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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • July 1, 2022 Current Affairs
1.
Where has a Honey Testing Laboratory been launched by Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar?
Uttarakhand
Nagaland
Punjab
Assam
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar launched the Honey Testing Laboratory at Dimapur, Nagaland.

2.
National Insurance Awareness Day is being celebrated on which date?
June 27
June 30
June 28
June 29
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The National Insurance Awareness Day is being celebrated on 28 June annually.

3.
Who has been declared the winner of the Miss India Worldwide 2022, the longest-running Indian pageant outside of India?
Shrutika Mane
Roshani Razack
Khushi Patel
Vaidehi Dongre
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Khushi Patel, a biomedical student from the United Kingdom, has been declared the winner of the Miss India Worldwide 2022, the longest-running Indian pageant outside of India.

4.
Sydney McLaughlin created a world record in which with 51.41 seconds by breaking her own record of 51.46s set last year at the Tokyo Games?
400-meter hurdles
300-meter hurdles
100-meter steeplechase
500-meter hurdles
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Olympic Champion Sydney McLaughlin broke her own world record in the 400-meter hurdles at the US outdoor track and field championships.

5.
Which bank approved USD 250 million for India's road safety program?
SBI
World Bank
ADB
RBI
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank has approved the financing of USD 250 million to support the "India State Support Program for Road Safety", a project by the Indian government to improve road safety.

6.
National Statistics Day in India is being celebrated to commemorate which statistician's birth anniversary?
V.S. Huzurbazar
C.R. Rao
Jayanta Kumar Ghosh
PC Mahalanobis
Answer: Option
Explanation:
National Statistics Day in India is being celebrated to celebrate the notable contribution in the fields of economic planning and the statistical development made by Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.

7.
Which company has launched wearable ATM cards and Offline UPI?
MasterCard
Acemoney
VISA
RuPay
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Acemoney has launched UPI 123Pay payment and wearable ATM cards.

8.
RAMP scheme, which has been seen in the news, is associated with which Union Ministry?
Ministry of MSME
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Agriculture
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the 'Udyami Bharat' programme in New Delhi to launch the 'Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance' (RAMP) scheme.

9.
What is the objective of the 'Dak Karmayogi' portal, which has been launched?
Awarding Best Performers
Grievance Redressal
Participation of Public
Enhance the efficiency of Employees
Answer: Option
Explanation:
This portal has been developed in-house under the vision of 'Mission Karmayogi', conceptualized by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to promote the efficiency of Government employees.

10.
International Day of the Tropics is being celebrated on which date?
June 30
June 29
June 27
June 28
Answer: Option
Explanation:
International Day of the Tropics is being celebrated globally on 29 June.

11.
21st edition of the Transylvania International Film Festival has been held in which country?
South Africa
France
Romania
Finland
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The 21st edition of the Transylvania International Film Festival was held at Unirii Square in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

12.
World Asteroid Day is being celebrated on which date?
June 30
June 27
June 28
June 29
Answer: Option
Explanation:
World Asteroid Day 2022 is being celebrated annually on June 30 to raise awareness about the risks of an asteroid impact.

13.
What is the peak capacity of India's largest floating solar power project commissioned by Tata Power Solar?
101.6
110.1
104.3
107.2
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Kerala on a 350-acre water body, backwaters area, having an installed capacity of 101.6 Megawatt Peak.

14.
What is 'Hermit', which has been seen in the news?
Satellite
Vaccine
Spyware
Missile
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Hermit is the name of the latest sophisticated spyware seen in the news.

15.
Which two countries have applied to join BRICS Grouping?
Tajikistan and Columbia
Iran and Argentina
Iraq and Saudi Arabia
Kenya and Chile
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Iran and Argentina, the two countries, have applied to join the BRICS mechanism.

16.
Which state government has bagged the first prize in National MSME Award 2022?
Haryana
Tamil Nadu
Bihar
Odisha
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Department, Government of Odisha has been awarded first prize in the category "National MSME Award 2022.

17.
'Kihoto Hollohan' Judgement, which has been seen in the news, is associated with which state?
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
Sikkim
Maharashtra
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Amid the political crisis in Maharashtra, the role and powers of the Deputy Speaker are being discussed.

18.
Which company has announced the acquisition of Blink Commerce (Blinkit), earlier known as Grofers India?
UberEats
Swiggy
Zomato
FoodPanda
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Zomato (An online food delivery platform) has announced the acquisition of Blink Commerce (Blinkit), earlier known as Grofers India.

19.
NHEA were instituted to felicitate which category?
Companies
Employees
Public
Bureaucrats
Answer: Option
Explanation:
It aims to recognize and award companies for the best-performing road assets and toll plazas across the country.

20.
IG Drones has been awarded "Best Drone Organization - Start-up Category" by Airwards. IG Drones is based out of which state/UT?
Mumbai
Chennai
Hyderabad
Delhi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Delhi-based drone enterprise platform leader IG Drones has been awarded "Best Drone Organization - Start-up Category" by Airwards.