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11 September 2022 Current Affairs In English
Q1. Which state government has launched a rainwater harvesting scheme named CHHATA?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Odisha
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans.(c)
The Odisha government has launched a rainwater harvesting scheme named ‘Community Harnessing and Harvesting Rainwater Artificially from Terrace to Aquifer (CHHATA).
Q2. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inaugurated India’s longest rubber dam ‘Gayaji Dam’ on which of the following river?
(a) Sone River
(b) Poonpoon River
(c) Karmanasa River
(d) Falgu River
Ans.(d)
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inaugurated India’s longest rubber dam ‘Gayaji Dam’ on the Falgu River in Gaya.
Q3. The government has set up a committee under who among the following to moderate gas prices in India in September 2022?
(a) Kirit S Parikh
(b) Janki Ballabh
(c) M.B.N Rao
(d) Y. M. Deosthalee
Ans.(a)
The committee under former planning commission member Kirit S Parikh will suggest a “fair price to the end consumer”.
Q4. According to Forbes realtime billionaires list, who is the Asia’s richest man with a net worth of USD 129.16 billion?
(a) Azim Premji
(b) Radhakrishna Damani
(c) Mukesh Ambani
(d) Gautam Adani
Ans.(d)
According to Forbes realtime billionaires list, Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani has overtaken Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the 3rd richest person in the world. He became India’s richest man with a net worth of USD 129.16 billion (Rs. 10.29 trillion)
Q5. Who among the following is the new Chief of United Nations Human Rights?
(a) Volker Turk
(b) Michelle Bachelet Jeria
(c) Antonio Guterres
(d) Mary Robinson
Ans.(a)
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly approved Volker Türk of Austria to be the global body’s Human Rights Chief by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
