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Current Affairs Quiz – August 22 2024

1. In July 2024, what percentage of India’s total oil imports came from Russia?
a) 35%
b) 44%
c) 50%
d) 60%

2. Who was the first recipient of the Vigyan Ratna Puraskar, India’s highest science award?
a) Annapurni Subramaniam
b) Anandharamakrishnan C
c) Govindrajan Padmanabhan
d) Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi

3. Who has been appointed as the president-designate of NASSCOM?
a) Ratan Tata
b) Debjani Ghosh
c) Satya Nadella
d) Rajesh Nambiar

4. What is significant about Slice’s merger with North East Small Finance Bank (NESFB)?
a) It is the largest bank merger in India
b) Slice is the first fintech company to enter India’s small finance bank sector
c) It was the first merger approved by NCLT
d) NESFB acquired a 5% stake in Slice

5. What is the main purpose of the ‘UPI Circle’ feature introduced by NPCI?
a) To increase transaction speed
b) To allow international payments
c) To enable secure delegation of payment tasks to trusted secondary users
d) To introduce new banking regulations

6. Which department did Amardeep Singh Bhatia work in before becoming the Secretary of DPIIT?
a) Ministry of Finance
b) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
c) Department of Commerce
d) Department of Defence

7. Which day is observed on, August 22, According to the United Nations General Assembly?
a) International Human Rights Day
b) World Refugee Day
c) International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
d) Global Peace Day