Weekly Current affairs play a very important role in the competitive examinations and hence, aspirants have to give undivided attention to it while doing preparation for the government examinations. The ASO examinations comprise a section of “Current Affairs” to evaluate how much the aspirant is aware of the daily happenings taking place around the world. To complement your preparation, we are providing you with a compilation of Weekly Current affairs.
Q1) “World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought” is observed every year on –
(1) 16th June
(2) 17th June
(3) 18th June
(4) 19th June
Q2) What is India’s rank in the World Competitive Index 2022?
(1) 37th
(2) 41st
(3) 43rd
(4) 49th
Q3) India’s ‘First National Conference of Chief Secretaries’ has been organized in –
(1) Aizawl
(2) Kohima
(3) Dispur
(4) Dharamsala
Q4) Bhimanagouda Sanganagouda Patil has been sworn in as the Lokayukta of –
(1) Gujarat
(2) Karnataka
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Q5) Who has been named as the new Chairperson of Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) for 2022-23?
(1) Pramod K Mittal
(2) P Balaji
(3) Ajai Puri
(4) Sahas Malhotra
Q6) Where has Asia’s longest tooth elephant ‘Bhogeshwar’ passed away recently?
(1) Maharashtra
(2) Goa
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Karnataka
Q7) Who will lead India in the two-match T20I series against Ireland?
(1) Hardik Pandya
(2) Ruturaj Gaikwad
(3) Sanju Samson
(4) Suryakumar Yadav
Q8) Which state govt. has launched the ‘Ennum Ezhuthum scheme’ to bridge the learning gap?
(1) Karnataka
(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Odisha
(4) Tamil Nadu
Q9) Which airport has launched a 1st-of-its-kind Vertical Axis Wind Turbine & Solar PV hybrid System?
(1) Vadodara Airport
(2) Gaya Airport
(3) Kadapa Airport
(4) Mumbai Airport
Q10) APEDA has launched an 8-day-long Mango Festival in which country to boost export of Mangoes?
(1) Malaysia
(2) Uzbekistan
(3) Bahrain
(4) Japan
Q11) Which company has invested $5,00,000 in association with UN Women to create employment opportunities for Women?
(1) Facebook
(2) LinkedIn
(3) Instagram
(4) Google
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Q12) Who has won the men’s singles title (2022 BOSS Open) at 44th Stuttgart Open 2022?
(1) Alexander Zverev
(2) Rafael Nadal
(3) Andy Murray
(4) Matteo Berrettini
Q13) Where has the cabinet recently approved the development of Dholera Greenfield Airport?
(1) Karnataka
(2) Gujarat
(3) Haryana
(4) Rajasthan
Q14) Microsoft has closed its web browser Internet Explorer after how many years?
(1) 20 years
(2) 27 years
(3) 25 years
(4) 30 years
Q15) Who has recently hosted the 8th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians?
(1) Egypt
(2) Brazil
(3) Belgium
(4) UAE
Q16) Which state government has recently built an oxygen production facility in collaboration with UNDP?
(1) Harayana
(2) Ladakh
(3) Delhi
(4) West Bengal
Q17) Which state has approved to set up ‘Pilibhit Tiger Protection Foundation’?
(1) Uttarakhand
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Sikkim
Q18) Which country has announced to develop a ‘Way Finding Application’ for the United Nations (UN) buildings?
(1) USA
(2) Russia
(3) India
(4) UAE
Q19) As per recent notification, the 5G spectrum will be auctioned for how many years?
(1) 5 years
(2) 10 years
(3) 20 years
(4) 25 years
Q20) Which is the location of the BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Centre?
(1) New Delhi
(2) Dhaka
(3) Colombo
(4) Jakarta
Q21) “Sustainable Gastronomy Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 16th June
(2) 17th June
(3) 18th June
(4) 19th June
Q22) “Autistic Pride Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 15th June
(2) 16th June
(3) 17th June
(4) 18th June
Q23) “World Sea Turtle Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 16th June
(2) 17th June
(3) 18th June
(4) 19th June
Q24) Sports Authority of India (SAI) has opened its first ever set of Squash courts in –
(1) Mumbai
(2) New Delhi
(3) Kolkata
(4) Pune
Q25) Hamza Abdi Barre has been appointed as the prime minister of which country?
(1) Kenya
(2) Somalia
(3) Zimbabwe
(4) Ethiopia
Q26) India’s biggest private hospital 2,400-bed “Amrita Hospital” will be opened in –
(1) Coimbatore
(2) Faridabad
(3) Chandigarh
(4) Guwahati
Q27) The 3-day international literary festival ‘Unmesh’ held in –
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Himachal Pradesh
(4) Madhya Pradesh
Q28) Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated Industrial Decarbonization Summit 2022 in which city?
(1) Kolkata
(2) Chennai
(3) Mumbai
(4) New Delhi
Q29) 47th meeting of GST Council will be held on June 28-29 in –
(1) Kanpur
(2) Ahmedabad
(3) Dehradun
(4) Srinagar
Q30) Who has been appointed as the new chief of Press Council of India?
(1) Ranjana Prakash Desai
(2) Ranjan Gogoi
(3) Swarup Kumar Saha
(4) Amandeep Singh Gill
Q31) Who has been re-appointed as the MD & CEO of Equitas Small Finance Bank?
(1) Karnam Sekar
(2) PN Vasudevan
(3) Injeti Srinivas
(4) Swaroop Kumar Saha
Q32) Indian origin Radha Iyengar appointed as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment of which country?
(1) France
(2) Canada
(3) USA
(4) Japan
Q33) Which Indian umpire has been retained in the ICC Elite Panel?
(1) Nitin Menon
(2) Sundaram Ravi
(3) Ranjan Madugalle
(4) Anil Chaudhary
Q34) PM Modi has inaugurated a Gallery of Indian Revolutionaries “Kranti Gatha” in –
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Kerala
(3) Maharashtra
(4) Telangana
Q35) The First ever India-Japan Finance Dialogue was held in –
(1) Osaka
(2) Tokyo
(3) Mumbai
(4) New Delhi
Q36) Which state govt has started a pilot project ‘Sujal’ for water conservation?
(1) Karnataka
(2) Gujarat
(3) Harayana
(4) Rajasthan
Q37) Recently in which country Shangri La talks have been organized after 2 years?
(1) Singapore
(2) West Indies
(3) Denmark
(4) Sweden
Q38) Recently, Gopi Chand Narang passed away, who was he?
(1) Singer
(2) Actor
(3) Journalist
(4) Linguist
Q39) Which state government has recently tied up with Tata Technologies for the upgrade of ITI?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Ladakh
(3) Delhi
(4) Harayana
Q40) Which is the first city in India to get processed Steel Slag Road?
(1) Ahmedabad
(2) Surat
(3) Vadodara
(4) Gandhinagar
Q41) “International Day of Yoga” is observed every year on –
(1) 19th June
(2) 20th June
(3) 21st June
(4) 22nd June
Q42) “World Hydrography Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 19th June
(2) 20th June
(3) 21st June
(4) 22nd June
Q43) “International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice” is observed globally on –
(1) 18th June
(2) 19th June
(3) 20th June
(4) 21st June
Q44) “World Music Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 21st June
(2) 22nd June
(3) 23rd June
(4) 24th June
Q45) “World Humanist Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 20th June
(2) 21st June
(3) 22nd June
(4) 23rd June
Q47) Which cricket team created a World record with an One-day International score of 498 runs?
(1) India
(2) New Zealand
(3) England
(4) Pakistan
Q48) PM Modi inaugurated the Centre for Brain Research in which city?
(1) Bengaluru
(2) Pune
(3) Ahmedabad
(4) Bhopal
Q49) Which country’s Khuvsgul Lake National Park was added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves?
(1) India
(2) Mongolia
(3) Bulgaria
(4) Nigeria
Q50) Glischropus meghalayanus, which was recently discovered in Meghalaya, belongs to which species?
(1) Snake
(2) Turtle
(3) Bat
(4) Spider
Q51) Which country proposed to organise a joint border operation named ‘Solidarity-2023’ for SCO member countries?
