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.
Q1) World Rhino Day is observed every year on –
(1) 21st September
(2) 22nd September
(3) 23rd September
(4) 24th September
Q2) Which country has defeated Nepal to clinch maiden SAFF Women’s Championship title 2022?
(1) Iran
(2) Bhutan
(3) Pakistan
(4) Bangladesh
Q3) Which country will host Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2022?
(1) India
(2) Sri Lanka
(3) UAE
(4) Bangladesh
Q4) Which state has topped the cases pending in Fast Track Courts?
(1) Bihar
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Ladakh
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Q5) Which state/UT has become India’s first state/UT to achieve 100% coverage of Precautionary dose?
(1) Lakshadweep
(2) Andaman Nicobar
(3) Delhi
(4) Chandigarh
Q6) Which film has been announced as India’s official entry to Oscars 2023?
(1) Veer-Isha Nu
(2) The Kashmir Files
(3) Shyam Singha Roy
(4) Chhello Show
SQ.7) Raju Srivastava, who passed away on September 21, 2022, was related to which profession?
(1) Film Critic
(2) Comedian
(3) Singer
(4) Dancer
Q8) Which state’s health department has signed an MoU with Meghalaya for capacity building in healthcare services?
(1) Maharashtra
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Gujarat
(4) Kerala
Q.9) Which state Prison Department has launched “Prison Staff Attendance App” mobile application?
(1) Tripura
(2) Sikkim
(3) Nagaland
(4) Meghalaya
Q10) Which bank has approved a loan of $150 million to Punjab for better finances?
(1) ADB
(2) World Bank
(3) IMF
(4) NDB
Q11) Who has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of NLC India Limited?
(1) Rajesh Verma
(2) Prasad K Panicker
(3) Prasanna Kumar Motupalli
(4) Sanjay Kumar Verma
Q12) Linda Fruhvirtova has won Chennai Open 2022 title. She is from –
(1) Netherland
(2) Czech Republic
(3) Finland
(4) Scotland
Q13) Which Indian city is the host of ‘Global Fintech Conference’ in 2022?
(1) New Delhi
(2) Ahmedabad
(3) Mumbai
(4) Bengaluru
Q14) Army Chief General Manoj Pandey has inaugurated Kargil International Marathon in –
(1) New Delhi
(2) Jammu & Kashmir
(3) Ladakh
(4) Bengaluru
Q15) Who has been appointed as the Director of IIT Goa?
(1) Seshadri Sekhar
(2) Rajat Moona
(3) Pasumarthy Seshu
(4) Rajiv Prakash
Q16) Indian and U.S. Coast Guard has conducted a joint exercise ‘Abhyas-01/22’ off the coast of –
(1) Mumbai
(2) Puri
(3) Mangalore
(4) Chennai
Q17) The first trilateral Foreign Ministers’ meeting between India, France, and the UAE was held in which country?
(1) France
(2) India
(3) USA
(4) Germany
Q18) Astana has been announced as the new Capital of which country?
(1) Uzbekistan
(2) Tajikistan
(3) Kazakhstan
(4) Turkmenistan
Q19) “International Day of Peace” is observed every year on –
(1) 18th September
(2) 19th September
(3) 20th September
(4) 21st September
Q20) “World Alzheimer’s Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 21st September
(2) 22nd September
(3) 23rd September
(4) 24th September
Q21) “International World Snakebite Awareness Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 19th September
(2) 20th September
(3) 21st September
(4) 22nd September
Q22) International Week of Deaf People 2022, is observing from –
(1) 21-27 September
(2) 20-26 September
(3) 19-25 September
(4) 23-29 September
Q23) Which Naval Ship was decommissioned on 19th September after 32 years of service?
(1) INS Ajay (P34)
(2) INS Khukri
(3) INS Khirch
(4) INS Khanjar
Q24) Indian Army has decided to shift the Army Day Parade of 2023 to which area?
(1) Southern Command
(2) Eastern Command
(3) Northern Command
(4) Central Command
Q25) ‘Nanjarayan Tank’ has been declared as a Bird sanctuary of which state?
(1) Odisha
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Karnataka
Q26) Which state government has decided to introduce a ‘no-bag day’ in schools?
(1) Gujarat
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Maharashtra
(4) Bihar
Q27) Which state ‘Daulatabad Fort’ to be renamed as ‘Devgiri’ Fort?
(1) Rajasthan
(2) Telangana
(3) Himachal Pradesh
(4) Maharashtra
Q28) Which state government has introduced a web portal named ‘CM Da Haisi’?
(1) Manipur
(2) Mizoram
(3) Meghalaya
(4) Nagaland
Q29) Which country has successfully cloned the wild Arctic wolf for the first time in the world?
(1) Japan
(2) South Korea
(3) Russia
(4) China
Q30) Which state government has announced to set up NITI Aayog-like state-level institution?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Maharashtra
(4) West Bengal
Q31) Which football club has won 131st edition of the Durand Cup?
(1) Hyderabad Football Club
(2) Bengaluru Football Club
(3) Mumbai City Football Club
(4) East Bengal Football Club
Q32) Which country has emerged as the largest bilateral lender for Sri Lanka?
(1) India
(2) China
(3) USA
(4) Japan
Q33) Who has become the first Indian to win 4 medals at World Wrestling Championships?
(1) Ravi Kumar Dahiya
(2) Bajrang Punia
(3) Deepak Punia
(4) Yogeshwar Dutt
Q34) Which Union Ministers has presented INSPIRE awards to 60 startups?
(1) Piyush Goyal
(2) Jitendra Singh
(3) Nitin Gadkari
(4) Amit Shah
Q35) Which state celebrates ‘Social Justice Day’ on the birthday of reformist leader E V Ramasamy?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Kerala
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Karnataka
Q36) Which country has signed a formal MoU to join Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2023?
(1) Armenia
(2) Sri Lanka
(3) Iran
(4) Belarus
Q37) Which is the only bank in India to be chosen for “Best Workplaces in Asia 2022” by Great Place to Work authority?
(1) IndusInd Bank
(2) RBL Bank
(3) Yes Bank
(4) Federal Bank
Q38) An evacuation warning due to Typhoon ‘Nanmadol’ has been issued to which country?
(1) Taiwan
(2) South Korea
(3) The Philippines
(4) Japan
Q39) ‘Green Fins Hub’, a global digital platform for sustainable marine tourism, is associated with which global institution?
(1) ILO
(2) UNICEF
(3) UNEP
(4) UNDP
Q40) Which Doordarshan series has been launched by US Agency for International Development (USAID) and UNICEF?
(1) Digital Namaste
(2) Sapnoo ki udaan
(3) Door Se Namaste
(4) Junoon ke saath
Q41) What is India’s logistics cost as a proportion of GDP, as of 2022?
(1) 9-10 %
(2) 13-14 %
(3) 15-16 %
(4) 19-20 %
Q42) Which magazine has received the National Rajbhasha Kirti Award?
(1) Vigyan Pragati
(2) Bhawana
(3) Biotech Express
(4) Dream 2047
Q43) Which country has partnered with China for its Moon exploration Missions?
(1) UAE
(2) Russia
(3) India
(4) Japan
Q44) Sumant Kathpalia has been re-appointed as the MD & CEO of –
(1) Federal Bank
(2) ICICI Bank
(3) IDBI Bank
(4) IndusInd Bank
Q45) Indian-origin Shefali Razdan has been appointed as the ambassador of which country to the Netherlands?
(1) France
(2) Germany
(3) America
(4) Australia
Q46) Who has been appointed as the new ‘Commerce Secretary’?
(1) BVR Subramaniam
(2) Ravi Kishan Takkar
(3) Abhishek Mishra
(4) Sunil Barthwal
Q47) Which state government has announced to declare the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh as a public holiday?
