Reading daily news is a very important part of the aspirants who are preparing for the Government exam. Because now all the government-based competitive exams have a section on current affairs. Current Affairs means recent, daily life, day-to-day events, which are important nationally or internationally. Reading daily current affairs will help you in gaining more knowledge and you can know the news happening around you. Many candidates will not realize the importance of current affairs while preparing for all competitive exams.
The TIER I SSC CGL General Awareness comprises 50 questions for 50 marks covering the general awareness topic which include some static questions and current affairs questions. This section helps you score more marks and can increase your overall score. If you want to get a government job that has huge respect and a huge pay scale, then you have to read current affairs on daily basis and clear the competitive exams to get a job.
It’s time to pull up your socks and burn the midnight oil by practicing the SSC Current Affairs quiz daily.
Q1. Barclays has projected India’s GDP growth rate at __________ for FY22.
(a) 9%
(b) 10%
(c) 11%
(d) 13%
(e) 14%
Q2. Who has been appointed as the Managing director of Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Limited?
(a) Sushil Chandra
(b) Siddharth Longjam
(c) Murali Natarajan
(d) Mahesh Balasubramanian
(e) Suresh Agarwal
Q3. Sri Lanka Cricketer Thisara Perera recently retired from international cricket. He was a/an ________________.
(a) Spinner
(b) Wicketkeeper
(c) Batsman
(d) Fast bowler
(e) All-rounder
Q4. Chandro Tomar passed away recently. She was associated with which sports?
(a) Shooting
(b) Tennis
(c) Badminton
(d) Hockey
(e) Wrestling
Q5. International Firefighters’ Day is observed every year on ______________.
(a) May 6
(b) May 5
(c) May 4
(d) May 3
(e) May 2
Q6. _______________, the first female IAS officer from Assam, passed away.
(a) Naba Kumar Das
(b) Parul Debi Das
(c) Kumari Ramvati
(d) Tanuja Bisht
(e) Roshni Tiwari
Q7. Who has partnered with the Indian government to roll out a vaccine finder tool on its mobile app in India?
(a) Apple
(b) Intel
(c) Microsoft
(d) Google
(e) Facebook
Q8. Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary penalty of _______on ICICI Bank for non-compliance with its directions in the matter of shifting of securities from one category to another.
(a) ₹1 crores
(b) ₹2 crores
(c) ₹3 crores
(d) ₹4 crores
(e) ₹5 crores
Q9. Who among the following has been appointed as acting chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission?
(a) Rohit Tiwari
(b) Prafulla Chandra Pant
(c) Kamalnath Singh Kalra
(d) Vijay Agrawal
(e) Ramandeep Singh
Q10. Coal Miners’ Day is celebrated on ___________ to recognize the hard work of some of the great unsung heroes of the Industrial Revolution.
(a) May 1
(b) May 2
(c) May 3
(d) May 4
(e) May 5
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Solutions
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Global brokerage firm Barclays cut India’s FY22 GDP growth estimate to 10 per cent from earlier 11 per cent.
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Limited (KLI) on 1st May announced it has appointed Mahesh Balasubramanian as managing director of the company.
S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. Sri Lanka all-rounder and former captain Thisara Perera on 3rd May announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect.
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Shooter Chandro Tomar, nicknamed ‘Shooter Dadi’, passed away at the age of 89 due to Covid-19.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The International Firefighters’ Day (IFFD) is observed on May 4 every year since 1999. The day is celebrated to recognise and honour the sacrifices that firefighters make to ensure that their communities and environment are as safe as possible.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Parul Debi Das, the first female IAS officer from Assam, passed away. She was an Assam-Meghalaya cadre IAS officer.
S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. Facebook has partnered with the Indian government to roll out a vaccine finder tool on its mobile app in India, which will help people identify places nearby to get inoculated.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹3 crores on ICICI Bank for non-compliance with its directions in the matter of shifting of securities from one category to another.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Justice (retired) Prafulla Chandra Pant had been appointed as the acting chairperson of the Commission with effect from April 25.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Coal Miners’ Day is celebrated on May 4 to recognize the hard work of some of the great unsung heroes of the Industrial Revolution.
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