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1) In which of the following place the nine National Highway Projects worth 1,300 crores was inaugurated by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari?

(a) Assam

(b) Gujarat

(d) Haryana

(e) Rajasthan

2) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has approved the Draft GSR Notification to introduce Bharat NCAP. What does ‘C’ denotes an ‘NCAP’?

(a) Cash

(b) Car

(d) Clean

(e) Curve

3) China is secretly building a naval facility in _______ that would help extend its military’s currently limited reach in foreign waters.

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Pakistan

(d) Cambodia

(e) Vietnam

4) Which state government has signed a joint declaration on integrated water resources management and capacity building with Israel?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Haryana

(d) Telangana

(e) Rajasthan

5) Recently, which state government has presented a Rs 65,571.49 crore budget for 2022-23 in the state assembly?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(d) West Bengal

(e) Uttarakhand

6) Which of the following has extended the ‘use and file’ procedure for most life insurance products?

(a) NPCI

(b) SEBI

(d) IRDAI

(e) DICGC

7) Which insurance company has launched an out-of-network cash advance facility to help customers with monetary support at any hospital that is not part of its network?

(a) Edelweiss General Insurance

(b) Acko General Insurance

(d) United India Insurance

(e) New India Assurance

8) Which of the following is set to construct Noida International Airport at Jewar, Uttar Pradesh?

(a) Tata Projects

(b) Adani Power

(d) Reliance group

(e) Vedanta

9) Who has been appointed as the President of the India International Centre?

(a) Sunil Vittal

(b) Ajit Balakrishnan

(d) Shyam Saran

(e) Rajesh Gopinathan

10) Who among the following has been appointed as the CEO of NITI Aayog?

(a) Pankaj Sharma

(b) Jitin Gulati

(d) Parameswaran Iyer

(e) Amitabh Kant

11) Avinash Kulkarni has been appointed as CEO of which organization?

(a) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

(b) India Debt Resolution Company

(d) Securities and Exchange Board of India

(e) Association of Mutual Funds in India

12) Tapan Deka has been appointed as the new Chief of the Intelligence Bureau (IB). Whom did he succeed?

(a) Injeti Srinivasan

(b) Sanjay Gupta

(d) Vinay Kwatra

(e) Arvind Kumar

13) Who has been appointed as the acting president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)?

(a) Sharad Arvind Bobde

(b) N. V. Ramana

(d) L. Nageswara Rao

(e) Dipak Misra

14) Who has been re-appointed as Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)?

(a) Samant Kumar Goel

(b) Dinesh Prajapati

(d) Vivek Kumar

(e) Umesh Dwivedi

15) The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of up to ____ shareholding of IIFL Wealth Management Limited by BC Asia Investments X Limited?

(a) 24.98 percent

(b) 33.74 percent

(d) 44.24 percent

(e) 55.98 percent

16) Recently, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has participated in a tactical leadership program in which of the following country?

(a) Oman

(b) Thailand

(d) Canada

(e) Kenya

17) Ship-borne weapon system VL-SRSAM successfully flight-tested off the Odisha coast. This system was designed to strike high-speed airborne targets at the range of _________.

(a) 30km to 50km

(b) 40km to 60km

(d) 60km to 80km

(e) 20km to 50km

18) Which networks have partnered with C-DOT for the collaborative development of end-to-end 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) products and solutions?

(a) Teleindia Networks

(b) CanGo Networks

(d) Atlas Networks

(e) IGICS Network

19) Which state has topped in Asia at the 2022 Global Startup Ecosystem Report?

(a) Assam

(b) Kerala

(d) Karnataka

(e) Andhra Pradesh

20) “Mo Bus” service has been awarded as the United Nations award in recognition of their contributions to the global COVID-19 response. Which state has implemented this Mo Bus service?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Kerala

(d) Telangana

(e) Madhya Pradesh

21) What is the name of the world’s biggest bacterium found in the Caribbean mangrove swamp?

(a) Thiomargarita Magnifica

(b) Lactobacillus Magnifica

(d) Acidophilus Magnifica

(e) Tetanus Magnifica

22) Navjeet Dhillon won the gold medal at Qosanov Memorial 2022 athletics meet. Did she relate with which of the following sport?

