Weekly Current affairs play a very important role in the competitive examinations and hence, aspirants have to give undivided attention to it while doing preparation for the government examinations. The CGL, OCS examinations comprise a section of “Current Affairs” to evaluate how much the aspirant is aware of the daily happenings taking place around the world. To complement your preparation, we are providing you with a compilation of Weekly Current affairs.
Q.1) “National Nutrition Week 2022” is observed every year on –
(1) 1st to 7th September
(2) 8th to 14th September
(3) 15th to 21st September
(4) 22nd to 28th September
Q.2) As per NCRB report, Which is the most Unsafe Metropolitan city for Women?
(1) Bengaluru
(2) Mumbai
(3) New Delhi
(4) Hyderabad
Q.3) As per NCRB Report, Which city has been announced as the Safest City in India in 2021?
(1) Mumbai
(2) Kolkata
(3) Bangalore
(4) Pune
Q.4) As per NCRB report, Which state has the highest number of Road Accident Deaths in 2021?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Gujarat
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Maharashtra
Q.5) Reliance Industries will set up India’s First Carbon Fibre Plants in –
(1) Gujarat
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Maharashtra
(4) Haryana
Q.6) Jammu & Kashmir Police has launched an online Mobile application ______.
(1) JK Scop
(2) JK Dcop
(3) JK Ecop
(4) JK Kcop
Q.7) Indian Railways have set up ‘Meghdoot’ machines at the stations of which city?
(1) Mumbai
(2) Kolkata
(3) New Delhi
(4) Hyderabad
Q.8) Tata Steel signed an MoU with Punjab government to set up Steel Plant in –
(1) Amritsar
(2) Ludhiana
(3) Patiala
(4) Jalandhar
Q.9) Santosh Iyer has been appointed as MD & CEO of which carmaker company?
(1) Hyundai Motor
(2) Honda Cars
(3) Mercedes-Benz
(4) Tata Motors
Q.10) Nagesh Singh has been appointed as India’s next ambassador to which country?
(1) France
(2) Thailand
(3) USA
(4) Israel
Q.11) Who has been conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award at the 67th Filmfare Awards?
(1) Shatrughan Sinha
(2) Shyam Benegal
(3) Shekhar Kapur
(4) Subhash Ghai
Q.12) NABARD has approved an allocation of ₹230 crores for rural infrastructure projects in which state?
(1) Mizoram
(2) Assam
(3) Meghalaya
(4) Tripura
Q.13) In the ongoing Asia Cup 2022, Which team has become the first to qualify for Super Four Stage?
(1) Afghanistan
(2) India
(3) Pakistan
(4) Bangladesh
Q.14) Colin de Grandhomme has announced his retirement from Cricket. He is from –
(1) Australia
(2) England
(3) New Zealand
(4) Zimbabwe
Q.15) Which governing body has announced to launch its new centralized portal called ‘e-Samadhan’?
(1) University Grants Commission
(2) Pharmacy Council of India
(3) Central Board of Secondary Education
(4) National Informatics Centre
Q.16) Which Airlines has joined World Economic Forum (WEF) Sustainability Campaign ‘Clear Skies for Tomorrow’?
(1) IndiGo
(2) Air India
(3) Vistara
(4) SpiceJet
Q.17) Oscar-winning Pixar animator Ralph Eggleston passes away. He was from –
(1) Canada
(2) Mexico
(3) USA
(4) Russia
Q.18) What is the name of the last leader of the Soviet Union, has passed away on 30th Aug 2022?
(1) Yuri Andropov
(2) Leonid Brezhnev
(3) Dmitry Ustinov
(4) Mikhail Gorbachev
Q.19) Which institute has partnered with Inspire Institute of Sports, Karnataka to develop an analytics platform ‘Smartboxer’?
(1) IIT Madras
(2) IIT Kanpur
(3) IIT Gandhinagar
(4) IIT Hyderabad
Q.20) As per Cushman and Wakefield report, which city has 2nd top tech hubs in the Asia Pacific region?
(1) Chennai
(2) Delhi
(3) Bengaluru
(4) Hyderabad
Q.21) Who has wrote the autobiography titled “Free Fall: My Experiments with Living“?
(1) Mallika Sarabhai
(2) Kangana Ranaut
(3) Vidya Balan
(4) Madhuri Dixit
Q.22) Which Union Minister has launched the ‘Pharma Sahi Daam 2.0 app’?
(1) Raj Kumar Singh
(2) Kiren Rijiju
(3) Piyush Goyal
(4) Mansukh Mandaviya
Q.23) Which city hosted the ‘UN session to save Biodiversity’?
(1) New York
(2) Paris
(3) Rome
(4) Tokyo
Q.24) “International Whale Shark Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 30th August
(2) 31st August
(3) 1st September
(4) 2nd September
Q25.) “World Coconut Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 1st September
(2) 2nd September
(3) 3rd September
(4) 4th September
Q26) India’s first HPV vaccine against Cervical Cancer has been developed by –
(1) Biocon Limited
(2) Panacea Biotec
(3) Serum Institute of India
(4) Wockhardt Ltd.
Q27) Which state government has launched India’s first Virtual School for Students?
(1) Maharashtra
(2) Karnataka
(3) Delhi
(4) Kerala
Q28) The 1st edition of the “World Health Summit for Pride of Homoeopathy” was held in which city?
(1) Dubai
(2) Rome
(3) Paris
(4) New York
Q29) Which Indian cricketer has become the batsman with the highest average in T20I Cricket?
(1) Rohit Sharma
(2) Hardik Pandya
(3) KL Rahul
(4) Virat Kohli
Q30) Who has become the first player to score 3500 runs in T20I matches?
(1) Martin Guptill
(2) Rohit Sharma
(3) Virat Kohli
(4) Babar Azam
Q31) Who has been appointed as the Director General of the News Services Division of All India Radio?
(1) Dr. Vasudha Gupta
(2) Rajiv Kumar
(3) Dixit Joshi
(4) Adille Sumariwalla
Q32) Who has been appointed as the interim Chairman of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)?
(1) Priyank Kanungo
(2) Narasimha Reddy
(3) Rajesh Kumar Srivastava
(4) Suresh N. Patel
Q33) Who have been named among a host of Star Indian Wrestlers named for World Senior Championships 2022?
(1) Ravi Kumar Dahiya
(2) Bajrang Punia
(3) Deepak Punia
(4) Yogeshwar Dutt
Q34) Who has been awarded with the Best Actor at the 67th Filmfare Awards 2022?
(1) Farhan Akhtar
(2) Vicky Kaushal
(3) Pankaj Tripathi
(4) Ranveer Singh
Q35) Who has authored autobiography titled “The Hero of Tiger Hill”?
(1) Yogendra Singh Yadav
(2) Ram Bahadur Rai
(3) Faisal Farooqui
(4) Rasheed Kidwa
Q36) ‘The Centre for Medical Skills for paramedical staff’ is set to come up in which state?
(1) Sikkim
(2) Meghalaya
(3) Nagaland
(4) Mizoram
Q37) Which state government has launched a ‘Startup Pitch Challenge’?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Kerala
(3) Karnataka
(4) Odisha
Q38) Which state/UT has launched the ‘Mahila Nidhi’ a loan scheme?
(1) Haryana
(2) Gujarat
(3) Punjab
(4) Rajasthan
Q39) Who is the author of the book ‘Indian Banking in Retrospect – 75 years of Independence’?
(1) Ashutosh Raravikar
(2) Deba Prasad Rath
(3) Ishu Thakur
(4) Rajiv Ranjan
Q40) Which state government has launched the ‘Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme’ for farmers?
(1) Meghalaya
(2) Arunachal Pradesh
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Maharashtra
Q41) What is the total GST revenue collected in August 2022?
