September 2022 (GK Today) Flashcards

1
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Which country has broken its own record for the world’s lowest fertility rate?
[A] China
[B] South Korea
[C] Japan
[D] Philippines

A

South Korea

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2
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Current fertility rate of South Korea is?

A

0.03%

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3
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Which country holds the G20 Presidency in 2022?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] Indonesia
[D] Sri Lanka

A

Bali, Indonesia

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4
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Which regulatory body has notified a framework introducing a Social Stock Exchange (SSE) in
India?
[A] Reserve Bank of India
[B] Securities and Exchange Board of India
[C] Department of Financial Services
[D] Economic Advisory Council

A

Securities and exchange boards of India- SEBI

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5
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Main Objective of Social Stock Exchange (SSE) by SEBI?

A

The SSE lists non-profit organizations (NPO) on stock exchanges and provides
them with an alternative fund-raising avenue.

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6
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. Which country signed a security pact with China and has suspended the entry of all foreign navy
ships into its ports?
[A] Venezuela
[B] Bulgaria
[C] The Solomon Islands
[D] Iran

A

The Solomon Islands

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7
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. ‘The Centre for Medical Skills for paramedical staff’ is set to come up in which state/UT?
[A] Assam
[B] Sikkim
[C] Meghalaya
[D] West Bengal

A

Meghalaya at the cost of 152 crores

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Which Ministry has developed a user-interactive dashboard for user associations to provide
suggestions for the government?
[A] Ministry of MSME
[B] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[C] Ministry of Law and Justice
[D] Ministry of Electronics and IT

A

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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9
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Which two Union Ministries have signed MoU for the promotion of “One Herb, One Standard”?
[A] Union Health Ministry- Union AYUSH Ministry
[B] Union Women and Child Development Ministry- Union Health Ministry
[C] Union Health Ministry- Union Law and Justice Ministry
[D] Union Health Ministry- Union Jal Shakti Ministry

A

Union Health Ministry- Union AYUSH Ministry

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What is the main objective of One herb, One standard program?

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The primary objective is to promote public health by developing harmonized herbal drug
standards.

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11
Q

Which pharma company launched India’s first indigenously developed qHPV) against cervical
cancer?
[A] Dr Reddy’s Labs
[B] Serum Institute of India
[C] Biocon
[D] Bharat Biotech

A

Serum Institute of India
in partnership with Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

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12
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Full form of qHPV vaccine?

A

Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV)

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13
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‘Rashtriya Poshan Maah’ is observe every year during which month?
[A] July
[B] August
[C] September
[D] December

A

September

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14
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Who organised the 5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah from September 1 to 30th across the nation?

A

Ministry of Women and Child Development

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15
Q

What is the name of the national single-window source for all assessment-related information of
education boards?
[A] NIPUN
[B] STARS
[C] PARAKH
[D] KALAM

A

PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development)

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16
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PARAKH- national single window source for all assessment related information of education boards was announced under which policy?

A

National Education Policy (NEP), 2020

17
Q

. ‘WHO’ along with which institution released a report titled ‘Progress on WASH in health care facilities 2000-2021’?
[A] UNICEF
[B] UNESCO
[C] John Hopkins University
[D] NITI Aayog

A

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

18
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Which Union Ministry released ‘Guidelines for Anonymisation of Data (AoD) and Mobile Security Guidelines (MSG)’ for e-governance’ projects by the government?
[A] Ministry of Law and Justice
[B] Ministry of Electronics and IT
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of External Affairs

A

Ministry of Electronics and IT

19
Q

The ‘International Day for People of African Descent’ was first observed in which year?
[A] 1991
[B] 2001
[C] 2011
[D] 2021

A

31 August, 2021

20
Q

Which institution conducted the Cyber Security Exercise ‘Synergy’?
[A] CERT-In
[B] Indian Air Force
[C] Defense Research and Development Organization
[D] Indian Space Research Organization

A

Indian Computer Emergency Response team (CERT- In)

21
Q

CERT- In comes under which ministry?

A

Ministry of Electronics and IT

22
Q

The Synergy exercise was conducted by CERT- In with collaboration with which agency?

A

Cyber security Agency of Singapore (CSA)

23
Q

Synergy exercise was conducted for how many countries?

A

13 countries

24
Q

Theme of Synergy exercise 2022 was?

A

Building Network Resiliency to counter Ransomware Attacks

25
Q

As per the latest NCRB report, the highest number of sedition cases were registered in which state?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Gujarat

A

Andhra Pradesh

26
Q

Puli Thevar, whose birth anniversary was celebrated recently, was a freedom fighter from which state?

A

Tamil Nadu
he was 18th century Tamil King

27
Q

‘Nuakhai’ is a traditional festival celebrated in which Indians state/UT?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Odisha
[C] Jharkhand
[D] Punjab

A

Odisha
and also in southern Chhattisgarh

28
Q

Raavi Sastry, whose centenary birth anniversary was celebrated recently, was a noted writer of which language?

A

Telugu

29
Q

In the field of Art forms, what is ‘Sattriya’, which was seen in the news recently?
[A] Music
[B] Dance
[C] Painting
[D] Theatre Art

A

Dance

30
Q

In which year did Sattriya- an art form was accorded a classical status?

A

2000

31
Q

What is the name of the online portal launched by the Union Home Ministry for Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)?
[A] Atmanirbhar CAPF
[B] Bharat CAPF
[C] CAPF e-Awas
[D] Digi- CAPF

A

CAPF e- Awas
to increase their chances of finding government accommodation

32
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Which education sector institution launched the Online Grievance Registration System named ‘eSamadhan’?
[A] AICTE
[B] UGC
[C] NTA
[D] NCERT

A

University Grants Commission (UGC)

33
Q

Which ship building company has been conferred with the Green Channel Certification by Ministry of Defence?
[A] Goa Shipyard
[B] Cochin Shipyard
[C] Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
[D] Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

A

Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
conferred for supply of Portable Steel Bridges (Bailey Type)

34
Q

Which company has announced to build India’s first and one of the world’s largest Carbon Fibre plants at Hazira, Gujarat?
[A] Tata Power
[B] Reliance Industries
[C] NTPC
[D] GAIL

A

Reliance Industries

35
Q

Ghatiana Dwivarna, which was discovered recently, belonged to which species?
[A] Turtle
[B] Spider
[C] Crab
[D] Gecko

A

Crab

36
Q

the New Ghatiana species crab found is the ____th fresh water crab of the Western Ghats Karnataka?

A

75th