Current Affairs Quiz: 10 & 11 April 2022

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Top 10 Questions Based on Current Affairs 10 & 11 April 2022

1. In April 2022, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) signed an MoU with the National Remote Sensing Centre -ISRO to develop the Bhuvan-Aadhaar portal to provide information and locations of Aadhaar centres across India.
   Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) under which ministry?
   1) Ministry of Science and Technology
   2) Ministry of Home Affairs
   3) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
   4) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
   5) Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-5) Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology
   Explanation:
   An MoU was signed between Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), New Delhi (Delhi), and the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Hyderabad, Telangana for technical collaboration.
   i. As part of the new arrangement, NRSC will develop the Bhuvan-Aadhaar portal, which will provide information and locations of Aadhaar centres across India.
   ii. The Bhuvan-Aadhaar portal will also allow residents to look for appropriate Aadhaar centres by location, according to their needs and it will provide complete geographic information storage, retrieval, analysis, and reporting for Aadhaar centres, with a high-resolution backdrop of natural-colour satellite images.
   
   
2. In April 2022, Union Minister of Defence, Rajnath Singh inaugurated a three- day Air Force Commanders’ Conference (AFCC) in New Delhi, Delhi.
   What is the theme of the Air Force Commanders’ Conference (AFCC)?
   1) IAF for the Future
   2) Optimising human resources
   3) Reorienting for the Future
   4) IAF in the Next Decade
   5) Ensuring Certainty amidst Uncertainties

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-2) Optimising human resources
   Explanation:
   Union Minister of Defence, Rajnath Singh inaugurated a three- day Air Force Commanders’ Conference (AFCC) at Vayu Bhawan in New Delhi, Delhi.
   i. The theme for this Conference is ‘Optimising human resources’.
   ii. The conference will focus on the conduct of operations in a smart and efficient manner. Mitigation of threats posed by drones will also be brainstormed during the conference
   iii. The Defence minister also launched the “MEHAR BABA COMPETITION – II” to provide a boost to the growing indigenous drone industry. it aimed at developing technology for a “Swarm Drone-based system to detect Foreign Objects on Aircraft Operating Surfaces”.
   
   
3. Under which scheme the National Health Authority (NHA) was recently (in April ’22) launched a new version of the Health Benefit Package (HBP) 2022 during the 3rd edition of the “Ayushman Sangam” held in Tamil Nadu?
   1) Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana
   2) Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
   3) Central Government Health Scheme
   4) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
   5) Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-2) Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
   Explanation:
   During the 3rd edition of two day ‘Ayushman Sangam’ ,a meeting held in Tamil Nadu, the National Health Authority (NHA) has launched a new version of the Health Benefit Package (HBP), 2022, under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), by adding 365 new procedures and making the total of about 1,949 procedures.
   i. Ayushman Sangam is to review the AB-PMJAY and Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Southern Southern States and Union Territories in Mahabalipuram.
   ii. Third edition is covering the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
   
   
4. Which of the following points is “correct” with respect to the RBI’s first monetary policy of FY23 released in April 2022?
   1) Monetary Policy projected India’s gross domestic Product (GDP) growth at 7.2% for FY23 from 7.8% estimated earlier.
   2) RBI has also increased its Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation forecast for FY23 to 5.7% from its earlier projection of 4.5%.
   3) RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the repo rate unchanged at 3.35% for the 13th consecutive time while maintaining an accommodative stance.
   4) Only 1 & 2
   5) Only 2 & 3

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-4) Only 1, & 2
   Explanation:
   Monetary Policy projected India’s gross domestic Product (GDP) growth at 7.2% for FY23 from 7.8% estimated earlier.
   i. RBI has also increased its Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation forecast for FY23 to 5.7% from its earlier projection of 4.5%.
   ii. RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent for the eleventh consecutive time while maintaining an accommodative stance.

   Category	Rate
   Policy Repo Rate	4%
   Reverse Repo Rate	3.35%
   Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) Rate	4.25%
   Bank Rate	4.25%
   Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)	4.00%
   Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)	18.00%

   
   
5. In April 2022, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) established 2 separate Working Groups- Sponsor of a Mutual Fund and Trustees of Mutual Funds for Asset Management Companies (AMC).
   Who will be the chairperson of the working group on sponsors of Mutual Fund?
   1) Navneet Munot
   2) A.Balasubramanian
   3) Anthony Heredia
   4) Manoj Vais
   5) T S Ramakrishnan

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-2) A.Balasubramanian
   Explanation:
   The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has established 2 separate Working Groups for Asset Management Companies (AMC). The purpose of the 2 working groups are;
   • To review the Role and Eligibility of a Sponsor of a Mutual Fund to facilitate growth and innovation in the industry.
   • To streamline the role and obligations of Trustees of Mutual Funds.
   Chairpersons of the working group:
   i. The working group on sponsors will be chaired by A.Balasubramanian, Managing Director(MD) & Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Aditya BirlaSun Life AMC Limited and Chairman, Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).
   ii. The working group on MF trustees will be chaired by Dr Manoj Vaish, Independent Trustee, Mirae Mutual Fund.
   
   
6. Name the organisation that recently (in April ’22) signed a USD 100 million loan pact with Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) to help small farmers from various countries.
   1) Asian Development Bank
   2) Food and Agriculture Organization
   3) International Monetary Fund
   4) United Nations Development Programme
   5) World Bank

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-1) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
   Explanation:
   The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed USD 100 million(Rs.760 crores) loan pact with a French firm Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) to help small farmers in countries such as India, Indonesia, Pakistan,Thailand and Vietnam to recover from the economic challenges posed by the pandemic (COVID-19) and improve their resilience to climate change impacts.
   i. The pact will be accompanied by a Technical Assistance (TA) grant comprising USD 205,000 from ADB’s Technical Assistance Special Fund for COVID Recovery and USD 385,000 from the Strategic Climate Fund, administered by ADB.
   
   
7. In April 2022, HDFC Ltd sold its ______ stake of share in Bandhan Bank for Rs. 1,522 crores
   1) 6.04%
   2) 5.01%
   3) 2.07%
   4) 3.08%
   5) 4.03%

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-4) 3.08%
   Explanation:
   In a bulk deal, HDFC Ltd sold 4.96 crore shares in Bandhan Bank (for a total of 49,632,349 equity shares), for a sum of almost Rs. 1,522 crores.
   i. The shares were sold at a price of Rs. 306.61 a share, equating to about a 3.08% stake of HDFC in Bandhan Bank.
   About Bandhan Bank:
   MD & CEO – Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
   Headquarter – Kolkata,West Bengal
   Tagline – ‘Aapka Bhala. Sabki Bhalai.’, (Your benefit. Everyone’s welfare.)
   
   
8. Name the institute that recently (in April ’22) launched India’s first indigenously developed polycentric prosthetic knee named “Kadam”.
   1) IIT-Kharagpur
   2) IIT-Kanpur
   3) IIT-Bombay
   4) IIT-Madras
   5) IIT-Delhi

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-4) IIT-Madras
   Explanation:
   India’s first indigenously developed polycentric prosthetic knee – Kadam was launched by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M), the Above Knee Prosthesis was developed in association with Society for Biomedical Technology (SBMT) and Mobility India.
   i. Kadam will help people with above-knee amputees to walk in comfortable gait and it has multiple axes hinge joints for rotation which provide greater control over the prosthesis and gives a maximum knee flexion of 160 degrees to make it easy to sit in cramped spaces like buses and autos.
   ii. The design includes high durable stainless steel and aluminium alloy along with hard chrome plated EN8 pins and high fatigue life polymer bushings, which was developed by a team at TTK Centre for Rehabilitation Research and Device Development (R2D2) at IIT-M.
   
   
9. The 57th Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Valour Day/Shaurya Diwas was observed on _____________ to commemorate the 1965 battle at Sardar Post in Rann of Kuchh, Gujarat against Pakistan.
   1) 11th April 2022
   2) 9th April 2022
   3) 7th April 2022
   4) 10th April 2022
   5) 8th April 2022

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer-2) 9th April 2022
   Explanation:
   Annually the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) observes the CRPF Valour Day, also known as Shaurya Diwas, on 9th April to commemorate the 1965 battle at Sardar Post in Rann of Kuchh, Gujarat against Pakistan.
   i. The day is annually observed as a tribute to the brave men of the CRPF. 9th April 2022 marks the observance of the 57th CRPF Valour Day.
   About Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF):
   Director-General- Kuldiep Singh
   Headquarters– New Delhi, Delhi
   Motto– “Tejsvi navdhitmastu” means- “Let Brilliance Emerge out of our Endeavours”.
   
   
10. Which state government recently (in April’22) launched an anti-corruption mobile app named ‘Corruption-Free App- 1064’?
    1) Karnataka
    2) Kerala
    3) Uttarakhand
    4) Andhra Pradesh
    5) Punjab

    Answer & Explanation

    Answer-3) Uttarakhand
    Explanation:
    The Vigilance department of Uttarakhand has developed an anti-corruption mobile app, ‘Corruption-Free Uttarakhand App- 1064’.
    i. The app was formally inaugurated by the Chief Minister (CM), Pushkar Singh Dhami. It aims to make the state corruption-free and ensure good governance carried out in a transparent manner.
    ii. The app will be available in both Hindi and English.
    iii. The user can register his/her complaint using the app or by making a call on 1064 number. This number is received from the Government of India