(1) ₹1.42 lakh crore
(2) ₹1.40 lakh crore
(3) ₹1.44 lakh crore
(4) ₹1.43 lakh crore
Q42) Indian economy has been grown the fastest in the last 12 months with how much percent?
(1) 11.8%
(2) 12.3%
(3) 13.5%
(4) 14.2%
Q43) Which social media platform has announced a new facility named ‘Circles’?
(1) Facebook
(2) Twitter
(3) Instagram
(4) Telegram
Q44) Who has launched the ‘CRPF eAwas’ web-portal in New Delhi?
(1) Amit Shah
(2) Narendra Modi
(3) Arvind Kejriwal
(4) Droupadi Murmu
Q45) Which state education department launches e-Governance portal “Samarth“?
(1) Sikkim
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Odisha
(4) Uttarakhand
Q46) 50th All Manipur Shumang Leela Festival 2021-22 has been started in –
(1) Ukhrul
(2) Imphal
(3) Tamenglong
(4) Thoubal
Q47) The “Nua Khai festival” has been started in which state?
(1) Odisha
(2) Telangana
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Andhra Pradesh
Q48) Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has conducted the Cyber Security Exercise “Synergy” for –
(1) 11 countries
(2) 13 countries
(3) 15 countries
(4) 17 countries
Q49) Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has partnered with _____ to support women athletes?
(1) Deutsche Bank
(2) DBS Bank
(3) Citi Bank
(4) HSBC India
Q50) Which state become 1st to make Forensic Evidence Mandatory for punishment of more than 6-years?
(1) Delhi
(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Telangana
(4) Gujarat
Q51) National Teachers’ Day is observed every year on –
(1) 3rd September
(2) 4th September
(3) 5th September
(4) 6th September
Q52) International Day of Charity is observed annually on –
(1) 2nd September
(2) 3rd September
(3) 4th September
(4) 5th September
Q53) India overtakes which country to become World’s 5th biggest economy?
(1) Japan
(2) UK
(3) France
(4) Canada
Q54) Which state government has decided to make Bagless School 1-day per week?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Gujarat
(4) Assam
Q55) Which state government will develop the ‘State Capital Region’ on the lines of Delhi-NCR?
(1) Maharashtra
(2) Odisha
(3) West Bengal
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Q56) Which company is the manufacturers of “Tejas Mark-2 Fighter Jets“?
(1) Boeing India
(2) Aroon Aviation
(3) Hindustan Aeronautics
(4) BrahMos Aerospace
Q57) “INS Vikrant“, India’s 1st Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Commissioned by –
(1) Jagdeep Dhankhar
(2) Narendra Modi
(3) Rajnath Singh
(4) Droupadi Murmu
Q58) The New Naval Ensign features the national emblem inside which shape?
(1) Green Hexagon
(2) Blue Octagon
(3) Orange Hexagon
(4) White Octagon
Q59) Which state government has launched the global startup challenge ‘VentuRISE’?
(1) Odisha
(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Karnataka
(4) Goa
Q60) Which company signed MoU with NDDB to start a biogas demonstration project to accelerate carbon neutrality in India?
(1) Hyundai Motor
(2) Suzuki Motor
(3) Mercedes-Benz
(4) Tata Motors
Q61) Who has presented Smart Solutions Challenge & Inclusive Cities Awards 2022?
(1) Anurag Thakur
(2) Piyush Goyal
(3) Jitendra Singh
(4) Hardeep Singh Puri
Q62) Historian B. Sheik Ali passed away at 98. He was first Vice Chancellor of –
(1) Anna University
(2) Punjab University
(3) Delhi University
(4) Mangalore University
Q63) IMF approved a loan of $2.9 billion to which country to tackle its economic crisis?
(1) Iran
(2) Afghanistan
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) Venezuela
Q64) Which country is the host of the multilateral command exercise “Vostok-2022“?
(1) Russia
(2) China
(3) Japan
(4) South Korea
Q65) Which district has become the 5th fully digital banking district in Kerala?
(1) Thrissur
(2) Alappuzha
(3) Kollam
(4) Kannur
Q66) A street in Markham City, Canada is named after which Indian music director?
(1) AR Rahman
(2) RD Burman
(3) Anu Malik
(4) Bappi Lahiri
Q67) Which University has become India’s 1st National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) compliant Law School?
(1) ITM University
(2) INSM University
(3) ITLM University
(4) IILM University
Q68) Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador for Performax by ‘Reliance Retail’?
(1) Virat Kohli
(2) KL Rahul
(3) Jasprit Bumrah
(4) Rohit Sharma
Q69) Who has been appointed as the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)?
(1) Indira Banerjee
(2) S. Abdul Nazeer
(3) DY Chandrachud
(4) Sanjay Kishan Kaul
Q70) Which company has unveiled India’s first LNG-fulled green truck?
(1) Blue Energy Motors
(2) Ashok Leyland
(3) Eicher Motors
(4) Bharat Benz
Q71) India’s 1st ‘Dark Sky Reserve’ will be set up in which state/UT?
(1) Ladakh
(2) Uttarakhand
(3) Assam
(4) Jammu & Kashmir
Q72) Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai has been formed as the 31st district of which state?
(1) Chhattisgarh
(2) Haryana
(3) Karnataka
(4) Odisha
Q73) What is the Mascot of 36th National Games?
(1) Dhakad
(2) Savaj
(3) Veera
(4) Sheru
Q74) Which Cambodian psychiatrist has been honored with the 64th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022?
(1) Bernard Madrid
(2) Tadashi Hattori
(3) Brahm Kapur
(4) Sotheara Chhim
Q75) Who has been elected as the Prime Minister of United Kingdom (UK)?
(1) Ben Wallace
(2) Penny Mordaunt
(3) Liz Truss
(4) Rishi Sunak
Q76) Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Sansad TV?
(1) Utpal Kumar Singh
(2) Rajat Sharma
(3) Dighambar Jain
(4) Mayank Agrawal
Q77) Who is the new chairman and managing director of Shipping Corporation of India Ltd (SCI)?
(1) G Vinod
(2) Binesh Kumar Tyagi
(3) J Murugadas
(4) Sanjay Kumar
Q78) Pawan Kumar Borthakur has taken over as the Chief Secretary of which state?
(1) Delhi
(2) Uttarakhand
(3) Assam
(4) Mumbai
Q79) Who has been appointed as the head coach of ‘Sunrisers Hyderabad’?
(1) VV Richards
(2) Rahul Dravid
(3) Ricky Ponting
(4) Brian Lara
Q80) Cyrus Mistry was killed in a car accident. He was the former Chairperson of –
(1) Adani Group
(2) Larsen & Toubro
(3) Aditya Birla Group
(4) Tata Group
Q81) Which company will acquire wealth management platforms Wealthdesk & OpenQ?
(1) PhonePe
(2) Google Pay
(3) Paytm
(4) Bharat
Q82) Who has been reappointed as CEO & MD of Infosys?
(1) Gopal Vittal
(2) SS Mundra
(3) Kamal Bawa
(4) Salil Parekh
Q83) Who has been appointed as Additional Director of Paytm for a tenure of 5 years?
(1) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
(2) Madhur Deora
(3) Ritesh Agarwal
(4) Manoj Soni
Q84) Who has won the 1st prize for the Amazon Smbhav Entrepreneurship Challenge 2022?
(1) Bhushan Kumar
(2) Subhash Ola
(3) Aarefa Johari
(4) Amar Mitra
Q85) Which football club has won UEFA Europa Football League title in 2022?
(1) Chelsea
(2) Eintracht Frankfurt
(3) Barcelona
(4) Real Madrid
Q86) Who has been appointed as the head coach of England’s white ball cricket team?
