Correct Answer : Option (A) - Iceland

Note : The world’s largest plant designed to capture carbon dioxide out of the air began its operations in Iceland on September 08, 2021.The plant is named Orca, which means ‘Energy’ in Icelandic word. It will suck out up to 4,000 tons of CO2 per year.

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Tamil Nadu

Note : Governor of Tamil Nadu – R. N. Ravi (former Nagaland governor)

Correct Answer : Option (C) - September 9

Note : The World EV (Electric Vehicle) Day is observed every year on September 9, since 2020.

Correct Answer : Option (B) - NPCI

Note : National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) in partnership with Fiserv Inc. to launch the plug-and-play RuPay credit card stack, ‘nFiNi’.

Correct Answer : Option (A) - 13

Note : Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi chaired the 13th BRICS Summit on September 09, 2021, through video conferencing.

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh (Retd.)

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Tata AIA Life Insurance

Note : Tata AIA Life Insurance has appointed Indian Athlete Neeraj Chopra as its Brand Ambassador. This is also the first brand partnership to be signed with Neeraj Chopra, post his historic win at the Tokyo Olympics.

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Rajasthan

Note : The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated an emergency landing strip at Gandhav Bhakasar section on National Highway-925 in Barmer, Rajasthan, for Indian Air Force (IAF) planes, on September 09, 2021. With this inauguration, the NH-925 has become India’s first national highway to be used for emergency landing of IAF aircraft.

Correct Answer : Option (C) - BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus

Note : The theme of the India-led Summit was “BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus.”

Correct Answer : Option (C) - December 31

Note : The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has extended the last date for filing income tax returns for assessment year (AY) 2021-22, (FY 2020-21) for individuals, till December 31, 2021. Earlier the deadline was extended till September 30, 2021.