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Daily Current Affairs for All Govt. Exams – 26th August ’22

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Q1) Recently, which of the following has become the first state in India to issue a glossary of LGBTQIA+ terms in the local language in the government gazette?

  1. Kerala
  2. Tamil Nadu
  3. Telangana
  4. Andhra Pradesh

Q2) Recently, which of the following companies has partnered with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for helping Indians generate their Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) number (Digital Health IDs)?

  1. Digit Insurance
  2. Acko
  3. Bajaj Allianz
  4. Edelweiss General Insurance

Q3) Recently, which of the following states has signed an agreement with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the British High Commission to award the Chevening Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Scholarship?

  1. Jharkhand
  2. Chhattisgarh
  3. Bihar
  4. Madhya Pradesh

Q4) Recently, Fahmida Azim has been selected for the Pulitzer Prize 2022. She is the native of which of the following countries?

  1. Saudi Arabia
  2. Pakistan
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Iran

Q5) Recently, the Anang Tal lake has been declared a monument of national importance. It is located in which of the following states/union territories?

  1. Jammu and Kashmir
  2. Delhi
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Madhya Pradesh

Q6) Recently, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has collaborated with which of the following to launch 1,000 green energy enterprises across the country?

  1. Adani Power
  2. NTPC Limited
  3. Tata Power
  4. ReNew Power

Q7) Internaut Day is celebrated on which of the following days every year?

  1. 23rd August
  2. 24th August
  3. 22nd August
  4. 25th August

Q8) Which of the following Indian institutes is part of the United Nations-led project – Spectrographic Investigation of Nebular Gas (SING)?

  1. Indian Space Research Organization
  2. Defence Research and Development Organization
  3. Indian Institute of Sciences
  4. Indian Institute of Astrophysics

Q9) Recently, which of the following states has set up a ‘Anti-Narcotics Task Force’ (ANTF) to check drug trafficking?

  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Telangana
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Karnataka

Q10) BioAsia 2023 will be held in which of the following cities in India?

  1. New Delhi
  2. Hyderabad
  3. Bengaluru
  4. Bhopal

Q11) Recently, the second tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2022-23 was opened for subscription. It is issued by which of the following organizations on behalf of the central government?

  1. Reserve Bank of India
  2. Securities and Exchange Board of India
  3. Indian Bullion and Jewellers Association
  4. National Stock Exchange of India

Q12) Recently, India’s Anupama Ramachandran won the silver medal in the U-21 Women’s event at the IBSF World Junior Snooker Championships 2022. It was held in which of the following countries?

  1. India
  2. USA
  3. Qatar
  4. Romania

Q13) What will be the theme of the Global AI Summit 2022, which will be held in Saudi Arabia?

  1. Responsible AI
  2. AI for Good
  3. Artificial Intelligence for the Good of Humanity
  4. AI For 21st Century

Q14) Recently, which of the following institutions have developed an ultrasound-assisted fermentation method to produce a safe substitute for sugar called ‘Xylitol’?

  1. IIT Bombay
  2. IIT Guwahati
  3. IIT Kanpur
  4. IIT Madras

Q15) 2019 AV13, recently seen in news, is a type of which of the following?

  1. Asteroid
  2. Galaxy
  3. Dwarf Planet
  4. Star

Q16) Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, recently seen in news, is located in which of the following states?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Kerala
  3. Andhra Pradesh
  4. Karnataka

Q17) Indian team won total how many medals at the recently concluded Thailand Para-Badminton International 2022 in Pattaya?

  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 16
  4. 17

Q18) Recently, which of the following state governments has announced the launch of online monitoring facility to track the availability and distribution of medicines?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Karnataka
  3. Kerala
  4. Maharashtra

 

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