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1. BANKING AND FINANCIAL AWARENESS 2022 7-34
2. SUMMIT AND CONFERENCE 35-40
3. AGREEMENT, SIGN & MoU IN NEWS 41-45
4. BOOKS AND AUTHORS 46-48
5. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 48-56
6. NATIONAL AFFAIRS 57-67
7. SPORTS IN NEWS 68-82
8. AWARDS AND HONOURS 83-90
9. DEFENCE IN NEWS 91-98
10. INDIA'S RANK IN VARIOUS INDEXES 99-108
11. APPOINTMENT 109 -117
12. OBITUARIES IN NEWS 118-122
13. IMPORTANT DAYS & THEME 123-131
BEST MCQ BANKING AND FINANCIAL AWARENESS
14. OCTOBER 2022
132-154
EST MCQ BANKING AND FINANCIAL AWARENESS
15. SEPTEMBER 2022
155-187
16. AUGUST 2022
188-215
17. JULY 2022
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18. JUNE 2022
249- 279
19. MAY 2022
280-298
20. BEST MCQ WITH FACTS OCTOBER 2022 299-361

21. BEST MCQ WITH FACTS SEPTEMBER 2022 362-457
22. BEST MCQ WITH FACTS AUGUST 2022 458-512
23. BEST MCQ WITH FACTS JULY 2022 513-561
24. BEST MCQ WITH FACTS JUNE 2022 562-594
25. BEST MCQ WITH FACTS MAY 2022 595-623
26. UNION BUDGET 2022-23 IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHTS WITH MCQ 624-637
27. GOVERNMENT SCHEMES MCQ WITH FACTS 638-651
28. BEST MCQ STATIC BANKING AWARENESS 652-678
29. COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2022 AMAZING FACTS WITH BEST MCQ 680-686

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BANKING AND FINANCIAL AWARENESS OCTOBER 2022
Reserve Bank raised the minimum capital requirement for setting up an asset reconstruction
company (ARC) to Rs 300 crore from the existing Rs 100 crore.
Or in other words, ARCs are in the business of buying bad loans from banks.
ARCs have been given a glide path to meet the minimum net owned fund (NOF) requirement
till April 2026.
HDFC Securities, announced the opening of the first-ever Women-Only Digital Centre (DC) in
Bengaluru.
Karnataka Bank has launched a term deposit scheme named the KBL Centenary Deposit
Scheme with effect from October 17, 2022.
BookMyShow and RBL Bank collaborate to offer the “Play” credit card.
RBL Bank and BookMyShow collaborated to offer the Fun Plus credit card earlier in 2016.
RBI and SEBI Issue Standard Operating Procedure for Inter-Operable Regulatory Sandbox
(IoRS).
Financial products or service providers whose business models fall within the remit of more
than one financial sector regulator such as Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Sebi, IRDAI
(Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India), PFRDA (Pension Fund Regulatory
& Development Authority) and IFSCA (International Financial Services Centres Authority) will
be considered for the testing under Inter-operable Regulatory Sandbox (IoRS).
IoRS has been prepared by the Inter-Regulatory Technical Group (IRTG) on FinTech.
Paytm tie-up with Jana Small Finance Bank for deployment of card devices.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tweaked guidelines for banks on incremental capital and
provisioning requirements in relation to unhedged foreign currency exposures, amid the
weakness in the rupee vis-a-vis the US dollar.
The rupee has depreciated about 10 per cent against the US dollar thus far in 2022.
The incremental provisioning requirement is in the range of 20 basis points (bps) to 80 bps. In
cases where banks face a potential loss or hit to earnings before interest and depreciation
(Ebid) of more than 15 per cent but up to 30 per cent, lenders will have to increase
provisioning by 20 bps.
South Indian Bank bagged World Book of Records for ‘101 Oonjals.
South Indian Bank bagged a world record for staging and swinging the highest 101.
The South Indian Bank has organized an event ‘Onnichirikkam Oonjaladam’ and was
accoladed with the World Book of Records award for ‘staging and swinging 101 Oonjals’.

IDBI Bank Partnered with Vayana Network To Boost Supply Chain Finance.
Seva Vikas Co-operative Bank, situated in Pune, had its licence revoked by the Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) due to lack of sufficient capital and future earnings potential.
‘Smart Wire Service’ introduced by ICICI Bank introduced.
ICICI Bank has introduced Smart Wire service, a novel approach to make SWIFT-based
inward remittances easier and faster for its customers.
Government and LIC to cooperatively divest 60.72% share in IDBI Bank.
In order to be qualified to bid for IDBI Bank, the Department of Investment and Public Asset
Management (DIPAM) stated that potential investors needed to have a minimum net worth of
$22,500 crore and net profits in three of the previous five years.
Together, the government and LIC own 94.72 percent of IDBI Bank. The government owns
488.99 billion shares, or 45.48 percent of IDBI Bank, while Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)
has 529.41 billion shares, or 49.24 percent of the bank. In the bank, public shareholders own
5.2 percent of the stock.
The total shareholding of LIC and the government will drop to 34% after the stake sale.
To enhance the effectiveness of its grievance redressal systems, the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) has urged Credit Information Companies to designate an internal ombudsman (IO) by
April 1, 2023.
The Central Bank made the decision in August to include CICs in the scope of the RBI-
Integrated Ombudsman Scheme 2021 in order to broaden its appeal.
The Banking Ombudsman Scheme is introduced under Section 35 A of the Banking Regulation
Act, 1949 by RBI with effect from 1995. Presently the Banking Ombudsman Scheme 2006 (As
amended upto July 1, 2017) is in operation.
RBI Launches DAKSH- Reserve Bank’s Advanced Supervisory Monitoring System.
Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das launched a new ‘SupTech’ initiative DAKSH – the
bank’s Advanced Supervisory Monitoring System, which is expected to make the supervisory
processes more robust.
DAKSH means ‘efficient’ & ‘competent’, reflecting the underlying capabilities of the
application.
SBI launches ‘Gram Seva Program’ across six states of India.
The bank will adopt remote villages across Aspirational Districts in Haryana, Gujarat,
Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal.
The Gram Seva Program was launched under the Corporate Social Responsibility of the
bank..
Till now, the program has adopted 100 villages across 16 states in 3 phases.
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has said there will be no charge for RuPay
credit card use on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for transactions up to ₹2,000.
Credit cards can now be linked to a Virtual Payment Address (VPA) .
Nil Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) would apply for this category up to the transaction amount
less than and equal to ₹2,000.
Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) is the cost paid by a merchant to a bank for accepting payment
from their customers via credit or debit cards every time a card is used for payments in their
stores.
India fines Google Rs.1337 crore for abusing its dominant position.
Google was penalised by India’s Competition Commission (CCI) for “abusing its dominant
position in numerous regions within the Android mobile device ecosystem.”

Make My Trip, Goibibo (MMT-Go), and OYO were fined Rs 392 crore by the Competition
Commission of India (CCI).
CCI fined these companies for "unfair business practices".
Make My Trip and Goibibo will pay a fine of Rs 223.48 crore while OYO will pay Rs 168.88 crore
Fintech platform PhonePe launches its first green data centre in India, leveraging
technologies and solutions from Dell Technologies and NTT.
ICICI Lombard Research by Motilal Oswal: As OPEX expanded at 9% compared to an 11%
growth in NEP, the underwriting loss for ICICIGI was INR1.5 billion in 2Q.
CASHe tie-up with IRCTC to launch ‘travel now pay later’ facility.
AI-driven financial wellness platform, CASHe, announced that it has partnered with the Indian
Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), to provide a “travel now pay later”
(TNPL) payment option on its travel app, IRCTC Rail Connect.
Life Insurance Company (LIC) has launched the 'LIC Dhan Varsha' scheme. The 'LIC Dhan
Varsha scheme is a non-linked, non-participating, individual, savings life insurance plan.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, state minister for electronics and IT for the Union, officially kicked off
the first SemiconIndia FutureDesign roadshow in Gujarat.
JSW Steel has joined the United Nations Global Impact (UNGC) initiative.
The UNGC encourages companies to conduct business responsibly by aligning their
operations and strategies with the UN’s 10 principles.
The government will extend a one-time grant of Rs 22,000 crore to three state-owned fuel
retailers to cover for the losses they incurred on selling domestic cooking gas LPG.
Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a meeting, approved the one-time
grant to three oil marketing companies – Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum
Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL).
Former Indian cricket Mahendra Singh Dhoni has launched the made-in-India camera drone
named 'Droni' with advanced features manufactured by Garuda Aerospace.
Dhoni is the brand ambassador of Garuda Aerospace.
Garuda Aerospace’s founder and CEO: Agnishwar Jayaprakash.
In New Delhi, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) held a
national workshop on the topic of “Ease of Doing Business.”
India’s improvement in the World Bank’s Doing Business Report rankings.
HDFC Life Insurance has launched the 'Insure India' campaign which aims to educate Indian
on the benefits of life insurance as a product category.
Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Limited (ABHICL), the health insurance subsidiary of Aditya
Birla Capital Limited (ABCL), has launched ‘Active Fit’ which is a comprehensive health
insurance plan for young and healthy adults.
The rules and regulations for online payments for debit and credit cards have been changed.
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) card-on-file (CoF) tokenization norms came into effect on
1st October 2022.
Tokenisation has replaced sensitive card information including card number, and card expiry
with cryptographically-generated random strings.
Netherlands Beats China, Becomes India’s 3rd-Largest Export Market.
Netherlands has emerged as India’s third-largest export destination, ahead of China and
Bangladesh.
It has moved up two spots in the list of India’s top ten export destinations since FY22.

US and the UAE continue to be the largest and second-largest export destinations,
respectively, for India.
India’s exports to the Netherlands were driven mostly by a 238% jump in dispatches of oil
products until August this fiscal to $3.67 billion.
Drones can help raise $100-bn GDP boost, lakhs of jobs in India: World Economic Forum
(WEF) Report.
The report created by WEF’s Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution in India in partnership
with the Adani Group .
India has promising growth prospects for foreign direct investment (FDI) and has the potential
to draw $475 billion in FDI flows over the next five years.
RBI reported an increase in value of gold assets caused India's foreign exchange reserves to
climb by USD 204 million to USD 532.868 billion.
Foreign Exchange Reserve : US dollars are the standard currency for all international
transactions, they are required to fund imports into India.
Inflation based on the wholesale pricing index (WPI) decreased to 10.70% in September. WPI-
based inflation rate was 12.41% in August.
Piyush Goyal expressed confidence that the nation will reach its goal of 2 trillion USD by 2030.
Piyush Goyal predicted that the nation’s economy will reach USD 30 trillion by 2047, with
exports accounting for 25% of total output.
India’s industrial production slipped to an 18-month low, contracting by 0.8 per cent in
August, mainly due to a decline in output of the manufacturing and mining sectors.
India’s retail inflation accelerated to 7.41 per cent in September from a year ago on higher
food and energy costs, the highest since April and above the upper end of the RBI’s 2-6 per
cent tolerance band in each month this year.
Data released by the National Statistics Office showed consumer price index-based inflation
(CPI) in September rising to 7.41 per cent from a year ago, compared to August’s 7 per cent.
International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest World Economic Outlook report, cut its
forecast for India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth in financial year 2022-23 (FY23) by
60 basis points (bps) to 6.8 per cent, warning of a long and tough economic winter.
Indians to be able to pay in Europe using UPI soon.
NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) and European payment services provider Worldline
established a corporation due to which Indians will soon be able to make payments through
UPI (United Payments Interface) across Europe.
Gross direct tax collection increases by over 23 % to Rs 8,98,000 crore in current financial
year.
1.47 Lakh Crore GST Collected in the Month of September 2022.
India’s unemployment rate has drastically dropped to 6.43 per cent in September due to an
increase in labour participation in the rural and urban areas, according to data from the
Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE).
According to the CMIE data, the unemployment rate was the highest in Rajasthan at 23.8 per
cent in September, followed by Jammu and Kashmir at 23.2 per cent.
The unemployment was the lowest in Chhattisgarh at 0.1 per cent in September, followed by
Assam at 0.4 per cent, Uttrakhand at 0.5 per cent.
Union Cabinet increased the dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) by 4%
beginning July 1, 2022, benefiting 6.97 million pensioners and 4.18 million central government
employees.

DA and dearness relief (DR) payment is a 4% increase above the current rate of 34% of basic
pay/pension.
BANKING AND FINANCIAL AWARENESS SEPTEMBER 2022
HDFC Bank issues India’s first Electronic Bank Guarantee.

HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, became the first bank in the country to issue
an Electronic Bank Guarantee (e-BG) in partnership with National E-Governance Services
Limited (NeSL).
Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) reported raising Rs 710 crore through bonds to finance company
expansion.
According to a statement from the bank, the money was raised through Basel III compliant
Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds for Rs 710 crore (including Rs 610 crore for the green shoe
option) at a coupon rate of 8.74 percent.
HDFC Bank unveils ‘Bank on Wheels’ in Gujarat.
The Bank in Wheel van service will take banking services to unbanked villages.
Axis Bank-PayNearby collaborate for their priority sector lending goals.
HDFC ERGO General Insurance has roped in Google Cloud to build an online platform for
selling insurance.
HDFC ERGO plans to completely migrate to the cloud by 2024.
HDFC Bank opened new SMS banking facility for its customers.
For the same, they need to SMS “Register” <Space> “Last 4 digits of customer ID” <Space>
“Last 4 digits of account number” and then sent it to 7308080808 from their registered mobile
number.
Public sector banks will open about 300 brick-and-mortar branches in the unbanked areas of
various states by December 2022.
A Maximum number of 95 branches will be opened in Rajasthan followed by 54 in Madhya
Pradesh. The public sector banks will open 38 branches in Gujarat, 33 in Maharashtra, 32 in
Jharkhand and 31 in Uttar Pradesh.
HDFC Bank, Precision selected by RBI for retail payments test phase.
Reserve Bank of India has announced that HDFC Bank (in partnership with Sweden-based
Crunchfish Aktiebolag) and Precision Biometric India Pvt.
IndusInd Bank and ADB collaborate to improve financing for supplier chains.
With an initial investment of Rs 560 crore.
The UPI (Unified Payments Interface) network processed 657 billion transactions in August
for a total value of around Rs 10.73 lakh crore as per NPCI data.
AePS (Aadhaar-enabled Payment System) transactions, on the other hand, experienced a
decline during the month.
SBI Card has announced the launch of the ‘CASHBACK SBI Card’ in India.
Bank of Baroda (BOB) has announced to launch of ‘Khushiyon Ka Tyohaar’.

The ‘Khushiyon Ka Tyohaar’ includes a series of offers as an annual festival campaign.

Mastercard to launch ‘carbon calculator’ for Indian consumers.
Mastercard is in talks with Indian Banks to launch the Carbon Calculator.
The Mastercard Carbon Calculator will help consumers to become cause-driven.
Mastercard Carbon Calculator is developed with the collaboration of Swedish Fin-tech
Doconomy
UCO & Yes Bank tie up with Russian banks for payments.
UCO Bank and Yes Bank have put in place arrangements with two Russian banks as India
seeks to step up trade with the sanctioned nation.
UCO Bank has partnered with Gazprom Bank, while Yes Bank has also formed an
arrangement with Russia’s Petersburg Social Commercial Bank (PSCB).
Union Bank of India inaugurated the Ethical Hacking Lab at the Cyber Security Centre of
Excellence (CCoE) in Hyderabad.
Leh achieved 100 percent digitization of banking operations.
The highest-located district in India, Leh has achieved 100 per cent digitization of banking
operations.
Leh is located at an average elevation of about 3500 meters.
It was also the historical capital of the Kingdom of Ladakh.
UCO Bank becomes first lender to get RBI’s approval for rupee trade.
UCO Bank has received the approval of the Reserve Bank of India to open a special Vostro
account with Gazprom Bank of Russia for trade settlement in Indian rupees.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Shaktikanta Das, launched three key digital payment
initiatives at the Global Fintech Fest 2022.
The three digital payment initiatives that were launched by the RBI are RuPay Credit Card on
Unified Payments Interface (UPI), UPI Lite, and Bharat BillPay Cross-Border Bill Payments.
Currently, India has been using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for low-value payments
with 50 per cent of transactions through UPI below ₹200.
The upper limit of a UPI Lite payment transaction will be ₹200. The total limit of the UPI Lite
digital payment mode on the wallet on a device would be ₹2,000 at any point in time.
Customers of these eight banks would be able to use UPI Lite digital payment system.
Union Bank of India announced an industry-first, end-to-end digitalization of the Kisan Credit
Card product with a farmer-focused focus.
RBI Removes Central Bank of India from PCA Framework.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) removed Central Bank of India from its Prompt Corrective Action
Framework (PCAF) after the lender showed improvement in various financial ratios and net
non-performing assets (NNPAs).
The RBI had imposed the PCA norms on the bank in June 2017 due to its high net NPA and
negative return of assets (RoA).
The PCA norm is a supervisory tool and is imposed when a bank breaches certain regulatory
thresholds on capital to risk weighted assets ratio (CRAR), net NPAs and return on assets
(RoA).
RBI initiated the Scheme of Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) in 2002.
The PCA framework for NBFCs comes into effect from October 1, 2022, based on their
financial position on or after March 31, 2022.
The PCA framework for NBFCs will be reviewed after 3 years.
Singapore Central Bank, India’s IFSCA To Pursue Fintech Innovations.

Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the International Financial Services Centres
Authority (IFSCA) signed a FinTech Co-operation Agreement to facilitate regulatory
collaboration and partnership in FinTech technology.
The agreement is expected to leverage existing regulatory sandboxes in their respective
jurisdictions to support experimentation of technology innovations.
WhatsApp and IDFC FIRST Bank enabled FASTag recharge.
IDFC FIRST Bank for the customers, launch its integration with "payments on WhatsApp"
would enable quick and secure FASTags recharging.
National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), Indian Highways Management Company Ltd
(IHMCL), and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) jointly developed the FASTag
programme as a means of accepting toll fees at all National Highway plazas
Finance Ministry has issued draft guidelines for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to raise
resources from capital market, paving the way for raising funds via rights issue, private
placement.
Currently, there are 43 RRBs sponsored by 12 Scheduled Commercial Banks with 21,892
branches across the country. As at March 2022, RRBs had deposits and loans and advances
(net) aggregating ₹5,62,538 crore and ₹3,42,479 crore, respectively.
the respective State Governments (SGs), and the Sponsor Banks (SBs), with equity
contribution in the ratio (GoI: SG: SB :: 50:15:35).
Among the parameter for selection on RRBs for capital raising include: networth of at least
₹300 crore in each of the preceding three years; minimum Capital to Risk-weighted Assets
Ratio above the regulatory requirement of 9 per cent in each of the preceding three years;
track record of profitability – pre-tax operating profit of minimum ₹15 crore for at least three
out of previous five years, excluding extraordinary times..
Country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), raised the Benchmark Prime Lending Rate
(BPLR) by 70 basis points (or 0.7 per cent) to 13.45 per cent.
“Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR) revised as 13.45 per cent per annum with effect from
September 15, 2022,”.
Koo tie-up with India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) to drive financial inclusion in remote cities.
Canara HSBC Life Insurance launched iSelect Guaranteed Future.

iSelect is an individual, non-linked, non-participating, savings and protection life insurance
plan over the company's digital platform.
Axis Bank and Square Yards launched 'Open Doors', a co-branded Home Buyer Ecosystem.
The 'Open Doors' platform will ensure buying one's dream home is an efficient process.
SBI hit market capitalization of Rs 5 trillion, share prices reach record high.
State Bank of India, SBI, market capitalization of India's largest state lender, surpassed $5
trillion for the first time after its shares reached a new high of Rs. 564.85.
HDFC Bank, the biggest private lender in India, tops this list with a market cap of Rs 8.38
trillion, followed by ICICI Bank with a market cap of Rs 6.33 trillion.
HDFC Life Insurance Policy started Click2Protect for Super term insurance.
Click2Protect is a non-linked, non-participating, individual, pure risk premium/savings life
insurance plan.
HDFC Life, one of the top life insurers in India.
India Surpasses UK to Become World’s 5th Largest Economy, Bloomberg reported..

IMF’s own forecasts show India overtaking the UK in dollar terms on an annual basis this year,
putting the Asian powerhouse behind the US, China, Japan and Germany. A decade ago, India
ranked 11th among the largest economies, while the UK was fifth.
The government is expecting the economy to grow at 7-7.5 per cent in 2022-23.
According to the International Monetary Fund, these are the highest ranking countries in the
world in nominal GDP:
1.United States (GDP: 22.49 trillion)
2.China (GDP: 16.4 trillion)
3.Japan: (GDP: 5.27 trillion)
4.Germany: (GDP: 4.30 trillion)
5.India: (GDP: 3.21 trillion)
6.United Kingdom: (GDP: 3.2 trillion)
7.France: (GDP: 2.78 trillion)
8.Italy: (GDP: 2.07 trillion)
9.Brazil: (GDP: 1.87 trillion)
10.Canada: (GDP: 1.71 trillion)
India is set to become the third largest economy in the world by 2029.
A State Bank of India report said India will surpass Germany in 2027 and most likely Japan by
2029 at the current rate of growth.
The research report from SBI’s Economic Research Department highlighted that Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate for FY23 is estimated between 6.7-7.7 per cent, but it is
normal to have a 6-6.5 per cent growth due to global uncertainties
IRDAI has given Lord's Mark Insurance Brokerage Private Limited a direct insurance broking
licence.
India’s restrictions on rice exports have paralysed trading in Asia, with buyers scouring for
alternative supplies from Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar where seller are holding off on
deals as prices rise
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has projected 7% GDP growth for the Financial year 2023 (FY23).
Inflation in India is predicted to remain 6.7%
As a result, RBI raised its policy rate by 50 basis points (bps).
RBI Repo Rate Hike by 50 bps to 5.9%: RBI Monetary Policy.
Policy Repo Rate: 5.90%
Standing Deposit Facility (SDF): 5.65%
Marginal Standing Facility Rate: 6.15%
Bank Rate: 6.15%
Fixed Reverse Repo Rate: 3.35%
CRR: 4.50%
SLR: 18.00%.
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on the 28th, 29th and 30th of September 2022.
The next meeting of the MPC is scheduled during December 5-7, 2022.
RBI has lowered the real gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for FY23 to 7% from
7.2%.
BSE Receives SEBI’s Final Approval to Launch EGR on its Platform.
Stock exchange BSE has received final approval from the capital markets regulator Securities
and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for introducing the Electronic Gold Receipt (EGR)
segment.

Commerce Ministry announced, Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 Extended Further For 6
Months.
Earlier, the government had extended the due date for the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 to
September 30, 2022.
World Bank and SIDBI to launch $1 billion fund against loan default to lenders financing
purchase of electric 2 & 3 Wheelers.
The NITI Aayog will be the facilitating agency of the project.
Asian Development Bank said, it will devote at least $14 billion through 2025 to help ease a
worsening food crisis in Asia-Pacific.
Central government said that India is on track to attract USD 100 billion in Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) in the current fiscal on account of economic reforms and ease of doing
business.
In 2021-22, India received the “highest ever” foreign inflows of USD 83.6 billion.
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has announced to build of India's first and one
of the world’s largest Carbon Fibre plants at Hazira, Gujarat.
The plants will have a capacity of 20,000 MTPA based on Acrylonitrile feedstock.
Overall, in the Oil to Chemical segment (O2C), Ambani Ambani announced an investment of
Rs 75,000 crore over the next five years to expand capacities in existing and new value chains.
These value chains are – Polyester value chain, Vinyl chain, and New Materials. The first
phase of the plant will be completed in 2025.
Reliance has commenced its journey to becoming net carbon zero by 2035 with a set of
concrete actions
Tata Motors Marcopolo was a JV between Tata Motors (India) and Marcopolo, its Brazilian
partners.
Tata Motors and Marcopolo have a 51:49 ownership ratio. Tata motors Marcopolo JV
manufactured buses under the JV agreement. In 2006
Indian Air Traffic May Grow At 7% Till 2040 Says Boeing.
Aircraft maker Boeing expects India’s air traffic to annually grow by nearly 7 per cent through
2040, and is bullish on the “massive potential” in the air cargo space.
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) launched Pharmaceutical Database
Management System 2.0 and Pharma Sahi Daam 2.0 app during the celebration of the silver
jubilee on 29th August 2022.
Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the acquisition of 100 percent equity of
Indiaideas.com (Billdesk) by PayU Payments.
ESAF SFB Launches ‘Rainbow Account’ For Transgender Community
ESAF Small Finance Bank Ltd, launched a 'Rainbow Savings Account' for the Transgender
community offering a hosted feature including high savings rates and advanced debit card
facilities exclusively.
Adani Group to build Giga factories as part of $70 bn investment in clean energy by 2030.
Agribazaar is a private sector electronic Agri mandi, launched 'Agribazaar Kisan Safalta
Card'.
The Agribazaar Kisan Safalta Card is a quick and easy way to help farmers.
The amount of the card is adjustable for marginal farmers, which ranges from ₹10,000 to
₹50,000.
The card has a 12-month repayment period, which provides enough time to pay off the
balance.

Life Insurance Company (LIC) introduced a new plan, LIC New Pension Plus 867.
The LIC New Pension Plus 867 is a non-participating, unit-linked insurance plan.
The plan offers guaranteed additions of 5% to 15.5% of the yearly premium at specific
intervals.
PhonePe tokenized 14 million debit and credit cards.
PhonePe stated that it is collaborating with Visa, Mastercard, and RuPay, three of the largest
card networks, to meet the regulator’s September 30 tokenization deadline.
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) and the Indian Army have collaborated for
implementing a CSR project to coach and mentor less privileged girl students in Kargil is
known as ‘Kargil Ignited Minds’,.
The project aims to prepare 50 girl students for various national-level engineering and
medical entrance examinations.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has given Sachin Bansal's fintech business
Navi Technologies the go-ahead for an IPO.
Navi Technologies submitted draft papers to SEBI in March of this year in order to raise up to
Rs 3,350 crore through a new share offering.
Sachin Bansal, who has a 97.39 percent ownership in fintech, stated that there will not be an
offer for sale (OFS) by shareholders in the IPO.
Air India Unveiled Transformation Plan Vihaan.AI.
Adobe announced that it would acquire design software company Figma for roughly $20
billion in cash and equity.
Indian market has surpassed Spain to emerge as the third largest market for iconic Spanish
porcelain brand Lladro after Japan and the US as a comeback in gross sales in 2022..
REC Ltd becomes 12th company to gets ‘Maharatna’ company status.
This status is granted to CPSE which recorded more than Rs. 5,000 crores of net profit for
three consecutive years, an average annual turnover of Rs.25,000 crore for three years and
recording an average net worth of Rs.15,000 crore for three years.
REC has played a key role in the success of the flagship schemes of the Government of India
such as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and SAUBHAGYA and has
contributed towards achieving village and household electrification in the country.
Ageas Federal Life Insurance (AFLI) announced that after Belgium-based Ageas Insurance
International successfully acquired the 25% investment in the life insurance joint venture (JV)
from IDBI Bank.
It has become the first life insurance firm in India with a 74% stake held by a foreign partner.
For a total cash consideration of Rs 580 crore, Ageas has bought the extra 25% ownership of
IDBI Bank in Ageas Federal Life Insurance.
Joseph Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb, added to the Tesla board.
Joseph Gebbia added to the Tesla board: Tesla Inc. said that Airbnb co-founder Joseph
Gebbia has joined the board of directors, reversing a decision to reduce the number of
directors at the most valuable automaker in the world.
Airtel Payments Bank rolling out 1.5 lakh micro ATMs this fiscal.
Airtel Payments Bank is now integrated with the National Payments Corporation of India’s
(NPCI) – National Financial Switch (NFS) to facilitate micro ATM transactions.
Airtel Payments Bank customers will be able to withdraw up to Rs 10,000 per transaction
through the Micro ATMs.

The micro ATMs will be handled by Banking Correspondents (BCs) who will initiate the
transaction by entering the withdrawal amount.
Amazon launches ‘AmazeWIT Circles’ to upskill women in technology.
BANKING AND FINANCIAL AWARENESS AUGUST 2022
Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index) in March 2022 stood at 56.4.
The FI-index in March 2021 was 53.9.
In March 2022, the growth has been witnessed across all parameters.
RBI’s Financial Inclusion Index
RBI introduced the Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index), which is a measure of the extent of
financial inclusion in India. FI-Index incorporates the inclusion details of banking, investments,
insurance, postal and pension sector in India.
The value of FI-Index will range between 0 to 100. Where 0 denotes complete financial exclusion
while 100 denotes full financial inclusion.
Parameters of FI-Index: The FI-Index comprises of three parameters, namely- Access (35%),
Usage (45%), and Quality (20%) with each of these consisting of various dimensions, which are
computed based on a number of indicators. In total there are 97 indicators.
The annual FI-Index for the period ending March 2021 is 53.9 while for the period ending March
2017 it is 43.4. RBI will release the FI-Index in the month of July every year. There is no base
year for this Index.
Central bank of Zimbabwe, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe launches gold coin as legal tender
to tackle inflation and boost currency.
The coin will be called Mosi-oa-Tunya, which refers to Victoria Falls in the local Tonga language
Union Cabinet approved the enhancement in the limit of the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee
Scheme (ECLGS) by Rs 50,000 crore to Rs 5 lakh crore.
India To Start Supplying Petrol With 20% Ethanol From April 2023
India may become a USD five trillion economy by 2028-29 only if the GDP grows at nine per cent
per annum consistently for the next five years, former RBI Governor D Subbarao.
In India, 7.3% Of The Population Owned Digital Currency in 2021.
Morgan Stanley Projects India to be the fastest-growing Asian economy in FY23 with GDP at
7%.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 2.33 crore on Spandana
Sphoorty Financial Limited, based in Hyderabad.
The penalty has been imposed due to non-compliance with certain provisions of the ‘Non-
Banking Financial Company – Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking Company and Deposit
taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016”.
RBI has imposed the fine in exercise of its powers under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-
section (1) of section 58 G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of section 58 B of the Reserve
Bank of India Act, 1934.
RBI opens Bharat Bill Payment System for NRIs to pay utility bills.
They will get access to the full suite of more than 20,000 bill collections available on BBPS,
which they may not otherwise have access to.
Also, NRIs will no longer need to have an NRE account in India for making bill payments.
Earlier the system was accessible to people residing in India only.

This move will ease bill payment for many families, especially senior citizens who find it difficult
to make their payments and whose children reside abroad.
BBPS is owned and operated by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
The payment modes options at BBPS are cash, cards (credit, debit & prepaid), IMPS, UPI,
AEPS, internet banking & UPI, wallets.
Unity Small Finance Bank (SFB) Limited (Unity Bank) has appointed its interim CEO, Inderjit
Camotra as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of the bank.
Unity SFB is a joint venture between Centrum Group and Bharatpe. Its headquarter is in New
Delhi.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has constituted a 15-member expert group of
Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to boost overseas flows into the country.
The FPI Advisory Committee (FAC) will be chaired by former Chief Economic Adviser KV
Subramanian.
RBI announces Digital Payments Index for March 2022 at 349.30.
Reserve Bank of India has announced Digital Payments Index (DPI) for March 2022 at 349.30 as
against 304.06 for September 2021.
RBI has introduced Digital Payments Index in January 2021 with March 2018 as the base year
to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country. This means that the DPI
score for March 2018 is set at 100.
RBI has started publishing the Digital Payments Index (DPI) on a semi-annual basis from March
2021 onwards with a lag of 4 months. This means that the DPI will be released by RBI for March
and September every year in the months of July and January respectively.
Nalin Negi has been appointed as the new chief financial officer (CFO) of Fintech startup
BharatPe.
HDFC Mutual Fund has announced the introduction of HDFC Nifty Next 50 ETF and HDFC NIFTY
100 ETF.
These funds provide exposure to the large-cap market in India.
Amazon India has engaged with the Railway of India to boost its delivery services in the country.
Shiprocket a logistics technology platform supported by Zomato becomes India’s 106th
unicorn, raised $33.5 million.
AMC Edelweiss Mutual Fund (Edelweiss MF) is slated to introduce India's first programme that
provides exposure to gold and silver through a single fund.
MasterCard tie-up with badminton players to promote digital payments in India.
Mastercard announced that Badminton players Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, Satwiksairaj
Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will come on board as brand ambassadors.
Goodfellows, senior-focused startup launched by Ratan Tata.
Goodfellows company’s mission is to create lasting friendships between seniors and recent
grads.
Goodfellows offers every service a grandchild might offer.
Vistara emerges second largest domestic airline by market share.
India's NPCI signs MoU with PayXpert to introduce UPI payment and RuPay cards in the UK.
The partnership of NPCI and PayXpert aims to make transactions easy for people traveling to
the UK from India.
HDFC EGRO launches India's first electronic vehicle ecosystem, "All things EV".
HDFC aims to fulfill the needs of the existing and potential Electric Vehicles or EV users.
Adani Group founder, Gautam Adani has set the ball rolling to acquire a controlling stake of
55.18% in New Delhi Television (NDTV).
Adani group has issued an open provide for a 26 per cent stake within the information channel
at Rs 294 for a share with a face worth of Rs 4. The complete outlay for 26 per cent, or
16,762,530 totally paid up fairness shares of NDTV – if the provide is accepted in full – will likely
be about Rs 483 crore for the Adani group.

NDTV Founders: Prannoy Roy, Radhika Roy.
HPCL starts its first cow dung based compressed biogas project.
The GOBAR-Dhan plan, announced by the Indian government in April 2018 as a part of the
Swachh Bharat Mission’s (Grameen) Biodegradable Waste Management component, is the
framework under which the HPCL Compressed Biogas Project initiative is being developed.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) the 100% subsidiary, Bharat Gas Resources Ltd
(BGRL), has merged with the parent company.
IndiGo joins World Economic Forum (WEF)’s “Clear Skies for Tomorrow” sustainability
campaign.
To support aviation’s overall net-zero pathway by 2050, the objective of ‘Clear Skies for
Tomorrow’ is to establish commercially feasible SAF production (both bio and synthetic) at
scale for industry adoption by 2030.
Leading vehicle manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki has completed 40 years in India.
Maruti Suzuki may start production of electric vehicles in India from 2025.
Maruti Udyog Limited was established in India in the year 1981. It was a public sector company.
In 1982, Japanese automaker Suzuki started a joint venture with Maruti.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will very likely introduce its digital rupee, the Central Bank Digital
Currency (CBDC), in this fiscal year itself.
The digital rupee blockchain, being developed by the Reserve Bank, would be able to trace all
transactions, unlike the current system of mobile wallet offered by private companies.
As of July 2022, four central banks have launched a CBDC: the Central Bank of The Bahamas
(Sand Dollar), the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (DCash), the Central Bank of Nigeria (e-
Naira) and the Bank of Jamaica (JamDex).
Indians Remitted $6 Billion Q1 Of FY23 Under liberalised remittance scheme (LRS).
According to the scheme introduced in 2004, all resident individuals, including minors, are
allowed to freely remit up to $250,000 per financial year for any permissible current or capital
account transaction or a combination of both. The scheme was introduced on February 4, 2004,
with a limit of $25,000.
NPCI and ICICI Bank collaborate to offer RuPay credit cards known as the "ICICI Bank Coral
RuPay Credit Card".
RBI to release”fraud registry” blacklist with details of Scammers.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) received 4.18 lakh complaints through its ombudsman programmes
in 2021–22, an increase of 9.4% from the prior fiscal year.
Under a “One Nation One Ombudsman” strategy, the RBI streamlined its grievance redressal
process and launched the Integrated Ombudsman Scheme in November 2021.
HDFC Bank and Tata Neu announced their collaboration to introduce co-branded credit cards.
Both the RuPay and Visa networks will support card's two variations.
BOB Finance launched a Yoddha co-branded RuPay credit card for Indian Army troops by Bank
of Baroda-backed BOB Financial Solutions in collaboration with NPCI.
Castler has partnered with Yes Bank to offer digital escrow services for the bank’s customers.
HDFC Bank opened the first all-women branch in north Kerala
HDFC Bank inaugurated an all-women branch in Kozhikode, north Kerala.
Mayor of the city Corporation Beena Philip opened the branch of HDFC Bank.
Axis Bank signed an MoU with Food Corporation of India (FCI) to provide “Ultima Salary
Package” .
Personal Accidental cover of up to Rs.20 lakhs
Air Accident cover of Rs. 1 Crore.
HDFC Bank launched a new campaign called "Vigil Aunty".
Vigil Aunty Campaign attempts to motivate citizens all around the nation to adopt secure
banking practices.

