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September GK Quiz

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following countries has been elected to the Council of Administration (CA) at 27th Universal Postal

Union (UPU) Congress in Abidjan recently?

a)

China

b)

South korea

c)

Japan

d)

India

2.

Indian Oil to build India‘s first green hydrogen plant at _______.

a)

Mathura Refinery

b)

Barauni Refinery

c)

Panipat Refinery

d)

Bhopal Refinery

3.

Recently, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal announced the setting up of a Skill Institute on Marine Studies at _______ under Indian Maritime University, Chennai.

a)

Guwahati

b)

Bhopal

c)

Udaipur

d)

Karnal

4.

Recently, the national launch of Y Break App was organized. This App is related with _______.

a)

Cultivation of bamboo in farmland

b)

Cultivation of medicinal plants in farmland

c)

Cultivation of sugarcane in farmland

d)

Cultivation of aromatic plants in farmland

5.

Recently, Karnataka government has decided to set up a spices park in _______ district.

a)

Shimoga

b)

Chikkamagaluru

c)

Mysuru

d)

East Kannada

6.

National Sports Day is celebrated on 29th August every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of _______.

a)

Kapil Dev

b)

Abhinav Bindra

c)

Major Dhyan Chand

d)

Prakash Padukone

7.

Who among the following has chaired the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East,

including the Palestinian question?

a)

Harsh Vardhan Shringla

b)

S Jaishankar

c)

Vikram Gokhale

d)

Deepak Rathi

8.

Name the Indian Grandmaster who won the Barcelona Open chess tournament title recently.

a)

S P Sethuraman

b)

Vipin Rawat

c)

Abhimanyu Kumaran

d)

Karthikeyan Murali

9.

India observes National Small Industry Day on _______.

a)

August 21

b)

August 24

c)

August 28

d)

August 30

10.

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is observed on:

a)

21th August

b)

23rd August

c)

26th August

d)

30th August

11.

Which of the following Asian countries has hosted the International Climate Summit 2020-21 in physical and

virtual mode?

a)

Malaysia

b)

Indonesia

c)

India

d)

South Korea

12.

The Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has commissioned indigenously built Indian Coast Guard Ship _______ in

Chennai.

a)

Virupaksha

b)

Vigraha

c)

Vineet

d)

Viraat

13.

Indian Government will soon launch a Special Incentives scheme to support _______ Start-Ups in areas of

Telemedicine, Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence to coincide with the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

a)

54

b)

25

c)

49

d)

75

14.

In which states / union territories SDRF Headquarters SUKOON, a 24x7 Mental Health Helpline was inaugurated

recently:

a)

Jammu & Kashmir

b)

Ladakh

c)

Uttarakhand

d)

Himachal Pradesh

15.

Recently, Hakainde Hichilema has been sworn in as the new President of:

a)

The Gambia

b)

Zambia

c)

Senegal

d)

Eritrea

16.

Recently, India has come up with its own version of the caller ID and blocking application, called _______.

a)

BharatCaller

b)

IndiaCaller

c)

HindustanCaller

d)

DeshCaller

17.

Recently, Central government‘s flagship financial inclusion programme, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

completes _______ years.

a)

3

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

18.

Which is the first city in South Asia to launch its Climate Action Plan?

a)

Singapore

b)

Dhaka

c)

Karachi

d)

Mumbai

19.

Recently, The BRICS Environment Ministers have adopted the _______ which is aimed at furthering the spirit of

cooperation for continuity, consolidation and consensus in the environment among the BRICS Nations.

a)

New Delhi Statement

b)

Brasilia Statement

c)

Beijing Statement

d)

Durban Statement

20.

Name the Bollywood actor who agreed to become the brand ambassador of Delhi govt‘s "Desh Ke Mentors"

program which will be launched soon.

a)

Ajay Devgan

b)

Shahrukh Khan

c)

Salman Khan

d)

Sonu Sood

21.

Recently, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav dedicated the first functional Smog

Tower in India in _______.

a)

Delhi

b)

Mumbai

c)

Chandigarh

d)

Shimla

22.

