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 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has placed an order with which defence manufacturing unit for supply of 118 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) Arjun Mk-1A for the Indian Army?  -- -Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), Avadi, Chennai
 On which day, ‘National Pension System Diwas’ will be observed by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) to promote pension and retirement planning?  -- -1 October
 Name the asset management company (AMC) set up by the government that will work with the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL) to clean up bad loans?  -- -India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL)
 On 23 September 2021, a Bench of the Supreme Court of India approved which scheme to hasten crucial decisions, including orders on bail and stay of arrest, through communication by electronic means to prison authorities and investigating agencies?  -- “Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records” (FASTER)
 Who has been appointed as the new and first ‘Dalit’ Chief Minister of Punjab after Amarinder Singh resigned as chief minister on September 18, 2021? -- Charanjit Singh Channi
 The World Bank Group has announced to discontinue which report after data irregularities found in its 2018 and 2020 report? -- Doing Business Report
 NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has partnered with which organization headquartered at Singapore to enable UPI QR-based payments acceptance in 10 markets across North Asia and Southeast Asia? -- Liquid Group Pte. Ltd. (Liquid Group)
 Which Payments Bank has appointed Indian actor Pankaj Tripathi as its first brand ambassador? -- Fino Payments Bank (FPBL)
 Sea Cucumber, treated as an endangered species in India, is listed under which schedule of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972? -- Schedule I
 Which country became a full member of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2021 to join China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan? -- Iran
 Who was the Chairman of the 21st Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan? -- Emomali Rahmon (President of Tajikistan)
 How many signatories are there in Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to which China has recently applied to join? -- 11
 A trio of Chinese astronauts returned to Earth through which spaceship on 17th September 2021 after a 90-day stay aboard their nation’s first space station in China’s longest mission yet? -- Shenzhou-12
 Who is the author of the book titled ‘Translating Myself and Others’? -- Jhumpa Lahiri
 United States and European Union have launched a global pledge to reduce emissions of which potent greenhouse gas by nearly 30% by the end of the decade? -- Methane
 Which programme was launched by the Indian Railways on 17th September 2021, under which it will train 50,000 youth in the age-group of 18 to 35 over three years? -- ‘Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana’
 Which Edtech major has partnered with NITI Aayog to provide free access to its tech-driven learning programmes for children from 112 'Aspirational districts' of the country? -- Byju's
 At which place the 45th meeting of GST Council was held on 17th September 2021? -- Lucknow
 Which organization has launched ‘Prof. S.K. Joshi Laboratory Excellence Award’? -- Quality Council of India (QCI)
 Which is the first power sector Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) to launch India’s first-ever Euro Green Bond? -- Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC)
 Who is the chairman of an expert committee constituted by the Defence Ministry, for a comprehensive review of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) to make it more relevant with changing times? -- Baijayant Panda
 Under which country’s chairship a meeting of BRICS Heads of Tax Authorities and Experts on Tax Matters was held virtually on 15 September 2021? -- India
 Name the five-time Olympic shooter and an Asian Games gold medalist (1978) from India who has been appointed as the acting president of the Olympic Council of Asia? -- Raja Randhir Singh
 How many states met the target for capital expenditure in Q-1 of 2021-22 and became eligible for additional open market borrowing, equivalent to 0.25 percent of their Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP)? -- 11
 On 13 September 2021, Indian Navy handed over a Passenger Variant Dornier (PVD) to the Police Force of which country on lease? -- Mauritius
 Who has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Gujarat after the resignation of Vijay Rupani? -- Bhupendrabhai Patel
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