Onliner Current Affairs GK - June 2022 Questions & Answers

Which two states won the first and second prize respectively in the ‘National MSME Award 2022’ for outstanding contributions to the promotion and development of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector? -- Odisha, Bihar

Which three districts of Rajasthan topped the Ministry of Education’s Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) —2019-2020? -- Jaipur, Sikar and Jhunjhunu

Leaders from the G7 at the recent summit at Germany have committed to achieving a fully or predominantly decarbonised electricity sector by the year – -- 2035

What is the divorce practice common in Muslims, where a man can divorce his wife by pronouncing “talaq” three times (when the wife is not menstruating) over the course of three months? -- Talaq-e-Hasan

Who has been selected to head the India Debt Resolution Company (IDRCL) which will be the sole agent to resolve bad loans to be acquired by the National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL)? -- Avinash Kulkarni

Which country recently launched a rocket ‘Zuljanah’ named after the horse of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad? -- Iran

In which state people recently celebrated the ‘Sao Joao’ festival, dedicated to St John the Baptist, who baptised Lord Jesus in the river of Jordan? -- Goa

In which city of India, a stepwell – ‘Sultan Ki Baoli’ – is located, built by Rao Sultan Singh that was recently mentioned in PM’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ programme? -- Udaipur (Rajasthan)

In which city, the UN Ocean Conference is being organized from 27th of June to 1st of July 2022? -- Lisbon (Capital city of Portugal)

Under whose chairmanship, the 14th BRICS Summit was convened recently in a virtual format? -- Xi Jinping

Who has been appointed as the chairman of the board of directors of BSE Limited? -- S S Mundra

Most recently, in which country, ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's overseas arm have made an oil discovery? -- Colombia

Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), an anti-terror probe agency formed after the 26/11 attack in Mumbai? -- Dinkar Gupta

In which State/UT India will host the G20 meeting in 2023? -- Jammu & Kashmir

Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog? -- Parameswaran Iyer

After which state’s implementation of the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme, the plan is complete pan-India? -- Assam

In which country Khuvsgul Lake National Park is located, that has been recently added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO? -- Mongolia

Which two countries – former parts of the Soviet Union – have been accorded ‘Candidate’ status recently by the European Union for getting its membership? -- Ukraine, Moldova

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved setting up of wayside amenities at 75 locations in 12 States/Union Territories on different sections of roads with Border Roads Organisation (BRO) branded as – -- ‘BRO Cafes’

In which city, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), 2022 is being organized? -- Kigali (Rwanda)

Who is the first Indian mountaineer to ascend Mt. Annapurna and Mt. Lhotse (both in Nepal) without the aid of oxygen? -- Skalzang Rigzin

‘Jaher’ is sacred grove of which tribes - a characteristic feature of their villages? -- Santal

Name the current Indian ambassador to Bhutan, who has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations at New York to succeed T S Tirumurti? -- Ruchira Kamboj

With 84 goals, who recently became the 3rd highest goal scorer in international football among active players, after Cristiano Ronaldo with 117 goals and Lionel Messi with 86 goals? -- Sunil Chhetri

Who recently set a new world record of 51.60 seconds in the men’s 100m backstroke event at the 19th FINA World Championships (Budapest, Hungary) beating previous record holder Ryan Murphy of USA? -- Thomas Ceccon (Italy)

Which country recently launched its first domestically developed space rocket called ‘Nuri’? -- South Korea

At which place the 15th UN Convention on Biological Diversity will reconvene during December 5-17 with China in the Chair as President? -- Montreal, Canada

From which river, the world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught recently? -- Mekong River (Cambodia)

Who gave Jhaverchand Meghani (a Gujarati poet, writer, social reformer and freedom fighter), the title of Rashtriya Shaayar (National Poet)? -- Mahatma Gandhi

For which squadron of the Indian Coast Guard, based in Chennai, recently the first of the four made-in-India Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mk3 was inducted? -- 840 Squadron

Glischropus meghalayanus is the name of which bamboo-dwelling new animal species that was discovered recently in Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya? -- Bat

European Parliament recently votes to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars by – -- 2035

Which two bank’s IT resources along with UPI managing entity NPCI has been notified as 'critical Information Infrastructure' by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) under Section 70 of the IT Act, 2000? -- ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank

Which three countries recently signed an agreement resolving outstanding boundary issues over Tartupaluk (Hans Island)? -- Canada, Denmark, and Greenland

