Exercise :: August 30, 2022 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
- August 30, 2022 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
| 1. | National Sports Day is being celebrated on which date? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: National Sports Day is being celebrated in India on August 29.
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| 2. | Who has become the 49th Chief Justice of India? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Justice Uday Umesh Lalit has been sworn in as the Chief Justice of India.
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| 3. | 300-meter long Atal Bridge has been inaugurated in which city of Gujarat? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 300-meter-long Atal Bridge for pedestrians and cyclists across the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad.
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| 4. | What is the name of the new model of sustainable development of rivers proposed by the Indian Government? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Chief of the National Mission for Clean Ganga recently mentioned the 'Arth Ganga model' during his address to the Stockholm World Water Week 2022.
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| 5. | Which state got its 2nd railway station in 119 years? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Nagaland gets its 2nd railway station after a century at Shokhuvi, Donyi Polo Express train runs daily and directly connects Nagaland with Arunachal Pradesh.
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| 6. | AAI signed MoU with which country to facilitate smart and sustainable aviation technology collaboration? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Airports Authority of India (AAI) and LFV Air Navigation Services of Sweden have signed an MoU at the Corporate Headquarters of AAI in New Delhi.
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| 7. | India's 1st 3D Printed Post Office to soon come up in which city? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: In an innovative move, Bengaluru will soon have India's first post office built out of 3D printing technology which will be ready in just a month.
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| 8. | Which state government signed MoU with Parley for the oceans to save seas from pollution? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Andhra Pradesh government has signed an MoU with the US-based Parley for the Oceans, to clean the shores of the State and make Andhra Pradesh plastic free by 2027.
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| 9. | Which bank has become the first public sector bank to go live on the AA ecosystem? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Union Bank of India became the first public sector bank to go live on the Account Aggregator (AA) ecosystem.
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| 10. | Who has virtually kicked off a three-day Grand Hackathon that the ONDC is hosting in association with NABARD? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Union Minister Piyush Goyal has virtually kicked off a three-day Grand Hackathon that the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is hosting in association with NABARD.
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| 11. | Which edition of the ministerial level JRC meeting of India and Bangladesh was held in New Delhi? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The 38th Meeting of the Ministerial level Joint Rivers Commission of India and Bangladesh was held in New Delhi.
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| 12. | Bank credit growth accelerated to how many percentages in the quarter that ended June 2022? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Bank credit growth accelerated to 14.2 percent in the quarter that ended June 2022 from 6 percent in the same period of the previous year.
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| 13. | What is the name of the website launched to boost the Coastal Clean-Up Campaign? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The portal www.swachhsagar.org will give a major push to the cleaning mission.
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| 14. | Linthoi Chanambam, who has been seen in the news, is associated with which sports? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Linthoi Chanambam scripted history by winning India's first-ever medal in Judo World Championships with gold in the Women's 57kg category.
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| 15. | Who has won the BWF World Championships 2022 title in Men's Singles and Women's Singles categories? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Denmark's Viktor Axelsen clinched the men's singles title at the 2022 BWF World Championships while Akane Yamaguchi of Japan defeated Olympic champion China's Chen Yufei to retain the women's singles title.
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| 16. | The 'National Sports Day' is being celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of which sportsperson? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: 'National Sports Day' or Rashtriya Khel Divas is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, the hockey wizard of India.
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| 17. | In the second T20 match of Asia Cup 2022, India won the match against Pakistan by how many wickets? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The crucial partnership between Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja helped India defeat the arch-rivals Pakistan by 5 wickets in the second match of Asia Cup 2022 held in Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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| 18. | Which bank launched Contactless Credit Card with the Indian Army? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: BOB financial launches Contactless Credit Card with the Indian Army.
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| 19. | Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated India's first earthquake memorial in which state? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Smriti Van Memorial in Gujarat.
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| 20. | NMDFC signed an MoU with which bank for the development of banking software and apps? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) has signed an agreement with ICICI Bank for the development of financial accounting software and mobile application.
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