(1) Punjab
(2) Jammu & Kashmir
(3) Haryana
(4) Kerala
Q48) A book titled ‘Muskurate Chand Lamhe aur Kuchh Khamoshiyan’ has been released by –
(1) Rajkummar Rao
(2) Paresh Rawal
(3) Ajay Devgan
(4) Manoj Bajpayee
Q49) Which has become India’s 3rd bank to cross the market cap of Rs 5 lakh crore?
(1) PNB
(2) BOB
(3) IDBI
(4) SBI
Q50) Ahmedabad Medical College has been named after whom?
(1) Narendra Modi
(2) Sardar Patel
(3) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(4) Vivekanand
Q51) “International Red Panda Day” is celebrated every year on –
(1) 3rd Saturday of September
(2) 18th September
(3) 3rd Sunday of September
(4) 19th September
Q52) “International Coastal Cleanup Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 3rd Friday of September
(2) 18th September
(3) 3rd Saturday of September
(4) 19th September
Q53) “World Bamboo Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 17th September
(2) 18th September
(3) 19th September
(4) 20th September
Q54) “International Equal Pay Day” is celebrated every year on –
(1) 18th September
(2) 19th September
(3) 20th September
(4) 21st September
Q55) “World Water Monitoring Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 16th September
(2) 17th September
(3) 18th September
(4) 19th September
Q56) What is India’s rank in the Global Crypto Adoption Index 2022?
(1) 1st
(2) 2nd
(3) 3rd
(4) 4th
Q57) Which Indian city has been nominated as the first-ever SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital?
(1) New Delhi
(2) Kanpur
(3) Lucknow
(4) Varanasi
Q58) Which of the following Islands is India’s first Swachh Sujal Pradesh?
(1) Lakshadweep
(2) Agatti
(3) Munroe
(4) Andaman and Nicobar
Q59) Who has become the 76th Chess Grandmaster of India?
(1) Sankalp Gupta
(2) Pranav Anand
(3) Mitrabha Guha
(4) BVR Subramaniam
Q60) Swati Piramal has been awarded the highest civilian honor of which country?
(1) France
(2) Russia
(3) China
(4) Japan
Q61) Who has been appointed as the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador?
(1) Vanessa Nakate
(2) Luisa Neubauer
(3) Dominika Lasota
(4) Leonie Bremer
Q62) How many African cheetahs brought from ‘Namibia’ to ‘Kuno National Park’ in Madhya Pradesh?
(1) 4 cheetahs
(2) 8 cheetahs
(3) 10 cheetahs
(4) 14 cheetahs
Q63) Which state government has announced to mark Puneeth Rajkumar’s birthday as Inspiration Day?
(1) Telangana
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Kerala
(4) Karnataka
Q64) Which paramilitary forces’ first female camel riding squad is being deployed along the India-Pak border?
(1) BSF
(2) CISF
(3) ITBP
(4) CRPF
Q65) Who has launched Dashboard of the Department of Science and Technology (DST)?
(1) Anurag Thakur
(2) Piyush Goyal
(3) Jitendra Singh
(4) Nitin Gadkari
Q66) Who has inaugurated Ramakrishna Mission’s ‘Awakening’ programme for students of classes 1 to 5?
(1) Anurag Thakur
(2) Piyush Goyal
(3) Dharmendra Pradhan
(4) Amit Shah
Q67) Which state government has decided to name the new integrated Secretariat complex after Babasaheb BR Ambedkar?
(1) Maharashtra
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Telangana
Q68) Who has been elected as the president of Auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SAM)?
(1) Rajesh Verma
(2) Vinod Agarwal
(3) Dixit Joshi
(4) R K Gupta
Q69) Who has launched the book ‘Ambedkar and Modi – Reformer’s Ideas Performer’s Implementation’?
(1) Narendra Modi
(2) Ramnath Kovind
(3) Droupadi Murmu
(4) Jagdeep Dhankhar
Q70) “World Patient Safety Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 14th September
(2) 15th September
(3) 16th September
(4) 17th September
Q71) India’s first Lithium Cell Manufacturing plant has been launched in which state?
(1) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Jharkhand
(3) Gujarat
(4) Andhra Pradesh
Q72) Which country will host the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup 2022?
(1) UAE
(2) Qatar
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) India
Q73) Which is India’s most-valuable brand in 2022, as per Kantar BrandZ report?
(1) Infosys
(2) HDFC Bank
(3) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
(4) Airtel
Q74) Roger Federer announced retirement from Tennis. He has won how many Grand Slams?
(1) 15
(2) 20
(3) 18
(4) 10
Q75) United States has announced a new 600-million-dollar arms package for which country?
(1) Taiwan
(2) Ukraine
(3) Afghanistan
(4) Israel
Q76) Who has released a new digital publication ‘BLO e-Patrika’ at an event in New Delhi?
(1) Finance Ministry
(2) Reserve Bank of India
(3) Election Commission of India
(4) NITI Aayog
Q77) A countrywide mega drive ‘Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav’ has been launched by –
(1) Anurag Thakur
(2) Piyush Goyal
(3) Jitendra Singh
(4) Mansukh Mandaviya
Q78) Fitch Ratings has slashed India’s economic growth forecast for FY23 to how much percent from 7.8%?
(1) 7.5%
(2) 7.4%
(3) 7%
(4) 6.8%
Q79) Joao Lourenco was sworn in for a second term as president of which country?
(1) Angola
(2) Ghana
(3) Sudan
(4) Namibia
Q80) Rachael Haynes has announced her retirement from international cricket. She is from which country?
(1) Australia
(2) New Zealand
(3) South Africa
(4) Netherland
Q81.Which team has won 75th Santhosh Trophy National Tournament?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Karnataka
(3) Kerala
(4) West Bengal
Q82.Who has become the 1st Indian woman to scale 5-peaks above 8,000m?
(1) Arunima Sinha
(2) Bachendri Pal
(3) Priyanka Mohite
(4) Shivangi Pathak
Q83.India’s 1st tribal health observatory will be set up in –
(1) Karnataka
(2) Gujarat
(3) Odisha
(4) Kerala
Q84.India’s 1st Flow Chemistry Technology Hub set up at –
(1) Bengaluru
(2) Chennai
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Mysuru
Q85.Which state has become the 1st to reach 10 GW Solar state?
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Goa
(4) Assam
Q86.Which State/UT has recorded the Highest sex ratio of 1104 at birth in the country in 2020?
(1) Ladakh
(2) Tripura
(3) Kerala
(4) Delhi
Q87.Who has won the World Food Prize 2022 from the World Food Prize Foundation?
(1) Rizwana Hasan
(2) Cynthia Rosenzweig
(3) Francis Kéré
(4) Dennis Sullivan
Q88. Which Indian Tokyo Olympian has been suspended after positive for drug?
(1) Bajrang Punia
(2) Dutee Chand
(3) Ravi Kumar Dahiya
(4) Kamalpreet Kaur
Q89.A fatal case of Shigella bacteria was reported recently in Indian states?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Karnataka
(3) Goa
(4) Kerala
Q90.Which state launched ‘Vehicle Movement Tracking System’ mobile app to track movement of sand, mining vehicles?
(1) Maharashtra
(2) West Bengal
(3) Gujarat
(4) Haryana
Answer :
S1. Ans. (2) 22nd September
Explanation:
World Rhino Day is observed globally on 22 September every year.
This day provides the opportunity for cause-related organizations, NGOs, zoos, and members of the public to celebrate rhinos in their own unique ways.
This day is celebrated to raise awareness of the need to protect all the five existing species of Rhinoceros, which are: Black Rhino, White Rhino, Greater one-horned Rhino, Sumatran Rhino and Javan Rhinos.
