Current Affairs - Current Affairs
1.
India's first commercial space situational awareness observatory is to be established in which state/UT?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India's first commercial space situational awareness observatory is to be established in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand by Digantara, a space sector start-up.
Category : State
2.
Which country is hosting the 65th CPA?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
One of the largest annual gatherings of Commonwealth Parliamentarians will take place at the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) hosted by the CPA Canada Region in Halifax, Canada from August 20 to 26, 2022. The annual flagship event will bring together over 500 Parliamentarians, parliamentary staff and decision makers from across the Commonwealth to address the critical issues facing today’s Parliaments.
Category : International
3.
RBI's LRS, how much did Indian remit in the Q1FY23?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
International travel contributed $2.92 billion of the $6.04 billion remitted under LRS in Q1FY23.
Category : Banking
4.
Who has defeated the world champion, Magnus Carlsen, in the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
17-year-old Indian chess master Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa defeated world champion, Magnus Carlsen, in the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami, an international chess Championship.
Category : International
5.
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is an international day is being celebrated on which date?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is an international day is being celebrated on August 23 of each year.
Category : Important Days
6.
Which bank has opened its all-women branch in Kozhikode, north Kerala?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
HDFC Bank opened an all-women branch in Kozhikode, north Kerala.
Category : Banking
7.
Gujarati language day is being celebrated on which date?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
World Gujarati Language Day 2022 is celebrated every year on 24 August.
Category : Important Days
8.
Who has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the UK?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Vikram Doraiswami has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom.
Category : Persons
9.
What is the theme of World Water Week 2022?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The theme of the 2022 World Water Week is: "Seeing the unseen: The value of water", which helps us view water in new and fascinating ways.
Category : Miscellaneous
10.
Which state has announced setting up an online monitoring system of medicines in government-run medical institutions?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Kerala government has announced to launch of an online monitoring system, to keep track of medicines in government-run medical institutions.
Category : State
11.
World Water Week 2022 is being celebrated on which week in the month of August 2022?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
World Water Week 2022 takes place from 23 August to 1 September.
Category : Important Days
12.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre in which state?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Center at Mullanpur, in Punjab.
Category : State
13.
India announced the establishment of a working group on transnational education with which country?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India's Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and his Australian counterpart, Jason Clare announced the establishment of a working group on transnational education.
Category : International
14.
James Webb Space Telescope has captured new images of which planet?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The images of Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar System, have been captured by NASA's newest James Webb Space Telescope showing the planet in a new avatar.
Category : Science
15.
Which state has set up Anti-Narcotics Task Force to check illicit liquor and drug trade?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath, the state government has set up an Anti-Narcotics Task Force to check drug trafficking.
Category : State
16.
India inaugurated the new Indian Embassy in which country (in August 2022)?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India's Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar jointly inaugurated the new Indian Embassy in Asuncion in Paraguay with his counterpart.
Category : International
17.
Bangladesh-born Fahmida Azim has won Pulitzer Award 2022 under which category?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Bangladesh-born Fahmida Azim who works for the Insider Online Magazine of the US has won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in the category of Illustrated Reporting and Commentary.
Category : Miscellaneous
18.
The book, "Bibi: My Story" is the autobiography of whom?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu will publish his new autobiography on November 22.
Category : Miscellaneous
19.
Which state government has launched the 'Vidya Rath -School on Wheels' project to provide elementary education to underprivileged children?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched the 'Vidya Rath -School on Wheels' project.
Category : State
20.
Indian men's volleyball team won which medal in the 14th Asian U18 Championship?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Indian men's volleyball team won a bronze medal by defeating Korea 3-2 in the Asian U-18 Championship in Tehran.
Category : Sports
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