Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 18th June 2022

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1) Recently In July, The National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) partnered with ___________ for cooperation on numerical model-based applications in meteorology and oceanology.

A) Indian Navy

B) Indian Air Force

C) Indian Army

D) ITBP

E) None of these

2) Recently in June _____________ has partnered with PhonePe Insurance Broking Services Pvt. Ltd (PhonePe), a digital payments platform to offers motor insurance to 380 million customers on the PhonePe platform.

A) Kotak Mahindra General Insurance

B) State Bank Of India

C) Indian Bank

D) ICICI Bank

E) None of these

3) Recently India’s first 100 MLD (million litres per day) capacity desalination plant was naugurated in _____________.

A) Dolhera

B) Dahej

C) Purnia

D) Sasaram

E) None of these

4) Recently ___________ has become the first officer from the Indian Railways to complete the grueling “Ironman Triathlon”.

A) Shiwani Sharma

B) SheyasHosur

C) Snana Dhaka

D) Priya Khandelwal

E) None of these

5) Consider the following statement regarding Hurun 500 most valuable private companies.

1) Axis Bank’s Burgundy Private and Hurun India launched an update to the list of 500 most valuable private companies in India.

2) According to the list, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd is now India’s most valuable company with a value of Rs 18.9 lakh crore.

3) Mumbai alone is home to 159 of the companies, followed by Bengaluru at 59, Gurugram with 38, and Chennai with 36.

Which of the following statement is correct?

A) Only 1 & 2

B) Only 2 & 3

C) Only 1 & 3

D) All of the above

E) None of these

6) Consider the following statement regarding the 17^th edition of Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands.

1) Apple grabs the top spot at the Kantar BrandZMost Valuable Global Brands 2022 ranking and is on track to become the first trillion-dollar brand.

2) The number of Indian brands in the Global Top 100 rose to four: Tata Consultancy Services (46^th), HDFC Bank (61^st), Infosys (64^th ), and Life Insurance Corporation (92).

Which of the following statement is correct?

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) Both 1 & 2

D) None of the above

E) None of these

7) Recently in June Exim Bank extends a USD 24.98 mn line of credit to ___________ for an agrimechanisation project.

A) Maldives

B) Ghana

C) The Gambia

D) South Africa

E) None of these

8) Recently in June _____________ has introduced DhanSanchay, a non-linked, non-participating, individual savings life insurance plan offering protection and savings.

A) State Bank Of India

B) LIC

C) ICICI Bank

D) HDFC Bank

E) None of these

9) Recently in June Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the National Standards Body of India has developed an Indian Standard, IS 17693: 2022 for ‘non-electric cooling cabinet made of clay’ name _________.

A) Matka Refrigerator

B) Mitticool refrigerator

C) Ghadarefrigerator

D) Pot refrigerator

E) None of these

10) Consider the following statement regarding the country’s first multi-modal rail and road transport corridor.

1) Under the project, two road tube tunnels and one rail tube tunnel will be built under the Ganga river.

2) Indian Railways, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, and Ministry of Defense (Border Roads Organisation) will jointly complete the project estimated to cost around Rs 7,700 crore.

Which of the following statement is correct?

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) Both 1 & 2

D) None of the above

E) None of these

11) Recently __________ has been appointed to the prestigious role of Commissioner of Historic England, the public body championing the country’s historic environment and heritage.

A) Nairita Chakraborty

B) Anjali Pandey

C) Anjali Chaturvedi

D) Niti Chakraborty

E) None of these

12) Recently England broke its world record for the highest total in one-day international cricket by smashing 498-4 to set up a 232-run win over the  _________.

A) Nepal

B) Ireland

C) Netherland

D) Switzerland

E) None of these

13) Recently Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Friday launched a book on temples titled” Beyond the Misty Veil’, authored by _________.