This will go along with the bank’s “Mooh Band Rakho” campaign, which implores consumers to
keep their banking information private.
Baroda Tiranga Deposit Scheme was introduced by Ujjivan SFB and Bank of Baroda.
Baroda Tiranga Deposit Scheme,offers interest rates of 5.75% for 444 days and 6% for 555
days.
State Bank of India (SBI) has launched its first branch dedicated to start-ups in Koramangala,
Bengaluru.
After Bengaluru, the next branch will be opened in Gurgaon and the third one will be in
Hyderabad.
Satish Kashinath Marathe, Swaminathan Gurumurthy, Revathy Iyer, and Sachin Chaturvedi, 4
independent directors reappointed by GoI to RBI’s central board.
Karnataka Bank launches term deposit scheme “KBL Amrit Samriddhi”.
KBL Amrit Samriddhi under Abhyudaya Cash Certificate (ACC) and Fixed Deposit for a tenure
of 75 weeks (525 days).
The interest rate for this Deposit Scheme is 6.10% per annum
Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched a lifestyle-focused salary account named "Kotak Creme".
This account will offer an upgraded experience to its customers working in MNCs, retails, law
firms, unicorns etc.
State Bank of India (SBI) has introduced a unique term deposit programme called "Utsav
Deposit Scheme".
SBI is offering an interest rate of 6.10% per annum on fixed deposits with a tenure of 1000 days.
Interest rates on fixed deposits under ₹2 Cr were recently increased at SBI.
State Bank of India (SBI) will manage the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Bangladesh.
The first IVAC was started by SBI in 2005 in Dhaka.
Reserve Bank Of India’s 1st Set Of Digital Lending Norms.
All digital loans must be disbursed and repaid through bank accounts of regulated entities only,
without pass-through of loan service providers (LSPs) or other third parties, the Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) said in its long-awaited guidelines for the segment.
Reserve Bank of India preliminary approved the operations and support subsidiary of State
Bank of India (SBI).
SBI Formalises Policy To Finance Makers Of Lab-grown Diamonds.
State of Bank of India (SBI) is the first Indian lender to frame a policy to fund makers of lab-
grown diamonds which come across as replicas of the natural stones.
Federal Bank is listed in the Income Tax Department's TIN 2.0 platform and now lists the
Payment Gateway platform as the first bank.
In a circular issued, the RBI instructed all parties—aside from card networks and card issuers—
to delete all previously stored Card-on-File (CoF) data by October 1, 2022.
The data needs to be erased when the transaction has been settled. Up to January 31, 2023,
the acquiring banks maintain CoF data on file for use in managing any post-transaction activity
BANKING AND FINANCIAL AWARENESS JULY 2022
Union Bank of India sets up “RACE” goal for 2022.
Union Bank of India has set “RACE” as the goal for the year.
RACE stands for “grow RAM (retail, agriculture and MSME) loans, improve Asset quality,
increase CASA (current account, savings account deposits) and increase Earnings.”

This goal is in line with the effort of the UBI bank to be among the top three largest PSB in the
next couple of years.
PM Modi launches India’s first International Bullion Exchange IIBX in GIFT-City
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ‘India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX)’ on July 29,
2022, at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) near Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
IIBX is India’s first international bullion exchange. This will allow qualified jewellers to directly
import gold through IIBX.
The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) is the regulator of IIBX.
IIBX is promoted by five market institutional investor’s i.e., CDSL, India INX, NSDL, NSE and
MCX.
Canara Bank launches its mobile app named Canara ai1
Canara Bank has come out with its mobile banking app Canara ai1.
The app has been launched as a one-stop solution to cater to the banking needs of its
customers.
Canara ai1 will eliminate the need to have multiple mobile apps for availing different specific
services.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a revised regulatory framework for Urban Cooperative
Banks (UCBs) based on the recommendation of the Expert Committee on Urban Co-operative
Banks (the Committee) under the Chairmanship of Shri N. S. Vishwanathan, former Deputy
Governor, RBI.
The Committee recommended a four-tiered regulatory framework for UCBs based on size of
deposits of the banks and their area of operations.
The recommendation were made for 4 key parameters which are – net worth, Capital to Risk-
weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR), branch expansion and exposure limits.
Net worth
For Tier 1 UCBs operating in single district a minimum net worth of Rs. 2 crore has been
stipulated.
For all other UCBs (of all tiers), the net worth is of Rs. 5 crore.
This will strengthen the financial resilience of the banks and enhance their ability to fund their
growth
Capital to Risk-weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR)
For Tier 1 banks, the minimum CRAR requirement is retained at 9% under current capital
adequacy framework based on Basel I.
For Tier 2, Tier 3 and Tier 4 UCBs, it has been decided to revise the minimum CRAR to 12%
under current capital adequacy framework.
Exposure Limits
For housing loans, it has been decided to assign the risk weights on the basis of Loan to Value
(LTV) Ratio alone which would result in capital savings.
Tier 1 – All unit UCBs and salary earner’s UCBs (irrespective of deposit size), and all other UCBs
having deposits up to Rs. 100 crore;
Tier 2 – UCBs with deposits more than Rs. 100 crore and up to Rs. 1000 crore;
Tier 3 – UCBs with deposits more than Rs. 1000 crore and up to Rs. 10,000 crore;
Tier 4 – UCBs with deposits more than Rs. 10,000 crore.
DBS named ‘World’s Best SME Bank’ by Euromoney
DBS has been recognised as the ‘World’s Best SME Bank’ by the leading UK-based financial
publication Euromoney, at the Awards for Excellence 2022 .

This is for the second time that DBS has been honoured with the ‘World’s Best SME Bank’ title
by Euromoney. Previously the bank was given this title in 2018.
Apart from this, DBS also clinched three other awards for the first-time. These include
1.World’s Best ‘Financial Innovation of the year’
2.‘Asia’s Best Bank for Wealth Management’ and
3.‘Best Bank in Hong Kong’
DBS Bank headquarter – Singapore

CEO- Piyush Gupta
RBI Introduces International Trade Settlement in Indian Rupees
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come out with an alternative payment mechanism which allows
cross border trade transactions in Indian Rupee (INR). Through this measure, RBI aims towards
liberalisation of capital account convertibility.
This additional arrangements for invoicing, payment, and settlement of exports/ imports in the
domestic currency will promote growth of global trade with focus on exports from India.
The mechanism will also cut the risk of forex fluctuation, because the demand for foreign
exchange in case of import will not be there
Trade Transaction Settlement Mechanism
For settlement of trade transactions in domestic currency, the authorised dealer (AD) banks in
India will require Special Rupee Vostro Accounts of correspondent bank/s of the partner
trading country.
This new framework for cross border trade transactions in INR is under Foreign Exchange
Management Act, 1999 (FEMA).
The new mechanism is open for all Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks. However, they shall
require prior approval from the Foreign Exchange Department of Reserve Bank of India, Central
Office at Mumbai, before putting into place this mechanism
Egypt inks MoU with India to build green hydrogen factory in Suez Canal Economic Zone worth
$8 billion
Egypt has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an Indian company to build a
green hydrogen factory in the Suez Canal Economic Zone.
The Indian ReNew Power Private Limited will build a factory that will produce 20,000 tonnes of
green hydrogen per year.
The total worth of this project is estimated at $8 billion
ADB approves USD 96.3 million loan for safe drinking water project in Himachal Pradesh.
Manila-headquartered funding agency, Asian Development Bank (ADB), has approved loan
worth USD 96.3 million (about Rs 770 crore) to fund safe drinking water and sanitation project
in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
The ADB has provided the loan under the Himachal Pradesh Rural Drinking Water Improvement
and Livelihood Project.
This project is in line with the Jal Jeevan Mission, a national flagship programme of Government
of India, which aims to provide piped water to all rural households by 2024.
World Bank clears US$1 billion loan for PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission
(PM-ABHIM).
World Bank has approved a loan of USD 1 billion to support India’s flagship PM Ayushman
Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission(PM-ABHIM).
The loan comprises two complementary loans of USD 500 million each. These are
“Transforming India’s Public Health Systems for Pandemic Preparedness Program (PHSPP)”
and “India’s Enhanced Health Service Delivery Program (EHSDP).

The project PHSPP aims to increase the resilience and preparedness of India’s health system
for a pandemic and support activities for strengthening existing health units at points of entry
and establishing new health units at PoEs.
The EHSDP aims to support comprehensive primary health care service delivery in some
prioritised states.
Nasscom joins hand with Google for DigiVaani Call Center to help rural women entrepreneurs
scale up business.
Nasscom Foundation and Google have announced setting up a call centre in collaboration with
a not-for-profit body Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP) to help women farmers
scale up their business.
The “DigiVaani Call Center” project is being run on a pilot basis and initially around 20,000 rural
women entrepreneurs shall be covered across six states, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana and Rajasthan.
A DigiVaani call centre has been set up at the Delhi and Lucknow offices of ISAP.
Mastercard set to replace Paytm as BCCI title sponsor
Paytm held the rights till the end of 2023. Paytm requested BCCI to assign its India Home Cricket
title rights to credit card major Mastercard.
Mastercard will reportedly be assigned the rights till 2023, as per the original terms of the Paytm
deal and will continue to pay INR 3.8 Cr per match
Nokia awards Wipro a five-year contract for digital transformation
Wipro Ltd., a company with its headquarters in Bengaluru, announced the signing of a new,
five-year contract for digital transformation with Nokia of Finland
Digit Insurance launched ‘pay as you drive’ for motor insurance
Go Digit General Insurance is the first insurer to offer a ‘pay as you drive’ (PAYD) add-on feature
for motor insurance own damage (OD) policies.
Customers who drive less than 10,000 Km per year on average, will now pay less with this add-
on.
IRDAI has also permitted to the general insurance companies to introduce such tech-enabled
concepts in motor OD policies
Instagram’s new payments feature lets users buy products via direct messages.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company is launching a new “payments in
chat” feature on Instagram
L&T Tech: First company to directly obtain and implement 5G spectrum.
The first IT company to publicly indicate interest in the government's direct distribution of
spectrum for exclusive 5G networks is L&T Technology Services.
The agency would only impose a small processing fee of Rs 50,000 when allocating spectrum
to businesses for connecting their facilities; no licence or entry fees will be assessed.
Successful testing of India’s first 5G private network announced by Bharti Airtel.
The nation’s first 5G private network was successfully tested by Bharti Airtel at Bosch
Automotive Electronics’ plant in Bengaluru.
OneCard, a mobile-first credit card company, raised $100 million in a series D round of funding
backed by Temasek, making it the 104th unicorn in India.
Bharti Airtel allotted 1.2% equity shares to Google for USD 1 Billion.
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has allotted over 7.1 crore equity shares to internet major
Google for Rs 734 a piece.
Ola introduces India’s first indigenously made lithium ion-cell.
The Bengaluru-based two-wheeler maker will begin the mass production of the cell- NMC 2170,
from its Chennai-based Gigafactory by 2023.
Ola Electric Founder : Bhavish Aggarwal

Infosys bought BASE Life Science, a company based in Denmark, for around 110 million euros
(roughly Rs. 875 crore).
The acquisition will expand Infosys’ knowledge in the life sciences industry and expand its
presence in Europe.
Google launched Startup School India, targets 10,000 startups in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities
India’s first mobile telematics-based auto insurance introduced by Edelweiss.
In accordance with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority’s (Irdai) Sandbox
programme, Edelweiss General Insurance has introduced SWITCH, a comprehensive motor
insurance product.
The motor insurance policy SWITCH is entirely digital and telematics-based.
IRDAI and NHA to develop National Health Claims Exchange to settle claims.
IRDAI and National Health Authority (NHA) will develop a National Health Claims Exchange as
a digital platform to settle health claims.
National Health Authority implements India’s public health insurance or assurance scheme
called “Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)”. NHA was set up for
implementing PM-JAY at the national level.
BESCOM develops ‘EV Mitra’ mobile app
Bengaluru Electricity Company BESCOM has developed EV Mitra mobile app to provide
information about EV charging stations in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
BESCOM had earlier introduced the EV Jagruthi Web portal as a joint initiative of NITI Ayog and
the United Kingdom.
Max Life Insurance have launched another digital solution Instant Insurance Confirmation
(Insta-COI)+.
Through recent digital interventions like chatbot and WhatsApp servicing.
Industry first “Global Health Care” programme introduced by Bajaj Allianz
India provides UNRWA with donation of USD 2.5 million for Palestinian refugees.
India gave the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
USD 2.5 million in a signing ceremony at UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem.
India’s bioeconomy likely to reach $300 billion by 2030
By 2025 and 2030, India’s bioeconomy is predicted to reach $150 billion and $300 billion,
respectively. The Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) released the
India BioEconomy Report 2022 based on information about the economic contribution of the
biotech sector..
The government has approved the continuation of the Scheme for Rebate of State and Central
Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) with the same rates as announced by the Ministry of Textiles for
exports of apparel/garments and made-ups until March 31, 2024 in an effort to increase exports
and create jobs in the textile industry
The Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP)-2020 was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman in New Delhi.
According to the report’s analysis of the Business Reforms Action Plan’s execution, seven
states have been named as the top achievers. Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka,
Punjab, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu are the states in question.
India becoming one of the world’s most popular investment destinations is BRAP’s overarching
goal.
100% two-wheelers to be energised by FY27
The NITI Aayog and the TIFAC made an upbeat prediction that by FY2026-27, electric two-
wheelers would be completely incorporated into the Indian market.
Bandhan Bank opened its first currency chest in Deedargunj, Patna.
As per the bank, this currency chest will assist individuals, MSMEs, and small business owners.
RBI has given the organisation permission to begin conducting business as an NBFC to Piramal
Enterprises.

The licence is required to start an NBFC that does not accept public deposits.
The company paid Rs 34,250 crore to buy Dewan Housing Finance (DHFL).
Piramal Enterprises Founder: Ajay Piramal.
RBI approves Open, Cashfree Payments, PayNearby and Fairexpay for Cross-Border
Payments.
Federal Bank and the Central Board of Direct Taxes have teamed to let taxpayers use the e-
filing portal’s e-pay tax function.
IndusInd Bank board approves raising Rs 20,000 crore through debt.
Union Bank of India (UBI) has introduced a Metaverse Virtual Lounge - Uni-verse, & Open
Banking Sandbox environment in collaboration with Tech Mahindra..
Federal Bank and Bank of India penalized by RBI for breaking regulatory obligations.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (financial services provided by banks) Directions, 2016 has
strict penalties for violations.
Indian Air Force & PNB signs MoU for ‘PNB Rakshak Plus Scheme’.
Personal accidental cover of Rs. 50 lakh.
Air accident Insurance cover of Rs. 1 crore
Education loan under “PNB Pratibha”.
SBI General Insurance launches Cyber VaultEdge insurance plan.
South Indian Bank tie up with Kerala Forest & Wildlife Dept for digital payment collection.
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between State Bank of India (SBI) and the Indian Air
Force for the Defence Salary Package (DSP) plan has been extended, according to SBI.
SBI Life and Paschim Banga Gramin Bank sign a bancassurance agreement.
SBI Card partners with Aditya Birla Finance to launch ‘Aditya Birla SBI Card’.
Axis Bank and EazyDiner collaborate to introduce Dining Delights.

Government authorised SBI to issue and en-cash 21st tranche of electoral bonds.
Bond sales for the 20th tranche were held from April 1 to April 10, 2022. 2018 March 1–10 saw
the selling of the initial batch of electoral bonds.
The only bank permitted to issue electoral bonds is SBI.
A voting bond is valid for 15 days after it is issued.
The oldest commercial bank in the country, State Bank of India, is celebrating its 67th year on
1st July.
SBI descends from the Bank of Calcutta founded in 1806 through the Imperial Bank of India.
The Bank of Madras merged into the other two presidency banks, the bank of Calcutta and the
bank of Bombay to form the Imperial Bank of India which in turn became the SBI in 1955.
RBI in 1955 acquired a controlling interest in the Imperial Bank of India. On 1st July 1955, the
imperial bank of India became the State Bank of India.
In March 2022, banks’ gross non-performing asset (GNPA) ratio decreased to a six-year low of
5.9 percent from a high of 7.4 percent in March 2021, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s
(RBI) most recent Financial Stability Report (FSR).

BANKING AND FINANCIAL AWARENESS JUNE 2022
US Overtakes China as India’s Largest Trading Partner in FY22.

According to commerce ministry data, in 2021-22, bilateral trade between the US and India
stood at US$ 119.42 billion as against US$ 80.51 billion in 2020-21.
In 2021-22, the UAE is India’s third-largest trading partner with USD 72.9 billion. It is followed
by Saudi Arabia (USD 42.85 billion) as 4th, Iraq (USD 34.33 billion) as 5th, & Singapore (USD
30 billion) as its 6th largest trading partner.
EASE 5.0 ‘Common Reforms Agenda’ launched by Nirmala Sitharaman.
From FY19 through FY22, Enhanced Access and Service Excellence-EASE evolved over four
year editions, catalysing improvements in a variety of areas in Public Sector Banks. The
EASENext program’s EASE 5.0 ‘Common reforms agenda’ was designed for Public Sector
Banks and was introduced by Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman
through video conference in New Delhi.
EASE 5.0 will place a strong emphasis on digital customer experience as well as integrated
and inclusive banking, with a particular emphasis on small companies and agriculture.
CRE8 India’s first rupee-based crypto index, launched by CoinSwitch.
PhonePe issued a report on a triple increase in digital payments in India by 2026.

UPI has helped with India’s transition to non-cash payments when it comes to both person-to-
person (P2P) and person-to-merchant (P2M) transactions.
The government has approved 8.1 per cent rate of interest on employees' provident fund
(EPF) deposits for 2021-22.
The 8.1 per cent EPF rate of interest is the lowest since 1977-78, when it stood at 8 per cent.
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation is the statutory body under the Government of
India’s Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Retail investors may use UPI, or the unified payments interface mechanism, to apply in the
public offering of real estate investment trust (REIT) and Infrastructure Investment Trust
(InvIT) for application values up to Rs 5 lakh.
A report titled “India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy” was released by NITI Aayog.
The study, which is a first of its kind, offers in-depth viewpoints and suggestions on the gig-
platform economy in India.
The report offers a comprehensive methodical approach to calculating the sector’s current
size and potential for employment creation.
According to the research, the gig economy employed 77 lakh (7.7 million) employees in
2020–21.
Nasscom, an Indian non-governmental trade association and advocacy group, claims that an
integrated AI and data use plan could boost India’s GDP by $500 billion by 2025.
The Nasscom, in collaboration with EY and with backing from Microsoft, EXL, and Capgemini,
has introduced a AI Adoption Index to track sectoral progress on AI adoption in the nation.
India’s economy, according to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, is among the
fastest-growing in the world and is predicted to reach $30 trillion in the next 30 years.
Indian’s funds in Swiss banks jumps over Rs 30 lakh crore in 2021
Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based
branches and other financial institutions, jumped to a 14-year-high of 3.83 billion Swiss francs.

The UK has topped the charts for foreign clients’ money in Swiss banks at CHF 379 billion,
followed by the US (CHF 168 billion) at the second place – the only two countries with 100-
billion-plus client funds.
India was placed at 44th place.
In BRICS nations, India stood below Russia (15th place) and China (24th), but above South
Africa and Brazil.
According to official figures, the number of subscribers to PFRDA's two flagship pension
schemes increased by more than 24% year on year to 5.32 crore.
The Atal Pension Yojana, formerly known as the Swavalamban Yojana, is an Indian
government-sponsored pension system aimed primarily at the informal sector.
Federal Reserve of the US has raised interest rates for the first time since 1994.
The Fed’s decision, announced following its most recent policy meeting, would boost its
benchmark short-term rate to a range of 1.5 percent to 1.75 percent, affecting many
consumer and commercial loans.
Acemoney has launched UPI 123Pay payment and wearable ATM cards.
The UPI 123Pay payment allows people to carry out cashless transactions without
smartphones or internet connections using feature phones.
Zomato acquired Blinkit for Rs 4,447 crore in all-stock deal.
Zomato (Online food delivery platform) has announced the acquisition of Blink Commerce
(Blinkit), earlier known as Grofers India.
Zomato Founders : Deepinder Goyal; Pankaj Chaddah
Tata Power commissions India’s largest floating solar power project in Kayamkulam, Kerala
with installed capacity of 101.6 Megawatt Peak.
DBS Bank India purchase 9.9% share in Svakarma Finance.
Svakarma is expanding its network across the country. It is currently active in Gujarat,
Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu
LIC has introduced Dhan Sanchay, a non-linked, non-participating individual savings life
insurance plan that offers both protection and the savings.
Adani Transmission Limited’s, $700 million revolving facility has been tagged as a 'green loan'
by Sustainalytics.
CASHe has launched an industry-first credit line service on WhatsApp
XPay.Life: First blockchain-enabled UPI service provider in India.

As it approaches three years of operation, XPay.Life, which claims to be India's first
blockchain-enabled transaction framework, has launched its UPI services.
Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent has bought stake worth USD 264 million (about Rs
2,060 crore) in Flipkart.
Flipkart has operations in India only. Bansal holds around 1.84 per cent stake in Flipkart after
selling part of his stake to Tencent Cloud Europe BV.
Whatsapp launched SMBSaathi Utsav initiative which aims to support small businesses by
helping them to adopt digital mediums like Whatsapp Business App.
Utsav has started the initiative with a pilot in Jaipur’s Johri Bazaar and Bapu Bazaar where
over 500 small businesses are being trained
Suryoday Small Finance Bank has established a cooperation with Mobisafar to provide
banking services across India through all of Mobisafar's franchises.

Har Time EMI on Time’ is a financial education initiative launched by Bajaj Finance Bajaj
Finance Limited.
MS Dhoni has invested an undisclosed sum in Chennai-based Garuda Aerospace, India's
leading drone-as-a-service (DaaS) provider.
He will also be the face and brand ambassador of the company. The investment is part of a
bridge round, ahead of a $30-million Series A round, which the company is currently in the
process of closing by end-July at a valuation of $250 million, confirmed founder Agnishwar
Jayaprakash.
Tata Projects wins bid to build UP’s Jewar Airport
Tata Projects will build the national capital region’s new airport at Jewar, after outbidding the
Shapoorji Pallonji Group and Larsen & Toubro for the contract.
While the deal size has not been disclosed, sources pegged it at over Rs 6,000 crore.
The new airport is expected to be functional by 2024.
Noida International Airport ( Jewar airport) located in Uttar Pradesh.
Tata Motors Inks Pact For Potential Acquisition Of Ford India’s Plant In Gujarat.
Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEML), a subsidiary of Tata Motors Ltd, and Ford
India Private Limited (FIPL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the
Government of Gujarat (GoG) for the potential acquisition of FIPL’s Sanand vehicle
manufacturing facility.
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), India’s largest insurer, has launched “Bima Ratna”.
Mufin Finance get Prepaid Payment Instrument licence from RBI.

Following well-known companies like Bajaj Finserve, Manapurram, and Paul Merchants, Mufin
Finance is the fourth NBFC to get a similar licence from the RBI.
ICICI Bank unveiled a digital platform named "Campus Power" to assist students who want to
pursue higher education in India and abroad.
Government department will work with SBI, to establish an integrated pension platform.
Karnataka Bank has launched online savings bank (SB) account opening facility through
‘Video-based Customer Identification Process (V-CIP)’.
South Indian Bank has launched a new portal called ‘SIB TF Online’ for its corporate EXIM
customers.
Bengaluru-based neobanking platform Freo has launched its digital savings account ‘Freo
Save’ in partnership with Equitas Small Finance Bank.
Selling price of bank notes in the denomination of ₹20, ₹50, ₹100 and ₹200 has gone up in
FY22. However, for notes in the denomination of ₹500, the prices have remained unchanged.
Selling price for 1,000 pieces of ₹50 recorded a maximum increase of around 23 per cent in
FY22 over FY21, while that of ₹20 registered the lowest increase of a little over 1 per cent,
according to information sourced through RTI from the Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran
Ltd (BRBNML).
Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has declared the IT resources of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank
and UPI managing entity NPCI.
Equitas Small Finance Bank is set to launch kids’ savings account called ENJOI, on Father’s
Day.
ENJOI will allow kids of 0-18 years to open savings accounts under the supervision of their
parents. Minors aged 10 and above will also get the option for a personalised debit card.

To promote higher growth in savings, the account will offer 7 per cent interest for savings
balances between Rs 5 lakh to Rs 2 crore.
Reserve Bank of India's 'Payments Vision 2025' plan, which wants to triple the volume of
digital payments, is progressive, according to industry players.
According to the RBI, overall digital payments surged by 216 percent in volume and 10% in
value in March 2022 compared to March 2019.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised the Additional Factor of Authentication (AFA) limit from
Rs 5,000 to Rs 15,000 per transaction for e-mandates on cards.
Canara HSBC Life rebrands due to PNB exit.
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, India (HSBC India) has announced
USD 250 million in lending support for high-growth, technology-led start-ups in India.
RBI lifted the restrictions on Mastercard 2022
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) relaxed the limitations placed on Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte
Ltd on onboarding new domestic clients.
Mastercard has been barred from onboarding new domestic users (debit, credit, or prepaid)
onto its card network as of July 22, 2021.
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank has received capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange
Board of India's (SEBI) to launch and raise funds through an IPO.
The public issue comprises a fresh issue of 1,58,27,495 equity shares and an Offer For Sale
(OFS) of up to 12,505 equity shares by shareholders, according to the Draft Red Herring
Prospectus (DRHP).
Indian Bank launched digital renewal scheme for KCC holders
Indian Bank launched its KCC Digital Renewal scheme, enabling eligible customers to renew
their Kisan Credit Card accounts via digital modes.
OmniCard becomes 1st RBI licensed PPI to launch cash withdrawal across all ATMs PAN
India.
RBI increased individual housing loan limit for co-operative banks.
Accordingly, the limits for tier 1/tier 2 urban cooperative banks (UCBs) stood revised from ₹30
lakh/ ₹70 lakh to ₹60 lakh/ ₹140 lakh. As regards rural cooperative banks (RCBs), the limits
have been increased from ₹20 lakh to ₹50 lakh for RCBs with assessed net worth less than
₹100 crore; and from ₹30 lakh to ₹75 lakh for the rest. These limits were last revised for UCBs
in 2011 and for RCBs in 2009.
ICICI Bank Partners with ZestMoney to Expand ‘Cardless EMI’ Facility.
Equated Monthly Installments (EMIs)
Electric two-wheeler manufacturer Ather Energy has partnered State Bank of India to provide
customers with vehicle financing.
Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) scheme had deployed more than 4.11 lakh
PoS, mobile PoS, and other physical devices across the country as of April 30, 2022,
according to the RBI. The scheme also had deployed 1,14,05,116 digital devices, including
interoperable QR code-based payments such as UPI QR and Bharat QR..
UN to grant humanitarian assistance of $48 million to Sri Lanka amid crisis.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in light of the growing involvement of non-banking financial
companies (NBFCs) in the financial system, has issued a set of standards for provisioning for
standard assets by large NBFCs.
The RBI published a framework for NBFC scale-based regulation in October of last year.

NBFCs have a four-layer regulatory structure based on their size, activity, and perceived
riskiness.
Maruti Suzuki India has installed a 20 MW solar carport at its Manesar, Haryana.
The project is projected to provide the organisation with 28,000 MWh of electricity per year.
This is Asia’s largest solar carport, according to the business.
Digital Payments in India expected to increase triple by 2026.
This was confirmed by the report issued by PhonePe after the collaboration with Boston
Consulting Group (BCG), the report was titled ‘Digital Payments in India: A $10 trillion
opportunity.
The report highlights the growth of India’s digital payments in the last five years
Stashfin is a neo banking platform which introduces #LiveBoundless – a credit line card
especially for women.
HDFC ties up with Accenture for digital transformation.
Ashwani Bhatia has taken charge as a whole-time member (WTM) at the market regulator
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).
Bhatia was previously the managing director of the state-owned State Bank of India (SBI).
BANKING AND FINANCIAL AWARENESS MAY 2022
Adani Wilmar became India’s largest FMCG company surpassing HUL.

Adani Wilmar Limited became the largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company (FMCG) in
India beating Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL).
Jeff Bezos, who established Amazon exactly 27 years ago on July 5, 1994, has stepped down
as CEO, and Andy Jassy, a longtime AWS executive, has taken over as the company’s new
CEO.
Jassy is currently identified as President and CEO of Amazon.com.
World Bank has approved a USD 47 million projects to support the Government of India's
Mission Karmayogi..
India receives highest-ever FDI inflow of $83.57 bn in FY22
The central government announced that India has recorded the highest ever annual FDI inflow
of $83.57 billion during FY22.
FDI equity inflow in manufacturing sectors has increased by 76 per cent in 2021-22 ($21.34
billion) compared to 2020-21 ($12.09 billion).
In terms of top investor countries, Singapore is at the top with 27 per cent, followed by the US
(18 per cent) and Mauritius (16 per cent) during the last fiscal. Among sectors, computer
software and hardware attracted maximum inflows. The services sector and automobile
industry followed it.
WPI inflation at a record high of 15.08% in April 2022.
Retail Inflation Surges To 7.79% In April, Highest In 8 Years.

The previous high was recorded at 8.33 per cent in May 2014.

Reserve Bank has been mandated by the Centre to keep the retail inflation between 2 per cent
to 6 per cent.
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India increased insurers' maximum
investment limit in BFSI companies from 25% to 30% of their assets
India has the world’s biggest amount of real-time transactions, totaling 48 billion.
India surpassed China, which had 18 billion real-time transactions, and was 6.5 times larger
than the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany combined.
India to give additional $500 million Fuel Aid to Sri Lanka.
India will provide an additional $500 million in financial aid to help the Srilanka island nation
buy fuel, and that Bangladesh was willing to postpone $450 million
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the government’s 29.5% stake
sale in Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL).
The sale of a 29.58% stake represents more than 124.96 crore shares which would raise
around Rs 38,000 crores at the current market price.
Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) launches first-of-its-kind B2B digital
marketplace for exporters, MSMEs and farmers
HDFC Securities launched Robo-advisory platform ‘HDFC Money’
The basic objective of investing is to achieve a financial goal, which could be as simple as a
holiday trip to a complex retirement planning or child education/marriage.”
ONGC First Indian Exploration And Production Firm To Trade Domestic Gas.
ONGC has made history by becoming India’s first exploration and production (E&P) company
to trade domestic gas on the Indian Gas Exchange.
Paytm announced a Joint Venture named ‘Paytm General Insurance Ltd’
Paytm has announced a Joint Venture (JV) general insurance company named as Paytm
General Insurance Ltd (PGIL).
Paytm has announced plans to infuse Rs 950 crore in PGIL in tranches, over a period of 10
years and to hold an upfront equity stake of 74% in JV.
At present, One 97 holds a 49% stake in PGIL, while the remaining 51% is held by VSS Holdings
Private Limited (“VHPL”), a company owned and controlled by Vijay Shekhar Sharma.
PhonePe, an Indian payments business backed by Walmart Inc., is acquiring two wealth
management firms for $75 million in total.
WealthDesk will cost roughly $50 million, while OpenQ will cost nearly $25 million.
A franchise in UAE based T20 League bought by Adani Group.
Adani Sportsline, a division of the diverse Adani Group, has created history by gaining the
rights to own and manage a franchise in the UAE's top T20 competition.
Patanjali Food Business will be acquired by Ruchi Soya for Rs. 690 crore
Ruchi Soya, an edible oil company, has announced that it will buy Patanjali Ayurved’s food
division for Rs 690 crore. Ruchi Soya’s transition to the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)
category is likely to be accelerated as a result of this.
Adani Group to buy Ambuja Cements, ACC for $10.5 bn
Adani Group which belongs to Gautam Adani is set to acquire swiss multinational company
Holcim’s stake in Indian companies Ambuja Cements and its subsidiary ACC for $10.5 bn
(around Rs 81,361 crore), including the open offers.
Holcim, through its subsidiaries, holds 63.19 per cent in Ambuja Cements and 54.53 per cent
in ACC (of which 50.05 per cent is held through Ambuja Cements).

Deutsche Bank, BarCap and Standard Chartered were financiers to the deal. Deutsche Bank
was the financial adviser to Adani Group
LIC Shares sluggish listing leads to Investors loss over Rs 50,000 crore.
The shares of the insurance behemoth began trading on the BSE and NSE at Rs 872 per share,
down 8.11 percent from the IPO price of Rs 949 per share. The stocks fell despite the fact that
the Sensex and Nifty were in the green. The Rs 21,000-crore public issuance by LIC is the
largest Dalal Street has ever seen.
LIC had a market capitalisation of Rs 5.5 lakh crore when it went public.
Bharti AXA Life Insurance, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and AXA announced the
launch of its financial literacy campaign, 'InspiHE₹'.
Saudi Aramco overtook Apple Inc. as the world’s most valuable company.
Reliance Industries become the first Indian company to record annual revenue of more than
a whopping $100 billion.
The company has recorded a 22.5% rise in net profit for the quarter ended March 2022
Exide and Leclanché’s joint venture Nexcharge begins production in Gujarat.
Nexcharge, a joint venture between India's Exide Industries Limited and Switzerland's
Leclanché SA, has started mass production of lithium-ion battery packs.
L&T Infotech and Mindtree, the two independently listed IT services companies under Larsen
& Toubro Group announced a merger that would create India’s fifth-largest IT services
provider. The combined entity will be known as “LTIMindtree”.
Public Sector Banks doubled their Net Profit to almost Rs 66,500 crore in FY22 .
Public sector banks (PSBs) more than quadrupled their net profit in the fiscal year 2021-2022.
During the financial year 2021-22, the aggregate profit of 12 state-owned banks was Rs
66,539 crore, up 110 percent from Rs 31,816 crore in the previous year. For the first time in
years, all 12 state-owned banks made a profit.
Only two PSBs (Central Bank and Punjab & Sind Bank) declared losses in FY21, dragging
down the overall net profit.
HPCL and BOB co-branded contactless RuPay Credit Card has been launched by BOB
Financial and Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) in collaboration with National Payments
Corporation of India (NPCI).
MUFG Bank of Japan receives approval to open a branch at GIFT City.
MUFG Bank, a Japanese lender, will open a branch in Ahmedabad’s Gujarat International
Financial Tec City (GIFT City) to conduct foreign currency lending.
With a broader range of financial services, MUFG can better serve its domestic and
international clients. It has offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Neemrana at
the moment.
India Post Payments Bank introduced issuer charges for AePS .
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), Department of Post (DoP), and Ministry of Communication
have introduced issuer charges for the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS).
AePS Issuer transaction charges will be in effect from June 15, 2022.
Over the free transaction limit, AePS issuer cash withdrawals and cash deposits will be
charged Rs. 20 plus GST for each transaction and mini statement transactions will be charged
Rs. 5 plus GST per transaction.
India Post Payments Bank Founded: September 1, 2018
HDFC Securities launched Robo-advisory platform ‘HDFC Money’.

HDFC Securities has launched “HDFC Money”, a Robo-advisory investment platform that will
offer mutual fund schemes and other financial products without the need of a Demat account.
RBI reduces net-worth requirement for non-bank Bharat Bill Payment units.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has eased norms for non-bank entities to set up Bharat Bill
Payment operating units by reducing the net-worth requirement to Rs 25 crore, with a view to
encouraging more players in the segment.
At present, a net worth of Rs 100 crore is required to obtain authorisation for a non-bank
BBPOU (Bharat Bill Payment Operating Units).
Rural NEO Bank Mahagram partners with IndusInd Bank to nurture digital payments.
Postal Department and India Post payments Bank (IPPB), AAROHAN 4.0 started in Shimla,
Himachal Pradesh.
Card-Less Cash Withdrawals stage across All ATMs set by RBI.
All banks have been urged by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to offer consumers the option
of Interoperable Card-less Cash Withdrawal (ICCW) at their ATMs.
At their ATMs, all banks, ATM networks, and WLAOs may offer the option of ICCW.
Adani New Industries Ltd, Total Energies, the French oil and gas major, is expected to acquire
a minority share of 10% or more in Adani group’s hydrogen business (ANIL).
State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the introduction of Real-Time Xpress Credit on its
Yono platform, allowing eligible customers to get personal loans of up to Rs 35 lakh.
HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, announced the launch of a new range of co-
branded credit cards with Retailio, aimed largely at chemists and pharmacies in the merchant
market.
Retailio is the largest B2B pharma marketplace in the country.
RBI authorises a surplus transfer to the Central Government of Rs 30,307 crore.
Reserve Bank of India has sanctioned a surplus transfer to the Central Government of 30,307
crore rupees for the fiscal year 2021-22.
The board agreed to keep the Contingency Risk Buffer at 5.50 percent.
IDBI Bank has barged into a share purchase agreement to sell its remaining 25% stake in
private sector life insurer Ageas Federal Life Insurance for Rs 580 crore, making Ageas one
of the few foreign insurers to increase its stake in its Indian insurance joint venture to 74
percent after the government raised the FDI cap in the insurance sector
Federal Bank’s shareholding in the company remained at 26%.
RBL Bank, Amazon Pay, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have partnered together to deliver
universal payments interface (UPI) payments, which will include peer-to-peer and peer-to-
merchant transactions.
New Development Bank (NDB), the Brics countries’ multilateral bank based in Shanghai, will
open its first regional office in India at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City)
to address the country’s infrastructural and sustainable development needs.
World Bank has approved USD 350 million as financial aid for the Systems Reform Endeavors
for Transformed Health Achievement in Gujarat (SRESTHA-G) project.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel approved the SRESTHA-G project, after which the
proposal was forwarded to the Union Finance Ministry.
RBI: Public sector banks’ frauds down 51% to Rs 40,295 crore in FY22.

