Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 19th July 2022

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1) What is the name of the New television series, which was promoted by Union Minister Anurag Thakur?

(a) Niraj

(b) Swaraj

(d) Manraj

(e) Suraj

2) The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) developed the mascot ________ to empower consumers and increase awareness of their rights.

(a) Pragati

(b) Jagriti

(d) Surkurti

(e) Sarathi

3) The 22^nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2022 was opened by MoS Culture Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal. Which ministry commemorated this event?

(a) Ministry of Rural Development

(b) Ministry of Education

(d) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

(e) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

4) Which city was named as the first cultural and tourism capital of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization for 2022-23?

(a) Lucknow

(b) Varanasi

(d) Hyderabad

(e) Bengaluru

5) Which state government has signed a new reciprocal transport agreement with West Bengal?

(a) Odisha

(b) Sikkim

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Karnataka

6) Which of the following became the first railway station in India to have an augmented reality experience?

(a) Lokmanya Tilak Terminus

(b) M Visvesvaraya Railway Terminal

(d) Maharana Pratap Ralway Station

(e) Lucknow Railway Station

7) R.D. Dhiman has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of which state?

(a) Assam

(b) Meghalaya

(d) Karnataka

(e) Himachal Pradesh

8) Which of the following bank has partnered with PFRDA to launch a platform for opening an NPS account via mobile phone?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) HDFC Bank

(d) Union Bank of India

(e) ICICI Bank

9) CCI has approved the acquisition of Ageas Federal Life Insurance by Ageas Insurance. Where is the headquarters of CCI?

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Chennai

(d) Lucknow

(e) New Delhi

10) CCI approves the proposed combination involving indirect subscription of over ______ of the total number of issued shares of CitiusTech by Bain Capital and Bain Credit.

(a) 40%

(b) 30%

(d) 50%

(e) 65%

11) Which of the following has approved an increase in the proportion of voting rights held by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in ReNew Energy Global?

(a) C-DOT

(b) CCI

(d) Ministry of Renewable Energy

(e) FICCI

12) Which ministry has set up an Apex Committee to conduct a Performance and Efficiency Audit?

(a) Ministry of Science and Technology

(b) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

(d) Ministry of Home Affairs

(e) Ministry of Defence

13) Where was Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh launched the Y-3023 Dunagiri, Project 17A frigate built by GRSE?

(a) Mumbai, Maharashtra

(b) Vadodara, Gujarat

(d) Kolkata, West Bengal

(e) Hyderabad, Telangana

14) Which of the following became India’s 104^th unicorn after raising $100 million in a Series D round of investment supported by Temasek?

(a) Open

(b) One Card

(d) Leadsquared

(e) Purplle

15) Which company has received more than 7.1 crore equity shares (each worth Rs 734) from telecom provider Bharti Airtel?

(a) Google

(b) Twitter

(d) Amazon

(e) LinkedIn

16) The Union government is set to extend the RoSCTL Scheme for Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) through ___________.

(a) 31 March 2024

(b) 31 September 2023

(d) 31 December 2023

(e) 31 January

17) Who among the following received Japan’s highest honor “Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum”?

(a) Xi Jinping

(b) Yasuo Fukuda

(d) Shinzo Abe

(e) António Guterres

18) Which company has tied up with the Athletics Federation of India to support Indian Athletes?

(a) TCS

(b) Vedanta

(d) Adani Power

(e) Reliance Industries Limited

19) Which of the following is India’s 1st Company to Receive BIS Certification to Sell Li-ion Cells for Electric Vehicles?

(a) Loom Solar

(b) SJVN

(d) GODI India

(e) Exide Industries

20) Which of the following company has launched its first ‘5G Innovation Lab’ in India?

(a) GE Healthcare

(b) Boston Scientific

(d) Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories

(e) Allscripts

21) Which of the following has partnered with JBIMS to provide master’s degrees in digital payments for employees?

(a) NPCI

(b) SEBI

(d) IRDAI

(e) DICGC

22) PV Sindhu defeated whom to win the tournament’s first Super 500 title in the Singapore Open final?

(a) Chen Yufei

(b) Wang Zhi Yi

(d) Saina Nehwal

(e) Chen Qingchen

23) Who has won the Paracin Open ‘A’ chess tournament 2022 recently held in Serbia?

(a) Nihal Sarin

(b) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

(d) Hans Moke Niemann

(e) Magnus Carlsen

24) Murali Sreeshankar became the first Indian to enter the men’s __________ final at World Athletics Championships.

(a) High Jump

(b) Shot put

(d) Triple Jump

(e) 3000-meter steeplechase

25) Which country topped the medal tally in the ISSF Shooting World Cup 2022 held in Changwon. South Korea?

