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1) The World Migratory Bird Day has been observed on 14 May every year. What is the theme of this year World Migratory Bird Day 2022?
(a)Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Bird
(b) Birds Connect Our World
(c) Protect Bird
(d) Light pollution
(e) Unifying our Voices for Bird Conservation
2) India has contributed USD___________ to Promote the Hindi Language at United Nations.
(a)USD 200,000
(b)USD 300,000
(c)USD 500,000
(d)USD 600,000
(e) USD 800,000
3) Which among the following country has replaced Russia in United Nations Human Rights Council?
(a)Czech Republic
(b) Slovakia
(c) Poland
(d) Hungary
(e) Romania
4) Which among the following state has become the 1st state in India to restore old pension scheme?
(a) Jharkhand
(b)Chhattisgarh
(c) Odisha
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) Himachal Pradesh
5) Which among the following bank has launched Subiksham, Repatriate Youth Development and Mahila Samriddhi?
(a)Karur Vysya Bank
(b) Bharat Co-operative Bank
(c)Repco Bank
(d) IDBI Bank
(e) The Co-operative Bank
6) Who has been appointed as new president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2022-23?
(a)Sanjiv Bajaj
(b) Rajiv Bajaj
(c)Vishwavir Bajaj
(d) Rahul Bajaj
(e) Suresh Bajaj
7) Tata Group has been appointed Campbell Wilson as CEO & MD of which among the following Subsidiaries of TATA?
(a)Tata Motors
(b)Tata Consultancy Services
(c) Tata Steel
(d) Tata Power
(e)Air India
8) As per the report, Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. He is ________ PM of Sri Lanka.
(a) 21st
(b) 23rd
(c) 25th
(d) 26th
(e) 28th
9) The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has signed MoU with which among the following International Organization for strategic partnership on Agriculture, Crop Insurance and Credit?
(a) United Nations Development Programme
(b) United Nations Environment Programme
(c) United Nations General Assembly
(d) United Nations Security Council
(e) World Health Organization
10) The Indian Air Force has successfully test – fired an extended-range version of which among the following missile from Sukhoi fighter jet?
(a)Agni
(b)Akash
(c)Trishul
(d) K series
(e)Brah Mos
11) Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully tested __________ Rocket Booster For 2023 Gaganyaan Mission.
(a) HS100
(b)HS200
(c)HS300
(d) HS400
(e)HS500
12) As per the Forbes highest-paid athletes list for 2022, which among the following player has topped the list?
(a)Cristiano Ronaldo
(b)LeBron James
(c)Lionel Messi
(d)Neymar
(e)Stephen Curry
13) Esha Singh and Saurabh Chaudhary has won gold in Mixed Team Pistol event at ISSF Junior World Cup.It held in which country?
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) Italy
(d) South Korea
(e) Serbia
14) Which among the following team has won Italian Cup 2022?
(a)AC Fiorentina
(b)SS Lazio
(c)Inter Milan
(d) AS Roma
(e)Juventus
15) Dr Rama Kant Shukla Passed Away. He was an eminent scholar in which among the following language?
(a) Bengali
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Marathi
(d) Punjabi
(e) Telugu
16) Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifabin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away.He was the president of which among the following country?
(a) UAE
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Oman
(d) Iran
(e) Iraq
17) Chit Fund Act was passed in ______.
(a) 1980
(b) 1982
(c) 1984
(d) 1986
(e) None of these
18) The Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance Companies) Act was passed in ______.
(a) 1947
(b) 1948
(c) 1949
(d) 1950
(e) None of these
19) When does the Good Governance Day Observed?
(a)December 23
(b) December 24
(c) December 25
(d) December 26
(e) None of these
20) Where does Barh super Thermal power station Located?
(a)Karnataka
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Bihar
(e) None of these
Answers :
1) Answer: D
International Migratory Bird Day will be celebrated on 14 May and 8 October 2022.
World Migratory Bird Day is marked twice a year since its inauguration in 2006.
The theme for World Migratory Bird Day 2022 is “Light pollution”
International Migratory Bird Day was marked in 2006 when the United Nations decided that the world’s population needs to be made aware of the worldwide migratory linkages.
Since then, 118 countries participated in and organised the event.
2) Answer: E
India has contributed USD 800,000 to the United Nations as part of the initiative to enhance public outreach of the organisation in Hindi.
Country’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, R Ravindra handed over a cheque for the UN project launched by India in 2018 to disseminate information about the UN to the Hindi-speaking population across the world.
