Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 10th August 2022

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1) World Biofuel Day has been observed on 10 August. This day was celebrated in honor of ____________.

(a) Eugen Diesel

(b) Rudolf Diesel

(d) Nikola Tesla

(e) James Watt

2) Every year, World Lion Day has been observed on which the following day?

(a) 12 August

(b) 10 August

(d) 13 August

(e) 14 August

3) The Government has started a short-term course namely ‘Drone Service Technician’ in ______ Industrial Training Institutes.

(a) 126

(b) 149

(d) 225

(e) 134

4) The One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) program has completed ____ years on 9 August 2022.

(a) 3

(b) 4

(d) 2

(e) 6

5) Which country has adopted the United States Joint Statement on Cooperation on Global Supply Chains?

(a) France

(b) Germany

(d) Sweden

(e) Canada

6) Which state government has launched the first-of-its-kind insurance scheme “Nethanna Ku Bima” scheme for weavers?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(d) Kerala

(e) Telangana

7) Recently, Andhra Pradesh renamed the newly created _________district after BR Ambedkar.

(a) Anantapur

(b) Srikakulam

(d) Nellore

(e) Prakasam

8) Which state government has approved the naming of the under-construction Hollongi greenfield airport?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(d) West Bengal

(e) Uttarakhand

9) Which of the following states/UT has launched the “One Road-One Week” initiative of the NDMC?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Haryana

(d) Madhya Pradesh

(e) Jammu and Kashmir

10) Which of the following has launched ‘Global Pay’, an international B2B (Business to Business) payments solution?

(a) Mastercard

(b) VISA

(d) Microsoft

(e) American Express

11) Which bank raised $300 million in Non-Resident External (NRE) deposits, offering up to 50 basis points higher than the current rates?

(a) Axis Bank

(b) IDBI Bank

(d) RBL Bank

(e) Federal Bank

12) Which bank has agreed with its first fintech partner, New Street Technologies Private Limited, for Micro Lending, Operations Management, and Technology Services under priority sector lending?

(a) South Indian Bank

(b) YES Bank

(d) Dhanlaxmi Bank

(e) HDFC Bank

13) Who has been honored with Ladakh’s highest civilian award the “dPal rNgam Duston” award?

(a) Desmond Tutu

(b) Dalai Lama

(d) Tenzin Choegyal

(e) Thubten Jigme Norbu

14) Which of the following bank has inked an MoU with SRM University in Andhra Pradesh to lend up to 50 crores for start-ups?

(a) UCO Bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(d) Union Bank of India

(e) DBS Bank

15) Who among the following has been named as the ‘Miss India USA 2022’?

(a) Saumya Sharma

(b) Aarya Walvekar

(d) Neelam Saran

(e) Divya Shankar

16) Gustavo Petro was sworn in as the first leftist President of which country?

(a) the Gambia

(b) Mexico

(d) Lativa

(e) Kenya

17) Who has become the first woman director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)?

(a) Nallathamby Kalaiselvi

(b) Lakshmi Venu

(d) Aparna Krishnan

(e) Sudha Chandran

18) Which company has partnered with Transform Rural India Foundation (TRIF) to launch a national carbon finance platform for 1 million smallholder farmers?

(a) Interface

(b) Aavishkaar

(d) Canopy

(e) Acceligents

19) India finished ___________ overall with 61 medals, including 22 gold in the Commonwealth Games 2022.

(a) Second

(b) Third

(d) Sixth

(e) Fourth

20) Swimmer Emma McKeon, broke a kind of record in the 2022 Commonwealth Games by winning more medals (6 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medal) than 56 different countries or territories combined. She belongs to which country?

(a) South Africa

(b) New Zeeland

(d) Australia

(e) USA

Answers :

1) Answer: B

World Biofuel Day is commemorated on 10 August every year to raise awareness about the use of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels.
Any fuel that is derived from biomass, like plants, agricultural wastes, crops, algae, or animal wastes, is known as biofuel.
August 10 is observed as World Biofuel Day in honor of Sir Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the diesel engine.
It was just one day before, on August 9 in 1893 that Sir Diesel, first successfully operated the mechanical engine with peanut oil.

