Weekly Current affairs play a very important role in the competitive examinations and hence, aspirants have to give undivided attention to it while doing preparation for the government examinations. The CGL, OCS examinations comprise a section of “Current Affairs” to evaluate how much the aspirant is aware of the daily happenings taking place around the world. To complement your preparation, we are providing you with a compilation of Weekly Current affairs.
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Q1) “World Sight Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 2nd Friday of October
(2) 14th October
(3) 2nd Thursday of October
(4) 15th October
Q2) “World Student’s Day” is celebrated every year on –
(1) 14th October
(2) 15th October
(3) 16th October
(4) 17th October
Q3) “International Day of Rural Women” is observed every year on –
(1) 13th October
(2) 14th October
(3) 15th October
(4) 16th October
Q4) Which INS has participated in the 7th edition of IBSAMAR exercise?
(1) INS Teg
(2) INS Tarkash
(3) INS Talwar
(4) INS Tabar
Q5) India’s flagship defence exhibition ‘DefExpo-2022’, is scheduled to be held in –
(1) New Delhi
(2) Mumbai
(3) Goa
(4) Gandhinagar
Q6) 36th National Games has been topped by Services Sports Control Board with total medals of –
(1) 116 medals
(2) 128 medals
(3) 133 medals
(4) 140 medals
Q7) PM Narendra Modi has launched India’s 4th ‘Vande Bharat’ Express train between –
(1) Mumbai – Pune
(2) Hyderabad – Chennai
(3) Kolkata – Mumbai
(4) Una – New Delhi
Q8) PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of two hydropower projects in which district of Himachal Pradesh?
(1) Kangra
(2) Chamba
(3) Mandi
(4) Bilaspur
Q9) PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of a bulk drug Park in which district of Himachal Pradesh?
(1) Una
(2) Bilaspur
(3) Chamba
(4) Kangra
Q10) What is the name of Armed forces battle casualties welfare fund?
(1) Bharat Maa ke Sapoot
(2) Maa Bharati bahadur
(3) Dharti Maa ke sapoot
(4) Maa Bharati ke Sapoot
Q11) Vande-Bharat-based freight service is going to be introduced on which route?
(1) Gandhinagar-Mumbai
(2) Delhi-Varanasi
(3) Delhi-Mumbai
(4) Delhi-Katra
Q12) PM-DevINE scheme aims at developing which region of India?
(1) Border
(2) Coastal
(3) Hilly
(4) North East
Q13) India has extended the Vaccine Action Programme joint statement till 2027 with which country?
(1) France
(2) Germany
(3) United States
(4) Russia
Q14) Indian Navy conducts Offshore Security Exercise ‘Prasthan’ in which state?
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Odisha
(3) Telangana
(4) Tamil Nadu
Q15) Who has launched the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) Athlete Biological Passport Symposium -2022?
(1) Anurag Thakur
(2) Piyush Goyal
(3) Jitendra Singh
(4) Amit Shah
Q16) Which state government has announced the state’s first-ever draft ‘State Mental Health and Social Care Policy’?
(1) Tripura
(2) West Bengal
(3) Assam
(4) Meghalaya
Q17) Who has been elected as a member of the executive committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)?
(1) Aparajita Sarangi
(2) Aparajita Mohanty
(3) Sarmistha Sethi
(4) Baijayant Panda
Q18) Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur has been banned for –
(1) 2 years
(2) 3 years
(3) 4 years
(4) 5 years
Q19) ‘Skilling of girls in non-traditional livelihood (NTL)’ has been included in which flagship scheme?
(1) Beti Bachao Beti Padao
(2) Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
(3) POSHAN Abhiyaan
(4) PM Matru Vandana Yojana
Q20) The evidence of ‘The Trapping Zone’ has been discovered in which country?
(1) Maldives
(2) Australia
(3) Japan
(4) Italy
Q21) “Global Handwashing Day” is marked every year on –
(1) 15th October
(2) 16th October
(3) 17th October
(4) 18th October
Q22) “World Food Day” is celebrated every year on –
(1) 16th October
(2) 17th October
(3) 18th October
(4) 19th October
Q23) “International Day for the Eradication of Poverty” is observed every year on –
(1) 16th October
(2) 17th October
(3) 18th October
(4) 19th October
Q24) What is India’s rank on the 2022 Global Hunger Index?
(1) 93rd
(2) 98th
(3) 107th
(4) 112nd
Q25) Which state topped the Logistics Index in LEADS 2022 report?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Maharashtra
(4) Gujarat
Q26) Which state has topped the recently released ‘Public Affairs Index 2022’?
(1) Rajasthan
(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Haryana
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Q27) Which institution topped the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2023 in India?
(1) IISc Bengaluru
(2) IIT Indore
(3) IIT Gandhinagar
(4) IIT Ropar
Q28) India finished at which position in the Osijek Shotgun World Championships?
(1) 2nd
(2) 5th
(3) 7th
(4) 9th
Q29) 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in January 2023 in which city?
(1) Lucknow
(2) Indore
(3) Mumbai
(4) Bengaluru
Q30) President Draupadi Murmu has launched ‘PARAM KAMRUPA’ Supercomputer facility in which IIT?
(1) IIT Bombay
(2) IIT BHU
(3) IIT Delhi
(4) IIT Guwahati
Q31) Who has been elected as the new President of Iraq?
(1) Abdul Latif Rashid
(2) Ali Allawi
(3) Juma Inad
(4) Fuad Hussein
Q32) Coal India Limited (CIL) will set up an 1190 MW solar power plant in –
(1) Gujarat
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Punjab
(4) Haryana
Q33) As per National Statistical Office, India’s Retail Inflation was at what percent in September 2022?
(1) 7.41 %
(2) 7.25 %
(3) 7.15 %
(4) 7 %
Q34) Pitt Island, where hundreds of pilot whales were stranded dead, is located in which country?
(1) USA
(2) New Zealand
(3) Japan
(4) Indonesia
Q35) Senior diplomat Adarsh Swika has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to –
(1) Iran
(2) Kuwait
(3) Iraq
(4) Saudi Arabia
Q36) Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Bandhan Bank?
(1) Yuvraj Singh
(2) Zaheer Khan
(3) Sourav Ganguly
(4) Anil Kumble
Q37) Which bank has become India’s first to achieve Rs 6-trillion Assets Under Management (AUM) in the home loan segment?
(1) SBI
(2) HDFC Bank
(3) ICICI Bank
(4) PNB Bank
Q38) Indian women’s team has clinched the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 title, after defeating –
(1) Bangladesh
(2) Sri Lanka
(3) China
(4) Bhutan
Q39) Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has released a book titled ‘Pandemic Disruptions and Odisha’s Lessons in Governance’. Written by –
(1) Gopal Rath
(2) Krutibas Nayak
(3) Binod Kanungo
(4) Amar Patnaik
Q40) Who has become 2nd Indian to win Gold in men’s 10m air rifle event in the ISSF World Chammpionship?
(1) Abhivav Bindra
(2) Manu Bhakar
(3) Rudrankksh Patil
(4) Sunil Kumar
Q41) Which country has successfully launched the first solar observatory ‘Kuafu-1’?
(1) Japan
(2) France
(3) Africa
(4) China
Q42) Which airport has started 100% operation from Green Energy source?
(1) IGI Airport
(2) Kolkata Airport
(3) Chennai Airport
(4) Mumbai Airport
Q43) As per the CSIR-NITI Aayog Report, which country bears the highest health and economic burden due to lead poisoning?
(1) India
(2) Afghanistan
(3) Sri Lanka
(4) Nepal
Q44) Central government has approved India’s first ‘suspension bridge’ on which river?
(1) Krishna
(2) Vyas
(3) Kaveri
(4) Ganga
Q45) Which city has won the ‘World Green City Award 2022’?
(1) Hyderabad
(2) Delhi
(3) Mumbai
(4) Punjab
Q46) Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated “IInvenTiv” – the first-ever all-IITs Research and Development (R&D) Showcase at –
(1) IIT Guwahati
(2) IIT Delhi
(3) IIT Madras
(4) IIT Kanpur
Q47) Who has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina?
(1) Partha Satpathy
(2) Adarsh Swika
(3) Sibi George
(4) Avtar Singh
Q48) Which city was host the 90th General Assembly of INTERPOL?
(1) Dubai
(2) New Delhi
(3) Lyon
(4) Vienna
Q49) ‘Ambedkar: A Life’ is biography of Bhim Rao Ramji Ambedkar written by –
(1) Narayana Swamy
(2) Abdullah Farooq
(3) Shashi Tharoor
(4) Achal Singh
Q50) Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemical & Fertillizers?
(1) Avinash Pandey
(2) Ajay Maken
(3) Mukul Wasnik
(4) Shashi Tharoor
Q51) “World Trauma Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 16th October
(2) 17th October
(3) 18th October
(4) 19th October
Q52) What is the India’s rank in the world in terms of Fish Production 2022?
(1) 1st
(2) 2nd
(3) 3rd
(4) 4th
Q53) Government of India has launched MBBS Course books in which language for the very first time?
(1) Tamil
(2) Hindi
(3) Bengali
(4) Punjabi
Q54) Which company has developed India’s first aluminum freight train rake?
(1) NALCO
(2) Vedanta Limited
(3) Jindal Aluminum
(4) Hindalco
Q55) PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated “PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022” in –
(1) Mumbai
(2) Ahmedabad
(3) New Delhi
(4) Chennai
Q56) PM Narendra Modi has dedicated how many Digital Banking Units (DBUs) to the nation?
(1) 50
(2) 75
(3) 100
(4) 125
Q57) Who has laid foundation stone of new terminal building of Gwalior airport?
(1) Narendra Modi
(2) Amit Shah
(3) Droupadi Murmu
(4) Jagdeep Dhankhar
Q58) Home Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated ‘Gatha Swaraj ki’ gallery in –
(1) Gangtok
(2) Gwalior
(3) Guwahati
(4) Kohima
Q59) Indian Army has signed an MoU with how many banks for providing banking facilities to Agniveers on enrollment?
(1) 5
(2) 8
(3) 11
(4) 15
Q60) Which bank has re-introduced Suraksha Fixed Deposit (FD) as a festive treat for customers?
(1) DBS Bank
(2) Axis Bank
(3) IndusInd Bank
(4) Yes Bank
Q61) Who has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to the Slovak Republic?
(1) Avtar Singh
(2) Adarsh Swaika
(3) Apoorva Srivastava
(4) Partha Satpathy
Q62) What is name of India’s first antidote against SARS-CoV-2 virus?
(1) VINCOV-19
(2) ANTICOV-19
(3) COVEX-19
(4) NOCOV-19
Q63) PM Narendra Modi has started the distribution of PMJAY-MA Ayushman cards in which state?
(1) Gujarat
(2) Karnataka
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Maharashtra
Q64) The 3rd World Kuchipudi Natyotsavam was organized for three days in which city?
(1) Chennai
(2) Hyderabad
(3) Vijayawada
(4) Bengaluru
Q65) Which State has emerged as India’s only state to achieved the target for 2022 Q1 and Q2 for Jal Jeevan Mission?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Karnataka
(3) Punjab
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Q66) A book titled ‘The Philosophy of Modern Song’, has been written by –
(1) James Taylor
(2) Willie Nelson
(3) Bob Dylan
(4) Patti Smith
Q67) Harry Potter actor Robbie Coltrane passes away at 72. He was from –
(1) Netherlands
(2) UK
(3) Denmark
(4) Scotland
Q68) Dharmendra Pradhan has launched the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in higher education for the session 2022-23 in –
(1) Uttarakhand
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Haryana
(4) Madhya Pradesh
Q69) Which state team has won the 2nd Goalball National Championship held in Haryana?
(1) Uttarakhand
(2) Haryana
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Maharashtra
Q70) Which city will host the 18th AFC Asian Cup 2023 in place of China?
(1) Qatar
(2) South Korea
(3) India
(4) Indonesia
Q71) Which actor will soon become the first actor to shoot in Space?
(1) Tom Cruise
(2) Will Smith
(3) Johnny Deep
(4) Vin Diesel
Q72) Which company has recently launched its new electric scooter “Vida V1“?
(1) Hero Motocorp
(2) Bajaj
(3) Honda
(4) TATA
Q73) Which state government has launched a new scheme named ‘HimCAD’?
(1) Haryana
(2) Himachal Pradesh
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Mumbai
Q74) Which armed force has received approval for a “Weapon System branch for officers“?
(1) Indian Navy
(2) Indian Coast Guard
(3) Indian Army
(4) Indian Air Force
Q75) RBI has revoked the license of Seva Vikas Co-operative Bank, based in –
(1) Mysuru
(2) Coimbatore
(3) Pune
(4) Kochi
Q76) Who has become the first player to score 700 goals in club football?
(1) Cristiano Ronaldo
(2) Lionel Messi
(3) Andres Iniesta
(4) Will Smith
Q77) Who has won the 2022 Formula One Japan Grand Prix?
(1) Charles Leclerc
(2) Max Verstappen
(3) Sergio Pérez
(4) Lewis Hamilton
Q78) Who has clinched the final of Astana Open 2022 in Kazakhstan?
(1) Roger Federer
(2) Novak Djokovic
(3) Rafael Nadal
(4) Stefanos Tsitsipas
Q79) Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Gulf Oil Lubricants?
(1) Deepti Sharma
(2) Shafali Verma
(3) Smriti Mandhana
(4) Harmanpreet Kaur
Q80) Who has secured his 25th gold medal after winning the 2022 IBSF World Billiards Championship?
(1) Mike Russell
(2) Pankaj Advani
(3) Rupesh Shah
(4) Ashok Shandilya
Q81) “World Osteoporosis Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 19th October
(2) 20th October
(3) 21st October
(4) 22nd October
Q82) “International Chefs Day” is observed every year on –
(1) 18th October
(2) 19th October
(3) 20th October
(4) 21st October
Q83) “World Statistics Day” is celebrated every year on –
(1) 17th October
(2) 18th October
(3) 19th October
(4) 20th October
Q84) Which country have World’s highest number of Poor?
(1) Bahamas
(2) India
(3) Nigeria
(4) Bangladesh
Q85) Hardeep Singh Puri has inaugurated Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in –
(1) Punjab
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Haryana
(4) Gujarat
Q86) Who has won Booker Prize 2022 for “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida”?
(1) Claire Keegam
(2) NoViolet Bulawayo
(3) Shehan Karunatilaka
(4) Elizabeth Strout
Q87) Who has become the first Indian woman hurdler to break 13 seconds barrier?
(1) Reeth Abraham
(2) Anuradha Biswal
(3) Debashree Mazumdar
(4) Jyothi Yarraji
Q88) Who is the winner of Men’s Ballon d’Or award 2022?
(1) Robert Lewandowski
(2) Cristiano Ronaldo
(3) Karim Benzema
(4) Mohamed Salah
Q89) Women’s Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to take place in which year?
(1) 2022
(2) 2023
(3) 2026
(4) 2024
Q90) Rajeev Chandrasekhar has flagged off the first SemiconIndia Future Design roadshow in –
(1) Gujarat
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Delhi
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Answer:
S1. Ans. (3) 2nd Thursday of October
Explanation:
World Sight Day is observed every year on the second Thursday of October.
This year, World Sight Day is on October 13th.
Objective – To raise awareness about eye health
Theme 2022 – Love Your Eyes
The first World Sight Day was celebrated on October 8, 1998. The “SightFirstCampaign” of Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) initiated this day.
S2. Ans. (2) 15th October
Explanation:
World Student’s Day is celebrated every year on October 15.
The day is celebrated in honour of the birth anniversary of the former president of India, Late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
Since 2010, the United Nations Organisation (UNO) has marked October 15 as World Student’s Day in an attempt to acknowledge the efforts of Dr Kalam toward education and his students.
About A.P.J Abdul Kalam:
P.J Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 at Dhanushkodi, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. His full name was Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam.
In 2002, he was elected as the President of India and before becoming president he was working with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as an aerospace engineer.
As a scientist, he began his career at the Aeronautical Development Establishment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Also, he had served as the project director of India’s first Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) at ISRO.
S3. Ans. (3) 15th October
Explanation:
The International Day of Rural Women is observed globally on 15 October each year.
The day recognizes the crucial role of women and girls in ensuring the sustainability of rural households and communities, improving rural livelihoods and overall well-being.
In India, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare observes the day as the Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas since 2016, to increase the active participation of women in agriculture.
The United Nations General Assembly established the day on 18 December 2007 and was observed for the first time in 2008.
S4. Ans. (2) INS Tarkash
Explanation:
INS Tarkash has participated in the 7th edition of IBSAMAR exercise, a joint multinational maritime exercise among Indian, Brazilian and South African
The Indian Navy is represented by the Teg class guided missile frigate, INS Tarkash, a Chetak helicopter and the personnel from the Marine Commando Force (MARCOS).
The Joint Maritime Exercise will strengthen maritime security, joint operational training, sharing of best practices and building interoperability to address common maritime threats.
The previous edition of IBSAMAR was conducted in South Africa from 1-13 Oct 2018.
Recent Exercise:
INS Satpura and P81 Maritime Patrol Aircraft reached Darwin in Australia to participate in the Multinational Naval Exercise ‘Kakadu’.
The 6th edition of Japan India Maritime Exercise 2022 (JIMEX 22) hosted by the Indian Navy began in the Bay of Bengal.
Indian Army’s Kharga Corps & Indian Air Force have conducted a joint exercise ‘Gagan Strike’ in Punjab to showcase the might & prowess of the armed forces.
Indian army and Chinese Army will attend the Vostok 2022 military exercises that will be held in Russia from August 30 to September 5.
The biennial Pacific Dragon ballistic missile defense exercise between the military of South Korea, the United States and Japan is being held from August 01 to August 14, 2022 off the coast of Hawaii.
4th Edition of India-Oman Joint Military Exercise ‘AL NAJAH-IV’ is scheduled to be held in Rajasthan at the Foreign Training Node of Mahajan Field Firing Ranges.
S5. Ans. (4) Gandhinagar
Explanation:
India’s flagship defence exhibition ‘DefExpo-2022’, is scheduled to be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from October 18 to 22, 2022.
DefExpo 2022 is the 12th edition of prestigious biennial defence exhibition.
The five-day event will be comprising of three business days and two public days.
The theme 2022 DefExpo is ‘Path to Pride’.
The event will include live demonstrations at Sabarmati River Front to showcase the equipment and skill set of the armed forces, DPSUs (defence public sector units) and industry.
DefExpo 2022 will focus on the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to achieve self-reliance in defence and export of USD 5 billion by 2025.
It must be remembered that DefExpo 2022 was earlier proposed to be held between March 10 and 14, 2022 in Gandhinagar, however, the defence ministry had postponed the event due to logistics problem being face by participants.
S6. Ans. (2) 128 medals
Explanation:
The 36th National Games has been concluded on October 12, 2022 at Surat, Gujarat.
The closing ceremony was chaired by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar.
The medal tally of 36th National Games has been topped by Services Sports Control Board with a total of 128 medals (61 Gold, 35 silver, and 32 bronze), followed by Maharashtra and Haryana.
Best female player: Harshika Ramchandran (Karnataka)
Best Male player: Sajan Prakash (Kerala)
Goa will host the 37th National Games in October 2023.
S7. Ans. (4) Una – New Delhi
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the fourth Vande Bharat Express train on 13th October, in Himachal Pradesh’s Una district.
This is the first Vande Bharat train for the state, which is set to hold assembly elections soon.
The semi-high-speed train will run between Delhi and Amb Andaura.
The first Vande Bharat Express from Delhi to Varanasi was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 15, 2019.
Last month, PM Modi flagged off the third Vande Bharat Express in another poll-bound state Gujarat. This train runs from Gandhinagar to Mumbai.
S8. Ans. (2) Chamba
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of two hydropower projects in Chamba in Himachal Pradesh.
The latest projects will generate over 270 million units of electricity annually and the state is expected to get an annual revenue of around Rs. 110 crores.
Apart from all these development projects, PM Modi will also launch Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana -3 in Himachal Pradesh for the upgradation of around three thousand 125 kilometers of roads in the State.
S9. Ans. (1) Una
Explanation:
Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation stone of a bulk drug Park in Una on October 13, 2022.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the country has shown the power of Indian-made medicines to the whole world with a significant contribution of Himachal.
The objective behind the formation of drug pharma is to have cheap and good treatment for patients.
He also inaugurated a Rs 128-crore Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in the Saloh village in Una.
S10. Ans. (4) Maa Bharati ke Sapoot
Explanation:
Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh has launched ‘Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot’ website on October 14, 2022.
Aim: To enable citizens to contribute for the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (AFBCWF).
It is a Tri service fund that will be utilised for grant of immediate financial assistance of ex-gratia, to the Next of Kin and dependents of Battle Casualties.
The government appoints veteran actor, Amitabh Bachchan as the Goodwill Ambassador.
S11. Ans. (3) Delhi-Mumbai
Explanation:
Indian railways is planning to introduce super-fast parcel services.
They are being planned via new Freight EMU rolling stock built on the Vande Bharat platform and the first rake is likely to be introduced very soon.
Indian Railways is planning to introduce these freight trains between the Delhi-NCR region and the Mumbai region.
