Q.1 Which country will host the 21st WCOA 2022?
a. Brazil
b. China
c. Russia
d. India
Q.2 UNEP has named whom as the recipient of the Champions of the Earth Award 2021 under the Lifetime Achievement category?
a. Mia Mottley
b. Volodymyr Zelenskyy
c. Maria Kolesnikova
d. David Attenborough
Q.3 Who has been named Sportswoman of the Year?
a. Simone Biles
b. Elaine Thompson-Herah
c. Serena Williams
d. Naomi Osaka
Q.4 The Peace, Unity and Development Rally took place in which state?
a. Bihar
b. Meghalaya
c. Tripura
d. Assam
Q.5 Who has been named a Sportswoman of the Year?
a. Simone Biles
b. Naomi Osaka
c. Serena Williams
d. Elaine Thompson-Herah
Q.6 Netflix India has released the “Women Change-Makers’ Video Series” in collaboration with which ministry?
a. Ministry of Tribals
b. Ministry of Child Development
c. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
d. Ministry of Education
Q.7 What is the rank of India in the medal tally in the concluded Asian Wrestling Championship 2022?
a. Fifth
b. First
c. Eighth
d. Third
Q.8 Kwar Hydro-electric project, which has been seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?
a. Sikkim
b. Jammu and Kashmir
b. Gujarat
d. Arunachal Pradesh
Q.9 Who are the beneficiaries of the ‘PM SVANidhi’ scheme?
a. Adolescent Boys and Girls
b. Street Vendors
c. SHG Members
d. Lactating Mothers and NewBorn Children
Q.10 UNEP has named whom as the recipient of the Champions of the Earth Award 2021 under the Lifetime Achievement category?
a. David Attenborough
b. Volodymyr Zelenskyy
c. Volodymyr Zelenskyy
d. Mia Mottley
Q.11 Which country has allegedly deployed an army of dolphins to protect its naval base?
a. South Korea
b. Russia
c. Australia
d. North Korea
Q.12 Where will the 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization hold?
a. Dhaka
b. New York
c. New Delhi
d. Geneva
Q.13 Which Union Ministry launched the commemorative event -“Enterprise India”?
a. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
b. Ministry of MSME
c. Ministry of External Affairs
d. Ministry of Science and Technology
Q.14 Digital India RISC-V Microprocessor (DIR-V) Program’ aims to create Microprocessors and achieve Silicon and Design wins by which year?
a. 2023
b. 2025
c. 2026
d. 2030
Q.15 Who are the beneficiaries of the ‘PM SVANidhi’ scheme?
a. SHG Members
b. Street Vendors
c. Lactating Mothers and New Born Children
d. Adolescent Boys and Girls
Q.16 Kwar Hydro-electric project, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?
a. Arunachal Pradesh
b. Jammu and Kashmir
c. Sikkim
d. Gujarat
Q.17 India has recently opened its new mission in which European country?
a. Hungary
b. Lithuania
c. Latvia
d. Belarus
Q.18 “Special 301 Report”, which was seen in the news recently, is released by which country?
a. Russia
b. China
c. USA
d. Germany
Q.19 Which is the first airline in Asia to use the ‘GAGAN’ satellite-based navigation system during landing?
a. Air India
b. IndiGo
c. Air Asia
d. SpiceJet
Q.20 Which institution releases the ‘Quarterly Employment Survey (QES)’?
a. NITI Aayog
b. Ministry of Labour & Employment
c. NASSCOM
d. FICCI
Answers –
Q.1 d) Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) will host the 21st World Congress of Accountants (WCOA) for the first time in 118 years.
Q.2 d) Sir David Attenborough was named the recipient of the Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award 2021 by UNEP.
Q.3 b)
Q.4 d) Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the ‘Peace, Unity and Development Rally’ at Diphu in Karbi Anglong District, Assam.
Q.5 d)
Q.6 c) Netflix India has released the “Women Change-Makers’ Video Series” in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Q.7 a) Fifth place in the medal tally by India in the concluded Asian Wrestling Championship 2022.
Q.8 b) It is located on the Chenab River in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kishtwar district.
Q.9 b) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the continuation of the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme till December 2024.
Q.10 a) Sir David Attenborough was named the recipient of the Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award 2021 by UNEP.
Q.11 b) Russia has reportedly deployed an army of dolphins to protect its naval base in the Black Sea
Q.12 d) Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have agreed to hold their 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) during the week of June 13 in Geneva.
Q.13 b) Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Shri Narayan Rane inaugurated the Ministry’s Mega Event- “Enterprise India” under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.It is a series of commemorative entrepreneurship development events and activities being organised to promote entrepreneurship culture and create awareness about the schemes and initiatives of Ministry of MSME across the country.
Q.14 a) The Ministry of Electronics and IT launched the ‘Digital India RISC-V Microprocessor (DIR-V)’ program. It aims to enable creation of Microprocessors and achieve industry-grade Silicon and Design wins by December 2023.
Q.15 b) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the continuation of the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme till December 2024.Through the scheme, affordable collateral-free loans are given to street vendors. The scheme aimed to facilitate loans for an amount of Rs 5,000 crore while the recent approval has increased the loan amount to Rs 8,100 crore.
Q.16 b)The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the investment of Rs 4,526.12 crore for the 540 MW Kwar Hydro-electric project.
Q.17 b) The Union Cabinet approved a proposal to open a new Indian mission in Lithuania in 2022, to deepen political relations and strategic cooperation and enable growth of bilateral trade with the Baltic country.
Q.18 c) The United States Trade Representative releases the “Special 301 Report” on effectiveness of US trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Q.19 b) IndiGo became the first airline in Asia to use the indigenously developed satellite-based navigation system ‘GAGAN’ during landing.The system has been jointly developed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Indian Space Research Organisation. It provides corrections to the global positioning system (GPS) signal to improve air traffic management, with the help of reference and uplink stations.
Q.20 b) According to the Labour and Employment Ministry’s third Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) report, over 4 lakh jobs were created in firms with 10 or more workers in 9 selected sectors in October-December 2021.