(1) India
(2) China
(3) Nepal
(4) Bangladesh
Q52) Which institution released a report titled ‘Payments Vision 2025’?
(1) NPCI
(2) RBI
(3) NITI Aayog
(4) World Bank
Q.53) As per MFIN report, Which is the Largest state in terms of the outstanding portfolio of microfinance loans?
(1) Karnataka
(2) Kerala
(3) West Bengal
(4) Tamil Nadu
Q54) Who has been reappointed as the MD & CEO of Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited (ESFBL)?
(1) Ajay Kanwal
(2) Vasudevan PN
(3) Rajeev Yadav
(4) Kadambelil Paul
Q55) Which telecom company has recently launched India’s first multiplex in Metaverse?
(1) Airtel
(2) VI
(3) Reliance Jio
(4) BSNL
Q56 “World Rainforest Day” is observed every year on –
(1) June 20th
(2) June 21st
(3) June 22nd
(4) June 23rd
Q57 “International Olympic Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 22nd June
(2) 23rd June
(3) 24th June
(4) 25th June
Q58) “United Nations Public Service Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 21st June
(2) 22nd June
(3) 23rd June
(4) 24th June
Q59) “International Widow’s Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 21st June
(2) 22nd June
(3) 23rd June
(4) 24th June
Q60) What is India’s rank in the Coursera Global Skill Report 2022?
(1) 54th
(2) 63rd
(3) 68th
(4) 73rd
Q61). What is India’s rank in the World Gold Council (WGC) report of largest Gold recyclers?
(1) 2nd
(2) 4th
(3) 5th
(4) 8th
Q62) Who will lead India in the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022?
(1) Rani Rampal
(2) Savita
(3) Grace Ekka
(4) Navneet Kaur
Q63) A devastating earthquake of 6.1 magnitude hit which nation on June 22, 2022?
(1) Afghanistan
(2) Uzbekistan
(3) Tajikistan
(4) Kazakhstan
Q64) Who has been announced as the Presidential candidate of the ruling NDA coalition?
(1) Draupadi Murmu
(2) Jagdish Mukhi
(3) Anusuiya Uikey
(4) Acharya Devvrat
Q65) Who is the opposition’s candidate for the upcoming Presidential Elections?
(1) Sharad Pawar
(2) Yashwant Sinha
(3) Ashok Gehlot
(4) Kamal Nath
Q66) Who will succeed TS Tirumurti as India’s Permanent Representative to UN?
(1) Vinay Mohan Kwatra
(2) Ajay Bisaria
(3) Kanwal Sibal
(4) Ruchira Kamboj
Q67) Which Arab nation’s crown prince has dissolved the parliament and called for early elections?
(1) UAE
(2) Kuwait
(3) Oman
(4) Bahrain
Q68) MoHUA Ministry has launched which initiative to train over 1 lakh Nirman Workers?
(1) SWAGAT
(2) SUCCESS
(3) SHAKTI
(4) NIPUN
Q69) Tribal Minister Bishweswar Tudu inaugurated 13th Krishi Fair and 20th Folk Fair in –
(1) Guwahati, Assam
(2) Kochi, Kerala
(3) Puri, Odisha
(4) Pune, Maharashtra
Q70) Which state became the 36th state/UT to implement the One Nation One Ration Card scheme?
(1) Gujarat
(2) Chandigarh
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Assam
Q71) Which country has provided 50 million dollars in aid to Sri Lanka?
(1) USA
(2) France
(3) China
(4) Australia
Q72) Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has joined hands with which bank to activate e-commerce in the agricultural sector?
(1) SEBI
(2) EXIM Bank
(3) SIDBI
(4) NABARD
Q73) Who has been appointed as the Director-General of New Development Bank’s (NDB) India Regional Office in GIFT City?
(1) Satish Kumar
(2) Sanjeev Pandey
(3) Dr DJ Pandian
(4) Vivek Choudhary
Q74) Who has become the first woman president of the Federation of International Cricketers’ Association (FICA)?
(1) Mithali Raj
(2) Lisa Sthalekar
(3) Beth Mooney
(4) Ellyse Perry
Q75) Which union minister has inaugurated the Seismology Observatory in Jammu and Kashmir?
(1) Anurag Thakur
(2) Piyush Goyal
(3) Manoj Sinha
(4) Jitendra Singh
Q76) Which is the main venue of the 8th International Day of Yoga (IDY) celebrations in India?
(1) Gandhi Nagar
(2) Mysuru
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Patna
Q77) The Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise “Ex Khaan Quest -2022” was organised in which country?
(1) France
(2) Oman
(3) Mongolia
(4) Iran
Q78) Which country has launched its first domestically built space rocket “Nuri“?
(1) Pakistan
(2) South Korea
(3) Spain
(4) France
Q79 Chief Minister of which state has released the book “Ashtanga Yoga” by Sonu Phogat?
(1) Maharashtra
(2) Uttarakhand
(3) Haryana
(4) Gujarat
Q80) Fatima Peman has become the first Muslim woman to wear hijab in the Parliament of which country?
(1) France
(2) India
(3) Australia
(4) China
Answer:
S1. Ans. (2) 17th June
Sol. World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed on 17th June every year.
The day is celebrated to raise awareness of the presence of desertification and drought, and to highlight methods of preventing desertification and recovering from drought.
Theme 2022: “Rising up from drought together”
In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 17 the “World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought” to market public awareness of the difficulty.
S2. Ans.(1) 37th
Sol.Institute for Management Development recently compiled and released the annual World Competitive Index on June 15, 2022.
India’s witnessed a six-position rise from 43rd to 37th rank, due to gains in economic performance.
Denmark has been ranked at top position, among top 63-nation list. It was ranked at third position in 2021.
Switzerland dropped from the top position to second position.
S3. Ans.(4) Dharamsala
Sol.Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs the country’s ‘first national conference of chief secretaries’ in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, on June 16 and 17, 2022.
The main aim of this conference is to strengthen the partnership between the Centre and State Governments.
In addition to the Chief Secretaries of the States and Union Territories, about 200 thematic experts from different fields are participating in this conference.
Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Gauba inaugurated the conference organized by NITI Aayog last evening at the indoor facility at Dharamshala HPCA Stadium.
S4. Ans.(2) Karnataka
Sol.Former Karnataka High Court judge Bhimanagouda Sanganagouda Patil was sworn in as the Lokayukta of Karnataka.
Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office to Justice Patil.
The post of the head of the anti-corruption ombudsman in Karnataka was vacant after the end of the tenure of Justice Vishwanath Shetty in January 2022, served in the post for five years.
About Karnataka – Capital: Bengaluru; Chief Minister: Basavaraj S Bommai; Governor: Thawar Chand Gehlot
S5. Ans. 1) Pramod K Mittal
Sol.Industry body Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) named Pramod K Mittal, President of Reliance Jio Infocomm, as the new Chairperson of the association for 2022-23.
Mittal was previously the Vice-Chairperson of the COAI, whose members include Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (VIL). Mittal will replace Ajai Puri as the COAI Chairperson.
P Balaji, Chief Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Officer of Vodafone Idea (VIL), will be the Vice-Chairperson of the association for 2022-23.
About Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) – Founded: 1995; Headquarters: New Delhi; Director-General: Dr. S.P. Kochhar
S6. Ans. (4) Karnataka
Sol.Bhogeshwara, reportedly the elephant with the longest tusks in Asia, died of natural causes at the age of 60.
The wild elephant, also known as Mr Kabini, was found dead in the Gundre range of Karnataka’s Bandipur Tiger Reserve.
According to forest department officials, Bhogeshwar’s tusks were 54 meters and 2.34 meters long.
Known for its gentle temperament, the elephant frequented the Kabini backwaters for the last three decades.
Both the tusks almost touched the ground and watching it roaming in the thick jungle was a visual treat.
S7. Ans.(1) Hardik Pandya
Sol. Hardik Pandya has been named captain of India’s 17-member squad for the two-match T20I series against Ireland that is scheduled to begin in Dublin on June 26.
This will be the first time that Hardik Pandya will be leading Team India.
He had recently led Gujarat Titans to win IPL 2022 Title.
