Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 06th July 2022

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1) Every Year in which among the following day World Zoonoses Day is observed?

(a) July 02

(b) July 03

(d) July 05

(e) July 06

2) NIUA’s C-Cube and WRI launched India’s first national coalition platform for urban nature-based solutions (NbS) during the 11th World Urban Forum held in which country?

(a) Poland

(b) Germany

(d) Indonesia

(e) France

3) To Utilize the BiSAG-N app, which Ministry interfaces with the GatiShakti portal?

(a) Ministry of Science and technology

(b) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

(d) Ministry of Jal Shakti

(e) Ministry of Steel

4) European Commission adopted proposals to restore Europe’s nature by 2050 and 50% pesticide use by which year?

(a) 2025

(b) 2030

(d) 2028

(e) 2035

5) Banking Frauds Of Over Rs: __________ Crores Witness Significant Decline In Fraud Cases In Financial Year 2021 – 22

(a) 50 Crores

(b) 75 Crores

(d) 95 Crores

(e) 100 Crores

6) Government of India constitutes ‘FSIB’ for Appointments in Financial Institutions. What is the correct full form of FSIB?

(a) Financial Services Institutions Board

(b) Fiscal Services Institutions Bureau

(d) Fiscal Services Institutions Board

(e) Financial Services Institutions Bureau

7) SEBI extends the deadline for implementation of the new pledging Demat Debit and Pledging Instruction (DDPI) system to ____________

(a) August 1, 2022

(b) September 1, 2022

(d) November 1, 2022

(e) December 1, 2022

8) Shri Rahul Narwekar becomes the youngest Speaker in the country. He becomes the speaker of which state’s Legislative Assembly?

(a) Haryana

(b) Rajasthan

(d) Andhra Pradesh

(e) Nagaland

9) Who among the following has been sworn in as 1st Black Woman on US Supreme Court?

(a) Amy Coney Barrett

(b) Leondra Kruger

(d) Ketanji Brown Jackson

(e) Sonia Sotomayor

10) Virgin Orbit Rocket launches how many US Defense Satellites from a special Boeing 747 flying off the Southern California coast?

(a) 5 US Defense Satellites

(b) 6 US Defense Satellites

(d) 9 US Defense Satellites

(e) 13 US Defense Satellites

11) Indian Army’s Desert Corps Organizes Suraksha Manthan-2022 at which place?

(a) Kochi

(b) Hyderabad

(d) Pune

(e) Jodhpur

12) “Zuljanah” was a solid-fuelled rocket launched by which among the country?

(a) Iraq

(b) Iran

(d) Oman

(e) South Korea

13) In June 2022, gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue collected was Rs. _________ lakh crores

(a) Rs. 1.40 lakh crores

(b) Rs. 1.41 lakh crores

(d) Rs. 1.43 lakh crores

(e) Rs. 1.44 lakh crores

14) As per the Domestic rating agency Crisil, GDP growth estimate to ___________% for FY23

(a) 7.1

(b) 7.3

(d) 8.1

(e) 8.6

15) As per the recent report, who has won the Femina Miss India 2022?

(a) Shrinithi Shetty

(b) Manika Sheokand

(d) Osin Mosu

(e) Sini Shetty

16) UK Parliament honors the Director of the All-India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) ___________ with the Ayurveda Ratna award

(a) Kaajal Paarijata

(b) Aaditi Faadil

(d) Tanuja Nesari

(e) Daarshik Kaamla

17) Which among the following IT Giant bags Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards 2022?

(a) Wipro

(b) HCL

(d) Lenovo

(e) TCS

18) Union Minister for Minority Affairs inaugurates Fifth Global Film Tourism Conclave in which among the following state or Union Territory?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Jammu

(d) Mumbai

(e) Pune

19) Bengaluru Electricity Company BESCOM develops ____________ mobile app to Pre-book and get details about EV Charging stations in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

(a) E -Mitra

(b) E – Gaadi

(d) Renew Mitra

(e) None of These

20) As per the Zoological Survey of India, India to add 315 taxa and ___________ species to its inventory of animal species

(a) 350 species

(b) 400 species

(d) 540 species

(e) 580 species

21) Veteran Personality Peter Brook passes away. He belongs to which field?

(a) Director

(b) Journalist

(d) Musician

(e) Astronaut

22) Veteran film director Tarun Majumdar passes away. He is the recipient of _____________ National Awards

(a) 1 National Awards

(b) 2 National Awards

(d) 5 National Awards

(e) 7 National Awards

23) EN Sudhir passes away. He was the former Indian player of which sport?

(a) Cricket

(b) Football

(d) Badminton

(e) Tennis

Answers :

1) Answer: E

Every year on June 6th, World Zoonoses Day is commemorated as the anniversary of the first-ever vaccine given for any zoonotic disease way back in 1885.

The purpose of this day is to raise awareness of illnesses that can spread from humans to animals.

“Let’s Break the Chain of Zoonotic Transmission” is the focus of this year’s World Zoonoses Day, which is crucial if we are to escape the COVID-19 pandemic, which has already done too much harm.

