Current Affairs MCQs July-2022

1.

Recently the Chief Minister of which state has launched 'Smart E-Beat' system for Police?

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Andra Pradesh

c) Karnataka

d) Haryana


Ans -  D  - Haryana

  • Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has launched an app-based system for real-time monitoring of police presence and patrolling by personnel in Gurugram.
2.

Famous writer Anant Yashwant Khare has passed away, he was the author of which language?

a) Tamil

b) Marathi

c) Kannada

d) Oriya


Ans -  B  -  Marathi

  • Marathi writer Anant Yashwant Khare, better known as Nanda Khare, has passed away due to prolonged illness. He wrote 19 books on various topics like science, sociology, and geography with some of his most noted works being ‘Antajichi Bakhar’, ‘Bakhar Antakalachi’ and ‘Udya’.
3.

Recently ABD has approved USD 96 million loan to which state for safe drinking water project?

a) Himachal Pradesh

b) Karnataka

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Haryana


Ans -  A  - Himachal Pradesh

  • Asian Development Bank has approved USD 96.3 million loan for safe drinking water and sanitation project in Himachal Pradesh.

  • The loan has been provided under Himachal Pradesh Rural Drinking Water Improvement and Livelihood Project.
4.

Who is the author of a new book on Indian cinema great actor Yusuf Khan, popularly known as Dilip Kumar?

a) Faisal Farooqui

b) Shaheen Ali

c) Afrozi Khan

d) Noori Sayyed


Ans -  A  -  Faisal Farooqui

  • This book is more a tribute to Dilip Kumar than to actor Dilip Kumar. Farooqui is the founder and CEO of Mouthshut.com, one of India's leading review and rating platforms.
5.

Recently the Indian Army has organized an exercise "Suraksha Kavach 2" with the police of which state?

a) Haryana

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Maharashtra

d) Karnataka


Ans – c  -  Maharashtra

  • The third edition of the exercise named DUSTLIK between the Indian Army and the Uzbekistan Army has taken place.

  • Apart from this India - Bangladesh joint military exercise 'SAMPRITI-X' - was held at Bangladesh.
6.

Which organization has recently started the "Create for India" campaign to increase the enthusiasm of Team India in Birmingham?

a) IFFCO

b) foreign Ministry

c) SAI

d) finance ministry


Ans -  C  -  SAI

  • Sports Authority of India (SAI) has launched a new initiative to cheer Team India under which SAI has launched “Build for India” campaign to cheer up the Indian contingents participating in Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games .
7.

Who has been appointed as the Additional Independent Director of Yes Bank recently?

a) RS Gandhi

b) Rahul Bohra

c) Arun Noori

d) Shaheen Ali


Ans – A  - RS Gandhi

  • Yes Bank has announced the appointment of Ram Subramaniam Gandhi as additional independent director of the bank for a period of five years.

  • Gandhi was the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India for three years from 2014 to 2017.
8.

With which country India has recently organized Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) in the Andaman Sea?

a) Japan

b) Indonesia

c) Thailand

d) China


Ans -  A  - Japan

  • A Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) was conducted between the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and the Indian Navy in the Andaman Sea.