A) Aanchal Thakur

B) Aradhana Johri

C) Shikha Sharma

D) Aradhya Verma

E) None of these

14) Recently in June ______________  extended its MoU with the Union ministry of rural development (MoRD) to continue its role as the nodal bank for processing and disbursement of interest subvention to women SHGs in 250 backward districts across the country through the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) portal.

A) ICICI Bank

B) Indian Bank

C) Bank Of Baroda

D) Axis Bank

E) None of these

15) LIC has raised its stake in pharma major Dr Reddy’s Laboratories to ____________ per cent .

A) 5.65 %

B) 4.99 %

C) 6.02 %

D) 7.91 %

E) None of these

16) Consider the following statement regarding the PragatiMaidan tunnel,

1) The tunnel is built for Rs 920 crore, funded by the Central govt

2) The 1.6-km-long PragatiMaidan tunnel will be Delhi’s first tunnel, which will allow commuters traveling to India Gate and other central Delhi

Which of the following statement is correct?

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) Both 1 & 2

D) None of the above

E) None of these

17) Recently _____________ has provided a line of credit of Rs 5,000 crore to the PMAY mega housing scheme being developed by Cidco.

A) RBI

B) SBI

C) SEBI

D) NABARD

E) None of these

18) Recently _____________  and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) have entered into a memorandum of understanding aimed at forging a knowledge partnership as well as building and enabling a thriving skilling ecosystem in the country.

A) Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad

B) Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta

C) Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad

D) Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Jammu

E) None of these

19) In June Anahat Singh won the gold medal in the girl’s Under-15 category at the Asian Juniors Squash Championships held in ____________.

A) Thailand

B) Malaysia

C) Singapore

D) Uzbekistan

E) None of these

20) The Government of India, in consultation with the RBI, has fixed the issue price for the first tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme for the current fiscal at _____________.

A) Rs 5091 gram

B) Rs 4851 gram

C) Rs 5055 gram

D) Rs 5591 gram

E) None of these

21) Consider the following statement regarding RBI Payments Vision 2025”.

1) It builds on the initiatives of Payments Vision 2019-21.

2) The Payments Vision 2025 document is presented across the five anchor goalposts of Integrity, Inclusion, Innovation, Institutionalisation, and Internationalisation.

3) Theme: E-Payments for Everyone, Everywhere, every time (4Es).

4) Volume of cheque-based payments to be less than 0.25% of the total retail payments.

Which of the following statement is correct?

A) Only 1 , 2 & 4

B) Only 2 & 3

C) Only 3 & 4

D) All of the above

E) None of these

22) Recently the government has set a target of expanding the National Highway network to 2 lakh kilometers by  __________.

A) 2023

B) 2024

C) 2025

D) 2026

E) None of these

23) Recently Football Players’ Association of India (FPAI) has awarded _____________ the Indian player of the year award.

A) Anju Tamang

B) Liston Calaco

C) Akash Mishra

D) Manisha Kalyan

E) None of these

Answers :

1) Answer: A

• The National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), Ministry of Earth Sciences on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Navy for cooperation on numerical model-based applications in meteorology and oceanology.
• The National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), Ministry of Earth Sciences on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Navy for cooperation on numerical model-based applications in meteorology and oceanology.
• The NCMRWF with highly skilled scientists and state-of-the-art infrastructure would provide support to two of the premier establishments of the Indian Navy located at Kochi — the Naval Operations Data Processing and Analysis Centre (NODPAC) and the Indian Naval Meteorological Analysis Centre (INMAC).

2) Answer: A

• Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company Limited (Kotak General Insurance) on Wednesday announced that it has partnered with PhonePe Insurance Broking Services Pvt. Ltd (PhonePe), a digital payments platform to offers motor insurance to 380 million customers on the PhonePe platform.
• Through PhonePe, Kotak General Insurance will provide quick and seamless car and two-wheeler insurance policies to its customers.
• Suresh Agarwal, Managing Director & CEO, Kotak General Insurance

3) Answer: B

• Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday inaugurated India’s first 100 MLD (million liters per day) capacity desalination plant in Bharuch district.
• The seawater desalination plant in Dahej industrial area has been set up by the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) with an investment of Rs 881 crore,
• The plant can desalinate 100 million liters of water per day. It will supply water to the industries in the area.

