Current Affairs: 3rd September 2022

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1) Indian-origin Laxman Narasimhan has been
appointed as the CEO of -

• Starbucks announced the appointment of Indian-

A. Facebook origin Laxman Narasimhan as the Chief Executive
Officer of the company.
B. Starbucks • Narasimhan is the new name who has joined the
league of the global Indian CEO.
C. Amazon • Laxman Narasimhan is an Indian-American business
executive who was the Chief Executive Officer of
D. Apple Reckitt Benckiser and was previously the Chief
Commercial officer of PepsiCo.

Ans-B
2) As per NCRB report, Which state has been on Top
in terms of Rape?

• Rajasthan recorded the highest number of Rape

cases in the country in 2021, according to data
A. Haryana recently released by the National Crime Records
Bureau (NCRB).
B. Delhi • Of the total 31,677 rape cases registered in the
country, as many as 6,337 were in Rajasthan, while
C. Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh reported 2,845.
• In the year 2020, the registered cases of rape in
D. Rajasthan Rajasthan were 5,310, which saw a 19.34 per cent
rise in 2021.
Ans-D
3) Who become 1st Indian woman to reach World
Junior Swimming Championships final?
• Apeksha Fernandes, the first Indian woman to reach
the final of the World Junior Swimming
Championships, finished eighth in the 200m women's
A. Aaron D'Souza butterfly summit clash in Lima, Peru.
• The 17-year-old clocked 2:19.14 to finish last in the
B. Richa Mishra eightswimmer final. In the heats, Fernandes had
rewritten her own 'Best Indian Time' of 2:18.18. to
C. Maana Patel qualify for the final, the first Indian woman to do so
in the world meet.
D. Apeksha Fernandes • Her previous best was 2:18.39 set in June which is
awaiting ratification by the Swimming Federation of
India.
Ans-D
4) The Regional Office of the Coconut Development
Board has been inaugurated in which state?

• The Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh

A. Gujarat Tomar inaugurated the Regional Office of the
Coconut Development Board on World Coconut Day
B. Kerala on September 2, 2022.
• He also virtually inaugurated the World Coconut Day
C. Hyderabad celebration at Kochi in Kerala.
• In Gujarat, Gir Somnath, Junagarh, and Porbandar
D. Madhya Pradesh Districts are the major centers of coconut
production.

Ans-A
5) India’s Unemployment rate surged to 1-year high
of with how much per cent in August 2022?
• India’s unemployment rate surged to a one-year high of 8.3 per
cent in August as employment sequentially fell by 2 million to
394.6 million, according to data from the Centre for Monitoring
A. 6.5% Indian Economy (CMIE).
• During July, the unemployment rate was at 6.8 per cent and the
employment was 397 million, the CMIE data added.
B. 7.6% • During August, the unemployment was the highest in Haryana
at 37.3 per cent followed by Jammu and Kashmir at 32.8 per
C. 8.3% cent, Rajasthan at 31.4 per cent, Jharkhand at 17.3 per cent and
Tripura at 16.3 per cent, according to the data.
D. 9.1% • While the unemployment was the lowest in Chhattisgarh at 0.4
per cent followed by Meghalaya at 2 per cent, Maharashtra at
2.2 per cent and Gujarat and Odisha at 2.6 per cent each, the
data showed.
Ans-C
6) Who has been appointed as the President of All
India Football Federation (AIFF)?

• Kalyan Chaubey has been elected the new president

of the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
A. Bhaichung Bhutia • He bested Bhaichung Bhutia comprehensively in the
election, winning 33 out of 34 votes.
B. Mohammed Habib • Chaubey replaces long-time president Praful Patel.
• Chaubey, 45, is a former goalkeeper who is currently
C. Gurdev Singh a politician with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The
Indian Goalkeeper of the Year in 1997-98 and 2001-
D. Kalyan Chaubey 02 played for both Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan and
East Bengal, while also having a stint at Goan
powerhouse Salgaocar.
Ans-D
7) Where has the most popular festival of South
India 'Onam 2022' started recently?

A. Andhra Pradesh • Onam festival is celebrated with great pomp in South

India. This festival is mainly celebrated in the state of
B. Varanasi Kerala in South India.
• It is mainly a festival of farmers which is celebrated to
C. Bihar express thanks for the harvest and good weather.
• This year This festival is from 30 August 2022 to 8
D. Kerala September 2022.

Ans-D
8) Who has been appointed as the interim head of
the All India Council for Technical Education
(AICTE)?

• University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman M.

A. Vasudha Gupta Jagadesh Kumar has been appointed as the interim
head of the All India Council for Technical Education
B. Nagesh Singh (AICTE).
• He has taken the place of Anil Sahasrabudhe, who
C. Jagadesh Kumar retired on 1st September.
• M. Jagadesh Kumar started working as UGC
D. Santosh Iyer Chairman on 4 February 2022.

