Current Affairs 8th July 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. In which country, first campus based IT business incubator was opened in July 2022?
A. Myanmar                
B. India
C. Bangladesh             
D. China
Answer [C] Bangladesh   
2. Who among the following has NOT been nominated to the Rajya Sabha on 6 July 2022?
A. P. T. Usha                             
B. Ilaiyaraaja
C. Veerendra Heggade           
D. Salman Khan
Answer [D] Salman Khan
3. Which Insurance company has launched ‘SWITCH’, India’s first on-demand comprehensive motor insurance product in July 2022?
A. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance                
B. SBI General Insurance
C. Reliance Life Insurance                              
D. Edelweiss General Insurance
Answer [D] Edelweiss General Insurance
4. Which Indian-origin CEO has been listed on the Forbes list of America’s richest self-made women 2022?
A. Mackenzie Scott                 
B. Jacqueline Mars
C. Jayshree V Ullal                   
D. Anjali Sud
Answer [C] Jayshree V Ullal       
5. ……… Has launched its biggest digital initiative for exams – ‘PARIKSHA SANGAM’ in July 2022.
A. University Grants Commission               
B. National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)
C. National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
D. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Answer [D] Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
6. Who has been appointed as the Force Commander in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in July 2022?
A. Ravindra Babu                  
B. Suresh Tomar
C. Suraj Rana                          
D. Mohan Subramanian
Answer [D] Mohan Subramanian
7. Which company has signed an MOU with Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd. (GACL) for setting up of India’s 1st Commercial-Scale Green Ammonia and Green Methanol Projects?
A. Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd                 
B. Adani Renewables
C. ReNew Power Ventures                           
D. NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd
Answer [D] NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd
8. Which Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) has developed a new fast-charging Sodium-ion batteries in July 2022?
A. IIT Madras                   
B. IIT Delhi
C. IIT Mumbai                 
D. IIT Kharagpur
Answer [D] IIT Kharagpur
9. Which company has announced the launch of ‘Startup School India’ in July 2022?
A. Meta                  
B. Microsoft              
C. Amazon             
D. Google
Answer [D] Google
10. Which University has signed an MOU with Drone Acharya Ltd. For setting up a remote Pilot Training Centre in Gujarat?
A. NDC                           
B. CDM
C. MILIT                         
D. RRU
Answer [D] RRU