India contributed $800,000 for continuing to promote #Hindi@UN
3) Answer: A
The United Nations General Assembly elected the Czech Republic to the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council to replace Russia whose membership was suspended in April due to its ongoing war in Ukraine.
The Czech Republic was the only candidate to replace Russia on the 47-member UNHRC and will complete its term until December 2023.
In the General Assembly’s secret ballot voting, 180 of the 193 members cast ballots.
4) Answer: B
Chhattisgarh has become the first state in the country to restore the old pension scheme in order to provide assured income to retired employees.
The Chhattisgarh government has sent a proposal to the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) for the withdrawal of Rs 17,000 crore accrued under the National Pension Scheme since November 2004.
The government issued a notification saying that the old pension scheme will be effective from April 1, 2022.
5) Answer: C
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra has launched New Repatriate Welfare Scheme, a deposit scheme of Repco Bank, a micro finance loan scheme and an app for Repco Micro Finance Ltd. (RFML) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
New Schemes of RepcoBank :
6) Answer: A
Chairman and managing director of Bajaj Finserv, Sanjiv Bajaj appointed as the President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2022-23.
Sanjiv Bajaj replacing TV Narendran, CEO & managing director of Tata Steel.
The newly constituted National Council of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at a meeting elected its new office-bearers for the year 2022-23.
7) Answer: E
The Tata Group has appointed Campbell Wilsonas as the chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD) of the airline Air India
Wilson’s appointment will be subject to security clearance by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
The MHA nod is necessary for any change in the top management of an airline & this clearance is sought by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, while granting its approval to the appointment.
8) Answer: D
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed Opposition leader and former premier Mr.Ranil Wickremesing he was 26th Prime Minister of the country after his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned following violent protests over the worst economic crisis in the debt-ridden island nation.
Ranil Wickremesing he is a Member of Parliament from the National List of the United National Party.
He has been the leader of the United National Party since 1994.
9) Answer: A
The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW), Government of India and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the UNDP will provide technical support to two government programmes: the Pradhan MantriFasalBimaYojana (PMFBY) and the Kisan Credit Card-Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (KCC-MISS).
The MoU was signed in the presence of Union Minister of Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar by CEO-PMFBY RiteshChauhan and UNDP Resident Representative Shoko Noda.
10) Answer: E
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully test-fired an extended-range version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi fighter jet in the Bay of Bengal.
Besides the IAF, the Navy, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and the BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) were involved in the test firing.
The range of BrahMos was earlier around 290 km, which, with the new version, has reached around 350 km.
11) Answer: B
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO ) successfully completed the static test of a human-rated solid rocket booster (HS200) for the Gaganyaan programme at SatishDhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
The design and development of the HS200 booster were completed at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala & propellant casting was completed at SDSC, Sriharikota.
The test was for ISRO’s Gaganyaan programme.
12) Answer: C
According to Forbes highest-paid athletes list for 2022 ,Paris Saint-Germain star footballer Lionel Messitopped the list with a reported income of $130 million followed by Basketball players, Lebron James and Cristiano Ronaldo with $121.2 million and $115 million income respectively in the world over the last 12 months
13) Answer: B
Indian pistol pairs Esha Singh and SaurabhChaudhary won the mixed team pistol gold at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.
India’s Palak and Sarabjot Singh settled for the silver medal after losing to Esha and Saurabh 16-12 in the gold medal match.
14) Answer: C
Inter Milan were crowned the 2022 Italian Cup champions after beating Juventus 4-2 in the final.
Ivan Perisic scored twice in extra time after HakanÇalhanoglu had converted a controversial late penalty.
NicolòBarella scored the other goal for Inter.
15) Answer: B
Dr. Rama Kant Shukla, a distinguished Sanskrit and Hindi scholar, died in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh (UP).
He was 81.
Rama Kant Shukla was born on 25 December 1940, at Khurja city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
16) Answer: A
UAE President and ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away.
He was 73.
Born in 1948, Sheikh Khalifa was the second President of the UAE and the 16th Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
17) Answer: B
Chit Fund Act–1982
18) Answer: C
The Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance Companies) Act–1949
19) Answer: C
Good Governance Day is observed in India annually on the 25th of December, the birth anniversary of former-Prime Minister AtalBihari Vajpayee
20) Answer: D
Barh Super Thermal Power Station or NTPC Barh is located in Barh in the Indian state of Bihar.
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