Current Affairs of June 2022

1. Who was elected as the next Chief Executive of Hong Kong?

Ans: Hong Kong

 

2. Who was sworn as South Korean president?

Ans: Yoon Suk-yeol

 

3. World's Largest Glass Bottom Bridge called Bach Long pedestrian bridge was opened in:

Ans: Vietnam

 

4. Name the Indian Aerospace company that has successfully tested an environmentally friendly satellite propulsion system.

Ans: Bellatrix Aerospace

 

5. Who has authored the book titled The Struggle for Police Reforms in India: Ruler's Police to People's Police?

Ans: Prakash Singh

 

6. What is the theme of the National Technology 5 Day 2022 observed on May 11?

Ans: Integrated Approach in Science and technology for sustainable future

 

7. Which country was elected as the new Chair of the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024 at the meeting of the Executive Board and General Assembly in Manila, Philippines?

Ans: India

 

8. Which has become first Asian country join NATO Cyber Defence Group? Ans: South Korea

 

9. Name the book for which West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee received the Bangla Academy Award.

Ans: Kabita Bitan

 

10. Name the World's oldest chess grandmaster who passed away recently. Ans: Yuri Averbakh

 

11. India's first EV charging station powered by bio-gas was inaugurated in: Ans: Mumbai

 

12. Name the Indus Valley site in which 5000-year old jewellery factory was excavated.

Ans: Rakhigarhi

 

13. Who has won the 2022 Presidential Election of the Philippines?

Ans: Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Junior

 

14. Who has been appointed as the new CEO and MD of Air India?

Ans: Campbell Wilson

 

15. Who was appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India?

Ans: Rajiv Kumar

 

16. Name the oil giant that has overtook Apple Inc. as the world's most valuable company?

Ans: Saudi Aramco

 

17. Name the Indian Architect who was honoured with Royal Gold Medal 2022 instituted by the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Ans: BV. Doshi

 

18. Who was the first president of Independent Ukraine Passed away recently?

Ans: Leonid Kravchuk

 

19. In which state, the Indian Army will open a coaching centre for poor pupils?

Ans: Manipur

 

20. Who was elected as the new President of the UAE?

Ans: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

 

21. Who was named as the new chief minister of Tripura?

Ans: Manik Saha

 

22. Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)?

Ans: Nidhi Chibber

 

23. The fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was held in:  

Ans: Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

 

24. National Cyber Forensic Laboratory was launched in:

Ans: Hyderabad

 

25. National Data & Analytics Platform (NDAP) for free public use was launched by:

Ans: NITI Aayog

 

26. Which was notified as the 52nd tiger reserve of India?

Ans: Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan

 

27. Name the World's longest suspension bridge opened in the Czech Republic.

Ans: Sky Bridge 721

 

28. Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of France?

Ans: Elisabeth Borne

 

29. Who was elects as the new president of Somalia?

Ans: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

 

30. Who has won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award?

Ans: Cecile Ndjebet

 

31. What is the rank of India in the 2021 Summer Deaflympics held at Caxias do Sul, Brazil?

Ans: 9

 

32. Who was announced as the chairman of newly announced Cotton Council of India?

Ans: Suresh Bhai Kotak

 

33. Who was appointed as the Chairman of the BSE?

Ans: S.S. Mundra

 

34. Who was the author of the new novel titled 'A Place Called Home?

Ans: Preeti Shenoy

 

35. Name the battery-operated dual-mode locomotive developed by Western Central Railway.

Ans: Navdoot

 

36. Which state has launched India's first stateowned OTT platform named ‘Cspace’?

Ans: Kerala

 

37. Name the Indian woman to win a World title at the Women's World Championships, Istanbul.

Ans: Nikhat Zareen

 

38. World's highest weather station' on Mount Everest was installed by:

Ans: National Geographic Society

 

39. The New Development Bank will open its first regional office in India at:

Ans: Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City)

 

40. Who was sworn in as Australia's new prime minister?

Ans: Anthony Albanese

 

41. The North East Research Conclave (NERC) 2022 was held at:

Ans: Guwahati

 

42. Name the Indian Grand Master who posted his second win over world champion Magnus Carlsen at the Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament.

Ans: Praggnanandhaa

 

43. Which has becomes the first country to make quarantine compulsory for monkeypox patients?

Ans: Belgium

 

44. Who was appointed as the new lieutenant governor of Delhi?

Ans: Vinai Kumar Saxena

 

45. Which team has won the 2021-22 Premier League Football championship?

Ans: Manchester City

 

46. According to the World Air Powers Ranking of 2022 released by the World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft, what is the rank of the Indian Air Force?