Bhuvaneshwar Kumar has been named the vice-captain of the side for the two-match T20 series.
S8. Ans. (4) Tamil Nadu
Sol.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin has launched the ‘Ennum Ezhuthum scheme’ at an event in Azhinjivakkam panchayat union middle school, Tiruvallur, TN to bridge the learning gap occurred due to COVID-19 pandemic among students aged below 8.
The scheme aims to ensure foundational literacy and numeracy by 2025.
The education department will distribute workbooks to students from Classes 1 to 3 to assess and bridge the learning gap. Under the scheme, a high-level committee has been formed to help each child individually.
The children will be trained in 3 subjects – Tamil, English, and Mathematics in a classroom suitable for conducting lessons that are designed in the format of dance, songs, storytelling, and puppetry, and also videos.
Recent Tamil Nadu govt schemes:
‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’ Scheme
‘Meendum Manjappai’ scheme
“Naan Muthalvan- Ulagai Vellum Ilaiya Tamilagam” skill development scheme for students
‘Kalaignarin All Villages Integrated Agricultural Development Programme’
Nalaya Thiran skilling programme
S9. Ans.(4) Mumbai Airport
Sol.Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai has become India’s 1st airport to launch a one-of-its-kind Vertical Axis Wind Turbine & Solar PV hybrid (Solar Mill) to explore the possibility of utilization of wind energy at the airport.
WindStream Energy Technologies India Pvt Ltd has developed this technology. The energy generated through this technology can be customized on a need-specific basis.
This sustainable initiative undertaken by CSMIA reduces dependence on conventional electricity which propels its journey towards ‘Net Zero’
S10. Ans. (3) Bahrain
Sol.In a major boost to the export of mangoes, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has launched an eight-day-long Mango Festival in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
At the show, 34 varieties of mangoes from eastern states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Odisha, are being displayed at eight different locations of Bahrain’s Al Jazira group supermarket.
The mango show in Bahrain is part of APEDA’s new initiatives to explore international markets for Indian mangoes under the ‘Mango Festival 2022’.
About Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) – Formation: 1986; Headquarters: New Delhi; Chairman: M. Angamuthu
S11. Ans. (2) LinkedIn
Sol.LinkedIn Corporation has invested USD 5,00,000 (₹3.88 crore) in association with UN Women for the LINK Women project to create employment opportunities for women.
The pilot project will launch in Maharashtra to cultivate the digital, soft and employability skills of 2,000 women.
After the completion of 15-month of the pilot project, the UN Women and LinkedIn will incorporate lessons learned and evaluative feedback.
Aim: To create a cadre of women who will acquire new digital and employability skills, leading to better jobs.
About LinkedIn Corporation – Founded: 5th May 2003; Headquarters: California, United States (US); CEO: Ryan Roslansky
S12. Ans.(4) Matteo Berrettini
Sol. 44th edition of Stuttgart Open 2022 tennis tournament held in Stuttgart, Germany.
2022 BOSS Open was a men’s tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts and 2022 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, is a women’s tennis tournament played on Clay courts at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany.
S13. Ans.(2) Gujarat
Sol.Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has recently approved the proposal for the development of Phase I of New Greenfield Airport at Dholera in the state of Gujarat.
The New Greenfield Airport at Dholera will be developed at an estimated cost of Rs 1,305 crore and it will be completed within a period of 48 months.
According to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), New Greenfield Dholera Airport project is being implemented by Dholera International Airport Company Limited (DIACL).
The Dholera Airport is planned for operationalization from the year 2025-26 and the initial estimated passenger traffic is 3 lakh passengers per annum. However, it is expected to grow to 23 lakh passengers over a period of 20 years. Also, the annual cargo traffic, from the year 2025-26, is estimated at 20,000 tonne, which over a period of 20 years, would increase to 2,73,000 tonne.
S14. Ans. (2) 27 years
Sol.Microsoft has finally decided to retire the Internet Explorer after 27 years.
The web browser was first launched in 1995 as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year.
Later versions of Internet explorer were available for free downloads, or in service packs and were included in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) service releases of Windows 95 and later versions of Windows.
S15. Ans. (1) Egypt
Sol.Egypt is hosting the Eighth Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians in Sharm El Sheikh.
The two-day conference is jointly organized by the House of Representatives and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
Nagaland’s first woman elected as Member of Parliament to Rajya Sabha Phangon Konyak is representing India at the Conference.
This year in Egypt, around 200 young MPs, from 60 countries are participating to discuss strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change and ensure that global warming does not exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius in line with the Paris Agreement.
S16. Ans. (3) Delhi
Sol.Delhi Government in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India, has set up an oxygen generation plant at B. Pant Hospital in the national capital to augment the oxygen supply capabilities.
The oxygen plant utilises pressure swing adsorption (PSA) technology to produce over one thousand liters of oxygen per minute.
It will serve approximately 750 hospital beds, including those supported by ventilators and the Intensive Care Unit.
The hospital is a super-specialty tertiary care centre and manages referrals from across the country.
S17. Ans. (2) Uttar Pradesh
Sol.On June 14, 2022, The Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved a proposal to set up Pilibhit Tiger Protection Foundation under the provisions of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
The cabinet decided to give incentives to set up units in the state’s first proposed medical device park proposed on 350-acre land in Sector 28 of Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA).
It was also decided to implement the Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Kisan Samridhi Yojana in the state till 2026-27.
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve is located in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh. In 2014, it was notified as a tiger reserve.
S18. Ans. (3) India
Sol.india’s Union Cabinet has approved the proposal on the agreement between the Government of India and the United Nations on a ‘Way Finding Application’ to be used in the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG).
The Office is housed at the historic Palais des Nations.
In view of the complexity of buildings and huge participation, India announced to develop the ‘Way Finding Application’ to UN on the occasion of its 75th anniversary in 2020.
The estimated outlay for development and maintenance of the App is USD 2 Million.
S19. Ans. (3) 20 years
Sol.The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal of the Department of Telecommunications for the auction of 72 GHz of spectrum for a 20-year-period.
It will make way for providing 5G services to public and enterprises.
5G services is said to be about 10 times faster than 4G.
The Cabinet also decided to enable the development of ‘Private Captive Networks’ to promote innovation in industry 4.0 applications.
S20. Ans. (3) Colombo
Sol.The Union Cabinet has approved a memorandum of association (MoA) by India for the establishment of BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Centre in Colombo.
The MoA was signed by the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation member countries at the 5th BIMSTEC Summit held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in March 2022.
S21. Ans.(3) 18th June
Sol.Sustainable Gastronomy Day is observed on 18 June globally to focus the attention of the world on the role that sustainable gastronomy plays in our lives.
The day was designated by UN General Assembly on 21 December 2016.
Gastronomy means the practice or art of choosing, cooking, and eating good food.
S22. Ans.(4) 18th June
Sol.Every year, Autistic Pride Day is observed on June 18 globally to create awareness about autism among people and recognise the importance of pride for autistic people and its role in bringing about positive changes in the broader society.
Theme 2022: ‘Inclusion in the Workplace: Challenges and Opportunities in a Post-Pandemic World.’
The day is represented by a rainbow infinity symbol which denotes the infinite possibilities that autistic people have.
Autistic Pride Day was first celebrated in Brazil in 2005, at the initiative of an organisation named Aspies for Freedom.
S23. Ans.1) 16th June
Sol.World Sea Turtle Day is celebrated every year on June 16 to raise awareness about the plight of sea turtles.
World Sea Turtle Day is observed on July 16, the birthday of Archie Carr, known as the “father of sea turtle biology.”
There are over 2,500 different species of sea turtles, and they are vital part of our world’s oceans.
According to WWF, as of 2016, populations of hawksbills, leatherbacks, and green sea turtles were all classified as critically endangered.
S24. Ans. (2) New Delhi
Sol.Union Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar and Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated the Squash Courts at the Major Dhyanchand Stadium in New Delhi.
These are the first-ever Squash courts opened by the Sports Authority of India across the country.
The construction of the Squash Courts was sanctioned for a total cost of Rs 5.52 crore.
The state-owned National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) completed the project.