(a) Shotput

(b) Javelin Throw

(d) Discuss Throw

(e) Long Jump

23) Who has been honored with the Golden Achievement Award by ITF and the International Tennis Hall of Fame?

(a) Ramanathan Krishnan

(b) Vijay Amritraj

(d) Leander Paes

(e) Mahesh Bhupathi

24) Which of the following cricket team has won the 2022 Ranji Trophy?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Mumbai

(e) Jharkhand

25) Who became the first Indian cyclist to win a silver medal at the Asian Championship?

(a) Bharat Pannu

(b) Ronaldo Singh

(d) Shankar Sarath Kumar

(e) Abhijit Nair

Answers :

1) Answer: E

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of nine National Highway Projects in Rajasthan costing 1,357 crore rupees.
11 hundred crore rupees have been sanctioned for the repair of the Delhi-Jaipur-Kishangarh highway.
An allocation of nine hundred crores in CRIF for Rajasthan and 700 crore rupees for the Setu Bandhan Scheme has been approved by the Central Government.

2) Answer: B

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has approved the Draft GSR Notification to introduce Bharat NCAP (New Car Assessment Program), wherein automobiles in India shall be accorded Star Ratings based upon their performance in Crash Tests.
Bharat-NCAP will serve as a consumer-centric platform allowing customers to opt for safer cars based on their star ratings while promoting healthy competition among OEMs in India to manufacture safer vehicles.

3) Answer: D

China is secretly building a naval facility in Cambodia that would help extend its military’s currently limited reach in foreign waters.
With more than 350 vessels, Beijing commands the world’s largest naval fleet, by comparison, the US Navy has 296 ships and
However, China currently has only one foreign naval base in Djibouti in East Africa.
The project in Cambodia would give China a foothold in Southeast Asia and a position in the western region of the South China Sea, part of Beijing’s ambition to grow its military influence worldwide.

4) Answer: B

Israel and the Haryana government signed a joint declaration on integrated water resources management and capacity building.
The joint declaration was signed by Ambassador Eynat Shlein, Head of MASHAV– Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel, and the Irrigation and Water Resources Department, Government of Haryana.
This is a significant milestone as India & Israel are celebrating 30 years of full diplomatic relations and water security has always been one of the most important pillars of our relations.

5) Answer: E

The Uttarakhand Finance Minister Shri Prem Chand Aggrawal has tabled a Rs 65,571.49 crore budget for 2022-23 in the state assembly in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

Highlights of the Budget :

The proposed Rs 65,571.49 crore budget includes Rs 49,013.31 crore of revenue expenditure and Rs 16,558.18 crore of capital expenditure.
The total estimated receipts during the financial year stood at Rs 63,774.55 crore.
A provision of Rs 17,350.21 crore has been made in the budget for salaries and allowances of state government employees, Rs 6,703.10 crore for pensions, and Rs 6,017.85 crore for payment of interests.
The highest allocation of Rs 1,500 crore was proposed in the budget for payment of pensions to the old, widows without anyone to depend on, abandoned women, differently-abled, and economically weak farmers.

6) Answer: D

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has extended the ‘use and file’ procedure for most life insurance products, thereby allowing insurers to launch new products without prior approval of the regulator.
For the use and file procedure for products launching into the market, insurance companies will have to adopt a board-approved product management and pricing policy (BAPMPP).
This comes after the insurance regulator extended similar relaxations for all health insurance products and almost all general insurance products.
Previously, it was made mandatory for the insurance companies to take prior approval before launching any life insurance product

7) Answer: A

Edelweiss General Insurance (EGI) has launched an out-of-network cash advance facility to help customers with monetary support at any hospital that is not part of EGI’s network.

About the Cash Advance :

Under the new “Cash Advance” facility, customers will receive money up to 10,000 to take care of admission charges or other expenses during the hospitalization.
The advance is then adjusted at the time of claim.
The launch of this service has been based on the insights gained from qualitative research conducted by EGI across 4 cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru & Kolkata.