Reserve Bank of India has said that public sector banks reported over a 51 per cent fall in the
amount involved in frauds to Rs 40,295.25 crore during the financial year 2021-22 (FY22).
As many as 12 PSBs (Public Sector Banks) had reported frauds worth Rs 81,921.54 crore in
the preceding fiscal 2020-21.
According to the RBI data on frauds reported by PSBs in all categories during FY22, the
highest amount of Rs 9,528.95 crore was reported by the city-based Punjab National Bank
(PNB), involving 431 such incidents.
The country’s largest lender State Bank of India reported frauds worth Rs 6,932.37 crore in
as many as 4,192 cases — reflecting incidents of a large number of small value frauds.
Bank of India reported frauds worth Rs 5,923.99 crore (209 incidents), followed by Bank of
Baroda at Rs 3,989.36 crore (280); Union Bank of India Rs 3,939 crore (627), while Canara
Bank reported frauds worth Rs 3,230.18 crore in just 90 cases — showing that the
transactions were of high-value frauds.
PNB MetLife India Insurance Company has launched India’s first dental health insurance plan.
Union Bank of India launches Online Platform ‘Trade nxt’.
ICICI Bank and Santander UK Partner for business ease between India and UK.
HDFC Bank Launches ‘Xpress Car Loan’ Industry First Digital New Car Loan .
HDFC Bank, a private sector lender, has introduced 30-minute ‘Xpress Car Loans’, an end-to-
end digital new car loan solution for both existing and non-customers.
As it has integrated its lending application with vehicle dealers across India, it anticipates
20%–30% of clients to use this loan facility of up to Rs. 20 lakhs.
Indian Bank Launched Digital Broking Solution ‘E-Broking.
The E-Broking initiative will assist the bank in increasing its CASA (Current Account Savings
Account).
Canara Bank has launched ‘skill loans’ in association with the Additional Skill Acquisition
Programme (ASAP), Kerala, the government company under the Higher Education
Department.
Under this facility, the loan is ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh.
HDFC Life has joined the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI),
demonstrating its commitment to long-term value creation and sustainable growth.
HDFC Life is dedicated to the Responsible Investment principles (RI).
The company presently has about Rs. 2 lakh crores in assets under management.
ICICI Bank launched India’s ‘open-for-all’ digital ecosystem for MSMEs.
Anyone can use the benefits of digital solutions on the InstaBIZ app.
MSMEs customers of other banks can avail of a host of services by logging in as a ‘Guest’ in
the app. It provides sanctions of instant and paperless overdraft facility up to Rs 25 lakh
through ‘InstaOD Plus’.
Union Bank becomes first public sector bank to go live on Account Aggregator (AA)
framework.
AAs are licensed by the Reserve Bank of India to enable the flow of data between Financial
Information Providers (FIPs) and Financial Information Users (FIUs).
RBI changes the rules for banks participating in Kisan Credit Card (KCC) short-term
agricultural loan plan.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced in a circular that pending claims for the fiscal year
2021-22 can be submitted by June 30, 2023, and that they must be duly certified by statutory
auditors “as true and correct.”
The government grants banks a 2% annual interest subsidy in order to assist farmers with
short-term crop loans of up to Rs 3 lakh at a 7% annual interest rate.
Farmers that repay their loans on time will receive an additional 3% interest subsidy. The
effective interest rate for these farmers is 4%.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its latest report said India was one of the worst-hit nations
during the Covid-19 pandemic and that it will take up to 13 years for India to fully recover from
the scars of the Covid-19 pandemic.
India suffered among the biggest pandemic induced losses in the world in terms of output,
lives and livelihoods, which may take years to recover.
The pre-COVID trend growth rate works out to 6.6 per cent (CAGR for 2012-13 to 2019-20)
and excluding the slowdown years it works out to 7.1 per cent (CAGR for 2012-13 to 2016-17).
SUMMIT AND CONFERENCE IN NEWS OCTOBER 2022
14th World Spice Congress will take place in the CIDCO Exhibition and Convention Centre in
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Global Youth Climate Summit Begins in Bangladesh.
22nd World Blockchain Summit Begins in Dubai, UAE.
It is one of the most elite gatherings of the global crypto and blockchain ecosystem
India to host 90th General Assembly of INTERPOL.
The General Assembly is taking place in India after 25 years.
The last General Assembly held in India was in the year 1997
India is set to host the Shanghai Coordinators Organization national coordinator meeting in
Delhi.
The grouping was formed in 2001 and includes nine countries as its members, Russia, China,
India, Pakistan, Iran, and the four central Asian countries, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Krygyzstan,
and Kazakhstan.
9th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) and Arogya Expo, will be held in Panaji, Goa .
The theme for the 9th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) this year is ‘Ayurveda For One Health’.
Prime Minister's development initiative for North East region (PM-DevINE), was approved by the
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The PM-DevINE is a Rs 6,600 crore scheme to support infrastructure, industries, and other
Livelihood projects in northeastern states of India.
This scheme is going to be implemented during the remaining four years of the 15th Financial
Commission from 2022-2023 to 2025-2026.
Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) is set to organize a National Conference on
skilling in Non-traditional Livelihood (NTL) for girls.
The program is named “Betiyan Bane Kushal“, under the banner of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao on
the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child on 11th October 2022.
Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia inaugurated the 4th Heli-India Summit
2022.
The civil enclave will be built in Jammu for Rs 861 crore.
5th Assembly of International Solar Alliance to be held in New Delhi.
unveiled by Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh.

Ministry of MSME hosted the National SC-ST Hub Conclave in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, to raise
awareness of the National SC-ST Hub Scheme.
Indian delegation headed by the Minister of State for Culture Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal
represented at UNESCO-MONDIACULT 2022 World Conference held at Mexico City.
SUMMIT AND CONFERENCE IN NEWS SEPTEMBER 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Dairy Federation's World Dairy
Summit (IDF WDS) 2022 at the India Expo Center and Mart in Greater Noida.
The last summit in India was in 1974.
Theme : ‘Dairy for Nutrition and Livelihood’.
The success story of the Indian dairy industry, accounting for about 23% of global milk,
producing around 210 million tonnes annually, and empowering more than 8 crore dairy
farmers, will be showcased at the IDF WDS 2022.
India is the world's largest milk producer.
Uttar Pradesh is the highest milk producing state in India.
IDF Headquarter – Brussels, Belgium.
Quad group meeting will be hosted by India in New Delhi.
Quad countries (4) : India, Japan, U.S, and Australia.
Dubai hosts the first Homeopathy International Health summit.
Union Minister for Road, Transport, and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate ‘Manthan’
in Bengaluru.
The theme of Mathan is ‘IDEAS TO ACTION: Towards a smart, sustainable, road infra, mobility,
and logistics ecosystem.’
7th Edition of Bengaluru Space Expo (BSC) 2022Held in Bengaluru.
Organized by : ISRO, Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre, and
NewSpace India Limited.
The theme of the conference is ‘Nurturing the NewSpace in India‘.
The second India-Japan 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Meeting was held in Tokyo on
September 8, 2022.
Attended by the Indian Minister of Defence, Shri Rajnath Singh, the Indian Minister of External
Affairs, Dr. S. Jaishankar, the Japanese Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Mr. HAYASHI Yoshimasa,
and the Japanese Minister of Defense, Mr. HAMADA Yasukazu.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 'Centre-State Science Conclave', in
Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
The 4th Cyber Crime Investigation and Intelligence Summit-2022 is being organised by the
Madhya Pradesh Police.
India has launched Joint Whitepaper on 'Urban Wastewater Scenario in India', with Denmark at
World Water Congress and Exhibition 2022 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The ‘Urban Wastewater Scenario in India’ was facilitated by Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat along with Danish Environment Minister Lea Wermelin and Development Co-
operation Minister Flemming Moller Mortensen.
India has committed an investment of more than 140 billion dollars by 2024 in the water sector.
Varanasi city has been nominated as the first cultural and tourism capital during 2022-2023 at
the 22nd meeting of the SCO council in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
PM Modi also attended 22nd meeting of the SCO council.
Varanasi is also known as Banaras or Kashi.

India takes over SCO rotating presidency and to host SCO summit 2023.
The next meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State will be held in 2023 in India.
Iran has been admitted as a permanent member of the SCO at the Samarkand summit.
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar virtually
addressed the Leeds-2022 conference organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in New Delhi.
India has emerged as the second largest food producer in the world.
10th IBSA Trilateral Ministerial Commission conference In New York, United States.
India represented by Dr. S. Jaishankar.
Brazil represented by Carlos Alberto Franco França.
South Africa represented by Dr. Joe Phaahla.
IBSA countries : India, Brazil and South Africa.
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah to Inaugurate Dairy Cooperative Conclave in
Gangtok, Sikkim.
The conclave is being organised by the National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India (NCDFI).
Union Minister for DoNER, Tourism & Culture, G. Kishan Reddy has launched the two-day virtual
conference 'SymphoNE' to boost Tourism Sector.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched Swachh Toycathon under the Swachh
Amrit Mahotsav..
The Center for Creative Learning, IIT Gandhinagar, is MoHUA’s knowledge partner for the
initiative.
The second phase of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM 2.0) was launched on 1st October 2021 by
the Hon’ble Prime Minister with a vision of ‘Garbage Free’ cities by 2026.
SUMMIT AND CONFERENCE IN NEWS AUGUST 2022
Fourth edition of India's Clean Air Summit (ICAS) took place in Bangalore.
The Centre for Air Pollution Studies (CAPS) and the Centre for Study of Science, Technology,
and Policy (CSTEP), think-tanks have organized the summit.
20th edition of BioAsia 2023 will be hosted by the Government of Telangana.
BioAsia 2023‘s logo and theme, “Advancing for ONE: Shaping the next generation of humanised
healthcare,”
Union Home Minister Amit Shah led the 23rd Central Zonal Council Meeting in Bhopal, Madhya
Pradesh.
65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference to be host by Halifax, Canada.
Silk Mark Expo was inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Textile Darshana Jardosh in
New Delhi.
The Textile Ministry has launched various schemes including the Silk Mark Expo to boost the
textile sector in India.
IRDAI hosts its inaugural hackathon, Bima Manthan 2022.
IRDAI's inaugural hackathon, named "Innovation in Insurance."
India will host diplomats from the UNSC's 15 member countries for a special counterterrorism
meeting.
India got a 2-year term as an elected non-permanent member of the UNSC.
India will serve as the committee’s chair until 2022.
Five permanent members China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US, the Security Council.
31 July was designated Chabahar Day in Mumbai by the Ministry of Port, Shipping, and
Waterways to commemorate the Chabahar- Link to INSTC- Connecting Central Asian Markets.

Chabahar Port, located off the Gulf of Oman in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan-
Baluchistan.
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Regional Standardization Forum (RSF) for Asia
and Oceania region was hosted by the Ministry of Communication, Government of India on 08
August 2022 in New Delhi, as a part of the celebrations of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The theme of the Forum was “Regulatory and Policy aspects of Telecommunications/ICTs”.
The Regional Standardization Forum was inaugurated by Shri Devusinh Chauhan, Minister of
State for Communications.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired the seventh meeting of the Niti Aayog Governing
Council on August 07, 2022 in New Delhi.
The agenda of the meeting included:
1. crop diversification and achieving self-sufficiency in oilseeds and pulses and agri-
communities;
2. implementation of the National Education Policy-school education;
3. implementation of the National Education Policy-higher education;
4. urban governance 8th India International MSME Start-up Expo and Summit 2022 launched by
by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in New Delhi.
8th India International MSME Start-up Expo and Summit 2022 launched by by Lieutenant
Governor Manoj Sinha in New Delhi.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit 2022 held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
SUMMIT AND CONFERENCE IN NEWS JULY 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the first virtual I2U2 Summit on July 14, 2022.
The I2U2 is a four-nation grouping, where “I” stands for India and Israel, and “U” for the US and
the UAE.
PM Modi was joined by United States President Joe Biden, Israeli PM Yair Lapid and UAE
President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The main focus of the virtual meeting was on food security crisis and clean energy.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) also announced an investment of USD 2 billion to develop a
series of integrated food parks across India to help tackle food insecurity in South Asia and the
Middle East.
48th G7 Summit held in Germany.
48th G7 Summit was from 26 to 28 June 2022, under the Presidency of Germany, in Schloss
Elmau, Bavaria.
The Meeting was hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
This is the seventh time that Germany hosted the summit.
The theme of the Summit was ‘Progress towards an equitable world’.
The 2022 G7 Summit was attended by core G7 member nations which includes Canada, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan United Kingdom, United States and European Union.
Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi represented the Indian delegates in the Summit,
where he addressed issues like food security, health, gender, equality and democracy.
Group of Seven (G7) is an inter-governmental political forum of Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The European Union is a ‘non-enumerated
member’.
2022 NATO Madrid Summit was held in Madrid, Spain, from June 28 to 30, 2022.
This was the 32nd edition of the summit, since the first summit meeting held in Paris in 1957.
The Summit was chaired by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

During the Summit, NATO’s closest partners Finland and Sweden were invited to join the
Alliance.
13th Petersberg Climate Dialogue began in Berlin, Germany.
27th United Nations Climate Change conference, to be held from 6 to 18 November 2022 in
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
Former CEO of Niti Aayog, Amitabh Kant to serve as new G-20 Sherpa.
Piyush Goyal, a Union Minister, would be replaced by Kant because he is expected to resign
owing to workload.
G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) will be held in Bali, Indonesia, and it will be attended by
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, China, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United States, and United Kingdom
are among the G20 nations.
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change will be organizing “Hariyali Mahotsav” on 8th
July, 2022 at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi.
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala inaugurating
First India Animal Health Summit 2022 was held at NASC Complex, New Delhi .
CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST),
Thiruvananthapuram is organizing the International Conference on Chemistry and Applications
of Soft Materials (CASM 2022), from 25-27 July, 2022,as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
celebrations.
6th National Conclave on Mines & Minerals was held as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
legendary week celebrations in New Delhi.
Global AI Summit 2022 held in Saudi Arabia .
Theme of Global AI Summit 2022 is “Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Good of Humanity”
Japan to host 2023 G-7 Summit in Hiroshima .
The 2023 and 2024 G-7 summits will be held in Japan and Italy respectively
SUMMIT AND CONFERENCE IN NEWS JUNE 2022
Jammu and Kashmir to host G-20 meetings in 2023.

India’s representation at G20 summits has been led by Prime Minister Modi since 2014.
India will assume the Presidency of the G20 for one year from December 1, 2022, to November
30, 2023.
14th BRICS summit to be held in Beijing, China.
BRICS nations (5) - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa .
Presidents Xi Jinping of China, Vladimir Putin of Russia, Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, and Cyril
Ramaphosa of South Africa were present as Modi delivered the statements.
Accounting for 41% of the world’s population, 24% of its GDP, and 16% of its commerce.
12th World Trade Organization's (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC12) opened at WTO
headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
World Trade Organization's (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) was co-hosted by
Kazakhstan.
Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for the Government of India, left for Portugal to attend the
Lisbon UN Ocean Conference, 2022.
On the topic of Scaling up Ocean Action based on Science and Innovation for the
implementation of Goal 14.
India is advancing the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, 2021–2030.

Union Minister of State for M/o Food Processing Industries, Prahlad Singh Patel has
inaugurated the National Conference on Millets.
The theme of the conference is ‘The Future Super Food for India’ in New Delhi, organised by
industry body ASSOCHAM with the support of M/o Food Processing Industries.
Millets all around the globe as India is now the 5th largest exporter of millets globally.
The year 2023 will be the international year of millets.
India is the largest producer of millet in the world.
Rajasthan is the largest producer of millets in India.
Europe’s biggest startup conference, “Vivatech 2020” has recognized India as the “country of
the year.”
Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini
Vaishnaw inaugurated the India pavilion at the technology exhibition Vivatech 2020, held in
Paris, France.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari kicks off the Industrial Decarbonization Summit 2022 In New Delhi.
Inaugurating the Industrial Decarbonization Summit 2022 (IDS-2022) – Road Map for Carbon
Neutrality by 2070.
8th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians hosted in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt to address
climate change.
Organized by the House of Representatives and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
Nagaland’s first woman elected as Member of Parliament to Rajya Sabha, S. Phangon Konyak
is representing India at the Conference.
1st-ever India-EU Security and Defence Consultations held in Brussels, Belgium..
Prime Minister Modi Virtually Addressed Rotary International Convention 2022.
Eliminate tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the worldwide objective of 2030.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the 'Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE)
Movement', a global initiative, and asserted that its vision is to live a lifestyle that is in tune with
our planet.
The launch initiated ‘LiFE Global Call for Papers’ .
The idea of LiFE was introduced by the Prime Minister during COP-26 in Glasgow last year.
Gujarat will host the two-day National Education Ministers’ Conference.
The meeting will be attended by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
118th India-Pakistan Bilateral Meeting on the Indus Water Treaty to be held in New Delhi.
Permanent Indus Commission conference, which is held yearly under the Indus Waters Treaty
(IWT) 1960, began with India and Pakistan.
The Indian delegation was led by Shri A.K. Pal.
Pakistan delegation was led by Mr Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah.
8th edition of the World Cities Summit 2022 will be held in Singapore.
The theme of WCS 2022 is “Liveable and Sustainable Cities: Emerging Stronger”.
World Summit of Information Society (WSIS) 2022 held in Geneva, Switzerland.
Fiji is hosted the virtual 17th Asia Media Summit 2022.
SUMMIT AND CONFERENCE IN NEWS JUNE 2022
3rd Global Organic Expo 2022 starts in New Delhi.

Theme : “Profitability for Humanity”.

Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs, attended the 7th BRICS
Culture Ministers’ Meeting via video conference, which was hosted by the People’s Republic of
China.
The Ministers approved the BRICS Action Plan 2022-2026, which aims to expand cultural
cooperation and execute the 2015 BRICS Cultural Cooperation Agreement.
Quad Summit is held in Tokyo, Japan on 24th May 2022.
Quad includes four countries India, the US, Japan, and Australia.
World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting kicks off in Davos, Switzerland.
The Indian delegation will be led by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education and Skill Development, launched the
North East Research Conclave (NERC) 2022 at IIT Guwahati.
Indian team, led by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender
Yadav, arrived in Abidjan, Cote D Ivoire, for the UN Convention on Combating Desertification’s
15th Conference of Parties (UNCCD COP15).
(UNCCD COP15) will take place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used video conferencing to address the Utkarsh Samaroh in
Bharuch, Gujarat.
'Enterprise India National Coir Conclave 2022' was inaugurated at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, by
Union Minister for MSME Shri Narayan Rane.
Semicon India Conference-2022 will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Bengaluru will host this three-day conference.
Estonia hosts the world’s largest cyber exercise.
PM Modi attends 2nd India-Nordic summit in Copenhagen, Denmark.
AGREEMENT, SIGN & MoU IN NEWS OCTOBER 2022
Mahindra Finance partnered with India Post Payments Bank to Boost Credit Access.
Google partners with Assam Government to power digitalled learning.
Project Excel is being implemented in the Gujarati districts of Jamnagar and Dwaraka
Devbhumi by UNDP with Arya.ag and FWWB.
International Cricket Council (ICC) and UNICEF have launched a global partnership to
empower women and girls and promote inclusion and gender equality through cricket.
Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) signed MoU with Coal India (CIL) and NLC India for setting
up Coal Gasification based plants.
BHEL aims to set up a Coal Ammonium Nitrate Project with CIL.
Tata Power partnered with 75F Smart Innovations for energy-efficiency solutions.
Ashok Leyland, IIT Madras tie up to develop hybrid EVS Using Turbine Tech.
Haryana Govt and Dubai ink an MoU for Economic Cooperation.

India and US announced the launch of a new energy task force to support the large-scale
integration of renewable energy needed to support the clean energy transition.
India and Japan signed an MoU to develop scientific collaboration for Indian Ayurveda.
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan, and the All
India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) signed an MoU.
The NSIC, a Govt of India Enterprise under the Ministry of MSME, signed MoU with the Utkarsh
Small Finance Bank.
India-New Zealand Navies sign pact on White Shipping Information Exchange.
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Central Financial institution Of Oman
signed a historic MoU to launch the Rupay debit card in Oman.
India signed an agreement with Armenia to export missiles, rockets & ammunition.
Royal Society of Chemistry and CSIR collaborate for chemistry in Indian schools.
AGREEMENT, SIGN & MoU IN NEWS SEPTEMBER 2022
Air India Signs Agreement With Willis Lease For Aircraft Engines.
Air India announced that it has signed a definitive sale and lease back agreement with
Nasdaq-listed Willis Lease Finance Corporation for 34 CFM56-5B engines installed on its
Airbus A320 family fleet.
TerraPay, a Dutch payments infrastructure company has joined forces with India's NPCI
International Payments (NIPL) to facilitate cross-border transactions for Indian consumers
and merchants.
Electronics Sector Skill Council of India (ESSCI) signed a memorandum of understanding
(MoU) with Samsung India to train Indian youth.
Hero MotoCorp tie-up with HPCL to set up EV charging infrastructure.
India, Egypt sign MoU to bolster defence cooperation in mutual interest sectors.
The MoU was signed by Defence Ministry of India Rajnath Singh and General Mohamed Zaki
from Egypt at a meeting in Cairo.
Amity University Uttar Pradesh signed an MoU with the Indian Navy to form a long-term
relationship for Academic cooperation.
IBM and IIT Madras collaborate to promote quantum computing in India.
MeitY Startup Hub and Meta Collaborate to speed up XR technology startups in India.
Anil Agarwal-led-Vedanta Limited and Foxconn Group will invest more than Rs 1.54 lakh crore
to set up an semiconductor ecosystem in Gujarat.
SBI-WAARE collaborate: The largest solar panel producer in India, WAAREE, has an
agreement with SBI for unsecured solar project financing through the Surya Shakti Solar
Finance Scheme.

National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), Indian
Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) and Indian School of Business (ISB) Signs MoU to offer
Entrepreneurial Programmes to India’s Youth.
Airtel partnered with Odisha to offer Bill Payment Solution.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina gives green signal for Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Agreement (CEPA) with India.
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
Smiths Detection to manufacture scanning systems.
Adobe and All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) collaborate to promote digital
literacy in India.
ICICI Bank and National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation(NMDFC) ink an
Agreement for development of banking software.
Tata Steel and Punjab govt inked an MoU to establish steel facility in Kadiana Khurd in
Ludhiana’s Hitech Valley .
India becomes second largest steel producer of Crude Steel after China.
Andhra Pradesh signs MoU with Parley for the Oceans', a U.S.-based company that works for
plastic-waste management.
Founder of Parley for the Oceans, Cyrill Gutsch.
AGREEMENT, SIGN & MoU IN NEWS AUGUST 2022
Airports Authority of India (AAI) and LFV Air Navigation Services of Sweden inks an MoU for
sustainable aviation Tech.
Hero Electric Partners with Jio-BP for Charging & Battery swapping.
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries and British oil giant BP, called Jio-BP.
Royal Enfield tie-up with UNESCO to promote cultural heritage of India, beginning with the
Himalayas.
SIDBI and Tata Power Renewable Microgrid Ltd (TPRMG) collaborated to support green
entrepreneurs.
SIDBI would also support credit connections through its PRAYAAS scheme.
Godrej Agrovet signed agreements with Assam, Manipur, and Tripura for Palm Oil.
IREDA and Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Technology Ltd.
(MAHAPREIT) sign an MoU to provide loans for green energy projects.
TCS partnership with five star bank to offer hyper-personalised customer experience.
'Five Star Bank' on its digital transformation journey.
MasterCard tie-up with badminton players to promote digital payments in India.
Mastercard announced that Badminton players Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, Satwiksairaj
Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will come on board as brand ambassadors.
Yes Bank partners with SellerApp to promote the adoption of Open Network Digital
Commerce (ONDC)..

Kerala Development and Innovation Strategy Council (K-DISC) inks MoU with LinkedIn to
Promote Employability.
Paytm tie-up with Samsung stores to deploy smart point-of-sale (PoS) devices.
Paytm through its postpaid or buy-now-pay-later service will provide a credit limit of up to Rs
60,000 per month.
National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) tie-up
with Hindustan Unilever Ltd to develop entrepreneurial skills.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Bangladesh ink MoU to supply emergency
petroleum products.
Agreement Between NPCI and IIT Kanpur for Research Collaboration.
For next “Make in Odisha” summit in 2022, Odisha and FICCI ink an MoU.
NSE and BSE approve of Zee’s merger with Sony Pictures.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Signed Extended Fund Facility(EFF) With Pakistan.
India and Malaysia bodies signs deal to support palm oil business.
Google unveils ‘India Ki Udaan’ to Celebrate 75 Years Of Independence.
Uttar Pradesh Govt appoints Deloitte India as consultant to achieve the target of $1 trn
economy.
India-Maldives ink six pacts during 4-day visit of Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
to India.
PM Modi even announced a Line of Credit of USD 100 million (one million = 10 lakh) for
Maldives, for the completion of development projects in a time-bound manner.
AGREEMENT, SIGN & MoU IN NEWS JULY 2022
Egypt inks MoU with India to build green hydrogen factory in Suez Canal Economic Zone worth
$8 billion.
ADB approves USD 96.3 million loan for safe drinking water project in Himachal Pradesh.
World Bank clears US$1 billion loan for PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission.
India inks MoU with Namibia for reintroduction of Cheetahs.

These cheetahs will be stationed in the Kuno-Palpur National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh.
Cheetahs are the fastest land animal in the world and Namibia has the world’s largest
population of cheetahs.
One of India’s largest financial deals, Axis Bank-Citi merger, gets approved by Competition
Commission of India.

Flipkart said that it had signed an agreement with the Bihar State Skill Development Mission
to start the SCOA projects in the state.
MoU signed between RBI and Bank Indonesia to further their shared cooperation.
RIL tie-up with Athletics Federation of India to support Indian Athlete.
Vedanta collaborates with company started from IIT Madras and deployed T-Pulse HSSE
Monitoring System across all of its business units.
Coffee Board to collaborate with ISRO to develop climate-resistant varieties.
Central Coffee Research Institute (CCRI) in the Chikmagalur district of Karnataka.
Brazil is the world's largest coffee producer.
Karnataka is the largest coffee production in India.
Rashtriya Raksha University, DroneAcharya tie up to set Remote Pilot Training Centre.
Tata Power made a deal with the Tamil Nadu Govt to invest Rs. 3000 crore in construction of
a new solar cell and module manufacturing facility in Tirunelveli..
Singapore-based IGSS signs MoU to set up 300-acre semiconductor park in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin at the event to sign an MoU between Guidance Tamil
Nadu and the Singapore-based IGSS Ventures at the State Secretariat in Chennai.
Star Health and IDFC FIRST Bank joined together to offer Bancassurance.
AGREEMENT, SIGN & MoU IN NEWS JUNE 2022
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) signed an MoU with Belarusian Company for supply of
Airborne Defence Suite.
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) have approved the
merger of multiplex chain PVR and Inox Leisure..
YES BANK and RuPay entered into a strategic cooperation with CARD91.
PhonePe and Kotak General Insurance come Together to Provide Motor Insurance.
Zomato and Jio-bp have entered into an agreement to support Zomato’s commitment towards
“The Climate Group’s EV100 initiative of 100 per cent EV fleet by 2030.”.
France signs agreement to accept UPI payments and RuPay cards from India.
So far, countries such as Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Bhutan, and Nepal have
adopted India’s UPI payment system.
LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, will invest USD 5,00,000 (Rs 3.88 crore)
in partnership with United Nation's Women to advance women's economic empowerment..
HDFC Bank signs MoU with 100X.VC to support startups.
BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution (PartNIR) Innovation Center and the BRICS
New Growth Bank (NDB) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)..

UPEIDA has inked MoUs with the State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of Baroda, Punjab National
Bank, and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for Uttar Pradesh.
India & Canada inked MoU on Climate Action for Stronger Cooperation.
Airtel Payments Bank has partnered with Muthoot Finance to offer gold loans through Airtel
Thanks app.
Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed the first Arab free trade deal.
AGREEMENT, SIGN & MoU IN NEWS MAY 2022
Uttarakhand Govt and BPCL inked MoU for renewable energy projects.
India-Jordan struck an agreement to cooperate in fertilisers sector.
UNDP and Agriculture Ministry signs MoU for Credit Strategic Partnership.
Prasar Bharati and ORTM inked MOU on cooperation and collaboration in Broadcasting.
Indian Navy’s P-8i Fleet host to Boeing and Air Works collaboration.
Ministry of Skill Development signs MoU with ISRO to begin its Training Program.
Indo-German Green Hydrogen Task Force established after India and Germany inked a joint
declaration of intent.
India has lofty goals in terms of the energy transition. By 2030, it will have added 500 GW of
non-fossil fuel capacity.
Qualcomm India has teamed up with MeiTY’s C-DAC to assist Indian chipset startups.
Telangana and Google have inked a MOU on Digital Economy for Young and Women
entrepreneurs.
BOOKS AND AUTHORS IN NEWS 2022
OCTOBER 2022

Book Name Authors Name
From dependence to Self-Reliance: Mapping
Bimal Jalan
India’s Rise as a Global Superpower
The Corbett Papers Akshay Shah & Stephen Alter
The Philosophy of Modern Song Bob Dylan
SEPTEMBER 2022
Muskurate Chand Lamhe aur Kuchh
Jiwesh Nandan
Khamoshiyan
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay – Jeevan Darshan
Bajrang Lal Gupta
Aur Samsamyikta
Will Power: The Inside Story of the Incredible
Sjoerd Marijne
Turnaround in Indian Women’s Hockey
Rajini’s Mantras: Life lessons from India’s
P.C. Balasubramanian
most-loved Superstar
Crimson Spring Navtej Sarna
Forging Mettle : Nrupender Rao and the Pennar
Pavan C. Lall
Story
Divorce and Democracy: A History of Personal
Saumya Saxena.
Law in Post-Independence India
The Hero of Tiger Hill Subedar Major Yadav
Indian Banking in Retrospect – 75 years of
Ashutosh Raravikar
Independence
Free Fall: My Experiments with Living Mallika Sarabhai
India’s Economy From Nehru To Modi:: A Brief
Pulapre Balakrishnan
History
AUGUST 2022
Lion of the Skies: Hardit Singh Malik, the Royal
Stephen Barker
Air Force and the First World War
Dangerous Earth Ellen Prager
Lockdown Lyrics Sanjukta Dash
Rusty Skies and Golden Winds Sannidhya Sharma
JULY 2022

"In the Shadow of a Legend: Dilip Kumar" Faisal Farooqui

Viswananthan Anand’s memoir “Mind Master:
Susan Ninan
Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life”
Prarthna Batra & Launched by Sakshi
‘Getting the Bread: The Gen-Z Way to Success’
Malik.
The McMahon line: A century of discord JJ Singh
“BEYOND THE MISTY VEIL” Aradhana Johri
JUNE 2022
The India Story Bimal Jalan

Biography title “Gautam Adani: The Man Who
RN Bhaskar
Changed India”
The Life and Times of George Fernandes Rahul Ramagundam
Business of Sports: The Winning Formula for
Vinit Karnik
Success
Ashtang Yoga Sonu Phogat
MAY 2022
Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure Ruskin Bond
A Place Called Home Preeti Shenoy

Leaders, Politicians, Citizens: Fifty Figures Who
Rasheed Kidwai
Influenced India’s Politics
The Alchemist Paulo Coelho
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS IN NEWS SEPTEMBER 2022
President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. intelligence
contractor Edward Snowden.

Giorgia Meloni looks set to become Italy’s first woman prime minister.
Meloni will take over from Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been appointed prime
minister .
G4 grouping comprising India, Japan, Germany and Brazil expressed their concern over lack
of any “meaningful” forward movement on long-pending reform of the UN Security Council
(UNSC) and demanded “urgency” on the issue.
Palm oil Alliance formed by 5 South Asian Countries India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
and Nepal.
Chinese Scientists create world’s first cloned wild Arctic wolf ‘Maya’.
Project “Saaras” for menstruation health launched by Israeli embassy in Ghaziabad, Uttar
Pradesh.
World Bank approved a USD 1 billion loan to support India's efforts for providing social
assistance to the poor and vulnerable households, severely impacted by the COVID-19
pandemic.
The “Accelerating India’s COVID-19 Social Protection Response Program”.
China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to join hands on moon rover missions.
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) of the UAE and the China National Space
Agency (CNSA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work together on the
UAE’s moon missions.
Typhoon Nanmadol has recorded furious winds and rainfall in several parts of Japan.
Typhoon Nanmadol is the 14th typhoon in Japan.
Typhoon Nanmadol is one of the biggest storms to hit Japan in years.
UNICEF appointed Vanessa Nakate, a 25--year--old climate activist from Uganda as the
Goodwill Ambassador of the UN Children’s Fund.
Norwegian central bank develops National digital currency using Ethereum.
Qimingxing-50: China’s First Fully Solar-powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV).
India will look to resume buying crude oil from Iran.

Iraq was India’s biggest oil supplier, followed by Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
North Korea passes law authorising nuclear strikes as form of defence.
Indian students receive the most student visas from the US in 2022.
Volker Turk ( from Austria) set to become next UN human rights chief.
Volker Turk replaces Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria.
First Indian Defence Minister to visit Mongolia, Rajnath Singh was gifted a majestic horse
"Tejas" by President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh.
US has approved a whopping USD 450 million F-16 fighter jet fleet sustainment programme to
Pakistan.
Suella Braverman is UK's new Home Secretary.

Bankrupt Sri Lanka agreed a conditional $2.9 billion bailout with International Monetary Fund.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS IN NEWS AUGUST 2022
Two U.S. Navy warships sailed through international waters in the Taiwan Strait, the first such
operation since a visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi enraged China which
regards the island as its territory.
South Korea breaks its own record for the world’s lowest fertility rate.
South Korea has once again shattered its own record for the world’s lowest fertility rate.
South Korean women were estimated, based on 2021 data, to have an average of just 0.81
children over their lifetimes, down from 0.84 a year earlier. The number of newborns declined
in 2021 to 260,600, which equates to about 0.5% of the population.
World’s first fleet of hydrogen passenger trains by Germany.
Alstom is a French company that manufactures trains, and these trains are operated by
regional rail company LNVG on routes between the Northern towns of Cuxhaven,
Bremerhaven, Bremervoerda, and Buxtehude.
For The First Time, India TO Take Over The G20 Presidency By December 2022.
South Korea and the United States Began their Largest Joint Military Drills.
This year, the annual summertime exercise has been renamed ‘Ulchi Freedom Shield’ and it
is scheduled to end on 1st September 2022.
India has served as the primary investor in Chabahar port, as New Delhi sees the port as a
way to access Afghan and Central Asian markets without relying on Pakistan’s land routes.
Chabahar port is located in Iran.
Scotland‘s largest-ever repatriation of items from a single collection, Glasgow’s museums
have returned seven artefacts to India, including a stone door jamb stolen from a Hindu
temple in Uttar Pradesh.
Greece’s left enhanced European union scrutiny after 12 years of pain.
External affairs minister S Jaishankar unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Paraguay.
NASA has announced the identification of 13 candidate landing regions near the Moon's South
Pole for the Artemis III mission, the first crewed mission to the Moon's surface since 1972.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has named India’s Electronics and Information
Technology Secretary, Alkesh Kumar Sharma to a panel of eminent experts on internet
governance.
UK become first nation to approve Moderna Covid booster vaccination.
Covid booster vaccination targets both the original strain of COVID-19 and the more recent
Omicron version
William Ruto is declared Kenya’s next president.
Kenya Capital: Nairobi; Currency : Shilling.

Mexican President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador has proposed that the top commission
should include Pope Francis, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, and Indian PM
Narendra Modi.
Argentina’s Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Rios has been named Head of Mission and Chief
Military Observer for the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
(UNMOGIP).
Russian rocket has successfully launched an Iranian satellite into orbit from southern
Kazakhstan.
An Iranian satellite named Khayyam into orbit by the Soyuz rocket from the Russia-leased
Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan.
Gustavo Petro sworn in as first leftist President of Colombia.
Colombia Capital : Bogota; Currency: peso.
After Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House, left the island, China began its largest-ever
military drills encircling Taiwan.
Sweden and Finland approved to join NATO by US Senate.
James Marape sworn in as Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea for 2nd term.
2022 BRICS Games to be held online in September 2022.

This means that the athletes from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) will
compete online.
The 2022 BRICS Games will feature only three competitive games as medal events, which are
breakdancing, chess and Wushu (Chinese martial arts).
The Game is being organised by China, as the host of the 14th BRICS Summit held in June
2022.
Singapore gives National Monument Status to Padang, where Netaji’s famous Call ‘Chalo Dilli’
was immortalised.
Singapore government has declared the iconic green site Padang, as its 75th national
monument on August 09, 2022, the day which marked the 57th National Day of Singapore.
Padang is the large open field site in Singapore, from where Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose gave
the slogan of ‘Delhi Chalo’ in July 1943.
A US Navy Ship named USNS Charles Drew arrived at L&T’s Katupalli Shipyard at Ennore,
near Chennai, on August 07, 2022. for undertaking repairs and maintenance.
South Korea launches its first lunar orbiter ‘Danuri’.
South Korea launched its first lunar orbiter or ‘Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter’ on August 05,
2022.
This move is in line with the vision to land a probe on the moon by 2030.
The 678 kg (1,495 lb) Orbiter is nicknamed as Danuri, which means “Enjoy the Moon”.
The launch took place on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral U.S. Space
Force Station.
Once the mission is successful, South Korea will become the only seventh lunar explorer
country in the world and the fourth in Asia, after China, Japan and India.
Zimbabwe launches gold coin as legal tender to tackle inflation and boost currency.
South Korea, the US, Japan holds Multilateral Pacific Dragon missile defence exercise.

