Q1. Tseminyu, Niuland and Chumukedima are the newly created districts of which state?
Sikkim
Mizoram
Nagaland
Arunachal Pradesh
Nagaland
Nagaland government has created three new districts in the state- Tseminyu, Niuland and Chumukedima, taking the total number of districts to 15.
The Governor of Nagaland Jagdish Mukhi announced the Tseminyu subdivision under Kohima district, Niuland subdivision under Dimapur district, and Chumukedima sub-division into three new districts.
Q2. The lawn bowler from Assam who was part of the Indian team to win its first ever gold medals in Lawn Bowls in 2022 Commonwealth Games is
Nayanmoni Saikia
Lovely Choubey
Pinki Singh
Lovlina Borgohain
Nayanmoni Saikia
Q3. ‘Donyi Polo Airport’ is located in which state?
Assam
Sikkim
Mizoram
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
The state government of Arunachal Pradesh has given the name of ‘Donyi Polo Airport’ to its third airport, which is under construction in Itanagar.
It is the only airport in the capital city and third in the state after Pasighat and Tezu airports.
Q4. Indian weightlifter from Aizawl who won gold in the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
Mirabai Chanu
Jeremy Lalrinnunga
Jaismine Lamboria
Achinta Sheuli
Jeremy Lalrinnunga
Jeremy represented India in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. He won the gold medal in the Boys’ 62 kg category weightlifting, India’s first gold medal in the Youth Olympics Games.
Q5. Who clinched India’s 1st gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022?
Mirabai Chanu
Achinta Sheuli
Jaismine Lamboria
Bindyarani Devi
Mirabai Chanu
Q6. Which state has recently launched ‘Vidya Rath-School on Wheels’ project?
Assam
Tripura
Arunachal Pradesh
West Bengal
Assam
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launched Vidya Rath-School on Wheels project. It aims to provide access to underprivileged children to elementary education for 10 months.
After 10 months, the children will be integrated into the usual system of education. Students will be offered free mid-day meals, uniforms, and textbooks under the project.
Q7. Shumang Leela traditional form of theatre is held in which state?
Manipur
Nagaland
Arunachal Pradesh
Bihar
Manipur
The 50th All Manipur Shumang Leela Festival 2021-2022 kicked off at Iboyaima Shumang Leela Shanglen in Imphal. Shumang Leela is a traditional form of theatre in Manipur and the roles of female artists are all played by male actors and male characters are played by female artists.
Q8. Which state got its second railway station after a gap of more than 119 years with the commissioning?
Nagaland
Mizoram
Sikkim
Tripura
Nagaland
North-east state, Nagaland got its second railway station after a gap of more than 119 years with the commissioning of a new facility at Shokhuvi.
Q9. Bindyarani Devi won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and also broke Games record and national record in clean and jerk by lifting 116 kg. She to from which state?
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Haryana
Manipur
Manipur
Q10. Which state has recently launched Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme?
Arunachal Pradesh
Meghalaya
Odisha
Bihar
Meghalaya
Recently, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma launched an ambitious flagship program – “Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme” for farmers under National Livestock Mission at Birnihat in Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya.
Q11. Which state has started ‘Medicine from The Sky’ Project on August 15, 2022?
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Sikkim
Uttarakhand
Arunachal Pradesh
In Arunachal Pradesh, “Medicine from the Sky Project” was unveiled successfully on August 15, 2022. First flight of drone service was carried from Seppa to Chayang Tajo in East Kameng district. This project is inspired from the Prime Minister’s vision of transforming India into world’s drone hub.
Q12. Which Assam has launched ‘Mission Bhumiputra’ to issue digitized caste certificates?
West Bengal
Tripura
Assam
Manipur
Assam
Q13. Which state recently signed an MoU which NITI Aayog to bring a large-scale transformation in school education?
Sikkim
Kerala
Gujarat
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Q14. India and Bangladesh signed a MoU on sharing of waters of Kushiyara river, the Kushiyara river enters Bangladesh after flowing which district of Assam?
Cachar
Dhubri
Karimganj
Hailakandi
Karimganj
Q15. Which state/UT has recently implemented the “Airgun Surrender Abhiyan”?
