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Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 06th April 2022

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1) The National Maritime Day has been annually observed on April 5, 2022. What is the Theme of this year 2022?

(a) Sustainable Shipping beyond Covid-19

(b) Sustainable Shipping after Covid-19

(c) Standard Shipping beyond Covid-19

(d) Strong Shipping beyond Covid-19

(e) Sustainable and Standard Shipping beyond Covid-19

2) The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested 1,459 touts and blocked 366 IRCTC agent IDs and 6,751 personal IDs under which among the following Operation?

(a) Operation Upalabdh

(b) Operation Ticket

(c) Operation Sindhalb

(d) Operation IDs

(e) Operation Arrest

3) Which among the following E-commerce giant has launched a foundation for the growth of rural area and women?

(a) Amazon

(b) Jio Mart

(c) Flipkart

(d) Snapdeal

(e) None of these

4) Which among the following country has signed a deal with Adani group for Indian Economic Zone?

(a) Nepal

(b) Bangladesh

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Bhutan

(e) Pakistan

5) As per the FICCI Economic Outlook Survey, what is India’s GDP growth rate for FY23?

(a) 7.1%

(b) 7.2%

(c) 7.3%

(d) 7.4%

(e) 7.5%

6) Which among the following digital life insurance company has partnered with Ahalia Finforex to offer insurance cover to unserved segment?

(a) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

(b) Life Insurance Corporation of India

(c) Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company

(d) Aegon Life Insurance

(e) Max Life Insurance Company

7) As per the report, HDFC would  merge with HDFC Bank to create ____________ most valuable company in the country

(a) 1st

(b) 2nd

(c) 3rd

(d) 4th

(e) 5th

8) Recently which among the following bank has signed MoU with Border Security Force to offer special benefits through Central Armed Police Salary Package Scheme?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) Bank of Baroda

(c) Union Bank of India

(d) Punjab National Bank

(e) Canara Bank

9) Who among the following has recently appointed as the India’s new Foreign Secretary?

(a) Vijay Keshav Gokhale

(b) Harsh Vardhan Shringla

(c) Sujatha Singh

(d) Shivshankar Menon

(e) Vinay Mohan Kwatra

10) As per the report Vikas Kumar has taken charge as 3rd Managing Director (MD) of __________ Metro Rail Corporation

(a) Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation

(b) Chennai Metro Rail Corporation

(c) Kochi Metro Rail Corporation

(d) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

(e) Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation

11) This year 2022 has been marked _______________ edition of Annual Grammy Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada

(a) 55th Annual Grammy Awards

(b) 59th Annual Grammy Awards

(c) 61st Annual Grammy Awards

(d) 64th Annual Grammy Awards

(e) 69th Annual Grammy Awards

12) Who among the following Indian Journalist has won the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Woman Mediaperson 2021?

(a) Aman Khanna

(b) Aarefa Johari

(c) Naresh Fernandes

(d) Mridula Chari

(e) Vinita Govindarajan

13) Which among the following North East State Cabinet has approved a MoU with French agency for biodiversity conservation?

(a) Assam

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Nagaland

(d) Mizoram

(e) Manipur

14) The Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has launched __________ new rare Chemical Reference Materials to strengthen anti-doping Testing.

(a) Three Chemical Reference Materials

(b) Six Chemical Reference Materials

(c) Eight Chemical Reference Materials

(d) Eleven Chemical Reference Materials

(e) Fifteen Chemical Reference Materials

15) Which among the following Ministry in India has recently launched the Broadcast Seva Portal in New Delhi?

(a) Ministry of Science and technology

(b) Minister of Information & Broadcasting

(c) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

(d) Ministry of Labour and Employment

(e) Ministry of Home Affairs

16) The Centre has sanctioned Rs ________ crores for international exposure trips of Indian Athletics, Yachting teams.

(a) Rs 1.65 crores

(b) Rs 2.65 crores

(c) Rs 3.65 crores

(d) Rs 4.65 crores

(e) Rs 5.65 crores

17) Who among the following has won the Men’s Single title in 2022 Miami Open Tennis Tournament?

(a) Casper Ruud

(b) Carlos Alcaraz

(c) Wesley Koolhof

(d) Hubert Hurkacz

(e) John Isner

18) The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is a digital payment architecture rolled out by __________

(a) Reserve Bank of India

(b) State Bank of India

(c) Securities and Exchange Board of India

(d) National Payments Corporation of India

(e) None of these

19) What is the capital of Honduras?

(a) Tbilisi

(b) Tegucigalpa

(c) Amman

(d) Dublin

(e) None of these

20) In which year Unified Payments Interface was launched?

(a) 2015

(b) 2016

(c) 2014

(d) 2017

(e) None of These

Answers :

1) Answer: A

National Maritime Day is annually observed on April 5, 2022.

