General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

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1 .

Which West African country has reported its first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus?

Mali

Niger

Gambia

Ghana

Correct Answer : Ghana

Ghana, a country in West Africa, has officially confirmed two cases of the deadly Marburg virus. The two patients, both deceased, tested positive for the highly infectious virus in the southern Ashanti region of Ghana. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the same in a statement on July 17, 2022. The two Malburg cases in Ghana were unrelated.

Marburg is a highly infectious viral hemorrhagic fever, which belongs to the same family as the Ebola virus disease and has a fatality ratio of up to 88 percent. Marburg virus symptoms include high fever, severe headache and malaise.

Published On : July 19, 2022

2 .

Which country Cricketers 'Lendl Simmons' and 'Denesh Ramdin' Announce Retirement on 18th July 2022?

Australia

West Indies

Sri Lanka

South Africa

Correct Answer : West Indies

Former West Indies skipper "Denesh Ramdin" announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect on Monday(18th July 2022). Ramdin played his last match for West Indies in a T20I in December 2019. However, he will continue to play franchise cricket. "It is with great pleasure that I announce my retirement from international cricket. The past 14 years have been a dream come true. I fulfilled my childhood dreams by playing cricket for Trinidad and Tobago, and the West Indies," wrote Ramdin on his Instagram.

The wicketkeeper-batter has failed to find a team at the upcoming edition of the CPL, despite having represented Guyana Amazon Warriors, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Trinbago Knight Riders from 2013 to 2021.

He has played 74 Tests, 139 ODIs and 71 T20Is. He started out in Test cricket, making his debut against Sri Lanka in Colombo in July 2005.

He played a part in West Indies T20 World Cup triumphs in 2012 and 2016.

Meanwhile, West Indies batter "Lendl Simmons" also announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday(18th July 2022). His decision came to the fore after his Caribbean Premier League franchise Trinbago Knight Riders posted a congratulatory message for the player..

Source : Sports NDTV

Published On : July 19, 2022

3 .

Which England all rounder announced ODI retirement on 19 July 2022?

Ben Stokes

Joe Root

Sam Curran

James Anderson

Correct Answer : Ben Stokes

Star England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Monday(18th July 2022) made a surprise announcement to retire from ODI cricket.

The 31-year-old will play his last ODI against South Africa at his home ground in Durham on Tuesday(19th July 2022).

Stokes' ODI career will forever be remembered for his Player-of-the-Match performance in the 2019 World Cup final against New Zealand at Lord's.

His unbeaten 84 helped to send the match into a Super Over as England claimed their first 50-over World Cup title in the most thrilling of circumstances.

Stokes, who is England's Test captain, has scored 2919 runs in 104 ODIs and taken 74 wickets.

"I will play my last game for England in ODI cricket on Tuesday(19th July 2022) in Durham. I have decided to retire from this format..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : July 19, 2022

4 .

Who is creates history becomes first Indian to win skeet gold at ISSF World Cup?

Deepak Kumar

Saurabh Chaudhary

Abhishek Verma

Mairaj Ahmad Khan

Correct Answer : Mairaj Ahmad Khan

Veteran Indian shooter Mairaj Ahmed Khan on Monday(18th July 2022) created history by winning the country's first-ever ISSF World Cup gold medal in men's skeet here.

In the 40-shot final, the 46-year-old from Uttar Pradesh shot 37 to finish ahead of Korea's Minsu Kim (36) and Britain's Ben Llewellin (26), who won the silver and bronze respectively.

The shooter shot 119/125 over two days of qualifying before coming through in a five-way shoot-off enroute his maiden individual gold..

Source : Times now News

Published On : July 19, 2022

5 .

Who is the Australian tennis star inducted into the Hall of Fame in July 2022?

Marat Safin

Andy Murray

Roger Federer

Lleyton Hewitt

Correct Answer : Lleyton Hewitt

Two-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one, Lleyton Hewitt was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame here on Saturday(16th July 2022).

Surrounded by family and friends in Newport, the Australian relived his growth from a boy with a dream in Adelaide to one of tennis’ greatest champions in recent memory.

“The Hall of Fame seemed like something that was so far away from me ever being part of,” Hewitt said during the induction ceremony.

“It was never something I ever thought about as a player, and it was always, I thought, for the people that were my idols growing up and the absolute legends of the sport.”

In a stirring induction speech, the 41-year-old took fans from around the world through his journey to the podium in Rhode Island. When Hewitt was a boy, his favourite sport was AFL football, which was played by members of his family, including his father, Glynn Hewitt.

