Current Affairs Quiz - September, 2022

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Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh recently launched a web portal named ‘CM Da Haisi’ (Inform to CM).
It seeks to receive complaints and grievances from the general public. The complainants can also check the status of their complaints. The Public Grievances Redressal and Anti-Corruption Cell at CM Secretariat will also use the portal to collaborate with the concerned departments.

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Kazakhstan is set to host Conference on Confidence Building Measures and Interaction in Asia (CICA) Summit in capital Astana.
The country has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the CICA Summit. This year’s summit, which is to be held in the year of the 30th anniversary of CICA, will give Central Asian countries an opportunity to expand ties with India. Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee attended the first CICA Summit in July 2002 in Kazakhstan.

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The Army, in collaboration with Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL), has activated satellite broadband-based internet service on the Siachen Glacier.
The glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range of the Himalayas at a height of 19,061 feet. The BBNL is a wholly government-owned broadband infrastructure provider company. It is working under Bharat Net scheme to provide internet connectivity through satellites to rural remote areas.

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The Film Federation of India has announced the Gujarati film, Chhello Show as India’s official entry to the Oscars 2023.
The film, which is titled Last Film Show in English, has been selected in the Best International Feature Film category. Chhello Show revolves around a 9-year-old boy who resides in a remote village in India and his love affair with cinema. The film is directed by Pan Nalin.

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‘International Day of Peace’ is observed on September 21 around the world. United Nations General Assembly observes 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire on the day.
The theme for the International Day of Peace 2022 is ‘End racism. Build peace’. The day will be dedicated to the aim of making a world free of racism and racial discrimination.

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Union government’s ‘Skill India’ initiative, the Electronics Sector Skill Council of India (ESSCI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ‘Samsung India’ to upskill youth in India.
Under ‘Samsung Innovation Campus’, it aims to upskill over 3,000 unemployed youths from 18-25 years of age in emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Big Data and Coding and Programming.

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Dorna Sports, the international organiser of MotoGP, signed a MoU with Fairstreet Sports, promoters of the race in India.
The ‘Grand Prix of Bharat’ is scheduled to be held in 2023 at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida. The international motorcycling federation (FIM) publishes the calendar of Grandprix events every year.

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According to the Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2020, released by the Registrar General of India (RGI), Uttarakhand’s sex ratio at birth was found to be the worst in the country at 844.
Sex Ratio is the number of females per 1,000 males. Kerala’s ratio was the best, at 974. The report stated that India’s overall sex ratio at birth had gone up by 3 points to 907 in 2018-20 from 904 in 2017-19. It was 907 in rural areas and 910 in urban areas.

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The World Bank has announced that it will provide USD 2 billion in aid to Pakistan for reconstruction and rehabilitation.
It includes food, shelter and other urgent needs of the victims such as health, food, shelter, rehabilitation, and cash transfers of the recent devastating floods. Pakistan has witnessed its worst floods triggered by record rain in three decades. Over 1,600 people have been killed and over 33 million were affected due to the massive floods.

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The government launched the indigenously-developed AVGAS 100 LL. It has been developed by Indian Oil Corporation.
It is a special aviation fuel meant for piston engine aircrafts and unmanned Arial vehicles. At present, India is importing this product from European countries. The domestic production of AVGAS 100 LL is produced by Indian Oil at its Gujarat refinery.