Daily Current Affairs Questions July 2022 Part 19

 

Daily Current Affairs Questions

July 2022 Part 19

Why in news

1.       Amrut Mahotsav podcast

2.       Amy Hunter

3.       Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator

4.       Aviva India

5.       Bhagwani Devi Dagar

6.       Bhimavaram

7.       Bihar

8.       book “Mind Master: Winning Lessons

9.       Central Industrial Security Force

10.    Deenanath Mangeshkar Award

11.    Defence Salary Package

12.    Democracy Report

13.    Digital India Week

14.    DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations Private Limited

15.    Eat Right Challenge Program

16.    Economist Intelligence Unit

17.    Edelweiss General Insurance

18.    Elorda Cup

19.    Fields Medal 2022

20.    First India Animal Health Summit

21.    Gia Mission

22.    Greenko

23.    Jayshree Ullal

24.    Lieutenant-General Mohan Subramanian

25.    Ministers

26.    Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change

27.    Mother Teresa Memorial Award

28.    Narendra Modi

29.    National Food Security Act

30.    National Health Claims Exchange

31.    Netaji Subhash University of Technology

32.    Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

33.    Pariksha Sangam

34.    population

35.    Rajya Sabha

36.    renewable energy

37.    Reserve Bank of India

38.    semiconductor park

39.    South Indian Bank

40.    Statue of Unity

41.    Tarun Majumdar

42.    Tata Power

43.    The father of Indian Internet

44.    TiHAN facility

45.    Western Ghats

46.    World Chocolate Day

47.    World Drug Report

48.    World Food Programme

49.    World Zoonoses Day

50.    World's Greatest Places of 2022

 

1.       Amrut Mahotsav podcast has been launched by which union minister? – GK Reddy

2.       Youngest female player to score a century in ODI cricket – Amy Hunter

3.       Which organisation recently conducted the maiden flight of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator? Defence Research and Development Organisation
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out the Maiden flight of Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator from Aeronautical Test Range at Chitradurga in Karnataka.

4.       Who has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD) of Aviva India? Asit Rath
Life insurance company Aviva India has announced the appointment of Asit Rath as chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD).

5.       94-year-old Indian sprinter Bhagwani Devi Dagar has won gold medal in how many meters sprint?
Bhagwani Devi, also known as 'Delhi's Dadi,' has won three medals at the age of 94. At the World Master Athletics Championship held recently in Finland, 94-year-old Bhagwani Devi Dagar won three medals for India, including a gold. She also created a national record by completing the 100-meter race in 24.74 seconds.

6.       Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 30-foot-tall bronze statue of Alluri Sitarama Raju at Bhimavaram in Andhra Pradesh recently. Alluri Sitarama Raju was associated with which Rebellion? Manyam rebellion
The Rampa or Manyam Rebellion of 1922 continued in the form of a guerrilla war until May 1924, when Raju, the charismatic ‘Manyam Veerudu’ or Hero of Jungle, was finally captured and executed.

7.       According to the Geological Survey of India recently, which state has the largest gold reserves in India? – Bihar

8.       Name the author of the book “Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life”. Susan Ninan
Hachette India has announced the expanded paperback edition of five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand’s widely acclaimed memoir “Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life”. It is written by Anand with author-journalist Susan Ninan.

9.       Who is the Director General of Central Industrial Security Force – Sheel Vardhan Singh

10.    Who will be honored with the first Deenanath Mangeshkar Award? – Narendra Modi

11.    Who has renewed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Air Force for the Defence Salary Package (DSP) scheme. SBI
State bank of India has renewed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Air Force for the Defence Salary Package (DSP) scheme.

12.    Who is India’s rank in the Democracy Report 2022 released by the V-Dem Institute recently? – 93rd

13.    Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Digital India Week 2022. What is the theme of Digital India Week 2022? Catalyzing New India’s Techade
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Digital India Week 2022 at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

14.    Which university has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations Private Limited for setting up a Remote Pilot Training Centre for imparting drone flying skills? Rashtriya Raksha University
Rashtriya Raksha University at Gandhinagar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations Private Limited for setting up a Remote Pilot Training Centre for imparting drone flying skills.

15.    According to the recently released report, which city has got the first place in the ‘Eat Right Challenge Program’? – Indore

16.    According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, what is the rank of India in the global ranking of the 2021 Democracy Index? – 46th

17.    Which has launched SWITCH, a one-of-its-kind comprehensive motor insurance product under the IRDAI’s Sandbox initiative? Edelweiss General Insurance
Edelweiss General Insurance has launched SWITCH, a comprehensive motor insurance product under IRDAI’s Sandbox initiative. SWITCH is a completely digital, mobile telematics-based motor policy.

