Today GK, 2023 Latest General Knowledge Questions, Daily GK 2022

1 .

Which Insurance Company Ltd has launched 'Smart Secure Easy Solution'?

A)

HDFC Life Insurance

B)

Tata AIA Life Insurance

C)

Max Life Insurance

D)

Bharti AXA General Insurance

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Max Life Insurance

Max Life Insurance Company Ltd. (“Max Life” / “Company”), has launched Max Life Smart Secure Easy Solution, a comprehensive three-in-one protection solution offering benefits of life, critical illness & disability and accidental cover.

Aimed primarily toward self-employed individuals, the solution is available for multiple customer cohorts including salaried and other professionals to comprehensively guard against life’s uncertainties.

The solution is a combination of Max Life’s Smart Secure Plus Plan (UIN: 104N118V04) that aims at providing financial protection in case of any uncertainties in life with an accidental cover option and Max Life Critical Illness and Disability Health Rider (UIN: 104B033V01), which offers an added layer of financial protection in case of critical illnesses, total and permanent disability and provides extra coverage against death due to accident1..

Source : The Print

Published On : August 8, 2022

2 .

Who clinched gold medal in table tennis mixed doubles at Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Soumyajit Ghosh and Mouma Das

B)

Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng

C)

Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula

D)

Wang Chuqin and Liu Shiwen

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula

Achanta Sharath Kamal won his 6th Commonwealth Games Gold medal on Sunday, 7 August 2022 as the veteran paddler and Sreeja Akula won the mixed doubles table tennis event in Birmingham. Sharath Kamal won his 3rd medal in the ongoing Games in Birmingham.

Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula, the reigning national champions, defeated Javen Choong and Karen Lyne of Malaysia 3-1 in the final of the mixed doubles table tennis event.

Sharath and Sreeja won the opening game but were pegged back in the second game but the Indian duo kept their calm and composure to win the final in 4 games.

While Sharath Kamal furthered his legacy with his maiden Gold in the mixed doubles category at the Commonwealth Games, the top prize was a deserved reward for Sreeja, who has been in stunning form in Birmingham. Earlier on Sunday, Sreeja lost the women's singles bronze medal to Yangzi Liu of Australia..

Source : India Today

Published On : August 8, 2022

3 .

India has officially started working with whose Combined Maritime Forces (CMF)?

A)

Kuwait

B)

Bahrain

C)

Oman

D)

Qatar

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Bahrain

July 2022, India formally commenced cooperation with the Bahrain-based multilateral partnership, Combined Maritime Forces (CMF). However, the modalities of the exact nature of cooperation are being worked out, according to official sources.

At the India-US 2+2 in April this year, India had announced that it would join the CMF as an Associate Partner, which Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had then said will strengthen cooperation in regional security in the Western Indian Ocean. Joining the CMF is the latest in a series of multilateral engagements by the Indian Navy as part of India’s widening military diplomacy.

End of July, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (DCNS) Vice Adm. Sanjay Mahindru visited the headquarters of CMF, which the Navy said marks “the initiation of the Indian Navy’s ‘Associate Support’ to CMF in keeping with India’s commitment to the collective responsibility of maritime security in the Indian Ocean.”.

Source : The Hindu

Published On : August 8, 2022

4 .

Who has clinched the 4th edition of the SAFF U-20 football championship title by defeating Bangladesh?

A)

New Zealand

B)

England

C)

Australia

D)

India

Correct Answer : Option (D) - India

India has clinched the 4th edition of the SAFF U-20 football championship title by defeating Bangladesh by 5-2 goals in the final at Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

India won this championship for the second consecutive time (first crown in 2019).

Top scorer : Indian Gurkirat Singh(8 goals), he has scored four goals in final.

Best player : Indian Gurkirat Singh

Source : AIR

Published On : August 8, 2022

5 .

Military exercise 'Yudh Abhyas' is held between India and which other country?

A)

USA

B)

Japan

C)

Canada

D)

Australia

Correct Answer : Option (A) - USA

The Indian Army and the US Army will conduct the 18th edition of the fortnight-long mega military exercise “Yudh Abhyas” from October 14 to 31, 2022, at Auli in Uttarakhand. The exercise is aimed at enhancing understanding, cooperation and interoperability between the two armies. The previous edition of the exercise took place in Alaska, the US, in October 2021.

About the Yudh Abhyas Exercise:

* The exercise is aimed at enhancing understanding, cooperation and interoperability between the armies of India and the US.

* The “Yudh Abhyas” exercise is taking place in the backdrop of India’s lingering border row with China in eastern Ladakh.

* The Indo-US defence ties have been on an upswing for the past few years.

* In June 2016, the US designated India a “Major Defence Partner”.

Defence history of two countries : The two countries have also inked key defence and security pacts over the past few years, including the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) in 2016 that allows their militaries to use each other’s bases for repair and replenishment of supplies as well as provides for deeper cooperation.

* The two sides also signed the COMCASA (Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement) in 2018 which provides for interoperability between the two militaries and provides for the sale of high-end technology from the US to India.

* In October 2020, India and the US sealed the BECA (Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement) to further boost bilateral defence ties.

* The pact provides for sharing of high-end military technology, logistics and geospatial maps between the two countries..

Source : Mint

Published On : August 8, 2022

6 .

Who was honoured with the 'dPal rNgam Duston' award, the highest civilian honour of Ladakh?

