Current Affairs for Competitive Exam by Gkseries –28 June 2022

Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 28 June 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from National/ International news that are useful for upcoming competitive examinations such as UPSC, SSC, Railway, State Govt. etc.

Current Affairs for Competitive Exam – 28 June 2022

List of Currency of Different Countries with Capitals 2022

List of Currency of Different Countries with Capitals 2022

List of Countries Capital and Currencies

There are seven continents and each continent contains more than 100 countries. All these countries have different currencies. For example in India, we use Indian rupees and in Afghanistan, we use the Afghani currency. The below-given list will highlight the countries and the currencies used in them. People who travel from one country to another country have to get their money exchanged in the airports. Currency is used as a medium to exchange goods and services. The value of any currency constantly fluctuates from other currencies. The value of one US dollar is 76.26 Indian rupees. There are different values of different currencies all around the world.

Complete List of Currencies of different Countries

CountryCapitalCurrency
AfghanistanKabulAfghani
AlbaniaTiraneLek
AlgeriaAlgiersDinar
AndorraAndorra la VellaEuro
AngolaLuandaNew Kwanza
Antigua and BarbudaSaint John’sEast Caribbean dollar
ArgentinaBuenos AiresPeso
ArmeniaYerevanDram
AustraliaCanberraAustralian dollar
AustriaViennaEuro (formerly schilling)
AzerbaijanBakuManat
The BahamasNassauBahamian dollar
BahrainManamaBahrain dinar
BangladeshDhakaTaka
BarbadosBridgetownBarbados dollar
BelarusMinskBelorussian ruble
BelgiumBrusselsEuro (formerly Belgian franc)
BelizeBelmopanBelize dollar
BeninPorto-NovoCFA Franc
BhutanThimphuNgultrum
BoliviaLa Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial)Boliviano
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoConvertible Mark
BotswanaGaboronePula
BrazilBrasiliaReal
BruneiBandar Seri BegawanBrunei dollar
BulgariaSofiaLev
Burkina FasoOuagadougouCFA Franc
BurundiGitegaBurundi franc
CambodiaPhnom PenhRiel
CameroonYaoundeCFA Franc
CanadaOttawaCanadian dollar
Cape VerdePraiaCape Verdean escudo
Central African RepublicBanguiCFA Franc
ChadN’DjamenaCFA Franc
ChileSantiagoChilean Peso
ChinaBeijingChinese Yuan
ColombiaBogotaColombian Peso
ComorosMoroniFranc
Republic of the CongoBrazzavilleCFA Franc
ZimbabweHarareUnited States dollar
Costa RicaSan JoseColón
Cote d’IvoireYamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto)CFA Franc
CroatiaZagrebCroatian
CubaHavanaCuban Peso
CyprusNicosiaEuro
Czech RepublicPragueKoruna
DenmarkCopenhagenDanish Krone
DjiboutiDjiboutiDjiboutian franc
DominicaRoseauEast Caribbean dollar
Dominican RepublicSanto DomingoDominican Peso
East Timor (Timor-Leste)DiliU.S. dollar
EcuadorQuitoU.S. dollar
EgyptCairoEgyptian pound
El SalvadorSan SalvadorColón; U.S. dollar
Equatorial GuineaMalaboCFA Franc
EritreaAsmaraNakfa
EstoniaTallinnEstonia Kroon; Euro
EthiopiaAddis AbabaBirr
FijiSuvaFiji dollar
FinlandHelsinkiEuro (formerly markka)
FranceParisEuro (formerly French franc)
GabonLibrevilleCFA Franc
The GambiaBanjulDalasi
GeorgiaTbilisiLari
GermanyBerlinEuro (formerly Deutsche mark)
GhanaAccraCedi
GreeceAthensEuro (formerly drachma)
GrenadaSaint George’sEast Caribbean dollar
GuatemalaGuatemala CityQuetzal
GuineaConakryGuinean franc
Guinea-BissauBissauCFA Franc
GuyanaGeorgetownGuyanese dollar
HaitiPort-au-PrinceGourde
HondurasTegucigalpaLempira
HungaryBudapestForint
IcelandReykjavikIcelandic króna
IndiaNew DelhiIndian Rupee
IndonesiaJakartaRupiah
IranTehranRial
IraqBaghdadIraqi Dinar
