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Dear Readers, Daily Current Affairs Questions Quiz for SBI, IBPS, RBI, RRB, SSC Exam 2022 of 10th September 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) DCGI has recently approved intranasal Covid vaccine iNCOVACC manufactured by which company?
(a) Lupin Limited
(b) Zydus Lifesciences Limited
(c) Serum Institute of India
(d) Biocon Limited
(e) Bharat Biotech International Limited
2) Which of the following has completed six flight tests of the Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile system from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the Odisha coast?
(a) VSSC
(b) ISRO
(c) DRDO
(d) HAL
(e) Bharat Dynamics
3) Recently Pintola an FMCG company has appointed which player as the Brand Ambassador?
(a) Bhaichung Bhutia
(b) Virat Kohli
(c) Sunil Chhetri
(d) Anirudh Thapa
(e) Neeraj Chopra
4) Sanjay Kumar Verma has been appointed as the next high commissioner of which country?
(a) United States
(b) United Kingdom
(c) Australia
(d) Canada
(e) Germany
5) Pieter Elbers recently took charge as the CEO of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd, the Parent firm of which company?
(a) SpiceJet
(b) Vistara
(c) IndiGo
(d) Go First
(e) Jet Airways
6) Which Private sector Bank has partnered with PayNearby to boost its credit growth in Priority Sector Lending (PSL) targets?
(a) ICCI Bank
(b) Axis Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) Yes Bank
(e) Federal Bank
7) Which Bank has launched the ‘Bank on Wheels’ service, for the state of Gujarat for covering the Rural Banking segment?
(a) ICCI bank
(b) HDFC bank
(c) IDBI bank
(d) Yes bank
(e) IDFC FIRST bank
8) National Security Council Secretariat and ___________ in collaboration with BAE Systems conducted the ‘Cyber Security Exercise’ for 26 countries.
(a) France
(b) Russia
(c) Australia
(d) Germany
(e) United Kingdom
9) Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has recently won Gold in the Diamond League Meet held at?
(a) Denmark
(b) Norway
(c) Switzerland
(d) Finland
(e) Netherland
10) Lord’s Mark Insurance Broking has received a direct insurance broking license from the IRDAI for selling life and general insurance products, Where is the headquarters of IRDAI located?
(a) Chennai
(b) Noida
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Kolkata
(e) Mumbai
11) Adani group to build 3 Giga factories by 2030 as part of ________ green investment.
(a) USD 90 billion
(b) USD 70 billion
(c) USD 50 billion
(d) USD 80 billion
(e) USD 60 billion
12) Recently Railways has been approved by the Government to set up _________ cargo terminals and generate 1.25 lakh jobs.
(a) 400
(b) 300
(c) 700
(d) 500
(e) 600
13) Chief Justice of India Justice Uday Umesh Lalit inaugurated NALSA’s Centre for Citizen Services at Jaisalmer house in?
(a) Ahemdabad
(b) Mumbai
(c) New Delhi
(d) Varanasi
(e) Hyderabad
14) Recently President Droupadi Murmu launched a virtual event on ‘Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan for eliminating TB, What is the Target year?
(a) 2026
(b) 2035
(c) 2024
(d) 2030
(e) 2025
15) Defence Research and Development Organisation conducted trials of the Made-in-India enhanced Pinaka Rockets in which state?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Madhya Pradesh
16) Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announced financial aid of how many crores for Hydrogen StartUp from Maharashtra for indigenous development of Hydrogen Sensing & Analysis Technology?
(a) 3.49
(b) 3.69
(c) 3.29
(d) 3.39
(e) 3.59
17) When was World Suicide Prevention Day is observed every year?
(a) September 11
(b) September 10
(c) September 12
(d) September 14
(e) September 13
Answers :
1) Answer: (e)
India’s first intranasal Covid vaccine iNCOVACC by Bharat Biotech International Limited received DCGI approval for primary immunization against the infection for people above the age of 18.
The iNCOVACC is a recombinant replication-deficient adenovirus vectored vaccine with a pre-fusion stabilized spike protein. This vaccine has been specifically formulated to allow intranasal delivery through nasal drops. The nasal delivery system has been designed and developed to be cost-effective in low and middle-income countries.
2) Answer: (c)
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Army have completed six flight tests of the Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, off the Odisha coast.
QRSAM is a short-range Surface Air Missile (SAM) system, primarily designed and developed by the DRDO to provide a protective shield to the moving armored columns of the Army from aerial attacks. The six flight tests were carried out against high-speed aerial targets mimicking various types of threats to evaluate the capability of the weapon systems under different scenarios.
3) Answer: (c)
Indian superfood brand Pintola, Fastmoving consumer goods (FMCG) company has appointed a renowned Indian Football Captain, Sunil Chhetri as Brand Ambassador.
In 20 years of Sunil’s professional career, this was his 1st ever FMCG collaboration. Pintola boasts of a premium basket size of 21 products and aims to cater to a consumer size of 100 Million shortly.
4) Answer: (d)
Senior diplomat Sanjay Kumar Verma has been appointed as India’s next high commissioner to Canada, while Amit Kumar, currently Consulate General of India in Chicago, has been named the next ambassador to the Republic of Korea.
Verma is a 1988 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service and is currently the ambassador of India to Japan. Verma has served in Indian missions in Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, and Turkey. He has also served as Consul General of India in Milan, Italy.
5) Answer: (c)
Pieter Elbers took charge as the CEO of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd, the parent firm of IndiGo Airlines. Elbers started his career at KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in 1992 and went on to become its CEO in 2014.
He held several posts in both The Netherlands and overseas in Japan, Italy, and Greece. IndiGo operates 1,500 flights daily. It has a fleet of 276 aircraft that fly to 74 domestic and 25 international destinations.
