Current Affairs Quiz: 29 September 2021

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Top 10 Questions Based on Current Affairs 29 September 2021

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1. Who was appointed (in Sep ’21) as the head of the newly set-up ‘Task Force’ to enhance sustainable finance architecture of India?
   1) Arvind Panagariya
   2) Tarun Bajaj
   3) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
   4) Urjit Patel
   5) Ajay Seth
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-5) Ajay Seth
   Explanation:
   The government of India has set up a task force under Ajay Seth, Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs(DEA), Ministry of Finance, to strengthen the road map to enhance the sustainable finance architecture of India.
   
   
   
2. In September 2021, the GST Council appointed _________ as the head of the Group of Ministers(GoM) to review the current tax slabs, and other GoM headed by ________ for reviewing options to minimize tax evasion.
   1) Basavaraj Bommai; Manish Sisodia
   2) Pinarayi Vijayan; Amit Mitra
   3) Ajit Pawar; Pinarayi Vijayan
   4) Ajit Pawar; Dushyant Chautala
   5) Basavaraj Bommai; Ajit Pawar
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-5) Basavaraj Bommai; Ajit Pawar
   Explanation:
   Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council appointed CM of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommaias, as the head of the Group of Ministers(GoM) to review the current tax slabs, and other GoM headed by Ajit Pawar, Deputy CM of Maharashtra, for reviewing options to minimize tax evasion.
   
   
   
3. Where did Union Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurate India’s 1st ‘Sports Arbitration Centre of India’?
   1) Gujarat
   2) Haryana
   3) Karnataka
   4) New Delhi
   5) Madhya Pradesh
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-1) Gujarat
   Explanation:
   Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurated India’s 1st ‘Sports Arbitration Centre of India’ (SACI) in Gujarat. The SACI will serve as an independent body to redress the disputes in the sports sector and expand the country’s sports sector.
   
   
   
4. In September 2021, __________ was dissolved by the Government into ________ Defence PSUs that are entirely owned by the Government of India.
   1) Hindustan Shipyard Limited; 6
   2) Ordnance Factory Board; 6
   3) Hindustan Shipyard Limited; 7
   4) Ordnance Factory Board; 7
   5) Bharat Dynamics; 6
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-4) Ordnance Factory Board; 7
   Explanation:
   Ordnance Factory Board was dissolved by the Government into 7 Defence Public Sector Units (DPSUs) to corporatize the production in the Defence sector.
   About Ordnance Factory Board (OFB);
   Headquarters – Ayudh Bhawan, Kolkata
   Chairman – C S Vishwakarma, IOFS
   
   
   
5. In September 2021, DRDO successfully flight-tested a new version of Akash Missile namely _______, a medium-range mobile_________ missile system that is equipped with an indigenous active Radio Frequency seeker for improved accuracy.
   1) Akash-II; Surface-to-Air
   2) Akash Prime; Air-to-Air
   3) Akash Prime; Surface-to-Air
   4) Akash-II; Air-to-Air
   5) Akash Arrow-4; Surface-to-Air
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-3) Akash Prime; Surface-to-Air
   Explanation:
   Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested a new version of Akash Missile namely ‘Akash Prime’, a medium-range mobile Surface-to-Air missile system that is equipped with an indigenous active Radio Frequency seeker for improved accuracy.
   About DRDO:
   Chairman– Dr G. Satheesh Reddy
   Headquarter– New Delhi
   
   
   
6. Which Country (in Sept’ 21) tested a ‘Raytheon hypersonic weapon’ that can plunder the reaction time of rivals?
   1) Japan
   2) Russia
   3) China
   4) USA
   5) India
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-4) USA
   Explanation:
   Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the United States (USA) successfully tested a Raytheon hypersonic weapon, an air-breathing hypersonic weapon that can plunder the reaction time of rivals and traditional defeat mechanisms for the Air Force.
   i. Russia had also tested a Tsirkon(Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile in July 2021.
   
   
   
7. Who won 2021’s ‘IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup’ that was held in Doha, Qatar?
   1) Aditya Mehta
   2) Mark Selby
   3) Shaun Murphy
   4) Babar Masih
   5) Pankaj Advani
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-5) Pankaj Advani
   Explanation:
   Indian snooker player Pankaj Advani won his 24th world title by winning the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) 6-Red Snooker World Cup 2021.
   
   
   
8. Who authored the memoir titled ‘My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future’?
   1) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
   2) Indra Nooyi
   3) Mary Barra
   4) Jane Fraser
   5) Suneeta Reddy
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-2) Indra Nooyi
   Explanation:
   Indra Nooyi, former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo Inc, penned her memoir titled ‘My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future’.
   
   
   
9. __________ was the theme of 2021’s ‘World Rabies Day’ that is annually observed across the globe on ___________.
   1) Rabies: Facts, not Fear; 28th September
   2) Rabies: Facts, not Fear; 27th September
   3) Rabies: Share the message. Save a life; 28th September
   4) End Rabies: Collaborate, Vaccinate; 27th September
   5) End Rabies: Collaborate, Vaccinate; 28th September
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-1) Rabies: Facts, not Fear; 28th September
   Explanation:
   “Rabies: Facts, not Fear” was the theme of 2021’s ‘World Rabies Day’ that is annually observed across the globe on 28th September. The day also marks the death anniversary of Louis Pasteur, the French biologist, microbiologist and chemist, who developed the first rabies vaccine.
   
   
   
10. In September 2021, the national food regulator, FSSAI cited a Pan-India survey result that India will become industrial trans-fat free by 2022. What is the permissible Trans-fat level set by FSSAI for the year 2021?
    1) 1.5%
    2) 3%
    3) 4%
    4) 5.5%
    5) 6.5%
    

    Answer & Explanation

    Answer-2) 3%
    Explanation:
    The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) released guidelines to reduce the permissible level of Trans-Fatty Acids (TFA) in oils and fats to 3% for 2021.