Current Affairs 16th September 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Who is the head of the Committee constituted by the Finance Ministry to address Issues faced by Venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE)?
A. Ajay Tyagi
B. Mahalingam
C. M Damodaran
D. Subash Chandra Garg
Answer [C] M Damodaran
2. How many drugs are included in the ‘National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM)?
A. 84
B. 184
C. 284
D. 384
Answer [D] 384
3. Which city is the host of ‘All-India official Language Conference’ held in 2022?
A. Surat
B. Ahmedabad
C. Bengaluru
D. Pune
Answer [A] Surat
4. Meity Startup Hub (MSH) partnered with which company to launch ‘XR Startup Program’?
A. Amazon
B. Apple
C. Meta
D. IBM
Answer [C] Meta
5. Which planet disappeared from sight on September 14, due to a phenomenon called ‘Lunar occultation’?
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Uranus
D. Saturn
Answer [C] Uranus
6. Which day is celebrated as the International Day of Democracy?
A. 15 August
B. 11 July
C. 15 September
D. 23 June
Answer [C] 15 September
7. Union Cabinet has approved the signing of guarantees for hosting the ………. In India.
A. FIFA Under-17 Women’s Football World Cup
B. FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
C. FIFA Men’s World Cup
D. Men’s Olympic Football Tournament (U-23)
Answer [A] FIFA Under-17 Women’s Football World Cup
8. Former Indian tennis player and Davis Cup captain, …….. passed away in September 2022.
A. Naresh Kumar
B. Zeeshan Ali
C. Ashok Amritraj
D. Mahesh Bhupathi
Answer [A] Naresh Kumar
9. Which company has signed an MOU with Sports Ministry for the development of sports in India in September 2022?
A. NTPC Limited
B. Reliance Industries
C. HDFC Bank Limited
D. Hindustan Unilever (HUL)
Answer [A] NTPC Limited
10. The Union Cabinet has cleared the proposal to grant scheduled Tribes (ST) status to several communities in 5 states. Which state is not in the list?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Gujarat
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer [C] Gujarat