Current Affairs of OCTOBER 2022

1 - ‘Center for Civil Liberties’, which was awarded 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, is based in which country?

(A) Afghanistan
(B) Iran
(C) Ukraine
(D) China

2 - After the proposed sale of stake in IDBI Bank, what would be the combined shareholding of LIC and the Government?

(A) 51 %
(B) 49 %
(C) 34 %
(D) 25 %

3 - As per the Finance Ministry’s notification, what is the limit up to which airlines can avail loan under ECLGS?

(A) Rs 1000 crore
(B) Rs 1500 crore
(C) Rs 5000 crore
(D) Rs 10000 crore

4 - PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia, who were seen in the news, are associated with which sports?

(A) Tennis
(B) Cricket
(C) Football
(D) Hockey

5 - What is the theme of the ‘World Teachers Day 2022’?

(A) Teaching Importance of Sustainability
(B) Teaching Equality
(C) The change of education begins with teachers
(D) Leaving No one Behind

6 - Which is the first country to announce a zero extinctions target for its plants and animals?

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

7 - कौन सा शहर 'खादी उत्सव - 2022 प्रदर्शनी' का मेजबान है?

(A) Chennai
(B) Varanasi
(C) Mumbai
(D) Ahmedabad

8 - Bannerman’s Turaco (Fen), which was seen in the news, belongs to which species?

(A) Frog
(B) Bird
(C) Snake
(D) Turtle

9 - Tropical Race 4 (TR4), a new fusarium species, which is on the rise in Africa, affects which plants?

(A) Rice
(B) Banana
(C) Cotton
(D) Grapes

10 - ‘Carbon Calculator feature’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which company?

(A) Meta
(B) Mastercard
(C) Amazon
(D) Microsoft

11 - Which Union Ministry has announced to set up ‘Grievance Appellate Committees’ to resolve social media users’ grievances?

(A) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(B) Ministry of Science and Technology
(C) Ministry of Communication
(D) Ministry of Home Affairs

12 - ‘Lakshmir Bhandar scheme’ is an initiative of which state government?

(A) Maharashtra
(B) West Bengal
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Odisha

13 - ‘Garuda VIl’ is a bilateral exercise conducted by the Air Force of India and which country?

(A) Sri Lanka
(B) France
(C) Japan
(D) Australia

14 - Which country is the highest contributor of per capita greenhouse gas emissions?

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

15 - Ranipur Tiger Reserve and Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, which were seen in the news, are located in which state?

(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Gujarat

16 - Border Roads Organisation’s (BRO) first Carbon Neutral Habitat has been inaugurated in which state/UT?

(A) Sikkim
(B) Ladakh
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Himachal Pradesh

17 - When is the ‘Shaurya Diwas’ celebrated in India?

(A) October 25
(B) October 27
(C) October 29
(D) October 31

18 - SIMBEX is a Maritime Bilateral Exercise held between India and which country?

(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Sweden
(C) Switzerland
(D) Singapore

19 - Which organisation has released a report titled ‘Using Technology to Improve a Billion Livelihoods’?

(A) ADB
(B) WEF
(C) IMF
(D) World Bank

20 - Fintech Platform PhonePe launched its first green data centre in India in which state/UT?

(A) Karnataka
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Gujarat

21 - The European parliament’s annual Sakharov prize has been awarded to the people of which country?

(A) Iran
(B) Russia
(C) Ukraine
(D) Japan

22 - Which organisation developed the indigenous trainer aircraft HTT-40, which was recently unveiled?

(A) DRDO
(B) HAL
(C) BEL
(D) ISRO

23 - ‘Ulf Kristersson’ has been elected as the new Prime Minister of which country?

(A) Ukraine
(B) Sweden
(C) Italy
(D) France

24 - Indian Edge, the magazine launched by the Prime Minister, is related to which field?

(A) Automobile
(B) Fertiliser
(C) Defence
(D) Economy

25 - On which date, World Trauma date is observed?

(A) October 15
(B) October 16
(C) October 17
(D) October 18

26 - Which country is host to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup?

(A) Ukraine
(B) Syria
(C) Iran
(D) Qatar

27 - Where are the headquarters of SCO-RATS that was making news recently?

