Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 29th November 2022

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1) Every year, The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People has been observed on which of the following day?

(a) 28November

(b) 29November

(d) 27November

(e) 26November

2) Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been invited to be the primary guest for the 2023India’s Republic Day to be held in New Delhi. Which country’s President is he?

(a) UAE

(b) Egypt

(d) Saudi Arabia

(e) Qatar

3) According to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Which edition of Aero India is set to be hosted at the Air Force Station in Yelahanka from February 13-17, 2023?

(a) 12th

(b) 15th

(d) 8th

(e) 10th

4) Which state government has signed an MoU with United States(US)-based Women’s World Banking, with funding support from MetLife Foundation, to operationalise and strengthen 5,000 women of self-help (SHGs) to become business correspondents or BC Sakhis?

(a) Assam

(b) Karnataka

(d) Kerala

(e) Maharashtra

5) Which University has launched a Financial Support Scheme (FSS) for those students who come from an economically weaker background and have enrolled in full-time undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the university?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru University

(b) Jamia Millia IslamiaUniversity

(d) Banaras Hindu University

(e) University of Madras

6) Which of the following state has launched a new scheme named ‘Mukhya Mantri Pratham Gram Samekit Vikas Yojana’ to accelerate economic activities in the state?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Meghalaya

(d) Uttarakhand

(e) Manipur

7) Rajasthan government has launched the Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Rajasthan Dalit, Adivasi UdyamProtsahan Yojana – 2022.This scheme provides entrepreneurs with a 9% interest subsidy on loans up to__________.

(a) Rs 15 lakh

(b) Rs 20 lakh

(d) Rs 10 lakh

(e) Rs 25 lakh

8) Which of the following insurance company has partnered with a plant bioscience company,Absolute to launch India’s first do-it-yourself (DIY) insurance marketplace?

(a) The New India Insurance Company Limited

(b) DigiSafe Insurance Company Limited

(d) Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited

(e) Max Life Insurance Company Limited

9) Sany Bharat has signed an MoU with the Union Bank of India to make equipment financing an easy, efficient, and simple process.Union Bank of India has opened funding for the retail and construction Equipment Sector from a 10 lakhs loan to _______.

(a) Rs 20 Crores

(b) Rs 30 Crores

(d) Rs 45 Crores

(e) Rs 50 Crores

10) Honda Cars India Limited (HCIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with _________ to offer a host of finance schemes for its customers.

(a) Axis Bank

(b) ICICI Bank

(d) IDBI Bank

(e) IDFC First Bank

11) As per the newspaper report in November 2022, Which of the following hasbeen declared as the official cyber security partner of the BSE stock market?

(a) Rapid7

(b) Qualys

(d) Alert Logic

(e) Beyond Trust

12) Indian American Punit Renjen resigned as the Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which of the following company?

(a) Capgemini

(b) Accenture

(d) Deloitte Global

(e) McKinsey and Company

13) T G Sitharam has been appointed chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for three years. Whom did he replace?

(a) Rama Krishnan

(b) S Somanath

(d) Satish Chandra Sharma

(e) Jagadesh Kumar

14) Which country won the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Vice Presidency and Strategic Management Board (SMB) Chair for the 2023-25 term?

(a) India

(b) Italy

(d) Singapore

(e) Malaysia

15) ______ was chosen as the winner of the 75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow talent campus, which is part of the International Film Festival of India.

(a) Team Purple

(b) Team Green

(d) Team Blue

(e) Team Yellow

16) Which ministry’s Mission Mode Project (eGram Swaraj and Audit Online) has won the GOLD AWARD in the category “Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation” of the National Awards for e-Governance?

(a) Ministry of Rural Development

(b) Ministry of Panchayati Raj

(d) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

(e) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

17) Which bank has received government approval from the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) to divest its entire stake in UTI Asset Management Company Limited?

(a) Punjab National Bank

(b) Kotak Mahindra Bank

(d) Union Bank of India

(e) HDFC Bank

18) Which of the following company is set to acquire buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Zest Money in a deal pegged at $200 million- $300 million?

