DAILY GK QUIZ 22 - 26 JULY

 DAILY GK QUIZ 22 - 26 JULY 

[Q] Which Indian-American engineering professor won the Global Energy Prize 2022 for outstanding contributions to transportation electrification and energy efficiency technologies?

(a) KaushikRajashekara

(b) Shivendra Singh

(c) Khalil Amine

(d) Shuji

[ANS] a

 

[Q] DroupadiMurmu, the candidate for National Democratic Alliance (NDA), is elected as India’s 15th President of India in the 16th Presidential Election in July 2022. She is the first ever tribal to hold the top Constitutional Post. Which tribal community does she belong to?

(a) Munda tribe

(b) Angami tribe

(c) Santhal tribe

(d) Khasi tribe

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Who was appointed as the 15th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka?

(a) RanilWickremesinghe

(b) D. M. Jayaratne

(c) MaithripalaSirisena

(d) Dinesh Gunawardena

[ANS] d

 

[Q] World Brain day is observed on 22 July of every year. What is the theme of “World Brain day 2022”?

(a) Stop Multiple Sclerosis

(b) Brain Health for all

(c) Move Together to End Parkinson’s Disease

(d) Migraine, the painful truth

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Which state host the two-day National Education Ministers’ Conference which was attended by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, as well as other union ministers and state and union territory education ministers?

(a) Assam

(b) Gujarat

(c) Karnataka

(d) Uttar Pradesh

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Europe’s biggest startup conference, “Vivatech 2020” has recognized which country as the “country of the year.”?

(a) England

(b) Singapore

(c) Australia

(d) India

[ANS] d

 

[Q] First-ever India-European Union (EU) Security and Defence Consultations held in which of the place?

(a) Amsterdam

(b) Tokyo

(c) Luxembourg

(d) Brussels

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which of the following Indian state will host the 2023 meetings of the G20, an influential group of the world’s major economies?

(a) Jammu and Kashmir

(b) Delhi

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Gujarat

[ANS] a

 

[Q] The Eighth Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians has been started in which of the country to address climate change?

(a) Egypt

(b) Germany

(c) Sweden

(d) India

[ANS] a

 

[Q] The 12th World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC1(b) opened at which of the place?

(a) New York, USA

(b) London, England

(c) Paris, France

(d) Geneva, Switzerland

[ANS] d

 

[Q] As per the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation ‘s ‘Youth in India 2022’ report ,India’s Elderly Population projected to reach 14.9% in _____ & Youth population to decline at _______ in 2036.

(a) 2030; 22.7%

(b) 2025; 19.2%

(c) 2036; 22.7%

(d) 2025; 30.8%

[ANS] c

 

[Q] Name the district that became India’s first ‘HarGharJal’ certified district.

(a) Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh

(b) Chandel, Manipur

(c) Tura, Meghalaya

(d) Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which company was recognised as the “Most Preferred Workplace” of 2022 by Team Marksmen in association with India Today?

(a) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

(b) Steel Authority of India

(c) National Thermal Power Corporation Limited

(d) National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited

[ANS] c

 

[Q] The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved India’s first indigenously developed messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine against COVID-19.

The vaccine was manufactured by which company?

(a) Cadila healthcare

(b) Gennova Biopharmaceuticals

(c) Serum Institute of India

(d) Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited

[ANS] b

 

[Q] Name the Indian grandmaster who won the 41st Villa de Benasque International Open Chess Tournament held in Benasque, Spain.

(a) AravindhChithambaram

(b) SandipanChanda

(c) Abhijeet Gupta

(d) Gukesh D

[ANS] a

 

[Q] India’s forex reserves fell to ______ USD billion as of 15 July 2022, the lowest in over 20 months.

(a) 517.2

(b) 572.5

(c) 582.5

(d) 572.7

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Which actor has been awarded “the Golden Visa” by The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government?

(a) Salman Khan

(b) Amitabh Bachchan

(c) Dharmendra

(d) Kamal Haasan

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra clinched Silver Medal in men’s javelin throw final at World Athletics Championships with a throw of _________.

(a) 88.11m

(b) 88.12m

(c) 88.13m

(d) 88.14m

[ANS] c

 

[Q] ___________ has won the Formula One (F(a) 2022 French Grand Prix.

(a) Lewis Hamilton

(b) Max Verstappen

(c) George Russell

(d) S. Pérez

[ANS] b

 

[Q] 1st Khelo India Fencing Women’s League to start from ________ 2022.

(a) 21 July

(b) 22 July

(c) 23 July

(d) 25 July

[ANS] d

 

[Q] Centre amends Flag Code of India ______ to allow people to display tricolour 24X7

(a) 2001

(b) 2002

(c) 2003

(d) 2004

[ANS] b