World Rhino Day was first announced by World Wildlife Fund-South Africa in 2010 and is being observed internationally since 2011.
S2. Ans. (4) Bangladesh
Explanation:
Bangladesh has secured the maiden SAFF Women’s Championship title at the Dashrath Rangshala Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Bangladesh defeated hosts Nepal by 3-1 in the finals.
Sabina Khatun (Bangladesh skipper) has become the top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals in 5 matches. She was also named as the Most Valuable Player of the tournament for her extraordinary game. Bangladesh won the fair play award also.
Best goalkeeper award- Rupna Chakma (Bangladesh)
S3. Ans. (4) Bangladesh
Explanation:
Women Asia Cup 2022 is scheduled to start on October 1, 2022, and will see the seven teams playing for the coveted cup.
Bangladesh is set to host the Women Asia Cup 2022 and the match will be played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
Seven teams will participate in the event – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia and UAE. This is the eighth edition of the tournament.
India will begin their campaign in the tournament against Sri Lanka and will play its opening match on October 1, 2022.
S4. Ans. (4) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation:
Uttar Pradesh accounts for more than 70% of the 81 lakh pending trials in Fast-Track Courts in cases of heinous crimes against women, children and senior citizens, according to data shared by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju with the chief justices of the high courts.
More than 9.33 lakh cases are pending in the fast-track courts of Uttar Pradesh, followed by over 1.4 lakh cases in Maharashtra, 1.06 lakh cases in Tamil Nadu, 71,260 cases in West Bengal and 12,538 cases in Telangana.
As many as 3,28,556 cases are pending in the FTSCs across 28 states and Union territories.
S5. Ans. (2) Andaman Nicobar
Explanation:
Andaman Nicobar Islands becomes India’s first state/UT to achieve a cent percent coverage of Precautionary Dose.
To date, more than 2,87,216 beneficiaries aged 18 have been vaccinated with a precautionary dose.
The rate of vaccination has seen a spike after the 15th of July when Government decided to provide precautionary doses free of cost under ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
First, the Nicobar district has been fully vaccinated with a precautionary dose.
Corbevax along with Covishield have been given as a precautionary dose in the islands.
S6. Ans. (4) Chhello Show
Explanation:
“Chhello Show” the Gujarati movie has been announced as India’s official entry for Oscars 2023.
Chhello Show is ready to release in theatres on October 14, 2022, in India. Pan Nalin is the director of the film.
The film has been chosen in the Best International Feature Film category. The Film Federation of India has declared India’s official entry to the 95th Academy Awards.
The 95th Academy Awards are scheduled to organize on March 12, 2023, in Los Angeles.
Chhello Show is a coming-of-age drama and it revolves around a 9-year-old boy and his love affair with cinema, who lives in a remote village in India.
India Cinemas at Oscars:
The Tamil drama “Koozhangal” (“Pebbles”), directed by filmmaker Vinothraj PS, was India’s official entry at the Oscars in 2021, but didn’t make the shortlist.
Aamir Khan-led “Lagaan” was the last Indian movie that made it to the final five in 2001.
The other two Indian movies to reach the top five are “Mother India” (1958) and “Salaam Bombay” (1989).
S7. Ans. (2) Comedian
Explanation:
Raju Srivastava passed away on September 21, 2022, at the age of 58.
He was a renowned comedian who was often credited as Gajodhar because of his popular acts.
Raju Srivastava began his stint as a stand-up comedian with the popular talent show- The Great Indian laughter Challenge.
He finished second at the show and after that participated in The Great Indian Laughter Challenge- Champions, and won the title of ‘The King of Comedy’.
S8. Ans. (2) Tamil Nadu
Explanation:
Tamil Nadu’s health department has signed an MoU with the state of Meghalaya for capacity building in healthcare services.
The MoU was signed by health minister Ma Subramanian and his Meghalaya counterpart James P K Sangma.
Under this MoU, healthcare providers from Tamil Nadu will train doctors and nurses in Meghalaya to run tertiary care maternity centres.
S9. Ans. (3) Nagaland
Explanation:
Nagaland Prison Department has launched a Prison Staff Attendance App has been launched at the District Jail Kohima.
The mobile app was initiated by the State Prison Department in collaboration with Excellogics Technology Solution Private Limited.
Objective – To provide a comprehensive attendance management system that can make processes hassle-free.
S10. Ans. (2) World Bank
Explanation:
World Bank has approved a loan of $150 million (nearly ₹1,200 crores) to Punjab to help it better manage its financial resources and improve access to public services.
The $150 million loan has a maturity period of 15 years which includes 6 months period.
World Bank mentioned its aim of providing monetary support to the state to bolster the capabilities of various government departments, help them manage fiscal risks, and make informed policy choices to support sustainable growth.
Under the second initiative, a pilot project will demonstrate 24×7 water supply in selected areas of Amritsar and Ludhiana.
S11. Ans. (3) Prasanna Kumar Motupalli
Explanation:
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has selected Prasanna Kumar Motupalli as the Chairman and Managing Director of NLC India Limited.
He is currently serving as the Executive Director of NTPC limited.
He is a gold medalist in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Business Management in Operation Management, HR Management, Marketing, and Financial Management.
S12. Ans. (2) Czech Republic
Explanation:
Linda Fruhvirtova from the Czech Republic has secured the WTA Chennai Open 2022 after beating third seed, Magda Linette from Poland by 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the SDAT Stadium, Chennai.
At 17 years and 141 days old, she is the youngest titlist of the season on the WTA Tour so far.
She is the youngest singles champion on tour since Coco Gauff won Parma last year at 17 years, 70 days old.
S13. Ans. (3) Mumbai
Explanation:
Global Fintech Fest is being organized by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the Payments Council of India (PCI) and the Fintech Convergence Council (FCC).
It was attended by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.
The Finance Minister called upon fintech industry to take advantage of opportunities in green finance for building a sustainable financial environment.
S14. Ans. (3) Ladakh
Explanation:
Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pandey has inaugurated Kargil International Marathon in Ladakh.
The events are organized by the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, and Ladakh police in collaboration with Sarhad Pune.
The events include runs of full length, Half, 10 km, and 5 km.
In the International Marathon, over 2000 runners participated.
General Manoj Pande is an Indian Army General serving as the 29th and the current Chief of the Army Staff.
S15. Ans. (3) Pasumarthy Seshu
Explanation:
President Droupadi Murmu has cleared the appointments of Directors to eight Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
IIT, Madras Professor Seshadri Sekhar has been appointed as Director of IIT, Palakkad.
IIT, Madras Professor Shreepad Karmalkar has been appointed as Director of IIT, Bhubaneshwar.
IIT, Kharagpur’s Venkayappaya R. Desai will be the new Director of IIT, Dharwad.
IIT, Dharwad Director Pasumarthy Seshu has been appointed as Director of IIT, Goa.
IIT, Bhilai Director Rajat Moona has been given the responsibility of the Director of IIT, Gandhinagar.
- Satyanarayana will be the Director of IIT, Tirupati, Rajiv Prakash will be the Director of IIT, Bhilai while Manoj Singh Gaur will be the Director of IIT, Jammu.
S16. Ans. (4) Chennai
Explanation:
The Indian Coast Guard and American Coast Guard has conducted a joint exercise ‘Abhyas-01/22’ off the coast of Chennai on 19 September 2022.
Joint exercise ‘Abhyas-01/22’ marked the culmination of the four-day goodwill visit of the US Coast Guard ship Midgett to Chennai.
418 feet long and 54 feet wide, the Midgett is the largest and most technologically advanced of the US Coast Guard’s newest classes of vessels.
S17. Ans. (3) USA
Explanation:
India, the UAE, and France held their first trilateral Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New York, the US on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in New York on September 18, 2022, to participate in the high-level 77th session of the UN General Assembly.