S25. Ans. (2) Somalia
Sol. Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has appointed a former chairman of the Jubbaland state election commission, Hamza Abdi Barre as the Prime Minister.
The 48-year-old Hamza Abdi Barre from the semi-autonomous state of Jubaland replaced Mohamed Hussein Roble.
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud won the presidency for the 2nd time in May 2022, having previously served from 2012 to 2017.
About Somalia – Capital: Mogadishu; Currency: Somali Shilling; President: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
S26. Ans.(2) Faridabad
Sol.The first phase of the 2,400-bed Amrita Hospital in Sector 88, Faridabad, Haryana, a jumbo facility across 133 acres of land and being touted as India’s largest private hospital, is set to get operational this August, with 500 beds.
The total project cost for the jumbo facility is estimated at more than Rs 2,000 crore.
This would be the second large-scale Amrita Hospital in India after the iconic 1,200-bed Amrita Hospital in Kochi, Kerala, which was established 25 years ago by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math.
About Haryana – Capital: Chandigarh; Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya; Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar
S27. Ans. (3) Himachal Pradesh
Sol. Three-day international literary festival ‘Unmesh’ began at Gaiety Theater at Himachal Pradesh.
The festival was formally inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Culture Arjun Ram Meghawal.
The festival is organised by the Union Ministry of Culture and the Sahitya Akademi with the support of the Himachal Pradesh Department of Art and Culture as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’
About Himachal Pradesh – Capital: Shimla (Summer), Dharamshala (Winter); Chief Minister: Jai Ram Thakur; Governor: Rajendra Arlekar
S28. Ans.4) New Delhi
Sol.Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated ‘Industrial Decarbonization Summit 2022’ (IDS-2022) – Road Map for Carbon Neutrality by 2070 in New Delhi.
He emphasized on maintaining balance between ecology, environment and development. The government is giving the priority to green hydrogen and using biotechnology to increase the productivity of Biomass.
S29. Ans.(4) Srinagar
Sol.The 47th meeting of the GST Council will be held on June 28 and 29, 2022 in Srinagar.
The GST Council is chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
This is the second time that the GST Council meeting is being held in Srinagar. Before the launch of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on July 1, 2017, the 14th meeting of the Council was held on May 18 and 19 in the city.
The Council had last year set up a seven-member panel of state ministers, headed by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, to suggest ways to augment revenue by rationalising tax rates. The GoM had last met in November 2021.
S30. Ans. (1) Ranjana Prakash Desai
Sol.
Former Supreme Court judge Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai has been appointed as chairperson of the Press Council of India, the self-regulatory watchdog for print media.
She replaced Justice (retd) Chandramauli Kumar Prasad who vacated office in November 2021.
Justice Desai recently served as the chairman of the Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir, which was established to redesign the Union Territory’s assembly constituencies.
S31. Ans. (2) PN Vasudevan
Sol.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved a proposal of Equitas Small Finance Bank (SFB) to reappoint N. Vasudevan as managing director and chief executive officer for a period of one year from July 23.
The bank had earlier this month received SEBI approval for the Scheme of Amalgamation of Equitas Holdings with the bank.
Vasudevan, who founded Equitas in 2007 as a microfinance institution (MFI), announced his decision on May 19 to move on from the SFB to work for his trust going ahead.
About Equitas SFB – Founded: 2016; Headquarters: Chennai, Tami Nadu; MD & CEO: Vasudevan P N; Tagline: It’s Fun Banking; Brand ambassador: Rani Rampal & Smriti Mandhana
S32. Ans. (3) USA
Sol.S. President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American security expert Radha Iyengar Plumb to a top Pentagon position to the post of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
She is currently serving as the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
About the United States of America – Capital: Washington, D.C.; Currency: Dollar; President: Joe Biden (46th)
S33. Ans. (1) Nitin Menon
Sol.India’s Nitin Menon has retained his place in the ICC Elite Panel. He is the only Indian in the 11- member Elite Panel.
Menon first made it to the Elite Panel in 2020, becoming only the third Indian umpire after S Venkataraghavan and S Ravi to be on the list.
About ICC – Formation: 15 June 1909; Headquarters: Dubai, UAE; Chairman: Greg Barclay (New Zealand); New CEO: Geoff Allardice (Australia); Membership: 106 members; Deputy Chairman: Imran Khwaja (Singapore)
S34. Ans. (3) Maharashtra
Sol.The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Kranti Gatha’, a Gallery of Indian Revolutionaries inside an underground bunker at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai.
Hidden below Maharashtra’s Raj Bhavan is a British-era bunker discovered in 2016. Converted into a museum in 2019, the bunker will now house a gallery of Indian revolutionaries, called ‘Kranti Gatha’.
‘Kranti Gatha’ is a tribute to those from Maharashtra who contributed to the Indian freedom struggle, from the First War of Independence in 1857 to the Royal Indian Navy Mutiny of 1946.
The Prime Minister also inaugurated ‘Jal Bhushan’, the new residence and office of the Governor of Maharashtra.
S35. Ans. (4) New Delhi
Sol. India and Japan held their first ever Finance Dialogue in New Delhi to exchange their views on the macro-economic situation, financial system, financial digitalization and investment environment.
Secretary of Department of Economic Affairs (Ministry of Finance) Ajay Seth led Indian side in this first India-Japan Finance Dialogue.
India and Japan hold Presidency of G-20 and G-7 next year respectively.
S36. Ans. 3) Harayana
Sol.Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has launched the ‘Sujal’ initiative for Panchkula to monitor the water supply and control its flow in the region.
Under the initiative, a device will be installed in every drinking water meter, tubewell and connections of Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) that will store the water usage data online.
It will also help in detecting inactive connections and meters so that they can be turned off.
S37. Ans. (1) Singapore
Sol.The 19th Shangri-La Dialogue was hosted in Singapore, from June 10 to June 12, 2022, in Singapore after two-years.
It is hosted by International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
About 500 delegates from more than 40 countries took part in the summit.
Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, presented the opening keynote address on June 10, 2022. He is the first Prime Minister of Japan to speak at this summit, since 2014.
The Shangri-La Dialogue was launched in 2002, by IISS, in collaboration and support of government of Singapore.
S38. Ans. (4) Linguist
Sol.Renowned Urdu scholar, linguist, theorist, literary critic, and former Chairperson of Sahitya Akademi Professor Gopi Chand Narang has passed away at 91.
He was a Professor Emeritus at the University of Delhi and Jamia Millia Islamia. He has been honoured with the Padma Bhushan (2004) and Sahitya Akademi Awards (1995).
He incorporated a range of modern theoretical frameworks, including stylistics, structuralism, post-structuralism, and Sanskrit poetics.
S39. Ans. (1) Tamil Nadu
Sol.The Tamil Nadu Government has signed an agreement with the Pune- based Tata Technologies for upgrading the Industrial Training Institutes (ITI’s) into Technology Centres.
The agreement was signed in presence of the state Chief minister MK Stalin in Chennai.
Modern equipment and tools will be installed at a cost of 2877.43 crore rupees in 71 of the ITI’s in the state under the agreement.
S40. Ans. (2) Surat
Sol.Gujarat’s Surat has become the first city in the country to get a processed steel slag (industrial waste) road.
It has been built as part of a joint-venture project by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), Union Ministry of Steel, NITI Aayog, and Arcelor-Mitttal-Nippon Steel.
The slag is generated from a steel furnace in the form of molten flux material as an impurity.
S41. Ans. (3) 21st June
Sol.United Nations celebrates International Day of Yoga globally on 21 June every year to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practising yoga.
Yoga is an ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in India.
The word ‘yoga’ derives from Sanskrit and means “to join” or “to unite“, symbolizing the union of body and consciousness.
The theme of International Yoga Day 2022 is “Yoga for Humanity”.
India proposed the draft resolution establish the International Day of Yoga and the proposal was endorsed by a record 175 member states. Recognizing its universal appeal, on 11 December 2014, the United Nations proclaimed 21 June as the International Day of Yoga by resolution 69/131.