8) Answer: C

The Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL) has selected Tata Projects Limited as its engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) for the Noida International Airport (NIA) at Jewar, Uttar Pradesh.
As part of the agreement, Tata Projects will construct the terminal, runway, airside infrastructure, roads, utilities, landside facilities, and other ancillary buildings at Noida International Airport
The new airport is expected to be functional by 2024, as per the developer.
The Uttar Pradesh government signed the concession agreement with YIAPL on October 7, 2020, to commence the development of the NIA.

9) Answer: D

Shyam Saran, a former Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Nuclear Affairs and Climate Change has taken over as the President of the India International Center.
He succeeds Mr. N N Vohra.

About Mr. Shyam Saran :

He headed the Research and Information System for Developing Countries, a prestigious think-tank focusing on economic issues (2011-2017).
He was Chairman of the National Security Advisory Board under the National Security Council (2013-15).

10) Answer: D

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Parameswaran Iyer as the new Chief Executive Officer of the National Institution for Transforming India Aayog (NITI Aayog) for 2 years.
He Succeeds Amitabh Kant, after a 6-year-long stint, as NITI Aayog CEO

11) Answer: B

The chief govt of India Resurgence Asset Reconstruction Firm (IRARC), Mr. Avinash Kulkarni has been appointed as the CEO of the India Debt Resolution Company (IDRCL) for 3 years.
The IDRCL board has accepted his appointment.
He joined Piramal Enterprises and Bain Capital-promoted IRARC in 2018.
Kulkarni’s appointment follows another SBI veteran Mr. Natarajan Sundar being selected as CEO of the NARCL in April 2022 & he took over as the CEO at the end of May 2022.

12) Answer: E

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of Tapan Deka as the new Chief of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) for a tenure of two years from June 30, 2022.
He will succeed incumbent Intelligence Bureau Director Mr. Arvind Kumar.

13) Answer: C

The Delhi high court-appointed Anil Khanna as the acting president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
He will replace Mr. Narinder Batra.
On May 25, 2022, Batra was removed as IOA chief after the Delhi High Court struck down the post of ‘life member’ in Hockey India, courtesy which he had contested and won the apex body elections back in 2017.
The order of the court was following a contempt petition moved by former hockey player Aslam Sher Khan

14) Answer: A

The tenure of the current chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Mr. Samant Kumar Goel, was extended by one year up to June 30, 2023.
It is the second extension of service for Mr. Samant Kumar Goel.
He is the third RAW chief, to get a tenure of over 3 years & before him, the founder chief of RAW R N Kao served for 9 years & N F Suptnook served for 6 years.

15) Answer: A

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of up to 98 percent shareholding of IIFL Wealth Management Limited by BC Asia Investments X Limited.

Key Highlights :

The fair trade regulator has cleared the transaction involving the sale of the global biosimilars portfolio of Viatris Inc (parent entity of Mylan) to Biocon Biologics Limited and its subsidiary.
It also approved the proposed equity infusion in Biocon Biologics by Biocon and Serum Institute.

16) Answer: D

Indian Air Force (IAF) would be participating in a month-long tactical leadership program at the Egyptian Air Force Weapon School in Cairo west Airbase.
Three Su-30MKI fighters, two C-17 transport aircraft, and 57 IAF personnel are participating in the program.

Aim of the exercise :

To enhance defense cooperation and exchange of best practices between India and Egypt.

17) Answer: C

The indigenously developed shipborne weapon system, Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM), was successfully flight-tested by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy off the coast of Chandipur in Odisha.
The system has been designed to strike high-speed airborne targets at the range of 40km to 50km and an altitude of around 15km
Its design is based on the Astra missile which is a Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile.
VL-SRSAM is developed by the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) and Research Centre Imarat (RCI), both from Hyderabad, and Research & Development Establishment (Engineers) based in Pune.

18) Answer: C

Center for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) has signed an agreement with Galore Networks for the collaborative development of end-to-end 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) products and solutions.
This collaborative approach based on achieving synergy and harmony amongst multiple ecosystem partners will facilitate the evolution of mutually productive and sustainable alliances.
It will act as a catalyst resulting in indigenous design, development, manufacturing, and deployment of cost-effective 5G products and solutions.

