Current Affairs 20th July 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Assam and ……… have signed the ‘Namsai Declaration’ in a step towards resolving their seven-decade old boundary dispute.
A. West Bengal
B. Manipur
C. Sikkim
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer [D] Arunachal Pradesh
2. ………. Has developed an AI technology to treat water in its sewage treatment plants in July 2022.
A. Ministry of Jal Shakti
B. Delhi Jal Board
C. Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board
D. Central Ground Water Board
Answer [B] Delhi Jal Board
3. Which company has partnered with Indian Oil Corporation for the formation of a joint venture (JV) company for renewable energy?
A. NTPC Limited
B. Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd
C. ReNew Power Ventures
D. Adani Renewables
Answer [A] NTPC Limited
4. Which country has emerged as the top lender to Sri Lanka in the first 4 months of 2022?
A. India
B. China
C. Maldives
D. USA
Answer [A] India
5. Which scheme has been formulated by the union government for cleaning of sewers and septic tanks in July 2022?
A. SARAL Scheme
B. SWACCH Scheme
C. NIRMAL YODDHA Scheme
D. NAMASTE Scheme
Answer [D] NAMASTE Scheme
6. Which international cricketer has announced his retirement from one-day internationals (ODI) cricket on 18 July 2022?
A. Babar Azam
B. Ben Stokes
C. Joe Root
D. Virat Kohli
Answer [B] Ben Stokes
7. Which country has won the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup in July 2022?
A. Belgium
B. India
C. Japan
D. Netherlands
Answer [D] Netherlands
8. Which Union Minister has launched ‘Repos Pay – a ‘Mobile Electric Charging’ Platform in July 2022?
A. Ashwini Vaishnaw
B. Anurag Thakur
C. Narayan Rane
D. Hardeep Singh Puri
Answer [C] Narayan Rane
9. Which day was celebrated as the Tamil Nadu Day in July 2022?
A. 8 July
B. 18 July
C. 13 July
D. 10 July
Answer [B] 18 July
10. National Academy Awardee and Noted artist ….. passed away on 18 July 2022.
A. Achuthan Kudallur
B. Kalipada Ghoshal
C. Sivakumar
D. T.V. Subramaniam
Answer [A] Achuthan Kudallur