Current Affairs 23th June 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman workers ‘NIPUN’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?
A. Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs           
B. Ministry of MSME
C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry            
D. Ministry of Women and Child Development
Answer [A] Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs  
2. Which is the main venue of the eighth International Day of Yoga (IDY) Celebrations in India?
A. Gandhi Nagar              
B. Mysuru
C. Hyderabad                   
D. Patna
Answer [B] Mysuru
3. The Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise “Ex Khaan Quest-2022’ was organised in which country?
A. France                 
B. Oman
C. Mongolia             
D. Iran
Answer [C] Mongolia 
4. In which country, world’s largest ever freshwater fish has been found recently?
A. Australia                   
B. China
C. Cambodia                 
D. Chile
Answer [C] Cambodia
5. Which Union Ministry has declared certain resources of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and NPCI as ‘critical information infrastructure?
A. Ministry of Electronics and IT                       
B. Ministry of Finance
C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry           
D. Ministry of Home Affairs
Answer [A] Ministry of Electronics and IT 
6. Which government agency is responsible for protecting India’s critical information infrastructure?
A. National Cyber Coordination Centre          
B. National Informatics Centre
C. ICERT                                                                
D. NCIIPC
Answer [D] NCIIPC
7. Emancipation Proclamation, which was mentioned in news, is related to …?
A. Black Lives Matter Movement             
B. Right to Abortion
C. Voting Rights                                           
D. End of Slavery
Answer [D] End of Slavery
8. Inter-State Council was established under which article of Indian constitution?
A. Article 246                 
B. Article 257
C. Article 263                 
D. Article 267
Answer [C] Article 263
9. UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize gives recognition to works done in which of the following fields?
A. Literature                                     
B. Biological Sciences
C. Environment Protection            
D. Information and Communication Technology
Answer [D] Information and Communication Technology
10. Which Wildlife sanctuary is location of India’s first-ever Dark Sky Reserve?
A. Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary           
B. Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary           
C. Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary             
D. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary          
Answer [A] Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary