MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 15th September 2021
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 15th September 2021 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. The first-ever in-person QUAD Leaders’ Summit is scheduled to be held in which country in September 2021?
A) United States
B) Japan
C) Australia
D) India
2. RBI has launched the ‘Third Cohort’ under the Regulatory Sandbox (RS). What is the theme of this cohort?
A) Retail Payments
B) MSME Lending
C) Cross Border Payments
D) Blockchain Technology
3. Which among these days is celebrated as the International Day of Democracy every year?
A) 11 September
B) 12 September
C) 15 September
D) 13 September
4. India has declared to institutionalise regular Defence Dialogue with which of these regions, on the sidelines of the biennial DefExpo military exhibition?
A) Africa
B) Europe
C) Australia
D) Asia
5. India’s first FASTag-based metro parking facility has been launched in which city?
A) Chennai
B) Lucknow
C) Bengaluru
D) New Delhi
6. Name the fast payment systems of Singapore with which RBI has recently linked its Unified Payments Interface (UPI)?
A) PayWay
B) PayNow
C) PayPal
D) PayOut
7. Which player has been adjudged as the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for August 2021?
A) Shakib Al Hasan
B) Shaheen Afridi
C) Joe Root
D) Jasprit Bumrah
8. The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of the Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in which city?
A) Aligarh
B) Gorakhpur
C) Lucknow
D) Agra
9. The National Engineer’s Day is celebrated in India on which day?
A) 12 September
B) 15 September
C) 14 September
D) 11 September
10. Which among these is the first bank in India to launch real-time online tracking for cross-border payments for corporate clients in partnership with SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (GPI)?
A) ICICI Bank
B) HSBC Bank
C) Standard Chartered
D) DBS Bank
11. Name the winner of Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021?
A) Susanna Clarke
B) Marleen Beaulieu
C) Josee Vallee
D) Barbara Kidd
12. Who is the author of the book “Human Rights and Terrorism in India”?
A) Shashi Tharoor
B) Nitin Gadkari
C) Subramanian Swamy
D) Jairam Ramesh
13. Which bank has enabled the launch of India’s first FASTag-based metro parking facility?
A) Axis Bank
B) State Bank of India
C) HDFC Bank
D) Paytm Payments Bank
14. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of Indian National Space Promotion Authorization Centre (In-SPACe)?
A) Rajesh Jejurikar
B) Pawan Kumar Goenka
C) Arvind Mathew
D) Rajan Wadhera
15. The World Lymphoma Awareness Day is an annual observation, which is held on____________
A) 15 September
B) 13 September
C) 14 September
D) 12 September
16. Name the winner of the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for August 2021?
A) Sneh Rana
B) Stafanie Taylor
C) Eimear Richardson
D) Gaby Lewis
17. What is the theme of the International Day of Democracy 2021?
A) COVID-19: A Spotlight on Democracy
B) Strengthening democratic resilience in the face of future crises
C) Participation
D) Democracy under Strain: Solutions for a Changing World
18. Cricket player Brendan Taylor has announced his retirement from international cricket. He played for which country?
A) Zimbabwe
B) West Indies
C) Ireland
D) Australia
19. In how many Villages in India, Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana has been announced to be launched soon?
A) 16000 Villages
B) 26000 Villages
C) 36000 Villages
D) 46000 Villages
20. Which of the following ministry has announced free registration of 2 lakh school students for Fit India Quiz?
A) Ministry of Education
B) Ministry of Sports
C) Ministry of Culture
D) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
ANSWERS
1. A
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the first-ever in-person QUAD ( Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) Leaders’ Summit at the White House, in Washington D.C. on September 24, 2021. Quad nation comprise of India, Japan, the US and Australia.
2. B
The Reserve Bank of India has announced the theme for the Third Cohort under the Regulatory Sandbox (RS) as ‘MSME Lending’. The application for the Third Cohort will be kept open from October 01, 2021 to November 14, 2021.
3. C
The International Day of Democracy is celebrated across the world on 15 September each year, since 2008.
4. A
The Government of India has proposed to institutionalise the India-Africa Defence Dialogue, as a regular event, to be held on the sidelines of the biennial DefExpo military exhibition. The first India-Africa Defence Ministers Conclave (IADMC) was held at DefExpo in February 2020 in Lucknow.
5. D
India’s first FASTag-based metro parking facility, at the Kashmere Gate metro station
6. B
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have announced a project under which the two central banks will link their respective fast payment systems viz. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and PayNow.
7. C
England Test skipper Joe Root has been voted as the winners of the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for August 2021.
8. A
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University at Aligarh, in Uttar Pradesh, on September 14, 2021.
9. B
In India, the Engineer’s Day is celebrated on September 15 every year, since 1968, to recognise the contribution of engineers’ in the development of the nation. The day marks the birth anniversary of the engineering pioneer of India, Sir Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraya, (popularly known as Sir MV). Sir MV was regarded as the “Father of Modern Mysore”.
10. D
DBS Bank has launched real-time online tracking for cross-border payments for its corporate clients, in partnership with SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (GPI). DBS is the first bank in India and Asia-Pacific to offer this service to corporate clients, at no additional cost.
11. A
English author Susanna Clarke has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021 for her second novel ‘Piranesi’.
12. C
BJP MP Subramanian Swamy has launched his new book titled ”Human Rights and Terrorism in India”.
13. D
The Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) has launched India’s first FASTag-based metro parking facility, at the Kashmere Gate metro station in partnership with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
14. B
Pawan Kumar Goenka, the former managing director of Mahindra & Mahindra, has been appointed as the Chairperson of Indian National Space Promotion Authorization Centre (In-SPACe), the regulator for India’s space industry..
15. A
The World Lymphoma Awareness Day (WLAD) is observed on September 15 every year.
16. C
Ireland’s Eimear Richardson has bagged the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for August 2021.
17. B
The theme for 2021 International Day of Democracy is “Strengthening democratic resilience in the face of future crises”
18. A
Former Zimbabwe skipper and wicket-keeper batsman Brendan Taylor has announced his retirement from international cricket.
19. C
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has announced the launch of Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana in 36000 Villages in India soon. Under which priority will be given to Villages with 50% tribal population. Whereas about 1700 tribal Villages in the state of Assam will be converted into Adarsh Villages.
20. B
Ministry of Sports has launched the first nationwide quiz competition i.e. “Fit India Quiz” to create awareness about good health and sports among school going children. Ministry has recently announced free registration of 2 lakh school students for Fit India Quiz.
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