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.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS IN NEWS JULY 2022
Miners in Angola unearths rare pink diamond ‘Lulo Rose’; largest in 300 years.
A rare pink rough diamond has been discovered by the miners at Lulo diamond Mine, in
Angola, and is touted to be the largest pink diamond discovered in the last 300 years.
The diamond has been titled as ‘The Lulo Rose’.
It is 170-carat in purity and weighs 34 grams.
The Lulo alluvial diamond mine is owned by the Lucapa Diamond Company, an Australia-
based company engaged in the mining and exploration of diamond projects in Angola.
Russia to withdraw International Space Station (ISS) after 2024.
NASA and its other space station partners wants to operate ISS until 2030 .
ISS was launched in 1998 jointly by five space agencies, namely, Russia, the US, Japan,
Canada and Europe.
Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and Indian Navy undertook a Maritime Partnership
Exercise (MPX) on July 23, 2022 in Andaman Sea.
From India, an offshore patrol vessel INS Sukanya participated and from Japan JS Samidare.
Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah appointed as new Prime Minister of Kuwait.
Kuwait Capital – Kuwait City; Currency – Kuwaiti Dinar.
Government of India contributed USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works
Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), on July 22, 2022.
This is the first half portion of the annual contribution of total US $5 million from India to
UNRWA.
UNRWA headquarters : Amman, Jordan and Gaza, Palestinian Authority.
China launches second of three space station modules, ‘Wentian’.
Chinese space agency successfully launched the second of three modules needed to
complete its new Tiangong space station, under its ambitious space programme.
The uncrewed craft is named Wentian, which literally means “quest for the heavens”.
The first and central module called Tiangong, which means “heavenly palace”, was launched
in April 2021.
The third and final module named Mengtian, is scheduled to be launched in October 2022.
India was top remittance recipient in 2021 receiving $87 billion , according to a report
released by World Health Organisation .
The top source country for remittance outflows in current USD in 2021 was United States.
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi Resigns.
Veteran Sri Lankan politician and six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been
elected as the ninth President of the Island nation by the Parliament.
Wickremesinghe secured 134 votes in the presidential election by the 225-member
parliament on July 20, 2022.

United Kingdom government has launched an “Aviation Passenger Charter” to help
passengers know their rights incase they face problems at airports.
According to the United Nations’ World Population Prospects (WPP) 2022 report, the global
population is estimated to reach eight billion in mid- November ( November 15, 2022).
The report also states that India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous
country during 2023.
The global population is estimated to grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050.
NASA researchers successfully launched CAPSTONE spacecraft to the moon from New
Zealand.
The launch took place on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket.
Mission CAPSTONE stands for Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology
Operations and Navigation Experiment.
Bajram Begaj takes the oath as Albania’s President.
Mountaineer Wasifa Nazreen became the first person from Bangladesh to ascend Pakistan’s
administered K2, the second-highest mountain peak.
She scaled the K2 mountain peak, which is 8611 metres (28,251 ft) high.
Kamal Haasan has been given the prestigious Golden Visa by the United Arab Emirates.
Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

Gunawardena, parliamentarian of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) will be the world’s first Intermodal Partner of Star Alliance.
United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has announced his resignation as
Conservative Party.
Yair Lapid takes over as 14th Prime Minister of Israel.
Leader of Yesh Atid Party, Yair Lapid has been officially became the 14th prime minister of
Israel, after replacing the Naftali Benett.
Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on US Supreme Court.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. takes oath as Philippine president.

Philippines Capital: Manila; Currency: Philippine peso.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS IN NEWS JUNE 2022
US and its allies, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and the United Kingdom, have launched a
new initiative called Partners in the Blue Pacific for effective and efficient cooperation with
the region’s small island nations in response to China’s aggressive push to expand its sphere
of influence in the Pacific.

United Kingdom announces 75 scholarships for Indian students on 75th year of
Independence.
British Council in India is offering around 18 scholarships for women in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) covering over 12,000 courses across more than 150 UK
universities.
Iran, Argentina applies to join China and Russia in BRICS club.
Iran has submitted an application to become a member in the group of emerging economies
known as the BRICS. Iran's membership in the BRICS group.
Commonwealth of Nations now has 56 member nations after the admission of Togo and
Gabon.
China launched Three New Yagon-35 remote Sensing Satellites from the Xichang Satellite
Launch Centre in the Sichuan Province in southwest China.
South Korea sent its first satellite into orbit using a domestic Nuri rocket.
In Sri Lanka, the government has amended the minimum age limit for women leaving for
foreign employment as domestic aides to 21 years of age.
Saudi Arab has been set at 25 years, and 23 years for the other countries in the Middle East.
Khuvsul Lake National Park of Mangolia has been added to the World Network of Biosphere
Reserve of UNESCO.
‘Fujian,’ China’s third most advanced domestically built aircraft carrier launched.
Hamza Abdi Barre appointed as PM of Somalia.
Japan to participate in NATO summit In Madrid Spain for the first time.
Radha Iyengar Plumb, an Indian-American, is currently the Chief of Staff to the Deputy
Secretary of Defense.
US President Joe Biden has nominated Radha Iyengar Plumb to a top Pentagon position.
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has
organized an eight-day long mango festival in Bahrain.
Arati Prabhakar to be appointed as science adviser to the President of US.
Russia has overtaken Saudi Arabia to become India's second-biggest supplier of oil behind
Iraq .
Iraq remained the top supplier to India.
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted an India-sponsored resolution on
multilingualism that mentions the Hindi language for the first time.
Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, and Switzerland were elected to the United Nations
Security Council as non-permanent members for the 2023-2024 term.
India’s two-year stint as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council will
finish in December 2022.
G4 nations of Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan.
Members of the European Parliament have voted to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars
by 2035.
European Parliament Headquarters : Strasbourg, France;

New York state legislature is a world first, to pass the law for Digital Electronics.
The "right to repair" bill enacted by the requiring digital electronics makers.
China launched a Crewed Mission Shenzhou-14 to build the Tiangong Space Station.
A Long March-2F rocket carrying the spacecraft Shenzhou-14, or “Divine Vessel,” and its
three astronauts took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert in
northwest China.
UN to grant humanitarian assistance of $48 million to Sri Lanka amid crisis.
Fourteen NATO allies along with two NATO partner nations, Finland and Sweden, are
currently participating in the exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS 22) with over 45 ships,
more than 75 aircraft and 7,500 personnel.
BALTOPS 22 is expected to arrive at Kiel, Germany.
United Nations has changed the Republic of Turkey’s country name at the organisation from
“Turkey” to “Türkiye”, following a request from Ankara for the change.
Turkiye Capital: Ankara; Currency : lira.
Bangladesh remains the top recipient of COVID 19 vaccines under the COVAX.
Canadian government has introduced legislation that would put a freeze on importing, buying
or selling handguns.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS IN NEWS MAY 2022
World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have
released the first Global Report on Assistive Technology (GReAT).
UAE is the first Gulf country to report a monkeypox case.
The Czech Republic and Slovenia became the first countries outside of Africa to disclose
cases.
monkeypox virus (MPV or MPXV) is a DNA virus that causes monkeypox in humans and other
animals. It belongs to the family Poxviridae and the genus Orthopoxvirus.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted trade transactions with Sri Lanka to be handled in
Indian Rupees (INR), outside the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) mechanism.
Indian government guaranteed a term loan of $1 billion granted to Sri Lanka by the State Bank
of India to finance.
ACU Its headquarters are in Tehran, Iran.
Belgium becomes first country to make quarantine compulsory for monkeypox patients.
Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health, speaking at the 75th World Health Assembly in
Geneva, advocated for simplifying WHO's vaccine and treatment approval procedures.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Jose Ramos-Horta has been sworn in as president of East Timor
(Timor-Leste).
East Timor Capital: Dili; Currency: United States Dollar
Labor Party leader, Anthony Albanese sworn in as Australia’s new prime minister.
Anthony Albanese became the country’s 31st Prime Minister.

Australia Capital: Canberra; Currency: Australian dollar.
National Geographic Society has installed the "world's highest weather station" on Mount
Everest at an altitude of 8,830 metres.
Elisabeth Borne was appointed France's new Prime Minister to become the second woman
after Edith Cresson.
Borne, succeeds Jean Castex.
France Capital: Paris; Currency: Euro,President: Emmanuel Macron.
Somalia elects Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as new president
World’s largest suspension bridge has opened to travellers in the Czech Republic.
Sky Bridge 721 is the name given to it.
It measures 721 metres (2,365 feet) in length. Tourists will enter at a height of 1,125 metres
and depart at a height of 10 metres.
Indian Government has prohibited wheat exports, claiming a threat to food security, partially
owing to the conflict in Ukraine and as a blistering heatwave reduced supply.
China is the world's largest wheat producer. (India 2nd ranked)
Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of wheat in India.
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan appointed President of UAE.
UAE Capital: Abu Dhabi; Currency: dirham
World’s Largest Glass Bottom Bridge was opened in Vietnam.
It is called as Vietnam’s Bach Long pedestrian bridge which is 632m (2,073ft) long and located
150m (492ft) above a huge jungle.
Czech Republic has been approved to replace Russia on the UN Human Rights Council.
South Korea became the first Asian country join in North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence.
Yoon Suk-yeol takes oath as South Korea’s new president.
South Korea Capital: Seoul; Currency: Won
Rodrigo Chaves Takes Office as New President of Costa Rica.
Capital : San José ; Currency : Colon
Indonesia has stopped imports of agricultural products from India.
UN organizations launch plan to catalyse action by 2025 on energy commitments.
FAO’s flagship released its publication “The State of the World’s Forests”.
PM Modi addressed the association with Canada at divulge of Sardar Patel statue.
The statue was a smaller counterpart of the Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Gujarat.
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) exercise, Defender Europe 2022 (DE22) and Swift
Response 2022 (SR22) began on May 01, 2022, aimed at building preparedness and
interoperability between Allies and partners of the United States (US) and NATO.
Brazil landscape garden Sitio Burle Marx receives UNESCO World Heritage status.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS IN NEWS SEPTEMBER 2022
Supreme Court has declared that all women have the right to safe and legal abortions up to
24 weeks of pregnancy, no matter their marital status.
The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act of 1971 had made it illegal for unmarried women
who were 20–24 weeks pregnant after having consenting intercourse to have a legal abortion.
Hitachi Astemo installed its India’s first ground-mounted solar power plant of 3 megawatts
(MW) at its Jalgaon manufacturing plant.
Hitachi is working to reduce its carbon emissions and become carbon neutral by 2050.
One of the subsidiaries of the Japanese firm Hitachi, Hitachi Astemo was established in 2021.
Popular Front of India (PFI) and its affiliates were banned by the Centre for a period of five
years.
Ministry of Rural Development Launches the JALDOOT App.
JALDOOT App will be used all throughout the nation to record the water level of a village’s
chosen one to three wells.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raids nationwide against Child Abuse material under
Operation Megha Chakra.
The Center released the “Sign Learn” smartphone app, a 10,000-word lexicon for Indian Sign
Language (ISL).
India to Invest $30 billion for 4G, 5G Connectivity to Every Village.
India’s under-5 mortality rate declines by 3 points.

India’s under-5 mortality rate has significantly decreased by three points from 2019 (annual
fall rate: -8.6%). (32 per 1,000 live births in 2020 against 35 per 1000 live births in 2019). In
rural areas, it is 36; in urban areas, it is 21.
According to the research, Kerala (6) had the lowest IMR while Madhya Pradesh (43) had the
highest.
The national Crude Birth Rate (CBR) for 2020 is 19.5, representing a decrease of 0.2
percentage points from 2019. The survey noted that among the larger states/UTs, Kerala
(13.2) had the lowest CBR while Bihar (25.5) had the highest.
The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) for the nation decreased from 2.1 in 2019 to 2.0 in 2020, per the
data. The greatest TFR in 2020 was reported by Bihar (3.0), while the lowest TFRs were
reported by Delhi, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal (1.4).
India is set to host its maiden MotoGP World Championships race at the Buddh International
Circuit in Greater Noida in 2023.
Union cabinet approved the second tranche of the Performance Linked incentive (PLI)
scheme on ‘National programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules’ for achieving
manufacturing capacity of Giga Watt (GW) scale to boost manufacturing of solar photovoltaic
(PV) modules in India.
The second tranche of the PLI scheme for the national programme on 'high efficiency solar
PV modules' has been approved with an outlay of Rs. 19,500 crore.
The government has also set a target of 500GW of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil
sources by 2030 would roughly mean a capacity of 280-300GW of solar energy.
Ratan Tata, KT Thomas, and Kariya Munda have been nominated as trustees of the PM CARES
Fund.

India's Presidency of the Asia-Pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD), has been
extended for one more year.
Election Commission of India has released a new digital publication 'BLO e-Patrika' at an
interactive session held with BLOs spread across the states in India.
India’s First Forest University to be Established in Telangana.
Gulam Ali, a Gurjar Muslim from Jammu and Kashmir, has been nominated to Rajya Sabha by
President Droupadi Murmu.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is building the National Maritime Heritage Complex
at the historic Indus Valley civilization region of Lothal in Gujarat with a total cost of 3500
crores rupees.
The per capita government spending on healthcare has increased by 74 per cent since 2013-
14.
As per National Health Accounts Estimates India 2018-19.
The government’s share in current health expenditure has increased from 23.2 per cent in
2013-14 to 34.5 per cent in 2018-19.
Ministry of AYUSH celebrates Ayurveda Day every year on Dhanvantari Jayanti and this year
it will be celebrated on 23 October.
The theme for the celebration is ‘Har Din Har Ghar Ayurveda’.
NITI Aayog and World Resources Institute (WRI), launched India's first National Electric
Freight Platform- E-FAST India (Electric Freight Accelerator for Sustainable Transport-India).
The Places of Worship Act 1991 was passed by parliament during the Ram Janmabhoomi
movement.
The Act was introduced to promote peace, harmony and brotherhood.
The main objective of the Act is to maintain the religious character of any such place as it
existed on the 15th day of August 1947 (at the time of Independence).
Central Vista Project related to New Rashtrapati Bhavan.
By 2024, the project is expected to be finished.
Center stated in September 2022, the Rajpath and Central Vista lawns will be renamed
Kartavya Path. The National Stadium in Delhi is reached by travelling from Rashtrapati
Bhavan on Raisina Hill through Vijay Chowk and India Gate.
Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs proposed a Central Vista redevelopment project
in 2019.
Bimal Patel is the architect of the Central Vista Project.
Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker are two architects credited to have designed the city of
New Delhi.
Rashtrapati Bhawan was also designed by both these architects.
Union Cabinet had approved a policy on long-term leasing of Railways’ land as well as a
proposal to develop 300 Gati Shakti cargo terminals over the next five years.
Once all 300 are completed, Railways will get additional revenues of at least ₹30,000 crore.
National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) Centre for Citizen Services, was inaugurated by
Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit.
NALSA Headquarters : New Delhi.
The nation's first Regional Rapid Transit System (India's first RRTS corridor), the Delhi-Meerut
RRTS line, would incorporate an AFC system and QR codes' tickets.

PM Modi to unveil statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, dedicate Kartavya Path.
India's healthcare industry is expected to grow to hit $50 billion in size by 2025.
New Delhi's iconic Rajpath — the road from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate — is all set to
be renamed Kartavya Path (the Path of Duty).
Kartavya Path stresses PM Modi’s emphasis on “duty” in the run-up to 2047 as India marks
100 years of Independence.
India's first intranasal Covid vaccine by Bharat Biotech received approval from the Drug
Controller General of India (DCGI) for primary immunization above the age of 18.
Blue Energy Motors has unveiled India's first LNG-fuelled green truck by launching a
manufacturing plant at Chakan, Pune.
Government of India has announced to change the name of Rajpath and Central Vista lawns
into Kartavya Path.
Central govt female staff to get 60-day maternity leave in early child death.
IILM University launched the first National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) Complaint Law
School in the Country.
Home Minister Amit Shah will unveil the “CAPF eAwas” web portal in Delhi.
India is set to launch its first indigenously developed Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus
Vaccine (qHPV) against Cervical cancer with the help of the Serum Institute of India (SII) and
the Department of Biotechnology (DBT).
The vaccine for Cervical cancer “CERVAVAC”, will be launched by Union Minister of State
Science and Technology Jitendra Singh.
University Grants Commission (UGC) to launch ‘e-Samadhan’ portal for resolving grievances.
World’s largest religious monument is expected to cost $100 million and replace Cambodia's
400-acre-large Angkor Wat temple complex.
Largest religious monument in the world, the Temple of Vedic Planetarium Mayapur in Nadia
district West Bengal.
Indian Railways have set up ‘Meghdoot’ machines at Dadar, Thane and other stations of the
Mumbai Division.
NATIONAL AFFAIRS IN NEWS AUGUST 2022
PM Narendra Modi dedicates India’s first earthquake memorial, named Smruti Van at Bhuj in
Gujarat.
Sports Ministry to host the “Meet the Champion project” on National Sports Day.

NITI Aayog has declared the holy city of Haridwar in Uttarakhand as the best aspirational
district on five parameters.
These parameters measure the socio-economic development of the block.
Health & Nutrition (30%)
Education (30%)
Agriculture & Water Resources (20%)
Financial Inclusion & Skill Development (10%)
Infrastructure (10%).
NITI Aayog’s aspirational Districts Programme was launched in 2018.
A total of 117 Districts were identified to be a part of the Aspirational Districts Programme
(ADP).
PM Modi to inaugurate pedestrian-only ‘Atal Bridge’ on Sabarmati river in Gujarat's
Ahmedabad city.
Atal Bridge is nearly 300 metres long and 14 metres wide in the middle.
Achieving net zero emissions by 2070 could boost India's economy by as much as 4.7 per cent
above the projected baseline growth in GDP terms by 2036 worth a total of $371 billion.
India's first 3D-printed post office is slated to come up in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
The Post Office building is being constructed by Larsen & Toubro.
Recently, the Anang Tal Lake in South Delhi has been declared a monument of national
importance through a gazette notification by the Ministry of Culture.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 300-bed Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and
Research Centre at Mullanpur, Mohali in Chandigarh.
The Hospital is built at a cost of over ₹660 crores by the Tata Memorial Centre.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh in Pune, unveiled the first hydrogen fuel cell bus made in India.
The government of India has launched Rashtriya Puruskar Portal to bring all Awards together
on one platform.
Rashtriya Puruskar Portal allows citizens to nominate individuals for various awards.
National Fisheries Development Board, Shri Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister for Fisheries,
Animal Husbandry, and Dairy, introduced the “Aqua Bazar” online market place feature in the
“MatsyaSetu” mobile app.
The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana was used to fund the development of the
MatsyaSetu app by the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA),
Bhubaneswar, with assistance from the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB),
Hyderabad (PMMSY).
The Aqua Bazar, online market will assist fish farmers.
17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2023 to be held at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated every year on the 9th of January.
It also commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to India on 9th January
1915.
India’s First Portal On Arrested Narco Offenders ‘NIDAAN’.
The portal–NIDAAN or the National Integrated Database on Arrested Narco-offenders–has
been developed by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
Government of India unveils “Manthan” platform for better industry and R&D collaboration.

PM Modi announced ‘Panch Pran’ goal for the next 25 years.
India voluntary trust funds for defence of human rights more than Rs 3 crore.
Golden joint of the world’s highest railway bridge over River Chenab was inaugurated.
The world's highest railway bridge will be 35 meters higher than the Eiffel Tower.
The bridge will span the Chenab River at a height of 359 meters above the river.
The length of the bridge is 1315 meters.
Construction between Kauri and Bakkal in the Reasi of Jammu and Kashmir.
India is celebrating 76th Independence Day on 15th August 2022.
76th Independence Day on August 15, 2022, and mark the end of its 75 years of freedom.
PM Modi dedicated to the nation, the second generation (2G) Ethanol Plant in Panipat,
Haryana via video conferencing on August 10, 2022, on the occasion of World Biofuel Day.
The 2G Ethanol Plant has been built at an estimated cost of over Rs. 900 crore by Indian Oil
Corporation Ltd. (IOCL).
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, virtually laid the
foundation stone of the Indo-Israel Center of Excellence for Vegetables in Chandauli, Uttar
Pradesh.
Ten more Indian wetlands designated as Ramsar sites; total Ramsar sites raised to 64.
Of the total 10 new sites 6 sites are in Tamil Nadu and one each in Goa, Karnataka, Madhya
Pradesh and Odisha.
With the induction of these 10 new sites, the total Ramsar sites in India has become 64,
covering an area of 12,50,361 ha.
List of 10 wetlands designated as Ramsar sites are.
Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
Satkosia Gorge - Odisha
Nanda Lake - Goa
Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve - Tamil Nadu
Ranganathituu BS - Karnataka
Vembannur Wetland Complex - Tamil Nadu
Vellode Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
Sirpur wetland - Madhya Pradesh
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu.
World’s largest floating solar power plant going to be built in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh.
The project will generate 600 Megawatt power by 2022-23.
The estimated cost of the project is over Rs. 3000 crores over the Omkareshwar Dam and it
will help generate.
India has achieved a landmark milestone, as the Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade (DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, has recognized more than
75,000 startups in the country.
This achievement has been achieved in a period of just six years and also coincides with the
75th year of independence of India.
By 2022, the action plan has guided India to become the 3rd largest ecosystem.
August 02, 2022 marks the 146th birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, the designer of India’s
national flag.

The stamp will be released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an event “Tiranga Utsav”
organised by the Ministry of Culture at Indira Gandhi Stadium, in New Delhi, on the occasion
of his 146th Birth Anniversary.
West Bengal to have 7 new districts; total district tally raised to 30.
Earlier there were 23 districts in the state.
List of new districts are given below:
1.Sunderban
2.Ichhemati
3.Ranaghat
4.Bishnupur
5.Jangipur
6. Behrampur.
7. One more district will be named in the Basirhat region.
80th anniversary of the August Kranti Din or Quit India Movement is being observed on 8
August 2022.
Jagdeep Dhankhar Elected as the 14th Vice-President of India.
Jagdeep Dhankhar previously served as the Governor of West Bengal.
Jagdeep Dhankhar was the candidate nominated by the NDA from BJP.
Opposition of Vice President Elections 2022 was Margaret Alva.
A total of 725 MPs registered their votes, and 63 skipped the Vice President Elections 2022.
710 votes were found valid, and 15 were invalid out of 725 votes. Jagdeep Dhankhar secured
528 votes.
Jagdeep Dhankhar was born Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district.
The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 is approved by the Lok Sabha. The Wild Life
(Protection) Act of 1972 already protects a number of species.
Gujarat International Finance-Tec City (GIFT City) in Ahmedabad is home to the Deutsche
Bank AG’s IFSC Banking Unit (IBU), which was opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
New Excise Policy 2021-2022 is unveiled by the Delhi government.
India has added 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make a total of 75 such sites
covering an area of 13,26,677 hectares in the country. 75 Ramsar Sites in 75th Year of
Independence India.
The 11 Indian wetlands which have been designated as new Ramsar sites:
1..Tampara Lake in Odisha;
2. Hirakud Reservoir in Odisha;
3.Ansupa Lake in Odisha;
4.Yashwant Sagar in Madhya Pradesh;
5.Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu;
6.Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex in Tamil Nadu;
7. Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu;
8. Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu;
9. Thane Creek in Maharashtra;
10. Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve in Jammu and Kashmir;
11. Shallbugh Wetland Conservation Reserve in Jammu and Kashmir.
Tamil Nadu has the maximum number of Ramsar sites (14), followed by Uttar Pradesh (10).

NATIONAL AFFAIRS IN NEWS JULY 2022
Gujarat becomes first state to announce dedicated Semiconductor Policy, 2022-2027 and has
even proposed to develop a special “Semicon City”.
The “Semicon City” would be part of the Dholera Special Investment Region, a greenfield
industrial city under construction on Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) stretch of
Gujarat.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme, the
flagship scheme of the Ministry of Power.
The launch of the scheme was a part of the six-day programme ‘Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal
Bhavishya – Power @2047’ of the Ministry of Power, organised to showcase the
transformation in the power sector achieved in the last eight years.
Total outlay to implement the scheme: Over Rs 3 lakh crore rupees.
Time duration : 5 years from Financial Year 2021-22 to 2025-26.
He also inaugurated 100 Mega Watt-MW Ramagundam Floating Solar Project in Telangana
and the 92 MW Kayamkulam Floating Solar Project in Kerala.
Foundation stone was laid for the 735 MW Nokh Solar Project in Rajasthan, Green Hydrogen
Mobility Project in Leh and Kawas Green Hydrogen Blending with Natural Gas project in
Gujarat.
India lost 329 Tigers and 307 Elephants in 3 years between 2019 and 2021.
Government of India Designates 5 New Ramsar Sites, taking total number to 54.
The five newly designated wetlands are:
1.Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu
2.Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest, Tamil Nadu
3. Pichavaram Mangrove, Tamil Nadu
4. Pala wetland, Mizoram
5. Sakhya Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.
The Convention on Wetlands is also known as the Ramsar Convention. It is an
intergovernmental environmental treaty established in 1971 by UNESCO and came into force
in 1975.
ISRO organised a unique three-day Human Space Flight Expo at Jawaharlal Nehru
Planetarium in Bengalur.
Centre amends Flag Code of India 2002 to allow people to display tricolour 24X7.
This is in line with the “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign launched by the government from August
13 to 15 as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to commemorate 75 years of a progressive
independent India.
PM Modi unveils India’s first pilot-less passenger drone Varuna.
The human carrying pilot-less drone has been designed and developed by Mumbai-based
startup Sagar Defence Engineering.
Burhanpur district in Madhya Pradesh has become the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified district in
the country..

Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP) has become the first major port in India to become a 100%
Landlord port.
JNP is also known as Nhava Sheva Port. It is headquartered at Navi Mumbai, Raigad district,
Maharashtra.
Holy city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh has been declared the first Cultural and Tourism Capital
of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) for 2022-2023.
Kerala has become the first state in the country to have its own internet service.
India’s first AI-powered digital Lok Adalat launched in Rajasthan.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bundelkhand Expressway in the Jalaun
district of Uttar Pradesh.
The 296-km-long Bundelkhand Expressway will connect Chitrakoot in the underdeveloped
Bundelkhand region with the Lucknow-Agra Expressway near Etawah.
The four-lane expressway has been constructed at a cost of around Rs 14,850 crore.
Bundelkhand Expressway is the fourth expressway project in Uttar Pradesh.
India’s first elevated urban expressway ‘Dwarka Expressway’ to be operational in 2023.
The Expressway will connect Dwarka in Delhi to Gurugram in Haryana.
The 16-lane highway is being developed at a total cost of Rs 9,000 Crore.
NTPC Commissions India’s largest floating solar power project at Ramagundam in Telangana.
Hyderabad-based start-up Dhruva Space successfully tested and space qualified its Satellite
Orbital Deployer (DSOD 1U) .
The testing of the spacecraft was done aboard PSLV C53 of the Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO), from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) at Sriharikota, Andhra
Pradesh.
Union Cabinet adopts a $1.6 billion BSNL revitalization plan.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island given to Andaman and Nicobar Administration to
enhance tourism.
In December 2018, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island was given a new name by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
Large statue of Chandrashekhar Azad to be erected in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Draupadi Murmu took oath as the 15th President of India.

She is now the first tribal and the second Woman to be the president of India.
Draupadi Murmu was nominated by the National Democratic Alliance.
She was the former governor of Jharkhand and she was the first female governor of
Jharkhand.
Her opponent in the Presidential election was Yashwant Sinha, whom she defeated by a huge
margin.
Draupadi Murmu was born in a Santhali tribe community of a village in Mayurbhanj district,
Odisha.
PM Narendra Modi unveils ‘SPRINT Challenges’ to boost usage of Indigenous Technology.
India reaches a milestone of 200 Crore vaccinations for COVID-19.

Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, unveiled the
Platform of Platforms under the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM).
UIDAI launched ‘AadhaarFaceRd’ mobile app to perform Aadhaar face authentication.
First E-Waste Eco Park in India to be built in Delhi.
National Rail and Transportation Institute upgraded as Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya.
Delhi Government tie-up with UNICEF for employment opportunities for students.
PM inaugurated Deoghar Airport Ranchi, Jharkhand and several other development projects
with 16,800 crores .
Jitendra Singh to launch ISRO System for Safe and Sustainable Space Operation and
Management (IS4OM) for Safe & Sustainable Space Environment.
Union home minister, Amit Shah virtually unveiled the ‘Statue of Peace’ of Swamy
Ramanujacharya in Srinagar, located in a temple in the Sonwar region.
PM Modi launched Akshaya Patra midday meal kitchen here during his first trip to his Varanasi
district after the BJP won the Uttar Pradesh.
India has been chosen to participate in the 2022–2026 cycle of the UNESCO Convention for
the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which was adopted in 2003.
PT Usha, Ilaiyaraaja, Veerendra Heggade and KV Vijayendra Prasad four nominated to Rajya
Sabha.
Popularly known as the ‘Payyoli Express’, PT Usha.
CBSE launches Pariksha Sangam portal to streamline board examination results.
Union Ministers Smriti Irani and Jyotiraditya Scindia have been assigned additional charges
of Minority Affairs and Ministry of Steel respectively after two Union Ministers Mukhtar Abbas
Naqvi and Ram Chandra Prasad Singh resigned.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 30-feet bronze statue of Alluri Sitarama Raju at
Bhimavaram in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Digital India Week 2022 at Mahatma Mandir in
Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
The theme of this Digital India Week is ‘Catalyzing New India’s Techade’.
Bosch India’s “smart” campus is opened by PM Modi in Bengaluru.
Bosch first arrived in India as a German corporation a century ago; now, it is equally as Indian
as it is German.
India will have 122 unicorns in 25 cities within next 2-4 years.
When a startup is valued at $1 billion USD, it is considered to be a Unicorn.
NATIONAL AFFAIRS IN NEWS JUNE 2022
Honey Testing Lab in Nagaland inaugurated by Union Agriculture Minister.

Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, inaugurated a "Mango Festival" in
Brussels, Belgium.
First Bharat Gaurav tourist train connecting places associated with the Ramayana Circuit in
India and Nepal was flagged off from the Safdarjung Railway Station in New Delhi.
Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister unveiled Seismology Observatory in Udhampur district,
Jammu and Kashmir.
Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy launched “Jyotirgamaya” festival in New Delhi.
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has unveiled its patented indigenous solar cook top, "Surya
Nutan".
PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Vanijya Bhawan and the "National Import-Export Record for
Yearly Analysis of Trade" (NIRYAT) portal.
'Single-Use Plastic’ use to banned by Union Govt. from 1st July, 2022.
India’s first ‘Balika Panchayat’ constituted in five villages of Gujarat.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launches NIPUN for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman
workers.
National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman workers (NIPUN) .
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Centre for Brain Research and lay the foundation stone
for Bagchi Parthasarathy Multispeciality Hospital at IISc Bengaluru.
PM Modi inaugurates Jal Bhushan Building and Gallery of Revolutionaries at Raj Bhawan in
Mumbai.
India’s 1st private train service flagged off under ‘Bharat Gaurav Scheme’.
Rajesh Exports, a gold retailer based in Bangalore, Karnataka has announced plans to invest
$3 billion to build India's first display manufacturing plant.
PM Modi inaugurates Jagatguru Sreesant Tukaram Maharaj Shila Mandir in Pune,
Maharashtra.
Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated National Museum of Customs and GST in Goa.
Indian National Center for Space Promotion and Authorization (IN-SPACe) was established in
Ahmedabad by PM Modi.
Amit Shah inaugurates new building of National Tribal Research Institute in New Delhi.
National Food laboratory of FSSAI Inaugurated in Raxaul, Bihar.
President Kovind Inaugurates Sant Kabir Academy And Research Centre in Uttar Pradesh.
NABARD Chairman Dr GR Chintala has launched "My Pad My Right programme", in Leh,
Ladakh.
President Inaugurates the Akhil Bhartiya Ayurved Mahasammelan’s 59th Maha Adhiveshan in
Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh

NATIONAL AFFAIRS IN NEWS MAY 2022
North India’s first Industrial Biotech Park inaugurated at Kathua in J&K.
Government intends to launch Jan Samarth, a unified platform for the delivery of multiple
initiatives administered by several ministries and departments.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has inaugurated the country’s first ‘Lavendar festival’ at
Jammu’s Bhaderwah.
Union Government of India has launched the Eighth Edition of Swachh Survekshan - SS-2023
under Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0.
National Health Authority upgraded the ABHA smartphone app.
Indian Railways and IIT Madras Partner To Develop India’s First Indigenous Hyperloop.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has launched a 100-day reading campaign
‘Padhe Bharat.
Ashwini Vaishnaw Opened National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology
(NIELIT) Center in Leh, Ladakh.
Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan notified as India’s 52nd tiger reserve.
National Data and Analytics Platform launched by NITI Aayog.
Home Minister Amit Shah launched the National Cyber Forensic Laboratory’ (NCFL) on the
premises of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) in Hyderabad.
India Contributes USD 800,000 To Promote the Hindi Language At UN.
RailTel introduced Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) Scheme based
access to its Wi-Fi at 100 Railway Stations.
5000-year-old jewellery factory rooted out in Haryana’s Indus Valley site Rakhi Garhi.
India has been unanimously elected as the new Chair of the Association of Asian Election
Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024.
In Delhi, India’s first Khadi Centre of Excellence will open.
Lok Sabha (LS) Speaker, Om Birla launches One of its Kind ‘Kalam Website’.
NCRTC to receive India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System train set at At Alstom's Savli
project in Gujarat.
India to be ‘Country of Honour’ at Cannes Marche’ Du Film in France.
National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) Bengaluru campus inaugurated by Amit Shah.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways would develop and build India's first indigenous
hydrogen-fueled electric vessels at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).

India's Statue of Unity has become the part of '8 Wonders of SCO' list.
The Statue of Unity is the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Home Minister of
independent India. .
The 182-meter tall statue is the world’s tallest statue located in Kevadia, Gujarat.
SPORTS IN NEWS OCTOBER 2022
Belgium’s Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing won the 2022 Formula 1 Aramco United States
Grand Prix 2022.
Sebastian Vettel won 13 races in the 2013 season.
5th edition of the Khelo India Youth Games will be held in Madhya Pradesh from 31st January
to 11th February 2023.
Khelo India Youth Games will be held in eight locations.
Magnus Carlsen from Norway wins Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022.
Tazuni, a fun, football-loving penguin is unveiled as the Official Mascot of the FIFA Women’s
World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023.
Qatar to host AFC Asian Cup 2023.
Irish prof Bernard Dunne is Indian boxing’s new high performance director.
Serbian scientists have named a new species of beetle after the tennis player Novak Djokovic
Jyothi Yarraji made history in the women's 100m hurdles as the became the first Indian woman
to run a sub-13s time to win the gold medal at the Nation Games 2022.
UAE’s Aayan Khan, the 16-year-old all-rounder, is the youngest player to feature in the men’s
T20 World Cup
India defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the finals of the Women's Asia Cup 2022.
India has bagged the position for the 7th time. Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first.
Indian discus thrower, Kamalpreet Kaur has been banned from competition for three years,
due to a doping violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).
36th National Games 2022 Concludes.
The National Games 2022 was held across six cities, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat,
Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar, in Gujarat.
Best Male Athlete to Sajan Prakash (5 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze).
Karnataka’s Hashika Ramchandra, barely 14 years old, appropriated the Best Female Athlete
crown with 6 gold and 1 bronze.
Shauryajit Khaire (Mallakhamb), who was a reluctant starter after losing his father just a few
days back, emerged as the ‘viral star’ of the Games, becoming its youngest medal winner.
Services topped the medal tally with a total of 128 medals including 61 Gold, 35 silver, and 32
bronze medals.
Maharashtra secured the number 2 position with 140 medals including 39 gold and Haryana
number 3 with 116 medals with 38 Gold.

FIFA & All India Football Federation (AIFF), launch Football for Schools as Govt of India
pledges active support
Mahendra Singh Dhoni inaugurated the Super Kings Academy at the MS Dhoni Global School
in Hosur, Tamil Nadu.
At the 36th National Games, Pooja Patel of Gujarat has become the first athlete to win gold in
Yogasana.
37th National Games: Goa to host Games in October 2023.
Portuguese's Cristiano Ronaldo reached record 700 club career goals.

