Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 14th May 2022

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1) Which among the following country has been elected as the Chair of Association of Asian Election Authorities for 2022-24?

(a) India

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) Bhutan

(d) Nepal

(e) Bangladesh

2) RailTel has launched PM-WANI based access to its Wi-Fi at 100 railway stations across the country. What does “W” stands in WANI?

(a) Wireless

(b) Wi-Fi

(c) Worldwide

(d) World

(e) None of These

3) The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed ‘Utkarsh Samaroh in which among the following state or Union Territory?

(a) Ladakh

(b) Jammu

(c) Delhi

(d) Gujarat

(e) Haryana

4) Indias first Khadi Centre of Excellence has opened in which among the following State or Union Territory?

(a) Ladakh

(b) Delhi

(c) Gujarat

(d) Haryana

(e) Sikkim

5) India’s Retail Inflation has surged to __________% in April ,highest in 8 Years.

(a)6.79%

(b)7.54%

(c) 7.79%

(d)8.59%

(e)8.77%

6) InspiHERs ,a financial literacy campaign has been launched by which among the following Life insurance Company?

(a) Life Insurance Corporation of India

(b) Max Life Insurance

(c) HDFC Life Insurance

(d)ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

(e) Bharti AXA Life Insurance

7) Worldline India has partnered with which among the following public sector bank to Digitise E-challan Collections?

(a) Canara Bank

(b) State Bank of India

(c)Indian Bank

(d) Bank of India

(e) Union Bank of India

8) The Reserve Bank of India has extended the period of restriction on 2 co-operative banks under which among the following Act?

(a) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934

(b) Banking Regulation Act, 1949

(c) Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999

(d) Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

(e) Limitation Act, 1963

9) Which among the following actress has become 1st Indian house ambassador of Louis Vuitton?

(a) Deepika Padukone

(b) Preity Zinta

(c) Alia Bhatt

(d) Priyanka Chopra

(e) Katrina Kaif

10) Justice NK Singh has been appointed as the acting Chief Justice of __________ High Court.

(a)Kochi

(b) Madras

(c) Ahmadabad

(d)Guwahati

(e) Hyderabad

11) Who among the following has been appointed as the New Chief Election Commissioner of India?

(a)T. N. Seshan

(b) Ashok Lavasa

(c) Sukumar Sen

(d) Sushil Chandra

(e)Rajiv Kumar

12) Who among the following has won the World’s largest annual individual award Templeton Prize for the year 2022?

(a)David Gross

(b) Hugh David Politzer

(c)Frank Wilczek

(d) Betsy Devine

(e) Murray Gell‑Mann

13) Which among the following aerospace company has inked a pact with Air India Engineering Services for maintenance of naval, VIP aircraft?

(a)Lockheed Martin

(b) Airbus

(c)Boeing

(d) Northrop Grumman

(e) McDonnell Douglas

14) India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has inked MoU with which among the following country for broadcasting collaboration?

(a)Madagascar

(b)Mauritius

(c) Seychelles

(d)Mozambique

(e)Maldives

15) The12th IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships has kick-started in which among the following country?

(a)Paris, France

(b) Istanbul, Turkey

(c)Rome, Italy

(d) Moscow, Russia

(e)Montreal, Canada

16) India has won 14 medals including ________ Gold in Archery Asia Cup 2022 Stage 2 which was held in Iraq

(a) 6

(b) 5

(c) 7

(d) 8

(e) 10

17) Leonid Kravchuk passed away recently.He was the 1st president of which among the following country?

(a)Ukraine

(b) Maldives

(c) Indonesia

(d) Thailand

(e) Malaysia

18) The Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act has passed in______

(a)1954

(b) 1963

(c) 1976

(d) 1980

(e) None of these

19) Negotiable Instruments Act was passed in _______

(a) 1881

(b) 1903

(c) 1917

(d) 1928

(e) None of these

20) The Bankers Books Evidence Act was passed in _______

(a) 1877

(b) 1891

(c) 1917

(d) 1948

(e) None of these

Answers :

1) Answer: A

India has been unanimously elected as the new Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024.

The decision was taken at the Executive Board and General Assembly meeting in Manila, the Philippines on May 7, 2022.

Commission on Elections, Manila was the current chair of AAEA.

2) Answer: B

RailTel, a Mini Ratna PSU, has launched Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) scheme based on access to its Public WiFi services across 100 railway stations across the country.

This public-friendly service was virtually launched by RailTel chairman and managing director Puneet Chawla.

To access this WiFi network, android users can download the mobile app ‘Wi-DOT’ available on Google Play Store.

3) Answer: D

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed Utkarsh Samaroh in Bharuch, Gujarat via video conferencing.

The programme marks the celebration of 100% saturation of four key schemes of the state government in the district, which will help provide timely financial assistance to those in need.

Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel, was present on the occasion.

4) Answer: B

To enable Khadi Institutions across the country, the Ministry of MSME has established a Centre for Experimentation, Innovation, and Design for the Khadi Village and Industries Commission (KVIC).

