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- Which district was recently (in Sept ‘22) declared as India’s best Aspirational District by the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog)?
1) Jaipur, Rajasthan
2) Haridwar, Uttarakhand
3) Indore, Madhya Pradesh
4) Khajjiar, Himachal Pradesh
5) Ahmedabad, GujaratAnswer-2) Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Explanation:
The Holy City of Uttarakhand, Haridwar was declared India’s best Aspirational District by NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India), the Government of India (GoI). This district secured the 1st rank in the Basic Infrastructure theme.
i. Along with the honour of getting the title ‘India’s Best Aspirational District’, Haridwar will receive an additional allocation of Rs 3 crores. - As of Sept ‘22, How many Tribal Districts were identified by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the Central TB Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to make TB-free tribal districts?
1) 25
2) 82
3) 50
4) 75
5) 49Answer- 4) 75
Explanation:
The 75 Tribal Districts were identified by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs(MoTA) and the Central TB Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare(MoHFW) for focused interventions which will run over the next few months to make those tribal districts TB-free.
i. Under the Aashwasan Campaign, TB cases across 174 tribal districts were detected and started the campaign in January 2022.
ii. The door-to-door screening has been done in over 68,000 villages. Officially, after a verbal screening of 1.03 crore people, 3,82,811 people were identified for presumptive TB. - Which organisation recently (in Sept ‘22) directed the payment apps not to charge a platform fee for payments on Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) payments?
1) Reserve Bank of India
2) Securities and Exchange Board of India
3) National Payments Corporation of India
4) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
5) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentAnswer- 3) National Payments Corporation of India
Explanation:
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has directed the payment apps not to charge a platform fee for payments on Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) payments.
i. One of the largest Unified Payments Interfaces (UPI) is PhonPe in India. The NPCI’s directive came after the payment platforms started to charge fees on recharges and other payments.
ii. NPCI released a directive after Paytm started to charge Rs 1 for various bill payments. - Name the airline that was recently (in Sept ‘22) signed a new codeshare agreement with the British Carrier Virgin Atlantic to widen the network of the airline.
1) Jet Airways
2) IndiGo
3) Go First
4) SpiceJet
5) VistaraAnswer-2) IndiGo
Explanation:
India’s largest airline IndiGo and British Carrier Virgin Atlantic signed a new codeshare agreement to widen the network of the airline. It is IndiGo’s 7th codeshare with Virgin Atlantic.
i. The Codeshare flights will be available for booking for travel beyond September 27, 2022.
ii. IndiGo has signed similar agreements with Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, Air France, KLM (Netherlands), Qantas (Australia) and American Airlines. - Who was recently (in Sept ‘22) appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited (TMB) for the period of 3 years?
1) Subramanian Sundar
2) Sumant Kathpalia
3) KV Rama Murthy
4) Murali Ramakrishnan
5) Krishnan SankarasubramaniamAnswer-5) Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam
Explanation:
Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam took charge as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Tuticorin-based Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited (TMB) with an immediate effect from 4th September 2022 for 3 years by the board of directors.
i. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the letter of his appointment on 18 August 2022.
ii. Krishnan replaces the incumbent MD and CEO KV Rama Murthy, whose term expired on September 3, 2022.
iii. Prior to this appointment, S Krishnan served as the MD & CEO of Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) from 4th September 2020 to 31st May 2022 - China recently (in Sept ‘22) launched a new remote sensing satellite named “Yaogan-33 02” into space by using which rocket?
1) Long March 4C
2) Long March 3B
3) Long March 2D
4) Long March 4B
5) Long March 5Answer-1) Long March 4C
Explanation:
China launched a new remote sensing satellite named Yaogan-33 02 into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellite was launched by a Long March-4C carrier rocket and has entered the planned orbit successfully.
i. The satellite will be used for scientific experiments, land resources surveys, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and relief.
ii. This marks the 435th flight mission of the Long March series carrier rockets. - Who recently (in Sept ‘22) won the 22nd Dubai Open Chess Tournament 2022 that was held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)?
1) Arjun Erigaisi
2) R Praggnanandhaa
3) Harsha Bharathakoti
4) Aravindh Chithambaram
5) Alexandr PredkeAnswer- 4) Aravindh Chithambaram
Explanation:
Indian Grandmaster (GM) Aravindh Chithambaram won the 22nd Dubai Open Chess Tournament 2022 with 7.5 points from 9 rounds.
i. Alexandr Predke(Russia), the top seed, finished runner-up on 7 points after a five-way tie for the second spot.
The 2nd spot is shared by 5 players with 7 points: Praggnanandhaa, Alexandr Predke, Abhijeet Gupta, Jaykumar Sammed Shete, and S P Sethuraman.
Arjun Erigaisi finished with 6.5 points to take 7th place and GM Harsha Bharathakoti took the 10th place. This made 7 Indians finish in the top 10 position.
ii. The tournament, organised by Dubai Chess & Culture Club, was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 26 August 2022 to 5 September 2022. - Identify the mascot of the 36th National Games that was recently (in Sept ‘22) launched by the Union Home Minister, Amit Shah in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
1) Jagriti
2) Saavaj
3) Shakti
4) Thambi
5) VeeraAnswer- 2) Saavaj
Explanation:
The Union Home Minister, Amit Shah launched the mascot & anthem for 36th National Games at Trans Stadia in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
i. The mascot is named as Saavaj which means lion’s cub in Gujarati. The Mascot represents India’s cultural heritage while also giving a glimpse of a rapidly growing India and the anthem is based on the theme-Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
ii. The Union Home Minister also launched the official website of the national games www.nationalgamesgujarat.in and the mobile App named “NGGujarat” at the curtain raiser ceremony in Ahmedabad.
Note- The 36th National Games will be organised between 29th September 2022 to 12th October 2022 at six cities in Gujarat with the theme of 36th National Games-’’Celebrating Unity Through Sports’’ - Cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim recently (in Sept ’22) announced his retirement from Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) cricket. Which country does he belong to?
1) West Indies
2) Afghanistan
3) Sri Lanka
4) Bangladesh
5) PakistanAnswer- 4) Bangladesh
Explanation:
Mushfiqur Rahim (35 years old), former captain and vice-captain of Bangladesh National Cricket Team announced retirement from Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) cricket. He will continue to represent Bangladesh in Test and One Day International (ODI) formats.
i. Mushfiqur Rahim is a Bangladeshi Cricketer (wicketkeeper-batter) hailing from Bogra, Bangladesh. He is the first and only Bangladeshi batsman to score three double-hundreds in Tests.
ii. He is the highest scorer for Bangladesh in Test cricket and he is the first and only wicketkeeper-batsman in the history of Test cricket to score two double-hundreds. - When was the United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Charity 2022 observed across the globe?
1) 4th September 2022
2) 2nd September 2022
3) 5th September 2022
4) 1st September 2022
5) 3rd September 2022Answer-3) 5th September 2022
Explanation:
The United Nations (UN)’s International Day of Charity 2022 was observed across the globe on 5th September 2022 to sensitise and mobilise the people across the world to help others through volunteer and philanthropic activities.
i. The first-ever International Day of Charity was observed on 5th September 2013.
ii. The date of 5 September was chosen to commemorate the anniversary of the passing away of 1979 Nobel peace prize laureate Mother Teresa, also known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta.
- Which district was recently (in Sept ‘22) declared as India’s best Aspirational District by the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog)?
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