Lionel Messi with Argentina forward scoring 691 goal.
Player of the Month awards for September 2022
Men's : Mohammad Rizwan ( Pakistan)
Women's : Harmanpreet Kaur
Novak Djokovic wins Astana Open, takes 90th Career Title ( defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas)
Formula-1 Racing: Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins F1 Japanese Grand Prix
Harmanpreet Singh has been voted the FIH Player of the Year for the second year running.
Felice Albers of Netherlands was named the FIH Player of the Year.
Pankaj Advani wins his record 25th World Billiards Championships in Kuala Lumpur. beating
compatriot Sourav Kothari .
Mallakhamb is an Indian indigenous sport that is a part of the 36th National Games.
Rest of India beat Saurashtra by eight wickets to win Irani Trophy (Cricket).
Antim Panghal, the World under-20 champion, made an impressive debut at the National
Games 2022 as she won the gold medal in women's 53kg wrestling.
United States defeated China to win the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women’s
Basketball World Cup at the Sydney Superdome, Australia.
Indian Skipper Rohit Sharma becomes 1st Indian cricketer to play 400 T20s.
Red Bull’s driver, Sergio Perez has won the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix 2022.
Indian javelin thrower Shivpal Singh suspended till 2025 for doping.
6th National Games 2022 will be officially inaugurated by PM Modi today at the Narendra Modi
stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
SPORTS IN NEWS SEPTEMBER 2022

Team World defeated Team Europe to win the Laver Cup 2022 for the first time.
Frances Tiafoe and Felix Auger of Team World defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas & Novak Djokovic
of Team Europe to win the competition.
Indian Chess Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi goes down to Magnus Carlsen in final of Julius Baer
Cup 2022.
West Zone wins Duleep Trophy 2022, beats South Zone.
Duleep Trophy is associated with Cricket.
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge clocks 2:01:09 for world record in Berlin Marathon.
Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia Wins Berlin Marathon in Course Record 2:15:37.
legendary Women’s Cricketer, Jhulan Goswami announced her retirement from all forms.
Jhulan concluded her career with 255 wickets from 204 games, an ODI women’s record.
She is the highest wicket-taker in women's one-day international cricket having 225 wickets
in 182 matches.
She is the first bowler to take 200 wickets in women's one-day international cricket.
She was honoured with the Arjuna award in 2010.
ICC announced The Oval in June 2023 and 2025 final will be played at Lord’s” to host World
Test Championship finals.
The two venues in London.
Czech Republic’s Linda Fruhvirtova won Chennai Open 2022 WTA 250 tennis singles.
The teenager beat Magda Linette of Poland.
Bangladesh Beat Nepal to Clinch SAFF Women’s Championship 2022 at the Dashrath
Rangshala Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Bajrang Punia claimed the bronze medal in the men’s 65kg on the final day of the World
Wrestling Championships 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia.
Indian javelin thrower, Devendra Jhajharia has clinched a silver medal in the World Para
Athletics Grand Prix, in Morocco.
Sunil Chhetri-led Bengaluru FC beat Mumbai City FC 2-1 in the final of the Durand Cup at the
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.
Durand Cup Football Tournament.
Pranav Anand from Bengaluru, Karnataka became India’s 76th Chess GrandMaster (GM).
ICC Player of the month award for August 2022

Men's : Sikandar Raza ( Zimbabwe)
Women's : Tahlia McGrath ( Australia)
India beats Nepal with 4-0 in the SAFF U-17 Championship Title finals.
The SAFF U-17 Championship final was held in Racecourse International Stadium, Colombo,
Sri Lanka.
Roger Federer announces retirement from Professional Tennis following the Laver Cup in
London.
Federer, a 20-time grand slam champion.
Roger Federer won his first grand slam championship at Wimbledon in 2003.
Roger Federer is a Switzerland professional tennis player.
Grand Slam singles results.
Australian Open : 6 times
French Open : 1 time

Wimbledon : 8 times
US Open : 5 times
Roger federer last grand slam win : 2018 Australian Open.
Roger Federer has won six ATP Finals, 28 ATP Masters titles, and 103 ATP singles
championships.
Robin Uthappa has announced his retirement from all forms of Indian cricket.
Vinesh Phogat won bronze at the World Wrestling Championship 2022 in the women's 53kg
category.
Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian woman wrestler to win two medals at the World
Championship.
Virat Kohli has now become the first cricketer who have notched up 50 million followers on
Twitter.
Virat Kohli has popularity in all the platforms of social media which includes 211 million
followers on Instagram and 49 million followers on Facebook as well.
Most followed cricketer in the world and the third most followed sportsperson on Instagram
after Cristiano Ronaldo (450M) and Lionel Messi (333M).
Iran Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja won the Sinquefield Cup and Grand Chess Tour 2022.
Sikkim to host Ranji Trophy matches for the first time.

Ranji Trophy is Cricket tournament.
US OPEN 2022
Men’s single – Carlos Alcaraz Garfia ( Spain) defeated Casper Ruud ( Norway)
Women’s single –Iga Świątek ( Poland) defeated O. Jabeur (Tunisia)
Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to win Diamond League.
Neeraj Chopra won the Zurich Diamond League Final 2022 with an 88.44m throw.
Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto won Men’s Singles at Japan Open Badminton Tournament 2022.
Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) beats Chen Yufei (South Korea) to reach Japan Open badminton
2022.
Mastercard Acquires Title Sponsorship Rights for All BCCI International and Domestic
Matches.
Anishka Biyani has won the gold medal in the Malaysian Age Group Rapid Chess
Championship at Kuala Lumpur.
IIT Madras researchers and Inspire Institute of Sports in Karnataka have joined forces to
create the analytics platform "Smartboxer."
Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram wins the 22nd Dubai Open Chess Tournament.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has launched the mascot and the anthem for the 36th National
Games at Trans Stadia in Ahmedabad.
The mascot is named 'Savaj'
Apeksha Fernandes Becomes 1st Indian Woman to Reach WJS Championships Final.
She finished eighth in the women’s 200m butterfly finals by clocking 2:19.14 at the FINA World
Junior Swimming Championships 2022.
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology to make debut in
India.

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will be held in Bhubaneswar (Kalinga Stadium), Margao (JLN
Stadium) and Navi Mumbai (DY Patil Stadium)
Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced its collaboration with HSBC India in order to
support Indian women athletes, particularly the young ones.
BWF World Championships 2022
Men’s Singles : Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
Women’s Singles : Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
Mahadevikadu Kattil Thekkethil chundan wins Nehru Trophy Boat Race for snake boats at the
Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha, Kerala
SPORTS IN NEWS AUGUST 2022
Indian weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar helped India to get its first medal at the 2022
Commonwealth Games (CWG), by claiming silver in the men’s 55kg category.
Weightlifter Gururaja Poojary bagged a bronze medal in the men’s 61-kg category to get the
second medal for the country.
India’s 14-year-old Squash player Anahat Singh is India’s youngest athlete at 2022
Birmingham Commonwealth Games (CWG).
Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu wins India’s first gold at 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth
Games in women’s 49kg.
Indian weightlifter Bidyarani Devi clinched silver medal in the women’s 55kg final at the
Commonwealth Games 2022.
India’s Jeremy Lalrinnunga has won gold medal in men’s 67 kg category weightlifting at the
2022 Commonwealth Games.
Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli has won the gold medal in the men’s 73kg category 2022 CWG.
England beat Germany, 2-1, after extra time, to win the Euro 2022 trophy in the finals played
at the Wembley stadium in London.
Indian Judokas Likmabam Sushila Devi and Vijay Kumar Yadav wins silver and bronze
respectively at Commonwealth Games 2022.
India’s Lawn Bowls Women’s Fours Team wins Gold at 2022 Birmingham CWG event, by
beating South Africa.
The women’s fours team comprised of skipper Rupa Rani Tirkey, Lovely Choubey, Pinki and
Nayanmoni Saikia.
Indian Men’s Table Tennis Team defeats Singapore to win Gold at 2022 CWG.
Indian Table Tennis Men’s Team comprised of Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Sharath Kamal,
Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shetty.
Indian weightlifter Vikas Thakur won the silver medal in the men’s 96kg category event at
2022 CWG Birmingham.
India lose to Malaysia to win silver in badminton mixed team final at Commonwealth Games
2022.
Indian Men’s Single event was represented by Kidambi Srikanth
Indian Women’s Single event was represented by PV Sindhu.

Indian para powerlifter Sudhir has won gold medal for India in the men’s heavyweight final at
the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Sudhir lifted a total weight of 212kg
Indian athlete Murali Sreeshankar has clinched silver medal in the men’s long jump event in
CWG Birmingham 2022.
Ace Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia clinched Gold Medal for India in Mens 65 kg at the ongoing
Commonwealth Games 2022 at Birmingham.
He defeated Canadas Lachlan Mcneil.
Wrestler Deepak Punia won the gold medal in the Men’s 86 kg final. He defeated Pakistan’s
Muhammad Inam .
Sakshi Malik also won gold in the Women’s 62kg Freestyle wrestling final. She defeated Ana
Godinez Gonzales of Canada..
Anshu Malik won the silver medal in the Women’s Freestyle 57kg category wrestling.
India beat Bangladesh 5-2 to clinch 2022 SAFF U20 Championship title, at Kalinga Stadium in
Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
In athletics, Avinash Sable claimed silver medal in Men’s 3000 Steeplechase final at the
Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, UK.
Meanwhile, Priyanka Goswami won silver in the women’s 10,000m race walk..
In wrestling, Ravi Dahiya (Men’s 57 kg), Vinesh Phogat (Women’s 53 kg) and Naveen Kumar
(Men’s 74 kg ) won gold in their respective categories at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth
Games .
Boxing star Amit Panghal bagged gold in men’s 51kg category while Nitu Ghang also won gold
in women’s 48kg category at 2022 CWG.
Nikhat Zareen won gold in the women’s 50kg bout of boxing.
Meanwhile Eldhose Paul ( 17.03m) claimed gold and Abdullah Aboobacker (17.02m) clinched
silver in the men’s triple jump.
Indian chess legend and five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand has been elected as
the Deputy President of FIDE.
Ace Indian shuttler P V Sindhu won the Gold medal in women’s single final match. She
defeated Canada’s Michelle Li.
Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula won Gold Medal in Mixed Doubles Table Tennis.
In badminton, the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has won
the gold medal.
Table tennis, India’s Achanta Sharath Kamal defeated Liam Pitchford of England to win gold
in men’s single final.

ICC Player of the Month for July 2022
Men's : Prabath Jayasuriya ( Sri Lanka)
Women's : Emma Lamb ( England).
Chennai’s V Pranav is the 75th Chess Grandmaster of India.
Tennis legend Serena Williams announces her retirement after US Open.

During her tennis career so far, the American athletes Serena has won 73 singles titles, 23
doubles titles.
Uzbekistan has won the gold medal in the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad .
Team Armenia won silver while the India-2 team settled for bronze.
In the women’s section, Ukraine won the gold medal. Team Georgia won the silver, while
India-1 team won the bronze medal.
44th Chess Olympiad was organised by FIDE in Chennai.
The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 to win 2022 UEFA Super Cup for record-equalling
fifth time.
4th edition of Tata Steel Chess India tournament will be held in Kolkata.
First Khelo India Women’s Hockey League under-16 is scheduled to be held at the Major
Dhyanchand Stadium in New Delhi.
England’s James Anderson has become the first-ever fast bowler to complete 950 wickets in
international cricket.
He broke the record of Australia’s Glenn McGrath (949 wickets).
BWF World Championships 2022
Men’s Singles : Viktor Axelsen ( Denmark) defeated Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
Women’s Singles : Akane Yamaguchi ( Japan) defeated Chen Yufei ( China).
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indian pair to win a medal in the
men's doubles competition at the World Badminton Championships 2022.
Satwiksairaj and Chirag are the world’s number 7.

Rohit Sharma overtook New Zealand's Martin Guptill to become the leading run-scorer in
men's T20 Internationals.
Rohit now has 3499 runs (133 matches) in the format, Martin Guptill scored 3497 and Virat
Kohli is the third highest score 3341 runs.
Virat Kohli becomes 1st Indian to play 100 Matches in each format.
Kohli has now 100 T20Is to his name in addition to 102 Tests and 262 ODIs.
Kohli second player overall, first man to do so was New Zealand batter Ross Taylor.
Indian judoka Linthoi Chanambam scripted history by winning India’s first-ever medal in Judo
World Championships with a gold in the Women’s 57kg category.
All India Football Federation (AIFF) was suspended by the FIFA as a result of inappropriate
external influence. The ban on AIFF is now lifted by FIFA..
javelin thrower, Neeraj Chopra scripted history as he became the first Indian to clinch a
Lausanne Diamond League with 89.08m throw.
Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi defeated David Anton Guijarro from Spain wins 28th Abu Dhabi,
Masters Chess Tournament.
Indian men’s volleyball team has won the bronze medal by defeating Korea 3-2 in the 14th
Asian U-18 Championship in Tehran, Iran.
Japan clinched the gold after beating Iran in the final match.
Antim Panghal wrestler from Haryana, defeated Kazakhstan's Atlyn Shagayeva to win the title
of Under-20 world champion.
Antim Panghal: India’s first-ever U-20 world champion in wrestling.
Indian chess master Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has defeated world champion, Magnus
Carlsen, in the FTX Crypto Cup in Miami.
Praggnanandhaa defeated Magnus Carlsen for the third time in a year.
Manisha Kalyan became the first Indian footballer to play at the UEFA Women's Champions
League when she made her debut for Apollon Ladies FC.
She was recently awarded the AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year for the 2021-22 season..
Bengaluru to host FIBA U-18 women’s Asian Basketball Championship.
Asia's oldest football tournament Durand Cup 2022 begins. The 131st Edition of the Durand
Cup will be held in three venues for the first time. Assam, Manipur, and West Bengal will host
the Durand cup.
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup (Men's Hockey) 2022 will be held from November 16 to 25 in Ipoh,
Malaysia.
1st edition of Women’s IPL to be held in March 2023.
4th edition of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament will be held in Kolkata.
1st Khelo India Women’s Hockey League (U-16) to be held at Major Dhyanchand Stadium, New
Delhi.
AIFF Player of the Year Award winners for 2021-22:
AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year 2021-22: Sunil Chhetri
AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year 2021-22: Manisha Kalyan
AIFF Men’s Emerging Footballer of the Year 2021-22: Vikram Partap Singh
AIFF Women’s Emerging Footballer of the Year 2021-22: Martina Thokchom.

7th time that Sunil won the award (2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018–19 & 2021-22)
Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 to win 2022 UEFA Super Cup in Helsinki, Finland.
44th Chess Olympiad was organised by the International Chess Federation or World Chess
Federation (FIDE) in Chennai.
Uzbekistan has won the gold medal in the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad ( Armenia
won silver while the India-2 team settled for bronze).
In the women’s section, Ukraine won the gold medal (Georgia won the silver, while the India-
1 team won the bronze medal)
Nikhat Zareen (Boxing) and Sharath Kamal (Tennis) as the flagbearers of India at the closing
ceremony of Commonwealth Games 2022 at Birmingham.
At the Opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 2022, PV Sindhu (Badminton) and
Manpreet Singh (Hockey) were the Flagbearers.
Tennis legend from the United States, Serena Williams has announced her retirement.
Her first major singles title came at the U.S. Open in 1999 at age 17. The next year, she won
the first of three Olympic doubles titles with older sister Venus. She also won singles gold at
the 2012 London Games.
Chess Olympiad 2026 to be hosted by Uzbekistan.
Emma McKeon from Australia, has set a unique record of sorts at the Commonwealth Games
2022.
She won one bronze, one silver, and six gold medals across various events in swimming at the
Commonwealth Games..
Viswanathan Anand was elected deputy president of the International Chess Federation or
World Chess Federation (FIDE).
World Chess Federation Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland.
V Pranav (from Tamil Nadu) becomes India’s 75th Grandmaster.
India beat Bangladesh 2022 SAFF U20 Championship title, at Kalinga Stadium in
Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Priyanka Goswami becomes first Indian women to win a medal in race walk at Commonwealth
Games. Priyanka sets new national records of 43:38:82.
‘Games Wide Open’ unveiled as Paris Olympics 2024 official slogan.
The four new members were appointed by International Olympic Committee President,
Thomas Bach. The appointments were made in consultation with Emma Terho, Chair of the
IOC Athletes’ Commission.
1. Allyson Felix (USA): Sprinter
2. Alistair Brownlee (UK): triathlon
3. Oluseyi Smith (Canada): Sprinter
4. Masomah Ali Zada (first refugee athlete on any IOC commission): Cyclist
England beats Germany in UEFA Women’s Euro 2022
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won India’s first Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Games
2022 in the Women’s 49Kg weightlifting category.
India's Sanket Sargar won a silver medal in the men's 55kg weightlifting event, India’s first
medal at Commonwealth Games 2022.

Malaysia's Aniq Mohamad took gold .
SPORTS IN NEWS JULY 2022
England's Leicester Cricket Ground has been named after India's legendary cricketer, Sunil
Gavaskar.
Asia Cup 2022 shifted from Sri Lanka to the UAE.
Formula-one champion Sebastian Vettel (German- Red Bull) announces retirement.

He is one of the most successful drivers in the F1 race is currently third on the list of all-time
Grand Prix winners with 53 victories, trailing only Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher.
International Cricket Council has awarded membership status to three countries Cambodia
and Uzbekistan from Asia, and Cote D’Ivoire from Africa, were all awarded Associate
membership status, taking ICC’s total members to 108 countries, including 96 Associates.
36th edition of National Games 2022, which is also known as Gujarat Games 2022.
Norway’s Casper Ruud has won the Swiss Open Tennis Tournament 2022 held in Gstaad,
Switzerland.
AR Rahman unveils anthem ‘Vanakkam Chennai’ for 44th International Chess Olympiad
India will host ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025.

Bangladesh will host the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup, while the 2026 edition will be held in
England.
Sri Lanka has secured hosting rights for the Women’s T20 Champions Trophy, slated for 2027.
Sports Authority of India (SAI) starts “Create for India” campaign to cheer for Team India in
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games .
Neeraj Chopra wins a silver medal in the javelin at the world championships with throw
88.13m.
He became only the 2nd Indian after Anju Bobby George to win a medal at the world meet.
Anderson Peters won gold medal in the World Athletics Championships 2022 in Eugene, US,
with throw 90.54 metres.
five Indians, including Neeraj Chopra World Athletics Championships 2022.
Murli Sreeshankar - Men's long jump.
Avinash Sable - Men's 3000 metres steeplechase.
Annu Rani - Women's javelin throw.
Neeraj Chopra - Men's javelin throw.
Rohit Yadav - Men's javelin throw
Eldhose Paul - Men's triple jump.
2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games will be hosted in Los Angeles, United States.
2024 Summer Olympic Games will be held in Paris, France.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes has made a surprise announcement to retire from ODI
cricket.

Indian shooter Mairaj Ahmed Khan made history by becoming the first person to ever win a
men's skeet gold medal at an ISSF World Cup.
World Athletics Council has selected Tokyo (Japan) to host the 2025 World Athletics
Championships.
2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships will be held in Medulin and Pula in
Croatia.
2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships will be held in Tallahassee, Florida.
Narinder Batra has resigned as President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), President
of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa triumphs at the Paracin Open 2022 in Serbia.
Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram won 41st Villa De Benasque International Chess
Open in Spain.
Singapore Open 2022 (Badminton)
Women's singles : PV Sindhu defeated Wang Zhi Yi ( China).
Men's Singles : Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Indonesia) defeated Naraoka Kodai (Japan).
PV Sindhu world No 7 while the rankings.
British Parliament felicitated BCCI President Sourav Ganguly.
He is popularly honoured as Maharaja of Indian Cricket.
Abhishek Verma, archery gold winner from the Asian Games, and Jyothi Surekha Vennam
took home bronze at the World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Rohit Sharma, the captain of India, became the first captain in cricket history to win 13
straight T20Is.
Bliv. Club and WIOM collaborate with Shikhar Dhawan for first metaverse sports metropolis.
India bagged 22 medals (4 gold medals, 9 silver and 9 bronz) in Asian U-20 Wrestling
Championships in Manama, Bahrain.
Mohammed Shami became the fastest Indian bowler to 150 ODI wickets in first India vs
England ODI at the Kennington Oval.
India’s Grandmaster D. Gukesh wins Gijon Chess Masters
Bhagwani Devi Dagar, a 94-year-old Indian sprinter, won the gold medal in the 100-meter
sprint at the Tampere, Finland, World Masters Athletics Championships.
She finished first in the gold with a timing of 24.74 seconds.
Bhagwani Devi belongs to Haryana.
India’s Arjun Babuta wins first gold medal in shooting at the Changwon, South Korea,
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup stage.
Wimbledon Championships 2022
Men’s Singles : Novak Djokovic ( Serbia) defeated Nick Kyrgios ( Australia).
Women’s Singles : Elena Rybakina ( Kazakhstan) defeated Ons Jabeur (Tunisia).
Note : Novak Djokovic won a seventh Wimbledon men's title and 21st Grand Slam crown.
Malaysia Open Badminton Tournament 2022
Men’s singles title : Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
Women’s singles title : Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand).

Boxers Alfiya Pathan and Gitika have won gold medals at the Elorda Cup in Nur-Sultan,
Kazakhstan.
Jasprit Bumrah breaks Brian Lara world record smashes Broad for 29 runs a single over in
Test cricket.
Neeraj Chopra wins the silver medal in the Diamond League competition in Stockholm with
throw of 89.94 metres.
Anderson Peters, the current world champion, won the competition with a best throw of 90.31
metres.
Adani Sportsline is principal sponsor of Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
It will be the official partner of the Indian contingent during the upcoming Birmingham
Commonwealth Games 2022, the Hangzhou Asian Games 2022, and the Paris Olympic Games
2024.
Deepak Punia won a bronze medal after defeating Maksat Satybaldy (Kyrgyzstan) in the 86kg
freestyle weight category at the U23 Asian wrestling championships 2022 in Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan.
Novak Djokovic becomes 1st player to win 80 matches in all four Grand Slams.
2025 World Athletics Championships will take place in Olympic Stadium of Tokyo in Japan.
Los Angeles to host 2028 Summer Olympic Games.

Los Angeles has previously hosted the Olympics in 1984 and 1932..
2024 Summer Olympic Games will be held in Paris, France..
Mairaj Khan becomes first Indian to win skeet gold at 2022 ISSF World Cup in Changwon,
South Korea.
SPORTS IN NEWS JUNE 2022
Olympic gold medallist, Sydney McLaughlin broke her own women's 400 metres hurdles world
record at the U.S. championships in Eugene, Oregon, winning the final in 51.41 seconds.
Ace sprinter Sekar Dhanalakshmi becomes 3rd fastest Indian woman in 200m gold at the
Qosanov Memorial Athletics.
Sekar Dhanalakshmi ( 22.89s) after national record holder Saraswati Saha (22.82s) and Hima
Das (22.88s).
Indian women’s discus thrower, Navjeet Dhillon won the gold medal at the Qosanov Memorial
2022 athletics meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan, throw with a 56.24m.
Madhya Pradesh clinched their maiden Ranji Trophy title by beating 41-time champions in
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Cyclist Ronaldo, first Indian cyclist to win silver at Asian Championship.
India jump two spots to 104 in FIFA rankings.

Brazil remained on top, three months after taking the top spot from Belgium (2nd).
Argentina jumped one place to third at the expense of France (4th) .

Rumeli Dhar retires from all forms of international cricket.
Skalzang Rigzin, the first mountaineer from India to ascend Mount Annapurna's top without
the aid of oxygen was welcomed by Leh with open arms.
Sunil Chhetri becomes joint 5th highest goalscorer.
Top 5 International Goal Scorer:
Cristiano Ronaldo with 117 goals
Iran’s Ali Daei managed 109 goals.
Malaysia’s Mokhtar Dahari netted 89 goals.
Lionel Messi with 86 goals.
Sunil Chhetri and Ferenc Puskás with 84 goals.
Neeraj Chopra wins gold at Kuortane Games in Finland with throw of 86.69m.
PM Modi has launched the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad at Indira Gandhi
Stadium in New Delhi.
FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar ( 32 teams)
FIFA World Cup 2026 in USA, Canada and Mexico ( 48 teams).
India's Nitin Menon has retained his place in the ICC Elite Panel.
India's ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra set a new national record as he threw 89.30 metres
at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland.
Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal with his throw at the event.
Chopra’s earlier national record was 88.07m which he had set in Patiala in March last year.
Indian weightlifter Saanapathi Gurunaidu won gold in the men's 55 kilogramme category
event At the IWF Youth World Championships in Leon, Mexico.
Indonesia Masters badminton tournament 2022
Men’s singles : Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
Women’s singles : Chen Yufei (China)
Khelo India Youth Games 2022 is going to be held in Haryana.
Haryana won Khelo India Youth Games 2021 title.
They won 52 gold, 39 silver and 46 bronze medals. The total number of medals won by
Haryana is 137.
Maharashtra bagged the second position ( 45 Gold, 40 Silver and 40 Bronze = 125 Medal).
Karnataka bagged the third position (22 gold, 17 silver and 28 bronze = 67 medals).
Rahul Srivatshav P of Telangana has become India's 74th Grandmaster.
R Praggnanandhaa won Norway Chess Group A open chess tournament
Avani Lekhara, the Tokyo Paralympics winner, won gold in the Para Shooting World Cup in
Chateauroux, France.
Virat Kohli Becomes the 1st Indian To Reach 200 Million Followers On Instagram.
Portugal football star Cristiano Ronaldo tops the chart with 451 million followers, ahead of
Argentina football captain and FC Barcelona legend Lionel Messi with 334 million followers.
Mithali Raj announced retirement from International cricket.
He hailing from Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

Mithali Raj made her International debut in the ODI against Ireland at Milton Keynes in 1999.
India Beat Poland 6-4 to Clinch Inaugural FIH Hockey 5s championship in Lausanne in
Switzerland.
Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia launched the National Air Sport policy
2022 (NASP 2022). The vision of NASP 2022 is to make India one of the top sports nations by
2023.
Sakshi Malik, Mansi(57 Kg category), and Divya Kakran (68 Kg category) won gold in the Bolat
Turlykhanov Cup
Sakshi Malik won her first international gold medal in the Bolat Turlykhanov Cup.
In the 62 Kg category, Sakshi Malik won against Irina Kuznetsova.
French Open 2022 (Tennis)
Men’s Singles : Rafael Nadal (Spain) defeated Casper Ruud (Norwegian)
Women’s Singles : Iga Świątek (Poland) defeated Coco Gauff (US).
India defeated Japan 1-0 to win bronze at the Men’s Hockey Asia Cup 2022 in Jakarta,
Indonesia.
Amit Shah laid foundation stone for an Olympic-level sports complex in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
SPORTS IN NEWS MAY 2022
BCCI signed up non-fungible tokens (NFT) partner for Women’s T20 Challenge
Haryana won the Hockey India Sub-Junior Women’s National Championship by 2-0
Manchester City won 2021-22 Premier League Football championship
India won the Thomas Cup 2020 beats Indonesia for the first time in its history
Thomas Cup title : Men’s badminton
South Korea won the Uber Cup 2022 by defeating China.
Uber Cup : Women's badminton
GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandha Wins 36th Reykjavik Open 2022
Indian teenager R Praggnanandhaa stuns Magnus Carlsen for the 2nd time in 2022
Odisha won the 12th Hockey India Senior Women’s National Championship title
UEFA Europa Football League title won by Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt
Nikhat Zareen won a gold medal at the 2022 IBS Women’s World Boxing Championships
Italian Open 2022 ( Tennis)

Men’s singles : Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)

Women’s singles: Iga Świątek (Poland)
Inter Milan defeated Juventus 4-2 after extra time in the Italian Cup final
Indian pistol pairs Esha Singh and Saurabh Chaudhary clinched the mixed team pistol gold at
the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.
Indian archers wrapped up a highly successful Asia Cup 2022 Stage-2 campaign in
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq with a total of 14 medals – eight golds, four silvers and two bronze
12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships was kick-started in Istanbul,
Turkey
Miami Tennis Open Championship 2022
Men’s single – Carlos Alcaraz defeated Casper Ruud,
Women’s Single.- IGA Swiatek defeated Naomi Osaka,
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has launched the mascot ‘Dhakad’ along with the official
logo and official jersey of the Fourth Khelo India Youth Games at Panchkula and lauded the
effort of Haryana
India’s Avinash Sable broke a 30-year-old record of Bahadur Prasad in 5000m, setting a new
national record with a timing of 13:25.65 at the Sound Running Track meet in San Juan
Capistrano, USA.
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) won the men’s singles title at the Madrid Open title 2022
Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh wins Sunway Formentera Open chess tournament
Asian Games 2022, due to be held in Hangzhou, China in September, has been postponed to
2023 due to rising COVID-19 cases in the country.
Olympian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur has been provisionally suspended by Athletics
Integrity Unit (AIU).
Harshada Sharad Garud becomes the 1st Indian to win gold medal at IWF Junior World
Weightlifting Championship
Ronnie O’Sullivan (England) has won the 2022 World Snooker Championship
JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) with 20 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze medals has won the 2nd
edition of the Khelo India University Games 2021.
Real Madrid clinch 35th Spanish League title
Kerala beat West Bengal to lift their seventh Santosh Trophy title
PV Sindhu won bronze at Asian Badminton Championships

AWARDS AND HONOURS OCTOBER 2022
National Intellectual Property Award won by IIT Madras for 2021 and 2022.
European Parliament has awarded the people of Ukraine its annual Sakharov Prize for
Freedom of Thought to honour their fight against Russia’s invasion.
Telangana’s Hyderabadi Haleem has won the ‘Most Popular GI’ award after beating other food
items including Rasgulla, Bikaneri Bhujiya, and Ratlami Sev.
Karnataka Bank has bagged the National Digital Transformation Awards, "DX 2022 Awards"
instituted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Uttar Pradesh bags top honours at Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) Awards
2021.
followed by Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu at second and third place, respectively.
PMAY-U Awards 2021 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, a professional French footballer, has won the Men’s Ballon
d’Or (Golden Ball Award) 2022.
Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas, a Spanish professional footballer, has won the Women’s Ballon
d’Or award or Ballon d’Or Féminin Award for the 2nd time.
Noted American historian Prof. Barbara Metcalf was awarded the Sir Syed Excellence Award
for 2022 by the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
Sri Lankan author, Shehan Karunatilaka has won Britain’s Booker Prize 2022 for fiction for his
work “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida”.
Telangana’s Hyderabad honoured with AIPH ‘World Green City award 2022’.
Sports Journalists' Federation of India medal (SJFI medal) for 2019 was presented to
badminton legend Prakash Padukone.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the Kiwi Indian Hall of Fame Awards
2022.
Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond, and Philip H. Dybvig received the Sveriges Riksbank
Prize in Economic Sciences 2022 (Nobel Prize for Economics 2022) in Memory of Alfred Nobel
“for research on banking and financial crises.”.
Ales Bialiatski, a human rights defender from Belarus who is now incarcerated, Memorial, a
Russian human rights organisation, and Center for Civil Liberties, a Ukrainian human rights
organisation, have all been jointly given this year’s Nobel Peace Prize 2022.
The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022 will be awarded to Yunqing Tang.
Nobel Prize in Literature for 2022 is awarded to the French author Annie Ernaux.
PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia have been voted FIH Men's and Women's Goalkeeper of the
Year for the second year in a row.
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wins UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award
IITM scientist Roxy Mathew Koll awarded Devendra Lal Memorial Medal 2022

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” .
Indian American Dr Vivek Lall receives Lifetime Achievement award in US.
Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 was awarded to Alain Aspect (France), John F. Clauser (USA) and
Anton Zeilinger (Austria) for their work on quantum mechanics.
Swedish scientist Svante Paabo has won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for
his discoveries “concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution”.
Writer Dr Madhav Hada will be awarded the 32nd Bihari Puraskar for his 2015 literary criticism
book ‘Pachrang Chola Pahar Sakhi Ri’, the KK Birla Foundation.
Srishti Bakshi has won the ‘Changemaker‘ award at the UN SDG (United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals) Action Awards.
AWARDS AND HONOURS SEPTEMBER 2022
68th National Film Awards were given on the evening of 30th in New Delhi by President
Droupadi Murmu.
Asha Parekh will get the Dadasaheb Phalke Award of 2020.
Best feature film award – Soorarai Pottru (Tamil film).
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (Hindi
film).
Best Actor award – Ajay Devgn (Tanhaji -The Unsung Warrior) & Suriya (Soorarai Pottru).
Best Actress Award – Parna Balamurali (Soorarai Pottru).
Best Director Award – Sachidanandan KR (Malayalam Film: AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum).
Kumar Sanu, Shailendra Singh, Anand-Milind gets Lata Mangeshkar Award (2019-2021).
Britain’s Indian-origin Home Secretary Suella Braverman won first Queen Elizabeth II award.
Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has been awarded the Airport Service Quality
(ASQ) award 2022 for ‘Mission Safeguarding’.
Asha Parekh to be bestowed with 52nd Dadasaheb Phalke award 2022.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest honour in Indian cinema. The award was instituted in
1969, Devika Rani was the first winner.
Daniel A. Spielman has been honoured with the 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics.
Breakthrough Prize, renowned as the “Oscars of Science,” recognizes the world’s top
scientists. Each prize is $3 million and presented in the fields of Life Sciences, Fundamental
Physics and Mathematics.
Indian author & poet Meena Kandasamy won German PEN award.
India Hypertension Control Initiative wins UN award to control and prevent hypertension.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Honours Four Leaders With 2022 Goalkeepers Global
Goals Awards.

2022 Global Goalkeeper Award : Ursula von der Leyen (Germany)
2022 Campaign Awards : Vanessa Nakata (Uganda).
2022 Changemaker Award : Zahra Joya (Afghanistan)
2022 Progress Award : Dr. Radhika Batra (India).
Dr Radhika Batra is the Cofounder of the nonprofit organization ‘Every Infant Matters’.
She is progressing SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being and SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities.
Alia Bhatt receives the Prestigious “Priyadarshni Academy’s Smita Patil Memorial Award”.
Gujarati film ‘Chhello Show’ becomes India’s official entry for Oscars 2023.
Swati Piramal conferred with top French civilian honour, Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur
(Knight of the Legion of Honour).
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineering Limited (GRSE), Kolkata awarded Prestigious
‘Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar’ for 2021-22.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has presented INSPIRE Awards to 60 startups along with
financial support to 53,021 students.
The annual INSPIRE Awards MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspiration and
Knowledge) competition.
74th Primetime Emmy Awards 2022.
To mark some remarkable American television performances.
Outstanding lead actress in a comedy series : Jean Smart- Hacks
Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series : Jason Sudeikis- Ted Lasso
Outstanding comedy series : Ted Lasso.
South Indian International Movie Awards 2022 (SIIMA) was held in Bengaluru, Karnataka
Best Film: Pushpa: The Rise
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Allu Arjun for Pushpa: The Rise
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Critics): Naveen Polishety for Jathi Ratnalu
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Pooja Hegde for Most Eligible Bachelor.
Singapore awarded ‘Meritorious Service Medal’ to Lamba, Former Navy Chief of India.
Hindi writer Dr. Asghar Wajahat awarded with 31st Vyas Samman.
He has been chosen for the prestigious award for his play Mahabali.
The Vyas Samman is given by K K Birla Foundation in 1991 for outstanding literary work in
Hindi authored by an Indian citizen published during the last 10 years.
Telugu writer and actor, Tanikella Bharani was presented with the annual Sahitya Puraskar
of the Loknayak Foundation .
President Droupadi Murmu has honoured 45 selected teachers to distinguished teachers.
India is celebrating its 50th National Teachers’ Day. The day is celebrated on September 5
every year which is the birth anniversary of India’s second President Dr Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan.
Former US president Barack Obama wins Emmy award for his narration in Netflix
documentary “Our Great National Parks".
American President Barack Obama belongs to Democratic Party.
64th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022
1. Sotheara Chhim (Cambodia)

2. Bernadette Madrid (Philippines)
3. Tadashi Hattori (Japan)
4. Gary Bencheghib (Indonesia).
Ramon Magsaysay Award, established in 1957, is Asia’s greatest honour and distinction.
The award is regarded around the world as ‘’Asia’s Nobel Prize’’.
Acharya Vinoba Bhave was the first Indian to be conferred with Ramon Magsaysay Award for
his contribution to community leadership.
"Ramon Magsaysay" award is conferred by Phillipines.
AWARDS AND HONOURS AUGUST 2022
67th Filmfare Awards 2022

Presented by : Times Group
Best Film: Shershaah
Best Director: Vishnuvardhan (Shershaah)
Best Actor: Ranveer Singh (83)
Best Actress: Kriti Sanon (Mimi ).
Divita Rai from Karnataka won the prestigious title of Miss Diva Universe 2022.
Pragnya Ayyagari of Telangana was declared Miss Diva Supranational 2022.
Karim Benzema and Alexia Putellas UEFA men’s and women’s player of the year prizes.
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has been awarded the Unesco Peace Prize 2022
for "her efforts to welcome refugees".
Liberty Medal 2022 to be awarded to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.
Bangladesh-born Fahmida Azim working for the Insider online magazine of the US has been
selected for the Pulitzer Prize 2022.
She will be awarded under the category of Illustrated Reporting and Commentary.
Marina Tabassum, first South Asian to get Lisbon Triennale Lifetime Achievement Award.
Home Ministry awarded 1082 Police Medals in 2022.
London home of Dadabhai Naoroji will get a ‘Blue Plaque’, an honour that is reserved for
notable personalities who have lived and worked in London.
The Blue Plaque scheme, run by the English Heritage charity.
Naoroji often referred to as the “grand old man of India”.
President of India, Droupadi Murmu has approved 107 Gallantry awards to Armed Forces and
Central Armed Police Forces personnel.
13th edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2022.
Best Film : 83
Best Director : Shoojit Sircar (Sardar Udham) and Aparna Sen (The Rapist)

Best Actor : Ranveer Singh (83)
Best Actress : Shefali Shah (Jalsa)
Lifetime Achievement Award : Kapil Dev.
Shashi Tharoor, set to be conferred with France's highest civilian award Chevalier de la
Legion d'Honneur.
Ramadhar Singh becomes 1st Indian Social Psychologist on US Heritage Wall of Fame.
Kannada film star Puneeth Rajkumar to be conferred Karnataka Ratna posthumously.
Indian American from Virginia, Aarya Walvekar has crowned Miss India USA in 2022 in New
Jersey.
Dalai Lama was honoured with the 'dPal rNgam Duston' award, the highest civilian honour of
Ladakh.
Canadian Jeffrey Armstrong has been awarded the Indian Council for Cultural Relations
(ICCR) Distinguished Indologist for 2021.
Tamil Nadu Police received President’s colour from Venkaiah Naidu.
Aarya Walvekar crowned Miss India USA for 2022.

