Current Affairs of NOVEMBER 2022

1 - Which is the first state to launch the ‘Elephant Death Audit Framework’?

(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Gujarat

2 - Which forum launched the “Loss and Damage fund” to support poorer countries?

(A) COP-27
(B) G-20 Annual Summit
(C) ASEAN Annual Summit
(D) WEF Annual Summit

3 - In the Battle of Walong, which was commemorated recently, India defeated which army?

(A) Pakistan
(B) Bangladesh
(C) China
(D) Sri Lanka

4 - Which company has launched a suite of solutions for ESG Intelligence?

(A) Dun & Bradstreet India
(B) J.P. Morgan
(C) ICBC
(D) Goldman Sachs Group

5 - Which global group announced the ‘Global Shield’ insurance initiative?

(A) G-7 and V20
(B) WEF
(C) UNEP
(D) G-20 and V20

6 - India held a bilateral cyber policy dialogue with which country?

(A) USA
(B) Australia
(C) Sweden
(D) Spain

7 - ‘C. V. Ananda Bose has been appointed as the Governor of which state?

(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) West Bengal
(D) Tamil Nadu

8 - What is the name of the account, a bank holds on behalf of another, often a foreign bank?

(A) Nostro account
(B) Vostro account
(C) Forex Trade Account
(D) Settlement Account

9 - India’s first hydrogen fuel cell catamaran vessel is set to be built in which city?

(A) Gandhi Nagar
(B) Kolkata
(C) Varanasi
(D) Chennai

10 - Prime Minister inaugurated ONGC’s U-field onshore facilities in which state?

(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) West Bengal

11 - Which Indian state has passed a bill to raise reservations to 77%?

(A) Jharkhand
(B) Haryana
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh

12 - Which country is the host of the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC?

(A) UAE
(B) Egypt
(C) Australia
(D) Brazil

13 - As per a recent global study on snake bites, the number of deaths due to snakebites was the highest in which country?

(A) Ghana
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) India
(D) Egypt

14 - Which department has notified ‘India Infrastructure Project Development Fund Scheme (IIPDF Scheme)’?

(A) Department of Economic Affairs
(B) Department of Financial Services
(C) Department of Heavy Industries
(D) Department of Expenditure

15 - Which country first suggested the observance of ‘World Tsunami Awareness Day’?

(A) India
(B) Japan
(C) Philippines
(D) Indonesia

16 - Which state/UT is the host of the ‘Purple Fest: Celebrating Diversity’?

(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Goa
(C) Sikkim
(D) Nagaland

17 - Which Indian state is set to host the ‘Track Asia Cup 2022 Cycling Tournament’?

(A) Karnataka
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Kerala
(D) Sikkim

18 - ‘Knesset’ is the parliament of which country?

(A) Brazil
(B) Israel
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Australia

19 - Which state launched ‘Ladli Laxmi 2.0 financial assistance scheme’?

(A) Gujarat
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Odisha

20 - Which state implemented the ‘Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store Scheme’?

(A) Gujarat
(B) Assam
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Punjab

21 - As per the ‘UDISE Plus’ Report of the Education Ministry, Gross Enrolment Ratio improved at which level of school education in 2021-22?

(A) Primary
(B) Upper Primary
(C) Higher Secondary
(D) All levels

22 - As per a new study, which species may swallow roughly 10 million microplastic pieces daily?

(A) Turtle
(B) Blue Whale
(C) Cattle
(D) Frog

23 - What is the theme of the ‘Invest Karnataka 2022 Summit’?

(A) Build for the World
(B) Global Supply Chain
(C) Tradition and technology
(D) Nature and culture

24 - Which Union Ministry organised ‘Unity Runs’ on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel?

(A) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
(B) Ministry of Education
(C) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
(D) Ministry of Home Affairs

25 - Which Indian state presents the ‘Rajyotsava Award’ to eminent persons in various fields?

(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Bihar

26 - RBI has launched which type of Central Bank Digital Currency in its pilot phase?