The objective of the Center is to design apparel, home items, and fashion accessories for people of all ages.

The Khadi Centre of Excellence’s (CoEK) mission is to make Khadi a globally recognised, traditional, and value-driven brand.

Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Narayan Rane will inaugurate the first Khadi Centre of Excellence in New Delhi, Delhi

5) Answer: C

India’s retail inflation surged to 7.79 per cent in April, largely driven by rising fuel and food prices.

The consumer price-based inflation figure stayed well above the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) upper tolerance limit for the fourth consecutive month.

In April, the CPI inflation expanded at its highest pace in eight years.

The previous high was recorded at 8.33 per cent in May 2014.

6) Answer: E

Bharti AXA Life Insurance has launched a financial literacy campaign ‘InspiHE₹- enabling an empowered future – a special initiative to spread financial awareness among women and enable them to make informed financial decisions for a secured future.

Research states that 55% of women do not make educated financial decisions, and 59% of women don’t have any kind of health or life Insurance.

7) Answer: D

Worldline India, a payment services firm, has partnered with Bank of India to digitise e-challan collections for Madhya Pradesh police department.

A Memorandum of Association (MoU) was signed between BOI and MP Police Department, Govt. of India to integrate Point of Sale (POS) terminals with e-challan portal of the police department.

The MoU was exchanged between Shri. G. Janardhan, ADG, PTRI, MP Police, Govt. of India and Shri Lokesh Krishna, GM, Bank of India at Taj Lakefront Hotel in Bhopal.

8) Answer: B

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) extended the period of restriction on two co-operative banks namely the Laxmi Co-operative Bank Ltd Solapur, Maharashtra and Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Niyamitha, Bengaluru, Karnataka for up to three and six months, respectively.

RBI had issued directions to the banking exercise of powers vested in it under sub-section (1) of Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS) from the close of business on November 12, 2021.

9) Answer: A

Indian Actress Deepika Padukone has become the first ever Indian brand ambassador of luxury brand Louis Vuitton.

The brand unveiled the role of the 36-year-old Bollywood actress during their new handbag campaign.

Emma Stone, an Oscar winner and longtime House Ambassador, and Zhou Dongyu, a fellow Ambassador and pillar of contemporary Chinese cinema, star alongside Deepika Padukone in the campaign.

10) Answer: D

The President of India Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, senior-most Puisne Judge of Gauhati High Court as Acting Chief Justice of the Guwahati High Court in Assam.

In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint, Shri Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswa.

11) Answer: E

In pursuance of clause (2) of Article 324 of the Constitution, President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar as the next chief election commissioner.

He will take charge from outgoing CEC Sushil Chandra on May 15.

Kumar is a 1984-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the Bihar/Jharkhand cadre.

12) Answer: C

Penguin Press author and Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Dr Frank Wilczek has won the 2022 Templeton Prize.

About Dr. Frank Wilczek :

Currently, he is the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Founding Director of T. D.

Along with David Gross and H. David Politzer, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004 “for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction

13) Answer: C

Air India Engineering Services Ltd (AIESL) , a wholly owned Subsidiary of Air India entered into an MoU with Boeing for the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of critical equipment on key Boeing defence platforms in India, including the P-8I operated by the Indian Navy and the 777 VIP aircraft operated by the Indian Air Force.

The collaboration was announced at the Boeing India Aatmanirbharta in Defence conference organized in New Delhi.

14) Answer: A

India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Madagascar‘s official ORTM (Office de la Radio et de la Television) for cooperation and collaboration in broadcasting.

The MoU was signed by Indian Ambassador Abhay Kumar and Director General of ORTM Jean Yves.

To exchange programmes, exploring co-production of programmes and training and exchange of personnel.

15) Answer: B

Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain kickstarted her campaign on an impressive note by notching up a thrilling win at the 12th edition of the IBA Woman’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul, Turkey

More than 400 boxers from a record 93 countries are expected to compete in this year’s event, which also happens to be the event’s 20th anniversary.

Olympian Lovlina Borgohain will represent the Indian country.

16) Answer: D

Indian archers wrapped up a highly successful Asia Cup 2022 Stage-2 campaign in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq with a total of 14 medals eight golds, four silvers and two bronze.

The final day’s medal rush began after the Indian trio of Mrinal Chauhan, Parth Salunkhe and Juyel Sarkar outshot Bangladesh 5-1 in the men’s recurve team event final to pocket the gold medal.

The women’s recurve team of Avani, Bhajan Kaur and Laxmi Hembrom, meanwhile, overcame a far sterner test in their final match. The trio edged out Bangladesh 5-4 in the gold medal decider.

17) Answer: A

Ukraine‘s first president Leonid Kravchuk, who led the country through the tumultuous early years of independence and agreed to give up its Soviet nuclear arsenal, died.

He was 88.

18) Answer: D

The Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act–1980

19) Answer: A

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

20) Answer: B

The Bankers Books Evidence Act–1891

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