Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 26th November 2022

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1) Every year, Constitution day 2022 has been observed on the 26th of November. On 26^thNovember _________, the Constituent Assembly of India formally adopted the Constitution of India.

(a) 1950

(b) 1949

(d) 1948

(e) 1952

2) Startup Applications for Registration on the ‘MAARG’ Portal Have Been Introduced by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). What does ‘R’ denotes in ‘MAARG’?

(a) Revamp

(b) Register

(d) Registration

(e) Revoke

3) According to the National Statistical Office (NSO), the unemployment rate for people aged 15 and over in urban areas decreased from 9.8% in July to September 2021 to ______in July–September 2022.

(a) 6.3%

(b) 7.2%

(d) 8.5%

(e) 8.9%

4) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the National Suicide Prevention Strategy, a groundbreaking government endeavour to make suicide prevention a top priority for public health.By 2023, the policy hopes to reduce suicide mortality in the nation by what percent?

(a) 15%

(b) 12%

(d) 17%

(e) 18%

5) As per the newspaper report in November 2022, The ____ anniversary has been celebrated by Prasar Bharati on 26 November 2022.

(a) 75th

(b) 50th

(d) 30th

(e) 90th

6) Qatar Energy has announced a _____ year natural gas supply deal with China calling it the “longest” ever seen as it strengthened ties with Asia while Europe scrambles for alternative sources.

(a) 30

(b) 27

(d) 50

(e) 42

7) As per the newspaper report in November 2022, Which state Government has decided to launch a new Tourism Policy, in a bid to further the growth of the tourism sector in the state?

(a) TamilNadu

(b) Assam

(d) Karnataka

(e) Kerala

8) The Tamil Nadu government issued a notification declaring the Arittapatti village near Melur in Madurai district as a biodiversity heritage site under ________ of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.

(a) Section 35

(b) Section 37

(d) Section 14

(e) Section 25

9) Which of the following bank has partnered with Flywire Corporation to help Indian payers to easily pay international education fees to higher education institutions digitally?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) HDFC Bank

(d) Axis Bank

(e) Canara Bank

10) Federal Bank has launched a deposit scheme for Non Resident Indians (NRIs) titled ‘Deposit Plus’, which offers higher interest than the existing Non-Residential External (NRE) NRE fixed deposits.The maximum interest rate offered in this scheme is 7.50 percent for a tenure of _____days.

(a) 1000

(b) 365

(d) 500

(e) 777

11) As per the newspaper report in November 2022,Which of the following bank has opened its first mid-corporate Branch in Kochi, Kerala?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) Bank of India

(d) ICICI Bank

(e) Union Bank of India

12) As per the newspaper report in November 2022, Which of the following payment company has launched a disruptive product – TapTap – in association with NSDL Payments Bank & Visa?

(a) CCAvenue

(b) BillDesk

(d) Razorpay

(e) BillBox

13) As per the newspaper report in November 2022, Which Payments bankshas launched a Face Authentication-based savings bank account opening for customers?

(a) Airtel Payment Bank

(b) Fino Payment Bank

(d) Paytm Payment Bank

(e) NSDL Payment Bank

14) SEBI came out with guidelines for AIFs for declaring the first close of a scheme.The first close of a scheme is required to be declared not later than ____months from the date of the capital markets regulator’s communication for taking the PPM of the scheme on record.

(a) 24

(b) 12

(d) 36

(e) 20

15) According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Economic Outlook Nov 2022, Global gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected to slide from 3.1 % in 2022 to ____ in 2023.

(a) 3.2%

(b) 2.6%

(d) 2.2%

(e) 4.2%

16) According to Union Ayush Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, AYUSH revenue increased by _____% between 2014 and 20 to reach US$18.1 billion.

(a) 25

(b) 21

(d) 19

(e) 14

17) According to Chief Economic Advisor (CEA), India’s current account deficit for FY23 is predicted to be between three and three and a half per cent of GDP due to strong domestic economic growth and an increase in oil import costs. Who is the Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) of India?

(a) Atanu Chakraborty

(b) M.Mahabaleshwara

(d) K Sankarasubramanian

(e) P Gopi Krishna

18) Who among the following has received the FICCI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022?

(a) Rajendra Pawar

(b) Shreyas G. Hosur

(d) Vivek Kumar

(e) Umesh Dwivedi

19) The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of 10 Executive Directors in various Public Sector Banks (PSBs) for a three-year period. Which of the following is incorrect?