(A) Retail
(B) Whole-sale
(C) Commodity
(D) Crypto-currency

27 - ‘National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’ is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of which leader?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) Subash Chandra Bose
(D) B R Ambedkar

28 - Which country is the host of the first World Media Congress (Global media congress- GMC)?

(A) UAE
(B) Spain
(C) Sweden
(D) Norway

29 - What is the theme of the ‘World Diabetes Day 2022’?

(A) Access to diabetes education
(B) Awareness and Education
(C) Inclusion in medical care
(D) Availability of Medicines

30 - ‘Natasa Pirc Musar’ has been elected as the first female President of which country?

(A) Norway
(B) Finland
(C) Slovenia
(D) Syria

31 - Which actor was honoured with the ‘Etoile d’Or award’ at Marrakech International Film Festival?

(A) Deepika Padukone
(B) Ranveer Singh
(C) Vidya Balan
(D) Alia Bhatt

32 - e-KUMBH portal, which was launched recently, is associated with which field?

(A) Grievance Redressal in Election
(B) Technical Courses in Local Languages
(C) Endowment Fund for Temples
(D) Agriculture and Agribusiness

33 - India signed four MoUs in culture, wildlife and health, with which country?

(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Cambodia
(C) Spain
(D) Nepal

34 - DigiLocker is a documents exchange platform under which Union Ministry?

(A) Ministry of Home Affairs
(B) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(C) Ministry of External Affairs
(D) Ministry of Education

35 - Which country recently hosted the 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers meeting?

(A) Sri Lanka
(B) India
(C) Maldives
(D) Taiwan

36 - Which neighbouring country of India has announced to implement ‘interest-free’ banking system by 2027?

(A) Afghanistan
(B) Pakistan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Nepal

37 - ‘Agnilet’, is the world’s first single-piece 3D printed rocket engine made by which company?

(A) Pixel
(B) Agnikul Cosmos
(C) Dhruv Aerospace
(D) Shakti

38 - Which metro city has reported a sudden outbreak of Measles?

(A) Chennai
(B) Mumbai
(C) New Delhi
(D) Kolkata

39 - As per the recent amendments in Electoral Bonds Scheme, sale for additional 15 days will be allowed for which elections?

(A) State Legislative assembly Elections
(B) State Legislative council Elections
(C) Local Body Elections
(D) Rajya Sabha Elections

40 - Kittel font, which was seen in the news, is associated with which language?

(A) Tamil
(B) Hindi
(C) Kannada
(D) Telugu

41 - Which state/UT has launched ‘Mukhyamantri Devdarshan Yatra Yojana’?

(A) Goa
(B) New Delhi
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Gujarat

42 - As per the recent data, the mutual fund penetration is the maximum in which state?

(A) Maharashtra
(B) Kerala
(C) Telangana
(D) Gujarat

43 - Which Union Ministry maintains an index named ‘Sugam’ on drug licenses issued to companies?

(A) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers
(B) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(C) Ministry of Science and Technology
(D) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

44 - India’s first voter Master Shyam Saran Negi was from which state?

(A) Assam
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) West Bengal
(D) Gujarat

45 - Apis karinjodian, which was discovered recently in the Western Ghats after 200 years, belongs to which species?

(A) Honey-bee
(B) Turtle
(C) Spider
(D) Fish

46 - NSA Ajit Doval, late CDS Gen Rawat and lyricist Prasoon Joshi are the winners of the which state’s highest civilian awards?

(A) Assam
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) West Bengal
(D) Madhya Pradesh

47 - Which institution launched the fourth edition of ‘Innovations for You’ coffee table book?

(A) NITI Aayog
(B) Reserve Bank of India
(C) UIDAI
(D) National Innovation Foundation

48 - Which city is the host of ‘Agro Tech India -Agri and Food Technology Fair’ in 2022?

(A) Mumbai
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Mysuru
(D) Gandhinagar

49 - Which country has launched the world’s longest passenger train, as of November 2022?

