Current Affairs of September 2022

1. Recently inaugurated Second generation ethanol plant in India was situated at:

Ans: Panipat

 

2. Who was reinstated as the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea?

Ans: James Marape

 

3. Who has become the first Indian Social Psychologist on the US Heritage Wall of Fame?

Ans: Prof. Ramadhar Singh

 

4. Who were India's flagbearers at the closing ceremony of Common Wealth Games 2020?

Ans: Nikhat Zareen and Sharath Kamal

 

5. Name Iran's satellite that was successfully launched into orbit by Russia.

Ans: Khayyam

 

6. Name the mobile app launched by the government of Kerala that aims to curb GST evasion.

Ans: Lucky Bill App

 

7. Who was appointed as the State Ambassador of Uttarakhand?

Ans: Rishabh Pant

 

8. According to the UN, what per cent of the Population in India owned Digital Currency in 2021?

Ans: 7.3%

 

9. Name the digital space museum launched by ISRO.

Ans: SPARK

 

10. Name the tech giant that will work with the government of India to teach its digital toolkit to civil servants.

Ans: Microsoft

 

11. Which Indian will be conferred with France's highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur?

Ans: Shashi Tharoor

 

12. Which football club has won the 2022 UEFA Super Cup?

Ans: Real Madrid

 

13. Who has been named Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan?

Ans: Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Rios

 

14. The newly announced Agasthiyarmalai Elephant Reserve was located in:

Ans: Tamil Nadu

 

15. Name the bilateral exercise between Indian Air Force and Royal Malaysian Air Force held in Malaysia.

Ans: Udarashakti

 

16. Which day is declared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be observed as 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’?

Ans: August 14

 

17. What is the name given to the third airport in Arunachal Pradesh under construction in Itanagar?

Ans: Donyi Polo Airport

 

18. Who is known as 'India's Warren Buffett and the 'Big Bull of Indian markets?

Ans: Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

 

19. Which is the world's first country to make the period product free?

Ans: Scotland

 

20. Name the scheme launched by the ministry of social justice and empowerment to rehabilitate beggars.

Ans: SMILE 75

 

21. Name India's longest-loaded train stretching across 3.5 km.

Ans: Super Vasuki

 

22. Who is often described as Kerala's first tribal novelist and the author of the novel Kocharethi?

Ans: Narayan

 

23. Name the salt brand launched Tamil Nadu government that contains iodine.

Ans: Neithal

 

24. The Indian Space Research Organisation will get its second launchpad in:

Ans: Kulasekarapattinam

 

25. Name the city in which e-double decker bus was launched in for first time in India.

Ans: Mumbai

 

26. Which state has declared Dahi-Handi as its sports event?

Ans: Maharshtra

 

27. Who has penned down the book 'How The Mango Got Its Magic'?

Ans: Sudha Murty

 

28. Name the country in which Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Powerplant is situated?

Ans: Ukraine

 

29. Name the Keralite who was appointed as the captain of UAE national cricket team.

Ans: CP Rizwan Rauf

 

30. India's first Metaverse classroom was launched in:

Ans: Kozhikode

 

31. Which has become the first Har Ghar Jal certified state in India?

Ans: Goa

 

32. Which Indian cricketer is known as ‘Chakdaha Express', who recently announced her retirement?

Ans: Jhulan Goswami

 

33. Name the singer known as the ‘nightingale of Pakistan' who died recently.

Ans: Nayyara Noor

 

34. India's first indigenously developed hydrogen bus was launched in:

Ans: Pune

 

35. Which International airport is going to be named after Bhagat Singh?

Ans:  Chandigargh

 

36. Name the country from which is planning to buy MQ-9B Predator drones.

Ans: USA

 

37. India's first commercial Space Situational Awareness Observatory will be set up at:

Ans: Garhwal, Uttarakhand

 

38. Who is declared as the new president of Kenya?

Ans: William Ruto

 

39. Who was appointed as the new Executive Secretary of UNFCCC?

Ans: Simon Stiell

 

40. Name India's first saline water lantern developed by NIOT.

Ans: Roshini

 

41. Which state has launched First Pilot Project Medicine from the sky?

Ans: Arunachal Pradesh

 

42. Name the country to which India gift Dornier Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft.

Ans: Sri Lanka

 

43. Name the state in which BRO has built its First Steel Slag Road?

Ans: Arunachal Pradesh

 

44. Which India city hosts the FIBA U-18 women's Asian Basketball Championship?

Ans: Bengaluru

 

45. Which has become India's first fully 'functionally literate' district?

Ans: Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

 

46. ‘Ulchi Freedom Shield' is the joint military drill between:

Ans: South Korea and USA

 

47. Which state government is going to build India's first education township?

Ans: Uttar Pradesh

 

48. Name the series of online educational games based on India's freedom struggle.

Ans: Azadi Quest

 

49. Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre was inaugurated at:

Ans: Mohali

 

50. Which country has launched the world's first fleet of hydrogen-powered

passenger trains?

