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- Name the company that recently (in July ’22) partnered with Talgo India Private Limited to set up a joint venture (JV) for manufacturing high-speed trains in India.
1) GMR Infrastructure Limited
2) BF Infrastructure Limited
3) Reliance Infrastructure Limited
4) Larsen & Toubro Ltd
5) Hindustan ConstructionAnswer-2) BF Infrastructure Limited
Explanation:
BF Infrastructure Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharat Forge (BF), has partnered with Talgo India Private Limited,a wholly-owned subsidiary of Spanish manufacturer Patentes Talgo S.L to set up a joint venture (JV) for manufacturing high speed trains in India.
i. The partnership focuses on bringing state-of-art and high speed rail technology and solutions to Indian railways and other private operators.
ii. This partnership will also set up a manufacturing, maintenance and life support cycle hub for new generation, energy efficient, lightweight aluminium high-speed railway trains. - The National Skill Development Mission, also known as the Skill India Mission, under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, observed its _______ anniversary on 15th July 2022.
1) 5th
2) 6th
3) 3rd
4) 4th
5) 7thAnswer-5) 7th
Explanation:
The 7th anniversary of the Skill Indian Mission was observed on 15th July 2022. The National Skill Development Mission which is also known as the Skill India Mission was launched by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on July 15, 2015, with an aim to create convergence across sectors and States in terms of skill training activities.
i. The mission’s objective is to enable youth to take up training in order to secure a better livelihood.
ii. So far, around 1.36 crore young people were trained under the Pradhanmantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna and 11.38 lakh candidates were trained under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalaya Yojana. - Which country’s Reserve Bank recently (in July’22) launched gold coins namely ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya‘ as Legal Tender to tackle Inflation?
1) Zambia
2) Mozambique
3) Namibia
4) Zimbabwe
5) BotswanaAnswer-4) Zimbabwe
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has launched gold coins namely ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya‘ to be sold to the public in order to tackle inflation, and to boost confidence in the local currency.
i. In this regard, the central bank of Zimbabwe disbursed 2,000 coins to commercial banks. The coins, each weighing one troy ounce, have a purity of 22 carats.
ii. In the local Tonga language, it refers to Victoria Falls. The coins will have liquid asset status, means, they can be easily converted to cash, and will be tradable locally and internationally.
iii. People holding the coins can only trade them for cash after 180 days from the date of buying - The RBI’s Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) was recently (in July’22) rose to _______ in March 2022 against 270.59 in March 2021.
1) 328.15
2) 290.41
3) 389.12
4) 349.30
5) 300.15Answer-4) 349.30
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) composite Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) has risen to 349.30 in March 2022 against 270.59 in March 2021, which states rapid utilization and deepening of digital payments across India.
i. The index states the extent of digitization of payments across India. It has been constructed with March 2018 as the base period–DPI score for March 2018 is set at 100.
ii. The number of transactions using Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) increased by 30.5 per cent during 2021-22. In terms of value, RTGS transactions registered an increase of 21.8 per cent. - In July 2022, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has extended the deadline for commencing the validation of all Know Your Customer(KYC) records by KYC Registration Agencies (KRAs) to ________ from 1st August 2022.
1) 1st November 2022
2) 1st September 2022
3) 1st October 2022
4) 1st December 2022
5) 1st January 2023Answer- 1) 1st November 2022
Explanation:
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has extended the deadline for commencing the validation of all KYC (Know Your Customer) records by KYC Registration Agencies (KRAs) by three months to November 1, 2022.
i. This is for the 2nd time that SEBI has extended the deadline. Earlier, it was extended till August 1, 2022 from July 1, 2022.
ii. KYC records of all existing clients, who have used Aadhaar as an Officially Valid Document (OVD), will be validated within a period of 180 days from November 1. - Which insurance company recently (in July’22) partnered with Inspektlabs to launch Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Vehicle Pre-Inspection for vehicle insurance renewals?
