05 September 2022 Current Affairs In English
Q1. Who won the Emmy Award for his narration in the Netflix documentary “Our Great National Parks”?
(a) Bill Gates
(b) Barrack Obama
(c) Shah Rukh Khan
(d) Shobha De
Ans.(b)
The former President of the United States Barack Obama won Emmy Award for his narration in the Netflix documentary “Our Great National Parks”.
Q2. Which state has launched the ‘Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme’?
(a) Tripura
(b) West Bengal
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Manipur
Ans.(c)
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has launched the ‘Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme’.
Q3. India’s first-ever “Night Sky Sanctuary” to be set up in _______.
(a) Sikkim
(b) Assam
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Ladakh
Ans.(d)
In a unique and first-of-its-kind initiative, the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt of India, has undertaken to set up India’s first-ever “Night Sky Sanctuary” in Ladakh which will be completed within next three months.
Q4. The book ‘Divorce and Democracy: A History of Personal Law in Post-Independence India’ talks about family law, religion, and gender politics in India is written by:
(a) Saumya Saxena
(b) Geetanjali Shree
(c) Mamang Dai
(d) Khalid Jawed
Ans.(a)
The book ‘Divorce and Democracy: A History of Personal Law in Post-Independence India’ talks about family law, religion, and gender politics in India.
Q5. ___________ became first village in Uttar Pradesh to have RO water in every household.
(a) Jind
(b) Bhartaul
(c) Reva
(d) Bhiwadi
Ans.(b)
Bhartaul becomes first village in state to have RO water in every household As part of the Adarsh Gram Panchayat initiative, Bhartaul village in Bareilly district has become the first village in the state to have RO water in every household.
Q6. B. Sheik Ali passed away recently. He was a famous ______.
(a) Writer
(b) Politician
(c) Historian
(d) Social Worker
Ans.(c)
Noted historian and first Vice Chancellor of Mangalore and Goa Universities Professor B. Sheik Ali passed away.
Q7. Teachers’ Day or Shikshak Divas marks the birthday of the country’s first Vice President (1952–1962)___________.
(a) V.V. Giri
(b) Zakir Hussain
(c) Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
(d) Gopal Swarup Pathak
Ans.(c)
Teachers’ Day or Shikshak Divas marks the birthday of the country’s first Vice President (1952–1962) who went on to become the second President of India (1962-1967), a scholar, philosopher, Bharat Ratna awardee, Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan.
Q8. The International Day of Charity is observed on ________.
(a) September 7
(b) September 5
(c) September 4
(d) September 3
Ans.(b)
The International Day of Charity is observed on September 5. On this day, philanthropic and humanitarian efforts of any kind are honoured.