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Most Important One Liner Questions and Answers, September 2021 (Part-1)
Q1. Devendra Jhajharia has claimed a silver medal Q12. Which state has government has launched
in which sports event for India at the “Mission Vatsalya” for women who lost their
Paralympics 2020? husbands to COVID-19?
Answer: Javelin Throw Answer: Maharashtra
Q2. What is the eligibility age for making Q13. Name the Discus thrower who has lost his
investment in National Pension System (NPS) Paralympics bronze, after being declared
now?
ineligible in classification reassessment.
Answer: 18-70
Answer: Vinod Kumar
Q3. Avani Lekhara has won the first gold medal for
Q14. International Day for People of African Descent
India at Tokyo Paralympics 2020 in which
is celebrated for the first time on _________.
event?
Answer: Shooting Answer: 31 August 2021
Q4. The #FollowPaymentDistancing campaign has Q15. Which Indian frigate participated in the joint
been launched by which entity? maritime drill between Indian Navy and
Answer: RuPay German Navy at the Gulf of Aden?
Answer: Trikand
Q5. Buddhadeb Guha, who has passed away
recently, was a renowned writer in which Q16. What is the projected GDP growth forecast of
language? India in the Calendar Year 2021, as per
Answer: Bengali Moody’s?
Q6. Indian para-athlete Sumit Antil has claimed Answer: 9.6%
gold medal in which event at the ongoing Q17. Name the Indian dairy company which has
Tokyo Paralympics?
achieved the feat of being ranked in Rabobank’s
Answer: Javelin throw
2021 Global Top 20 Dairy Companies of the
Q7. The PhonePe has recently received which of World list.
these licence from IRDAI to conduct insurance Answer: Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing
business? Federation
Answer: Direct broking licence
Q18. Singhraj Adana has claimed Bronze medal at
Q8. Yogesh Kathuniya has claimed silver medal for the Tokyo Paralympics in the P1 Men’s ______
India in which event at Paralympics 2020? SH1 final?
Answer: Discus Throw
Answer: Shooting
Q9. Who has been appointed as the independent
director of the Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation (HSBC) Asia?
Answer: Rajnish Kumar
Q10. Stuart Binny, who has recently announced his
retirement from cricket, played for which
country?
Answer: India
Q11. Renowned coach Vasoo Paranjape passed away
recently. He was former Indian coach of which
sport?
Answer: Cricket
Q20. Name the first ever Indian to be selected as the Q31. BharatPe has partnered with which bank to
Honorary Member of the International launch its point of sale (PoS) business
Astronomical Union (IAU) recently. ‘BharatSwipe’?
Answer: Dorje Angchuk Answer: Axis Bank
Q21. Indian para-athlete Mariyappan Thangavelu Q32. The Y-Break is a 5-min yoga protocol
has claimed a silver in which event at Tokyo application with focus on working professional,
2020 Paralympics? launched by which ministry?
Answer: High Jump Answer: Ministry of AYUSH
Q22. The digital platform ‘e-Source,’ is being Q33. Which day is observed as the World Coconut
developed by which institution to tackle the Day globally?
problem of e-waste? Answer: 02 September
Answer: IIT Madras
Q34. What is the projected GDP growth forecast for
Q23. Dale Steyn has recently announced his India as per Morgan Stanley in FY22 (2021-22)?
retirement from all forms of cricket. He Answer: 10.5%
represented which country?
Q35. The Ubreathe Life is a living-plant based air
Answer: South Africa
purifier, developed by which institute?
Q24. Which Indian ship participated in the Maiden Answer: IIT Ropar
Maritime Partnership Exercise conducted by the
Q36. Which country hosted the 8th Meeting of
Indian Navy with Algerian Navy recently?
Agriculture Experts of BIMSTEC Countries
Answer: INS Tabar
recently?
Q25. What is the total strength of judges appointed at Answer: India
the Supreme Court of India?
Q37. What was the Revenue collected from Goods
Answer: 33
and Services Tax (GST) in August 2021?
Q26. Who has been conferred the prestigious AANS Answer: Rs 1.12 lakh crore
International Lifetime Achievement Award
Q38. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of
2021?
