Current Affairs 19th September 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. ‘The Green Fins Hub’, the first-ever global marine tourism industry platform, is associated with which institutions?
A. WEF             
B. IMF
C. UNEP           
D. UNICEF
Answer [C] UNEP 
2. Roger Federer, the veteran Tennis Player, represents which country?
A. France             
B. Switzerland
C. Serbia             
D. Italy
Answer [B] Switzerland
3. Which state has announced India’s first ‘Breakfast Scheme for government school students’?
A. Tamil Nadu                  
B. Kerala
C. Andhra Pradesh          
D. Telangana
Answer [A] Tamil Nadu 
4. Which institution organized the ‘ANGAN 2022’Conference?
A. Reserve Bank of India            
B. Bureau of Energy Efficiency
C. NITI Aayog                               
D. Central Board of Indirect Taxes
Answer [B] Bureau of Energy Efficiency
5. Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana, is associated with which Union Ministry?
A. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare                  
B. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers
C. Ministry of Women and Child Development       
D. Ministry of Law and Justice
Answer [B] Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers
6. Which day is celebrated as the World Bamboo Day?
A. 10 September             
B. 17 September       
C. 18 September             
D. 19 September       
Answer [C] 18 September       
7. What is the rank of India in the 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index, released in September 2022?
A. 4th             
B. 9th
C. 11th            
D. 27th
Answer [A] 4th
8. Which country has signed an MOU with the China National Space Agency (CNSA) to work together on the moon mission?
A. Saudi Arabia            
B. Japan
C. India                          
D. UAE
Answer [D] UAE
9. Who has become India’s 76th Grandmaster in September 2022?
A. Aravindh Chithambaram           
B. R Praggnanandhaa
C. Shardul Gagare                           
D. Pranav Anand
Answer [D] Pranav Anand
10. Which of the following union minister has launched a 15-day blood donation drive on the occasion of PM Modi’s Birthday?
A. Nirmala Sitharaman         
B. Nitin Gadkari
C. Rajnath Singh                     
D. Manshuk Mandaviya
Answer [D] Manshuk Mandaviya
11. Which of the following bank has re-appointed Sumant Kathpalia as its managing director and chief executive officer in September 2022?
A. PNB                          
B. SBI
C. Induslnd Bank        
D. ICICI Bank
Answer [C] Induslnd Bank      
12. Which day is celebrated as the World Patient Safety Day?
A. 17 September             
B. 18 September
C. 19 September             
D. 16 September
Answer [A] 17 September
13. Which company has signed an MOU with Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to promote research and development in the areas of energy?
A. Oil India Ltd.                                                           
B. Shell India
C. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)         
D. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
Answer [B] Shell India
14. Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of Nayara Energy?
A. Ravitej PV              
B. Sharad Sharma
C. Ashwin Rao           
D. Prasad K Panicker
Answer [D] Prasad K Panicker
15. Which of the following life Insurance companies has launched a new life insurance policy named Select Guaranteed Future?
A. PNB MetLife India Insurance          
B. Reliance Nippon Life Insurance
C. Canara HSBC Life Insurance             
D. Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance
Answer [C] Canara HSBC Life Insurance    
16. DWS Group and which asset management have partnered to provide portfolio management and investment advisory services to the European-listed India Government Bond ETF?
A. SBI Mutual Fund                                                         
B. UTI Asset Management
C. HDFC Asset Management Company Limited       
D. Nippon Life India Asset Management
Answer [D] Nippon Life India Asset Management
17. A book titled ‘Will Power has been authored by whom, that shares the inside story of the team’s incredible turnaround at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
A. Sjoerd Marijne                  
B. Janneke Schopman
C. Rani Rampal                      
D. Graham Reid
Answer [A] Sjoerd Marijne    
18. In September 2022, which of the following banks become the third bank in India to hit the mark of Rs 5 trillion in market capitalisation (market cap) for the first time?
A. HDFC Bank         
B. SBI
C. PNB                      
D. ICICI Bank
Answer [B] SBI
19. In September 2022, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit has been organized by which country, that has been attended by PM Narendra Modi?
A. Samarkand, Uzbekistan           
B. Bukhara, Uzbekistan
C. Osh, Kyrgyzstan                        
D. Naryn, Kyrgyzstan
Answer [A] Samarkand, Uzbekistan      
20. Vinesh Phogat has clinched a bronze in which category at the World Championships, in Belgrade, Serbia?
A. 53Kg            
B. 57Kg
C. 65Kg            
D. 74Kg
Answer [A] 53Kg