Current Affairs 15th August 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which institution regulates the ‘Digital lending activities’ in India?
A. Ministry of Finance                                                
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. National Payments Corporation of India          
D. NITI Aayog
Answer [B] Reserve Bank of India
2. Which countries are associated with ‘Trans Himalayan multi-dimensional connectivity network’?
A. India-Nepal                    
B. China-Nepal
C. India-Bangladesh         
D. China-Bangladesh
Answer [B] China-Nepal
3. Which Institution launched ‘SPARK’, virtual space tech park?
A. NITI Aayog            
B. DRDO
C. ISRO                        
D. BEL
Answer [C] ISRO
4. As per recent changes in Atal Pension Yojana (APY) rules, Which category of beneficiaries are excluded?
A. Central Government Employees         
B. State Government Employees
C. Income Taxpayers                                   
D. Non-Resident Indians   
Answer [C] Income Taxpayers        
5. ‘NIPAM’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which field?
A. Electronics Manufacturing             
B. Intellectual Property
C. Climate Change                                
D. Food Distribution
Answer [B] Intellectual Property
6. The Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2022, was passed in August 2022. The bill seeks to amend sections 2, 4, 7 and 13 and insert section ………. In the 2019 Act.
A. 3A            
B. 5A
C. 6A            
D. 8A
Answer [D] 8A
7. ………… has announced new names for variants of the Monkeypox virus as – Clades I, IIa and IIb.
A. CDC              
B. CSIS
C. WHO            
D. GACD
Answer [C] WHO
8. On the occasion of World Elephant Day, the centre announced the establishment of another elephant reserve at Agasthiyamalai. This reserve will be the ……. Elephant reserve in the country.
A. 30th              
B. 32nd
C. 34th              
D. 36th
Answer [B] 32nd
9. The India Meteorological Department, the Japanese government, and the United Nations Development Programme have joined hands to expedite climate action in ……. Indian States and union territories.
A. 10        
B. 12
C. 14       
D. 16
Answer [A] 10
10. Bharti Airtel’s shareholders have approved the re-appointment of …….. as MD of the company for a period of five years with effect from February 1, 2023.
A. Indermit Gill              
B. Rama Subramaniam Gandhi
C. Nakul Jain                   
D. Gopal Vittal
Answer [D] Gopal Vittal
11. In August 2022, who has launched India’s first saline water lantern “Roshni”?
A. Hardeep Singh Puri            
B. Amit Shah
C. Dr. Jitendra Singh               
D. Piyush Goyal
Answer [C] Dr. Jitendra Singh   
12. Who has assumed charge as the director of operations of PowerGrid Corporation?
A. Pramod Kumar                 
B. R K Tyagi
C. Nalin Negi                          
D. Ashish Kumar Chauhan
Answer [B] Nalin Negi       
13. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has given its approval for the acquisition of Holcim’s stake in Ambuja Ltd and ACC Ltd by ..
A. Adani Group             
B. Reliance Group
C. Tata Group                
D. GMR Group
Answer [A] Adani Group   
14. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Rios of ………. As Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan.
A. Argentina          
B. Chile
C. Mexico                
D. Cuba
Answer [A] Argentina
15. Who has become the first player in T20 cricket history to take 600 wickets?
A. Kieron Pollard              
B. Moeen Ali
C. Ambati Rayudu           
D. Dwayne Bravo
Answer [D] Dwayne Bravo
16. Which of the following banks initiative named Parivartan has signed an MOU with IISc, for the development of Bagchi-Parthasarathy Hospital at IISc Bengaluru?
A. ICICI Bank              
B. IDBI Bank
C. HDFC Bank           
D. IDFC First Bank
Answer [C] HDFC Bank          
17. Which of the following bank has signed an agreement with the Yubi to help banks in digital onboarding of various NBFCs, to lend significant amount of money?
A. Karnataka Bank                 
B. Canara Bank
C. Indian Bank                         
D. UCO Bank
Answer [A] Karnataka Bank   
18. Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched an account named ‘Kotak Crème’, this account has been classified in which category of saving account?
A. Salary Account                                
B. Zero Balance or Basis Saving Account
C. Women’s Savings Account           
D. Family Savings Account
Answer [B] Zero Balance or Basis Saving Account
19. Uma Pemmaraju, who has been passed away, was an eminent Indian American ……..
A. Photographer            
B. Director
C. Journalist                   
D. Writer
Answer [C] Journalist  
20. National Football team captain Sunil Chhetri has been named the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year for the ……. Time.
A. Fourth           
B. Fifth
C. Sixth              
D. Seventh
Answer [D] Seventh