Hewitt became the youngest No. 1 in ATP Rankings history at age 20 in 2001. The gritty right-hander captured two major singles titles, two year-end No. 1 finishes, two Nitto ATP Finals trophies and led Australia to two Davis Cup titles.

The Aussie icon won his first ATP title in Adelaide in 1998 and his last in 2014 at the Hall of Fame Open, defeating Ivo Karlovic. Hewitt won the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon title.

Before Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic ascended to the top of the sport, Hewitt held the top spot for 80 weeks, good for 10th-most in history. Even when those stars made their mark, “Rusty” scratched and clawed, proving he would never back down..

Source : Thestatesman

Published On : July 19, 2022

6 .

Who has established its first mountain warfare training facility in northeast?

ITBP

CRPF

CAPF

NDRF

Correct Answer : ITBP

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has created its first mountain-warfare training centre in northeast India, its second overall, to skill its troops in high-altitude combat and survival tactics as part of their mandate to guard the Line of Actual Control with China.

The facility has come almost after five decades of the establishment of its first such school called mountaineering and skiing institute (M&SI) during 1973-74 at Auli near Joshimath. The M&SI is located at a height of more than 9,000 ft in the Himalayan ranges of Uttarakhand and has trained thousands of ITBP, army, Air Force and other security personnel in this domain and that for adventure sports.

The new centre has been established in remote Dombang, abutting the LAC, and is located at a height of 10,040 ft in Sikkim that shares a 220 km front of the India-China LAC.

A senior ITBP officer told PTI that the training centre at Sikkim was conceptualised in order to enhance the capacity to train newly recruited and serving troops in mountain-warfare, rock climbing, high-altitude survival and patrol even as the need to have one more facility than Auli was being felt for long, given the increasing engagement of its troops with the Chinese PLA over the last few years.

The Dombang centre has an ideal mountainous and rocky terrain and its glacier training area spreads across a height of 14,000-17,000 feet, he said..

Source : NDTV

Published On : July 19, 2022

7 .

Which company released first annual human rights report in 2020 and 2021?

Apple

Google

Meta(Facebook)

Microsoft

Correct Answer : Meta(Facebook)

Facebook owner Meta released its first annual human rights report on Thursday(14th July 2022), following years of accusations that it turned a blind eye to online abuses that fueled real-world violence in places like India and Myanmar.

The report, which covers due diligence performed in 2020 and 2021, includes a summary of a controversial human rights impact assessment of India that Meta commissioned law firm Foley Hoag to conduct.

Human rights groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have demanded the release of the India assessment in full, accusing Meta of stalling in a joint letter sent in January.

In its summary, Meta said the law firm had noted the potential for "salient human rights risks" involving Meta's platforms, including "advocacy of hatred that incites hostility, discrimination, or violence.".

Source : India Times

Published On : July 19, 2022

8 .

Indians first 5G private network was successfully tested by Bharti Airtel at which city?

New Delhi

Bengaluru

Mumbai

Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer : Bengaluru

Bharti Airtel has successfully deployed the country’s first 5G private network at Bosch Automotive Electronics India (RBAI) facility in Bengaluru.

Airtel’s on-premise 5G captive private network was built over the trial spectrum allocated by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

The company said it has implemented two industrial grade use cases for quality improvement and operational efficiency at Bosch’s manufacturing facility, utilising the trial spectrum.

In both the cases, 5G technology such as mobile broadband and ultra reliable low latency communications drove automated operations, ensuring faster scale up and reduced downtimes.

The private network set up on trial spectrum at the Bosch facility has the capability to manage thousands of connected devices along with delivering multi-GBPS throughput, Airtel said in a statement.

Further, Airtel said its 5G solution helped Bosch shop floor managers and operators identify and resolve issues in real time, thus reducing the Mean Time To Repair (MTTR ) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF).

Ajay Chitkara, director and CEO — Airtel Business, said, “We believe that Airtel has the world class infrastructure, partnerships and expertise to deliver captive private network solution in any part of the country and to enterprise of any size.”.

Source : Financial Express

Published On : July 19, 2022

9 .

Who has bagged the Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institute Award 2021?

CIFA

BITS

NAARM

ANGRAU

Correct Answer : NAARM

The National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), established by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), has bagged the Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institute Award 2021 (in the Large Institute Category) for its overall performance.

Ch Srinivasa Rao (Director of NAARM) has received the award from the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar.

NAARM :

Set up : 1976

HQ : Hyderabad

NAARM was established by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

Source : The hindu Businessline

Published On : July 18, 2022

10 .

Indian Navy has decommissioned on 16th July 2022 ___________ a Kilo-class submarine, acquired from Russia in 1987.

INS Kalvari

INS Khanderi

INS Vikramaditya

INS Sindhudhvaj