The theme of National Maritime Day 2022 is Sustainable Shipping beyond Covid-19.

Every year, the day is commemorated to support the global economy, which is the most well-organized, safe, and environmentally responsible way of delivering commodities from one end of the globe to the other.

National Maritime Day was first celebrated on April 5, 1964.

2) Answer: A

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested 1,459 touts and blocked 366 IRCTC agent IDs and 6,751 personal IDs as part of a month-long pan-India drive against illegal ticketing.

The drive, ‘Operation Upalabdh‘, was conducted following the restoration of long-distance train services as the festival and summer rush was expected to bring about a sharp rise in the demand for reserved train seats

3) Answer: C

Walmart-backed E-commerce giant Flipkart announced that it has constituted Flipkart Foundation.

The Foundation will focus on supporting improved market access for under-served communities, entrepreneurship, skill development, community development, livelihood opportunities and environmental responsibility, with an aim to impact 20 million lives directly and indirectly over the next decade.

4) Answer: B

The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) signed an agreement with the Indian company Adani Ports and SEZ Limited to set up an Indian Economic Zone at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) in Mirsarai of Chattogram.

The signing of the non-binding agreement called term-sheet between the two entities in Mumbai indicated that the development of the Indian Economic Zone (IEZ) will start in full swing soon.

5) Answer: D

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) Economic Outlook Survey has estimated India’s GDP to grow at 7.4% in the financial year 2022-23 (FY23) with a minimum and maximum growth estimate of 6.0 per cent and 7.8 per cent, respectively.

The survey showed, “rising international commodity prices are the biggest risk emanating from the ongoing conflict as Russia and Ukraine are global suppliers of key commodities.

6) Answer: D

Aegon Life, a digital life insurance company, has partnered Ahalia Finforex, a Kerala-based diversified financial services firm, to provide life insurance access to the unorganized and unserved segments residing in tier 2, tier 3, and tier 4 towns.

The move is a significant step towards its vision to make every household financially secure.

The exclusive partnership between Aegon Life and Ahalia Finforex provides insurance coverage to over 5 lakh Ahalia customers via the insurer’s Group Credit Life product.

7) Answer: C

HDFC Limited will merge with HDFC Bank, creating a banking behemoth.

The merger is set to make the company the third most valuable in the country.

HDFC will acquire a 41 percent stake in HDFC Bank through the transformational merger.

HDFC Limited Chairman Deepak Parekh has described it as a merger of equals.

8) Answer: A

State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Border Security Force to offer special benefits to the serving and retired BSF personnel and family pensioners through the Central Armed Police Salary Package (CAPSP) Scheme.

9) Answer: E

The Indian government appointed senior Indian Foreign Service officer Vinay Mohan Kwatra as the new foreign secretary.

He replaced incumbent Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, a 1984-batch IFS officer who will superannuate on April 30, 2022.

10) Answer: D

Vikas Kumar, a 1988-batch officer of the Indian Railway Traffic Service has been appointed as the new Managing Director of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

Kumar is taking over the post from Dr. Mangu Singh, whose tenure ended on March 31, 2022.

He will hold the post for a term of five years.

11) Answer: D

The 64th Annual Grammy Awards were held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from September 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021.

This was the first time a Grammy Awards ceremony was held in Sin City.

12) Answer: B

Mumbai-based Scroll.in reporter Aarefa Johari has won the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Woman Mediaperson 2021.

The award, administered by the Media Foundation.

13) Answer: A

The Assam Cabinet approved a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the environment and forest department of the State and Agence Francaise de Development, a French funding agency, to foster bilateral dialogue in the field of environment.

The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

14) Answer: B

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur launched six new and rare Reference Materials (RMs), the highest form of chemical required for anti-doping analysis in all World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-accredited laboratories throughout the world.

The 6 RMs were developed in less than a year by the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) in collaboration with the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Guwahati and the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM), Jammu.

15) Answer: B

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has launched the Broadcast Seva Portal in New Delhi.

The portal will provide a single point facility to the stakeholders to request for required permission, registrations and licences.

Government has harnessed technology to bring transparency in the system and make it more accountable.

16) Answer: C

The Centre has sanctioned 3,65,00,000 rupees for international exposure trips of Indian Athletics and Yachting teams.

These exposure tours have been scheduled this month ahead of the World Athletics Championship, the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games-2022.

17) Answer: B

The 2022 Miami Open (also known as the Miami Masters, and currently branded as the Miami Open presented by Itaú for sponsorship reasons) tennis tournament was the 37th edition of the men’s and women’s event, held from March 22 to April 3, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Men’s Single: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)       

18) Answer: D

The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is a digital payment architecture rolled out by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

19) Answer: B

Tegucigalpa is the capital city of Honduras.

20) Answer: B

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) launch was on 11th April 2016 by Dr. Raghuram G Rajan.