6) Answer: (b)
Axis Bank aims to ensure meeting its priority sector lending targets organically and has partnered with technology-based company PayNearby to boost its credit growth in the segment.
Through this tie-up, Axis Bank will be able to reach out to potential customers in remote regions and provide banking solutions digitally. This will simplify banking for retail shop owners and individual customers, and further eliminate the need for them to travel long distances to operate their bank accounts.
7) Answer: (b)
HDFC Bank unveiled its state-of-the-art ‘Bank on Wheels’ service, for the state of Gujarat. Within this service, the Rural Banking segment of the bank has introduced ‘Bank on Wheels’ vans which will visit remote villages located 10 – 25 km from the nearest branch, to further accessibility.
This initiative is part of a pilot project to offer banking services in unbanked locations, around Ankleshwar. This van is part of the pilot project and more such vans are planned to be rolled out in various states. There is an enormous opportunity to serve people living in semi-urban and rural areas.
8) Answer: (e)
India’s National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) and the UK Government in collaboration with BAE Systems (British Aerospace) successfully designed & conducted the ‘Cyber Security Exercise’ for 26 countries. The virtual Cyber Exercise on Ransomware Resilience was aimed at simulating a large, widespread cyber security incident affecting organizations within a country.
The exercise was carried out as part of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative- Resilience Working Group which is being led by India under the leadership of the National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC). The exercise explores the complexity of decision-making around response to ransomware on Critical National Infrastructure.
9) Answer: (c)
Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra scripted yet another historic feat as he became the first Indian to clinch a Diamond League Meet title in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The 24-year-old Chopra, who had pulled out of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games due to a “minor” groin injury he had suffered while winning silver during the World Championships last month, hurled the spear to 89.08m in his first attempt to seal the win in style. Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch finished second with a best throw of 85.88m while Curtis Thompson of the USA was third with a best effort of 83.72m.
10) Answer: (c)
Lord’s Mark Insurance Broking Private Limited, the insurance division of Lord’s Mark Industries, has received a direct insurance broking license from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) for selling life and general insurance products.
Its Platform Policy King which can be downloaded and installed on smartphones and will offer its customers facilities to compare all available insurance offers apart from assistance and expert guidance to choose the right life insurance, term life insurance, health insurance, motor insurance, etc.
Headquarters: Hyderabad Chairman: Debasish Panda
11) Answer: (b)
Gautam Adani, Asia’s richest man, will develop three Giga plants to manufacture solar panels, wind turbines, and hydrogen electrolyzers as part of a USD 70 billion investment in sustainable energy by 2030.
The new Giga factory for power electronics will be in addition to four Giga factories announced last year for making integrated solar PV modules that will produce electricity from sunlight, electrolyzers that produce hydrogen from water, fuel cells and batteries to store energy from the grid as well as 20 GW solar energy capacity by 2025 for captive needs.
12) Answer: (b)
The Union Cabinet approved a policy for long-term leasing of railway land for the PM Gati Shakti program, which the government said will help set up 300 cargo terminals and generate 1.25 lakh jobs. The new policy will help provide a land lease for a longer period of up to 35 years as against five years at present.
The new policy will enable the integrated development of infrastructure and more cargo terminals. It has also cut down land lease fees from 6 percent to 1.5 percent. The new policy will help in attracting more cargo to railways, and increase railways’ modal share in freight transportation thereby reducing the cost of logistics of the industry and thus generating more revenue.
13) Answer: (c)
Chief Justice of India, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit inaugurated NALSA’s Centre for Citizen Services at Jaisalmer house in New Delhi. It will provide free Legal Services to the weaker sections of society.
Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and functionaries of the legal services authorities for leaping forward in catering to the needs of free legal aid beneficiaries which is in line with the futuristic vision of 2047. He stated that it is a historic moment for NALSA by establishing a dedicated center for citizen services in the dispensation of efficacious legal aid in the country.
14) Answer: (e)
President Droupadi Murmu launched a virtual event on ‘Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’ to eliminate TB by 2025. The virtual event was also attended by state and district health administrations, representatives from corporates, industries, civil society, NGOs, and TB Champions.
The President also launched the Ni-kshay Mitra initiative n providing additional patient support to improve treatment outcomes of TB patients, augmenting community involvement in meeting India’s commitment to end TB by 2025 and leveraging Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) opportunities.
15) Answer: (c)
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted trials of the Made-in-India enhanced Pinaka Rockets at Balasore and Pokhran, Rajasthan.
Manufacturers of the system Munitions India Ltd and Economic Explosives Limited met user requirements at the trials’ completion. DRDO also confirmed the trials of the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) being successfully conducted at Pokhran Field Firing Range ATAGS is a fully indigenous towed artillery gun system project undertaken in mission mode by DRDO as a part of the artillery modernization program of the Indian Army.
16) Answer: (c)
Union Minister of State Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh announced financial aid of Rs 3.29 crore to a Hydrogen StartUp from Maharashtra for indigenous development of Hydrogen Sensing & Analysis Technology. This will help in meeting the target of production of 5 million tonnes of Green hydrogen by 2030 and the related development of renewable energy capacity.
The development is also related to the universal miniaturized core sensor designs for leak detection and/ or analysis of hydrogen. The patented hydrogen gas sensor and analyzer are based on a core sensor; which has been conceptualized, developed, manufactured, and serviced entirely in India.
17) Answer: (b)
World Suicide Prevention Day is observed on September 10th every year to support the global commitment to prevent suicides. Various events and activities are held on this occasion to promote the fact that suicide is preventable.
Suicide is a major preventable cause of premature death which is influenced by psycho-social, cultural, and environmental risk factors. For every 40 seconds, someone takes their own life according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This year’s theme is all about ‘Creating Hope Through Action.’