Q1. Recently, which company has signed MoUs with the Assam, Manipur, and Tripura governments for the development and promotion of oil palm cultivation under a central scheme?
Adani Wilmar
Godrej Agrovet
Dabur Ltd.
Patanjali Ayurved
Godrej Agrovet
Godrej Agrovet has signed MoUs with the Assam, Manipur, and Tripura governments for the development and promotion of oil palm cultivation under a central scheme.
Q2. Which state government has signed an MoU with the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) for the protection of its coasts?
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Odisha
Andhra Pradesh
Odisha
The Odisha govt has signed an MoU with the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) for the protection of its coasts.
Q3. Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in India is released by
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Finance
Indian Statistical Institute
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Q4. Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is related to which sports?
Field hockey
Badminton
Polo
Lawn Tennis
Field hockey
Malaysia’s premier men’s hockey tournament, the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2022 will be held from November 16 to 25 in Ipoh.
Q5. What is the rank of India in the Sustainable Development Index 2021?
87th
93rd
110th
120th
120th
India has been ranked at 120th position in the Sustainable Development Report 2021 or Sustainable Development Index 2021.
Q6. ‘Garba’ dance is recently nominated by India to be inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list, has originated from which state?
Gujarat
Odisha
Rajasthan
Kerala
Gujarat
India has recently nominated the dance form Garba to be inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list. The inclusion of ‘Durga Puja’ on the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage representative was made last year.
Q7. Shumang Leela traditional form of theatre is held in which state?
Manipur
Nagaland
Arunachal Pradesh
Bihar
Manipur
The 50th All Manipur Shumang Leela Festival 2021-2022 kicked off at Iboyaima Shumang Leela Shanglen in Imphal. Shumang Leela is a traditional form of theatre in Manipur and the roles of female artists are all played by male actors and male characters are played by female artists.
Q8. Which country will hold the presidency of the G20 from 1st December 2022 to 30th November 2023?
Canada
India
Argentina
Australia
India
India will hold the G20 Presidency from 1st December 2022 to 30th November 2023, and host the 18th G20 Summit in 2023.
Q9. Who has become the first Indian footballer to play in UEFA Women’s Champions League?
Anju Tamang
Bala Devi
Aditi Chauhan
Manisha Kalyan
Manisha Kalyan
Manisha Kalyan became the first Indian footballer to feature in a UEFA Women’s Champions League match as she made her debut for top-tier Cypriot club Apollon Ladies FC.
Q10. Who has been awarded UNESCO Peace Prize 2022?
Vladimir Putin
Volodymyr Zelensky
Joe Biden
Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel was awarded UNESCO Peace Prize for her efforts to welcome refugees.
Q11. Who has been recently appointed as the Executive Director (India) at IMF?
Shaktikanta Das
Anantha Nageswaran
Arvind Subramaniam
Krishnamurthy Subramaniam
Krishnamurthy Subramaniam
Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of the former Chief Economic Advisor (CEC) Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramaniam to the post of Executive Director (India) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Q12. Which state has recently launched ‘School Hygiene Education Programme’?
Uttar Pradesh
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Chhattisgarh
Uttarakhand
The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami has launched the School Hygiene Education programme for the children in the state.
Q13. Which Indian businessperson recently became the third-richest person in the world?
Gautam Adani
Mukesh Ambani
Cyrus Poonawala
Ratan Tata
Gautam Adani
Indian Business tycoon Gautam Adani recently became the third-richest person in the world. He is also the only one among the world’s 10 wealthiest people to have seen his net worth increase this year.
With a net worth of USD 137.4 billion, Adani has gained USD 60.9 billion this year, more than any other billionaire on the top 500 list. India had 18 billionaires in the top 500 list while the combined net worth of the top 500 billionaires has dropped 14% this year.
Q14. ‘National Sports Day’ is celebrated on August 29 to commemorate the birth anniversary of which sportsperson?
Bachendri Pal
Major Dhyan Chand
Sachin Tendulkar
Gurbachan Singh Randhawa
Major Dhyan Chand
‘National Sports Day’ or Rashtriya Khel Divas is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, the hockey wizard of India.
It is an annual observance that falls on August 29 and it aims to create awareness about the need and benefits of incorporating sports and physical activities into our day to life. Major Dhyanchand played a key role in India’s gold medal victory at the Olympics in 1928, 1932, and 1936.
