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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • September 6, 2022 Current Affairs
1.
Teachers' Day in India is observed to celebrate the birth anniversary of which person?
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Savitribai Phule
A.P.J Abdul Kalam
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Teachers' Day in India is celebrated every year on September 5 to mark the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

2.
UIDAI topped among all Ministries and Departments in resolving Public Grievances during?
July 2022
August 2022
June 2022
September 2022
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has topped among all Ministries/ Departments for resolving Public Grievances in the ranking report published by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) for the month of August 2022.

3.
Which bank has signed an agreement with the NMDFC for the development of financial accounting software and mobile application?
Yes Bank
Axis Bank
HDFC Bank
ICICI Bank
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) announced that it had entered into an agreement with ICICI Bank for the creation of mobile applications and financial accounting software.

4.
Which of the following Union ministers will be on a 5-day visit to Mongolia and Japan?
Rajnath Singh
Amit Shah
S. Jaishankar
Nitin Gadkari
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be on a five-day visit to Mongolia and Japan.

5.
The United States announced hosting which edition of the US-Pacific Island Countries Summit?
2nd
3rd
4th
1st
Answer: Option
Explanation:
President Biden will host the first-ever U.S.- Pacific Island Country Summit, which will be held in Washington, D.C.

6.
Cyrus Mistry was the former Chairperson of which Indian Multinational Conglomerate?
Adani Group
Aditya Birla Group
Tata Group
Larsen & Toubro
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Cyrus Mistry was an Indian-born Irish businessman who was killed in a car accident. He was the former Chairperson of Tata Group from 2012 to 2016.

7.
The first edition of the "World Health Summit for Pride of Homoeopathic held in which city?
Berlin
Dubai
Paris
London
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The first edition of "World Health Summit for Pride of Homoeopathy" was held in Dubai with the theme "Diseases caused by climate change and global warming".

8.
Who has been nominated as executive chairman of the National Legal Services Authority?
Justice U U Lalit
Justice Ranjan Gogoi
Justice N V Ramana
Justice D Y Chandrachud
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Justice D Y Chandrachud, the second senior-most judge in the Supreme Court, has been nominated as executive chairman of the National Legal Services Authority.

9.
New Crab Species named Ghatiana Dwivarna has been discovered in which part of India?
Karnataka
Uttarakhand
Madhya Pradesh
Kerala
Answer: Option
Explanation:
New Crab Species named Ghatiana Dwivarna has been discovered from Yellapur taluk of Uttara Kannada in Karnataka.

10.
Who has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of NHPC?
Yamuna Kumar Chaubey
Praveer Sinha
Gurdeep Singh
T. V. Narendran
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Yamuna Kumar Chaubey takes over as Chairman and Managing Director of NHPC for three months.

11.
IMF agreed to provide 2.9bn to which country to help the island nation overcome its worst economic crisis?
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Japan
Bangladesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to provide a 2.9 billion dollar extended facility to Sri Lanka for a four-year period, with conditions on debt restructuring and action on corruption.

12.
As per the latest figures from the IMF (September 2022), which country is the fifth largest economy in the world?
Australia
UK
France
India
Answer: Option
Explanation:
According to figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India passed the United Kingdom (UK) to become the fifth-largest economy in the world in the last quarter of 2021.

13.
Which is the venue of the 30th Southern Zonal Council meeting held?
Thiruvananthapuram
Bengaluru
Chennai
Hyderabad
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 30th Southern Zonal Council meeting in Thiruvananthapuram.

14.
India's first-ever 'Night Sky Sanctuary' is set to come up in which state/UT?
Himachal Pradesh
New Delhi
Rajasthan
Ladakh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Department of Science & Technology (DST) has undertaken to set up India's first-ever 'Night Sky Sanctuary' in Ladakh which will be completed within the next three months.

15.
Starbucks has appointed whom as its new Indian-origin Chief Executive Officer?
Laxman Narasimhan
Abhay Kumar Singh
Uday Sakharam Nirgudkar
Biswajit Basu
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The coffee giant Starbucks has appointed its new Indian-origin Chief Executive Officer, Laxman Narasimhan.

16.
Which country has overtaken the United Kingdom to become the fifth largest economy in the world?
Italy
Russia
India
South Korea
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India has become the fifth largest economy in the world, pushing the United Kingdom to the sixth spot.

17.
National Green Tribunal (NGT) slashed a Rs 3500 crore fine on which state government for violating waste management rules?
Assam
New Delhi
West Bengal
Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the West Bengal government to pay Rs 3,500 crore as 'compensation' for violating the norms for the management of solid and liquid waste.

18.
Which bank issues new guidelines on digital lending to protect borrowers?
SBI
RBI
ADB
PNB
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank of India announced the guidelines on digital lending. The central bank has given regulated entities (RE) till November 30th to put in place adequate systems and processes to ensure that 'existing digital loans' comply with fresh lending guidelines.

19.
The International Day of Charity is being observed on which date?
September 02
September 03
September 04
September 05
Answer: Option
Explanation:
International Day of Charity 2022 is observed every year on September 5 by countries all over the world.

20.
36th National Games will be held in which state of India?
Uttar Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Gujarat
New Delhi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
36th National Games will be organized between September 29 to October 12, 2022, in six cities in Gujarat namely Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Bhavnagar, and Rajkot.