Current Affairs 24/04/2022

1.Which bank has launched a new deposit scheme named Vikas Siri Sampat-1111?

1. Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
2. Canara Bank
3. Kerala Gramin Bank
4. State Bank of India

... Answer is 1)
Explanation: P Gopi Krishna, Chairman of Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank has launched a new deposit scheme of the bank named Vikas Siri Sampat-1111.

2. The Conference Amrit Samagam has been organised by which ministry as a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations?

1. Ministry of External Affairs
2. Ministry of Women and Child Development
3. Ministry of Culture
4. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

... Answer is 3)
Explanation: The Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, inaugurated the "Amrit Samagam", a conference of tourism and culture ministers of the country, in New Delhi.

3. Which IIT has launched India's 1st indigenously developed polycentric prosthetic knee "Kadam"?

1. IIT- Delhi
2. IIT-Madras
3. IIT-Bombay
4. IISc- Bengaluru

... Answer is 2)
Explanation: India's first indigenously developed polycentric prosthetic knee - Kadam has launched by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M).

4.Who is the winner of the 56th Jnanpith award for 2021?

1. Nilmani Phookan
2.Amitav Ghosh
3.Krishna Sobti
4. Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri

... Answer is 1)
Explanation: Noted Assamese poet and litterateur Nilmani Phookan has been felicitated with the 56th Jnanpith award for 2021.

5. Which player is named ICC Men's Player of the Month for March 2022?

1. Babar Azam
2. David Warner
3.Keegan Petersen
4. Shreyas Iyer

... Answer is 1)
Explanation: Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been named as the ICC Men's Player of the Month for March 2022.

6.The tragic Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on which date?

1 April 15
2. April 25
3. April 13
4. April 1

... Answer is 3)
Explanation: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre completed 103 years on April 13, 2022.

7. Which state has topped the NITI Aayog's State Energy and Climate Index-(SECI) Round 1?

1. Punjab
2. Odisha
3.Gujarat
4.Kerala

... Answer is 3)
Explanation: Gujarat has topped NITI Aayog State Energy and Climate Index-(SECI) Round 1 among larger states.

8.Which state's Kangra tea will be given GI tag from European Commission?

1. Himachal Pradesh
2. Uttarakhand
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Sikkim

... Answer is 1)
Explanation: Himachal Pradesh's Kangra tea will soon get a European Commission Geographical Indication Tag (GI tag).

9. Who has won the 57th Jnanpith Award 2022?

1. Bhalchandra Nemade
2.Shankha Ghosh
3. Damodar Mauzo
4.Kedarnath Singh

... Answer is 3)
Explanation: Eminent Konkani writer Damodar Mauzo has been conferred with the 57th Jnanpith Award for the year 2022.

10. In 2022, which anniversary of Siachen day was being celebrated?

1. 39th
2. 8th
3. 38th
4. 8th

... Answer is 3)
Explanation: The 38th Siachen Day has celebrated by the Siachen Warriors Brigade of Fire & Fury Corps on April 13, 2022, with tremendous zeal and enthusiasm.

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