(a) Sanjay Vinayak Mudaliyar – Executive Director in Indian Overseas Bank

(b) Lalit Tyagi – Executive Director of Bank of Baroda (BoB)

(d) Subrat Kumar – Executive Director of Bank of India

(e) M. Paramasivam – Executive Director in Union Bank of India

20) Who has taken charge as the chief executive officer of Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVlC), Mumbai, Maharashtra?

(a) Girraj Prasad Gupta

(b) Soma Roy Burman

(d) Anthony Lianzuala

(e) Bharati Das

21) Nishanth Bhukya won the boys’ singles titles at the 34th Under-13 National Badminton Championships with contrasting victories at the UP-Badminton Academy. He belongs to which state?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Telangana

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Andhra Pradesh

22) As per the newspaper report in November 2022, ISRO has conducted______consecutive successful launch of RH200 sounding rocket from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

(a) 150th

(b) 250th

(d) 200th

(e) 100th

23) Former Minister, Golak Bihari Naik has passed away at the age of 65.He became a first time legislator from Khunta assembly constituency in_______.

(a) 2012

(b) 2000

(d) 2003

(e) 1999

24) Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVlC) is an apex organization under which of the following ministry?

(a) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

(b) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

(d) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

(e) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

25) Where is the headquarters of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) located?

(a) Brussels, Belgium

(b) Paris, France

(d) NewYork, USA

(e) Rome, Italy

Answers :

1) Answer: B

Constitution day 2022 is observed on the 26th of November 2022.On November 26, 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India formally adopted the Constitution of India. It came into force on January 26, 1950.

Constitution Day aims to bring awareness about the importance of the Constitution and Dr. B R Ambedkar. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, chairman of the drafting committee, is considered to be the chief architect of the Constitution of India.

He is also called the Father of the Indian Constitution.

2) Answer: C

Startup applications for registration on the MAARG site, the National Mentorship Platform by Startup India, were made available by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

The application’s goal is to catalyze the startup culture and create a robust, inclusive ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship in India, thereby enhancing the startup ecosystem.

A one-stop platform, the MAARG portal (Mentorship, Advisory, Assistance, Resilience, and Growth) enables mentorship for entrepreneurs across various industries, roles, stages, locations, and backgrounds.

3) Answer: B

According to the National Statistical Office (NSO), the unemployment rate for people aged 15 and over in urban areas decreased from 9.8% in July to September of last year to 7.2% in July–September of this year.

According to the National Statistical Office’s most recent Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), India’s urban unemployment rate decreased to 7.2% for the fifth consecutive quarter in the July to September 2022-23 (FY23) period.

Since the NSO began conducting India’s first computer-based poll in April 2017, the unemployment rate in current weekly status terms for all ages in the September quarter (second quarter or Q2) of FY23 has been at its lowest level.

4) Answer: C

The National Suicide Prevention Strategy, the first-of-its-kind government initiative to make suicide prevention a top priority for public health, was unveiled by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The government claims that the strategy will lay the groundwork for promoting mental health and preventing suicides in the ensuing ten years.

By 2023, the policy hopes to reduce suicide mortality in the nation by 10%.

The strategy offers a framework for numerous stakeholders to carry out initiatives for the nation’s suicide prevention.

In the first three years, it aims to create reliable suicide surveillance systems.

In addition, it aims to create psychiatric outpatient units that will offer suicide prevention services through the District Mental Health Programme in all districts over the course of the following five years.

5) Answer: C

Prasar Bharati celebrated its silver jubilee, or 25 years since it was founded.

It was established as a legally independent body by a Parliamentary Act on this day in 1997.

It includes All India Radio and Doordarshan. According to Prasar Bharati CEO Gaurav Dwivedi, during the challenges that the nation and the world have faced, Prasar Bharati has steadfastly stood with the people.

It was founded in 1997 and is currently India’s largest statutory autonomous public broadcasting organization.It was created by a Parliamentary Act and comprises the All India Radio and Doordarshan Television Network.

The Prasar Bharati Act, which established the Indian Broadcasting Corporation, was approved by Parliament in September 1990.

6) Answer: B

Qatar Energy announced a 27-year natural gas supply deal with China calling it the “longest” ever seen as it strengthened ties with Asia while Europe scrambles for alternative sources.

The state energy company will send 4 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas annually from its new North Field East project to China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec).

The deal “marks the longest gas supply agreement in the history of the LNG industry”.

Asian countries led by China, Japan and South Korea are the main market for Qatar’s gas, which is increasingly being sought by European countries since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

7) Answer: B

The Assam Government has decided to launch a new Tourism Policy -Assam Tourism Policy 2022, in a bid to further the growth of the tourism sector in Assam.

