Today's Current Affairs Quiz2022
Today's Current Affairs Quiz for UPSC
Miliposts Current Affairs Quiz section aims to help all competitive exam hopefuls review the day's current topics with ease. Topical questions and answers cover duty-free cotton imports, the earth in aphelion, the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and military countries, among others.
1. India has extended the duty-free cotton import deadline until what month?
(a) October 31st
(b) August 15th
(c) November 25th
(d) December 31st
2. In which city will Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of the Rs 1,800 crore initiative on July 7?
a) Bhopal
(b) Patna
(c) Indore
d) Varanasi
3. When was Earth at aphelion this year?
(a) July 1
(b) July 2
(c) July 3
(d) July 4
4. When were the Fields Medals first awarded?
(a) 1936
(b) 1941
(c) 1945
(d) 1956
5. Who has become the sixth Indian to take 100 wickets of land in the SENA countries?
(a) Kuldeep Yadav
(b) Jasprit Bumrah
(c) Yuzvendra Charli
(d) Hardik Pandya
6. Which sport will return to the Commonwealth Games for the second time this year?
(a) basketball
(b) rugby
(c) football
(d) cricket
7. Who will coach India in the first T20I against England?
(a) Virender Sehwag
(b) VVS Laxman
(c) Yuvraj Singh
(d) Anil Kumble
Answer
1. (a) October 31
India has extended the deadline to import cotton without paying import duties until October 31, 2022. Previously, the deadline was September 30. The deadline has been extended as planting of the fiber crop was delayed due to poor monsoon rains in some areas. India had earlier allowed duty-free cotton imports in April after local prices hit record highs due to a drop in output and a rebound in global prices.
2. (d) Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for several development initiatives worth over Rs 1,800 crore in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on July 7, 2022. PM Modi will lay the foundation stone for schemes worth over Rs. of Rs 1.2 billion rupees and will inaugurate 33 projects. 600 crore Rs.
3. (d) July 4
On July 4, 2022, when the Earth was 1.52.1 million kilometers from the Sun, the Earth was stationary. Aphelion is the point in the orbit of a planet, comet, or other body farthest from the Sun. Perihelion occurs when the Earth is closest to the Sun, about 147 million km. This usually happens in early January.
4. (to) 1936
The Fields Medal was first awarded in 1936 in Oslo, Norway. Canadian mathematician John Charles Fields conceived the Fields Medal. The Fields Medal is the highest honor for a mathematician. The medal is awarded every four years on the occasion of the International Congress of Mathematicians.
5. (b) Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah has become the sixth Indian bowler and fifth fast bowler to take 100 wickets against army counties on his soil, joining the league of legends like Kapil Dev, Zaheer Khan and Anil Kumble. The Indian pacemaker dismissed well-established starter Jacques Crowley for 46 in the 22nd of the final innings on day four of India's fifth Test against England. SENA countries include South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia.
6. (d) Cricket
Cricket will return to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK, this year for the second time since the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games in 1998. The Kuala Lumpur 1998 Commonwealth Games was a men's over-50 tournament, while Birmingham 2022 would be a women's T20 tournament.
7. (b) VVS Laxman
India's former cricketer VVS Laxman will likely coach India in their first T20I match against England at Southampton on 7 July 2022. Laxman is currently serving as the Director of the National Cricket Academy (NCA). He recently coached India during the two-match T20I series against Ireland on July 26-28, which India won 2-0.
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