(A) Shanghai
(B) Beijing
(C) Tashkent
(D) Astana

28 - Who wrote the biography ‘Ambedkar: A Life’?

(A) Shashi Tharoor
(B) Amitava kumar
(C) Abhay Kumar
(D) Sanjaya Baru

29 - What does N stands for in the proposed NGLV launch vehicle system of ISRO which may replace present operational launch system of PSLV?

(A) New
(B) Next
(C) Novel
(D) Node

30 - President Murmu inaugurated ‘Judicial Academy’ and laid the foundation stone of the National Law University in which state?

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

31 - Which institution hosted the ‘PowerEX’ Security Exercise?

(A) Indian Coast Guard (ICG)
(B) Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
(C) NASSCOM
(D) Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)

32 - What is estimated number of the Multi State Cooperative Societies in India?

(A) 400
(B) 1000
(C) 1600
(D) 2400

33 - Rashmi Kumari and Sandeep Dive, who were seen in the news, are associated with which sports?

(A) Chess
(B) Tennis
(C) Carrom
(D) Table-Tennis

34 - Which institution released the ‘Responsible AI Hub and resource kit’ to ensure the responsible adoption of AI?

(A) NITI Aayog
(B) NASSCOM
(C) FICCI
(D) ASSOCHAM

35 - ‘Droni’, a made-in-India camera drone, was recently launched by which institution?

(A) ISRO
(B) DRDO
(C) Garuda Aerospace
(D) Pixel Aerospace

36 - What is the theme of the ‘World Post Day 2022’?

(A) Sustainable Post
(B) Post for Planet
(C) Covid and Post
(D) Delightful Post

37 - Who is set to take over as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI) after Justice UU Lalit?

(A) Justice DY Chandrachud
(B) Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
(C) Justice S. Abdul Nazeer
(D) Justice K.M. Joseph

38 - Which city is the host of the United Nations World Geospatial Congress (UNWGIC) 2022?

(A) Bengaluru
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Dhaka
(D) Male

39 - Mulayam Singh Yadav, who passed away recently, served as the Chief Minister of which state?

(A) Bihar
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) West Bengal
(D) Jharkhand

40 - Samantha Cristoforetti, who was seen in the news, is the first female commander on the International Space Station from which region?

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

41 - Which Union Ministry organised the ‘Betiyan Bane Kushal’ National Conference on Skilling in Non- Traditional Livelihood (NTL)?

(A) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(B) Ministry of Minority Affairs
(C) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
(D) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

42 - Malakhamb was declared as the ‘State Sport’ of which state?

(A) Karla
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Assam

43 - The Indian government established the Indian Foreign Service in which year?

(A) 1930
(B) 1942
(C) 1946
(D) 1951

44 - Which Indian player has been named the FIH Player of the Year in the men’s category in 2022?

(A) Harmanpreet Singh
(B) Sreejesh
(C) Mandeep Singh
(D) Birendra Lakra

45 - Which country is the host of the Commonwealth Games 2026?

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

46 - Which Union Ministry is associated with ‘YUVA 2.0’ Scheme?

(A) Ministry of Education
(B) Ministry of MSME
(C) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
(D) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

47 - Luhansk and Donetsk, which were seen in the news, were areas located in which country?

(A) Switzerland
(B) Ukraine
(C) Serbia
(D) Maldives

48 - ‘Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)’ is associated with which Union Ministry?

(A) Ministry of Communications
(B) Ministry of Electronics and IT
(C) Ministry of MSME
(D) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

49 - Which city is the host of the 36th National Games of India, 2022?

(A) Roorkee
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Chennai

50 - As per a recent UNICEF report, what percent of child marriages can fall down if higher education is provided to girls?

(A) 25 per cent
(B) 40 per cent
(C) 60 per cent
(D) 80 percent

51 - After the recent Monetary Policy Committee Meeting of RBI (October 2022), what is the 2022-23 growth projection for India?

(A) 6.5 %
(B) 7.0 %
(C) 7.5 %
(D) 8.2 %

52 - Which country announced to contribute USD 500,000 to the United Nations Trust Fund for Counter Terrorism?

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

53 - वर्ष 2021-22 के उद्यानिकी फसलों के अनुमान के अनुसार उद्यानिकी फसलों का अनुमानित उत्पादन कितना है ?