2) Answer: B

World Lion Day is celebrated annually on August 10 each year, with an emphasis to raise awareness and gather support for their declining population and conservation.
Currently, they are listed as endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List.
The Asiatic Lion is one of the five big cats that are found in India, the other four being the Royal Bengal Tiger, Indian Leopard, Clouded leopard, and Snow Leopard.

3) Answer: A

The Government has started a short-term course namely ‘Drone Service Technician’ in 126 Industrial Training Institutes.
It has been started across 19 States for the session 2022-23.
Six short-term skilling courses have been developed for manufacturing, assembly, repairing, and maintenance of drones as well as to meet the requirement of skilled manpower in the drone sector.
The course comprises ground classes and practical training.
According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, approval for establishing a remote pilot training organization (RPTO) is granted as per Rule 39 of The Drone Rules, 2021.

4) Answer: A

With Assam being the newest state to join the effort in June 2022, the program has now been implemented nationwide.
On August 9, 2019, four states hosted the debut of the ONORC, which has now been operational for three years.
The technology-driven ONORC scheme is being implemented by the Centre for the nationwide portabilityof ration cards under the NFSA(National Food Security Act,2013).
Currently, the initiative is recording an average of 3 crore portability transactions every month.

5) Answer: C

India has adopted the United States Joint Statement on Cooperation on Global Supply Chains which was released by the USA Government & the 17 partner economies during the Virtual 2022 Supply Chain Ministerial Forum.
The partner economies include Australia, Brazil, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
For building collective long-term resilient supply chains based on international partnerships, all the partner countries aimed to follow various global supply chain principles including transparency, diversification, security, and sustainability.

6) Answer: E

For the first time in India, Telangana Government has launched the ‘Nethanna Ku Bima’ Scheme, which extends insurance coverage to handloom and power loom weavers in
Handlooms Minister Shri KT Rama Rao virtually launched the scheme on National Handloom Day 2022.
Under the scheme, the Telangana government has joined hands with Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India for the ‘Nethanna Beema’ scheme and termed the state department of handlooms and textiles as the nodal agency for its implementation.
The annual premium of the beneficiaries will be paid by the government on their behalf to the LIC.
It would benefit 80,000 handloom and power loom weavers in the State.

7) Answer: C

The Andhra Pradesh cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shri YS Jagan Mohan Reddy approved the renaming of Konaseema as Dr. BR Ambedkar Konaseema district.
The Konaseema district was carved out from East Godavari with Amalapuram as its headquarters.
It was one of the 13 districts created on April 4, taking the total number of districts in the state to 26.
Also, the cabinet gave its nod to disburse Rs 6,594.60 crore under the Jagananna Amma Vodi scheme on June 27, 2022.
Among the total Amma Vodi scheme beneficiaries, 54% are BCs, 21% are SCs, 6% are STs and 19% are OBCs.

8) Answer: A

The Arunachal Pradesh government has approved the naming of the under-construction Hollongi greenfield airport near Itanagar as “Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar” which will start operations in August 15, 2022.
The proposed airport will be the first in Arunachal Pradesh with a runway of 2,300 meters, making it ideal for operating Boeing 747s, one of the largest passenger aircraft.
The airport is located nearly 15 km away from Itanagar.
It has been built at Rs 645 crores under the Centre’s Capital Connectivity Scheme, which has been designed to accommodate A-320 aircraft.

9) Answer: C

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena launched the “One Road-One Week” initiative of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).
The Delhi LG reportedly directed officials to complete the works of 15 road stretches under the NDMC areas on priority.
The event was also attended by NDMC Acting Chairman Ashwini Kumar, Vice Chairman Satish Upadhyay, and member NDMC Kuljeet Singh Chahal among others.
Under the initiative, the civic body will undertake repair and maintenance work along footpaths, pavements, and central verges.

10) Answer: E

American Express, a Small Business Card issuer in the U.S has launched a cross-border payment solution Global Pay, that will let U.S. businesses make secure domestic and international B2B (Business to Business) payments.

Through this, business customers can send payments funded from their business bank account to their suppliers in more than 40 countries across a range of currencies using a simple, mobile-friendly platform.