(a) Myntra

(b) Paytm

(d) Gpay

(e) PhonePe

19) The women of the Madras Boating Club won the 81st Annual Madras-Colombo Rowing Regatta in Colombo, Sri Lanka. When was the first Madras-Colombo Rowing Regatta conducted?

(a) 1927

(b) 1898

(d) 1826

(e) 1886

20) Vishwanath Suresh has recently been in the news. Which of the following sports does he belong to?

(a) Chess

(b) Boxing

(d) Shooting

(e) Cricket

21) Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada defeated Alex de Minaur in the Davis Cup finals.Alex de Minaur belongs to which country?

(a) Canada

(b) Germany

(d) Kenya

(e) Switzerland

22) Y 12705 (Mormugao), the second ship of Project 15B stealth-guided missile destroyers was delivered to the Indian Navy. This ship was built by which company?

(a) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & EngineersLimited

(b) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

(d) Cochin ShipyardLimited

(e) Goa ShipyardLimited

23) Recently, Veteran actor Vikram Gokhale passed away at the age of 77. He received the National Award for Best Actor for his work in the Marathi film ‘Anumati’ in _________.

(a) 2001

(b) 2008

(d) 2010

(e) 2017

24) As per the newspaper report in November 2022, The Women’s World Boxing Championships 2022 is held in ________.

(a) Geneva, Switzerland

(b) Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

(d) Rome, Italy

(e) La Nucia, Spain

25) Who is the present Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PhonePe?

(a) Sachin Bansal

(b) Vijay Shekhar Sharma

(d) Sameer Nigam

(e) Kalyan Krishnamurthy

Answers :

1) Answer: B

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2022 is observed on the 29th of November 2022.It has been a long struggle to partition Palestine and Israel into two independent states.

They are sharing borders with Jerusalem.

Palestine is an Arab-dominated country and Israel is a Jewish-dominated Country.

Following that, Israel became independent in 1948, but an Arab state was never formed.

In 1977, the United Nations General Assembly called for an annual observance of the resolution on the partition of Palestine, which was to start in 1978.

2) Answer: B

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been invited to be the primary guest for India’s Republic Day in 2023, indicating New Delhi’s continued focus on the Arab world as it prepares for a year of high-profile diplomatic engagements.

According to the sources, the formal invitation was handed over when External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Sisi in Cairo on October 16 on an official visit to Egypt.

Egypt is one of nine guest countries invited to the G20 Summit in 2023, which India will preside over.

3) Answer: C

The 14th Aero India will be hosted at the Air Force Station in Yelahanka from February 13-17, 2023, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Due to Covid, the previous edition of the biennial event was organized in a hybrid model in 2021.

The event will be organized by Bengaluru-based defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), with exhibitors from all around the world slated to attend.

Over 500 companies from more than 35 countries participated in the previous edition.

4) Answer: E

The government of Maharashtra has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with United States(US)-based Women’s World Banking, with funding support from MetLife Foundation, to operationalise and strengthen 5,000 women of self-help (SHGs) to become business correspondents or BC Sakhis.

BC Sakhis will provide banking services at the last mile in rural areas of Maharashtra.

This effort is to achieve the vision of ‘One Gram Panchayat (GP) One BC Sakhi’ under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).

5) Answer: C

Delhi University has launched a Financial Support Scheme (FSS) for those students who come from an economically weaker background and have enrolled in full-time undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the university.

This scheme is in line with the spirit of the government’s ‘SabkaSathSabka Vikas’ motto.

Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the scheme at the official website https://shortest.link/dufss.

6) Answer: D

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami is set to launch a new scheme named ‘Mukhya Mantri Pratham Gram Samekit Vikas Yojana’ ((CM first village integrated development scheme)” to accelerate economic activities in Uttarakhand.

He made the announcement about starting the integrated scheme for the planned development of border villages at a review meeting of the Panchayati raj department.

