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10 SEPTEMBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. How much amount has been allocated to the PLI Scheme in the Union Budget 2021-22?
  1.    Rs 1.97 lakh crore
  2.    Rs 1.45 lakh crore
  3.    Rs 1.81 lakh crore
  4.    Rs 1.68 lakh crore
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Rs 1.97 lakh crore

The PLI scheme has been announced in the Union Budget 2021-22, for 13 sectors, at an outlay of Rs 1.97 lakh crore.


Question 2. Who chaired the 13th BRICS Summit virtually?
  1.    Vladimir Putin
  2.    PM Narendra Modi
  3.    Jair Bolsanaro
  4.    Xi Jinping
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chaired the 13th BRICS Summit virtually.


Question 3. Which Indian Minister has been named as the Sherpa for the G20 when India holds the Presidency of the group?
  1.    Nitin Gadkari
  2.    Kiren Rijiju
  3.    Venkaiah Naidu
  4.    Piyush Goyal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Minister has been appointed as India's Sherpa for the G20 in 2023 (18th edition).


Question 4. What is the projected GDP growth rate of India in FY22 as per the S&P Global Ratings?
  1.    8.5%
  2.    7.5%
  3.    9.5%
  4.    10.5%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 9.5%

S&P Global Ratings has revised India's growth forecast and now expects the economy to grow: 9.5 percent in 2021-22 (FY22).


Question 5. Kongthong village, which has been nominated as UNWTO 'Best Tourism Village', is located in which state?
  1.    Meghalaya
  2.    Mizoram
  3.    Arunachal Pradesh
  4.    Manipur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Meghalaya

Meghalaya's Whistling village, Kongthong, has been nominated by the Ministry of Tourism for the UNWTO (World Tourism Organisation) 'Best Tourism Villages' award.


Question 6. Which bank has launched the POS device 'WisePOSGo', an all in one swiping machine to process business payments?
  1.    Bank of Maharashtra
  2.    Karnataka Bank
  3.    Andhra Bank
  4.    IndusInd Bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Karnataka Bank

The Karnataka Bank has launched an all-in-one Point-of-Sales (POS) swiping machine dubbed as 'WisePOSGo', for its merchant customers to process business payments.


Question 7. HDFC Bank has partnered with which organisation to provide credit support to the MSME sector?
  1.    Khadi and Village Industries Commission
  2.    National Institute of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
  3.    National Small Industries Corporation
  4.    Small Industries Development Bank of India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> National Small Industries Corporation

HDFC Bank has signed an MoU with the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) for providing credit support to the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector.


Question 8. Which state government has decided to issue domicile certificates to the students studying outside the state?
  1.    Chhattisgarh
  2.    Goa
  3.    Maharashtra
  4.    Delhi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh government has decided to issue domicile certificates to the students studying outside the state.


Question 9. Which Name of the portal launched by the Ministry of Environment to regulate air pollution in 132 Non-Attainment cities across the country?
  1.    PARIVESH
  2.    HARIYALI
  3.    VAYU
  4.    PRANA
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> PRANA

Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav launched a portal named PRANA, for the regulation of air pollution in 132 cities across the country.


Question 10. The Ministry of Coal has constituted a task force committee to oversee the coal-based hydrogen production program. Who is the head of this task force?
  1.    Ramapati Tripathi
  2.    Shipra Mishra
  3.    Ritesh Chauhan
  4.    Vinod Kumar Tiwari
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Vinod Kumar Tiwari

Ministry of Coal has constituted two committees one is a task force to oversee the program and another is a committee of experts to give guidance to the Ministry to Prepare Road Map for Coal-based Hydrogen Production. The task force has been constituted under the chairmanship of Coal Additional Secretary Vinod Kumar Tiwari.


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