Q15. State Bank of India (SBI) has launched its first dedicated branch for Startups in which city?
Q1. Which state has recently launched ‘Vidya Rath-School on Wheels’ project?
Assam
Tripura
Arunachal Pradesh
West Bengal
Assam
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launched Vidya Rath-School on Wheels project. It aims to provide access to underprivileged children to elementary education for 10 months.
After 10 months, the children will be integrated into the usual system of education. Students will be offered free mid-day meals, uniforms, and textbooks under the project.
Q2. Which state has announced to set up gramin aajeevika parks (rural industrial parks)?
Assam
Chhattisgarh
MP
West Bengal
Chhattisgarh
The project aims to strengthen the rural economy and make the ‘gau-than’ (cattle shed) a centre of livelihood. Under the programme , in the first year there will be 300 rural industrial parks. The first such park in Chhattisgarh came up in Kanker district, which has been named Gandhi Gram.
Q3. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘SMILE-75 Initiative’?
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, launched “SMILE-75 Initiative”, under ‘SMILE: Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise’.
The Ministry has identified 75 Municipal Corporations to implement rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of begging. The Ministry has allocated a total budget of Rs.100 crore for the SMILE project for up to 2025-26.
Q4. Agasthyamalai elephant reserve is in which state?
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced the Central Govt accepted the proposal of the Tamil Nadu forest department to notify 1,197.48 sq km area of land in Agasthyamalai as an elephant reserve.
It is the fifth elephant reserve of the state of Tamil Nadu as Nilgiris-Eastern Ghat, Nilambur Silent Valley in Coimbatore, Srivilliputhur and Anamalai are the four existing elephant reserves in the state. In total, India has 31 elephant reserves.
Q5. As per recent HEI’s ‘Air Quality and Health in Cities’ report, Which city has the highest average level of fine PM 2.5 among the world’s most populated cities?
Dhaka
Kolkata
Karachi
New Delhi
New Delhi
The ‘Air Quality and Health in Cities’ report was released by US-based Health Effects Institute (HEI). It provides analysis of air pollution and global health effects for over 7,000 cities around the world, focusing on fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
As per the report, India is home to 18 of the 20 cities with the most severe increase in fine particle pollutants (PM2.5) from 2010 to 2019. Delhi has the highest average level of fine PM 2.5 among the world’s most populated cities.
Q6. International Youth Day is celebrated on
August 06
August 09
August 12
August 17
August 12
Q7. Which institution announced performance-based fund allocation to States and UTs to strengthen health facilities?
NITI Aayog
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
Indian Council of Medical Research
National Health Authority
National Health Authority
National Health Authority (NHA) has announced performance based fund allocation to States and UTs for strengthening the registries of healthcare professionals and health facilities.
This performance based fund allocation will help in structured implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. R 500 crores was allocated for setting up of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission’s offices at State and UTs by the financial year 2025-26.
Q8. Which state has recently launched ‘Nethanna Bima’ scheme for benefitting weavers?
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh
Kerana
Maharashtra
Telangana
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao launched the Nethanna Bima scheme for the weavers on the occasion of National Handloom Day.
This scheme will provide ₹5 lakh insurance cover to the weavers’ families in case of the unfortunate demise of an eligible beneficiary. Telangana government has partnered with Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India for the ‘Nethanna Beema’ scheme.
Q9. Which institution regulates the ‘Digital lending activities’ in India?
State Bank of India
National Payments Corporation of India
Reserve Bank of India
Ministry of Finance
Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released guidelines to strengthen the regulatory framework for digital lending activities.
RBI also specified that the lending business can only be carried out by entities regulated by the central bank or those permitted under the law. This has been released in an effort to mitigate the concerns from credit delivery through digital lending methods.
Q10. Which country chairs the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee for 2022?
Ukraine
China
USA
India
India
India is set to host diplomats of the 15-nation UN Security Council including US, China and Russia, in October for a special meeting on counter-terrorism.
India is an elected non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for a two-year term. India’s tenure at the Council will end in December this year. India chairs the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee for 2022.
Q11. Which Indian is to be conferred with France’s highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur?
