Current Affairs 12th August 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which Indian Armed Force launched the ‘ Him Drone-a-thon’ programme?
A. Indian Air Force
B. Indian Navy
C. Indian Army
D. Indian Coast Guard
Answer [C] Indian Army
2. What is the new name of the ‘New Delhi International Arbitration Centre’?
A. Bharat International Arbitration Centre
B. India International Arbitration Centre
C. Pradhan Mantri Arbitration Centre
D. Atmanirbhar Arbitration Centre
Answer [B] India International Arbitration Centre
3. V Pranav, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
A. Shooting
B. Chess
C. Weight Lifting
D. Athletics
Answer [B] Chess
4. The World’s highest railway bridge is located in which Indian state/UT?
A. Sikkim
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Assam
Answer [B] Jammu and Kashmir
5. Which state introduced the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2022 for insertion of a new article 3A?
A. Telangana
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Jharkhand
D. Kerala
Answer [B] Andhra Pradesh
6. Which state government has launched the ‘Nethanna Bima’ scheme for the weavers of the state on 7 August 2022?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Odisha
D. Telangana
Answer [D] Telangana
7. Which country’s team has won the gold medal in the men’s section at the 44th Chess Olympiad in August 2022?
A. Uzbekistan
B. Pakistan
C. Russia
D. Germany
Answer [A] Uzbekistan
8. Which International Tennis Player has announced her retirement on 9 August 2022?
A. Iga Swiatek
B. Martina Navratilov
C. Steffi Graf
D. Serana Williams
Answer [D] Serana Williams
9. Who has been named the AIDD Men’s Footballer of the year for the 2021-22 season?
A. Bhaichung Bhutia
B. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
C. Sunil Chhetri
D. Sandesh Jhingan
Answer [C] Sunil Chhetri
10. Which day is celebrated as the World Biofuel Day?
A. 1 August
B. 5 August
C. 11 August
D. 10 August
Answer [D] 10 August
11. Which is the first global Big Tech Company to join the open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)?
A. Google
B. Microsoft
C. Meta
D. Apple
Answer [B] Microsoft
12. Manisha Kalyan, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
A. Cricket
B. Football
C. Boxing
D. Weight Lifting
Answer [B] Football
13. When is the ‘World Bio-fuel Day’ celebrated?
A. August 8
B. August 10
C. August 12
D. August 14
Answer [B] August 10
14. Which country won the gold medal in the open section of 44th Chess Olympiad?
A. India
B. Ukraine
C. Uzbekistan
D. Russia
Answer [C] Uzbekistan
15. Which company developed the 2nd generation (2G) Ethanol Plant, which was recently inaugurated?
A. HPCL
B. IOCL
C. BPCL
D. ONGC
Answer [B] IOCL
16. Which country recently commenced the 13th edition of the ‘Ex Vajra Prahar 2022’ along with India in Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh (HP)?
A. Bangladesh
B. Thailand
C. United States
D. Russia
Answer [C] United States
17. The One Nation, One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution was completed ………. Years on 9th August 2022.
A. 5 years
B. 3 years
C. 6 years
D. 4 years
Answer [B] 3 years
18. In which city will the 12th DefExpo-2022’ be held in India from October 18th to 22nd , 2022?
A. Gandhinagar, Gujarat
B. Haldia, West Bengal
C. Chandipur, Odisha
D. Mumbai, Maharashtra
Answer [A] Gandhinagar, Gujarat
19. In August 2022, UNESCO announced that a 106-year-old astronomical observatory at Langat Singh College was ‘not’ inscribed on UNESCO’s list of endangered heritage. The Astronomical observatory was located in which city?
A. Assam
B. Gujarat
C. Maharashtra
D. Bihar
Answer [D] Bihar
20. Which bank recently partnered with LetsVenture Technologies to support the startup ecosysytem?
A. HDFC Bank
B. Axis Bank
C. ICICI Bank
D. IDFC First Bank
Answer [D] IDFC First Bank