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Dear Readers, Daily Current Affairs Questions Quiz for SBI, IBPS, RBI, RRB, SSC Exam 2022 of 19th June 2022. Daily GK quiz online for bank & competitive exam. Here we have given the Daily Current Affairs Quiz based on the previous days Daily Current Affairs updates. Candidates preparing for IBPS, SBI, RBI, RRB, SSC Exam 2022 & other competitive exams can make use of these Current Affairs Quiz.
1) Recently in June ________________ launched its KCC Digital Renewal scheme, enabling eligible customers to renew their Kisan Credit Card accounts via digital modes.
A) ICICI Bank
B) Indian Bank
C) HDFC Bank
D) Axis Bank
E) of these
2) Recently in June _________ State government launched the Ennum Ezhuthum scheme to bridge the learning gap that was caused due to the COVID pandemic among students aged below eight.
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Odisha
D) Telangana
E) of these
3) Recently in June _____________ state government launched the ‘Sujal’ initiative for Panchkula to monitor the water supply and control its flow in the region.
A) Haryana
B) Punjab
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Uttarakhand
E) None of these
4) Recently Seen In News Baikho festival is celebrated in which of the following state?
A) Assam
B) Mizoram
C) Manipur
D) Nagaland
E) None of these
5) Recently in June BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR) Innovation Center signed an MoU with the ___________ to facilitate bilateral cooperation and promote the common development of BRICS countries.
A) ADB
B) NDB
C) WB
D) AIIB
E) None of these
6) Recently in June ____________ Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with 100X VC, a leading early-stage venture capital firm, to engage more deeply with the start-up community.
A) ICICI Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) Axis Bank
D) Yes Bank
E) None of these
7) Recently In June ____________ with UN Women to advance women’s economic empowerment.
A) Instagram
B) LinkedIn
C) Twitter
D) Meta
E) None of these
8) Recently Seen In News Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) which was awarded by WHO for Resource Centre for Tobacco Control (e-RCTC) is located in?
A) Chandigarh
B) Pune
C) Hyderabad
D) Mysore
E) None of these
9) Recently which of the following IITs has developed Homo SEP, a robot to eliminate the practice of manual scavenging in India?
A) IIT Bombay
B) IIT Delhi
C) IIT Ropar
D) IIT Madras
E) None of these
10) Consider the following statement regarding World Competitiveness Index.
1) India has witnessed the sharpest rise among the Asian economies, with a six-position jump from 43rd to 37th rank
2) Denmark is on top, while Switzerland slipped from the top to the second position. Singapore has also regained the third spot in 2022
3) The 63-nation list, which is compiled by the Switzerland-based Institute of Management Development (IMD)
Which of the following statement is correct?
A) Only 1 & 2
B) Only 2 & 3
C) Only 1 & 3
D) All of the above
E) None of these
11) Consider the following statement regarding Coursera Global Skills Report 2022.
1) India has slipped 4 places to be ranked 68th globally and 19th in Asia.
2) West Bengal leads the Indian states in terms of skills proficiency with the state showing the highest levels of digital skills proficiency in the country.
3) For the second year in a row, Switzerland had the highest-skilled learners followed by Denmark, Indonesia, and Belgium.
Which of the following statement is correct?
A) Only 1 & 2
B) Only 2 & 3
C) Only 1 & 3
D) All of the above
E) None of these
12) Recently in June Canara HSBC OBC Life has renamed itself as __________ following its third partner Punjab National Bank’s (PNB’s) decision to exit.
A) Canara HSBC Limited
B) Canara HSBC Life
C) Canara HSBC Lite
D) Canara HSBC Loan
E) None of these
13) Recently in June _________ state government signed a joint declaration with Israel in integrated water resources management and capacity building.
A) West Bengal
B) Haryana
C) Maharashtra
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) None of these
14) Recently In June Hamza Abdi Barre has been appointed the new prime minister of ___________ to replace Mohamed Roble who has been in office since September 2020.
A) Syria
B) Somalia
C) South Sudan
D) South Africa
E) None of these
15) Recently The unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above in urban areas dipped to _________ % in January-March 2022 as per a periodic labor force survey by the National Statistical Office (NSO).
