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1) As per the Union Cabinet which among the following institute in India has been transformed into Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya?

(a) National Rail and Transportation Institute

(b) National Academy of Indian Railways

(d) NHSRCL Training Centre

(e) National Skill Training Institute

2) Department of Consumer Affairs sets up a committee to develop a comprehensive framework on _____________

(a) Right to Purchase

(b) Right to Property

(d) Right to Repair

(e) Right to Resolve

3) Cabinet approves Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road new rail line of _____________ km to provide connectivity and improve mobility

(a) 100km

(b) 106km

(d) 112km

(e) 116km

4) 43rd Executive Committee of NMCG Approves Industrial and Sewerage Pollution Abatement Projects What is the full form of NMCG?

(a) New Mission for Clean Ganga

(b) New Milestone for Clean Ganga

(d) National Mission for Clean Groups

(e) National Monitory for Clean Ganga

5) Which among the following country become the 20th country to adopt the euro as currency from 2023?

(a) Slovenia

(b) Greece

(d) Croatia

(e) Serbia

6) Which Agritech startup in India partners with SBI General Insurance & Future Generali to enhance insurance offerings to farmers?

(a) AgroStar

(b) DeHaat

(d) Fasal

(e) nurture.farm

7) Which of the following bank’s Partners With to Train and Hire Data Engineers National Institute of Information Technology?

(a) ICICI Bank

(b) HDFC BANK

(d) YES Bank

(e) IDFC FIRST Bank

8) Which Pharmaceutical company in India plans to raise a $400 million loan from Standard Chartered Bank to repay the debt?

(a) Jubilant Pharma

(b) Cipla

(d) Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories

(e) Zydus Lifesciences

9) Which IT Giant in India signed a definitive agreement to acquire BASE life science for €110 million?

(a) Tata Consultancy Services

(b) Wipro

(d) Tech Mahindra

(e) HCL Technologies

10) As per the report released by the Government of India Wholesale inflation falls slightly in June to _____________ percent

(a) 11.24

(b) 11.97

(d) 15.18

(e) 16.09

11) To assist women farmers which Non-profit association joins hand with Google for DigiVaani Call Center?

(a) ASSOCHAM

(b) NASSCOM

(d) FICCI

(e) Confederation of Indian Industry

12) PM Narendra Modi attends the first virtual I2U2 summit. Which country is not one among the I2U2 Summit?

(a) India

(b) Israel

(d) the USA

(e) UAE

13) Which two sites in India features in TIME Magazine’s The World’s Greatest Places of 2022?

(a) Mumbai & Kerala

(b) New Delhi & Goa

(d) Ahmedabad & Kerala

(e) Leh & Himachal Pradesh

14) Who among the following Personality has been recently appointed as Bangladesh’s next High Commissioner to India?

(a) Mustafizur Rahman

(b) Taskin Ahmed

(d) Tamim Iqbal

(e) Mashrafe Mortaza

15) Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) recommends whom for the post of Managing Director at the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID)?

(a) J. Packirisamy

(b) Hasmukh Adhia

(d) A S Rajeev

(e) Mr. Rajkiran Rai

16) Which consumer goods company in India names Mr. Pratik Pota as MD & CEO of their company?

(a) Shapoorji Pallonji Group

(b) Kent RO Systems

(d) Dyson

(e) A. O. Smith Corporation

17) Which country has successful tests a pair of Lockheed hypersonic missiles?

(a) USA

(b) China

(d) Ukraine

(e) North Korea

18) The Technology Business Incubator (TBI) at which institute has incubated Abyom, a start-up that is working on India’s first reusable rocket?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

(b) Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology

(d) BITS Pilani, Hyderabad

(e) IIT Hyderabad

19) Which electronics company has recently developed new graphic dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chip?

(a) Intel

(b) Sony

(d) AMD Radeon

(e) Dell

20) Which Indian space-tech start-up inaugurates India’s First Facility for 3D Printed Rocket Engines?

(a) Bellatrix Aerospace

(b) AgniKul Cosmos

(d) ABL Space Systems

(e) Firefly Aerospace

21) Drugs Controller General of India’s (DCGI) approves India’s first qHPV vaccine to treat ______________.

(a) Covid Varient

(b) HIV

(d) Cervical Cancer

(e) Colour Blindness

22) At Birmingham World Games 2022 India’s Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam won __________ Medal in archery

(a) Gold

(b) Silver

(d) Both A and B

(e) Both B and C

23) India’s skipper, Rohit Sharma sets a world record and becomes the first captain to win _____________ straight T20I matches

(a) 10

(b) 11

(d) 13

(e) 15

24) India bagged 22 medals in Asian U-20 Wrestling Championships held in which country?

(a) Qatar

(b) Bahrain

(d) the United Arab Emirates

(e) Azerbaijan

25) Which Cricket Player becomes the fastest Indian bowler to take 150 ODI wickets?