2) Answer: A

World Resources Institute India (WRI India), the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), and other partners launched India’s first national coalition platform for urban nature-based solutions (NbS) during the 11th World Urban Forum in Poland.

For addressing climate change-related issues including heat waves, urban floods, pollution of the air and water, and storm surges, ecosystem-based services, and nature-based solutions are swiftly developing into realistic, inexpensive possibilities.

Representatives from the Forum’s key partner organizations, including GiZ India, India Climate Collaborative, The Nature Conservancy, WWF India, and Wetlands International, vowed to cooperate to realize the Forum’s objectives.

3) Answer: E

To identify and resolve connectivity gaps in the infrastructure, the Ministry of Steel announced that it has joined the PM Gati Shakti Portal and uploaded the geo-coordinates of significant projects.

Using the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BiSAG-N) software, the ministry registered itself on the National Master Plan site.

The geolocations of each steel mill owned by the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) have been made available on the internet.

4) Answer: B

The European Commission adopted proposals to restore damaged ecosystems, bring nature back across Europe, from agricultural land and seas to forests and urban environments, and reduce the use of chemical pesticides by 50% by 2030.

To cover at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 with nature restoration measures, and eventually extend these to all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050.

5) Answer: E

Frauds in the banking sector involving sums of over Rs 100 crore have declined significantly, with banks reporting cases worth Rs 41,000 crore in 2021-22 compared to Rs 1.05 lakh crore in the FY21.

According to official data, the number of fraud cases in the public and private sector banks fell from 265 in 2020-21 to 118 in the financial year 2022.

In the case of public sector banks, the total number of fraud cases over ₹100 crore dropped from 167 in FY21 to 80, and in the case of private sector banks, it fell from 98 in FY21 to 38.

In terms of cumulative amount, it has come down to Rs 28,000 crore in FY22 from Rs 65,900 crore in FY21 for PSBs.

6) Answer: E

The Center has decided to set up the Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) as a single entity for making recommendations for appointments of Wholetime Directors and Non-Executive Directors in public sector banks (PSBs), public sector insurers (PSIs), and financial institutions (FIs).

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has asked the Department of Financial Services to carry out necessary modifications in the Nationalized Banks (Management and Miscellaneous Provisions) Scheme of 1970/1980 with the approval of Finance Minister Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman.

7) Answer: B

The Capital Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has extended the deadline for the introduction of the Demat Debit and Pledging Instruction (DDPI) system to September 1, 2022.

Earlier the deadline for implementation was July 1, 2022.

With the implementation of the guidelines, the Power of Attorney (PoA) would be replaced with Demat Debit and Pledge Instruction (DDPI) documents.

This is to curb possible misuse of PoA given by clients to stock brokers

8) Answer: C

Mumbai lawyer & the first-time MLA, Shri Rahul Narwekar, was elected as the 16th Speaker (since 1960) of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly after defeating Rajan Salvi (Shiv Sena candidate).

He has been elected as the youngest Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and also becomes the youngest ever in India.

The post of the Speaker was vacant after Congress’ Nana Patole resigned from the office in February 2021.

Narwekar received a total of 164 votes in support and 107 went to the Shiv Sena candidate’s account.

9) Answer: D

Ms. Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in as the new associate Supreme Court justice, becoming the first black woman and the first former federal public defender to serve on the nation’s highest court.

The appointment of 51-years old Ketanji Jackson by Democratic President Mr. Joe Biden.

Ms. Jackson succeeded Justice Stephen Breyer upon his retirement from the court.

Jackson, a federal judge since 2013, is joining three other women, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Amy Coney Barrett & for the first time, four women will serve together on the nine-member court.

10) Answer: C

A Virgin Orbit rocket carrying seven U.S. Defense Department satellites was launched from a special Boeing 747 flying off the Southern California coast and streaked toward space.

The modified jumbo jet took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in the Mojave Desert and released the rocket over the Pacific Ocean, northwest of Los Angeles.

The launch was procured by the U.S. Space Force for a Defense Department test program & the 7 payloads will conduct various experiments.

Virgin Orbit named the mission “Straight Up” after the hit on Paula Abdul’s debut studio album “Forever Your Girl,” which was released through Virgin Records in 1988.

11) Answer: E

The Desert Corps of the Indian Army organized the “Suraksha Manthan 2022”, on aspects of Border & Coastal Security at Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

The Manthan was jointly presided over by Shri Pankaj Kumar Singh, IPS, Director General Border Security Force (BSF), Director General VS Pathania, Indian Coast Guard, and Lieutenant General Rakesh Kapoor, General Officer Commanding Desert Corps, and attended by serving officers of the Army, BSF, and Coast Guard.

During the discussions, aspects of interoperability, operational cohesion, and logistics were ironed out to enhance overall security along the International Boundary (IB) and coastal sectors.

12) Answer: B

Iran launched a solid-fuelled rocket named “Zuljanah” into space.