Ashwini Vaishnaw
Narendra Modi
Shashi Tharoor
Droupadi Murmu
Shashi Tharoor
The French government is honouring the Shashi Tharoorfor his writings and speeches. The award is also called as the National Order of the Legion of Honour. It was established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte.
Q12. Which countries are associated with ‘Trans-Himalayan multi-dimensional connectivity network’?
China-Nepal
China-Bhutan
India-Nepal
China-Pakistan
China-Nepal
China has agreed to finance a feasibility study for a cross-border railway with Nepal under the trans-Himalayan multi-dimensional connectivity network.
This is a part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). China also pledged USD 118 million for China-assisted projects in the country. China will carry out the feasibility study of Keyrung-Kathmandu Railway under the grant assistance.
Q13. World Elephant Day is observed annually on
August 12
August 15
August 19
August 23
August 12
World Elephant Day is observed every year on August 12.
Q14. First state which has been ‘Har Ghar Jal certified’ is
Bihar
Uttarakhand
Odisha
Goa
Goa
Goa has become the first state in the country, which has been ‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified. Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu also became Har Ghar Jal certified Union Territory.
Jal Jeevan Mission was announced in 2019, which aims to provide potable tap water supply in adequate quantity, of prescribed quality and on regular and long-term basis to every rural household of the country by 2024. 10 crore rural households of the country have been connected to the facility of clean water through pipes.
Q15. Which is the oldest football tournament in Asia?
Durand Cup
Santosh Trophy
Indian Super League
AFC Cup
Durand Cup
The 2022 Durand Cup is the 131st edition of Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia, and also the first edition since it got recognised by Asian Football Confederation.
This year for the first time the tournament will be played in more than one venue.
The tournament is hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society in co-operation with the Eastern Command of the Indian Armed Forces and the Govt of West Bengal, and supported by the Govt of Assam and the Govt of Manipur.
This is the first season of the tournament wherein every club in the top tier Indian Super League has been mandated to participate, along with 5 selected clubs from the I-League, and the four teams representing the armed forces.
Q1. PM Narendra Modi has recently launched the India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX) in which state/UT?
Maharashtra
Gujarat
New Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
B. Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the ‘India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX)’, at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) near Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Q2. Which state hosted the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022, conducted for the first time in India?
Telangana
Haryana
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
D. Tamil Nadu
The 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad is being organised at the Four Points by Sheraton in Mahabalipuram near Chennai.
The Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy is given to the teams with the best combined performance in the Open and Women’s tournaments (sum of their positions in both results tables). It was won by the first teams of India, with the United States being runners up.
Q3. Chenab Bridge, the World’s highest railway bridge is being constructed in which Indian state/UT?
Manipur
Sikkim
Jammu and Kashmir
Arunachal Pradesh
C. Jammu and Kashmir
Q4. Who replaced China Yang Huiyan as the richest woman in Asia?
Savitri Jindal
Falguni Nayar
Roshni Nadar Malhotra
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
A. Savitri Jindal
Q5. Indian weightlifter from Aizawl who won gold in the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
Mirabai Chanu
Jeremy Lalrinnunga
Jaismine Lamboria
Achinta Sheuli
B. Jeremy Lalrinnunga
Jeremy represented India in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. He won the gold medal in the Boys’ 62 kg category weightlifting, India’s first gold medal in the Youth Olympics Games.
Q6. Who has been appointed as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) of India?
Pratyush Sinha
Suresh N. Patel
Deepak Kumar Chaudhary
PJ Thomas
B. Suresh N. Patel
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is an apex statutory body created in 1964 to address governmental corruption.
It has the status of an autonomous body, free of control from any executive authority, charged with monitoring all vigilance activity under the Central Government of India, advising various authorities in central Govt organizations in planning, executing, reviewing and reforming their vigilance work.
Q7. Who clinched India’s 1st gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022?
Mirabai Chanu
Achinta Sheuli
Jaismine Lamboria
Bindyarani Devi
A. Mirabai Chanu
Q8. Who is about to be sworn in as the 49th Chief Justice of India (CJI)?
Sudhanshu Dhulia
Justice S Abdul Nazeer
Justice UU Lalit
Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala
C. Justice UU Lalit
Q9. The first state in India to formulate a dedicated semiconductor policy?