S42. Ans. (3) 21st June
Sol.Every year the World Hydrography Day is observed on 21 June to make the public aware of hydrography and the essential role that it plays in everyone’s life.
The main objective of this day is to attract people’s attention to the work of the IHO at the international level.
Theme: “Hydrography – contributing to the United Nations Ocean Decade”.
In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution designating June 21 as World Hydrography Day. The World Hydrography Day was first commemorated in 2006.
S43. Ans. (4) 21st June
Sol.International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice is observed globally on 21st June.
This day bring awareness about solstices and equinoxes and their significance for several religions and ethnic cultures.
The International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly on 20th June 2019 within Resolution A/RES/73/300.
S14. Ans. (2) 27 years
Sol.Microsoft has finally decided to retire the Internet Explorer after 27 years.
The web browser was first launched in 1995 as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year.
Later versions of Internet explorer were available for free downloads, or in service packs and were included in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) service releases of Windows 95 and later versions of Windows.
S15. Ans. (1) Egypt
Sol.Egypt is hosting the Eighth Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians in Sharm El Sheikh.
The two-day conference is jointly organized by the House of Representatives and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
Nagaland’s first woman elected as Member of Parliament to Rajya Sabha Phangon Konyak is representing India at the Conference.
This year in Egypt, around 200 young MPs, from 60 countries are participating to discuss strategies to mitigate the impact of climate change and ensure that global warming does not exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius in line with the Paris Agreement.
S16. Ans. (3) Delhi
Sol.Delhi Government in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India, has set up an oxygen generation plant at B. Pant Hospital in the national capital to augment the oxygen supply capabilities.
The oxygen plant utilises pressure swing adsorption (PSA) technology to produce over one thousand liters of oxygen per minute.
It will serve approximately 750 hospital beds, including those supported by ventilators and the Intensive Care Unit.
The hospital is a super-specialty tertiary care centre and manages referrals from across the country.
S17. Ans. (2) Uttar Pradesh
Sol.On June 14, 2022, The Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved a proposal to set up Pilibhit Tiger Protection Foundation under the provisions of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
The cabinet decided to give incentives to set up units in the state’s first proposed medical device park proposed on 350-acre land in Sector 28 of Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA).
It was also decided to implement the Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Kisan Samridhi Yojana in the state till 2026-27.
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve is located in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh. In 2014, it was notified as a tiger reserve.
S18. Ans. (3) India
Sol.india’s Union Cabinet has approved the proposal on the agreement between the Government of India and the United Nations on a ‘Way Finding Application’ to be used in the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG).
The Office is housed at the historic Palais des Nations.
In view of the complexity of buildings and huge participation, India announced to develop the ‘Way Finding Application’ to UN on the occasion of its 75th anniversary in 2020.
The estimated outlay for development and maintenance of the App is USD 2 Million.
S19. Ans. (3) 20 years
Sol.The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal of the Department of Telecommunications for the auction of 72 GHz of spectrum for a 20-year-period.
It will make way for providing 5G services to public and enterprises.
5G services is said to be about 10 times faster than 4G.
The Cabinet also decided to enable the development of ‘Private Captive Networks’ to promote innovation in industry 4.0 applications.
S20. Ans. (3) Colombo
Sol.The Union Cabinet has approved a memorandum of association (MoA) by India for the establishment of BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Centre in Colombo.
The MoA was signed by the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation member countries at the 5th BIMSTEC Summit held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in March 2022.
S21. Ans.(3) 18th June
Sol.Sustainable Gastronomy Day is observed on 18 June globally to focus the attention of the world on the role that sustainable gastronomy plays in our lives.
The day was designated by UN General Assembly on 21 December 2016.
Gastronomy means the practice or art of choosing, cooking, and eating good food.
S22. Ans.(4) 18th June
Sol.Every year, Autistic Pride Day is observed on June 18 globally to create awareness about autism among people and recognise the importance of pride for autistic people and its role in bringing about positive changes in the broader society.
Theme 2022: ‘Inclusion in the Workplace: Challenges and Opportunities in a Post-Pandemic World.’
The day is represented by a rainbow infinity symbol which denotes the infinite possibilities that autistic people have.
Autistic Pride Day was first celebrated in Brazil in 2005, at the initiative of an organisation named Aspies for Freedom.
S23. Ans.1) 16th June
Sol.World Sea Turtle Day is celebrated every year on June 16 to raise awareness about the plight of sea turtles.
World Sea Turtle Day is observed on July 16, the birthday of Archie Carr, known as the “father of sea turtle biology.”
There are over 2,500 different species of sea turtles, and they are vital part of our world’s oceans.
According to WWF, as of 2016, populations of hawksbills, leatherbacks, and green sea turtles were all classified as critically endangered.
S24. Ans. (2) New Delhi
Sol.Union Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar and Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated the Squash Courts at the Major Dhyanchand Stadium in New Delhi.
These are the first-ever Squash courts opened by the Sports Authority of India across the country.
The construction of the Squash Courts was sanctioned for a total cost of Rs 5.52 crore.
The state-owned National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) completed the project.
S25. Ans. (2) Somalia
Sol. Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has appointed a former chairman of the Jubbaland state election commission, Hamza Abdi Barre as the Prime Minister.
The 48-year-old Hamza Abdi Barre from the semi-autonomous state of Jubaland replaced Mohamed Hussein Roble.
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud won the presidency for the 2nd time in May 2022, having previously served from 2012 to 2017.
About Somalia – Capital: Mogadishu; Currency: Somali Shilling; President: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
S26. Ans.(2) Faridabad
Sol.The first phase of the 2,400-bed Amrita Hospital in Sector 88, Faridabad, Haryana, a jumbo facility across 133 acres of land and being touted as India’s largest private hospital, is set to get operational this August, with 500 beds.
The total project cost for the jumbo facility is estimated at more than Rs 2,000 crore.
This would be the second large-scale Amrita Hospital in India after the iconic 1,200-bed Amrita Hospital in Kochi, Kerala, which was established 25 years ago by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math.
About Haryana – Capital: Chandigarh; Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya; Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar
S27. Ans. (3) Himachal Pradesh
Sol. Three-day international literary festival ‘Unmesh’ began at Gaiety Theater at Himachal Pradesh.
The festival was formally inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Culture Arjun Ram Meghawal.
The festival is organised by the Union Ministry of Culture and the Sahitya Akademi with the support of the Himachal Pradesh Department of Art and Culture as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’
About Himachal Pradesh – Capital: Shimla (Summer), Dharamshala (Winter); Chief Minister: Jai Ram Thakur; Governor: Rajendra Arlekar
S28. Ans.4) New Delhi
Sol.Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated ‘Industrial Decarbonization Summit 2022’ (IDS-2022) – Road Map for Carbon Neutrality by 2070 in New Delhi.
He emphasized on maintaining balance between ecology, environment and development. The government is giving the priority to green hydrogen and using biotechnology to increase the productivity of Biomass.
S29. Ans.(4) Srinagar
Sol.The 47th meeting of the GST Council will be held on June 28 and 29, 2022 in Srinagar.
The GST Council is chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
This is the second time that the GST Council meeting is being held in Srinagar. Before the launch of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on July 1, 2017, the 14th meeting of the Council was held on May 18 and 19 in the city.
The Council had last year set up a seven-member panel of state ministers, headed by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, to suggest ways to augment revenue by rationalising tax rates. The GoM had last met in November 2021.
S30. Ans. (1) Ranjana Prakash Desai
Sol.
Former Supreme Court judge Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai has been appointed as chairperson of the Press Council of India, the self-regulatory watchdog for print media.
She replaced Justice (retd) Chandramauli Kumar Prasad who vacated office in November 2021.
Justice Desai recently served as the chairman of the Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir, which was established to redesign the Union Territory’s assembly constituencies.
S31. Ans. (2) PN Vasudevan
Sol.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved a proposal of Equitas Small Finance Bank (SFB) to reappoint N. Vasudevan as managing director and chief executive officer for a period of one year from July 23.
The bank had earlier this month received SEBI approval for the Scheme of Amalgamation of Equitas Holdings with the bank.
