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1) When was International Translation Day observed?

(a) 25 September

(b) 26 September

(c) 27 September

(d) 29 September

(e) 30 September

2) Where was President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Integrated Cryogenic Engines Manufacturing Facility of HAL?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Bengaluru

(c) Delhi

(d) Hyderabad

(e) Pune

3) The government has launched a Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment scheme for 2022-23. What is the budget allocation earmarked for capital projects on Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) network?

(a) Rs. 2000 crores

(b) Rs. 2500 crores

(c) Rs. 3000 crores

(d) Rs. 3500 crores

(e) Rs. 5000 crores

4) Who launched the One Week One Lab theme-based campaign in September 2022?

(a) Rajnath Singh

(b) Amit Shah

(c) Jitendra Singh

(d) Nitin Gadkari

(e) Gajendra Singh Sekhawat

5) Which of the following company has launched its new brand identity and logo to embrace a distinct global brand identity?

(a) Infosys

(b) Tech Mahindra

(c) HCL Technologies

(d) Wipro

(e) TCS

6) Which of the following state government has approved the development of the first tiger reserve in the Bundelkhand region?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Uttarakhand

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Madhya Pradesh

(e) Himachal Pradesh

7) The Maharashtra Cabinet gave the nod to name the Chipi greenfield airport in Sindhudurg district after the name of ___________.

(a) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(b) Arun Jaitley

(c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(d) Barrister Nath Pai

(e) Swami Vivekananda

8) Which bank has partnered with Yubi, formerly known as CredAvenue to help grow the bank’s co-lending portfolio?

(a) Union Bank of India

(b) State Bank of India

(c) UCO Bank

(d) Punjab National Bank

(e) ICICI Bank

9) Which of the following bank has launched ‘Khushiyon ka Tyohaar’ an annual festive campaign with a range of offers as the festive season starts?

(a) Bank of Baroda

(b) State Bank of India

(c) UCO Bank

(d) Punjab National Bank

(e) ICICI Bank

10) What is the GDP growth forecast of India by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for FY23?

(a) 6.2%

(b) 6.4%

(c) 6.8%

(d) 6.9%

(e) 7%

11) Which of the following banks has entered into a partnership with two Russian banks to conduct business with Russia?

(a) Yes Bank

(b) UCO Bank

(c) Union Bank of India

(d) Both (a) and (b)

(e) Both (b) and (c)

12) Which company will launch the Carbon Calculator feature with Indian banks for offering consumers an estimated carbon footprint for each of their purchases?

(a) Razorpay

(b) Mastercard

(c) Visa

(d) Paypal

(e) PhonePe

13) What is the stake percent acquired by the Axis Bank in Go Digit-Life Insurance?

(a) 7.64%

(b) 8.15%

(c) 8.75%

(d) 9.94%

(e) 9.56%

14) Which of the following institutes has signed an MoU with NHPC Limited for availing services of the latter for undertaking R&D activities in the field of science, engineering, and technology?

(a) IIT Madras

(b) IIT Jammu

(c) IIT Bombay

(d) IIT Varanasi

(e) IIT Guwahati

15) Who among the following has received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2020?

(a) Asha Parekh

(b) Suriya

(c) Ajay Devgan

(d) All the above

(e) None of the above

16) Mohammed bin Salman has been appointed as the prime minister (PM) of _________.

(a) UAE

(b) Kuwait

(c) Oman

(d) Saudi Arabia

(e) Qatar

17) Who has been appointed as the director general of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)?

(a) Virendra Kumar

(b) Rajendra Kumar

(c) Ravichandran

(d) Raveendra Kumar

(e) Sasidharan

18) Which of the following Indian Naval Ship (INS) has participated in the capacity-building exercise Operation Southern Readiness conducted by Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) at Seychelles?

(a) INS Tarkash

(b) INS Talwar

(c) INS Sahyadri

(d) INS Sunayna

(e) INS Shivalik

19) The U.S team won the Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow Club after defeating the International Team. Which edition of the President’s Cup was recently held at Quail Hollow Club?

(a) 12^th

(b) 14^th

(c) 15^th

(d) 17^th

(e) 20^th

20) What is the Currency of Saudi Arabia?

(a) Rial

(b) Riel

(c) Riyal

(d) Dollar

(e) Peso

Answers :

1) Answer: E

International Translation Day is observed on September 30 every year across the globe to raise awareness about language professionals and bring awareness about languages. International Translation Day 2022 also aims to pay tribute to the work of language professionals.

The theme of International Translation Day is ‘A World Without Barriers. September 30, according to the UN, celebrates the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator, who is considered the patron saint of translators.

