Current Affairs 14th July 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. ‘State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022’ report was released by which organisation?
A. United Nations           
B. World Bank
C. World Economic Forum      
D. NITI Aayog
Answer [A] United Nations     
2. The oldest documented light in the history of the universe, which was recently released, was captured by which telescope?
A. Hubble Space Telescope                  
B. James Webb Space Telescope        
C. Voyager Space Telescope               
D. Akash Space Telescope       
Answer [B] James Webb Space Telescope
3. POP FAME, a new fuel which was found in the news was developed from which source?
A. Hydrogen           
B. Bacterium
C. Biomass               
D. Plastic
Answer [B] Bacterium
4. Which is India’s third and most recent power exchange that was launched recently?
A. Bharat Power Exchange                
B. Hindustan Power Exchange             
C. Amrit Power Exchange                  
D. PTC Power Exchange      
Answer [B] Hindustan Power Exchange        
5. Which is the venue of ‘National Conclave on Mines and Minerals’?
A. New Delhi            
B. Mumbai
C. Ranchi                    
D. Raipur
Answer [A] New Delhi            
6. Which state government has decided to rejoin the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in July 2022?
A. Odisha                
B. Goa
C. Rajasthan            
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer [D] Andhra Pradesh
7. Maharashtra’s Maha Metro and ……….. have received the Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records certification on 10 July 2022 for constructing the longest multilayer viaduct in Asia.
A. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India         
B. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
C. Association of Mutual Funds in India             
D. National Highway Authority of India
Answer [D] National Highway Authority of India
8. Who has been conferred with the order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star by the Govt of Japan in July 2022?
A. Kushal Jain                    
B. Ravi Kumar
C. Narayanan Kumar        
D. Pramod Tomar
Answer [C] Narayanan Kumar       
9. Which state has become the first state in the country to initiate the process of implementing the Centre’s New Education Policy (NEP)?
A. Punjab          
B. Haryana
C. Goa                
D. Uttarakhand
Answer [D] Uttarakhand
10. Which company has introduced India’s first indigenously developed lithium-ion cell “NMC 2170”?
A. Exide Industries          
B. Amara Raja Batteries
C. Tata Group                  
D. Ola Electric
Answer [D] Ola Electric