Current Affairs - 20 September 2022
| Release of which book by ex-hockey coach of India, Sjoerd Marijne has been barred by Delhi HC following a player’s claim that it contains confidential information about her medical condition? -- Will Power |
| Which country has signed a formal MoU to join SCO; to become permanent member at 2023 India Summit? -- Iran |
| Which new television series has been launched by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and UNICEF in collaboration with Doordarshan to promote healthy behaviours in a post-pandemic world? -- ‘Duur Se Namaste’ |
| Which Indian industrialist was recently conferred the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) - the highest French civilian award? -- Swati Piramal |
| Which naval ship was recently decommissioned that participated in several naval operations including Op Talwar during Kargil War and Op Parakram in 2001? -- INS Ajay |
| Through which scheme, the Union government plans to reduce the use of chemical fertilisers by incentivising states? -- PM PRANAM (PM Promotion of Alternate Nutrients for Agriculture Management) |
Types Of Steel
Consider the statements with reference to the different types of steel:
- Stainless steels contain a minimum of 10% chromium and are more resistant to corrosion than normal steels.
- Electrical steel, also known as silicon steel, it is specialty steel made from the alloying of silicon with iron.
- Tool steels are wear-resistant, ferrous alloys based on iron and carbon with high levels of alloying (hardenability and property modifying) elements such as chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, and vanadium.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
| A | Only 1 |
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| B | Only 3 |
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| C | 2 and 3 |
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| D | 1, 2 and 3 |
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Right ans is D
Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Observatory
In which State, India's first commercial space situational awareness (SSA) observatory to monitor space activity, is going to be setup?
| A | Uttarakhand |
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| B | Himachal Pradesh |
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| C | Union Territory of Ladakh |
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| D | Sikkim |
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Right ans is A
