Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 17th August 2022

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1) Which of the following city is set to host the 23^rd edition of the India International Seafood Show?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Mumbai

(d) Bengaluru

(e) Kolkata

2) The world’s highest railway bridge has been inaugurated across which river?

(a) Ravi River

(b) Jhelum River

(d) Chenab River

(e) Indus River

3) Recently in August, India added 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites. Presently how many Ramsar sites are there in India?

(a) 63

(b) 82

(d) 71

(e) 69

4) In which of the following place the first Tiranga park was set up?

(a) Bengaluru, Karnataka

(b) Chandipur, Odisha

(d) Gurugram, Haryana

(e) Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh

5) Recently, the British government officially declared drought in parts of England. Earlier, the last drought in England occurred in _________.

(a) 2015

(b) 2016

(d) 2018

(e) 2013

6) Agathiyamalai became ______elephant reserve in Tamil Nadu

(a) 5^th

(b) 3^rd

(d) 6^th

(e) 7^th

7) Which of the following has registered a whopping 23,127.21% rise in standalone net profit to ₹682.89 crores for the quarter ending 30 June 2022?

(a) The New India Insurance Company Limited

(b) The United India Insurance Company Limited

(d) Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited

(e) Max Life Insurance Company Limited

8) Who is the Best Actor in the 13th edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2022?

(a) Surya

(b) Ranveer Singh

(d) Akshay Kumar

(e) Suniel Shetty

9) How many gallantry awards for Armed Forces and CAPF soldiers have been announced recently?

(a) 114

(b) 112

(d) 119

(e) 103

10) Which ministry has signed an agreement with NBCC Ltd to redevelop a housing complex in central Delhi for Rs 175 crore?

(a) Ministry of Rural Development

(b) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

(d) Ministry of External Affairs

(e) Ministry of Finance

11) Who has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism?

(a) Himanshu Pathak

(b) Pankaj Kumar Singh

(d) Vijay Dev

(e) Shah Faesal

12) Which of the following country has appointed Bader Abdullah Al-Munaikh as its first ambassador to Iran since 2016?

(a) Saudi Arabia

(b) Qatar

(d) UAE

(e) Vietnam

13) The Naval ship Charles Drew arrived in the Indian shipyard for repair. This naval ship belongs to which country?

(a) Canada

(b) the USA

(d) China

(e) France

14) Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is to invest Rs 665 crore in Aditya Birla Health Insurance for ______ stake.

(a) 15.99%

(b) 13.99%

(d) 9.99%

(e) 11.99%

15) The All-India Football Federation has been suspended by the FIFA Council. Who is the President of FIFA?

(a) Alejandro Dominguez

(b) Gianni Infantino

(d) Andrea Agnelli

(e) Nasser Al-Khelaifi

16) Recently, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passed away at the age of 62. He was a veteran ______.

(a) Politician

(b) Army Man

(d) Journalist

(e) Stock Investor

17) Amitabh Choudhary has recently passed away at the age of 62. He was a former ________.

(a) Board member of ICC

(b) Chairman of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission

(d) All of the above

(e) Both (b) and (c)

18) Name the former Deutsche Bank co-CEO, who passed away recently?

(a) Fatma Samoura

(b) Evelina Christillin

(d) Sepp Blatter

(e) Issa Hayatou

19) Who is the present Union Ministry of Tourism?

(a) Pralhad Joshi

(b) Arjun Munda

(d) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

(e) Narayan Tatu Rane

20) What is the currency of Kuwait?

(a) Shilling

(b) Peso

(d) Euro

(e) Krone

Answers :

1) Answer: E

The Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI) and the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) will collaborate to host the 23rd India International Seafood Show (IISS) in Kolkata, the City of Joy.
During 2021-22, India exported 13,69,264 tonnes of marine goods for US$ 7.76 billion, an all-time high in terms of value, while shrimp output surpassed one million MT.
With a multifaceted approach targeting capture fisheries and aquaculture, export turnover is expected to reach US$ 15 billion over the next five years.

2) Answer: D

The highest railway bridge in the world across the Chenab River was officially opened at its golden junction.
After the overarch deck on the tallest single-arch railway bridge over the River Chenab is completed, Srinagar will be connected to the rest of India for the first time since independence.
Compared to the Eiffel Tower, the bridge will be 35 meters taller.
In addition to the Chenab Bridge, Afcons is constructing 16 other railway bridges for Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) in the treacherous terrain of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Udhampur Srinagar Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project includes all of the bridges.

3) Answer: C

India has added 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites, bringing the total number of such sites in the nation to 75, spanning an area of 13,26,677 hectares.
In India’s 75th year of independence, there are 75 Ramsar sites.
Four additional Ramsar sites were named in Tamil Nadu, three in Odisha, two in Jammu and Kashmir, and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, also known as “The Convention on Wetlands”, an intergovernmental environmental treaty established in 1971 by UNESCO, which came into force in 1975.

