Daily Current Affairs for All Govt. Exams – 17th August ’22

Q1) Recently, the Union Cabinet approved an interest subvention of 1.5% on short-term farm loans up to how much amount?

1. Rs 1 lakh
2. Rs 2 lakh
3. Rs 3 lakh
4. Rs 4 lakh

Q2) Recently, which of the following states has launched the “Vidya Rath- School on Wheels” project?

1. Gujarat
2. Karnataka
3. West Bengal
4. Assam

Q3) Recently, NIDAAN portal was launched. It is related to which of the following?

1. Adoption of Children
2. Narcotics
3. Women Empowerment
4. River Rejuvenation

Q4) Recently, the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) newly-designed third rake of the semi-high speed Vande Bharat train was launched for trial run. ICF is located in which of the following cities?

1. Surat
2. Bengaluru
3. Raebareli
4. Chennai

Q5) Recently, Indian companies imported petroleum coke from which of the following countries for the first time?

1. Kenya
2. Nigeria
3. Venezuela
4. Australia

Q6) Vostok-2022 strategic command and staff exercise will be held in which of the following countries?

1. USA
2. Russia
3. Ukraine
4. China

Q7) Recently, the Union Cabinet approved the signing of a contract between India and which of the following countries to support International Transport Forum (ITF) activities in the Indian transport sector?

1. France
2. Germany
3. UK
4. Italy

Q8) Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the “Widening access of the “Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) database” to users, besides patent offices. TKDL was originally established in which of the following years?

1. 2003
2. 2007
3. 2001
4. 2016

Q9) According to the recent Government data, how many cities across India have declared themselves as ‘Safai Mitra Surakshit Shehar’?

1. 250
2. 500
3. 750
4. 1000

Q10) Recently, due to unusual hot and dry weather, water levels in the Rhine River have lowered down. It passes through which of the following regions?

1. Europe
2. North America
3. South America
4. Australia

Shrinking of lakes due to natural and human activities.

1. Lake Sawa — Iran.
2. Lake Faguibine — Mali.
3. Lake Velence — Hungary.
4. Garda Lake — Italy.

Q11) Recently, the Union Cabinet gave its nod to increase the “Emergency Credit Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)” limit by how much amount?

1. Rs. 50 crore
2. Rs. 500 crore
3. Rs. 5,000 crore
4. Rs. 50,000 crore

Q12) Recently, the outer part of the “Karam Dam” collapsed. It is being built in which of the following states?

1. Maharashtra
2. Gujarat
3. Jharkhand
4. Madhya Pradesh

Q13) Hayabusa-2 probe, recently seen in news, is related to which of the following planetary objects?

1. Sun
2. Mars
3. Ryugu Asteroid
4. Bennu Asteroid

Q14) Barents Sea, recently seen in news, is associated with which of the following oceans?

1. Antarctic Ocean
2. Arctic Ocean
3. Pacific Ocean
4. Indian Ocean

Q15) Recently, UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) was seen in news. It was adopted in which of the following years?

1. 1982
2. 1972
3. 1992
4. 2002

Q16) Recently, Union Transport Minister, Nitin Gadkari has launched India’s first electric double-decker bus in which of the following cities?

1. New Delhi
2. Nagpur
3. Pune
4. Mumbai

Q17) Recently, the government has raised the thresholds for prosecutions and arrests under the Customs Act 1962 to how much amount for cases involving commercial fraud?

1. Rs. 1 crore
2. Rs. 2 crore
3. Rs. 3 crore
4. Rs. 4 crore

Q18) India aims to achieve indicative target of 20% ethanol blending under the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme by which of the following years?

1. 2023
2. 2024
3. 2025
4. 2030

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