Ans: Germany

 

51. India's first-of-its-kind naval shooting range inaugurated at:

Ans: INS Karna

 

52. Who has won the Liberty Medal 2022?

Ans: Volodymyr Zelenskyy

 

53. Who has won the Unesco Peace Prize 2022?

Ans: Angela Merkel

 

54. Name the sugar substitute developed by IIT Guwahati from sugarcane bagasse?

Ans: Xylitol

 

55. Recently declared monument of national importance, Anang Tal Lake was located in:

Ans: Delhi

 

56. India's first 3D-printed post office is slated to come up in:

Ans: Bengaluru

 

57. Who was appointed as the new Chairman of DRDO?

Ans: Samir V Kamat

 

58. Name the city that host Fourth Edition of India's Clean Air Summit?

Ans: Bengaluru

 

59. Which country has the world's lowest fertility rate?

Ans: South Korea

 

60. Name the second railway station in Nagaland.

Ans: Shokhuvi Railway Station

 

61. Who has taken oath as 49^th Chief Justice of India?

Ans: Justice Uday Umesh Lalit

 

62. Who has won India's first ever medal in Judo World Championships?

Ans: Linthoi Chanambam

 

63. Name India's first earthquake memorial inaugurated at Bhuj in Gujarat?

Ans: Smruti Van

 

64. Which was declared as the best aspirational district in India by NITI Aayog?

Ans: Haridwar

 

65. Who has becomes the first Indian to play 100 Matches in all three formats?

Ans: Virat Kohli

 

66. Who has penned down the memoir ‘Free Fall'?

Ans: Mallika Sarabhai

 

67. Who has authored the new book named 'India's Economy From Nehru To Modi: A Brief History?

Ans: Pulapre Balakrishnan

 

68. Name the world's largest religious monument to open in West Bengal.

Ans: Temple of Vedic Planetarium

69. Which state had started Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games?

Ans: Rajsthan

 

70. Who penned down the autobiography titled 'The Hero of Tiger Hill'?

Ans:  Subedar Major Yadav

71. The Indian Coast Guard conducted the 10th National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise SAREX-22 in:

Ans: Chennai

 

72. Which is the largest naval ship to be designed and built in India?

Ans: INS Vikrant

 

73. Which Indian airline has announced its participation in the 'Clear Skies for Tomorrow, an effort led by the World Economic Forum?

Ans: IndiGo

 

74. What is the name of the machine launched by Indian Railways that uses innovative technology to convert water vapour in the air into potable

water?

Ans: Meghdoot

 

75. Name the portal launched by the University Grants Commission for resolving grievances.

Ans: e-Samadhan

 

76. Reliance Industries has announced to build of India's first and world's largest Carbon Fibre plants at:

Ans: Hazira, Gujarat

 

77. What is the theme of the National Nutrition Week 2022 observed from 1st to 7th September?

Ans: World of Flavors

 

78. Which union territory has launched India's first virtual school?

Ans: Delhi

 

79. Name India's first indigenously developed uadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV) against Cervical cancer.

Ans: CERVAVAC

 

80. Which has been declared as the fifth full digital banking district?

Ans: Alappuzha

 

81. What was the theme of World Coconut Day 2022 observed on the second of September?

Ans: Growing Coconut for a Better Future and Life

 

82. Who was elected as the new president of the All India Football Federation?

Ans: Kalyan Chaubey

 

83. As per the report of Bloomberg, which country has the world's fifth largest economy?

Ans: India

 

84. Paper titled 'India Covid-19 Procurement: Challenges, Innovations, and Lessons' was published by:

Ans: World Bank

 

85. Name the initiative launched by the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences to support the research efforts.

Ans: SPARK (Studentship Program for Ayurveda Research Ken)

 

86. First Homeopathy International Health summit was held in:

Ans: Dubai

 

87. Name the former President of the USA, who won an Emmy Award for his narration in the Netflix documentary "Our Great National Parks'.

Ans: Barack Obama

 

88. Which Union Territory is going to host the first-ever mountain Bicycle World Cup?

Ans: Ladakh

 

89. Who authored the book titled Divorce and Democracy: A History of Personal Law in Post-Independence India'?

Ans: Saumya Saxena

 

90. What is the theme of National Teachers' Day 2022?

Ans: Leading in crisis, reimaging the future

 

91. Name the former chairman of Tata Sons who passes away in a car accident?

Ans: Cyrus Mistry

 

92. India's first-ever night sky sanctuary' will be set up in:

Ans: Hanle, Ladakh