(A) 142.33 million tonnes
(B) 242.33 million tonnes
(C) 342.33 million tonnes
(D) 442.33 million tonnes

54 - Which public sector bank has rolled out new digital customer experience initiatives under ‘Project WAVE’?

(A) Canara Bank
(B) Indian Bank
(C) Indian Overseas Bank
(D) Punjab National Bank

55 - Which city hosted the ‘Chintan Shivir’ of Home Ministers of States in 2022?

(A) Mumbai
(B) Gandhi Nagar
(C) Faridabad
(D) Hyderabad

56 - Modhera, India’s first 24X7 solar-powered village and a ‘net-zero’ energy community, is in which state?

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

57 - Which technology company announced plans to power all its devices in Europe with low-carbon electricity?

(A) Amazon
(B) Apple
(C) Samsung
(D) Meta

58 - Who has been appointed as the head of the Civil 20 (C20), official engagement group of the Group of 20 (G20) by India?

(A) Sri Ravishankar
(B) Mata Amritanandamayi Devi
(C) Ranjan Gogoi
(D) Sunil Arora

59 - Which Union Ministry launched new policy reforms for satellite communications services?

(A) Ministry of Power
(B) Ministry of Telecommunication
(C) Ministry of Electronics and IT
(D) Ministry of Defence

60 - ‘Sustainable Infrastructure Toward a Connected World’ is the theme of which bloc’s annual meeting?

(A) WEF
(B) ADB
(C) AIIB
(D) IMF

61 - The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is set to be merged with which institution?

(A) National Anti-profiteering Authority
(B) National Accreditation Board
(C) Bureau of Indian Standards
(D) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

62 - Nallamala forest range, which was seen in the news, is located in which state/UT?

(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Odisha

63 - What is the new target set for Defence Exports in 2022-23?

(A) Rs 15000 crore
(B) Rs 20000 crore
(C) Rs 40000 crore
(D) Rs 50000 crore

64 - Who has been elected as the first non-Gandhi President of the Indian National Congress (INC) party in 24 years?

(A) Mallikarjun Kharge
(B) Shashi Tharoor
(C) P Chidambaram
(D) Ashok Gehlot

65 - Who has been selected as the 36th president of the BCCI, taking over from Sourav Ganguly?

(A) Rahul Dravid
(B) Roger Binny
(C) Vinod Kambli
(D) V V S Lakshman

66 - ‘Ballon d’Or trophy’ is associated with which sports?

(A) Basket Ball
(B) Cricket
(C) Football
(D) Table Tennis

67 - ‘Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene’ is the theme of which international day?

(A) Global Handwashing Day
(B) Global Hygiene Day
(C) Global Covid Outbreak Day
(D) Global Menstrual Health Day

68 - Which city is host to DefExpo 2022 in October 2022?

(A) Gandhi Nagar
(B) Jaipur
(C) Bangalore
(D) Ahmedabad

69 - Who is ISRO’s (Indian Space Research Organization) chairman in October, 2022?

(A) R. N. Subraminamam
(B) G. Mahalaxmi
(C) S. Somnath
(D) S. Chandra Rajashekhar

70 - Which supercomputer recently has replaced Param-Ishan as the northeast region’s fastest and most powerful supercomputer?

(A) Param Megha
(B) Parama Kamarupa
(C) Param Deka
(D) Param Kapila

71 - What is the rank of India in the Mercer CFS Global Pension Index?

(A) 44
(B) 41
(C) 35
(D) 27

72 - Shehan Karunatilaka, who won the 2022 Booker Prize for Fiction, is from which country?

(A) India
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Bangladesh
(D) नेपाल

73 - Polysilicons, which were recently in news, are important for which industry?

(A) Solar
(B) Healthcare
(C) Automobile
(D) Software

74 - Which of these states has been kept in the ‘achievers’ category of the logistics index chart 2022?

(A) Kerala
(B) Gujarat
(C) Karnataka
(D) Haryana

75 - What is the minimum capacity of data centres, above which they are accorded ‘Infrastructure status’?

(A) 1 megawatt
(B) 5 megawatt
(C) 10 megawatt
(D) 50 megawatt

76 - What is the theme of the ‘World Standards Day 2022’?

