Current Affairs Quiz – 29 September 2021

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1. Who has been appointed as the head of the GoM formed by government for proposing a rationalization of tax rates and considering the merger of different tax slabs under GST?
   A) Buggana Rajendranath
   B) K.N. Balagopal
   C) Amit Mitra
   D) Basavaraj S. Bommai
   
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   Option D
   Explanation:The government has formed a 7 member group of ministers (GoM) for proposing a rationalization of tax rates and considering the merger of different tax slabs under GST. This GoM will be headed by the Chief Minister of Karnataka Basavaraj S. Bommai.
2. How many awardees have won the 2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize?
   A) 14
   B) 11
   C) 18
   D) 21
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:In 2021, 11 scientists have been felicitated with the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, announced on September 26, 2021, during the 80th foundation day of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
3. What is the limit of Ways and Means Advances (WMA) set for the second half of the financial year 2021-22 (Oct-March)?
   A) Rs. 50,000 crore
   B) Rs. 75,000 crore
   C) Rs. 25,000 crore
   D) Rs. 55,000 crore
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:The Reserve bank of India has set the limit for Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the second half of the financial year 2021-22 i.e October 2021 to March 2022 at Rs. 50,000 crore.
4. Which of these days is marked as the World Heart Day?
   A) 26 September
   B) 27 September
   C) 28 September
   D) 29 September
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: World Heart Day is celebrated on 29 September annually to draw people’s attention to heart illness and the range of associated health issues.
5. Which state has received the GI tag for Judima, a home-made rice wine?
   A) Kerala
   B) Assam
   C) Nagaland
   D) Odisha
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:Judima is a local fermented drink made with rice, brewed by the Dimasa community in Assam. It derives its name from words ju which means wine and Dima means ‘belonging to the Dimasa’. It is the first traditional brew in all of northeast to bag GI tag.
6. Name the tennis veteran who has recently won the women’s double’s title at the 2021 Ostrava Open WTA 500 tournament with her Chinese partner Shuai Zhang?
   A) Sania Mirza
   B) Simona Halep
   C) Karolina Pliskova
   D) Ashleigh Barty
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:The Indo-Chinese duo of Sania Mirza and Shuai Zhang clinched the women’s double’s title at the 2021 Ostrava Open WTA 500 tournament in Czech Republic on September 26, 2021.
7. What is the extended tenure of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20 of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry?
   A) October 31, 2021
   B) December 31, 2021
   C) March 31, 2022
   D) January 31, 2022
   
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   Option C
   Explanation:The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has further extended the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20, till March 31, 2022.
8. What is the new validity period of the Company Law Committee, formed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)?
   A) December 2022
   B) September 2022
   C) October 2022
   D) November 2022
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has once again extended the tenure of the Company Law Committee by one year until September 16, 2022. Corporate affairs secretary Rajesh Verma is the present chairperson of the committee.
9. The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste is observed annually on which day?
   A) 29 September
   B) 28 September
   C) 27 September
   D) 26 September
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste is celebrated on September 29, since 2020, to promote and implement global efforts to resolve the issue of food wastage.
10. Who has been selected as the external auditor of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) fortheperiod between 2022 to 2027?
    A) Manoj Sinha
    B) Rajiv Mehrishi
    C) R. K. Mathur
    D) G C Murmu
    
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    Option D
    Explanation:The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, G C Murmu has been selected as the external auditor of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for a period of six years. His tenure will be valid from 2022 to 2027.
11. Who has been named as the convenor of GoM which will look at tapping IT tools to minimize tax evasion and make compliance easier for taxpayers?
    A) Uddhav Thackeray
    B) Ajit Pawar
    C) Devendra Fadnavis
    D) Anil Deshmukh
    
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    Option B
    Explanation:The government has formed one more GoM which will look at tapping IT tools to minimize tax evasion and make compliance easier for taxpayers. Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra deputy CM has been made the convenor of this GoM.
12. Who is the current chairperson of the Company Law Committee formed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs?
    A) Ajay Bahl
    B) Siddarth Birla
    C) Rajesh Verma 
    D) Uday Kotak
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: Corporate affairs secretary Rajesh Verma is the present chairperson of the committee.
13. Sojat Mehndi of which state has received the GI tag recently?
    A) Punjab
    B) Maharashtra
    C) Uttar Pradesh
    D) Rajasthan
    
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    Option D
    Explanation:Sojat tehsil of the Pali district in Rajasthan has suitable geological structure, topography and drainage system, climate and soil for naturally cultivating the mehndi leave crop.
14. What is the theme of 2021 World Heart Day?
    A) USE HEART to connect
    B) Use Heart … for society, your loved ones and you
    C) Power your Life
    D) Your heart, my heart
    
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    Option A
    Explanation:Theme 2021: ‘USE HEART to connect’
15. What is the theme of International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2021?
    A) Respect for food is a respect for life, for who we are and what we do
    B) Stop food loss and waste. For the people. For the planet
    C) You waste life when you waste food
    D) Grow your own food and do your own waste processing
    
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    Option B
    Explanation:The theme for 2021 is Stop food loss and waste. For the people. For the planet.

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