Daily Current Affairs MCQ -20 July 2022

 Current Affairs MCQ -20 July 2022

 Q.1 The 2022 Indian Presidential Election will be the ………………. presidential election to be held in India.

A- 16^th

B-14^th

C-17^th

D- 13^th

Ans: - 16^th  presidential election

The 2022 Indian Presidential Election will be the 16th presidential election to be held in India. Presently, Ram Nath Kovind is the incumbent President of India. Article 56(1) of the Constitution of India provides that the President of India shall remain in office for a period of five years. Consequent to the expiry of the term of President Ram Nath Kovind, an election poll to fill in the office is scheduled to be held on 18 July 2022 and the counting of votes will take place on 21 July 2022. On 21 June 2022, Yashwant Sinha, a TMC leader, was unanimously chosen as the common candidate of UPA and other opposition parties for the 2022 Presidential Election. On the same day, NDA chose Draupadi Murmu as its presidential candidate.

Q.2 Who has recently resigned as the President of "Indian Olympic Association" and "International Hockey Federation"?

A- Narinder Kumar 
B- Chaturvedi
C-Narinder Batra 
D- Gyanendro Ningombam

Ans:- C-Narinder Batra

Veteran sports administrator Narinder Batra on Monday resigned as President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and also gave up his membership in the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Batra ceased to be President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) when the Delhi High Court, on May 25, struck down the post of ‘Life member’ in Hockey India, courtesy of which he had contested the IOA elections and won back in 2017.

Q. 3 Who has taken over as the MD & CEO of the National Stock Exchange recently?

A-Abhinash Kumar

B-Ashish Kumar Chauhan

C-Girish Chandra Chaturvedi

D-R.H. Patil

 

Ans: B-Ashish Kumar Chauhan

Ashish Kumar Chauhan, the current managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), has been selected as the next MD and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

Confirming CNBC-TV18's newsbreak, Chauhan will replace Vikram Limaye whose term was to have ended as the MD and CEO of NSE on July 16, 2022.

Congratulating Chauhan on his appointment, the Association of National Exchange Members of India (ANMI) in a tweet said, "As a member of the core team that founded NSE in 1993, we are confident that you will take the exchange to new heights."

Q.4 Who addressed the Naval Innovation and Indigenization Organization Seminar 'Swavalamban' at the Dr. Ambedkar International Center in New Delhi?

A- Shri Amit Shah

B- Shri Narendra Modi 

C- Smt. Smriti Irani

D- Shri Rajnath Singh

 

Ans:- B- Shri Narendra Modi 

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the NIIO (Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation) Seminar 'Swavlamban' on 18th July 2022 at 4:30 PM at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi. A key pillar of Aatmanirbhar Bharat is attaining self-reliance in the Defence Sector.

Q.5 How many days is the Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pandey on a visit to Bangladesh recently?

A-1-day visit to Bangladesh from 18-July

B- 5-day visit to Bangladesh from 15-20 July

C- 2-day visit to Bangladesh from 18-20 July

D- 3-day visit to Bangladesh from 18-20 July

Ans: D- 3-day visit to Bangladesh from 18-20 July

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Manoj Pande has proceeded on a 3-day visit to Bangladesh from 18-20 July. This is the first foreign visit of General Manoj Pande since their assumption as Army Chief.

Q.6 Who has recently won the gold medal in the Skeet event in the Shooting World Cup?

A- Mairaj Ahmad Khan

B- David Llewellin

C- Ben William

D- Minsu Kim

Ans: - A- Mairaj Ahmad Khan 

Two-time Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan created history by becoming the first Indian shooter to win the gold medal in the men’s skeet event at the ISSF World Cup in Changwon, South Korea, on Monday.

Mairaj Ahmad Khan recorded 37 hits out of a possible 40 in the final to win gold. South Korea’s Minsu Kim struck 36 for silver while Ben Llewellin of Great Britain won bronze with 26 hits.

Q.7 Who has topped the list of 52 countries in the recently released 'Expat Insider Ranking 2022'?

A- Mexico

B- Taiwan

C- India

D- South Africa

 

Ans:- A- Mexico

Mexico has topped the Expat Insider Rankings for 2022, which was released by the InterNations recently, while India has been ranked on 36th position out of the 52 countries on the list, with a high affordability score. Kuwait is the worst country for expats in the ranking.

The best and the worst

·        Top 10: Mexico, Indonesia, Taiwan, Portugal, Spain, UAE, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia, Singapore.

·        11 to 20: Estonia, Oman, Kenya, USA, Bahrain, Brazil, Russia, Malaysia, Switzerland, Czechia.

·        21 to 30: Philippines, Netherlands, Canada, Austria, Hungary, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Belgium, Denmark.

·        31 to 40: France, Finland, China, Norway, Egypt, India, UK, Ireland, Sweden, South Korea.

·        41 to 52: Greece, Germany, Malta, Italy, Turkey, South Africa, Japan, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Kuwait.

 

Q.8 Which international cricketer has recently announced retirement from One Day International cricket?

A- Ben Stokes

B- Eoin Morgan

C- Virat Kohli

D- Joe Root

 

Ans:- A- Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes says his ODI retirement was triggered by an "unsustainable" cricketing schedule, saying the calendar is currently too packed for players to feature in all formats.

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