Current Affairs - Current Affairs
1.
Who has bagged the Champion of Champions Award, sweeping the 16th PRCI Global Communication Conclave 2022?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) bagged the Champion of Champions Award, sweeping the 16th PRCI Global Communication Conclave 2022, to bring home fourteen Corporate Communication Excellence Awards.
Category : Awards and Honours
2.
International Student's Day is observed every year on which date?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
International Student's Day is observed every year on November 17 to encourage the youth to protect their rights.
Category : Important Days
3.
What is the theme of National Newborn Week 2022?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The theme of this week is 'Safety, Quality and Nurturing Care - Every Newborn's Birth Right'.
Category : Miscellaneous
4.
Which of the following is the 'Spotlight' country in the IFFI 53 film festival held in Goa?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
France is the 'Spotlight' country and 8 films will be screened under the 'Country Focus' package.
Category : International
5.
The first edition of the Global Media Congress is taking place in which city?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The first edition of the Global Media Congress opened in Abu Dhabi and is taking place.
Category : National
6.
Which company becomes the first company in history to lose $1 trillion market capitalisation?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Amazon.com Inc. is the world's first public company to lose a trillion dollars in market value as a combination of rising inflation, tightening monetary policies and disappointing earnings updates triggered a historic selloff in the stock this year.
Category : Miscellaneous
7.
Which state has emerged as an overall team champion of the North East Olympic Games 2022?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The 2nd edition of the North East Olympic Games concluded in Shillong, Meghalaya with Manipur emerging as the overall team champion with a total of 240 medals which included 88 Gold Medals, 75 Silver Medals, and 77 Bronze Medals.
Category : State
8.
Moon Rocket 'Artemis 1' has been launched by which country?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon in a spectacular blaze of light and sound. The step marks the start of the US Space Agency's new flagship program, Artemis.
Category : International
9.
What is the name of the account, a bank holds on behalf of another, often a foreign bank?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Vostro account is the name of the account that a bank holds on behalf of another, often a foreign bank.
Category : Banking
10.
What is the theme of India's G20 Presidency in 2022?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
'One Earth, One Family, One Future' has been selected as India's theme of the G-20 Presidency. The Indian Prime Minister announced that the principle of 'Data for development' will be an integral part of the overall theme of our Presidency.
Category : Miscellaneous
11.
What is the objective of the "In our LiFEtime" Campaign launched by India at COP 27?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), under the Ministry of Environment and UNDP, jointly launched the "In Our Lifetime" campaign to encourage youth between the ages of 18 to 23 years to become message bearers of sustainable lifestyles.
Category : Miscellaneous
12.
Which state government has signed an agreement with the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) to help artists from the state, handicrafts & several other ethnic arts expected to get international exposure?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Bihar government has signed an agreement with the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) to help artists from the state, handicrafts & several other ethnic arts expected to get international exposure.
Category : State
13.
Navi Technologies Ltd has appointed, which of the following cricketer as its brand ambassador?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Navi Technologies Ltd which sells financial products like personal loans, home loans, and general insurance etc., has appointed Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its brand ambassador.
Category : Sports
14.
Who has been appointed as the Vice-President of Meta India?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Meta has announced the appointment of Sandhya Devanathan as the Vice-President of Meta India.
Category : Persons
15.
Which group has launched a plan named 'Global Shield' at the 27th UN Climate Change Conference?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The G7 nations have launched a plan named 'Globa Shield' at the 27th UN Climate Change Conference.
Category : Miscellaneous
16.
What is the name of WhatsApp India head and Meta India's director of public policy Rajiv Aggarwal have left the company?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
WhatsApp India head Abhijit Bose and Meta India's director of public policy Rajiv Aggarwal have left the company, less than two weeks after the departure of Meta India's country head Ajit Mohan.
Category : Miscellaneous
17.
BEL signed an MoU with which agencies for jointly developing the Indigenous Communication-based Train Control System?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the development of an indigenous Communication Based Train Control system (i-CBTC).
Category : Miscellaneous
18.
Who has become the first Indian paddler to be elected to ITTF's Athletes Commission?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Ace Indian paddler Sharath Achanta Kamal has become the first Indian player to get elected to the Athletes' Commission of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
Category : Sports
19.
Which country is the host of the 19th Conference of the Parties to CITES?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The 19th Conference of the Parties to CITES is being held in Panama, a Central American country.
Category : International
20.
How many sportspersons were elected as members of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Athletes Commission?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Olympic medallists MC Mary Kom, PV Sindhu, Mirabai Chanu, and Gagan Narang were among 10 eminent sportspersons elected as members of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Athletes Commission.
Category : Sports
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