Operational speed potential: 160 kmph
S12. Ans. (4) North East
Explanation:
The Government of India has announced the PM-DevINE scheme with 100 percent central funding.
PM-DevINE aims at developing the North East region of India.
PM-DevINE stands for “Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region”.
The scheme will lead to the creation of support industries, infrastructure, livelihood activities for youth and women, and social development projects.
The scheme will have an outlay of Rs 6,600 crore from 2022-23 to 2-25-26.
S13. Ans. (3) United States
Explanation:
The Government of India has extended the Indo-US Vaccine Action program till 2027.
The Indo-US Vaccine Action Programme (VAP), is an international flagship programme of the Department of Biotechnology, executed jointly with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA, since 1987.
Vaccine Action Programme (VAP) is a unique bilateral programme with an objective to support novel and innovative vaccine-related research, enhanced development of candidate vaccines for which earlier leads are available, and research of basic.
S14. Ans. (1) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:
An offshore security exercise, ‘Prasthan’ was conducted in the Krishna Godavari Basin Offshore Development Area (ODA), Andhra Pradesh on Oct 11-12, 2022, under the aegis of Headquarters, Eastern Naval Command.
Conducted every six months, this exercise is an important element of ensuring offshore security and aims to integrate the efforts of all maritime stakeholders involved in offshore defence.
Prasthan exercise is coordinated by the Indian Navy and involves all the stakeholders in the maritime domain, including the State Marine Police, oil and gas operators, the Indian Coast Guard, and the Department of Fisheries.
S15. Ans. (1) Anurag Thakur
Explanation:
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur has launched the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) Athlete Biological Passport Symposium -2022 in New Delhi.
The event is being jointly organized by National Anti-Doping Agency and National Dope Testing Laboratory for the first time in the country.
On the anti-dopping front, the government has tied up with the National Forensic Science University and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India so that nutrition supplements can be tested and its information can be shared with the athletes.
S16. Ans. (4) Meghalaya
Explanation:
Meghalaya government on World Mental Health Day has announced the state’s first-ever draft ‘State Mental Health and Social Care Policy’.
Objective – To promote overall mental health &well-being &facilitate appropriate access and care pathways for common and severe mental health concerns.
The draft mental health policy is a result of extensive research, situational analysis in the context of the State and focused group discussions conducted by key stakeholders involved in the drafting process.
Meghalaya is the first state in the Northeast to come out with its own Mental Health Policy.
S17. Ans. (1) Aparajita Sarangi
Explanation:
Lok Sabha MP from Odisha Aparajita Sarangi has been elected as a member of the executive committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) from Asia Pacific Group (APG) countries.
Sarangi bagged 12 out of the total 18 available votes in the election to the post. The election was held in Kigali, Rwanda.
Sarangi will represent India on the 15-member executive committee of the union.
S18. Ans. (2) 3 years
Explanation:
Top Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur has been banned for three years by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for using the prohibited substance Stanozolol.
Kaur had made a rapid rise last year when she set a national record of 65.06m in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics.
She finished second in the qualifying round at Tokyo to progress to the final, where she finished sixth with a best throw of 63.70m.
It was the third-best performance by an Indian in a field event at the Games.
S19. Ans. (1) Beti Bachao Beti Padao
Explanation:
The Union government announced the inclusion of skilling of girls in non-traditional livelihood (NTL) options in its flagship programme of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padao’.
Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani emphasised the importance of convergence between various departments for providing quality education to empower girls.
S20. Ans. (1) Maldives
Explanation:
Scientists on the Nekton Maldives Mission have discovered evidence of ‘The Trapping Zone’.
It has been described as ‘an oasis of oceanic life’, 500 metres below the surface.
As per the country’s president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the discovery of ‘The Trapping Zone’ and the oasis of life surrounding the Maldives provides with new knowledge that will support fisheries and tourism.
S21. Ans. (1) 15th October
Explanation:
Global Handwashing Day is marked on October 15 with the aim of increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap.
2022 theme: Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene
The Global Handwashing Partnership has observed the first Global Handwashing Day in 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden.
2008 was also marked the International Year of Sanitation.
Later, the United Nations General Assembly marked it as Global Handwashing Day.
S22. Ans. (1) 16th October
Explanation:
World Food Day (WFD) is celebrated every year on 16 October across the globe to eradicate worldwide hunger from our lifetime.
The main focus of this day is that food is a basic and fundamental human right.
Theme 2022: “Leave No One Behind”
World Food Day also commemorates the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945.
S23.Ans. (2) 17th October
Explanation:
The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year on 17 October across the globe.
The day aims to raise awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution around the world, particularly in developing countries.
Theme 2022: “Dignity for all in practice”
World Poverty Day was first observed on October 17th, 1987, to overcome poverty across the world.
S24. Ans. (3) 107th
Explanation:
India has been ranked 107th out of 121 countries in the 2022 Global Hunger Index released on 14th October 2022. Last year (2021), India was ranked 101st out of 116 countries.
The report was published by the Concern Worldwide (Ireland) and Welt Hunger Hilfe (Germany).
India has fared poorer than its neighbours Pakistan (99th), Nepal (81st) and Bangladesh (84th). India ranked only two spots above Afghanistan which was 109th on the hunger index.
Top 5: Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Chile, China and Croatia
Bottom 5: Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Central African Republic and Yemen
S25. Ans. (2) Andhra Pradesh
Explanation:
The Union Commerce and Industry Ministry has launched the LEADS (Logistics Ease Across Different States) 2022 report.
Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Gujarat are among the 15 States and UTs categorised as achievers in the logistics index chart 2022.
The index is an indicator of efficiency of logistical services necessary for promoting exports and economic growth.
The first logistics report was released in 2018. No ranking was released last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
S26. Ans. (3) Haryana
Explanation:
Haryana has bagged the top position in the category of big states in the Public Affairs Index, 2022.
In this report, Haryana has been at the forefront in social justice, economic justice and political justice themes.
The state has topped among the major states with a score of 0.6948, followed by Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Karnataka among many other states.
In Public Affairs Index-2022, Sikkim has retained its position as the best-governed small state in India.
The 7th edition of Public Affairs Index, 2022, prepared by Bengaluru-based not-for-profit think tank Public Affairs Center (PAC), was released on 14th October 2022.
S27. Ans. (1) IISc Bengaluru
Explanation:
In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 released on October 11, a total of 75 higher education institutions got listed in the ranking this year.
Globally, the University of Oxford continued to retain the top spot for the seventh consecutive year, while the University of Cambridge jumped to joint third from joint fifth last year.
This year, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore has secured the top place among the Indian universities.
Apart from the IISc, seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)- IIT Ropar, IIT Indore, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Patna, IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Guwahati and IIT Mandi were in the 500- 1200 band.
S28. Ans. 2) 5th
Explanation:
At the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship Shotgun, India finished fifth with one gold, one silver and two bronze medals in Osijek, Croatia.
Shotgun powerhouses Italy, Great Britain and USA, took the top three spots.
In Men’s Skeet Team, India’s Gurjoat Khangura, Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Anant Jeet Singh Naruka got ninth-place among 22 teams. The top four teams make it to the medal matches in the team format. Italy won their seventh gold in the event.
