Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 09th August 2022

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1) Nagasaki Day is observed every year on August 9. This year 2022 marks ________ anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city

(a) 50^th

(b) 55^th

(d) 66^th

(e) 77^th

2) International Day of World’s Indigenous People is observed on which day?

(a) August 6

(b) August 7

(d) August 9

(e) August 10

3) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi attended _____________ edition of NITI Aayog governing council meeting in New Delhi.

(a) 1^st

(b) 3^rd

(d) 7^th

(e) 11^th

4) Government of India has recently launched the Mission Vatsalya Scheme. This scheme is for the development and welfare of whom?

(a) Elder Peoples

(b) Children

(d) Street Vendors

(e) Both A and B

5) Which country has recently signed a contract to supply Radio Equipments RTS for 24 airports in India?

(a) the United States

(b) the United Kingdom

(d) Australia

(e) Japan

6) Which state government has plans to double farmers’ income under ‘Panchamrut Yojana’?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Andhra Pradesh

7) Which state government signed MoU with North Eastern Space Application Center (NESAC) for 21 projects including disaster management?

(a) Assam

(b) Meghalaya

(d) Nagaland

(e) Tripura

8) Punjab Government signs pact with a global network called Under2 Coalition to address which issue?

(a) Disaster Management

(b) Unemployment

(d) Agriculture Pesticide

(e) Children Health

9) HDFC receives in-principle approval from SEBI to change in control of HDFC Asset Management Company (AMC) under which act?

(a) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934

(b) Banking Regulation Act, 1949

(d) The Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007

(e) Competition Act, 2002

10) SEBI constitutes a 15-member FPI Advisory committee to attract foreign investment This committee was headed by whom?

(a) Dilip Abreu

(b) Shankar Acharya

(d) Jagdish Bhagwati

(e) K. V. Subramanian

11) Under which ministry government emphasizes a comprehensive approach to increasing exports?

(a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

(b) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

(d) Ministry of Labour and Employment

(e) Ministry of Consumer Affairs

12) Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as the 14th Vice-President of India. He was the former governor of which state?

(a) Punjab

(b) Rajasthan

(d) Himachal Pradesh

(e) Madhya Pradesh

13) Mr. Inderjit Camotra was appointed as the MD and CEO of which small finance bank?

(a) Unity Small Finance Bank Ltd

(b) Shivalik Small Finance Bank Ltd

(d) North East Small Finance Bank Ltd

(e) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Ltd.

14) Who has been recently elected as the deputy president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE)?

(a) Viswanathan Anand

(b) Raunak Sadhwania

(d) Nihal Sarin

(e) Arjun Erigaisi

15) Catamaran Ventures Appoints Mr. Deepak Padaki as its President. This company is backed by which IT giant?

(a) Wipro

(b) TCS

(d) Tech Mahindra

(e) Accenture

16) Indian Army conducts pan-India drill ___________ Exercise to test the operational readiness of the satellite-based system

(a) Skydrill

(b) Skylight

(d) Keylight

(e) Spacedrill

17) Which Indian Defence manufacturer signed a contract of USD 100 million with Honeywell for HTT-40 engines?

(a) Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML)

(b) Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)

(d) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

(e) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

18) Recently World’s most sensitive dark matter detector named _____________ delivers 1st results

(a) MAX-ZEPLIN

(b) LUX-ZEPLIN

(d) MAX-MAPLIN

(e) LUX-MAPLIN

19) Russia to withdraw from the International Space Station project after which year?

(a) 2023

(b) 2024

(d) 2026

(e) 2027

20) Priyanka Goswami won silver in the __________meter race walk at Commonwealth Games 2022

(a) 3000 meter

(b) 5000 meter

(d) 10000 meter

(e) 12000 meter

21) Avinash Sable wins the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022. He belongs to which sport?

(a) Steeplechase

(b) High Jump

(d) Race Walk

(e) Judo

22) Wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya bags gold for India in which kg at the Commonwealth Games 2022?

(a) 48 kg

(b) 55 kg

(d) 59 kg

(e) 64 kg

23) At the Commonwealth Games 2022, Vinesh Phogat won __________ medal in the Women’s Freestyle 53 kg division

(a) Gold

(b) Silver

(d) None of these

(e) Both B and C

24) Who has won the gold medal in the men’s 74kg freestyle wrestling in the 2022 Commonwealth Games?

(a) Yogeshwar Dutt

(b) Ravi Kumar Dahiya

(d) Bajrang Punia

(e) Naveen Malik

25) Bhavina Patel won a gold medal in the women’s singles. She belongs to which sport?

(a) Para Athletics

(b) Para Powerlifting

(d) Para Table Tennis

(e) Para Lawn Bowls

26) In the 2022 Commonwealth Games who won Gold in men’s 48kg-51kg flyweight boxing?

