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3 SEPTEMBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 2 of 2 pages
Question 11. Who among these has been given the additional charge of Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh by President Ramnath Kovind?
  1.    Banwarilal Purohit
  2.    Ganga Prasad
  3.    C. Vidyasagar Rao
  4.    Durai Murugan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Banwarilal Purohit

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has been given the additional charge as Governor of Punjab, in addition to his duties, by President Ramnath Kovind.


Question 12. NMCG has inked an agreement with which institute for 'Capacity Building on Integrated River Basin Management with a focus on Geospatial Technology in Riverine Ecosystem'?
  1.    Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) South Asia Program
  2.    The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
  3.    University of Pennsylvania Institute for the Advanced Study of India (UPIASI)
  4.    South Asian Institute for Advanced Research and Development (SAIARD)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> South Asian Institute for Advanced Research and Development (SAIARD)

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and South Asian Institute for Advanced Research and Development (SAIARD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create an academic platform for young students and develop a research and capacity building hub to support regional development in the eastern region.


Question 13. Which bank has launched the first-ever floating ATM on a Houseboat in Dal Lake of Srinagar?
  1.    Punjab National Bank
  2.    Bank of Baroda
  3.    State Bank of India
  4.    Union Bank of India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> State Bank of India

The State Bank of India (SBI) has opened a floating ATM on Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.


Question 14. The annual military exercise KAZIND-21 is being conducted between the Indian Army and which Army?
  1.    Kenya
  2.    Kuwait
  3.    Kazakhstan
  4.    Kyrgyzstan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Kazakhstan

The India-Kazakhstan joint military exercise "KAZIND-21" commenced Training Node Aisha Bibi, Kazakhstan.


Question 15. Which country has passed the world's first law to force tech companies to offer alternative payment systems?
  1.    South Korea
  2.    Italy
  3.    France
  4.    India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> South Korea

South Korean lawmakers passed the world's first law to force tech giants such as Google and Apple to offer alternative payment systems on their app stores.


Question 16. Which institution released the Quarterly House Price Index (HPI)?
  1.    National Housing Bank
  2.    NITI Aayog
  3.    Reserve Bank of India
  4.    National Statistics Office
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Reserve Bank of India

The Reserve Bank releases a quarterly house price index (HPI) based on transaction-level data received from housing registration authorities in ten major cities.


Question 17. The Ubreathe Life is a living-plant based air purifier, developed by which institute?
  1.    IIT Ropar and Kanpur
  2.    IIT Ropar
  3.    IIT Delhi
  4.    IIT Madras
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> IIT Ropar and Kanpur

Scientists at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Ropar and Kanpur have jointly launched a living-plant based air purifier named "Ubreathe Life", that will boost the air purification process in the indoor spaces.


Question 18. Supertech twin tower case, which has been seen in the news, is associated with which state?
  1.    Kerala
  2.    Maharashtra
  3.    Uttar Pradesh
  4.    Karnataka
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has called for an inquiry and strict action against guilty officers in Noida in the illegal twin tower case.


Question 19. The Mera Kaam Mera Maan (MKMM) scheme has been launched by which state to help in enhancing the skills of unemployed youths?
  1.    Punjab
  2.    Madhya Pradesh
  3.    Maharashtra
  4.    Rajasthan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Punjab

Captain Amarinder Singh led the Punjab government has launched a scheme titled 'Mera Kaam Mera Maan (MKMM)'.


Question 20. Which Indian city has announced mandatory RT-PCR test for passengers arriving from Europe, China, Middle East and few more countries?
  1.    Bengaluru
  2.    Mumbai
  3.    New Delhi
  4.    Kochi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Mumbai

Maharashtra's capital city, Mumbai has made the RT-PCR test mandatory for international passengers arriving from Europe, China, Middle East and few more countries.


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