September 2021

UPSC

Name the mountaineer who has achieved the feat of becoming the fastest Indian to scale two peaks?

A) Shivangi PathakB) Geeta SamotaC) Chhanda GayenD) Premlata Agrawal Explanation: Geeta Samota, a CISF women official has become the fastest Indian to do dual summit by scaling two peaks located in Africa and Russia. The 31-year-old Samota successfully scaled Mount Elbrus in Russia (5,642 mts) on August 13, 2021, and then Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 mts) on September 11, 2021. Mt Kilimanjaro is

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Facebook India appointed former Uber executive Rajiv Aggarwal as Head of Public Policy

Facebook India appointed former Uber executive Rajiv Aggarwal as Head of Public Policy

Facebook India appointed former Uber executive Rajiv Aggarwal as its director of public policy in the country, a post that has been vacant for nearly a year since its previous policy head Ankhi Das quit, who quit the company in October last year. She was embroiled in a controversy for opposing the enforcement of hate-speech rules against right-wing leaders in the country.

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UPSC Daily Current Affairs Quiz 22 September 2021

Which of the following cargo spacecraft has been launched to support Tiangong Space Station by China?

Which of the following cargo spacecraft has been launched to support Tiangong Space Station by China? A. Taiwan-1 B. Tianzhou-3 C. Shenzhou D. Zhurong Answer: Tianzhou-3 Explanation: China successfully launched an unmanned cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-3 to deliver supplies for its under-construction space station Tiangong, which is scheduled to be completed by next year. The Long

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