Current Affairs 12th April 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. What is the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth projection for 2022-23, as per RBI’s Monetary Policy April 2022?
A. 9.5 Per cent                
B. 8.1 Per cent                
C. 7.2 Per cent                 
D. 6.9 Per cent                
Answer [C] 7.2 Per cent    
2. What is the nodal agency to implement the Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY)?
A. National Medical Commission                   
B. Medical Council of India
C. National Health Authority                           
D. AIIMS
Answer [C] National Health Authority        
3. Which institution recently launched the ‘AVSAR’ scheme?
A. Airports Authority of India                
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. Supreme Court of India                       
D. Election Commission of India
Answer [A] Airports Authority of India        
4. Who is the head of the ‘Animation, visual effects, gaming and comic (AVGC) Promotion’ Task Force?
A. Secretary of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting      
B. Ministry of Electronics and IT
C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry                                    
D. Secretary of Electronics and IT
Answer [A] Secretary of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting      
5. Which organization launched the first fully private astronaut mission to the International Space Station?
A. NASA                   
B. ISRO
C. SpaceX               
D. ESA
Answer [C] SpaceX
6. As per RBI’s recent notification, Card-less cash withdrawal is proposed through which platform?
A. USSD                                                                          
B. Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
C. Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS)          
D. Immediate Payment Service (IMPS)
Answer [B] Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
7. Which city is the host of the fourth India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue?
A. New Delhi                     
B. Washington
C. Gandhi Nagar               
D. New York
Answer [B] Washington
8. ‘Madhavpur Mela’ is a cultural fair celebrated in which state?
A. Karnataka               
B. Gujarat
C. Rajasthan               
D. Punjab
Answer [B] Gujarat
9. Who has been elected as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, after the no-confidence motion?
A. Shehbaz Sharif               
B. Shah Mahmood Qureshi
C. Nawaz Sherif                   
D. Asif Ali Zardari
Answer [A] Shehbaz Sharif         
10. Which country is the world’s largest consumer of Gold?
A. India               
B. China
C. USA                 
D. Australia
Answer [B] China