Recently, The Ministry of Coal has constituted a Task Force and Expert Committee to Prepare Road Map for Coal

based Hydrogen Production. Who among the following is the head of this task force?

a)

Secretary in the Ministry of Coal

b)

Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs

c)

Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Coal

d)

Vice Chairman NITI Aayog

23.

Recently, India and Kazakhstan carried out the 5th edition of the annual bilateral joint exercise _______ strengthening military diplomacy between the two countries.

a)

Maitrayee

b)

Dosti

c)

KAZIND-21

d)

Mitrata- 21

24.

Which is the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age of two against Covid-19, using home

grown jabs not recognized by the World Health Organization?

a)

Cuba

b)

Portugal

c)

Ireland

d)

Suriname

25.

Which is the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender?

a)

Albania

b)

Greece

c)

El Salvador

d)

Mexico

26.

Name, India‟s first floating missile test range that will commence its sea trials?

a)

Anvesh

b)

Vishesh

c)

Abhay

d)

Amar

27.

Which of the following states recently announced that a 500-sqkm dugong conservation reserve will soon be set up

in the Palk Bay?

a)

Kerala

b)

Karnataka

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Maharashtra

28.

India‟s first badminton player to win a gold medal in the history of the para Games at Tokyo Paralympics 2020 is

a)

Amit Bhandari

b)

Vidit Tyagi

c)

Suhas L Y

d)

Pramod Bhagat

29.

Who among the following is the first visiting opening batsman to score a hundred in all three formats in England?

a)

Babar Azam

b)

K L Rahul

c)

Rohit Sharma

d)

David Warner

30.

International Literacy Day is celebrated every year on:

a)

2nd September

b)

5th September

c)

7th September

d)

8th September

31.

Who has been appointed as India‟s Sherpa for the G20 by Indian government?

a)

Anurag Thakur

b)

Mansukh Mandaviya

c)

Piyush Goyal

d)

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

32.

Who has been recently named as acting Prime Minister of the new government in Afghanistan?

a)

Mullah Mohammad Hassan

b)

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar

c)

Sirajuddin Haqqani

d)

Zabihullah Mujahid

33.

The theme for the 13th BRICS Summit 2021is _______.

a)

“Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth”

b)

BRICS: economic growth for an innovative future

c)

BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS cooperation for continuity, consolidation and consensus‟

d)

"BRICS in India: Collaboration for Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity in the 4th Industrial Revolution"

34.

Who among the following has become the first Australian of Indian descent to serve on the NSW Supreme Court

bench?

a)

Atul Demale

b)

Shaheen Gauhar

c)

Deepak Kulshrestha

d)

Hament Dhanji

35.

Which of the following places recently got the world‟s first "green‟ mosque?

a)

Jeddah

b)

Dubai

c)

Tehran

d)

Riyadh

36.

The first woman to lead Adobe India is

a)

Prativa Mohapatra

b)

Aditi Jha

c)

Gautami Raha

d)

Deepika Gulati

37.

Baby Rani Maurya has resigned as the Governor of _______.

a)

Sikkim

b)

Uttarakhand

c)

Himachal Pradesh

d)

Haryana

38.

Which of the following states recently has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Amazon India to boost the export of MSME sector?

a)

Gujarat

b)

Karnataka

c)

Madhya Pradesh

d)

Haryana

39.

Who has become the first professional golfer in the world to receive the prestigious 10-year Dubai Golden Visa in

recognition of his outstanding achievements in the sport?

a)

Jeev Milkha Singh

b)

Rory Macllroy

c)

John Rahm

d)

Justin Thomas

40.

Name the first Arab woman who was elected President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature

(IUCN), one of the world‟s largest and best-known conservation institutions recently.

a)

Gauhar Khatoon

b)

Razan Al Mubarak

c)

Sulaik Al Mubarak

d)

Mohima Zeenat

41.

Which of the following has become the first city in the northern region to implement City Visitor Information and

Record Management System (CVIRMS)?

a)

Shimla

b)

Shrinagar

c)

Karnal

d)

Amritsar

42.

