Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 322: September 2022, Week 2

Assam/APSC Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 322: September 2022, Week 2

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Q1. India’s first Bio-Village is setup in which state?

  1. Tripura
  2. Meghalaya
  3. Kerala
  4. Mizoram

Tripura


Q2. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is associated with which Union Ministry?

  1. Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry
  2. Union Women and Child Development Ministry
  3. Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  4. Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry

Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry


Q3. Who won the Lausanne Diamond League 2022 in javelin ?

  1. Neeraj Chopra
  2. Arshad Nadeem
  3. Joe Kovacs
  4. Ryan Crouser

  Neeraj Chopra

Olympic champion and javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra scripted history as he became the first Indian to clinch a Diamond League Meeting title by winning the Lausanne league. He also made the cut for the World Athletics Championships 2023.


Q4. National Sports Day is being celebrated on which date?

  1. August 05
  2. August 29
  3. August 21
  4. August 09

  August 29

National Sports Day is being celebrated in India on August 29


Q5. Who is set to be appointed as the 14th Attorney General of India?

  1. Soli Sorabjee
  2. Goolam Essaji Vahanvati
  3. K.K. Venugopal
  4. Mukul Rohtagi

Mukul Rohtagi

Senior Advocate Mukul Rohtagi is set to be appointed as the 14th Attorney General of India after KK Venugopal vacates the post.


Q6. Which country inaugurated Maitree Super Thermal Power Project, constructed under India’s concessional financing scheme?

  1. Sri Lanka
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Afghanistan
  4. Nepal

  Bangladesh

The Maitree Super Thermal Power Project is a 1320MW supercritical coal-fired thermal power plant that has been set up at Rampal, Khulna in Bangladesh.


Q7. The Union Environment Ministry approved the New Coastal Zone Management Plan for which state?

  1. Manipur
  2. Nagaland
  3. Karnataka
  4. Kerala

Karnataka
Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate Change has approved the New Coastal Zone Management Plan for Karnataka.


Q8. Which district has been declared the best aspirational district in India?

  1. Kamrup
  2. Varanasi
  3. Jaipur
  4. Haridwar

Haridwar


Q9. The Government of India has decided to rename Rajpath by which name?

  1. Kartavya Path
  2. Central Vista
  3. Agnipath
  4. Ramsetu

Kartavya Path

The Govt of India has announced to change the name of Rajpath and Central Vista lawns into Kartavya Path.


Q10. When is the Ayurveda Day 2022 is celebrated?

  1. 02 October
  2. 09 October
  3. 29 October
  4. 23 October

23 October


Q11. Who has become the new King of the United Kingdom?

  1. Prince Charles III
  2. Prince Edward
  3. Queen Elizabeth III
  4. Prince Andrew

Queen Elizabeth III

Prince Charles III has become the new King of the United Kingdom. He will be known as King Charles III.


Q12. Which state celebrated September 09 as ‘Himalaya Diwas’?

A. Bihar
B. Uttarakhand
C. Sikkim
D. Assam

 Uttarakhand

Himalaya Diwas is celebrated every year on the 9th of September in the state of Uttarakhand, to conserve the Himalayan ecosystem and region.


Q13. Who won the Asia Cup 2022 title?

  1. Sri Lanka
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Pakistan
  4. India

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 23 runs to lift their 6th Asia Cup title.


Q14. Who has been appointed as the next Chief of the United Nations Human Rights?

  1. Navi Pillay
  2. Volker Turk
  3. Zeid Raad Al Hussein
  4. Michelle Bachelet

Volker Turk

The United Nations has approved the Austrian Diplomat Volker Turk to be the new High Commissioner of UN Human Rights.


Q15. What is the rank of India 2021 HDI released by the United Nations Development Programme?

  1. 112nd
  2. 124th
  3. 129th
  4. 132nd

132nd

India ranked 132nd among 191 countries and territories on the 2021 Human Development Index (HDI).



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Assam Current Affairs – September 01-03, 2022

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September 01-03, 2022

Amlan Borgohain breaks 100m national record at All India Railway Championships

Assam’s Amlan Borgohain has broke the 100m national record at the 87th All India inter-Railway Championships in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, 

He clocked 10.25s (wind speed +1.8, legal) to break the six-year-old national record of Amiya Kumar Mallick (10.26s). 

The 24-year-old Amlan, is now the reigning national champion in the 100m and 200m. Amlan Borgohain holds the 200m national record of 20.52s, set in April this year at the Federation Cup.

