Current Affairs 18th July 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Who among the following launched the fourth P17A stealth frigate ‘Dunagiri’ in Kolkata on 15 July 2022?
A. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh                
B. PM Narendra Modi
C. President Ram Nath Kovind                         
D. Home Minister Amit Shah
Answer [A] Defence Minister Rajnath Singh     
2. Which company has developed a new graphics dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chip with a faster speed and improved power efficiency in July 2022?
A. ASM Technologies                 
B. Chiplogic Technologies
C. Samsung Electronics              
D. Broadcom Inc
Answer [C] Samsung Electronics        
3. Which city has been declared the first ‘Cultural and Tourism Capital’ of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in July 2022?
A. Islamabad                   
B. Beijing
C. Varanasi                       
D. Ujjain
Answer [C] Varanasi  
4. Which country is hosting the 18th edition of World Athletics Championships in July 2022?
A. Germany              
B. Russia
C. Belgium                 
D. USA
Answer [D] USA
5. Which telecom company has completed a successful trial of the India’s first 5G private network in July 2022?
A. Reliance Communications                 
B. Vodafone India
C. Tata Teleservices                                  
D. Bharti Airtel
Answer [D] Bharti Airtel
6. In which city, The National Health Authority (NHA) commenced its first hackathon under the ‘Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Hackathon Series’ in July 2022?
A. Ahmedabad                  
B. Pune
C. Jaipur                             
D. Bhopal
Answer [B] Pune
7. The Department of Consumer Affairs has launched …………….”, a mascot for empowering consumer rights in July 2022.
A. Utsuk           
B. Prakhar
C. Satya             
D. Jagriti
Answer [D] Jagriti
8. Which Ministry’s website has been ranked first under the Central Ministries Portal in National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment in July 2022?
A. Ministry of Labour & Employment          
B. Ministry of Mines
C. Ministry of Minority Affairs                     
D. Ministry of Home Affairs
Answer [D] Ministry of Home Affairs
9. Which Space tech Start-up recently (in July’22) inaugurated ‘Rocket Factory-1’, India’s first-ever rocket facility for 3D printed rocket engines at the IIT Madras research park?
A. Skyroot Aerospace                  
B. Agnikul Cosmos
C. Pixxel                                         
D. Dhruva Space
Answer [B] Agnikul Cosmos
10. Name the institute that recently (in July’22) developed ‘PIVOT’, an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tool that can predict cancer-causing genes in humans.
A. IIT Delhi                       
B. IIT Bombay
C. IIT Kharagpur              
D. IIT Madras
Answer [D] IIT Madras
11. Jerusalem Declaration’ which was seen in the news, is a strategic agreement between Israel and which country?
A. UK                             
B. USA
C. Australia                  
D. UAE
Answer [B] USA
12. Which Indian cityhas been selected as the first Cultural and Tourism Capital of SCO for 2022-23?
A. Jaipur                     
B. Kochi
C. Varanasi               
D. Kolkata
Answer [C] Varanasi         
13. ‘Jagriti’, which was seen in the news recently, is a mascot related to which field?
A. Income Tax                                   
B. Climate Change
C. Consumer Awareness                 
D. Crypto Currency
Answer [C] Consumer Awareness      
14. Which institution was ranked first in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022?
A. IIT Delhi                
B. IIT Kanpur
C. IIT Madras            
D. IIT Bombay
Answer [C] IIT Madras    
15. Which Indian state launched the ‘e-FIR service and a Police App’?
A. Gujarat                       
B. Sikkim
C. Uttarakhand             
D. Odisha
Answer [C] Uttarakhand
16. To boost exports and job creation in ………., the Centre has extended the Scheme for Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) till March 2024.
A. Rural Sector                      
B. Chemical Industries
C. Commerce Sector           
D. Textile Sector
Answer [D] Textile Sector
17. Which country’s Met Office has issued the first-ever red warning, declaring a national emergency in July 2022?
A. Canada                           
B. Germany
C. United Kingdom          
D. France
Answer [C] United Kingdom      
18. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and ………. Have signed an MOU to expand cooperation in payment systems on 16 July 2022.
A. Central Bank of Argentina               
B. Swiss National Bank
C. Bank Indonesia                                 
D. Bank of Albania
Answer [C] Bank Indonesia  
19. Which bank has become the first private bank to complete technical integration with the new e-filling portal of the Income Tax department in July 2022?
A. HDFC Bank                 
B. Kotak Mahindra Bank
C. Axis Bank                   
D. ICICI Bank
Answer [B] Kotak Mahindra Bank
20. At which place, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bundelkhand Expressway on 16 July 2022?
A. Kannauj                           
B. Mirzapur
C. Kanpur                             
D. Jalaun
Answer [D] Jalaun