4) Answer: D

Under the Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan, the first Tiranga park has been set up in the Gurugram by the district administration.
This park has been constructed with the support of the M3M Foundation in the Swatantrata Senani Bhawan located in Civil Lines, Gurugram.
The park was inaugurated by the Union Minister of State, Rao Inderjit Singh, as the chief guest.
On this occasion, Deputy Commissioner Nishant Yadav along with Aishwarya Mahajan, President of M3M Foundation was present.
In this, 75 national flags of 12-foot height have been installed on the 75th anniversary of independence.

5) Answer: D

The British government stated that parts of southern, central, and eastern England had officially moved into drought status after a prolonged period of hot and dry weather.
The affected areas are:

Devon and Cornwall
Solent and South Downs
Kent and south London
Herts and north London
East Anglia
Thames
Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire,
The East Midlands.

England suffered its driest July 2022 since 1935, with only 35% of the average rainfall for the month, and parts of England and Wales are now in the middle of a four-day extreme heat alert.
The last drought in England occurred in 2018.

6) Answer: A

On the Occasion of World Elephant Day 2022 (Aug 12), Tamil Nadu Government has notified its 5th Elephant Reserve at Agathiyamalai in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.
The Reserve will be spread across 1,197.48 sq. km of land and will cover Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli areas.
With this India has 31 elephant reserves.

List of 4 Existing Elephant Reserves in TN :

Nilgiris-Eastern Ghat – Nilgiris, Erode, Dharmapuri District
Nilambur Silent Valley Coimbatore Elephant Reserve – in Coimbatore, Nilgiris Dt
Srivilliputhur Elephant Reserve – Theni, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli Dt
Anamalai – Parambikulam Elephant Reserve – Coimbatore, Dindigul Dt

7) Answer: C

The Life Insurance Corporation of India has registered a whopping 23,127.21% rise in standalone net profit to ₹682.89 crores for the quarter ending June 30, 2022, as per the financial results released by the insurer.
The insurer’s net premium income also improved to Rs 98,805.23 crore in the quarter under review compared to Rs 82,375.61 crore in the last year’s quarter.
As per the results, LIC’s total premium income climbed 20.35% to ₹98,351.76 crores in Q1FY23 compared to ₹81,721.41 crores during Q1 of last year.
Life Insurance Corp. of India (LIC) made net purchases of shares worth more than ₹34,000 crores from the equities market in the fiscal first quarter, the country’s largest insurer, as it announced a sharply higher net profit of ₹602.78 crores for the June quarter.

8) Answer: B

The 13th edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2022 began on August 12 and will end on August 30.
The yearly event in Australia honors the Indian film industry by displaying some of the country’s most important and acclaimed films, TV programs, and online series.
The awards night is one of the festival’s highlights, as chosen honors are handed to the top performers from Indian film and the OTT scene from the previous year.
Rithvik Dhanjiani hosted the event, which witnessed huge victories for Kabir Khan’s sports drama 83 and its star Ranveer Singh, as well as Prime Video online series Mumbai Diaries 26 and the film Jalsa.
The two films with the most nominations, Jai Bhim and Gangubai Kathiawadi, did not win any awards.

LIST OF WINNERS:

S.no	Category	Winners
1	Best Film	83
2	Best Director	Shoojit Sircar (Sardar Udham) and Aparna Sen (The Rapist)
3	Best Actor	Ranveer Singh (83)
4	Best Actress	Shefali Shah (Jalsa)
5	Best Series	Mumbai Diaries 26/11
6	Best Actor in a Series	Mohit Raina (Mumbai Diaries 26/11)
7	Best Actress in a Series	Sakshi Tanwar (Mai)
8	Best Indie Film	Jaggi
9	Best Film from the Subcontinent	Joyland
10	Lifetime Achievement Award	Kapil Dev
11	Disruptor in Cinema Award	Vaani Kapoor (Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui)
12	Equality in Cinema Award	Jalsa
13	Leadership in Cinema Award	Abhishek Bachchan

9) Answer: C

Droupadi Murmu, President of India, has authorized 107 gallantry medals for Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces troops for the occasion of India’s Independence Day in 2022.
Three Kirti Chakras, 13 Shaurya Chakras, two bar to Sena Medals (gallantry), 81 Sena Medals (gallantry), one Nao Sena Medal (gallantry), and seven Vayu Sena Medals are among the honors (gallantry).
The president has also approved 40 mentions-in-despatches to Indian Army personnel, one to Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel, and one to the army dog, ‘Axel’ (posthumously), for their significant contributions in various military operations such as Operation Rakshak, Snow Leopard, Rhino, Orchid, Falcon, Hifazat, and Trikut (Deoghar).