The Miss India USA 2022 is the 40th anniversary of the annual beauty pageant.
AWARDS AND HONOURS JULY 2022
Dinesh Shahra Foundation (DSF) institutes “Dinesh Shahra Lifetime Award for Excellence” in
Music.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has presented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
with the Sir Winston Churchill Leadership Award.
Kaushik Rajashekara won Global Energy Prize 2022.
Malayalam filmmaker, KP Kumaran has been honoured with Kerala’s highest film award, the
JC Daniel Award 2022.
The award comprises of a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh.
68th National Film Awards 2022.
Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru
Best Director.: Sachidanandan KR, Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Actor: Suriya for Soorarai Pottru and Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji
Best Actress : Aparna Balamurali for Soorarai Pottru.
Best Feature Film in Hindi: Toolsidas Junior.
Most Film Friendly State award : Madhya Pradesh.
Development Bank of Singapore Limited (DBS Bank) has been recognized as the ‘World’s
Best SME Bank’ by Euromoney.
National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) received Sardar Patel
Outstanding ICAR Institute Award 2021.

Australia Tennis star Lleyton Hewitt inducted into Hall of Fame.
Japanese government announced its decision to honour former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
with the country's highest decoration "the Collar of the Supreme Order of the
Chrysanthemum" posthumously.
Ms Dia Mirza, and Mr Afroz Shah were felicitated with the prestigious Mother Teresa Memorial
Awards for Social Justice 2021.
Harmony Foundation hosts the Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice.
The award is given by the Maharashtra.
Japan has conferred the 'Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star' award to Narayanan
Kumar.
Pallavi Singh wins the Mrs Universe Divine Crown in South Korea.
Gita Gopinath becomes 1st woman to feature on IMF’s ‘wall of former chief economists’.
The first Indian to achieve the honour was Raghuram Rajan .
In honour of India's first President, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Memorial Award in Public
Administration has been established, according to Science and Tech Minister.
Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska wins prestigious Fields Medal 2022.
Fields medal is the highest honor for a mathematician.
Michelle Poonawalla has received the Shiromani Award at NRI World Summit 2022 in the
United Kingdom for her contribution to the field of art.
Sini Shetty from Karnataka has won the title of Femina Miss India 2022. She will now represent
India at the 71st Miss World pageant
Tanuja Nesari was awarded with the Ayurveda Ratna Award by the UK Parliament.
HCL Technologies bags Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards 2022.
Ashok Soota conferred with CII Quality Ratna Award 2021.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla along with Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin
Gadkari gave away National Highways Excellence Awards-2021.
IG Drones has been felicitated with the “Best Drone Organization – Start-up Category” by
Airwards.
AWARDS AND HONOURS JUNE 2022
Odisha govt bags first prize in National MSME Award 2022.

Bihar and Haryana were second and third respectively.
Khushi Patel from UK is crowned Miss India Worldwide 2022.
Guyana’s Roshani Razack was named Miss Teen India Worldwide 2022.
Vijay Amritraj honoured with Golden Achievement Award by International Tennis Federation.

S M Krishna, Narayana Murthy, Prakash Padukone selected for ‘Kempegowda International
Award’.
The award carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh by Karnataka govt.
Odisha, ‘Mo Bus’ Service received the prestigious UN Public Service Award, for their role and
efforts in helping the world recover better from Covid19.
US-Canadian author Ruth Ozeki has won the Women's Prize for Fiction this year for her novel
'The Book of Form and Emptiness".
UNESCO recognises India’s use of ICT under PM eVIDYA scheme.
AYUSH ministry has announced to give the ‘Prime Minister’s Award for Outstanding
Contribution towards the Development and Promotion of Yoga’ for 2022 to two individuals and
two organisations in recognition of their contributions in the space.
Two individuals Bhikkhu Sanghasena from Ladakh, Marcus Vinicius Rojo Rodrigues from
Brazil and two organisations, “The Divine Life Society” from Uttarakhand and the British
Wheel of Yoga from United Kingdom have been chosen for award. They will also receive ₹25
lakh as cash prize, a trophy and a certificate.
Qatar's Hamad International Airport has been named the World’s Best Airport 2022.
Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru was named the finest regional airport in India
and South Asia.
Singapore Changi Airport (World’s Best Airport Staff Service and World’s Best Airport
Dining).
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022.
Film of the Year Award: Pushpa: The Rise
Best Film Award: Shershaah
Best Actor Award: Ranveer Singh for film 83
Best Actress Award: Kriti Sanon for film Mimi
Outstanding Contribution to Films: Asha Parekh.
Ratan Tata was presented with Honorary Doctor of Literature by Maharashtra.
World Health Organisation award for Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and
Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh centre for tobacco control.
International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) 2022.
Best Film: Shershaah.
Best Director: Vishnuvaradhan (Shershaah).
Best Actor : Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham)
Best Actress : Kriti Sanon (Mimi).
Indian Railways have been awarded by the UIC International Sustainable Railway Awards
(ISRA) in the category of “Best use of Zero-Carbon Technology”.
Dutch documentary film ‘Turn Your Body to the Sun’ bags Golden Conch award for the Best
Documentary Film at MIFF 2.
Rashmi Sahoo has been presented the Times Business Award 2022.
The award was given in the category of Eastern India’s Leading READY -TO-EAT brand.
Former West Indies captain, Daren Sammy has been conferred with the Sitara-i-Pakistan
Award for Services to Pakistan.
It is the third-highest civil award conferred by Pakistan.
Highest civilian medal of Pakistan, Nishan-e-Pakistan

Radio Jockey Umar Nisar (RJ Umar) has been awarded the ’01 Best Content Award’ and the
Immunization Champion award by UNICEF at the annual Radio4Child 2022 Awards.
AWARDS AND HONOURS MAY 2022
17th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival of India (MIFF 2022) confers Dr V.
Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award.
Shaunak Sen’s documentary All That Breathes, India’s only entry at Cannes Film Festival
2022, has won the 2022 L’Oeil d’Or, the festival’s top prize for documentaries.
L’Oeil d’Or documentary award, also known as The Golden Eye award.
75TH EDITION CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2022
Best Director : Park Chan-wook for Decision to Leave
Best Actor : Song Kang-ho for Broker
Best Actress : Zar Amir Ebrahimi for Holy Spider
Jury Special Award (documentary): Mariupolis 2
Palme d’Or : Triangle of Sadness, directed by Ruben Östlund
L’Oeil d’Or : All That Breathes, directed by Shaunak Sen (Indian).
Nawazuddin Siddiqui honoured with Excellence in Cinema award.
At the prestigious French Riviera Film Festival, Emmy award-winning American actor Vincent
De Paul bestowed the honour to Siddiqui.
Indian writer Geetanjali Shree and American translator Daisy Rockwell won the International
Booker Prize for “Tomb of Sand,”.
“Tomb of Sand” is published in Britain by a small publisher Tilted Axis Press.
International Booker Prize is awarded every year to a translated work of fiction published in
the U.K. or Ireland.
A Gopalakrishnan won VASVIK industrial research award 2020.
Renowned vocalist and guru, Neyveli R Santanagopalan, eminent mridangam artiste and
guru, ‘Tiruvarur’ Bhakthavathsalam, and Lalgudi violin duo, G J R Krishnan and Vijayalakshmi
were named for the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi awards of the Music Academy for 2020,
2021, and 2022.
India’s one million all-women Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers, were
honoured with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General’s Global Health
Leaders Award 2022.
Genius Energy wins Amazon Smbhav Entrepreneurship Challenge 2022
Anjali Pandey bags the CII EXCON Committed Leader Award
Wesley Morgan won William E. Colby award for his book ‘The Hardest Place’
Ajay Piramal receives Order of the British Empire award

Cameroon Activist, Cécile Ndjebet has won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions
Award
Kenyan nurse Anna Qabale Duba crowned world’s best nurse
Dr. Frank Wilczek Receives 2022 Templeton Prize
Indian Architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi was bestowed with the prestigious Royal Gold
Medal 2022
Bengali translation ‘Meursault, contre-enquête’ wins Romain Rolland Book Prize 2022
Guruswamy Krishnamoorthy receives British Honour ‘MBE’ For His Service During the
COVID-19 Pandemic
Cynthia Rosenzweig has received the 2022 World Food Prize from the World Food Prize
Foundation.
DD National Pet Show ‘Best Friend Forever’ Wins ENBA Award 2021
DEFENCE IN NEWS OCTOBER 2022
Indian, US Militaries Conduct ‘Tiger Triumph’ Exercise in Vishakhapatnam.
Agni Prime New Generation Ballistic Missile was successfully tested by India on October 21
off the coast of Odisha.
Agni Prime, also known as “Agni-P,” is a two-stage canisterized missile from the Agni class
that is nuclear-capable and has a maximum range of 2,000 kilometres.
Mission DefSpace launched: Mission DefSpace was inaugurated at DefExpo2022 in
Gandhinagar, Gujarat by the prime minister Narendra Modi (PM Modi).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Indian Air Force (IAF)’s new
airbase at Deesa in Banaskantha district of Gujarat
Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala to conduct the Indian Navy Sailing Championship 2022 at
Marakkar Watermanship Training Centre in Kerala
India-Africa Defence Dialogue to be held on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar,
Gujarat
The theme of the India-Africa Defence Dialogue is India-Africa: Adopting Strategy for
Synergising and strengthening Defence and Security Corporation.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will host the Defence Ministers of African Nations.
India and Africa share close historical relations.
India registered defence exports worth Rs 8,000 crore in six months of the current financial
year and aims to achieve the annual export target of Rs 35,000 crore by 2025.
Indian Army signs MoU with 11 banks for Agniveer salary accounts.
The banks are State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, IDBI Bank, ICICI
Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Yes Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IDFC First Bank, and Bandhan
Bank.

Defence Minister of India, Rajnath Singh will be launching the ‘Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot’ (MBKS)
website for the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (AFBCWF) during a function at
the National War Memorial Complex in New Delhi
‘Prasthan’ an Offshore Security Exercise was conducted by the Eastern Naval Command in
the Offshore Development Area (ODA) off Kakinada.
INS Tarkash reached Port Grequhrea which is also known as Port Elizabeth in South Africa.
INS Tarkash will participate in the seventh edition of IBSAMAR, a joint multinational maritime
exercise among Indian, Brazilian, and South African Navies
National Security Guard (NSG) is hosting the Multinational Joint Anti-Terror Exercise (JATE)
under SCO RATS at NSG Manesar Garrison.
Indian Army celebrated the 73rd Raising Day of Territorial Army on 9th October 2022.
India stands at fourth position among 12 countries of the Indo-Pacific in self-reliant defence
production, says a study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Station, Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Defence Minister (Raksha Mantri) Rajnath Singh officially
admitted the locally produced Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) Prachanda into the Indian Air
Force (IAF).
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) launched Operation ‘GARUDA’ to dismantle drug
networks
Swedish Defence Maker Saab To Produce Carl-Gustaf M4 Rocket Launchers In India
DEFENCE IN NEWS SEPTEMBER 2022
Lt. Gen Anil Chauhan will be taking charge as the new Chief of Defence Staff.
He will be succeeding Late Gen Bipin Rawat as the CDS of India.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) integrated cryogenic engine manufacturing facility was
inaugurated in Bengaluru by Indian President Smt. Droupadi Murmu.
India’s first avalanche-monitoring radar installed in Sikkim.
Two indigenously designed and built Diving Support Vessels (DSVs), Nistar and Nipun were
launched by the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam.
In order to reach seventeen lakh defence pensioners nationwide, the Defence Ministry has
inked an MoU with Bank of Baroda (BoB) and HDFC Bank as part of the SPARSH-System for
Pension Administration program.
National Cadet Corps (NCC) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) sign an
agreement in presence of defence minister.
The Coast Guards of India and the United States participated Off the coast of Chennai in the
massive Abhyas drill or the Abhyas joint drill.
INS Ajay was decommissioned after rendering 32 years of service to the nation.
The decommissioning of INS Ajay was conducted at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai in the traditional
manner.

Indian Army activates satellite-based internet service on Siachen Glacier, world’s highest
battlefield.
Patrol vessel Samarth commissioned with Indian Coast Guard.
Indian Navy conducts ENC Yachting Championship at Visakhapatnam.
Indian Air Force is set to retire its Srinagar-based MiG-21 squadron ‘Sword Arms’ that Wing
Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.
Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pandey has inaugurated Kargil International Marathon in
Ladakh.
The Israeli Heron drones would be equipped with strike capabilities as part of the Indian Air
Force's Project Cheetah under the Make in India programme.
Border Security Force (BSF) first female camel riding squad will be deployed along the India-
Pakistan border in Rajasthan & Gujarat.
INS Satpura and P8 I Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the Indian Navy reached Darwin in Australia
for participating in the multinational Exercise Kakadu 2022.
The theme for this year’s Exercise Kakadu 2022 is ‘Partnership, Leadership, Friendship’.
Exercise Kakadu 2022 or KA22 will be held in Darwin, Australia.
The sixth edition of Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2022 (JIMEX 22), hosted by the Indian Navy,
began in the Bay of Bengal.
JIMEX 22 involves two phases – exercises at sea and a harbour phase at Visakhapatnam.
It also coincides with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Japan.
The two-day National Defense MSME Conclave and Exhibition begins in Kota, Rajasthan.
The military camp at Kibithu Garrison, which is very close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC)
in Arunachal Pradesh, has been renamed as ‘Gen Bipin Rawat military garrison.
Army Hospital in New Delhi opened the Early Intervention Center “Prayas”.
Indian Army’s Kharga Corps and the Indian Air Force have conducted a joint exercise ‘Gagan
Strike’ in Punjab.
'Taragiri', the third stealth frigate of the Indian Navy's Project 17A, was launched in Mumbai,
the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL) .
Himgiri, the first of the three stealth frigates being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and
Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, under Project 17A for the Navy, was launched into the water. The
total value of Project 17A is around Rs 50,700 crores.
The second ship of the ‘Udaygiri’ class under the project was launched on May 17 this year.
It is expected to start sea trials during the second half of 2024.
DRDO and the Indian Army completed six flight tests of the QRSAM system from Integrated
Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha.
QRSAM is a short-range Surface Air Missile (SAM) system, which is designed and developed
by the DRDO.
Indian Army chief General Manoj Pande was conferred the title of Honorary General of the
Nepali Army by Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari in Kathmandu.
Tejas Mark-2 megaproject approved by Cabinet Committee on Security.

Tejas is a locally produced light multi-role fighter aircraft created by Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited and the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) (HAL).
INS Vikrant, India's first home-built aircraft carrier was officially commissioned by PM
Narendra Modi.
The largest warship ever constructed in India, the INS Vikrant is 262 metres long and 62
metres.
With the construction of INS Vikrant, India has joined a narrow group of countries that can
design and construct their own aircraft carriers, including the US, UK, Russia, China, and
France.
India now only possesses one aircraft carrier, the INS Vikramaditya.
10th National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise SAREX-22 was carried out by the Indian
Coast Guard (ICG) in Chennai.
DEFENCE IN NEWS AUGUST 2022
10th National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise SAREX-22 was carried out by the Indian
Coast Guard (ICG) in Chennai.
Indian Navy will receive a new emblem on September 2 without the Saint George's cross that
has been on its flag since the British placed it during the pre-independence era..
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reveal a new ensign of the Indian Navy (New Naval ensign),
at the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant Commissioning celebration on September 2.
13th edition of the India-US joint special forces exercise Vajra Prahar 2022 concluded at
Himachal Pradesh’s Bakloh.
Indian Navy’s AK-630 gun gets first made in India ammunition.
A chemical manufacturing company by the name of Economic Explosives Ltd. from Nagpur
supplied the 100 per cent indigenous 30mm gun ammunition to the Indian Navy.
DRDO Successfully Tests Pinaka Extended Range Rocket In Pokharan.
The first indigenous carrier which has been constructed by Cochin Shipyard Ltd, will soon be
commissioned as INS Vikrant .
INS Vikrant will be commissioned in Cochin in the presence of PM Modi.
India will commission its first Indigenous aircraft carrier.
US aviation major Boeing has made a strong pitch for the Indian Navy to choose the F/A 18
Super Hornet fighter jet.
Boeing Pitches ‘Atmanirbhar strategy’ for Naval Fighter Jets.
DRDO Successfully Fight-Tests Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-
SRSAM) in Chandipur Coast, in Odisha.
VL-SRSAM has been designed and developed to strike high-speed airborne targets up to 40
to 50 km and at an altitude of around 15 km.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to establish its first marketing office abroad in Kuala
Lumpur anticipation of a potential agreement for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas in
Malaysia.

India intends to purchase Tu-160 bomber from Russia.
The Tupolev Tu-160 bomber can reach a peak speed of 2220 kmph.
China will take part in the Vostok-2022 strategic command and staff exercise in Russia, which
also includes the armies of India, Belarus, Tajikistan, and Mongolia.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh gives “Future Infantry Soldier as a System (F-INSAS)” system
to Indian Army.
(F-INSAS) System: The units of the rifle, which has a range of 300 metres, will be manufactured
by an India-Russia joint venture.
The full gear of the F-INSAS includes an AK-203 assault rifle.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveils statue of Marwari warrior Veer Durgadas Rathore on
his 385th birth anniversary in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur.
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Satpura reached the San Diego Harbour North American Continent on
13th August to celebrate the 75 years of Independence of India.
INS Satpura conducted a 75 Lap Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Run at the San Diego US Navy Base
on the Independence Day of India
Indian Air Force (IAF) to Participate in Military Drills ‘Udarashakti’ with Malaysia.
From the Indian Air Force Su-30, MKI and C-17 aircraft will be participating while the RMAF
will be flying Su-30 MKM aircraft.
Indian Army has launched the Him Drone-a-thon programme in collaboration with the Drone
Federation of India.
13th edition India-US Joint Special Forces exercise “Ex Vajra Prahar 2022”, began on August
08, 2022, at the Special Forces Training School in Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh
12th edition of Defence Expo to be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
The theme for this edition is ‘Path to Pride’ .
The exhibition is in line with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to achieve self-reliance
in defence and achieve export of $5 billion by 2025.
Indian Army has conducted a pan-India satellite communication exercise named ‘Ex
Skylight’,.
The Indian Army is preparing to have its own multi-band dedicated satellite, with added
security features by 2025.
The dedicated GSAT-7B satellite of the Army.
Indian Navy’s all-female crew completes first solo maritime mission in the North Arabian Sea.
Five officers from the Indian Navy Air Squadron (INAS) 314 stationed at the Naval Air Enclave
in Porbandar, Gujarat, completed the mission.
Lt Cdr Aanchal Sharma, the mission commander.
Indian Army and the US Army will conduct the 18th edition of the fortnight-long mega military
exercise “Yudh Abhyas” from October 14 to 31, 2022, at Auli in Uttarakhand.
Indian Air Force will retire all squadrons of MiG-21 (Russian combat aircraft) by 2025.
India will be part of the mega air combat exercise “Pitch Black 2022” among 17 nations, to be
held in the Northern Territory of Australia.
4th Edition of India-Oman Joint Military Exercise ‘AL NAJAH-IV’ begins in Rajasthan at the
Foreign Training Node of Mahajan Field Firing Ranges.
Kargil War: Point 5140 at Dras in Kargil sector named as Gun Hill.

3rd edition of Vietnam-India Bilateral Army Exercise "Ex VINBAX 2022" is conducted at
Chandimandir, Haryana.
At Cochin International Airport the American Navy delivered two MH-60 R multipurpose
helicopters to the Indian Navy.
All 24 MH 60R helicopters will be delivered by the end of 2025.
MH-60R helicopter, made by Lockheed Martin Corporation.
A US Navy Ship named USNS Charles Drew arrived at L&T’s Katupalli Shipyard at Ennore,
near Chennai.
Navies of India and France conducted a Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) in the North
Atlantic Ocean.
Indian Navy’s guided-missile frigate INS Tarkash and the French Fleet Tanker FNS Somme
participated in the exercise.
DEFENCE IN NEWS JULY 2022
Indian Navy took the delivery of the country’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) ‘Vikrant’
from Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) on July 28, 2022 in Kochi.
The carrier has been built at an overall cost of approx Rs 20,000 crore.
Key Features of Vikrant
Displacement – 45,000 tons
Length – 262 metres long,
Width – 62 metres
Height – 59 metres
Decks – 14
Speed – 28 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range – 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi)
It has over 2,300 compartments, and can accommodate a crew of around 1700 people.
The warship will operate 30 aircraft including Russian MiG-29K fighter jets, Kamov-31
helicopters, MH-60R multi-role helicopters.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the ‘SPRINT challenges’ for the Indian Navy on
July 18, 2022, during a naval seminar ‘Swavlamban’ at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in
New Delhi.
SPRINT stands for Supporting Pole-Vaulting in R&D through iDEX (Innovations for Defence
Excellence), NIIO and TDAC (Technology Development Acceleration Cell).
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sindhudhvaj was decommissioned from service at Visakhapatnam on
July 16, 2022.
This Kilo-class submarine INS Sindhudhvaj has retired after 35 years of distinguished service
to the nation.
INS Sindhudhvaj was commissioned into the Navy in June 1987.
It was one of the 10 Kilo-class submarines, which India acquired from Russia between 1986
and 2000.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launches 75 Artificial Intelligence technologies during first-
ever ‘AI in Defence’ symposium & exhibition in New Delhi.

The award was in line with the vision of MoD to achieve defence exports of Rs 35,000 crore by
2025 and provide boost to the domestic industry.
Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) inked its 100th contract with Pacify Medical
Technologies Pvt Ltd in New Delhi.
The capital budget for 2022–23 has, however, allotted a sizeable Rs 1,365 crore for this year.
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), observed its 84th Raising Day on 27 July 2022.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched the fourth P17A stealth frigate ‘Dunagiri’
into the Hooghly River in Kolkata.
The Project 17A frigate is built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders Limited.
Rajnath Singh announced that the Ministry of Defence has set a target of Rs 1.75 lakh crores
in defence production by 2025, which includes Rs 35,000 crores in exports.
Ministry of Defence gives approval to HDFC, ICICI, and Axis to offer finances for international
purchases.
Indian Navy commissions the first ALH Squadron INAS 324 at INS Dega in Visakhapatnam.
9th Army to Army Staff Talks between India and Australia held in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Richard Marles, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense of Australia, visited India.
DEFENCE IN NEWS JUNE 2022
DRDO Successful flight testing of high-speed expendable aerial target ABHYAS in Integrated
Test Range (ITR) off the coast of Odisha.
Indian Coast Guard launched “PADMA” centralised payment system.
PADMA : Pay Roll Automation for Disbursement of Monthly Allowances.
Indian Air Force announced that three Su-30 MKI planes and two C-17 transport aircraft are
taking part in a month-long tactical leadership programme in Egypt.
Border Roads Organization (BRO) will build 75 outlets along various route segments in 12
states and union territories under the name "BRO Cafes."
Indian Coast Guard, a new air squadron known as 840 Squadron was established in Chennai,
with an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mark-III aircraft as its first aircraft.
India has test-launched Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Prithvi-II from an integrated test range
in Chandipur, Odisha.
It is an indigenously developed, surface-to-surface missile.
Its range is 350 km and can carry one-ton payload.
Indian government has introduced the Agnipath Military recruitment scheme, a 4-year tenure
scheme for the defense troops.
The scheme has been planned and is being implemented by the Department of Military Affairs.
‘Agnipath’ is a short-term service youth recruitment scheme for the armed forces that
operates across India.
Approximately 45,000 people between the ages of 17.5 and 21 will be inducted into the service
for a four-year period under the scheme.

Agniveers will be hired for four years under the ‘Agnipath’ scheme and will get intensive
military training. They will be given a monthly wage of ₹ 30,000 to ₹ 40,000 per month, plus
allowances.
38th India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy Units
of Andaman & Nicobar Command (ANC) and Indonesian Navy.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh increased funding for the DRDO’s Defence's Technology
Development Fund (TDF) scheme to Rs 50 crore, up from Rs 10 crore previously.
Union Defence Minister and Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approves to buy Military
Equipment worth Rs 76,390 crores.
Indian Army participates in a multinational exercise “Ex Khaan Quest 2022” where 16 other
countries also took part in Mongolia.
Indian Army is represented by a contingent from the LADAKH SCOUTS.
India has successfully executed a nuclear- capable Agni-4 ballistic missile from APJ Abdul
Kalam Island in Odisha.
The missile has the range of around 4,000 kilometres.
Agni-IV : surface-to-surface intermediate-range ballistic missile.
India-Bangladesh bilateral defence cooperation, a joint military training exercise Ex
SAMPRITI-X is being conducted at Jashore Military Station in Bangladesh.
Indian Air Force (IAF) heritage centre to come up in Chandigarh.
Defence Ministry has signed a contract with the defence public sector undertaking Bharat
Dynamics Limited (BDL) for the supply of the indigenously developed Astra Mk-I Beyond
Visual Range (BVR) air to air missiles and associated equipment for the Indian Air Force (IAF)
and the Navy at a cost of Rs 2,971 Crore.
Astra has a range of over 100 km.
INS Gomati decommissioned at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
INS Gomati derives her name from the vibrant river Gomti and was commissioned on 16 April
1988.
DEFENCE IN NEWS MAY 2022
Nirdeshak, the second of the four Survey Vessels (Large) (SVL) projects being built by Garden
Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) in collaboration with L&T shipbuilding for the
Indian Navy was launched, at Kattupalli, Chennai.
The first of class ship ‘Sandhayak’ was launched in December 2021 at GRSE, Kolkata.
Haryana’s Captain Abhilasha Barak has become the first woman officer to join the Army
Aviation Corps as a combat aviator.
Third edition of Indian Navy (IN) – Bangladesh Navy (BN) Bilateral Exercise ‘Bongosagar’
commenced at Port Mongla, Bangladesh.
Army Training Command and Gandhinagar-based Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) inked a
MoU to establish a Wargame Research and Development Centre in New Delhi.
Fourth edition of the Indian Navy-Bangladesh Navy Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)
commenced. The patrolling drill commenced in the northern Bay of Bengal.

Indian Navy’s indigenous warships, INS Kora and INS Sumedha along with Bangladesh Navy’s
warships BNS Ali Haider and BNS Abu Ubaidah.
HANSA-NG 2 seater flying trainer aircraft, designed and developed by CSIR-NAL, passed an
in-flight engine relight test at DRDO‘s Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) facility in Challakere.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh has launched two made-in-India warships INS 'Surat' and
'Udaygiri' at the Mazagon Docks in Mumbai..
This is the first time that the two indigenously built warships have been launched together,
the Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL).
Indian Navy plans to purchase a specialised earth imaging satellite Geo Imaging Satellite-2
(GISAT-2), this fiscal year as part of its modernisation.
Under the budget projections for 2022-23, the navy would receive Rs 45,250 crore for
modernisation.
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) celebrates its 62nd raising day on 7th May 2022.
BRO was founded on 7th May 1960 as a leading road construction agency under the Ministry
of Defence.
INDIA'S RANK IN VARIOUS INDEXES OCTOBER 2022

2022
Global Hunger Index 2022
INDIA : 107
India’s score of 29.1 places
Published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe
EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022
Top : Shiv Nadar & family (1,161 crore Donation)
2nd : Azim Premji & family ( 484 crore Donation)
3rd : Mukesh Ambani & family ( Rs 411 Crore Donation)
Nations In Pension Index
Top : Iceland
2nd : Netherlands
3rd : Denmark
INDIA : 41
India Ranks 3rd in list of Centi-millionaires, to Overtake China by 2032
Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)

Number of people living below the poverty line in India decreased by 415 million between
2005-06 and 2019-21,
released jointly by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford
Poverty and Human Development Initiati.
Haryana has bagged the top position in the category of big states in the Public Affairs Index-
2022.
followed by Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Karnataka
Logistics Performance Index 2022: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, and Gujarat are three of the 15
States and UTs that are categorised as achievers in the logistics index chart for 2022.

Times Higher Education Rankings 2023
University of Oxford continued to retain the top spot for the seventh consecutive yea.
IISc tops among Indian Universities
Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII)
Top : Norway
INDIA : 123
Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022
Indore bagged the title of India’s cleanest city for the sixth time.
Surat is the second cleanest city and Navi Mumbai comes a close third in the category of
cities.
Madhya Pradesh secured the first position in the category of best performing states, followed
by Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.
Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra topped destinations for foreign tourists 2021
INDIA'S RANK IN VARIOUS INDEXES SEPTEMBER 2022

2022
Reliance Jio Chairman Akash Ambani, has been named by TIME magazine in the TIME100 Next
list.
Nikhil Kamath, the cofounder of Zerodha, topped the ‘IIFL Wealth Hurun India 40 & Under Self-
Made Rich List 2022’ with a net worth of Rs 17,500 crore.
2nd : Bhavish Aggarwal, founder of Ola (Rs 11,700 crore) 3rd : Divyank Turakhia of Media.net
(Rs 11,200 crore).
4th : Nakul Aggarwal
5th : Ritesh Arora
6th : Binny Bansal founder of Flipkart ( Rs 8,100 Crore)
7th : Ritesh Agarwal, Founder of OYO ( Rs 6,300 Crore)
Global Innovation Index 2022.
Top : Switzerland
2nd : United States
3rd : Sweden
4th : United Kingdom
5th : Netherlands
INDIA : 40
Released By : World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO)
IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022.
Top : Gautam Adani and family ( Rs. 10,94,400 crore)
2nd : Mukesh Ambani and family (Rs. 7,94,700 crore)
3rd : Cyrus Poonawalla and family (Rs. 2,05,400 crore)
4th : Shiv Nadar (Rs. 1,85,800 crore)
5th : Radhakishan Damani & family (Rs. 1,75,100 crore)

Federal Bank was ranked 63rd on the Best Workplaces in Asia 2022 and becomes the only
bank in India to be listed by Great Place to Work.
Federal Bank Limited is an Indian private sector bank headquartered in Aluva, Kochi.
Global Crypto Adoption Index 2022
Top : US
2nd : UK
3rd : Russia
INDIA : 4
Published by : Chainalysis
Kantar’s BrandZ report 2022
TCS became India’s most valuable brand in 2022 with $45.5 billion.
2nd : HDFC Bank ( $32.7 billion)
3rd : Infosys
4th : Airtel
5th : Asian Paints
6th : State Bank of India
7th : LIC
8th : Kotak Mahindra Bank
9th : ICICI Bank
10th : Jio
Andhra Pradesh has ranked one on the list of states in attracting industrial investments in the
first seven months of 2022.
India got a total investment of Rs 1,71,285 crore.
Andhra Pradesh rolled out its new ‘industrial Development Policy 2022-2023’.
Global Estimates of Modern Slavery
Report by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Asia-Pacific region had the highest number of people in modern slavery.
Asia and the Pacific host 15.1 million people in forced labour, followed by Europe and Central
Asia with 4.1 million; Africa with 3.8 million; the Americas with 3.6 million and the Arab states
with 0.9 million.
Fortune India Rich List 2022
Top : Gautam Adani (129.16 Billion)
2nd : Mukesh Ambani ( 94.57 billion)
3rd : Shapoor Mistry and Cyrus Mistry family (32.35 billion)
4th : Radhakrishna Damani ( 27.53 billion)
5th : Azim Premji (21.94 billion)
Human Development Index (HDI) 2022
Top : Switzerland (0.962 )
2nd : Norway (0.961)
3rd : Iceland (0.959)
4th : Hong Kong, China (SAR) (0.952)
5th : Australia (0.951)
INDIA : 132
India’s latest HDI value of 0.633 places the country in the medium human development
category, lower than its value of 0.645 in the 2020 report.

India scored 0.123 in the Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) .
India’s neighbours, Sri Lanka (73rd), China (79th), Bangladesh (129th), and Bhutan (127th)
are ranked above India, while Pakistan (161st), Nepal (143rd), and Myanmar (149th) are worse
off.
Implementing Poshan Abhiyaan scheme.
Top three states among larger states
1st : Maharashtra
2nd : Andhra Pradesh
3rd : Gujarat
Punjab and Bihar were the lowest performers among larger states.
Sikkim was the best performer among the small states.
Report by : Niti Aayog
Life Insurance Company (LIC) is out of the top 10 companies by market capitalization as it has
been replaced by Bajaj Finance and Adani Transmission.
LIC has dropped to 11th position in the list, Bajaj Finance at 10th, and Adani Transmission at
9th position.
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is on the top of the list of valued Indian Companies with a
market capitalization of ₹17.8 lakh crore, followed by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HDFC
Bank, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever (HUL), ICICI Bank and State Bank of India (SBI).
INDIA'S RANK IN VARIOUS INDEXES AUGUST 2022
Fortune Global 500 list for 2022 was released by FORTUNE on August 03, 2022 to rank the
world’s largest corporations by revenue for fiscal 2021.
Walmart has acquired the top spot for ninth consecutive year, and overall 17th time since
1995.
From India, the recently-listed Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has made to the list for the
first time and LIC is also the top ranked firm among Indian corporates.
LIC is ranked at 98th position, with revenue of USD 97.26 billion and a profit of USD 553.8
million.
TOP 10 list of companies in 2022 FORTUNE GLOBAL 500
1. Walmart (U.S.)
2. Amazon.com (U.S.)
3. State Grid (China)
4. China National Petroleum (China)
5. Sinopec (China)
6. Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)
7. Apple (U.S.)
8. Volkswagen (Germany)
9. China State Construction Engineering (China)
10. CVS Health (U.S.)
List of Indian companies on the list are:
1. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) – 98th
2. Reliance Industries – 104th

3. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) – 142nd
4. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) – 190th.
5. State Bank of India (SBI) – 236th
6. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd – 295th
7. Tata Motors – 370th
8. Tata Steel – 435th
9. Rajesh Exports – 437th
Henley Passport Index 2022
World’s most powerful passports in 2022 : Japan (providing visa-free access to 193 nations)
2nd : Singapore & South Korea (visa-free access to 192 nations)
3rd : Germany & Spain
INDIA : 87
Indian passport has visa-free access to 60 destinations worldwide.
India, along with Mauritius and Tajikistan, has been ranked 87th.
Afghanistan has world’s least powerful passports, with visa-free score of 27.
‘Kotak Private Banking Hurun – Leading Wealthy Women List’
HCL Technologies’ Chairperson, Roshni Nadar Malhotra India’s richest woman.
The total net worth of Roshni Nadar stood at Rs 84,330 crore.
2nd : Nykaa-owner Falguni Nayar (57,520 crore)
3rd : Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw of Biocon (29,030 crore)
4th : Nilima Motaparti ( 28,180 crore)
5th : Radha Vembu (26, 260 crore)
Falguni Nayar is the world’s tenth richest self-made woman.
Kantar India’s annual Brand Footprint Based on Consumer Reach Points (CRPs), the report
assessed the FMCG brands.
Top brands : Parle Biscuit
2nd : Amul
3rd : Britannia
4th : Clinic Plus
5th : Tata Consumer Products
Airports Council International (ACI) World has released the annual World Airport Traffic
Dataset 2021.
World busiest airport : Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), USA
From India the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi has been ranked 13th
busiest airport.
According to a report NITI Aayog India’s R&D expenditures one of the lowest worldwide.
R&D spending in India has decreased, falling from 0.8 percent of GDP in 2008-09 to 0.7
percent in 2017-18.
The biggest R&D expenditure per GDP is made by Israel, which is 4.5 percent.
India’s GERD needs to significantly improve and reach at least 2 percent in order for the
country to reach its aim of having a $5 trillion GDP.
At $43 per person, India has one of the lowest rates of GERD worldwide. India performs far
worse than its BRICS and ASEAN rivals Brazil, Malaysia and Russia.
Mexico had a lower share of GERD as a percentage of GDP at $0.31.
According to a report released by World Health Organisation.

India was top remittance inflows recipient in 2021 receiving $87 billion
2nd : China ($53 billion)
3rd : Mexico ($53 billion)
4th : Philippines ($36 billion)
5th : Egypt ($33 billion).
United States was the largest source country for remittances in 2020, followed by the United
Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland.
Tamil Nadu tops the list of states so far as utilisation of funds under the government’s flagship
Smart City Mission is concerned.
While Tamil Nadu has spent over Rs 3932 crore out of the Rs 4333 crore released by the
Centre, Uttar Pradesh is in the second position with the utilisation of Rs 2699 cr out of the
Central share release of Rs 3142 crore.
Expat Insider Rankings for 2022
Top : Maxico
INDIA : 36
National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022.
Edition : 7th
Released by : Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
IIT Madras is the overall best institution for higher education in India.
2nd : IISc, Bengaluru
3rd : IIT Bombay
4th : IIT Delhi
5th : IIT Kanpur
Global Gender Gap Report 2022
Top : Iceland
2nd : Finland
3rd : Norway
4th : New Zealand
5th : Sweden
INDIA : 135
Worst-performing : Afganistan
Released By : World Economic Forum (WEF)
Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2022
World richest person : Elon Musk
Net worth : USD 251 billion
2nd World richest person : Jeff Bezos
Net worth : USD 153 billion
3rd World richest person : Gautam Adani
Net worth : USD 137.4 billion.
Adani Group’s chairman overtakes Bernard Arnault.
Mukesh Ambani is at number 11 with a total of USD 91.9 billion worth.
India has now overtaken China and UK to become the world’s 10th largest life insurer.
According to a survey by Brand Finance Insurance 100 2021.
Italy’s Poste Italiane is the strongest insurance brand.
Chinese insurance companies, Ping An Insurance ranking as the most valuable brand .

