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    1. Which ministry recently (in Sept ‘22) signed an MoU with the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) to work towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)?
      1) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
      2) Ministry of Panchayati Raj
      3) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
      4) Ministry of Rural Development
      5) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
      Answer-2) Ministry of Panchayati Raj
      Explanation:
      The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR), and the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), Gujarat signed an MoU to strengthen Panchayati Raj institutions across India.
      i. Under the agreement both MoPR and IRMA will work together to find gaps and possible solutions to overcome gaps in the preparation of model Gram Panchayat Development Plan(GPDP) linkages with Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs).

    2. In September 2022, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) constituted a six-member expert committee to Boost Investments in Venture Capital/Private Equity.
      The committee will be chaired by whom?

      1) Poonam Gupta
      2) M. Damodaran
      3) Ashish Verma
      4) G Mahalingam
      5) Prabhat Ranjan Acharya
      Answer- 2) M. Damodaran
      Explanation:
      The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has constituted a six-member expert committee chaired by M. Damodaran, former Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in order to suggest measures to boost Venture Capital and Private Equity (VC/PE) investments.
      i. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed the formation of an expert committee to examine and recommend relevant policy measures related to VC/PE investments in the Budget 2022–2023.

    3. Name the insurance company that recently (in Sept ‘22) partnered with Skit.ai to launch an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Digital Voice Agent.
      1) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
      2) Edelweiss General Insurance
      3) Kotak Mahindra General Insurance
      4) Future Generali India General Insurance
      5) ICICI Lombard General Insurance
      Answer- 5) ICICI Lombard General Insurance
      Explanation:
      ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited (ICICI Lombard), one of India’s major private non-life insurance firms, has partnered with Skit.ai, an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Software as a Service (SaaS) voice automation platform, to launch an AI-powered Digital Voice Agent.
      i. With this partnership, ICICI Lombard will be able to help consumers seeking the status of their health and motor insurance claims using an AI-powered Digital Voice Agent.

    4. As per the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report “G20 GDP Growth-Second Quarter (Q2) of 2022”, India’s GDP declined by ______ in the Q2 (June-August) of 2022.

      1) 1.3%
      2) 1.2%
      3) 0.9%
      4) 1.4%
      5) 0.5%
      Answer-4) 1.4%
      Explanation:
      According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report “G20 GDP Growth-Second Quarter of 2022”, India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) among G20 nations contracted by 1.4% (-1.4%) quarter on quarter in the second quarter Q2 (June – August) of 2022 when adjusted for seasonality.
      i. In addition, it was the second-worst performance among the G20 (Group of Twenty) nations, after only China which is contracted by 2.6% (-2.6%).
      ii. The G20 GDP contracted by 0.4%(-0.4%) quarter on quarter in the Q2 of 2022.
      iii. India’s GDP also contracted by 1.4%(-1.4%) in the Q1 (March-May) of 2022

    5. Who was recently (in Sept ‘22) conferred the title of Honorary Rank of General of the Nepali Army by Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari in Kathmandu?
      1) Baggavalli Somashekar Raju
      2) Shantanu Dayal
      3) Manoj Chandrashekhar Pande
      4) JS Nain
      5) Manoj Mukund Naravane
      Answer-3) Manoj Chandrashekhar Pande
      Explanation:
      Bidya Devi Bhandari, the President of Nepal conferred the Honorary Rank of General of the Nepali Army to General Manoj Chandrashekhar Pande, the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army.
      i. Manoj Pande was conferred at a special ceremony at the President’s official residence ‘Shital Niwas’ in Kathmandu, Nepal.
      ii. General Manoj Pande, 1st officer from the Corps of Engineers to become the 29th Chief of Army Staff (COAS) with the effect from April 2022.
      iii. In 2021, Chief of Nepali Army, General Prabhu Ram Sharma was conferred with Honorary General of the Indian Army by the former Indian President Ram Nath Kovind.

    6. Name the personality who was recently (in Sept ‘22) appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of the Common Service Centre Special Purpose Vehicle (CSC SPV) e-Governance India.
      1) Alkesh Kumar Sharma
      2) Sanjay Kumar Rakesh
      3) Arun Sharma
      4) Dinesh Tyagi
      5) Sandeep Mahatme
      Answer- 2) Sanjay Kumar Rakesh
      Explanation:
      The Government of India (GoI) appointed former IAS officer Sanjay Kumar Rakesh, CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of CSC SPV (Common Service Centre Special Purpose Vehicle) e-Governance India, as the Managing Director (MD) of the CSC SPV. He succeeded Dinesh Tyagi.
      i. The decision to this effect was taken at the 52nd board meeting of CSC held at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), chaired by Alkesh Kumar Sharma (Meity Secretary).
      ii. He also served as joint secretary at the MeitY where he led several initiatives for ‘Make in India’ in the electronics sector.
      iii. He has also served under the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and worked for the ‘Indira Awas Yojana’ and ‘Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana’.