18.    Who has  won gold medals at the inaugural Elorda Cup in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.  Alfiya Pathan, Gitika
Reigning Youth World Boxing champions Alfiya Pathan and Gitika have won gold medals at the Elorda Cup in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

19.    Who won the top mathematics prize, the Fields Medal 2022? Maryna Viazovska, Hugo Duminil-Copin, June Huh and James Maynard
The four awardees of the prestigious prize include France’s Hugo Duminil-Copin, US-based June Huh, Britain’s James Maynard and Ukraine’s Maryna Viazovska.

20.    Who has inaugurated First India Animal Health Summit 2022?  Parshottam Rupala
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala inaugurating First India Animal Health Summit 2022, he called for greater use of Ayurveda for ensuring better animal health.

21.    ‘Gia Mission’, which was in news recently, is associated with which space agency? – European Space Agency

22.    Greenko has signed an MoU with which IIT to launch India’s first dedicated school for sustainable science and technology? IIT Hyderabad
Renewable energy major Greenko and IIT Hyderabad have signed an MoU to launch India’s first dedicated school for sustainable science and technology.

23.    Which Indian-American was ranked near the top of 8th annual Forbes’ America’s Richest Self-Made Women. Jayshree Ullal
Indian-American Jayshree Ullal, CEO of Arista Networks, an American computer networking company, and a member of the board of directors of Snowflake, was ranked near the top of 8th annual Forbes’ America’s Richest Self-Made Women.

24.    Who was recently appointed as Force Commander for UN mission in South Sudan? Lieutenant-General Mohan Subramanian
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Lieutenant-General Mohan Subramanian of India as Force Commander, United Nations Mission in South Sudan(UNMISS). Lieutenant General Subramanian succeeded Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar of India.

25.    Which of these two minister have been assigned additional charges of Minority Affairs and Ministry of Steel respectively?  Smriti Irani and Jyotiraditya Scindia
Union Ministers Smriti Irani and Jyotiraditya Scindia have been assigned additional charges of Minority Affairs and Ministry of Steel respectively.

26.    Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change will be organizing “Hariyali Mahotsav” at Talkatora Stadium, in which city?  New Delhi
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change will be organizing “Hariyali Mahotsav” at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi in the spirit of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”.

27.    Afroz Shah and which Indian actress has been honoured with the Mother Teresa Memorial Award by the Government of Maharashtra?
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari presented the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for 2021 to actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador for Environment Dia Mirza and 'UN Champion of the Earth' awardee Afroz Shah at Raj Bhavan Mumbai

28.    Who will be honored with the first Deenanath Mangeshkar Award? – Narendra Modi

29.    Which state has topped in the state ranking for implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) through ration shops? Odisha
Odisha has topped in the state ranking for implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) through ration shops, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh

30.    Which of the following organisation will develop a National Health Claims Exchange as a digital platform to settle health claims?  IRDAI
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and National Health Authority (NHA) will develop a National Health Claims Exchange as a digital platform to settle health claims. The National Health Claims Exchange will be developed as a digital platform, for settling the health claims.

31.    A Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence was inaugurated at which place? Netaji Subhash University of Technology.
A Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence was inaugurated at Netaji Subhash University of Technology (NSUT).

32.    Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) which Secretary-General passed away.  Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary-General, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, passed away.

33.    What is the name of the one-stop portal for all CBSE exam activities launched by CBSE Board ? Pariksha Sangam
The CBSE Board launched a portal called ‘Pariksha Sangam’, a one-stop portal for all CBSE board exam activities.

34.    According to the recently released report, India will overtake China in population next year?
India to overtake China as world's most populous country in 2023, says UN report.

35.    Who is not nominated by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the southern states to the Rajya Sabha?  Ratan Parimoo
Sports icon PT Usha, music maestro Ilaiyaraaja, spiritual leader Veerendra Heggade, and screenwriter KV Vijayendra Prasad were the four picks of the BJP for the Rajya Sabha.

36.    According to the recently released report, what is the position of India in terms of renewable energy? – Third
India ranked third in renewable energy installations in 2021, after China and Russia, according to a global status report
India installed 15.4 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy projects in 2021, the report titled Renewable Energy 2022: Global Status Report published by REN21 (Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century)
It ranked fourth in total solar installations (60.4 GW) for the year – overtaking Germany (59.2 GW) for the first time.
India was also the second largest market in Asia for new solar photovoltaic PV capacity.