11) Answer: C

HDFC Bank raised $300 million in Non-Resident External (NRE) deposits, offering up to 50 basis points higher than the current rates.
The Middle East drove the list of new NRI depositors, with the rest of Asia and Europe not far behind.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed banks to accept FCNR (B) and NRE deposits from the Indian diaspora without any interest rate caps.
Such relaxations will be effective until October 31, 2022, and November 4, 2022,

12) Answer: D

Dhanlaxmi Bank Limited has agreed with its first fintech partner, New Street Technologies Private Limited, for Micro Lending, Operations Management, and Technology Services under priority sector lending.
New Street Technologies Pvt Ltd. will provide technical support to the Bank on Digital onboarding and extend support as the business correspondent in the Microlending space to start the operations in southern states of India and subsequently expand to more states.
New Street Technologies Private Limited will augment the Bank to provide better customer connectivity and financial inclusion along with leveraging technological advancements.

13) Answer: B

The highest civilian honor in Ladakh, the “dPal rNgam Duston” award, was given to the head of the Tibetan spiritual order, the Dalai Lama.
This honor is granted in recognition of his enormous contributions to mankind, particularly to the union territory.
The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, which celebrated the “dPal rNgam Duston” on the occasion of its founding day at Sindhu Ghat, presented the sixth prize.
The 87-year-old spiritual leader, who has been in the union territory since July 15, praised the act of kindness and emphasized the need of preserving intergroup unity in the area.
The “dPal rNgam Duston” commemorates the heroic deeds of Ladakh’s heroes and attempts to instill in the new generation a sense of pride in their accomplishments.

14) Answer: C

Indian Bank has collaborated with Hatchlab Research Centre, Technology Business Incubator (TBI) of SRM University-Andhra Pradesh to launch ‘IND SpringBoard’, an initiative for financing start-ups and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
The bank will extend loans of up to Rs 50 crore to start-ups incubated at SRM Hatchlab for their working capital requirements or purchase of machinery and equipment.
This collaboration is one of its kind in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

15) Answer: B

Aarya Walvekar, an Indian American from Virginia, was named Miss India USA in 2022 in New Jersey.
The first runner-up was University of Virginia’s second-year premedical student Saumya Sharma, and the second runner-up was from New Jersey.
The longest-running Indian pageant outside of India celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.
Dharmatma and Neelam Saran, two Indian-Americans residing in New York, founded it under the name Worldwide Pageants.

16) Answer: C

Gustavo Petro, a former rebel fighter, has been sworn in as the first leftist president of Colombia.
He succeeds Ivan Duque.
He defeated Rodolfo Hernández Suárez in the second round of the 2022 Colombian presidential election on 19 June 2022.
He also announced that Colombia will stop granting new licenses for oil exploration and will ban fracking projects, even though the oil industry makes up almost 50% of the nation’s legal exports.

17) Answer: A

Senior electrochemical scientist Nallathamby Kalaiselvi has become the first woman director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in two years.
Kalaiselvi succeeds Mr. Shekhar Mande, who superannuated in April 2022.
Also, Ms. Kalaiselvi will hold the charge as Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Since then Mr. Rajesh Gokhale, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, was given the additional charge of the CSIR

18) Answer: C

Intellecap and Transform Rural India Foundation (TRIF) has launched a national carbon finance platform for 1 million smallholder farmers.
It may assist Indian smallholder farmers to leverage local weather/carbon finance for sustainable agroforestry, local weather smart agriculture, and different actions that can lead to carbon sequestration and mitigation.
More than a million smallholder farmers are linked together by the platform, and they will receive support and training in agroforestry and climate-smart farming.

19) Answer: E

In the overall medal standings at the Commonwealth Games 2022, India won 61 medals In Birmingham
India placed fourth overall on the medals tally after their CWG 2022 campaign.
India took home 22 gold, 16 silver, and 23 bronze medals from the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
India’s bid for the Commonwealth Games 2022 is its fifth-best in terms of medals earned.
India’s best performance came at the 2010 home games in Delhi, when it collected 101 medals.

20) Answer: D

Emma McKeon, an Australian swimmer who is 28 years old, broke a kind of record in the 2022 Commonwealth Games by winning more medals than 56 different countries or territories combined.
At the Commonwealth Games, she competed in a variety of swimming events and took home six gold, one silver, and one bronze medal.
Only 16 of the 72 nations and territories that competed in the CWG 2022 received eight or more medals.

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