The session starts on September 20, 2022, with the opening of the General Debate.
S18. Ans. (3) Kazakhstan
Explanation:
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a law limiting presidential terms and reverting to the old name of the country’s capital to “Astana”.
The name was changed to “Nur-Sultan” in March 2019, in honour of outgoing President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Astana became the capital of Kazakhstan in 1997 when Nazarbayev, who led the country for three decades under the Soviet Union and after it gained independence in 1991, moved it there from Almaty.
S19. Ans. (4) 21st September
Explanation:
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September.
The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire.
Theme 2022: “End racism. Build peace.”
The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly. Two decades later, in 2001, the General Assembly unanimously voted to designate the Day as a period of non-violence and cease-fire.
S20. Ans. (1) 21st September
Explanation:
World Alzheimer’s Day is observed globally on September 21 every year.
The day aims to raise awareness about the stigma that runs around Alzheimer disease and related dementia.
World Alzheimer’s Day was first marked on 21 September, 1994 at the opening of ADI’s annual conference in Edinburgh.
Theme 2022: ‘Know Dementia, know Alzheimer’s’
S21. Ans. (1) 19th September
Explanation:
Globally International World Snakebite Awareness Day is observed on September 19th.
Snakebite envenoming (SBE) was added to the list of Neglected Tropical Diseases in 2017 by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
About 5.4 million snakebites occur each year according to a 2021 World Health Organization factsheet, resulting in 1.8 to 2.7 million cases of envenomings. Between 81,410 and 137,880 deaths and around three times as many amputations and other permanent disabilities occur annually.
India accounts for approximately half of all global snakebite deaths reported through traditional surveillance systems and is responsible for 97 million bites each year.
S22. Ans. (3) 19-25 September
Explanation:
International Week of the Deaf (IWD) is observed on the full week ending on the last Sunday of September.
In 2022, IWD is being observed from 19 September to 25 September 2022.
Theme 2022: Building Inclusive Communities for All
It is an initiative of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and was first launched in 1958 in Rome, Italy to commemorate the month when the first World Congress of the WFD was held.
S23. Ans. (1) INS Ajay (P34)
Explanation:
INS Ajay (P34) was decommissioned after 32 years of glorious service on September 19, 2022.
The ceremony was conducted in a traditional manner at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
INS Ajay was a part of the 23rd Patrol Vessel Squadron and was commissioned on January 24, 1990, at Poti, Georgia in the erstwhile USSR.
S24. Ans. (1) Southern Command
Explanation:
The Indian Army has decided to shift its annual Army Day parade out of Delhi and has decided to hold it in 2023 in the Southern Command area.
As per the Army officials, the parade will now be held at different locations on a rotational basis and the venue will be changed every year.
Army Day Parade is held every year on January 15. It recognizes Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa’s taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Francis Roy Bucher on January 15, 1959. He was the last British Commander-in-Chief of India.
Army Day in India is celebrated in the form of parades as well as other military shows. On January 15, 2022, India marked its 74th Indian Army Day.
Southern Command is a formation of the Indian Army that has been active since 1895. The command headquarters is located in Pune, Maharashtra and it consists of two corps and two military areas.
S25. Ans. (2) Tamil Nadu
Explanation:
‘Nanjarayan Tank’ has been declared as the 17th Bird sanctuary of Tamil Nadu. It is a protected birding hotspot in Tiruppur district of the state.
The Nanjarayan Tank also known as Sarkar Periyapalayam Reservoir, has 220 cormorants and 165 pelicans. It has over hundreds of painted storks, and coots.
The tank is over 800 years old and birds have been visiting here for centuries. 181 species of birds, 16 species of reptiles, over 40 varieties of butterflies, 11 species of mammals and as many as 76 types of flora have been recorded.
S26. Ans. (4) Bihar
Explanation:
The Bihar government has decided to introduce a ‘no-bag day’ rule in schools along with a mandatory games period at least once a week in order to lighten the load on students.
The policy is being brought to engage students in activities that can positively impact their learning.
‘No-bag day’ will be devoted to practical and experiential learning.
This new initiative by the state government is in line with the National Education Policy 2020.
S27. Ans. (4) Maharashtra
Explanation:
Maharashtra Tourism minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha said that the state government would rename the “Daulatabad fort” located near Aurangabad to “Devgiri“.
The decision of renaming Daulatabad fort to Devgiri came after Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray renamed Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar after a long demand from Sena Foot Soldiers.
About Daulatabad Fort: Daulatpur Fort is a historic fortified citadel located in Devagiri Village near Aurangabad, Maharashtra. It was earlier the capital of the Yadava Dynasty for a brief time the capital of the Delhi Sultanate. The fort was renamed Daulatabad by Mohammed Tughlaq in the 14th century who understood its Importance as a base for military operations in southern India and conceived the Idea of making his capital. The fort was later known as Qubbatul Islam and coins were minted with this name.
S28. Ans. (1) Manipur
Explanation:
In Manipur, a web portal to receive complaints and grievances from the general public was launched 19th Sep 2022 by Chief Minister Biren Singh at Imphal.
The name of the web portal is ‘CM Da Haisi’ (English translation- Inform to CM) and the public can raise their grievances in the web portal by logging on to www.cmdahaisi.mn.gov.in.
The complainants can also check the status of their complaints.
S29. Ans. (4) China
Explanation:
Scientists in China have successfully cloned wild Arctic Wolf for the first time.
A Beijing-based gene firm had succeeded in cloning the Arctic Wolf to prevent the endangered species from going extinct.
The newly cloned wolf was named “Maya“, which means good health.
The donor cell of the wolf came from a skin sample of a wild female Arctic Wolf. Its oocyte was obtained from a dog.
Artificially, the first animal to be cloned was a sheep named “Dolly”. It was created in 1996 by a Scottish scientist using an udder cell from an adult sheep.
S30. Ans. (3) Maharashtra
Explanation:
Maharashtra government has announced that it is planning to set up an institution on the lines of NITI Aayog.
The institution would be responsible to perform comprehensive data analysis and make decisions on various sectors in the state.
NITI Aayog has also carried out an extensive study on similar issues and developed a tool, where inter-related data from various departments is analysed for a better decision-making process.
The BJP government came out of the five-year plan system and formulated the Niti Aayog think tank in 2015 for catalysing economic development through better policymaking.
S31. Ans. (2) Bengaluru Football Club
Explanation:
Sunil Chhetri-led Bengaluru Football Club beat Mumbai City FC 2-1 in the final of the 131st edition of Durand Cup at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.
This is 7th domestic title for Bengaluru Football Club.
The 2022 Durand Cup was played across three states for the first time. A total of 47 matches were played across 3 cities: Kolkata, Guwahati & Imphal form 16th August to 18th September 2022.
The former Foreign Secretary of British India, Mortimer Durand founded the Durand Cup in 1888. The Durand Cup was initially played only by the Armed services but in later years, the game was officially made open for the Professional Football Clubs. The Durand Cup is annually organized by the Durand Cup Football Tournament in association with the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
S32. Ans. (1) India
Explanation:
India has emerged as the largest bilateral lender for Sri Lanka. The country has provided a total of 968 million US dollars in loans to the island nation in four months of 2022.
India has overtaken China as the largest lender for Sri Lanka.
Notably, in the past five years from 2017-2021, China has been the largest bilateral lender for Sri Lanka.
S33. Ans. (2) Bajrang Punia
Explanation:
Bajrang Punia became the only Indian to claim four medals at the World Wrestling Championships by winning bronze on September 18, 2022.
The Indian Wrestler Bajrang Punia has defeated Sebastian C Rivera of Puerto Rico with a close point of 11-9. The wrestler captured bronze in the men’s 65 kg category.
