Current Affairs of October 2022

1. Which country has developed a fully Solar -powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle named Qimingxing-50?

Ans: China

 

2. Name the country, whose central bank has developed a National digital currency using Ethereum.

Ans: Norway

 

3. Which states had developed highest number of lakes under Mission Amrit Sarovar?

Ans: Uttar Pradesh

 

4. Who will be appointed as the 14th Attorney General for India after K K Venugopal?

Ans: Mukul Rohatgi

 

5. ‘Gen Bipin Rawat military garrison' is located at:

Ans: Kibithu, Arunachal Pradesh

 

6. Name the company with which ISRO collaborated to launch the country's first high throughput satellite broadband internet service.

Ans: Hughes Communication India

 

7. Name the former Indian Women's Hockey Coach who authored a new book titled 'Will Power: The Inside Story of the Incredible Turnaround in Indian Women's Hockey

Ans: Sjoerd Marijne

 

8. Which is India's first 'Smart City' with 'Smart Addresses'?

Ans: Indore

 

9. The world's largest Harappan cultural museum is set to open in:

Ans: Rakhigarhi, Haryana

 

10. Which state is going to establish India's first Forest University?

Ans: Telangana

 

11. Which state government agreed to the proposal for granting 77 percent reservation in state government jobs for the SC, ST, Backward Classes and OBC and further economically weaker sections?

Ans: Jharkhand

 

12. Which team has won SAFF U-17 Championship finals?

Ans: India

 

13. What is the theme of International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2022?

Ans: Global Cooperation Protecting Life on Earth'

 

14. As per the Kantar's Brandz report, which is India's most valuable brand in 2022?

Ans: Tata Consultancy Services

 

15. Name the country from which India brought eight African cheetahs into their new habitat at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Ans: Namibia

 

16. Name the 25-year-old climate activist from Uganda, who as appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of the UNICEF.

Ans: Vanessa Nakate

 

17. What is the rank of India in global crypto adoption index 2022 published Chainalysis?

Ans: Four

 

18. What is the name of the Kerala-based bank that has been the only bank in India to be named to the list of the Best Workplaces in Asia 2022 Ans: Federal Bank

 

19. Which has become the first police force in India to make a collection of forensic evidence mandatory in crimes punishable by more than six years?

Ans: Delhi Police

 

20. Which state has renamed its new secretariat complex after Dr. BR Ambedkar?

Ans: Telangana

 

21. Who was appointed as the as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Kerala based CSB Bank?

Ans: Pralay Mondal

 

22. Which has become India's first Swachh Sujal Pradesh?

Ans: Andaman and Nicobar Islands

 

23. Which country was emerged as Sri Lanka's largest bilateral lender? Ans: India

 

24. India's 1st lithium-ion cell factory inaugurated at:

Ans: Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

 

25. Which fort in Maharashtra was recently renamed as Devgiri' Fort? Ans: Daulatabad Fort

 

26. Who is the president of the Asia-Pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development?

Ans: Mayank Kumar Agrawal

 

27. Which state will introduce a 'no-bag day' rule in schools and a mandatory games period at least once a week to reduce the burden on students?

Ans: Bihar

 

28. Which is India's official entry for the 95th Academy Awards or Oscar awards?

Ans: Chhello Show

 

29. Which team has won SAFF Women's Football Championship 2022? Ans: Bangladesh

 

30. What is the theme of the 2022 International Day of Peace?

Ans: End racism. Build peace

 

31. India will host its maiden MotoGP World Championships race at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida in:

Ans: 2023

 

32. Name the initiative of the Israeli embassy in India which aims to raise awareness about menstruation health and cleanliness and improve the skills and capacity of women.

Ans: Saraas

 

33. What is the name of the world's first cloned wild Arctic wolf created by Chinese Scientists?

Ans: Maya

 

34. India's first “Dugong Conservation Reserve' is located in:

Ans: Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu

 

35. Who was appointed as the Director General of the National Centre for Good Governance?

Ans: Bharat Lal

 

36. Which are the two indigenously designed and built Diving Support Vessels that were launched by the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam?

Ans: Nistar and Nipun

 

37. Which country has won the UN award to control and prevent hypertension?

Ans: India

 

38. How many palm oil importing countries in South Asia have announced the setting up of the Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA)?

Ans: Five

 

39. Which has become the 12th company to get ‘Maharatna' company status?

Ans: REC Ltd.

 

40. Which bank has become the first lender to get RBI's approval for rupee trade?

Ans: UCO Bank

 

41. Name the first-of-its-kind online platform developed by the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, which will offer courses covering various aspects of Indology about art, architecture, philosophy, language, and science.