2) Answer: B

The Integrated Cryogenic Engines Manufacturing Facility of HAL in Bengaluru has been inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu. President Droupadi Murmu also laid the foundation stone of the South Zonal Institute of Virology.

The Integrated Cryogenic Engines Manufacturing Facility of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is spread over an area of 4,500 square meters. It has more than 70 hi-tech equipment and testing facilities for manufacturing cryogenic (CE20) and semi-cryogenic (SE2000) engines of Indian rockets. The facility will full fill the entire Rocket Engine requirement of ISRO under one roof. Only the USA, France, India, Japan, China, and Russia have cryogenic technology.

3) Answer: C

The government launched a Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment scheme for 2022-23. State Governments will receive financial assistance under this scheme in the form of a 50-year interest-free loan for capital investment projects.

Under this scheme, Rs 3000 Crore is earmarked for capital projects on Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) network. Recently, the Department of Expenditure has approved proposals of four States namely Uttarakhand (50 cr), Jharkhand (84 cr), Haryana (65 cr), and Karnataka (156 cr).

4) Answer: C

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched the One Week One Lab theme-based campaign. The campaign has been launched to showcase technological breakthroughs and innovations.

The campaign will be launched in 37 laboratories and institutes of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) across the country. CSIR’s achievements in Drone, Heliborne technology, state-of-the-art Sewage cleaning machines, and Aroma Mission have opened new opportunities. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh addressed the first-ever CSIR Leadership Meet.

5) Answer: C

IT services major HCL Technologies has launched its new brand identity and logo, which seeks to embrace a distinct global brand identity while retaining connectivity with HCL Group.

The company’s new ‘HCL Tech’ brand and logo will be at the heart of its go-to-market strategy and represent its differentiated portfolio of services and products that supercharge digital transformation for enterprises at scale. C Vijayakumar, CEO & Managing Director, HCL Tech. “For HCL Tech, Supercharging Progress is about accelerating the digital transformation for our clients every day as well as the ethos of the organization to advance the aspirations of the people.

6) Answer: A

In a bid to promote tiger conservation, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) cabinet led by Chief Minister Mr. Yogi Adityanath gave a green signal for the development of the first tiger reserve in the Bundelkhand region. The UP cabinet approved the notification of Ranipur Tiger Reserve under Section 38(v) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972.

The Ranipur Tiger Reserve has tropical dry deciduous forests and is home to fauna such as tigers, leopards, sloth bears, spotted deer, sambhar, chinkara, and several birds and reptiles. It will span 529.89 square kilometers (sq km), with a 299.58 sq km buffer zone and 230 sq km core area, which was already notified as the RWS in 1977. It will be the 4th in UP, after Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Lakhimpur, Pilibhit, and Amangarh in Bijnor district (buffer of Corbett Tiger Reserve).

7) Answer: D

The Maharashtra Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Shri Eknath Shinde gave the nod to name the Chipi greenfield airport in Sindhudurg district after a prominent socialist leader, freedom fighter, and former Member of Parliament (MP) Barrister Nath Pai.

The Chip Airport was formally inaugurated on March 5, 2019. The airport is situated in Vengurla, 27 km away from the Mumbai-Goa highway in the coastal Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra.

8) Answer: B

Yubi, formerly known as CredAvenue, has partnered with India’s largest bank, the State Bank of India (SBI), to help grow the bank’s co-lending portfolio.

To facilitate seamless and faster credit to the priority sector and reduce the country-wide credit gap. As per the partnership, SBI will be integrated with Yubi Co.Lend, the co-lending platform of Yubi, that provides an end-to-end solution and enables lenders to collaborate with multiple partners with a quick one-time application programming interface (API) integration.

9) Answer: A

India’s leading public sector bank Bank of Baroda (BOB) has launched ‘Khushiyon ka Tyohaar’ an annual festive campaign with a range of offers as the festive season starts.

During this campaign, the bank will offer attractive interest rates on home loans and car loans, in addition to waiver/discount on processing charges and other benefits. BoB home loans are available at a competitive interest rate beginning at 7.95% p.a. with no processing charges. The Bank car loans are being offered at a special rate starting from 7.95% p.a.a 25 basis points concession. Under Khushiyon ka Tyohaar, customers will receive several other benefits such as no pre-payment/part payment charges, concessional processing charges, and longer repayment tenure of 7 years.

10) Answer: D

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has retained its projection of 6.9% growth in India’s GDP for the current financial year FY23. OECD expects the growth to be at 5.7% for FY24.

