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4-5 SEPTEMBER 2022

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What is the name of the website launched to boost
the Coastal Clean-Up Campaign?
तटीय सफाई अभियान को बढावा दे ने के भिए शुरू की गई वेबसाइट
का नाम क्या है ?

(A) Swachhsagar.org
(B) Swachhnadi.org
(C) Swachbharat.org
(D) Swachhjal.org

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➢ Union Minister for Earth Sciences, Dr. Jitendra Singh
unveiled a dedicated Website to give further boost to the
ongoing 75-day Coastal Clean-Up campaign. The portal
www.swachhsagar.org will give a push to the cleaning
mission which was launched on 5th July 2022

➢ During this period more than 200 ton of garbage have been
removed from the sea coasts.

➢ He also launched the Campaign Logo -Vasuki, dedicated to

the youth of the country as they along with the school
students are taking keen interest in joining the coastal and
beach cleaning activities.

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Which country has become the first in the world to
launch hydrogen trains ?
हाइड्र ोजन टर े न शु रू करने वािा दुभनया का पहिा दे श कौन
बन गया है ?

(A) France
(B) Germany
(C) Belgium
(D) China

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➢ Germany has launched the world's first
fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger
trains - Coradia iLint

➢ 14 trains with hydrogen fuel cell drive -

produced by French manufacturer
Alstom - are to replace 15 diesel trains.

➢ These trains can travel at a maximum

speed of 140 kmph.

❑ Capital - Berlin
❑ Currency - Euro
❑ President - Frank-Walter Steinmeier
❑ Chancellor - Olaf Scholz

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Which country has been hit by the Tropical cyclone Ma-On ?

कौन सा दे श उष्णकभटबंधीय चक्रवात मा-ऑन की चपेट में ाया है ?

(A) Japan
(B) Vietnam
(C) Philippines
(D) Indonesia

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➢ 2 Countries Mainly hit by this Cyclone.

➢ Firstly - Tropical cyclone Ma-on battered the

Philippines main Luzon island and killed at least three
people and injured four others

➢ Secondaly - Ma-on also made landfall in southern

China's Guangdong province

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Which bank has topped the chart in debit card market
with 30% market share ?
कौन सा बैंक 30% बाजार भहस्सेदारी के साथ ड्े भबट काड्ड
बाजार में चाटड में सबसे ऊपर है ?

(A) Bank of Baroda

(B) HDFC Bank
(C) Bank of India
(D) SBI

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➢ SBI tops the chart in debit card
market with 30% market share

➢ Bank of Baroda secured 2nd place

with 8% market share. Bank of India,
Canara Bank, Union Bank, and PNB
came 3rd with 5% each.

➢ HDFC Bank topped the charts in the

credit cards segment with a market
share of 22%, followed by SBI (18%),
ICICI Bank (17%) and Axis Bank (12%)

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Who won India’s first-ever medal in Judo World
Championships with a gold ?

जूड्ो भवश्व चैंभपयनभशप में िारत का पहिा स्वर्ड पदक भकसने जीता ?

(A) Supriya Ghosh

(B) Ruhi Kaur
(C) Linthoi Chanambam
(D) Jyothi Yadav

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➢ Linthoi Chanambam created as the 16-year
old from Manipur became the first ever
judo world champion from India.

➢ She defeated Bianca Reis of Brazil in the

final of the 57 kg category to clinch a
historic gold medal at the World Cadet
Judo Championship in Sarajevo, Bosnia.

➢ Linthoi Chanambam became the first Indian

judoka to win a medal at any age-group
category of the World Championships.

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DRDO successfully tested the Pinaka Extended range
rocket in which state ?
DRDO ने भकस राज्य में भपनाका एक्सटें ड्ेड् रें ज रॉकेट का
सफितापूवडक परीक्षर् भकया ?

(A) Rajasthan
(B) Karnataka
(C) Odisha
(D) Tamil Nadu

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➢ The Pinaka extended range rocket
developed by the Defence Research
and Development Organization
(DRDO) were carried out in firing
ranges of Pokhran, Rajasthan. Multiple
successful Pinaka extended range
rocket trials firings were conducted in
Pokhran.

➢ The trials were conducted in the

presence of Army officials and DRDO
officials. The 15 feet long missile of
Advance Navigation and Control
System destroyed the target as per
the standard.

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Which state got its second railway station after a gap
of more than 119 years ?
119 से अभधक वर्षों के अंतराि के बाद भकस राज्य को अपना
दूसरा रे िवे स्टे शन भमिा ?

(A) Tripura
(B) Nagaland
(C) Manipur
(D) Mizoram

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➢ Nagaland got its second railway station after a gap of
more than 119 years with the commissioning of a new
facility at Shokhuvi. Dimapur Railway Station, in the
heart of the commercial hub of the state, was
inaugurated in 1903.

➢ Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio flagged off the Donyi Polo

Express from Shokhuvi Railway Station during the day.

➢ The train will run between Guwahati in Assam and

Naharlagun in Arunachal Pradesh on a daily basis. The
train will also extend its services till Shokhuvi, located
just a few kilometres from Dimapur.

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➢ About Nagaland :-

❑ Statehood - 1 December 1963 (16th state of India)

❑ Capital – Kohima
❑ Districts - 16
❑ Chief Minister - Neiphiu Rio
❑ Governor - Jagdish Mukhi
❑ Legislative Assembly - 60 seats
❑ Lok Sabha seats – 1 seats
❑ Rajya Sabha seats – 1 seats

❑ Tribes – Angami, Ao, Chakesang , Chang, Khiamniungan, Kuki,

Konyak, Kachari, Lotha, Phom

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Which Formula One racing driver won the Belgian
F1 Grand Prix 2022 ?

बेल्जियम F1 ग्ांड् भिक्स 2022 भकस फॉमूडिा वन रे भसं ग ड्र ाइवर ने जीता ?

(A) Max Verstappen

(B) Charles Leclerc
(C) Lewis Hamilton
(D) Carlos Sainz

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➢ Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the
Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix 2022. He
won the Belgian GP in 2021 as well.

➢ Red Bull's Sergio Perez & Ferrari's

Carlos Sainz finished at second and
third positions respectively.

➢ Verstappen has now won nine of this

season’s 14 races.

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➢ List of 2022 F1 Race Winners :-

❑ Hungarian Grand Prix - Max Verstappen

❑ Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Max Verstappen
❑ Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Max Verstappen
❑ Canadian Grand Prix - Max Verstappen
❑ Spanish Grand Prix - Max Verstappen
❑ Bahrain Grand Prix - Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
❑ Australian Grand Prix - Charles Leclerc
❑ British Grand Prix - Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)

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Who has won the Javelin throw competition at the
Lausanne Diamond League ?

िॉजेन ड्ायमंड् िीग में िािा फेंक िभतयोभगता भकसने जीती है ?

(A) Nadeem Mohammad

(B) Anderson Peters
(C) Johannes Vetter
(D) Neeraj Chopra

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➢ Neeraj Chopra has won the javelin throw
competition at the Lausanne Diamond
League with a best throw of 89.08 m.

➢ With this, Neeraj became the first Indian

to clinch the prestigious Diamond
League Meet title.

➢ Neeraj has thus qualified for the

Diamond League Finals, which will take
place in Zurich, Switzerland in
September & has also qualified for the
2023 World Championships.

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Which cricketer has become the first- ever fast bowler to
complete 950 wickets in international cricket ?
कौन सा भक्रकेटर अंतरराष्ट्रीय भक्रकेट में 950 भवकेट पूरे करने वािा
पहिा तेज गेंदबाज बन गया है ?

(A) Jofra Archer

(B) Jasprit Bumrah
(C) James Anderson
(D) Lasith Malinga

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➢ England's James Anderson became the
first- ever fast bowler to complete 950
wickets in international cricket.

➢ He attained this historic feat on Day 3 of

the second Test against South Africa.

➢ He broke the record of Australia's Glenn

McGrath (949 wickets).

➢ Anderson ranks behind Muthiah

Muralidaran (1,347), Shane Warne (1,001),
and Anil Kumble (956).

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Who clinched his second BWF World Championships title
after beating Kunlavut Vitidsarn in Tokyo ?
टोक्यो में कुनिावुत भवभटड्सनड को हराकर अपना दूसरा बीड्ब्ल्यूएफ
भवश्व चैंभपयनभशप ल्जिताब भकसने जीता ?

(A) Viktor Axelsen

(B) Kento Momota
(C) Lin Dan
(D) Lee Chong Wei

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➢ Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen clinched
his second BWF World
Championships title after beating
Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn in Tokyo

➢ In the men's singles final, Axelsen

prevailed over world number 17
Vitidsarn 21-5, 21-16.

➢ The women's singles title has been

retained by Japan's reigning
champion Akane Yamaguchi. She
defeated China's Olympic champion
Chen Yufei in the final.

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For how many years the Geographical Indication (GI) Tag
status is valid in India ?

िारत में िौगोभिक संकेत (GI) टै ग की ल्जथथभत भकतने वर्षों के भिए वैध है ?

(A) 8 years
(B) 6 years
(C) 10 years
(D) 12 years

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