Zuljanah is an Iranian Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV) made by the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran).

It is the first indigenously designed and indigenously manufactured hybrid fuel satellite launch vehicle.

It is capable of carrying a payload or satellite of 220 kilograms, an orbit of 500 kilometers above the Earth.

13) Answer: E

In June 2022, the entire amount of GST income received would be Rs 1,44,616 crore, of which the CGST would be Rs 25,306 crore, the SGST is Rs 32,406 crore, the IGST is Rs 75887 crore (together with Rs 40102 crore collected on the import of goods), and the cess was Rs 11,018 crore (along with Rs 1197 crore collected on import of goods).

The gross GST collection in June 2022 surpasses Rs. 1.40 lakh crore for the fifth time since the introduction of GST and the fourth consecutive month since March 2022, making it the second-highest collection after the collection in April 2022.

Following the GST collection of Rs 1,67,540 crore in April 2022, the gross GST collection in June 2022 is the second-highest collection.

14) Answer: B

Domestic rating agency Crisil has lowered its real GDP growth forecast for India to 7.3 percent in FY23 from 7.8 percent estimated earlier.

It attributed the downward revision to higher oil prices, slowing of export demand, and high inflation.

This is in line with the RBI’s estimate of 7.2 real GDP growth for this fiscal year.

There is a slew of negatives like high commodity prices, elevated freight prices, drag on exports as global growth projections get lowered, and the largest demand-side driver of private consumption remains weak.

15) Answer: E

The Femina Miss India 2022 title has been won by Sini Shetty.

She will now compete in the 71st Miss World pageant as India’s representative.

At the JIO World Convention Center in Mumbai, Shetty was named Femina Miss India World 2022 by Manasa Varanasi, Miss India 2020.

Rubal Shekhawat of Rajasthan is the first runner-up in Femina Miss India 2022, while Shinata Chauhan of Uttar Pradesh is the second.

16) Answer: D

The UK Parliament presented Tanuja Nesari, Director of the All-India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), with the Ayurveda Ratna Award.

She received the award from the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Indian Traditional Sciences (ITSappg), which recognizes her work to promote the spread of Ayurveda both domestically and internationally.

An ITSappg committee led by dignitaries Bob Blackman, MP, UK Parliament and Chair, Virendra Sharma, MP, UK Parliament, and Chair, and Ambassador for Ayurveda and Yoga in Great Britain, Amarjeet S. Bhamra, honored Dr. Nesari for her exceptional service of the highest calibre for the promotion of Ayurveda.

17) Answer: B

HCL Technologies received recognition at the 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards for its creativity and use of Microsoft technologies in client solutions.

HCL Tech won the 2022 UK Microsoft Partner of the Year Award as well as the Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for Healthcare and Life Sciences (global winner) (country winner).

The IT business was also selected as a finalist for the Internet of Things category of the 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award (domain finalist).

18) Answer: D

Mr. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Union Minister for Minority Affairs, formally opened the fifth Global Film Tourism Conclave (GFTC) at the Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach in Mumbai

The Ph.D. Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) organized the fifth GFTC with the theme “Unleashing the Power of Cinematic Tourism” in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.

19) Answer: C

The EV Mitra smartphone app was created by the Bengaluru Electricity Company BESCOM to give details about EV charging stations in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

The app also includes details on the charges at each station where electric vehicles may recharge.

Users of electric vehicles can reserve a spot in the station in advance using the user-friendly app.

The EV Jagruthi Web portal was previously introduced by BESCOM as a collaborative project of NITI Ayog and the UK.

20) Answer: D

The number of animal species in India’s faunal database increased by 540 in 2021, bringing the total to 1,03,258.

The Indian flora now has 315 more taxa, increasing the total number of floral taxa in the country to 55,048 as of 2021.

Of the 540 species of fauna, 406 are discoveries, while 134 are new records for India.

Thirteen new genera were discovered in 2021 as well.

Among the newly discovered species are 19 species of fish, 35 species of reptiles, and one species of mammal.

21) Answer: A

A British theater and cinema director Peter Brook passed away at the age of 97.

Brook, was born in London in 1925, in Chiswick, England.

He worked in England, from 1945 at the Birmingham Repertory Theater, from 1947 at the Royal Opera House, and from 1962 for the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).

He was often referred to as “our greatest living theater director”.

22) Answer: C

Veteran filmmaker Tarun Majumdar passed away in Kolkata at the age of 91.

He is the recipient of 4 National Awards, 7 BFJA(Bengal Flim Journalist Association Awards), 5 Filmfare Awards, and an Anandalok Award.

He received his first National Award for the 1962 Bengali film Kancher Swarga.

23) Answer: B

Former India Football team goalkeeper E N Sudhir who played as a goalkeeper for India in the 1970s Passed away in Mapusa, Goa at the age of 76.

Sudhir was born in Kozhikode in Kerala.

Sudhir made his international debut against Indonesia in Rangoon (currently Yangon) in the Olympic qualifiers in 1972, representing India in nine matches.

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