Q1.Which state/UT launched ‘Mukhyamantri Govansh Mobile Chikitsa Yojana’?
[A] Gujarat[B] Chhattisgarh
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Haryana
B – Explanation:
- The Chhattisgarh government launched a ‘Mukhyamantri Govansh Mobile Chikitsa Yojana’ for mobile veterinary units to provide medical aid to cattle.
In the first stage, one or two mobile veterinary units with veterinarians will be provided in each district. The state has been implementing ‘Mukhyamantri Slum Swasthya Yojana’ in urban areas and ‘Mukhyamantri Haat-Bazaar Clinic Yojna’ in rural areas.
Q2.What is the retail inflation in August in India, as per the official data?
[A] 6.5 %[B] 7.0 %
[C] 7.5 %
[D] 8.0 %
B – Explanation:
- India’s retail inflation rose to 7% in August from 6.71% in July due to higher food prices. The consumer price index-based inflation is above the RBI’s target level of 6% for the eighth month in a row.
As per the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), India’s industrial production rose 2.4% in July, while the IIP had grown 11.5% in July 2021. Food inflation soared as prices of essential crops like wheat, rice and pulses were driven higher.
Q3.Which planet disappeared from sight on September 14, due to a phenomenon called ‘Lunar occultation’?
[A] Mercury[B] Venus
[C] Uranus
[D] Saturn
C – Explanation:
- The sixth planet from the sun, Uranus appeared to pass directly behind Earth’s moon, going out of sight for three and a half hours.
The disappearing act is also known as the lunar occultation of Uranus. Only viewers in Europe, northern Africa and western Asia were at the exact right angle to see the phenomenon.
Q4.Who won the best actor and actress title in Drama Series in the Emmy Awards 2022?
[A] Lee Jung-jae and Zendaya[B] Will Smith and Zendaya
[C] Brett Goldstein and Zendaya
[D] Will Smith and Gillian Anderson
A – Explanation:
- The Emmy Awards 2022 Awarding Ceremony was held recently in Los Angeles. Lead Actor in a Drama Series title was won by Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game while the Lead actress in the same category was won by Zendaya for Euphoria.
Hwang Dong-hyuk won the directing Emmy for the dystopian Korean thriller, Squid Game. Jason Sudeikis won Best Actor in Comedy Series for Apple’s show Ted Lasso.
Q5.Which company has launched ‘High throughput satellite (HTS)’ broadband internet service in association with ISRO?
[A] Bharti Airtel[B] Jio Infocom
[C] Vi
[D] Hughes Communications India
D – Explanation:
- Hughes Communications India (HCI) in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) officially launched its first high throughput satellite (HTS) broadband internet service in the country.
Through the HTS technology, the company is already providing assistance to the Indian Army, and paramilitary forces along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and other remote border outposts. High-throughput Satellite increases capacity while simultaneously reducing the cost per bit.
Q6.Which country has released the open source code for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) sandbox based on Ethereum?
[A] Iran[B] Norway
[C] Finland
[D] Hungary
B – Explanation:
- Norway’s Central bank- the Norges Bank released the open source code for the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) sandbox based on Ethereum technology.
The sandbox is designed to offer an interface to interact with the test network. It also has enabled functions like minting, burning, and transferring tokens. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), 97 countries, (more than half of the global central banks) are developing CBDCs.
Q7.Which international association launched ‘Door Se Namaste’ Doordarshan and YouTube series?
[A] WEF[B] UNICEF
[C] World Bank
[D] IMF
B – Explanation:
- The US Agency for International Development and UNICEF launched the Doordarshan and YouTube series titled Door Se Namaste at function held in New Delhi.
Door Se Namaste is a new television series which promotes healthy behaviours in the post-pandemic world. It is a fictional Hindi series developed in an entertainment education format to promote the adoption of healthy behaviour and practices.
Q8.Which country is the host of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2023?
[A] India[B] Uzbekistan
[C] Pakistan
[D] China
A – Explanation:
- Uzbekistan handed over the rotating presidency of the eight-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to India in Samarkand.
The SCO has eight full members, including its six founding members, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. India and Pakistan joined as full members in 2017.
Q9.Climate activist Vanessa Nakate, who was appointed as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, is from which country?
[A] USA[B] Uganda
[C] Venezuela
[D] Afghanistan
B – Explanation:
- 25-year-old Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has been appointed as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
She created a platform called Rise Up Movement to support African climate activists. She led an initiative to stop the deforestation of African rainforests and launched ‘Vash Greens Schools Project’, which aims to install solar panels in remote areas of her home country, Uganda.
Q10.Which city is the host of ‘Global Clean Energy Action Forum’?
[A] New Delhi[B] Pittsburg
[C] Paris
[D] Rome
B – Explanation:
- Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh is set to lead an Indian delegation at Global Clean Energy Action Forum at Pittsburg in the US.
Ministers from over 30 countries will participate in the event to discuss ways to accelerate clean energy innovation and deployment.
