Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 14th June 2022

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1) When was World Blood Donor Day is celebrated every year?

(a) June 16

(b) June 13

(d) June 17

(e) June 14

2) Where did PM Modi has launched the headquarters of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre?

(a) Punjab

(b) Gujarat

(d) Uttar Pradesh

(e) Telangana

3) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the National Museum of Customs and GST in which state?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Delhi

(d) Uttar Pradesh

(e) Madhya Pradesh

4) UNGA passed a resolution on India-sponsored multilingualism in which the language?

(a) Marathi

(b) Hindi

(d) Dogri

(e) Bengali

5) Exim bank has extended how many million Credit lines for the procurement of Urea Fertiliser?

(a) $65

(b) $85

(d) $45

(e) $55

6) the Central African Republic has become the second country to adopt Bitcoin as its official currency, Which was the first one?

(a) Guatemala

(b) El Salvador

(d) Ecuador

(e) the Dominican Republic

7) NABARD has launched the “My Pad My Right program” for making sanitary napkins in which city?

(a) Srinagar

(b) Leh

(d) Shimla

(e) Gangtok

8) NPCI Bharat Bill Pay partnered with a payment Company for bill payment solutions for its users?

(a) Razorpay Software

(b) BharatPe

(d) Pine Labs

(e) Bill Desk

9) In the financial year 2021-22 all the public sector banks made Rs 66,539 crore who was 110 percent of last year’s Rs 31,816 crore, How many PSBs are there?

(a) 10

(b) 13

(d) 11

(e) 14

10) According to the BCG and which payment company released a report India’s digital payment market is expected to more than triple to $10 trillion by 2026?

(a) Mobikwik

(b) Paytm

(d) PhonePe

(e) Freecharge

11) Which payment Bank has partnered with Muthoot Finance for offering gold loans through the bank’s App?

(a) NSDL Payments Bank

(b) Airtel Payments Bank

(d) Fino Payments Bank

(e) Paytm Payments Bank

12) CCI approves the acquisition of a shareholding in Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd to several investors, Where is its headquarters of it?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Kolkata

(d) Chennai

(e) New Delhi

13) Tencent has bought a stake worth $264 million in which E-Commerce company through its European subsidiary?

(a) Amazon

(b) Flipkart

(d) Myntra

(e) Ebay

14) Where did the 2nd edition of the Awards for Excellence in District Skill Development Planning take place?

(a) Kolkata

(b) Mumbai

(d) Hyderabad

(e) New Delhi

15) Rabab Fatima, a diplomat has been appointed as the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, founded in which year?

(a) 1950

(b) 1945

(d) 1955

(e) 1960

16) Where did the INAS 325 commissioning take place at the naval air station INS Utkrosh

(a) Lakshadweep

(b) Daman and Diu

(d) Puducherry

(e) Andaman and Nicobar.

17) Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh announced that the first Human Space Mission “Gaganyaan” as well as the first manned Human Ocean Mission in which year?

(a) 2022

(b) 2024

(d) 2025

(e) 2026

18) Who has launched the first COVID-19 vaccine for animals called “Anocovax”?

(a) Narendra Singh Tomar

(b) Rajnath Singh

(d) Mansukh mandaviya

(e) Piyush goyal

19) India is on the list of the US treasury department’s currency practices and macroeconomic policies along with 11 major economies, Which is not one of them?

(a) Singapore

(b) Japan

(d) China

(e) Germany

20) Who won the Norway Chess Group A open chess tournament by beating V Praneeth?

(a) R Praggnanandhaa

(b) Abhimanyu Mishra

(d) Nihal Sarin

(e) Bharath Subramaniyam

Answers :

1) Answer: E

World Blood Donor Day takes place on 14 June each year. The Day was created to raise global awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products for transfusion and highlight the critical contribution voluntary, unpaid blood donors make to national health systems.

Mexico will host World Blood Donor Day 2022 through its National Blood Centre. The global event will be held in Mexico City on 14 June 2022. The theme for 2022, World Blood Donor Day slogan is “Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Join the effort and save lives”.

2) Answer: B

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the headquarters of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) at Bopal in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

IN-SPACe, approved by the Union cabinet in June 2020, will be the nodal agency that will allow space activities and use of Department of Space-owned facilities by non-government private entities and ensure greater private participation in the sector.

