Daily Current Affairs Quiz : September 21, 2022
September 21, 2022 September 21, 2022
1. ‘Maya’, which was seen in the news, is the world’s first cloning of which animal?
[A] Wild Arctic wolf
[B] One-horned Rhino
[C] Lion-tailed Macaque
[D] Great Indian Bustard
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Correct Answer: A [Wild Arctic wolf]
Notes:
A Beijing-based gene firm successfully cloned a wild Arctic wolf for the first time in the world. The wild Arctic wolf is also called as the white wolf or polar wolf.
The animal is native to the High Arctic tundra of Canada’s Queen Elizabeth Islands. The cloning is regarded as a milestone achievement in conserving rare and endangered species. Maya’s donor cell came from skin sample of wild female Arctic wolf, while its oocyte came from a female dog. Maya’s surrogate mother is a beagle dog.
2. Which state has launched a web portal named ‘CM Da Haisi’ (Inform to CM)?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Assam
[C] Manipur
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: C [Manipur]
Notes:
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh recently launched a web portal named ‘CM Da Haisi’ (Inform to CM).
It seeks to receive complaints and grievances from the general public. The complainants can also check the status of their complaints. The Public Grievances Redressal and Anti-Corruption Cell at CM Secretariat will also use the portal to collaborate with the concerned departments.
3. ‘Astana’ is the new Capital of which country?
[A] Turkmenistan
[B] Kazakhstan
[C] Afghanistan
[D] Uzbekistan
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Correct Answer: B [Kazakhstan]
Notes:
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a law limiting presidential terms and reverting to the old name of the country’s capital to Astana.
The bill extends presidential mandates to a seven-year term, from five. It also bars any president from running for a second term in office. The bill also reinstated the capital’s name to Astana, whose name was changed to Nur-Sultan in 2019, in honour of outgoing President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
4. India, the UAE and France held their first trilateral Foreign Ministers’ meeting in which city?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Dubai
[C] New York
[D] Paris
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Correct Answer: C [New York]
Notes:
India, the UAE and France held their first trilateral Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New York on the sidelines of a UN General Assembly (UNGA) session.
The Ministers discussed contemporary ways of doing diplomacy with a focus on active exchange of ideas between strategic partners and UNSC members. India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also met UN General Assembly President and had bilateral meetings with his counterparts from across the world.
5. Which Indian city is the host of ‘Global Fintech Conference’ in 2022?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Ahmedabad
[C] Mumbai
[D] Bengaluru
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Correct Answer: C [Mumbai]
Notes:
Global Fintech Fest is being organized by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the Payments Council of India (PCI) and the Fintech Convergence Council (FCC).
It was attended by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. The Finance Minister called upon fintech industry to take advantage of opportunities in green finance for building a sustainable financial environment.
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