37.    Recently, on which bank did RBI impose a monetary penalty of Rs.1 crore for non-compliance with certain directions on ‘Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Directions, 2016’? IndusInd Bank
RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 crore on IndusInd Bank for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘RBI (KYC) Directions, 2016′.

38.    Which state government has signed an MoU with IGSS Ventures for establishing a semiconductor park?  Tamil Nadu
Singapore-based IGSS Ventures (a leading player in the semiconductor technology space) has proposed to invest ₹25,600 crores in Tamil Nadu over the next five years to set up a semiconductor fab unit and a semiconductor high-tech park.

39.    South Indian Bank has signed an agreement with which state’s Forest and Wildlife Department to enable digital collection of payments?  Kerala
South Indian Bank has signed an agreement with Kerala’s Forest and Wildlife Department to enable digital collection of payments at eco-tourism centres,Vanasree shops,mobile Vanasree units and eco-shops across the State.

40.    Who was the architect of Statue of Unity- Ram Sutar

41.    Veteran Bengali film director Tarun Majumdar passed away. In which year did he receive the Padma Shri Award?  1990
Tarun Majumdar was the recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri Award in 1990.

42.    Tata Power has signed an MoU with which state to invest about Rs 3,000 crore to set up solar cell, and module manufacturing unit in the state? Tamil Nadu
Tata Power has signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu Government to invest about Rs 3,000 crore for setting up a greenfield 4GW Solar Cell and 4GW Solar Module manufacturing plant in Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu.

43.    “The father of Indian Internet and whose former president Brijendra K Singhal has passed away recently? BSNL

44.    Who inaugurated first-of-its-kind, state-of-the-art TiHAN facility to develop unmanned ground and aerial vehicles in the IIT Hyderabad campus recently? Jitendra Singh
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh inaugurated first-of-its-kind, state-of-the-art “Autonomous Navigation” facility to develop unmanned ground and aerial vehicles in the IIT Hyderabad campus.

45.    Consider the following statements regarding Western Ghats.
1. Western Ghats is one of the eight hotspots of biological diversity in the world.
2. The peak of Anamudi in Tamil Nadu is the highest peak in the Western Ghats.
3. Western Ghats is older than the Himalaya mountains.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only                b) 1, 2
c) 2, 3                    d) 1, 3
Solution: d)
Western Ghats traverses the states of Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight hotspots of biological diversity in the world.
According to UNESCO, the Western Ghats are older than the Himalayas.
Anamudi is a mountain located in Ernakulam district and Idukki district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and in South India.

46.    World Chocolate Day is celebrated on which date  every year to commemorate the invention of chocolate. July 7
World Chocolate Day is celebrated on July 7 every year to commemorate the invention of chocolate. This special day allows people around the world to indulge in their favourite treat without any guilt.

47.    World Drug Report 2022 is released by
(a) WHO               (b) UNODC
(c) WEF                (d) WTO
Ans: (b)
Explanation:
UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released World Drug Report 2022

48.    Consider the following statements about UN World Food Programme (WFP)
1. It was created in 1961, as an experiment to provide food aid through the UN system.
2. It was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.
3. It is headquartered in Rome, Italy.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only                  (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only                  (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (d)
Explanation:
S1 and S3: The World Food Programme[a] (WFP) is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations. It is the world’s largest humanitarian organization focused on hunger and food security, and the largest provider of school meals. Founded in 1961, it is headquartered in Rome and has offices in 80 countries.
S2:The World Food Programme was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020 for its efforts to provide food assistance in areas of conflict, and to prevent the use of food as a weapon of war and conflict.

49.    World Zoonoses Day is marked annually on when?. 6 July
World Zoonoses Day is marked annually on 6 July to commemorate the first vaccination administered against a zoonotic disease like influenza, ebola and West Nile virus.

50.    Ahmedabad and which state of India have been included in Time Magazine's The World's Greatest Places of 2022? Kerala
Ahmedabad city and the state of Kerala have been listed by TIME magazine among the “50 extraordinary destinations to explore” in its list of the world’s greatest places of 2022.
Ahmedabad is the first Indian city to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List
The list also includes Ras Al Khaimah, UAE; Park City, Utah; Seoul; Great Barrier Reef, Australia; The Arctic; Valencia, Spain; Trans Bhutan Trail, Bhutan; International Space Station; Bogota; Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia; Istanbul and Kigali, Rwanda.