3) Answer: C

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the National Museum of Customs and GST “Dharohar” in Goa as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Iconic week of the Ministry of Finance, being celebrated from June 6 to 12.

Dharohar Museum is a unique ‘Battle of Wits’ gallery which showcases the cerebral battle between the smugglers and the Customs officers. It contains chronicled seizures of antique coins, statues, endangered wildlife, weapons, and narcotics.

4) Answer: B

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted an India-sponsored resolution on multilingualism that mentions the Hindi language for the first time and encourages the UN to continue disseminating important communications and messages in official as well as non-official languages, including the Hindi language.

Hindi @ UN project was launched in 2018 to enhance the public outreach of the United Nations in the Hindi language, and to spread greater awareness about global issues among millions of Hindi-speaking populations around the world.

5) Answer: E

The Indian government has decided to extend a Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 55 million to Sri Lanka for the procurement of Urea Fertiliser. This credit line was extended in response to an urgent request from the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL), amid the ongoing economic crisis.

This credit line will help Sri Lankan government secure urea fertilizer for the ongoing paddy sowing ‘Yala’ season. The support from India ranges from economic assistance of close to USD 3.5 billion to helping secure Sri Lanka’s food, health, and energy security by supplying essential items like food, medicines, fuel, kerosene, etc

6) Answer: B

Central African Republic has legally recognized the use of cryptocurrency after the president approved a law adopted by deputies that have also made bitcoin an official currency alongside the West African CFA franc in the African nation. El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender last year, making the Central African Republic the second country in the world.

The central African Republic is among the world’s poorest countries, according to the United Nations, and has been in a state of insecurity and increasing violence for nine years. The government controls the capital, but much of the country is controlled by armed groups.

7) Answer: B

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Chairman Dr. GR Chintala has launched the “My Pad My Right program”, in Leh. Under this unique project, award-winning sanitary pad-making machines will be installed through the network of self-help groups.

The program was launched by Nabard’s NabFoundation with machinery and materials at Seven and a half Lakh rupees. Dr. GR Chintala announced to sanction of One more lakh to upgrade the machinery to make sanitary pads suitable to the demands of women of different age groups.

8) Answer: C

NPCI Bharat BillPay, the wholly-owned subsidiary of National Payments Corp. of India (NPCI), announced that it has on-boarded CRED as a key agent institution (AI) to provide bill payment solutions to CRED users.

With this collaboration, CRED users can make recurring payments on utility bills including electricity, telecom, DTH, water and gas, education fees, municipal taxes, NETC FASTag recharge, loan EMIs, insurance premiums, subscription fees, and mobile prepaid recharge, among other payments by logging into the CRED app.

9) Answer: C

During the financial year 2021-22, the total profit of 12 state-owned banks was Rs 66,539 crore who was 110 percent of last year’s Rs 31,816 crore was excessive. For the first time in years, all 12 public sector banks made profits. This was also a significant improvement in FY18 when out of 21 public sector banks, just two declared profits.

SBI’s biggest net profit stood at Rs 31,675 crore, an increase of 55 percent over the previous year. The largest bank account in the country accounts for almost half of the profits of all public sector banks. SBI After, Bank Of Baroda PSBs with a net profit of Rs 7,272 crore earned 10% of the income.

10) Answer: D

According to a report jointly released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) with PhonePe, India’s digital payments market is at an “inflection point” and is expected to more than triple to $10 trillion by 2026 from the current level of $3 trillion.

This growth would be driven by an increase in merchant payments, it added, as more and more merchants shift to QR (quick response) based payments in offline sales. The findings of the report exclude B2B (business-to-business) and G2B (government-to-business) transactions.

11) Answer: B

Airtel Payments Bank has started offering easy access to credit to its customers. The bank customers can now apply for a gold loan from Muthoot Finance within a minute on the Airtel Thanks app.

With this partnership, Airtel Payments Bank customers can get hassle-free gold loans with Zero processing fees from Muthoot Finance. Offering maximum value, Muthoot Finance gives as high as 75% of the pledged gold value as a loan. Customers get doorstep disbursals for loan amounts of INR 50,000 and
above.

12) Answer: E

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the acquisition of a shareholding in Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. by HCJI Holdings G.K., Citrus Investments, HCJ Holdings 2 G.K., Japan Industrial V – GP K.K., and other investors.

