Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 25th August 2022

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1) Where did the Silk Mark Expo inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Textiles Darshana Jardosh?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Dhaka

(d) New Delhi

(e) Pithoragarh

2) Which of the following country hosted the 65^th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference?

(a) Kenya

(b) Argentina

(d) France

(e) Brazil

3) Union Minister Jitendra Singh has approved an initial loan of _______for the StartUp with an alternative solution to Single-Use Plastic.

(a) Rs 3.46 crore

(b) Rs 1.15 crore

(d) Rs 6.11 crore

(e) Rs 8.54 crore

4) Recently, which dance has been nominated by GoI to be inscribed on United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) intangible cultural heritage list?

(a) Kuchipudi

(b) Sattriya

(d) Garba

(e) Kathak

5) Which country has partnered with IMD and UNDP to launch a new initiative to accelerate climate action in 10 states and Union Territories (UT) across India?

(a) Japan

(b) Russia

(d) Belgium

(e) France

6) The government of India has awarded a GI tag to ‘Mithila Makhana’. Mithila Makhana is famous in which state?

(a) Assam

(b) Bihar

(d) Tripura

(e) West Bengal

7) Which state government is set to build an education township that will be developed on the idea of ‘Single Entry, Multiple Exit’?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(d) Karnataka

(e) Gujarat

8) Which of the following bank has opened its first all-women branch in Kozhikode, Kerala?

(a) HDFC Bank

(b) Axis Bank

(d) Federal Bank

(e) RBL Bank

9) Which organization has signed a USD 96.3-million loan agreement to provide safe drinking water and improve water supply and sanitation services in Himachal Pradesh?

(a) World Bank

(b) IMF

(d) NDB

(e) AIIB

10) Which of the following has launched the Milligram Gold point program for its customers?

(a) Bajaj Finance Limited

(b) Tata Capital Financial Services Limited

(d) HDB Financial Services

(e) Muthoot Finance Limited

11) Which organization has started its first cow dung-based compressed biogas project?

(a) IOC

(b) GAIL

(d) ONGC

(e) NTPC

12) What is its rank of India in the top 20 economies in terms of the percentage of the population that owns cryptocurrencies from developing nations in 2021, according to the UNCTAD?

(a) 7th

(b) 12th

(d) 9th

(e) 8th

13) Which of the following has signed an MoU with MAHAPREIT to provide loans for green energy projects?

(a) NTPC

(b) SAIL

(d) GAIL

(e) HPCL

14) What is its rank of India in the 15^th International Astronomy & Astrophysics Olympiad?

(a) 6th

(b) 4th

(d) 5th

(e) 2nd

15) Who has been appointed as the executive vice president and head of Disney+ Hotstar?

(a) Sunil Rayan

(b) K Madhavan

(d) Sajith Sivanandan

(e) Shreya Lenka

16) Who has been appointed as the Director of the National Institute of Immunology?

(a) Raj Bawa

(b) Debasisa Mohanty

(d) Shaik Rasheed

(e) Yash Dayal

17) Where will India’s first observatory to monitor space activity be set up?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Uttarakhand

(d) Uttar Pradesh

(e) Madhya Pradesh

18) Who became India’s First-Ever U-20 World Wrestling Champion?

(a) Vinesh Phogat

(b) Antim Panghal

(d) Sakshi Malik

(e) Priyanka Phogat

19) R Praggnanandhaa has defeated world chess champion, Magnus Carlsen, in the FTX Crypto Cup. It was the ____ time that Magnus Carlsen was defeated by Praggnanandhaa.

(a) 4^th

(b) 3^rd

(d) 6^th

(e) 7^th

20) Tamara Walcott lifts 737.5 kg to break powerlifting Guinness World Record. She belongs to which country?

(a) USA

(b) Kenya

(d) France

(e) Jamaica

Answers :

1) Answer: D

Darshana Jardosh, the Union Minister of State for Textiles, formally inaugurated the Silk Mark Expo in New Delhi.
The Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, and the Silk Mark Organization of India together conduct the Silk Mark Expo.
The Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav has reached this milestone, according to the Union Minister of State for Textile.
To help India’s textile industry grow, the Textile Ministry has introduced several initiatives, including the Silk Mark Expo.
The Silk Mark calls attention to the product’s qualification requirements, which will eventually increase customer confidence in both domestic and international markets.

2) Answer: C

Amos Masondo, the head of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), and a distinguished group of MPs will serve as the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference’s (CPC) leaders.
From August 22 to 26, 2022, Halifax, Canada will host the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC).
Delegates from Commonwealth parliaments and legislatures can discuss changes to the parliamentary system and global political concerns during the 65^th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, which will be held this year.

3) Answer: B

Union Minister of State (Independent Representative) for Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Representative) for Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh approved an initial loan of Rs 1.15 crore to M/s TGP Bioplastics for commercialization of ‘compostable’ plastics and thereby reduce the use of single-use plastics (SUP).
An MoU has been signed between the Technology Development Board, a statutory body of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and M/s TGP Bioplastics Private Limited, Satara, Maharashtra, for the production and commercialization of compostable plastics.
Jitendra was informed that StartUp has come up with an alternative solution to Single Use Plastic (SUP) with a prototype compostable plastic material that decomposes as compost in the soil without affecting the environment.
This unique project received seed funding from NIDHI Prayas (DST), Niti Aayog, and UNIDO for prototype development.

4) Answer: D

The Government of India (GoI) has nominated the dance form Garba to be inscribed on United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) intangible cultural heritage list.
The Director of UNESCO announced that after the inclusion of Durga Puja as the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage representative in 2021, India has now nominated Garba for 2022.
The next meeting of UNESCO will be held in November 2022.
A total of 14 elements from India are inscribed on UNESCO’S list of Intangible Cultural Heritage and Humanity.
Garba is a dance form which has originated in Gujarat, India.
India was elected by UNESCO to serve on the distinguished Intergovernmental Committee of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)

5) Answer: A

India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Government of Japan, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced a new initiative to accelerate climate action in 10 states and Union Territories (UT) across India.
The initiative will support Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to achieve net-zero emissions and ensure climate-resilient development.
Under the initiative, UNDP will work with IMD to promote climate resilience and the Ministry of New Renewable Energy (MNRE) to promote climate mitigation by:
Deploying clean energy infrastructure and low-emission technologies in key sectors including Transport, Health, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and Agriculture.
This includes solarizing 150 healthcare facilities, and 20 micro-enterprises, and installing 85 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations and 30 solar cold storage systems across the 10 states.

6) Answer: B

The government has awarded a geographical indication (GI) tag to ‘Mithila Makhana’, from Bihar in a bid to help farmers get the maximum price for their premium produce.
Over 5 lakh farmers of the Mithila region of Bihar will be benefited from this decision.
As per the certificate, GI has been registered in the name of Mithilanchal Makhana Utpadak Sangh.
This tag helps establish the assurance of quality and uniqueness of the agricultural/natural/handicraft/industrial product, available in a particular region.
Mithila Makhana is makhana (fox nuts) grown in the Mithila region of Bihar.
This is the 5th product from Bihar which is awarded to GI tag including

7) Answer: C

First, the Government of Uttar Pradesh is set to build an education township that will be developed on the idea of ‘Single Entry, Multiple Exit’.

The focus of this township :

It will be on high-end education, which will cater to students from not only the country but also African, Latin American, and Central Asian countries.
He had recently directed authorities to prepare a comprehensive action plan for setting up five education townships in the state during a meeting with the representatives of consultancy firm Deloitte India to explore ways to make Uttar Pradesh a $1 trillion economy.

8) Answer: A

Private sector bank major HDFC has opened its first all-women branch on Cherootty Road, Kozhikode, north Kerala

Aim :

To advance gender and diversity initiatives in the banking sector.
The branch was inaugurated by city Corporation Mayor Beena Philip.
HDFC Bank is driving diversity and inclusion within the organization with a special focus on enhancing gender diversity.
As of March 31, 2022, women constituted7% of the workforce and the target is to increase it to 25% by 2025.

9) Answer: C

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a USD 96.3-million loan agreement to provide safe drinking water and improve water supply and sanitation services in Himachal Pradesh.
The ADB project will connect 75,800 households to the service, providing an uninterrupted water supply to about 3,70,000 residents across 10 districts.
The project is aligned with the objectives of the Government of India’s Jal Jeevan Mission which aims to provide piped water to all rural households by 2024.
It will upgrade water supply infrastructure and strengthen institutional capacity to ensure safe, sustainable, and inclusive rural water supply and sanitation services.
To improve water supply and sanitation services, the project aims to construct 48 groundwater wells, 80 surface water intake facilities, 109 water treatment plants, 117 pumping stations, and 3,000 km of water distribution pipelines.

10) Answer: E

Muthoot Finance Limited has launched Milligram Reward Programme for its customers wherein transactions with the company will be rewarded with a certain amount of milligram reward points.
With this, Muthoot Finance Limited has emerged as the first gold loan Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) to launch a new reward program.

Aim :

To strengthen the relationship between customers and bring back inactive customers.

11) Answer: C

The HPCL Compressed Biogas Project makes use of the industry’s first waste-to-energy portfolio, which utilizes 100 tonnes of dung per day to produce biogas that can be utilized as fuel for vehicles.
The HPCL Compressed Biogas Project project should be operational in a year.
The GOBAR-Dhan strategy, which the Indian government unveiled in April 2018 as a part of the Grameen Biodegradable Waste Management component of the Swachh Bharat Mission, serves as the foundation for the HPCL Compressed Biogas Project effort.
With the help of livestock and organic waste, the HPCL Compressed Biogas Project initiative hopes to increase hygiene while generating income and energy.

12) Answer: A

According to the UN trade and development organization UNCTAD, 15 of the top 20 economies in terms of the percentage of the population that owns cryptocurrencies are from developing nations in 2021.
Ukraine led the list with 12.7%, followed by Russia with 11.9%, Venezuela with 10.3%, Singapore with 9.4%, Kenya with 8.5%, and the US with 8.5%. (8.3 percent).
In 2021, 7.3% of the population in India owned digital currency, placing it seventh out of the top 20 economies in the world in terms of population ownership.

13) Answer: C

A memorandum of understanding was signed by the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) and the Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Technology Ltd. (MAHAPREIT), a fully owned subsidiary of MPBCDC (49% owned by the Government of India and 51% owned by the Government of Maharashtra).
IREDA will provide MAHAPREIT with financing options for the renewable energy projects that will be developed for public utilities, local governments, and the infrastructure of renewable energy parks.
IREDA will also do techno-financial due diligence on MAHAPREIT‘s initiatives involving renewable energy and energy efficiency and conservation.
It will help to assist the Indian government in achieving its goal of obtaining 50% of its energy from non-fossil fuels by 2030.

14) Answer: C

In the medal standings of the 15th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics, the Indian team placed third (IOAA).
Students from India and Singapore shared third place after earning three gold and two silver medals.
India and Singapore were tied for third place in the medal count, just one point behind Iran’s official squad (5 golds) and the visiting team (4 golds, 1 silver).
Georgia’s Kutaisi hosted the 15th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) 2022 from August 14 to August 21.
This year’s IOAA had 209 students among 37 main and 6 guest teams.

15) Answer: D

Disney’s international content and operations group has appointed Sajith Sivanandan as executive vice president and head of Disney+ Hotstar.
He will take the reins over from Sunil Rayan who quit in June 2022.
He will start working with Disney+Hotstar in October 2022 with a dual reporting line of Disney Star.
In his new role, he will report to Disney’s International Content and Operations Group Chairman Rebecca Campbel and Disney Star President K Madhavan.

16) Answer: B

Senior Odia scientist Debasisa Mohanty was appointed as the Director of the National Institute of Immunology (NII).
Currently, he is working as a staff scientist at NII.
The post fell vacant after Rajesh Verma, a 1987-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Odisha cadre, was appointed as the Secretary to President Droupadi Murmu on August 18.
Also, Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj has been given additional charge as Corporate Affairs Secretary.

17) Answer: B

India’s first commercial space situational awareness observatory, to track objects as small as 10 cm in size orbiting the earth, will be set up in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand by a space sector start-up, Digantara.
Currently, the United States (US) is a dominant player in monitoring space debris with observatories in multiple locations and commercial companies providing additional inputs from across the world.
This will improve the effectiveness of tracking and identifying pre-existing resident space objects (RSO).

18) Answer: B

The first Indian woman to hold this title is Antim Panghal, a 17-year-old wrestler from Haryana who won the Under-20 world championship by defeating Kazakhstan’s Atlyn Shagayeva 8-0.
In Sofia, Bulgaria, the U-20 World Wrestling Championship was held.
Antim Panghal won the first round with an 11-0 victory over German Amery Olivia thanks to her better technical abilities.
By winning the gold, Antim Panghal makes history by becoming the first U-20 women’s wrestling champion.
2022 Asian Junior Championships gold medalist Antim Panghal also took home bronze in the Cadet World Championships (2021).

19) Answer: B

Magnus Carlsen, the current world chess champion, was defeated by Indian chess expert Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami.
The Chinese fighter Quang Liem Le ended Praggnanandhaa’s winning streak in the fifth round.
After losing against Poland’s Jan-Krzystof Duda on the tie-break in the sixth round, he suffered his second defeat.
Magnus Carlsen was defeated by Praggnanandhaa for the third time in a year.

20) Answer: A

According to sources in the investigating agency, Tamara Walcott, a female powerlifter from Maryland in the United States, broke the record for the heaviest cumulative lift for bench/squat and press in competition (female) after lifting a combined total of 737.5 kg across three compound lifts—the squat, the bench press, and the deadlift.
In Manassas, Virginia, last month, she received recognition in the 2022 World Raw Powerlifting Federation American Pro.
GWR contrasted the amount of weight she lifted with an adult female giraffe, which weighs around 680.3 kg. Walcott began powerlifting four years ago after realizing she couldn’t devote the necessary time to baseball or basketball.
She didn’t initially set out to break any world records; instead, her goals were weight loss and overall fitness.

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