Exercise :: May 4, 2022 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
- May 4, 2022 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
| 1. | Which bank has become the first public sector bank to go live on the account aggregator framework? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Union Bank of India has become the first public sector bank to go live on the account aggregator ecosystem.
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| 2. | Which country has created a new Guinness world record by simultaneously waving 78,220 national flags? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: India made history and entered the Guinness Book of World Records by simultaneously waving the largest number of national flags.
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| 3. | Press Freedom Day is being celebrated on which date? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Every year Press freedom Day or World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on the 3rd May to evaluate press freedom around the world and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.
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| 4. | Who has won bronze at Asian Badminton Championships in Manila? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: India's P.V. Sindhu won her second Asian bronze medal after a heartbreaking three-game loss to top-seed and defending champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the semifinal in Manila.
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| 5. | Who has been appointed as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Indian Army's Director General of Military Operations, Lieutenant General Baggavalli Somashekar Raju has been appointed as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff.
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| 6. | Which ministry has launched the 'Mandate document' for the National Curriculum Framework? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has released the 'Mandate document' for the National Curriculum Framework.
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| 7. | Which state observed its statehood day on May 01? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: PM Modi greets the people of Gujarat, Maharashtra on their statehood day.
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| 8. | Which senior IFS officer has assumed charge as India's new Foreign Secretary? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: AIR Senior IFS officer Vinay Mohan Kwatra today assumed charge as India's new Foreign Secretary.
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| 9. | Anshul Swami has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of which small finance bank? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Anshul Swami has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Shivalik Small Finance Bank.
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| 10. | IOC rolled out M15 petrol on a pilot basis in which state? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: With a 15 percent blend of methanol with petrol, Indian Oil Corp (IOC) rolled out M15 petrol on a pilot basis in Assam's Tinsukia district.
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| 11. | Who has won the UK's Commonwealth Points of Light Award? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Kishore Kumar Das, founder of Bangladesh's educational charity 'Bidanando', has been selected for the United Kingdom's Commonwealth Points of Light Award.
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| 12. | Where has the 'Semicon India Conference-2022' been organized? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Semicon India Summit-2022 in Bengaluru.
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| 13. | Which state Govt has launched 'Mukhyamantri Mitaan Yojana' - a Scheme For Doorstep Delivery of Public Services? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel launched 'Mukhyamantri Mitaan Yojana' (Mitaan stands for a friend).
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| 14. | In which state country's first ethanol plant operated from coarse cereals has been inaugurated? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Bihar country's first ethanol plant has inaugurated in the Purnea district yesterday.
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| 15. | Which corporation signed an MoU with Energy Vault for gravity-based energy storage technology? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: NTPC Ltd., India's largest power utility, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Energy Vault Holdings, Inc, a leader in sustainable, grid-scale energy storage solutions.
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| 16. | Real-time payments expected to boost India's GDP by $45.9 billion in which year? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Real-time payments are expected to enhance India's GDP by US$ 45.9 billion by 2026.
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| 17. | Which one has teamed up with MeiTY's C-DAC to assist Indian chipset startups? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Qualcomm India Private Limited, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc., has teamed up with MeiTY's C-DAC to assist Indian chipset startups.
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| 18. | Which bank has become the first public sector bank to go live on the Account Aggregator framework? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Union Bank of India became the first public sector bank to go live on the Account Aggregator (AA) ecosystem.
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| 19. | Which bank issued guidelines on Compensation of KMPs & Senior Management in NBFCs? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued Guidelines on Compensation of Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) and Senior Management in NBFCs.
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| 20. | Bharti Airtel has acquired how much stake in Navi Mumbai based Cnergee Technologies, under the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Bharti Airtel acquired a 7% stake in Navi Mumbai based Cnergee Technologies, a cloud-based networking solution.
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