A) 8.9 %
B) 9.2 %
C) 8.2 %
D) 8.8%
E) None of these
16) As Per The annual Global Trends Report by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) nearly __________ million people in India were internally displaced due to climate change and disasters in 2021.
A) 10 Million
B) 5 Million
C) 8 Million
D) 7 Million
E) None of these
17) Consider the following statement regarding the RBI nod for the merger of Shriram Group.
1) The Shriram Group has secured RBI approval for the merger of Shriram City Union Finance and Shriram Capital Ltd with Shriram Transport Finance Company in a consolidation set to create the largest retail finance NBFC in the country.
2) STFC’s Executive Vice President and CEO Umesh Revankar would be the Vice-Chairman while Shriram City’s MD-CEO YS Chakravarti would be the MD & CEO.
Which of the following statement is correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 & 2
D) None of the above
E) None of these
18) Recently in June Capital markets regulator, Sebi has formed a Building Advisory Committee, which will be headed by ____________ that will advise and assist it in all the premises-related matters such as planning, acquisition, and furnishing.
A) K.V. Krishna Rao
B) Rajiv Mishra
C) B K Katyal
D) K M Soni
E) None of these
19) Recently in June ____________announced to launch an exclusive savings account for kids named ‘ENJOI’.
A) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
B) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
C) Jana Small Finance
D) Equitas Small Finance Bank
E) None of these
20) Every year on ___________ World Sea Turtle Day highlights the importance of sea turtles.
A) 16th June
B) 20th June
C) 21st June
D) 22nd June
E) None of these
Answers :
1) Answer: B
- The initiative is part of the bank’s digital transformation under project ‘WAVE’
- PSU lender Indian Bank launched its KCC Digital Renewal scheme, enabling eligible customers to renew their Kisan Credit Card accounts via digital modes.
- The initiative is part of the bank’s digital transformation under project ‘WAVE’ – World of Advanced Virtual Experience.
- The account renewals can be done using Indian Bank’s IndOASIS mobile app, internet banking, and via its website. The facility is available through SMS for feature phone users with no internet or with limited internet access
- In April this year, the bank launched its first end-to-end digital product – A pre-Approved Personal Loan.
2) Answer: B
- As schools reopened after month-long summer vacation on Monday, Chief Minister MK Stalin launched the Ennum Ezhuthum scheme to bridge the learning gap that was caused due to the COVID pandemic among students aged below eight.
- The scheme aims to ensure foundational literacy and numeracy by 2025. It was launched at an event in Azhinjivakkam panchayat union middle school, Tiruvallur,
- Under the program, the education department will distribute workbooks to students from Classes 1 to 3 to assess and bridge the learning gap.
- in May, the CM had announced a free breakfast scheme for primary school children and a nutrition scheme for malnourished children in the State.
3) Answer: A
- Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched the ‘Sujal’ initiative for the State from “Sant Kabir Kutir” here in Chandigarh.
- Khattar, while launching it as a pilot project for Panchkula, said, “’Sujal’ initiative is a unique initiative which is environment friendly and due to which we can save resources along with a structured supply of water. You can also make financial savings.
- The Chief Minister said that a device will be installed in every drinking water meter, tube well, and connection of Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) which will have online cloud storage. With the help of this, the water supply will be monitored and the flow of water will also be controlled.
4) Answer: A
- The three-day-long Baikho Festival brought to light the rich cultural heritage of the Rabha tribal people.
- This is a scene from the traditional Baikho festival of the Rabha community. The Rabha people worship Goddess Baikho.
- To please the Goddess, the ‘Baybras’ (dancing people) dance on fire for several days to worship the Goddess by performing puja with various rituals.
- The festival is celebrated to increase agricultural production and to protect the crops from diseases.
5) Answer: B
- The BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR) Innovation Center signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday with the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) to facilitate bilateral cooperation and promote the common development of BRICS countries.
- BRICS is the acronym for an emerging-market bloc that groups Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. It is home to over 40 percent of the world’s population and about a quarter of the global economy.
- According to the MoU, the two sides will give priority to cooperation in such fields as artificial intelligence, the industrial internet, energy conservation, and environmental protection through joint research, personnel training, and information sharing on infrastructure and sustainable programs
- The BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center was launched in Xiamen in December 2020. Headquartered in Shanghai, the NDB was established by BRICS nations. The bank formally opened in July 2015
6) Answer: B
- HDFC Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with 100X VC, a leading early-stage venture capital firm, to engage more deeply with the start-up community.
