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1) Which organisation hosted the first Shoonya Forum to commemorate the first anniversary of India’s zero pollution e-mobility campaign in Delhi?
a) Finance commission
b) CBI
c) NITI Aayog
d) Both a) and b
e) Both b) and c)
2) At which part of India, Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park was named the best zoo?
a) MP
b) AP
c) Darjeeling
d) Only a) and b)
e) only a) and c)
3) The bank, through its technology and digital-led solutions, will continue to engage and partner with which state government for implementing its various initiatives towards the welfare of the public?
a) Tamilnadu
b) Kerala
c) Karnataka
d) AP
e) MP
4) Global rating agency Fitch has lowered India’s economic growth forecast for fiscal 2022-23 (FY23) as measured by gross domestic product (GDP) to what percent?
a) 5%
b) 6%
c) 7%
d) 8%
e) 9%
5) India’s treasury market is only second to which country in the emerging market local currency arena?
a) Australia
b) China
c) Canada
d) UK
e) Sweden
6) Who has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to the State of Eritrea?
a) Shri Prakash Chand
b) Shri Pratap Chand
c) Shri Pradeep Chand
d) Shri Gupta Chand
e) None of these
7) Thalassery MLA Shri A N Shamseer was elected as the 24th Speaker of which stateLegislative Assembly after defeating UDF MLA Anwar Sadath by 56 votes in the election?
a) Tamilnadu
b) Kerala
c) Karnataka
d) AP
e) MP
8) Which institution has diluted its stake in GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals from 6.402% to 4.357%?
a) Finance sectors
b) LIC
c) ICICI
d) Both of these
e) None of these
9) Google Cloud Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Thomas Kurian announced that Google has completed the $5.4 billion acquisition of what firm called Mandiant?
a) Cyber-security
b) Banking
c) Education
d) Sports
e) None of these
10) Shri Rane inaugurated the portal for the scheme for the promotion of what sector in the North East Region (NER) and Sikkim?
a) Cyber-security
b) Banking
c) Education
d) Sports
e) MSMEs
11) RattanIndia Enterprises launched its first anti-drone product.The anti-drone has been developed by RattanIndia Enterprises’ step-down subsidiary Throttle Aerospace Systems. What is its name?
a) Defender
b) Protector
c) Defector
d) Destroyer
e) None of these
12) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is India’s most valuable brand in 2022 with a brand value of $45.5 billion followed by which bank?
a) Indian bank
b) ICICI
c) Overseas bank
d) HDFC
e) SBI
13) Naresh Kumar, of which sports received Dronacharya Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000?
a) Football
b) Tennis
c) Basket ball
d) Shuttle
e) None of these
14) Who is the Former Cabinet Minister of Malaysia and first Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardee from Malaysia, who passed away at the age of 86 in Malaysia?
a) Dr. S. Samy Vellu
b) Dr. P. Samy Vellu
c) Dr. S. Sownder Vellu
d) Dr. S. Rahkul
e) None of these
15) Former cricket umpire Asad Rauf who passed away at the age of 66 in Lahore belongs to country?
a) Australia
b) Pakistan
c) India
d) Sri Lanka
e) None of these
Answers :
1) Answer: C
The NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) hosted the first Shoonya Forum to commemorate the first anniversary of India’s zero pollution e-mobility campaign in Delhi.
About Shoonya Campaign : Shoonya initiative promotes zero-pollution delivery vehicles by working with consumers and the industry.
Aim : To accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in the urban deliveries segment and create consumer awareness about the benefits of zero-pollution delivery.
2) Answer: C
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling was named the best zoo in India.
The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) of Darjeeling, West Bengal (WB) has been recognized as the best zoo in India.
As per the list, the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai has secured the second position, followed by the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens in Mysore, Karnataka.
While Kolkata’s Alipore Zoological Garden has secured the fourth position.
The ranking list was released by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) during the zoo directors’ conference held at Bhubaneswar in Odisha.
Darjeeling Zoo scored the highest percentage of 83% to rank first.
3) Answer: C
Karnataka Bank Ltd has become part of the Karnataka Government’s integrated financial management system (IFMS) Khajane-II (K2) for implementing a single nodal agency (SNA) account system for Centrally-sponsored schemes.
The Bank will help in implementing various sponsored schemes by the Government for the disbursement of cash benefits to the targeted beneficiaries via direct credit to their bank accounts in a safe, secure & speedier manner.
The bank, through its technology and digital-led solutions, will continue to engage and partner with the Government of Karnataka for implementing its various initiatives towards the welfare of the public”.
4) Answer: C
Global rating agency Fitch has lowered India’s economic growth forecast for fiscal 2022-23 (FY23) as measured by gross domestic product (GDP) to 7%.