India began their ISSF World Championship campaign with a bronze in the women’s 25m pistol team junior competition in Cairo, Egypt.
S29. Ans. (2) Indore
Explanation:
The 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) Convention will be held in Indore, Madhya Pradesh in January 2023.
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated every year on 9th January to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community in the development of India.
It also commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to India on 9th January 1915.
The 16th PBD was held in January 2019 at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
The first Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held in 2003 in New Delhi.
S30. Ans. (4) IIT Guwahati
Explanation:
The President of India, Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated ‘PARAM KAMRUPA’ Supercomputer facility at IIT, Guwahati.
This facility will be provided to conduct advanced research in various scientific fields such as weather and climate, bioinformatics, computational, AI, etc.
This is a state-of-the-art supercomputer, set up under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
President Murmu in Assam:
The President laid the foundation stone for 100 Model Secondary Schools for the tea garden areas.
She also introduced 3000 Model Anganwadi Centres and a modern Cargo cum Coaching Terminal at Agyathuri near Guwahati.
The president also inaugurated Indian Oil Corporation Limited’s Rail-Fed Petroleum Storage Depot at Moinarbond in Silchar.
She also introduced two sections of National Highways connecting Silchar to Badarpur and Gohpur to Holong of Assam.
President Murmu in Tripura:
President Murmu inaugurated the newly-built judicial academy in Tripura and unveiled a model of Tripura’s first National Law University on October 13, 2022.
She also inaugurated an MLA Hostel at New Capital Complex which is close to the state secretariat and the state assembly building.
The President also flagged off two passenger train services from Tripura’s biggest railway station Badharghat near Agartala.
The newly introduced trains include an Agartala extension of the Guwahati-Kolkata express train and an extension of the Agartala-Jiribam-Agartala Janshatabdi Express till Thangsang of Manipur.
S31. Ans. (1) Abdul Latif Rashid
Explanation:
Iraqi Parliament has elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as the country’s new President ending Iraq’s political deadlock.
Abdul Rashid has replaced Iraqi Kurd Barham Saleh as the head of state after the two-round vote in the parliament on October 13, 2022.
Abdul Latif Rashid, born on August 10, 1944, has been elected as the 9th President of Iraq. He has completed his graduation from the University of Manchester. Rashid was previously the Minister of Water Resources under the government of Nouri-al-Maliki.
S32. Ans. (2) Rajasthan
Explanation:
Coal India Limited (CIL) has signed an MoU with Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RVUNL) for setting up 1190 MW solar power plant in the Bikaner district of Rajasthan.
The state government has allotted 4,846-hectare land to develop the park.
India’s MoU of ₹5,400 crore for solar project with RVUNL is a sign of good coordination between the state government and the Centre.
Rajasthan stands first in the country by setting up 14,825 MW solar power projects.
S33. Ans. (1) 7.41 %
Explanation:
As per data released by the National Statistical Office, the retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was at 41 percent in September as against 7 percent in August.
Retail inflation rose to a five-month high of 7.41 percent in September mainly due to costlier food items, reason enough for the Reserve Bank to continue with its rate hike cycles it has resorted to since May 2022.
Inflation in the food basket rose to 8.60 percent in September from 7.62 percent in August.
It is for the ninth month in a row that retail inflation has remained above the Reserve Bank of India’s upper tolerance level of 6 percent.
In the year-ago month, it was at a comfortable level of 4.35 percent.
The central government has mandated RBI to ensure that retail inflation remains in the range of 2-6 percent.
S34. Ans. (2) New Zealand
Explanation:
A pod of 240 pilot whales has lost their lives after being stranded on New Zealand’s Pitt Island in the Pacific Ocean.
The pod of whales has been found on the Chatham Islands archipelago, which consists of Pitt Island and Chatham Island with minimal human presence.
Earlier, 215 whales died following a mysterious beaching event in the country.
S35. Ans. (2) Kuwait
Explanation:
Senior diplomat Adarsh Swika has been appointed as the new Ambassador of India to Kuwait.
Swika, a 2002 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently working as Joint Secretary at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) headquarters in Delhi.
Swika will replace Sibi George as the Indian envoy to Kuwait.
MEA has also appointed Avtar Singh as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Guinea.
S36. Ans. (3) Sourav Ganguly
Explanation:
Bandhan Bank has brought Sourav Ganguly as its brand ambassador.
Ganguly will help amplify the brand message of the Bank and endorse the products and services of the Bank.
Bandhan Bank is an Indian commercial bank that focuses on underbanked and underpenetrated markets.
Bandhan Bank is India’s first example of a micro-finance organisation converting into a universal bank.
S37. Ans. (1) SBI
Explanation:
State Bank of India (SBI) has become the first bank in the country to achieve Rs 6-trillion Assets Under Management (AUM) in the home loan segment.
SBI has offered a concession of up to 0.25% on Home Loans, 0.15% on Top Up Loans, and 0.30% on Loan Against Property.
The bank has also waived off the processing fees on home loans up to January 31.
As per the Crisil, the share of bank in the home loan segment has risen to around 62% as of March 2022.
S38. Ans. (2) Sri Lanka
Explanation:
The Indian women’s team has clinched the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 title, after defeating Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the final, held at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Bangladesh.
India has defeated Sri Lanka for the fifth time in an Asia Cup final.
This is India’s record seventh Women’s Asia Cup title.
Deepti Sharma has been adjudged Player of the Tournament.
While, Renuka Singh adjudged Player of the Match.
S39. Ans. (4) Amar Patnaik
Explanation:
Odisha CM, Naveen Patnaik has released a book titled ‘Pandemic Disruptions and Odisha’s Lessons in Governance’.
This book was written by Rajya Sabha MP, Amar Patnaik.
The book is a collection of the various essays on pertinent contemporary issues that emerged in India during the pandemic years of 2020-21 and 2021-2022.
The book also highlights the achievements of Odisha’s 5-T framework of governance.
5-T: Team work, technology, transparency, transformation and time limit
S40. Ans. (3) Rudrankksh Patil
Explanation:
Indian shooter, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil won the gold medal in men’s 10m air rifle event at ISSF World Championship held in Cairo, Egypt.
He defeated Danilo Dennis Sollazzo from Italy by 17-15.
This win helped him to secure 2024 Paris Olympics quota for the country.
He is only the second Indian to achieve this feat, after Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra, who had won the gold in 2006 in Zagreb, Croatia.
S41. Ans. (4) China
Explanation:
China has launched a new observatory that will look into the Sun.
The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) was launched onboard a Long March-2D rocket.
The satellite has been named “Kuafu-1“, after a giant in Chineses mythology who chased the sun.
Kuafu-1 satellite launch:
The satellite has been established in an orbit of about 720 kilometers above the planet.
The observatory is placed higher than the orbit of the International Space Station.
The spacecraft is capable of probing the Sun 24 hours daily for most of the year.
S42. Ans. (4) Mumbai Airport
Explanation:
The Adani group-AAI-operated Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), Mumbai airport has switched to green energy sources, fulfilling 95 per cent of its requirement from hydro and wind, while the rest 5 per cent from solar power.
The facility witnessed a rise in natural energy procurement with 57 per cent in green consumption in April to a whopping 98 per cent.
