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

1. Which Union Ministry launched the new draft national policy on persons with disabilities (PWD)?
A. Ministry of Home Affairs              
B. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
C. Ministry of Law and Justice          
D. Ministry of Women and Child Development
Answer [B] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
2. Which state ranked the highest in national e-governance service delivery assessment (NeSDA), as per NeSDA report?
A. Tamil Nadu                
B. Kerala
C. Telangana                  
D. Maharashtra
Answer [B] Kerala
3. Which state/UT is the venue of the meeting of the Western Zonal Council in 2022?
A. Goa                              
B. Gujarat
C. Daman & Diu             
D. Maharashtra
Answer [C] Daman & Diu     
4. What is the theme of the ‘World Day Against Child Labour 2022’?
A. Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour         
B. Rehabilitation and Restoration
C. Importance of Education                                                  
D. Commitment to End Child Labour
Answer [A] Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour  
5. Which is the first country in the World to require that a warning be printed on every cigarette?
A. Australia                  
B. Germany
C. Canada                      
D. ItalY
Answer [C] Canada    
6. Who among the followings has become India’s 74th Grandmaster in June 2022?
A. Vidit Gujrathi                
B. R Praggnanandhaa
C. Rahul Srivatshav            
D. Viswanathan Anand
Answer [C] Rahul Srivatshav    
7. Who has created history by becoming the 1st Indian to quality for the Pro Circuit World Snooker from the Q School qualifying championship in June 2022?
A. Suresh Dahiya             
B. Vaibhav Kumar
C. Deepak Singh              
D. Himanshu Jain
Answer [D] Himanshu Jain
8. Who among the followings has launched the “Start-Ups for Railways’ to leverage innovative technologies developed by Indian startups?
A. PM Narendra Modi                                       
B. President Ram Nath Kovind
C. Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu           
D. Ashwini Vaishnaw
Answer [D] Ashwini Vaishnaw
9. Which country has become India’s second-biggest supplier of behind Iraq in May 2022?
A. Russia                   
B. Oman
C. Venezuela            
D. Iran
Answer [A] Russia 
10. As per the NeSDA 2021 report, which Union Territories of India in e-governance services delivery?
A. Andaman and Nicobar               
B. Chandigarh
C. Jammu and Kashmir                   
D. Pondicherry
Answer [C] Jammu and Kashmir