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1. Which of the following has launched a nationwide campaign ‘Digital Payment Abhiyan’?

1. Facebook
2. IBM
3. Google
4. Amazon

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• Nasscom’s Data Security Council of India (DSCI) has collaborated with the electronics and IT ministry (MeitY) and Google India to launch a nationwide awareness campaign ‘Digital Payment Abhiyan’.
• Communications and Electronics & IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched the campaign that will educate end-users on the benefits of making digital payments and urge them to adopt security and safety best practices.
• The campaign was launched at the Google for India event. To drive the campaign objectives and amplify outreach to users across all states, DSCI has onboarded various digital payments ecosystem partners. These partners include representation from banking, card networks as well as fin-tech segment.

2. What is the effective corporate tax for the new manufacturing firms being established after 1^st October 2019?

1. 01%
2. 21%
3. 15%
4. 11%

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• To spur fresh investments and boost Make in India efforts, for new manufacturing companies incorporated after October 1, 2019 and commencing production by March 31, 2023, the income tax rate will be 15% from 25% at present.
• The effective tax rate for these companies will be 17.01%, compared to 29.1% at present.
• These firms will also be exempt from MAT. These tax cuts include a reduction in the surcharge on corporate income tax from 12% to 10%.

3. What is the effective corporate tax on Indian companies if they stop availing any other tax sops ?

1. 17%
2. 17%
3. 12%
4. 30%

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• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the effective tax rate for domestic corporates, inclusive of surcharges, will fall from 34.94% to 25.17% if they stop availing any other tax sops.
• The slew of measures unveiled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, including a rollback of the enhanced surcharge levied on foreign portfolio investors in the Budget, and a reduction in the Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) rate from 18.5% to 15% for all businesses, is estimated to cost the exchequer ?1,45,000 crore a year in terms of revenue foregone.

4. Which of the following is the DOT’s initiative to help the people to Find Your Lost or Stolen Mobile Phone?

1. Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR)
2. Central Equipment Issuance Register (CEIR)
3. Central Equipment Identity Registration (CEIR)
4. Central Equipment Identification Register (CEIR)

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• Minister for Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad unveiled a portal in Mumbai which will help mobile phone users trace their stolen or lost mobile phones.
• A project called Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) has been undertaken by DoT for this purpose.
• This project is aimed at blocking of reported lost or stolen mobile phones across mobile networks, discouraging their theft, as well as facilitating in tracing of such phones.

5. Who among the following has been appointed as the Chief of Indian Air Force?

1. AMJ Bhadauria
2. JL Bhadauria
3. MKS Bhadauria
4. RKS Bhadauria

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E-  The government appointed Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria as the new chief of Indian Air Force. RKS Bhadauria, who is currently vice chief of air staff, will take over the post of chief of Air staff after his predecessor BS Dhanoa retires on September 30.

6. Who among the following was the first defence minister to fly in light combat aircraft Tejas?

1. Rajnath Singh
2. Nirmala Sitharaman
3. George Fernandes
4. Manohar Parrikar

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• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flew in the Tejas fighter aircraft from the HAL airport in Bengaluru, becoming the first defence minister to fly in the indigenously built light combat aircraft (LCA).
• He was accompanied by Air Vice Marshal N Tiwari, who is also the Project Director, National Flight Test Centre, ADA (Aeronautical Development Agency) in Bengaluru.

7. Who among the following is the first woman in the country’s military history to be posted in any Indian mission abroad?

1. Anjali Singhal
2. Anjali Vohra
3. Anjali Singh
4. Anjali Mehta

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• Wing Commander Anjali Singh has become the first woman in the country’s military history to be posted in any Indian mission abroad, with the Indian Air Force sending her to Moscow as a deputy air attaché.
• She is an aeronautical engineer who served with fighter squadrons during her 17-year military career.
• Until now, only male officers from the three services were appointed as military attaches in overseas Indian missions.
• The change came about during Nirmala Sitharam’s tenure as defence minister when she backed the proposal to give military women more global exposure.

