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CURRENT AFFAIRS - AUGUST 2022 MCQs

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Question 541. Who has virtually kicked off a three-day Grand Hackathon that the ONDC is hosting in association with NABARD?
  1.    Ashwini Vaishnaw
  2.    Narendra Modi
  3.    Amit Shah
  4.    Piyush Goyal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Piyush Goyal

Union Minister Piyush Goyal has virtually kicked off a three-day Grand Hackathon that the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is hosting in association with NABARD.


Question 542. Which edition of the ministerial level JRC meeting of India and Bangladesh was held in New Delhi?
  1.    16th
  2.    27th
  3.    5th
  4.    38th
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 38th

The 38th Meeting of the Ministerial level Joint Rivers Commission of India and Bangladesh was held in New Delhi.


Question 543. What is the name of the website launched to boost the Coastal Clean-Up Campaign?
  1.    Swachbharat.org
  2.    Swachhsagar.org
  3.    Swachhjal.org
  4.    Swachhnadi.org
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Swachhsagar.org

The portal www.swachhsagar.org will give a major push to the cleaning mission.


Question 544. Linthoi Chanambam, who has been seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
  1.    Judo
  2.    Tennis
  3.    Badminton
  4.    Fencing
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Judo

Linthoi Chanambam scripted history by winning India's first-ever medal in Judo World Championships with gold in the Women's 57kg category.


Question 545. Bank credit growth accelerated to how many percentages in the quarter that ended June 2022?
  1.    13.7%
  2.    16.2%
  3.    12.8%
  4.    14.2%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 14.2%

Bank credit growth accelerated to 14.2 percent in the quarter that ended June 2022 from 6 percent in the same period of the previous year.


Question 546. Who has won the BWF World Championships 2022 title in Men's Singles and Women's Singles categories?
  1.    Lee ZiiJia and Tai Tzu-Ying
  2.    Lee Chong Wei and Chen Yufei
  3.    Kento Momota and Nozomi Okuhara
  4.    Victor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Victor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen clinched the men's singles title at the 2022 BWF World Championships while Akane Yamaguchi of Japan defeated Olympic champion China's Chen Yufei to retain the women's singles title.


Question 547. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated India's first earthquake memorial in which state?
  1.    Madhya Pradesh
  2.    Himachal Pradesh
  3.    Uttarakhand
  4.    Gujarat
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Smriti Van Memorial in Gujarat.


Question 548. Which bank launched Contactless Credit Card with the Indian Army?
  1.    Canara Bank
  2.    HDFC Bank
  3.    Bank of India
  4.    Bank of Baroda
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Bank of Baroda

BOB financial launches Contactless Credit Card with the Indian Army.


Question 549. The 'National Sports Day' is being celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of which sportsperson?
  1.    Major Dhyan Chand
  2.    Milkha Singh
  3.    P T Usha
  4.    Balbir Singh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Major Dhyan Chand

'National Sports Day' or Rashtriya Khel Divas is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, the hockey wizard of India.


Question 550. In the second T20 match of Asia Cup 2022, India won the match against Pakistan by how many wickets?
  1.    6
  2.    5
  3.    4
  4.    7
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 5

The crucial partnership between Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja helped India defeat the arch-rivals Pakistan by 5 wickets in the second match of Asia Cup 2022 held in Dubai International Cricket Stadium.


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