Current Affairs Quiz: 23rd September, 2022:
1. The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) for the acquisition of additional dual-role capable Surface to Surface BrahMos missiles at an overall approximate cost of ____________ under Buy-Indian Category.
2. The BrahMos Aerospace is a multinational aerospace and defense corporation, of India with which country with core manufacturing concentrations in Cruise missiles?
3. Four lakh 37 thousand Poshan Vatikas have been set up by Anganwadi Centres across country under Poshan Maah 2022. Ministry of Women and Child Development is celebrating the ______________Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2022 across the nation.
4. This year, the objective of the Poshan Maah is to trigger Poshan Maah through Gram Panchayats as Poshan Panchayats with key focus on?
5. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concerns over the situation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in conflict-ravaged Ukraine. The plant was built by the Soviet Union on which river?
6. The International Day of Sign Languages is observed every year on which date?
7. What is the theme for International Day of Sign Languages 2022?
8. 'Dugong Conservation Reserve’ was seen in news recently. It is located in which state?
9. The Supreme Court has appointed which former Justice to conduct elections to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and also to take steps for ensuring a development-oriented approach for the future of Olympic sports in the country?
10. India discussed cooperation under India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) and preparation for IBSA Trilateral Ministerial Commission Meeting on the side-lines of 77th UNGA. Which country is the current chair of IBSA?
11. The IBSA Dialogue Forum (India, Brazil, South Africa) is an international tripartite grouping for promoting international cooperation among these countries. IBSA was formularized in which year?
12. NASA Spacecraft Dart will hit an asteroid on Monday to nudge the asteroid into a slightly tighter orbit around its companion space rock. Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission will impact with the asteroid_______________.
13. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will inaugurate the third edition of the Lok Manthan programme at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in which city?
14. Power sector focussed NBFC REC Ltd has been accorded the status of Maharatna central public-sector enterprise (CPSE). It has become the ____________ to attain the Maharatna status.
15. Which of the following is not a Maharatna Company?
16. Amazon will be setting up three solar power projects with a capacity of 420 megawatt (MW) in which state?
17. I2U2 Sherpas met on the side-lines of UN General Assembly in New York on 20 September 2022. Which of the following countries is not a part of I2U2 group?
18. Marking the celebration of India's 75th year of Independence, a book that honours 75 women from various fields including science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics, has been released. What is the name of the book?
