Current Affairs 27th June 2022 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with which of the following aspects?
A. Official Languages
B. Land Reforms
C. Anti-Defection law
D. Panchayati Raj
Answer [C] Anti-Defection law
2. Varada River, which was mentioned in news recently, is the tributary of which river?
A. Krishna River
B. Cauvery River
C. Kali River
D. Tungabhadra River
Answer [D] Tungabhadra River
3. NDA Presidential election candidate Droupadi Murmu belongs to which tribe?
A. Gond
B. Santhal
C. Bhil
D. Munda
Answer [B] Santhal
4. Raghurajpur, that was recently in news, is famous for which of the following types of paintings?
A. Madhubani
B. Pattachitra
C. Kalighat
D. Pahadi
Answer [B] Pattachitra
5. Central Bureau of Communication was earlier known as …?
A. Department of Telecommunication
B. C-DOT
C. Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity
D. Bureau of outreach and Communication
Answer [D] Bureau of outreach and Communication
6. In June 2022, who has assumed charge as National Small Industries Corporation Limited’s Chairman and Managing Director?
A. Dr. Suman K Bery
B. Dr Manoj Soni
C. P Udayakumar
D. Gopal Sharma
Answer [C] P Udayakumar
7. In June 2022, which bank has launched a new portal for its corporate EXIM customers?
A. HDFC Bank
B. Indian Bank
C. Union Bank of India
D. South Indian Bank
Answer [D] South Indian Bank
8. Rumeli Dhar has announced her retirement from which sport?
A. Cricket
B. Hockey
C. Badminton
D. Tennis
Answer [A] Cricket
9. Who has been named Chairman of an advisory committee to assist the Supreme Court-Appointed Committee of Administrators (COA), in June 2022?
A. Alkesh Kumar Sharma
B. Ranjit Baja
C. Venkataramani Sumantran
D. Naresh Kumar
Answer [B] Ranjit Baja
10. What is the rank of the Indian football team in the latest FIFA world rankings released in June 2022?
A. 100
B. 102
C. 104
D. 106
Answer [C] 104
11. When is the ‘United Nations Public Service Day’ observed?
A. June 18
B. June 21
C. June 23
D. June 25
Answer [C] June 23
12. Which state/UT Launched ‘Mo Bus Service’, which was recently recognized by the UN’s Public Service Awards?
A. Telangana
B. New Delhi
C. West Bengal
D. Odisha
Answer [D] Odisha
13. India recently announced ‘Commonwealth Diplomatic Academy Programme’ with which country?
A. Australia
B. UK
C. Italy
D. France
Answer [B] UK
14. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 comes under the jurisdiction of which union Ministry (as of June 2022)?
B. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
C. Ministry of Home Affairs
D. Ministry of Law and Justice
Answer [A] Ministry of Finance
15. Which state is set to roll out the comprehensive health insurance scheme, ‘MEDISEP’?
A. Kerala
B. Bihar
C. Gujarat
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer [A] Kerala
16. Khuvsgul Lake is one of the 11 newly added biosphere reserves to the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves. It is located in which country?
A. Australia
B. Mongolia
C. Georgia
D. Cameroon
Answer [B] Mongolia
17. Which organization recently (in June’22) launched a Dhan Sanchay Savings Scheme, savings life insurance plan?
A. HDFC Standard Life Insurance
B. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
C. Max Life Insurance
D. Life Insurance Corporation of India
Answer [D] Life Insurance Corporation of India
18. Who was recently (in June’22) appointed as a member of the Advisory Committee of Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited (SIFL) and Srei Equipment Finance Limited (SEFL)?
A. Ashish Chauhan
B. R Subramaniakumar
C. Venkat Nageswar Chalasani
D. Manoj Kumar
Answer [C] Venkat Nageswar Chalasani
19. In June 2022, China launched the 2nd Batch of three new remote sensing satellites of Yaogan-35 series by a …… rocket from the Sichuan Province, southwest China.
A. Long March 4C
B. Long March 3B
C. Long March 2D
D. Long March 4B
Answer [C] Long March 2D
20. As per the BloombergNEF (BNEF)’s report titled “Financing India’s 2030 Renewables Ambition”, India needs ……… investment to achieve the wind and solar capacity goal to 500 gigawatts (GW) by 2030.
A. USD 178 billion
B. USD 223 billion
C. USD 324 billion
D. USD 416 billion
Answer [B] USD 223 billion