7) Answer: E

The Rajasthan government’s Department of Industry and Commerce has launched the Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Rajasthan Dalit, Adivasi UdyamProtsahan Yojana – 2022.

To ensure the effective participation of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the development of non-agricultural sectors (manufacturing, service and trade) of Rajasthan.

A resident of Rajasthan origin who belongs to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe category and is above 18 years of age at the time of application.

This scheme provides entrepreneurs with a 9% interest subsidy on loans up to Rs 25 lakh and a 7% interest subsidy on loans up to Rs 5 crore, as well as a provision for margin money of up to 25% of the project cost up to Rs 25 lakh.

8) Answer: B

Absolute, a plant bioscience company, in partnership with DigiSafe Insurance has launched India’s first do-it-yourself (DIY) insurance marketplace, Digifasal.

The product is introduced on Upaj, Absolute’s agcloud ecosystem.

Adverse climatic conditions have resulted in India losing approximately 69 million hectares of crop area in the last 6 years.

9) Answer: E

Sany Bharat signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Bank of India to make equipment financing an easy, efficient, and simple process.

Dheeraj Panda, Chief Operating Officer (Sales, Marketing & Customer Support) Sany Heavy Industry India Pvt. Ltd.

C.M. Minocha, Chief General Manager, Micro Small Medium Enterprise (MSME), Union Bank of India.

Union Bank of India has opened funding for the retail and construction Equipment Sector from a 10 lakhs loan to Rs. 50 Crores.

10) Answer: D

Honda Cars India Limited (HCIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IDBI Bank to offer a host of finance schemes for its customers.

The collaboration between HCIL and IDBI Bank will allow customers to avail of hassle-free affordable financing options and schemes for purchasing Honda Car models.

The partnership will ensure providing a better customer experience in terms of products and procedures.

The benefits will include attractive interest rates, minimum processing charges, maximum loan amount and the maximum repayment period.

11) Answer: C

TAC Security, a risk and vulnerability management firm, declared that it is the official cyber security partner of the BSE stock market.

The oldest stock exchange and the cyber security firm claim to have inked a contract that will give the BSE the best degree of cybersecurity.

The partnership represented a significant development in the two institutions’ long-standing relationship.

Using TAC Security’s ESOF (Enterprise Security in One Framework) BSE will comprehensively understand their risk-vulnerability management on a single platform.

12) Answer: D

Indian American Punit Renjen, who has served as the Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Deloitte Global, a leading international professional services network, is set to retire from the post on December 31, 2022.He would be replaced by Joe Ucuzoglu.

13) Answer: E

IIT Guwahati Director, T G Sitharam has been appointed chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for three years or till he attains the age of 65, whichever is earlier.

He replaced UGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar, who was holding the interim charge of the AICTE chairman after the retirement of Anil Sahasrabuddhe on September 1, 2021.

14) Answer: A

India won the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Vice Presidency and Strategic Management Board (SMB) Chair for the 2023-25 term.

Mr. Vimal Mahendru will be the IEC Vice President representing India.

He was elected by securing over 90% of the votes cast by full members of IEC during its General Meeting held recently in San Francisco, USA.

15) Answer: A

Team Purple was chosen as the winner of the 75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow talent campus, which is part of the International Film Festival of India.

The winning film, “Dear Diary,” portrayed the narrative of a lady forced to confront her past pain as she meets with her sister, who wishes to visit the same location where her abuse occurred earlier.

A three-member panel chaired by famous filmmaker Mani Ratnam, CEO and Shorts TV founder Carter Pilcher, and Armstrong Pame, deputy secretary (Shorts-I) at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, judged the films.

16) Answer: B

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj’s e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (eGramSwaraj and AuditOnline) has won the GOLD AWARD in the category “Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation” of the National Awards for e-Governance.

The award recognizes Team e-Governance’s excellent and exemplary effort, which was supported by Team NIC-MoPR.

