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

1 .

"The Blue Book: A Writer's Journal" is written by which author?

A)

Raja Mohan

B)

Shekhar Gupta

C)

Anirudh Suri

D)

Amitava Kumar

Correct Answer : Amitava Kumar

Indian writer and journalist Amitava Kumar has come out with a new book titled ‘The Blue Book: A Writer’s Journal’.

Published On : March 7, 2022

2 .

The Rs 11,420 Crore Pune Metro Rail Project was inaugurated by which minister recently?

A)

Amit Shah

B)

Piyush Goyal

C)

Rajnath Singg

D)

Narendra Modi

Correct Answer : Narendra Modi

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Pune Metro Rail Project on March 06, 2022, and also interacted with differently-abled, visually impaired students present inside the metro coach, during his 10-minute ride in the Pune Metro. Pune Metro Rail Project has been built at a total cost of INR 11,420 Crore. It has a total length of 33.2 km and 30 stations.

Published On : March 7, 2022

3 .

The Indian Navy successfully test-fired the extended-range land attack Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from which stealth destroyer?

A)

INS Arihant

B)

INS Chennai

C)

INS Shakti

D)

INS Vikramaditya

Correct Answer : INS Chennai

The Indian Navy successfully test-fired the long range version of the BrahMos cruise missile on March 05, 2022 from the stealth destroyer INS Chennai. The purpose of the trial was to demonstrate the accuracy of an extended-range land attack Brahmos supersonic cruise missile.

Published On : March 7, 2022

4 .

What amount of loan has been sanctioned by Axis Bank for India's healthcare sector, under SAMRIDH facility?

A)

USD 100 million

B)

USD 150 million

C)

USD 175 million

D)

USD 200 million

Correct Answer : USD 150 million

Axis Bank on Thursday(3rd March 2022) said it has committed a USD 150 million (about Rs 1,140 crore) loan for strengthening the healthcare infrastructure in the country in association with IPE Global, in the aftermath of the pandemic.

The continued threat of new variants has reinforced the need to boost investments and partnerships in the health sector.

Axis Bank has committed to strengthening India's healthcare infrastructure by signing an MoU with IPE Global for the SAMRIDH Healthcare Blended Finance Facility, the bank said in a release.

"Under this partnership, Axis Bank will provide affordable finance of up to USD 150 million through SAMRIDH, to support health enterprises and innovators who would otherwise not have access to affordable debt financing," said the country's third largest private sector bank..

Source : Business Standard

Published On : March 5, 2022

5 .

Who has won the 'Special Jury Award' at the 7th India Industry Water Conclave and the 9th Edition FICCI Water Awards?

A)

Namami Gange

B)

National Bamboo Mission (NBM)

C)

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)

D)

National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD)

Correct Answer : National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has been awarded the ‘Special Jury Award’ at the 7th India Industry Water Conclave and the 9th edition of the FICCI Water Awards. NMCG has been awarded for its effort in reviving River Ganga and bringing about a paradigm shift in water management. The 9th edition of the FICCI Water Awards were organised at the FICCI’s 7th India Industry Water Conclave, held virtually on March 02 and 03, 2022.

The Citation underlines the complexity of the task of rejuvenation of the entire Ganga basin and the importance of engaging with diverse stakeholders particularly the people-river connect which forms the basis of NMCG’s approach to the challenging task. G Asok Kumar was appointed as the new Director-General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG).

Published On : March 5, 2022

6 .

Who oversees the 'Kavach' system trial between Gullaguda-Chittagong railway stations?

A)

Smriti Irani

B)

Ashwini Vaishnaw

C)

Dharmendra Pradhan

D)

Nirmala Sitharaman

Correct Answer : Ashwini Vaishnaw

The fourth-largest railway network of the world – the Indian Railways has tested its indigenous automatic train protection system ‘Kavach’ to boost safety in trains operation. Union Minister of Railways, Communication and Electronics & Information Technology, "Ashwini Vaishnaw", inspected the trial of ‘Kavach’ on 4th March.

The Successful trial of ‘Kavach’ was conducted between Gullaguda – Chitgidda Railway stations in South Central Railway. Under the mission, Atmanirbhar Bharat – 2,000 km of the network will be brought under ‘Kavach’ for safety and capacity augmentation in 2022-23. The indigenous Automatic Train Protection System is one of the cheapest systems and has a Safety Integrity Level 4 (SIL-4) certified technology with the probability of 1 error in 10,000 years.

KAVACH : The KAVACH is an indigenously developed ATP system by the Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) in collaboration with Indian industry and trials facilitated by South Central Railway to achieve the corporate objective of safety in train operations across Indian Railways. It is a state of the art electronic system of Safety Integrity Level – 4 standards.

KAVACH is meant to provide protection by preventing trains to pass the signal at Danger (Red) and avoid a collision. It activates the train braking system automatically if the driver fails to control the train as per the speed restrictions. In addition, it prevents collision between two Locomotives equipped with a functional KAVACH system.

Features of KAVACH :

* Prevention of Signal Passing at Danger (SPAD)

* Continuous update of Movement Authority with a display of signal aspects in Driver Machine Interface (DMI) / Loco Pilot operation cum Indication Panel (LPOCIP)

* Automatic Braking for Prevention of Over Speeding

* Auto Whistling while approaching Level Crossing Gates

* Prevention of collision between two Locomotives equipped with functional KAVACH

* SoS Messages during emergency situations

* Centralized live monitoring of Train movements through the Network Monitor System.

