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Dear Readers, Daily Current Affairs Questions Quiz for SBI, IBPS, RBI, RRB, SSC Exam 2022 of 18th August 2022. Daily GK quiz online for bank & competitive exam. Here we have given the Daily Current Affairs Quiz based on the previous days Daily Current Affairs updates. Candidates preparing for IBPS, SBI, RBI, RRB, SSC Exam 2022 & other competitive exams can make use of these Current Affairs Quiz.
1) Where did the researchers successfully 3D-printed an artificial cornea and transplant it into a rabbit eye?
(a) Pune
(b) Chennai
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Kolkata
(e) Mumbai
2) National Institute of Ocean Technology has signed an MOU with which state government for the protection of its coasts?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Odisha
(c) Gujarat
(d) Kerala
(e) Punjab
3) Which digital platform has collaborated with Samsung stores across India to facilitate smart payments as well as its loan service?
(a) Freecharge
(b) Paytm
(c) PayPal
(d) GooglePay
(e) Phonepe
4) Which Union Minister has launched India’s first saline water lantern, which uses seawater to power LED lamps?
(a) Piyush Goyal
(b) Ashwini Vaishnaw
(c) Dharmendra Pradhan
(d) Jyotiraditya Scindia
(e) Hardeep Singh Puri
5) Which Company has been the first to be named in the 2022 Forbes Cloud 100 List?
(a) Tata Consultancy Services
(b) Wipro
(c) Infosys
(d) Razorpay
(e) Mindtree
6) Which Private lender has partnered with SellerApp to adopt Open Network Digital Commerce amongst the seller segment of its customers?
(a) ICCI Bank
(b) Axis Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) Yes Bank
(e) Federal Bank
7) Which Bank has launched a unique term deposit program called “Utsav Deposit.” on the occasion of the nation’s 76th year of Independence?
(a) UCO Bank
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Indian Bank
(d) Canara Bank
(e) Indian Overseas Bank
8) Which State has launched various Schemes on the 75th anniversary of India’s independence?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Kerala
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamilnadu
(e) Maharashtra
9) Where did the Border Road Organisation has planned to construct roads using steel slag after Gujarat?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Assam
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Uttarakhand
(e) Himachal Pradesh
10) State-run Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam has signed a letter of intent with ________ for developing 10,000 Megawatt (MW) of solar power projects in the state.
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Delhi
(d) Gujarat
(e) West Bengal
11) Where did the Ministry of Home Affairs give its approval for creating the Village Defence Guards Scheme?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Ladakh
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(e) Assam
12) Recently writer Nicholas Evans has passed away, belongs to which nation?
(a) Australia
(b) the United States
(c) England
(d) Germany
(e) France
13) According to former RBI Governor D Subbarao India will become ________ trillion Economy by 2028-29.
(a) $ 6
(b) $ 8
(c) $ 5
(d) $ 7
(e) $ 4
14) Ministry of Corporate Affairs has removed __________ Lakh Companies from the Register of Companies.
(a) 4.43
(b) 4.63
(c) 4.73
(d) 4.53
(e) 4.33
15) From next year India will make Petrol by using Ethanol at what percentage for cutting oil import dependence and addressing environmental issues?
(a) 10%
(b) 20%
(c) 50%
(d) 40%
(e) 30%
16) Who has been recently awarded the “Best CEO of the Year Award” by the Indian Achiever’s Forum?
(a) Rajiv Talwar
(b) Pawan Munjal
(c) Shiv Shankar Singh
(d) Malavika Hegde
(e) Shyam Srinivasan
17) Where did the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2022 will be held from November 16 to 25?
(a) Mauritius
(b) the Maldives
(c) Seychelles
(d) The Bahamas
(e) Malaysia
Answers :
1) Answer: C
For the first time in India, researchers in the city have successfully 3D-printed an artificial cornea and transplanted it into a rabbit eye. This research was funded by a grant from the Department of Biotechnology and the translational work leading up to clinical trials in patients will be funded through a grant from Sree Padmavathi Venkateswara Foundation, Vijayawada.
