Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 20th June 2022

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1) Consider the following statement regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visits to Gujarat.

1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi  laid the foundation stone of development projects worth over Rs 21,000 crores in Gujarat’s Vadodra

2) PM Modi launched the “MukhyamantriMatrushaktiYojana,” which will have an outlay of Rs 800 crores.

3) The Prime Minister also disbursed around Rs120 crores towards ‘PoshanSudhaYojana’, which is now being extended to all tribal beneficiaries in the state.

Which of the following statement is correct?

A) Only 1 & 2

B) Only 2 & 3

C) Only 1 & 3

D) All of the above

E) None of these

2) Recently in June GE Steam Power has inked a ___________ million pact with state-run engineering firm BHEL to supply three nuclear steam turbines.

A) USD 195 million

B) USD 245 million

C) USD 165 million

D) USD 525 million

E) None of these

3) Recently in June Department of Telecom (DoT)  announced an incentive scheme for design-led manufacturing, along with extending the duration of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme by a year with an outlay of ___________.

A) Rs 11,195 crore.

B) Rs 12,195 crore.

C) Rs 13,195 crore.

D) Rs 16,195 crore.

E) None of these

4) Every Year World Hydrography Day is celebrated on ______________ to raise awareness about hydrography and how it plays a role in improved knowledge of the seas.

A) 21^st June

B) 20^th June

C) 19^th June

D) 18^th June

E) None of these

5) Every Year World Sickle Day is celebrated on _________________ to create awareness of sickle cell diseases and the challenges experienced by people with sickle cell diseases

A) 21^st June

B) 20^th June

C) 19^th June

D) 18^th June

E) None of these

6) Consider the following statement regarding Asian Track Cycling Championships

1) Ronaldo Singh won a historic silver medal in the men’s sprint event at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.

2) ChayanikaGogoi also clinched a bronze in the 10km women’s scratch race on the fifth and final day to help India finish with a total of nine medals

3) Japan topped the overall medals tally (senior, junior, and para combined) with 18 gold, seven silver, and two bronze medals.

Which of the following statement is correct?

A) Only 1 & 2

B) Only 2 & 3

C) Only 1 & 3

D) All of the above

E) None of these

7) Recently Saffaron of which of the following state has been given GI Tag?

A) Jammu & Kashmir

B) Andhra Pradesh

C) Nagaland

D) Mizoram

E) None of these

8) Recently In June BOB Financial Solutions Limited (BFSL) partnered with ______________ for the co-branded Contactless RuPay Credit Card.

A) Nainital Bank

B) RBL Bank

C) DBS Bank

D) CSB Bank

E) None of these

9) Recently in June The government’s open network for digital commerce (ONDC) partnered with _____________ to Initiate E-Commerce In Agritech.

A) SIDBI

B) SEBI

C) NABARD

D) RBI

E) None of these

10) Recently ____________ state government signed MOU with Subhiksha, a multi-state cooperative society that is into organic farming.

A) Odisha

B) Telangana

C) Andhra Pradesh

D) Karnataka

E) None of these

11) Recently IKEA opened its first big-box format store in ___________ .

A) Hyderabad

B) Pune

C) Gurugram

D) Bengaluru

E) None of these

12) Recently in June CARD91 announced a strategic partnership with ___________ and RuPay, to create a card management system that will allow companies to launch a variety of co-branded card instruments.

A) State Bank Of India

B) Yes Bank

C) RBL Bank

D) ICICI Bank

E) None of these

13) Recently in June Adani Power had signed a share purchase agreement to acquire 100 percent equity shares of two companies, viz. Support Properties Private Ltd (SPPL) and Eternus Real Estate Private Ltd (EREPL) for about  ____________ .

A) Rs 650 Cr

B) Rs 819 Cr

C) Rs 609 Cr

D) Rs 545 Cr

E) None of these

14) Recently In June ____________ state government signed a pact with educational tech company Byju’s to impart quality education to students of government schools.

A) Andhra Pradesh

B) Odisha

C) Maharashtra

D) Telangana

E) None of these

15) Recently in June Max Life Insurance Company Ltd. Has partnered with _____________  to  launch the ‘Max Life Smart Fixed-return Digital Plan’+

A) Policybazaar

B) TCS

C) Flipkart

D) Paybima

E) None of these

16) Recently in June Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the E-Seva portal for the mining department, called ____________ that will work as a single-window system for various processes linked with the department.

A) Koyla Mitra

B) Koyla Darpan

C) Mine Darpan

D) Mine Mitra

E) None of these

17) Recently in June Ambuja Cements has launched  ___________, a business aid mobile application, that aims to engage contractors and simplify their businesses

A) Darpan

B) Utran

C) Nirmam

D) Janbaaz

E) None of these

18) Recently which of the following state chief minister became 1^st CM of the Indian state to Meet Pope Francis?

