41. Which Indian company has been named as an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022?
[A] Tata
[B] PayTm
[C] BYJU’s
[D] Zomato
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Correct Answer: C [BYJU’s]
Notes:
Indian Ed-tech company BYJU’S has been named as an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Qatar from 21 November to 18 December, 2022. It will also create creative content with educational messages as part of sponsorship.
42. ‘Tulip Festival’ is an annual festival conducted in which Indian city?
[A] Shimla
[B] Srinagar
[C] Chandigarh
[D] Guwahati
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Correct Answer: B [Srinagar]
Notes:
Asia’s largest tulip garden, with over one million tulips, has been opened to the public in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar.
The Tulip Garden has been cultivated over months for the upcoming Tulip Festival. The Tulip Festival in Srinagar annually attracts tourists from all over the world at the beginning of spring.
43. Which Union Ministry inaugurated the ‘Ishan Manthan’ festival?
[A] Ministry of Culture
[B] Ministry of Education
[C] Ministry of Tourism
[D] Ministry of MSME
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Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Culture]
Notes:
Union Minister for Culture, Tourism & DONER G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the three-day North-East festival called ‘Ishan Manthan’ in New Delhi.
It included discussion on the indigenous faith of North East India, discussions on the unsung freedom fighters of the North East among others. The event will also provide information about films, art and handicrafts of the North East.
44. Which Naval Ship was recently presented the prestigious President’s Colour?
[A] INS Valsura
[B] INS Gomati
[C] INS Brahmaputra
[D] INS Betwa
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Correct Answer: A [INS Valsura]
Notes:
The President of India Ram Nath Kovind presented the prestigious President’s Colour to INS Valsura. The advanced Torpedo Training Facility was created in 1942 for the Royal Indian Navy during World War-II.
After India became a Republic, it was renamed as INS Valsura on 01 Jul 1950. The President’s Colour is presented upon a military unit in recognition of exceptional service rendered to the Nation, both in peace and in war.
45. Which Indian player won the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament in 2022?
[A] K Srikanth
[B] P V Sindhu
[C] Saina Nehwal
[D] HS Prannoy
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Correct Answer: B [P V Sindhu]
Notes:
Double Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu defeated Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan to win the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament in Basel.
P V Sindhu won her second title in Basel in straight games with a score-line of 21-16, 21-8. Sindhu earlier won the Syed Modi India International in January. India’s HS Prannoy lost the men’s singles final in Basel to Jonathan Chritie.
46. Who is the winner of the ‘Stockholm Water Prize 2022’?
[A] Wilfried Brutsaert
[B] Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe
[C] Gedeon Dagan
[D] Peter S. Eagleson
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Correct Answer: A [Wilfried Brutsaert]
Notes:
The renowned hydrologist Wilfried Brutsaert is awarded the Stockholm Water Prize 2022 for his outstanding work to quantify environmental evaporation.
Professor Emeritus Wilfried Brutsaert, fondly known as Mr Evaporation, is the world’s leading authority on terrestrial evaporation. His works help to make accurate predictions of the impact that climate change has on local rainfall patterns and water sources.
47. Which city is the host of the ‘Mega International Summit on MSMEs 2022’?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Chennai
[C] New Delhi
[D] Dehradun
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Correct Answer: C [New Delhi]
Notes:
Ministry of MSME, Government of India and the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad, organised a ‘Mega International Summit on MSMEs’ at the India International Centre, New Delhi.
The two-day summit was attended by entrepreneurs, academicians, policymakers, industry leaders, industry associations, start-ups, social impact organizations, MSMEs and self-help groups from India and across the world.
48. ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain’ campaign was first launched in which year?
[A] 2015
[B] 2017
[C] 2021
[D] 2022
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Correct Answer: C [2021]
Notes:
The President of India Ram Nath Kovind, presented the third National Water Awards and launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain campaign 2022 in New Delhi.
The Government of India in 2019 launched the ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan’ and in the same year ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ was also launched. On 22nd March in 2021, on ‘World Water Day’, the ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain’ campaign was launched, to urge citizens to conserve water.
49. Which country is the host of 5th BIMSTEC Summit in 2022?
[A] India
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] Bhutan
[D] Myanmar
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Correct Answer: B [Sri Lanka]
Notes:
The 5th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Summit was hosted virtually by Sri Lanka, the current chair.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the conference virtually and announced USD 1 million in aid to promote the budget of the Bimstec secretariat. The theme of the Colombo summit is “Bimstec-Towards a Resilient Region, Prosperous Economies, Healthy Peoples”.
50. The Chartered Accountants Bill seeks to set up a coordination committee headed by?
[A] Finance Minister
[B] Corporate Affairs Minister
[C] Corporate Affairs Secretary
[D] Finance Secretary
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Correct Answer: C [Corporate Affairs Secretary]
Notes:
The Chartered Accountants, Cost and Works Accountants and Company Secretaries (Amendment) Bill seeks to appoint non-chartered accountant (CA), non-cost accountant and non-company secretary as the presiding officer of the disciplinary committees of the respective bodies.
The Bill seeks to set up a coordination committee headed by the corporate affairs secretary. It will have representations from the three institutes: Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Institute of Cost Accountants of India (formerly known as ICWAI), and Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).