(1) Ricky Ponting
(2) Brian Lara
(3) Matthew Mott
(4) Ramesh Powar
Q87) “Mujib – The Making of a Nation” movie is jointly produced by –
(1) Bangladesh & Srilanka
(2) Bangladesh & India
(3) India & Nepal
(4) India & Bhutan
Q88) Which country has launched the “Child online safety toolkit“?
(1) THE USA
(2) China
(3) the UK
(4) Russia
Q89) 41st edition of Hunar Haat has been inaugurated in –
(1) Varanasi
(2) Mathura
(3) Agra
(4) Kanpur
Q90) “World Thyroid Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 22nd May
(2) 23rd May
(3) 24th May
(4) 25th May
Answer:
S1. Ans. (1) 1st to 7th September
Sol. In India, the first week of September every year is celebrated as National Nutrition Week.
The week is observed every year from September 1-7.
The purpose of this week is to raise awareness among the general public about the value of healthy eating practices and proper nutrition for upholding a healthy lifestyle.
Theme 2022: “World of Flavors”
National Nutrition Week was established in 1975 by the members of the American Dietetic Association (ADA), now known as the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
S2. Ans. (3) New Delhi
Sol. As per NCRB data for the 2019-2021 period, Delhi is the most unsafe metropolitan city, with 13,982 crimes against women recorded there in 2021.
Of the 43,414 crimes reported against women in 19 major cities across the country, Delhi accounted for 32.20% of the cases.
The national capital was followed by Mumbai with 5,543 crimes against women and Bengaluru with 3,127 such crimes in 2021. Hyderabad (3,050) and Jaipur (2,827) were also among the top five most unsafe metro cities.
S3. Ans. (2) Kolkata
Sol. Kolkata has topped the list of cities with the least number of cognizable offenses per lakh of its population, making it the safest city in India in 2021, as per the latest National Crime Records Bureau Report.
The city scored 103.4 per 1 lakh people in terms of the number of cognizable offences, marching ahead of Pune which stood second.
Kolkata has retained its position three times in the last four years: in 2018, 2020 and 2021.
Kolkata’s crime rate has been sliding for the past seven years, with the total number of cases declining to just 14,591 in 2021 from 18,277 in 2020. There were 26,161 cases in 2014. The total number of IPC crimes has slid from 15, 517 in 2021 to 13,067 in 2021. There were 17,324 cases in 2019. The number of state law crimes, too, has gone down – from 2,760 in 2020 to 1,524 in 2021.
S4. Ans. (1) Uttar Pradesh
Sol. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released the Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India 2021 report.
It stated that there were 1,55,622 deaths in road accidents in India in 2021, with Uttar Pradesh leading with 21,792 fatalities, followed by Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and MP.
According to the report, the rate of accidental deaths (per lakh of the population) increased in 2021 as compared to 2020. The total number of accidental deaths in 2021 in India is 3,97,530.
Out of 3,97,530 accidental deaths, 7,126 (1.8 percent) deaths were due to forces of nature, and 3,90,404 (98.2 percent) of deaths were due to other causes.
S5. Ans. (1) Gujarat
Sol. Reliance Industries will set up India’s first and one of the world’s largest carbon fibre plants in Hazira, Gujarat.
The plant will have a capacity of 20,000 million metric tonnes per annum.
The first phase of the plant will be completed in 2025.
Carbon fibre is a lightweight material with high conductivity that has the potential to replace steel.
S6. Ans. (3) JK Ecop
Sol. The Jammu & Kashmir Police has launched an online Mobile application “JK Ecop”.
The App enables the common citizens to use a host of services ranging from registering a complaint to downloading a copy of an FIR.
A citizen can also make requests like obtaining a character certificate, employee verification, or tenant verification through this App.
S7. Ans. (1) Mumbai
Sol. Indian Railways have set up ‘Meghdoot’ machines at Dadar, Thane and other stations of the Mumbai Division.
These unique ‘Meghdoot’ machines use innovative technology to convert water vapour in the air into potable water.
The contract for setting up 17 ‘MEGHDOOT’, Atmospheric Water Generator Kiosks’ over Mumbai Division of Central Railway under NINFRIS policy for a period of 5 years has been awarded to Maithri Aquatech Pvt Ltd.
S8. Ans. (2) Ludhiana
Sol. Tata Steel has signed an MoU with the Punjab Government for setting up a Steel Plant with a scrap-based electric arc furnace (EAF) in Ludhiana.
This initiative to set up the greenfield facility at Kadiana Khurd, Hitech Valley, Ludhiana in Punjab is a part of Tata Steel’s commitment to investing in a circular economy
It is a step aligned to the Company’s goal of achieving Net Zero carbon emission by 2045.
This EAF-based steel plant would produce construction-grade steel rebar under the Company’s flagship retail brand ‘Tata Tiscon’.
In FY 2021-22, Tata Steel became the first steel rebar manufacturing company to receive GreenPro certification.
S9. Ans. (3) Mercedes-Benz
Sol. German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz has named Santosh Iyer as the Managing Director & CEO of the Indian operations with effect from January 1, 2023.
Santosh Iyer is currently working as Vice President, Sales & Marketing, and would be the first Indian to lead Mercedes-Benz India operations.
Iyer replaces Martin Schwenk who will assume the responsibility as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mercedes-Benz Thailand.
S10. Ans. (2) Thailand
Sol. An Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1995 batch, Nagesh Singh has been appointed as India’s next ambassador to Thailand.
Singh will replace the incumbent ambassador Suchitra Durai.
Nagesh Singh is presently working as a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs.
S11. Ans. (4) Subhash Ghai
Sol. Veteran Bollywood Director Subhash Ghai was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 67th Filmfare Awards.
He is known for his iconic movies like ‘Karz’, ‘Vishwanath’, ‘Pardes’, and Khalnayak, among others.
The director was honored for his outstanding contribution to Indian Cinema over the years.
Ghai has made short guest appearances in his own films and has been an integral part of the film industry since 1967.
S12. Ans. (1) Mizoram
Sol. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has approved an allocation of Rs 230 crore for rural infrastructure projects in Mizoram.
Since the inception of the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) in 1995-96, NABARD has sanctioned aggregate loans amounting to Rs 1744.51 crore involving 677 projects for critical rural infrastructure like rural roads, bridges, drinking water, health infrastructure, etc of which Rs 1071.81 crore has been disbursed so far, according to information available on NABARD website.
S13. Ans. (1) Afghanistan
Sol.Afghanistan Cricket team has qualified for the Super four stage of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 tournament after beating Bangladesh by 7 wickets on August 30, 2022.
This is the second time that Afghanistan has made the last four stages in the tournament since its debut in 2014.
S14. Ans. (3) New Zealand
Sol. Colin de Grandhomme who announced retirement played cricket for New Zealand.
The 36-year-old made the decision to bring down the curtain on an impressive international career after discussions with New Zealand Cricket who agreed to release him from his Central Contract.
De Grandhomme played 29 Test matches scoring 1432 runs at 38.70, including centuries against the West Indies and South Africa. His best score was 120 not out. Meanwhile, he also registered 49 wickets in the format at an average of 32.95, including six for 41 on debut against Pakistan.
De Grandhomme also played 45 ODIs and 41 T20Is for New Zealand.
S15. Ans. (1) University Grants Commission
Sol. Higher education sector regulator University Grants Commission (UGC) will now monitor and resolve all grievances of students and staff in varsities through a centralized portal called ‘e-Samadhan’.
This platform ensures transparency, prevents unfair practices in Higher Education Institutions, and provides a time-bound mechanism for redressal of grievances, according to the UGC.
Nearly 38 million students are expected to be benefitted from the e-Samadhan portal.
S16. Ans. (1) IndiGo
Sol.Clear Skies for Tomorrow: IndiGo, the largest airline in the nation, announced that it has joined a sustainable effort led by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
IndiGo airline has joined the Clear Skies for Tomorrow, India Coalition initiative as a signatory.
