Sail E0 Webinar

General Knowledge > Current Affairs > Current Affairs - September 2021

17 SEPTEMBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. India's first CO2 capture plant, which extracts CO2 directly from the blast furnace gas has been launched by which company?
  1.    BHEL
  2.    Larsen and Toubro
  3.    Tata Steel
  4.    ONGC
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Tata Steel

Tata Steel has commissioned India's first carbon capture plant that extracts CO2 directly from the blast furnace gas, at its Jamshedpur Works.


Question 2. The AI-based language translator software 'Project Udaan' has been launched by which Indian institute?
  1.    IIT Delhi
  2.    IIT Kanpur
  3.    IIT Madras
  4.    IIT Bombay
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> IIT Bombay

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has launched 'Project Udaan', a language translator, to break the language barrier in education, which hampers the flow of the message.


Question 3. Lasith Malinga, who has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, played for which country?
  1.    Bangladesh
  2.    West Indies
  3.    Sri Lanka
  4.    Afghanistan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.


Question 4. The National Florence Nightingale Awards 2020 has been conferred upon how many awardees by President Ramnath Kovind?
  1.    72
  2.    34
  3.    51
  4.    65
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 51

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, conferred the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2020 at a virtual ceremony The award was presented to 51 health care workers and nurses for their selfless dedication and compassion, especially during COVID-19 pandemic.


Question 5. India is participating in the 6th Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION -2021, of SCO member states Which country is hosting the exercise?
  1.    Australia
  2.    Russia
  3.    India
  4.    China
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Russia

The Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION- 2021 is being hosted by Russia in the Orenburg Region of South-West Russia.


Question 6. The Campaign titled Shoonya has been launched by which organisation to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles?
  1.    NITI Aayog
  2.    ISRO
  3.    SBI
  4.    IIT Madras
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> NITI Aayog

Government think tank NITI Aayog in collaboration with US-based Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and RMI India, has launched a campaign named Shoonya to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles by working with consumers and industry.


Question 7. Which country has commenced the world's biggest trial of a blood test where they will detect more than 50 types of cancer?
  1.    China
  2.    United Kingdom
  3.    France
  4.    Russia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> United Kingdom

The United Kingdom's state-run National Health Service (NHS) has commenced the world's biggest trial of a blood test where they will detect more than 50 types of cancer.


Question 8. Who has won the National Florence Nightingale Award 2021 for service amid COVID-19?
  1.    Bhagyalakshmi Rao
  2.    Aswathy Kumar
  3.    Bhanumati Gheewala
  4.    Clara Barton
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Bhanumati Gheewala

The Florence Nightingale Award will be given to a nurse, Bhanumati Gheewala, from Sir Sayajirao General Hospital, Gujarat.


Question 9. What is the theme of the 2021 World Ozone Day?
  1.    Keep Cool and Carry on: The Montreal Protocol
  2.    Montreal Protocol - keeping us, our food and vaccines cool
  3.    Ozone for life: 35 years of ozone layer protection
  4.    32 years and Healing
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Montreal Protocol - keeping us, our food and vaccines cool

The theme for 2021 World Ozone Day is 'Montreal Protocol - keeping us, our food and vaccines cool.'


Question 10. The UNSC called for an emergency meeting to discuss which country?
  1.    Afghanistan
  2.    Pakistan
  3.    North Korea
  4.    China
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> North Korea

The UN Security Council called for an emergency meeting on September 16, 2021, to discuss the recent ballistic missile launches by North Korea.


Latest Videos

Latest Test Papers