Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 14th & 15th August 2022

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1) Which State will host the North East Olympics Games beginning October 30 till November 6, 2022?

(a) Sikkim

(b) Assam

(d) Meghalaya

(e) Himachal Pradesh

2) The Centre is aiming to reduce the import dependence on palm oil by 25 to 30% by which year?

(a) 2027

(b) 2030

(d) 2025

(e) 2028

3) Hindalco Industries has entered into an MOU with Greenko Energies to set up a renewable energy project for the supply of 100 MW power to the smelter in.

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Telangana

(e) Odisha

4) Which IIT has signed an MOU with BHEL for joint work on the emerging opportunities in the Indian defense and aerospace sectors?

(a) IIT Delhi

(b) IIT Bombay

(d) IIT Kharagpur

(e) IIT Guwahati

5) Where did the Khelo India Women’s Hockey League 22 (Under-16) will be played?

(a) Kolkata

(b) Mumbai

(d) Cuttack

(e) Bhubaneswar

6) _____________ and Manisha Kalyan has been named as the AIFF Men’s and Women’s Footballer for the 2021-22 season?

(a) Sandesh Jhingan

(b) Sunil Chhetri

(d) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

(e) Anirudh Thapa

7) Which e-commerce Company has inked a Pact with Varanasi for enabling national market access for artisans, weavers, and people with disabilities?

(a) e-Bay

(b) Amazon

(d) Flipkart

(e) Snapdeal

8) Which state has launched the Chief Minister Equal Education Relief, Assistance, and Grant scheme?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Haryana

(d) Odisha

(e) Uttar Pradesh

9) Which State government has signed an MOU with the National Institute of Ocean Technology for protecting the coasts?

(a) Tamilnadu

(b) Maharashtra

(d) Odisha

(e) Gujarat

10) RBI has recently canceled the Licence of Rupee Co-operative Bank Ltd as does not have adequate capital and earning prospects located at?

(a) Surat

(b) Pune

(d) Bhopal

(e) Nagpur

11) Which Mutual Fund has launched the open-ended index fund for the sixth time in the year?

(a) SBI Mutual Fund

(b) Navi Mutual Fund

(d) UTI Mutual Fund

(e) Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund.

12) Which Telecom Company in Africa has signed a deal of USD 125 million revolving facilities from American banking major Citi?

(a) Vodafone

(b) BSNL

(d) Jio

(e) MTNL

13) Which Cricketer has been recently appointed as the brand ambassador of Uttarakhand?

(a) Axar Patel

(b) Shubman Gill

(d) Prithvi Shaw

(e) Rishabh Pant

14) Recently RBI has extended the tenure of four part-time, non-official directors for how many years?

(a) 3

(b) 6

(d) 2

(e) 5

15) Exercise “Udarashakti” has been recently conducted between the Indian Air Force and which of the following countries?

(a) Malaysia

(b) Bangladesh

(d) Vietnam

(e) Singapore

16) Which of the following ministry has launched ‘Automated Online Data Transfer’ for capturing critical data related to Domestic Value Addition for automobile and auto components?

(a) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

(b) Ministry of Heavy Industries

(d) Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises

(e) Ministry of Corporate Affairs

17) Political Leader Shashi Tharoor is set to receive France’s highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur, belongs to which Party?

(a) All India Trinamool Congress

(b) Bharatiya Janata Party

(d) Indian National Congress

(e) Communist Party of India

18) Amit Burman Chairman of ___________ has recently stepped down from his role and was taken by Mohit Burman.

(a) Patanjali Ayurved

(b) Dabur India

(d) Hindustan Unilever

(e) ITC Limited

Answers :

1) Answer: (d)

Meghalaya will be hosting the upcoming North East Olympics Games beginning October 30 till November 6, 2022, in Shillong. This year, about 4,000 sportspersons from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura will be competing in eighteen Olympic sports disciplines in the 8-day event in 13 venues spread across this scenic pine city.

Participants will be competing in the following disciplines namely archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, football, judo, karate, shooting, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, wushu, cycling (Mountain Bike), golf, weightlifting, and wrestling.