(a) Vikas Krishan

(b) Manish Kaushik

(d) Satish Kumar

(e) Amit Panghal

27) At the Commonwealth Games 2022 Boxer Nitu Ghangas wins gold in women’s ___________ kg category

(a) 48 kg

(b) 52 kg

(d) 58 kg

(e) 65 kg

28) Who becomes the first Indian to win gold in the triple jump at the Commonwealth Games 2022?

(a) Arpinder Singh

(b) Renjith Maheshwary

(d) Eldhose Paul

(e) Labh Singh

29) Which country won the 2022 SAFF U20 Championship which was held in Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha?

(a) Nepal

(b) India

(d) the Maldives

(e) Sri Lanka

30) V Pranav becomes ________ Grandmaster of India by winning a competition in Romania

(a) 73^rd

(b) 74^th

(d) 76^th

(e) 77^th

Answers :

1) Answer: E

Nagasaki Day is observed every year on August 9 to promote peace politics and raise awareness of the effects of the bomb attack on Nagasaki.

The historical nuclear attack took place in the year 1945 with an atomic bomb on August 6 in the city of Hiroshima and later on August 9 in Nagasaki.

Nagasaki city was attacked by atomic weapons that killed thousands of life instantly.

It is the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city.

It is the second city after Hiroshima to be attacked by a nuclear bomb.

2) Answer: D

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population.

This event also recognizes the achievements and contributions that indigenous people make to improve world issues such as environmental protection.

In India, the indigenous population is also known as the Scheduled Tribes.

3) Answer: D

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi attended the Seventh NITI Aayog governing council meeting at the Rashtrapati Bhavan’s cultural center in New Delhi.

Crop diversification, urban growth, and the execution of the National Education Policy (NEP) were among the topics discussed by the council.

Union ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath Singh, S Jaishankar, and chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, and Assam are attending the meeting among others.

4) Answer: B

Since 2009–10, “Mission Vatsalya,” formerly known as the Child Protection Services (CPS) project, has been carried out by the Ministry of Women and Child Development for the welfare and rehabilitation of children.

The goal of Mission Vatsalya is to guarantee a healthy and happy childhood for every child in India, provide opportunities for them to realize their full potential and support their sustained flourishing in all spheres, and foster a sensitive, supportive, and coordinated ecosystem for children’s development, assist States/UTs in carrying out the Juvenile Justice Act 2015’s mandate and help the world’s nations meet the Sustainable Development Goals.

5) Answer: C

The Russian enterprise Scientific and Production Corporation “Radio technical Systems” (RTS) of Russia has signed a large-scale contract with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the supply of radio equipment.

The Russian company will manufacture 34 sets of instrument landing systems (ILS)-734 for the modernization of 24 airports in India.

According to the contract, the first part of landing systems ILS-734 must be shipped before November 2022 & the payments within the transaction will be carried out in national currencies.

The ILS 734 by NPO “RTS” development was certified by the Interstate Aviation Committee.

6) Answer: B

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Adityanath launched the ‘Panchamrut Yojana’ which will help to achieve the goal of doubling farmers’ income through the introduction of cost-effective technical measures and promotion of co-cropping methods.

The main goal is to scale back sugarcane manufacturing prices while raising productivity and land fertility by way of 5 methods, together with a built-in trench technique for sugarcane sowing, ratoon administration, trash mulching, drip irrigation, and co-cropping.

The scheme has the combined objective of reducing costs through saving water and maximum use of stubble and the leaves of sugarcane, saving use of fertilizers and pesticides.

7) Answer: E

The Tripura government has signed an MoU with the North Eastern Space Application Center (NESAC), Shillong, for 21 projects including disaster management and resource mapping.

NESAC Director, SP Agarwal, and Tripura’s Science, Technology, and Environment secretary Pradip Kumar Chakravarty signed the MoU.

The Center has already approved 20 of the 21 projects as part of the promotional and transfer of technology to develop a capacity building as well as resource making.

The 20 approved projects include resource mapping of agriculture, horticulture, forest, land revenue, and disaster management.

8) Answer: C

The Punjab government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for becoming a member of the global network called Under2 Coalition to address climate change.

The MoU was signed by Manish Kumar, Director, Environment and Climate Change on behalf of the government, and Divya Sharma, India Executive Director, Climate Group on behalf of Under2 Coalition.

With this MoU, Punjab has become a member of the largest network of 221 states or provincial governments of 43 countries committed to reducing CO2 and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line with the Paris Agreement, adopted at a UN climate change summit in Paris in 2015.

