Current Affairs 22th June 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which formula one racing driver has won the Canadian Grand Prix on 19 June 2022?
A. Carlos Sainz                 
B. Lewis Hamilton
C. Sergio Perez                 
D. Max Verstappen
Answer [D] Max Verstappen
2. Which edition of International Day of Yoga (IDY) is being celebrated on June 21, 2022?
A. 1st edition                  
B. 8th Edition
C. 2nd Edition                  
D. 3rd Edition
Answer [B] 8th Edition
3. Which International Airport has been named the World’s Best Airport for the year 2022?
A. Seoul Incheon International Airport            
B. Dubai International Airport            
C. Athens International Airport                          
D. Hamad International Airport            
Answer [D] Hamad International Airport            
4. Who among the following Union Ministers has launched an innovative project ‘National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman Workers’ (NIPUN) in June 2022?
A. Anurag Thakur                     
B. Nitin Gadkari
C. Piyush Goyal                         
D. Hardeep Singh Puri
Answer [D] Hardeep Singh Puri
5. Which insurance company has partnered with PhonePe to offer motor insurance on the PhonePe Platform in June 2022?
A. HDFC Standard Life Insurance           
B. Max Life Insurance           
C. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance           
D. Kotak General Insurance    
Answer [D] Kotak General Insurance    
6. Protean eGov Technologies Ltd and …………. Have partnered to offer PAN related Services?
A. Ant Financial                
B. Coinbase
C. NuBank                          
D. PayNearby
Answer [D] PayNearby
7. Which Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) has developed a metal 3D Printer for aerospace, defence and general engineering applications?
A. IIT Kanpur                        
B. IIT Madras
C. IIT Guwahati                    
D. IIT Jodhpur
Answer [B] IIT Madras
8. National Monuments Authority (NMA) will organise an astrophysical analysis of the movement of the Sun around the ……….. on 21 June 2022.
A. Taj Mahal                     
B. Meenakshi Temple
C. Hawa Mahal                
D. Qutub Minar
Answer [D] Qutub Minar
9. In which state, India’s first 100 MLD (million litres per day) capacity desalination plant was inaugurated?
A. Maharashtra               
B. Odisha
C. Tamil Nadu                 
D. Gujarat
Answer [D] Gujarat
10. In which city, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated several projects worth Rd. 33000 crore rupees on 20 June 2022?
A. Ahmedabad                   
B. Chennai
C. Mumbai                           
D. Bengaluru
Answer [D] Bengaluru