Daily Current Affairs Quiz : September 23, 2022
September 23, 2022 September 23, 2022
1. What is the upper limit of the ‘UPI Lite’ payment transaction?
[A] Rs 1000
[B] Rs 500
[C] Rs 200
[D] Rs 100
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Correct Answer: C [Rs 200]
Notes:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Shaktikanta Das recently launched three key digital payment initiatives at the Global Fintech Fest 2022.
The initiatives include RuPay Credit Card on UPI, UPI LITE, Bharat BillPay Cross-Border Bill Payments. Through UPI Lite on BHIM App, users will be able to make small-value transactions in near-offline mode. The upper limit of a UPI Lite payment transaction will be ₹200. The total limit of the UPI Lite digital payment mode on the wallet on a device would be ₹2,000 at any point in time.
2. When is the ‘International Day of Sign Languages’ observed every year?
[A] 20 September
[B] 23 September
[C] 25 September
[D] 27 September
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Correct Answer: B [23 September]
Notes:
The UN General Assembly declared 23 September as the International Day of Sign Languages(IDSL), to raise awareness of importance of sign language in realization of the human rights of people who are deaf.
It commemorates the day on which the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) was established in Rome in 1951. The International Day of Sign Languages was first celebrated in 2018 as part of the International Week of the Deaf.
3. Kigali Amendment, which was seen in the news, is related to which action?
[A] Increase Use of Electric Vehicles
[B] Reduction of hydrofluorocarbons
[C] Increase Renewable Energy Consumption
[D] Phasing out Coal plants
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Correct Answer: B [Reduction of hydrofluorocarbons]
Notes:
US Senate recently ratified Kigali Amendment to the 1987 Montreal Protocol on ozone pollution, to limit use of refrigerants.
The international agreement requires participating nations to phase down production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, also known as HFCs, by 85% over the next 14 years. More than 130 countries, including China, India and Russia, have formally ratified the agreement.
4. ‘Moonlighting’, which was seen in the news, is related to which field?
[A] Space Science
[B] Employment
[C] Psychology
[D] Finance
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Correct Answer: B [Employment]
Notes:
Indian IT major Wipro has terminated the services of 300 employees, who were found to be working for its competitors simultaneously.
The act is also called as ‘Moonlighting’. Companies worry that this practice might create a conflict of interests, data breaches, and mis-use of company’s Intellectual Property (IP) and assets.
5. ‘Swadesh Darshan’ scheme is an initiative of which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Culture
[B] Ministry of Tourism
[C] Ministry of External Affairs
[D] Ministry of Communications
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Tourism]
Notes:
The Ministry of Tourism had identified 15 tourist circuits under its Swadesh Darshan scheme including Ramayana Circuit, Buddhist Circuit, Coastal Circuit and Desert Circuit among others.
Union Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy announced a special tourist train to cover the ‘Ambedkar Circuit’. The train will visit key sites associated with Dr BR Ambedkar including Mhow (his birthplace called Dr. Ambedkar Nagar in Indore), London (where he resided and studied), Nagpur (also studied here), Delhi (where he passed away) and finally Mumbai (where he was cremated.)
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