IrelandDublinEuro (formerly Irish pound [punt])
IsraelJerusalem*Shekel
ItalyRomeEuro (formerly lira)
JamaicaKingstonJamaican dollar
JapanTokyoYen
JordanAmmanJordanian dinar
KazakhstanNur SultanTenge
KenyaNairobiKenya shilling
KiribatiTarawa AtollKiribati dollar
North KoreaPyongyangWon
South KoreaSeoulWon
KuwaitKuwait CityKuwaiti Dinar
KyrgyzstanBishkekSom
LaosVientianeNew Kip
LatviaRigaLats
LebanonBeirutLebanese pound
LesothoMaseruMaluti
LiberiaMonroviaLiberian dollar
LibyaTripoliLibyan dinar
LiechtensteinVaduzSwiss franc
LithuaniaVilniusLitas
LuxembourgLuxembourgEuro (formerly Luxembourg franc)
MacedoniaSkopjeDenar
MadagascarAntananarivoMalagasy Ariary
MalawiLilongweKwacha
MalaysiaKuala LumpurRinggit
MaldivesMaleRufiyaa
MaliBamakoCFA Franc
MaltaVallettaEuro
Marshall IslandsMajuroU.S. Dollar
MauritaniaNouakchottOuguiya
MauritiusPort LouisMauritian rupee
MexicoMexico CityMexican peso
Federated States of MicronesiaPalikirU.S. Dollar
MoldovaChisinauLeu
MonacoMonte CarloEuro
MongoliaUlaanbaatarTogrog
MontenegroPodgoricaEuro
MoroccoRabatDirham
MozambiqueMaputoMetical
Myanmar (Burma)Nay Pyi TawKyat
NamibiaWindhoekNamibian dollar
Nauruno official capital; government offices in Yaren DistrictAustralian dollar
NepalKathmanduNepalese rupee
NetherlandsAmsterdam; The Hague (seat of government)Euro (formerly guilder)
New ZealandWellingtonNew Zealand dollar
NicaraguaManaguaGold cordoba
NigerNiameyCFA Franc
NigeriaAbujaNaira
NorwayOsloNorwegian krone
OmanMuscatOmani rial
PakistanIslamabadPakistani rupee
PalauMelekeokU.S. dollar
PalestineRamallah, East JerusalemPalestine Pound
PanamaPanama CityBalboa; U.S. dollar
Papua New GuineaPort MoresbyKina
ParaguayAsuncionGuaraní
PeruLimaNuevo sol (1991)
PhilippinesManilaPeso
PolandWarsawZloty
PortugalLisbonEuro (formerly escudo)
QatarDohaQatari riyal
RomaniaBucharestRomanian Rupee
RussiaMoscowRuble
RwandaKigaliRwandan franc
Saint Kitts and NevisBasseterreEast Caribbean dollar
Saint LuciaCastriesEast Caribbean dollar
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesKingstownEast Caribbean dollar
SamoaApiaTala
San MarinoSan MarinoEuro
Sao Tome and PrincipeSao TomeDobra
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhRiyal
SenegalDakarCFA Franc
SerbiaBelgradeSerbian Dinar
SeychellesVictoriaSeychelles rupee
Sierra LeoneFreetownLeone
SingaporeSingaporeSingapore dollar
SlovakiaBratislavaEuro
SloveniaLjubljanaSlovenian tolar; euro (as of 1/1/07)
Solomon IslandsHoniaraSolomon Islands dollar
SomaliaMogadishuSomali shilling
South AfricaPretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)Rand
South SudanJubaSudanese Pound
SpainMadridEuro (formerly peseta)
Sri LankaColombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)Sri Lankan rupee
SudanKhartoumSudanese Pound
SurinameParamariboSurinamese dollar
SwazilandMbabaneLilangeni
SwedenStockholmKrona
SwitzerlandBerneSwiss franc
SyriaDamascusSyrian pound
TaiwanTaipeiTaiwan dollar
TajikistanDushanbesomoni
TanzaniaDar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative)Tanzanian shilling
ThailandBangkokBaht
TogoLomeCFA Franc
TongaNuku’alofaPa’anga
Trinidad and TobagoPort-of-SpainTrinidad and Tobago dollar
TunisiaTunisTunisian dinar
TurkeyAnkaraTurkish lira (YTL)
TurkmenistanAshgabatManat
TuvaluVaiaku village, Funafuti provinceTuvaluan Dollar
UgandaKampalaUgandan new shilling
UkraineKievHryvnia
United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiU.A.E. Dirham
United KingdomLondonPound sterling
United States of AmericaWashington D.C.Dollar
UruguayMontevideoUruguay peso
UzbekistanTashkentUzbekistani sum
VanuatuPort-VilaVatu
Vatican City (Holy See)Vatican CityEuro
VenezuelaCaracasBolivar
VietnamHanoiDong
YemenSanaaRial
ZambiaLusakakwacha