(a) USA

(b) Serbia

(d) India

(e) South Korea

26) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has announced a ______ -member strong Indian squad for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (CWG).

(a) 353

(b) 275

(d) 322

(e) 411

27) Who among the following won the 41^st Villa De Benasque International Chess Open held in Spain?

(a) Aravindh Chithambaram

(b) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

(d) Nihal Sarin

(e) Vidit Gujrathi

28) Recently, Actor and director Pratap Pothen passed away. In which year did he win the National Film Awards for Best Debut Film of a Director?

(a) 1993

(b) 1982

(d) 1984

(e) 1999

29) Who is the present Governor of Himachal Pradesh?

(a) Kalraj Mishra

(b) Rajendra Arlekar

(d) Bandaru Dattatreya

(e) G. C. Murmu

30) When was the National Payments Corporation of India founded?

(a) 2012

(b) 2010

(d) 2004

(e) 2006

Answers :

1) Answer: B

In New Delhi, the preview for the upcoming television program Swaraj: Bharat Ke Swatantrata Sangram Ki Samagra Gatha was unveiled by Anurag Thakur, Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
This series will start broadcasting on Doordarshan on August 14th, 2022.
The 75-episode drama will emphasize the efforts of the liberation fighters and unsung heroes of the independence cause.
This show will also be broadcast on All India Radio.

2) Answer: B

The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) developed the mascot Jagriti to empower consumers and increase awareness of their rights.
Jagriti will be shown as a knowledgeable customer who is standing up for her rights and seeking solutions to the problems she runs into.
The National Consumer Helpline toll-free number 1915, the provisions of the Weights and Measures Act, decisions of the Central Consumer Protection Authority, and consumer testimonies regarding grievance redressal are just a few of the Departmental topics that the Jagriti mascot will be used to increase consumer awareness.
The Jagriti mascot and catchphrase “Jago Grahak Jago” must be used in all of its media efforts.

3) Answer: C

Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav is being held to commemorate India’s 75th anniversary of independence. The National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi, staged “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav-22nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2022″ from July 16 to August 14, 2022, to commemorate this.
It is commemorated by the Ministry of Culture.
The Padma Shree Award-winning Indian folk singer Ms. Malini Awasthi, the Director of the Ministry of Culture, Shri. Arvind Kumar, and the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Culture, Shri. Arjun Ram Meghwal helped make the event possible.

4) Answer: B

The holy city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh showcasing India’s culture and traditions over the ages will be declared the first “Cultural and Tourism Capital” of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) under a new mechanism during India’s SCO Presidency from September 2022 to September 2023.
It is under a new rotating initiative by the eight-member organization to promote people-to-people contacts and tourism among the member states.

India will take over as SCO chair from Uzbekistan at the Samarkand summit, scheduled to be held at Samarkand in Uzbekistan on September 15-16, 2022.
It will come into force after the Samarkand summit following which India will take over the Presidency and host the next Heads of the State summit
India hosted the Head of the Government of the SCO meets in 2020.

5) Answer: B

The governments of West Bengal and Sikkim have signed an agreement to help tourists travel between the two neighboring states with ease in a bid to boost tourism.
The agreement was signed between West Bengal transport minister Mr. Firhad Hakim and Sikkim tourism minister Mr. Sanjit Kharel.

6) Answer: C

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai has become the first railway station in India to have an augmented reality experience.
The project at Mumbai’s busiest railway station aims to generate revenue for Central Railway and offer passengers fun and infotainment during wait periods.
This technology will allow passengers at the station to get a real-time digitized timetable with a dedicated scrolling screen and railway information for an engaging experience
The passengers will also be able to meet animals, witness magic tricks and snowfall, and visit any place in the world virtually.
The Central Railways is looking to bring in around Rs 50,00,000 in revenues in five years.

7) Answer: E

Indian Administrative Officer (IAS), Mr. Ram Dass Dhiman appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh.
He replaces Mr. Ram Subhag Singh, who has been appointed as the Principal Advisor (Administrative Reforms).
With this, Mr. Ram Subhag Singh becomes the 5th Chief Secretary who was not able to complete his tenure during the present regime of the BJP-led government & before him, Mr. VK Parkha, Mr. Vineet Chawdhry, Mr. BK Aggarwal, and Mr. Anil Khachi served as HP Chief Secretary.

8) Answer: C

Bank of India (BoI) & Pension Fund Regulator & Development Authority (PFRDA) in association with K-fintech launched a digital platform that allows customers to open National Pension System (NPS) accounts using mobile phones.
It was inaugurated by Mr. Supratim Bandhyopadhyay, Chairman, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) in the presence of Mr. AK Das (MD and CEO) Bank of India, and three executive directors of the Bank of India, namely, Mr. Swarup Dasgupta, Mr. M Karthikeyan, and Ms. Monika Kalia.

