Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 03rd & 04th April 2022

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1) An International Children’s Book Day has been celebrated every year on _________by the International Board on Books for Young People.

(a) March 31

(b) April 01

(d) April 03

(e) April 04

2) The World Autism Awareness Day has been annually observed on April 2. Which among the following is the theme of the World Autism Awareness Day 2022?

(a) Inclusive Quality Education for All

(b) Inclusive Quality Workplace for All

(d) Spreading love for All

(e) Inclusive Quality Relationship for All

3) Which among the following National Commission has recently launched the Anti-Human Trafficking Cell to improve effectiveness in tackling cases of human trafficking?

(a) National Commission for Backward Classes

(b) National Human Rights Commission of India

(d) National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

(e) National Commission for Women

4) Which among the following Indian government corporation has recently developed nanotechnology-based Nano Urea (Liquid)?

(a) Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative

(b) National Fertilizers

(d) Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers

(e) Krishak Bharati Cooperative

5) The National Medicinal Plants Board has prepared a draft scheme for the promotion of Medicinal Plant Cultivation. A token amount of __________is allocated under Pradhan Mantri VRIKSH-AYUSH Yojana.

(a) Rs. 05 core

(b) Rs. 15 core

(d) Rs. 35 core

(e) Rs. 45 core

6) As per the report, Government of India has recently extended the existing Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) from March 31, 2022 till _____________

(a) June 30, 2022

(b) July 31, 2022

(d) September 30, 2022

(e) October 31, 2022

7) Nabet India has partnered with which among the following Housing Finance Ltd for a unique employment generation program for women?

(a) LIC Housing Finance Ltd

(b) Aadhar Housing Finance Limited

(d) Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited

(e) Cent Bank Home Finance Limited

8) The Securities and Exchange Board of India has imposed a penalty worth Rs 25 lakh on 5 entities for non-genuine trades. Which among the following is not among them?

(a) Abhishek Kumar Jain huff

(b) Ajay Kumar Baid

(d) Sumer Chand Jain

(e) Suresh Mehta Jain

9) The Asian Development Bank has tied up with HSBC India to set up ___________ million USD partial guarantee programme for microfinance institutions (MFIs).

(a) $100M

(b) $150M

(d) $250M

(e) $300M

10) Which among the following financial services company has got license from Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority and IRDAI to sell National Pension Scheme insurance?

(a) Livspace

(b) Finmapp

(d) Oxyzo

(e) DealShare

11) As per the recent report by the Reserve Bank of India, it has extended the timelines for banks to use lockable cassettes in ATMs till ____________

(a) January 2023

(b) March 2023

(d) July 2023

(e) December 2023

12) Who has been appointed as the Vice-chairperson of International Telecommunication Union’s Council Standing Committee on Administration and Management?

(a) Aarna Mary

(b) Drishya Riva

(d) Zara Sophia

(e) Riddi Chopra

13) As per the Geological Survey of India who among the following has been taking charge as Director General of Geological Survey of India?

(a) Dr.S. Raju

(b) Dr.R. Prabhu

(d) Dr.G. Gunasekaran

(e) Dr.M. Ajay

14) An Indian Climate Expert Arunabha Ghosh has been appointed to high-level expert group on ________________ commitments.

(a) Plastic Waste commitments

(b) Soil Erosion commitments

(d) Net-Zero Emissions commitments

(e) Rainfall Tracking commitments

15) Which among the following Mutual Fund has been appointed Anthony Heredia as their Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer?

(a) SBI Mutual Fund

(b) ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company

(d) Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund

(e) Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company

16) Which among the following Indian Organization and Tawazun Economic Council, United Arab Emirates, have exchanged Memorandum of Understanding to explore new business opportunities?

(a) Defence Research and Development Organisation

(b) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

(d) Bharat Electronics Limited

(e) Bharat Earth Movers Limited

17) Which among the following Sports products giant has unveiled an Official Al Rihla FIFA World Cup Ball for Qatar 2022?

(a) Adidas

(b) Puma

(d) Nivia

(e) COSCO

18) The Weightlifter Ann Mariya M T has won gold medal in ____________ kg category in the National weightlifting championships in Bhubaneswar.

(a) 55 kg category

(b) 62 kg category

(d) 87 kg category

(e) 91 kg category

19) Which among the following North East state in India has all set to host 83rd National Table Tennis Championship 2022?