Meanwhile, Himashree Roy won the women’s 100m in 11.42s while R. Rajesh (46.73s) and Kiran Pahal (53.91s) took the men’s and women’s 400m titles.


World Resource Institute (WRI) India launches online geospatial platform in Guwahati

World Resource Institute (WRI) India in partnership with Assam Energy Development Agency (AEDA) launched an online, open source, interactive geo-spatial platform, called Energy Access Explorer (EAE).

Key Points

  • Energy Access Explorer (EAE) will help visualize the extent of energy access at Assam’s health, education, and livelihood infrastructures. 
  • It claims to assist policy-makers, renewable energy industry entrepreneurs, investors, and researchers from the development sector to make integrated and impactful decisions to expand energy access in the state in the most efficient, cost-effective and sustainable way possible.
  • In the past decade, 37.7 percent of health sub-centres and 41 per cent of schools in rural Assam lack access to reliable and sustainable power, while Assam has made great strides in electricity provisioning to homes. 
  • The leverage data will be provided by the platform and create a scenario of viability and affordability for consumers.

University Grants Commission launched ‘e-Samadhan’ portal

Recently. University Grants Commission (UGC) has launched an online portal, e-Samadhan for addressing student-related grievances. 

UGC will now monitor and address all grievances of students and teaching/non-teaching staff through a centralized portal called ‘e-Samadhan’. 

Key Points

  • The e-Samadhan Portal will handle issues like non-refund of fees, making admission contrary to merit, refusal of admission in accordance with the declared admission policy, withholding of original degrees/diplomas/certificates by institutions, etc.
  • The portal will be the one-stop solution for all grievances; and all other existing portals and helplines will be merged with it except for the anti-ragging helpline.
  • Through this portal, the users can register their complaints on the portal anytime within 24 hours by following a simple procedure using their email id or by placing a call on the toll-free number 1800-111-656.

About University Grants Commission (UGC)

  • University Grants Commission is a statutory body set up by the UGC Act 1956. 
  • It is set up by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India in accordance and is charged with coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of higher education in India.
  • Its headquarters are in New Delhi, and it has six regional centres in Pune, Bhopal, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Guwahati and Bangalore.
  • It provides recognition to universities in India, and disbursements of funds to such recognized universities and colleges.
  • It provides doctoral scholarships to all those who clear JRF in the National Eligibility Test. 

Cabinet approves an MoU with Govt of Nepal on biodiversity conservation

Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for signing an MoU with the Government of Nepal on biodiversity conservation

The MoU aims to strengthen and enhance the coordination and cooperation in the field of forests, wildlife, environment, biodiversity conservation and climate change, including restoration of corridors and interlinking areas and share knowledge and best practices, between the two countries.

The MoU is expected to help in promoting cooperation between the Parties in the field of forests, wildlife, environment, biodiversity conservation, and climate change, including restoration of corridors and interlinking areas and sharing knowledge and best practices.


India’s first indigenously developed Vaccine for Cervical Cancer will be launched 

India will launch its first indigenously developed Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (qHPV) against Cervical cancer with the help of the Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT).

Key Points

  • The CERVAVAC vaccination will be the first quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) in India, to prevent cervical cancer. 
  • The vaccine would be launched once an adequate quantum of doses is manufactured and ready for distribution and will be administered with a two-dose schedule for girls in the age group of 9-14 and a three-dose schedule for girls and women in the age group of 15-26.
  • Cervical cancer is the 2nd most prevalent cancer in India and accounts for nearly one-fourth of the world’s cervical cancer deaths despite being largely preventable. 
  • Every year approximately 1.25 lakhs women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and over 75 thousand die from the disease in India and 83 % of invasive cervical cancers are attributed to HPVs 16 or 18 in India, and 70% of cases worldwide. 
  • The most promising intervention for preventing cervical cancer is vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV). 
  • It is estimated that HPV types 16 and 18 (HPV-16 and HPV-18) together contribute to approximately 70% of all invasive cervical cancer cases worldwide.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched virtual school

Recently, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the virtual school called the ‘Delhi Model Virtual School’, in which students from across India will be eligible for admission in classes 9 to 12. 

Key Points 

  • Delhi Model Virtual School will be affiliated to the Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE). 
  • The virtual school will prove to be a milestone in the education sector in the country. 
  • The admission will be open for students across India who are aged between 13 and 18. who has cleared class 8 from any recognised school can apply for admission to DMVS
  • The classes will be online and recorded lectures will also be uploaded online. 

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