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1) Where did Blue Energy Motors launch India’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fuelled green truck?
(a) Punjab
(b) West Bengal
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat
(e) Madhya Pradesh
2) Carnatic vocalist T.V. Sankaranarayanan has recently passed away, he was awarded Padma Bhushan in which year?
(a) 2002
(b) 2005
(c) 2006
(d) 2003
(e) 2004
3) Which State has appointed Kannada star Sudeep as the brand ambassador for its ‘Punyakoti Dattu Yojana’ scheme?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Telangana
(e) Gujarat
4) Which Bank has signed an MOU with the Asian Development Bank for a partial guarantee program of Rs 560 crore?
(a) Karnataka Bank
(b) Yes Bank
(c) South Indian Bank
(d) IndusInd Bank
(e) City Union Bank
5) Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and NGO Children Believe have jointly launched a ‘Generation Global Programme’ for schools and colleges in which state
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamilnadu
(d) Telangana
(e) Both C&B
6) Which State has recently inaugurated Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki as the 29th district?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Punjab
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
(e) Chattisgarh
7) Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram has won the 22nd ________ open chess tournament, with 7.5 points.
(a) Qatar
(b) Egypt
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) UAE
(e) Dubai
8) Wicketkeeper-batsman has announced his retirement from T20 international cricket, he belongs to which nation?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Pakistan
(c) SriLanka
(d) Afghanistan
(e) West Indies
9) Which Telecom Company has partnered with Tata Power Northern Odisha Distribution for offering bill payments?
(a) Airtel
(b) Jio
(c) Vodafone Group
(d) MTN Group
(e) BSNL
10) Cyrus Mistry former chairman of Tata Sons has recently passed away, when did he become the chairman?
(a) 2014
(b) 2012
(c) 2013
(d) 2011
(e) 2015
11) The unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above in urban areas dipped what percent during April-June 2022 from 12.6 percent?
(a) 9.6
(b) 7.6
(c) 6.6
(d) 8.6
(e) 10.6
12) Recently India’s exports contracted by 1.15 percent to ________in August, for the first time in over 20 months
(a) USD 63 billion
(b) USD 33 billion
(c) USD 43 billion
(d) USD 23 billion
(e) USD 53 billion
13) Who has recently won the Best Narrator Emmy for the work in Netflix’s documentary series, Our Great National Parks.
(a) Joe Biden
(b) Michelle Obama
(c) Hillary Clinton
(d) Donald Trump
(e) Barack Obama
14) Which Country recently signed an MOU with the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry for enhancing bilateral relations between them?
(a) Qatar
(b) Egypt
(c) Bahrain
(d) UAE
(e) Dubai
15) Which IIT has signed a Pact with Madras Dyslexia Association (MDA) to offer a Remediation Program for children with dyslexia?
(a) IIT Delhi
(b) IIT Bombay
(c) IIT Madras
(d) IIT Kharagpur
(e) IIT Guwahati
16) Nuakhai is a harvest festival annually celebrated in which State?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Odisha
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
(e) Chhattisgarh
17) Which regulator has restructured its high-level panel on cyber security that suggests measures to safeguard it from the attacks?
(a) IRDAI
(b) RBI
(c) NPCI
(d) NABARD
(e) SEBI
Answers :
1) Answer: (c)
Blue Energy Motors, a two-year-old start-up backed by a Singapore-based firm, unveiled India’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fuelled green truck in Chakan near Pune, Maharashtra.
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the launched facility with an installed capacity to make 10,000 of these trucks annually. Blue Energy Motors signed an agreement already with FPT (Fiat Powertrain Technologies) Industrial, a brand of Iveco Group, headquartered in Italy, to introduce the 1st LNG powered by FPT industrial engines which are BS-VI compliant.
2) Answer: (d)
Carnatic vocalist T.V. Sankaranarayanan, 77 has recently passed away. Sankaranarayan was also the son-in-law of Mani Iyer. He was the son of musicians Tiruvalangal Vembu Iyer and Gomati Ammal.
