Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 322: September 2022, Week 2

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Assam/APSC Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 322: September 2022, Week 2

( Daily and Monthly Assam Current Affairs & GK Quiz & MCQ for APSC Exams and various Assam exams)

Current Affairs Assam Quiz - Assam exam

Q1. India’s first Bio-Village is setup in which state?

  1. Tripura
  2. Meghalaya
  3. Kerala
  4. Mizoram

Tripura


Q2. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is associated with which Union Ministry?

  1. Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry
  2. Union Women and Child Development Ministry
  3. Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  4. Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry

Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry


Q3. Who won the Lausanne Diamond League 2022 in javelin ?

  1. Neeraj Chopra
  2. Arshad Nadeem
  3. Joe Kovacs
  4. Ryan Crouser

  Neeraj Chopra

Olympic champion and javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra scripted history as he became the first Indian to clinch a Diamond League Meeting title by winning the Lausanne league. He also made the cut for the World Athletics Championships 2023.


Q4. National Sports Day is being celebrated on which date?

  1. August 05
  2. August 29
  3. August 21
  4. August 09

  August 29

National Sports Day is being celebrated in India on August 29


Q5. Who is set to be appointed as the 14th Attorney General of India?

  1. Soli Sorabjee
  2. Goolam Essaji Vahanvati
  3. K.K. Venugopal
  4. Mukul Rohtagi

Mukul Rohtagi

Senior Advocate Mukul Rohtagi is set to be appointed as the 14th Attorney General of India after KK Venugopal vacates the post.


Q6. Which country inaugurated Maitree Super Thermal Power Project, constructed under India’s concessional financing scheme?

  1. Sri Lanka
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Afghanistan
  4. Nepal

  Bangladesh

The Maitree Super Thermal Power Project is a 1320MW supercritical coal-fired thermal power plant that has been set up at Rampal, Khulna in Bangladesh.


Q7. The Union Environment Ministry approved the New Coastal Zone Management Plan for which state?

  1. Manipur
  2. Nagaland
  3. Karnataka
  4. Kerala

Karnataka
Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate Change has approved the New Coastal Zone Management Plan for Karnataka.


Q8. Which district has been declared the best aspirational district in India?

  1. Kamrup
  2. Varanasi
  3. Jaipur
  4. Haridwar

Haridwar


Q9. The Government of India has decided to rename Rajpath by which name?

  1. Kartavya Path
  2. Central Vista
  3. Agnipath
  4. Ramsetu

Kartavya Path

The Govt of India has announced to change the name of Rajpath and Central Vista lawns into Kartavya Path.


Q10. When is the Ayurveda Day 2022 is celebrated?

  1. 02 October
  2. 09 October
  3. 29 October
  4. 23 October

23 October


Q11. Who has become the new King of the United Kingdom?

  1. Prince Charles III
  2. Prince Edward
  3. Queen Elizabeth III
  4. Prince Andrew

Queen Elizabeth III

Prince Charles III has become the new King of the United Kingdom. He will be known as King Charles III.


Q12. Which state celebrated September 09 as ‘Himalaya Diwas’?

A. Bihar
B. Uttarakhand
C. Sikkim
D. Assam

 Uttarakhand

Himalaya Diwas is celebrated every year on the 9th of September in the state of Uttarakhand, to conserve the Himalayan ecosystem and region.


Q13. Who won the Asia Cup 2022 title?

  1. Sri Lanka
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Pakistan
  4. India

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 23 runs to lift their 6th Asia Cup title.


Q14. Who has been appointed as the next Chief of the United Nations Human Rights?

  1. Navi Pillay
  2. Volker Turk
  3. Zeid Raad Al Hussein
  4. Michelle Bachelet

Volker Turk

The United Nations has approved the Austrian Diplomat Volker Turk to be the new High Commissioner of UN Human Rights.


Q15. What is the rank of India 2021 HDI released by the United Nations Development Programme?

  1. 112nd
  2. 124th
  3. 129th
  4. 132nd

132nd

India ranked 132nd among 191 countries and territories on the 2021 Human Development Index (HDI).



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