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1) Every year, National Broadcasting Day in India has been observed on which the following day?

(a) 22 July

(b) 23 July

(d) 21 July

(e) 24 July

2) The Union government has set up a committee headed by whom to strengthen the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system?

(a) Sanjay Kothari

(b) Suresh N. Patel

(d) Pradeep Kumar

(e) Sanjay Agrawal

3) Which of the following Port became the first 100% Landlord Major Port of India?

(a) Kandla Port

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru Port

(d) Ennore Port

(e) Mangalore Port

4) Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana completed five years. This scheme provides a pension to the policyholder during the policy term of ____________.

(a) 13 years

(b) 15 years

(d) 10 years

(e) 05 years

5) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed its renewed Statement of Commitment (SoC) to the __________.

(a) DX Global Code

(b) FX Global Code

(d) RBI Global Code

(e) GDP Global Code

6) Which of the following organization has recently joined the India-led Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) to limit the destruction caused by climate change?

(a) World Bank

(b) International Finance Corporation

(d) International Fund for Agricultural Development

(e) World Economic Forum

7) World Bank has approved a 200 Million USD for Power Sector Reforms of which of the following Indian state?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Himachal Pradesh

(d) Meghalaya

(e) Uttar Pradesh

8) Which of the following organization has granted USD 875 million for water, sanitation, ecotourism, and transport departments in Brazil, China, and India?

(a) NDB

(b) ADB

(d) AIIB

(e) IMF

9) Recently in July, Which bank partnered with EazyDiner to launch India’s 1st co-branded dining credit card?

(a) RBL Bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(d) IndusInd Bank

(e) ICICI Bank

10) Recently, The Board of Directors of IndusInd Bank approved a proposal to raise __________ in debt on a private placement basis to fund its business growth.

(a) Rs 50,000 crore

(b) Rs 20,000 crore

(d) Rs 25,000 crore

(e) Rs 35,000 crore

11) Recently, ____________ has received board approval to raise Rs 11,000 crore through Basel III-compliant bonds.

(a) State Bank of India

(b) HDFC Bank

(d) Union Bank of India

(e) ICICI Bank

12) Which of the following state is topped in the category for “The Major States” in the NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index 2021?

(a) Assam

(b) Karnataka

(d) Kerala

(e) Maharashtra

13) Which University has signed an MoU with the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) for resource sharing in animal biotechnology?

(a) Jamia Millia Islamia University

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru University

(d) Central University Of Karnataka

(e) Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Open University

14) With which country did India sign an agreement to reintroduce cheetah?

(a) Kenya

(b) the Gambia

(d) Uganda

(e) Tanzania

15) Mr. Mario Draghi has resigned recently as the Prime Minister of __________.

(a) Lebanon

(b) Italy

(d) Serbia

(e) Armenia

16) Who has resigned from his positions as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH)?

(a) Narinder Batra

(b) Zaheer Abbas

(d) Imran Khwaja

(e) Shashank Manohar

17) The International Hockey Federation (FIH) appointed Mr. Seif Ahmed as its acting president. He belongs to which country?

(a) Afghanistan

(b) Egypt

(d) Australia

(e) Belgium

18) Droupadi Murmu has been elected as the ______ President of India.

(a) 17^th

(b) 15^th

(d) 13^th

(e) 16^th

19) Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of ONGC Videsh?

(a) Pawan Prajapati

(b) Prashant Jhaveri

(d) Raj Shrivastava

(e) P Udayakumar

20) What is the name of India’s first human passenger drone that was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

(a) Shanti

(b) Varuna

(d) Udan

(e) Santha

21) Who among the following has finished second in the La Plagne International Open Chess Tournament 2022 in La Plagne in France?

(a) Sankalp Gupta

(b) P Iniyan

(d) Mitrabha Guha

(e) Arjun Kalyan

22) Indian Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol team bagged a silver medal at ISSF World Cup held in ___________.

