Daily Current Affairs Quiz : September 12-13, 2021
September 13, 2021 September 12, 2021
1. Which organization has developed a new API to enable checking of COVID-19 vaccination status?
[A] Co-WIN
[B] Aarogya Setu
[C] ICMR
[D] AIIMS
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Correct Answer: A [Co-WIN]
Notes:
Co-WIN has developed a new Application programming interface called ‘Know Your Customer’s or Client’s Vaccination Status (KYC-VS). This will enable entities to check an individual’s status of vaccination through CoWIN. To use this API, an individual needs to enter his/her mobile number and name. Thereafter, they will get an OTP which they have to enter. In return, Co-WIN will send a response to the verifying entity on the individual’s status of vaccination. CoWIN (Covid Vaccine Intelligence Work) is an Indian government web portal for COVID-19 vaccination registration, owned and operated by India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
2. Recently, with which country India has held a Maritime Affairs Dialogue?
[A] Australia
[B] Great Britain
[C] Japan
[D] France
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Correct Answer: C [Japan]
Notes:
India and Japan held their sixth Maritime Affairs Dialogue in a virtual format on September 9, 2021. The consultations involved exchanges on developments in the maritime security environment, regional cooperation activities and opportunities for cooperation between the two countries in the Indo-Pacific region.
3. Who is the Minister of State for External Affairs who has recently delivered the keynote in the fourth Conference of the Protectors of Emigrants?
[A] Nityanand Rai
[B] V. Muraleedharan
[C] Anurag Thakur
[D] Babul Supriyo
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Correct Answer: B [V. Muraleedharan]
Notes:
The fourth Conference of the Protectors of Emigrants was held on September 10, 2021, coinciding with the date of enactment of the Emigration Act, 1983. Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan delivered the keynote address and observed that Protectors of Emigrants have an important role to play in informing youth and workers about new destinations and opportunities.
4. In which city, a Digital Population Clock has been inaugurated?
[A] Hyderabad
[B] Mumbai
[C] Nagpur
[D] Delhi
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Correct Answer: D [Delhi]
Notes:
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar inaugurated and presided over the Seminar on Population, Human Capital and Sustainable Development (healthy people – healthy future), in New Delhi on September 10, 2021. She also inaugurated a digital population clock at the Institute for Economic Growth nestled inside the University of Delhi. She also launched a book titled “Infant and Child Mortality in Assam – Demographic and Socio-Economic Interrelations” on the occasion. The book was written by Dr Dipanjali Haloi and Dr Suresh Sharma. During the event, a HMIS Brochure or Ready Reckoner was also launched.
5. Who has been appointed as the governor of Punjab?
[A] RN Ravi
[B] Banwarilal Purohit
[C] Gurmit Singh
[D] Jagdeep Dhankar
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Correct Answer: B [Banwarilal Purohit]
Notes:
The President has appointed Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit as the new Governor of Punjab.
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