Current Affairs 26th August 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. What is ‘Garba’, which was nominated by Indio to be inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list?
A. Festival
B. Dance Form
C. Art Form
D. Monument
Answer [B] Dance Form
2. India announced the establishment of a working group on transnational education with which country?
A. USA
B. Australia
C. UK
D. Germany
Answer [B] Australia
3. India’s first commercial space situational awareness observatory is to be established in which state/UT?
A. Gujarat
B. Uttarakhand
C. Sikkim
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer [B] Uttarakhand
4. India recently inaugurated the new Indian Embassy in which country (in August 2022)?
A. Malta
B. Paraguay
C. Iran
D. Venezuela
Answer [B] Paraguay
5. Which state has announced to set up online monitoring system of medicines in government –run medical institutions?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Assam
Answer [B] Kerala
6. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and ………… successfully flight tested Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) on 23 August 2022.
A. Indian Navy
B. Indian Army
C. Indian Air Force
D. Indian Coast Guard
Answer [A] Indian Navy
7. Which day is celebrated as ‘Internaut Day’?
A. 20 August
B. 25 August
C. 9 August
D. 23 August
Answer [D] 23 August
8. Which day is celebrated Women’s Equality Day?
A. 20 August
B. 25 August
C. 26 August
D. 23 August
Answer [C] 26 August
9. Which insurance Company has launched ‘All Things EV’, a one-stop-solution portal for electric vehicles (EV) in August 2022?
A. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
B. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
C. SBI General Insurance
D. HDFC ERGO
Answer [D] HDFC ERGO
10. A team of researchers has found a new species of long-fingered bats in India and ……….
A. Myanmar
B. Bhutan
C. Nepal
D. Sri Lanka
Answer [D] Sri Lanka
11. Which is the venue of the ‘SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting held in 2022?
A. Beijing
B. Tashkent
C. Shanghai
D. Nursultan
Answer [B] Tashkent
12. Which leader has been honoured with the 2022 Liberty Medal?
A. Imran Khan
B. Narendra Modi
C. Volodymyr Zelenskyy
D. Fumio Kishida
Answer [C] Volodymyr Zelenskyy
13. What is the theme of the ‘World Water Week 2022’?
A. Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water
B. Transforming the global water challenges
C. Global collaboration for water
D. Biodiversity and climate change
Answer [A] Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water
14. Fahmida Azim, who has been selected for the 2022 Pulitzer prize, is from which country?
A. India
B. Bangladesh
C. Iran
D. Oman
Answer [B] Bangladesh
15. Antim Panghal, who was seen in the news, plays which sports?
A. Wrestling
B. Weight Lifting
C. Hockey
D. Badminton
Answer [A] Wrestling
16. Which state government is set to build India’s First Education Township with an idea of ‘Single Entry, Multiple Exit?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Karnataka
D. Maharashtra
Answer [A] Uttar Pradesh
17. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) that recently signed a ……… loan agreement with the Government of India to Improve Water Supply & Sanitation in Himachal Pradesh.
A. USD 85.1 million
B. USD 96.3 million
C. USD 76.8 million
D. USD 53.0 million
Answer [B] USD 96.3 million
18. Which bank recently opened its first all-women branch in Kozhikode, Kerala to enhance gender diversity in the banking sector?
A. South Indian Bank
B. Induslnd Bank
C. HDFC Bank
D. ICICI Bank
Answer [C] HDFC Bank
19. Which company recently signed an MOU with the NHPC Limited to set up a solar Equipment Manufacturing Facility?
A. Bharat Dynamics Limited
B. Hindustan Aeronautiucs Limited
C. Bharat Electronics Limited
D. Electronics Corporation of India Limited
Answer [C] Bharat Electronics Limited
20. When was International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition 2022 observed across the globe by the United Nations (UN)?
A. 21 August 2022
B. 23 August 2022
C. 25 August 2022
D. 26 August 2022
Answer [B] 23 August 2022