Current Affairs - Current Affairs
1.
Only one among which two teams will qualify for FIFA World Cup 2022?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers draw for Europe is placed in a way that only one team is between Portugal and Italy.
Category : Sports
2.
Which bank has listed its USD 650-million green bonds simultaneously on the India INX and the LuxSE?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
State Bank of India (SBI) listed its USD 650-million green bonds simultaneously on the India International Exchange (India INX) and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE).
Category : Banking
3.
Earth Station of Doordarshan Kendra inaugurated in which place?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Earth Station of Doordarshan Kendra at Gorakhpur.
Category : National
4.
Which among the following is the world's most expensive city?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Tel Aviv has become the world's most expensive city to live in, surpassing Paris and Singapore as per the Economist Intelligence Unit's Worldwide Cost of Living Index 2021.
Category : Miscellaneous
5.
OECD has projected India's economic growth forecast at which percent for FY22?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) decreased India's growth forecast to 9.4% for FY22 from 9.7% estimated in September 2021.
Category : Economy
6.
'Nizamuddin Basti' is a conservation project based at which Indian state/UT?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The UNESCO has conferred the Award of Excellence and Special Recognition for Sustainable Development Award, for conservation efforts at Nizamuddin Basti in the Indian capital.
Category : State
7.
India will have how many nuclear reactors by 2024?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The nation will have 9 nuclear reactors by 2024 and a new nuclear project, the first in northern India, will come up 150 kms away from Delhi in Gorakhpur of Haryana, the government informed the Rajya Sabha.
Category : Science
8.
Pradip Shah, founder of IndAsia Fund Advisors, has been appointed chairman of NARCL. What is the full form of NARCL?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Pradip Shah, founder of IndAsia Fund Advisors, has been appointed chairman of National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL).
Category : Persons
9.
India is scheduled to sign a deal to procure around 7.5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles with which nation?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India and Russia are scheduled to sign a deal on supplying 7.5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles, during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India.
Category : International
10.
How much loan has been approved by the ADB to help the government of India to improve the quality of the country's school education?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
ADB has approved USD 500 million (about Rs 3,752 crore) loan to help the government of India improve the quality of the country's school education and mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students' learning.
Category : Miscellaneous
11.
Who has won the Ballon d'Or Striker of the Year award 2021?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
While the striker of the year award went to Robert Lewandowski, the Best Club of the Year award went to Chelsea.
Category : Awards and Honours
12.
Which Indian-born economist is to be appointed as the first Deputy Managing Director of IMF?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Gita Gopinath, the India-born, first female chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is set to take over as the first deputy managing director (FDMD).
Category : Persons
13.
World Soil Day is being celebrated on which date?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
World Soil Day is celebrated every year on December 5 to raise awareness regarding the importance of healthy soil for the sustenance of life on earth.
Category : Important Days
14.
Which company has been ranked 'number one Cooperative' in the world in the 2021 edition of the 10th Annual WCM report?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) has been ranked 'number one Cooperative' among the top 300 cooperatives in the world in the 2021 edition of the 10th Annual World Cooperative Monitor (WCM) report, withholding its position from the 2020 edition.
Category : Miscellaneous
15.
International Volunteer Day is being celebrated on which date?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
International Volunteer Day (IVD) on 5 December has designated by the United Nations in 1985 as an internationally celebrated day to celebrate the power and potential of volunteerism.
Category : Important Days
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