India‘s first 4-km long 8-lane tunnel will also be built in _______ which will pass through Mukundara Tiger

Reserve.

a)

Delhi-Mumbai greenfield expressway

b)

Chennai-Kanyakumari greenfield expressway

c)

Bhopal-Nagpur greenfield expressway

d)

Guwahati-Dimapur greenfield expressway

43.

Recently, US, UK and Australia have announced the formation of _______ a new trilateral security partnership for

Indo-Pacific region.

a)

FRIENDS 21

b)

VIBGYOR

c)

AUKUS

d)

ONE

44.

Name the state-run power sector lender which became the first Indian entity to launch Euro-denominated green

bond with a €300-million (about $352 million) issuance.

a)

PFC

b)

State Bank of India

c)

Jio Payments Bank

d)

HDFC Bank

45.

Which of the following has recently become the first steelmaker in the world to issue sustainability linked bonds

(SLBs)?

a)

Essar Steel

b)

ISPAT

c)

Tata Steel

d)

JSW Steel

46.

Recently, According to Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Anupriya Patel, Gems and Jewellery sector

contributes around _______ per cent to GDP and employs 50 lakh people.

a)

Three

b)

Five

c)

Seven

d)

Nine

47.

Recently, The UNESCO designated Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD) as the world‘s first ‗five-country biosphere

reserve‘. The biosphere reserve does not fall in:

a)

Austria

b)

Hungary

c)

Italy

d)

Slovenia

48.

'Mangalyaan‘, India‘s Mars Orbiter Mission, was tracked from _______.

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

Fiji

d)

Indonesia

49.

The International Equal Pay Day, celebrated on _______ represents the longstanding efforts towards the

achievement of equal pay for work of equal value.

a)

15 September

b)

17 September

c)

18 September

d)

21 September

50.

Recently, Three Bangladeshi films have been selected for the 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) to be

held at Haeundae, Busan in _______.

a)

Thailand

b)

Vietnam

c)

Singapore

d)

South Korea

51.

Which of the following districts has become the first district in India to initiate communication in the Motor

Vehicles Department (MVD) through a digital wireless network?

a)

Vishakhapatnam

b)

Bhopal

c)

Ernakulam

d)

Lucknow

52.

Nagaland‘s first Software Technology Park of India is inaugurated in _______.

a)

Kiphire

b)

Kohima

c)

Longleng

d)

Mokokchung

53.

India‘s first electric highway is likely to come up between _______ soon.

a)

Delhi and Jaipur

b)

Mumbai and Nagpur

c)

Bhopal and Jabalpur

d)

Raipur and Bhilai

54.

Recently, 15th Edition of _______ Joint Military Training, Exercise Surya Kiran between Indian Army and Nepali

Army is commencing at Pithoragarh (UK).

a)

Indo –Bangladesh

b)

Indo – Nepal

c)

Indo – Myanmar

d)

Indo – Bhutan

55.

Recently, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched _______ a student-scientist connect programme of the

Ministry of Science and Technology, will be extended to cover schools in over 700 districts of India within one

year.

a)

"UNIQUE"

b)

"FIRST"

c)

"JIGYASA"

d)

"INTEREST"

56.

Which of the following countries has voted in the first cabinet to be dominated by women since the multi-party

system was introduced 30 years ago?

a)

Greece

b)

Albania

c)

Italy

d)

Croatia

57.

What is the percentage of FDI allowed in telecom equipment manufacturing and provision of IT enabled services?

a)

49%

b)

51%

c)

80%

d)

100%

58.

The first State in India to Start Vehicle Registration under new "BH" Series is

a)

Gujarat

b)

Odisha

c)

Jharkhand

d)

West Bengal

59.

The National Sample Survey conducted the All India Debt & Investment Survey in 2019 which unfolded that the

wealthiest 10 percent Indians possess _______ percent of total urban area assets.

a)

35.5

b)

40.2

c)

48.6

d)

55.7

60.

World Bamboo Day is celebrated on:

a)

September 13

b)

September 16

c)

September 18

d)

September 20