1. Etalin hydroelectric project, which was seen in the news, is proposed to be set up in which state/UT?
Punjab
Arunchal Pradesh
Rajasthan
Kerala

2. Which state announced ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award’ and ‘Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympics’?
Chhattisgarh
Rajasthan
Punjab
Manipur

3. As per the recent NSO Update (June 2022), what is the GDP growth estimate of India in 2021-22?
8.5 per cent
8.7 per cent
8.9 per cent
9.2 per cent

4. What are the new annual premium rates of PMJJBY and PMSBY respectively, with effect from June 1, 2022?
Rs 520 and Rs 40
Rs 436 and Rs 20
Rs 400 and Rs 40
Rs 350 and Rs 30

5. What is the fiscal deficit recorded in India for 2021-22 (in percentage of GDP)?
7.51 %
7.01 %
6.71 %
6.21 %

6. Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of NARCL (National Assets Reconstruction Company Ltd)?
Urjit Patel
Natarajan Sundar
Ashwani Bhatia
Nitin Chugh

7. What is the theme of the ‘World No Tobacco Day 2022’?
Tobacco: A Threat to our Humanity
Tobacco: A Threat to our Enviornment
Tobacco: A Threat to our Health
Dangers of Smoking

8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed ‘Garib Kalyan Sammelan’ in which city?
Pune
Shimla
Varnasi
Gandhi Nagar

9. India signed the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) annual report with which country?
Nepal
Bangladesh
Pakistan
China

10. Which company took over Ford’s passenger vehicle manufacturing plant at Sanand in Gujarat?
Ola
Tata Motors
Mahindra and Mahindra
Hyundai

11. As per the RBI Annual Report, what is the trend of total number of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in 2021-22, compared to previous year?
Increased
Decrased
Remained Same
Not Calculated

12. Which is the nodal agency of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)?
ICMR
AIIMS
NHA
Niti Aayog

13. Which Institution Released a book on the basics of AI titled ‘AI for Everyone’?
NITI Aayog
World Economic Forum
World Bank
INDIAai

14. The Centre has recently proposed a scheme worth Rs 1,000 crore to invite private companies to set up manufacturing zones in which sector?
Automobiles
Textile
Semi-conductor Chips
Renewable energy

15. ‘Operation Rakth Chandan’ was associated with which institution?
Narcotics Control Bureau
Indian Army
Indian Navy
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence

16. Which country has recently signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Arab Emirates?
Australia
Israel
France
Italy

17. Which state is the top sugar producer of India in 2021-22?
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Karnataka

18. Which institution released the report titled ‘Tobacco: Poisoning Our Planet’?
NITI Aayog
World Health Organization
UNICEF
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

19. Which institution recently unveiled ‘Param Ananta’ Super Computer?
IIT Guwahati
NIT Tiruchirappalli
IIT Gandhinagar
IIT Madras

20. The Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) has been extended till which year?
2023-24
2024-25
2029-30
2025-26