In August, the Mumbai Airport finally attained 100 per cent utilisation of renewable sources of energy.
S43. Ans. (1) India
Explanation:
As per the report prepared jointly by Niti Aayog and the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India bears the world’s highest health and economic burden due to lead poisoning.
Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh had the highest average blood lead levels (BLL).
A 2020 report by UNICEF and non-profit Pure Earth had found India had major number of the 800 million children poisoned by lead globally. It meant that half of India’s children were poisoned by lead.
S44. Ans. (1) Krishna
Explanation:
The central government on 13th october, has approved construction of an iconic cable stayed-cum-suspension bridge across Krishna river connecting Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and passing through the Nallamala forest range.
The bridge has been approved by the central government at the total cost of ₹1,082.56 crore with a construction period of 30 months.
After its completion, the bridge will reduce the distance between Hyderabad and Tirupati by 80 km.
S45. Ans. (1) Hyderabad
Explanation:
Hyderabad bagged the “World Green Cities Award” beating Paris, Bogota, Mexico City, Montreal, and Fortaleza in Brazil on 14th October 2022.
Hyderabad has won the award in the category ‘Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth’ of the AIPH held in Jeju, South Korea.
The award has recognised Telangana’s ‘Telangana Ku Haritha Haram’ programme which is a large-scale tree-planting program started in the state from 2015-16.
The aim of this program is to increase the tree cover in Telangana from 24% to 33% of the total geographical area.
Hyderabad, the City of Pearls, is the capital city of Telangana. It is located along the banks of the Musi river. It is the 4th most populous city as per 2011 census. It is connected to Secunderabad via Hussain Sagar.
S46. Ans. (2) IIT Delhi
Explanation:
Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated “IinvenTiv” – the first-ever all-IITs Research and Development (R&D) Showcase at the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi.
lInvenTiv will work as a key forum to provide solutions to complex global problems.
It will host over 300 representatives from various organizations.
A total of 75 projects by the 23 IITs are being exhibited at this event.
S47. Ans. (1) Partha Satpathy
Explanation:
Senior IFS officer Partha Satpathy has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Satpathy is presently serving as the Ambassador of India to Hungary.
Recently, Adarsh Swaika & Avtar Singh were appointed as India’s next Ambassadors to Kuwait & to Guinea respectively.
Bosnia & Herzegovina is a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe.
S48. Ans. (2) New Delhi
Explanation:
India is hosting the 90th General Assembly of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) from 18th to 21st of October in New Delhi.
The General Assembly is INTERPOL’s supreme governing body, comprising representatives from each of 195 member countries. It meets once a year.
India is one of the oldest members of Interpol and joined the organization in 1949.
The role of INTERPOL is to enable police around the world to work together to make the world a safer place.
S49. Ans. (3) Shashi Tharoor
Explanation:
‘Ambedkar: A Life’ is biography of Bhim Rao Ramji Ambedkar written by Shashi Tharoor.
The book will show the leader’s disputes with the legendary politicians and freedom fighters, namely, Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi.
Shashi Tharoor claims to answer the question of whether Ambedkar was the greatest Indian of modern times or not through the book.
The book will emphasize the “Humiliation and hurdles” faced by Ambedkar to overcome in society.
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was born on 14th April 1891. He was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer, and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India. In 1990, he was awarded Bharat Ratna Award.
S50. Ans. (4) Shashi Tharoor
Explanation:
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has been appointed as the chairperson of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemical & Fertilizers as notified by Lok Sabha Secretariat.
He was earlier chairing the panel on Information & Technology.
In another notification, the Secretariat stated that the speaker has nominated M K Vishnu Prasad to the Committee on Information Technology replacing Shashi Tharoor.
S51. Ans. (2) 17th October
Explanation:
World Trauma Day is observed annually on 17 October.
This day is celebrated to focus on the importance of saving lives and safety during the most critical moments of preparedness and adopting important measures.
World Trauma Day was started in 2011 in New Delhi, India.
In India, about one million people suffer head injuries every year, of which 75 to 80 percent are due to road accidents. 50 percent of people die due to head injuries and 25 percent of people become disabled.
S52. Ans. (3) 3rd
Explanation:
Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying L Murugan has recently said that India stands third in the world in terms of fish production.
India is the 3rd largest fish producing and 2nd largest aquaculture nation in the world after China.
India is the 4th largest exporter of fish in the world as it contributes 7.7% to the global fish production.
Around 28 million people are employed in the fisheries sector in India.
S53. Ans. (2) Hindi
Explanation:
On 16th October, Sunday , Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched an MBBS course in Hindi for the first time in the country in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
The Union Minister also informed that medical education is starting in Hindi and soon engineering studies will also start in Hindi.
Translation of engineering books in 8 languages has also started across the country and in no time all the students of the country will start taking technical and medical education in their mother tongue.
In 2014 medical colleges were 387 which increased to 596, and the number of MBBS seats has been increased from 51 thousand to 79 thousand.
IITs were 16 which are now 23, IIMs were 13 which are now 20 and IIITs were 9 which are now increased to 25.
S54. Ans. (4) Hindalco
Explanation:
Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw has inaugurated India’s First Aluminum Freight Rake at Bhubaneswar Railway Station in Odisha.
It has been fully designed and developed indigenously in collaboration with RDSO, HINDALCO and Besco Wagon.
Aim: To reduce carbon footprint due to lower consumption of fuel.
A single rake can reduce 14,500 tonnes Carbon dioxide emissions during its lifetime.
Vaishnaw, also the minister for Communications and Electronics & Information, has said that high-speed 5G internet service will be rolled out in a few cities of Odisha by March 2023.
S55. Ans. (3) New Delhi
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022 at Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi.
More than 13 thousand farmers from across the country and around one thousand five hundred Agri Startups participated in the conference.
The Prime Minister also released the 12th installment amount of 16 thousand crore rupees under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi through Direct Benefit Transfer.
Under the scheme, eligible farmer families are provided a benefit of 6,000 rupees per year in three equal installments of two thousand rupees each. So far, eligible farmer families have received benefits of more than two lakh crore rupees under PM-KISAN.
S56. Ans. (2) 75
Explanation:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated 75 Digital Banking Units (DBUs) to the nation through video conferencing.
Aim: To promote financial inclusion
The ceremony was attended by Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman and RBI Governor, Shaktikanta Das via virtual mode.
The setting up of 75 DBUs in 75 districts of the country was done to commemorate the 75 years of independence of the country.
Recent inauguration/launching by PM Modi:
PM Modi inaugurated AIIMS in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh
PM Modi inaugurated 4th Vande Bharat Express in Himachal Pradesh
PM Modi inaugurated Shri Mahakal Lok complex in Ujjain
PM Modi lays foundation stone of two hydropower projects in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
S57.Ans. (2) Amit Shah
Explanation:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the Foundation stone for the new terminal building of Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia airport in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
This new terminal will be constructed at a cost of 446 crore rupees.
Amit Shah also laid the foundation stone and inaugurated Jal Jeevan Mission projects worth Rs 43,000 crores for 3,143 villages.
The Union Home Minister also handed over 256 urban and 1 thousand 202 rural houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana to the beneficiaries.