(a) Manipur

(b) Meghalaya

(d) Assam

(e) Arunachal Pradesh

20) Anurag Thakur has launched logo, mascot jersey & anthem of Khelo India University Games 2021. It is going to take place at which place?

(a) Bangalore, Karnataka

(b) New Delhi, Delhi

(d) Gurugram, Haryana

(e) Amritsar, Punjab

21) What is C stands for in ICO, related to banking?

(a) Currency

(b) Cash

(d) Cheque

(e) Check

22) What is the capital of Comoros?

(a) Kinshasa

(b) Moroni

(d) Zagreb

(e) None of these

23) Where is the headquarters of IndusInd Bank located?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Hyderabad

(d) Chennai

(e) Bengaluru

24) What is the currency of Fiji?

(a) Euro

(b) Dollar

(d) Dinar

(e) None of these

25) Where does University of Cambridge located?

(a) UK

(b) USA

(d) Switzerland

(e) Canada

Answers :

1) Answer: C

International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is orgainsed every year on April 2 since 1967, by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) – an international non-profit organisation.

The day was first celebrated in 1966 and was organised by Jella Lepman, the founder of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).

In 2022, Canada is hosting International Children’s Book Day with this chosen theme: “Stories are wings that help you soar every day.”

2) Answer: A

World Autism Awareness Day is observed on April 2, every year to make people understand and accept people with autism, foster worldwide support, and inspire people.

It is a day that spread kindness and autism awareness.

The theme for ‘World Autism Awareness Day 2022’ is “Inclusive Quality Education for All”.

3) Answer: E

The National Commission for Women launched an Anti-Human Trafficking Cell.

It aims to improve effectiveness in tackling cases of human trafficking, raising awareness among women and girls, capacity building and training of Anti Trafficking Units and to increase responsiveness of law enforcement agencies.

The Cell has been set up with an aim of increasing awareness among law enforcement officials and to facilitate their capacity building.

4) Answer: A

The Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Bhagwanth Khuba has informed the Lok Sabha that Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) has developed nanotechnology-based Nano Urea (Liquid) fertilizer.

It has been provisionally based on the preliminary experimental trials undertaken in several ICAR research institutes and state agricultural universities.

5) Answer: C

National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) under the Ministry of Ayush has prepared a draft scheme namely “Pradhan Manti VRIKSH-AYUSH Yojana” for promotion of Medicinal Plant Cultivation, Post-harvest management and Marketing support by involving farmers and the Ayush industry.

A token amount of Rs. 25 core was allocated under “Pradhan Mantri VRIKSH-AYUSH Yojana” for the financial Year 2021-22 at the time of Budget Estimate (BE) allocation against the projection of Rs.2,056 crore as the scheme was under consideration.

6) Answer: D

The government has further extended the existing Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) till September 30,2022.

FTP provides guidelines for enhancing exports to push economic growth and create jobs.

The existing Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 which is valid up to March 31, 2022 is extended up to September 30, 2022,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).

7) Answer: C

Nabet India and PNB Housing Finance Pvt Ltd joined hands to carry out a special women’s health and wellness initiative.

Under this Partnership Nabet India is committed to promoting livelihood for women particularly in rural areas, it also promotes health and wellness to improve their quality of life.

The sanitary napkin machines are sponsored by PNB Housing Finance’s CSR arm, Pehel Foundation.

8) Answer: E

Capital markets regulator Sebi imposed fines totaling Rs 25 lakh on five entities for conducting non-genuine trades in the illiquid stock option segment in BSE.

In five separate orders, the regulator imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh each on Abhishek Kumar Jain huff, Ajay Kumar Baid, Sumit Shankar Dudani, Sumer Chand Jain and Sons and Milestone Viniyog Pvt Ltd.

9) Answer: A

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and HSBC India have signed an agreement to establish a $100 million partial-guarantee programme to support more than 400,000 (0.4 million) micro-borrowers and mostly women-run microenterprises across India.

It is ADB’s first partnership with HSBC India.

HSBC India will expand its lending to microfinance institutions (MFIs) and non-bank finance companies, with ADB partially guaranteeing the loans.

Under the agreement, to give impetus to the partnership, aggregated financing of an equivalent of $30 million will be disbursed to three MFIs in India by April 2022.

