1. Which state announced ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award’ and ‘Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympics’?
[A] Chhattisgarh
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Punjab
[D] Manipur
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Correct Answer: B [Rajasthan]
Notes:
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced that the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award will be introduced in the state for sportspersons.
The Chief Minister also said the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympics’ will start from August 2022 and over 27 lakh players of all ages will participate in it. He also inaugurated Rajasthan High Performance Sports and Rehabilitation Centre.
2. What are the new annual premium rates of PMJJBY and PMSBY respectively, with effect from June 1, 2022?
[A] Rs 520 and Rs 40
[B] Rs 436 and Rs 20
[C] Rs 400 and Rs 40
[D] Rs 350 and Rs 30
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Correct Answer: B [Rs 436 and Rs 20]
Notes:
The government raised the premium for Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), to make them economically viable.
The premium rate of PMJJBY has been revised upward to Rs 1.25 per day, with an increase from Rs 330 to Rs 436 annually. The annual premium for PMSBY has been hiked from Rs 12 to Rs 20. The new premium rates are effective from June 1, 2022.
3. Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of NARCL (National Assets Reconstruction Company Ltd)?
[A] Urjit Patel
[B] Natarajan Sundar
[C] Ashwani Bhatia
[D] Nitin Chugh
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Correct Answer: B [Natarajan Sundar]
Notes:
Former State Bank of India Deputy Managing Director Natarajan Sundar has been appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of NARCL (National Assets Reconstruction Company Ltd) as MD & CEO.
NARCL is the joint initiative of Public and Private Sector Banks, and is expected to takeover bad loans from banks and focus on resolution and recoveries. NARCL has shareholding from 15 Indian Banks and Canara Bank is the sponsor bank.
4. Elavenil Valarivan, Shreya Agarwal and Ramita, seen in the news, are associated with which sports?
[A] Wrestling
[B] Shooting
[C] Fencing
[D] Sailing
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Correct Answer: B [Shooting]
Notes:
Indian women’s shooting team of Elavenil Valarivan, Shreya Agarwal and Ramita have bagged a gold medal for India in the 10m air rifle women’s team event at the ISSF World Cup 2022.
This was India’s first medal at the ongoing ISSF World Cup being held in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.
5. What is the ‘Global Mercy’ which was seen in the news recently?
[A] Non- Profit Organisation
[B] Civilian hospital ship
[C] Anti-satellite Missile
[D] Covid-19 Vaccine
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Correct Answer: B [Civilian hospital ship]
Notes:
The Global Mercy, the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, made its debut in Africa in the port of Dakar, the capital city of Senegal.
It is scheduled to stay in Senegal for four weeks to train health professionals before returning in 2023 to provide surgical care for the poor. The giant ship measures 174 meters long and 28.6 meters wide and it comprises of 12 decks.
6. The Union Cabinet expanded the scope of Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to allow which entity to register as buyers?
[A] Post Offices
[B] Cooperative Societies
[C] Small Finance Banks
[D] Common Service Centres
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Correct Answer: B [Cooperative Societies]
Notes:
The Union Cabinet expanded the scope of the public procurement portal Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to allow cooperative societies to register as buyers.
This would help cooperatives in getting competitive prices through an open and transparent process. Over 8,54,000 registered cooperatives and their 270 million members will be benefitted. The registration of cooperatives as buyers was not covered within the existing mandate of GeM, so far.
7. Which Public sector enterprise listed Green bonds on Luxembourg Stock Exchange?
[A] REC Ltd
[B] PFC Ltd
[C] BHEL
[D] IOCL
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Correct Answer: B [PFC Ltd]
Notes:
State-owned PFC Ltd, formerly called as Power Finance Corporation announced that maiden green bonds of 300 million euros have been listed on Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LSE).
Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LSE) is the largest green bond listing platform. The listing has been done under the co-operation agreement signed between India INX and LSE. PFC is the largest non-banking financial corporation (NBFC) in the power sector, in India
8. Which state/UT has launched faceless ‘Road Transport Offices’ (RTO)?
[A] Kerala
[B] Telangana
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: C [Maharashtra]
Notes:
Maharashtra government has decided to make six Road Transport Office’ (RTO) services online. People, who need a permanent driving licence or verification for an international driving licence will need to go to the RTO.
Maharashtra’s transport department provides 80 online services and now six more services have been included.
9. Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) partnered with which technology company for digitisation of its lending business?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Wipro
[C] Infosys
[D] Accenture
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Correct Answer: D [Accenture]
Notes:
Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) partnered with Accenture to digitally transform its lending business.
The collaboration includes a cloud-native lending platform with digital workflows for application, loan processing, credit underwriting and decision- making, disbursement and loan servicing. A machine learning-based decision engine is also used for risk mitigation.
10. The Indian Air Force (IAF) signed an MoU with which state/UT to set up Indian Air Force Heritage Centre?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Kerala
[C] Chandigarh
[D] Telangana
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Correct Answer: C [Chandigarh]
Notes:
The Chandigarh UT Administration and the Indian Air Force (IAF) signed an MoU on the Indian Air Force Heritage Centre.
The centre will have simulators, decommissioned aircraft, aero engines and other IAF artefacts. The centre will also include virtual reality and AI technology. The Heritage Centre will be informative and motivate the country’s youth to join the armed forces.