4) Answer: B

• Shreyas G Hosur has become the first officer from the Indian Railways to complete the grueling “Ironman Triathlon”
• The Ironman Triathlon is considered to be the toughest single-day sports event in the world.
• This includes 3.8-km swimming, 180-km cycling, and 42.2-km running. Hosur completed the event in 13 hours and 26 minutes in Germany’s Hamburg
• “The finishers of the event are popularly known as ‘IRONMAN’, befitting the mental and physical strength the race demands. Starting the 3.8-km swim at 6:30 am in the chilly waters of the Hamburg lake, it was followed by 180-km long cycling in the countryside and ended with a full marathon of 42.2 km.

5) Answer: D

• Axis Bank’s Burgundy Private and Hurun India launched an update to the list of 500 most valuable private companies in India.
• The minimum valuation to make it into the top-500 valuation list was Rs 5,800 crore or $760 million.
• Companies in the list came from 15 states led by Maharashtra.
• Mumbai alone is home to 159 of the companies, followed by Bengaluru at 59, Gurugram with 38, and Chennai with 36.
• According to the list, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd is now India’s most valuable company with a value of Rs 18.9 lakh crore.
• It is followed by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) with? 12.9 lakh crore and HDFC Bank with Rs 7.7 lakh crore.
• Adani group companies made the maximum gain and surpassed all others by a huge margin.
• In just six months, Adani Green moved from 16^th to 6^th
• Paytm was the worst performer, having lost 63% ( Rs 63,666 crore) to touch a value of Rs 37,724 crore
• The only unicorn making it to the list was Delhivery

6) Answer: C

• The Kantar Brandz 2022 report is out, and Apple retook the No. 1 slot as the world’s most valuable brand, for the first time since 2015 With a brand value of $947.1 billion
• Google moves up to the second place and is one of the fastest risers in the ranking, increasing its brand value by 79% to $819.6 billion. While Amazon stands the third place with a brand value of $705.6 billion.
• For the second straight year, American brands account for 56 out of the world’s Top 100 brands
• This year, some Chinese brands in the Top 100 fell by four, to 14, while the number of European brands on the list held steady at 18. Meanwhile, brands from Argentina and Saudi Arabia joined the Global Top 100 for the first time.
• The combined value of the world’s Top 100 most valuable brands has increased by 23% to $8.7 trillion over the past year
• Newcomers in 2022’s ranking emerge from a range of categories. Aramco, the integrated energy and chemicals company, debuted highest at No.16. India’s IT services and consultancy Infosys arrived at No.64.
• The number of Indian brands in the Global Top 100 rose to four: Tata Consultancy Services (46^th), HDFC Bank (61^st), Infosys (64^th ), and Life Insurance Corporation (92).

7) Answer: B

• Export-Import Bank of India has executed a Buyer’s Credit Agreement with Ghana for an agriculture mechanization project valued at USD 24.98 million.
• The project envisages the establishment of an assembly plant for tractors, backhoe loaders, and the fabrication of agriculture implements.
• This funding is proposed to be provided under the Buyer’s Credit program under the National Export Insurance Account (NEIA) Scheme.

8) Answer: B

• The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has recently introduced DhanSanchay, a non-linked, non-participating, individual savings life insurance plan offering protection and savings.
• The plan is available for a term of a minimum of five years to a maximum of 15 years.
• The minimum sum assured under this plan for options A and B is ₹3,30,000, option C is ₹2,50,000 and option D is ₹22,00,000. There is no limit for maximum premium. The minimum age at entry is three years (complete) depending upon chosen policy term.

