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1) As per the New norms of Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008 new images will be displayed on the tobacco products from which date?
(a) September 1st, 2022
(b) October 1st, 2022
(c) November 1st, 2022
(d) December 1st, 2022
(e) January 1st, 2023
2) Union Cabinet adopts a $1.6 billion revitalization plan for which among the following network?
(a) Reliance Jio
(b) Bharati Airtel
(c) BSNL
(d) Vodafone Idea
(e) Both A and B
3) PM Modi has recently inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for numerous Sabar Dairy projects worth 1,000 crore rupees in which among the following state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Rajasthan
4) Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers has launched the 11th Agriculture Census. This is the 1st Agriculture Census done with ____________
(a) Smartphone
(b) Tablet
(c) Laptop
(d) Both A and B
(e) Both B and C
5) Which country has recently launched gold coins named “Mosi-oa-Tunya” as legal tender to battle extreme inflation?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Uganda
(c) Nigeria
(d) Senegal
(e) Zimbabwe
6) Which state becomes the first state to announce a Semiconductor policy to generate more than 2,00,000 new employment?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Telangana
7) Bonalu Festival 2022 is a famous festival celebrated in which state?
(a) Odisha
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Telangana
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(e) Madhya Pradesh
8) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issues new guidelines for settlement of running accounts. This will come into effect from which date?
(a) August 1st
(b) September 1st
(c) October 1st
(d) November 1st
(e) December 1st
9) Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) digital payments index (DPI) increases to __________ in March 2022 as compared to 304.46 for September 2021
(a) 349.30
(b) 350.95
(c) 352.87
(d) 358.20
(e) 365.40
10) Which organization has extended the deadline for commencing Know Your Customer (KYC) records by KYC Registration Agencies (KRAs) by three months to November 01, 2022?
(a) Reserve Bank of India
(b) Securities and Exchange Board of India
(c) NITI Aayog
(d) National Payments Corporation of India
(e) Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
11) Which General Insurance ties up with Inspektlabs to launch AI-based vehicle pre-inspection for vehicle insurance renewals?
(a) Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited
(b) TATA AIG General Insurance
(c) IFFCO Tokio General Insurance
(d) Kotak Mahindra General Insrance
(e) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
12) Google Maps has launched its street view service across _____________ cities in India
(a) 10 cities
(b) 20 cities
(c) 30 cities
(d) 40 cities
(e) 50 cities
13) Which Indian technology company has released its new 360-degree panoramic street view service?
(a) EaseMyTrip
(b) HERE Technologies
(c) RateGain
(d) Sprinklr Technologies
(e) MapmyIndia
14) Who among the following was awarded the Winston Churchill Leadership Award from the International Churchill Society?
(a) Joe Biden
(b) Volodymyr Zelenskyy
(c) Vladimir Putin
(d) Olena Zelenska
(e) Emmanuel Macron
15) Roshni Nadar was re-elected as India’s richest woman for a second consecutive year. She is the Chairperson of which company?
(a) HCL Technologies
(b) Tech Mahindra
(c) Cognizant
(d) Wipro
(e) Accenture
16) An MoU was signed by Andaman Nicobar Command and Airport Authority of India to boost inter-island connectivity under which scheme?
(a) Digiyatra Platform
(b) Nextgen Airports for Bharat
(c) Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (Udan)
(d) Krishi Udan
(e) None of the above
17) Which steel company in India and Aarav Unmanned Systems have signed an MoU to develop and offer end-to-end integrated drone solutions?
(a) Jindal Steel
(b) Steel Authority of India
(c) JSW Steel
(d) Vedanta Limited
(e) Tata Steel
18) Which Non-govt company ties up with Talgo India Pvt Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of Spanish company Patentes Talgo S.L for the production of high-speed passenger trains?
(a) Bharat Forge
(b) Bharat Electronics
(c) Larsen and Toubro
(d) Balkrishna Industries
(e) Bharat Dynamics
19) Indian Navy receives 1st indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant from which shipyard?
(a) Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai.
(b) Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi.
(c) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata.
(d) Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam.
(e) Goa Shipyard Limited.
