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Q.1. Which Union Minister has launched the mascot and the anthem for the 36th National Games in Ahmedabad?
Exp. Amit Shah launched mascot of 36th National Games in Ahmedabad
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has launched the mascot and the anthem for the 36th National Games in Ahmedabad.
The mascot is named ‘Savaj’ which means cub in Gujarati.
While the theme of the anthem of the national games is ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.’
The National Games will be organized from September 29 to October 12 in six cities in the state namely Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, and Bhavnagar.
The budget allocated for sports in the year 2014 was 866 crore which was increased to two thousand crores in this year.
About Gujarat
Capital – Gandhinagar
Chief Minister – Bhupendra Patel
Governor – Acharya Devvrat
Q.2. Bhartaul village has become the first village in the state to have RO water in every household. Bhartaul is the village of which district?
Exp. Bhartaul becomes first village in Uttar Pradesh to have RO water in every household
Under the Adarsh Gram Panchayat initiative, Bhartaul village in Bareilly district (Uttar Pradesh) has become the first village in the state to have RO water in every household.
As many as four RO plants have been brought up in the village with an aim to make clean drinking water available to all. The authorities plan to set up more ROs in the near future.
It will save people from water-borne diseases.
The village head Pravesh Kumar is in charge and has been taking care of the RO plants in the village
About Uttar Pradesh
Capital– Lucknow
Chief Minister– Yogi Adityanath
Governor –Anandiben Patel
Q.3. Mohla-Manpur-Ambagh Chowki has becomes the 29th district of which state?
Exp. Mohla-Manpur-Ambagh Chowki becomes the 29th district of Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has inaugurated Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki as the 29th district of the state.
It has been carved out of Rajnandgaon district, which had a large area and people used to take almost the entire day to reach the headquarters, having to travel as much as 170 kilometers at times.
This has been reduced to 70 kilometers with the inauguration of the new district and also launched projects worth Rs 160 crore.
He is scheduled to inaugurate Sarangarh-Bilaigarh and Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai as the 30th and 31st districts of the state.
About Chhattisgarh
Capital –Raipur
Chief Minister– Bhupesh Baghel
Governor – Anusuiya Uikey
Newly District in News 2021-22
West Bengal to form 7 new districts, making a total of 30 districts (Earlier 27 District)
Andhra Pradesh Proposed to Re-organize the current 13 districts to 26 new districts.
(a) From 17th September 2022 to 17th September 2023 / 17 सितंबर 2022 से 17 सितंबर 2023 तक
(b) From 16th September 2022 to 16th September 2023 / 16 सितंबर 2022 से 16 सितंबर 2023 तक
(c) From 18th September 2022 to 18th September 2023 / 18 सितंबर 2022 से 18 सितंबर 2023 तक
(d) From 1st October 2022 to 1st October 2023 / 1 अक्टूबर 2022 से 1 अक्टूबर 2023 तक
(e) From 5th October 2022 to 5th October 2023 / 5 अक्टूबर 2022 से 5 अक्टूबर 2023 तक
Answer & Explanation
Ans.6.(a)
Exp. Government approved celebrating “Hyderabad Liberation Day” all year long
The Indian government has given approval to the annual commemoration of “Hyderabad Liberation Day” from 17th September 2022 to 17th September 2023.
The Ministry of Culture will host the opening ceremony for the year-long celebration of Hyderabad Liberation Day on September 17, 2022.
Objective – To raise awareness of the story of resistance, valour, and sacrifice among the current generation, both in the region under consideration and across India.
The event commemorates India’s annexation of Hyderabad in 1948, following India’s partition. India was divided into several princely states. When the British left India in 1947, they gave the princely states the option of joining India or Pakistan or remaining independent.
Out of the 565 princely states that existed at the time, 562 decided to join India. However, neither did Hyderabad, Junagadh, nor Kashmir, three princely states, integrate into India or demonstrate any interest in doing so.
Q.7. The government has decided to rename the historic Rajpath and Central Vista lawns in the national capital Delhi as __________.
Exp. HDFC Bank introduced new SMS banking facility for its customers
The private sector lender HDFC Bank has introduced a new SMS banking facility for its customers.
Customers can now access a wide range of banking services round-the-clock 24/7 x 365 no matter where they are.
Customers no longer need to remember or type lengthy pre-defined keywords to conduct SMS banking thanks to this new SMS facility, which is integrated with Al technology.
About HDFC Bank
Founded – August 1994
Founder – Hasmukhbhai Parekh
Headquarters – Mumbai, Maharashtra
MD & CEO – Sashidhar Jagdishan
Tagline – We understand your world
Q.9. According to which Indian bank, India would surpass Germany in 2027 and Japan by 2029 at the current rate of growth and become the world's 3rd largest economy?
किसभारतीयबैंककेअनुसार, भारत 2027 मेंजर्मनीऔर 2029 तकजापानकोमौजूदाविकासदरसेपीछेछोड़दुनियाकीतीसरीसबसेबड़ीअर्थव्यवस्थाबनजाएगा?
(a) Punjab National Bank / पंजाब नेशनल बैंक
(b) RBI / आरबीआई
(c) State Bank of India / भारतीय स्टेट बैंक
(d) SEBI / सेबी
(e) SIDBI / सिडबी
Answer & Explanation
Ans.9.(c)
Exp. India set to become 3rd largest economy in the world
According to SBI’s Research Report, India would surpass Germany in 2027 and Japan by 2029 at the current rate of growth and become the world’s 3rd largest economy.
