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Exercise : Daily Current Affairs
  • July 27, 2022 Current Affairs
1.
The government intends to launch a unified platform for the delivery of multiple initiatives administered. What is the name of this new platform?
Jan Suraksha
Jan Samarth
Jan Samvidhan
Jan Samelan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The government intends to launch Jan Samarth, a unified platform for the delivery of multiple initiatives with the objective of minimum government maximal governance.

2.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Jal Bhushan Building at Raj Bhawan of which Indian state?
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Jal Bhushan Building at Raj Bhawan in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

3.
World Drowning Prevention Day is being celebrated on which date in India?
July 25
July 27
July 24
July 26
Answer: Option
Explanation:
World Drowning Prevention Day is celebrated annually on 25 July.

4.
Which edition of the Khelo India Fencing Women's League will be started?
1st
3rd
2nd
4th
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The first-of-its-kind national fencing competition for women will take place through the 29th of this month, according to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. It will take place in three stages.

5.
Who has won the Best Director award at the 68th National Film Awards?
Mani Ratnam
Sachidanandan KR
Sudha Kongara Prasad
Om Raut
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The 68th National Film Award for Best Director has been awarded to Sachidanandan KR posthumously for the 2020 Malayalam film Ayyappanum Koshiyum.

6.
Which has launched an online portal to simplify the process of recognition of teacher education programs in higher education institutions?
CBSE
University Grants Commission
National Council for Teacher Education
National Education Research Council
Answer: Option
Explanation:
National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has launched an online portal to simplify the process of recognition of teacher education programs in higher education institutions

7.
Kargil Vijay Diwas is being commemorated on which day in India?
July 27
July 24
July 26
July 25
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Kargil Vijay Diwas, also known as the Kargil Victory Day, is celebrated on July 26 every year.

8.
Manoj Sinha and Union minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated north India's first Industrial Biotech Park constructed in which Indian state/UT?
Jammu & Kashmir
Ladakh
Punjab
Himachal Pradesh
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha and Union minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated north India's first Industrial Biotech Park constructed at Ghatti near Kathua.

9.
The 'Ayurveda Aahar' logo has been launched by whom on the occasion of World Food Safety Day?
Smriti Irani
Mansukh Mandaviya
Baba Ramdev
Narendra Modi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The 'Ayurveda Aahar' logo has launched by Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, on the occasion of World Food Safety Day.

10.
Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has inaugurated the National Museum of Customs and GST "Dharohar" at which place?
Kolkata, West Bengal
Panaji, Goa
Mumbai, Maharashtra
New Delhi, Delhi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has inaugurated the National Museum of Customs and GST "Dharohar" in Goa as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Iconic week.

11.
Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Vodafone Idea?
Pravin Kumar Purwar
Kumar Mangalam Birla
Akshaya Moondra
Gopal Vittal
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Vodafone Idea's chief financial officer Akshaya Moondra has been appointed as the CEO of the company.

12.
Which country launched the second space module 'Wentian' to its permanent space station?
China
USA
Russia
India
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The 23-tonne module, named Wentian, or "Quest for the Heavens", has launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on Hainan Island in China's south.

13.
Who launched the e-FIR system which will enable the citizens to file an FIR online?
Piyush Goyal
Nitin Gadkari
Amit Shah
Narendra Modi
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Union Minister Home Minister Amit Shah launched the e-FIR system in Gandhinagar which will enable the citizens to file an FIR online, without visiting the police stations.

14.
India's forex reserves fell to USD 572.7 billion as of 15 July 2022, the lowest in over which months?
20 Months
5 Months
15 Months
10 Months
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India's foreign exchange reserves fell to their lowest in over 20 months as the central bank stepped up its intervention to protect the rupee from tumbling past 80 a dollar.

15.
The Orang National Park & Tiger Reserve received the prestigious 2nd Annual IUCN WCPA International Ranger Award 2022, which is located in which state?
Assam
Odisha
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Orang National Park & Tiger Reserve, located in Assam, received the prestigious 2nd Annual IUCN WCPA International Ranger Award 2022.

16.
Who has inaugurated Sant Kabir Academy and Research Centre and Swadesh Darshan Yojana at Kabir Chaura Dham, Maghar, and Uttar Pradesh?
Narendra Modi
Yogi Adityanath
Amit Shah
Ram Nath Kovind
Answer: Option
Explanation:
President Ram Nath Kovind has paid tributes to Sant Kabir and inaugurated Sant Kabir Academy and Research Centre and Swadesh Darshan Yojana at Kabir Chaura Dham, Maghar, Uttar Pradesh.

17.
Which state is associated with the 'Family Doctor' pilot project?
Odisha
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Karnataka
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Andhra Pradesh has selected Padmanabham Mandal in Visakhapatnam district to implement the 'Family Doctor' project on a pilot basis.

18.
Who has inaugurated the newly built NTRI in New Delhi?
Dharmendra Pradhan
Ram Nath Kovind
Nirmala Sitharaman
Amit Shah
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Amit Shah has inaugurated the newly built National Tribal Research Institute (NTRI) in New Delhi.

19.
India's President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the 59th Maha Adhiveshan of the Akhil Bhartiya Ayurved Mahasammelan at which place?
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Bangalore, Karnataka
Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Shri Ram Nath Kovind, India's President, inaugurated the 59th Maha Adhiveshan of the Akhil Bhartiya Ayurved Mahasammelan in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.

20.
Which actor has been awarded "the Golden Visa" by The UAE government?
Shah Rukh Khan
Sanjay Dutt
Rajinikanth
Kamal Haasan
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The United Arab Emirates has granted Kamal Haasan, one of Tamil film industry's top stars, its prestigious Golden Visa.