A)

Matthieu Ricard

B)

Sogyal Rinpoche

C)

Dalai Lama

D)

Dilgo Khyentse

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Dalai Lama

Tibetan spiritual leader "Dalai Lama" was honoured with the 'dPal rNgam Duston' award -- the highest civilian honour of Ladakh -- for his immense contribution to humanity, especially towards the union territory, an official said on Saturday(6th Aug 2022).

The sixth award was conferred by Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh which celebrated the 'dPal rNgam Duston' with great fervour on the occasion of its foundation day at Sindhu Ghat on Friday(5th Agu 2022).

The 87-year-old spiritual leader, who is on a visit to the union territory since July 15, appreciated the gesture and stressed maintaining communal harmony in the region..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : August 8, 2022

7 .

Who became India's 75th Grandmaster by winning a tournament in Romania?

A)

N.R. Visakh

B)

V.Pranav

C)

Sahaj Grover

D)

A. Koushik Girish

Correct Answer : Option (B) - V.Pranav

Chess prodigy V.Pranav on Sunday(7th Aug 2022) became India's 75th Grandmaster by winning a tournament in Romania.

The Chennai-based Pranav won the Limpedea Open in Baia Mare, Romania to secure his third and final GM norm and attain the Grandmaster title. He finished the tournament with 7 points from nine rounds to wrap the GM norm requirements.

The 15-year-old had obtained his maiden GM norm at the Serbia Open in 2021 and the second in the Vezerkepzo GM round-robin tourney in Budapest, Hungary in June.

Pranav is the 27th Grandmaster from Tamil Nadu, a list which includes the legendary Viswanathan Anand and teen sensations D.Gukesh and R.Praggnanandhaa among others..

Source : Theweek

Published On : August 8, 2022

8 .

Which Army conducted exercise 'Skylight' to test satellite-based systems?

A)

China Army

B)

Indian Army

C)

Russia Army

D)

United States Army

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Indian Army

The Indian Army conducted a pan-India exercise to test and validate its entire satellite-based communication network to ensure operational readiness in case of a conflict in the future.

Called ‘Skylight’, the exercise was conducted from 25 to 29 July.

Sources in the defence and security establishment said the exercise involved all kinds of satellite communication, from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Ladakh, where India and China have engaged in a military stand-off for the past two years.

Sources also said the exercise not only validated protocols to switch completely to satellite-based communication in case of a conflict but also brought to light key lacunae in the systems, especially in the context of a situation arising with China.

“Conflict situations demand space-based communication because we are going by the assumption that the primary means of communication — terrestrial media — gets disrupted,” a source said, on the condition of anonymity.

Sources said that during the operation, multiple satellite bands were used to communicate and also transfer data.

The assets that were put to test included the static satellite communication systems, the vehicle laden transportable ones and also the man portable systems for their voice and data capability..

Source : The Print

Published On : August 8, 2022

9 .

Who won the gold medal in the women's light-fly Boxing 48 kg-50 kg category at Commonwealth Games 2022?

A)

Manisha Moun

B)

Jamuna Boro

C)

Lovlina Borgohain

D)

Nikhat Zareen

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Nikhat Zareen

India's Zareen Nikhat, gold, Northern Ireland's Carley McNaul, silver, England's Savannah Stubley, bronze and Uganda's Teddy Nakimuli, from left, after the Women's Light Fly (48-50kg) the Women's Light Fly (48-50kg) boxing final at The NEC on day ten of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

Nikhat Zareen is a world champion boxer and the way she fights portrays the passion she has for the game. Like Nitu Ghangwas, Nikhat also won with a 5-0 unanimous decision.

Nikhat Zareen was born on 14th June 1996 in Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh. She was introduced to boxing by her father, Mohammad Jameel Ahmed. Zareen has been appointed as the staff officer in Bank of India, Zonal Office at AC Guards, Hyderabad. Her previous records are:

* Gold at World Championship, Istanbul 2022.

* Bronze at Asain Championship, Bangkok 2019.

* Gold at Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament, Bulgaria 2022.

Source : Outlookindia

Published On : August 8, 2022

10 .

Which Launch Vehicle of ISRO failed to place the satellites in the intended orbit due to sensor anomaly in 7th Aug 2022?

A)

SSLV-D1

B)

SSLV-D2

C)

SSLV-D3

D)

SSLV-D4

Correct Answer : Option (A) - SSLV-D1

The Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) "Chairman S Somanath" has said that the maiden launch of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, SSLV failed to place the satellites in the intended orbit due to sensor anomaly. SSLV-D1-EOS 02 launched from Sriharikota launch pad had placed the satellites into 356kmX76 kms elliptical orbit instead of 356 km circular orbit.

Due to which the two satellites remained unstable and are no longer usable. The ISRO Chairman has said the launch vehicle took off majestically at the intended time from the launch pad in Sriharikota. Its propulsion stages, overall hardware, aerodynamic design and new generation electronics, the separation system used for the first time performed very well.

However after reaching an altitude of 356 kms there was a failure of logic to identify sensor failure and go for the salvage motion. Hence the launch vehicle developed an anomaly. The ISRO Chairman has said that a team of experts will go deeper to find out the reason for this isolation. He emphasised that after a small correction and revalidation, SSLV-D2 will be launched very soon..

Source : News on Air

Published On : August 7, 2022