Top Current Affair Of 20 September 2022 In English

Current Affair Of 20 September 2022 In English

Q1. Who has inaugurated Ramakrishna Mission’s ‘Awakening ‘ programme for students of classes 1 to 5?
(a) Anurag Thakur
(b) Piyush Goyal
(c) Smriti Irani
(d) Dharmendra Pradhan
Ans.(d)
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated Ramakrishna Mission’s ‘Awakening ‘ programme for students of classes 1 to 5.

Q2. Which of the following university has signed an MoU with the Indian Navy to establish a long-term symbiotic relationship for Academic Cooperation?
(a) University of Delhi
(b) Amity University
(c) Allahabad University
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru University
Ans.(b)
Amity University Uttar Pradesh has signed an MoU with the Indian Navy to establish a long-term symbiotic relationship for Academic Cooperation.

Q3. Union Jal Shakti Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat declared _ as India’s first Swachh Sujal Pradesh.
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans.(c)
Union Jal Shakti Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat declared Andaman and Nicobar Islands as India’s first Swachh Sujal Pradesh.

Q4. Pralay Mondal has been appointed as CEO of which of the following bank?
(a) Federal Bank
(b) Axis Bank
(c) IndusInd Bank
(d) CSB Bank
Ans.(d)
The Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of Pralay Mondal as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of CSB Bank for three years.

Q5. Who has been elected as the president of Auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) for 2022-23?
(a) Rajesh Verma
(b) Vinod Aggarwal
(c) R K Gupta
(d) Adille Sumariwalla
Ans.(b)
Auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers has elected Vinod Aggarwal as its new president for 2022-23.

Q6. Who has launched the book ‘Ambedkar and Modi – Reformer’s Ideas Performer’s Implementation’?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) M Venkaiah Naidu
(c) Ramnath Kovind
(d) Droupadi Murmu
Ans.(c)
Former President of India Ram Nath Kovind has launched the book ‘Ambedkar and Modi – Reformer’s Ideas Performer’s Implementation’.

Q7. International Equal Pay Day is observed every year on which day?
(a) 17 September
(b) 18 September
(c) 19 September
(d) 16 September
Ans.(b)
International Equal Pay Day, celebrated on 18 September, represents the longstanding efforts towards the achievement of equal pay for work of equal value.

Q8. World Bamboo Day 2022 is observed on _ in order to raise awareness about the conservation of this extremely useful plant.
(a) September 15
(b) September 16
(c) September 17
(d) September 18
Ans.(d)
World Bamboo Day 2022 is observed on September 18 in order to raise awareness about the conservation of this extremely useful plant. Conceptualised by the World Bamboo Organisation (WBO), this day also promotes the bamboo industry by highlighting its concerns.

Q9. Which of the following National Parks was selected to reintroduce Cheetahs in India?
(a) Kuno National Park
(b) Bandipur National Park
(c) Kaziranga National Park
(d) Ranthambore National Park
Ans.(a)
The Prime Minister will release eight cheetahs brought from Namibia at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

Q10. Which country hosts the SCO summit of 2022?
(a) India
(b) Tajikistan
(c) China
(d) Uzbekistan
Ans.(d)
The 2022 annual summit of the Shangai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of State Council will be held on September 15-16 in Samarkand. Uzbekistan took over the chairmanship of the organization from Tajikistan on September 17, 2021.

Q11. According to RBI, India’s current account deficit (CAD) is likely to remain within __ per cent of the GDP in 2022-23.
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 2
Ans.(c)
India’s current account deficit (CAD), a key indicator of balance of payment of a country, is likely to remain within 3 per cent of the GDP in 2022-23 as against 1.2% during the last fiscal, according to an article published in the Reserve Bank’s article titled ‘State of the Economy’.