Tamil Nadu
Gujarat
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
B. Gujarat
The Gujarat government has announced a dedicated ‘Gujarat Semiconductor Policy 2022-27.
Q10. India has started the bilateral Army exercise “Ex VINBAX 2022” with which country?
Vietnam
China
Thailand
Taiwan
A. Vietnam
Q11. India’s first underwater Metro train will be inaugurated in which city?
Ahmedabad
Bangalore
Pune
Kolkata
D. Kolkata
Q12. Nagasaki Day is being celebrated on which date?
August 01
August 04
August 06
August 09
D. August 09
United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, respectively. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict.
In 2022 the world is observing the 77th anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing that took place on August 9, 1945
Q13. Which country was the top country for FDI equity inflows into India in FY 2021-22?
United State
Singapore
UAE
Mauritius
B. Singapore
Top sourcing nations in FDI equity flows into India in FY2021-22.
Singapore (27.01%)
USA (17.94%)
Mauritius (15.98%)
Netherland
Switzerland
Q14. The first global Big Tech Company to join the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is
Alphabet
Twitter
Apple
Microsoft
D. Microsoft
Microsoft has become the first global Big Tech Company to join the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).
ONDC is an Indian government initiative for developing a first-of-its-kind open network for digital commerce. Microsoft has planned to introduce social e-commerce through its app in the Indian market shortly.
Q15. What is India’s position in the medal tally in the Commonwealth Games 2022?
Q1. Which state has recently signed an MoU with NITI Aayog for enhancement of the learning outcome of students?
Assam
Sikkim
Uttar Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh govt inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NITI Aayog on the enhancement of the learning outcome of students across 3,000 plus government schools in the state.
The MoU is a three-year partnership (2022 – 25) focusing over two lakh children. The school education transformation project is under NITI Aayog’s Development Support Services for States (DSSS) initiative.
Q2. Who has been elected as the 14th Vice President of India?
Om Prakash Kohli
Jagdeep Dhankhar
Margaret Alva
Droupadi Murmu
B. Jagdeep Dhankhar
Jagdeep Dhankhar has won India’s Vice Presidential election 2022, defeating Opposition candidate Margaret Alva.
Dhankhar has served as a Minister of state for Parliamentary Affairs in the Janata Dal government. He became the Governor of West Bengal in July 2019.
Q3. ‘The Crafts Village scheme’ is an initiative launched by which Union Ministry?
Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
Union Ministry of Tourism
Union Ministry of Textiles
Union Ministry of MSME
C. Union Ministry of Textiles
‘The Crafts Village scheme’ aims to develop handicrafts as a sustainable livelihood option for artisans in the clusters. It is an initiative of Union Textiles Ministry for ‘Linking Textile with Tourism’.
It aims to promote craft and tourism by providing infrastructure support to handicraft clusters. Eight craft villages are selected under the scheme. They are Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Vadaj (Gujarat), Naini (Uttar Pradesh), Raghurajpur (Odisha), Anegundi (Karnataka), Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu), Taj Ganj (Uttar Pradesh) and Amer (Rajasthan).
Q4. Which is the first aircraft carrier to be built in India?
INS Vikramaditya
INS Vikrant
INS Vishal
INS Kadamba
B. INS Vikrant
INS Vikrant, also known as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1 (IAC-1), is an aircraft carrier constructed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) for the Indian Navy.
It is the first aircraft carrier to be built in India. It is named ‘Vikrant’ as a tribute to India’s first aircraft carrier, Vikrant (R11).
26 MiG-29K fighter jets, 4 Kamov Ka-31 helicopters, 2 HAL Dhruv NUH utility helicopters and 4 MH-60R multi-role helicopters shall be flying from INS Vikrant aircraft carrier.
It is 262 metres long, 62 metres wide, 59 metres height, top speed 28 knots, cruising speed 18 knots, endurance 7,500 nautical mile, 2,300 compartments, crew of 1700 people, dedicated hospital complex, specialized cabins for women officers, two football grounds sized flight decks, eight kilometres long corridors, its eight power generators can lighten up a city of 2 million people.
The total cost of the project was approximately ₹23,000 crore at the time of first sea trials.
Q5. Who has been named as the new MD and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)?