Samant Kumar Goel re-appointed as Chief of RAW

Samant Kumar Goel re-appointed as Chief of RAW

Samant Kumar Goel’s contract as secretary of the intelligence agency’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) was extended by the Centre on June 24 by another year.

Who is Samant Kumar Goel?

Samant Kumar Goel is an IPS officer from the Punjab cadre class of 1984 and will hold the position of agency secretary through June 30, 2023. In June 2019, Samant Kumar Goel succeeded Anil Dhasmana as the Chief of RAW.

About the RAW:

The RAW is an external intelligence organisation that monitors dangers from abroad. RAW collects secret information about the activities of neighbouring countries. RAW has been placed directly under the Indian Prime Minister’s office. RAW has its own service cadre known as the Research and Analysis Service (RAS).

IRS Officer Nitin Gupta named as the new chairman of CBDT

IRS Officer Nitin Gupta named as the new chairman of CBDT

The government has appointed Nitin Gupta as Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). A Committee of Secretaries held a meeting on June 25 and selected Gupta, a 1986 batch IRS officer, as the Chairman of the apex body of Income Tax. Gupta, an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 1986 batch of the Income Tax cadre, is serving as the Member (investigation) in the Board and is scheduled to retire in September next year.He is currently a Member of CBDT handling the charge of Investigation. Gupta is the first CBDT Member after 3 years who gets the independent charge of Investigation. Last year on August 26, Nitin Gupta was appointed Member CBDT.

The post of the CBDT chief was being held in an additional capacity by Board member and 1986-batch IRS officer Sangeeta Singh after J B Mohapatra retired on April 30. The CBDT is headed by a Chairman and can have six members who are in the rank of special secretary.

It is the administrative body for the Income Tax department. There are five members in the Board at present with 1985-batch IRS officer Anuja Sarangi being the senior most. The other members are Pragya Sahay Saksena and Subashree Anantkrishnan, both from the 1987 batch of the IRS.

Vijay Amritraj honoured with Golden Achievement Award by ITF

Vijay Amritraj honoured with Golden Achievement Award by ITF

In recognition of his outstanding impact on the sport of tennis as a player, promoter, and humanitarian, India’s Vijay Amritraj has been named the 2021 recipient of the Golden Achievement Award.

The Golden Achievement Award is presented annually by the International Tennis Hall of Fame and International Tennis Federation to a person who has made important contributions internationally to tennis in the fields of administration, promotion, or education and has devoted long and outstanding service to the sport. He is first recipient from India and he joins an esteemed list of tennis leaders who have received the honour, including Brian Tobin of Australia, Eiichi Kawatei of Japan, and Peachy Kellmeyer of the United States.