Savitri Jindal, the Chairperson Emeritus of OP Jindal Group, has surpassed China’s Yang
Huiyan to become Asia’s richest woman, as per the real-time Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Savitri Jindal who also holds the position of the richest woman in India has a total fortune of
$11.3 billion.
INDIA'S RANK IN VARIOUS INDEXES JULY 2022
Jharkhand came out on top in the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Rurban Mission’s delta ranking for
the month of June with a composite score of 76.19.
Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) released a report according to the figures, the
nation’s jobless rate increased to 7.83% in April from 7.60% in March.
According to the report, Haryana had the highest unemployment rate (34.5%), followed by
Rajasthan (28.8%), Bihar (21.1%), and Jammu & Kashmir (15.6%).
Indian-American Jayshree Ullal, CEO of Arista Networks, Forbes’ America’s Richest Self-Made
Women, with a net worth of $1.7 billion.
1st edition of ‘State Ranking Index for National Food Security Act (NFSA)
Top : Odisha ( 0.836 score)
2nd : Uttar Pradesh (0.797)
3rd : Andhra Pradesh (0.794)
North Eastern states, Himalayan states, and the Island states top performer : Tripura
States Start-up ranking 2021
Best performers state : Gujarat and Karnataka
Northeastern (NE) states : Meghalaya
Smaller states and UTs top performer : Jammu and Kashmir
QS Best Student Cities Ranking 2023
Topped : London, UK
2nd : Munich, Germany
2nd : Seoul, South Korea
Mumbai ranked at 103 has emerged as India’s highest-ranked student city.
114th –Bengaluru
125th – Chennai
129th – New Delhi
Mercer’s Cost of Living Survey 2022.
Hong Kong is the world’s most expensive city.
2nd : Zurich, Switzerland
3rd : Geneva, Switzerland
4th : Basel Switzerland
5th : Bern , Switzerland
6th : Tel Aviv, Israel
7th : New York, US
8th : Singapore
9th : Tokyo, Japan
10th : Beijing, China.
127th : Mumbai is the most expensive city in India for foreign employees.
155th : New Delhi
177th : Bengaluru
203th : Kolkata are the least expensive Indian cities.
Global Liveability Index 2022

World’s most liveable citiy : Vienna, Austria
2nd : Copenhagen, Denmark
3rd : Zurich, Switzerland
4th : Calgary, Canada
5th : Vancouver, Canada
6th : Geneva, Switzerland
7th : Frankfurt, Germany
8th : Toronto, Canada
9th : Osaka, Japan
10 : Melbourne, Australia.
New Delhi : 112th position
Mumbai : 117th position
Released by : Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
India Innovation Index 2021
Released By : NITI Aayog
Karnataka has topped the index in the ‘Major States’ category.
2nd : Telangana
3rd : Haryana
4th : Maharashtra
5th : Tamil Nadu
Manipur has topped under the ‘North East and Hill States’ category.
Chandigarh is the top performer in the ‘Union Territories and City States’ category.
Andhra Pradesh has topped the 5th edition of the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) ranking
of states and Union Territories for 2020. It is also known as The Ease of Doing Business
rankings.
The ranking is done by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
4 categories These are Top Achievers, Achievers, Aspirers and Emerging Business
Ecosystems.
Top Achievers category in BRAP 2020 – Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Punjab,
Tamil Nadu, Telangana.
Achievers category in BRAP 2020 – Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha,
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh.
Aspirers category in BRAP 2020 – Assam, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Jharkhand, Kerala, Rajasthan,
West Bengal.
Emerging Business Ecosystems category in BRAP 2020 – Andaman & Nicobar, Bihar,
Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
INDIA'S RANK IN VARIOUS INDEXES JULY 2022
Jharkhand came out on top in the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Rurban Mission’s delta ranking for
the month of June with a composite score of 76.19.
Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) released a report according to the figures, the
nation’s jobless rate increased to 7.83% in April from 7.60% in March.
According to the report, Haryana had the highest unemployment rate (34.5%), followed by
Rajasthan (28.8%), Bihar (21.1%), and Jammu & Kashmir (15.6%).
Indian-American Jayshree Ullal, CEO of Arista Networks, Forbes’ America’s Richest Self-Made
Women, with a net worth of $1.7 billion.
1st edition of ‘State Ranking Index for National Food Security Act (NFSA)
Top : Odisha ( 0.836 score)
2nd : Uttar Pradesh (0.797)

3rd : Andhra Pradesh (0.794)
North Eastern states, Himalayan states, and the Island states top performer : Tripura
States Start-up ranking 2021
Best performers state : Gujarat and Karnataka
Northeastern (NE) states : Meghalaya
Smaller states and UTs top performer : Jammu and Kashmir
QS Best Student Cities Ranking 2023
Topped : London, UK
2nd : Munich, Germany
2nd : Seoul, South Korea
Mumbai ranked at 103 has emerged as India’s highest-ranked student city.
114th –Bengaluru
125th – Chennai
129th – New Delhi
Mercer’s Cost of Living Survey 2022.
Hong Kong is the world’s most expensive city.
2nd : Zurich, Switzerland
3rd : Geneva, Switzerland
127th : Mumbai is the most expensive city in India for foreign employees.
155th : New Delhi
177th : Bengaluru
203th : Kolkata are the least expensive Indian cities.
Global Liveability Index 2022
World’s most liveable citiy : Vienna, Austria
2nd : Copenhagen, Denmark
3rd : Zurich, Switzerland
4th : Calgary, Canada
5th : Vancouver, Canada
New Delhi : 112th position
Mumbai : 117th position
Released by : Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
INDIA'S RANK IN VARIOUS INDEXES JUNE 2022
Kantar Brandz, 2022 ‘Most Valuable Global Brands report’

Most valuable brand in the world : Apple (USD 947 billion)
2nd : Google (USD 819 billion)
3rd : Amazon (USD 705 billion)
4th : Microsoft (USD 611 billion)
5th : Tencent (USD 214 billion)
India Most valuable brand : TCS : 46th position ( USD 50 billion)
61th : HDFC Bank (USD 35 billion)
64th : Infosys (USD 33 billion)
92nd : LIC (USD 23 billion)
According to the World Gold Council (WGC) titled ‘Gold refining and recycling
Top : China (168 tonnes)
2nd : Italy (80 tonnes)
3rd : United States (78 tonnes)
4th : INDIA (75 tonnes)
Global Skills Report (GSR) 2022

Top : Switzerland
2nd : Denmark
3rd : Indonesia
INDIA : 68
Renewable Energy Installations in 2021,Renewables 2022 Global Status Report (GSR 2022)
Top : China (136 GW)
2nd : US (43 GW)
3rd : INDIA (15.4 GW)
Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2022
Top : Tsinghua University, China
2nd : Peking University, China
Top Indian Institute : Indian Institute of Science Bangalore (42nd Rank)
World Competitiveness Index 2022
Top : Denmark
2nd : Switzerland
3rd : Singapore
4th : Sweden
5th : Hong Kong
INDIA : 37
Released By : Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021
INDIA : 101
Nepal : 76
Bangladesh : 76
Myanmar : 71
Pakistan : 92
Published By : Welthungerhilfe (WHH) and Concern Worldwide
UNCTAD’s World Investment Report
Top recipient of FDI : United States ($367 billion)
2nd : China ($181 billion)
3rd : Hong Kong ($141 billion)
INDIA : 7th position ( $45 billion)
QS World University Rankings 2023
Top : Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Cambridge, United States
2nd : University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
3rd : Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Top Indian Institute : IISc Bangalore (155th Rank)
2nd : IIT Bombay ( 172 Rank)
3rd : IIT Delhi (174 Rank)
4th State Food Safety Index 2022
Released by : FSSAI
Major states Top : Tamil Nadu
2nd : Gujarat
3rd : Maharashtra
Smallest states Top : Goa
UTs Top : Jammu and Kashmir
Environmental Performance Index 2022
Top : Denmark
2nd : United Kingdom
3rd : Finland

INDIA : 180
India and Nigeria are at the bottom of the list
Analysis by Yale and Columbia University
INDIA'S RANK IN VARIOUS INDEXES MAY 2022
WEF’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2021

Top : Japan
2nd : United States
3rd : Spain
4th : France
5th : Germany
INDIA : 54
World Press Freedom Index 2022
Top : Norway
2nd : Denmark
3rd : Sweden
4th : Estonia
5th : Finland
INDIA : 150
Released By : Reporters Without Borders ( HQ- Paris, France)
India overtakes Germany to become 4th largest vehicle market 2022
Forbes’ Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide 2022
Top : Berkshire Hathaway
Reliance is the top-ranked Indian firm on the list, followed by State Bank of India at No. 105,
HDFC Bank at No. 153 and ICICI Bank at No. 204.
Forbes’ highest-paid athletes list for 2022
Top : Lionel Messi ($130 million)
2nd : Lebron James ($121.2 million)
3rd : Cristiano Ronaldo( $115 million)
Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2022:
Top : Western Sydney University (Australia)
Indian Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham : 41st
Lovely Professional University : 74th
APPOINTMENT IN NEWS OCTOBER 2022
Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh named brand ambassador of T20 World Cup for the Blind.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed Jaxay Shah, founder chairman of Savvy Group
and former chairman of CREDAI as the chairman of the Quality Council of India (QCI) for three
years.
Centre appoints Sanjay Malhotra as new Revenue Secretary.
He will replace Tarun Bajaj .
Dr. Sankarasubramanian K. named Principal Scientist of ISRO’s Aditya-L1 mission.
Pradeep Kharola named as CMD of India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO).

Deependra Singh Rathore named as Interim CEO of Paytm Payments Bank.
Veteran Karnataka leader Mallikarjun Kharge defeated his rival Shashi Tharoor to become the
first non-Gandhi Congress president in 24 years
Atanu Chakraborty appointed as new Chairman of Yubi.
Kaustubh Kulkarni elevated as JP Morgan India head.
Dr Prashant Garg elected as member of Academia Ophthalmological Internationalis (AOI).
Former Infosys President Ravi Kumar joins Cognizant
Bharati Das named as the new Controller General of Accounts.
Adani Airports appoints Ericsson veteran Arun Bansal as CEO

Justice DY Chandrachud named as 50th Chief Justice of India.
He will succeed the present Chief Justice of India Justice Uday Umesh Lalit
Apoorva Srivastava named as India’s Ambassador to Slovak Republic.
Bandhan Bank ropes in Sourav Ganguly as its brand ambassador.
Partha Satpathy appointed as next Indian Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dr Adarsh Swaika named India’s next ambassador to Kuwait

Aparajita Sarangi has been elected as a member to the executive committee of the Inter-
Parliamentary Union (IPU).
Roger Binny is set to become the new BCCI president, replacing Sourav Ganguly.
Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan take charges as whole-time member at SEBI

A Balasubramanian has been re-elected as the chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in
India (AMFI).
Indian Cricketer Smriti Mandhana unveiled as Gulf Oil India ambassador
RBI approves reappointment of YES Bank MD and CEO Prashant Kumar for 3 years
Mohit Bhatia named CEO of Bank of India Mutual Funds
Kishore Kumar Poludasu appointed as new MD and CEO of SBI General Insurance
Sibi George appointed India’s next ambassador to Japan
Indian-origin Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy is US representative on WHO executive board.
Actor Pankaj Tripathi declared ‘National Icon’ by Election Commission of India.
Sandeep Kumar Gupta assumed charge as Chairman of GAIL.
Sanjeev Kishore named as Director General of Indian Ordinance Factory
Senior bureaucrat Ajay Bhadoo appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner
Lalit Bhasin elected new President of Indo-American Chambers of Commerce.

Sujoy Lal Thaosen and Anish Dayal Singh have been appointed as the new director generals of
the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) respectively.
Sunil Barthwal take charges as Secretary in Department of Commerce.
Hero MotoCorp Appoints Movie Star Ram Charan New Brand Ambassador.
Bandaru Wilsonbabu appointed as Indian Ambassador to Madagascar.
APPOINTMENT IN NEWS SEPTEMBER 2022
R Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India.

Mr Venkataramani will replace current Attorney General KK Venugopal.
Attorney General for India is the Indian government’s chief legal advisor and is its chief
advocate in the courts.
Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retired) as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
General Rawat took charge as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff in January 2020.
The position was created to integrate the three services – the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.
Vijay Jasuja named as Independent Director of Stashfin.
Britannia Industries appoints Rajneet Kohli as CEO.
Vinayak Godse to be new CEO of Data Security Council of India.

Rajendra Kumar has been appointed the director general of the Employees’ State Insurance
Corporation.
Dr M Srinivas has been appointed the director of New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS).
Former Indian captain Dilip Tirkey elected as President of Hockey India.
India will host the upcoming Men’s World Cup in 2023, with matches taking place in Odisha’s
Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.
Sanjai Kumar appointed as new Chairman & MD of Railtel.
Supreme court of India appointed retired judge Justice L. Nageswar Rao for amending the
constitution of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
Max Life Insurance named cricketer Rohit Sharma & Ritika Sajdeh as brand ambassadors.
Bharat Lal has been appointed as the Director General, National Centre for Good Governance
(NCGG).
Arun Kumar Mishra has been elected as a member of the Governance Committee of the Asia
Pacific Forum (APF).
Vinod Aggarwal elected as new President of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers
(SIAM) for 2022-23.
Reserve Bank of India named Pralay Mondal as CEO of CSB Bank.
CSB Bank Headquarters: Thrissur, Kerala.
Prasanna Kumar Motupalli is selected as the Chairman and Managing Director of NLC India
Limited by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB).
BVR Subrahmanyam (lAS) has been appointed as the new Chairman & Managing Director of the
India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO).
Bharatpe has appointed BP Kanungo, former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI).

Kaushik Dutta, current Chairman of Zomato, as the Independent Directors of Fintech Firm
Bharatpe.
American Express Banking Corp India has appointed Sanjay Khanna as its chief executive
officer (CEO) and country manager.
Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari appointed as chairman of Appellate Tribunal under the
Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Indian FMCG company Pintola named Sunil Chhetri as Brand Ambassador.
Pieter Elbers takes charge as IndiGo's new CEO.
He Replaced Ronojoy Dutta.
Sanjay Verma appointed as next high commissioner of India to Canada.
Mahesh V Iyer takes over as Mahanagar Gas Ltd Chairman.

Karnataka government has appointed Kannada actor Kiccha Sudeep named as brand
ambassador of Punyakoti Dattu Yojana
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank named Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam as new MD & CEO.
Binesh Kumar Tyagi as the new chairman and managing director of Shipping Corporation of
India Ltd (SCI).
Secretry General Lok Sabha Utpal Kumar Singh gets charge of Sansad TV.
Former goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey elected as new All India Football Federation (AIFF) chief.
Starbucks named Indian-origin executive Laxman Narasimhan as CEO.
Starbucks Corporation is an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery
reserves headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Yamuna Kumar Chaubey takes over as Chairman and Managing Director of NHPC.
Jasprit Burmah has been signed as the Brand Ambassador of the “Uppercase” eco-friendly
luggage brand.
Vasudha Gupta was appointed as the director general of the news services division of All India
Radio.
Nagesh Singh has been appointed as India’s next ambassador to Thailand
Anurag Sharma has been elected as the International Treasurer of the Parliamentary
Association Conference (CPA) at the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Conference in Halifax, Canada.
APPOINTMENT IN NEWS AUGUST 2022
Nallathamby Kalaiselvi has become the first woman director general of the Council of Scientific
and Industrial Research (CSIR).
Kalaiselvi succeeds Shekhar Mande.
KV Subramanian was appointed as the Executive Director for India at the International
Monetary Fund (IMF).
Mr. Subramanian, who is currently a Finance Professor at the Indian School of Business, will
replace Surjit S. Bhalla.
Indian scientist Samir V Kamat appointed as DRDO Chairman.
He replaced G Satheesh Reddy.
G Satheesh Reddy named scientific adviser to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Santosh Iyer to serve as MD and CEO of Mercedes-Benz India.
Martin Schwenk will be replaced by Santosh Iyer.
Mercedes-Benz ( German luxury automaker) .
Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan appointed as SEBI whole-time Member.
Unity Small Finance Bank (SFB) Limited (Unity Bank) named Inderjit Camotra as MD & CEO.
Adille Sumariwalla takes over as Interm President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA).
Indian Olympic Association Headquarters : New Delhi.
Sourav Ganguly named as its first brand ambassador DreamSetGo.
Sivakumar Gopalan, Gopal Jain appointed as non-executive directors of RBL Bank.
Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted to step down next year.
Vikram Doraiswami appointed to United Kingdom (UK) as India’s High Commissioner.

Rajesh Verma has been appointed as the Secretary to President Droupadi Murmu.
He replaces Kapil Dev Tripathi.
Debasisa Mohanty was appointed as Director of the National Institute of Immunology (NII).
National Institute of Immunology (NII) is an autonomous research institute located in New Delhi.
Ashish Dhawan has been named to the board of trustees of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Bajaj Electricals elevates Anuj Poddar as MD & CEO.

Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) suggested Mohammad Mustafa for the position of
NABARD Chairman.
Mohammad Mustafa served as the SIDBI of CMD.
Rajkiran Rai named as new MD of National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development
(NaBFID) .
KV Kamath is the chairman of NaBFID
NaBFID is a newly set up development financial institution (DFIs) in India.
The authorized share capital of the NaBFID is Rs one lakh crore. The initial paid-up capital of
NaBFID is Rs 20,000 crore.
The headquarters of NaBFID is in Mumbai.
Rajkiran Rai G, a former managing director of the Union Bank of India.
Simon Stiell of Grenada named as new UNFCCC Executive Secretary.
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Headquarters : Bonn, Germany.
Piyush Goyal has been appointed by the Central Government as the new CEO of NATGRID
(National Intelligence Grid).
NATGRID Headquarters: New Delhi.
Amit Burman Steps Down as the Chairman of Dabur.
Amit Burman will continue to serve as the non-executive director.
Dabur has become the world’s largest Ayurveda Company.
Mohit Burman will be the non-executive chairman.
Ranjit Rath has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Oil India Ltd (OIL).
Ravinder Takkar named as Chairman of Vodafone Idea (Vi).
He replace Himanshu Kapania .
Fintech platform BharatPe named Nalin Negi as new chief financial officer (CFO).
Shweta Singh was appointed as a director in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
Suresh N. Patel was appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner.

Auguste Tano Kouamé (from Côte d'Ivoire) appoints World Bank’s New Country Director for
India.
He replaces Junaid Kamal Ahmad.
Satyendra Prakash has been appointed as the Principal Director General of the Press
Information Bureau (PIB).
Sanjay Arora to join as the new Delhi Police commissioner.
He replaces Rakesh Asthana.
Coca-Cola signed on Neeraj Chopra for Limca Sportz promotion.
APPOINTMENT IN NEWS JULY 2022
World Bank has appointed Indermit Gill as its Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for
Development Economics.
Gill will succeed American economist Carmen Reinhart.
Gill will be only the second Indian to serve as chief economist at the World Bank. Kaushik Basu
was the first.
Pranay Kumar Verma named as new High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh.
Paytm’s parent One97 Communications has appointed Nakul Jain as the CEO of Paytm
Payments Services Ltd (PPSL).
Akshaya Moondra appointed as CEO of Vodafone Idea (VI), replaces Ravinder Takka.
Vinayak Pai has been named as the managing director of TATA Projects.
Ennarasu Karunesan chosen by International Association of Ports and Harbors’ (IAPH) to serve
as its representative in India.
Jayanti Prasad named as Whole Time Member of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
(IBBI).
IBBI Founded : 1 October 2016
IBBI Headquarters: New Delhi.
Brijesh Gupta appointed as MD of RattanIndia Power.
Vineet Saran has taken over as the BCCI’s ethics officer and ombudsman.
He has succeeded D. K. Jain.
Manoj Kumar Assumes Charge as the Chairman Of Khadi And Village Industries Commission
(KVIC).
He replaces Vinay Kumar Saxena and Vinay has taken over as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
Ashish Kumar Chauhan named as the next MD & CEO of National Stock Exchange (NSE).
He will succeed Vikram Limaye.
Narinder Batra has resigned as President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), President of
the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
International Hockey Federation Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar set to be new Vice-President.
He will succeed M Venkaiah Naidu.
Opposition Candidate Margaret Alva.
Jagdeep Dhankhar took office as the 14th vice president of India.
Mustafizur Rahman named as Bangladesh High Commissioner to India.
Meena Hemchandra appointed as temporary chairperson of Karur Vysya Bank.

Sanjai Kumar recommended for post of CMD, RailTel Corporation of India Ltd (RCIL).
Govt of India approved appointment of Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay as CMD of Goa Shipyard
Limited ( GSL).
Rajendra Prasad take charge as MD of National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
(NHSRCL).
Alvaro Lario (From Spain) named as new President of International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD).
IFAD headquarters is located in Rome, Italy.
R K Gupta named as deputy Election commissioner.
SBI General Insurance appoints Paritosh Tripathi as MD & CEO.
Suranjan Das named as the new president of Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
R Dinesh elected as President Designate of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Sanjiv Puri has been chosen to serve as the CII's Vice President.
Lt. General Mohan Subramanian appointed as Force Commander of UN Mission in South Sudan
(UNMISS).
Aviva India appoints Asit Rath as new CEO and MD.
PokerBaazi appointed Shahid Kapoor as its brand ambassador.
FanCode onboards Ravi Shastri as brand ambassador.

T. Raja Kumar (From Singapore) has been appointed as the president of Financial Action Task
Force (FATF).
He has replaced Marcus Pleyer .
FATF Headquarters: Paris, France.
Sandeep Kumar Gupta named as next chairman of GAIL.
He will replace Manoj Jain.
GAIL Founded: 1984.
Headquarters: New Delhi
APPOINTMENT IN NEWS JUNE 2022
Parameswaren Iyer has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog
for 2 years.
He will succeed Amitabh Kant.
NITI Aayog Founded : 1 January 2015.
Ruchira Kamboj named as next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (UN).
She will succeed TS Tirumurti.
Mukesh Ambani resigns from board of Reliance Jio.
Akash Ambani is New Jio Chairman.
Pankaj Mohan Pawar was appointed Managing Director (MD) of the company.
Mohammed Jalood (from Iraq) was elected as the new President of the International
Weightlifting Federation (IWF).
India Resurgence Asset Reconstruction Firm (IRARC), Avinash Kulkarni, has been chosen to
head the India Debt Decision Firm (IDRCL).
Nitin Gupta named as the new chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).

Samant Kumar Goel re-appointed as Chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).
Tapan Kumar Deka appointed as new Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB).
He has succeeded Arvind Kumar.
S Mundra's appointment as Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Chairman approved by SEBI.
Mundra will replace Vikramajit Sen.
Dinkar Gupta as the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Dr D J Pandian appointed to lead New Development Bank (NDB)’s India Regional Office in Gift
City.
Former Australia cricketer, Lisa Sthalekar becomes first female president of Federation of
International Cricketers’ Association (FICA).
Sowmyanarayan Sampath, an Indian-American, named CEO of Verizon Business.
Pramod K Mittal named as chairperson of Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) for
2022-23.
B S Patil sworn in as Lokayukta of Karnataka.
Ranjana Prakash Desai as New Press Council of India (PCI) Chief.

Anand Mahindra, Venu Srinivasan, Pankaj Patel, and Ravindra Dholakia appointed to RBI
central board.
Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations
has been appointed as the Under Secretary General of the United Nations.
R Subramaniakumar appointed as MD & CEO of RBL Bank.
N J Ojha appointed as MGNREGA ombudsman.
Indian diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill appointed as UN Chief’s envoy on technology.

Mayank Kumar Agrawal, director general of Doordarshan and Doordarshan News, has been
assigned additional responsibility as Prasar Bharati’s chief executive officer (CEO).
AR Rahman appointed ambassador of Indo-UK culture platform.
India’s Krishna Srinivasan to head IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department (APD).
Ramkrishna Mukkavilli becomes the first Indian to recognized by United Nations Global
Compact (UNGC) as Global SDG Pioneer.
Alok Kumar Choudhary has took charge as the new Managing Director (MD) of State Bank of
India (SBI).
He has succeeded Ashwani Bhatia.
Satish Pai named as the new chairman of International Aluminium Institute (IAI).
Swarup Kumar Saha appointed as MD & CEO of Punjab & Sind Bank
He replaced S Krishnan.
Punjab & Sind Bank Headquarters : New Delhi.
Union bank of India appoints its first woman MD & CEO A Manimekhalai.
She will replace G Rajkiran Rai.
Ajay Kumar Srivastava, Executive Director at Indian Overseas Bank, has been appointed MD
and CEO for three years.
He will replace Partha Pratim Sengupta.
Former SBI MD Ashwani Bhatia takes charge as whole-time member at SEBI.
Punjab & Sind Bank MD & CEO S Krishnan retires.

Zulfiquar Hasan has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation
Security (BCAS).
S L Thaosen has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Sashastra Seema Bal
(SSB).
Rajesh Gera has been appointed as the Director-General, National Informatics Centre (NIC).
Former SBI officer Natarajan Sundar joins National Assets Reconstruction Company Ltd
(NARCL) as MD & CEO.
Pradip Kumar Mohanty the additional charge of Lokpal chairperson after justice Pinaki Chandra
Ghose.
Lovlina Borgohain elected as International Boxing Association(IBA) Athletes’ Committee Chair.
Anwar Hussain Shaik has been made the chair of the World Trade Organisation’s Committee
on Technical Barriers on Trade.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ( Ethiopia) was reappointed for his second five-year term as the
director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
JSW group has appointed Gaurav Sachdeva as the CEO of JSW One Platforms.
Vinai Kumar Saxena will be the new lieutenant governor of Delhi.
Senior IFS officer Vivek Kumar appointed as new private secretary to PM Modi.
Salil Parekh re-appointed MD & CEO of Infosys.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma re-appointed as MD and CEO of Paytm.
Bharti Airtel re-appoints Gopal Vittal as MD and CEO for 5 years.
Dr Kamal Bawa Elected to US’ National Academy of Sciences.
Eicher Motors has appointed B Govindarajan as the Chief Executive Officer of Royal Enfield.
Sunil Arora, the former chief election commissioner, has been named as the new non-executive
chairman of Gram Unnati’s board.
Larsen & Toubro announced the re-appointment of S. N. Subrahmanyan as Managing Director
and Chief Executive Officer of the company, with effect from July 1, 2022.
Rajiv Ranjan and Sitikantha Pattanaik have been named executive directors by the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI).
Shri Vivek Kumar Dewangan takes charge as Chairman & Managing Director of REC Limited.
Nidhi Chibber has been appointed as the chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary
Education (CBSE).
Sanjiv Bajaj has assumed the office of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) President for the
year 2022-23.
Deepika Padukone named as 1st Indian brand ambassador of Louis Vuitton.
Rajiv Kumar was appointed as the next chief election commissioner.
He replaced Sushil Chandra.
Supreme Court gets 2 new judges Sudhanshu Dhulia and Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala to regain
full strength of 34.
At present, the Supreme Court has a strength of 32 judges as against a sanctioned strength of
34 judges.
Sudarshan Venu was named Managing Director of TVS Motor Company.

IndiGo appoints Venkataramani Sumantran as chairman of the Board.
IBM Chairman Arvind Krishna elected to the Board of Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Nand Mulchandani named as 1st-ever chief tech officer of Central Intelligence Agency.
Tarun Kapoor appointed as advisor to PM Modi.
Former Amazon Music CEO Sahas Malhotra joins JioSaavn as CEO.

Andy Jassy will officially become the CEO of Amazon .
He replace Jeff Bezos.
Lt Gen BS Raju appointed as Vice Chief of Indian Army.
Vinay Mohan Kwatra took charge as India's new Foreign Secretary.

Anshul Swami has been named managing director and chief executive officer of Shivalik Small
Finance Bank.
OBITUARIES IN NEWS OCTOBER 2022
Mulayam Singh Yadav, the Samajwadi Party (SP) founder and former chief minister of Uttar
Pradesh.
Mulayam Singh Yadav is also referred to as “Netaji” by his supporters and fellow party
members.
Bengali film Director and National award recipient Pinaki Chaudhuri, has passed away.
Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz, the co-founder of energy drink company Red Bull and
founder and owner of the Red Bull Formula One racing team.
Robbie Coltrane, the veteran comic and actor known for his star turns in the British crime series
Cracker and the Harry Potter movie franchise, passed away.
Former chairperson of Nagaland State Commission for Women, academician, renowned writer
and Padma Shri Dr Temsula Ao passed away .
She was awarded Padma Shri in 2007
Arun Bali, a seasoned actor best remembered for playing Kunwar Singh in Swabhimaan,
passed away.
Tulsi Tanti, founder and chairman of wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy Ltd passed away.
Jayanti Pattnaik, the first chair of the National Women’s Commission and a former member of
parliament, passed away.
OBITUARIES IN NEWS SEPTEMBER 2022
Former Indian tennis player and Davis Cup captain, Naresh Kumar passed away recently.
Naresh Kumar made it to the Davis Cup team in 1952.
Naresh Kumar went on to win two singles titles in the Irish Championships in 1952 and 1953
Comedian Raju Srivastava has passed away.
The Samajwadi Party fielded Srivastava from Kanpur for the 2014 Lok Sabha election

Senior most pracharak of Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh, Keshav Rao Dattatreya Dikshit has
passed away.
Russian Cosmonaut Valery Vladimirovich Polyakov, who holds the record for the longest
spaceflight, has passed away.
According to Roscosmos, Polyakov has participated in two space missions during his career
with a total duration of 678 days and 16 hours.
Polyakov took part in his first mission to space in 1988, and returned eight months later in 1989.
An Oscar-winning actress, Louise Fletcher from the USA has passed away.
She was awarded the Oscar in 1976 for her role as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the
Cuckoo’s Nest (1975). She was also a recipient of the BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe
Award.
Former Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf passes away.
Legendary Telugu actor Krishnam Raju passes away.

He was known as the ‘rebel star’
Dwarka-Sharda Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati has passed away at
Narsinghpur in Madhya Pradesh.
Chief Justice of India with the shortest tenure, Kamal Narain Singh passes away.
He was the 22nd Chief Justice of India, with a term from November 25, 1991, to December 12,
1991 (17 days).
Padma Shri awardee Ramchandra Manjhi, whose performance in Bhojpuri folk dance ‘Naach’
for eight decades, has passed away..
He was a famous performer of ‘Launda Naach’, a sub-set of ‘Naach’, in which men crossdress
as women.
honours, including Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2017) and Padma Shri (2021).
Born in Saran district in Bihar.
Carnatic vocalist TV Sankaranarayanan passes away.
He was the torchbearer for the Madurai Mani Iyer style of Carnatic music.
Indian boxer, Birju Sah has passed away recently, the first Indian boxer to win medals at both
the Asian and Commonwealth Games 1994.
Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry passes away.
Oscar-winning Pixar animator Ralph Eggleston passes away

He was an American animator, art director.
Pixar’s animated short film “For the Birds”, written and directed by Ralph Eggleston won the
award for Best Animated Short at the 74th Academy Awards (2002)
OBITUARIES IN NEWS AUGUST 2022
Veteran stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passes away.

Often referred to as ‘India’s Warren Buffett’ and the Big Bull of Indian markets,
Jhunjhunwala’s net worth was $5.8 billion.
Eminent economist Abhijit Sen passes away.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan for public service in 2010.

Former Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibtey Razi passes away from the year 2004- 2009.
Former Olympic football captain Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee passes away.
Kerala’s first tribal novelist and short story writer Narayan has passed away.
Amitabh Chaudhary the former BCCI acting secretary and president of Jharkhand State
Cricket Association (JSCA) has passed away.
Indian American journalist Uma Pemmaraju passes away.
Former Australian boxing world champion Johnny Famechon passes away.
Renowned Bengali singer Nirmala Mishra has passed away.
Former Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos, has passed away.
OBITUARIES IN NEWS JULY 2022
Padma Shri Sushovan Banerjee famous as Bengal’s ‘one rupee doctor’ has passed away.
In 2020, he was conferred with the Padma Shri for his contribution in the field of medicine.
Famous UK-based Punjabi singer Balwinder Safri passes away.
Former Northern Irish first minister David Trimble, a pro-British leader who won the Nobel
Peace Prize in 1998.
Bob Rafelson, co-creator of ‘The Monkees’ and Director of the film ‘Five Easy Pieces’ has
passed away.
Eminent Assamese writer Atulananda Goswami passes away.
He was awarded the Sahitya Academy award in 2006, for his novel ‘Seneh Jorir Ganthi’
Renowned Marathi writer Anant Yashwant Khare passes away.
Mr. Khare was offered the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel ‘Udya’ in 2020.
Renowned Ghazal Singer Bhupinder Singh passes away.
Padma Shri awardee noted social worker Avdhash Kaushal passes away.
Former New Zealand cricket captain Barry Sinclair passes away.
British composer Monty Norman, known for James Bond theme, passes away.
first James Bond film, “Dr. No,” released in 1962.
Death of renowned archaeologist Padma Shri Enamul Haque.
Enamul Haque was a Bangladeshi museologist Padma Shri award 2022 in honour of his
contributions .

‘Father of Indian Internet’ BK Syngal passes away.
Brijendra K Syngal, former Chairman of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL), passed away .
As the Chairman of VSNL, he was unofficially known as the ‘bulldozer’.
Shinzo Abe, Former Japan’s Prime Minister, who was shot at during an election campaign in
western Japan’s Nara city, has passed away.
Shinzo Abe was conferred the Padma Vibhushan — India’s second-highest civilian award, in
2021.
Shinzo Abe became Japan's youngest prime minister since World War II.
Freedom fighter Gandhian P Gopinath Nair passes away.
He had taken part in the Quit India Movement of 1942 and had worked alongside Vinoba Bhave
to promote Bhoodan.
Padma Shri in 2016 for his contributions to society.
Visionary British theatre director Peter Brook passes away.
Malayalam actor and assistant director Ambika Rao passed away.
Olympic Medallist and Hockey World Cup winner Varinder Singh passes away.
Singh was part of the gold medal-winning Indian team at the 1975 men’s Hockey World Cup in
Kuala Lumpur.
OBITUARIES IN NEWS JUNE 2022
Renowned business tycoon Pallonji Mistry has passed away.

He was the Chairman of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group.
He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2016 for his contribution in the field of industry
and trade.
Father of Indian PSUs Dr V Krishnamurthy passes away.
Dr V Krishnamurthy, former chairman of public sector undertakings such as Bharat Heavy
Electricals Limited (BHEL), Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and Maruti Udyog (now Maruti
Suzuki).
Eminent Urdu critic & linguist Professor Gopi Chand Narang passes away.
He has been honoured with the Padma Bhushan (2004) and Sahitya Akademi Awards (1995).
Sony ex-CEO Nobuyuki Idei passes away.
Freedom fighter Anjalai Ponnusamy, who fought for India’s independence from colonial
Britain.
Santoor maestro and Padma Shri awardee, Bhajan Sopori has passed away.
The santoor player was born in Sopore in Kashmir Valley in 1948 and belonged to the Sufiana
Gharana of Indian classical music.
King of Strings’, Sopori won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1992 and the Padma Shri
in 2004.
Bollywood Singer Krishnakumar Kunnath (KK) dies after performing at Kolkata concert.

OBITUARIES IN NEWS MAY 2022
Indian music composer and santoor player, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passed away
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma (From Jammu and Kashmir) received the prestigious Padma Shri
in 1991, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2001.
Eminent Sanskrit and Hindi Scholar, Padma Shri Dr Rama Kant Shukla Passes Away
UAE President, HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, passes away
World’s oldest chess grandmaster Yuri Averbakh (From Russia) passes away
Padma Shri Odia Writer Rajat Kumar Kar passes away.

