Daily Current Affairs Questions
August 2022 Part 12
Why in News?
1.
Aarya Walvekar
2.
Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS)
3.
Agricultural Census
4.
Airports Council International (ACI)
5.
Artemis Accords
6.
Asian Development Bank
7.
Atulananda Goswami
8.
Autonomous
Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator
9.
AzaadiSAT
10.
Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL)
11.
Bharat PetroResources Ltd. (BPRL)
12.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)
13.
BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Centre
14.
Centaurus
15.
Center of Excellence for Media and Broadcasting Technologies
16.
Climate change
17.
Cochin Shipyard Limited
18.
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL)
19.
Competition Commission of India (CCI)
20. Constitution
(Amendment) Bill,
21.
Cross-border logistics of Containerised cargo
22.
David Trimble
23.
Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana
24. Deloitte India
25.
Digital Jyot
26.
District Climate Change Missions
27. Donyi Polo
Airport
28. dPal rNgam Duston’ award
29.
Electricity generation in India
30. Exercise
Yudh Abhyas’
31.
Family Doctor Project’
32.
FDI Source Nation
33. Federal Bank
34. first woman director general of the
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
35.
Floods and landslides
36.
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation
37.
Global Hunger Index
38.
Gloydius lateralis
39.
Goods and Service Tax(GST)
40.
Google Street View
41.
Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign
42. Him
Drone-a-thon’ programme
43.
Income Tax Day
44. India
International Arbitration Centre
45.
India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX)
46.
India’s first brain health clinic
47.
International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH)
48.
International Tiger Day
49.
Internet in India
50.
ISSF Shooting World Cup 2022
1.
Which Indian American from Virginia has crowned Miss India USA in 2022 in
New Jersey. Aarya Walvekar
Indian American from Virginia, Aarya Walvekar has crowned Miss India USA
in 2022 in New Jersey.
2.
An Agreement
on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS) was concluded at the World Trade
Organization (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference. It was
held in which countries? Geneva,
Switzerland
3.
The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’
Welfare launched “The Eleventh Agricultural Census (2021-22)” It is
conducted after how many years? 5 years
4.
Which Indian airport was ranked
13th in the Airports
Council International (ACI) top 20 busiest airports in the world? Indira Gandhi
International Airport, Delhi
5. France has signed the Artemis Accords. It is being established by which space agencies? NASA
6.
Which organizations has approved
a USD 96.3 million loan to fund safe drinking water and sanitation project in
Himachal Pradesh? Asian
Development Bank
7.
Veteran litterateur and winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award, Atulananda Goswami passed away. He used
to write in which languages? Assamese
8.
Which
Indian organization recently conducted the first flight test of ‘Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator’? –
Defense Research and Development Organization
9.
What is the name of the satellite developed by 750 girls across 75
rural schools to be launched by ISRO? AzaadiSAT
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch a Small Satellite
Launch Vehicle (SSLV) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. It is the
smallest and lightest commercial rocket built by ISRO
The rocket will also carry the Indian tricolour, which will be unfurled in
space to mark the 75th year of independence. The SSLV will carry EOS-02, an
indigenously developed earth observation satellite, and Cubesat AzaadiSAT,
which was developed by 750 school girls across 75 schools in rural India. The
satellite will carry a special space song along with the national anthem.
10.
The Union Cabinet has approved the merger of Bharat Broadband
Network Limited (BBNL) with which ? BSNL
11.
The Union Cabinet has approved the investment of Rs. 12,000 crores
by Bharat
PetroResources Ltd. (BPRL) for the development of BM-SEAL-11
Concession Project in which
countries? Brazil
12.
The Union government has cleared how much amount for state-owned
telecom company Bharat
Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), with an aim to upgrade the operator’s network to 4G? Rs 1.64 lakh
crore
13.
The Union Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Association (MoA) by
India for establishment of BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Centre. It is being
established in which countries? Sri
Lanka
14.
The BA.2.75 covid variant has been nicknamed ‘Centaurus’. It is a
sub-variant of which ? Omicron
15.
Prasar Bharati has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with
which institutions to set up a Center of Excellence
for Media and Broadcasting Technologies? IIT, Kanpur
16.
UN backed agencies have issued first-ever global policy
framework to protect which particular section of population who are
displaced due to climate
change? Children
17.
India’s first Indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant was delivered to
Indian Navy. It is being built by which
companies? Cochin
Shipyard Limited, Kochi
18.
The Cochin
Shipyard Limited (CSL) has signed an agreement with which
institutions to boost start-ups in the maritime sector? IIM Kozhikode
19.
Competition
Commission of India (CCI) has approved the sale of consumer banking
operations of Citi Bank to which banks?
Axis Bank
20. Which state
introduced the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2022 for insertion of
a new article 3A? Andhra Pradesh
A Rajya Sabha M.P of YSRCP introduced the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2022
for insertion of new article 3A.
It seeks to provide state legislatures with explicit legislative competence to
establish one or more capitals within their territory. The state government had
plans to develop three capitals for Andhra Pradesh.
21.
