Daily Current Affairs for All Govt. Exams – 20th August ’22

Q1) Recently, a first-of-its-kind Composite Indoor Shooting Range (CISR) was inaugurated at which of the following Indian Navy ships?

1. INS Tarkash
2. INS Satpura
3. INS Karna
4. INS Rajput

Q2) Recently, who amongst the following has been appointed as the Secretary to President Droupadi Murmu?

1. Ajay Kumar Bhalla
2. Rajesh Verma
3. Kapil Dev Tripathi
4. Omita Paul

Q3) World Mosquito Day is observed on which of the following days every year?

1. 17^th August
2. 20^th August
3. 18^th August
4. 19^th August

Q4) Recently, the Central government has planned to collaborate with which of the following governments to develop a “district good governance portal”?

1. Assam
2. Manipur
3. Tripura
4. Arunachal Pradesh

Q5) Recently, which of the following ministries has announced the National CSR Awards (2020)?

1. Ministry of Finance
2. Ministry of Heavy Industries
3. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
4. Ministry of Railways

Q6) Recently, “Madam Sir: The Story of Bihar’s First Woman IPS Officer”, was released. Who is the author of this book?

1. Manjari Jaruhar
2. RK Raghavan
3. Julio Ribeiro
4. Kiran Bedi

Q7) Recently, Technology Development Board – Department of Science and Technology announced the funding of its first ever Aquaculture project for production of which of the following fish?

1. Indian Salmon
2. Tilapia Fish
3. Rohu Fish
4. Mahseer

Q8) Recently, the CAROTAR (Customs Administration of Rules of Origin under Trade Agreements) Rules were seen in news. They were notified in which of the following years?

1. 2020
2. 2018
3. 2021
4. 2019

Q9) Recently, Artemis Programme by US space agency NASA was seen in news. It is related to which of the following?

1. Sun
2. Mars
3. Jupiter
4. Moon

Q10) India is in negotiations with which of the following countries to procure MQ-9B Predator armed drones?

1. Russia
2. Israel
3. France
4. USA

Q11) Recently, India’s first hydrogen fuel cell bus was unveiled in which of the following cities?

1. Pune
2. Mumbai
3. New Delhi
4. Gurugram

Q12) Recently, the second phase of the Grameen Udyami Project was launched in which of the following cities?

1. Bhopal
2. Surat
3. Ranchi
4. Patna

Q13) “Bibi: My Story”, recently, seen in news, is the autobiography of which of the following leaders?

1. Donald Trump
2. Benjamin Netanyahu
3. Ali Khamenei
4. Mostafa Kamal Madbouly

Q14) Recently, India’s first indigenously manufactured RT-PCR kit for testing monkeypox was developed by which of the following companies?

1. Serum Institute of India
2. Transasia-Erba Biomedicals
3. Biological E
4. Bharat Biotech

Q15) Recently, the 11th National Seed Congress 2022 was held in which of the following cities?

1. Gwalior
2. Bhopal
3. Indore
4. Raipur

Q16) Recently, Kukrail forest area was seen in news. It is located in which of the following states?

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

Q17) Recently, who amongst the following has been given one year extension as Union Home Secretary?

1. Rajiv Gauba
2. Ajay Kumar Bhalla
3. PK Mishra
4. Ajay Seth

Q18) Under Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G), how many villages have declared themselves ODF (open defecation free) Plus till now?

1. >25,000
2. >50,000
3. >75,000
4. >1,00,000

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