20) The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approves arms procurement proposals worth Rs __________ cr
(a) Rs 26,256cr
(b) Rs 27,645 cr
(c) Rs 28,732 cr
(d) Rs 29,669 cr
(e) Rs 30,548 cr
21) Which country launches six satellites with a new solid propellant rocket ZK 1A, from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center?
(a) Russia
(b) China
(c) Japan
(d) South Korea
(e) the United Kingdom
22) Which Four times world champion Formula One racer announced retirement recently?
(a) Sebastian Vettel
(b) Lewis Hamilton
(c) Fernando Alonso
(d) Daniel Ricciardo
(e) Valtteri Bottas
23) Sprinter Allyson Felix joined the International Olympic Committee’s athletes’ commission. She belongs to which country?
(a) Jamaica
(b) America
(c) the United Kingdom
(d) Russia
(e) South Korea
24) Which Indian multinational company and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced a long-term partnership to support Indian athletes?
(a) NTPC Limited
(b) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
(c) Tata Consultancy Services
(d) Reliance Industries
(e) Adani Sportsline
25) Coca-Cola launched a no-fizz low-sugar lemon drink in India. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador for that drink?
(a) Neeraj Chopra
(b) PV Sindhu
(c) Mirabai Chanu
(d) Rishabh Pant
(e) Lovlina Borgohain
26) England’s Leicester Cricket Ground was named after which famous Indian Cricket Player?
(a) Kapil Dev
(b) Ravi Shastri
(c) Sunil Gavaskar
(d) Anil Kumble
(e) Sourav Ganguly
Answers :
1) Answer: D
Tobacco and cigarette packets will soon come with a new display of health warnings, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
As per the recently amended Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008, new warnings and images will be displayed on tobacco products’ packaging from 1 December.
Two sets of warning messages and images will be used on both sides of the pack, according to the ministry.
2) Answer: C
The 1.64 Lakh Crores revival package for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), according to Union Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnav, was approved by the Union Cabinet.
The government’s 2019 package announcement helped to stabilize BSNL’s financial status.
Revenue that was declining has stabilized at Rs 19,000 crore thanks to a resuscitation package that the union cabinet authorized.
The federal cabinet also authorized a plan to merge BSNL with Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL).
3) Answer: A
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for numerous Sabar Dairy projects worth 1,000 crore rupees at Gadhoda Chowki in Sabarkantha, Gujarat.
These projects will enhance the income of local farmers and milk producers.
Mr. Modi inaugurated the Powder Plant at Sabar Dairy, which has a 120-tonne-per-day capacity and costs more than 300 crore rupees.
4) Answer: D
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launched the 11th Agriculture Census in the country.
It will be the first-time data collection for agricultural computations will be done on smartphones and tablets.
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has also launched the Data Collection Portal/App and released the Handbook on Operational Guidelines for Census.
Agricultural computations will also contribute to the mapping of crops. The agriculture Census is conducted every five years.
5) Answer: E
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has launched the gold coins called Mosi-oa-Tunya to be sold to the public in a bid to tackle chronic hyperinflation.
Mosi-oa-Tunya, which in the local Tonga language refers to Victoria Falls.
The coins will have liquid asset status, meaning they will be capable of being easily converted to cash and will be tradable locally and internationally.
For this, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe disbursed 2,000 coins to commercial banks.
The gold coins which have been introduced by the Reserve Bank can only be traded after keeping them for a minimum of 180 days.
6) Answer: B
Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel announced a dedicated Gujarat Semiconductor Policy 2022-27.
This is to generate more than 2,00,000 new employment opportunities in five years.
The main objective for this is to make Gujarat a forerunner in developing the Electronics System Design & Manufacturing (ESDM) ecosystem.
7) Answer: C
Bonalu Festival is celebrated in Telangana, specifically in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, and is dedicated to Goddess MahaKali.
The festival is celebrated usually during Ashada Masam (July-August).
In 2022, the festival began on July 3 and will end on July 24, 2022.
Bonam means a feast or a meal in Telugu, an offering to the Goddess, cooked with milk, or jaggery in an earthen or brass pot.
The pot is decorated with turmeric, Neem leaves, and vermillion.
8) Answer: C
Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued new guidelines on settlement of running accounts of clients’ funds lying with stock brokers, which will be effective from October 1, 2022.
The process of transferring back the unused funds of the clients to their accounts by stock brokers is called running account settlement.
