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Which South African cricketer announced his retirement?
A. Beuran Hendricks
B. Dwayne Pretorius
C. J.P.Dumini
D. Farhan Behardien
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Answer: Option D
Description:
South African cricketer Farhan Behardien has announced his retirement.
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Which state police’s ‘Nijat’ campaign won the IACP 2022 award?
A. Chhattisgarh
B. Nagaland
C. Punjaba
D. Haryana
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Correct Answer: A
Notes:
Chhattisgarh Police’s ‘Nijat’ campaign won the IACP 2022 award.
Which union minister launched the ‘Staff Online’ campaign?
A. Pashupati Kumar Paras
B. Ashwini Vaishnau
C. Hardeep Singh Puri
D. Raj Kumar Singh.
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Answer: B
Notes:
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has launched the ‘Staff Online’ campaign.
Which state government established the Nilgiri Tahar Conservation Project?
A. Rajasthan
B. Tripura
C. Karnataka
D. Tamil Nadu
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Correct Answer: D
Notes:
The Tamil Nadu government established the Nilgiri Tahar Conservation Project.
Which country’s PM Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the first metro rail?
A. Bahamas
B. Benin
C. Bangladesh
D. Brazil
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Correct Answer: C
Notes:
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the first metro rail in Dhaka.
Which country’s president has been named ‘Man of the Year 2022’ by Time magazine?
A. USA
B. Ukraine
C. Nigeria
D. Greece
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Answer: B
Note:
Time magazine named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as its ‘Man of the Year 2022’.
Who will lift the ban on the Boeing 737 Max three years after a crash that killed 189 people?
A. Russia
B. Malaysia
C. Kenya
D. Indonesia
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Answer: D
Note:
Indonesia is to lift its ban on the Boeing 737 Max, three years after a crash that killed 189 people.
Jio’s 5G service is launched in which state?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
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Answer: A
Note:
Jio launches 5G services in Andhra Pradesh
The “Swasth Garbh” app is developed by which IIT and Delhi AIIMS?
A. IIT Kanpur
B. IIT Madras
C. IIT Roorkee
D. IIT Delhi
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Answer: C
Note:
IIT Roorkee and Delhi AIIMS have developed the “Swasth Garbh” app.
NRIs, and OCIs do not need RBI prior node to buy immovable property in which country?
A. Iraq
B. Iran
C. India
D. Indonesia
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Answer: C
Note:
NRIs, and OCIs do not need RBI prior nod to buy immovable property in India.
Which state mandated guidelines to prohibit employees from being fired without question?
A. Gujarat
B. Haryana
C. Meghalaya
D. Goa
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Answer: B
Description:
Haryana issued guidelines to prevent dismissal of employees without question.
In which state will the world class kayaking canoeing academy be established?
A. Maharashtra
B. Mizoram
C. Uttarakhand
D. Jharkhand
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Answer: Option C
Description:
A world class kayaking canoeing academy will be set up in Uttarakhand.
Who is the author of “Forks in the Road: My Days at RBI and Beyond”?
A. Amrita Pritam
B. C.C Rangarajan
C. Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
D. Khushwant Singh
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Answer: Option B
Description:
C Rangarajan is the author of “Forks in the Road: My Days at RBI and Beyond.”
in which state and Chhattisgarh IOCL has to help in the elimination of TB?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Andhra Pradesh
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Answer: Option A
Description:
IOCL has been working on TB elimination in Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Which company will develop the special data infrastructure geo-portal for Ladakh?
A. DRDO
B. SARC
C. ISRO
D. NASA
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Answer: Option C
Note:
ISRO is developing a special data infrastructure geo-portal for Ladakh.
Who has been appointed as acting Central Vigilance Commissioner?
A. Praveen Kumar Srivastava
B. Surendra Kumar
C. Dipender Malhotra
D. Rajpal Singh
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Answer: Option A
Note:
Praveen Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as Acting Central Vigilance Commissioner.
By which year has the Center initiated a plan to develop power transmission system to integrate 500 GW of green energy?
A. 2020
B. 2021
C. 2025
D. 2030
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Answer: Option D
Note:
The Center launched a plan to develop a power transmission system to integrate 500 GW of green energy by 2030.
According to which bank’s financial stability report, gross NPAs of banks are likely to rise to 9.5% in September 2022?
A. ICICI
B. SBI
C. BOB
D. RBI
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Answer: Option D
Note:
According to the RBI’s Financial Stability Report, the gross NPAs of banks are expected to rise to 9.5% in September 2022.
The Indian-backed Mandechu hydroelectric project was awarded to Druk Green Power Corp. of which country?
A. Burundi
B. Bruneis
C. Bhutan
D. Belarus
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Answer: Option C
Note:
The India-backed Mandechu hydroelectric project has been handed over to Bhutan’s Druk Green Power Corp.
Who won both the World Rapid and World Blitz chess titles?
[A] R. Pragnananda.
[B] Magnus Carlsen.
[C] Koneru Humpy.
[D] Harika Dronavalli.
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Correct Answer: B
Notes:
Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen created a unique feat when he won both the World Rapid and World Blitz chess titles in Almaty.
The 32-year-old became the holder of three world chess championship titles – in classical, rapid and blitz – for the third time in his career. By 2022, no other player had won both Rapid and Blitz in the same year.
India recently signed a ‘Comprehensive Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement’ with which country?
[A] Sri Lanka.
[B] Austria.
[C] UAE
[D] Bangladesh.
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Correct Answer: B
Notes:
A Comprehensive Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement (MMPA) has been signed with Austria for migration and mobility of Indian students and professionals.
Foreign Minister S Jai Shankar is the first visit to Austria by an Indian foreign minister in 27 years. India has previously signed mobility agreements with the UK, France, Germany and Finland.
The ‘Future Engineer Programme’ is an initiative of which multi-national company?
[A] Meta.
[B] Amazon.
[C] Samsung
[D] IBM
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Correct Answer: B
Notes:
Amazon Future Engineer is a program that aims to increase access to computer science education for children and young adults. It will be launched in India in
The National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), Ministry of Tribal Affairs has partnered with Amazon to empower teachers and students in the field of digital education.
Which institution developed the Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) app?
[A] RBI
[B] NPCI
[C] SEBI
[D] NASSCOM
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Correct Answer: B
Notes:
Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) was launched on 30 December 2016 in India. The payment application was developed indigenously by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). · .
The app allows users to make simple and fast transactions using the Unified Payment Interface (UPI). In November 2022, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) announced the launch of the BHIM app open source license model. The BHIM app recently celebrated its sixth anniversary.
Which institution launched its medium-term strategy framework named ‘Utkarsh 2.0’?
[A] ISRO.
[B] RBI
[C] DRDO
[D] Policy Commission.
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Correct Answer: B
Notes:
The Reserve Bank of India’s medium-term strategy framework for the period 2023-2025, titled ‘Utkars 2.0’, was launched by RBI Governor Shaktikant Das.
The first strategy framework (Utkarsh 2022) covering the period 2019-2022 was launched in July 2019. Utkarsh 2.0 sets out the six vision statements as well as the core purpose, values, and mission statement of the 2022 version.
