Current Affairs 26th September 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which is the first e-commerce company to set up solar farms in India?
A. Walmart             
B. Amazon
C. Filpkart               
D. ebay
Answer [B] Amazon
2. Defence Ministry signs deal for dual role Surface-to-Surface BrahMos missile with which company?
A. Dassault Aviation         
B. Dhruv Aerospace
C. DRDO                             
D. BAPL
Answer [D] BAPL
3. Which state is the host of the ‘National Conference of Environment Ministers’?
A. Maharashtra                  
B. Goa
C. Gujarat                            
D. Kerala
Answer [C] Gujarat  
4. Which is the most richly endowed award in science in the world?
A. Nobel Prize             
B. Breakthrough Prize
C. Turing Award          
D. Albert Einstein World Award of Science
Answer [B] Breakthrough Prize
5. Which is the first Indian bank to get Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approval for rupee trade?
A. State Bank of India          
B. HDFC Bank
C. UCO Bank                          
D. Federal Bank
Answer [C] UCO Bank       
6. India’s foreign exchange reserves declined $5.219 billion in the week ended on 16 Sept 2022 to stand at $545.652 billion. Which agency is the custodian of India’s foreign exchange reserves?
A. SEBI       
B. IRDAI
C. CCI          
D. RBI
Answer [D] RBI
7. Indian Railways has announced that it is installing Real-Time Train Information System (RTIS) on locomotives and trains. It has developed RTIS in collaboration with which of the following institute?
A. DRDO                 
B. IIRS
C. ISRO                     
D. IDSR
Answer [C] ISRO
8. The Booker prize winner and the author of the best-selling Wolf Hall trilogy, ………… passed away in September 2022.
A. Douglas Stuart                 
B. Margaret Atwood
C. Dame Hilary Mantel      
D. Eleanor Catton
Answer [C] Dame Hilary Mantel   
9. In which year, India will host its maiden MotoGP World Championships race at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida?
A. 2022                  
B. 2023
C. 2024                   
D. 2025
Answer [B] 2023
10. Who has been appointed as director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi in September 2022?
A. Dr. Randeep Guleria               
B. Dr. M Srinivas
C. Dr. Neena Khanna                    
D. Dr. D.K. Sharma
Answer [B] Dr. M Srinivas
11. Dr. Rajiv Bahl has been appointed as Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) & Secretary of the Department of Health Research in September 2022.
Which of the following option is/are correct with respect to the above statement?
A. ICMR is the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and Promotion of biomedical research.
B. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) was founded in 2011.
C. Dr. Rajiv Bahl has been appointed as Director General for the period of three years.
D. A and C
Answer [D] A and C
12. Who among the followings was unanimously elected as Hockey India President on 23 September 2022?
A. Sandeep Singh           
B. Chitrashi Rawat
C. Rani Rampal               
D. Dilip Tirkey
Answer [D] Dilip Tirkey
13. The Central Government has formed a 5-member committee to consider a “legally enforceable” mechanism for regulating the marketing practices of pharmaceutical firms. Who is the chairperson of the committee?
A. Rajesh Bhushan           
B. S Aparna
C. V K Paul                         
D. Nitin Gupta
Answer [C] V K Paul    
14. Who released the book titled Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas-Prime Minister Narendra Modi Speaks’?
A. M. Venkaiah Naidu        
B. Arif Mohammed Khan
C. Anurag Thakur                 
D. All are Correct
Answer [D] All are Correct
15. Which of the following country is Asia’s largest importer of palm oil, accounting for 15% of global imports?
A. India                 
B. China
C. Pakistan           
D. Bangladesh
Answer [A] India  
16. Sapta Kosi High Dam is a multipurpose project proposed to be constructed in which of the following country?
A. India              
B. Nepal
C. Bhutan          
D. Bangladesh
Answer [B] Nepal
17. Who presents the National Service Scheme NSS Awards for 2020-21 on 24 Sept’22.
A. President                  
B. Prime Minister
C. Home Minister        
D. Defence Minister
Answer [A] President    
18. Which of the following union ministers has launched the two-day virtual conference ‘Symphone’ on 24 September 2022?
A. Nitin Gadkari          
B. Rajnath Singh
C. Anurag Thakur        
D. G. Kishan Reddy
Answer [D] G. Kishan Reddy
19. Total how many countries have signed a joint statement for urgent and comprehensive reforms in the UN Security Council?
A. 13            
B. 79
C. 104         
D. 32
Answer [D] 32
20. Who has been appointed as part-time chairman of Yes Bank?
A. R Gandhi                     
B. Raghu Ram Rajan
C. Deepak Parekh         
D. Shaktikanta Das
Answer [A] R Gandhi