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| 9. | SBI General Insurance had appointed whom as managing director and chief executive officer? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Private non-life insurer SBI General Insurance had appointed Paritosh Tripathi as managing director and chief executive officer, effective. |
| 10. | Who has been named as India's new Sherpa for the G-20, after Piyush Goyal? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has been named as India's new Sherpa for the G-20, replacing Piyush Goyal, Minister for Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs. |
| 11. | Which nation's former Prime Minister tragically died after being shot at a campaign event? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been confirmed dead after he has shot at a campaign event. |
| 12. | What is the name of the world's second-largest animal? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The world's second-largest animal, fin whales, are second only to blue whales in length. |
| 13. | Which state received approval for a USD 300 million World bank-funded school education project? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The Chhattisgarh Government has received an in-principle nod from the Central Government to go ahead with a USD 300 million school education project in the State. |
| 14. | 'Convention for the Safeguarding of the ICH is associated with which institution? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: India has been elected to the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO's 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) for the 2022-2026 cycle. |
| 15. | India's first Autonomous Navigation facility TiHAN has been inaugurated in which institute? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Union Minister of State for Science & Technology, Jitendra Singh inaugurated India's first Autonomous Navigation facility called TiHAN at the campus of IIT Hyderabad. |
| 16. | CCS and IESH are conducted by which one? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: RBI has decided to engage Mumbai-based Hansa Research Group to conduct fieldwork for the July 2022 round of the consumer confidence survey (CCS) and inflation expectation survey of households (IESH). |