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23 SEPTEMBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. A new extinct species of hybodont shark has been discovered in which state by researchers from the Geological Survey of India?
  1.    Uttar Pradesh
  2.    Rajasthan
  3.    Bihar
  4.    Assam
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Rajasthan

A new extinct species of hybodont shark has been discovered in the Jaisalmer Basin of Rajasthan by researchers from the Geological Survey of India and the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee by a team of officers.


Question 2. Who won his second consecutive tournament of this month, the Norway Chess Open 2021 Masters section?
  1.    D Gukesh
  2.    Fareha Snel
  3.    Chimmi Grewal
  4.    Sneha Das
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> D Gukesh

India's D Gukesh won his second consecutive tournament of this month, the Norway Chess Open 2021 Masters section.


Question 3. Manika Sheokand was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of the Water Conservation Campaign for which state?
  1.    Gujarat
  2.    Madhya Pradesh
  3.    Haryana
  4.    Bihar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Haryana

VLCC Femina Miss Grand India 2020 Manika Sheokand was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of the Water Conservation Campaign for the Haryana Government.


Question 4. World Rhino Day is celebrated on which date?
  1.    September 24
  2.    September 25
  3.    September 26
  4.    September 22
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> September 22

World Rhino Day is celebrated on September 22, to make people more aware of rhinos and protect what is left of these magnificent creatures.


Question 5. OECD has marginally lowered India's growth projection for the ongoing fiscal to what amount?
  1.    5%
  2.    9.7%
  3.    3.2%
  4.    10.1%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 9.7%

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has marginally lowered India's growth projection for the ongoing fiscal to 9.7%, a reduction of 20 basis points (bps).


Question 6. An 'Electronic Park' is going to be set up in which state?
  1.    Jharkhand
  2.    Uttar Pradesh
  3.    Haryana
  4.    Gujarat
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Uttar Pradesh

The Yogi Adityanath led by Uttar Pradesh authorities have cleared a thought to strengthen an 'Electronic Park', alongside the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) area, close to Noida, to promote the electronics industry.


Question 7. Former Bengal left-arm spinner Murtaza Lodhgar, who died recently, is from which state?
  1.    Goa
  2.    Gujarat
  3.    Assam
  4.    West Bengal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Gujarat

Former Bengal left-arm spinner and Mizoram U-19 head coach Murtaza Lodhgar died of cardiac arrest. He was born in Gujarat.


Question 8. The raise of Lake Tanganyika has forced 100,000 people to migrate. The lake is in which country?
  1.    Egypt
  2.    Uganda
  3.    Chad
  4.    Burundi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Burundi

According to Save the Children charity the raise of Lake Tanganyika has forced 100,000 people to migrate from Burundi to different places in Africa.


Question 9. World's oldest living identical twins are from which country?
  1.    China
  2.    USA
  3.    Japan
  4.    India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Japan

Guinness World Records has certified two Japanese sisters as the world's oldest living identical twins at 107. Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama were born the third and fourth of 11 siblings on Shodoshima island in western Japan on Nov. 5, 1913.


Question 10. The Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) was opened for visitors almost after a gap of over 5 months in which city?
  1.    Guwahati
  2.    Shillong
  3.    Dehradun
  4.    Shimla
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Shimla

The 18th-century British-Era building of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) in Shimla was opened for visitors almost after a gap of over 5 months.


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