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
Answer: Dr. Basant Kumar Misra
Answer: J B Mohapatra
Q27. Which state government has recently launched
Q39. Zamboanga Sibugay-based fisherman and
the 'Mera Kaam Mera Maan (MKMM)'' scheme?
community environmentalist Roberto Ballon got
Answer: Punjab
the Ramon Magsaysay 2021. Zamboanga
Q28. In which state of India did Nirmala Sitharaman Sibugay is a province located in the
inaugurated a project called 'My Pad, My ____________.
Right'? Answer: Philippines
Answer: Tripura
Q40. India’s economy grew by _________ during the
Q29. Which one of the following companies has April-June quarter of this financial year, as
roped in Tokyo Olympic Silver-medalist against a 24.4% contraction seen during the
Mirabai Chanu for its ''Stay in Play'' campaign? same period last year.
Answer: Adidas Answer: 20.1%
Q42. Which of the following state cabinet has Q51. Name the winner of Bird Photographer of the
decided to remove the name of former Prime Year (BPOTY) 2021.
Minister Rajiv Gandhi from the Orang National Answer: Alejandro Prieto
Park? Q52. What value of monetary penalty has been
Answer: Assam imposed by RBI on Axis Bank for violation of
certain provisions of the know your customer
Q43. What is the theme of World Coconut Day 2021?
(KYC) norms?
Answer: Building a Safe Inclusive Resilient and
Answer: Rs 25 lakh
Sustainable Coconut Community Amid
COVID-19 Pandemic & Beyond Q53. Name the newly appointed Director General of
the Border Security Force (BSF).
Q44. Ramon Magsaysay Award 2021 awardee, Answer: Pankaj Kumar Singh
Muhammad Amjad Saqib, a visionary who
founded one of the largest microfinance Q54. Which of the following company has been
institutions in _______, servicing millions of awarded the Prestigious global “Association for
Talent Development (ATD) 2021 BEST Award”?
families.
Answer: Power Grid Corporation of India
Answer: Pakistan
Q55. The Union Minister for Women and Child
Q45. Veteran Kashmiri separatist leader and former
Development inaugurated NUTRI GARDEN to
chief of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference
mark the beginning of _______________.
(APHC), ______ passed away.
Answer: Poshan Maah 2021
Answer: Syed Ali Shah Geelani
Q56. Who has been appointed as new secretary
Q46. Which animal has been named as the state general of Rajya Sabha?
animal by the administration of the Union Answer: PPK Ramacharyulu
Territory of Ladakh?
Q57. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has
Answer: Snow leopard
decided to form a committee to review the
Q47. PM Modi inaugurated a special commemorative existing guidelines of the Journalist Welfare
coin of what value to mark the birth Scheme. Who will head this committee?
anniversary of ISKCON founder on September Answer: Ashok Kumar Tandon
01, 2021?
Answer: Rs 125
Q59. Who has been appointed as CMD of Rashtriya Q71. Which of the following country is all set to host
Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL)? a key conference as part of the International
Answer: Atul Bhatt Climate Summit (ICS) 2020-21?
Answer: India
Q60. Sidharth Shukla, who has passed away recently,
was associated with which field? Q72. How many Unicorns are there in India as per
Answer: Television the report of Hurun India Future Unicorn List
Q61. What is the total Special Drawing Rights (SDR) 2021?
allocation made by IMF to India? Answer: 51
Answer: SDR 13.66 billion Q73. Which country has topped the Hurun India
Q62. PM Modi virtually addressed the 6th Eastern Future Unicorn List 2021?
Economic Forum (EEF) recently. Which country Answer: United States
was the host of the EEF Summit 2021? Q74. The Canadian city of Burnaby has declared
Answer: Russia September 5 as _________.
Q63. Name the life insurance company which is Answer: Gauri Lankesh Day
acquiring the Exide Life Insurance Company. Q75. What was the profession of Chandan Mitra who
Answer: HDFC Life Insurance has passed away recently?
Q64. What is the rank of India in the Hurun India Answer: Jounalist
Future Unicorn List 2021 ? Q76. The 24th meeting of the Financial Stability and
Answer: 3rd Development Council (FSDC) was held
Q65. Harvinder Singh has become the first ever recently. Who is the Chairperson of this FSDC?