9) Answer: E

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of Ageas Federal Life Insurance Company Limited (AFLI) by its group company Ageas Insurance International NV.
Ageas currently has 49% shareholding in AFLI and it jointly controls the operations of AFLI along with the other shareholders viz., IDBI, and Federal Bank.

CCI:

Established: 14 October 2003
Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi, India
Chairman: Ashok Kumar Gupta
Secretary : P K Singh
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is the chief national competition regulator in India.
It is a statutory body within the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

10) Answer: B

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the proposed combination involving the indirect subscription of over 30% of the total number of issued shares of CitiusTech by Bain Capital Investors, LLC (Bain Capital) and Bain Capital Credit Member, LLC and Bain Capital Credit Member II, Ltd. (Bain Credit).

11) Answer: B

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves an increase in the proportion of voting rights held by CPPIB in ReNew Energy Global.
The proposed combination envisages an increase in the proportion of voting rights held by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in ReNew Energy Global plc. (ReNew) as a result of a repurchase program to buy back Class A Ordinary Shares (i.e., shares carrying voting rights) announced by ReNew (Buyback).
As a result of the Buyback, the aggregate number of voting shares of ReNew is expected to decrease, which may lead to a corresponding increase in the proportion of voting rights held by CPPIB.

12) Answer: E

The Ministry of Defence has set up an institutional mechanism consisting of an Apex committee with the Defence Secretary as Chairman to conduct a Performance and Efficiency Audit into various aspects of its activities.

The committee is headed by defense secretary Ajay Kumar, IAS.

The members of the committee include Vice Chiefs of the three Services, Secretary of Defence (Finance), Chief of Integrated Staff Committee (CISC), Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), Director General (Acquisition), and other senior officials of Ministry of Defence and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

13) Answer: D

Union Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh launched Y- 3023 Dunagiri, Project 17A frigate built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders Limited (GRSE) in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of Naval Staff, and other senior officers from the Indian Navy and Ministry of Defence were amongst the dignitaries who attended the ceremony.
Dunagiri is the fourth ship of P17A Frigates.
It has been designed in-house by the Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design (DND), New Delhi.

14) Answer: B

OneCard, a mobile-first credit card provider, became India’s 104th unicorn after raising $100 million in a Series D round of investment supported by Temasek.
OneCard, Open, Oxyzo, and Yubi are just a few of the more than 20 financial unicorns that India has so far in 2022 generated.
The most recent round of funding for OneCard, which is owned by Pune-based FPL Technologies, also included investments from pre-existing investors such as QED, Sequoia Capital, and Hummingbird Ventures.

15) Answer: A

Internet giant Google has received more than 7.1 crore equity shares from telecom provider Bharti Airtel, each worth Rs 734.
The allocation is a component of Google’s USD 1 billion investment pledge to Airtel, which also includes an equity investment in the firm for USD 700 million (about Rs 5,224 crore).
Currently, Google owns 1.2 percent of each of India’s two telecom service providers.
The investment comes after Google’s USD 4.5 billion purchase of Reliance Jio for the India Digitization Fund in July 2020.

As a part of its USD 10 billion India Digitization Fund, Google invested. On a fully diluted basis, Google will own around 1.17 percent of the company’s post-issue equity shares, or about 1.2% of the total.

16) Answer: A

In an attempt to boost exports and generate employment for the textile sector, the government is set to extend the RoSCTL Scheme for Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) through March 31, 2024, at the same rates stated by the Ministry of Textiles.
RoSCTL is a growth-oriented, forward-looking initiative that has aided in boosting exports and employment by building a stable and predictable policy environment.

17) Answer: D

Shinzo Abe will receive Japan’s highest honor, the “Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum,” posthumously, the Japanese government stated.
Shinzo Abe will be the fourth former premier to receive the honor under the postwar Constitution.
Shigeru Yoshida, Eisaku Sato, and Yasuhiro Nakasone, like former prime ministers, received the honor before him.
Notably, the Grand Cordon of the Order was established in 1876 by Japanese Emperor Meiji.
The Order’s Collar was later added to it in 1888.

18) Answer: E

Toto promotes the overall development of athletics in India, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has formed a long-term relationship.
The partnership uses the ecosystem of the Reliance Foundation, which includes the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital and the Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics High-Performance Center, to find, develop, and support Indian athletes from all over the nation by giving them access to top-notch facilities, coaching, and support in sports science and medicine.

19) Answer: D

GODI India has become the first Indian company to receive the prestigious Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification for its 21700 cylindrical NMC811 lithium-ion cells with their homegrown technology.
As per the BIS requirement, the Godi-designed and made-in-India cells were tested and qualified by TUV, the third-party testing agency.
GODI India is innovating in every layer of cell technology.
For the first time in Indian history, NMC811 21700, 3.65V-4.5Ah cylindrical cells were made-in-India & Made-for-India.”

20) Answer: A

GE Healthcare, a leading global medical technology, diagnostics, and digital solutions innovator, announced the launch of its 5G Innovation Lab in India, the first for GE Healthcare across the globe.
It is Situated at the John F.Welch Technology Centre (JFWTC) Bengaluru, Karnataka.
The 5G in Healthcare was valued at an estimated USD 215 million in 2021 and is projected to reach USD 3,667 million by 2026.

21) Answer: A

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has collaborated with Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) to co-create a Master’s in Management Studies (MMS) program in Digital Payments for its employees.
The degree was launched under NPCI’s “learn while you earn” higher education program.

To integrate aspects of technology, finance, BFSI, and information system and management studies into a single Master’s specialization in digital payments.

22) Answer: B

In the Singapore Open final, PV Sindhu defeated China’s Wang Zhi Yi to win the tournament’s first Super 500 title.
The score was 21-9, 11-21, and 21-15. She hasn’t achieved a 500 since winning the world championship in 2019.
Her first 500-or-better final in 2022 is this one.
At the Singapore Open for badminton in 2022, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting won the men’s singles competition.

23) Answer: B

In Chess, young Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa has won the Paracin Open ‘A’ chess tournament 2022 in Serbia.
The 16-year-old remained unbeaten and finished half a point ahead of the field.

Second-seeded, Praggnanandhaa scored 8 points from nine rounds.
Top seed, Alexandr Predke took the second spot with 7.5 points ahead of Alisher Suleymenov and India’s AL Muthaiah, who both scored 7 points.
Suleymenov grabbed third place based on a better tie-break score.
The teenage prodigy will be part of a strong India ‘B’ team in the 44th Chess Olympiad to be held near Chennai from July 28.

24) Answer: C

In the World Athletics Championships, Murali Sreeshankar has become the first Indian to enter the men’s long jump final in Oregon, USA.
He leaped meters in the qualification round.
The 23-year-old from Kerala finished second in qualification round Group B and seventh overall.
Avinash Sable in Men’s 3000-meter steeplechase and Murali Sreeshankar in Men’s Long Jump qualified for the final in their respective events.

25) Answer: D

In the ISSF Shooting World Cup, India topped the medal tally at Changwon in South Korea.
India finished the tournament with eight medals including three golds, four silvers, and one bronze, and was way ahead of hosts Korea and Serbia in the medal tally.
The day began on a brilliant note for India when the troika of Arjun Babuta, Shahu Tushar Mane, and Paarth Makhija helped the country bag its third gold medal beating Korea 17-15 in the 10-meter air rifle team event.

26) Answer: D

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has announced a 322-member strong Indian squad for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (CWG), beginning 28th of July.
The contingent includes 215 athletes and 107 officials and support staff.
The CWG games are set to take place from 28 July to 8th August this year in the British city.
In the 2018 CWG at the Australian city Gold Coast, India finished third behind Australia and England.

27) Answer: A

The 41st Villa De Benasque International Chess Open was won by Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram in Spain.
R B Ramesh, Chithambaram’s coach, commended his pupil for winning.
Based on a tie-break score, he defeated Raunak Sadhwani and Robert Hovhannisyan of Armenia.
In third place, after the Armenian, was Sadhwani. Chithambaram has won national competitions in the past.
Through the 10 rounds, the 17-year-old Sadhwani was unblemished, recording six victories and four ties.

28) Answer: D

Malayalam actor and filmmaker Pratap Pothen passed away at the age of 70 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Pratap was born in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 13 August 1952. He was an Indian actor and filmmaker who acted in about 100 films and directed 12 films.

In 1985 his first movie Meendum Oru Kathal Kathai won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.
In 1984, he won National Film Awards for Best Debut Film of a Director for the film Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai.
In 2014, he received the Kerala State Film Awards the category of Special Jury Award for acting in the film Once Upon a Time There was a Kallan.

29) Answer: B

Himachal Pradesh :

Governor : Rajendra Arlekar
CM: Jai Ram Thakur
Capital: Shimla (Summer), Dharamshala (Winter)

30) Answer: C

NPCI

Founded: 2008
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Non-Executive Chairman: Biswamohan Mahapatra
MD & CEO: Dilip Asbe
The NPCI is the specialized division of the Reserve Bank of India which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance, GoI.

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