Current Affairs of July 2022

1. Which state has launched Nalaya Thiran skiling programme for college students?

Ans: Tamil Nadu

 

2. Who has taken charge as the new Managing Director of State Bank of India?

Ans: Alok Kumar Choudhary

 

3. Multinational exercise named 'Ex Khaan Quest 2022' was held in:

Ans: Mongolia

 

4. Which country was ranked worst in the world in the 2022 Environment Performance Index (EPI)?

Ans: India

 

5. What is the theme of 2022 World Oceans Day?

Ans: Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean

 

6. Maruti Suzuki India has installed a 20 MW solar carport at:

Ans: Manesar, Haryana

 

7. National Tribal Research Institute (NTRI) was inaugurated in:

Ans: New Delhi

 

8. Who has become the first Indian to recognized as Global SDG Pioneer for Water Stewardship by the United Nations Global Compact?

Ans: Ramkrishna Mukkavilli

 

9. Which social media platform has launched SMBSaathi Utsav initiative that aims to support small businesses?

Ans: Whatsapp

 

10. Name the autobiography penned down by Mithali Raj?

Ans: Unguarded

 

11. Who has become the first Indian to reach 200 million followers on Instagram?

Ans: Virat Kohli

 

12. Who is the author of the book on Sports Marketing titled 'Business of Sports: The Winning Formula for Success launched by International Institute of Sports & Management, Mumbai?

Ans: Vinit Karnik

 

13. European Parliament have voted to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by the year:

Ans: 2035

 

14. World's First Right to Repair' law for digital electronics passed by:

Ans: New York Legislature

 

15. Which has become the first Indian state to approve a policy for drones?

Ans: Himachal Pradesh

 

16. NASA is set to launch a mission called "DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry and Imaging) Mission in the year:

Ans:  2029

 

17. The Indian National Center for Space Promotion and Authorization (IN-SPACe) was established in:

Ans: Ahmedabad

 

18. Which country has released the most detailed geological map of the moon?

Ans: China

 

19. Name India's first COVID-19 vaccine for animals.

Ans: Anocovax

 

20. National Museum of Customs and GST was inaugurated in:

Ans: Goa

 

21. Who inaugurated the Jagatguru Sreesant Tukaram Maharaj Shila Mandir at Dehu Village near Pune?

Ans: Narendra Modi

 

22. Which country overtakes Saudi Arabia to become India's second biggest oil supplier?

Ans: Russia

 

23. Which state had topped as per the National e-governance Service Delivery Assessment (NeSDA) report 2021?

Ans: Kerala

 

24. First-ever India -European Union Security and Defence Consultations was held at:

Ans: Brussels, Belgium

 

25. Name the Indian weightlifter who has won gold medal at the IWF Youth World Championships in Leon, Mexico.

Ans: Saanapathi Gurunaidu

 

26. What is the new national record set by India's ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland?

Ans: 89.30 metres

 

27. India's first green hydrogen fuelling station for the National Thermal Power Corporation in Leh is built by:

Ans: Amara Raja Power Systems

 

28. India's first train to be operated by a private operator, under the 'Bharat Gaurav scheme of the Indian Railways runs between:

Ans: Coimbatore and Shirdi

 

29. Which Indian state has been ranked first in Asia in Affordable Talent in Global Startup Ecosystem Report?

Ans: Kerala

 

30. Which has become India's first airport to launch a one-of-its-kind Vertical Axis Wind Turbine & Solar PV hybrid (Solar Mill)?

Ans: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai

 

31. Which state had launched Ennum Ezhuthum scheme to bridge the learning gap that was caused due to the COVID pandemic among

students aged below eight?

Ans: Tamil Nadu

32. Who was chosen as the next head of the Press Council of India?

Ans: Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai

 

33. Who is the only Indian in the 11-member ICC's Elite Panel of Umpires?

Ans: Nitin Menon

 

34. What is the theme of the 2022 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought observed on 17 June?

Ans: Rising up from drought together

 

35. Name the marine flowering plant which was identified as the world's largest living plant.

Ans: Posidonia australis

 

36. National Yoga Olympiad 2022 was held at:

Ans: New Delhi

 

37. Which has been named the World's Best Airport?

Ans: Hamad International Airport, Qatar

 

38. Which was named the finest regional airport in India and South Asia?

Ans: Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru

 

39. What is the theme of the 2022 World Refugee Day is celebrated every year on June 20?

Ans: Together we heal, learn and shine

 

40. India's first-ever, Balika Panchayať, has started in:

Ans: Gujarat

 

41. Name the lake in Mongolia which is recently added to UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves.

Ans: Khuvsul Lake National Park

 

42. Which has become the 36th State or Union Territory to implement One Nation One Ration Card?

Ans: Assam

 

43. Which become the largest state in terms of outstanding portfolio of microfinance loans?

Ans: Tamil Nadu

 

44. Who has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations?

Ans: Ruchira Kamboj

 

45. Who has secured first rank in the examination for admission to the country's first women's NDA batch?

Ans: Shanan Dhaka

 

46. What is the rank of India in the Renewable Energy Installations in 2021 as per the REN2i's Renewables 2022 Global Status Report?