Citrus Investments LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation (“Itochu”), HCJ Holdings 2 G.K. Japan Industrial – GP, Manalsu, Primrose GP, Shepherds Hill Partners III Ltd., and Sonora Partners III Ltd. through HCJI Holdings G.K. proposes to acquire 26% in the Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. from Hitachi Ltd., on a fully diluted basis.

Headquarters: New Delhi Agency executive: Ashok Kumar Gupta

13) Answer: B

Chinese technology major Tencent has bought a stake worth $264 million (Rs 2,060 crore) in Walmart-owned Flipkart from co-founder Binny Bansal, through its European subsidiary. The government has banned some gaming apps including PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite, which were published by Tencent Group

Post the transaction, Tencent’s arm holds a 0.72% stake in Flipkart, which is valued at around $264 million, as per the last valuation of $37.6 billion disclosed by the e-commerce firm in July 2021.

14) Answer: E

The 2nd edition of the Awards for Excellence in District Skill Development Planning, DSDP, held in New Delhi. the top 30 districts were awarded for their innovative best practices in skill development in the region. Rajkot in Gujarat, Cachar in Assam, and Satara in Maharashtra ranked top three among all participating districts.

District Collectors, District Magistrates, and other representatives from across 30 states attended the award ceremony and shared their ideas and experiences, and presented the skill development work done at the grassroots level in their districts.

15) Answer: B

Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations has been appointed as the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Ambassador Rabab Fatima is a career diplomat from Bangladesh. She joined the Bangladesh Foreign Service in 1989. Earlier, she served as Ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan between 2026-2019 and worked in various capacities in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and at Bangladesh missions in New York, Kolkata, Geneva, and Beijing.

Headquarters: New York, New York, United States

Founded: 24 October 1945, San Francisco, California, United States

16) Answer: E

In an impressive ceremony held at INS Utkrosh, Port Blair, Andaman, and Nicobar. Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 325 was commissioned into the Indian Navy. The INAS 325 was commissioned by Lieutenant General Ajai Singh, AVSM, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman, and Nicobar.

Addressing the gathering, Lieutenant General Ajai Singh congratulated the INS Utkrosh on this momentous occasion. He emphasized the role of the Indian Armed forces during the recent national crisis and highlighted the yeomen of service that the ALH has rendered in recent years.

17) Answer: C

Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh Stated that India will achieve the unique distinction of simultaneously launching the first Human Space Mission “Gaganyaan” as well as the first manned Human Ocean Mission in 2023.

Test vehicle flight for the validation of Crew Escape System performance and the 1st Uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan (G1) are scheduled in the 2nd half of 2022 and to be followed by a second uncrewed mission at the end of 2022 carrying “Vyommitra” a spacefaring human-robot developed by ISRO and finally the first crewed Gaganyaan mission in 2023.

18) Answer: A

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched Anocovax, India’s first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for animals, produced by the ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines (NRCE) in Haryana.

The vaccine uses Alhydrogel as an adjuvant and contains inactivated SARS-CoV-2 (Delta) antigen. It is also safe for dogs, lions, leopards, mice, and bunnies, according to the company. According to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the immunity elicited by Anocovax neutralizes both the Delta and Omicron versions of SARS-CoV-2.

19) Answer: C

India remained on the US treasury department’s currency Monitoring List of major trading partners as Washington placed India along with 11 other major economies that merit close attention to their currency practices and macroeconomic policies. The countries are China, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Italy, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Mexico.

India met only the significant bilateral trade surplus threshold in this Report, the Treasury said, adding that India will remain on the Monitoring List until it meets fewer than two criteria for two consecutive Reports. According to the report, India (with USD 569.9 billion) has the fourth largest foreign exchange after China (USD 3.2 trillion), Japan (USD 1.2 trillion), and Switzerland (USD 1 trillion).

20) Answer: A

Young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa emerged winner at the Norway Chess Group A open chess tournament with 7.5 points from nine rounds. The 16-year-old GM, the top seed, was in fine form and remained unbeaten through the nine rounds. He finished the tournament with a win over fellow Indian V Praneeth, an International Master.

At the age of 16, he became the youngest player ever to defeat current world champion, Magnus Carlsen, when he beat Carlsen in a rapid game at the Airthings Masters Rapid Chess Tournament.

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