About the award:

The Golden Achievement Award is selected from a pool of nominations submitted by tennis federations and individuals from the around the world. The annual honouree is selected by the Golden Achievement Award Committee, which is comprised of tennis administrators.

Cyclist, Ronaldo becomes first Indian to win silver at Asian Championship

Cyclist, Ronaldo becomes first Indian to win silver at Asian Championship

India’s Ronaldo Singh has scripted history by winning Silver in the sprint event at the Asian Cycling Championships 2022.

He also became the first Indian cyclist to win a silver medal (including the Elite category) at the Asian Track Championship. Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam hails from Manipur, and started cycling at the age of 14. He had created a national record in the quarter-final with a 9.946s sprint (first Indian to breach 10 sec mark). 

IAF participates in Tactical Leadership Program of Egyptian Air Force

IAF participates in Tactical Leadership Program of Egyptian Air Force

Indian Air Force has participated in Tactical Leadership Programme at Egyptian Air Force Weapon School in Cairo west Airbase.

Indian Air Force: Three Su-30MKI aircraft, two C-17 aircraft and 57 IAF personnel including C-17 contingent. A month long event, is a unique exercise with Air assets in a Large Force Engagement environment, simulating various conflict scenarios.

Aim: Enhancing defence cooperation between the two countries and exchange of best practices.

Anil Khanna appointed as the acting President of IOA

Anil Khanna appointed as the acting President of IOA

The Delhi High Court has passed an order, that Narinder Dhruv Batra cannot continue as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in a contempt proceeding.

While hearing a contempt proceeding filed on behalf of former Olympian Aslam Sher Khan against Batra, IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta and Sports Secretary.

The court has also appointed Anil Khanna as acting president. Batra was become an IOC member in 2019.

A noted lyricist, Chowalloor Krishnankutty passed away

A noted lyricist, Chowalloor Krishnankutty passed away

A noted lyricist, author and journalist, Chowalloor Krishnankutty has passed away at the age of 86. Krishnankutty has penned over 3000 devotional songs and authored more than 200 books. He was retired from the Malayala Manorama daily as an Assistant Editor.

Awards: Kerala Sahithya Academy Award for satire, Poonthanam Jnanapana and Revathy Pattathanam Awards among others. He was also worked as the Vice-Chairman of the Kerala Kalamandalam.

World MSME Day 2022: 27 June

World MSME Day 2022: 27 June

The World Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) day is observed annually on June 27 to recognise the contribution of these industries in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Theme 2022: Resilience and Rebuilding: MSMEs for Sustainable Development.

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has marked first World MSME Day by 74th Plenary on April 6, 2017.

MSME minister: Narayan Rane.

Iran launches a solid-fueled rocket, Zuljanah into space

Iran launches a solid-fueled rocket, Zuljanah into space

Iran has launched a solid-fueled rocket, a 25.5 meter-long rocket into space.

Rocket name: Zuljanah

This rocket is capable of carrying a satellite of 220 kilograms.It will gather data in low-earth orbit and promote Iran’s space industry. This launch just comes after the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, traveled to Tehran in a push to resuscitate negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program that have stalemated for months.

G7 leaders pledge 600 billion for developing countries

G7 leaders pledge 600 billion for developing countries

During the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Germany’s Bavarian Alps, G7 leader has made an announcement to help developing countries tackle climate change and pledge to raise 600 billion dollar.

This will boost help to give a boost to the economies of countries. G7 is offering sustainable, quality infrastructure and will be listening closely to the recipient countries.

G7 members: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the USA and the EU.

G7 leaders pledge 600 billion for developing countries

During the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Germany’s Bavarian Alps, G7 leader has made an announcement to help developing countries tackle climate change and pledge to raise 600 billion dollar.

This will boost help to give a boost to the economies of countries. G7 is offering sustainable, quality infrastructure and will be listening closely to the recipient countries.

G7 members: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the USA and the EU.

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