MCQ on Important Daily Current Affairs of 6th September 2021
In this article, we will discuss MCQ on important current affairs of 6th September 2021 and their answers with explanations.
QUESTIONS
1. How many medals have been won by India at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020?
A) 15
B) 17
C) 19
D) 21
2. Which player has won the F1 Dutch Grand Prix 2021?
A) Lewis Hamilton
B) Max Verstappen
C) Valtteri Bottas
D) Sebastian Vettel
3. LIC has bought 3.9 percent shares of which bank recently?
A) Canara Bank
B) Bank of Baroda
C) Punjab National Bank
D) Bank of India
4. Indian para-athlete Krishna Nagar won the gold medal in which event at the 2020 Paralympics?
A) Badminton
B) Archery
C) Tennis
D) Taekwondo
5. The book named “Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for Youth” is an upcoming book by which celebrity?
A) Meryl Streep
B) Angelina Jolie
C) Priyanka Chopra
D) Malala Yousafzai
6. Which company has launched India’s first digital payment interactive geospatial platform named Pulse?
A) Paytm
B) Google
C) PhonePe
D) Facebook
7. Companies are required to inform the SEBI when an entity holds more than ____ percent shares in a listed company?
A) 10%
B) 4%
C) 7%
D) 5%
8. Central government has recently inked Karbi Anglong Peace Agreement with which state?
A) Assam
B) Nagaland
C) Tripura
D) Sikkim
9. Jacques Rogge, who has passed away recently at the age of 79, was the former President of which of these organisations?
A) World Anti-Doping Agency
B) International Olympic Committee
C) Amnesty International
D) UNICEF
10. Nepal Government has inked an agreement with which country for the reconstruction of cultural heritage projects and health sector projects which got damaged during the 2015 earthquake?
A) China
B) United States
C) Japan
D) India
11. Who is the author of the book titled ‘A Rude Life: The Memoir’?
A) Vir Sanghvi
B) Barkha Dutt
C) Rajdeep Sardesai
D) Sagarika Ghose
12. Which country has topped the medal tally at the 2020 Summer Paralympics at Tokyo?
A) Japan
B) Great Britain
C) China
D) Australia
13. Ladakh has declared two endangered species snow leopard and which new state animal and state bird?
A. Peacock
B. Cheetah
C. Black Naked Crane
D. Humming Bird
14. Which of the following organization has released the Social Security Report 2020-22?
A. World Health Organization
B. International Labor Organization
C. Moody’s
D. World Bank
15. Recently who has approved the indigenous corona vaccine CORBEVAX for clinical trials?
A. Ministry of Finance
B. Drug Controller General of India
C. Ministry of Health
D. Central Government
16. Which of the following e-commerce company has announced the launch of Kisan Store?
A. Walmart India
B. Amazon India
C. Flipkart
D. ShopClues
17. Which of these banks has recently raised Rs 4,000 crore through Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds?
A. Canara Bank
B. State Bank Of India
C. Punjab National Bank
D. ICICI Bank
18. The government of Ireland has imposed a fine of Rs 1971 crore on which company for not maintaining transparency in the privacy policy of the users?
A. Twitter
B. WhatsApp
C. Google
D. Microsoft
ANSWERS
1. C
India finished their campaign at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 with an all-time high 19 medals which includes five gold, eight silver, and six bronze. This is the best medal tally for India at single edition of the Paralympic Games.
2. B
Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) has won the formula one Dutch Grand Prix 2021, held on September 05, 2021.
3. D
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has bought 3.9 percent (15,90,07,791 shares) of the Bank of India through open market acquisition on September 2, 2021.
4. A
Krishna Nagar of India defeated Hong Kong’s Chu Man Kai in the final of the men’s singles badminton in (SH6) category. This is India’s fifth gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
5. B
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has recently announced her upcoming book, titled “Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for Youth”. The book has been written jointly by Angelina Jolie, Amnesty International and human rights lawyer Geraldine Van Bueren QC.
6. C
PhonePe has launched a platform named PhonePe Pulse. Pulse is India’s first interactive platform with data insights and trends on digital payments.
7. D
As per SEBI guidelines, companies have to inform the stock exchanges when an entity holds more than 5 percent shares in a listed company.
8. A
The Government of India has signed a tripartite peace accord with the State government of Assam and five insurgent groups from the Karbi Anglong region in Assam, to end decades of violence in the region.
9. B
Former President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques Rogge, has passed away. He was 79.
10. D
India and Nepal have signed a Memorandum of Undertaking (MoU) for the reconstruction of 14 cultural heritage projects and 103 health sector projects in Nepal, which got damaged during the 2015 earthquake. The MoU was signed between officials from Indian Embassy in Nepal and Central Level Project Implementation Unit-CLPIU (Building) of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) of Nepal. These projects, which are located in various districts of Nepal, will be reconstructed at a cost of NRs (Nepalese Rupees) 420 crores.
11. A
Vir Sanghvi, one of India’s most recognised journalist, has come out with a memoir titled A Rude Life. ‘A Rude Life: The Memoir’ has been published by Penguin Random House.
12. C
Team China topped the final medal tally at Tokyo Paralympic Games. The country won a total of 207 medals (96 golds, 60 silvers and 51 bronzes).
13. C
Ladakh has recently declared two endangered species Snow Leopard and Black-necked Crane as the new state animal and state bird. Ladakh has adopted these species two years after its separation from the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Black-necked crane is also scientifically known as Gras nigricollis.
14. B
Recently the Social Security Report 2020-22 has been released by the International Labor Organization. According to which, more than half of the world’s population is not getting any kind of social security. In the year 2020, only 47% of the global population had effective access to a Social Security benefit.
15. B
The Drug Controller General of India has recently approved the indigenous corona vaccine CORBEVAX for clinical trials. This vaccine maker Biologicals E has been approved to conduct phase two and three clinical trials on children aged 5 to 18 years.
16. B
E-commerce company Amazon India has announced the launch of Kisan Store. The store is an online platform that enables farmers of India to have access to over 8,000 agricultural items such as farm equipment and accessories, seeds, nutrition, etc.
17. B
State Bank of India has recently raised Rs 4,000 crore through Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds. SBI has an AAA credit rating from local credit agencies while the AT1 offering is rated AA+. This is the highest rating in India for such devices.
18. B
The Government of Ireland has recently imposed a fine of Rs 1971 crore on the WhatsApp company for not maintaining transparency in the privacy policy of the users. This fine has been imposed under the action of the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union.
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