(A) Value of standardisation
(B) Build Back Better
(C) Standards and Sustainability
(D) Businesses and Standards

77 - Pitt Island, where hundreds of pilot whales were stranded dead, is located in which country?

(A) USA
(B) New Zealand
(C) Japan
(D) Indonesia

78 - As per the recent RBI guidelines, what is the minimum capital requirement for setting up an asset reconstruction company (ARC)?

(A) Rs 50 Crore
(B) Rs 300 Crore
(C) Rs 500 Crore
(D) Rs 1000 Crore

79 - The celebration of World Post Day is observed in which month?

(A) January
(B) August
(C) October
(D) December

80 - Which city is the host of the ‘Virasat Arts and Heritage Festival’?

(A) Gandhi Nagar
(B) Varanasi
(C) Jaipur
(D) Ranchi

81 - Tele-MANAS Initiative, which was launched recently, is associated with which field?

(A) Child health
(B) Mental health
(C) Communicable Diseases
(D) Science and Technology

82 - Pahalgam, where the Bird Festival 2022 was inaugurated recently, is located in which state/UT?

(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Madhya Pradesh

83 - Which country’s rover has mapped abundance of sodium on the moon for the first time?

(A) China
(B) USA
(C) India
(D) UAE

84 - Cyber Jaagrukta Diwas is an initiative launched by which Union Ministry?

(A) Ministry of Electronics and IT
(B) Ministry of Home Affairs
(C) Ministry of Science and Technology
(D) Ministry of Home Affairs

85 - For the first time, a ‘Weapon System branch for officers’ has been approved for which Armed Force?

(A) Indian Army
(B) Indian Navy
(C) Indian Air Force
(D) Indian Coast Guard

86 - Which institution celebrated its 90th raising day on October 8?

(A) CRPF
(B) CISF
(C) Indian Air Force
(D) Indian Navy

87 - What is the theme of the ‘World Cotton Day 2022’?

(A) Weaving a better future for cotton
(B) Cotton and Sustainability
(C) Assistance to Cotton-4 Nations
(D) Cotton by-products and its Markets

88 - National Payments Corporation of India has partnered with which country’s central bank to launch Rupay Card?

(A) Egypt
(B) Oman
(C) Maldives
(D) Malaysia

89 - Who is the head of the ‘Committee of Experts on Sustainable Finance’, set up by IFSCA?

(A) Ajay Tyagi
(B) Viral Acharya
(C) Urjit Patel
(D) C.K. Mishra

90 - Which state launched the ‘Satya Nishtha’ application for the state police?

(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Assam
(C) Karnataka
(D) Tamil Nadu

91 - ‘Sarna’ religious category, which is being demanded by tribal groups, comes under which religion?

(A) Hindu
(B) Islam
(C) Christianity
(D) No religion

92 - Which country is the host of the P-20 conference (organisation of G-20 parliaments) in 2022?

(A) India
(B) Indonesia
(C) Italy
(D) Israel

93 - WHO issued a warning over four India-made cough syrups after deaths of children in which country?

(A) Egypt
(B) Kenya
(C) Gambia
(D) Namibia

94 - Which tennis player won the Tel Aviv Open title in 2022?

(A) Rafael Nadal
(B) Stefanos Tsitsipas
(C) Roger Federer
(D) Novak Djokovic

95 - Which country has scrapped the proposal to cut tax for the wealthy?

(A) USA
(B) UK
(C) France
(D) Italy

96 - Which city is the host of ‘Khadi Fest – 2022 Exhibition’?

(A) Chennai
(B) Varanasi
(C) Mumbai
(D) Ahmedabad

97 - Who has been appointed as the CEO of MyGov, Ministry of Electronics and IT?

(A) Irai Anbu I.A.S
(B) Akash Tripathi I.A.S
(C) UdhayaChandran I.A.S
(D) Amir Subhani I.A.S

98 - Which city is the host of ‘Indian Mobile Congress’ in 2022?

(A) New Delhi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Bengaluru

99 - Which city has been named the first in the ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022’?

(A) Mysuru
(B) Indore
(C) Chennai
(D) Bengaluru

100 - Which state won the first prize for the best adventure tourism destination and all-around development of tourism?

(A) Kerala
(B) Goa
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Himachal Pradesh