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- As a part of the Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav celebration, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is observing the week from September 20 to 26, 2021 as ________________
A) Udyog Saptah
B) Niryat Saptah
C) Vanijya Saptah
D) Vyapaar Saptah
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Option C
Explanation:The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is observing ‘Vanijya Saptah’ (Trade & Commerce Week) from September 20-26, 2021, as a part of Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav commemoration.
- Who is the author of the book ‘400 Days’?
A) Ravinder Singh
B) Chetan Bhagat
C) Amish Tripathi
D) Durjoy Datta
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Option B
Explanation:Chetan Bhagat will release his new novel titled ‘400 Days’ on October 08, 2021. He has released the cover for the same. It is the third novel in the Keshav-Saurabh series, after ‘The Girl in Room 105’ and ‘One Arranged Murder’.
- The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has announced to observe the National Pension System Diwas (NPS Diwas) on which day?
A) 01 October
B) 30 September
C) 31 December
D) 01 November
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Option A
Explanation:Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) will observe October 01, 2021 as the National Pension System Diwas (NPS Diwas).
- What is the paid-up capital of India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL), set up by the government for managing bad loans?
A) Rs. 50.5 lakh
B) Rs. 70.5 lakh
C) Rs. 80.5 lakh
D) Rs. 90.5 lakh
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Option C
Explanation: The government has set up an asset management company (AMC) named India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL) with a paid-up capital of Rs. 80.5 lakh on an authorized capital of Rs 50 crore.
- How many awardees have been conferred with the National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards for the year 2019-20 by President Ramnath Kovind?
A) 63
B) 54
C) 39
D) 42
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Option D
Explanation:The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind will confer the National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards for the year 2019-20 through videoconferencing from Rashtrapati Bhawan on 24 September 2021. The 2019-20 NSS Award will be given to 42 awardees in three different categories
- Which player has won the 2021 IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup?
A) Geet Sethi
B) Aditya Mehta
C) Pankaj Advani
D) Sourav Kothari
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Option C
Explanation:Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani defeated Babar Masih of Pakistan to clinch the IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup 2021 final, held in Doha, Qatar on September 21, 2021.
- Former Commissioner of Delhi Police, Yudhvir Singh Dadwal, who has passed away recently, was also the former Governor of which state?
A) Sikkim
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Nagaland
D) Manipur
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Option B
Explanation:Former Governor of Arunachal Pradesh and Commissioner of Delhi Police, Yudhvir Singh Dadwal, has passed away. He was 70.
- Who has been conferred with the 2021 Global Goalkeeper Award by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation?
A) Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
B) Jacob Zuma
C) Phumzile van Damme
D) Baleka Mbete
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Option A
Explanation:The 2021 Global Goalkeeper Award : Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, former United Nations under-secretary-general and executive director of UN Women.
- What shall be the maximum stake that can be held by PSBs and Public FIs in the newly formed India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL)?
A) 18%
B) 29%
C) 30%
D) 49%
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Option D
Explanation: Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and Public FIs will hold a maximum of 49% stake while the remaining stake will be with private sector lenders.
- The National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards are conferred annually by which ministry?
A) Ministry of Education
B) Ministry of Home Affairs
C) Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
D) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
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Option C
Explanation:The NSS Award is conferred every year by the Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, to recognize and reward outstanding contributions towards voluntary community service such as literacy and education, health, family welfare and nutrition, environment conservation, social service programmes, rescue and relief during calamities.