Indian para athlete to win a medal in _________ Answer: Finance Minister
event at the Paralympics.
Q77. India is the first country in Asia to launch a
Answer: Archery
Plastic Pact to promote circular economy for
Q66. Three institutions from India features in top 400 plastics. The pact has by CII in collaboration
list of Times World University Rankings 2022. with which organistaion?
Which university has topped the list? Answer: World-Wide Fund for Nature-India
Answer: University of Oxford
Q78. The International Day of Charity is observed
Q67. Praveen Kumar has claimed a silver medal in annually on which day?
which event at the Tokyo Paralympics Games? Answer: 05 September
Answer: High Jump
Q79. SIMBEX 2021 was the annual bilateral maritime
Q68. Name the Indian para-athlete who has won two exercise of India and Singapore. The exercise
medals at the ongoing Tokyo Games in was which edition of the annual event?
Shooting event. Answer: 28th
Answer: Avani Lekhara
Q80. The Ministry of AYUSH has launched the
Q69. Who is the first woman Chairperson & campaign ‘AYUSH AAPKE DWAR’ to
Managing Director of public sector enterprise distribute medicinal plant saplings to how
Engineers India Ltd? many households in one year?
Answer: Vartika Shukla Answer: 75 lakh
Q107. International Literacy Day is observed every Q119. Who will be inducted into the Asian Federation
year on ___________. of Advertising Associations (AFAA) Hall of
Answer: September 08 Fame at AdAsia 2021?
Answer: Ramesh Narayan
Q108. PM Modi inaugurated the “Shikshak Parv-
2021”. What is the theme of the event? Q120. Which among the following banks has ranked 1
Answer: Quality and Sustainable Schools: in the MeitY Digital Payment Scorecard for the
Learnings from Schools in India months of February and March 2021?
Q109. TRIFED has planned to set up Atmanirbhar Answer: Bank of Baroda
Bharat corner in how many Indian Missions/ Q121. Which state has launched Vatan Prem Yojana?
Embassies, across the world in the next 3 Answer: Gujarat
months?
Answer: 75 Q122. Who has been appointed as the economic
advisor by the Andhra Pradesh government?
Q110. Keshav Desiraju who has passed away recently Answer: Rajnish Kumar
had formerly served at which post in the Union
Cabinet? Q123. Who has been appointed as the India's Sherpa
Answer: Health Secretary for the G20?
Answer: Piyush Goyal
Q111. What is the theme of International Literacy Day
2021? Q124. Who has been appointed as the officiating
Answer: Literacy for a human-centred recovery: President of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal?
Narrowing the digital divide Answer: G.S Pannu
Q133. Who has broken the world record for most Q143. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has
goals scored in men's international football? recently approved how much amount of loan as
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo additional financing to scale up the
Q134. Tata AIA Life Insurance has announced the improvement of rural connectivity in
signing of a multi-year brand partnership with Maharashtra?
Indian athlete and Olympic gold medallist Answer: USD 300 million
_________, as its brand ambassador.
Answer: Neeraj Chopra
Q148. President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Q159. A New Book Titled,“Bullets Over Bombay:
Satya and the Hindi Film Gangster” has been
_______, governor of Uttarakhand, a post which
authored by whom among the following?
fell vacant after Baby Rani Maurya tendered her
Answer: Uday Bhatia
resignation.
Answer: Lt Gen Gurmit Singh Q160. What was the theme of the BRICS Summit 2021?
Answer: BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation
Q149. What is the theme of the World Suicide for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus
Prevention Day (WSPD) 2021?
Q161. The United Nations Day for South-South
Answer: Creating hope through action
Cooperation is an international day
Q150. Who has been appointed as Chairman and commemorated on___________.
Managing Director of the National Fertilizers Answer: 12 September
Ltd (NFL)? Q162. When is the World First Aid Day observed
Answer: Nirlep Singh Rai globally?
Answer: Second Saturday of September
Q151. PM Modi recently chaired the BRICS Summit
2021 virtually. The Summit was which edition
of the annual programme?
Answer: 13