Researchers from L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IITH), and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) have collaborated to develop a 3D-printed cornea from the human donor corneal tissue.
2) Answer: B
The Odisha government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Ocean Technology for the protection of its coasts. The State Government is taking all possible measures for disaster mitigation and focusing on zero casualties. The MoU signed for the next 5 years will help to save the life and property of people in coastal areas with the protection of sea embankments.
National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai (NIOT) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India is a premier Institute in the country specializing in the field of Ocean Engineering and Coast-line protection.
3) Answer: B
Digital financial services firm Paytm partnered with Samsung stores across India to facilitate smart payments as well as its loan service Paytm Postpaid through the deployment of point-of-sale devices.
The partnership will enable consumers purchasing Samsung devices — laptops, smartphones, television, smart watches, etc — from any authorized store in the country to pay through Paytm payment instruments, including UPI, wallet, buy now pay later scheme, debit cards, and credit cards.
4) Answer: D
Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched India’s first saline water lantern, which uses seawater to power LED lamps. The Minister said Saline Water Lantern will bring “Ease of Living” to the poor and needy, particularly the fishing community living along the 7500 Kilometres long coastal line of India.
According to the Ministry of Earth Science, Singh unveiled the first-of-its-kind lantern named “Roshni” during a visit to SAGAR ANVESHIKA, a Coastal Research Vessel, operated and used by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai for coastal research.
5) Answer: D
Razorpay, India’s leading full-stack Payments and Banking Platform for Businesses, has become the first Indian company to be named in the 2022 Forbes Cloud 100 List, the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world.
The Cloud 100 list recognizes standouts in the technology category from small startups to private-equity-backed giants. A panel of 25 judges, made up of a majority of public cloud CEOs, selected and ranked the top 100 companies using a combination of quantitative and qualitative factors.
6) Answer: D
YES BANK announced its partnership with SellerApp, a seller-centric intelligence platform, to facilitate the adoption of Open Network Digital Commerce (ONDC) amongst the seller segment of its customer base and help them increase their digital commerce footprint.
Aimed at promoting open networks for the exchange of all kinds of goods and services over digital or electronic networks, ONDC is a strategic initiative aimed to democratize the entire digital commerce space. This innovative initiative from YES BANK enables their business clients to be part of ONDC through their strategic alliance with SellerApp, which is one of the first Network Participants.
7) Answer: B
On the occasion of the nation’s 76th year of Independence, celebrated as Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the State Bank of India (SBI), introduced a unique term deposit program called “Utsav Deposit.” This fixed deposit scheme has higher interest rates and is only available for a limited time.
SBI is offering an interest rate of 6.10% per annum on fixed deposits with a tenure of 1000 days. And senior citizens will be eligible to get an additional interest rate of 0.50% over and above the regular rate.
8) Answer: A
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has decided to launch new schemes on sanitation, nutrition, and the well-being of farmers, laborers, and the brave soldiers of the state on the 75th anniversary of India’s independence.
In his address at the 75th Independence Day event at the Manekshaw Parade Ground here, he stated a loan-cum-subsidy scheme up to ₹50,000 will be launched to support potters, blacksmiths, carpenters, sculptors, Bhajantri, basket weavers, Vishwakarmas, Madars, and other artisans.
9) Answer: C
The Border Road Organisation (BRO) has planned to construct a pilot road stretch in Arunachal Pradesh using steel slag, which can withstand heavy rains and adverse climatic conditions. The National Highways Authority India (NHAI) will also use the steel slag for the construction of a portion of the Mumbai-Goa highway.
The project has been initiated after the success of using 100 percent steel slag on a port connectivity road in Gujarat. The 1.2 km Hazira port connectivity stretch was a research and development (R&D) project carried out by CSIR-CRRI in collaboration with a major steel manufacturer and the Steel Ministry.
