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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • July 3, 2022 Current Affairs
1.
The union government's index for the performance of the school education system at the district level, which State has topped the index?
Tamil Nadu
Goa
Rajasthan
Odisha
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Rajasthan's Sikar is the top performer, followed by Jhunjhunu and Jaipur in the Union government's index for performance of the school education system at the district level.

2.
Who has become the youngest-ever Grandmaster in chess history and broke the previous record of Sergey Karjakin?
Abhimanyu Mishra
Samay Raina
Anish Giri
Nihal Sarin
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Abhimanyu Mishra has become the youngest-ever Grandmaster in chess.

3.
United Kingdom announced how many scholarships for Indian students in the 75th year of Independence?
100
50
125
75
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The United Kingdom government has announced a partnership with leading businesses in India to offer 75 fully funded scholarships for Indian students to study in the UK from September, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of India's independence.

4.
Who assumed as the Chief of the Indian Air Force?
Amitabh Kant
Rajiv Kumar
Nripendra Misra
Vivek Ram Chaudhari
Answer: Option
Explanation:
On 21 September 2021, the Government of India appointed Chaudhari as the next Chief of the Air Staff after the retirement of Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on 30 September 2021.

5.
The Union Cabinet approved the categorization of which institution as an 'International Organization',?
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
One Sun One World One Grid
BIMSTEC
International Solar Alliance
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Union Cabinet approved the categorization of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) as an 'International Organization'.

6.
SEBI gave UPI a payment option to invest in public issues of REITs, InvITs for application value up to how many Rs?
Rs 2 lakh
Rs 5 lakh
Rs 15 lakh
Rs 10 lakh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
SEBI provided an additional payment option of UPI or unified payments interface mechanism to retail investors to apply in the public issue of REITs and InvITs for application value up to Rs 5 lakh.

7.
WUD is being celebrated on which date?
July 05
July 03
July 02
July 01
Answer: Option
Explanation:
World UFO Day (WUD) is celebrated on July 2 every year across the world.

8.
The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration election has been conducted after how many years?
10 years
05 years
20 years
15 years
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Darjeeling hills woke up to a foggy monsoon morning on Sunday when polling for the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration election was conducted after almost 10 years.

9.
Which company has launched an industry-first 'Global Health Care' plan?
SBI Life Insurance
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
HDFC ERGO
ICICI Lombard
Answer: Option
Explanation:
'Bajaj Allianz General Insurance announced the launch of a new health insurance product 'Global Health Care'.

10.
Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra broke his own national record in which tournament?
Diamond League
World Indoor Championship
World Athletics Championships
Asian Games
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Tokyo Olympic Gold Medalist Neeraj Chopra, gave another shining performance as he won a Silver Medal at the prestigious Diamond League Meet in Stockholm and broke his own previous record by throwing the javelin 89.94 meters.

11.
Where is India's largest solar power plant been established?
Tamil Nadu
Odisha
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India's largest floating solar power plant has been made fully functional at Ramagundam, Telangana.

12.
Who has become the first black woman Judge of the US Supreme Court?
Angel Kelly
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Karen M. Williams
Patricia Tolliver Giles
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The United States of America made history as Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

13.
Which is the only institution in India to issue 'Electoral bonds'?
SBI
CBDT
RBI
NITI Aayog
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The government has approved the issuance of the 21st phase of the sale of electoral bonds through authorised SBI branches.

14.
World Sports Journalists Day is being celebrated on which date?
July 03
July 04
July 02
July 01
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The day of 2nd June is celebrated as World Sports Journalists Day every year.

15.
The Shopsy app has been launched by whom?
Flipkart
Google
Paytm
Amazon
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Flipkart has launched an app named Shopsy.

16.
Who has become the 14th Prime Minister of Israel?
Naftali Bennett
Benjamin Netanyahu
Shelly Rachel Yachimovich
Yair Lapid
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Yair Lapid has officially become the 14th Prime Minister of Israel at midnight.

17.
Protean partnered with whom to offer e-PAN Services?
Paytm
Razorpay
PayNearby
Dvara KGFS
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Protean eGov Technologies Ltd (formerly NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Ltd) & PayNearby have partnered to offer PAN-related services for PayNearby's retail partners through Aadhaar and biometric or SMS-based OTP authentication for their customers.

18.
Which country topped Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021 ranking report?
China
The United States
Israel
Germany
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Start-up Blink has released the Global Start-up Ecosystem Index 2021. The US, the UK, Israel, Canada and Germany are in the top five spots this year too and continue their lead.

19.
Pakistan has been put under which list by the FATF?
Black List
Grey List
Green List
Red List
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Pakistan has been under the grey list of the FATF.