S58. Ans. (2) Gwalior
Explanation:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated ‘Gatha Swaraj ki’ gallery in Gwalior’s famous HH Maharaja Jiwajirao Scindia museum.
He dedicated gallery to the glorious history of the Marathas in the freedom struggle.
This museum was built by the late Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia in memory of her husband Maharaja Jivaji Rao Scindia.
Scindia Museum was built in Italy style.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated a gallery-cum-exhibition depicting the history of prominent Maratha commanders at the sprawling Jai Vilas Mahal of Scindias.
S59. Ans. (3) 11
Explanation:
Indian Army has signed an MoU with 11 Banks for providing banking facilities to Agniveers on enrollment.
The Banks are SBI, PNB, Bank of Baroda, IDBI Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Yes Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IDFC First Bank, and Bandhan Bank.
The features and benefits offered under Agniveer Salary Package are similar to the Defence Salary Package.
In addition, the banks have offered soft loans to exiting Agniveers to promote and enhance their entrepreneurial skills.
The first batch of Agniveers under the Agnipath Scheme will be joining Training Centres by January 2023.
S60. Ans. (1) DBS Bank
Explanation:
DCB Bank has reintroduced Suraksha Fixed Deposit (FD) as a festive treat for customers.
This FD offers higher interest rates and free insurance as well as other benefits.
FD has a tenure of 3 years and offers an excellent mix of savings and safety for depositors as well as their dependents or loved ones.
The bank provides an attractive 7.10% annual interest rate, which yields 7.49% pa or 7.84% p.a, respectively.
S61. Ans. (3) Apoorva Srivastava
Explanation:
A diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service Apoorva Srivastava has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to the Slovak Republic.
She currently serves as Consul-General at the Consulate of India in Toronto.
Prior to this, she served in various positions in the Ministry of External Affairs and has been posted in Kathmandu and Paris, among other locations.
S62. Ans. (1) VINCOV-19
Explanation:
VINCOV-19, India’s first antidote and a projected cure against SARS-CoV-2 virus is now ready for market authorisation and simultaneous phase-3 clinical trials.
The drug, a joint effort of the University of Hyderabad (UoH), the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and immunological company VINS Bioproducts Limited, recently passed the phase-2 trials.
S63. Ans. (1) Gujarat
Explanation:
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi kickstarted the distribution of PMJAY-MA Yojana Ayushman cards in Gujarat via video conferencing, on 17th Oct 2022.
Prime Minister launched the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in 2018 – the largest health insurance scheme in the world providing coverage of up to Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for primary, secondary and tertiary care hospitalization without any cap on the family size and age.
With the launch of the AB-PMJAY, Gujarat integrated MA/MAV Yojana with the AB-PM-JAY scheme in 2019 with the name PMJAY-MA Yojana and the beneficiaries under MA/MAV and AB-PMJAY became eligible for co-branded PMJAY-MA cards.
S64. Ans. (3) Vijayawada
Explanation:
The third “World Kuchipudi Natyotsavam” would be organised for three days starting from October 14 in Vijayawada.
The Kuchipudi dance festival is being organised in commemoration of the 93rd birth anniversary of world-renowned Kuchipudi dance artiste Vempati China Satyam.
The interesting part of the festival is that Kuchipudi dance students would give ‘Maha Brinda Natyam’ (a grand performance) on each day.
S65. Ans. (1) Tamil Nadu
Explanation:
Tamil Nadu has emerged as the only State which has achieved the target for 2022 Q1 and Q2 for Jal Jeevan Mission, with 57 lakh households provided with tap connections till date.
Of the 1.25 crore households in Tamil Nadu, 57 lakh households have received tap connections till date.
The percentage of households (55.63%) with tap connections in Tamil Nadu is higher than the national average of 53.96%.
The target set by the Union government for Q1 and Q2 for 2022 was 1 lakh tap connections in Tamil Nadu. However, the State has provided 16.25 lakh tap connections, registering 134% of the target. The target set for 2022-2023 in the State is 28.48 lakh tap connections.
S66. Ans. (3) Bob Bylan
Explanation:
A book titled ‘The Philosophy of Modern Song’, written by Bob Dylan, is set to release on November 8, 2022.
The book will be published by Simon and Schuster.
This book is a collection of essays, is his first book of new writing since 2004, when he released ‘Chronicles, Volume One.‘
He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.
S67. Ans. (4) Scotland
Explanation:
The veteran actor, Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in “Harry Potter” movies, has been passed away at 72 in Scotland.
He was known for his role in a crime-solving psychologist on “Cracker“, Bond villain Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky in “Golden Eye” (1995) and “The World is Not Enough” (1999).
He was awarded the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006.
He was active in Amnesty International, Greenpeace and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
S68. Ans. (1) Uttarakhand
Explanation:
Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan has launched the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in higher education for the session 2022-23 in Uttarakhand.
The event was attended by CM, Pushkar Singh Dhami.
Under the NEP, children will be linked to formal education for three years initially.
Under this policy, Bal Vatika has been started. After learning for three years under the Bal Vatika scheme the child will enter the first class.
S69. Ans. (4) Maharashtra
Explanation:
Maharashtra’s men and women’s team won the 2nd Goalball National Championship held at Maharishi Dayanand University Rohtak, Haryana.
In both the men’s and women’s final played at Rohtak on 16 October 2022, the Maharashtra team defeated the Uttarakhand men and women’s team.
The 3 day (14-16 October) 2nd Goalball National championship 2022 was organised by the Goalball federation of India in Rohtak and saw the participation of 10 teams.
Goalball is a Paralympic sport which is played by blind sportspeople.
S70. Ans. (1) Qatar
Explanation:
The Asian Football Confederation executive committee in its meeting on 17 October 2022 has confirmed that Qatar will host the 18th Asian Cup 2023 in place of the tournament’s original hosts, China.
Earlier this year China expressed its inability to host the Asian Cup due to its strict Zero covid policy which has seen total lockdown in parts of China.
Qatar beat Indonesia and South Korea to win the right to host the 2023 Asian football cup.
Qatar is also holding the FIFA men’s football world cup 2022 to be played in the month of November-December 2022.
India, Saudi Arabia shortlisted as potential host for AFC Asian Cup 2027.
S71. Ans. (1) Tom Cruise
Explanation:
After impressing fans with his last spectacular franchise outing ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, actor Tom Cruise is all set to explore the outer realm.
The 60-year-old star is all set to become the first actor to film a feature movie in outer space, realising a dream that has been in the works for years.
He has partnered with director Doug Liman on a project that cells for him to perform a Spacewalk.
S72. Ans. (1) Hero Motocorp
Explanation:
India’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp has forayed into the electric vehicle segment with the launch of its first electric scooter “VIDA V1”.
The company has introduced two trims of the scooter — VIDA V1 plus and VIDA V1 Pro — tagged at Rs 1.45 lakh and Rs 1.59 lakh, respectively.
S73. Ans. 2) Himachal Pradesh
Explanation:
To provide irrigation facilities to farmers of Himachal Pradesh, the state government has started a new scheme named HIMCAD.
According to latest data, about 80% of the agricultural area of Himachal Pradesh is rain-fed.
The scheme will provide end-to-end connectivity of farmers’ fields for better water conservation, crop diversification and integrated farming.