10) Answer: B
State-run Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the Rajasthan government to develop 10,000 megawatts (MW) of solar power projects in the state in the next five years. The investment is estimated at ₹50,000 crores.
The commercial production will commence in a phased manner and the power generated will be transmitted through the nearest sub-Stations. The power purchase agreement (PPAs) for generated energy will be signed through competitive tariff-based opportunities available in the market.
11) Answer: B
The members of the Village Defence Committee in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch celebrated receiving ‘permanent status’ under the Village Defence Guards Scheme (VDGS). The VDGS-2022 came into effect after the Ministry of Home Affairs sanctioned approval for its creation in Jammu and Kashmir.
This scheme was known as Village Defence Committee in which volunteers from villages were trained by the Indian Army and Police. Under this scheme, rifles were provided to VDC’s and they protected their villages from terrorist attacks and terror-related activities especially the vulnerable villages in mountainous areas of the Jammu region.
12) Answer: C
British writer Nicholas Evans, who authored the international best-selling novel “The Horse Whisperer”, died at the age of 72. Evans, born in 1950 in western England, worked as a journalist in both print and broadcasting, before shifting into other television work and then novel writing.
“The Horse Whisperer”, published in 1995, was Evans’ debut novel and earned him widespread global acclaim. It chronicles the story of a trainer hired to help an injured teenager and her horse back to health after an injury and sold more than 15 million copies worldwide becoming a number one bestseller in 20 countries.
13) Answer: C
India may become a USD five trillion economy by 2028-29 only if the GDP grows at nine percent per annum consistently for the next five years, former RBI Governor D Subbarao stated.
He cautioned that the state and union government must realize that, the country does not have surplus budgets and while some safety net is sorely needed. They must be cautious and selective on what freebies to be given from borrowed money and future generations should not be burdened with the unnecessary debt burden.
14) Answer: E
The Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCA) has in the last five years removed as many as 4.33 lakh companies from the Register of Companies. Section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) provides for the removal of the name of the company from the Register of Companies if it is not carrying on any business or operation for a period of 2 immediately preceding financial years.
According to the reply, a total of 2,26,166 companies were struck off in the financial year 2017-18, 1,12,797 firms in 2018-19, 43,912 in 2019-20, Nil in 2020-21, and 49,921 entities 2021-22.
15) Answer: B
India will start supplying petrol with 20 percent ethanol at select petrol pumps from April next year and will ramp up supplies thereafter as it looks to cut oil import dependence and address environmental issues. Oil Minister Hardeep Puri stated a fifth of petrol will be made up of ethanol by 2025.
India, which achieved the target of supplying petrol mixed with 10 percent ethanol (10 percent ethanol, 90 percent petrol) ahead of schedule in June this year, has advanced the target of making petrol with 20 percent ethanol by five years to 2025. India is the world’s fifth largest producer of ethanol after the US, Brazil, EU, and China.
16) Answer: C
Shiv Shankar Singh, CEO of Gramin Vikas Trust has been honored with the “Best CEO of the Year Award” by the Indian Achiever’s Forum. He was selected among a few from their respective fields and sectors for outstanding contributions to the progress and development of the Indian economy and society.
He was involved in managing operations of Reliance Foundation in multiple states as project director for bringing social change and improving the livelihood of vulnerable sections through NRM, sustainable agriculture, enabling skills, and organizing producer companies.
17) Answer: E
After being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the past two years, Malaysia’s premier men’s hockey tournament, the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2022 will be held from November 16 to 25 in Ipoh. World No. 1 Australia is also the most successful team at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup with 10 titles followed by India with five. Pakistan and South Korea have lifted the trophy thrice each.
The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup has been part of the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) calendar every year since 2003. The invitational tournament is named after Malaysia’s former FIH executive board member Sultan Azlan Shah.