10) Answer: D

State-owned NBCC Ltd has signed an agreement with the External Affairs Ministry to redevelop a housing complex in central Delhi for Rs 175 crore.
The tentative cost of the project is Rs 175 crore, according to a regulatory filing.
NBCC has signed another MoU with Aligarh Smart City Ltd for providing ‘PMC (Project Management and Consultancy) services for the project ‘Development & Modernisation of Infrastructure at Naurangilal College, SH: Sports facilities.
The estimated cost is around Rs 50 crore.
It has also signed MoU with the National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) for ‘Demolition and construction of NCCE Hostel building at NCUI complex’.
The tentative cost for this project is Rs 33 crore.
In a separate filing, NBCC secured the total business of Rs 83.12 crore in July 2022.

11) Answer: E

The Central government has appointed IAS, Mr. Shah Faesal as Deputy Secretary in the Tourism Ministry.
Shah Faesal is an Indian bureaucrat and former Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir.
In 2010, he became the first Kashmiri to place first in the Indian Civil Services Examination
He resigned from the services in January 2019 and joined politics, which he later quit in August 2020.

12) Answer: C

Kuwait has appointed Bader Abdullah Al-Munaikh as the first ambassador to Iran since 2016.
He handed his credentials to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran.
The move comes as Saudi Arabia works to improve its ties with Iran.
Earlier, Riyadh had broken its ties with Tehran in January 2016 after Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Iran.

13) Answer: B

A US Navy Ship named USNS Charles Drew arrived at Larsen & Toubro Kattupalli Shipyard at Ennore, near Chennai, for undertaking repairs and maintenance.
This will be the first time that a US Navy ship is being repaired in an Indian shipyard.
This is the third Indo-Pacific base being used by the US Navy for maintenance and ship repair & the other two are located at Diego Garcia and
US Consul General in Chennai Judith Ravin and Defence Attaché at the US Embassy at New Delhi Rear Admiral Michael Baker were also present.
The USNS Charles Drew will be at the Kattupalli shipyard for 11 days and undergo repairs in various areas.

14) Answer: D

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) will be investing Rs 655 crore for a 99% stake in conglomerate Aditya Birla health insurance Company Limited (ABHICL).
The transaction has been approved by the board of directors of Adity Birla Capital Limited (ABCL).
Out of a 9.99% stake, Aditya Birla Capital will hold a 91% stake and Momentum Metropolitan Holdings will have a 44.10% stake in Aditya Birla Health Insurance.

15) Answer: B

The FIFA Council Bureau unanimously voted to suspend the All-India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect owing to improper interference from third parties, which constitutes a major violation of the FIFA Statutes.
The suspension will be removed whenever an order to form a committee of administrators to assume the responsibilities of the AIFF Executive Committee is revoked and the AIFF administration regains full control of the AIFFs.

About FIFA

President: Gianni Infantino
Founded: 21 May 1904
Headquarters: Zürich, Switzerland.

16) Answer: E

Veteran stock investor and newly-launched Akasa Air founder Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passed away at the age of 62 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala was an Indian billionaire business magnate, stock trader, and investor.
Jhunjhunwala was often referred to as “India’s Warren Buffett” or the “Big Bull of India”.
He was one of the co-founders of Akasa Air, India’s newest budget airline.
His portfolio includes companies like Star Health, Titan, Rallis India, Escorts, Canara Bank, Indian Hotels Company, Agro Tech Foods, Nazara Technologies, and Tata Motors.
He was the chairman of Hungama Media and Aptech.
He was also part of the board of directors of firms such as Viceroy Hotels, Concord Biotech, Provogue India, and Geojit Financial Services.
Jhunjhunwala’s net worth is estimated at $5.8 billion (approximately ₹46,000 crores) by Forbes.
He was India’s 36th richest person in 2021 and the 438th richest man in the world, so far in 2022

17) Answer: E

Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) acting secretary and former president of the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA), Amitabh Choudhary passed away at the age of 58.
Choudhary entered cricket administration in 2004. He was the Indian team manager in Zimbabwe from 2005-06. He served as BCCI’s joint secretary from 2013 to 2015
He served as acting secretary of the BCCI until 2019.
He held the position of chairman of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission.
He played a crucial role in developing infrastructure for Jharkhand cricket.

18) Answer: C

Deutsche Bank’s former India-born co-Chief Executive Officer, Anshu Jain, Passed away at the age of 59.
Jain was born on 7 January 1963 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
He was appointed to Deutsche Bank’s Management Board in 2009 and was responsible for the Corporate and Investment Bank division from 2010.
He served as the Global co-CEO and co-Chairman of Deutsche Bank from June 2012 until July 2015.
From 2017 to 2022, he was the president of the American financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald.
He served on the International Advisory Panel of the Monetary Authority of Singapore and, as an ardent conservationist, worked with global environmental and wildlife conservation groups.

19) Answer: C

Ministry of Tourism :

Cabinet Minister: Kishan Reddy
Minister of State: Shripad Naik, Ajay Bhatt

20) Answer: C

Kuwait :

Prime Minister : Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
Capital: Kuwait City
Currency: Kuwaiti dinar

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