1. Which cosmetics brand offers an augmented reality app called “Modiface”?

Answer- L’Oreal
2. In terms of monetary value, which country imports the most?
Answer- The United States of America
3. Which is the largest natural gas firm in the world?
Answer- China National Petroleum Corporation
4. Which is the only item that Rolls Royce imports from India?
Answer- Malabar teak wood
5. Where is Google’s first retail location, where Chromebooks, Pixel smartphones,
Google Home speakers, Nest home devices, and Daydream VR headsets will be
sold?
Answer- Chicago
6. RBI has launched which type of Central Bank Digital Currency in its pilot phase?
[A]Retail
[B]Whole-sale
[C]Commodity
[D]Crypto-currency
Correct Answer: B [Whole-sale]
Notes:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched the pilot for a central-bank-backed digital rupee
for the wholesale segment.
RBI announced this in a statement on ‘Operationalisation of Central Bank Digital Currency-
Wholesale (e ₹-W) Pilot’. The nine banks selected for the pilot are State Bank of India, Bank of
Baroda, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank, IDFC First
Bank and HSBC.
7. Which institution tested the Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1
missile?
[A]ISRO
[B]DRDO
[C]BEL
[D]HAL
Correct Answer: B [DRDO]
Notes:
The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful maiden
flight-test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile.
The missile was tested with large kill altitude bracket from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast
of Odisha. The AD-1 is a long-range interceptor missile designed for both low exo-atmospheric
and endo-atmospheric interception of long-range ballistic missiles as well as aircraft.
 8. Which state topped the Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) coverage per
cent across the country?
[A]Delhi
[B]TamilNadu
[C]Gujarat
[D]Karnataka
Correct Answer: A [Delhi]
Notes:
Delhi has topped the Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) coverage with 61.5 per
cent of their working population.
It is followed by Goa with 51.4 per cent and Haryana with 35.3 per cent, according to the vision
document of EPFO. Maharashtra leads the chart with 11.9 million EPFO subscribers, followed
by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
9. Which is the only Indian company in the top-100 rank of ‘Forbes’ World’s Best
Employers rankings 2022’?
[A]TataConsultancyServices
[B]RelianceIndustries
[C]AdityaBirlaGroup
[D] HDFC Bank
Correct Answer: B [Reliance Industries]
Notes:
As per the ‘Forbes’ World’s Best Employers rankings 2022’, Reliance Industries is India’s best
employer and the world’s 20th best firm to work with.
It is the country’s largest company by revenues, profits and market value. Reliance is the only
country in the top-100 rank from India. The global ranking was topped by South Korean giant
Samsung Electronics, followed by US giants Microsoft, IBM, Alphabet and Apple.
10. Which technology company has launched a platform that displays flood forecasts named
‘FloodHub’?
[A]Microsoft
[B]Apple
[C]Google
[D]Meta
Correct Answer: C [Google]
Notes:
American technology major Google has launched a platform that displays flood forecasts,
namely ‘FloodHub’.
This platform shows the area and time where floods could occur, in order to inform people
about the natural calamity. Google has used an AI technique called transfer learning to make it
work in areas where there is less data available.