(a) Jasprit Bumrah

(b) Bhuvneshwar Kumar

(d) Ravindra Jadeja

(e) Mohammed Shami

26) Which among the following minister’s launches ‘Connecting through Culture’ at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in Delhi?

(a) Shri S. Jaishankar

(b) Shri Ashwini Vaishnav

(d) Shri Amit Shah

(e) Shri Nitin Gadkari

27) Himachal Governor Rajendra Vishwanath unveils book ‘The McMahon line’. This book was written by whom?

(a) Jaswant Singh Marwah

(b) Bikram Singh

(d) Vijay Kumar Singh

(e) J.J.Singh

Answers :

1) Answer: A

The National Rail and Transportation Institute has been transformed into Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, becoming a major university.

The institution now goes by the name Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya.

The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which amends the Central Universities Act, 2009 to allow for the establishment of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV), was approved by the Union Cabinet.

2) Answer: D

The Department of Consumer Affairs has taken a big step toward creating a general framework for the Right to Repair to highlight the LiFE (Lifestyle for the Environment) movement through sustainable consumption.

The aim of developing a framework on right to repair in India is to empower consumers and product buyers in the local market, harmonize trade between the original equipment manufacturers and the third-party buyers and sellers and emphasize developing sustainable consumption of products and reduction in e-waste.

3) Answer: E

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the construction of the Taranga Hill-Ambaji- Abu Road new rail line to be constructed by the Ministry of Railways at an estimated cost of Rs.2798.16 crore.

The total length of the new rail line will be 116 km. The project will be completed by 2026-27.

The project will generate direct employment during construction for about 40 lakh man days.

4) Answer: C

The 43rd meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) was held under the chairmanship of Shri G. Asok Kumar, Director General, NMCG.

Projects about industrial and sewerage pollution abatement through new technologies, afforestation, development of Kalindi Kunj ghat landscape, etc. were approved in the EC meeting at an estimated cost of around Rs. 38 crores.

5) Answer: D

Croatia will become the 20th country to adopt the euro as currency from Jan 01, 2023, replacing the Croatian kuna.

European Union finance ministers have given Croatia the final approval to adopt the euro single currency.

As per the European Central bank, the conversion rate has been set at 7.53450 Croatian kuna per euro.

6) Answer: E

Agri-tech startup nurture. farm partnered with SBI General Insurance and Future Generali India Insurance Company to expand its insurance solutions for its 1.9 million farmers.

Nurture. the farm is an open digital platform for growers, farming communities, and food systems.

It intends to offer remote sensing-based farm-level insurance to farmers, which is one of the missing links in increasing farmer resilience in India.

7) Answer: B

National Institute of Information Technology, Institute of Finance, Banking and Insurance (IFBI), a subsidiary of NIIT Limited, has entered into a strategic partnership with HDFC Bank to build new-age Digital Talent for the banking industry.

To nurture talent in the new-age tech field of data science and empower them to leverage data meaningfully and deliver useful business insights.

The learning programs will be delivered through live, instructor-led sessions, and guest lectures from senior executives of HDFC Bank.

8) Answer: A

Jubilant Pharma Holdings Inc (JPHI) has signed an agreement with Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) for a five-year loan of USD 400 million, about Rs 3,186 crore.

The majority of the amount will be used for the repayment of existing term loans and debt bonds.

While the term loan and bonds aggregate to $350 million, about Rs 2,787 crore, the company is raising another tranche of $50 million (about Rs 400 crore) for capital expenditure.

9) Answer: C

Infosys Ltd signed a definitive agreement to acquire BASE life science, leading technology and consulting firm in the life sciences industry, for up to €110 million (about $111 million).

The acquisition is expected to close during the second quarter of FY23.

The acquisition reaffirms the firm’s commitment to helping global life sciences companies realize business value from cloud-first digital platforms and data, to speed up clinical trials and scale drug development.

10) Answer: D

According to the all-India Wholesale Price Index (WPI), the annual rate of inflation for June is 15.18%, a slight decrease from May when it was 15.88%.

The most recent number defied a three-month upward trend while continuing a 15-month streak of double-digit growth.

Since April of last year, the numbers have been in the double digits.

11) Answer: B

To assist women farmers in growing their businesses, the Nasscom Foundation and Google have announced the opening of a contact center in partnership with the Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP), a non-profit organization.

The “DigiVaani Call Center” initiative is being launched as a trial and would initially serve over 20,000 rural women entrepreneurs across six states: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, and Rajasthan.

12) Answer: C

The inaugural virtual I2U2 Summit was attended by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.

The I2U2 is a four-nation alliance, with “I” standing for India and Israel and “U” for the US and the UAE.

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, US President Joe Biden, and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan were there with PM Modi.

13) Answer: D

Two sites in India have been included in TIME Magazine’s list of “50 remarkable spots to discover” for this year.

Two Indian locations made the list of the top places in the world in 2022: Kerala, a state in the south, and Ahmedabad, the capital of Gujarat.

