Daily Current Affairs Quiz : September 2, 2021
September 2, 2021 September 3, 2021
1. Which institution releases the Quarterly House Price Index (HPI)?
[A] National Housing Bank
[B] Reserve Bank of India
[C] NITI Aayog
[D] National Statistics Office
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Correct Answer: B [Reserve Bank of India]
Notes:- The Reserve Bank releases a quarterly house price index (HPI) based on transaction-level data received from housing registration authorities in ten major cities.
- The cities are Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Mumbai.
- According to RBI data, the growth in all-India House Price Index (HPI) slowed to 2 per cent in the first quarter this fiscal against 2.8 per cent in the last year.
- The HPI growth ranged from an expansion of 8.8 per cent (Ahmedabad) to a contraction of (-) 5.1 per cent (Chennai).
2. Supertech twin tower case, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Karnataka
[D] Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: B [Uttar Pradesh]
Notes:- The Supreme Court ordered the demolition of the twin towers that had come up in violation of building bye-laws in Supertech’s Emerald Court housing project in Noida.
- The Court also ordered that the towers be razed within three months for violation of building norms in agreement with district officials.
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has called for an inquiry and strict action against guilty officers in Noida in the illegal twin tower case.
- The Chief Minister also directed officers to register a criminal case against guilty persons.
3. Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar, who won medals in the Tokyo Paralympics, are associated with which sports?
[A] Weight Lifting
[B] Shooting
[C] High Jump
[D] Javelin Throw
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Correct Answer: C [High Jump]
Notes:- Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar won the silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the high jump event in the Tokyo Paralympics.
- Mariyappan Thangavelu had also won a gold medal at the Rio Paralympics.
- With this performance, the tally of India in the event touched 10.
- It is the first time the country has touched double digits at the Paralympics Games.
- India had won a total of 12 medals from the 1968 edition until 2016.
4. Which country has passed the world’s first law to force tech companies to offer alternative payment systems?
[A] France
[B] Italy
[C] South Korea
[D] India
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Correct Answer: C [South Korea]
Notes:- South Korean lawmakers passed the world’s first law to force tech giants such as Google and Apple to offer alternative payment systems on their app stores.
- The country is set to amend the ‘Telecommunications Business Act’, the nation’s primary telecommunications law.
- The legislation would allow developers to bypass the tech giants’ proprietary payment systems and could help shape how the firms collect fees and exert power over developers and users.
5. Dale Steyn, who announced retirement from international cricket, is from which country?
[A] Australia
[B] South Africa
[C] New Zealand
[D] West Indies
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Correct Answer: B [South Africa]
Notes:- Legendary South African fast bowler Dale Steyn announced his retirement from cricket, after a career spanning nearly 16 years.
- Steyn had retired from the Test Cricket last year as South Africa’s highest wicket-taker with 439 wickets.
- The bowler was named in the ICC Test team of the Decade and holds the record for the fastest to 400 Test wickets.
- Steyn played 93 Tests, 125 ODIs and 47 T20 internationals for South Africa since making his debut for the Proteas on December 17, 2004.
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