Notably, OECD’s forecast for India’s economic growth is lower compared to RBI’s estimate of 7.2% for the overall FY23 fiscal year. As per the report, global growth is projected to remain subdued in the second half of 2022, before slowing further in 2023 to annual growth of just 2.2%.

11) Answer: D

UCO Bank and Yes Bank have entered into a partnership with two Russian banks to conduct business with Russia. UCO Bank has partnered with Gazprom Bank, while Yes Bank has also formed an arrangement with Russia’s Petersburg Social Commercial Bank (PSCB).

The deal between UCO Bank and Gazprom Bank comes as the Reserve Bank of India implements a system to facilitate international payments through special Vostro accounts. Due to economic sanctions on Russia over the attack on Ukraine, Indian exporters are finding commercial prospects and opportunities in Russia.  Russia’s biggest exports include medicines, food products, textiles, and telecommunications equipment.

12) Answer: B

Global payments and technology company Mastercard will launch the Carbon Calculator feature with Indian banks for offering consumers an estimated carbon footprint for each of their purchases.

Mastercard Carbon Calculator, developed in collaboration with Swedish fintech Doconomy, is currently used in over 25 countries. Banking partners can embed the tracking tool in their websites or mobile apps.  Carbon Calculator is a service and personalized carbon footprint tracker that can tell users the cumulative effect of carbon footprint across a variety of spending categories in a month.

13) Answer: D

India’s 3rd largest private sector lender Axis Bank has entered into an indicative and non-binding term sheet with Go Digit-Life Insurance for a proposed investment of Rs 49.90 to Rs 69.90 crore for a 9.94% stake in the Initial Public Offering (IPO) bound Go Digit, a firm backed by Canada-based Fairfax Group.

The company proposes to carry out life insurance business in India, subject to the grant of a certificate of registration by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) stated in a public disclosure on its website on Monday that the “issuance of observations (has been) kept in abeyance” about the IPO of Go Digit.

14) Answer: B

NHPC Limited and IIT Jammu have signed a pact for availing services of the latter for undertaking R&D activities in the field of science, engineering, and technology.

NHPC has an established R&D division undertaking various innovative initiatives in different fields of construction, operation, and maintenance of hydropower projects/stations. S L Kapil, Executive Director (R&D), and Prof Manoj Singh Gaur (Director, IIT Jammu) signed the agreement on behalf of NHPC Limited and IIT Jammu, respectively.

15) Answer: A

Legendary actress Asha Parekh will receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2020, according to a recent announcement from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

The award will be presented at the National Film Award ceremony in New Delhi. The Minister also announced that Smt. Droupadi Murmu, the President of India, will preside over the 68th National Film Awards, which will take place on 30 September 2022. The best actor award for 2020 is shared between Ajay Devgan and Suriya for the movies Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior and Soorarai Pottru, respectively. Manoj Muntashir got the award for Best Lyrics in the Hindi movie “Saina”.

16) Answer: D

Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mr. Mohammed bin Salman has been appointed prime minister (PM) by a royal decree. He is being replaced as defense minister by his younger brother, Mr. Khalid bin Salman, who was deputy defense minister.

The royal decree reaffirmed all the other senior ministers in their posts, including Foreign Minister Prince Mr. Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Finance Minister Mr. Mohammed al-Jadaan, and Investment Minister Mr. Khalid al-Falih.

17) Answer: B

According to an order issued by the Personnel Ministry, Senior bureaucrat Mr. Rajendra Kumar has been appointed as the director general of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC).

Mr. Kumar is a 1992-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre. Currently, he is an additional secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

18) Answer: D

The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sunayna participated in the capacity-building exercise Operation Southern Readiness conducted by Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) at Seychelles which was held between 24th September and 27th September 2022.

The Indian Navy was welcomed to the CMF by Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, US NAVCENT. This is the maiden participation of an Indian Navy ship in the CMF exercise. The event was coordinated as part of the Distinguished Visitor’s demonstration and witnessed by Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan, the Hon’ble President of the Republic of Seychelles, and senior officials of member countries of CMF.

19) Answer: B

The U.S. Team has won the 14th Presidents Cup, defeating the International Team by a 17.5-12.5 margin at Quail Hollow Club.

The US team has now won 12 out of 14 Presidents Cups in history after walking away with their ninth consecutive Cup victory. The 2022 Presidents Cup was the 14th edition of the Presidents Cup golf competition, held at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. This was Quail Hollow’s first time hosting the Presidents Cup. The matches were originally scheduled for fall 2021.

20) Answer: C

About Saudi Arabia :

• King: Salman of Saudi Arabia
• Capital: Riyadh
• Currency: Saudi riyal