Exercise :: August 19, 2022 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
- August 19, 2022 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
| 1. | Manthan platform has been launched by the Government of India for which purpose? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Government of India has launched the Manthan Platform to drive collaboration between the industry and research institutes.
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| 2. | Who has been appointed as the new executive secretary of UNFCCC? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Simon Stiell of Grenada as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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| 3. | What is the name of the national campaign launched to focus on the development of children in the first two years? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Union Health Ministry launched a new campaign named 'Paalan 1000 National Campaign' and a parenting application, focussing on the development of children in the first two years.
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| 4. | First 3D-Printed Human Cornea in India has been developed by which institutions? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Researchers from L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IITH), and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), have collaborated to develop a 3D-printed cornea from the human donor corneal tissue.
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| 5. | How many Police personnel have been awarded the Police Medals on the occasion of Independence Day, 2022? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) has awarded 1,082 police personnel from CAPFs.
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| 6. | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled the Statue of "Veer Durgadas Rathore" on which birth anniversary in Rajasthan's Jodhpur? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has unveiled the Statue of "Veer Durgadas Rathore" on his 385th birth anniversary in Rajasthan's Jodhpur.
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| 7. | Government has notified the appointments of another how many High Court Judges in the Punjab and Haryana High Court? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The Government has notified the appointments of another 11 High Court Judges in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
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| 8. | Which figure states the WPI in July 2022? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: For July 2022 the annual rate of inflation based on the All-India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) Number is 13.93 per cent, provisionally.
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| 9. | Which country has signed a climate change and healthcare bill of 750 billion dollars? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The President of the United States Joe Biden signed a massive climate change and healthcare spending bill into law.
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| 10. | Which bank introduced a new Term Deposit Scheme, "KBL Amrit Samriddhi"? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Karnataka Bank has introduced a new Term Deposit Scheme, KBL Amrit Samriddhi under Abhyudaya Cash Certificate (ACC) and Fixed Deposit for a tenure of 75 weeks (525 days).
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| 11. | What is the name of India's first saline water lantern? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Union Minister of Earth Sciences, Jitendra Singh has launched India's first saline water lantern, 'Roshini'.
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| 12. | Which year, India will start supplying petrol with 20 percent ethanol at select petrol pumps? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: India will start supplying petrol with 20% ethanol at select petrol pumps from April 2023.
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| 13. | Which state government has signed an MoU with the NIOT for the protection of its coasts? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Odisha govt has signed an MoU with the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) for the protection of its coasts.
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| 14. | How much does India contribute to Voluntary Trust Funds for the protection of human rights? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: India contributes over Rs 3 crore to Voluntary Trust Funds for the protection of human rights.
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| 15. | Which country will host the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2022? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Malaysia's premier men's hockey tournament, the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2022 will be held from November 16 to 25 in Ipoh.
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| 16. | State Bank of India has launched its first dedicated branch for Startups in which city? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The State Bank of India has announced the launch of its first dedicated branch for Start-Ups in Bengaluru.
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| 17. | Who is not among the reappointed four independent directors on the RBI central board? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The central government has re-appointed Satish Kashinath Marathe, Swaminathan Gurumurthy, Revathy Iyer, and Sachin Chaturvedi.
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| 18. | William Ruto, has been elected as the next president of which of the following countries? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Kenya's electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga.
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| 19. | Sadbhavana Diwas is being celebrated as the birth anniversary of which former Prime Minister of India? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Sadbhavana Diwas is being celebrated every year to mark the birth anniversary of India's Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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| 20. | BRO will build a steel slag road in which state? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Border Roads Organization (BRO) will build Steel Slag Road in Arunachal Pradesh on a pilot project basis.
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