19) Answer: B

A report released by policy advisory and research firm Startup Genome released the 2022 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) at the Elevating Founders event of London Tech Week.

Key Highlights :

As per a report Bengaluru has moved up to 22 from 23 in 2021.
Bengaluru’s tech ecosystem value is $105 billion which is higher than that of Singapore at $89 billion and Tokyo at $62 billion.
Bengaluru is also among the top 15 global ecosystems in funding and is among the top 25 global ecosystems in performance.
To boost Kerala’s start-up ecosystem, it has been ranked 1st in Asia in Affordable Talent in Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER).
Kerala has also been ranked 4th in global ranking in the GSER, drawn up jointly by policy advisory and research organization Startup Genome and Global Entrepreneurship Network.

20) Answer: C

A prominent United Nations award has been given to Mo Bus, an Odisha-based public transportation company, in recognition of their contributions to the global Covid19 response.
Awarded for “promoting gender-responsive public services to fulfill the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)” is the public transportation system.
Public service initiatives from Thailand, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Panama, the Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Ukraine were among the other winners of this year’s awards, which were announced by Liu Zhenmin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, during a virtual event to commemorate the United Nations Public Service Day (celebrated on June 22).

21) Answer: A

Scientists have discovered the world’s largest bacterium in a Caribbean mangrove swamp – and it is so big that you can see it with the naked eye.
The thin white filament, which is approximately the size of a human eyelash, is “by far the largest bacterium known to date,” Jean-Marie Volland, a marine biologist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
The bacterium is named Thiomargarita Magnifica or “magnificent sulfur pearl” and can reach a length of 2 centimeters.
It is roughly 50 times larger than all known giant bacteria.
Olivier Gros, a co-author and biologist at the University of the French West Indies and Guiana found the first example of this bacterium clinging to sunken mangrove leaves in the archipelago of Guadeloupe in 2009.

22) Answer: D

Indian women’s discus thrower Navjeet Dhillon won the gold medal at the Qosanov Memorial 2022 athletics meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Navjeet Dhillon, who is looking to seal her place in the Indian team for Commonwealth Games, won the women’s discus throw with a 56.24m effort.
Local athlete Karina Vasilyeva with 44.61m and Uzbekistan’s Yulianna Shchukina with 40.48m followed Navjeet Dhillon on the podium.
Dutee Chand, who has been selected in the 4x100m relay team for CWG, clocked 11.49s in the 100m final to finish second behind Olga Safronova of Kazakhstan, who claimed gold in 11.40s.

23) Answer: B

India’s Vijay Amritraj has been named the 2021 recipient of the Golden Achievement Award.
The Golden Achievement Award is presented annually by the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Tennis Federation.
The award is given to a person who has made important contributions internationally to tennis in the fields of administration, promotion, or education and has devoted long and outstanding service to the sport.
The award was presented at a special celebration hosted in Amritraj’s honor in London.
A globally recognized and respected tennis icon as well as a national hero in his native India, Amritraj was the first Indian player to turn professional on the ATP Tour.

24) Answer: B

At the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Madhya Pradesh defeated tournament giants Mumbai by six wickets to win their first Ranji Trophy championship.
The squad, led by Aditya Shrivastava, overcame Mumbai, a 41-time winner.
Chandrakant Pandit, a former India wicketkeeper and batsman, served as the team’s coach.
Sarfaraz Khan of Mumbai, who finished first in the batting standings with 982 runs at an average of 122.75, was named “Man of the Tournament” for his outstanding Ranji Trophy 2022 performance with the bat.
Shahbaz Nadeem of Jharkhand, a spinner, is one of the best bowlers in the 2022 Ranji Trophy (25 wickets).

25) Answer: B

At the Asian Track Championship, Ronaldo Singh created cycling history by becoming the first Indian cyclist to earn a silver medal in continental competition in the senior category by finishing second in the sprint race on the penultimate day of the event in this city.
Ronaldo’s achievement was the finest one an Indian cyclist had ever made in a continental race.
He battled skillful Japanese rider, Kento Yamasaki, valiantly, but he still came away with silver.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 28th June 2022

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