1) Bharti AXA General Insurance
2) Kotak Mahindra General Insurance
3) Cholamandalam MS General Insurance
4) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
5) SBI General InsuranceAnswer- 2) Kotak Mahindra General Insurance
Explanation:
Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company Limited (Kotak General Insurance) has partnered with Inspektlabs to automate the vehicle inspection process for vehicle insurance renewals using Artificial Intelligence (AI) based technology.
i. Under this, during the policy renewals, the customer can upload photos or videos of their vehicle on the cloud-based application.
ii. This will replace humans in repetitive work and save costs and increase customer satisfaction by reducing time in the policy renewal process. - As per the 3rd edition of ‘Kotak Private Banking Hurun – Leading Wealthy Women List 2021 released in July 2022, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, has retained as the Richest woman in India for the 2nd consecutive year followed by whom?
1) Nilima Motaparti
2) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
3) Radha Vembu
4) Falguni Nayar
5) Leena TewariAnswer-4) Falguni Nayar
Explanation:
According to the third edition of ‘Kotak Private Banking Hurun – Leading Wealthy Women List 2021, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, the chairperson of HCL Technologies has retained her title as the Richest woman in India for the 2nd year in a row. She is the only Indian woman to lead a listed IT company.
i. The list was published in the Hurun Report in collaboration with Kotak Private Banking.
ii. Roshni Nadar is followed by Falguni Nayar of Nykaa, overtaking Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw of Biocon with a total wealth of Rs. 57,520 crore.
iii. According to the list, Falguni Nayar is the richest self-made woman in India.
iv. Kanika Tekriwal, a 33-year-old owner of Jetsetgo became the youngest self-made woman on the list. - Which company and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is planning to set up the first ever India House at the Paris Olympics in 2024?
1) Tata Group
2) Larsen & Toubro Ltd
3) Adani Group
4) Aditya Birla Group
5) Reliance Industries LimitedAnswer-5) Reliance Industries Limited
Explanation:
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) announced a long-term partnership with Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to set up the first ever India House at Paris Olympics 2024. The partnership aims to boost the performances of Indian athletes and support the national sports federations.
i. It will also build the credentials of India as a global sporting nation, with an aspiration to host the Olympic Games in the future.
ii. In the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympics, India will also be hosting the 140th IOC Session in June 2023 at the state-of-the-art Jio World Centre in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
iii. In May 2022, India’s first ‘Olympic Values Education Programme’ (OVEP) was launched in Odisha. - Sahitya Akademi Award-winning and litterateur Atulananda Goswami recently (in July’22) passed away. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for his short story collection ________.
1) Satanic Verses
2) Seneh Jarir Ganthi
3) Ghachar Ghochar
4) Namghoria
5) AhalyaAnswer-2) Seneh Jarir Ganthi
Explanation:
Sahitya Akademi Award-winning and litterateur Atulananda Goswami who is known for his novels and short stories, passed away at 87 years in Guwahati, Assam. He was born in Jorhat district of Assam and had retired as a state government officer to settle in Guwahati, Assam.
His works – He is widely known for his novel ‘Namghoria’ which was written in the early 1990s and has also translated many English, Bengali and Odia texts into Assamese.
Awards – He has received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for his short story collection ‘Seneh Jarir Ganthi’. - What is the theme of World Hepatitis Day 2022 that was observed across the globe on 28th July 2022 by the World Health Organisation (WHO)?
1) Bringing Hepatitis Care Closer to You
2) Hepatitis-free future
3) Hepatitis Can’t Wait
4) Invest in eliminating hepatitis
5) Test. Treat. HepatitisAnswer- 1) Bringing Hepatitis Care Closer to You
Explanation:
World Health Organisation (WHO)’s World Hepatitis Day (WHD) 2022 was celebrated on 28 July 2022 to raise awareness of viral hepatitis, which causes inflammation of the liver that leads to severe disease and liver cancer.
i. Theme for World Hepatitis Day 2022- ‘Bringing Hepatitis Care Closer to You.’
ii. The date of 28 July was chosen because it is the birth anniversary of Nobel-prize-winning scientist Dr Baruch Samuel Blumberg. In 1967, he discovered the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and developed a diagnostic test and vaccine for HBV.
- Name the company that recently (in July ’22) partnered with Talgo India Private Limited to set up a joint venture (JV) for manufacturing high-speed trains in India.
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