8. Takehiko Nakao has resigned as the president of which of the following countries?

1. New Development Bank
2. Asian Development Bank
3. World Bank
4. International Monetary Fund

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• Asian Development Bank (ADB) said its President Takehiko Nakao has announced his resignation which will be effective from January 16 next year. He became the President of ADB on April 28, 2013.
• The new president will be elected in accordance with an open, transparent and merit-based procedure.

9. How many National Centre of Sports will be created by the Union Sports Ministry in order to groom athletes for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics?

1. 20
2. 17
3. 11
4. 30

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• Ministry of Sports will create 20 National Centres of Excellence (NCE) in order to groom athletes for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics.
• Every Centre of Excellence will designate funds for four to six specific sports.
• The new scheme will ensure that athletes in the same premises have access to similar facilities unlike before.
• Standardising the training on a campus will enable athletes to attain much higher performances in their respective sport. When athletes of the same level train at a centre and the facilities are made exclusively available to them, they will train better and results will show.

10. Who among the following has been awarded Dr Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award?

1. Sheikh Hasina
2. Imran Khan
3. Ibrahim Mohammad Solih
4. KP Oli

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• Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh conferred the Dr Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award 2019 in Dhaka.
• The award has been instituted in the memory of former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
• The award citation lauded Prime Minister Hasina for her vision of a peaceful and prosperous South Asia, free of tension, conflicts and terrorism. It acknowledged her contribution in fostering cooperation between India and Bangladesh.

11. Who among the following received the first Gauri Lankesh Memorial Award?

1. Arnab Goswami
2. Ravish Kumar
3. Barkha Dutt
4. Dhruv Rathi

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• Senior journalist and Ramon Magsaysay awardee Ravish Kumar received the first Gauri Lankesh Memorial Award in Bengaluru.
• He was chosen for the award for sharp news analysis and uncompromising secular stance by the Gauri Lankesh Memorial Trust, founded in memory of the journalist.
• Three books were launched at the event titled ‘Delhi Nota’ by senior journalist D Umapathi, Ravish Kumar’s ‘Free Voices’ translated as ‘Maatige Enu Kadime’, and ‘Neera Nade’ by Prof Vinaya Okkunda.

12. Which of the following documentary films has been nominated for the Oscars 2020?

1. End of the Sentence
2. Village Rockstars
3. Moti Bagh
4. Gully Boy

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• Moti Bagh, a documentary film based on the struggle of a farmer in a remote Himalayan village, has been nominated for the Oscars. The movie is directed by Nirmal Chander Dandriyal, and said the film is based on the life of Vidyadutt, a farmer living in the state's Pauri Garhwal region.
• Gully Boy is India’s official entry to the Oscars 2020.

13. When was the First World Patient Safety Day observed?

1. 17 September
2. 19 September
3. 20 September
4. 21 September

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• For the very first time, on 17 September 2019, World Patient Safety Day will be marked with events around the world to raise awareness on patient safety as a global health priority.
• The day brings stakeholders together in an effort to reduce the unintended harm caused in health care. No one should be harmed in health care.

14. When is the World Rhino Day observed?

1. 17 September
2. 19 September
3. 20 September
4. 22 September

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• The World Rhino Day is celebrated every year on 22 September to celebrate the world’s five rhinoceros species, and to reflect on the challenges facing them.
• This special day provides the opportunity for cause-related organizations, Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), zoos, and public to celebrate rhinos in their own unique ways.

15. Where was the International Coastal Cleanup Day observed?

1. 17 September
2. 21 September
3. 20 September
4. 22 September

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• International Coastal Cleanup Day was observed on 21 September this year. Every year third Saturday is marked as the International Coastal Cleanup Day.
• The day aims to encourage the people to clean beaches, remove the garbage are hazardous to the ocean.
• This Day was initiated in the year 1986 and was begun by Linda Maraniss and Kathy O Hara.