(a) Turkey

(b) South Korea

(d) Germany

(e) Canada

23) How many gold medals did Indian students win in various international Olympiads in Mathematics, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry?

(a) 4

(b) 5

(d) 2

(e) 6

24) Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced that the Asia Cup would be played in the UAE. Previously, this event was scheduled in which country?

(a) India

(b) Bangladesh

(d) Sri Lanka

(e) China

25) What is the capital of Namibia?

(a) Maseru

(b) Gaborone

(d) Windhoek

(e) Freetown

Answers :

1) Answer: B

Every year on July 23rd, National Broadcasting Day is commemorated to honor the radio, which has been a significant part of people’s lives in India, both as an easy medium of pleasure and as a source of news.
On this day in 1927, the Indian Broadcasting Company’s Bombay Station transmitted the first radio transmission in the country.
On July 23, 1927, the first radio broadcast was made from Bombay Station.

2) Answer: E

The government set up a committee on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) eight months after it made a comparable pledge in exchange for the repeal of three unpopular agricultural policies.
The committee will be led by former agriculture secretary Sanjay Agrawal.
Sanyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) is entitled to three seats on the committee; however, the agricultural organization has not yet proposed any candidates for the position.

3) Answer: B

With all berths being run under the PPP model, Jawaharlal Nehru Port has become the first major port in India to be 100% owned by landlords.
Beginning with the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, the PPP model of investing in Indian ports has advanced significantly over the past 25 years, leading to capacity expansion and increased productivity.
JNP is one of the top container ports in the nation and is listed as the 26th best port in the world (as per Lloyds List Top 100 Ports 2021 Report).

4) Answer: D

Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana has completed five years.
The scheme was formally launched on this day in 2017.
The scheme is a social security scheme for senior citizens intended to give an assured minimum pension to them based on an assured return on the purchase price or subscription amount.
The minimum investment in this scheme was revised to one lakh 56 thousand 658 rupees for a pension of twelve thousand per annum and one lakh 62 thousand 162 rupees for getting a minimum pension amount of one thousand rupees per month.
The PMVVY scheme provides a pension to the policyholder during the policy term of 10 years against the payment of the purchase price.

5) Answer: B

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed its renewed Statement of Commitment (SoC) to the Foreign Exchange (FX) Global Code.
Currently, the Code is being implemented globally by the Global FX Committee (GFXC) in coordination with the Local FX Committee (LFXC) in each jurisdiction.
RBI is a member of GFXC.

About FX Global Code :

The Code is a compilation of best market practices, formulated by Central Banks and market participants, and developed under the auspices of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Basel, Switzerland.
It was initially launched on May 25, 2017, was subsequently reviewed holistically and the updated Code was published by the Global FX Committee on July 15, 2021.

6) Answer: C

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has joined the India-led Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) to limit the destruction caused by climate change.
EIB will work in partnership with national governments, UN agencies, multilateral development banks, and the private sector to promote the rapid development of infrastructure resilient to climate change and natural disasters in countries at all stages of development.
EIB has been investing in sustainable infrastructure in India and the region for over 25 years.
The EIB will offer advisory and financial support to CDRI members and ensure they can benefit from all relevant EU initiatives.

7) Answer: B

The Government of India (GoI) will provide a financing facility worth about 1600 Crore (USD 200 million) through the World Bank for the “Himachal Pradesh Power Sector Development Program.

Aim :

To undertake holistic power sector reforms in a manner to allow for improvements in the renewable energy integration in HP.
With the State equity, the total program cost will be approximately 2000 Crore.
World Bank funding under this Program is expected to be available by early 2023.
The Program duration will be of five years, starting from the year 2023 to 2028.

8) Answer: A

The New Development Bank (NDB) has approved 5 new projects totaling USD 875 million for water, sanitation, ecotourism, and
The Investments will support commitments by Brazil, China, and India toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

9) Answer: D

Private lender IndusInd Bank has partnered with India’s leading table reservation, food discovery, and restaurant payment platform EazyDiner to launch a co-branded credit card – EazyDiner IndusInd Bank Credit Card.
Complimentary 1-Year EazyDiner Prime membership that offers a guaranteed discount of up to 25% at over 2000 premium restaurants, and 2000 reward points as a welcome bonus.
An additional instant 25% discount of up to Rs 1000, over and above the restaurant discount, every time the bill is paid on the EazyDiner app.
Earn 10 Reward Points on every Rs 100 spent on Dining, Entertainment, and Shopping.
Instant Reward Points redemption for settling the bill on PayEazy.

10) Answer: B

The Board of Directors of IndusInd Bank has approved a proposal to raise Rs 20,000 crore in debt on a private placement basis to fund its business growth.
As of March 31, 2022, the capital adequacy ratio of the bank stood at 42% with tier-I capital being at 16.80% and tier-II capital at 1.62% as a percentage of its risk-weighted assets.
The Indusland Bank Board also approved the re-appointment of Akila Krishnakumar as ‘Non-Executive Independent Director on the Board of the Bank will be from August 10, 2022, up to August 9, 2026.

11) Answer: A

India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has received board approval to raise Rs 11,000 crore through Basel III-compliant bonds.
Of the total earmarked fund-raise, the approval is for additional tier-1 (AT-1) capital up to Rs 7,000 crore, subject to the central government’s concurrence.
The remaining Rs 4,000 crore will be in the form of tier-2 capital.
The central board of SBI approved raising capital by way of issuance of Basel III-compliant debt instruments in dollar/rupee and/or any other convertible currency, during FY23.
At the end of March 2022, SBI’s total capital adequacy ratio stood at 83%, with tier 2 at 2.41% and AT-1 at 1.48%.
While Punjab National Bank raised ₹2,000 crores through AT-1 bonds at an 75% interest rate.

12) Answer: B

The third version of the NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index, which rates the states and the union territories on their innovation performance, placed Karnataka, Manipur, and Chandigarh at the top.
In the presence of Dr. VK Saraswat, CEO Parameswaran Iyer, and senior advisor Neeraj Sinha from the apex public policy think tank, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery unveiled the India Innovation Index 2021.

The innovation index is based on 7 pillars:

Human capital
Investment
Knowledge workers
Business environment
Safety and legal environment
Knowledge output
Knowledge diffusion

Key Points:

In the category for “Major States,” Karnataka came top, whereas in the category for “North East and the Hill States,” Manipur took first place. In the category of “Union Territories and the City States,” Chandigarh came out on top.
Karnataka’s impressive record in getting FDI and a sizable number of venture capital agreements may be credited for its high ranking. Delhi topped the business environment and investment pillars, while Chandigarh topped the knowledge worker pillar.

13) Answer: C

The University of Hyderabad (UoH) and the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaboration.
As part of the MoU, the UoH and NIAB will collaborate on fundamental areas of biological sciences.
Faculty, researchers, and scientists from both institutions will collaborate on animal biotechnology or allied areas.
On a mutually agreeable basis, NIAB scientists would actively participate in teaching Master’s programs at UoH in specialized areas of animal biology and biotechnology and offer students the chance to undertake project work in their labs.

14) Answer: C

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by India and Namibia intends to bring cheetahs back to the nation after nearly seven decades.
By August 15, the first eight cheetahs are scheduled to arrive in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park.
Separately, India is expected to acquire 12 cheetahs from South Africa; a partial arrangement has already been signed, and a final one is on the way, according to officials familiar with the case.

15) Answer: B

Italian Prime Minister Mr. Mario Draghi has submitted his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella after key coalition parties withdrew their support for his government.
However, Draghi’s government will continue to function under a caretaker Prime Minister until the new government is formed following the election.
Mario Draghi is an Italian economist, banker, former professor, and civil servant.
He has served as prime minister of Italy since February 2021.
Before PM, he served as President of the European Central Bank (ECB) between 2011 and 2019.

16) Answer: A

Veteran sports administrator Narinder Batra has resigned from his positions as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), & also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Narinder Kumar was born on October 20, 1967, in Patiala, Punjab, India
He became the first non-European president of the FIH in 2016 & he was re-elected as the FIH president for a second term in 2021.
The 65-year-old Batra took charge of the IOA President for the first time in 2017 and was eligible to contest for re-election.
He served as the President of Hockey India from 2014 to 2016 and the Asian Hockey Association from 2003 to 2013.
He became an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member in 2019 and later became a member of its Olympic Channel Commission.

17) Answer: B

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) appointed Egypt’s Mr. Seif Ahmed as its acting president following Indian administrator Narinder Batra’s resignation from the post.
Seif Ahmed has been a member of the FIH Executive board since 2001.

18) Answer: B

Droupadi Murmu, a tribal BJP leader and former Jharkhand Governor, has been elected as the 15th President of India.
She defeated the opposition candidate, Mr. Yashwant Sinha, with 676,803 electoral votes (64.03% of the total) in 21 of the 28 states (including the union territory of Puducherry).
She will replace president Shri Ram Nath Kovind whose’s term will end on 24 July 2022.
She will be administered oath by the CJI, NV Ramana, and assume the office on July 25, 2022.
She is the first-ever person belonging to a Scheduled Tribe (ST) community to be elected as the President of India.
Murmu is the first person from Odisha and only the second woman after Pratibha Patil to occupy this post.
She is the youngest and first individual to have been born after India’s independence in 1947, elected to this post

19) Answer: C

Rajarshi Gupta has been appointed as Managing Director of ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), the overseas investment arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
He was recommended for the position by Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB).
He replaces Alok Gupta who superannuated as ONGC Videsh’s MD in June 2022.

20) Answer: B

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled India’s first passenger drone Varuna during Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) seminar ‘Swavlamban’ in New Delhi.
It has been developed by the Indian startup Sagar Defence Engineering along with NTDAC (Naval Technology Development acceleration cell).
The drone can carry one person inside.
Varuna can fly to the range of 25km while carrying a payload of 130 kilograms and has 25-33 minutes of flight time.
There are four auto-pilot models which help the drone to continue flying even if some fans fail to function.

21) Answer: B

India’s teenage Grandmaster P Iniyan finished second in the La Plagne International Open Chess Tournament 2022 in La Plagne in
The 19-year-old GM scored seven points from nine rounds to tie for the top spot with Ukraine GM Vitaly Sivuk.
The Ukrainian won the first prize based on a better tie-break score.
India’s Sayantan Das, with 6.5 points, took third place.

22) Answer: B

The Indian men’s 25m rapid fire pistol team comprising Anish Bhanwala, Vijayveer Sidhu, and Sameer won the silver medal on the last day of the ISSF World Cup Changwon 2022 in South Korea.
The medal helped India retain the top spot on the medals table with five gold, six silver, and four bronze.
South Korea managed just one bronze on the final day and finished with four golds, five silver, and three bronze medals.
The Indian trio had made the final after coming through two rounds of qualification, finishing second with 872 points in the first and topping the second round with 578 for a shot at gold.

23) Answer: C

Indian students bagged three Gold, sixteen Silver, and five Bronze medals in various international Olympiads in Mathematics, Physics, Biology, and Chemistry.
While the Mathematics Olympiad was held in Norway and Biology Olympiad in Armenia, the other two, hosted by Switzerland and China, were held virtually.

24) Answer: D

Board of Control for Cricket in India, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has confirmed that the Asia Cup, which was scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka, would be played in the UAE.
After the Board’s Apex Council meeting in Mumbai, Ganguly said, Asia Cup will be in UAE, as it is the only place where there will not be rain.
Earlier, Sri Lanka Cricket informed the Asian Cricket Council that the board will not be in a position to host the upcoming edition of the Asia Cup.
Asia Cup is slated to be held from the 27th of August to the 11th of September and will be played in the T-20 format.

25) Answer: D

Namibia: