Current Affair Of 28 September 2022 In English Right Now
Q1. Indian Railways has announced that it is installing Real-Time Train Information System (RTIS) on the locomotives and trains. It has developed in collaboration with which of the following institute?
(a) Indian Space Research Organization
(b) Defence Research and Development Organization
(c) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(d) Electronics Corporation of India Limited
Ans.(a)
Real-Time Train Information System (RTIS), developed in collaboration with ISRO, is being installed on the locomotives for automatic acquisition of train movement timing at the stations, including that of arrival & departure or run-through.
Q2. Who has launched Virtual Conference ‘SymphoNE’ to boost Tourism Sector in North East India?
(a) Anurag Thakur
(b) Piyush Goyal
(c) G Kishan Reddy
(d) Hardeep Singh Puri
Ans.(c)
Minister for Tourism and Culture G Kishan Reddy has launched Virtual Conference ‘SymphoNE’ to boost Tourism Sector in North East India.
Q3. Chandigarh airport will be renamed after __ as a tribute to the great freedom fighter.
(a) Dr. B R Ambedkar
(b) Rani Laxmi Bai
(c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(e) Bhagat Singh
Ans.(e)
PM Modi has announced that the Chandigarh airport will be renamed after Shaheed Bhagat Singh as a tribute to the great freedom fighter.
Q4. Who has been appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director of RailTel?
(a) Rajesh Verma
(b) Sanjai Kumar
(c) Sanjay Khanna
(d) R K Gupta
Ans.(b)
Sanjai Kumar has been appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director of RailTel. He was currently working as director of networking, planning & marketing at the company.
Q5. World Rivers Day is observed every year on which day?
(a) Fourth Saturday of September
(b) Fourth Sunday of September
(c) Fourth Monday of September
(d) Fourth Tuesday of September
Ans.(b)
World Rivers Day is observed every year on the fourth Sunday of September. This year, it falls on September 25.
Q6. An Oscar-winning actress Louise Fletcher passed away recently at the age of 88 in France. She is from which country?
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) United Kingdom
(d) USA
Ans.(d)
An Oscar-winning actress Louise Fletcher from the USA has passed away at 88 in France. She was awarded the Oscar in 1976 for her role as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975).
Q7. Who among the following has clocked the lowest time to complete a marathon for the world record in Berlin Marathon?
(a) Kenenisa Bekele
(b) Mo Farah
(c) Grace Sugutt
(d) Eliud Kipchoge
Ans.(d)
Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge shattered his own world record on Sunday (25 September), with a time of 2:01:09 to win the Berlin marathon.
Q8. The Bathukamma festival is associated with which of the following state/UT of India?
(a) Kerala
(b) Telangana
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Maharashtra
Ans.(b)
Bathukamma is a vibrant, colourful floral festival celebrated with great gusto by the women in Telegana.
Q9. Which of the following has become the first Indian life insurer to have 74% foreign shareholding?
(a) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd.
(b) ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.
(c) IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance Co. Ltd.
(d) Ageas Federal Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
Ans.(d)
Ageas Federal Life Insurance has become the first Indian life insurer to have 74% foreign shareholding following the exit of IDBI Bank which sold its entire 25% stake to Ageas Insurance International NV. Belgium-based Ageas Insurance International’s stake in the life insurance company is now 74% from the earlier 49%.
Q10. India will get its first flex-fuel car imported from which country?
(a) Brazil
(b) USA
(c) UK
(d) Germany
Ans.(a)
India will get its first flex-fuel vehicle, which can run on ethanol blended petrol and battery next month. The Flex Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) imported from Brazil will be used as a pilot to assess its performance in terms of reduced carbon emissions.
Q11. World Tourism Day 2022 is observed on __ globally. This day is celebrated every year to focus on promoting tourism in various parts of the world.
(a) 25 September
(b) 26 September
(c) 27 September
(d) 28 September
(e) 29 September
Ans.(c)
World Tourism Day 2022 is observed on 27 September globally. This day is celebrated every year to focus on promoting tourism in various parts of the world.
Q12. What is the theme of World Tourism Day 2022?
(a) Sustainable Tourism – A Tool for Development
(b) Tourism and the Digital Transformation
(c) Tourism and Jobs: A better Future for All
(d) Tourism and Rural Development
(e) Rethinking Tourism
Ans.(e)
The theme of World Tourism Day 2022 is ‘Rethinking Tourism’. Everyone will focus on understanding the growth of the tourism sector and reviewing and redeveloping tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Q13. Who has been appointed the director general of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation?
(a) Prakhar Mittal
(b) Harish Jain
(c) Rajendra Kumar
(d) Vipin Sharma
Ans.(c)
Senior bureaucrat Rajendra Kumar has been appointed the director general of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, as part of a senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre.
Q14. What is the theme of World Rivers Day 2022?
(a) Waterways in our communities
(b) The importance of Rivers to Biodiversity
(c) Water and Sustainable Development
(d) Nature for Water
Ans.(b)
The theme for this year’s World Rivers Day is ‘The importance of Rivers to Biodiversity’. The absolute need for rivers to keep any civilization going is the focus of this year’s theme.
Q15. World Environmental Health Day is observed on __, every year.
(a) September 22
(b) September 23
(c) September 24
(d) September 25
(e) September 26
Ans.(e)
World Environmental Health Day is observed on September 26, every year. The goal of observing the day is to increase public awareness of the environment’s condition and encourage people to take the required steps to stop it from getting worse.
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