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

1. Sasardar Berdymukhamedov was recently sworn in as the President of which country?
A. Uzbekistan           
B. Afghanistan             
C. Tanzania               
D. Turkmenistan
Answer [D] Turkmenistan
2. Name the Indian-origin physician living in the US, Who has been recently appointed as the new coordinator of the COVID-19 response to the White House?

A. Sanjit Mishra                     
B. Ashish Jha
C. Sanjay Mehta                    
D. Suresh Benix
Answer [B] Ashish Jha
3. Who has won the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix 2022 at the Bahrain International Circuit?

A. Lewis Hamilton              
B. Carlos Sainz Jr
C. Charles Leclerc                 
D. James Cameron
Answer [B] Carlos Sainz Jr
4. Which of the following has recently rolled out “UPI Lite –On-Device Wallet” Functionality?

A. Reserve Bank of India              
B. NITI Aayog
C. Ministry of Finance                   
D. National Payments Corporation of India
Answer [D] National Payments Corporation of India
5. Which of the following has been awarded the men’s coveted “Sportstar of the year” at the 2022 sport star Aces Awards?

A. Abhinav Bindra                  
B. KL Rahul
C. Neeraj Chopra                     
D. Rohit Sharma 
Answer [C] Neeraj Chopra     
6. N Biren Singh has recently taken oath as the Chief Minister of which state for the second term?

A. Nagaland                       
B. Sikkim
C. Uttarakhand                
D. Manipur
Answer [D] Manipur
7. Which of the following bank has recently announced the launch of “SmartHub Business Program” and “Autofirst” app?

A. Bank of India              
B. Bank of Baroda
C. Canara Bank               
D. HDFC Bank
Answer [D] HDFC Bank
8. Name the UN Secretary General, who has recently inducted Indian Economist Jayanti Ghosh to the UN Advisory Board?

A. Antonio Guterres                     
B. Ban-ki-mcon
C. Cofee Grain                              
D. Jorege Sampio
Answer [A] Antonio Guterres    
9. 2022 BNP Paribas Open Tennis Tournament was recently held in which country?

A. Japan              
B. China
C. India               
D. America
Answer [D] America
10. ‘Saksham’, which was seen in the news recently, is an Vessel of which armed Force?

A. Indian Navy                                
B. Indian Army
C. Indian Coast Guard                 
D. Indian Air Force
Answer [C] Indian Coast Guard