IndiGo’s dedication to deploying sustainable initiatives would help to achieve a substantial scale for SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) to attain a critical mass and bring in cost-efficiency for wide adoption in India.
S17. Ans. (3) USA
Sol. Oscar Award-winning animator, Ralph Eggleston passed away at the age of 56 years due to pancreatic cancer in California, United States of America (USA).
He was born on 18 October 1965 in Lake Charles, Louisiana (United States).
He was an American animator, art director, storyboard artist, writer, film director, and production designer at Pixar Animation Studios.
Pixar’s animated short film “For the Birds”, written and directed by Ralph Eggleston won the award for Best Animated Short at the 74th Academy Awards (2002). He also won his first Annie Award for Best Art Direction for the movie ‘’Toy Story’’.
S18. Ans. (4) Mikhail Gorbachev
Sol. Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, died.
He was 91.
Though in power less than seven years, Gorbachev unleashed a breathtaking series of changes. But they quickly overtook him and resulted in the collapse of the authoritarian Soviet state, the freeing of Eastern European nations from Russian domination and the end of decades of East-West nuclear confrontation.
His Reign: His decline was humiliating. His power hopelessly sapped by an attempted coup against him in August 1991, he spent his last months in office watching republic after republic declare independence until he resigned on 25, 1991.
S19. Ans. (1) IIT Madras
Sol. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras researchers have partnered with Inspire Institute of Sports, Karnataka to develop an analytics platform ‘Smartboxer’.
It is an advanced boxing analytics software being developed with an aim to increase India’s boxing medal tally at the 2024 Olympics.
The multi version software is developed by the Center of Excellence for Sports Science and Analytics at IIT Madras.
It will provide feedback and performance assessments using Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled wearable sensors and video cameras.
S20. Ans. (3) Bengaluru
Sol. Bengaluru ranks second after Beijing on the list of top technology hubs in the Asia-Pacific region, according to property consultant Cushman & Wakefield.
In its latest report ‘Tech Cities: The Global Intersection of Talent and Real Estate’, the consultant has identified tech markets based on 14 criteria across talent, real estate, and business environment metrics.
Bengaluru leads India with 2,30,813 tech jobs created during the last fiscal, followed by Chennai with 1,12,781, Hyderabad with 1,03,032 and Delhi with 89,996 jobs.
S21. Ans. (1) Mallika Sarabhai
Sol. Acclaimed classical dancer and activist Mallika Sarabhai bares it all in her upcoming self-help memoir, “Free Fall: My Experiments with Living”.
The book, which will hit the stands on August 30, is about “coming to terms with yourself, your body and finding the lifestyle that works for you”.
It is published by Speaking Tiger.
Mallika Sarabhai: Born to renowned Indian classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai and the legendary space scientist Vikram Sarabhai, Mallika is an accomplished Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer who has specialized in using the arts for social change and transformation.
S22. Ans. (4) Mansukh Mandaviya
Sol.The Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mansukh Mandaviya launched the Pharma Sahi Daam 2.0 App and Integrated Pharmaceutical Database Management System 2.0 during the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).
Pharma Sahi Daam 2.0 app will have updated features like speech recognition, Share button and bookmarking medicines.
Integrated Pharmaceutical Database Management System 2.0 is an integrated responsive cloud-based application developed by NPPA with technical support from Advanced Computing Center (C-DAC).
S23. Ans. (1) New York
Sol. The ‘UN session to save Biodiversity’ was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
However, the UN member states ended two weeks of negotiations without a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas.
It is an agreement that would have addressed growing environmental and economic challenges.
S24. Ans. (1) 30th August
Sol. International Whale Shark Day is observed on 30 August every year.
Objective – To spread awareness about the importance of whale sharks and their conservation.
The day was started in 2008, at the International Whale Shark Conference in Isla Holbox.
On this occasion, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) is launching ‘save the whale shark campaign’ in Karnataka, Kerala, and Lakshadweep.
S25. Ans. (2) 2nd September
Sol.World Coconut Day is celebrated on September 2 every year in major coconut-producing countries, including India.
The coconut palm is often called the ‘tree of life’ owing to its versatile use in food, fuel, medicine, cosmetics, building materials, and various other uses.
Theme 2022: “Growing Coconut for a Better Future and Life”
The first world coconut day was celebrated on September 2, 2009, by the Asia Pacific Coconut Community (APCC).
In India, this day is celebrated with the support of the Coconut Development Board (CDB), across the states such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, etc.
S26. Ans. (3) Serum Institute of India
Sol. The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) on 1st September 2022, announced the scientific completion of India’s first locally made quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against Cervical Cancer.
The cervical cancer vaccine, Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV), is developed by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Department of Biotechnology(DBT).
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) data, 41,91,000 women have died due to cervical cancer in India since 2019.
What is cervical cancer? When cancer starts in the cervix, it is called cervical cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all women are at risk for cervical cancer. It occurs most often in women over age 30.
S27. Ans. (3) Delhi
Sol. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched India’s first virtual school.
Students from all across the country will be eligible for admission.
Delhi Model Virtual School (DMVS) will be for classes 9-12 and also prepare students for competitive exams like JEE, NEET and CUET.
The application process for the 2022-23 academic session started and students can apply through dmvs.ac.in. Any child aged between 13 and 18 who has completed class 8 from any recognized school can apply for admission in class 9.
The classes will be online and recorded lectures will also be uploaded online.
S28. Ans. (1) Dubai
Sol. The first edition of “World Health Summit for Pride of Homoeopathy” was held in Dubai on August 29.
Theme: “Diseases caused by climate change and global warming”.
The summit aimed to educate and promote a homoeopathic system of medicine, drugs, and practices.
The summit was organised by Burnett Homoeopathy Pvt Limited.
The summit was virtually addressed by Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State, Environment Forest & Climate change.
S29. Ans. (4) Virat Kohli
Sol. Indian batter Virat Kohli on August 31, 2022, became the player with the highest average in the T20I format of cricket.
He accomplished his feat during his side’s Group A tie against Hong Kong in Dubai during the ongoing Asia Cup 2022.
In 101 T20I matches, Virat has scored 3,402 runs at an average of 77. He has 31 half-centuries in the format, with the best individual score of 94 not out. He has a strike rate of 137.12.
Kohli has overtaken Pakistan’s batter Mohammed Rizwan, who has an average of 14 in 57 matches.
Next in the list are Devon Conway of New Zealand (average of 47.20 in 23 matches), Babar Azam (average of 44.93 in 75 matches) and Manish Pandey (average of 44.31 in 39 matches).
S30. Ans. (2) Rohit Sharma
Sol. Captain of the Indian Cricket Team Rohit Sharma has become the first player to score 3500 runs in the history of T20I matches.
He reached this landmark during the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 while playing against Hong Kong.
New Zealand’s Martin Guptill has scored 3,497 runs and Virat Kohli is placed in the third position with 3,343 runs.
S31. Ans. (1) Dr. Vasudha Gupta
Sol. Senior Indian Information Service officer Vasudha Gupta has been appointed as the Director General of the News Services Division of All India Radio.
She has succeeded N Venudhar Reddy.
A 1989-batch officer, Gupta has served in various capacities in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in her over a 32-year career.
Before her appointment, she was serving as Director General, Press Information Bureau (PIB).
She is credited for establishing of Fact-Check system for the Government.
S32. Ans. (3) Rajesh Kumar Srivastava
Sol. Rajesh Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as the new interim chairman of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
Srivastava succeeds Alka Mittal, who officiated as the chairman until 31 August 2022.
Srivastava joined ONGC in 1984 and rose through the ranks to the position of Director (Exploration) in 2019.
The government also appointed M V lyer as the interim chairman at GAIL.
S33. Ans. (2) Bajrang Punia
Sol. Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat are among a host of Star Indian wrestlers who have been named for the World Senior Championships 2022.