9) Answer: B

• Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the National Standards Body of India, has developed an Indian Standard, IS 17693: 2022 for a ‘non-electric cooling cabinet made of clay’.
• BIS standard specifies the construction and performance requirements of a cooling cabinet made out of clay, which operates on the principle of evaporative cooling.
• These cabinets may be used to store perishable foodstuff without the need for electricity.
• Named as ‘Mitticool refrigerator’, Mansukh Bhai Prajapati from Gujarat is the innovator behind the refrigerator which projects an eco-friendly technology.
• It is a natural refrigerator made primarily from clay to store vegetables, fruits, and milk, and also for cooling water.
• BIS is the National Standards Body of India working under the aegis of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
• It is established by the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 which came into effect on 23 December 1986.

10) Answer: B

• The Central Government is going to build a strategically important Integrated multi-modal rail and road transport corridor in the Northeast, the first in the country. Under the project, two road tube tunnels and one rail tube tunnel will be built under the Brahmaputra river.
• Apart from this, a rail-road infrastructure will be created for the rail-road missing links including several new rail lines, a loop line, a railway station, and a station yard. With the help of this mega rail-road transport corridor, military vehicles, logistics ammunition, and armed forces can reach the China border of North Assam, Tawang, and Arunachal Pradesh faster.
• Indian Railways, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, and Ministry of Defense (Border Roads Organisation) will jointly complete the project estimated to cost around Rs 7,700 crore.
• As per the consensus reached between the three ministries, the Railways will spend Rs 2,295 crore while the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will spend more than 4,700 crore (which comes to about Rs 7,000 crore).
• The Border Roads Organization (BRO) has given a presentation of the above project to the Railway Board last month. A senior official said that there is a proposal to build two road tube tunnels and one rail tube tunnel, about 10 km long, under the Brahmaputra river.
• Apart from this, a 121.33 km-long new railway line will be laid between Rangpara and Tawang. This new rail line will connect Tawang, Senga, Rupa, Bhalukpong and Rangpara. A new railway line will also be laid between Dhalaibil-Jakhlabandh and Dekragaon-Jamugurihar. A new railway station is proposed to be built between Dhalaibil and Jamugurihar with an increased number of platforms and a loop line and station yard.
• Earlier, NHIDCL, an undertaking of the Ministry of Road Transport, had prepared a plan to build a tunnel under the river.

11) Answer: A

• Indian-origin architect and design advocate Nairita Chakraborty has been appointed to the prestigious role of Commissioner of Historic England, the public body championing the country’s historic environment and heritage.
• Chakraborty, who grew up in Delhi and studied at the School of Planning and Architecture before moving to the UK, has over 16 years of experience in heritage, townscape, and design. She is already a member of Historic England’s Advisory Committee and will start her new role on July 1 for four years.

12) Answer: C

• England has rampaged to a world record 4-498 following Jos Buttler’s breathtaking belligerence as the Netherlands were blown away in the first one-day international.
• Not only was the previous ODI best of 6-481 that England amassed against Australia four years ago eclipsed.
• But the total even bettered the 4-496 Surrey registered against Gloucestershire which had stood as the List A benchmark since April 2007.
• Buttler missed out on breaking his record for the fastest century by an England batter by just one ball on Friday, reaching three figures from 47 deliveries, before finishing unbeaten on 162 off 70.

13) Answer: B

• Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu o launched a book on temples in Uttarakhand and said that the Indian culture, art, heritage, and mythology are very inspiring.
• The book ‘Beyond the Misty Veil’, authored by former bureaucrat AradhanaJohri, contains stories on hundreds of temples in the hill state of Uttarakhand in detail.