Name the 17th century Warkari saint on whom recently a temple was inaugurated at Dehu Village near Pune by the Prime Minister of India? -- Sant Tukaram

The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for signing of an agreement between the Government of India and the United Nations on which app to be used in the Palais des Nations, United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG)? -- ‘Way Finding Application’

Which state in India has maximum dams (2394) followed by Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat at the second and third spots? -- Maharashtra

Which Iraqi lake, known as the ‘pearl of the south’, for the first time in its centuries-long history, dried up this year? -- Lake Sawa

More than 20 types of which acids have been detected in samples Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe brought to Earth from an asteroid- Ryugu in late 2020 - showing for the first time the organic compounds exist on asteroids in space? -- Amino Acid

In which place the 'first national conference of chief secretaries' will be held during on June 16 and 17? -- Dharamshala

For which banks, EASE 5.0 — Enhanced Access and Service Excellence — a common reform agenda aimed at institutionalising clean and smart banking was launched recently? -- Public Sector Banks (PSBs)

In which city the 25th anniversary of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) was celebrated recently? -- Dhaka

Which Formula 1 driver was recently made honorary citizen of Brazil? -- Lewis Hamilton

On which National Highway, recently 75-km of bituminous road was laid in 105 hrs that set a new Guinness World Record beating Qatar’s? -- NH 53

What is the name of the mascot of 44th Chess Olympiad to be held in Chennai (Tamil Nadu)? -- 'Thambi'

Isle of Wight is an Island of which country where a meat-eating dinosaur’s fossils were found recently? -- England

Which space agency has recently announced to set up an independent team to understand unexplained sightings of UFOs? -- NASA

Who won gold in the Para Shooting World Cup in Chateauroux, France, with a world record score of 250.6 in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1? -- Avani Lekhara

Who has been appointed as the director of the Asia and Pacific Department (APD) of International Monetary Fund? -- Krishna Srinivasan

Who has been named the ambassador of the Indo-UK culture platform – ‘Season of Culture’ that aims to strengthen India and the United Kingdom’s relations in arts, English and education? -- AR Rahman

In which state the Baikho festival is celebrated? -- Assam

Which Indian diplomat has been appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his Envoy on Technology? -- Amandeep Singh Gill

People from which tribe observe Baikho festival for good harvest and rain? -- Rabha

Which state of the USA recently became the world’s first to pass right-to-repair bill that specifically targets digital electronics such as tablets, laptops, and phones? -- New York

Which public sector business will operate ten in-orbit communication satellites - currently under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Space - for which the Union Cabinet gave authorization recently? -- NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)

What is the Minimum Support Price for Paddy (common) for Marketing Season 2022-23? -- 2040

Which crop got highest increase in Minimum Support Price out of all Kharif crops for Marketing Season 2022-23? -- Sesamum

Who recently became the first officer from the Indian Railways to complete the grueling ‘Ironman’ Triathlon in Germany’s Hamburg? -- Shreyas G. Hosur

Prunus Dinabandhuana is a species of which plant? -- Cherry Blossom

Who was recently awarded 'Green Globe Award 2022' at IIT, Delhi for his contributions in the field of biodiversity, conservation and Himalayan ecosystem? -- Dinabandhu Sahoo

Which country is organizing a multinational peacekeeping exercise “Ex Khaan Quest 2022” featuring participation from military contingents from 16 countries, including India? -- Mongolia

Which country won the inaugural FIH Hockey 5s championship held at Lausanne in Switzerland? -- India

‘Thang-Ta’ is a martial art form of which state that featured at Khelo India Youth Games 2022 at Panchkula in Haryana for the first time? -- Manipur

Which was the first United Nations conference on environment (held in June 5–16 in 1972) that is going to complete 50 years? -- Stockholm Conference

With which country Israel has recently signed a free trade deal - a first with an Arab country? -- United Arab Emirates

Which type of batteries are being developed by the researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Madras that are mechanically-rechargeable and be an alternative to lithium-ion batteries which are used in electric vehicles? -- Zinc-Air Batteries

Who has been appointed as the Director-General of National Informatics Centre (NIC)? -- Rajesh Gera

Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Cotton Council of India –that was formed recently by the Union Govt.? -- Suresh Bhai Kotak

From which wildlife sanctuary in India an ant-mimicking Money spider was found recently for the first time? -- Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary

Which state of India was selected by the World Health Organistion for the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Award-2022 towards its efforts in controlling tobacco consumption? -- Jharkhand

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