Current affairs

2. Introduction
• Assistant Commandant
Divya Gupta
• Served 5 Years in CRPF
• Cleared -
CAPF,AFCAT,SSC &
OTHERS
• Post graduate in polity

3. SEPTEMBER CURRENT
AFFAIRS

4. 1. V.S. Gaitonde, who was seen in news recently, is associated
with which profession?
[A] Sportsperson
[B] Artist
[C] Lawyer
[D] Politician
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5. Ans.B
A painting of V.S. Gaitonde has become the most expensive
work of art by an Indian artist, as it has fetched Rs 32 Crore at
an auction held at Mumbai auction house Pundole.
The untitled oil-on-canvas painting was created in the year
1974 and was bought by an unnamed international buyer
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6. 2. When is the ‘International Literacy Day’ celebrated across the
world?
[A] September 8
[B] September 9
[C] September 10
[D] September 11
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7. Ans. A
The International Literacy Day was observed on September 8 every
year, across the world.
The first International Literacy Day was declared at the UNESCO
General Conference in 1966.
The day aims to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals and
communities around the world.
The theme of this year’s International Day focusses on “Literacy
teaching and learning in the Covid-19 crisis and beyond.”
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8. 3. What is the name of the new brand identity of Vodafone
Idea?
[A] Id-fone
[B] Voidea
[C] VI
[D] Mi
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9. Ans.C
The Vodafone Idea Limited has revealed its new integrated brand
identity “VI” (read as ‘We’), using just the initials of both Vodafone and
Idea.
The new brand name has been launched after 2 years since the merger
of Vodafone and Idea took place.
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10. 4. What is the name of the illegal software that has been
blocked by Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Indian Railways?
[A] Tik Tok
[B] Pub G
[C] Real Mango
[D] Real Apple
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11. Ans.C
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Indian Railways has disrupted
the operation of illegal software called “Real Mango”, in a nationwide
investigation.
The investigation was made on account of increase in touting activity
after restart of the passenger train services. RPF have been able to
arrest 50 criminals so far including the King pin (system developer) and
key managers involved in operation of this illegal software.
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12. 5. Which renowned Scientist is called the Father of Indian Radio
Astronomy?
[A] Govind Swarup
[B] C S Seshadri
[C] M S Raghunathan
[D] V K Kapahi
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13. Ans.A
Scientist and radio astronomer, Professor Govind
Swarup is called the Father of Indian Radio
Astronomy.
The renowned astronomer has recently passed
away due to illness at the age of 91.
He was the founding director of the National Centre
for Radio Astrophysics of the Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research (TIFR).
He received various awards including the Padma
Shree and the Bhatnagar Award.
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14. 6. Which Indian city is to play host to the Asia’s largest aero
show, Aero India-21?
[A] Gurgaon
[B] Bengaluru
[C] Vishakhapatnam
[D] Kolkata
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15. Ans.B
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched the website of Aero
India 2021, which is claimed to be the largest aero show of Asia.
The 13th edition of show is scheduled to be held at Air Force Station,
Yelahanka, Bengaluru from February 3 to February 7 next year.
The newly launched website will host and stream all online services
related to the event.
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16. 7. What is the name of the social activist and Arya Samaj Leader
who has passed away recently?
[A] Swami Agnivesh
[B] Narendra Kumar Swain
[C] Govind Swarup
[D] Kesavananda Bharati
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17. Veteran Social activist and former Haryana
MLA Swami Agnivesh has recently passed
away in Delhi, after he was suffering from
liver cirrhosis.
• Swami Agnivesh was considered as a
revolutionary leader of Arya Samaj and had
led a campaign against bonded labour and
female foeticide.
• He was also an advocate for the dialogue
between religions.
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Ans.A