2) Answer: (b)

The government is aiming at reducing import dependence on palm oil by 25 to 30% through the production of 2.8 million tonnes (MT) of oil by 2030 under the National Edible Oil Mission.

India imports 56% of its edible oil requirement annually. The country imports around 8 MT of palm oil while the domestic production is around 0.5 MT. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Kerala are the major oil palm growing states, which account for 98% of the total production.

3) Answer: (e)

Aditya Birla Group’s Hindalco Industries Ltd has entered into a commercial arrangement with Greenko Energies Pvt Ltd to set up a renewable energy project for the supply of 100 MW round-the-clock carbon-free power to its smelter in Odisha. Aluminum smelting requires reliable and continuous power.

Hindalco will also be the first aluminum company in India to use such RTC (round-the-clock) carbon-free power for smelting. Greenko will design, construct, partly own and operate the solar and wind facilities.

4) Answer: (c)

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) recently inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly work on the emerging opportunities in the Indian defense and aerospace sectors. This collaboration will also provide impetus to the Uttar Pradesh defense industrial corridor initiative with technology development at IIT Kanpur followed by manufacturing at BHEL.

Both parties have identified critical technological avenues of collaboration like anti-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies, UAV engines, manufacturing of composite fixed-wing UAVs of medium altitude long endurance (MALE) category, and cyber security.

5) Answer: (c)

The Khelo India Women’s Hockey League 22 (Under-16) matches will commence at the iconic Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi. The League will see 16 teams divided into Pool A and Pool B for top honors.

A total of 56 matches will be played in Phase 1 and over 300 players will compete. The Sports Authority of India has allocated a total of Rs 53.72 lakhs for 3 phases of the competition, which includes Prize money of Rs 15.5 lakh. The final ranking of teams will be determined after the completion of the first 2 phases. Phase 3 will consist of classification matches where each team will play a minimum of 3 matches.

6) Answer: (b)

National captain Sunil Chhetri was named the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year for the seventh time while Manisha Kalyan was picked for her maiden honor in the women’s category for the 2021-22 season.

Chhetri, the third highest goal scorer among active international players, was first named for the award in 2007. He then went on to win it in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018-19 seasons. Kalyan recently signed a multi-year contract with Cypriot top division winners Apollon Ladies, which has earned a place in the qualifying rounds of the 2022-23 UEFA Women’s Champions League.

7) Answer: (d)

Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the District Administration of Varanasi, Government of Uttar Pradesh, to enable national market access for artisans, weavers, people with disabilities, and of Varanasi.

Through this partnership, iconic goods such as Banarasi sarees, handmade carpets, zardoji craft, and handmade dari from the state will now be available to 400 million customers on the Flipkart platform. Flipkart Samarth, launched in 2019, is a nationwide initiative that aims to introduce lakhs of MSMEs, artisans, and underserved communities from across the country to growth opportunities through e-commerce.

8) Answer: (b)

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s government recently launched the “Chief Minister Equal Education Relief, Assistance and Grant (Cheerag)” scheme. Under the Cheerag scheme, government school students whose parents have an annual verified income of less than Rs 1.8 lakh can enroll in private schools from Class II to XII.

The government will reimburse Rs 700 per student from Classes II to V, Rs 900 per student from Classes VI to VIII, and Rs 1,100 per student from Classes IX to XII. As many as 533 “budget” private schools mostly in villages and small towns applied to offer seats to EWS students under the Cheerag scheme. However, the authorities found only 381 schools eligible due to different technical reasons.

9) Answer: (d)

The Odisha government and the National Institute of Ocean Technology have collaborated by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the protection of its coasts. The institute will provide technical guidance, design, and drawing of climate resilient coastal protection measures, and the inhabitants of six coastal districts of the state such as Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, and Ganjam will be benefitted.

Odisha has a vast coastline of about 480 km and the coastal areas are exposed to natural disasters. Cyclones cause high tidal surges with very high wind speed, resulting in loss of lives and properties. The state government has planned to take up climate-resilient coastal protection measures, raising and strengthening saline embankments using the latest technology available in the country.