It will be held in Belgrade, Serbia from September 10 to September 18, 2022.
The Indian team was picked after the selection trials at SAI Training Centres in Lucknow and Sonepat.
Tokyo Olympian Vinesh Phogat, who completed a hat-trick of Gold Medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 will lead the women’s team.
S34. Ans. (4) Ranveer Singh
Sol. The 67th Filmfare Awards ceremony, presented by The Times Group, honoured the best Indian Hindi-language films of 2021.
Ranveer Singh and Kriti Sanon were named the best actor and actress at the 67th Filmfare Awards 2022.
While Ranveer bagged the top acting honour for his incredible performance as former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev in Kabir Khan’s 83, Kriti received the award for her role as a surrogate mother in the critically acclaimed film “Mimi”.
Popular awards
Best Actor- Ranveer Singh (83) as Kapil Dev
Best Actress- Kriti Sanon (Mimi) as Mimi Rathore
Best Film- Shershaah (Dharma Productions)
Best Director- Vishnuvardhan (Shershaah)
Best Supporting Actor- Pankaj Tripathi (Mimi)
Best Supporting Actress- Sai Tamhankar (Mimi)
Debut Awards
Best Male Debut- Ehan Bhat – 99 Songs as Jay
Best Female Debut- Sharvari Wagh – Bunty Aur Babli 2 as Sonia Rawat / Jasmine “Jazz”
Best Debut Director- Seema Pahwa – Ramprasad Ki Tehr
Music Awards
Best Music Director- Tanishk Bagchi, B Praak, Jaani, Jasleen Royal, Javed-Mohsin And Vikram Montrose (Shershaah)
S35. Ans. (1) Yogendra Singh Yadav
Sol. Subedar Major (Honorary Captain) has written an autobiography titled “The Hero of Tiger Hill”, which tells the inspiring story of Yogendra Singh Yadav.
The book was mainly focused on the night of July 3, 1999, 19 years old Yadav was given a crucial task with the Ghatak Platoon of 18 Grenadiers Regiment in order to capture Tiger Hill.
Yogendra Singh Yadav is the youngest Param Vir Chakra awardee (India’s highest gallantry award) at the age of 19 for his actions in the 1999 Kargil conflict.
This book was published by Srishti Publishers.
It is the true story of a brave soldier who left no stone unturned and fought valiantly for the honour of India.
Recent Books:
India’s Economy From Nehru To Modi : A Brief History – Pulapre Balakrishnan
New India: Selected Writings 2014-19 – Launched by Former VP M Venkaiah Naidu
Bibi: My Story – Benjamin Netanyahu’s Autobiography
Field Guide, Birds of India’ – published by ZSI
Dilip Kumar: In the Shadow of a Legend – Faisal Farooqui
S36. Ans. (2) Meghalaya
Sol. ‘The Centre for Medical Skills for paramedical staff’ is set to come up at Babadam in West Garo Hills of Meghalaya.
The Meghalaya Cabinet approved the construction of Centre that will be built at the cost of Rs 152 crores.
The Medical Skill Hunar Hub will have space for 2500 students with several facilities including hostel, Pharmaceutical College, Paramedical College and Skill Development Centre.
S37. Ans. (3) Karnataka
Sol. Chief Minister of Karnataka Basavaraj Bommai launched the ‘Startup Pitch Challenge’.
The state government of Karnataka is organising the challenge in partnership with TiE Global and TiE Bengaluru, a non-profit, global community.
It aims to recognize and support startups in manufacturing related sectors and provide them a platform to showcase their strengths and ensure funding.
The event has been planned for the Global Investors Meet (GIM) – ‘Invest Karnataka 2022’.
S38. Ans. (4) Rajasthan
Sol. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has launched ‘Mahila Nidhi’, a loan scheme for the social and economic development of women through loans.
The scheme was launched on the occasion of Women’s Equality Day.
Under the scheme, easy credit will be available to women for starting new businesses and expanding their business.
In the state budget 2022-23, the government announced to set up ‘Mahila Nidhi’ through Rajasthan Rural Livelihood Development Council.
S39. Ans. (1) Ashutosh Raravikar
Sol. Director of the Department of Economic & Policy Research (DEPR), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Dr Ashutosh Raravikar has authored a new book titled “Indian Banking in Retrospect – 75 years of Independence”.
The book is published by Aswad Prakashan Private Limited.
Bibek Debroy, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India has written the foreword of the book.
The books attempts to capture developments in the Indian banking sector over the last 75 years.
It describes how the banking sector displayed great resilience during South-East Asian crisis of the late ’90s, global meltdown of 2008, the taper-tantrums of 2013-14 among other crises.
S40. Ans. (1) Meghalaya
Sol. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has launched a scheme for farmers to provide them an alternative source of income.
The scheme is called the “Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme” under National Livestock Mission at Byrnihat in the Ri-Bhoi district.
Under the Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme phase 1, the government has allotted a budget of Rs.15.18 crore. Budget of Rs.25 crore has been allocated for phase 2.
S41. Ans. (4) ₹1.43 lakh crore
Sol. Collections from Goods and Services Tax (GST) has risen 28 percent to Rs 1.43 lakh crore in August 2022.
In August month:
Gross GST Revenue – 1,43,612 crore
Central GST – 24,710 crore
State GST – 30,951 crore
Integrated GST – 77,782 crore (including 42,067 crore collected on import of goods)
Cess – 10,168 crore (including 1,018 crore collected on import of goods)
GST Collection of Previous Months in 2022:
January – 1,40,986 crore
February – 1,33,026 crore
March – 1,42,095 crore
April – 1,67,540 crore
May – 1,40,885 crore
June – 1,44,616 crore
July – 1,48,995 crore
S42. Ans. (3) 13.5%
Sol. Indian economy has been grown by 13.5% in the April-June period 2022, this is the fastest in the last four quarters.
India remained the fastest growing major economy as China registered economic growth of 0.4 percent in the April-June 2022 quarter.
The Indian economy grew by 20.1 per cent in April-June 2021-22, as per the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO).
The gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 4 per cent in July-September 2021, 5.4 per cent in October-December 2021 and 4.1 per cent in January-March 2022.
The first quarter growth at 13.5 per cent is less than the RBI’s projection of 16.2 per cent released earlier this month.
Updated GDP List:
World Bank – 7.5% (FY23), 7.1%(FY24)
MOODY’S. – 8.8% (FY23)
S&P – 7.3% (FY23)
IMF – 7.4% (FY23)
ADB – 7.2% (FY23), 7.8%(FY24)
RBI – 7.2% (FY23)
FITCH RATING – 7.8.% (FY23)
FICCI – 7% (FY23)
OECD – 6.9% (FY23), 6.2% (FY24)
CRISIL – 7.3% (FY23)
NSO – 8.7%. Q4 – 4.1% (FY23)
SBI Ecowrap – 7.5% (FY23)
Morgan Stanley – 7.2% (FY23), 6.4%(FY24)
S43. Ans. (2) Twitter
Sol.Twitter announced the availability of Twitter Circle where users can choose who can see and engage with their tweets.
Everyone can join the public conversation on their own terms while each Circle will allow up to 150 people.
After a successful test run, the feature is being rolled out across the world.
People in the circle will see a green badge under Tweets sent to the group while these Tweets cannot be retweeted.
S44. Ans. (1) Amit Shah
Sol. Home Minister Amit Shah has launched the Central Armed Police Forces’ eAwas web-portal in New Delhi on 1st September 2022.
The web-portal will enable online registration and allotment of residential quarters to eligible personnel of CAPFs and Assam Rifles.
The Union Home Minister asserted that the housing satisfaction ratio for CAPFs personnel will be enhanced to about 74 per cent by late 2024.