9) Answer: E

Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has granted in-principle approval for a change in control of HDFC Asset Management Company (AMC), a subsidiary of HDFC, and the asset management company of HDFC Mutual Fund, due to a change in co-sponsor of HDFC Mutual Fund, on account of proposed amalgamation of HDFC with and into HDFC Bank.

It has already received no-objection/approval from stock exchanges and RBI.

The change in control of the asset management company is part of HDFC’s merger deal with HDFC Bank.

This is subject to the approval of the National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”) under Sections 230-232 of the Companies Act.

10) Answer: E

The market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has constituted a 15-member advisory committee, the FPI (Foreign Portfolio Investment) Advisory Committee’ FAC.

This is to ease ways for foreign investors to invest in the Indian markets by reviewing the existing processes and recommending new ones.

The FAC will be chaired by former Chief Economic Adviser Shri K. V. Subramanian, Former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India – Chairman, and consists of 14 other members representing foreign banks, stock exchanges, depositories, and RBI.

11) Answer: A

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal emphasized the need for a “Whole of Government” strategy to increase exports.

Mr. Goyal reviewed the export situation of the nation while interacting with the Export Promotion Councils (EPCs) and leaders of Industry groups in New Delhi.

The “Whole of Government” strategy to increase exports would necessitate collaboration between exporters, EPCs, governmental organizations, and Indian representatives overseas.

The task is now ours and we must be prepared to compete internationally.

The government is making every effort through a variety of initiatives to help Indian exporters compete internationally.

12) Answer: C

Former West Bengal governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, has been elected as the 14th Vice-President of India.

He will replace incumbent Vice-President Shri M Venkaiah Naidu, whose term is ending on August 10, 2022.

Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar will take the oath of office on August 11, 2022.

He received 528 votes from 725 votes cast and defeated Opposition nominee Margaret Alva who bagged 182 votes.

He won the 2022 election with 72.8% votes and recorded a poll-victory margin highest since the 1992 election.

13) Answer: A

Unity Small Finance Bank Limited (Unity Bank) has appointed Mr. Inderjit Camotra as its Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Camotra’s appointment has been approved by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Union bank’s board.

Camotra has over 25 years of experience across the country in leadership positions at Standard Chartered Bank, Australia & New Zealand (ANZ), and Citigroup.

He has already been serving as interim CEO of Unity Small Finance Bank since November 2021.

Earlier, Camotra was an executive director with Centrum Financial Services Ltd

14) Answer: A

Indian chess legend & Five-time World Chess Champion Mr. Viswanathan Anand has been elected as the deputy president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE).

The elections to the world chess body were held during the FIDE Congress which is being conducted here alongside the 44th Chess Olympiad.

While the incumbent President Mr. Arkady Dvorkovich has been re-elected as FIDE President for a second term.

Dvorkovich a Muscovite has received 167 votes in his favor while his opponent Andrii Baryshpolets got 16.

15) Answer: C

Catamaran Ventures, backed by Infosys Ltd. founder Mr. NR Narayana Murthy, has appointed Managing Director (MD) Mr. Ranganath as its Chairman and Mr. Deepak Padaki as its President.

Padaki will be responsible for driving the firm’s investment management strategy.

Mr. Ranganath served as the Chief Financial Officer at Infosys for 18 years till 2018.

Padaki served at Infosys as EVP, group head of strategy and M&A, and chief risk officer.

16) Answer: B

The Indian Army conducted a pan-India satellite communication exercise called ‘Ex Skylight’.

To test & evaluate the operational readiness and robustness of its hi-tech satellite communication systems.

This is expected to be ready for the army by December 2025.

The dedicated GSAT-7B satellite of the Army is a first-of-its-kind indigenous multi-band satellite, designed with advanced security features.

17) Answer: E

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed a contract worth over USD 100 million with Honeywell for the supply and manufacture of 88 TPE331-12B engines/kits along with the maintenance and support services to power the indigenous Hindustan Turbo Trainer – 40 (HTT-40), which provides initial flying training to Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots.

Senior Director of OE Sales (Honeywell Defense and Space), Eric Walters, and Executive Director (E & IMGT) B Krishna Kumar, in the presence of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of HAL, R Madhavan.

18) Answer: B

A next-generation dark matter detector, LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Detector given the first scientific results from the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota, United States.

The experiment, led by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), involves an international team of 250 scientists and engineers from 35 institutions in the US, UK, Portugal, and South Korea.

The name LZ is derived from the merger of 2 dark matter detection experiments ie, LUX ( Large Underground Xenon) & ZEPLIN (ZonEd Proportional scintillation in Liquid Noble Gasses)

19) Answer: B

Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its orbiting space station.

NASA and other international partners hope to keep the space station running until 2030, after which the ISS would be deorbited and crashed into a remote part of the Pacific Ocean.

