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Dear Readers, Daily Current Affairs Questions Quiz for SBI, IBPS, RBI, RRB, SSC Exam 2022 of 29th April 2022. Daily GK quiz online for bank & competitive exam. Here we have given the Daily Current Affairs Quiz based on the previous days Daily Current Affairs updates. Candidates preparing for IBPS, SBI, RBI, RRB, SSC Exam 2022 & other competitive exams can make use of these Current Affairs Quiz.
1) The International Girls in ICT Day has been observed on which of the following date?
(a) Third Thursday in April
(b) Fourth Friday in April
(c) Second Thursday in April
(d) Fourth Saturday in April
(e) Fourth Thursday in April
2) The World Day for Safety and Health at Work has been observed on which of the following date?
(a) 28 April
(b) 26 April
(c) 29 April
(d) 27 April
(e) 25 April
3) Who among the following has launched the ‘Azadi Se AntyodayaTak’ campaign?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Piyush Goyal
(c) Giriraj Singh
(d) Raj Kumar Singh
(e) Hardeep Singh Puri
4) Rajeev Chandrasekhar has launched Digital India RISC-V Microprocessor (DIR-V) Program. Which of the following minister is he?
(a) Minister of State for Rural Development
(b) Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology
(c) Minister of State for Steel
(d) Ministry of State for Food Processing Industries
(e) Ministry of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
5) The Union Cabinet has approved the construction of the 540-Megawatt Kwar Hydro Electric projecton which among the following river?
(a) Jhelum
(b) Chenab
(c) Sutlej
(d) Ravi
(e) Indus
6) India has entered the Guinness Book of World Records by simultaneously waving how many flags?
(a) 79,206
(b) 81,322
(c) 78,220
(d) 83,534
(e) 77,110
7) In which of the following place India’s first Amrit Sarovar has been established?
(a) Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
(b) Mumbai, Maharashtra
(c) Noida, Uttar Pradesh
(d) Pune, Maharashtra
(e) Jamnagar, Gujarat
8) Which country would host the 21st World Congress of Accountants (WCOA) for the first time in 118 years?
(a) France
(b) Canada
(c) India
(d) Norway
(e) Belgium
9) Which country has hosted the world’s largest cyber exercise named“Locked Shields 2022”?
(a) Lithuania
(b) Estonia
(c) Romania
(d) Hungary
(e) Belarus
10) Which company has collaborated with Bajaj Finance to launch a fixed deposit feature on its application?
(a) Eazyfin
(b) FinMapp
(c) Girmiti
(d) Finastra
(e) Infokaters
11) Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Future Generali India Life Insurance (FGILI)?
(a) Ram Raghavan
(b) Prabha Narasimhan
(c) Raghuram Jain
(d) Deepak Kumar
(e) Bruce de Broize
12) Which organisation has appointed Krishnan Ramanujam as its Chairperson for 2022-23?
(a) FICCI
(b) ASSOCHAM
(c) NASSCOM
(d) SEBI
(e) CII
13) Which state government has won the coveted UN Award World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum Prizes 2022?
(a) Assam
(b) Nagaland
(c) Tripura
(d) Mizoram
(e) Meghalaya
14) Who among the following has been awarded as the 223rd Commonwealth Point of Light?
(a) Deepak Dhar
(b) Kishor Kumar Das
(c) Pawan Sehrawat
(d) Tehemton Erach Udwadia
(e) Anna Moschovakis
15) NHLML and RTDC have signed a memorandum of understanding on seven ropeway projects in ____________.
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(e) Ladakh
16) Which company has signed a shareholder agreement with Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Company RSC Ltd for an investment of $2 billion for the TA’ZIZ EDC & PVC project?
(a) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
(b) ITC Limited
(c) Reliance Industries Limited
(d) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
(e) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
17) Who has authored a new book titled “Chinese Spies: From Chairman Mao to Xi Jinping”?
(a) Vikrant Mukherjee
(b) Roger Faligot
(c) Anup Singh
(d) Sanjay Jain
(e) Shailesh B Tiwari
18) Recently, Structural Biologist M. Vijayan passed away at the age of 80. Which of the following award was received by him?
(a) Bharat Ratna
(b) Padma Shri
(c) Padma Vibhushan
(d) Padma Bhushan
(e) Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Answers :
1) Answer: E
The fourth Thursday in Aprilis designated as International Girls in ICT Day. This year’s International Girls in ICT Day is April 28th, 2022. The theme for this year is “Access and safety.” International Girls in ICT Day aims to inspire a global movement to increase the representation of girls and women in technology.
2) Answer: A
The World Day for Safety and Health at Work is celebrated annually on 28 April to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally.
The theme for this year’s World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022 is “Act together to build a positive safety and health culture.
The theme stresses encouraging the workplace for strong work health with a safe and healthy work environment.
In 2003, the International Labour Organization (ILO), began to observe World Day in order to stress the prevention of accidents and diseases at work, capitalizing on the ILO’s traditional strengths of tripartism and social dialogue.