Indian economy is currently the 5th largest economy in the world after overtaking the UK.
The path taken by India since 2014 reveals India is likely to get the tag of 3rd largest economy in 2029, a movement of 7 places upwards since 2014 when India was ranked 10th.
For Q1 FY 2022-23, India registered GDP growth at 13.5%. The report said, at this rate, India is likely to be the fastest growing economy in the current fiscal
About State Bank of India (SBI)
Founded – 1 July 1955
Headquarters – Mumbai, Maharashtra
Chairman – Dinesh Kumar Khara
Managing Director – (4) Alok Kumar Choudhary, Swaminathan Janakiraman, Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, and Ashwini Kumar Tewari
Imperial Bank of India was previous name of SBI.
The presidency Banks of Bengal, Bombay and Madras with merged in 1921 to Imperial Bank of India.
Tagline – (1) Pure Banking Nothing Else
(2) With you all the way
(3) A bank of the common man
(4) The banker to every Indian
(5) The Nation banks on us
Q.10. As part of the financial inclusion drive, public sector banks will open 300 branches in unbanked areas of various states by _________.
Exp. PSU banks to open about 300 branches in unbanked areas by December 2022
As part of the financial inclusion drive, public sector banks will open 300 branches in unbanked areas of various states by December 2022.
These branches will cover all remaining unbanked villages with a population of more than 3,000.
A maximum of 95 branches will be opened in Rajasthan, followed by 54 in Madhya Pradesh.
The banks will also open 38 branches in Gujarat, 33 in Maharashtra, 32 in Jharkhand, and 31 in Uttar Pradesh.
The progress with regard to the opening of branches in the rural areas was reviewed in the recent meeting of heads of public sector banks with the Financial Services Secretary last month.
Banks have been asked to open branches at allocated locations by the respective State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) by December 2022.
Q.11. Kiccha Sudeep has been appointed as brand ambassador of Punyakoti Dattu Yojana. Punyakoti Dattu is a Scheme of which state?
Exp. Kiccha Sudeep appointed as brand ambassador of Punyakoti Dattu Yojana
The Karnataka government has appointed Kannada actor Sudeep as the brand ambassador for “Punyakoti Dattu Yojana’ a cattle adoption scheme.
The objective of Scheme – To Encourage adoption by the public for the purpose of rearing cattle in ‘goshalas’ (cow shelters).
The actor has decided not to charge for being the ambassador of the scheme.
Sudeep is known for his remarkable role in films such as ‘’Pailwan’, ‘’Eega (Makkhi)’, ‘’Vikrant Rona’, ‘‘Sparsha’, ‘’Huchcha’, and ‘’No 73 Shanthi Nivasa’.
Recent Brand Ambassador
Vaani Kapoor – Noise X-Fit 2 smartwatch
Ravi Shastri – FanCode
Mahendra Singh Dhoni – Garuda Aerospace
Robin Uthappa – Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (Ka-BHI)
Shubman Gill & Ruturaj Gaikwad – My11Circle
Rishabh Pant – Dish TV India
Jhulan Goswami -All Women Match Official Team
Rishabh Pant – Uttarakhand’s brand ambassador
Jasprit Bumrah- Unix
Ravindra Jadeja – Kinara Capital
Smriti Mandhana – IIT Madras incubated startup, GUVI
Saurav Ganguly – Century LED
Rahul Dravid – PLAETO
Q.12. Liz Truss has been elected as the new Prime Minister of which country?
Exp. Anishka Biyani won Gold medal in Malaysian chess meet
Six-year-old Anishka Biyani has won the gold medal in the Malaysian Age Group Rapid Chess Championship at Kuala Lumpur.
Anishka, a first-grade student of Dhirubhai Ambani School, achieved the feat in the Under-6 Open category with an impressive score of four points out of a possible six to clinch the title in the girl’s category.
In July 2022, Anishka also qualified as one of the best under-7 players in the All India FIDE rating chess tournament held in Hyderabad.
Q.15. India cricketer Suresh Raina has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket including IPL. For which team Raina has played in IPL?
(e) Royal Challengers Bangalore / रॉयल चैलेंजर्स बैंगलोर
Answer & Explanation
Ans.15.(a)
Exp. Suresh Raina retirement from all formats of cricket including IPL
Former Team India cricketer Suresh Raina has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket including IPL.
Raina, who was an integral part of four-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings, went unsold in the auction earlier in 2022.
The left-handed batter was a permanent fixture in the Indian team for many years and was part of the 2011 World Cup winning side as well.
In 226 ODI matches for the nation, the left-handed batter scored 5615 runs at an average of 35.31 with his highest score being 116 not out. When it comes to T20Is, Raina played 78 matches and scored 1065 runs.
Q.16. The International Day of Charity is observed every year on which day?
अंतर्राष्ट्रीयचैरिटीदिवसहरसालकिसदिनमनायाजाताहै?
(a) 4 September / 4 सितंबर
(b) 5 September / 5 सितंबर
(c) 6 September / 6 सितंबर
(d) 7 September / 7 सितंबर
(e) 8 September / 8 सितंबर
Answer & Explanation
Ans.16.(b)
Exp. 5 September – International Day of Charity
The International Day of Charity is observed every year on September 5.
International Day of Charity to mark the death anniversary of Mother Teresa.
She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her efforts in the fight against poverty and suffering.
The UN General Assembly first marked this day in 2012.
This day encourages all NGOs and volunteer groups to carry out charitable endeavours.