He won his first bronze in 2013 in the 60kg category at Hungry.
The wrestler again won a silver in the 2018 World Wrestling Championship in the 65 kg category at Budapest.
Later in 2019, Bajrang again won a bronze in the 65 kg category at Nur Sultan.
S34. Ans. (2) Jitendra Singh
Explanation:
Union minister Jitendra Singh has presented INSPIRE awards to 60 startups and financial support to 53,021 students.
The award is instituted by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), and these innovators will be extended complete incubation support for their entrepreneurship journey.
Objective – To help build a critical human resource pool for strengthening, expanding the science and technology system and increase the research & development base.
The scheme touched an unparalleled level of inclusivity by representing ideas and innovations of 702 districts of the country (96%) including 123 out of 124 aspirational districts, 51% representation from girls, 84% participation from schools located in rural areas of the country and 71% of the schools run by the State / UT Governments.
Of 6.53 lakh, a total of 53,021 students were identified for financial support of ₹10,000 each so that they could develop prototypes of the ideas which they submitted for the scheme.
During the year 2020-21, a total of 6.53 Lakh ideas and innovations were received from all States and UTs of the country.
S35. Ans. (1) Tamil Nadu
Explanation:
On 17th September 2022, Tamil Nadu government celebrates the birthday of reformist leader E V Ramasamy (Periyar) as ‘Social Justice Day’ in the state.
On that day every year, employees in all government offices including the State Secretariat would take pledges to follow values based on the leader’s ideals which include, brotherhood, equality, self-respect and rationalism.
Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy was born on 17 September 1879 to Venkatappa Naicker and Chinnathyee Muthammal.
He was commonly known as “Periyar”. He was an Indian social activist and politician who pioneered the Self-Respect Movement.
Later on he served with the Justice party in Madras which transformed into Dravidar Kazhagam.
He is known as the ‘Father of the Dravidian movement’. He rebelled against Brahminical dominance and caste inequality in Madras.
S36. Ans. (3) Iran
Explanation:
Iran is set to become a permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2023, when India will take over as the chair of the bloc.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in the city of Samarkand to participate in the SCO leadership meeting, becoming the first Iranian president in 20 years to visit Uzbekistan.
SCO Members: China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan & Uzbekistan
S37. Ans. (4) Federal Bank
Explanation:
Federal Bank was ranked 63rd on the Best Workplaces in Asia 2022 and becomes the only bank in India to be listed by Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture.
The list is based on over one million survey responses across Asia and West Asia, representing the experience of over 4.7 million employees in the region.
Federal Bank Limited is an Indian private sector bank headquartered in Aluva, Kochi. The bank has 1,272 branches spread across different states in India. It also has representative offices abroad in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Dubai.
S38. Ans. (4) Japan
Explanation:
In Japan, millions of people were under evacuation warnings as Typhoon ‘Nanmodol’ brought strong winds and heavy rain to the Southwest of the country after making landfall overnight.
The powerful system weakened since Typhoon Nanmadol arrived around Kagoshima City in the Southwestern region of Kyushu.
S39. Ans. (3) UNEP
Explanation:
The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) along with the UK-based Charity Reef-World Foundation, recently launched ‘The Green Fins Hub’.
It is a global digital platform that will give sustainable marine tourism a major boost.
The platform will help diving and snorkeling operators to make simple, cost-efficient changes to their daily practices.
The Green Fins Hub is the first-ever global marine tourism industry platform. It would give sustainable marine tourism a ‘major boost’. It is expected to scale up to reach a potential 30,000 operators worldwide from about 700 operators across 14 countries.
S40. Ans. (3) Door Se Namaste
Explanation:
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and UNICEF has launched the Doordarshan and YouTube series titled ‘Door Se Namaste’ in New Delhi.
It is a fictional Hindi series developed in an educational format highlighting the challenges of a post-pandemic world and promoting the adoption of healthy behaviour and practices.
The programme will be telecast on every Sunday from 11 AM to 12 noon.
S41. Ans. (2) 13-14 %
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the National Logistics Policy (NLP), which aims to promote seamless movement of goods across the country, by reducing logistics cost.
It also aims to improve its competitiveness of Indian goods in domestic as well as global markets.
India’s logistics cost as a proportion of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to be around 13-14 per cent.
S42. Ans. (1) Vigyan Pragati
Explanation:
Vigyan Pragati is a popular science magazine released by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The magazine has received the National Rajbhasha Kirti Award at the Second All India Rajbhasha Sammelan held at Surat from Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs. ‘Vigyan Pragati’ magazine aims at communicating Science and Technology to the masses in simple language.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineering Limited (GRSE), Kolkata, has been awarded with the ‘Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar’ by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. GRSE was awarded by the Government of India for the best implementation of official language under public sector undertakings in region ‘C’ for the year 2021-22.
PNB won the “Rajbhasha Kirti” 2nd prize and Delhi Bank Narakas (Convenor: Punjab National Bank) “Rajbhasha Kirti” 1st prize for the FY 2021-22.
The ‘Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar’ was presented to Shri Ajay Kumar Mishra, Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Home.
The award was presented during the Hindi Diwas Celebration organized at Surat. The Hindi Diwas Celebration was organized under the chairmanship of Shri Amit Shah, Hon’ble Union Minister of Home Affairs and Corporation.
The ‘Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar’ is the highest award given by the government of India in the field of official Language Implementation.
S43. Ans. (1) UAE
Explanation:
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) of the UAE and the China National Space Agency (CNSA) have signed an MoU to work together on the UAE’s moon missions.
This agreement mark0s the first joint space project between the two countries.
Under the mission, the UAE will develop a rover named Rashid-2 & China will help it with the landing, data transmission, observation, and control.
S44. Ans. (4) IndusInd Bank
Explanation:
IndusInd Bank has re-appointed Sumant Kathpalia as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the bank for three years with effect from March 24, 2023.
Kathpalia was first appointed as MD & CEO of IndusInd Bank in March 2020.
Prior to joining IndusInd Bank, Kathpalia had stints with Citibank, Bank of America and ABN Amro.
Recent Appointment:
MD & CEO of CSB Bank – Pralay Mondal
MD of NaBFID – Rajkiran Rai
Chairman of Naryara Energy – Prasad K
CEO of American Express India – Sanjay Khanna
CMD of Shipping Corporation of India – Binesh Kumar Tyagi
MD & CEO of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank – Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam
Whole-time member of SEBI – Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan
MD of IDFC Limited – Mahendra Shah
Non-executive directors of RBL Bank – Gopal Jain & Sivakumar Gopalan
NDDB Chairman – Meenesh Shah (extend 6 months)
S45. Ans. (3) America
Explanation:
Shefali Razdan Duggal, an Indian-American political activist, has been confirmed by US Senate as the country’s next envoy to the Netherlands.
Razdan Duggal, 50, was confirmed by the US Senate by a voice vote along with two other confirmations to senior administrative positions.
She served as National Co-Chair of Women for Biden, and as a Deputy National Finance Chair at the Democratic National Committee.
S46. Ans. (4) Sunil Barthwal
Explanation:
Senior IAS officers Sunil Barthwal and Vivek Bharadwaj have been named as the Commerce and Mines Secretary, respectively, as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected on 15th September 2022.
Sunil Barthwal, a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Bihar cadre, is currently Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment. he will take over as the Commerce Secretary succeeding B V R Subrahmanyam.
Vivek Bhardwaj, a 1990-batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre, will be the new Mines Secretary upon superannuation of Alok Tandon.
S47. Ans. (2) Jammu & Kashmir
Explanation:
In Jammu and Kashmir, the Government has decided to declare Maharaja Hari Singh’s birth anniversary, September 23 as a public holiday.