India have successfully completed the first “Cross-border logistics
of Containerised cargo” through inland waterways with which
countries? Bangladesh
22.
Former Northern Irish first minister David Trimble passed away. He was
awarded the noble prize for which ? Peace
23.
Which departments has launched
the Deen
Dayal SPARSH Yojana? Department of Posts
24. Which state has recently inked an MoU with
Deloitte India to achieve the target of $1 trillion
economy? Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has
appointed Deloitte India as a consultant for achieving the target of bringing
the state’s economy to USD1 trillion mark.
25.
PM Narendra Modi has urged citizens to share their tributes to our
freedom fighters on Digital
Jyot. It is being established in which
cities? New Delhi
26.
Which states has established District Climate Change
Missions in all its districts? Tamil Nadu
27. ‘Donyi Polo
Airport’, which was seen in the news, is located in which state?
Arunachal Pradesh
The state government of Arunachal Pradesh has given the name of ‘Donyi Polo
Airport’ to its third airport, which is under construction in Itanagar.
It is the only airport in the capital city and third in the state after
Pasighat and Tezu airports. In the state’s tribal language, Donyi means Sun and
Polo means Moon.
28. Who was honoured with the ‘dPal rNgam Duston’ award, the highest civilian honour of Ladakh? Dalai Lama
Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama was honoured with the ‘dPal rNgam Duston’
award, the highest civilian honour of Ladakh.
29.
According to the Union government, what is the total installed
capacity of electricity
generation in India as on 30th June 2022? 403 GW
30. ‘Yudh Abhyas’ is a
military exercise held between India and which country? USA
India and the US will conduct a fortnight-long mega military exercise named
‘Yudh Abhyas’ in Uttarakhand’s Auli in October 2022.
The 18th edition of the exercise is scheduled to include number of complex
drills. The last edition of the exercise took place in October 2021 in Alaska
in the US. In June 2016, the US designated India a ‘Major Defence Partner’.
31.
Which state governments has
launched the ‘Family
Doctor Project’? Andhra Pradesh
32.
According to the government data, which
is the top FDI
Source Nation for India in FY 21-22? Singapore
33. Which is the
first bank in India to list its Payment Gateway platform on the income tax
department’s TIN 2.0 platform? Federal Bank
Federal Bank has become India’s first bank to list its Payment Gateway platform
on the income tax department’s TIN 2.0 platform.
The Payment Gateway enables tax payers to make their payments using modes such
as credit/ debit card, UPI, NEFT/RTGS and internet banking.
34. Who has become the first woman director general of the Council
of Scientific and Industrial Research? Nallathamby
Kalaiselvi
Senior electrochemical scientist, Nallathamby Kalaiselvi has become the first
woman director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
35.
In which states maximum crop
area has been damaged due to natural calamities, mostly floods and landslides in first four
months of 2022-23? Assam
36.
Which organizations announced
$160 million in international support for the rollout of the first malaria
vaccine in Africa from 2022-2025? Global Alliance for
Vaccines and Immunisation
37.
The Union Government has rejected India’s ranking in the Global Hunger Index 2021. What was
India’s rank in the index? 101st
38.
A new species called Gloydius lateralis was discovered in
China. It belongs to which species?
Snake
39.
What is the Goods
and Service Tax(GST) on fresh milk and pasteurised milk? 0%
40.
Google
Street View was launched in ten cities of India under the Guidelines of
the National Geospatial Policy (NGP). NGP was unveiled in which year?
2021
41.
Government announced for use of CSR funds on activities related to ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’
campaign. Related to this, companies have to spend how much percent of their
average net profit in the previous three years on CSR activities? 2%
42. Which Indian
Armed Force launched the ‘Him Drone-a-thon’ programme? Indian Army
The Indian Army has launched the ‘Him Drone-a-thon’ programme in association
with the Drone Federation of India.
The programme is connects all stake holders including industry, academia,
software developers and drone product manufacturers. The Indian Army’s support
to India’s drone ecosystem is based on the principle of ‘good available indigenously’
is better than the ‘best available globally’.
43.
Income
Tax Day is observed on which days every
year? 24th July
44. What is the
new name of the ‘New Delhi International Arbitration Centre’? India
International Arbitration Centre
The Central government moved the ‘The New Delhi International Arbitration
Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022’ in the Lok Sabha.
Law Minister Kiren Rijuu moved the Bill to amend the New Delhi International
Arbitration Centre Act, 2019. It seeks to rename the centre to ‘India International
Arbitration Centre’, to give it a wider country-level scope instead of a
city-level scope.
45.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first bullion exchange- India International
Bullion Exchange (IIBX) in which cities? GIFT City
46.
India’s
first brain health clinic was inaugurated in which cities? Bengaluru
47.
Who has been named as the International
Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) official representative in India?
Ennarasu Karunesan
48.
The International
Tiger Day is celebrated on which days every
year? 29th July
49.
Which organizations has released
a report titled “Internet
in India”? Internet and Mobile Association of India
50.
What is the rank of India in the medal tally of the ISSF Shooting World Cup
2022, which was held in Changwon, South Korea? 1st
Compiler
PrabhuNath Singh (PNS)
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