Current Affairs - Current Affairs
1.
What is the name of the programme that the Election Commission launched on All India Radio for a year-long voter awareness campaign?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Chief Election Commissioner Shri Rajiv Kumar along with Election Commissioner Shri Anup Chandra Pandey today launched a yearlong Voter Awareness Program - 'Matdata Junction' during an event organised at Akashvani Rang Bhavan, New Delhi.
Category : National
2.
Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and Barry Sharpless were awarded Nobel Prize for which category?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 was awarded jointly to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless "for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry" at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.
Category : Awards and Honours
3.
A new advanced supervisory monitory system- Daksh has been launched by which organization?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India Shaktikanta Das launched a new 'SupTech' initiative Daksh.
Category : Banking
4.
When is World Cotton Day celebrated?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
World Cotton Day is celebrated every year on October 7 to highlight the significance of cotton products globally.
Category : Important Days
5.
Which female hockey player has been selected by the International Hockey Federation for the Rising Player of the year 2021-22?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Teenager Mumtaz Khan was named the FIH Rising Star of the Year 2021-22 in the women's category.
Category : Sports
6.
Who has won the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The former Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel has won the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. She has been awarded the UN refugee agency prize for 'political courage" and decisive action taken during her tenure to safeguard people forced to flee.
Category : Awards and Honours
7.
As per the UNCTAD Report 2022, What is India's economic growth in 2022 from 8.2% in 2021?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
According to the forecast by the UNCTAD, India's economic growth is expected to decline to 5.7 per cent this year from 8.2 per cent in 2021.
Category : Economy
8.
The International Solar Alliance Fifth Assembly is to be held in which state/ UT?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh unveiled the curtain raiser to the Fifth Assembly of the International Solar Alliance to be held in New Delhi.
Category : State
9.
Who has won Nobel Prize 2022 in Literature?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The French author Annie Ernaux has been awarded the Noble Prize 2022 in Literature for the courage and clinical acuity through which she uncovers the roots, estrangements, and collective restraints of personal memory.
Category : Awards and Honours
10.
Which company has received India's first Micro Category Drone Certification?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Asteria Aerospace Limited has received India's first micro-category drone type certification.
Category : Miscellaneous
11.
President Droupadi Murmu launched 'herSTART', an initiative aimed at supporting women-led startups in which state?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
President Smt Droupadi Murmu launched herSTART, an initiative of Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC) aimed at supporting women-led startups in scaling up, the second and final day of her first visit to Gujarat as the President.
Category : National
12.
Telecom Giant Optus, which was hit by a cyber-attack, is based in which country?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Australian telecom giant Optus said personal information and form of identification of 1.2 million customers was compromised in the recent cyber attack.
Category : Miscellaneous
13.
Who received the American Geophysical Union Devendra Lal Memorial Medal 2022?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Roxy Mathew Koll, a scientist at the Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), received the American Geophysical Union's (AGU) 2022 Devendra Lal Memorial Medal.
Category : Awards and Honours
14.
Telecom Giant Optus, which was hit by a cyber-attack, is based in which country?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
According to the Australian telecoms giant Optus, the personal information and at least one valid form of identification of about 1.2 million customers was compromised in one of the biggest cyber breaches the country has faced.
Category : International
15.
Which state has launched Anti-Dust Campaign to control Air Pollution?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Government of Delhi has launched an Anti-Dust Campaign at the construction sites to control pollution in the upcoming winter season.
Category : State
16.
Which tennis player won the Tel Aviv Open title in 2022?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Ace tennis player Novak Djokovic won the Tel Aviv Open title in 2022 held in Israel. It is regarded as the biggest prize in tennis.
Category : Sports
17.
Which day is the start of the Berlin Festival of Lights 2022?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The 18th FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Berlin, from 7th to 16th October 2022, daily 7 pm to 11 pm. The Festival of Lights, Berlin 2022 presents international light art in a New Edition that does justice to the responsible use of scarce resources.
Category : Important Days
18.
Who has been appointed as the director general of the Indian Ordinance Factory Service?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Shri Sanjeev Kishore, a 1985 batch officer of the Indian Ordnance Factory Service (IOFS), has taken over as the Director General Ordnance (C&S) with effect from 01-10-2022 upon the superannuation of Shri M K Grag.
Category : Persons
19.
Who has been appointed as the Presiding officer of the UAPA Tribunal by the Government of India?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Government of India has appointed Justice Dinesh Kumar as the presiding officer of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, (UAPA) tribunal.
Category : Persons
20.
Which company has appointed Sandeep Kumar Gupta to the positions of Chairman and Managing Director?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
GAIL (India) Limited informed that the company has appointed Sandeep Kumar Gupta as the new Chairman and Managing Director.
Category : Persons
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