Daily Current Affairs 12-04-22

 

1. Which article makes special provisions for the state of Nagaland?

A.      370

B.      371

C.      371 A

D.      371 I

  Answer: C  

 

2. Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS)?

A.      Urjit Patel

B.      CS Rajan

C.      Raghuram Rajan

D.      Viral Acharya

  Answer: B  

 

3. Which NGO of India has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2021?

A.      Pratham

B.      Amar Seva Sangam

C.      CRY

D.      Smile Foundation

  Answer: A  

 

4. For reforms in which among the following, Hartog Commission was established?

A.      Society

B.      Education

C.      Civil services

D.      Economic reforms

  Answer: B  

 

5. Which of the following Daftar was responsible for look after the accounts of the Royal households?

A.      Daftar-i-Mawajib

B.      Daftar-i-Taujhihat

C.      Daftar-i-Roznamcha

D.      Daftar-i-Tahwil

  Answer: B  

 

6. 10th schedule of the Constitution was added by which amendment of the constitution?

A.      24th Amendment Act

B.      52nd Amendment Act

C.      61st Amendment Act

D.      85th Amendment Act

  Answer: B  

 

7. Dare to Dream 2.0 & Young Scientists’ awards were presented by which institution?

A.      ISRO

B.      DRDO

C.      AIIMS

D.      BARC

  Answer: B  

 

 

8. Who among the following was responsible for the revival of Hinduism in 19th century?

A.      Raja Ram Mohan Roy

B.      Swami Vivekananda

C.      Guru Shankaracharya

D.      Swami Dayananda

  Answer: B  

 

9. ‘Gallantry Awards’, ‘Jeevan Raksha Padak’, ‘The President’s Police Medals’ are usually conferred on which occasion?

A.      Independence Day

B.      Republic Day

C.      Parakram Diwas

D.      Ekta Diwas

  Answer: B  

 

10. “The Custodian of Trust”, is an upcoming book written by which famous banker?

A.      Raghuram Rajan

B.      Rajnish Kumar

C.      Arundhati Bhattacharya

D.      Usha Thorat

  Answer: B  

 

11. “Koozhangal”, announced as India’s official entry for 94th Academy Awards, is a movie made in which language?

A.      Tamil

B.      Telugu

C.      Malayalam

D.      Kannada

  Answer: A  

 

12. Which among the following forms a vital link on the route between eastern North America and western South America?

A.      Cape of Good Hope

B.      St. Lawrence Harbour

C.      Suez Canal

D.      Panama Canal

  Answer: D  

 

13. Which among the following act was known as “The Gagging Act”?

A.      Vernacular Press Act

B.      Licensing Regulations Act of 1823

C.      Censorship of Press Act of 1799

D.      Press Act 1835

  Answer: A  

 

14. Which branch of science uses genetic sequencing, editing and modification to create unnatural organisms that can function in living systems?

A.      Synthetic Biology

B.      Genetic Biology

C.      Micro Biology

D.      Genetic Bio-Technology

 Answer: A  

 

15.Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi?

A.      Sabarmati Ashram

B.      Vishwa Bharti

C.      Sevagram Ashram

D.      Phoenix Ashram

  Answer: B