S74. Ans. (4) Indian Air Force
Explanation:
The government has approved the creation of a Weapon System branch for officers in the Indian Air Force.
IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari lauded the forces and informed that the Indian government approved the creation of a weapon system branch for the officers in IAF.
This year’s anniversary celebrations theme was “IAF: Transforming for the Future”.
S75. Ans. (3) Pune
Explanation:
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it has cancelled the licence of Pune-based The Seva Vikas Co-operative Bank Ltd because of the company’s earnings prospects and lack of capital.
The bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on October 10, 2022, RBI said in a statement.
Earlier in August 2022 , it had cancelled the license of Pune-based Rupee Cooperative Bank.
S76. Ans. (1) Cristiano Ronaldo
Explanation:
Cristiano Ronaldo reached another historic landmark in his extraordinary career by scoring his 700th club goal to seal Manchester United’s comeback win over Everton.
The 37-year-old Portuguese forward becomes the first and only player in this present generation to score seven times a hundred goals in football history.
His 700th club goal extends his tally over Lionel Messi with Argentina forward scoring 691 goals for Fc Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain.
He had scored his first professional goal on October 7, 2002, at the age of 17 years, 8 months, and 3 days.
S77. Ans. (2) Max Verstappen
Explanation:
Red Bull, Max Verstappen has declared Formula One world champion after winning a 2022 Japanese Grand Prix.
Sergio Pérez (Red Bulls) finished second in the list, while, the second-place finisher, Charles Leclerc was given a five-second penalty, dropping him to third.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) placed fifth.
S78. Ans. (2) Novak Djokovic
Explanation:
21-time Grand Slam champion from Serbia, Novak Djokovic has clinched his 90th ATP title after defeating Greek, Stefanos Tsitsipas by 6-3, 6-4 in the final of Astana Open in Kazakhstan.
He joined Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the list of players in Open Era with 90 or more ATP titles.
In men’s doubles, Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic have captured their fifth tour-level title of the season and beat Adrian Mannarino and Fabrice Martin by 6-4, 6-2.
S79. Ans. (3) Smriti Mandhana
Explanation:
Gulf Oil Lubricants has appointed Indian cricketer, Smriti Mandhana as its new brand ambassador.
With this association, Gulf Oil became the first company in the lubricant space to appoint a woman cricketer as ambassador.
She will join the ranks of current brand ambassadors Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Hardik Pandya.
Aim: To celebrate women power and inspire female audience in the country and also honored the achievements of Indian women cricketers.
S80. Ans. (2) Pankaj Advani
Explanation:
Pankaj Advani has secured his 25th gold medal after winning the 2022 IBSF World Billiards Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
He has defeated Sourav Kothari by 4-0 to defend the title for the fifth time in a row.
He had won his last world title in Qatar 6Reds World Cup 2021, where he won the IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup.
Pankaj Advani has been awarded Arjuna Award (2004), Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna (2006), Padma Shri (2009) and Padma Bhushan (2018).
S81. Ans. (2) 20th October
Explanation:
The World Osteoporosis Day is observed annually on October 20.
The day aims to raise global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease.
Theme 2022: “Step Up For Bone Health”
World Osteoporosis Day is organized by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), by launch of a year-long campaign with a specific theme.
The first occurrence of World Osteoporosis Day was noticed on October 20, 1996.
S82. Ans. (3) 20th October
Explanation:
International Chefs Day is observed every year on 20 October.
The day aims to celebrate and honour the noble profession and educate people around the world about eating healthy.
Theme 2022: ‘Growing A Healthy Future’
International Chefs Day was created by Dr Bill Gallagher, a renowned chef and the former president of the World Association of Chefs Societies (World Chefs), in 2004.
S83. Ans. (4) 20th October
Explanation:
World Statistics Day is celebrated around the globe every year on 20 October to highlight the achievements of the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics.
The goal of World Statistics Day is to raise awareness of the importance of statistics and data in our daily lives.
Theme 2022: ‘Data for Sustainable Development‘
The United Nations Statistical Commission proposed celebrating 20 October 2010 as World Statistics Day.
S84. Ans. (2) India
Explanation:
According to a new Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), the number of people living below the poverty line in India decreased by 415 million between 2005-06 and 2019-21.
The index was released jointly by UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).
As per the index, India still has the world’s highest number of poor at 228.9 million, followed by Nigeria.
90% of India’s poor people live in rural areas and 10% in urban areas.
S85. Ans. (1) Punjab
Explanation:
The Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri has inaugurated Asia’s largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in Lehragaga, Sangrur, Punjab on 18 October 2022.
The plant has been set up by German company Verbio AG at an investment of Rs 220 crore.
Initially the plant will have the production of 6 tonnes per day of CBG which is likely to be increased to 33 tonnes per day of CBG.
The plant will procure 1 lakh tonnes of paddy straw from farmers thereby providing them an additional source of income.
The plant will produce about 600-650 Tons of Fermented Organic Manure per day, which can be used for organic farming.
S86. Ans. (3) Shehan Karunatilaka
Explanation:
Shehan Karunatilaka, a Sri Lankan author wins the Booker prize for “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida”.
Booker Prize is one of the most prestigious rewards in the world.
47-year-old Shehan Karunatilaka has become the second Sri Lankan to win the prestigious 50,000 pounds literary prize at a ceremony in London.
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida dictates the story of the photographer of its title, who in 1990 wakes up dead in what appears like a celestial visa office.
Notably, when Booker Prize was created, only novels written by Commonwealth, Irish, and South African citizens were eligible to receive the prize.
S87. Ans. (4) Jyothi Yarraji
Explanation:
Jyothi Yarraji (23), representing Railways, has created history by becoming the first Indian woman to clock a legal sub-13 second time in 100-meter hurdles.
She has smashed her own record at the 61st National Open Athletics Championships at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru.
Her record of 12.82s made her amongst the top 10 fastest in Asian athletics history.
She had won the same event in the National Games in Gandhinagar in a time of 12.79 seconds.
S88. Ans. (3) Karim Benzema
Explanation:
Real Madrid Star Karim Benzema won the Men’s Ballon d’Or Award 2022 for the first time.
He is also the fifth Frenchmen to claim the prestigious prize, the first since Zinedine Zidane in 1998.
For the first time in 16 years, neither Messi nor Ronaldo managed to make a podium finish at the 2022 Ballon d’Or award.
Benzema, at 34, became the oldest winner since the first recipient in 1956, Stanley Matthews.
He succeeded Lionel Messi, who won the award for a record-extending seventh time last year but was not among the nominees this time after his first season with Paris Saint-Germain.
S89. Ans. (2) 2023
Explanation:
The Women’s Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to take place in 2023.
The announcement came after the 91st Annual General Meeting of BCCI gave it a green signal.
The women’s Indian Premier League is set to start as a five-team tournament in 2023 immediately after the conclusion of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on February 26.
S90. Ans. (1) Gujarat
Explanation:
Union MoS for Electronics & Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has flagged off the first SemiconIndia Future Design roadshow in Gujarat.
The roadshow has been launched as part of the efforts to give a boost to the semiconductor design industry in India.
The minister also launched the ISRO-tested and qualified NavIC Receiver Chipsets at the event.
