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CURRENT AFFAIRS - AUGUST 2022 MCQs
Parivar Kalyan Card scheme is the Uttar Pradesh government's Family ID plan. It was announced to establish a comprehensive database of the state's family units and identify beneficiaries for its various schemes.
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the 2022 Peace Prize "in recognition of her efforts to welcome refugees," according to UNESCO.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has declared 21 universities in India as 'fake' and are not empowered to confer any degree.
The tournament was held at Volleyball Federation Hall, Tehran, Iran from 15 to 22 August 2022. Indian men's volleyball team won the bronze medal by defeating Korea 3-2 in the 14th Asian U-18 Championship in Tehran.
A 17-year-old pilot, Mack Rutherford became the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft after he landed in Bulgaria, where his journey kicked off five months ago.
Distinguished scientist Samir V Kamat was appointed as Secretary of the Department of Defence Research and Development and Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
The private sector lender RBL Bank has appointed Gopal Jain and Dr Sivakumar Gopalan as the non-executive directors.
India's mining major NMDC in association with FICCI organised a conference on the Indian minerals and metal industry on the theme 'Transition Towards 2030 & Vision 2047' in New Delhi.
Royal Enfield has partnered with UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) to promote and safeguard the 'Intangible Cultural Heritage of India.
The government has approved a proposal to give specific names to all the AIIMS, based on regional heroes, freedom fighters, historical events or monuments of the area, or their distinct geographical identity.