- The Bank has agreed to provide its full suite of specialized services and facilities tailored for start-ups, known as Smart-Up, to all the firms associated with 100X VC.
- It will also facilitate additional credit facilities and evaluate investment opportunities in these start-ups.
- HDFC Bank and 100X VC seek to work together in mutually beneficial areas under this MoU.
- HDFC Bank will be the primary Bank for all of 100X VC’s investee companies. With the help of this collaboration, the bank visions an enhanced ecosystem by supporting innovation and entrepreneurship.
7) Answer: B
- LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, on Wednesday said it will invest USD 5,00,000 (Rs 3.88 crore) in partnership with UN Women to advance women’s economic empowerment.
- The project will launch a pilot in Maharashtra to cultivate the digital, soft, and employability skills of 2,000 women and present them with a range of career-building opportunities through job fairs, mentoring sessions and peer-to-peer networks,
- The three-year regional collaboration will digitally upskill women, providing them greater access to jobs and equipping them to fully participate in the formal economy.
8) Answer: A
- Recognizing its efforts in advancing tobacco control, the WHO has awarded the Resource Centre for Tobacco Control (e-RCTC) of the Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh with the Regional Director Special Recognition Award
- The Resource Centre provides information related to tobacco control in India, including circulars and orders, policies and legislations, multidisciplinary publications
- The Resource Centre for Tobacco Control, a joint initiative of the PGIMER and the Union-SEA, was set up in 2018 by 25 organizations working on tobacco control in India to showcase tobacco control initiatives.
9) Answer: D
- HomoSEP, a robot to eliminate the practice of manual scavenging in India, developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, is all set for field deployment.
- Plans are afoot to deploy 10 units across Tamil Nadu with researchers already establishing contact with sanitation workers to identify locations.
- This robot has been developed over the last several years by a team led by Professor Prabhu Rajagopal, Centre for Nondestructive Evaluation, IIT-M, faculty at the department of mechanical engineering, and IIT-Madras-incubated startup Solinas Integrity Private Limited.
10) Answer: D
- India has witnessed the sharpest rise among the Asian economies, with a six-position jump from 43rd to 37th rank on the annual World Competitiveness Index compiled by the Institute for Management Development
- The domestic economy has experienced a stratospheric rise from 30th to the ninth position in a year, Institute for Management Development (IMD) noted.
- The labor market, a key sub-factor in the business efficiency parameter, moved up from 15th to 6th, while management practices and business attitudes and values also made major leaps.
- The 63-nation list, which is compiled by the Switzerland-based Institute of Management Development (IMD), ranks Denmark on top, while Switzerland slipped from the top to the second position. Singapore has also regained the third spot in 2022 from fifth in 2021, the IMD’s economic competitiveness ranking data shows.
- The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY), first published in 1989, is a comprehensive annual report and worldwide reference point on the competitiveness of countries.
11) Answer: D
- The Global Skills Report (GSR) 2022 by Coursera states that India’s proficiency in data science has reduced from 38% in 2021 to 26% in 2022, leading to a 12-rank drop.
- In terms of overall skills proficiency, India has slipped 4 places to be ranked 68th globally and 19th in Asia.
- However, the report reveals that India has improved its technology proficiency levels from 38 percent to 46 percent, improving its position by six spots.
- The report is based on the data collected from over 100 million Coursera users from more than 100 countries who learned a new skill during the past year.
- West Bengal leads the Indian states in terms of skills proficiency with the state showing the highest levels of digital skills proficiency in the country.
- Andhra Pradesh is among the top three performing states with high proficiency in business and technology skills.
- For the second year in a row, Switzerland had the highest-skilled learners followed by Denmark, Indonesia, and Belgium.
12) Answer: B
- Canara HSBC oriental bank of commerce life insurance has rebranded and renamed itself as Canara HSBC life insurance.
- The company has launched its first brand campaign ‘Promises Ka Partner’ aligned to its new positioning.
- Canara HSBC Life is developing a customer mobility platform that will provide a solid digital architecture for customer support and engagement.