It now expects the GDP to slow further to 6.7% in FY24 as compared to its earlier forecast of 7.4%.
The (Indian) economy recovered in 2022 with a growth of 13.5% year-on-year (y-o-y), but this was below our June expectation of an increase of 18.5% y-o-y.
Seasonally adjusted estimates show a 3.3% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) decline in 2022.
5) Answer: B
India’s treasury market is only second to China’s in the emerging market local currency arena.
The market size for securities issued by the Indian government is more than USD 1 trillion as of August 2022.
This ranks it between the corresponding markets in Canada and Spain.
Nippon Life India Asset Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited) has collaborated with DWS to provide portfolio management and investment advisory services to the European-listed Indian Government Bond Exchange Traded Funds (ETF).
6) Answer: A
Senior diplomat Shri Prakash Chand has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to the State of Eritrea.
Before Shri Prakash Chand, Shri Subhash Chand was the Ambassador of India to Eritrea.
Shri Chand, a 2004 Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer.
He served in various capacities in the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi as well as in the Indian Missions in Uganda, the UK, Egypt, China, and Austria.
7) Answer: B
Thalassery MLA Shri A N Shamseer was elected as the 24th Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly after defeating UDF MLA Anwar Sadath by 56 votes in the election.
Shamseer replaced Shri M B Rajesh, who became Minister of excise and Local Self Government departments.
In the election, Shamseer got 96 votes while opposition Congress candidate Anwar Sadath received 40 votes in the 140-member Assembly.
Deputy Speaker Chittayam Gopakumar headed the election procedures.
8) Answer: B
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has diluted its stake in GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals from 6.402% to 4.357%.
In a disclosure to the stock exchanges, LIC has sold about 34.20 lakh shares or 2.045% of its holding in the global pharma major during September 2018-22 period.
The stake sale took place at an average price of ₹1,549.40
Shares of insurance coverage mainly closed 1% decrease at ₹663.20, whereas those of Glaxo slid 0.55% at ₹1,409.90.
According to the June-end shareholding pattern, besides LIC, General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC), holds a 1.42% stake in GSK Pharma.
9) Answer: A
Google Cloud Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Thomas Kurian announced that Google has completed the $5.4 billion acquisition of cyber-security firm Mandiant.
Mandiant will join Google Cloud to help organizations improve their threat, incident, and exposure management.
Mandiant is known for unearthing the SolarWinds hack that shook the world.
Several big companies, including tech giants like Intel, Cisco, VMware, and Nvidia, suffered part of the SolarWinds hack allegedly orchestrated by Russia-backed cybercriminals.
Google Cloud will retain to hold the Mandiant brand & continue Mandiant’s mission to make every organization secure from cyber threats and confident in their readiness.
10) Answer: E
Shri Rane inaugurated the portal for the scheme for the promotion of MSMEs in the North East Region (NER) and Sikkim.
Union Minister of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Shri Narayan Rane headed the 18th meeting of the National Board of MSME (NBMSME).
He launched the integration of Udyam and NCS portals, which was announced in Budget 2022.
The integration of the portal of Udyam with that of the National Career Service (NCS) is an opportunity for the MSME sector to have access to the employable manpower database of NCS.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed between the Ministry of MSME and the Common Service Centre (CSC) in connection with the Udyam Registration Portal.
The MoU will expand the handholding support to enterprises residing in remote areas and help them to avail benefits of Government schemes and Priority Sector Lending.
11) Answer: A
RattanIndia Enterprises launched its first anti-drone product ‘Defender.’
The anti-drone has been developed by RattanIndia Enterprises’ step-down subsidiary Throttle Aerospace Systems.
RattanIndia’s wholly-owned subsidiary NeoSky India Ltd acquired a 60% stake in Throttle Aerospace in 2022.
The defender can be a 70% indigenous product with a 30% import part of BLDC motor and batteries.
It will be manufactured at Throttle Aerospace’s Bengaluru manufacturing facility in Bangalore, Karnataka.
The product can be used by hand or with Artificial Intelligence (AI), which helps it move with the rogue drone and keep its position.
12) Answer: D
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is India’s most valuable brand in 2022 with a brand value of $45.5 billion followed by HDFC Bank.
TCS has replaced HDFC Bank, valued at $32.7 billion which held the number one spot since the Kantar BrandZ India ranking was launched in 2014.
The report was released by the data analytics and brand consulting company Kantar.
13) Answer: B
Naresh Kumar became the first tennis coach to receive Dronacharya Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.
14) Answer: A
Former Cabinet Minister of Malaysia and first Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardee from Malaysia, Dr. S. Samy Vellu Passed away at the age of 86 in Malaysia.
15) Answer: B
Former Pakistan cricket umpire Asad Rauf passed away at the age of 66 in Lahore.