Under the new guidelines, SEBI decided that the settlement of running account of funds of the client shall be done by the trading members after considering the End of the day (EOD) obligation of funds as on the date of settlement across all the Exchanges on the first Friday of the Quarter (i.e., Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec, Jan–Mar) for all the clients.
9) Answer: A
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) digital payments index (DPI) has risen to 349.30 in March 2022, compared to 304.46 for September 2021, indicating digital payments are on the rise in the country led by a unified payments interface (UPI).
The central bank developed the composite Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) with March 2018 as the base year to assess the extent of digitization of payments in India.
The index will be published on a semi-annual basis with a lag of 4 months.
The DPI index comprises 5 broad parameters that enable the measurement of the deepening and penetration of digital payments in the country over different periods.
10) Answer: B
Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) extended the deadline for commencing the validation of all Know Your Customer (KYC) records by KYC Registration Agencies (KRAs) by three months to November 01, 2022, from August 01, 2022.
This is the second time the SEBI has extended the deadline.
Earlier it was extended till August 01, 2022, from July 01, 2022.
As per clause 9 of SEBI KYC (Know Your Client) Registration Agency (KRA) Regulations, 2011, the KYC records of all existing clients (who have used Aadhaar as an officially valid document (OVD) shall be validated within 180 days from 1st November 2022.
11) Answer: D
Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company Limited (Kotak General Insurance) has partnered with Inspektlabs to automate the vehicle inspections for vehicle insurance renewals with Artificial Intelligence-based technology.
Under the AI-based inspection process, during policy renewals, customers can capture photos or videos of their vehicle and upload them on the cloud-based App.
An automated inspection report covering damages, if any, gets generated after uploading the photos/videos.
The automated process will replace humans in repetitive work at a very high accuracy level that saves cost and increases customer satisfaction by reducing the time required to renew a car insurance policy.
12) Answer: A
Google Maps has launched its street view service across 10 cities in India in partnership with two local companies.
Street View is being launched in partnership with Genesys International and Tech Mahindra.
Street View will be available on Google Maps with fresh imagery licensed from local partners covering over 1,50,000 km across ten cities in India, including Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Pune, Nashik, Vadodara, Ahmednagar, and Amritsar.
Google, Genesys International, and Tech Mahindra plan to expand this to more than 50 cities by the end of 2022.
13) Answer: E
Indian digital mapping company MapmyIndia has released its Mappls Realview – a new 360-degree panoramic street view service.
RealView features over 40 crore geo-tagged panoramas and has offered part of its repository — almost 1,00,000km — free for consumers, following which the service will be chargeable.
Interestingly the Mappls RealView came on the same day that Google Maps launched its Street View service to India in select cities after 11 years.
The service can be accessed on the Mappls website or Mappls App on Android and iOS.Rohan Verma, CEO & Executive Director, MapmyIndia
14) Answer: B
International Churchill Society recognizes the extraordinary personal leadership and bravery of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by presenting him with The Sir Winston Churchill Leadership Award.
Joined by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, members of the Churchill family, and International Churchill Society Chairman Laurence Geller, President Zelenskyy accepted the award virtually at an event in Downing Street alongside the Ukrainian Ambassador, Vadym Prystaiko.
This prestigious award recognizes individuals that have demonstrated extraordinary leadership characterized by wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill.
15) Answer: A
According to the third edition of the ‘Kotak Private Banking Hurun – Leading Wealthy Women List,’ HCL Technologies Chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra has held her position as India’s richest woman for the second year in a row.
Roshni Nadar’s total net worth was Rs 84,330 crore.
Roshni Nadar was followed by Nykaa founder Falguni Nayar, who surpassed Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw with a total value of Rs 57,520 crore.
Falguni Nayar is the ninth richest self-made woman in the world.
16) Answer: C
An MoU was signed by Andaman Nicobar Command and Airport Authority of India in Port Blair to boost inter-island connectivity under Udaan Scheme.
As per the MoU, naval airfields at Shibpur (in Diglipur) in North Andaman and Campbell Bay will be utilized for civil operations.
Passenger flights will be connecting Port Blair directly to Diglipur and Campbell Bay, the two extreme corners of the archipelago.