10) Answer: B

Financial services company FinMapp has received a licence from Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) under the National Pension Scheme (NPS).

It has also acquired a registration certificate from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) recognizing it as a corporate agent.

The company will launch NPS as an investment tool on its app in the coming months.

11) Answer: B

The Reserve Bank of India has extended the timeline for implementation of cassette swap in all ATMs by banks by one year till March 31, 2023.

This is the second extension of the timeline that the central bank has given to banks

The extension of deadline for implementation of cassette swap in ATMs comes following representations RBI received from various banks and Indian Banks Association expressing difficulties in meeting the timeline

12) Answer: C

India’s Aprajita Sharrma, has been appointed as the vice-chairperson of Council Standing Committee on Administration and Management of International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

She will remain as vice chairperson of Council Standing Committee for the years 2023 and 2024 and its chairperson for the years 2025 and 2026.

The decision was taken at the International Telecommunication Union at Council meetings held at Geneva from 21st March till 31st March, 2022

13) Answer: A

Dr.S. Raju, has taken over the charge of Director General (DG) of Geological Survey of India (GSI) with effect from April 01, 2022.

He succeeds Shri R. S. Garkhal who superannuated on March 31, 2022.

Dr. S. Raju hails from Pasuvanthanai village, near Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu.

14) Answer: D

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Dr Arunabha Ghosh to his new High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities.

The group will help in developing stronger and clearer standards for net-zero emissions pledges by non-State entities such as businesses, investors, cities and regions.

Dr Ghosh will be among three Asians (and the only South Asian) serving on the expert group.

15) Answer: C

Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund, a joint venture of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited (Mahindra Finance) and Manulife Investment Management (Singapore) Pvt Ltd announced the appointment of Anthony Heredia as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mahindra Manulife Investment Management Private Limited, effective April 1.

Heredia will succeed Ashutosh Bishnoi, who retired on 31 March.

16) Answer: C

Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and Tawazun Economic Council (TEC), United Arab Emirates, have exchanged Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore new business opportunities in various areas of mutual interest in the field of defence.

The MoU was exchanged in the presence of Commodore Siddharth Mishra (Retd), CMD, BDL by P Diwakar BDL Director Technical and Zayed Saeed Zaal Hadher Almeraikhi, Chief Officer, Tawazun Economic Council, UAE at BDL, Hyderabad.

17) Answer: A

Sportswear giant Adidas has unveiled Al Rihla the official match ball for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

It is the 14th successive ball that Adidas has created for the FIFA World Cup, designed to support the game at high speed as it travels faster in flight than any other World Cup ball.

Al Rihla translates as the journey in Arabic and has been inspired by the architecture, iconic boats, and the flag of Qatar.

18) Answer: D

Ann Mariya M.T. from Kerala won the women’s 87-kilogram gold medal with a national record aggregate of 231 kg on the concluding day of the National weightlifting championships at the KIIT University campus in Bhubaneswar.

Ann Mariya lifted one kilogram less than Commonwealth Games gold medalist Purnima Pandey’s new snatch record of 104 kg and she tied with eventual third-place finisher Manpreet Kaur’s record-breaking clean and jerk effort of 128 kg.

19) Answer: B

Meghalaya is all set to host the 83rd National Table Tennis Championship 2022 scheduled to begin from April 18th till 25th, 2022 at SAI Indoor Training Centre, NEHU in Shillong.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma while interacting with media informed that the tournament is one of the biggest sports events that the State has hosted till date among others.

This is the second time the biggest table tennis event is being hosted in the Northeast.

20) Answer: A

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur and Governor of Karnataka, TC Gehlot launched the logo, jersey, mascot and anthem of the Khelo India University Games 2021 (KIUG 2021) on April 01, 2022, at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.

Chandan Shetty, a Kannada rapper, composed the theme song.

Between April 24 and May 3, 2022, the KIUG 2021 will be held in Karnataka.

21) Answer: C

Initial Coin Offerings

22) Answer: B

Moroni is the capital city of the volcanic Comoros archipelago off Africa’s east coast

23) Answer: A

Mumbai, Maharashtra is the headquarters of IndusInd Bank

24) Answer: B

The Fijian dollar has been the currency of Fiji since 1969

25) Answer: A

The University of Cambridge is a collegiate research university in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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