A) Andhra Pradesh

B) Delhi

C) Odisha

D) Karanataka

E) None of these

19) Recently The United States has announced a funding of ____________ million to the top three Indian medical research institutions to prevent avoidable epidemics, early detection of disease threats, and rapid and effective response.

A) USD 150 mn

B) USD 200 Mn

C) USD 122 Mn

D) USD 250 Mn

E) None of these

20) Recently South Indian Bank has launched a new portal called ‘SIB TF Online’ for its corporate EXIM customers. Where is the headquarters of South Indian Bank?

A) Mysore

B) Mangalore

C) Thrissur

D) Kochi

E) None of these

21) Recently _____________ won the prestigious International acclaimed Retail Banker Asia Trailblazer Awards 2022 Winner award in the Category under Best ATM and Self-Service Innovation for Union Virtual Connect (WhatsApp Banking) amongst Asian Banks.

A) Axis Bank

B) Indian Bank

C) Union Bank Of India

D) State Bank Of India

E) None of these

Answers :

1) Answer: D

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of development projects worth over Rs 21,000 crores in Gujarat’s Vadodra.
• Beneficiaries of various government schemes participated in the Gujarat Gaurav Abhiyan at Vadodara.
• The prime minister dedicated and laid the foundation stone of various Railway projects worth over Rs 16,000 crores, which include the inauguration of 357 km long New PalanpurMadar Section of Dedicated Freight Corridor; gauge conversion of 166 km long Ahmedabad-Botad section; electrification of 81 km long PalanpurMitha Section.
• PM Modi also dedicated and laid the foundation stone of various development works at Kheda, Anand, Vadodara, ChhotaUdepur, and Panchmahal, worth over Rs 680 crore.
• “The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of Gujarat Central University in Kundhela village in Dabhoitaluka of Gujarat. Located at about 20 km from Vadodara city, the university will be constructed at a cost of around Rs 425 crores and will cater to the higher education needs of over 2,500 students,”.
• PM Modi launched the “MukhyamantriMatrushaktiYojana,” which will have an outlay of Rs 800 crores. Under the scheme, pregnant and lactating mothers are to be given 2 kg of chickpeas, 1 kg of tur dal, and 1 kg of edible oil-free of charge from AnganwadiCentres every month.
• The Prime Minister also disbursed around Rs 120 crores towards ‘PoshanSudhaYojana’, which is now being extended to all tribal beneficiaries in the state.
• Prime Minister inaugurated the redeveloped Kalika Mata Temple atop Pavagadh Hill.

2) Answer: C

• GE Steam Power has inked a USD 165 million pact with state-run engineering firm BHEL to supply three nuclear steam turbines.
• GE Steam Power has signed a USD 165 million contract with BHEL for the supply of three nuclear steam turbines out of six units for NPCIL’s domestic nuclear program- phase 1 being developed at Gorakhpur, Haryana (units – 1 to 4 (GHAVP)) and Kaiga (Kaiga-5&6) Karnataka
• This domestic program includes 12 units of 700 Mwe being developed by NPCIL with their nuclear reactor technology
• In 2018, GE and BHEL signed a business cooperation agreement and a License and Technology Transfer Agreement to enable them to manufacture nuclear steam turbines of 700 MW.

3) Answer: B

• The Department of Telecom (DoT) announced an incentive scheme for design-led manufacturing, along with extending the duration of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme by a year.
• The DoT also announced an additional incentive rate of 1 percent over and above the existing rates.
• “The existing PLI beneficiaries will be given an option to choose the financial year 2021-22 or financial year 2022-23 as the first year of incentive
• The investment made by successful applicants from April 1 onwards and up to Financial Year (FY) 2025-2026 shall be eligible.
• Design-Led Manufacturing is primarily aimed to support efforts for designing telecom products in India.
• The DoT notified the PLI Scheme on February 24, 2021, with a financial outlay of Rs 12,195 crore.

4) Answer: A

• Celebrated on 21 June, World Hydrography Day is designed to raise awareness about hydrography and how it plays a role in improved knowledge of the seas and oceans.
• The theme this year is “Hydrography – contributing to the United Nations Ocean Decade”

5) Answer: C

• June 19^th was officially designated as World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. The international awareness day is observed annually to increase public knowledge and an understanding of sickle cell disease, and the challenges experienced by patients and their families and caregivers.
• The General Assembly of the United Nations on December 22, 2008, created a resolution that recognized sickle cell disease (SCD) is a global public health concern.
• People can participate in the campaign by attending the “Shine the Light on Sickle Cell” gathering in their community on June 19.

