Current Affairs 1st August 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. The Agricultural Census is conducted in the interval of how many years in India?
A. 2            
B. 3
C. 5             
D. 10
Answer [C] 5
2. Which shipyard built India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier – Vikrant?
A. Cochin Shipyard                                                     
B. Mazagon Dock Shipyard 
C. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers          
D. Hindustan Shipyard 
Answer [A] Cochin Shipyard     
3. Tadoba Tiger Reserve, which hosted the Global Tiger Day Celebrations, is located in which Indian state?
A. Sikkim                  
B. Maharashtra
C. Gujarat                
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer [B] Maharashtra
4. Which state hosted the FIDE Chess Olympiad for the first time in India?
A. Tamil Nadu                  
B. Telangana
C. Maharashtra               
D. Odisha
Answer [A] Tamil Nadu     
5. The Indian Navy recently received two MH – 60 R multirole helicopters from which country?
A. Russia         
B. United States
C. Israel           
D. France
Answer [B] United States
6. World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is observed on which of the following day every year?
A. 28th July                 
B. 29th July    
C. 30th July                 
D. 25th July    
Answer [C] 30th July  
7. Who of the following became Asia’s Richest Woman in the month of July 2022 according to Bloomberg Billionaries Index?
A. Nita Ambani                
B. Kiran Mazumdar
C. Savitri Jindal                
D. Crishna Godrej
Answer [C] Savitri Jindal         
8. PM Modi inaugurated the first-ever All India DLSAs Meet. D stands for which of the following word?
A. Department              
B. Director
C. District                        
D. None of the above
Answer [C] District     
9. Which of the following organization has partnered with IOA to host the first-ever India House at Paris Olympiad 2024?
A. Tata Group          
B. Reliance Industries
C. Adani Group        
D. Vivo Mobiles
Answer [B] Reliance Industries
10. Gustav McKeon has become the first batter in T20 history to score consecutive hundreds. Gustav McKeon belongs to which to the following country?
A. England             
B. France
C. Australia            
D. West Indies
Answer [B] France
11. ‘Mukhyamantri Mahtari Nyay Rath’ was launched by the CM of which of the following state?
A. Madhya Pradesh                 
B. Maharashtra
C. Chhattisgarh                         
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer [C] Chhattisgarh
12. Mirabai Chanu has won the first Gold medal for India at CWG 2022. Mirabai Chanu participated in which of the following category?
A. 51 Kg Women’s                  
B. 49 Kg Women’s                               
C. 53 Kg Women’s                  
D. 47 Kg Women’s       
Answer [B] 49 Kg Women’s         
13. The Indian Vegetable Oil Producers’ Association (IVPA) and Palm Oil Council of which country have signed an MOU to promote use of palm oil?
A. Cambodia           
B. Japan
C. Indonesia             
D. Malaysia
Answer [D] Malaysia
14. Who gave away Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) Awards in New Delhi in July 2022?
A. Rajnath Singh                               
B. Giriraj Singh
C. Narendra Singh Tomar               
D. Nirmala Sitharaman
Answer [C] Narendra Singh Tomar 
15. Name the company that recently partnered with Talgo India Private Limited to set up a joint venture for manufacturing high-speed trains in India.
A. GMR Infrastructure Limited              
B. BF Infrastructure Limited              
C. Reliance Infrastructure Limited        
D. Hindustan Construction
Answer [B] BF Infrastructure Limited    
16. The National Skill Development Mission, also known as the Skill India Mission, under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, observed its …… anniversary on 15th July 2022.
A. 5th              
B. 6th
C. 3rd                
D. 7th
Answer [D] 7th
17. Which country’s Reserve Bank recently launched gold coins namely ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ as Legal Tender to tackle inflation?
A. Zambia            
B. Mozambique
C. Namibia            
D. Zimbabwe
Answer [D] Zimbabwe
18. The RBI’s Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) was recently rose to …… in March 2022 against 270.59 in March 2021.
A. 328.15           
B. 290.41
C. 389.12             
D. 349.30
Answer [D] 349.30
19. Sahitya Akademi Award-winning and litterateur Atulananda Goswami recently passed away. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for his short story collection ……..
A. Satanic Verses               
B. Seneh Jarir Ganthi
C. Ghachar Ghochar           
D. Ahalya
Answer [B] Seneh Jarir Ganthi
20. What is the theme of World Hepatitis Day 2022 that was observed across the globe on 28th July 2022 by the World Health Organization (WHO)?
A. Bringing Hepatitis Care Closer to You        
B. Hepatitis-free Future
C. Test, Treat. Hepatitis                                      
D. Hepatitis Can’t Wait
Answer [A] Bringing Hepatitis Care Closer to You