CAPF has been classified into three major categories: Border Guarding Forces; Forces for Internal Security; and Special Task Force
S45. Ans. (4) Uttarakhand
Sol.On 30th August 2022, Uttarakhand’s education department has launched an e-governance portal, “Samarth“, which will provide all administrative and educational updates.
The updates include information on entrance examinations, salary structures, appointments from 5 state universities and 140 public schools.
This portal also provides access to 40 academic study modules.
S46. Ans. (2) Imphal
Sol. The 50th edition of All Manipur Shumang Leela Festival 2021-22 has been started at Iboyaima Shumang Leela Shanglen in Imphal, Manipur.
The inaugural function was attended by Manipur Governor, La Ganesan, and CM Biren Singh.
Shumang Leela is a traditional form of theatre in Manipur and the roles of female artists are all played by male actors and male characters are played by female artists in case of female theatre groups.
Festival of Manipur: Sajibu Cheiraoba Festival, 18th Kachai Lemon Festival
S47. Ans. (1) Odisha
Sol. Agrarian festival ‘Nuakhai’ was celebrated in Odisha, mostly in the western region of the state, on 1st September 2022.
This festival is celebrated particularly in western Odisha. It is also observed by the people of southern Chhattisgarh.
It is an agricultural festival. In this festival, people offer new rice of the season to the deities even before the crop is harvested.
The festival represents farmers’ hopes and aspirations for a good harvest.
It also symbolizes the socializing spirit of the rural community as reflected through Nua Khai Juhar. Nua Khai Juhar is a traditional Namaste offered by the younger to the elders.
S48. Ans. (2) 13 countries
Sol. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Ministry of Electronics and IT, in collaboration with the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore successfully designed and conducted the Cyber Security Exercise “Synergy” for 13 Countries on 31st August 2022.
It was a part of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative- Resilience Working Group. The Group is being led by India under the leadership of National Security Council Secretariat.
The theme of the exercise was “Building Network Resiliency to counter Ransomware Attacks”.
The exercise scenario was derived from real life cyber incidents, in which a domestic level (limited impact) ransomware incident escalates to a global cyber security crisis.
S49. Ans. (4) HSBC India
Sol. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced its collaboration with HSBC India in order to support Indian women athletes, particularly the young ones.
Under the terms of the cooperation, talented girls will be chosen from the Under-14 and Under-16 National Inter District Championships and trained to compete on a worldwide scale.
Athletics Federation of India (AFI) President Adille Sumariwalla promised that “special coaching camps would be set up for the selected athletes and all their needs would be taken care of.”
S50. Ans. (1) Delhi
Sol.Delhi Police becomes the first police force to make forensic evidence mandatory in crimes punishable by more than six years.
Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora issued an order regarding this.
As per the Delhi police order, one ‘forensic mobile van’ shall be allotted to each district to provide scientific and forensic assistance.
These forensic mobile vans will not be administered by the police but will be an independent entity accountable to the courts of law.
Forensic evidence is mainly three types-DNA, fingerprints, and bloodstain pattern analysis.
S51. Ans. (3) 5th September
Sol.The 5th of September is celebrated as teacher’s day all over India.
This day is celebrated as the teacher’s day to mark the birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan who was the former president of our country.
He was a philosopher, a scholar, and the Bharat Ratna Awardee.
He was the second President of India (1962 to 1967) and the first Vice President of India (1952–1962).
The Ministry of Education presents the National Teachers Awards on this occasion every year.
S52. Ans. (4) 5th September
Sol.The International Day of Charity is observed annually on September 05.
It was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012.
September 5 was chosen in order to commemorate the death anniversary of Mother Teresa, who had always been engaged in charitable work.
Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for “work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitute a threat to peace.”
S53. Ans. (2) UK
Sol.According to Bloomberg report, India leaped past the UK in the final three months of 2021 to become the fifth-biggest economy.
The ranking is based on GDP figures compiled by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
India is behind just the US, China, Japan, and Germany.
A decade ago, India ranked 11th among the largest economies, while the UK was 5th.
India’s economy is projected to grow at 7% in 2022-23.
India registered a growth of 8.7 percent in 2021-22.
United States (GDP: 22.49 trillion)
China (GDP: 16.4 trillion)
Japan: (GDP: 5.27 trillion)
Germany: (GDP: 4.30 trillion)
India: (GDP: 3.21 trillion)
United Kingdom: (GDP: 3.2 trillion)
France: (GDP: 2.78 trillion)
Italy: (GDP: 2.07 trillion)
Brazil: (GDP: 1.87 trillion)
Canada: (GDP: 1.71 trillion)
S54. Ans. (2) Madhya Pradesh
Sol. Madhya Pradesh government has decided to reduce the weight of school bags drastically and its new policy exempts students from 30 lakh schools in the state from carrying bags once a week.
Under its School Policy 2020 along the lines of the National Education Policy, the Madhya Pradesh School Education department has come out with a lightweight school bag policy.
As per the circular, a day in a week will be “bag-less” for students and dedicated to co-curriculum activities.
S55. Ans. (4) Uttar Pradesh
Sol. In Uttar Pradesh, ‘State Capital Region’ along the lines of the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) will be developed in Lucknow, keeping in mind the future requirements related to urban planning.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gave directions in this regard during a review meeting of the Housing and Urban Planning Department.
Unnao, Sitapur, Rae Bareli, Barabanki, Kanpur Nagar and Kanpur Dehat districts could be included in the SCR.
National Capital Region (NCR): It is spread over 55,083 sq km comprising Delhi and several districts from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) was formed in 1985 for the development of the region.
S56. Ans. (3) Hindustan Aeronautics
Sol.The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved Tejas Mark-2 Project. It has sanctioned 6,500 crore rupees for designing and developing of Tejas Mark-2 fighter jet.
It is manufactured by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
The advanced version of the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) will feature a series of additions to its flight and fight capabilities.
Tejas 2.0 will be equipped with more powerful engines and indigenously developed Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar.
S57. Ans. (2) Narendra Modi
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commissioned INS Vikrant – India’s 1st Indigenous Aircraft Carrier on 2nd September, at Cochin Shipyard in Kochi.
It took close to 17 years to design and develop INS Vikrant. The work on India’s 1st Indigenous Aircraft Carrier began in April 2005.
The ship is 262 m long and 62 m wide and it displaces approximately 43,000 tonnes when fully loaded.
INS Vikrant can attain a maximum speed of 28 knots with an endurance of 7500 nautical miles.
INS Vikrant is equipped with around 2,200 compartments to accommodate a crew of 1600 personnel.
S58. Ans. (2) Blue Octagon
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the new Naval Ensign on 2nd September, during the commissioning ceremony for INS Vikrant – India’s 1st Indigenously built aircraft carrier.
Indian Navy’s New Ensign, known as ‘Nishaan’ in Hindi, was unveiled in Kochi on 2nd Sept 2022.
The Indian Flag is placed on the top left of the flag, while a blue octagonal shape that encompasses the national emblem sits atop an anchor on the right, which depicts steadfastness.
The octagonal shape has been designed to represent eight directions, depicting the multi-directional reach and of the Indian Navy.
The twin golden borders surrounding it are inspired from Chhatrapati Shivaji.
S59. Ans. (3) Karnataka
Sol. The Karnataka government announced the worldwide startup competition VentuRISE Global Startup Challenge, which aims to aid entrepreneurs in the manufacturing and sustainability-related industries.
The global startups will give business owners from all over the world a stage to present their cutting-edge goods or solutions and make connections with potential investors.
The Global Investors Meet-Invest Karnataka 2022, which takes place from November 2 to 4 in Bengaluru, will include VentuRISE as a participant.
The challenge’s winners will get a cash prize of USD $100,000.