The announcement was made by Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha in Jammu on 15th September 2022.
Maharaja Sir Hari Singh was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. After Indian Independence in 1947, Singh wanted Jammu and Kashmir to remain as an independent kingdom. He was required to accede to the Dominion of India to get the support of Indian troops against an invasion by tribal armed men and the Pakistan Army into his state.
S48. Ans. (4) Manoj Bajpayee
Explanation:
Noted Film Actor Manoj Bajpayee on 16th September 2022, released a book titled “Muskurate Chand Lamhe aur Kuchh Khamoshiyan” in presence of Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra at a function in New Delhi.
The book has been authored by Jiwesh Nandan. It offers a bouquet of poems.
Apurva Chandra said that the book is based on philosophy and humour. Jiwesh Nandan is a retired IAS officer of UP cadre. He has also authored a book titled ‘Maha Kumbh: A Spiritual Journey’.
S49. Ans. (4) SBI
Explanation:
Public lender State Bank of India (SBI) hit the Rs 5-trillion-mark in market capitalization (market cap) for the first time.
SBI stood at the 7th position in the overall market cap ranking, according to the data from BSE.
SBI has become the third lender in the country to cross the market cap of Rs 5 trillion.
HDFC Bank, India’s largest private lender holds first rank in this list, with a market cap of Rs 8.38 trillion, followed by ICICI Bank, which has a market cap of Rs 6.33 trillion.
In the past three months, SBI has outperformed the market by surging 26 percent, as against 13.9 percent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex. ICICI Bank has rallied 32 percent, while HDFC Bank has gained 15 percent during the same period.
SBI is the largest bank in India with a balance sheet size of over around Rs 54 trillion crores (as of March 2022).
S50. Ans. (1) Narendra Modi
Explanation:
A medical college run by an education trust of the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) was on 15th September 2022, named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Medical Education Trust (MET) runs the college in Ahmedabad’s Maninagar area.
The college, founded in 2009 when Modi was Gujarat CM, is one of the three medical colleges run by the AMC MET in the city. Two others are NHL Municipal Medical College and AMC Dental College.
S51. Ans. (1) 3rd Saturday of September
Explanation:
The International Red Panda Day (IRPD) is celebrated on the third Saturday of September every year to raise public awareness and support for red panda conservation issues.
In 2022, the IRPD is being observed on 18 September 2022.
The day was launched by the Red Panda Network in 2010.
The first international red Panda day was celebrated on 18th September 2010.
There are two distinct species of red pandas Ailurus fulgens is commonly known as Himalayan Red Panda and Ailurus fulgens styani commonly known as Chinese Red Panda, these are mostly found in the Eastern Himalayan region and southwestern China.
The average lifespan of these red pandas is 23 years and the female pandas stop breeding after the age of 12.
S52. Ans. (3) 3rd Saturday of September
Explanation:
The International Coastal Cleanup Day is traditionally held on the third Saturday in September.
In 2022, the day is being held on 18 September.
Theme 2022: “Fighting for Trash Free Seas”.
The first International Coastal Cleanup Day was observed in 1986. The day aims to increase public awareness about the accumulation and negative impacts of litter in oceans, on coastlines and on beaches.
S53. Ans. (2) 18th September
Explanation:
World Bamboo Day is observed every year on 18 September to raise awareness of the benefits of bamboo and to promote its use in everyday products.
Bamboos are used for various purposes mainly in East and Southeast Asia.
Bamboo is a tall, tree-like grass of the family Poaceae.
It comprises more than 115 genera and 1,400 species.
WBD was officially declared by the World Bamboo Organization on September 18 at the 8th World Bamboo Congress held in Bangkok in 2009.
Theme 2022: “Bamboo for Green Life and Sustainable Development”
S54. Ans. (1) 18th September
Explanation:
International Equal Pay Day is celebrated on 18 September.
The inaugural edition of the day was observed in the year 2020.
The day aims to achieve equal pay for work of equal value and break the walls against all forms of discrimination, including discrimination against women and girls.
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to observe September 18 as International Equal Pay Day, on November 15, 2019, which was introduced by the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC).
S55. Ans. (3) 18th September
Explanation:
The World Water Monitoring Day is observed every year on September 18 since 2003 to increase public awareness and involvement in water monitoring and protecting water resources around the world.
The World Water Monitoring Day was first brought into existence in 2003 by America’s Clean Water Foundation (ACWF).
S56. Ans. (4) 4th
Explanation:
A Chainalysis 2022 Global Crypto Adoption report has revealed that for the second consecutive year.
Vietnam is ranked first in cryptocurrency adoption with an overall index ranking of 1.000, and India stood at 4th with an index score of 0.663.
The Philippines and Ukraine have taken the second and third rankings, respectively.
The report noted, “Out of our top 20 ranked countries, 10 are lower-middle income: Vietnam, Philippines, Ukraine, India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Morocco, Nepal, Kenya, and Indonesia. Eight are upper-middle income: Brazil, Thailand, Russia, China, Turkey, Argentina, Colombia, and Ecuador.”
S57. Ans. (4) Varanasi
Explanation:
Indian city Varanasi has been nominated as the first-ever SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital.
It was nominated for the period 2022-2023 at the 22nd Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of State in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 16th September 2022.
The nomination of Varanasi as the first ever SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital will promote tourism, cultural and humanitarian exchanges between India and the SCO member Countries.
S58. Ans. (4) Andaman and Nicobar
Explanation:
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has declared Andaman and Nicobar Islands as India’s first Swachh Sujal Pradesh.
Speaking at a function in Port Blair, he handed over the certificate to Lieutenant Governor Admiral DK Joshi.
Now, all villages of Andaman and Nicobar Island have been certified as Har Ghar Jal and verified as open defecation free – ODF plus.
He said, being remotely located from the mainland the achievement of the islands will prove to be a source of inspiration for rest States and Union Territories. This is the best gift for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday, he added.
S59. Ans. (2) Pranav Anand
Explanation:
15-year-old, Pranav Anand from Bengaluru, Karnataka became India’s 76th Chess GrandMaster (GM) after winning against International Master (IM) Emin Ohanyan of Armenia.
He received the title after he crossed the 2,500 Elo points in the ongoing World Youth Chess Championship in Mamaia, Romania.
GrandMaster is the highest title apart from World Champion awarded to Chess players International Chess Federation FIDE. India’s 1st Chess GrandMaster was won by Viswanathan Anand at the age of 14 in 1988.
S60. Ans. (1) France
Explanation:
Prominent Indian scientist and industrialist Dr Swati Piramal has been conferred France’s top civilian honour for her contributions in the fields of business and industry, science, medicine, and towards strengthening Indo-French ties.
Swati Piramal, 66, is the vice-chairperson of the Mumbai-headquartered Piramal Group, a business conglomerate with interests in pharmaceuticals, financial services, real estate and glass packaging.
Swati Piramal is also a recipient of the Padma Shri, one of the highest civilian honours of India, as a champion of developing frameworks and policies to support women in leadership roles. She has served as a member of the Prime Minister of India’s Trade Advisory Council and the Scientific Advisory Council and is currently on the Harvard Global Advisory Council.
S61. Ans. (1) Vanessa Nakate
Explanation:
15th Sep 2022, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) appointed Vanessa Nakate, a 25-year-old climate activist from Uganda as the Goodwill Ambassador of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Her collaboration with the organisation and recognising her outstanding global advocacy for climate justice for current and future generations.
Nakate began her activism in January 2019, at the age of 22 with a protest with her siblings and cousins on the streets of Kampala, inspired by Greta Thunberg.
She continued to protest every week, becoming a well-known face in a movement of young people “striking” for the climate around the world.