14) Answer: B

• Indian Bank has extended its MoU with the Union ministry of rural development (MoRD) to continue its role as the nodal bank for processing and disbursement of interest subvention to women SHGs in 250 backward districts across the country through the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) portal.
• The rural development ministry under the DeendayalAntyodayaYojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) receives annual action plans from states and Union territories, which include physical targets for mobilization of rural poor women into Self Help Groups (SHGs).
• DAY-NRLM aims to cover at least one woman member from each rural poor household under the fold of SHGs.
• As per the DAY-NRLM, interest subvention is provided on loans taken by women SHGs from banks. In 250 backward districts, referred to as category-I districts, all women SHGs are eligible to get bank loans up to Rs 3 lakh at an interest rate of 7% per annum.

15) Answer: A

• Life Insurance Corp of India’s (LIC) holding in pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories has crossed 5.65% as of 15 June.
• The corporation’s shareholding in Dr. Reddy’s Lab has increased from 60,64,345 to 93,96,91,801 equity shares, or from 3.644% to 5.646% of the paid-up capital of the company,
• LIC has recently increased its stake in Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Hero MotoCorp, and non-banking finance company Capri Global Capital through open market purchases over the last few months.

16) Answer: A

• The 1.36-km-long PragatiMaidan tunnel will be Delhi’s first tunnel, which will allow commuters to travel to India Gate and other central Delhi areas from east Delhi, Noida, and Ghaziabad.
• It starts near the National Sports Complex of India (NSCI) at the PuranaQila Road and passes underneath the redeveloped PragatiMaidan to culminate at the Ring Road near the Pragati Power station.
• The tunnel and the five underpasses are part of the PragatiMaidan Integrated Transit Corridor project and have been built at a cost of more than ₹920 crores which is funded entirely by the central government.
• The construction work of the tunnel started in March 2018 and was scheduled to be completed by September 2019. However, the deadline was extended to June 2020 due to the complexities involved in the construction work. It was later pushed to December 2020 due to the COVID-19 lockdown and further extended to March 2022.

17) Answer: B

• State Bank of India has provided a line of credit of Rs 5,000 crore to the PMAY mega housing scheme being developed by Cidco, thus achieving financial closure. This will speed up the construction of houses under the scheme and make the dream of affordable housing come true for many common citizens.
• “The line of credit sanctioned by State Bank of India will enable completion of the scheme on time. The interest rate of 6% is probably the lowest rate for any PSU historically. This mega housing scheme is amongst the largest of its type in the world,”
• The entire project will be financed with a Rs 4,000 crore infusion by CIDCO, Rs 5,000 crore through SBI’s Line of Credit and the remaining will be internal accruals of the project.
• The first phase has 23,500 units, the second phase will have 67,000 units and the third phase will have additional 22,000 units.
• CIDCO has appointed a private agency for Marketing and Consumer Relationship Management of the scheme to ensure end-to-end services throughout and after-sale process. Thus, CIDCO has become the first government authority to adopt this kind of professional approach for the housing scheme.

18) Answer: A

• The Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) have entered into a memorandum of understanding aimed at forging a knowledge partnership as well as building and enabling a thriving skilling ecosystem in the country.
• ISB in consultation with NSDC will drive the design and delivery of online (jointly certified) training programs; co-creation of research collateral; a digital learning ecosystem; sectoral assessments; entrepreneurship development initiatives and capacity building.

19) Answer: A

• Promising Indian player Anahat Singh won the gold medal in the girl’s Under-15 category at the Asian Juniors Squash Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.
• The 14-year-old Anahat defeated KwongEna of Hong Kong 3-0 in the final to claim the top prize.
• She reached the finals without dropping a single game in the tournament.
• She is the only Indian girl to win the US Junior Open in any category and the British Junior Open.
• At 14, Anahat will be the youngest player to represent India at the World Juniors Squash Championships in Nancy, France later this year.

