, with which India has announced the linking of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), is a payment interface of which country?

A
Singapore

B
Nepal

C
Bhutan

D
Australia

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Correct Answer : A [Singapore]

Explaination : [India and Singapore have announced the linking of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and PayNow, in order to enable users to make instant, low-cost fund transfers. The project to link the fast payment systems of both the countries was announced by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This linked payment interface is expected to be operationalised by July 2022. Linked interface will help in making instant, low-cost fund transfers on a reciprocal basis without onboarding onto the other payment system. PayNow is the fast payment system of Singapore, enabling peer-to-peer funds transfer service.]

112. Who has won the Italian Grand Prix 2021?

A
Max Verstappen

B
Daniel Ricciardo

C
Lando Norris

D
Lewis Hamilton

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Correct Answer : B [Daniel Ricciardo]

Explaination : [Australian Daniel Ricciardo has won the Italian Grand Prix with Lando Norris coming second at Monza while Formula One title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton took each other out of the race. Valtteri Bottas finished third.]

113. Which country has commenced the world’s biggest trial of a blood test where they will detect more than 50 types of cancer?

A
China

B
Russia

C
France

D
United Kingdom

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Correct Answer : D [United Kingdom]

Explaination : [The United Kingdom’s state-run National Health Service (NHS) has commenced the world’s biggest trial of a blood test where they will detect more than 50 types of cancer. The world’s largest trial of Grail Inc’s flagship Galleri blood test will find out different types of cancer even before the symptoms appear.]

114. Which organization along with Infosys has entered into a multi-year strategic engagement with Ausgrid to accelerate its cloud transformation journey?

A
Google

B
Facebook

C
Microsoft

D
NITI Aayog

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Correct Answer : C [Microsoft]

Explaination : [Infosys Ltd and Microsoft have entered into a multi-year strategic engagement with Ausgrid, the largest distributor of electricity on Australia’s east coast, to accelerate its cloud transformation journey and establish Ausgrid as a leading digital utility. Adoption of cloud is a key enabler for Ausgrid to increase the agility, security, and resilience of business operations. As part of this strategic engagement, Infosys and Microsoft are helping Ausgrid address these challenges by modernizing its application landscape and optimizing IT infrastructure.]

115. Eminent writer Aziz Hajini who passed away recently belonged to which state/UT?

A
Ladakh

B
Jammu and Kashmir

C
Himachal Pradesh

D
Uttarakhand

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Correct Answer : B [Jammu and Kashmir]

Explaination : [Eminent writer of Jammu and Kashmir, Aziz Hajini has recently passed away. He was a Kashmiri writer, poet, critic, and organizer. He had served as the first secretary of the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Arts, Culture, and Languages. He was also awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in the year 2013 for his book Tej Pazar and in the year 2016 for Kitab Aan Khane.]

116. In which city, PM Modi has laid foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh University?

A
Aligarh

B
Meerut

C
Jaipur

D
Varanasi

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Correct Answer : A [Aligarh]

Explaination : [Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in Aligarh. The university is being established by the Uttar Pradesh government in the memory and honour of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh, freedom fighter, educationist and social reformer. The university will provide affiliation to 395 colleges of the Aligarh division.]

117. On which date, Engineers Day 2021 was observed?

A
September 14

B
September 10

C
September 15

D
September 11

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Correct Answer : C [September 15]

Explaination : [Engineers Day 2021 was observed on September 15, to mark the birthday of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. This day marks the contributions of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya in the field of engineering and education. He played a significant role in constructing dams, reservoirs and hydro-power projects across India. His high architect projects are Krishna Raja Sagar dam in Karnataka and flood protection system in Hyderabad. He also designed ‘automatic barrier water floodgates’ installed at the Khadakvasla reservoir in Pune in 1903.]

118. Recently, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has launched its account in which social media platform to counter fake news?

C
Instagram

D
Twitter

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Correct Answer : B [Telegram]

Explaination : [The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has launched its account on social media platform Telegram to counter fake news. It was launched as ‘PIB Fact Check’, which is one of the few government entities to have a telegram channel, and aims to verify information related to the Centre and disseminate to its subscribers. Earlier, fake channels were being run on Telegram in the name of fact check.]

119. Recently, which airport has been declared as a Customs notified airport by The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs?

A
Kangra Airport

B
Pakyong Airport

C
Swami Vivekananda International Airport

D
Kushinagar Airport

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Correct Answer : D [Kushinagar Airport]

Explaination : [The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has declared Kushinagar Airport as a Customs notified airport. This would also facilitate international passenger movements including that of Buddhist pilgrims.]

120. Which organization has launched “Project Udaan” on the occasion of Hindi Diwas?

A
IIT Guwahati

B
IIT Bombay

C
IIT Gandhinagar

D
IIT Delhi

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Correct Answer : B [IIT Bombay]

Explaination : [IIT-Bombay launched its “Project Udaan” on the occasion of Hindi Diwas on September 14, 2021. Project Udaan was launched with the aim of breaking the language barrier that many students face while joining the institutes of higher education. Project Udaan enables the translation of textbooks and other study material of the engineering and other streams from English to Hindi & other Indian Languages.]