Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Mains Exams 2022- 14th March

Q1. What is the rank of India in the 9th annual ranking of top 10 countries outside of the United States (US) for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)?
(a) Fifth
(b) Second
(c) First
(d) Third
(e) None of the above

Q2. In accordance with the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, who among the following has become Asia’s richest person as on 8th February, 2022?
(a) Gautam Adani
(b) Ratan Tata
(c) Mukesh Ambani
(d) Jack Ma
(e) None of the above

Q3. Which state/UT has topped in the highest number of attacks on journalist in 2021, according to India Press Freedom Report 2021?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Jammu & Kashmir
(d) Odisha
(e) None of the above

Q4. What is the global rank of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in the Brand Finance most valuable insurance brand in 2022?
(a) 5th
(b) 10th
(c) 1st
(d) 15th
(e) None of the above

Q5. According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2021/2022 report, unveiled at the Dubai Expo, what is the rank of India among the easiest places to start a new business?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
(e) None of the above

Q6. Which city in India has highest number of dollar-millionaire households according to the Hurun India Wealth Report 2021?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Delhi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Bangalore
(e) None of the above

Q7. As per the ‘Deloitte 2022 CxO Sustainability Report: The Disconnect Between Ambition and Impact’, Indian businesses rank _______ in their concern for climate change.
(a) 3rd
(b) 5th
(c) 7th
(d) 9th
(e) None of the above

Q8. What is the rank of India in the 2022 International Intellectual property (IP) Index?
(a) 43rd
(b) 51st
(c) 38th
(d) 72nd
(e) None of the above

Q9. The unemployment rate in India in January 2022 fell sharply to 6.57%, according to the data from the economic think-tank, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). Which state recorded the lowest unemployment rate in January?
(a) Bihar
(b) Telangana
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Nagaland
(e) None of the above

Q10. What was the rank of the Reserve Bank of India in terms of buying Gold among the world’s Central Banks in 2021?
(a) Third
(b) First
(c) Fourth
(d) Second
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1.Ans(d)
Sol. The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has released the 9th annual ranking of top 10 countries outside of the United States (US) for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in 2021 in which India ranked 3rd with 146 projects.

S2.Ans (a)
Sol. In accordance with the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Gautam Adani net worth reached $88.5 billion overtaking Mukesh Ambani’s $87.9 billion becoming Asia’s richest person as on 8th February 2022.

S3.Ans(c)
Sol. Jammu & Kashmir has topped in the highest number of attacks on journalist in 2021, according to India Press Freedom Report 2021.

S4.Ans (b)
Sol. As per a brand valuation report released by Brand Finance, Life Insurance Corporation has been ranked at 10th in the list of insurance brands globally.

S5.Ans(d)
Sol. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2021/2022 report, unveiled at the Dubai Expo, India is among the top five easiest places to start a new business. India got rank fourth globally.

S6.Ans(c)
Sol. In the list of cities with the most millionaires, Mumbai has topped with 20,300 millionaires households.

S7.Ans(b)
Sol. As per the ‘Deloitte 2022 CxO Sustainability Report: The Disconnect Between Ambition and Impact’, Indian businesses rank 5th in their concern for climate change.

S8.Ans(a)
Sol. The rank of India is 43rd in the 2022 International Intellectual property (IP) Index.

S9.Ans(b)
Sol. Telangana recorded the lowest unemployment rate in January at 0.7%. This was followed by Gujarat at 1.2%, Meghalaya at 1.5%, Odisha at 1.8% and Karnataka at 2.9%.

S10.Ans(d)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has been ranked 2nd in terms of buying Gold among the world’s Central Banks in 2021.