The space station is jointly run by the space agencies of Russia, the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Canada.

The first piece was put in orbit in 1998, and the outpost has been continuously inhabited for nearly 22 years.

20) Answer: D

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Priyanka Goswami won silver in the 10000-meter race walk.

In the race walk and athletics, at the Commonwealth Games 2022, she becomes the first Indian woman to take home a gold.

Priyanka sets a new Indian National Record for a 10000-meter race walk with a time of 43:38:82.

Khushbir Kaur formerly held the national record in India with a time of 44 minutes, 35.5 seconds in 2017.

21) Answer: A

At the Commonwealth Games 2022, Avinash Sable wins the silver medal in the men’s 3000m steeplechase.

In addition, he makes history by being the first Indian male to medal in the steeplechase at a Commonwealth Games.

He set a new steeplechase national record timing by completing the event with an 8:11:2 personal best time.

After six years, Avinash Sable became the first non-Kenyan athlete to win a medal in steeplechase.

22) Answer: C

In the Men’s Freestyle, 57kg Wrestling event at the Commonwealth Games 2022, Ravi Kumar Dahiya won gold for his nation, making history.

In the final, Ravi defeated Nigerian Ebikewenimo Welson 10-0 to earn his first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Two minutes and sixteen seconds were used in the game.

In the opening frame, Dahiya dominated completely and prevented his opponent from scoring.

23) Answer: A

At the Commonwealth Games 2022, Vinesh Phogat won the gold medal in the Women’s Freestyle 53 kg division.

She triumphed over Sri Lanka’s Chamodya Keshani Maduravalage Don.

Phogat prevailed via fall to win the gold medal contest 4-0.

She won the second gold medal of the day for India at the CWG in two minutes and 24 seconds.

24) Answer: E

At the Coventry Stadium and Arena, Indian wrestler Naveen Malik won the gold medal in men’s 74kg freestyle wrestling during the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Muhammad Sharif Tahir of Pakistan was beaten by Naveen.

The Indian utilized his apparent speed advantage against Tahir to his advantage to start the scoring with a two-point takedown.

He went for the kill, resulting in two more takedowns and a convincing 9-0 victory.

25) Answer: D

Bhavina Patel, a well-known Indian para table tennis player, won the women’s singles class 3-5 gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2022.

To finish, the 35-year-old from Gujarat defeated Nigeria’s Ifechukwude Christiana Ikpeoyi 12-10 11-2 11-9.

An Indian parathlete and table tennis player from Mehsana, Gujarat, is named Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel.

26) Answer: E

Amit Panghal, an Indian boxer, won the gold medal in the 48-51 kg weight division at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

In the championship match, he outplayed Kiaran Macdonald of England 5-0.

After winning Silver in Gold Coast, this is his second CWG medal.

A boxer and Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in the Indian Army, Subedar Amit Panghal.

27) Answer: A

At the Commonwealth Games 2022, Indian boxer Nitu Ghangas won a gold medal by defeating English boxer Demie-Jade Resztan in the women’s 48 kg division final.

She defeated her English opponent 5-0 on a points system. Nitu Ghangas of India ensured the country another medal after defeating Priyanka Dhillion of Canada in the semifinal of the Minimum weight (over 45 kg–48 kg) division of the Commonwealth Games 2022 currently taking place in Birmingham.

28) Answer: D

At the Commonwealth Games 2022, Eldhose Paul of India made history by winning the men’s triple jump event’s first-ever gold medal.

He jumped the farthest, 17.03 meters, and left everyone in amazement with his incredible leap.

Aboobacker, a fellow countryman of Paul, took silver with a 17.02-meter leap (with wind aid +1.2) on his sixth attempt.

Jah-Nhai Perinchief of Bermuda, who jumped 16.92 meters, took third place.

29) Answer: B

At Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India defeated Bangladesh 5-2 in overtime to win the 2022 SAFF U20 Championship.

The SAFF U-20 Championship’s fourth edition was held in India.

The South Asian Football Federation hosts the SAFF U-20 Championship, an international football event for men’s under-18 national teams (SAFF).

The Indian team’s captain was Sibajit Singh Leimapokpam, while Som Kumar served as the goalie.

30) Answer: C

By winning a competition in Romania, the chess prodigy from Chennai, V Pranav, became the 75th Grandmaster of India.

Pranav, who resides in Chennai, won the Limpedea Open in Baia Mare, Romania, earning his third and final GM norm and becoming a Grandmaster.

In addition to the famous Viswanathan Anand and teenage superstars D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa, Pranav is the 27th Grandmaster from Tamil Nadu.

He attends Velammal School in this city and has three state championship victories.

In 2021, he also earned the bronze medal in the international rapid event.

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