He was an Indian Carnatic vocalist (South Indian classical singer), known for his music that stems from the style of his guru, Madurai Mani Iyer. He received Padma Bhushan in 2003 in the field of Art.
3) Answer: (c)
The Karnataka government has appointed Kannada star Sudeep as the brand ambassador for its ‘Punyakoti Dattu Yojana’, cattle adoption scheme.
Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu B Chavan stated that the actor has decided not to charge for being the ambassador of the scheme, which is aimed at encouraging adoption by the public to rear cattle in ‘goshalas’ (cow shelters).
Sudeep is known for his remarkable role in films such as ‘’Pailwan’, ‘’Eega (Makkhi)’, ‘’Vikrant Rona, ‘‘Sparsha’, ‘’Huchcha’, and ‘’No 73 Shanthi Nivasa’.
4) Answer: (d)
IndusInd Bank has inked a pact with the Asian Development Bank for a partial guarantee program with an initial outlay of Rs 560 crore for supply chain financing. As a part of this collaboration, the IndusInd Bank aims to expand its Micro Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Portfolio and strengthen its strategies for the MSME sector
It covers non-payment by the borrower on the guaranteed portion of the principal and interest due. Aimed to grow its presence in MSME financing, the private sector lender sees this partnership to further strengthen various initiatives taken by it in this area.
5) Answer: (e)
London-based Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and Canadian NGO Children Believe have jointly launched a ‘Generation Global Programme’ for schools and colleges in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, at the Zilla Parishad High School at Ragimanupenta in Bangarupalem Mandal.
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change Director Lucy Hayter, who launched the program, said that the initiative was aimed at transforming the mindset of school and college students in the age group of 13 to 17 years, and to make them ‘global citizens.
6) Answer: (e)
Chattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki as the 29th district of the state. It has been carved out of Rajnandgaon district, which had a large area, and people used to take almost the entire day to reach the headquarters, having to travel as much as 170 kilometers.
This has been reduced to 70 kilometers with the inauguration of the new district and also launched projects worth Rs 160 crore. He is scheduled to inaugurate Sarangarh-Bilaigarh and Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandhi as the 30th and 31st districts of the state.
7) Answer: (e)
Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram emerged champion in the 22nd Dubai Open chess tournament, with 7.5 points as seven Indians finished in the top 10 with R Praggnanandhaa sharing the second spot with five others.
The former Indian national champion, seeded 13th, remained unbeaten through the nine rounds, winning six games, and drawing three. His victories included those against Rinat Jumabayev and in-form compatriot, Arjun Erigaisi. Arjun Kalyan, Raunak Sadhwani, and Sahaj Grover finished in the top 20 in the tournament, which featured 150 players.
8) Answer: (a)
Former captain and wicketkeeper-batsman of Bangladesh Cricket Team Mushfiqur Rahim took to Twitter to announce his retirement from T20 international cricket. The cricketer also informed that he will continue to play in ODI, Test, and league matches.
His decision came two days after Bangladesh was knocked out of Asia Cup 2022.
Mushfiqur played a total of 102 T20 matches for the team scoring 1500 runs in the format. His highest score in the format is 72* while he scored six fifties.
9) Answer: (a)
Bharti Airtel has announced its launching of the pilot project in partnership with Tata Power Northern Odisha Distribution. It aims to offer integrated bill payment solutions to its registered customer base utility of over 20 lakhs in a vast distribution area that covers 27,920 square km.
With this partnership, Tata Power Northern Odisha Distribution Limited customers can make their electricity bills payment at 4000 plus banking ventures of Airtel Payments Bank in North Odisha. The customers of TPNOLD need to visit the store and provide their contact numbers and consumer numbers at the banking point.
