MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 24th September 2021
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 24th September 2021 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. As a part of the Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav celebration, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is observing the week from September 20 to 26, 2021 as ________________
A) Udyog Saptah
B) Niryat Saptah
C) Vanijya Saptah
D) Vyapaar Saptah
2. Who is the author of the book ‘400 Days’?
A) Ravinder Singh
B) Chetan Bhagat
C) Amish Tripathi
D) Durjoy Datta
3. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has announced to observe the National Pension System Diwas (NPS Diwas) on which day?
A) 01 October
B) 30 September
C) 31 December
D) 01 November
4. What is the paid-up capital of India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL), set up by the government for managing bad loans?
A) Rs. 50.5 lakh
B) Rs. 70.5 lakh
C) Rs. 80.5 lakh
D) Rs. 90.5 lakh
5. How many awardees have been conferred with the National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards for the year 2019-20 by President Ramnath Kovind?
A) 63
B) 54
C) 39
D) 42
6. Which player has won the 2021 IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup?
A) Geet Sethi
B) Aditya Mehta
C) Pankaj Advani
D) Sourav Kothari
7. Former Commissioner of Delhi Police, Yudhvir Singh Dadwal, who has passed away recently, was also the former Governor of which state?
A) Sikkim
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Nagaland
D) Manipur
8. Who has been conferred with the 2021 Global Goalkeeper Award by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation?
A) Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
B) Jacob Zuma
C) Phumzile van Damme
D) Baleka Mbete
9. What shall be the maximum stake that can be held by PSBs and Public FIs in the newly formed India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL)?
A) 18%
B) 29%
C) 30%
D) 49%
10. The National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards are conferred annually by which ministry?
A) Ministry of Education
B) Ministry of Home Affairs
C) Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
D) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
11. According to the recently released report, by which year India will become the world’s third largest importer?
A) 2025
B) 2030
C) 2040
D) 2050
12. NASA has announced to launch a rover in which year to search for water and ice on an area of the south pole of the Moon?
A) 2022
B) 2023
C) 2024
D) 2025
13. Which of the following organization has developed its own indigenous charger for electric vehicles in India?
A) Honda
B) Hero
C) Automotive Research Association of India
D) HYDAY CORPORATION
14. As per the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, by which year India will become industrial trans fat-free?
A) 2022
B) 2023
C) 2024
D) 2025
15. Name the Union Minister of State for Space and Space, who has recently inaugurated the Export Promotion Center “Jammu Haat” in Jammu?
A) Dr. Jitendra Singh
B) Dr. Harsh Vardhan
C) Shri Ramnath Kovind
D) Mr. Rajnath Singh
16. India-Nepal joint military training exercise “Surya Kiran” has started in Pithoragarh of which state?
A) Punjab
B) Rajasthan
C) Uttarakhand
D) Gujarat
17. Recently who has rejected the petition of the central government to postpone the entry of women in NDA?
A) Delhi High Court
B) Rajasthan High Court
C) NITI Aayog
D) Supreme Court
ANSWERS
1. C
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is observing ‘Vanijya Saptah’ (Trade & Commerce Week) from September 20-26, 2021, as a part of Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav commemoration.
2. B
Chetan Bhagat will release his new novel titled ‘400 Days’ on October 08, 2021. He has released the cover for the same. It is the third novel in the Keshav-Saurabh series, after ‘The Girl in Room 105’ and ‘One Arranged Murder’.
3. A
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) will observe October 01, 2021 as the National Pension System Diwas (NPS Diwas).
4. C
The government has set up an asset management company (AMC) named India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL) with a paid-up capital of Rs. 80.5 lakh on an authorized capital of Rs 50 crore.
5. D
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind will confer the National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards for the year 2019-20 through videoconferencing from Rashtrapati Bhawan on 24 September 2021. The 2019-20 NSS Award will be given to 42 awardees in three different categories
6. C
Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani defeated Babar Masih of Pakistan to clinch the IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup 2021 final, held in Doha, Qatar on September 21, 2021.
7. B
Former Governor of Arunachal Pradesh and Commissioner of Delhi Police, Yudhvir Singh Dadwal, has passed away. He was 70.
8. A
The 2021 Global Goalkeeper Award : Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, former United Nations under-secretary-general and executive director of UN Women.
9. D
Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and Public FIs will hold a maximum of 49% stake while the remaining stake will be with private sector lenders.
10. C
The NSS Award is conferred every year by the Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, to recognize and reward outstanding contributions towards voluntary community service such as literacy and education, health, family welfare and nutrition, environment conservation, social service programmes, rescue and relief during calamities.
11. D
According to the recently released report, India will become the world’s third largest importer in 2050 after China and US with a share of 5.9 percent in global imports. At present, India ranks eighth among the largest importing countries with an import share of 2.8 percent.
12. B
The US space agency NASA has announced to land a rover in 2023 to search for water and ice on a region of the Moon’s South Pole known as the Noble Crater. This Nobel Crater is an impact crater in the South Pole region of the Moon. Which is formed due to collision with a small celestial body.
13. C
Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has developed its indigenous charger for electric vehicles with an aim to boost the EV ecosystem in the country. ARAI has developed a charger named AC001.
14. A
According to a recent study by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, India will become industrial trans fat-free by the year 2022. Trans fat is considered the worst type of fat.
15. A
Union Minister of State for Space and Dr. Jitendra Singh has recently inaugurated Export Promotion Center “Jammu Haat” on the occasion of ‘Commerce Week’, a platform for entrepreneurs, buyers, sellers and exporters in Jammu.
16. C
Indo-Nepal joint military training exercise “Surya Kiran” has recently started in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. In this exercise, both the troops combined Indian and Nepalese military tunes. Lt Gen SS Mahal, GOC of North India Area addressed the gathering.
17. D
Supreme Court Justice S.K. A bench headed by Kaul has recently dismissed the central government’s plea to postpone the entry of women in the NDA.
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