Ans-C
9) Who has been appointed as Chairman and MD of
National Hydro Electric Power Corporation (NHPC)?

A. Dr. Vasudha Gupta • Yamuna Kumar Chaubey has been appointed as

Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of National
B. Yamuna Kumar Hydro Electric Power Corporation (NHPC).
• He succeeded Abhay Kumar Singh.
Chaubey • Chaubey is currently Director (Technical) in NHPC &
has been given additional charge of the post of CMD
C. R K Gupta for a period of 3 months till a regular incumbent joins
the post.
D. Adille Sumariwalla
Ans-B
10) Ministry of Women and Child Development is
celebrating the which edition of Rashtriya Poshan
Maah in 2022?
• Ministry of Women and Child Development is celebrating the
5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2022 across the nation from 1st
September till 30th September.
• Every year the Poshan Maah is celebrated under POSHAN
A. 5th • Abhiyaan (PM’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment),
which was launched in 2018 in Rajasthan.
B. 6th • Rashtriya Poshan Maah serves as a platform to bring focus to
the discourse of nutrition and good health.
C. 7th • Maah serves as a platform to bring focus to the discourse of
nutrition and good health.
• In the 5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah, the aim is to convert Jan
D. 8th Andolan into Jan Bhagidari to fulfil the Prime Minister’s vision
of a Suposhit Bharat.
• The Central Theme of Poshan Maah 2022 is “Mahila aur
Swasthya” and “Bacha aur Shiksha”. Ans-A
11) Who has unveiled a book titled “Science behind
Suryanamaskar”?

• Minister of State for AYUSH Munjpara Mahendrabhai

A. Aradhana Johri Kalubhai has unveiled a book titled “Science behind
Suryanamaskar”.
B. Ram Bahadur Rai • It is a collection of evidence-based research on
‘Suryanamaskar’, one of the most well-known Yoga
C. Munjpara Kalubhai asanas.
• This book has been compiled by the All India Institute
D. Rasheed Kidwa of Ayurveda’s (AllA) Department of Swasthavritta and
Yoga.

Ans-C
12) As per Boeing, India's air traffic will grow by
what percent per annum till 2040?

• India's air traffic to annually grow by nearly 7 per cent(7%)

through 2040, and is bullish on the "massive potential" in
A. 5% the air cargo space, expects aircraft maker Boeing.
• Boeing, which has around 90 per cent global market share
in cargo, expects to play a large part in India’s cargo
B. 6% market.
• In a presentation made here on 31st Aug 2022, Boeing
C. 7% said that India's airlines will lead air traffic growth through
2040, growing at a rate of 6.9 per cent. According to the
D. 8% firm, the growth for the South East Asia market is pegged
at 5.5 per cent, China (5.4 per cent), Africa (5.4 per cent)
and Latin America (4.8 per cent).
Ans-C
13) Who has been signed as the Brand Ambassador
of the “Uppercase” eco-friendly luggage brands?

• Jasprit Burmah has been signed as the Brand

Ambassador of the “Uppercase” eco-friendly luggage
A. Jasprit Bumrah brand.
• Jasprit Bumrah is managed by RISE Worldwide which
B. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is a Reliance Initiative and India’s largest sports, and
entertainment Company will lead the D2C brand’s
C. Ravindra Jadeja ‘Never Ordinary’ campaign.
• The campaign ‘Never Ordinary’ is a series of creatives
D. Hardik Pandya that tells the features and USPs of the Uppercase
bags. The film showcases the Uppercase bags as a
perfect choice that is eco-friendly in nature.
Ans-A
14) All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
has partnered with whom to increase digital literacy
in India?
• The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
said it has signed a partnership agreement with Adobe
to accelerate digital creativity skills across the country.
A. Google • Under the agreement, Adobe will offer courses and
expertise for upskilling educators, and integrate digital
B. Adobe creativity into the curriculum, to prepare students with
the essential creative and digital literacy skills needed
C. Meta to thrive in today's digital-first world, according to a
statement.
D. Canva • The partnership aims to empower over 75,000
educators across 10,000 higher education institutions
with essential digital creativity skills by 2024.
Ans-B
15) As per NCRB report, the highest number of
Sedition cases were registered in which state?
• According to the latest NCRB (National Crime Records
Bureau) report, the highest number of sedition cases was
recorded in Andhra Pradesh with 29 cases.
A. Uttar Pradesh • 76 cases for sedition were registered in 2021 in the
country under IPC Section 124A.
• According to the report, 86 people were arrested in
B. Madhya Pradesh sedition crimes across the country in 2021, while there
were 1,604 arrests under Unlawful Activities (Prevention)
C. Andhra Pradesh Act [UAPA].
• In 2020, out of 73 sedition cases, the maximum 15 were
D. Gujarat reported in Manipur, followed by Assam (12), Karnataka
(8), and Uttar Pradesh (7).
• In 2020, no sedition case was recorded in the state of
Andhra Pradesh. Ans-C
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