Current Affairs 16th August 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Popularly known as the ‘Big Bull’ of Dalal Street ……….. passed away on 14 August 2022.
A. Radhakishan Damani
B. Rekha Jhunjhunwala
C. Ashish Dhawan
D. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Answer [D] Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
2. Which state government has signed an MOU with National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) for protection of its coasts in August 2022?
A. West Bengal
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. Goa
Answer [C] Odisha
3. The Central Government has reappointed four independent directors on the RBI Central Board for a team of four years. Who among the followings is NOT in the list?
A. Satish K Marathe
B. S Gurumurthy
C. Revathy Iyer
D. Amitabh Kant
Answer [D] Amitabh Kant
4. India has added ……. to the list of Ramsar sites bringing the country’s total tally of these sites to 75.
A. 07 wetlands
B. 05 wetlands
C. 11 wetlands
D. 10 wetlands
Answer [C] 11 wetlands
5. Which day is observed as the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in India?
A. 10 November
B. 26 June
C. 14 August
D. 12 January
Answer [C] 14 August
6. How many Police personnel have been awarded the Police Medals on the Occasion of Independence Day, 2022?
A. 2022
B. 1080
C. 1947
D. 1082
Answer [D] 1082
7. From which year, India will start supplying petrol with 20 percent ethanol at select petrol pumps?
A. 2023
B. 2024
C. 2025
D. 2026
Answer [A] 2023
8. To mark independence from British rule, India has celebrated its ……. On 15 August 2022.
A. 76th Independence Day
B. 75th Independence Day
C. 77th Independence Day
D. 73rd Independence Day
Answer [A] 76th Independence Day
9. Which day is celebrated as the International Youth Day?
A. 10 August
B. 11 August
C. 12 August
D. 13 August
Answer [C] 12 August
10. As per the report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), what is the rank of India in Digital currency ownership in 2021?
A. Fourth
B. Third
C. Seventh
D. Second
Answer [C] Seventh