Vasudevan, who founded Equitas in 2007 as a microfinance institution (MFI), announced his decision on May 19 to move on from the SFB to work for his trust going ahead.
About Equitas SFB – Founded: 2016; Headquarters: Chennai, Tami Nadu; MD & CEO: Vasudevan P N; Tagline: It’s Fun Banking; Brand ambassador: Rani Rampal & Smriti Mandhana
S32. Ans. (3) USA
Sol.S. President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American security expert Radha Iyengar Plumb to a top Pentagon position to the post of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
She is currently serving as the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
About the United States of America – Capital: Washington, D.C.; Currency: Dollar; President: Joe Biden (46th)
S33. Ans. (1) Nitin Menon
Sol.India’s Nitin Menon has retained his place in the ICC Elite Panel. He is the only Indian in the 11- member Elite Panel.
Menon first made it to the Elite Panel in 2020, becoming only the third Indian umpire after S Venkataraghavan and S Ravi to be on the list.
About ICC – Formation: 15 June 1909; Headquarters: Dubai, UAE; Chairman: Greg Barclay (New Zealand); New CEO: Geoff Allardice (Australia); Membership: 106 members; Deputy Chairman: Imran Khwaja (Singapore)
S34. Ans. (3) Maharashtra
Sol.The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Kranti Gatha’, a Gallery of Indian Revolutionaries inside an underground bunker at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai.
Hidden below Maharashtra’s Raj Bhavan is a British-era bunker discovered in 2016. Converted into a museum in 2019, the bunker will now house a gallery of Indian revolutionaries, called ‘Kranti Gatha’.
‘Kranti Gatha’ is a tribute to those from Maharashtra who contributed to the Indian freedom struggle, from the First War of Independence in 1857 to the Royal Indian Navy Mutiny of 1946.
The Prime Minister also inaugurated ‘Jal Bhushan’, the new residence and office of the Governor of Maharashtra.
S35. Ans. (4) New Delhi
Sol. India and Japan held their first ever Finance Dialogue in New Delhi to exchange their views on the macro-economic situation, financial system, financial digitalization and investment environment.
Secretary of Department of Economic Affairs (Ministry of Finance) Ajay Seth led Indian side in this first India-Japan Finance Dialogue.
India and Japan hold Presidency of G-20 and G-7 next year respectively.
S36. Ans. 3) Harayana
Sol.Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has launched the ‘Sujal’ initiative for Panchkula to monitor the water supply and control its flow in the region.
Under the initiative, a device will be installed in every drinking water meter, tubewell and connections of Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) that will store the water usage data online.
It will also help in detecting inactive connections and meters so that they can be turned off.
S37. Ans. (1) Singapore
Sol.The 19th Shangri-La Dialogue was hosted in Singapore, from June 10 to June 12, 2022, in Singapore after two-years.
It is hosted by International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
About 500 delegates from more than 40 countries took part in the summit.
Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, presented the opening keynote address on June 10, 2022. He is the first Prime Minister of Japan to speak at this summit, since 2014.
The Shangri-La Dialogue was launched in 2002, by IISS, in collaboration and support of government of Singapore.
S38. Ans. (4) Linguist
Sol.Renowned Urdu scholar, linguist, theorist, literary critic, and former Chairperson of Sahitya Akademi Professor Gopi Chand Narang has passed away at 91.
He was a Professor Emeritus at the University of Delhi and Jamia Millia Islamia. He has been honoured with the Padma Bhushan (2004) and Sahitya Akademi Awards (1995).
He incorporated a range of modern theoretical frameworks, including stylistics, structuralism, post-structuralism, and Sanskrit poetics.
S39. Ans. (1) Tamil Nadu
Sol.The Tamil Nadu Government has signed an agreement with the Pune- based Tata Technologies for upgrading the Industrial Training Institutes (ITI’s) into Technology Centres.
The agreement was signed in presence of the state Chief minister MK Stalin in Chennai.
Modern equipment and tools will be installed at a cost of 2877.43 crore rupees in 71 of the ITI’s in the state under the agreement.
S40. Ans. (2) Surat
Sol.Gujarat’s Surat has become the first city in the country to get a processed steel slag (industrial waste) road.
It has been built as part of a joint-venture project by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), Union Ministry of Steel, NITI Aayog, and Arcelor-Mitttal-Nippon Steel.
The slag is generated from a steel furnace in the form of molten flux material as an impurity.
S41. Ans. (3) 21st June
Sol.United Nations celebrates International Day of Yoga globally on 21 June every year to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practising yoga.
Yoga is an ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in India.
The word ‘yoga’ derives from Sanskrit and means “to join” or “to unite“, symbolizing the union of body and consciousness.
The theme of International Yoga Day 2022 is “Yoga for Humanity”.
India proposed the draft resolution establish the International Day of Yoga and the proposal was endorsed by a record 175 member states. Recognizing its universal appeal, on 11 December 2014, the United Nations proclaimed 21 June as the International Day of Yoga by resolution 69/131.
S42. Ans. (3) 21st June
Sol.Every year the World Hydrography Day is observed on 21 June to make the public aware of hydrography and the essential role that it plays in everyone’s life.
The main objective of this day is to attract people’s attention to the work of the IHO at the international level.
Theme: “Hydrography – contributing to the United Nations Ocean Decade”.
In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution designating June 21 as World Hydrography Day. The World Hydrography Day was first commemorated in 2006.
S43. Ans. (4) 21st June
Sol.International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice is observed globally on 21st June.
This day bring awareness about solstices and equinoxes and their significance for several religions and ethnic cultures.
The International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly on 20th June 2019 within Resolution A/RES/73/300.
S44. Ans.(1) 21st June
Sol.World Music Day is observed globally on 21st June every year.
This day is celebrated to honour amateur and professional musicians.
Over 120 countries celebrate World Music Day by organizing free public concerts in parks, streets, stations, museums and other such public places.
The aim of celebrating World Music Day is to provide free music to everyone, and also to encourage amateur musicians to showcase their work to the world.
World Music Day was founded by France’s Minister of Culture, Jack Lang and also Maurice Fleuret, a French composer, music journalist, radio producer, arts administrator, and festival organiser, on the day of the summer solstice in Paris in 1982.
S45. Ans. (2) 21st June
Sol. World Humanist Day is celebrated every year around the world on the June solstice, which usually falls on June 21.
The day aims to spread awareness of Humanism as a philosophical life stance and means to effect change in the world.
The day has been organised by the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU), since 1980.
IHEU is the global federation for Humanist, atheist, rationalist, ethical culture, secularist and other freethought groups.
S46. Ans.(1) Mawsynram
Sol. Meghalaya’s Mawsynram has set a new rainfall record of highest single-day rainfall since 1966, breaking Cherrapunji’s record as the wettest place on earth.
Mawsynram received 1003mm rainfall in 24 hours, informed IMD in a statement.
This was the highest single-day rainfall recorded in June, while neighbouring Cherrapunji received 972 mm of rainfall, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The rainfall in Cherrapunji, which is also one of the wettest places on earth, was the highest in June since 1995 and third highest in 122 years. Cherrapunji is located at an aerial distance of 10 km from Mawsynram.
S47. Ans.(3) England
Sol.England hit a world record one-day international score of 498 against Netherlands and won the match by 232 runs in Amstelveen.
The England team beat their previous mark of 481-6 set against Australia at Trent Bridge in 2018.
In the recent match, three England players scored centuries with Liam Livingstone making the fastest half-century in England’s ODI history off just 17 balls.
Player of the match Jos Buttler finished on 162 not out, with century off 47 balls.
S48. Ans. (1) Bengaluru
Sol.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20th June 2022, inaugurated the Centre for Brain Research (CBR) set up at a cost of Rs 280 crore at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) campus, the foundation stone of which was laid by himself.
The Centre for Brain Research was established as an autonomous, non-profit research organization in the IISc, with the generous gift from Gopalakrishnan and his wife Sudha Gopalakrishnan.
During the Programme, the PM also laid the foundation stone for 832-bedded Bagchi Parthasarathy Multispeciality Hospital.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bengaluru also dedicated 150 tech hubs to the nation.