Ans: Third

 

47. Name the biopic on former Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj.

Ans: 'Shabash Mithu'

 

48. Name the one-stop platform that has been created to provide stakeholders with access to all the information they require regarding

the country's international commerce.

Ans: NIRYAT

 

49. Name the indoor solar cook top unveiled by the IOC

Ans: Surya Nutan

 

50. Who has become the first female president of the Federation of International Cricketers' Association (FICA)?

Ans: Lisa Sthalekar

 

51. Who was appointed as the Director-General of India's Regional Office of New Development Bank in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City)?

Ans: Dr. D.J. Pandian

 

52. New Space India Limited (NSIL) successfully launched "GSAT-24” Communication Satellite from:

Ans: French Guiana

 

53. First Bharat Gaurav tourist train connecting places associated with the Ramayana Circuit in India and Nepal was flagged off from:

Ans: Safdarjung Railway Station, New Delhi

 

54. Who was appointed as the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA)?

Ans: Dinkar Gupta

 

55. Name the Union Territory in India that will host the will host the 2023 meetings of the G20.

Ans: Jammu and Kashmir

 

56. Which country was recognized as the 'country of the year' in the Europe's biggest startup conference, “Vivatech 2020'?

Ans: India

 

57. According to World Gold Council Report, what is the rank of in India in the Global Gold recycling?

Ans: Fourth

 

58. Which has become India's first airport to run entirely on hydro and solar energy?

Ans: Indira Gandhi International Air port, New Delhi

 

59. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog?

Ans: Parameswaren Iyer

 

60. Recently inaugurated Dimapur Honey Testing Laboratory was located in:

Ans: Nagaland

 

61. Name the programme launched by the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying that aimed at bringing stakeholders from animal, human and environment health on a common platform to address challenges.

Ans: One Health pilot

 

62. Who is the new chairman of Jio Infocomm?

Ans: Akash Ambani

 

63. Which online food delivery platform has announced the acquisition of Blink Commerce?

Ans: Zomato

 

 

64. Name Kerala's own UPI Payment App that has launched new wearable ATM cards and Offline UPI.

Ans: Acemoney

 

65. A report titled 'India's Booming Gig and Platform Economy' that offers in-depth viewpoints and suggestions on the gig-platform economy in India was released by:

Ans:  NITI Aayog

 

66. Name the Indian Company that has been felicitated with the Best Drone Organization -Start-up Category - by Airwards.

Ans: IG Drones

 

67. Which state has been awarded first prize in the category National MSME Award 2022 to States for outstanding contribution in the promotion

and Development of MSME Sector?

Ans: Odisha

 

68. Name the biography of recently died Pallonji Mistry authored by Manoj Namburu.

Ans: The Moguls of Real Estate

 

69. Which is the e-Learning portal of the department of posts?

Ans: Dak Karmayogi

 

70. Name the new initiative launched by the US and its allies for effective and efficient cooperation with the region's small island nations in response to China's aggressive push to expand its sphere of influence in the Pacific.

Ans: Partners in the Blue Pacific

 

71. PADMA is an automated Pay & Allowances module for the Indian Coast Guard. PADMA' stands for:

Ans: Pay Roll Automation for Disbursement of Monthly Allowances

 

72. Which space agency has successfully launched CAPSTONE spacecraft to the moon from New Zealand?

Ans: NASA

 

73. Who has become the first player in history to win 80 matches in all four Grand Slams?

Ans: Novak Djokovic

 

74. What is the theme of National Statistics Day 2022?

Ans: Data for Sustainable Development

 

75. Who has taken oath as the 17th President of Philippine?

Ans: Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

 

76. Who has sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra?

Ans: Eknath Shinde

 

77. The new smart campus of Bosch India was inaugurated in:

Ans: Bengaluru

 

78. Who was sworn in as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court of USA?

Ans: Ketanji Brown Jackson

 

79. Name the leader of Yesh Atid Party, who became the 14th prime minister of Israel?

Ans:  Yair Lapid

 

80. Who was appointed as the president of Financial Action Task Force (FATF)?

Ans: T. Raja Kumar