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5 SEPTEMBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

Total Questions : 20 | Page 1 of 2 pages
Question 1. Indian Army has signed a contract with a Bengaluru-based company for how many drones are 'SkyStrikers'?
  1.    75
  2.    100
  3.    50
  4.    35
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 100

The Indian Army signed a contract worth Rs 100 crore with a Bengaluru-based company to procure 100 drones called 'SkyStrikers' to give a major boost to India's arsenal.


Question 2. Which country has signed a project agreement with India's ministry of defence for the co-development of ALUAV?
  1.    Indian
  2.    China
  3.    USA
  4.    Russia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> USA

India and the United States have signed an agreement for cooperation in the development of Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV).


Question 3. Which nation's first-ever batch of female soldiers has graduated?
  1.    UAE
  2.    Saudi Arabia
  3.    Qatar
  4.    Afghanistan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's first-ever batch of women soldiers has graduated from the Armed Forces Women's Cadre Training Centre.


Question 4. Which country has topped the Hurun India Future Unicorn List 2021?
  1.    China
  2.    United States
  3.    Singapore
  4.    Russia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> United States

The USA is on top followed by China on second. USA has 396 and China has 277 unicorns.


Question 5. PM Modi virtually addressed the 6th Eastern Economic Forum. Which country is the host of the EEF Summit 2021?
  1.    Australia
  2.    France
  3.    Germany
  4.    Russia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Russia

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi virtually addressed the plenary session of the 6th Eastern Economic Forum, organised in Vladivostok, Russia.


Question 6. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has constituted a Committee to review the existing guidelines of the Journalist Welfare Scheme. Who is the head of this committee?
  1.    Ashok Kumar Tandon
  2.    Ravinder Kumar
  3.    Sachidanand Murthy
  4.    Pankaj Salodia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Ashok Kumar Tandon

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has constituted a Committee to look into the existing guidelines of the Journalist Welfare Scheme and make appropriate recommendations for changes to the guidelines.


Question 7. What is the target year set by the Government to reach USD 5 billion defence exports?
  1.    2022
  2.    2024
  3.    2023
  4.    2025
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 2024

DefExpo-2022 aims to achieve 'Aatmanirbharta' in defence and reach USD 5 billion defence exports target by 2024.


Question 8. Praveen Kumar has claimed a silver medal in which event at the Tokyo Paralympics Games?
  1.    Discuss Throw
  2.    Shotput
  3.    Javelin Throw
  4.    High Jump
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> High Jump

Indian para-athlete Praveen Kumar has claimed a silver medal in the men's high jump T64 event at Tokyo Paralympics.


Question 9. Which organization has developed the D4S system for Indian defence?
  1.    HAL
  2.    ISRO
  3.    CSIR
  4.    DRDO
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> DRDO

The Drone Detect, Deter and Destroy system (D4S), developed by DRDO and manufactured by BEL, is the first indigenously developed anti-drone system to be inducted into the Indian Armed Forces.


Question 10. Which university has topped in the list of Times World University Rankings 2022?
  1.    Harvard University
  2.    Stanford University
  3.    University of Oxford
  4.    California Institute of Technology
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> University of Oxford

UK's University of Oxford has topped the list for the sixth consecutive year, followed by California Institute of Technology, Harvard University, and Stanford University at second, third, and fourth positions, respectively.


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