Prime Minister Modi also inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of the development works worth over Rs. 28,000 crores.
S49. Ans.(2) Mongolia
Sol. The Khuvsgul Lake National Park, which is located in northern Mongolia near Russian border, has been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO.
The decision was taken during the 34th session of the International Co-ordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme taking place in Paris, France.
The Khuvsgul reserve holds 70 per cent of freshwater of Mongolia or accounts for 0.4 per cent of world’s total.
This lake is located around 1645 meters above the sea level.
It is a 135 km long and 262-meter-deep lake.
It is nicknamed as “Younger sister” of two “sister lakes”.
S50. Ans.(3) Bat
Sol.A team of scientists has discovered a new species of bamboo-dwelling bat from a bamboo forest in Meghalaya.
It was named as ‘Glischropus meghalayanus’ after the state of Meghalaya, which is celebrating its 50 years of statehood.
With this discovery, the total number of bat species from India stands at 131 species with Meghalaya registering the highest bat diversity with 67 species.
S51. Ans.(2) China
Sol. India and other member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) supported an initiative of China to organise a joint border operation ‘Solidarity-2023’ for the border agencies of the member countries next year.
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) Director announced this at the conclusion of the eighth meeting of the heads of border authorities of the competent bodies of SCO member states, which was held in Delhi, under the chairmanship of India.
S52. Ans. (2) RBI
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently released a document titled “Payments Vision 2025”, with guidelines on payments.
The document also focused on the architecture of digital finance.
It includes regulations for BigTechs and fintechs in payments; guidelines on payments involving ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ (BNPL) services; introducing the central bank digital currency (CBDC); and linking credit cards and credit components of banking products to the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
S53. Ans. (4) Tamil Nadu
Sol.According to the quarterly report published by Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN), Tamil Nadu has displaced West Bengal to emerge as the largest State in terms of the outstanding portfolio of microfinance loans.
The gross loan portfolio (GLP) of Tamil Nadu as of March 31, 2022 stood at ₹36,806 crore while the overall microfinance industry has a total GLP of ₹2,85,441 crore as of March 31, 2022.
Banks held the largest share of the portfolio in micro-credit followed by NBFC-MFIs.
S54. Ans. (2) Vasudevan PN
Sol.Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the extension of the tenure of Equitas Small Finance Bank (SFB) Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) Vasudevan Pathangi Narasimhan for one year beginning July 23, in line with the request of the bank, the SFB informed exchanges on June 15.
Vasudevan, who founded Equitas in 2007 as a microfinance institution (MFI), announced his decision on May 19 to move on from the SFB to work for his trust going ahead.
S55. Ans. 1) Airtel
Sol.Bharti Airtel has launched India’s first multiplex on the Partynite Metaverse platform.
The Airtel Xstream multiplex is an extension of Airtel’s Xstream Premium offering.
It is a 20-screen platform with access to content portfolios from leading OTT partners available on the application.
Users can download the “Partynite Metaplex” app on Windows and Android devices from their respective app stores.
S56. Ans.(3) June 22nd
Sol.World Rainforest Day is observed annually on June 22 to honour and promote the rainforests all over the world.
Rainforests are a source of many resources such as fresh water and clean air as they absorb harmful gases including carbon dioxide.
The theme of World Rainforest Day 2022 is ‘The Time is Now’.
World Rainforest Day was marked for the first time on June 22, 2017.
S57. Ans.(2) 23rd June
Sol. The International Olympic Day is observed every year on June 23rd to celebrate sports and health.
The day marks the founding of the International Olympic Committee in 1894 and aims to promote the idea of the Olympics and sports at large.
The International Olympic Committee was formed on June 23, 1894 in Sorbonne, Paris. Pierre de Coubertin had founded the committee and laid the foundation of the modern-day Olympic Games.
Theme 2022: “Together, For a Peaceful World”
S58. Ans. (3) 23rd June
Sol. Every year, the United Nations celebrates Public Service Day on June 23 to recognize and honor the contributions of all public servants around the world.
This day emphasizes the importance of public service to the general public.
On 20 December 2002, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 57/277 designating 23 June as Public Service Day.
In 2003, the United Nations launched the UN Public Service Awards program, which was revised in 2016 to align with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Theme 2022: “Building back better from COVID-19”
S59. Ans.(3) 23rd June
Sol.Losing your partner can never be an easy thing for anyone but for a woman the hardships that come along with the loss of their spouse is unimaginable.
June 23 is observed as International Widows Day by the United Nation in a bid to create awareness about the situation of widows across many parts of the world.
Theme 2022: “Sustainable Solutions for Widows Financial Independence”
On December 21, 2010, the United Nations General Assembly formally declared June 23 to be the sixth International Widows Day. The Loomba Foundation has been observing the day since 2005, nevertheless, before it was acknowledged by the UN.
The foundation picked June 23 as the official anniversary since Shrimati Pushpa Wati Loomba, the mother of the organization’s founder, Rajinder Paul Loomba, lost her husband on this day in 1954.
S60. Ans.3) 68th
Sol. Coursera’s Global Skills Report (GSR) 2022 has released India’s overall skills proficiency has slipped four places to be ranked at the 68th position
In Asia, India stands at the 19th position.
Switzerland had the highest-skilled learners followed by Denmark, Indonesia, and Belgium.
According to the GSR, West Bengal leads the Indian states in terms of skills proficiency.
Andhra Pradesh is one of the top three performing states with high proficiency in business and technology skills.
List of India’s Rank in Different Index 2021-22
World Press Freedom Index 2022: India ranked 150th; Norway topped
World Air Power Index 2022: IAF ranked 3rd
WEF’s Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021: 54th
Global Environmental Performance Index 2022: 180th; Denmark topped
IMD’s World Competitiveness Index 2022: 37th; Denmark topped
S61. Ans.(2) 4th
Sol.According to a World Gold Council (WGC) report titled ‘Gold refining and recycling’, India has emerged as the fourth largest recycler in the world.
India has recycled 75 tonnes in 2021.
While China topped the chart as it recycled 168 tonnes followed by Italy in the second position with 80 tonnes and the US at the third rank with 78 tonnes in 2021.
India’s gold refining capacity increased by 1,500 tonnes (500 per cent) in 2021 from 300 tonnes in 2013.
S62. Ans. (2) Savita
Sol. Hockey India on June 21, 2022 named an 18-member Indian women’s hockey team for the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup to be held in Netherlands and Spain starting from July 1-17, 2022.
Goalkeeper Savita has been named as the captain of the Indian team and Deep Grace Ekka as the deputy captain.
The former skipper Rani Rampal has been left out of the squad as she is still undergoing rehabilitation for a hamstring injury.
S63. Ans.(1) Afghanistan
Sol.An Earthquake of1 magnitudes hit Afghanistan early on June 22, 2022, with more than 1,500 wounded and the toll is expected to grow.
More than 1,000 people have been killed and hundreds more are injured.
Afghanistan Earthquake on June 22 was the deadliest since 2002.
The earthquake had struck about 44 km from the Southeastern City of Khost, near the border of Pakistan.
S64. Ans.(1) Draupadi Murmu
Sol.The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance named former Jharkhand Governor Droupadi Murmu as the NDA Presidential Candidate 2022 on June 21, 2022 for the upcoming President Elections.
Droupadi Murmu, if elected, will be the first President of India to belong to a tribal background.
The BJP Parliamentary Party, which had met on June 21, discussed the name of Draupadi Murmu, the former Jharkhand Governor and the tribal leader.
Murmu, 64, who hails from Odisha, served as the first woman governor of Jharkhand. Born into a Santal tribal family in 1958. She entered the state assembly in 2000 on a BJP ticket, and served as a minister between 2000 and 2004 in the BJP-BJD coalition. In 2015, she was named governor of Jharkhand, and she served in that position till last year.
S65. Ans. (2) Yashwant Sinha
Sol.Yashwant Sinha was named as the joint Presidential Candidate of the UPA and other opposition on June 21, 2022.
Yashwant Sinha an IAS officer before he resigned the service to join the Janata Party. He had joined IAS in 1960 and spent 24 years holding significant posts.