20) Answer: A

• The issue price for the first tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme for the current fiscal, which will open for subscription for five days from Monday, has been fixed at Rs 5,091 per gram of gold
• The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2022-23 – Series I will be open for subscription during June 20-24, 2022.
• The Government of India, in consultation with the RBI, has decided to offer a discount of Rs 50 per gram on the nominal value to those investors applying online and the payment against the application is made through digital mode.
• “For such investors, the issue price of Gold Bond will be Rs 5,041 per gram of gold,”
• The second tranche (2022-23 Series II) will be available for subscription during August 22-26, 2022.
• The central bank issues the bonds on behalf of the Government of India, and these bonds are restricted for sale to resident individuals, Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs), trusts, universities, and charitable institutions.
• “The tenor of the SGB (Sovereign Gold Bond) will be for eight years with an option of premature redemption after 5^th year to be exercised on the date on which interest is payable.
• The minimum permissible investment will be one gram of gold”
• In 2021-22, SGBs were issued in 10 tranches for an aggregate amount of Rs 12,991 crore (27 tonnes).
• The maximum limit of subscription is 4 Kg for individuals, 4 Kg for HUFs, and 20 Kg for trusts and similar entities per fiscal year.
• The SGBs are sold through banks, Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL), Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL), post offices, and the two stock exchanges (NSE and BSE).
• The Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme was launched in November 2015 to reduce the demand for physical gold and shift a part of the domestic savings – used for the purchase of gold – into financial savings.

21) Answer: D

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come out with “Payments Vision 2025” to provide every user with safe, secure, fast, convenient, accessible, and affordable e-payment options.
• Payments Vision 2025 has been prepared by considering the guidance from the Board for Regulation and Supervision of Payment and Settlement Systems of the RBI.
• It builds on the initiatives of Payments Vision 2019-21.
• The Payments Vision 2025 document is presented across the five anchor goalposts of Integrity, Inclusion, Innovation, Institutionalisation, and Internationalisation.
• Theme: E-Payments for Everyone, Everywhere, every time (4Es)
• To elevate the payment systems towards a realm of empowering users with affordable payment options accessible anytime and anywhere with convenience.
• The volume of cheque-based payments is less than 0.25% of the total retail payments.
• Tripling the number of digital payment transactions.
• UPI to register average annualized growth of 50% and IMPS / NEFT at 20%.
• Increase of payment transaction turnover vis-à-vis GDP to 8.
• Increase in debit card transactions at PoS (Point of Sale) by 20%.
• Debit card usage to surpass credit cards in terms of value.
• Increase in PPI transactions by 150%.
• Card acceptance infrastructure to increase to 250 lakh.
• The RBI’s Payments Vision 2025 will be significant in shaping India’s payment ecosystem, propelling a safer, more secured, and seamless payment infrastructure.

22) Answer: C

• The government is working towards expanding the National Highway network to 2 lakh kilometers by 2025
• Gadkari also proposed the setting up of an ‘Innovation Bank’ for new ideas, research findings, and technologies to focus on quality in infrastructure development.
• The minister pointed out that in the last eight years, the length of National Highways has gone up by more than 50 percent – from 91,000 km in 2014 to about 1.47 lakh km now.
• The government is committed to the development of the northeast region, he said NHIDCL (National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation) is playing a vital role in developing infrastructure in this region.
• “Till date, 2,344 km highway has been constructed at the cost of ₹ 45,000 crores in the North East region.

23) Answer: C

• Football Players’ Association of India (FPAI) awards as ATK MohunBagan’s Liston Colaco was awarded the Indian player of the year award while Hyderabad FC’s Akash Mishra was adjudged to be the Young player of the year.
• There was more joy in the Hyderabad FC camp as Bartholomew Ogbeche was named the Foreign Player of the year while Manuel Marquez scooped the coach’s award.
• In the women’s section, AnjuTamang won the Indian Women’s Player of the year award. The young player award was handed to ManishaKalyan.
• Colaco becomes the second ATK Mohun Bagan player to win the big prize in a row after goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya had received the honor for his exploits in green and maroon in ISL 2020-21 season. The 23-year-old who was the top Indian goalscorer in ISL 2021-22 with eight goals is the youngest recipient of the award.