Various stakeholders, particularly Panchayati Raj Institutions that quickly embraced e-Panchayat applications, contributed to the success of the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project by strengthening the Panchayati Raj System and making it functional, transparent, and efficient.

17) Answer: A

State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) has received government approval from the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), Ministry of Finance, to divest its entire stake in UTI Asset Management Company Limited.

The bank, which holds 15.22% stake in UTI AMC, will divest its entire stake in the mutual fund company in single or multiple tranches for realization of gain on investment.

Its current valuation stands at ₹1,329 crore.

Meanwhile, the private lenders had reported a 62.8% dip in net profit to ₹411.3 crore for the July to September quarter, against a net profit of ₹1,105.2 crore in the year-ago period.

18) Answer: E

Walmart-backed digital payments company PhonePe is set to acquire buy now, pay later (BNPL) company ZestMoney in a deal pegged at $200 million- $300 million.

After the acquisition, ZestMoney will continue to operate as a separate entity.

With this acquisition, PhonePe will strengthen its lending services.

ZestMoney disburses around Rs 400 crore a month in lending.

19) Answer: B

The women of the Madras Boating Club won the 81st Annual Madras-Colombo Rowing Regatta in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The 81st Annual Madras-Colombo Rowing Regatta was conducted, and they were given the Adyar Trophy. Colombo Rowing Club won the Men’s division and received the Deepam Trophy.

The first Madras-Colombo Rowing Regatta was conducted in 1898, making it the oldest sports event between Sri Lanka and India.

20) Answer: B

Young Indian boxers Vishwanath Suresh, Vanshaj, and Devika Ghorpade won gold at the IBA Youth Men’s and Women’s World Boxing Championships 2022 in La Nucia, Spain, with a commanding 5-0 victory.

Vishwanath earned India’s first gold medal in the event after defeating Philippines’ Ronel Suyom in the men’s 48kg final.

Bhawan Sharma won silver in the women’s 48kg category after losing 0-5 to GulsevarGanieva of Uzbekistan.

21) Answer: C

Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada defeated Australia’s Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-4 in the second match of the Davis Cup finals.

The world number six, Felix Auger-Aliassime, had to defend three break points in the first set but regained his flow in the eighth game.

Auger-Aliassime kept his composure in the second set, defending two break points in the second game.

He battled back from 0-40 to maintain his serve in the sixth game.

Earlier, Denis Shapovalov defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-2, 6-4 to give Canada the first point, a beaten finalist in 2019.

22) Answer: C

Y 12705 (Mormugao), the second ship of Project 15B stealth-guided missile destroyers being built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), was delivered to the Indian Navy.

About Y 12705 (Mormugao) :

It was designed by the Warship Design Bureau, the Indian Navy’s in-house organisation; and built by M/s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, Mumbai.

The keel of Mormugao was laid in June 2015 and the ship was launched on 17 Sep 2016.

The four ships of the Project are christened after major cities from all four corners of the country, viz. Visakhapatnam, Mormugao, Imphal and Surat.

The ship is 163 metres long and 17 metres wide, displaces 7400 tonnes when fully loaded and has a maximum speed of 30 knots.

23) Answer: D

Veteran film, television and stage actor Vikram Gokhale has passed away at the age of 77 in Pune. He was the son of the Veteran Marathi theatre and film actor, Chandrakant Gokhale

He made his film debut in 1971 with Amitabh Bachchan’s Parwana.

He was known for his on-screen roles in films like Hum Dil De ChukeSanam, Agneepath.

In 2010, he received the National Award for Best Actor for his work in the Marathi film Anumati.

24) Answer: E

Young Indian boxers Vishwanath Suresh, Vanshaj, and Devika Ghorpade won gold at the IBA Youth Men’s and Women’s World Boxing Championships 2022 in La Nucia, Spain, with a commanding 5-0 victory.

Vishwanath earned India’s first gold medal in the event after defeating Philippines’ Ronel Suyom in the men’s 48kg final.

25) Answer: D

PhonePe :

Founded : 2015

Headquarters : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

CEO : Sameer Nigam

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