(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) Switzerland
(D) Sweden

50 - Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) North Eastern Regional Campus has been inaugurated at which city?

(A) Guwahati
(B) Aizawl
(C) Kohima
(D) Dispur

51 - India signed a MoU with which country on cooperation in the field of Water Resources Development and Management?

(A) Finland
(B) Denmark
(C) Austria
(D) New Zealand

52 - 50 UN member countries issued a joint statement condemning which country’s persecution of minorities?

(A) China
(B) India
(C) Russia
(D) Israel

53 - What is the position of India in the ISSF World Championships 2022 medal tally?

(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Fifth
(D) Tenth

54 - Morbi Bridge on the Machchu river is located in which state?

(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) Assam
(D) Arunachal Pradesh

55 - Which country has been hit by the Tropical Storm Nalgae?

(A) Indonesia
(B) Japan
(C) Philippines
(D) Australia

56 - Which country is the winner of the ‘2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup’?

(A) India
(B) Spain
(C) Brazil
(D) कोलंबिया

57 - Pusa Narendra Kalanamak, which was tested recently, is a variety of which crop?

(A) Wheat
(B) Rice
(C) Mango
(D) Cotton

58 - Which state government signed MoU with CGFTMSE to facilitate flow of credit to MSME borrowers?

(A) Assam
(B) Meghalaya
(C) West Bengal
(D) Odisha

59 - Which country is the host of the ‘Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) conference’?

(A) Australia
(B) Italy
(C) Germany
(D) USA

60 - When is the ‘World Thrift Day’ observed in India?

(A) October 27
(B) October 30
(C) November 4
(D) November 7

61 - Who has been elected as a Member of International Committee for Weight and Measures (CIPM)?

(A) Justice A K Mishra
(B) Venu Gopal Achanta
(C) Justice Ranjan Gogoi
(D) Venkatraman

62 - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has been elected as the President of which country?

(A) Iran
(B) Israel
(C) Kazakhstan
(D) Turkey

63 - Which country is the chair of the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) in 2022?

(A) India
(B) Thailand
(C) Australia
(D) Sri Lanka

64 - As per the Global Information Technology Report (GITR) 2022, which country tops the Network Readiness Index?

(A) USA
(B) Singapore
(C) India
(D) Sweden

65 - Which is the first proposed bilateral fund of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)?

(A) India-Sri Lanka Fund
(B) India-Nepal Fund
(C) India-Japan Fund
(D) India-Australia Fund

66 - Which Indian public sector unit won the Gold award at International Convention on Quality Control Circle (ICQCC-2022)?

(A) REC
(B) NTPC
(C) ONGC
(D) SAIL

67 - Which state signed an MoU with Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), to help artists of the state?

(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) West Bengal
(D) Odisha

68 - Which institution launched guidelines to improve survival and health of pre-mature babies?

(A) NITI Aayog
(B) WHO
(C) UNICEF
(D) FAO

69 - When is the ‘Audit Diwas’ celebrated in India?

(A) November 2
(B) November 8
(C) November 16
(D) November 24

70 - Which state organised the silver jubilee edition of its Tech summit?

(A) Odisha
(B) Karnataka
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Gujarat

71 - Which city hosted the ‘Vaccines Injecting Hope’ exhibition?

(A) Mumbai
(B) New Delhi
(C) Kolkata
(D) गांधी नगर

72 - Which bank topped the ‘EASE 5.0 Reform Index’ for the first quarter of FY 2022-23?

(A) Union Bank of India
(B) Bank of India
(C) State Bank of India
(D) Canara Bank

73 - ‘Wangala Festival’ or ‘100 drums festival’ is the most popular festival of which state?

(A) Meghalaya
(B) Assam
(C) West Bengal
(D) Arunachal Pradesh

74 - Which institution released the report titled ‘Financing India’s Infrastructure Needs’?

(A) ADB
(B) AIIB
(C) World Bank
(D) World Economic Forum

75 - Jhula Bailey Suspension Bridge, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/ UT?