The new tourism policy was unveiled on the sidelines of ‘Assam Tourism Road Show 2022’, hosted by the Department of Tourism, Government of Assam.

Goal :

To promote sustainability by limiting the negative effects of tourism on social, environmental, and economic sectors while ensuring the positive effects.

8) Answer: B

The Tamil Nadu government issued a notification declaring the Arittapatti village near Melur in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu (TN) as a biodiversity heritage site under Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.

It is Tamil Nadu’s first & India’s 35th Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS).

The Site spreads in an area of 193.215 hectares in Arittapatti and Meenakshipuram villages in the Madurai district.

The notification comes under Section 37 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, and will strengthen biodiversity conservation and protect from rapid loss of biodiversity.

9) Answer: B

HDFC Bank Limited has partnered with Flywire Corporation, a global payments enablement and software company, to help Indian payers to easily pay international education fees to higher education institutions digitally.

The collaboration between HDFC Bank and Flywire offers a new method for international education payments that benefit both students and institutions.

The connection enables a smooth and digital payment experience.

The integration also simplifies the compliance procedure for the Reserve Bank of India’s Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS), which allows Indian residents to transmit up to $250,000 USD overseas per fiscal year.

10) Answer: C

Federal Bank launched a deposit scheme for Non Resident Indians (NRIs) titled ‘Deposit Plus’, which offers higher interest than the existing Non-Residential External (NRE) NRE fixed deposits.

The maximum interest rate offered in this scheme is 7.50 percent for a tenure of 700 days.

The interest accrued on this scheme will be added to the principal (reinvestment plan) on a quarterly basis.

It is an opportunity for non-residents to invest their funds as the interest earned is exempt from income tax.

The deposits cannot be closed prematurely.

However, customers have the option of availing loans up to 75% of the deposit amount in the event funds are required prior to maturity.

11) Answer: C

Bank of Baroda (BoB) has opened its first mid-corporate Branch in Kerala at Kochi.

The branch was inaugurated by Debadatta Chand, Executive Director in the presence of S. Rengarajan, GM (Head – Mid Corporate Cluster South) and Sreejith Kottarathil, Zonal Head-Ernakulam.

The key focus of the mid corporate branch is to increase corporate book size and income to improve turnaround time (TAT) for corporate proposals and provide enhanced service to corporate customers

The branch will cater to mid-corporate, large corporate, and PSU borrowers and provide corporate loans, trade finance, forex, and cash management services.

12) Answer: E

BillBox, one of the leading customized solution providers in the payments & merchant ecosystem in India has launched a disruptive product – TapTap – in association with NSDL Payments Bank & Visa.

Aim:

To simplify payments and offer users convenience.It has been launched with silicon band, silicon strap and silicon loop which will be available in white, black and blue colors

13) Answer: A

Airtel Payments Bank, a fintech subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, has launched a Face Authentication-based savings bank account opening for customers.

Airtel Payments Bank is the first Payments Bank in the country to offer this facility.

The Business Correspondents (BCs) of the bank would be able to open an account for the user just by undertaking the face authentication e-KYC (Know Your Customer).

The facility will further ease the account opening process making it seamless & convenient for customers.

The authentication is processed using a newly developed mobile application by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

Airtel Payments Bank will make this service available across all of its 500,000 banking points by the end of 2022.

14) Answer: B

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) came out with guidelines for alternative investment funds (AIFs) for declaring the first close of a scheme.

It has also specified the manner of calculating the tenure of a close-ended scheme of an AIF and prescribed a fee for change in control of the manager or sponsor.

The first close of a scheme is required to be declared not later than 12 months from the date of the capital markets regulator’s communication for taking the Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) of the scheme on record.

15) Answer: D

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Economic Outlook Nov 2022, Global gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected to slide from 3.1 % in 2022 to 2.2% in 2023.

Tighter monetary policy, higher real interest rates, soaring energy prices, weak real household income growth

16) Answer: C

According to Union Ayush Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, AYUSH revenue increased by 17% between 2014 and 20 to reach US$18.1 billion.

Speaking at the ‘AYUR-UDYAMAH’ inauguration in New Delhi, the Minister also unveiled the RIS study titled ‘AYUSH Sector in India: Prospects and Challenges.

The All-India Institute of Ayurveda – Incubation Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (AIIA ICAINE), a groundbreaking incubation facility run by the Ministry of Ayush to support startups, was also unveiled at the event.