Ans: Third

 

47. Who becomes first player to hit 700 fours in IPL history?

Ans: Shikhar Dhawan

 

48. What is the theme of World Thyroid Day observed on May 25?

Ans: It's not you. It's your thyroid

 

49. United Nations is observing International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories' on:

Ans: 2022 May 25 to 31

 

50. What is the theme of Eighth Edition of Swachh Survekshan-SS-2023 launched by the Union Government of India?

Ans: Waste to Wealth

 

51. Who was re-elected as Director-General of the World Health Organization?

Ans: Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus

 

52. Name the third edition of Bilateral Exercise of Indian Navy and Bangladesh Navy held at Port Mongla, Bangladesh.

Ans: Bongosagar

 

53. Which has become the first metro city in India to prepare a detailed register of biodiversity?

Ans: Kolkata

 

54. What is the position of India in the Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021 released by the World Economic Forum?

Ans: 54^th

 

55. The National Women Legislators' Conference-2022 held as part of 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' was hosted by:

Ans: Kerala Legislative Assembly

 

56. Name the supercomputer inaugurated at NIT Thiruchirapalli under National Supercomputing Mission.

Ans: Param Porul

 

57. Who has penned down the book 'Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure?

Ans: Ruskin Bond

 

58. Which are the organisations that have released the first Global Report on Assistive Technology (GREAT)?

Ans: WHO and UNICEF

 

59. Name the Indian who has become the chair of the World Trade Organisation's Committee on Technical Barriers on Trade.

Ans: Anwar Hussain Shaik

 

60. The second of the four Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) projects named Nirdeshak is built by:

Ans: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers

 

61. Who has become the Indian Army's first woman combat aviator?

Ans: Abhilasha Barak

 

62. Name the made in India TB infection skin test.

Ans:  c-TB

 

63. Who is the author of the novel Tomb of Sand that has become the first book in any Indian language to receive International Booker Prize?

Ans: Geetanjali Shree

 

64. India's first 'Lavender festival was held at:

Ans: Bhaderwah, Jammu

 

65. North India's first Industrial Biotech Park inaugurated at:

Ans: Kathua, Jammu & Kashmir

 

66. Which team has won IPL 2022 title?

Ans: Gujarat Titans

 

67. Which team has won the Women's T20 Challenge 2022?

Ans: Supernovas

 

68. Which Indian state has chosen for the World No Tobacco Day Award 2022 given by the World Health Organization?

Ans: Jharkhand

 

69. Who has been appointed as the Director-General of the National Informatics Centre?

Ans: Rajesh Gera

 

70. Name the first Arab country with which Israel inked its first free trade agreement.

Ans: United Arab Emirates

 

71. Name the state-of-the-art supercomputer at IIT Gandhinagar under the National Supercomputing Mission.

Ans: Param Ananta

 

72. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Sashastra Seema Bal?

Ans: SL. Thaosen

 

73. Which has become the world's fastest supercomputer?

Ans: Supercomputer Frontier, USA

 

74. Which social media platform has launched an ‘alert feature to help find missing children?

Ans: Instagram

 

75. Which state government has started e-stamp instead of paper stamp?

Ans: Punjab

 

76. India's first and Asia's largest liquid mirror telescope was installed at:

Ans: Devasthal, Uttarakhand

 

77. ANANTH Technologies' spacecraft manufacturing unit was inaugurated at:

Ans: Karnataka

 

78. Name the Indian American who has won the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee title.

Ans: Harini Logan

 

79. Which union territory has replaced the word ‘Harijan' from names of colonies & streets and name them after Babasaheb Ambedkar instead?

Ans: Delhi

 

80. What is the new name of Turkey?

Ans: Turkiye

 

81. Which state government has won a coveted UN Award- World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) prize at Geneva?

Ans: Meghalaya

 

82. Name the scheme that has been formulated with the objective to provide quality education and opportunities for even the poorest.

Ans: SHRESHTA

 

83. A heritage centre to showcase the role of the Indian Air Force in various wars and its overall functioning will come up at:

Ans: Chandigarh

 

84. National Food Laboratory of FSSAI that was established to reduce the time of testing of food samples imported from Nepal was located at:

Ans: Raxaul Bihar

 

85. The UIC International Sustainable Railway Awards in the category of “Best use of Zero-Carbon Technology” was awarded to:

Ans: Indian Railway

 

86. Who has won the 2022 French Open men's title?

Ans: Rafael Nadal

 

87. What is the theme of the 50th World Environmental Day?

Ans: Only One Earth