MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 11th September 2021
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 11th September 2021 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. Who has been appointed as the Governor of Uttarakhand, following the resignation of former Governor Baby Rani Maurya?
A) Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mishra (Retd.)
B) Jagdeep Dhankhar
C) Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
D) Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh (Retd.)
2. PM Modi recently chaired the BRICS Summit 2021 virtually. The Summit was which edition of the annual programme?
A) 12
B) 13
C) 15
D) 11
3. The nFiNi credit card facility has been launched by which company for fintechs and banks?
A) NPCI
B) Punjab National Bank
C) SBI
D) ICICI Bank
4. The World EV Day is commemorated on which day worldwide?
A) September 8
B) September 11
C) September 10
D) September 9
5. R.N. Ravi has been appointed as the new Governor of which state?
A) Kerala
B) Nagaland
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Maharashtra
6. The world’s largest plant designed to capture carbon dioxide directly out of the air has been inaugurated in which country?
A) Finland
B) Iceland
C) Switzerland
D) Netherlands
7. The Himalayan Diwas is observed in the state of Uttarakhand on which day annually?
A) 09 September
B) 08 September
C) 07 September
D) 11 September
8. Which subsidiary of ICICI Bank has ceased to function as the subsidiary of the bank recently?
A) ICICI Direct
B) ICICI Securities
C) ICICI Lombard
D) ICICI Prudential
9. Who is the newly appointed Governor of Punjab?
A) Acharya Dev Vrat
B) Prof. Ganeshi Lal
C) V.P. Singh Badnore
D) Banwarilal Purohit
10. Neeraj Chopra has been appointed as the brand ambassador of which of these companies?
A) PNB MetLife India Insurance
B) Tata AIA Life Insurance
C) SBI Life Insurance
D) LIC
11. India’s first ever emergency landing strip at National Highway for the Indian Air force Planes has been launched in which state?
A) Rajasthan
B) Gujarat
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Andhra Pradesh
12. What was the theme of the BRICS Summit 2021?
A) BRICS@15:Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future
B) BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus
C) BRICS@15:Collaboration for inclusive growth and shared prosperity in the 4th Industrial Revolution
D) BRICS@15: Economic Growth for an Innovative Future
13. What is the new deadline to file the income tax returns for financial year 2020-21 (AY2021-22)?
A) September 30
B) December 31
C) October 31
D) November 30
14. The Earth observation satellite, Gaofen-5 02, has been launched by which country?
A) France
B) Japan
C) United States
D) China
15. The Main Bhi Digital 3.0 is a special campaign launched by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology in collaboration with?
A) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
B) Ministry of Jal Shakti
C) Ministry of Women and Child Development
D) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
16. What was the theme of Himalayan Day 2021?
A) Contribution of Himalayas and our responsibilities
B) Himalaya: Science and Knowledge
C) The Himalaya and Nature
D) Sustaining Dynamic Himalaya
17. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Nagaland?
A) Phagu Chauhan
B) Bandaru Dattatraya
C) Prof. Jagdish Mukhi
D) Satya Pal Malik
18. Recently who has taken the chairman of National Commission for Minorities?
A) Sanjit Kumar Mehta
B) Varun Mehn Singh
C) Sardar Iqbal Singh Lalpura
D) Sanjit Singh Bagra
19. Gurmeet Singh has been recently appointed as the governor of which state?
A. Kerala
B. Gujarat
C. Maharashtra
D. Uttarakhand
20. For which Indian state The Government of India and ADB have signed a $300 million loan to expand rural connectivity?
A. Kerala
B. Gujarat
C. Maharashtra
D. Telangana
ANSWERS
1. D
Governor of Uttarakhand – Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh (retired deputy chief of Army)
2. B
Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi chaired the 13th BRICS Summit on September 09, 2021, through video conferencing.
3. A
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) in partnership with Fiserv Inc. to launch the plug-and-play RuPay credit card stack, ‘nFiNi’.
4. D
The World EV (Electric Vehicle) Day is observed every year on September 9, since 2020.
5. C
Governor of Tamil Nadu – R. N. Ravi (former Nagaland governor)
6. B
The world’s largest plant designed to capture carbon dioxide out of the air began its operations in Iceland on September 08, 2021.The plant is named Orca, which means ‘Energy’ in Icelandic word. It will suck out up to 4,000 tons of CO2 per year.
7. A
The National Mission for Clean Ganga organized Himalayan Diwas on September 09, 2021 in association with Naula Foundation.
8. C
The ICICI Lombard General Insurance has ceased to operate as the subsidiary of the ICICI Bank, as the shareholding of the ICICI Bank in the company has come down from 51.86 percent to 48.08 percent, after the merger of Bharti AXA with the ICICI Lombard.
9. D
Governor of Punjab – Banwarilal Purohit (former Governor of Tamil Nadu)
10. B
Tata AIA Life Insurance has appointed Indian Athlete Neeraj Chopra as its Brand Ambassador. This is also the first brand partnership to be signed with Neeraj Chopra, post his historic win at the Tokyo Olympics.
11. A
The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated an emergency landing strip at Gandhav Bhakasar section on National Highway-925 in Barmer, Rajasthan, for Indian Air Force (IAF) planes, on September 09, 2021. With this inauguration, the NH-925 has become India’s first national highway to be used for emergency landing of IAF aircraft.
12. B
The theme of the India-led Summit was “BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus.”
13. B
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the last date for filing income tax returns for assessment year (AY) 2021-22, (FY 2020-21) for individuals, till December 31, 2021. Earlier the deadline was extended till September 30, 2021.
14. D
China successfully launched a new Earth observation satellite, Gaofen-5 02, into space, aboard a Long March-4C rocket on September 07, 2021, from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China’s Shanxi Province.
15. A
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs( MoHUA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has launched the pilot drive named ‘Main Bhi Digital 3.0′. It is a special Campaign for Digital Onboarding and Training for street vendors under PM SVANidhi scheme across 223 cities.
16. A
The theme of Himalayan Diwas/Himalayan Day 2021 is: ‘Contribution of Himalayas and our responsibilities’.
17. C
Governor of Nagaland – Prof. Jagdish Mukhi (incumbent Governor of Assam also.) He shall discharge the functions of the Governor of Nagaland in addition to his own duties, until regular arrangements are made.
18. C
Recently Sardar Iqbal Singh Lalpura has taken charge as the Chairman of National Commission for Minorities in New Delhi in the presence of Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
19. D
After the resignation of Baby Rani Maurya, Gurmeet Singh has been appointed as the Governor of Uttarakhand and Banwarilal Purohit as the Governor of Punjab. Lieutenant General Gurmeet Singh will be the eighth governor of Uttarakhand. While he is the second Sikh governor of the state after Surjit Singh Barnala.
20. C
The Asian Development Bank and the Government of India have recently signed a $300 million loan as additional financing to improve rural connectivity in Maharashtra. Under which it will help in improving 230 bridges along with another 1,100 rural roads in 34 districts of the state.
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