S62. Ans. (2) 8 cheetahs
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17th Sep 2022 released Eight Cheetahs – brought from Africa’s Namibia – in the Kuno National Park of Madhya Pradesh.
The arrival of the big cats in India – which has been dubbed as “historic,” considering Cheetahs went extinct in 1952 in the country – coincides with PM Modi’s 72nd birthday celebrations countrywide.
Five of the eight cheetahs are female, between 2 and 5 years of age, and three are males between 4.5 and 5.5 years of age.
S63. Ans. (4) Karnataka
Explanation:
The Karnataka government has announced to mark Puneeth Rajkumar’s birthday as Inspiration Day.
Puneeth was born on March 17, 1975. So from next year, Karnataka will celebrate March 17 as Inspiration Day.
Previously, Puneeth Kumar was posthumously honoured with the Karnataka Ratna award. The Kannada actor breathed his last on 29 October 2021.
S64. Ans. (1) BSF
Explanation:
BSF’s first female camel riding squad will be deployed along the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan & Gujarat.
This Squad will be the first of its kind in the world.
It will participate for the first time in the BSF Raising Day Parade on 1 December 2022.
The BSF is India’s primary border-guarding force.
S65. Ans. (3) Jitendra Singh
Explanation:
Union Minister Jitendra Singh has launched Dashboard of Department of Science and Technology (DST).
It has been launched to ensure effective implementation of projects, schemes, scholarships and fellowships funded by DST.
Through this dashboard, details of each of the schemes and programmes for any group in every State can be accessed on a real time basis.
The impact analysis of the schemes and scholarships both age wise and gender wise for SC/ST/OBCs and General Castes is embedded in the Dashboard for suggesting reformative measures to states.
S66. Ans. (3) Dharmendra Pradhan
Explanation:
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated Ramakrishna Mission’s ‘Awakening’ programme for students of classes 1 to 5.
It is an initiative towards ensuring the overall personality development of a child in line with the philosophy of National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.
This unique initiative is a step toward ensuring holistic personality development of a child aligned with the philosophy of NEP 2020.
Education Minister said that Social transformation is one of the key goals of education. Values and wisdom are more important than material wealth. Value-based education is important for building a future-ready and socially conscious generation, he added.
S67. Ans. (4) Telangana
Explanation:
The Telangana government has decided to name the new integrated Secretariat complex in Hyderabad after Babasaheb BR Ambedkar.
The move came after the Telangana legislative assembly unanimously passed a resolution urging the central government to name the new Parliament building in New Delhi after the chief architect of the Constitution.
Construction of the new integrated Secretariat complex has been progressing at a fast pace with the target of getting it ready by the upcoming festival of Dasara.
The seven-story Secretariat building with a built-up area of seven lakh square feet is being built at a cost of Rs 650 crore.
S68. Ans. (2) Vinod Agarwal
Explanation:
Auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers has elected Vinod Aggarwal as its new president for 2022-23.
Aggarwal, the MD and CEO of Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles, succeeds Maruti Suzuki India Executive Vice Chairman Kenichi Ayukawa.
The SIAM also elected Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Managing Director Shailesh Chandra as the Vice President.
Satyakam Arya, CEO & MD, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles was elected as the Treasurer.
S69. Ans. (2) Ramnath Kovind
Explanation:
Former President of India Ram Nath Kovind has launched the book ‘Ambedkar and Modi – Reformer’s Ideas Performer’s Implementation’.
The book illustrates the life, works, and achievements of B.R Ambedkar.
The book has been compiled by Bluekraft Digital Foundatio
A foreword written by Rajya Sabha MP llaiyaraaja offers valuable insight of the works of Dr. Ambedkar.
S70. Ans. (4) 17th September
Explanation:
World Patient Safety Day (WPSD) is observed annually on 17 September since 2019.
It aims to raise global awareness about patient safety and call for solidarity and united action by all countries and international partners to reduce patient harm.
The theme this year is ‘Medication Safety’ with the slogan Medication Without Harm.
World Patient Safety Day – established by the World Health Assembly in 2019 through resolution WHA72.6 on “Global action on patient safety” is observed annually on 17 September. It was adopted at the 72nd World Health Assembly on 25 May 2019.
S71. Ans. (4) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:
The Government of India has launched the pre-production run of India’s first Lithium cell manufacturing facility at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
The facility has been set up with an outlay of Rs. 165 crores and is located in one of the two Electronics Manufacturing Clusters set up by Prime Minister Modi in 2015.
The installed capacity of the plant at present is 270 Mwh and can produce 20,000 cells of 10Ah capacity daily. These cells are used in power banks and this capacity is around 60 per cent of India’s present requirement.
S72. Ans. (4) India
Explanation:
The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of guarantees for hosting the Under-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup in India.
India is hosting the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Navi Mumbai, Goa, and Bhubaneswar from October 11 to October 17, 2022.
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said Rs 60 crore will be spent for hosting the tournament that will see participation of 16 teams, including India.
An assistance of Rs 10 crore to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) for the field of play maintenance, stadium power, energy and cabling, stadia, and training site branding will be met from the budgetary allocation for the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs).
The previous edition of the event was held in Uruguay in 2018 where Spain had emerged as the champion.
In 2017, India successfully hosted the FIFA Under-17 Men’s World Cup India-2017 at six different venues.
FIFA Upcoming Event:
FIFA World Cup 2022 – Qatar (32 Teams)
FIFA World Cup 2026 – Canada, Mexico, USA (48 teams)
FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2022 – Costa Rica
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 – India
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2023 – Australia and New Zealand
S73. Ans. (3) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Explanation:
According to Kantar BrandZ report on India’s most-valuable brands, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is India’s most-valuable brand in 2022.
TCS surpassed HDFC Bank, which held the number one spot since 2014.
Infosys is listed in the third place.
Telecom provider Airtel was at rank 4 while Reliance Jio is at number 10.
Indian brands increased their brand value by 35 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) since 2020.
S74. Ans. (2) 20
Explanation:
Tennis star Roger Federer announced his retirement on September 15, 2022, from competitive Tennis.
Throughout his wonderful career, the player has won 103 ATP singles titles and overall 1,251 matches.
Federer has captured 20 Grand Slam titles, with a record-making eight Wimbledon men’s singles titles.
The tennis legend has been playing for the last 24 years.
Roger holds the record for most consecutive weeks-237-at No-1 in the ATP Rankings.
His first win was in the year 2003 at Wimbledon where he had beaten Andy Roddick in the semi-finals and Mark Philippoussis in the final match.
Roger last won a grand slam title in 2018 at the Australian Open.
S75. Ans. (2) Ukraine
Explanation:
The President of the United States Joe Biden announced a 600-million-dollar arms package to Ukraine.
It includes the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, claymore mines, night vision goggles, and mine clearing equipment among others.
As per the US, it will provide Ukraine with key capabilities to meet its evolving battlefield requirements.
Washington has sent about 1 billion dollars in security assistance to the Kyiv government since the start of the Ukraine- Russia conflict.
S76. Ans. (3) Election Commission of India
Explanation:
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has released a new digital publication ‘BLO e-Patrika’ at an event in New Delhi.
Objective – To establish direct communication with Booth Level Officer (BLO)
This event was a first-of-its-kind direct interaction by the Commission with the BLOs across the country.
About Election Commissioner of India (ECI):
Founded – 25 January 1950
25 January – Voter’s Day
HQ – New Delhi
1st Chief – Sukumar Sen
1st Women Chief – V.S. Ramadevi
25th Chief – Rajiv Kumar
Commissioner – Anup Chandra Pandey
Tenure – 6/65yrs
Article – 324
S77. Ans. (4) Mansukh Mandaviya
Explanation:
Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya launch a countrywide mega drive ‘Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav’ for voluntary blood donation from 17th September to 1st October 2022.