    7. In September 2022, Google acquired Mandiant, Inc. for _________ to Strengthen Cybersecurity.
      1) USD 3.6 billion
      2) USD 4.1 billion
      3) USD 5.4 billion
      4) USD 2.8 billion
      5) USD 3.2 billion
      Answer- 3) USD 5.4 billion
      Explanation:
      Thomas Kurian, the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Google Cloud has announced the USD 5.4 billion acquisition of Mandiant, Inc., the California-based cybersecurity company by Google LLC (limited liability company) to help organisations improve their threat, incident and exposure management.
      i. Mandiant is widely acknowledged by several big companies and has recognized Mandiant Cyber Threat Defense Solutions as the market leader in threat intelligence and expertise in cyber security.

    8. Which of the following points is ‘Incorrect’ with respect to the 15th Twenty20 International (T20I) DP World Asia Cup 2022 held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)?
      1) Sri Lanka won the Championship title by defeating Pakistan and claimed their 3rd Asia Cup title, and 2nd in the T20I format.
      2) During a match between India and Afghanistan, Virat Kohli brokes Rohit Sharma’s record of fastest to 3500 T20I runs in T20I by smashing his 71st century.
      3) Ravindra Jadeja becomes India’s most successful bowler or India’s highest wicket-taker in the history of the Asia Cup tournament.
      4) Bhuvneshwar Kumar Becomes India’s most successful bowler in T20Is by overtaking Yuzvendra Chahal, who has 83 wickets.
      5) During the India-Pakistan Asia Cup 2022 match, Indian bowlers took all 10 wickets for India in a T20I innings for the first time in the history of T20I matches for India.
      Answer-1) Sri Lanka won the Championship title by defeating Pakistan and claimed their 3rd Asia Cup title, and 2nd in the T20I format.
      Explanation:
      The 15th edition of 2022 DP World Asia Cup cricket tournament with cricket format of Twenty20 International (T20I) was held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
      i. Sri Lanka won the Championship title by defeating Pakistan and claimed their 6th Asia Cup title, and 1st in the T20I format.
      ii. During a match between India and Afghanistan, Virat Kohli broke Rohit Sharma’s record of fastest to 3500 T20I runs in T20I by smashing his 71st century.
      With this, he became the only second batsman after Rohit Sharma to go past 3500 T20I runs.
      iii. Ravindra Jadeja becomes India’s most successful bowler or India’s highest wicket-taker in the history of the Asia Cup tournament.
      He has 23 wickets across 6 Asia Cup tournaments held from 2010 to 2022.
      iv. Bhuvneshwar Kumar Becomes India’s most successful bowler in T20Is by overtaking Yuzvendra Chahal, who has 83 wickets.
      v. During the India-Pakistan Asia Cup 2022 match, Indian bowlers took all 10 wickets for India in a T20I innings for the first time in the history of T20I matches for India.

    9. Name the author of the book, “Rajini’s Mantras: Life lessons from India’s most-loved Superstar”.
      1) Dilip Shanghvi
      2) Vikas Bansal
      3) Jessica Livingston
      4) P.C. Balasubramanian
      5) Vineet Bajpai
      Answer-4) P.C. Balasubramanian
      Explanation:
      The entrepreneur-cum-author, P.C. Balasubramanian (PC Bala) authored a new book “Rajini’s Mantras: Life lessons from India’s most-loved Superstar” in English. It was published by Jaico Publishing House (India).
      i. PC Bala’s 1st book was Rajini’s Punchtantra and Raja Krishnamoorthy, which became a national bestseller. Grand Brand Rajini and Ram N Ramakrishnan were published in December 2022.

    10. When was the Hindi Diwas (Hindi Day) 2022 observed across India?
      1) 12th September 2022
      2) 14th September 2022
      3) 11th September 2022
      4) 15th September 2022
      5) 13th September 2022
      Answer- 2) 14th September 2022
      Explanation:
      Hindi Diwas (Hindi Day) 2022 was observed across India on 14th September 2022 to mark the importance of the Hindi language.
      i. The first Hindi day was celebrated on 14th September 1953.
      ii. India’s first Prime Minister (PM), Jawaharlal Nehru decided to celebrate September 14 as ‘Hindi Diwas’. Hindi was adopted as the official language of the Union of India on the 14th of September 1949.