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CURRENT AFFAIRS - AUGUST 2022 MCQs

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Question 551. Who has become the Indian Skipper overtook New Zealand's Martin Guptill to become the leading run-scorer in men's T20 Internationals?
  1.    Rohit Sharma
  2.    Hardik Pandya
  3.    Rishab Pant
  4.    Dinesh Kartik
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Rohit Sharma

Indian Skipper, Rohit Sharma overtook New Zealand's Martin Guptill to become the leading run-scorer in men's T20 Internationals.


Question 552. NPPA is associated with which Union Ministry?
  1.    Union Health Ministry
  2.    Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry
  3.    Union Women and Child Development Ministry
  4.    Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Ministry

NPPA is an attached office of the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. It acts as an independent Regulator for pricing of drugs and to ensure availability and accessibility of medicines at affordable prices.


Question 553. In which state the Government has launched a pilot project to implement the One Health Framework?
  1.    Uttarakhand
  2.    Punjab
  3.    Uttar Pradesh
  4.    Telangana
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Uttarakhand

The Government of India's Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) has launched a pilot project in Uttarakhand to implement the One Health Framework through the One Health Support Unit.


Question 554. The country's first ARTPARK has launched in which Indian city?
  1.    Allahabad
  2.    Chennai
  3.    Bengaluru
  4.    Ranchi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Bengaluru

The country's first Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK) was launched in Bengaluru, Karnataka.


Question 555. NMDFC signed an MoU with which bank for the development of banking software and apps?
  1.    RBL Bank
  2.    Yes Bank
  3.    HDFC Bank
  4.    ICICI Bank
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> ICICI Bank

The National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) has signed an agreement with ICICI Bank for the development of financial accounting software and mobile application.


Question 556. Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan has been appointed as the fourth whole-time member of which bank?
  1.    NSE
  2.    NABARD
  3.    SEBI
  4.    RBI
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> SEBI

Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan, an associate professor at SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), has been appointed a whole-time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).


Question 557. Who has inaugurated the 8th India International MSME Start-up Expo & Summit in New Delhi?
  1.    Narendra Modi
  2.    Amit Shah
  3.    Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
  4.    Manoj Sinha
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Manoj Sinha

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the 8th India International MSME Start-up Expo & Summit in New Delhi.


Question 558. Who has been "Free Fall: My Experiments with Living" is an upcoming self-help memoir?
  1.    Sonal Mansingh
  2.    Nambi Narayanan
  3.    Subhashini Ali
  4.    Mallika Sarabhai
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Mallika Sarabhai

Acclaimed classical dancer and activist Mallika Sarabhai bares it all in her upcoming self-help memoir, "Free Fall: My Experiments with Living".


Question 559. Which district has been declared the best aspirational district in India?
  1.    Agra
  2.    Jaipur
  3.    Varanasi
  4.    Haridwar
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Haridwar

The Haridwar district has been allocated to union commerce and industries minister Piyush Goyal who has been taking an active interest in making it the No. 1 aspirational district in the country.


Question 560. As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which Indian has become the world's third-richest person in the world?
  1.    Mukesh Ambani
  2.    Shiv Nadar
  3.    Gautam Adani
  4.    Azim Premji
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Gautam Adani

Gautam Adani has become the third richest person in the world, as per the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Data.


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