Current Affairs Quiz - August, 2022

31. Which is the venue of the ‘National Security Strategies (NSS) Conference 2022’?
[A] Pune
[B] Vishakhapatnam
[C] New Delhi
[D] Mysuru

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32. Barents Sea, which was seen in the news, is a marginal sea of which Ocean?
[A] Pacific Ocean
[B] Arctic Ocean
[C] Antarctic Ocean
[D] Indian Ocean

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33. What is the threshold for prosecutions and arrests under the Customs Act for cases involving commercial fraud?
[A] Rs 50 lakh
[B] Rs 1 crore
[C] Rs 2 crore
[D] Rs 5 crore

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34. What is meant by the term “Quiet quitting”, which was seen in the news recently?
[A] Doing the bare minimum expected at work
[B] Resigning to join better job
[C] Avoiding new responsibilities
[D] Overcoming failures in personal life

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35. Which state accounted for the highest share in total cost of projects sanctioned by banks and financial institutions in 2021-22?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Tamil Nadu

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36. Which Indian state launched ‘Krishna Kunj’ plantation drive?
[A] Punjab
[B] Gujarat
[C] Bihar
[D] Chhattisgarh

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37. ‘Vijay Shekhar Sharma’ is the MD and CEO of which major company?
[A] Ola
[B] Zomato
[C] Paytm
[D] Razorpay

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38. Which country has agreed to transfer seven stolen artefacts to India?
[A] Scotland
[B] Switzerland
[C] United Kingdom
[D] Australia

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39. Anna Mani, who featured in the Google Doodle recently, belonged to which field?
[A] Music
[B] Meteorology
[C] Virology
[D] Sports

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40. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced to provide USD 96.3-mn loan to improve water supply in which state?
[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Assam
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Karnataka

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