Madhabi Puri Buch
S. K. Mohanty
Ananta Barua
Ashish Chauhan
D. Ashish Chauhan
Market regulator SEBI has named Ashish Chauhan as the new MD and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
Ashish Chauhan is currently the MD and CEO of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
Q6. ‘Chabahar Port’ is located in which country?
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Kazakhstan
Iran
D. Iran
Chabahar Port is a strategic port located in Iran and is the commercial transit centre for the Central Asian region.
‘Chabahar Day’ is celebrated to mark the beginning of International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) – an Indian vision to economise movement of cargo between India and Central Asia.
Q7. Rakhigarhi, an ancient site, have been identified for the ‘National importance’ tag. It is located in which state?
Jammu & Kashmir
Haryana
Punjab
Gujarat
B. Haryana
Twenty heritage sites, including ancient mounds at Haryana’s Rakhigarhi have been identified for the ‘National importance’ tag.
The other sites include Anangtal in Delhi,rock painting at Chintakunta, Andhra Pradesh; rock art site Murgi at Rdanag, Leh; Kaleshwar Mahadev Temple, Himachal Pradesh among others.
Q8. As per the updated ‘Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)’ submitted by to UNFCCC, India to
Reduce Emissions Intensity of its GDP by 45 percent by 2030, from 2005 level
Achieve 50 percent electric power from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030
Achieve forest cover of 40 percent by 2030
A and B
D. A and B
The Union Cabinet has approved India’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement. As per the updated NDC, India now stands committed to reduce Emissions Intensity of its GDP by 45 percent by 2030, from 2005 level and achieve about 50 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030.
The NDCs are to be communicated to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). India last submitted its NDC in the year 2015.
Q9. World’s largest floating solar power plant is set to be built In which state?
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
C. Madhya Pradesh
World’s largest floating solar power plant is going to be built in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa.
The plant is expected to generate 600 Megawatt power by 2022-23 and is estimated to be worth over Rs 3000 crores. At present, India’s largest floating solar power project is operational at Ramagundam in Telangana, being operated by NTPC.
Q10. ‘Yudh Abhyas’ military exercise is conducted between India and which country?
France
Japan
USA
China
C. USA
India and the US will conduct a mega military exercise named ‘Yudh Abhyas’ from October 14 to 31, 2022, at Auli in Uttarakhand.
The last edition of the exercise took place in October 2021 in Alaska in the US.
In June 2016, the US designated India a ‘Major Defence Partner’.
Q11. Which organization manages the repo rate in India?
Securities and Exchange Board of India
Reserve Bank of India
Union Finance Minister of India
State Bank of India
B. Reserve Bank of India
Q12. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary and Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary, which were recently declared as Ramsar sites, are located in which state?
Kerala
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
D. Tamil Nadu
75 Ramsar Sites in India in the 75th Year of Independence (2022).
In the country’s 75th year of independence, India’s total Ramsar Sites reaches to 75 sites spanning a total area of 13,26,677 hectares.
As of Aug 2022, Tamil Nadu has the most Ramsar sites in India (14), followed by the state of Uttar Pradesh with 10 sites.
Goa, Karnataka and Mizoram got their First Ramsar Sites in this year.
The 10 new sites include Six sites in Tamil Nadu including Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary and Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary and One each in Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.
Q13. Who chairs the Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog?
Prime Minister of India
President of India
CEO of NITI Aayog
Finance Minister of India
A. Prime Minister of India
Q14. Logistics Data Bank (LDB) has recently achieved a milestone of handling 50 million EXIM containers. It is associated with which Ministry?
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Ministry of Railways
Ministry of MSME
A. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
NLDSL-NICDC Logistics Data Bank (LDB Project) has achieved a milestone of handling 50 million EXIM containers.
NICDC stands for National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation. LDB handles 100% per cent of India’s EXIM container volume. It uses RFID technology through Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data and Cloud-based solution for real-time tracking of EXIM container movement.
Q15. ‘Donyi Polo Airport’ is located in which state?
Assam
Sikkim
Mizoram
Arunachal Pradesh
D. Arunachal Pradesh
The state government of Arunachal Pradesh has given the name of ‘Donyi Polo Airport’ to its third airport, which is under construction in Itanagar.
It is the only airport in the capital city and third in the state after Pasighat and Tezu airports.