18. 8. Which Ministry has notified regulations for upgrading
emission & safety features in Indian automobiles?
[A] Ministry of Home Affairs
[B] Ministry of Environment
[C] Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
[D] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
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19. Ans. C
The Union Ministry of Road Transport has notified regulations for
upgrading emission & safety features in Indian automobiles.
The Ministry has also issued draft notifications for anti-lock braking
systems (ABS), airbags, reverse parking assist and crash standards for
Indian vehicles.
The Ministry has stated that there are plans to bring Indian automotive
industry at par with developed nations in such regulations.
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20. 9. Which country was hit by the storm Sally and declared
emergency in its states?
[A] United States
[B] Australia
[C] Japan
[D] Philippines
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21. Ans. A
The Governor of the costal State of Louisiana, United States has
declared a state of emergency on account of the tropical Storm Sally.
The storm is expected to strengthen to a hurricane and will weaken back
to a tropical storm while moving inland over Louisiana
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22. 10. Where is the Kosi Rail Maha Setu (Mega bridge) located?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Bihar
[D] Odisha
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23. Ans. C
The Prime Minister of India is to inaugurate Kosi Rail Mahasetu (Mega
bridge) located in Bihar.
The Kosi Rail Mahasethu project was sanctioned by Government of
India in 2003-04.
It is 1.9 km long bridge and has been constructed at a cost of Rs.516
Crore.
This bridge is of strategic importance along the India Nepal border
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24. 11 Which country has been recently elected as a member of
Commission on the Status of Women?
[A] India
[B] USA
[C] UK
[D] Australia
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25. Ans. A
• India has been elected as a Member of the UN Commission on the
Status of Women.
• The 54-member Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a
functional body of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
• Elections were held for 2 seats in Asia Pacific states, where India,
Afghanistan and China contested. India won the election to secure a
seat in the CSW.
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26. 12. Which International Airport of India has opened the
country’s first ever exclusive private jet terminal?
[A] Mumbai Airport
[B] Delhi Airport
[C] Cochin Airport
[D] Chennai Airport
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27. Ans.B
• Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has recenlty
opened India’s first ever exclusive private jet terminal, for
ultra-rich population.
• The new terminal will allow movement of 150 jets daily
and it will be able to handle over 50 passengers per hour.
• This new terminal will promote safety of the passengers
and the business jets can function as Air ambulances in
emergency.
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28. 13. Which Ministry is responsible for conducting National
Nutrition Survey?
[A] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[B] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[C] Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
[D] None of the above
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29. Ans.A
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare conducts
National Nutrition Surveys in order to keep the check on the
nutritional status of children through periodically conducting
surveys.
Recently, a Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey
(CNNS)(2016-2018) has captured the data on nutritional
status of school going children.
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30. 14 The Women Entrepreneurship Platform is a flagship initiative
by?
[A] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
[B] Ministry of Labour and Employment
[C] Ministry of Women and Child Development
[D] NITI Aayog
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31. Ans. D
• NITI Aayog on the occasion of International
Women’s Day launched an initiative, The
Women Entrepreneurship Platform which cover
over all India and is not any state specific
programme.
• It caters to both aspiring and well established
women in the space of entrepreneurship .
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32. 15. On which date, India celebrates National Sports Day?
[A] 29th July
[B] 29th June
[C] 29th August
[D] 29th September
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33. Ans.C
The National Sports Day of India is celebrated
every year on 29th August which also marks the
birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, the
hockey player who won three times gold medal in
Olympics for India.
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34. 16. “Branded Royal”, that was seen in news recently, belongs to
which species?
[A] Snake
[B] Butterfly
[C] Frog
[D] Turtle
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35. Ans.B
A rare species of butterfly named the ‘Branded Royal’, was
recently spotted in the Nilgiris, along the slopes of Kotagiri.
The butterfly was previously documented in the Nilgiris in
the year 1888 by G.F. Hampson.
There is only one such record about the butterfly in Tamil
Nadu.
The Branded Royal (Tajuria melastigma) is a species of
lycaenid.
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36. 17. What is the theme of the ‘World Tourism Day 2020’, celebrated om
September 27?
[A] Covid-19 and Tourism
[B] Tourism and Rural Development
[C] Tourism and Climate Change
[D] Tourism and Employment
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37. Ans.B
World Tourism Day is celebrated annually across the world
on September 27 from 1980, on the day when the Statutes
of the UNWTO were adopted.
The theme of the 2020 edition of World Tourism Day is
“Tourism and Rural Development”.
The official celebration is not hosted by a single Member
State of the UN specialized agency this year, instead by
nations from the Mercosur bloc (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
and Uruguay, with Chile.
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38. 18. Which Indian actor has been conferred with UNDP’s SDG
Special Humanitarian Action Award?
[A] Amitabh Bachchan
[B] Shah Rukh Khan
[C] Sonu Sood
[D] Deepika Padukone
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39. Ans.C
• Famous Actor Sonu Sood has been conferred with “SDG
Special Humanitarian Action Award” by the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
•
The award has been conferred upon him for his selfless
assistance rendered to migrants, stranded students
abroad and bring them back to India.
• He also opened his hotel in Mumbai for health care
workers of nearby hospitals.
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40. 19 The 2020 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has
been awarded for the work on which virus?
[A] Novel coronavirus
[B] Hepatitis C virus
[C] Food and Mouth Disease Virus
[D] Flaviviridae
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41. Ans.B
• American Scientists Harvey J Alter and Charles M Rice,
and British scientist Michael Houghton were awarded the
Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology.
• The award has been presented for the discovery of the
hepatitis C virus.
• Their work helped to explore a major source of blood-
borne hepatitis, which couldn’t be explained by the
hepatitis A and B viruses.
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42. 20. “Operation My Saheli” has been launched by which
organization?
[A] DRDO
[B] Indian Railways
[C] ISRO
[D] Indian Army
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43. Ans.B
“Operation My Saheli” has been launched by the South Eastern Railway,
to boost the safety of women passengers during their entire train
journey. The operation protects women from originating point to
destination.
In a pilot mode, the operation has been introduced in 3 trains namely
trains Howrah-Yeshvantpur Duronto Special, Howrah- Ahmedabad
Special and Howrah-Mumbai special trains.
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