(A) Assam
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Jammu and Kashmir
(D) West Bengal

76 - Who has been appointed as the ‘Chief Executive Officer’ of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati?

(A) Gaurav Dwivedi
(B) Abhishek Singh
(C) Saurabh Garg
(D) Rajesh Bansal

77 - Which team won the ‘Twenty20 World Cup title 2022’?

(A) England
(B) Australia
(C) India
(D) Pakistan

78 - Which state has ordered complete ban on public display of weapons and songs glorifying violence?

(A) Kerala
(B) Punjab
(C) Jharkhand
(D) West Bengal

79 - Which freedom fighter was also called as ‘Acharya’?

(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) J B Kripalani
(C) Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Annie Besant

80 - Which country has launched the cargo spacecraft ‘Tianzhou-5’?

(A) Russia
(B) China
(C) Israel
(D) UAE

81 - Which Union Ministry implements the ‘SVAMITVA’ scheme?

(A) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
(B) Ministry of Panchayati Raj
(C) Ministry of Rural Development
(D) Ministry of Science and Technology

82 - How many countries are part of Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC), as of November 2022?

(A) Three
(B) Five
(C) Seven
(D) Nine

83 - ‘Atal New India Challenge (ANIC)’ is an initiative of which institution?

(A) RBI
(B) NITI Aayog
(C) DRDO
(D) ISRO

84 - After takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk, who is the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Twitter?

(A) Elon Musk
(B) Satya Nadella
(C) Tim Cook
(D) Steve Ballmer

85 - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has collaborated with which country to explore the Venus and the dark side of the moon?

(A) USA
(B) Japan
(C) Australia
(D) Russia

86 - Which state is the host of the ‘National Tribal Dance Festival’ in 2022?

(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Bihar

87 - Which state hosted the ‘Tokhü Emong Bird Count (TEBC)’ event?

(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Nagaland
(C) Assam
(D) Arunachal Pradesh

88 - Which defunct surveillance satellite of India re-entered the earth atmosphere and hit the Indian Ocean?

(A) RISAT-1
(B) RISAT-2
(C) EOS-4/RISAT-1A
(D) NISAR

89 - India’s largest wind turbine has been recently installed in which state?

(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) Karnataka
(D) Rajasthan

90 - As per the UN-FAO joint report, eight million people of which country is at the risk of hunger?

(A) South Sudan
(B) Israel
(C) Ghana
(D) Egypt

91 - Employees’ Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2014 capped the maximum pensionable salary at which amount?

(A) Rs 5000
(B) Rs 7500
(C) Rs 10000
(D) Rs 15000

92 - Which state directed schools and pre university colleges to ensure 10 minutes meditation session?

(A) Gujarat
(B) Karnataka
(C) Telangana
(D) Andhra Pradesh

93 - Which month’s GST collection reached the second highest mark after April 2022?

(A) July 2022
(B) August 2022
(C) September 2022
(D) October 2022

94 - As per an EXIM bank report, India has become a major exporter of Defence products of which region?

(A) Europe
(B) Africa
(C) Oceania
(D) Asia-Pacific

95 - Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) has demanded ban of which drug to be used on cattle?

(A) Aceclofenac
(B) Progestin
(C) Erythromycin
(D) Colistin

96 - North Eastern India’s first ‘Fish Museum’ is set to be built in which state?

(A) Assam
(B) Sikkim
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Meghalaya

97 - Zojila pass, which was seen in the news recently, is located in which state/ UT?

(A) Sikkim
(B) Ladakh
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) West Bengal

98 - Ranjangaon, where the greenfield Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) is to be set up, is in which state?

(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Gujarat
(D) Madhya Pradesh

99 - ‘Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’ has been elected as the new President of which country?

(A) Australia
(B) Brazil
(C) United Kingdom
(D) New Zealand

100 - Which country’s President is mandated to bring out the National Security Strategy (NSS)?

(A) China
(B) Russia
(C) USA
(D) France