The union minister for Food and Processing Industries, Shri Pashupati Paras Ji, introduced AIIA ICAINE.

17) Answer: C

According to Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran, the country’s current account deficit for FY23 is predicted to be between three and three and a half per cent of GDP due to strong domestic economic growth and an increase in oil import costs.

In contrast to a surplus of 0.9% in 2020–21, India’s current account balance showed a deficit of 1.2% of GDP in 2021–22.

The Reserve Bank of India anticipates that the CAD will have marginally increased in the first half of 2022 (April to September), but contract in the second half (October 2022-March 2023).

For FY23, the total amount of CAD is predicted to be less than 3% of GDP.

18) Answer: A

At the 8th FICCI Higher Education Excellence Awards ceremony, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) presented Rajendra Singh Pawar, Chairman & Founder, of NIIT, with the “Lifetime Achievement Award 2022.”

The award honours Pawar for his outstanding work and significant contributions to education as well as for founding the IT Training sector.

A high-level jury panel, chaired by Dr R. A. Mashelkar, former director general of CSIR and professor at the Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai, made the selection of the award.

19) Answer: E

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of 10 Executive Directors in various Public Sector Banks (PSBs) for a three-year period.

List of 10 Executive Directors :

Lalit Tyagi – Executive Director of Bank of Baroda (BoB)

Binod Kumar – ED of the Punjab National Bank (PNB)

Sanjay Vinayak Mudaliyar – Executive Director in Indian Overseas Bank.

Rajendra Kumar Saboo – Executive Director in UCO Bank

Malladi Venkat Murali Krishna – Executive Director ni Central Bank of India

Subrat Kumar – Executive Director of Bank of India.

M Paramasivam – Executive Director in Punjab National Bank

Mahesh Kumar Bajaj – Executive Director in Indian Bank.

S Ramasubramanian – Executive Director in Union Bank of India

Ashok Chandra – Executive Director at Canara Bank

The union government decided to increase the term of wholetime directors in public sector banks, including MD & CEOs, to 10 years, from 5 years, a move aimed to bring in younger talent in the top position.

20) Answer: C

Shri Vinit Kumar has taken charge as the chief executive officer of Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVlC), Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Shri Vinit Kumar, an IRSEE officer of 1993 batch.He has served as the Chairman of Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port, Kolkata (erstwhile Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port, Kolkata from 2018-2020.

He has served as Chief Electrical Engineer in Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Ltd. and looked after World Bank funded MUTP projects.He had served as Secretary, Central Railway and gained experience in general administration.

21) Answer: B

Nishanth Bhukya of Telangana and Tanvi Patri of Odisha won the boys’ and girls’ singles titles at the 34th Under-13 National Badminton Championships, respectively, with contrasting victories at the UP-Badminton Academy.

While Patri needed just 22 minutes to defeat local challenger and 15th-seeded Divyanshi Gautam 21-7, 21-10, fourth-seeded Bhukya defeated Andhra Pradesh’s Akhil Reddy Boba 19-21, 21-12, 22-20.

Patri recently won her first National U-13 Ranking Tournament in Maharashtra, and she played brilliantly against Gautam from Agra.

To win the opening game, Patri successfully tossed and placed the shuttle while using cross-court volleys to keep Gautam on the defensive.

22) Answer: D

The versatile sounding rocket of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),Rohini RH200, registered its 200th consecutive successful launch from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

The ‘200’ in the name denotes the diameter of the rocket in mm.

The event will take place in the presence of former Indian president Ram Nath Kovind, Chairman, ISRO, Dr S Somanath and Director, VSSC, Dr. S. Unnikrishnan Nair and officials from the space agency.

23) Answer: B

Former Minister, Golak Bihari Naik has passed away at the age of 65. Naik started his political career with BJP and later joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).

He became a first time legislator from Khunta assembly constituency in 2000.

Notably, he was elected thrice to the Odisha Legislative Assembly– twice as a BJP candidate from Khunta constituency and once as BJD candidate from Udala constituency.

He served as a minister in the Naveen Patnaik-led government from 2000 to 2009.

He represented Udala assembly constituency as BJD MLA from 2014 -2019.

He had served as minister of the Textiles, Fisheries and Animal Resources in the BJD-BJP coalition government.

24) Answer: B

Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVlC):

Founded : 1957

Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Chairman : Manoj Kumar

KVIC is a statutory body under the Act of Parliament, ‘Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act of 1956’.

It is an apex organization under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

25) Answer: B

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD):

Founded : 1961

Headquarters : Paris, France

Secretary general : Mathias Cormann

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