He resigned from the service in 1984 to join politics. He joined the Janata Party and was appointed All-India General secretary of the party in 1986.
He was elected as a Member of the Rajya Sabha, Parliament’s upper house in 1988.
He later served as the Finance Minister under Chandra Shekhar’s government from November 1990 to June 1991.
He was appointed as the National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party in June 1996.
He was elected to the Lok Sabha on BJP ticket from Hazaribagh constituency in 1998, 1999, and 2009.
He was later appointed as the Union Finance Minister in March 1998 under Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government.
He was later appointed as Minister for External Affairs in July 2002.
He resigned from the post of vice-president of BJP in June 2009.
He quit the BJP citing the “party’s condition” and that “democracy in India is in great danger” in 2018.
He joined the Trinamool Congress in March 2021 to fight against BJP just before the 2021 West Bengal Assembly Election.
He was appointed as the vice president of the Mamata Banerjee-led party in March 2021.
S66. Ans.(4) Ruchira Kamboj
Sol.Ruchira Kamboj who is currently the Indian Ambassador to Bhutan has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations at New York.
She will succeed TS Tirumurti and is expected to take up as India’s Permanent Representative to UN shortly.
Ruchira Kamboj was the All India Women’s topper of the 1987 Civil Services batch and the topper of the 1987 Foreign Service batch. She had joined the Indian Foreign Service in the same year.
From 2011-2014, Ruchira Kamboj was India’s Chief Protocol. She is the first and only woman diplomat so far in the Indian Government to have held this position.
S67. Ans.(2) Kuwait
Sol.Kuwait’s crown prince dissolved parliament on June 22, 2022 and called for an early election following a stand-off between the government and elected assembly that has hindered fiscal reforms in the country.
The move came as 21 opposition MPs have been on strike for eight days in the parliament headquarters over the delaying of legislative sessions and the failure to form a new government.
The last time parliament was dissolved was in 2016.
S68. Ans. (4) NIPUN
Sol.Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Hardeep Singh Puri has launched an initiative for skill training of construction workers called “NIPUN” to train over 1 lakh Nirman Workers.
NIPUN refers to “National Initiative for Promoting of Upskilling Nirman Workers”
Objective – To train over one lakh construction workers, through fresh skilling and upskilling programmes.
The NIPUN Project will enable the construction workers to seek better job opportunities, increase their wages and even pursue overseas placements.
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) will be the Implementation Partner for the project NIPUN.
It will provide trainees with ‘Kaushal Bima’, a three-year accidental insurance with coverage of INR 2 lakhs, digital skills.
S69. Ans. (3) Puri, Odisha
Sol.Minister of State for Trial Affairs and Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu has inaugurated the 13th Krishi Fair & 20th Folk Fair 2022 at Saradhabali in Puri, Odisha.
The Minister has also extended all support of the government for upliftment of tribes in the state.
Objective – At preserving tribal culture and promoting innovation in agriculture.
The 13th Krishi Fair is a platform for all organizations and companies with innovations, products, solutions and services related to agriculture.
About Odisha: Capital- Bhubaneswar; Chief Minister- Naveen Patnaik; Governor- Ganeshi Lal; Adivasi Mela – Bhubaneswar, Odisha
S70. Ans.(4) Assam
Sol. Assam becomes the 36th State to implement ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ (ONORC) Scheme.
ONORC is aimed at enabling migrant workers to seamlessly lift their entitled subsidized food grains from any fair price shop of their choice anywhere in the country.
The ONORC plan successfully implemented in all 36 States/UTs, making food security portable throughout the country.
One Nation-One Ration Card scheme of the Government of India has been launched in four states on pilot basis on August 1, 2019.
Chhattisgarh becomes the 35th state/UT to implement the One Nation One Ration Card scheme.
About Assam: Capital – Dispur; Chief Minister – Himanta Biswa Sarma; Governor – Prof. Jagdish Mukhi
S71. Ans.(4) Australia
Sol. Australia has announced to provide USD 50 million support to Sri Lanka for meet urgent food and health care.
Australia will provide 22 million dollars to the World Food Programme (WEP) for emergency food assistance to meet their daily nutritional needs and 23 million dollars in development assistance to Sri Lanka in 2022-23
At present, Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in 70 years, which leads to food short, medicine and fuel.
About Sri Lanka: Legislative Capital – Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte; Commercial Capital – Colombo; Currency – Sri Lankan Rupees; Prime Minister – Ranil Wickremesinghe; President – Gotabaya Rajapaksa
S72. Ans.(4) NABARD
Sol.Open Network for Digital Commerce has joined hands with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to activate e-commerce in the agricultural sector.
ONDC and NABARD have come together to host the NABARD ONDC Grand Challenge to establish market linkages for the enabled players with market ready Farmers Producers Organizations.
Objective – To promote development of innovative solutions that are likely to aid adoption of e-commerce in the agricultural sector.
S73. Ans.(3) Dr DJ Pandian
Sol. New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS countries has appointed J. Pandian as the Director General of its India Regional Office in Gujarat International Finance Tech-City (GIFT City).
Pandian earlier served as the Vice President and Chief Investment Bank the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
About New Development Bank (NDB): Founded – 2015; Headquarters – Shanghai, China; Membership (9) – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Bangladesh, UAE, Uruguay & Egypt.; President – Marcos Troyjo (Brazil); Vice President – Anil Kishora (Indian)
S74. Ans.(2) Lisa Sthalekar
Sol.Legendary Australian Cricketer Lisa Sthalekar has become the first woman president of the Federation of International Cricketers’ Association (FICA).
She was confirmed in the role at the FICA Executive Committee meeting held in Nyon, Switzerland.
Sthalekar played 8 Tests, 125 ODIs, and 54 T20s for Australia between 2001 and 2013, finishing her career with a World Cup win.
She was the first woman to score 1000 runs and take 100 wickets in ODI Cricket.
S75. Ans. (4) Jitendra Singh
Sol. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the Seismology Observatory in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. This is the third such centre that has been set up in Jammu and Kashmir by the Ministry of Earth Sciences at a cost of 20 lakh rupees. 152 Earthquake observatories are being established by the central government including three more in the Kashmir division in the next four months. About Jammu and Kashmir: Capital – Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter); Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir – Manoj Sinha
S76. Ans. (2) Mysuru
Sol.Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the eighth International Day of Yoga (IDY) celebrations in Karnataka’s Mysuru.
The theme of this year’s Yoga Day celebrations is ‘Yoga for Humanity’.
Over 25 crore people across the world took part in various events and doing yoga in unison.
A programme in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs has also been organised for a mass Yoga Protocol around the world on the day following the movement of the sun.
S77. Ans.(3) Mongolia
Sol. The Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise “Ex Khaan Quest -2022” was conducted at Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. Ex Khaan Quest 2022 was conducted from June 06 to June 20, 2022. The exercise provided a platform for mutual learning and sharing best practices amongst the armies from 16 Nations. Indian contingent was represented by personnel from “LADAKH SCOUTS”. They participated in the field training and Command Post exercise.
S78. Ans.(2) South Korea
Sol. South Korea launched its first domestically built space rocket ‘Nuri’ in the country’s second attempt. Earlier, the country failed to place a payload into orbit. With this launch, South Korea become the world’s 10th nation to place a satellite into space with its own technology. After the launch, the officials revealed that Nuri, which is a 5-kg (358 lb) satellite designed to verify the rocket’s performance entered the orbit and successfully made contact with a base station in Antarctica.
S79. Ans. (3) Haryana
Sol.Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on the eve of 8th International Yoga Day released a book titled Ashtang Yoga authored by Dr Sonu Phogat.
S80. Ans.(3) Australia
Sol. Fatima Peman has became the first Muslim woman to wear a hijab in Australia’s parliament. According to ABC News, Peman claimed the sixth Senate seat in West Australia, which changed the fortunes of the Labor Party. Peman, a former refugee from Afghanistan, has won on World Refugee Day. Fatima is the only new senator after the re-election of Labor Senators Sue Lines and Glenn Sturle, along with Liberal Senators Mikea Cash and Dean Smith. While one seat has been won by Green Senator Dorinda Cox.
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