S60. Ans. (2) Suzuki Motor
Sol. Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) has signed an MoU with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to start a biogas demonstration project to accelerate carbon neutrality in India.
In a bid to establish a joint venture, Suzuki and NDDB will undertake joint studies to evaluate the business model for future commercialization of biogas and its potential for widespread use.
In India, there are many cows whose dung contains methane that have 28 times larger greenhouse effect than those of CO2, which is emitted into the atmosphere.
The project will consider suppressing atmospheric emissions of methane and refining fuel for automobiles from methane contained in cow dung.
S61. Ans. (4) Hardeep Singh Puri
Sol.The Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri has presented Smart Solutions Challenge & Inclusive Cities Awards 2022.
These awards are an initiative of the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and the UN to address city-level accessibility and inclusion challenges faced by persons with disabilities (PwD), women and girls, and the elderly.
The Smart Solutions and Inclusive Cities Awards 2022 was designed with the aim of promoting people-centric design and to foster novel home-grown technological innovations and solutions.
Category 1: Early-stage Innovations
Fifth Sense by Glovatrix Pvt. Ltd
Digital Mobility Subsidy by Ola Mobility Institute
AxcesAble Places by AxcesAble Designs LLP
Category 2: Market-ready Solutions
Mouseware by Dextroware Devices
AI by Incluistic Pvt. Ltd. / Friends for Inclusion
IncluMaps by Vikas Upadhyay, Research Scholar, IIT Delhi
Category 3: Implemented Solutions
Multi-Dimensional Inclusiveness: Using Advanced Technologies for Education and Literacy by Belagavi Smart City Ltd.
S62. Ans. (4) Mangalore University
Sol. Noted historian and first Vice Chancellor of Mangalore and Goa Universities Professor Sheik Ali passed away.
He was 98.
He was the general president of the Indian History Congress at its 47th Session in 1986 and the founder president of the South India History Congress in 1985.
He is a recipient of the Rajyothsava award and has authored a total of 23 books in English.
S63. Ans. (3) Sri Lanka
Sol. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a loan of USD 2.9 billion to Sri Lanka.
The country is battling its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948.
Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe, who is also the country’s Finance Minister, presented his first budget, which aimed to boost revenue and fight inflation.
S64. Ans. (1) Russia
Sol.The Vostok 2022 military exercise – a multilateral strategic and command exercise- commenced on 1st September 2022 at the training grounds of the Eastern Military District of Russia.
The drill will be held till 7th September in different locations and the exercise aims at interaction and coordination amongst other military contingents and observers.
The Indian Army contingent comprising troops from 7/8 Gorkha Rifles had arrived at the location where the drill will take place and over the next seven days.
Last year, India attended Exercise ZAPAD 2021 drills in Russia in which 17 countries including China and Pakistan took part.
S65. Ans. (2) Alappuzha
Sol. Alappuzha has become the fifth fully digital banking district in the state of Kerala.
A declaration was made by the Reserve bank of India Kerala and Lakshadweep Regional Director Thomas Mathew regarding this.
As a part of the initiative at least one digital transaction facility, such as a debit card. Internet banking, mobile banking, a unified payment interface, and many other facilities, has been enabled 26 lakh savings or current bank accounts in 29 banks in the districts.
The places where banking services became digital before Alappuzha are Thrissur, Kottayam, Palakkad, and Kasaragod.
S66. Ans. (1) AR Rahman
Sol. Oscar-winning music icon, AR Rahman recently had the honour of getting Canada’s Markham city’s street named after him.
He is one of the most loved musicians worldwide.
Known as the ‘Mozart of Madras’ Rahman has delivered several hit songs and compositions which will be remembered eternally.
He had started his career with Mani Ratnam‘s Roja and has only excelled since then.
Some of his hit and award-winning compositions include Dil Se, Jai Ho, Ek Ho Gaye Hum Aur Tum, Rang De Basanti, and Ay Hairathe among many more.
In 2010, the Indian government awarded him the Padma Bhushan, the nation’s third-highest civilian award.
S67. Ans. (4) IILM University
Sol. IILM University launched the first National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) Complaint Law School in the Country.
The IILM University also got the approval of the Government of Uttar Pradesh and the recognition of the Bar Council of India (BCI).
The IILM Law school is also known for its state-of-the-art infrastructure.
The IILM University’s interdisciplinary teaching and training techniques comply with NEP 2020 which directs the IILM Law School to achieve its goals and planned experiential learning through various practical initiatives.
S68. Ans. (3) Jasprit Bumrah
Sol. Reliance Retail has signed cricketer Jasprit Bumrah as the brand ambassador for its activewear apparel brand, Performax, in a bid to take on competition with Puma, Nike and Adidas.
Performax is Reliance Retail’s own brand specialising in activewear merchandise and is present in footwear, apparel and accessories. The brand is present in over 1,000 stores in 330-plus cities and towns.
S69. Ans. (3) DY Chandrachud
Sol. Justice DY Chandrachud, a senior judge on India’s Supreme Court, has been appointed as the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority.
On 13 May 2016, Justice DY Chandrachud was appointed to the Supreme Court of India.
Chief Justice of India UU Lalit was the former working chairman of NALSA.
National Legal Services Authority of India (NALSA): It was established on November 9, 1995, in accordance with the Legal Services Authorities Act of 1987.
S70. Ans. (1) Blue Energy Motors
Sol. Blue Energy Motors has unveiled India’s first LNG-fuelled green truck by launching a manufacturing plant at Chakan, Pune, on 2nd September.
The facility was inaugurated by Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari.
Blue Energy Motors’ trucks will be Liquified Natural Gas-fuelled, long-haul, heavy-duty trucks.
The market entry of the LNG-fuelled trucks will start with introduction of 5528 4×2 tractor as the first model.
S71. Ans. (1) Ladakh
Sol. The Union Territory of Ladakh will get India’s 1st ‘Dark Sky Reserve’ which will be set up in the cold desert regions of the Union Territory.
Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent charge) for Science and Technology made the announcement formally on 3rd Sept 2022.
As per the announcement, the ‘Dark Sky Reserve’ will be set up and ready by December 2022 and will be used primarily to promote and boost Astro-Tourism in the UT.
Henley in Ladakh will be home to India’s 1st Dark Sky Reserve. Ladakh’s Henley has been chosen as the site for the development of Dark Sky Reserve because its cold desert located about 3,000 metres above sea level and is surrounded by mountains.
S72. Ans. (1) Chhattisgarh
Sol. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on 2nd September, inaugurated Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki as the 29th district of the state. It has been carved out of Rajnandgaon district.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on 3rd September, also announced Sarangarh-Bilaigarh and Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai as the 30th and 31st districts of the state.
Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, which has been carved out from Raigarh district.
Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district has been carved out from Rajnandgaon district.
S73. Ans. (2) Savaj
Sol. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has launched the mascot and the anthem for the 36th National Games at Trans Stadia in Ahmedabad.
The mascot is named ‘Savaj’ which means “Cub” in Gujarati.
The anthem for the national games is based on the theme of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’.
The National Games are going to be organized from 29th September 2022 to 12th October 2022.
It will be played in six cities of Gujarat including, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, and Bhavnagar.
S74. Ans. (4) Sotheara Chhim
Sol. The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation has announced the winners of the 64th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022.
The 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees –
Sotheara Chhim (Cambodia) – For mental health
Bernadette Madrid (Philippines) – For effort in child protection
Tadashi Hattori (Japan) – For training local doctors who have treated Vietnamese
Gary Bencheghib (Indonesia) – For fight against marine plastic pollution
The award is named after Ramon Magsaysay, the 7th president of the Republic of the Philippines. It is regarded as “Asia’s Nobel Prize”.
First awarded – 1958
S75. Ans. (3) Liz Truss
Sol. Mary Elizabeth Truss is a British politician who is Leader of the Conservative Party and is due to be appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 6 September 2022.
