Current Affairs 24th September 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. What is the upper limit of the ‘UPI Lite’ Payment transaction?
A. Rs 1000             
B. Rs 500
C. Rs 200               
D. Rs 100
Answer [C] Rs 200    
2. When is the ‘International Day of Sign Languages’ observed every year?
A. 20 September                
B. 23 September  
C. 25 September                
D. 27 September  
Answer [B] 23 September  
3. Kigali Amendment, which was seen in the news, is related to which action?
A. Increase Use of Electric Vehicles                         
B. Reduction of hydrofluorocarbons
C. Increase Renewable Energy Consumption        
D. Phasing Out Coal Plants
Answer [B] Reduction of hydrofluorocarbons
4. ‘Moonlighting’, which was seen in the news, is related to which field?
A. Space Science         
B. Employment
C. Psychology               
D. Finance
Answer [B] Employment
5. ‘Swadesh Darshan’ scheme is an initiative of which Union Ministry?
A. Ministry of Culture                           
B. Ministry of Tourism
C. Ministry of External Affairs             
D. Ministry of Communications
Answer [B] Ministry of Tourism
6. Which of the following company has been awarded the National Energy Leader Award in September 2022?
A. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.           
B. Coal India Ltd.
C. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.        
D. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)
Answer [D] Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)
7. The Asian Development Bank has lowered its growth forecast for India for 2022-23 to ……% from 7.2% estimated in July 2022.
A. 7.1%          
B. 7%
C. 6.9%            
D. 6.8%
Answer [B] 7%
8. Who has surpassed Pakistan Captain Babar Azam in the batters ranking in men’s T20 International, released on 21 September 2022?
A. Suryakumar Yadav             
B. Virat Kohli
C. Mohammad Rizwan          
D. Aiden Markram
Answer [A] Suryakumar Yadav   
9. With Which of the following Ministries has Ministry of Agriculture launched Convergence Portal?
A. Ministry of Food Processing                     
B. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
C. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy       
D. Ministry of Culture
Answer [A] Ministry of Food Processing 
10. With which of the following has National Cadet Corps (NCC) signed an MOU on 22 Sept 2022 to tackle the issue of plastic pollution?
A. UNDP                 
B. UNEP
C. World Bank        
D. IMF
Answer [B] UNEP