Weekly Current Affairs Quiz 28.08.2022

Who has been appointed by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly as the human rights chief of the global body?

Consider the following statement regarding the transport system in India-

1. A report by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India is estimated to have 1.8 lakh km of highways and 1.2 lakh km of rail lines by the year 2025.

2. In the year 1950, the railway network in India was only 10,000 km of rail lines which had grown to 63,000 km by the year 2015.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In which state Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Center has been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

Where is the 20th edition of BioAsia 2023 being held on February 24-26?

The country's first night safari will be started in which city?

Who has been awarded the UNESCO Peace Prize 2022?

Consider the following statement regarding the Vertical Launched Short-Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM)-

1) The Vertical Launch Short-Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) flight test was conducted off the coast of Chandipur, in the state of Odisha.

2) The VL-SRSAM is built to strike high-speed air targets at a height of roughly 15 km and at distances between 100 and 150 km.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statement regarding the Amrita Hospital inaugurated by the prime minister of India-

1) The 2,600-bed Amrita Hospital has been inaugurated by Prime by the prime minister of India in Faridabad, Haryana.

2) Amrita Hospital is Asia's largest hospital with state-of-the-art technology.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which country has released a postage stamp to commemorate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations with India?

With which country has South Korea started its largest joint military exercise?

In which state/UT, a scheme to set up an education township has been launched?

In which of the following state 300 Rural Industrial Parks will be set up?

Consider the following statement regarding the National Awards Portal-

1. The Central Government has created the National Prizes Portal, in an effort to promote transparency and public participation.

2. From Padma Awards to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Telecom Skill Excellence Award, the National Awards have been included in the portal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statement regarding the hydrogen fuel cell bus-

1. India's first indigenous Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus developed by Mahindra has been launched by Union Ministry.

2. It is developed in the city of Pune.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

World Water Week is held from August to September 1 for the year 2022-23 What is the theme of this year's 2022 World Water Week?

Which Indian player defeated Atlin Shagayeva of Kazakhstan 8-0 to win the Under-20 World Champion title?

How many possible landing locations have been announced by NASA for the Artemis III mission, which will bring the first woman to the Moon?

India's first commercial space situational awareness observatory will be set up in which state?

Consider the following statement regarding the Rural Entrepreneur Project-

1. Phase II of the Rural Entrepreneurs Project is started by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in collaboration with Sewa Bharti and Yuva Vikas Society.

2. The second phase of the Rural Entrepreneur Project has been started in Ranchi Jharkhand.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statement regarding the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-

1. The 17^th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023 will be held in Indore in January 2023

2. The 16^th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held in Bengaluru, Karnataka from 21 to 23 January 2019

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In which country a statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been unveiled by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during his first official visit to South America?

Which item of Bihar has been given GI tag by the Government of India recently?

Who has become the first Indian female footballer to play in the UEFA Women's Champions League?

What is the name of the longest freight train of Indian Railways which has recently been tested?

Consider the following statement regarding the NIDAAN Portal-

1) Narcotics Control Bureau created the National Integrated Database Portal-NIDAAN (NCB).

2) The NIDAAN platform gets its data from the interoperable Criminal Justice System and e-Prison Application Repository.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statement regarding the Matsya Setu App-

1) Online Market Place feature "Aqua Bazaar" has been launched in the "Matsyasetu" mobile app by Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

2) Matsya Setu App was developed by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

On which day every year Akshay Energy Day or Renewable Energy Day is celebrated in India?

What is the name of the autobiography of former Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu which will be published in November 2022?

From which country India will buy TU-160 bombers with an aim to boost its strategic force?

In which country will Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) set up its first international marketing and sales office in anticipation of a possible deal for Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas?