Daily Current Affairs Quiz : August 31, 2022
August 31, 2022 August 31, 2022
1. Which Indian businessperson recently became the third-richest person in the world, as per the Bloomberg Billionaire Index?
[A] Mukesh Ambani
[B] Gautam Adani
[C] Cyrus Poonawala
[D] Radhakishan Damani
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Correct Answer: B [Gautam Adani]
Notes:
Indian Business tycoon Gautam Adani recently became the third-richest person in the world. He is also the only one among the world’s 10 wealthiest people to have seen his net worth increase this year.
With a net worth of USD 137.4 billion, Adani has gained USD 60.9 billion this year, more than any other billionaire on the top 500 list. India had 18 billionaires in the top 500 list while rhe combined net worth of the top 500 billionaires has dropped 14% this year.
2. Which institution/ council released the ‘Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100’ Report?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] Economic Advisory Council
[C] National Council of Applied Economic Research
[D] Centre for Policy Research
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Correct Answer: B [Economic Advisory Council]
Notes:
Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to Prime Minister released the Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100.
The document is a roadmap for India towards the centennial year and to guide India to become a higher-income country by 2047. The Competitiveness Roadmap is a collaborative endeavor between EAC-PM, the Institute for Competitiveness and Dr. Christian Ketels from Harvard Business School.
3. Which Indian state/UT has inaugurated the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games’?
[A] Assam
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] Telangana
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Correct Answer: B [Rajasthan]
Notes:
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot inaugurated a month-long Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games in Jodhpur.
The Village Olympics is expected to see the participation of 44,000 villages across Rajasthan and 30 lakh people. Out of the 30 lakh participants, 9 lakh are women. The Games include volleyball, hockey, tennis ball cricket and Kho Kho.
4. Which city hosted the ‘UN session to save Biodiversity’?
[A] New York
[B] Paris
[C] Rome
[D] Tokyo
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Correct Answer: A [New York]
Notes:
The ‘UN session to save Biodiversity’ was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York. However, the UN member states ended two weeks of negotiations without a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas.
It is an agreement that would have addressed growing environmental and economic challenges.
5. Which state/UT got its second railway station after a gap of 100 years?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Nagaland
[C] Assam
[D] Mizoram
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Correct Answer: B [Nagaland]
Notes:
Nagaland got its second railway station, after a gap of 100 years. The Donyi Polo Express from Shokhuvi Railway Station was flagged off by the state’s Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio.
The train will run between Guwahati in Assam and Naharlagun in Arunachal Pradesh on a daily basis. The first railway station was set up at Dimapur Railway Station in 1903.
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