September 2022 (GK Today)

Question 1

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

Answer 1

South Korea

Question 2

Current fertility rate of South Korea is?

Answer 2

0.03%

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Bali, Indonesia

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Securities and exchange boards of India- SEBI

Question 5

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

Answer 5

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

Question 6

. 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

Answer 6

The Solomon Islands

Question 7

. ‘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

Answer 7

Meghalaya at the cost of 152 crores

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Union Health Ministry- Union AYUSH Ministry

Question 10

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

Answer 10

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

Question 11

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

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Full form of qHPV vaccine?

Answer 12

Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV)

Question 13

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

Answer 13

September

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Ministry of Women and Child Development

Question 15

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

Answer 15

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

Question 16

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

Answer 16

National Education Policy (NEP), 2020

Question 17

. ‘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

Answer 17

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Ministry of Electronics and IT

Question 19

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

Answer 19

31 August, 2021

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Indian Computer Emergency Response team (CERT- In)

Question 21

CERT- In comes under which ministry?

Answer 21

Ministry of Electronics and IT

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Cyber security Agency of Singapore (CSA)

Question 23

Synergy exercise was conducted for how many countries?

Answer 23

13 countries

Question 24

Theme of Synergy exercise 2022 was?

Answer 24

Building Network Resiliency to counter Ransomware Attacks

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Andhra Pradesh

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Tamil Nadu he was 18th century Tamil King

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Odisha and also in southern Chhattisgarh

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Telugu

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Dance

Question 30

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

Answer 30

2000

Question 31

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

Answer 31

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

Question 32

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

Answer 32

University Grants Commission (UGC)

Question 33

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

Answer 33

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

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Reliance Industries

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Crab

Question 36

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

Answer 36

75th