- Anuj Mathur, MD & CEO, Canara HSBC Life Insurance
- PNB had acquired a stake in the company following the amalgamation of Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC). Currently, Canara Bank holds 51% in the insurance arm, HSBC holds 26%, and PNB 23%.
13) Answer: B
- Israel and the Haryana government signed a joint declaration on integrated water resources management and capacity building
- The joint declaration was signed by Ambassador Eynat Shlein, head of Mashav, Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Irrigation and Water Resources Department, Haryana government.
- Through this declaration, both sides expressed their willingness to strengthen their existing friendly relations in the water management sector, and preserve water resources in public water areas in Haryana.
14) Answer: B
- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday appointed Hamza Abdi Barre as the country’s new prime minister to replace Mohamed Roble who has been in office since September 2020.
- Barre, a Member of Parliament from the Lower House of Parliament is a close ally of President Mohamud and a member of the president’s political party.
- Capital – Mogadishu, Currency – Somali shilling (SOS)
15) Answer: C
- The unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above in urban areas dipped to 8.2 percent in January-March 2022 from 9.3 percent in the year-ago quarter, showed a periodic labor force survey by the National Statistical Office (NSO).
- Joblessness or unemployment rate is defined as the percentage of unemployed persons in the labor force.
- Joblessness was high in January-March in 2021 mainly due to the staggering impact of the lockdown restrictions in the country, which were imposed to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
- NSO launched PLFS in April 2017. Based on PLFS, a quarterly bulletin is brought out giving estimates of labor force indicators namely unemployment rate, Worker Population Ratio (WPR), Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), and distribution of workers by broad status in employment and industry of work in CWS.
16) Answer: C
- Nearly five million people in India were internally displaced due to climate change and disasters in 2021, the United Nations has said in a report.
- The annual Global Trends Report by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) highlighted that globally 100 million people were forced to flee their homes last year due to violence, human rights abuses, food insecurity, the climate crisis, war in Ukraine, and other emergencies from Africa to Afghanistan.
- According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), in 2021, there were 23.7 million new internal displacements globally due to disasters (these are in addition to those internally displaced due to conflict and violence)
- “The largest displacements in the context of disasters in 2021 occurred in China (6.0 million), the Philippines (5.7 million), and India (4.9 million). Most disaster displacements during the year were temporary,
- The report said that at the end of 2021, 89.3 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide.
17) Answer: C
- The Shriram Group has secured RBI approval for the merger of Shriram City Union Finance and Shriram Capital Ltd with Shriram Transport Finance Company in a consolidation set to create the largest retail finance NBFC in the country
- In December last year, the boards of various group companies met to approve the merger of SCL and SCUF with STFC.
- The RBI green signal counts among a raft of necessary approvals — the scheme has to secure nods from the IRDA and other regulators to sail through. The combined financial service entity, Shriram Finance Ltd, would benefit from the multiplier effect of the unification of numerous market channels
- STFC’s Executive Vice President and CEO Umesh Revankar would be the Vice-Chairman while Shriram City’s MD-CEO YS Chakravarti would be the MD & CEO.
18) Answer: C
- Capital markets regulator Sebi has formed a Building Advisory Committee, which will advise and assist it in all the premises-related matters such as planning, acquisition, and furnishing.
- The seven-member committee will be headed by B K Katyal, former Chief General Manager at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
19) Answer: D
- Equitas Small Finance Bank on Thursday announced that it is all set to launch exclusive savings account for kids named ‘ENJOI’.
- The savings account is aimed at introducing young kids to the financial world and encouraging them to develop saving habits early.
- The Chennai-headquartered bank said ENJOI will allow kids of 0-18 years to open savings accounts under the supervision of their parents.
- Minors aged 10 and above will also get the option of a personalized debit card. To promote higher growth in savings, the account will offer 7 percent interest for savings balances between ₹5 lakh to ₹2 crores.
20) Answer: A
- Every year on June 16th, World Sea Turtle Day highlights the importance of sea turtles. The day also encourages global supporters to dive into the threats that sea turtles face.
- In the year 2000, turtle conservation organizations came together to create World Sea Turtle Day. June 16th was chosen to honor the birthday of Dr. Archie Carr, a renowned sea turtle conservationist. Dr. Carr also founded the Sea Turtle Conservancy in Gainesville, Florida.