3) Answer: C
Azadi Se AntyodayaTak was launched by Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Giriraj Singh in New Delhi.
The 90-day campaign is launched with a mission to saturate 75 Districts across 28 States and UTs with beneficiary schemes of nine central ministries.
4) Answer: B
Minister of State for Electronics and Information TechnologyRajeev Chandrasekhar has launched Digital India RISC-V Microprocessor (DIR-V) Program.
Its overall aim is to enable the creation of Microprocessors for the future in India, and for the world and achieve industry-grade silicon and Design wins by December 2023.
5) Answer: B
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the construction of the 540-Megawatt Kwar Hydro Electric project located on river Chenab in the Kishtwar district of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The project will be implemented by Chenab Valley Power Projects Private Limited which is a joint venture company between NHPC and JKSPDC.
6) Answer: C
According to the Ministry of Culture, India entered the Guinness Book of World Records by simultaneously waving 78,220 flags at the ‘Veer Kunwar Singh Vijayotsav’ program in Bhojpur, Bihar.
By simultaneously flying the maximum number of national flags, India created history and joined the Guinness Book of World Records.
7) Answer: A
Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to a local pond in ShahabadsPatwai area of Rampurin Uttar Pradesh being transformed into an Amrit Sarovar the name the PM has given to an initiative that seeks to focus on the need for water conservation, among other things.
With the efforts of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh, India`s first Amrit Sarovar has been completed in Rampur`s Gram PanchayatPatwai.
8) Answer: C
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is set to host the 21st World Congress of Accountants (WCOA), the kumbh of accountants, for the first time in 118 years of its existence. The event will be held from November 18 to 21 after outbidding France. About 6000 top accountants from 130 countries will participate in the programme physically.
9) Answer: B
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) organises the Exercise Locked Shields 2022.
The Locked Shields 2022 is the annual largest and most complex international live-fire cyber defence exercise in the world. More than 2,000 participants from 32 countries are practicing the protection of national IT systems and critical infrastructure under the pressure of a large-scale cyberattack.
10) Answer: B
Fintech firm FinMapphas collaborated with Bajaj Finance to launch a fixed deposit feature on its application by adding a new icon for an improved customer experience.
The fintech firm is offering to provide an interest rate of 7.35 percent on the fixed deposit of app users.
Now investors have multiple tenures to choose from as they can now make fixed deposits for 15, 18, 22, 30, 33, and 44 months, or opt for tenures of one, three, and five years, respectively.
11) Answer: E
Generali Asia has appointed Bruce de Broize as managing director and chief executive officer, Future Generali India Life Insurance (FGILI).He will take over from Miranjit Mukherjee who has been serving as interim CEO since September 2021.
12) Answer: C
The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) has appointed Krishnan Ramanujam, president, Enterprise Growth Group at Tata Consultancy Services, as its chairperson for 2022-23.Ramanujam succeeds Rekha M. Menon, Chairperson and Senior Managing Director of Accenture in India.Previously Krishnan served as the Vice-Chairperson of NASSCOM.
13) Answer: E
The Meghalaya governments Planning Departments key initiative of e-Proposal System, wins the coveted UN Award World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum Prizes 2022.
Meghalaya was selected among the top 360 projects across the world & out of these, UN selects the top five in 18 categories and awards them as Champion Project.
14) Answer: B
Kishor Kumar Das, the founder of the humanitarian organization Bidyanondo, has been awarded the 223rd Commonwealth Point of Light.
As Head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II conferred the honor on Kishore in honor of his exceptional voluntary service through Bidyanondo, which has improved access to education for over 1,200 children from marginalized backgrounds.
15) Answer: D
The National Highways Logistic Management Limited (NHLML) and the Ropeways and Rapid Transport System Development Corporation of Himachal Pradesh (RTDC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on seven ropeway projects in the state under the ParvatmalaYojna.
The ropeway projects of total length 57.1 kilometres will be constructed in the state of Himachal Pradesh at a total cost of Rs 3,232 crore.
16) Answer: C
Reliance Industries has signed a shareholder agreement with Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Company RSC Ltd (TAZIZ) for an investment of $2 billion for the TAZIZ EDC & PVC project.
The oil-to chemicals conglomerate is a strategic partner with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, in TAZIZ EDC & PVC, a chemicals development at the TAZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone in Ruwais.
17) Answer: B
A new book Chinese Spies: From Chairman Mao to Xi Jinping Written by Roger Faligotand translated by writer, editor and translator, Natasha Lehrer.
It traces the history of the modern Chinese secret service while looking at segments linked to Chinese espionage and the relationship between the countrys intelligence agencies and party leadership.
Published by HarperCollins India, the book will be released on 29 April.
18) Answer: B
M.Vijayan, the DAE HomiBhabha Professor of structural biology at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), died in Bengaluru. He was 80. Vijayan, was a pioneer in macromolecular crystallography in India. Born in Cherpu, Thrissur, in 1941, Prof. Vijayan graduated from the Kerala Varma College, and continued his studies at Allahabad University, before pursuing his PhD in X-ray Crystallography from IISc, Bangalore.
