Weekly Current Affairs Questions 2021 - 18 September to 24 September
World EV Day is celebrated every year on 9 September. The first World EV Day was celebrated in _________.
(A) 2021
(B) 2020
(C) 2019
(D) 2018
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
World EV Day is an annual event celebrated on September 9 to raise awareness about the benefits of electric vehicles (EVs) and to promote their adoption. The first World EV Day was held in 2020, and it has been growing in popularity ever since.
India's first emergency landing facility has been inaugurated on the national highway of which state recently?
(A) Bihar
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
Correct Answer : D
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recently approved loan of how much amount as additional financing to enhance the improvement of rural connectivity in Maharashtra?
(A) USD 150 million
(B) USD 100 million
(C) USD 250 million
(D) USD 300 million
Correct Answer : D
BHEL has set up India's first indigenously designed high ash coal gasification based methanol production plant in which city?
(A) Chennai
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Kolkata
(D) Pune
Correct Answer : B
Name the MD and CEO of IDFC First Bank, who has been re-appointed to this position by RBI for the next three years.
(A) Shyam Srinivasani
(B) Ravneet Gill
(C) Jay Packirisamy
(D) V. Vaidyanathan
Correct Answer : D
Who has recently become the President of the Indian branch of the International Road Federation (IRF)?
(A) Amit Goswami
(B) Rakesh Chaudhary
(C) Abdul Ahmed
(D) Satish Parekh
Correct Answer : D
How many merchant bankers have been appointed by the government to manage LIC's IPO?
(A) 12
(B) 7
(C) 10
(D) 9
Correct Answer : C
Which institute has topped the overall category ranking of NIRF India Rankings 2021?
(A) IIT Madras
(B) IISc Bangalore
(C) AIIMS Delhi
(D) Jamia Hamdard
Correct Answer : A
Which footballer, a former Olympian and a member of the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games gold medal winning team, has passed away at the age of 85?
(A) Virat Kohli
(B) O Chandrashekhar
(C) Kapil Dev
(D) Kapil Dev
Correct Answer : B
Rajkumar, a teacher and sitar player in Delhi, has registered his name by playing sitar continuously for 30 hours?
(A) Limca Book
(B) Geneva Book
(C) Guinness Book of Records
(D) India Book
Correct Answer : C