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16 SEPTEMBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 2 of 2 pages
Question 11. RBI has launched the 'Third Cohort' under the Regulatory Sandbox (RS). What is the theme of this cohort?
  1.    Cross Border Payments
  2.    MSME Lending
  3.    Blockchain Technology
  4.    Retail Payments
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> MSME Lending

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the theme for the Third Cohort under the Regulatory Sandbox (RS) as 'MSME Lending'.


Question 12. Who is the winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2021?
  1.    Susanna Clarke
  2.    Barbara Kidd
  3.    Marleen Beaulieu
  4.    Josee Vallee
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Susanna Clarke

English author Susanna Clarke has won the Women's Prize for Fiction 2021 for her second novel 'Piranesi'.


Question 13. India has declared to institutionalise regular Defence Dialogue with which region, on the sidelines of the biennial DefExpo military exhibition?
  1.    Africa
  2.    Europe
  3.    Europe
  4.    Asia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Africa

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.


Question 14. National Engineer's Day is being celebrated in India on which day?
  1.    September 15
  2.    September 12
  3.    September 14
  4.    September 11
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> September 15

In India, Engineer's Day is celebrated on September 15 every year, since 1968, to recognise the contribution of engineers in the development of the nation.


Question 15. Cricket player Brendan Taylor has announced his retirement from international cricket. Did he play for which country?
  1.    Australia
  2.    Zimbabwe
  3.    Ireland
  4.    West Indies
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Zimbabwe

Former Zimbabwe skipper and wicket-keeper batsman Brendan Taylor has announced his retirement from international cricket.


Question 16. Which state has declared encroachment of temple land as a cognizable and non-bailable offence?
  1.    Kerala
  2.    Tamil Nadu
  3.    Telangana
  4.    Karnataka
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a bill that makes the encroachment of properties belonging to religious institutions a cognizable and non-bailable offence.


Question 17. The first-ever in-person QUAD Leaders' Summit is scheduled to be held in which country?
  1.    India
  2.    United States
  3.    Australia
  4.    Japan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> United States

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.


Question 18. The International Day of Democracy is being celebrated every year on which date?
  1.    September 11
  2.    September 15
  3.    September 13
  4.    September 12
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> September 15

The International Day of Democracy is celebrated across the world on 15 September every year, since 2008.


Question 19. The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of the Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in which city?
  1.    Lucknow
  2.    Aligarh
  3.    Agra
  4.    Gorakhpur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Aligarh

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University at Aligarh, in Uttar Pradesh.


Question 20. Which is the first bank in India to launch real-time online tracking for cross-border payments for corporate clients in partnership with SWIFT GPI?
  1.    ICICI Bank
  2.    Standard Chartered
  3.    DBS Bank
  4.    HSBC Bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> DBS Bank

DBS Bank has launched real-time online tracking for cross-border payments for its corporate clients, in partnership with SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (GPI).


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