A low-cost 20-passenger flight to be operated between these islands as per the vision of the Udaan Scheme.
17) Answer: E
Tata Steel and Bengaluru-based drone startup Aarav Unmanned Systems (AUS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and offer end-to-end integrated drone solutions with a focus on efficiency, safety, and productivity of open cast mining operations.
Tata Steel will also work jointly with AUS to provide drone-based solutions, including mine analytics and geotechnical mapping to Tata Steel group companies across various stocks and mining locations in India.
This is the second time a Tata Group company and AUS have partnered.
18) Answer: A
BF Infrastructure Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharat Forge Ltd., and Talgo India Pvt Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of Spanish company Patentes Talgo S.L., have formed a joint venture to develop high-speed passenger trains.
The collaboration will benefit from upcoming field requirements locally as well as fresh economic opportunities in the railroad industry.
The Union government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative is expected to gain from this partnership.
It will support the delivery of cutting-edge, high-speed rail solutions.
19) Answer: B
The Indian Navy received the country’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier ‘Vikrant’ from its manufacturer, Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi.
Vikrant has been designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, a Public Sector Shipyard under the Ministry of Shipping (MoS).
The aircraft carrier is likely to be commissioned on August 15, 2022.
With an overall indigenous content of 76 percent, IAC is a perfect example of Atma nirbhar Bharat and provides thrust to Government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative.
20) Answer: C
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh approved arms procurement proposals worth a total of Rs 28,732 crore, including bulletproof jackets, carbines, and swarm drones under Buy Indian Indigenously Designed, Developed, and Manufactured (IDDM) and Buy Indian categories
This will provide a further boost to ‘AtmaNirbharta’ in Defence.
These proposals will enhance the overall combat prowess of the armed forces along the northern and western borders.
21) Answer: B
China successfully launched 6 new satellites into space with its new solid-propellant rocket, ZK 1A, from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in north-western China.
The rocket is a major project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed under China’s 14th Five-Year Plan and “another innovative attempt in the field of aerospace science and technology.”
The satellites included a new space technology test satellite and a test satellite for probing atmospheric density.
The ZK 1A became China’s largest and most powerful solid-propellant rocket.
22) Answer: A
Four times world champion German racer Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement from Formula One at the end of the season.
The 35-year-old said, his goals had changed and he wanted to focus more on family and interests outside the sport.
Sebastian will end his final season with Aston Martin after winning a total of 53 Grand Prix and 122 podium finishes. Vettel made his debut in 2007.
23) Answer: B
American sprint great Allyson Felix and a refugee cyclist originally from Afghanistan joined the International Olympic Committee’s athletes’ commission.
Felix is the most decorated female track and field athlete in Olympic history with seven gold medals and joins the commission after winning her 14th career world championship title.
Felix came out of retirement last week to run the prelims of the 4×400-meter relay.
The American team went on to win the final at the world championships in Eugene, Oregon.
24) Answer: D
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced a long-term partnership to support Indian athletes in major multi-sport events, including the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and the Olympics Games.
Under this partnership, RIL and IOA will also establish the first-ever India House at Paris Olympics 2024.
Furthermore, in the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympics, India will also be hosting the 140th IOC Session in June 2023 at the newly-developed multi-level center Jio World Centre in Mumbai.
25) Answer: A
Coca-Cola’s lime beverage is all set to attract health-conscious customers.
The latest addition, called Limca Sportz, brands itself as a low sugar variant energy drink with Neeraj Chopra as the ambassador.
The move comes amid a surge in launches into the health space by food and beverage companies globally, as consumers choose these products, especially after the pandemic.
The electrolyte and glucose beverage is a sports drink, a broad base for the company’s portfolio beyond soft drinks.
26) Answer: C
The Leicester Cricket Ground in England is named for the renowned cricketer from India, Sunil Gavaskar.
The Leicester Cricket Ground, which is owned by Bharat Sports and Cricket Club, has chosen to rename the venue in honor of Gavaskar in recognition of his enormous commitment to raising Indian cricket to a particular level.
There is already a field named after Sunil Gavaskar in the Kentucky region of the United States of America (USA), and another field with the same name is being completed in Tanzania’s Zanzibar region. Gavaskar was a former Indian opener.