14) Answer: A

The Bangladesh Government has appointed Mr. Mustafizur Rahman as the next High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India.

He will be replacing Mr. Muhammad Imran.

Meanwhile, the Bangladesh government has appointed Mr. Muhammad Imran as the next ambassador to the US.

15) Answer: E

The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) has recommended Mr. G Rajkiran Rai for the position of Managing Director at the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID).

This is the first selection made by the FSIB following its incorporation on July 1, 2022.

Earlier in 2022, the Government had infused ₹ 20,000 crores into NaBFID.

16) Answer: C

Global private equity investor Advent International has appointed Mr. Pratik Pota as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of consumer durables maker Eureka Forbes.

He will join Eureka Forbes as MD & CEO on August 16, 2022.

He will lead the management team to continue scaling the business, solidifying Eureka Forbes’ market leadership position, and delivering innovative products for a growing customer base.

17) Answer: A

The United States successfully tested two Lockheed Martin Corp hypersonic missiles amid growing concerns Russia and China have had more success developing their hypersonic weapons.

The U.S. Air Force confirmed it successfully tested its Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) booster off the California coast.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) successfully carried out the first test of its Operational Fires hypersonic weapon at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

18) Answer: D

The Technology Business Incubator (TBI) at BITS Pilani’s Hyderabad campus has incubated Abyom, a start-up that is working on India’s first reusable rocket.

Abyom, recognized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), is working on building a liquid propulsion rocket engine and testing system for use on space launch vehicles.

The technology will be used to create India’s first reusable sounding rocket which will benefit areas such as meteorology and agri-tech data.

It can also be used to conduct experiments in the atmosphere.

19) Answer: C

Samsung has developed a new graphic dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chip with a faster speed and improved power efficiency.

The 24-gigabit Graphics Double Data Rate 6 (GDDR6) adopts third-generation, 10-nanometer technology and boasts a data processing speed that is over 30 percent faster than existing products.

The new DRAM chip can process graphic images at a rate of up to 1.1 terabytes per second, which Samsung claims is the fastest in the world and equivalent to processing 275 full HD movies in a second.

20) Answer: B

Indian space-tech start-up Agnikul opened its Rocket Factory-1, India’s first-ever rocket facility dedicated to 3D printed space engines at scale.

Mr. N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons, and Mr. S Somanath, Chairman, ISRO and Secretary, Department of Space, inaugurated the unit at the Indian Institute of Technology IIT Madras Research Park.

The IIT Madras Research Park, India’s first university-based research park, is a non-profit organization sponsored by IIT Madras.

21) Answer: D

India’s first indigenous Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against cervical cancer gets the Drugs Controller General of India’s (DCGI) approval for market authorization, launched by the end of 2022.

The vaccine will be manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII).

It is for the first time, that there will be an Indian HPV vaccine to treat cervical cancer in women that is both affordable and accessible.

22) Answer: C

At the World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Abhishek Verma, the Asian Games gold and bronze medalists in archery, respectively, won bronze.

In the bronze medal match, the Indian archery team defeated Mexico’s Andrea and Miguel Becerra 157-156.

At the Archery World Cup in Paris, Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Abhishek Verma won gold.

23) Answer: D

India’s skipper, Rohit Sharma, made cricket history by becoming the first captain to win 13 straight T20Is.

Rohit achieved this in Southampton’s first Twenty20 encounter in a three-match series against England.

After taking over as captain from Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma guided the Men in Blue to victory against New Zealand, the West Indies, Sri Lanka, and now England.

24) Answer: B

As many as 22 medals were eventually won by Indian wrestlers at the U20 Asian Wrestling Championships in Manama, Bahrain.

The brilliant group of grapplers put on a solid performance and put up a good battle against deserving rivals from Iran and Kazakhstan, among other powerful nations, winning 4 gold medals, 9 silver medals, and 9 bronze medals.

The Indian team placed second in both the men’s and women’s wrestling competitions, and seventh in the men’s Greco-Roman competition.

25) Answer: E

In the opening ODI between India and England at the Kennington Oval, Mohammed Shami became the Indian bowler to reach 150 ODI wickets the quickest.

To get 150 ODI victories, the seamer needs 80 games.

With his second wicket of the game, Shami accomplished the feat.

Shami is the third-fastest overall with 150 ODI wickets.

26) Answer: A

At Sushma Swaraj Bhavan in New Delhi, India, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar released “Connecting through Culture,” an anthology of essays on many facets of India’s soft power strengths.

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan will be the Guest of Honour at this function to be held at Sushma Swaraj Bhavan in the national capital.

Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, President ICCR, and Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary of the IGNCA have jointly edited this book which contains a total of 23 articles.

27) Answer: E

A book titled “The McMahon line: A century of strife” was released by the governor of Himachal Pradesh, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.

The book was written by General JJ Singh (Retd), a former Chief of Army Staff and former Governor of Arunachal Pradesh (CoAS).

General JJ Singh’s experiences and study on the India-China boundary issue are the foundation of the book.