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 12 September 2022 Current Affairs 

Q.01–Where will the National Maritime Heritage Complex be set up recently? 

[a] Gujarat 

[b] Rajasthan 

[c] Haryana 

[d] None of these 

• The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways will build a National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at the Indus Valley Civilization site in Lothal, Gujarat. 
• This center, the first of its kind in India, will showcase India's rich and diverse maritime heritage. 
• The foundation stone of the NMHC project was laid by Prime Minister Modi and the master plan was agreed in March 2019. 

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Q.02–Recently which bank has tied up with Institute of Economic Development to fund independent research? 

[a] ICICI Bank 

[b] HDFC Bank 

[c] Axis Bank 

[c] None of these 

• HDFC Bank has signed an MoU with the Institute of Economic Development (IEG) to fund a chair to conduct independent research. 
• It will be known as 'HDFC Bank Chair of Banking and Finance' and will be housed at IEG campus, New Delhi. 
• This will support the IEG for over five years for this Chair with a funding support of ₹6.75 crore, effective 1 September 2022. 

Q.03–Recently by what name will the new avatar of high speed train be introduced by Indian Railways?

[a] bullet train 

[b] Shatabdi Express 

[c] Vande Bharat 2 

[d] None of these 

• Indian Railways will introduce a new avatar of Vande Bharat, a high-speed train called Vande Bharat 2. 
• It will be equipped with more developed and improved features like 0 to 100 km/h speed in just 52 seconds, maximum speed of up to 180 km/h and lower weight of 392 tonnes instead of 430 tonnes. 
• The new design also gets a photo-catalytic ultraviolet air purification system. 

Q.04–Recently a seminar on financial awareness has been organized by? 

[a] Finance Ministry

[b] Indian Air Force

[c] Ministry of Railways 

[d] None of these 

• In order to educate and acquaint the Air Force personnel about financial planning, the Indian Air Force had organized a one day seminar. 
• Reserve Bank of India officials spoke on financial awareness, bank frauds, role of Ombudsman among other topics. 
• Around 400 air warriors of all ranks participated in the seminar. 

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Q.05-Recently MeiTy ​​has approved Rs 500 crore electronic manufacturing cluster in which city? 

[a] Bhopal 

[b] Hyderabad 

[c] Pune 

[d] None of these 

• Government has approved Rs 500 crore Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) in Pune. 
• EMC will be constructed in Ranjangaon Phase-3. 
• The project will be set up in a land area of ​​297 acres. 
• The proposal has been approved by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity). 
• The central government will provide around Rs 208 crore for the project. 

Q.06–Recently there has been an agreement between the armed forces for the supply of renewable energy? 

[a] NTPC 

[b] DRDO 

[c] BHEL 

[d] None of these 

• NTPC Limited has entered into an agreement for the supply of renewable energy power to the Armed Forces (Military Engineering Services). 
• This is the first such agreement by the Indian Armed Forces to get electricity from renewable energy sources. 
• This agreement will take the armed forces towards gradual carbon reduction. 
• NTPC Limited Established: 1975 
• Headquarters: New Delhi 
• President: Gurdeep Singh 

Q.07–Recently which Indian former Chief Justice has passed away, who had the shortest tenure? 

[a] Kamal Narayan Singh 

[b] Ramesh Chandra Lahoti 

[c] M N Venkatachellaiya 

[d] None of these 

• Former Chief Justice of India Kamal Narayan Singh, who became the Chief Justice of India (CJI) in 1991 for the shortest period of 18 days, passed away on 8 September 2022. 
• Judge K. N. Singh was appointed as the 22nd CJI on 25 November 1991 and retired on 12 December 1991.
• Judge Y. V. Chandrachud (16th CJI) had the longest tenure till date (7 years, 4 months and 20 days). 

Q.08-Recently Indian Railways has invited private companies for the first plant of? 

[a] train coaches

[b] wheel 

[c] engine 

[d] None of these 

• Indian Railways for the first time has floated a tender inviting private companies to build a high-speed wheel plant under the Make in India initiative. 
• Under this move, Railways will procure 80,000 wheels per year with a total cost of Rs 600 crore and will be manufactured indigenously. 
• Currently, the railways imports a major part of its wheels from countries like Ukraine and Germany. 

Q.09– Recently India's first superconducting magnet system used in MRI has been developed by? 

[a] DRDO 

[b] IIT 

[c] IUAC

[d] None of these 

• New Delhi's Inter-University Accelerator Center (IUAC) has successfully developed India's first superconducting magnet system to be used in MRI machines.
• IUAC has developed the 1.5 Tesla superconducting MRI magnet system, which is a vital part of the MRI machine. 
• This will enable indigenous production of MRI machines in India. 
• At present, India is 100% import dependent for MRI machines.

Q.10–Recently how many beneficiaries have been approved by NITI Aayog in PLI scheme for electronic manufacturing? 

[a] 50

[b] 25 

[c] 32 

[d] None of these 

• NITI Aayog has set up Production-Linked Electronics for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing. 
• Approved 32 beneficiaries under the Sentimental (PLI) scheme. 
• This is the first disbursement under any PLI scheme. 
• Padget Electronics Pvt Ltd, a domestic company, is the first beneficiary company to receive incentives under mobile manufacturing. 
• CEO of NITI Aayog: Parameswaran Iyer 

Q.11–Recently Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has gone on a three-day visit to which country? 

[a] America 

[b] UAE 

[c] Japan 

[d] None of these 

• External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar will make an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 10-12 September 2022. 
• This will be his first visit as Foreign Minister. He will co-chair the first ministerial meeting of the Committee on Political, Security, Social and Cultural Cooperation, which has been set up under the framework of the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council. 

Q.12-Recently which country's cricketer Aaron Finch has announced his retirement from One Day cricket? 

[a] Australia 

[b] Bangladesh 

[c] Afghanistan

[d] None of these 

• Australia captain Aaron Finch retired from One Day International cricket on 11 September 2022. 
• Finch will continue as captain of Australia's Twenty20 team in the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia in October-November 2022 as captain. 
• He played 145 ODIs, of which he captained 54. 

Q.13-Recently by whom will the Cheetah Reproduction Project be launched on 17th September? 

[a] President 

[b] PM Modi 

[c] Amit Shah 

[d] None of these 

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Cheetah Re-introduction Project on 17 September 2022. 
• He disclosed this at the inaugural meeting of the National Conference for Zoo Directors held in Bhubaneswar on 10 September 2022. For this, Cheetah will be brought from Namibia. 
• This is the first time that the cheetah is being reintroduced since its disappearance from India in the 1950s. 

Q.14-Recently by whom will the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit be inaugurated? 

[a] PM Modi 

[b] Amit Shah 

[c] Rajnath Singh 

[d] None of these 

• PM Modi will inaugurate the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) 2022 on 12 September 2022. 
• It will be organized at India Expo Center & Mart, Greater Noida. Around 1500 participants from 50 countries are expected to participate in the 4-day IDF WDS 2022. 
• The last such summit was held in India almost half a century ago in 1974. 

Q.15–Recently how many institutions have been fined by RBI for non-compliance? 

[a] 05 

[b] 09

[c] 03 

[d] None of these 

• The Reserve Bank has imposed fines on three entities for not complying with regulatory norms. 
• Industrial Bank of Korea has been fined Rs 36 lakh for non-compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC) norms. 
• A fine of Rs 59.10 lakh has been imposed on Woori Bank. Indiabulls Commercial Credit Limited has been fined Rs 12.35 lakh.