Correct Answer : Option (A) - National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)

Note : HDFC Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) for providing credit support to the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector.

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Chhattisgarh

Note : Chhattisgarh government has decided to issue domicile certificates to the students studying outside the state. The decision was taken by the Chhattisgarh cabinet during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on September 8, 2021.

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Pakistan

Note : India will begin its campaign in the T20 World Cup against Pakistan on October 24, 2021. India will be in Group 2 in the Super 12 stage along with Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan and two other teams after round 1.

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Vinod Kumar Tiwari

Note : Ministry of Coal has constituted two committees one is a task force to oversee the program and another is a committee of experts to give guidance to the Ministry to Prepare Road Map for Coal-based Hydrogen Production. The task force on coal-based hydrogen production will be headed by Shri Vinod Kumar Tiwari, Additional Secretary Coal. The expert committee on coal-based hydrogen production will be headed by Shri R.K. Malhotra, Director General (FIPI).

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Karnataka Bank

Note : The Karnataka Bank has launched an all-in-one Point-of-Sales (POS) swiping machine dubbed as ‘WisePOSGo’, for its merchant customers to process business payments.

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Utpal K. Banerjee

Note : Union Minister of Culture Shri Kishan Reddy Gangapuram has launched a book titled “Gita Govinda :Jaydeva’s Divine Odyssey” authored by Dr.Utpal K. Banerjee.

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Piyush Goyal

Note : Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Minister has been appointed as India’s Sherpa for the G20 in 2023 (18th edition). A sherpa is a diplomat who undertakes preparatory work prior to a summit conference.

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Uttarakhand

Note : Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya has announced her resignation from the position on September 08, 2021, almost two years before completing her term, citing personal reason.

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Rs 1.97 lakh crore

Note : The PLI scheme was announced in the Union Budget 2021-22, for 13 sectors, at an outlay of Rs 1.97 lakh crore.

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Italy

Note : The 2021 edition of the G20 meet will be held in Rome, Italy. The 2022 G20 meet will be held in Bali, Indonesia.