She beat her rival by 81,326 votes to 60,399, after a summer-long internal contest sparked by Boris Johnson’s resignation in July.
She has served as the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs since 2021 and Minister for Women and Equalities since 2019.
A member of the Conservative Party, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Norfolk since 2010.
She has served in various Cabinet positions under Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson.
S76. Ans. (1) Utpal Kumar Singh
Sol. Ravi Capoor has been relieved of his duties as the Chief executive officer (CEO) of Sansad TV.
Rajya Sabha Chairman and Lok Sabha Speaker jointly decided that Utpal Kumar Singh, currently holding the post of Secretary General Lok Sabha, will additionally discharge the functions of CEO of Sansad TV.
Sansad TV was launched in September 2021 after merging the Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV channels.
In February 2021, the decision to merge Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV was taken and Ravi Capoor- a retired IAS officer, was appointed as its CEO in March.
S77. Ans. (2) Binesh Kumar Tyagi
Sol.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has signed off on the proposal to appoint Captain Binesh Kumar Tyagi as the new chairman and managing director of Shipping Corporation of India Ltd (SCI).
Tyagi was heading the Liner and Passenger Services Division as Director (L&PS) since January 7, 2021 in the company, the PSU said in a regulatory filing.
Tyagi joined SCI in 1990 as Trainee Nautical Officer (TNOC). He served onboard various ships, in different ranks, including as Master.
S78. Ans. (3) Assam
Sol.Senior IAS officer Paban Kumar Borthakur took charge as the new Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam.
An IAS officer of the 1989 batch, Borthakur has taken over the charge from Jishnu Barua.
Paban Kumar Borthakur was earlier posted as the Additional Chief Secretary to the Assam government, T&D and Personnel departments.
Jishnu Barua, will continue as Chairman of the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) for a period of two years from today or until further order, the notification said.
S79. Ans. (4) Brian Lara
Sol. Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad announced on 3rd September 2022, that legendary West Indies batter Brian Lara has been appointed the head coach of the side for upcoming seasons of the league.
This will be Lara’s first stint as the head coach of a T20 team.
Lara was also with SunRisers Hyderabad last season as a strategic advisor and batting coach.
S80. Ans. (4) Tata Group
Sol. Cyrus Mistry was an Indian-born Irish businessman who was killed on September 4, 2022, in a car accident.
He was the former Chairperson of Tata Group from 2012 to 2016.
He was also the sixth Chairperson of the Group and only the second not to bear the surname Tata. In 2012, he was chosen by the selection panel to head the Tata Group.
S81. Ans. (1) PhonePe
Sol. Phonepe will acquire wealth management platforms Wealthdesk & OpenQ
Flipkart’s PhonePe, an Indian payments business backed by Walmart Inc., is acquiring two wealth management firms for $75 million in total.
WealthDesk will cost roughly $50 million, while OpenQ will cost nearly $25 million, including debt.
Customers may invest in equities and exchange-traded funds through WealthDesk, which was formed in 2016 and is based in Mumbai, India’s financial hub. OpenQ also provides trading baskets and investing analytics to consumers and institutional customers.
PhonePe, managed by Sameer Nigam and started in 2015, was partially split out from Flipkart in 2020. Walmart directly owns around 10% of PhonePe, while the e-commerce behemoth owns roughly 87 percent.
S82. Ans. (4) Salil Parekh
Sol. IT major Infosys announced that its Board of Directors has reappointed Salil S. Parekh as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director (CEO & MD) of the Company effective from July 1, 2022 for a period of five years till March 31, 2027, subject to the approval of shareholders.
Salil Parekh has been the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Infosys since January 2018 and has successfully led Infosys over the last 4 years.
S83. Ans. (1) Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Sol. Vijay Shekhar Sharma has been re-appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Paytm for another 5 years term. His tenure will be from December 19, 2022, to December 18, 2027.
One 97 Communications which is listed under the Paytm brand, also announced the appointment of Madhur Deora as Additional Director of the company for a tenure of 5 years from May 20, 2022, to May 19, 2027.
Further, the Board has also approved the appointment of Deora as the Whole-time director designated as “Whole-time Director and Chief Financial Officer” of the Company. Deora is the President and Group Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
S84 Ans. (4) Amar Mitra
Sol. An innovator from Rajasthan who has developed the technology of saving energy in boilers by recycling steam, Subhash Ola has won the 1st prize for the Amazon Smbhav Entrepreneurship Challenge 2022 and his enterprise “Geniusenergy Critical Innovation Private Limited” has won the Start-up of the Year award.
The technology was first developed to make khoya and other milk products, and the portfolio of applications was later extended to textile, milk and food, pharma, plywood, paper mills, leather industry, chemical industry, hot water boiler generator, plastic recycle, laundry, hospitals and so on.
Geniusenergy Critical Innovation, a start-up recognized by of India, was incubated by the National Innovation Foundation (NIF), an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India.
S85. Ans. (2) Eintracht Frankfurt
Sol. German club Eintracht Frankfurt has won their first European trophy in 42 years after defeating the Rangers by 5-4 on penalties in Seville, Spain.
Goalkeeper, Kevin Trapp has saved at the end of extra time and another in the shootout to help give Frankfurt the 5-4 win on penalties.
Scottish club Rangers was also trying to win its first European title since the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1972.
Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt) was Man of the Match.
S86. Ans. (3) Matthew Mott
Sol. Former Australian women’s team coach Matthew Mott has been appointed the new head coach for England men’s white-ball team.
Mott, 48, has signed a four-year agreement and is expected to be in place for England’s three-match ODI series against The Netherlands in Amsterdam next month.
Mott has led the Australian Women’s Team since 2015 and during his seven years in charge has overseen one of the world’s best winning records across international sport.
S87. Ans. (2) Bangladesh & India
Sol. The 90-second trailer of the feature film on ‘Mujib – The Making of a Nation’ directed by Shyam Benegal was released recently.
The Ministry of Information Broadcasting, Government of India and the Ministry of Information Broadcasting, Government of Bangladesh are producers of the film.
National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) of India and Bangladesh’s Film Development Corporation (FDC) signed the Agreement for the film on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 2020.
S88. Ans. (3) UK
Sol. Britain-based NGO 5Rights developed and released the ‘Child online safety toolkit’ to make the online experience safe for children.
The tool kit highlights that children’s rights and needs are prioritised in the digital world.
Any government can use the toolkit as a building block to personalise it according to its own culture, for their own set of guidelines for online safety.
S89. Ans. (3) Agra
Sol. Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak has inaugurated the 41st ‘Hunar Haat’, which provides market exposure and employment opportunities to artisans, craftsmen and traditional culinary experts.
More than 800 artisans and craftsmen from 32 states and Union Territories are participating in the 12-day ‘Hunar Haat’, being organised at Shilpgram in Agra’s Tajganj.
Stressing that ‘Hunar Haat’ is a credible confluence of ‘vocal for local’, ‘swadeshi’, ‘self-reliant India’ and ‘ek bharat shreshtha bharat’ initiatives.
Cutting across barriers of caste, community, region and religion, ‘Hunar Haat’ has provided employment and self-employment opportunities to about 10.5 lakh artisans and craftsmen from all sections of the society in the last six years. More than 50 per cent beneficiaries are women artisans from all sections.
S90. Ans. (4) 25th May
Sol. World Thyroid Day is observed globally on 25 May every year.
The main purpose of the WTD is to aware of the importance of Thyroid and the prevention and treatment of thyroid diseases.
This day is established in 2008 as a part of the campaign led by the European Thyroid Association (ETA) and the American Thyroid Association (ATA) followed by the Latin American Thyroid Society (LATS) and Asia Oceania Thyroid Association (AOTA) to commemorate the patients with Thyroid diseases and doctors and physicians who treat them.
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