Ans: Bharat Vidya

 

42. Which Indian author has won Hermann Kesten Prize by the PEN Centre in Germany's Darmstadt?

Ans: Meena Kandasamy

 

43. Who was named as Director General of ICMR?

Ans: Dr. Rajiv Bahl

 

44. Name the former Indian captain who was elected as President of Hockey India.

Ans: Dilip Tirkey

 

45. Who has won Breakthrough Prize 2023 in Mathematic dubbed the ‘Oscars of Science'?

Ans: Daniel Spielman

 

46. India's first avalanche-monitoring radar installed in:

Ans: Sikkim

 

47. Who was elected as the First woman Prime Minister of Italy?

Ans: Giorgia Meloni

 

48. Who was appointed as the new CEO of the Data Security Council of India?

Ans: Vinayak Godse

 

49. The recently inaugurated integrated cryogenic engine manufacturing facility of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is situated in:

Ans: Bengaluru

 

50. Who was appointed as India's second Chief of Defence Staff?

Ans: Lt. General Anil Chauhan

 

51. Which has been awarded the Airport Service Quality award 2022 by the Airport Council International?

Ans: Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL)

 

52. Who has been named winner of the first-ever Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award?

Ans: Suella Braverman

 

53. What is the theme of 2022 World Rabies Day celebrated each year on September 28?

Ans: Rabies: One Health, Zero Deaths

 

54. Which will be the 54th tiger reserve in India?

Ans: Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh

 

55. Which state has won Ayushman Utkrishta Award 2022 for adding several health care facilities to the health facility register?

Ans: Uttar Pradesh

 

56. Who was named as the new Attorney General of India?

Ans: R. Venkataramani

 

57. Which global payment and technology company has set to launch Carbon Calculator features to Indian consumers?

Ans: Mastercard

 

58. Which tech giant has launched 'Amaze WIT Circles'. to upskill and provide meaningful career opportunities to women in the technology space?

Ans: Amazon India

 

59. Name the Swedish defence firm that had planned to set up a manufacturing facility in India for the Carl-Gustaf M4 shoulder-fired weapon system.

Ans: Saab

 

60. What is the rank of India in the Global Innovation Index of the World Intellectual Property Organization?

Ans: 40

 

 61. Kazakhstan changes its capital's name from Nur-Sultan back to:

Ans: Astana

 

62. World's largest safari park to be developed in:

Ans: Gurugram, Haryana

 

63. Name the Indian women's rights activist, who won the Changemaker award' at the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Action Awards held at a ceremony in Bonn, Germany.

Ans: Srishti Bakshi

 

64. Which state has increased the reservation for the Scheduled Tribe communities from 6 per cent to 10 per cent?

Ans: Telangana

 

65. Which has won India's Cleanest City Tag for the 6th time in a row in Swachh Survekshan Awards?

Ans: Indore

 

66. Which agency has launched Operation ‘GARUDA' to dismantle drug networks?

Ans: CBI

 

67. Name the Senior Indian Space Research Organization scientist who has been appointed as the Vice President of the International Astronautical Federation.

Ans: Anil Kumar

 

68. Name the Swedish geneticist who has won the Nobel prize for medicine (for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution'.

Ans: Svante Paabo

 

69. Name the locally produced Light Combat Helicopters officially admitted into the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Ans: Prachanda

 

70. Adani Green Energy Ltd. (AGEL) has commissioned the world's largest wind-solar

Ans: Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

 

71. Name the year-long Voter Awareness Program during an event organized by the election commission in collaboration with All India

Radio.

Ans: Matdata Junction

 

72. Which Country will host the 2029 Asian Winter Games?  

Ans: Saudi Arabia

 

73. Who has been declared the National Icon' of the Election

Commission of India?  

Ans: Pankaj Tripathi

 

74. Who was named as Director General of the Indian Ordinance Factory? Ans: Sanjeev Kishore

 

75. Name the Indian hockey players who have been voted FIH Men's and Women's Goalkeeper of the Year for the second year in a row.

Ans: P.R. Sreejesh and Savita Punia

 

76. Who has won the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' prestigious Nansen award for her leadership, courage and compassion?

Ans: Angela Merkel

 

77. The list of 50 exclusive and iconic heritage textile crafts of India is released by:

Ans: UNESCO

 

78. What is the name of the lone female cosmonaut on active duty with Roscosmos, launching the first Russian spaceflight from US soil in two decades?

Ans: Anna Kikina

 

79. India's first Green Technology incubation facility opened at:

Ans: NIT Srinagar

 

80. Who was named the president of Burkina Faso?

Ans: Captain Ibrahim Traore

 

81. Who has won SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022?

Ans: Yunqing Tang

 

82. Which country has emerged as the largest producer and consumer of sugar in the world and the second largest exporter?

Ans: India

 

83. Who was the head of the Commission to inquire into the demand for SC status to non-Hindu Dalits?

Ans: Justice K.G. Balakrishnan

 

84. Who has won the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix ?

Ans: Max Verstappen

 

85. What is the theme for World Post Day 2022?

Ans: Post for Planet

 

86. 81st annual session of the Indian roads Congress was held in:

Ans: Lucknow

 

87. Which is India's first 24x7 solar-powered village?

Ans: Modhera, Gujarat

 

88. Which is the new operational branch created on the 90th anniversary of the Indian Air Force?

Ans: Weapon systems branch

 

89. Which country hosts the multinational Joint Anti -Terror Exercise under the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure?

Ans: India

 

 90. As per the Home Ministry, which is the worst state in India in terms of child marriage among girls?

Ans: Jharkhand

 

91. Which state will host the 37th edition of the National Games in 2023?

Ans: Goa

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