Source : News On Air

Published On : March 5, 2022

7 .

Who signed the MoU with Solar Energy Corporation of India?

A)

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)

B)

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)

C)

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL)

D)

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)

Correct Answer : Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL)

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). a company of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, government of India, established to facilitate the implementation of the National Solar Mission, which envisages cooperation and collaboration in the field of renewable energy, electric mobility, and alternative fuels including the development of ESG Projects.

The MoU was signed by Shuvendu Gupta, chief general manager- Biofuels & Renewables, HPCL, and Sanjay Sharma, executive director, SECI.

Solar Energy Corporation of India has been at the forefront of renewable energy capacity development and has been credited for bringing the lowest tariffs in the country. It is engaged in the promotion and development of various renewable energy resources, especially solar/wind energy, renewable energy-based storage systems, waste to energy, trading of power, R&D Projects as well as renewable energy base products like green hydrogen, green Ammonia, renewable energy-powered electric vehicles among others.

line with the government of India’s objective of renewable energy capacity development and faster adoption of electric mobility in the Country, HPCL intends to further diversify in the sector and electric mobility sector and to take up the development of ESG projects..

Source : Auto Carpro

Published On : March 4, 2022

8 .

Who is announced the signing of a co-lending agreement with Union Bank of India for financing to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) customers?

A)

Buoyant Capital

B)

Pipara & Co LLP Mumbai

C)

Ambit Finvest Private Limited

D)

Boyden India Advisory Services LLP

Correct Answer : Ambit Finvest Private Limited

Ambit Finvest Private Limited, the systematically important Non-Deposit taking Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) of the Ambit Group has signed a co-lending agreement with Union Bank of India (UBI) for lending to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) customers.

Shri Lal Singh, CGM, MSME, Union Bank said, “The partnership with Ambit Finvest Pvt Ltd. is part of UBI’s strategy to bring synergy between both the companies that will help us serve the most deserving and underserviced businesses. This initiative is a part of Union Bank’s commitment to support the MSMEs by providing tailor-made financial solutions and accelerating the growth of MSMEs to contribute to the country’s economic development.”

Sanjay Dhoka, COO & CFO, Ambit Finvest said that Ambit Finvest is delighted to be partnering with Union Bank of India, in increasing the reach of credit to service the needs of the MSME segment. With this alliance, Ambit Finvest and Union Bank of India aim to facilitate speedy disbursal of credit across different geographies.

This alliance will ensure underwriting for originations, positively impacting the creditworthiness of MSMEs, in 11 states that are currently covered by Ambit Finvest. Many MSMEs face challenges of higher interest rates or are excluded from access to banking services. Through this innovative model of lending, MSMEs will now enjoy a blended lower rate of interest, translating into a lower cost of funds, helping them deploy capital more effectively in their business..

Source : IBS Iintelligence

Published On : March 4, 2022

9 .

Who has been roped in as the chief financial officer (CFO) of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)?

A)

Niraj Shah

B)

Sangramjit Sarangi

C)

Sunil Agrawal

D)

Gopal Balachandran

Correct Answer : Sunil Agrawal

IPO-bound "Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)" has appointed "Sunil Agrawal" as its chief financial officer (CFO).

Agrawal took charge on Wednesday(2nd Mar 2022), sources said.

This is the first time that LIC has appointed an outsider as CFO.

Prior to this, LIC Executive Director Shubhangi Sanjay Soman was holding charge as CFO of the insurance behemoth.

Agrawal was earlier the CFO of Reliance Nippon Life Insurance for over 12 years. He was also associated with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance for 5 years.

LIC had in September invited applications for the post of CFO. The post is contractual and the CFO would get remuneration of about Rs 75 lakh per annum.

The appointment will be for a period of three years or the candidate attaining 63 years of age, whichever is earlier.

LIC was preparing to go public in March itself. However, the prevailing geopolitical volatility triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict may defer the mega IPO.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman too had indicated review of LIC's initial public offering (IPO) in view of the evolving geopolitical situation..

Source : Business Today

Published On : March 4, 2022

10 .

Which among the following has become the official partner of TATA IPL 2022?

A)

RuPay

B)

Visa

C)

Paypal

D)

BharatPe

Correct Answer : RuPay

Domestic card payment network "RuPay" will be an official partner for TATA IPL tournament starting this month(March 2022).

"This will be a multi-year partnership," National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said in a release on Thursday(3rd Mar 2022).

NPCI had launched RuPay, the first-of-its-kind domestic card payment network in the country.

The announcement regarding RuPay becoming an official partner was made by the Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC) on Thursday(3rd Mar 2022).

"We are pleased to have RuPay on board as an official partner of the Indian Premier League 2022.

"This association of IPL and RuPay, the flagship product of NPCI, brings together two of India's best homegrown brands and is set to create a huge impact on millions of Indians across the globe, encouraging digital payments adoption in a faster and seamless manner," Brijesh Patel, Chairman of IPL, said.

Source : Business Standard

Published On : March 4, 2022