CURRENT AFFAIR OF 18 SEPTEMBER 2022 IN ENGLISH

Q1. Which of the following has become the first police force in the country to make collection of forensic evidence mandatory in crimes punishable by more than six years?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Delhi
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans.(c)
Delhi Police has become the first police force in the country to make collection of forensic evidence mandatory in crimes punishable by more than six years.

Q2. Which Zoological Park has been recognized as the best zoo in the country?
(a) National Zoological Park, New Delhi
(b) Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad
(c) Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai
(d) Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling
Ans.(d)
The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park of Darjeeling has been recognized as the best zoo in the country.

Q3. Former Davis Cup captain Naresh Kumar passed away recently. Davis Cup is related to which sport?
(a) Hockey
(b) Tennis
(c) Kabaddi
(d) Football
Ans.(b)
Former Indian tennis player and Davis Cup captain Naresh Kumar passed away recently at the age of 93.

Q4. Who among the following has launched a countrywide mega drive ‘Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav’ for voluntary blood donation?
(a) Anurag Thakur
(b) Piyush Goyal
(c) Jitendra Singh
(d) Mansukh Mandaviya
Ans.(d)
Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya launched a countrywide mega drive ‘Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav’ for voluntary blood donation from 17th September to 1st October 2022.

Q5. In September 2022, which of the following banks has partnered with WhatsApp to enable FASTag recharge through ‘payments on WhatsApp’?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) SBI
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) IDFC First Bank
Ans.(d)
This partnership means IDFC FIRST customers will be able to recharge their FASTags right within IDFC FIRST’s WhatsApp chatbot and complete the transaction from within the chat thread.

Q6. World Patient Safety Day is observed every year on __ to create awareness about different safety measures that should be taken to ensure patient safety.
(a) 20 September
(b) 18 September
(c) 17 September
(d) 21 September
Ans.(c)
World Patient Safety Day is observed every year on 17 September to create awareness about different safety measures that should be taken to ensure patient safety.

Q7. Which of the following has released a new digital publication ‘BLO e-Patrika’ at an event in New Delhi?
(a) Finance Ministry
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) Election Commission of India
(d) NITI Aayog
Ans.(c)
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has released a new digital publication ‘BLO e-Patrika’ at an event in New Delhi.

Q8. Which of the following bank was ranked 63rd on the Best Workplaces in Asia 2022 and becomes the only bank in India to be listed by Great Place to Work?
(a) SBI
(b) Federal Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) Canara Bank
Ans.(b)
Federal Bank was ranked 63rd on the Best Workplaces in Asia 2022 and becomes the only bank in India to be listed by Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture.

Q9. The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has selected who among the following as the next Managing Director (MD) of NLC India Limited?
(a) E S Ranganathan
(b) Rakesh Kumar Jain
(c) Deepak Gupta
(d) Prasanna Kumar Motupalli
Ans.(d)
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has picked Prasanna Kumar Motupalli as the next NLC CMD. Motupalli is currently serving as the Managing Director of Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL).

Q10. Joao Lourenco was sworn in for a second term as president of which country?
(a) Angola
(b) Ghana
(c) Sudan
(d) Namibia
Ans.(a)
Lourenco, 68, was sworn in alongside Esperanca da Costa, Angola’s first female vice president in the capital, Luanda.