The special drive is a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The registrations for the Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav have been started on the E-Raktkosh portal and Aarogya Setu app.
Nation will observe 1st October as the National Voluntary Blood Donation Day.
S78. Ans. (3) 7%
Explanation:
Global rating agency Fitch Ratings has slashed India’s economic growth forecast for FY23 to 7% from 7.8% projected in June 2022.
Fitch Rating also lowered India’s GDP growth rate for FY24 to 6.7% from 7.4% it forecast earlier.
The agency also expects world GDP to grow 2.4% in 2022, and to expand just 1.7% in 2023.
As per official GDP estimates, the Indian economy expanded 13.5 percent in the June quarter, higher than the 4.10 percent growth clocked in January-March.
The RBI expects the economy to grow 7.2 percent in the current fiscal year.
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)
S79. Ans. (1) Angola
Explanation:
Joao Lourenco was sworn in for a second term as president of Angola.
Lourenco, 68, was sworn in alongside Esperanca da Costa, Angola’s first female vice president in the capital, Luanda.
The ruling MPLA party garnered 51% of the votes and 124 seats in the 220-member parliament in the Aug 24 election.
Angola is a country located on the west coast of Southern Africa.
Newly Appointed Prime Minister & President:
PM of United Kingdom – Liz Truss
Prime Minister of Serbia – Ana Brnabic
New president of Kenya – William Ruto
Colombia’s first leftist President – Gustavo Petro
New PM of Kuwait – Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al Salem
S80. Ans. (1) Australia
Sol. Australian woman cricketer Rachael Haynes has announced her retirement from international cricket.
The 35-year-old southpaw, who made her international debut back in 2009, represented her country in six Tests, 77 ODIs, and 84 T20Is.
She is also retiring from state cricket.
Haynes is the ninth highest run-getter for Australia in both the limited overs formats, having scored 2585 runs in ODIs at an average of 39.76 and 850 runs in T20Is, averaging 26.56.
She has served as Australia’s vice-captain since 2018.
She would, however, play one more season for Sydney Thunder in the Women’s Big Bash League.
She has scored 3,818 runs in more than 150 internationals over all three formats since her debut in 2009 and won six global titles with Australia
Recently retired cricketers:
Ben Stokes – One Day International Cricket – England
Dinesh Ramdin – International Cricket – West Indies
Tamim Iqbal – T20 International – Bangladesh
S81. Ans. (3) Kerala
Sol. Kerala has defeated the 32-time champion West Bengal in a penalty shootout to win its 75th Santhosh Trophy National Tournament for the seventh time at the Payyanad Stadium in Malappuram, Kerala.
This is the first time that Kerala has won on home soil since 1993.
Top goal scorer(s): Jesin Tk. Thonikkara (Kerala) (9 goals)
Best player: Jijo Joseph (Kerala)
Best goalkeeper: Priyant Singh (West Bengal)
S82. Ans. (3) Priyanka Mohite
Sol. Priyanka Mohite has become the first Indian woman climber to scale five peaks above 8,000 metres.
She achieved the major feat after climbing Mount Kanchenjunga (8,586m), the third-highest mountain peak in the world, on May 5, 2022.
In April 2021, Priyanka Mohite became the first Indian woman climber to scale Mt Annapurna (8,091 m). Mt Annapurna is the 10th highest mountain peak in the world.
In 2013, she climbed the world’s highest peak Mount Everest (8,849m).
In 2018, Mohite climbed Mount Lhoste (8,516m).
In 2016, she climbed Mount Makalu (8,849m) and Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895m).
S83. Ans. (3) Odisha
Sol. Government of Odisha has set up India’s first Tribal Health Observatory (TriHOb), which acts as a repository on the health of the tribal population in the state.
This will be India’s only tribal health observatory.
An MoU was signed between the ST and SC Development Department and the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, a regional centre of the Indian Council of Medical Research.
It will perform systematic and ongoing observation on disease burden, health-seeking behaviour and healthcare delivery system pertaining to tribal health in the state.
S84. Ans. (3) Hyderabad
Sol. Government of Telangana in collaboration with the pharmaceuticals majors Reddy’s Laboratory and Laurus Labs along with academia has set up India’s first-of-its-kind Flow Chemistry Technology Hub (FCT Hub) at Dr. Reddy’s Institute of Life Sciences (DRILS) Hyderabad, Telangana.
The hub will facilitate the pharmaceutical research and development (R&D) and adoption of continuous synthesis for making Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs).
Aim: To incorporate and promote efficient and sustainable technologies in the pharmaceutical sector.
S85. Ans. (2) Rajasthan
Sol. Solar is the most common energy source, accounting for roughly 36 percent of total capacity and 64 percent of renewables.
The thermal contribution was largest in the first quarter of FY 2021-22.
Rajasthan has some of the highest sun irradiation levels in the country, as well as other advantages such as land availability and few power outages.
These favourable conditions have prompted neighbouring states, such as Maharashtra, to establish power-generation plants in Rajasthan.
Other notable projects include those created by NTPC and the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), as well as those developed as part of the Rajasthan State Solar Policy.
Rajasthan has about 16 GW of solar projects under development, according to Mercom’s India Solar Project Tracker.
The total amount of SECI-awarded projects is 11.6 GW, with 6.2 GW being interstate transmission system (ISTS) projects.
Despite numerous projects being stuck owing to the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) issue, installations grew.
S86. Ans. (1) Ladakh
Sol. The Union Territory of Ladakh (1104) recorded the highest sex ratio at birth in the country in 2020, followed by Arunachal Pradesh (1011), A&N Islands (984), Tripura (974), and Kerala (969), according to the annual report on Vital Statistics based on 2020 Civil Registration System report.
Lowest sex ratio at birth was reported by Manipur (880), followed by Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (898), Gujarat (909), Haryana (916) and Madhya Pradesh (921).
The report is published by the Registrar General of India (Ministry of Home Affairs).
S87. Ans. (2) Cynthia Rosenzweig
Sol. A senior research scientist and head of the Climate Impacts Group at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, Cynthia Rosenzweig has received the 2022 World Food Prize from the World Food Prize Foundation.
Rosenzweig was selected for the award for her research to understand the relationship between climate and food systems and forecast how both will change in the future.
Rosenzweig has been a research scientist at NASA GISS and head of the Climate Impacts Group since 1994. Her research focuses on improving models and assessments of how climate change will affect agriculture and the food supply in the future.
According to the World Food Prize Foundation, the World Food Prize is a prestigious international award conceived as the “Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture” with a mission to elevate innovations and inspire action to sustainably increase the quality, quantity and availability of food for all.
S88. Ans. (4) Kamalpreet Kaur
Sol. India’s star Tokyo Olympian, Kamalpreet Kaur, who had reached the finals of the women’s discus throw event at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after testing positive for a banned drug.
She had finished a commendable sixth in the women’s discus throw final at Tokyo Olympics 2020 with a best throw of 63.70m.
The 26-year-old is also a national record holder with a throw of 66.59m at the Indian Grand Prix.
S89. Ans. (4) Kerala
Sol. A teenage girl passed away earlier this week after eating Shawarma from an eatery in Kasargod, Kerala.
The state health department identified Shigella bacteria as the main cause of food poisoning.
Several others have also been admitted to the hospital in the district after eating shawarma from the same eatery.
Shigella is one of the major bacterial causes of diarrhea worldwide. Shigella bacteria directly affects the intestine. The person infected with Shigella experiences diarrhoea, sometimes bloody, fever, stomach pain and constant vomiting.
S90. Ans. (4) Haryana
Sol. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has launched a Vehicle Movement Tracking System (VMTS) mobile app to track the vehicles carrying sand and other mining material.
The app will be used at different checkpoints in all the districts of Haryana.
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