10) Answer: (b)

The Reserve Bank of India has canceled the license of Pune-based Rupee Co-operative Bank Ltd as the lender does not have adequate capital and earning prospects. However, the RBI said that in compliance with an order of the High Court of Bombay, its direction will become effective after six weeks.

As per the data submitted by the cooperative bank, more than 99 percent of the depositors are entitled to receive the full amount of their deposits from Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC). The license has been canceled because the bank does not have adequate capital and earning prospects and as such, it does not comply with certain provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

11) Answer: (b)

Navi Mutual Fund has announced the launch of its sixth fund for this year, the Navi Nifty India Manufacturing Index Fund. This is India’s first open-ended index fund that will seek to replicate the Nifty India Manufacturing Index, which tracks the performance of manufacturers among the top 300 companies in India.

Navi Nifty India Manufacturing Index Fund aims to simplify investing in the Indian manufacturing sector. The companies in the index are selected from the combined universe of the Nifty 100, Nifty Midcap 150, and Nifty Smallcap 50 index based on the 6-month average free-float market.

12) Answer: (c)

Airtel Africa has signed up for a USD 125 million revolving facilities from American banking major Citi. The company has telecom and mobile money operations in 14 African countries and the facility involves borrowing both in local currencies and US dollars.

It provides interest rate savings in exchange for achieving social impact milestones relating to digital inclusion and gender diversity with a focus on rural areas and women. Airtel Africa transaction will contribute to its stated goal of USD 1 trillion towards sustainable finance by 2030.

13) Answer: (e)

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami named cricketer Rishabh Pant as the brand ambassador of the state. He has done both his state and the country proud. Honoring him as the brand ambassador will inspire young people in the field of sports to carve an identity of their own.

In 31 Tests, he has scored 2,123 runs at an average of 43.32. His individual best score is 159* in this format. Pant has scored five centuries and ten fifties in the format. His individual best score is 125*. Pant has scored one century and five half-centuries in the format.

14) Answer: (c)

The central government has re-nominated Satish Kashinath Marathe, Swaminathan Gurumurthy, Revathy Iyer, and Sachin Chaturvedi as part-time, non-official directors on the central board of the Reserve Bank of India. The re-nominations will be effective for four years.

As per RBI’s website, the role of board members is to advise the central Board on local matters and represent the territorial and economic interests of local cooperative and indigenous banks; to perform such other functions as delegated by the central board from time to time.

15) Answer: (a)

A contingent of the Indian Air Force left for Malaysia to participate in a bilateral exercise named “Udarashakti”. This is the first bilateral exercise being conducted between Indian Air Force and Royal Malaysian Air Force in Kuantan, Malaysia. Indian Air Force is participating in the air exercise with Su-30 MKI and C-17 aircraft while the RMAF will be flying Su 30 MKM aircraft.

The four days of exercise will witness the conduct of various aerial combat drills between the two Air Forces. Indian Air Force said Ex Udarashakti will fortify the long-standing bond of friendship and enhance the avenues of defense cooperation between the two Air Forces, thereby augmenting security in the region.

16) Answer: (b)

The union ministry of heavy industries has launched ‘Automated Online Data Transfer’ for capturing critical data related to Domestic Value Addition (DVA) from the approved applicants of the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for automobile and auto component makers, to bring in ease of doing business.

Under the newly launched system, the critical data would be transferred from the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to the PLI auto portal of the ministry. ERP is a type of software that organizations use to manage business activities.

17) Answer: (d)

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is set to be conferred with France’s highest civilian award Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur, a host of party leaders congratulated him on the prestigious honor. The French government is honoring him for his writings and speeches.

The Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur or the Legion of Honour is a French order of merit that was established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte. The award is given without regard to birth or religion provided that the individual swears to uphold the values of liberty and equality.

18) Answer: (b)

Chairman of Dabur India Ltd, Amit Burman resigned from his post, and Non-executive vice chairman, Mohit Burman, has been appointed as the non-executive chairman of the board of directors of the company, with effect from August 11 for 5 years.

Amit will continue to remain the non-executive director of the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company. Amit Burman was first appointed as the CEO of Dabur Foods in 1999. In Q1FY23, the company recorded a growth of 8.1 percent year-on-year (YoY) in revenue to Rs 2,822 crore.

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