Current Affairs 6th August 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which state’s astronomical observatory has been included in the UNESCO list of important Endangered Heritage Observatories?
A. Maharashtra            
B. Bihar
C. West Bengal              
D. Kerala
Answer [B] Bihar
2. Larsen & Turbo signed a MOU with which state to set up an IT and ITeS technology park?
A. Tamil Nadu          
B. Gujarat
C. Karnataka              
D. Maharashtra
Answer [B] Gujarat
3. In which state, world’s largest floating solar power plant is set to be built?
A. Rajasthan            
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Gujarat                  
D. Bihar
Answer [B] Madhya Pradesh
4. Which is the first bank in India to list its Payment Gateway Platform on the income tax department’s TIN 2.0 platform?
A. SBI                       
B. PNB
C. Axis Bank            
D. Federal Bank
Answer [B] PNB
5. Which country chairs the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee for 2022?
A. China               
B. Russia
C. India                 
D. Kazakhstan
Answer [C] India 
6. Which Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) has collaborated with DRDO to develop defence technology in August 2022?
A. IIT Madras                     
B. IIT Dhanbad
C. IIT Roorkee                    
D. IIT Mumbai
Answer [C] IIT Roorkee             
7. The Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully test fired indigenously developed …….. on 4 August 2022.
A. Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD)               
B. Ashwin Ballistic Missile Interceptor
C. Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles  
D. Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM)
Answer [D] Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM)
8. By which year, the Government has set a target of increasing Natural Gas in the Primary energy mix by 15 percent?
A. 2025          
B. 2030
C. 2028           
D. 2027
Answer [B] 2030
9. India and ………… held the 1st session of High-Powered Joint Trade Committee on 1-3 August 2022 in New Delhi.
A. Myanmar               
B. Ghana
C. Mauritius               
D. Bangladesh
Answer [C] Mauritius 
10. Which Indian authority has partnered with Quality Council of India in August 2022?
A. Sports Authority of India                                            
B. Airports Authority of India             
C. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)       
D. National Health Authority (NHA)
Answer [D] National Health Authority (NHA)