6) Answer: D

• The Asian Track Cycling Championship 2022 ended on Wednesday with India’s Ronaldo Singh winning a historic silver medal in the men’s sprint event at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
• It was India’s first-ever individual silver medal at the Asian meet.
• This was Ronaldo Singh’s third medal in the 2022 championships. Earlier, he won bronze medals in the 1km time trial and team sprint events.
• ChayanikaGogoi also clinched a bronze in the 10km women’s scratch race on the fifth and final day to help India finish with a total of nine medals – one silver and eight bronze – in the senior category.
• Japan topped the overall medals tally (senior, junior, and para combined) with 18 gold, seven silver, and two bronze medals. Korea finished second with 12 gold, 14 silver, and three bronze medals.
• The Indian cycling team finished its campaign with 23 combined medals, including two gold, six silver, and 15 bronze, which is the best-ever performance by India at the championships.

7) Answer: A

• To give a boost to saffron production in Kashmir, J&K Government has launched new initiatives including the introduction of GI Tagging.
• GI sign is used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin.
• Saffron is cultivated and harvested in the Karewas (highlands) of Jammu and Kashmir and has been assigned a Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Geographical Indications Registry. The spice is grown in Pulwama, Budgam, Kishtwar, and Srinagar regions of Jammu & Kashmir.
• Iran is the largest producer of saffron in the world and India is a close competitor. However, with the GI tag of Kashmir saffron, India becomes the only Saffron producing Country for which GI has been assigned which will result in more prominence in the export market

8) Answer: A

• BOB Financial Solutions Limited (BFSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of
• Baroda and Nainital Bank – established by Bharat Ratna Pt. GovindBallabh Pant in 1922 (and managed by Bank of Baroda since 1973), today announced the launch of Nainital Bank – BoB co-branded Contactless RuPay Credit Card.
• BOB Financial Solutions Limited was established in the year 1994. It is a Non-Banking Financial Company, wholly owned by the Bank of Baroda.
• Nainital Bank was established by the great freedom fighter Bharat RatnaPanditGovindBallabh Pant and a few of his close associates on July 31, 1922, at Nainital
• National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) was incorporated in 2008 as an umbrella organization for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India.

9) Answer: C

• The government’s open network for digital commerce (ONDC) is working to activate e-commerce in the agriculture domain. It is done with the partnership of the national bank for agriculture and rural development (NABARD).
• ONDC and NABARD have come together to host a grand hackathon from July 1 to 3.
• The Grand Challenge aims to establish market linkages for the enabled players with market-ready farmers’ producer organizations (FPOs) in the country.
• It also focuses on promoting the development of innovative solutions that are likely to aid the adoption of e-commerce in the agriculture domain.
• T Koshy, CEO of ONDC.

10) Answer: D

• The Karnataka state government inked two memoranda of understanding (MoU) that Higher Education & Skill Development Minister C N Ashwath Narayan said will help the economic activities of women self-help groups and facilitate organic farmers to sell their produce directly to consumers.
• One MoU was with the IIM Bangalore and another with Subhiksha, a multi-state cooperative society that is into organic farming. Narayan said the IIMB initiative is to scale up at least 100-150 existing women-owned or women-led enterprises in the state.
• The partnership with Subhiksha would create a direct linkage with the consumers through the online marketing platform ‘Subhiksha Farmers to Consumers’ app.

11) Answer: D

• IKEA will invest Rs 3,000 crore in Karnataka over the coming years
• The Swedish retail giant that opened its first big-box format store in Bengaluru, spread over 4,60,000 sqft, will set up more large-format stores and small outlets in malls to gain a wider footprint across the country.
• IKEA, part of the Ingka Group, has earlier announced it is going to invest Rs 10,500 crore to set up stores across major cities, including Bangalore and Hyderabad.
• Susanne Pulverer, CEO, IKEA India.

12) Answer: B

• CARD91, a global payment infrastructure powering B2B payments, announced a strategic partnership with YES BANK and RuPay, the flagship product of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
• Through this partnership, CARD91 will create a card management system that will allow companies to launch a variety of co-branded card instruments as well as maintain a real-time dashboard to generate insights.
• This will enable CARD91 to expand its presence in the Indian payments market
• CARD91 is a plug-and-play Payment Issuance Infrastructure designed to help businesses launch co-branded cards and simplify payments.

13) Answer: C

• Adani Power on Monday completed the acquisition of 100 percent equities in SPPL and EREPL for about Rs 609 crore.
• On June 7, 2022, Adani Power had signed a share purchase agreement to acquire 100 percent equity shares of two companies, viz. Support Properties Private Ltd (SPPL) and Eternus Real Estate Private Ltd (EREPL) from their respective shareholders.
• Earlier this month, the company had stated in a filing that the cost of acquisitions was Rs 280.10 crore for SPPL and Rs 329.30 crore for EREPL. The consideration for the acquisition was cash.