10) Answer: (b)
Cyrus Mistry, 54 former chairmen of Tata Sons and scion of the Shapoorji Pallonji group, died in a car accident near Mumbai. Mistry who studied at Cathedral and John Cannon School in Mumbai and London Business School became chairman of the Tata group in 2012, after a year-long search by Tata Sons, the holding company of the $103-revenue group.
The Mistry family owns an 18.4 percent stake in Tata Sons, while the Tata Trusts own a 66 percent stake in the company; the family’s wealth was estimated at $29 billion by Bloomberg.
11) Answer: (b)
The unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above in urban areas dipped to 7.6 percent during April-June 2022 from 12.6 percent a year ago, According to the National Statistical Office (NSO).
The latest data based on a periodic labor force survey, underlining a decline in the unemployment rate amid improved labor force participation ratio, point towards a sustained economic recovery from the shadow of the pandemic. Among males, the unemployment rate in urban areas dipped to 7.1 percent in April-June 2022 compared to 12.2 percent a year ago. It was 7.7 percent in January-March 2022.
12) Answer: (b)
India’s exports contracted by 1.15 percent to USD 33 billion in August, for the first time in over 20 months, while the trade deficit more than doubled to USD 28.68 billion due to increased crude oil imports. According to the preliminary data released by the commerce ministry, imports rose by 37 percent to USD 61.68 billion in August this year.
During April-August 2022-23, exports registered a growth of 17.12 percent to USD 192.59 billion. Imports during the five months of this fiscal grew by 45.64 percent to USD 317.81 billion. Trade deficit widened to USD 125.22 billion in April-August this fiscal as against USD 53.78 billion in the same period last year.
13) Answer: (e)
Former US President Barack Obama was awarded the Best Narrator Emmy for his work in Netflix’s documentary series, Our Great National Parks. The former President won at the Creative Arts Emmys from a nomination pool that included names like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, David Attenborough & Lupita Nyong’o.
Obama is the second president to have an Emmy after Dwight D Eisenhower’s special Emmy win in 1956. Meanwhile, Barack Obama previously won Grammy Awards for his audiobook reading of two of his memoirs, The Audacity of Hope and A Promised Land.
14) Answer: (c)
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Srinagar and Bahrain Small & Medium Enterprises Society (BSMES) Manama, Bahrain. The purpose of the MoU is to develop and deliver suitable services and programs for the member clients of the Bahrain SME Society and KCCI.
Bahrain delegation states that the organization engages in the development and promotion of economic and social relations between India and Bahrain by strengthening the role of Bahraini SMES and their contribution to all commercial, economic, investment, and development activities in the country.
15) Answer: (c)
The National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), IIT Madras, is collaborating with the Madras Dyslexia Association (MDA) to offer a Remediation Program for children with dyslexia studying in the Tamil medium.
Alumni, D. Chandrasekhar, who is spearheading this initiative, and 10 to 15 percent of children are impacted by dyslexia. This implies that a large number of children could need screening, assessment, and follow-up remedial support in Tamil medium schools. This program will pave way for early identification and intervention in such schools across Tamil Nadu.
16) Answer: (b)
Solutionthe season’s new rice. Celebrated a day after Ganesh Chaturthi, Nuakhai is the most auspicious and important social festival in Western Odisha.
The agrarian festival marks the harvest of the new rice paddy, in the land where agriculture is the primary occupation. The mountainous terrain of Western Odisha had tribals as its original inhabitants, who relied on hunting and food gathering for their sustenance.
17) Answer: (e)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has restructured its high-level panel on cyber security that suggests measures to safeguard the capital markets from such attacks. The committee, which has now six members, will be chaired by Navin Kumar Singh, DG at National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre.
The high-powered steering committee has been entrusted with the task of overseeing and providing overall guidance on cyber security initiatives for SEBI and further, it will also study major cyber-attack incidents related to financial markets in domestic and global markets and identify gaps in the existing cyber security and cyber resilience framework.