14) Answer: A

• The Andhra Pradesh state government signed a pact with educational tech company Byju to impart quality education to students of government schools.
• The MoU was signed by school education commissioner S Suresh Kumar on behalf of the state with Susmit Sarkar, vice-president (public policy) of Byju’s, in the presence of chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at his Tadepalli camp office.
• the government will be distributing tabs to 4.7 lakh students in September for 500 crores.

15) Answer: A

• Max Life Insurance Company Ltd. Has launched the ‘Max Life Smart Fixed-return Digital Plan’+ a non-linked, non-participating, individual life insurance savings plan.
• The plan offers guaranteed tax-free returns up to 6.14%2 along with life cover protection at monthly premiums as low as Rs 3000/-* and is also available to purchase on Max Life’s website and Policybazaar.com.
• Max Life Insurance Company Limited is a Joint Venture between Max Financial Services Limited and Axis Bank Limited.
• com is one of India’s largest insurance marketplaces. It is the flagship platform of PB Fintech, which owns the fintech brand, Paisabazaar.com

16) Answer: D

• Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the E-Seva portal for the mining department, called ‘My Mitra’,.
• The portal will work as a single-window system for various processes linked with the department, making its functioning more transparent and easing several processes like applications for permits and leases,
• Various facilities of the mining department will be available on the portal. It will make work easier for someone seeking to take out earth from their private property, transport earth, take mining lease, permits and registration, etc.

17) Answer: A

• Ambuja Cements has launched ‘Darpan’, a business aid mobile application,
• that aims to engage contractors and simplify their businesses.
• The app modulizes features like Vaastu tips, event calendar, and product guide in various Indian languages to benefit a wide segment of construction professionals in our country.
• In extension to AmbujaAbhimaan, a differentiated long-term loyalty program, Ambuja Cements has given birth to this brilliant digital aid.
• NeerajAkhoury, CEO India Holcim and MD & CEO of Ambuja Cements Ltd
• Ambuja Cements Ltd., a part of the Holcim Group, is among India’s leading cement companies.

18) Answer: C

• Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday became India’s first head of a provincial government to meet Pope Francis, the Pope of Rome and Head of the Catholic Church, in Vatican City. He was accompanied by 5T Secretary VK Pandian to the meeting.
• Naveen is currently on a 10-day foreign trip to Rome and Dubai, his second as chief minister of Odisha in 22 years.
• He is visiting Rome at the invitation of the World Food Program (WFP) and would share the transformative initiatives of Odisha in the field of food security and disaster management.

19) Answer: C

• The United States has announced a funding of USD 122 million to the top three Indian medical research institutions to prevent avoidable epidemics, early detection of disease threats, and rapid and effective response.
• The total funding of USD 122,475,000 will, over five years, be distributed to the three top Indian health research institutions — the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National Institute of Virology (NIV), and National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE).
• Announced by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the fund will accelerate the progress towards an India which is safe and secure from infectious disease threats through ICMR institutions’ focus on emerging and re-emerging pathogens.

20) Answer: C

• The Kerala-headquartered South Indian Bank has launched a new portal called ‘SIB TF Online’ for its corporate EXIM customers.
• The portal provides the customers with a platform for trade-related payments and remittances to foreign entities without visiting the bank’s branches.
• The customer can initiate the payment request over SIB TF Online after uploading the supporting documents for the transaction.
• SIB TF Online is yet another accomplishment by South Indian Bank in its endeavor to make its operations more tech-driven. It comes close on the heels of the success of the internet banking facility launched specifically to enable retail savings banks (SB).
• SIB TF Online has been hosted on the home page of Corporate Internet Banking (SIBerNet) and would allow corporates to transact on the portal digitally and 24×7, in a safe and paperless manner.

21) Answer: C

• Union Bank of India bagged the prestigious International acclaimed Retail Banker Asia Trailblazer Awards 2022 Winner award in the Category under Best ATM and Self-Service Innovation for Union Virtual Connect (WhatsApp Banking) amongst Asian Banks.
• The Award was given to the Bank along with its technology partner, M/s Infosys at the 13th Annual Retail Banker Asia Trailblazer Awards 2022 held today, in Singapore.
• The winners of the Retail Banker Asia Trailblazer Awards 2022 exemplify the agility, innovation, and strategic foresight required to thrive in this dynamic, challenging, and highly competitive sector.
• A Manimekhalai, MD&CEO, Union Bank of India