He received Padma Shri in 2021 for literature and education
Tony Brooks, a British racing driver who won six Formula One Grand Prix in the 1950s and
was nicknamed the “Racing Dentist”, has passed away.
Film and TV actor Salim Ghouse passed away

IMPORTANT DAYS & THEME 2022
OCTOBER 2022
Date Day Theme 2022

01 October International Day of Older
Persons celebrates
01 October World Vegetarian Day
01 October International Coffee Day
02 October International Day of Non-
Violence
Birth anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi
02 October World Day for Farmed Animals
2nd to 8th October 68th National Wildlife Week
2022
4-10 October World Space Week Theme 2022 : “Space and Sustainability”
05 October World Teachers’ Day or Theme 2022 : The Transformation of
International Teachers’ Day Education Begins with Teachers
06 October World Cerebral Palsy Day
07 October World Cotton Day Theme 2022 : Weaving a better
future for cotton
08 October Indian Air Force celebrates its
90th raising day
8th October World Migratory Bird Day 2022
(World Migratory Bird Day has
been commemorated twice a
year. It is supposed to be
celebrated on the second
Saturday of May and the
second Saturday of October)
09 October World Post Day Theme 2022 : Post for Planet
09 October Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
Day
10 October World Mental Health Day Theme 2022 : Make mental health
& well-being for all a global priority
11 October International Day of the Girl Theme 2022 : “Our time is now—
Child our rights, our future
12 October World Arthritis Day
13 October International Day for Disaster

Risk Reduction
14 October World Standards Day Theme 2022 : Shared Vision for a
Better World
14 October International E-Waste Day
15 October World Students’ Day to
commemorate the birth
anniversary of Dr APJ Abdul
Kalam
15 October International Day of Rural Theme 2022 : Rural Women
Women Cultivating Good Food for All
15 October Global Handwashing Day
16 October World Food Day
Theme 2022 : Leave NO ONE
behind
17 October International Day for the Theme 2022 : Dignity For All in
Eradication of Poverty Practice
17 October World Trauma Day Theme 2022 : Unite for Universal
Hand Hygiene
20 October World osteoporosis day
Theme 2022 : “Step Up For
Bone Health”
20 October World Statistics Day Theme 2022 : Data for Sustainable
Development
20 October International Chef’s Day Theme 2022 : Growing A Healthy
Future.
22 October International Stuttering
Awareness Day
24 October United Nations Day
The year 2022 marks the 77th
anniversary of the United
Nations
24 October World Development
Information Day
October 24 to Global Media and Information Theme 2022 : “Nurturing trust: A
October 31 Literacy (MIL) Week 2022 Media and Information Literacy
Imperative.
25 October World Polio Day
Commemorate the birth of
Jonas Salk
24 to 30 October Disarmament Week

SEPTEMBER 2022
Date Day Theme 2022

1-7 September National Nutrition Week World of Flavors
2 September ; World Coconut Day
1st September till 5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah “Mahila aur Swasthya” and “Bacha aur
30th September 2022 Shiksha”.
5 September International Day of Charity
Mother Teresa’s death
anniversary.
8 September International Literacy Day “Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces” .
10 September World Suicide Prevention Day “Creating hope through action,”
14 September Hindi Diwas The language was adopted under Article
343 of the Indian Constitution.
15 September National Engineer’s Day Birth anniversary of Sir Moksha Gundam
Visvesvaraya.
15 September International Day of Democracy
16 September International Day for the Global Cooperation Protecting Life
Preservation of the Ozone on Earth
Layer.
15 September World Lymphoma Awareness
Day
16 September International Day for the Theme 2022 : Global Cooperation
Preservation of the Ozone Protecting Life on Earth
Layer
17 September World Patient Safety Day Theme 2022 : Medication Safety
18 September International Equal Pay Day
18 September World Bamboo Day
21 September International Day of Peace Theme 2022 : “End racism. Build
peace.”
21 September World Alzheimer’s Day Theme 2022 : ‘Know Dementia,
know Alzheimer’s’.
22 September World Rhino Day Theme 2022 : “Five Rhino Species
Forever”.
22 September World Rose Day
19 to 25 September International Week of Deaf Theme 2022 : “Building Inclusive

People Communities for All”
23 September International Day of Sign
Languages
23 September National Cinema Day
25 September Antyodaya Divas Theme 2022 : Antyodaya Diwas
marks the 105th birth anniversary of
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
26 September International Day for the Total
Elimination of Nuclear
Weapons
25 September World Pharmacists Day
26 September World Contraception Day
26 September World Environmental Health
Day 2022
27 September World Tourism Day Theme 2022 : Rethinking Tourism
28 September International Day for Universal
Access to Information
29 September World Rabies Day Theme 2022 : Rabies: One Health,
Tribute to Louis Pasteur - the Zero Deaths
inventor of the first effective
rabies vaccine in the world.
29 September International Day of Awareness Theme 2022 : Stop Food Loss and
of Food Loss and Waste waste, for the people, for the planet
29 September World Heart Day Theme 2022 : USE HEART FOR
EVERY HEART
30 September International Translation Day Theme 2022 : ‘A world without
barriers’.

AUGUST 2022
Date Day Theme 2022

1 August Muslim Women’s Rights Day
1 August World Lung Cancer Day
1-7 August World Breastfeeding Week ‘Step Up for Breastfeeding:
2022 Educate and Support.’

6 August Hiroshima Day 2022 marks the 77th anniversary of the
world’s first atomic bombing.
7 August National Handloom Day ”Handloom, an Indian legacy”.
7 August Javelin Throw Day
9 August International Day of the World’s
Indigenous Peoples
9 August Nagasaki day The year 2022 will mark the 77th
anniversary of the incident.
10 August World Lion Day
10 August World Biofuel Day
12 August International Youth Day “Intergenerational solidarity: creating a
world for all ages.”
12 August World Elephant Day
13 August World Organ Donation Day “let’s pledge to donate organs and save
lives”
19 August World Photography Day
19 August World Humanitarian Day
20 August Sadbhavna Diwas 78th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi
on 20th August 2022.
20 August Akshay Urja Diwas 2022 is also
known as Renewable Energy
Day
20 August World Mosquito Day
21 August World Senior Citizen Day
23 August to 1 World Water Week 2022 “Seeing the unseen: The value of
September water”.
26 August International Dog Day
26 August Women’s Equality Day Gender Equality Today for a
Sustainable Tomorrow
29 August National Sports Day or India as a tribute to hockey legend
Rashtriya Khel Divas Major Dhyan Chand.
29 August International Day against
Nuclear Tests
30th August National Small Industry Day
celebrates

JULY 2022
Date Day Theme/Extra Info

01 July National Doctors’ Day Family Doctors on the Front Line
01 July Chartered Accountants
Day
01 July National Postal Worker
Day
02 July World UFO Day
02 July World Sports Journalists
Day
03 July International Plastic Bag
Free Day
First Saturday in July (02 International Co- operative Cooperatives Build a Better World
July 2022) Day 2022
06 July World Zoonoses Day
07 July World Chocolate Day
07 July World Kiswahili language Kiswahili for peace and prosperity
day
10 July National Fish Farmers’ Day
11 July World Population Day ‘A world of 8 billion: Towards a resilient
future for all – Harnessing opportunities
and ensuring rights and choices for
all’.
12 July World Malala Day
15 July World Youth Skills Day ‘Transforming youth skills for the future‘
18 July Nelson Mandela
International Day
17 July World Emoji Day
17 July World Day for International
Justice
20 July International Chess Day Women in Chess
20 July Science Exploration Day
22 July World Brain Day Brain Health for all
22 July World Fragile X Awareness
Day
23 July National Broadcasting Day
24 July Aaykar Diwas (Income Tax 2022 marks 163rd Income Tax Day by
Day in India) CBDT
25 July World Drowning
Prevention Day
26 July Kargil Vijay Diwas
26 July International Day for the
Conservation of the
Mangrove Ecosystem
27 July CRPF Observes 83rd
Raising Day

28 July World Hepatitis Day Bringing hepatitis care closer to you
28 July World Nature Conservation Living Sustainably in Harmony with
Day Nature
29 July International Tiger Day India launches Project Tiger to revive the
tiger population
30 July World Day Against Use and abuse of technology
Trafficking in Persons
30 July International Day of
Friendship
31 July World Ranger Day

JUNE 2022
Date Day Theme 2022

1 June Global Day of Parents
1 June World Milk Day
3 June World Bicycle Day
5 June World Environment Day Only One Earth
Sweden is the host this year. The year
2022 marks the 50th World Environment
Day.
6 June Russian Language Day
7 June World Food Safety Day Safer food, better health
8 June World Oceans Day “Revitalization: collective action for the
ocean”.
8 June World Brain tumour Day Together We Are Stronger
12 June World Day Against Child “Universal Social Protection to End
Labour Child Labour.”
14 June World Blood Donor Day “Donating blood is an act of solidarity.
The host nation for World Blood Join the effort and save lives”.
Donor Day 2022 is Mexico.
15 June World Elder Abuse Awareness Combatting Elder Abuse
Day
15 June Global Wind Day
16 June International Day of Family
Remittances
20 June World Refugee Day
21 June International Day of Yoga Yoga for Humanity

21 June World Music Day “Music on the intersections”
23 June International Olympic Day “Together For A Peaceful World.”
23 June United Nations Public Service
Day
23 June International Widows’ Day “Sustainable Solutions for Widows
Financial Independence”.
27 June Micro-, Small and
Medium-sized Enterprises
(MSME) Day
28 June National Insurance Awareness
Day
29 June International Day of the Tropics
29 June National Statistics Day ‘Data for Sustainable Development‘.
The celebrated PC
Mahalanobis.

MAY 2022
Date Day Theme 2022

1 May International Labour Day
2 May World Tuna Day
3 May World Press Freedom Day Journalism under digital siege
4 May Coal Miners Day
5 May World Hand Hygiene Day Unite for safety: clean your hands
6 May International No Diet Day
7 May World Athletics Day
8 May World Red Cross Day #BeHUMANKIND (Believe in the power of
Kindness).
8 May Mother’s Day
8 May World Thalassemia Day
11 May National Technology Day “Integrated Approach in Science and
technology for sustainable future”
12 May International Day of Plant Health
12 May International Nurses Day It is the birth anniversary of Florence
Nightingale.
16 May International Day of Living Together
in Peace
16 May National Dengue Day

17 May World Hypertension Day
18 May International Museum Day ‘The Power of Museums’
18 May World AIDS Vaccine Day Or HIV
Vaccine Awareness Day
20 May World Bee Day
20 May National Endangered Species “Recovering key species for ecosystem
Day restoration”.
20 May World Metrology Day
21 May International Tea Day
21 May World Day for Cultural Diversity for
Dialogue and Development
21 May Anti Terrorism Day Death anniversary of former Prime
Minister Rajiv Gandhi
22 May International Day for Biological “Building a shared future for all life”.
Diversity
23 May nternational Day to End Obstetric
Fistula
23 MaY World Turtle Day “Shellebrate”.
24 May Indian Commonwealth Day Delivering a Common Future
25 May International Missing Children’s Day
29 May International Day of UN “People. Peace. Progress. The Power of
Peacekeepers Partnerships.”
31 May World No Tobacco Day Threat to our environment.

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OCTOBER 2022
Q. What is the name of the web-based application which has been launched by RBI Governor
Shaktikanta Das to make the supervisory processes more robust?
A) PRABHA B) JAGRUTHI
C) PRANIT D) DAKSH
Answer : D
✓ RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on 6th Oct 2022 launched a web-based application called
'DAKSH', to make the supervisory processes more robust.
✓ It will monitor compliance requirements in a more focused manner with the objective of
further improving the compliance culture in Supervised Entities like Banks & NBFCs.
✓ It will also enable cyber incident reporting & analysis.
✓ Daksh represents “efficient'' and “competent”, reflecting the underlying capabilities of the
application.
RBI IN NEWS 2022
❖ Reserve Bank raised the minimum capital requirement for setting up an asset
reconstruction company (ARC) to Rs 300 crore from the existing Rs 100 crore.
❖ RBI and SEBI Issue Standard Operating Procedure for Inter-Operable Regulatory Sandbox
(IoRS).
❖ RBI has released a concept note on the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).The CBDC
is a digital form of currency notes issued by a central bank.
❖ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has urged Credit Information Companies to designate an
internal ombudsman (IO) by April 1, 2023.
❖ RBI Launches DAKSH- Reserve Bank’s Advanced Supervisory Monitoring System.
❖ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, Shaktikanta Das, launched three key digital
payment initiatives at the Global Fintech Fest 2022.
❖ The three digital payment initiatives that were launched by the RBI are RuPay Credit Card
on Unified Payments Interface (UPI), UPI Lite, and Bharat BillPay Cross-Border Bill
Payments.
❖ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) removed Central Bank of India from its Prompt Corrective
Action Framework (PCAF).
❖ RBI digital payments index increased from 304.46 for September 2021 to 349.30 for March
2022.
❖ RBI instructed all parties—aside from card networks and card issuers—to delete all
previously stored Card-on-File (CoF) data by October 1, 2022.
❖ RBI permitted bidders for IDBI Bank to own more than 40%.
❖ Through a tactical divestiture, the government and LIC intend to sell 51–74 percent of the
lender.
❖ RBI approves Piramal Enterprises’ establishment of NBFC.
❖ The company paid Rs 34,250 crore to buy Dewan Housing Finance (DHFL).
❖ RBI approves Open, Cashfree Payments, PayNearby and Fairexpay for Cross-Border
Payments.
❖ Urban Cooperative Banks 4-tier regulatory structure adopted by RBI.

❖ A panel of experts led by former RBI deputy governor N S Vishwanathan had presented a
number of suggestions for improving UCBs.
❖ RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1.05 crore and Rs 1 crore on Kotak Mahindra
Bank and IndusInd Bank.
❖ RBI loosened restrictions on American Express Banking Corp.
❖ Reserve Bank Of India’s 1st Set Of Digital Lending Norms.
❖ RBI’s ‘Payments Vision 2025’ aims for a three-fold increase in digital payments.
❖ RBI has raised the Additional Factor of Authentication (AFA) limit from Rs 5,000 to Rs
15,000 per transaction for e-mandates on cards.
❖ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lifted the restrictions on Mastercard 2022.
❖ RBI increased individual housing loan limit for co-operative banks.
❖ Accordingly, the limits for tier 1/tier 2 urban cooperative banks (UCBs) stood revised from
₹30 lakh/ ₹70 lakh to ₹60 lakh/ ₹140 lakh.
❖ As regards rural cooperative banks (RCBs), the limits have been increased from ₹20 lakh
to ₹50 lakh for RCBs with assessed net worth less than ₹100 crore; and from ₹30 lakh to
₹75 lakh for the rest.
❖ RBI fixes Ways and Means Advances (WMA) limits for the State Governments/UTs to Rs
47,010 crore.
❖ RBI set WMA Limit for Government of India for the first half of the Financial Year 2022-23
at Rs 1,50,000 crore.
❖ RBI extends timeline for banks to use lockable cassettes in ATMs by a year to March 31,
2023.
❖ Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) has set up an Ink
Manufacturing Unit named “Varnika” in Mysuru, with an annual ink manufacturing capacity
of 1,500 MT to enhance the security of banknotes.
❖ Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shaktikanta Das lays Foundation Stone of
Learning and Development Centre (LDC) of BRBNMPL in Mysuru.
❖ Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor of RBI has inaugurated the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub
(RBIH) on March 24, 2022 in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
❖ Reserve Bank of India has sanctioned a surplus transfer to the Central Government of
30,307 crore rupees for the fiscal year 2021-22.
❖ Reserve Bank of India has said that public sector banks reported over a 51 per cent fall in
the amount involved in frauds to Rs 40,295.25 crore in FY22.
❖ Highest frauds amount of Rs 9,528.95 crore was reported by the city-based Punjab
National Bank (PNB).
❖ RBI has set up the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) with an initial capital contribution
of Rs. 100 crore.
❖ RBI launches “BE(A)WARE” – A Booklet on Modus Operandi of Financial Frauds
❖ RBI launches UPI123pay for feature phones and DigiSaathi- a 24×7 Helpline for Digital
Payments
❖ RBI to observe Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) from March 7-11, 2022.
❖ Theme : Outreach and Availability of Digital Payments.
❖ RBI directs NBFCs to implement ‘Core Financial Services Solution’ by September 30,
2025.
❖ RBI reopens Voluntary Retention Route (VRR) with investment limit from Rs. 1,50,000
crore to Rs. 2,50,000 crore.
❖ All banks have been urged by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to offer consumers the
option of Interoperable Card-less Cash Withdrawal (ICCW) at their ATMs.

❖ RBI emerged as the second largest buyer of Gold among the world’s Central Banks in
2021.
❖ RBI to observe February 14-18, 2022 as Financial Literacy week 2022.
❖ The theme of Financial Literacy week 2022 is: “Go Digital, Go Secure”.
❖ RBI has been conducting Financial Literacy Week (FLW) every year since 2016.
❖ RBI approves appointment of Vinod Rai as independent Chairman of Unity Small Finance
Bank.
❖ RBI approves appointment of Ittira Davis as MD & CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank.
❖ Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel Appointed as Vice President of Beijing-based Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
❖ RBI has included Airtel Payment Bank in the ‘Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of
India Act, 1934’ .
❖ RBI Retains SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-
SIBs).
❖ RBI releases framework for Facilitating Small Value Digital Payments in Offline Mode.
❖ The upper limit of an offline payment transaction is fixed at Rs. 200.
❖ The total limit for offline transactions on a payment instrument shall be Rs. 2,000 at any
point in time.
❖ Reserve Bank of India has released the framework for Microfinance Loans.
❖ A microfinance loan is defined as a collateral-free loan given to a household having an
annual household income up to Rs. 3,00,000.
❖ RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (RBI)

❖ Founded : 1 April 1935
❖ RBI Nationalised : 1 January 1949
❖ HQ : Mumbai, Maharashtra
❖ RBI set up : Hilton Young Commission
❖ 1st Governor : Sir Osborne Smith (Australia)
❖ 1st Indian Governor : CD Deshmukh
❖ 25th Governor : Shaktikanta Das
❖ RBI Deputy Governor (4)
1. Tavarna Rabi Sankar
2. Mukesh Kumar Jain
3. Michael D Patra
4. M Rajeshwar Rao
❖ FIVE SUBSIDIARIES OF RBI :
1. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (DICGC)
2. Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL)
3. Reserve Bank Information Technology Private Limited (ReBIT)
4. Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services (IFTAS).
5. Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH)

❖ India has four currency note printing presses.
❖ Nashik in Maharashtra and Dewas in Madhya Pradesh owned by govt of India.
❖ Mysuru in Karnataka and Salboni in West Bengal owned by RBI.
❖ Coins are minted in four mints owned by the Government of India.
❖ Mumbai, Hyderabad, Calcutta and Noida
Q. Who has been named as the only Indian on "Time magazine's list of 100 emerging leaders"?
A) Rahul Bajaj B) Akash Ambani
C) Yash Dahiya D) Avanish Grover
Answer : B
✓ Akash Ambani, head of India's largest telecom firm Jio, has been named as the only Indian
on Time magazine's list of 100 emerging leaders.
✓ The list of Time100 Next' highlights 100 emerging leaders who are shaping the future of
business, entertainment, sports, politics, health, science and activism.
✓ On 28 June 2022, Akash Ambani took over as the chairman of Reliance Jio.
TIME MAGAZINE'S IN NEWS 2022.
❖ Reliance Jio Chairman Akash Ambani listed on Time’s 100 Emerging Leaders’.
❖ Ahmedabad and Kerala, have been featured in TIME magazine’s list of world’s greatest
places of 2022.
❖ Gautam Adani, Karuna Nundy, Khurram Parvez among Time's 100 most influential people
2022.
❖ Deepika Padukone gets inaugural TIME100 Impact Award 2022.
Q. Who has topped the 'IIFL Wealth Hurun India 40 & Under Self-Made Rich List 2022'?
A) Manish Goyal B) Shreyaa Bajaj
C) Nikhil Kamath D) Bhavish Aggarwal
Answer : C
✓ Nikhil Kamath, the cofounder of Zerodha, has topped the 'IIFL Wealth Hurun India 40 &
Under Self-Made Rich List 2022' with a net worth of Rs 17,500 crore.
✓ Bhavish Aggarwal, the founder of Ola, came in second place (Rs 11,700 crore).
✓ The list, released on 28 Sept 2022, includes self-made Indian entrepreneurs aged 40 &
under with a fortune of Rs 1,000 crore.
✓ Hurun Report is a leading research group established in London in 1998.
✓ Hurun Report is the largest compiler of the rich list globally.
Q. As per the recent RBI guidelines, what is the minimum capital requirement for setting up an
asset reconstruction company (ARC)?
A) Rs 500 Crore B) Rs 400 Crore
C) Rs 200 Crore D) Rs 300 Crore
Answer : D
✓ Reserve Bank raised the minimum capital requirement for setting up an asset
reconstruction company (ARC) to Rs 300 crore from the existing Rs 100 crore. The

decision is aimed to strengthen the securitisation sector which plays a vital role in the
management of distressed financial assets. The existing ARCs are given a glide path to
meet the minimum net owned fund (NOF) requirement till April 2026.
Q. What is the minimum net worth of Regional rural banks (RRBs), to be eligible to list on stock
exchanges?
A) Rs 300 crores B) Rs 400 crores
C) Rs 500 crores D) Rs 200 crores
Answer : A
✓ As per the draft guidelines issued by the Finance Ministry, Regional rural banks (RRBs)
will be eligible to list on stock exchanges and raise funds if they have net worth of at least
Rs 300 crore over the previous three years.
✓ Such banks must have a capital adequacy of 9 per cent in each of the previous three years
and recorded operating profit of at least Rs 15 crore for a minimum of three out of the
preceding five years, among other norms
Q. Which bank has announced that it will adopt 30 remote villages across India under the 4th
phase of the ‘Gram Seva’ program?
A) Punjab National Bank B) State Bank of India
C) Indian Overseas Bank D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Answer : B
✓ On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the State Bank of India (SBI) has announced that it will
adopt 30 remote villages across India under the 4th phase of the ‘SBI Gram Seva’ program.
✓ Under the flagship scheme of the SBI Foundation, the bank will adopt remote villages
across Aspirational Districts in Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and
West Bengal.
SBI IN NEWS 2022
❖ State Bank of India (SBI) chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara announced their Next-Gen
Contact Centre service.
❖ SBI launches ‘Gram Seva Program’ across six states of India (Haryana, Gujarat,
Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal).
❖ SBI hit market capitalization of Rs 5 trillion, share prices reach record high.
❖ State Bank of India (SBI) will manage the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in
Bangladesh for two more years.
❖ HDFC leads credit card market while SBI tops chart in debit card market.
❖ SBI has launched its first branch dedicated to start-ups in Koramangala, Bengaluru.
❖ State Bank of India launched “Utsav fixed deposit scheme”.
❖ RBI authorises HR subsidiary of SBI to manage cost effectively.
❖ SBI’s first-quarter net profit fell by 7% to Rs. 6,068 billion.
❖ State Bank of India (SBI) will manage the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in
Bangladesh for two more years.
❖ SBI will soon provide its customers with WhatsApp-based banking.
❖ State Bank of India, is celebrating its 67th year on 1st July 2022.

❖ RBI approves SBI’s establishment of operations support subsidiary.
❖ Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) signs MoUs with
SBI, BOB, PNB, and SIDBI for Uttar Pradesh.
❖ Electric two-wheeler manufacturer Ather Energy partners SBI for customer retail finance.
❖ Alok Kumar Choudhary appointed State Bank of India MD for 2 years.
❖ STATE BANK OF INDIA (SBI )
❖ Founded : 1 July 1955
❖ Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra
❖ Chairman : Dinesh Kumar Khara
❖ Managing Director (4) : Alok Kumar Choudhary, Swaminathan Janakiraman, Challa
Sreenivasulu Setty and Ashwini Kumar Tewari
❖ Imperial Bank of India was previous name of SBI
❖ The presidency Banks of Bengal, Bombay and Madras with merged in 1921 to Imperial
Bank of India.
❖ Tagline of State Bank of India
(1) Pure Banking Nothing Else
(2) With you all the way
(3) A bank of the common man
(4) The banker to every Indian
(5) The Nation banks on us
Q. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has informed there will be no charge for
RuPay credit card use on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for transactions up to how many
rupees?
A) Rs 1,000 B) Rs 1,500
C) Rs 2,000 D) Rs 2,500
Answer : C
✓ National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has informed there will be no charge for
RuPay credit card use on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for transactions up to ₹2,000.
✓ RuPay credit card has been operational for the last four years.
✓ Nil Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) would apply for this category.
✓ RBI has also approved linking of RuPay Credit Cards to UPI.
✓ National Payments Corporation of India(NPCI)
✓ Founded : 2008
✓ HQ : Mumbai, Maharashtra
✓ MD & CEO : Dilip Asbe
✓ Chairmam : Biswamohan Mahapatra
Q. As per the data of the Sample Registration System (SRS) 2020 released in September 2022,
the General Fertility Rate (GFR) declined by ___ in India in the last 10 years.
A) 10% B) 20%
C) 30% D) 40%
Answer : B

✓ The General Fertility Rate (GFR) has declined in India by 20% over the past decade,
according to the Sample Registration System (SRS) data 2020 released in Sept 2022.
✓ GFR refers to the number of children born per 1,000 women in a year.
✓ The average GFR in India stood at 86.1 from 2008 to 2010 and has come down to 68.7
during 2018-20.
✓ J&K (29.2) has witnessed the maximum decline in GFR.
Q. Which bank has announced the launch of an online solution named ‘Smart Wire’, to help its
customers carry out SWIFT-based inward remittances in a faster and hassle-free manner?
A) Yes Bank B) HDFC Bank
C) Axis Bank D) ICICI Bank
Answer : D
✓ ICICI Bank has launch of an online solution named ‘Smart Wire’, to help its customers carry
out SWIFT-based inward remittances in a faster and hassle-free manner.
✓ ICICI Bank is the first bank in the country to introduce this faster online solution.
✓ It allows both NRIs and resident customers to undertake inward remittance transactions
in an online and paperless way
ICICI BANK IN NEWS 2022.
❖ ICICI Bank launches ‘Smart Wire’, an easy online solution for inward remittances.
❖ ICICI Bank and NMDFC ink an Agreement for development of banking software.
❖ Defence ministry gives approval to HDFC, ICICI, and Axis to offer finances for international
purchases.
❖ ICICI Bank launched a digital platform ’Campus Power’ for the student ecosystem.
❖ ICICI Bank Partners with ZestMoney to Expand ‘Cardless EMI’ Facility.
❖ ICICI Bank and Santander UK Partner for business ease between India and UK.
❖ ICICI Bank launched India’s ‘open-for-all’ digital ecosystem for MSMEs.
❖ ICICI Bank, GIFT SEZ join hands to attract global investors.
❖ Chennai Super Kings and ICICI Bank partners for co-branded credit card.
❖ ICICI Bank’s Sandeep Bakhshi named Business Standard Banker of the Year 2020-21.
❖ ICICI Bank launches online platform ‘Trade Emerge’ for exporters and importers.
❖ ICICI Bank surpasses HUL to occupy 5th spot in m-cap.
❖ RBI approves re-appointment of Sandeep Bakhshi as ICICI Bank MD & CEO.
❖ ICICI Bank, HSBC and Standard Chartered enters India’s 1st swaption deal.
❖ ICICI Bank has partnered with HPCL to launch ‘ICICI Bank HPCL Super Saver’ co-branded
credit card.
❖ ICICI Bank launches ‘Salute Doctors’, comprehensive banking solution for medical
personnel.
❖ ICICI Bank launches a digital banking solution for corporate companies named ‘ICICI
STACK for Corporates’.
❖ Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) BANK
❖ Founded : 1994
❖ MD & CEO : Sandeep Bakhshi
❖ Tagline : Hum Hai Na Khayal Apka

Q. RBI has issued directions for the appointment of Internal Ombudsman for all Credit
Information Companies (CICs) recently. The Banking Ombudsman scheme is introduced
under which section of the Banking Regulation act 1949?
A) Section 25 A B) Section 45 A
C) Section 40 A D) Section 35 A
Answer : D
✓ RBI has issued directions for the appointment of Internal Ombudsman for all Credit
Information Companies (CICs).
✓ RBI has said that every CIC must appoint the Internal Ombudsman for a fixed term of not
less than three years, but not exceeding five years.
✓ BANKING OMBUDSMAN SCHEME
✓ Banking Ombudsman Scheme Introduction: The Banking Ombudsman Scheme of the
Reserve Bank of India provides the Customers of Commercial Bank a forum to lodge
complain relating to certain services provided by bank.
✓ The Banking Ombudsman Scheme is introduced under Section 35 A of the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949.
✓ Introduced with The Banking Ombudsman Scheme 2006.
✓ All Scheduled Commercial Banks, Regional Rural Banks and Scheduled Primary Co-
operative Banks are covered under the Scheme.
✓ You can file a complaint with the Banking Ombudsman only after you have filed your
complaint with the bank concerned and 1 month has elapsed.
✓ Compensation under the Banking Ombudsman Scheme: Maximum Rs 20 lakh
✓ Compensation for Mental Agony: Maximum Rs 1 lakh
✓ Number of Banking Ombudsman/Offices: 22
✓ Appellate Authority: Deputy Governor.
✓ The Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions, 2019 has been introduced by the
Reserve Bank of India w.e.f January 31, 2019.
✓ The Scheme is being introduced under Section 18 Payment and Settlement Systems Act,
2007, with effect from January 31, 2019.
Q. International Finance Corp. (IFC) has launched a new $6 billion financing facility to
strengthen the private sector’s ability to respond to the crisis and help support food
production. IFC is the arm of which entity group?
A) European Central Bank B) World Bank
C) Asian Development Bank D) Aisan Infrastructure Investment Bank
Answer : B
✓ World Bank’s private sector investment arm, the International Finance Corp. (IFC) has
launched a new $6 billion financing facility.
✓ To strengthen the private sector’s ability to respond to the crisis and help support food
production.
WORLD BANK IN NEWS 2022.
❖ International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector investment arm of the World
Bank, has introduced a new, $6 billion funding facility to boost the private sector’s.
❖ World Bank to loan $150 million to Punjab government for major reforms.

❖ World Bank towards emergency COVID-19 response in India to USD 2 billion.
❖ A USD 1 billion support was announced last month towards immediate support to India’s
health sector.
❖ Auguste Tano Kouame of Côte d’Ivoire appointed as Country Director for India by World
Bank.
❖ World Bank clears US$1 billion loan for PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure
Mission.
❖ World Bank approved USD 245 million loan to modernize India’s railway logistics infra.
❖ Sri Lanka receives $160 mln in bridge financing from World Bank.
❖ World Bank approved USD 250 million loan for India’s road safety programme.
❖ World Bank has approved additional financing of USD 250 million for Outcomes for
Accelerated Learning.
❖ World Bank has approved a Rs 1,000 crore project to take rainfed farming to new heights
in the hilly regions of Uttarakhand.
❖ World Bank has slashed its growth forecast for India for the current financial year to 7.5
percent.
❖ Global Economic Prospects report released, the World Bank
❖ World Bank announces up to $30 bn to address food security crisis.
❖ World bank sanctioned USD 350 million for SRESTHA-G project of Gujarat.
❖ World Bank approved $47 million program for India’s Mission Karmayogi program.
❖ World Bank provided USD 600 million in financial assistance to Sri Lanka to make
payments for essential imports.
❖ World bank Report States Extreme Poverty in India Decline by 12.3% between 2011-2019.
❖ World Bank cuts global economy growth forecast to 3.2% for 2022.
❖ Gujarat Govt to receive Rs 7,500 Cr Loan from World Bank, AIIB.
❖ Junaid Ahmad World Bank’s India Director, appointed as vice president of operations.
❖ India and World Bank inks US$125 million loan to support access to Social Protection
Services in West Bengal.
❖ WORLD BANK
❖ Founded : 1944
❖ Headquarters : Washington Dc
❖ President : David Malpass
❖ MD&CFO : Anshula Kant
❖ Chief Economist : Carman Reinhart
❖ Executive Director : Rajesh Khullar
❖ Member Countries :189
❖ World Bank Group : 5 (IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA and ICSID).
❖ All of these efforts support the Bank Group’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030
and boosting shared prosperity of the poorest 40% of the population in all countries.
❖ World Bank was created at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, along with the
International Monetary Fund (IMF).
❖ India is a member of IBRD, IFC, IDA and MIGA. The country is not a member of the ICSID
Q. Which bank has launched a one-stop merchant solution app named SmartHub Vyapar
Merchant app?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank B) HDFC Bank
C) ICICI Bank D) Axis Bank
Answer : B

✓ Private sector lenders HDFC Bank has launched a one-stop merchant solution app named
SmartHub Vyapar Merchant app.
✓ It is a comprehensive payment and banking solution.
✓ HDFC Bank has developed the SmartHub Vyapar app in partnership with a merchant Saas
platform, Mintoak Innovations India that enables merchants to accept interoperable
payments across multiple payment modes which include Cards, UPI, and QR code.
Q. The Union Finance Minister has allowed airlines to borrow up to how many crore rupees
under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)?
A) Rs 750 crore B) Rs 1,000 crore
C) Rs 1,500 crore D) Rs 2,500 crore
Answer : C
✓ The Department of Financial Services (DFS) has modified the Emergency Credit Line
Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for the aviation sector.
✓ The department has raised the scheme’s cheaper loan limit to Rs 1,500 crores from Rs
400 crores.
✓ The move is aimed at giving the necessary collateral-free liquidity at reasonable interest
rates to the aviation industry.
✓ As per the modified ECLGS, an airline would be eligible for 100% of its fund- based or non-
fund-based loan outstanding or ₹1,500 crore, whichever is lower
Q. Central government and the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) have decided to sell
off their how much percent stake in IDBI Bank
A) 53.98% B) 38.47%
C) 74.14% D) 60.72%
Answer : D
✓ The Central government and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) have decided to sell
off their 60.72%stake in IDBI Bank.
✓ The Centre will divest 30.48 percent stake and the Life Insurance Corporation of India
(LIC) will offload 30.24 percent in IDBI Bank. They will together divest a 60.72 percent
stake.
✓ This would be the first attempt to privatize a public sector bank in India.
✓ At present, these two own close to 94% in IDBI Bank, of which the Centre has 45.48% stake
&LIC has 49.24%.
✓ LIC is currently the promoter of IDBI bank with management control while the Central
government is the co-promoter
✓ Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
✓ Founded : 1956
✓ Headquarters : Mumbai
✓ Chairman : M. R. Kumar
✓ Managing Director : 4 ( Mini Ipe, BC Patnaik, Siddhartha Mohanty, & Raj Kumar)
✓ Owner : Government of India (96.5%)
✓ At Rs 21,000 crore, LIC is India's largest initial public offering (IPO).

✓ Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI ) Bank
✓ Founded : 1964
✓ Headquarteres : Mumbai, Maharashtra
✓ MD & CEO : Rakesh Sharma
Q. After the proposed sale of stake in IDBI Bank, what would be the combined shareholding of
LIC and the Government?
A) 53 % B) 45%
C) 29 % D) 34%
Answer : D
✓ The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) invited bids for
selling the stakes in IDBI Bank to facilitate its privatisation.
✓ The potential investor should have a minimum net worth of Rs 22,500 crore and must
report net profit in three out of the past five years.
✓ The government and LIC hold 94.72 per cent stake in IDBI Bank.
✓ After sale, the combined shareholding of LIC and Government will come down to 34 per
cent.
Q. “Education 4.0 Report” 2022, released by which organisation?
A) United Nations (UN)
B) World Economic Forum (WEF)
C) World Food Programme (WFP)
D) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Answer : B
✓ “Education 4.0 Report” 2022, released by the World Economic Forum (WEF)
✓ Titled Education 4.0 Report’, the report explains how technology can address learning
gaps and make education accessible to all.
✓ The information was published under Education 4.0 India initiative, launched in May 2020
and has convened over 40 partners from the education technology, government,
academic and start-up communities.
✓ India is the second largest market for online education after the US.
✓ India has more than 60 million secondary and higher secondary students, but 85 per cent
of schools are yet to implement vocational courses as part of their curriculum..
✓ World Economic Forum (WEF)
✓ Founded : 1971
✓ Founder : Klaus Schwab
✓ Headquarters : Cologny, Switzerland
✓ Executive Chairman : Klaus Schwab
✓ Report released By WEF
✓ Global Risks Report : World Economic Forum (WEF).
✓ Global Competitiveness Index : World Economic Forum (WEF).
✓ Global Gender Gap : World Economic Forum (WEF).
✓ Global Energy Transition Index : World Economic Forum (WEF)

✓ World Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index : World Economic Forum (WEF)
Q. Which of the following organization has released the ‘Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022’
Report?
A) World Bank
B) World Economic Forum (WEF)
C) World Food Programme (WFP)
D) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Answer : A
✓ Recently, the World Bank released a report titled “Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022:
Correcting Course”.
✓ By 2015, the global extreme-poverty rate had been cut by more than half.
✓ As such, the global goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 would not be achieved.
✓ In 2020 alone, the number of people living below the extreme poverty line rose by over 70
million; the largest one-year increase since global poverty monitoring began in 1990.
✓ Given current trends, 574 million people—nearly 7% of the world’s population—will still be
living on less than USD 2.15 a day in 2030, with most in Africa.
Q. First-ever EV scooter named “Vida V1” was launched in India. Vida V1 is the scooterof which
company?
A) Hero MotoCorp B) TVS Motor
C) Honda Motor D) Yamaha Motor
Answer : A
✓ India’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer company Hero Motocorp has entered the
electric vehicle market with the launch of a new two-wheeler christened Hero Vida V1.
✓ This EV is the first model under its new brand Vida.
✓ The electric two-wheeler has unveiled at its Global Centre for Innovation and Technology
in Jaipur.
✓ Hero MotoCorp has unveiled a new brand “Vida”, for its emerging mobility solutions and
upcoming electric vehicles. (Vida means life)
✓ Hero MotoCorp (Hero Honda)
✓ Founded : 1984
✓ Founder : Brijmohan Lall Munjal
✓ Headquarters : New Delhi
✓ Chairman, MD & CEO : Pawan Munjal
Q. Who has assumed charge as a whole-time member (WTM) in the Securities and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI)?
A) R. A. Sankara Narayanan B) Murali Ramakrishnan
C) Ashok Kumar Pradhan D) Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan
Answer : D

✓ Former banker Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan has assumed charge as the fourth whole
time member (WTM) in the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
✓ Narayan, who has been a member of various advisory committees of Sebi and RBI, has
been appointed for an initial period of three years.
✓ He has an experience of more than 25 years in banking and financial sector
✓ Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
✓ Founded : 1988
✓ Act : 1992
✓ First Women Chairmam : Madhabi Puri Buch
✓ SEBI was given statutory recognition in 1992 on the recommendation of the Narasimham
Committee.
Q. Whic organisation publishes the World Economic Outlook Report?
A) World Bank
B) World Economic Forum
C) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
D) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Answer : B
✓ The International Monetary Fund has cut its projection of India’s economic growth to 6.8
percent in 2022. As per the annual World Economic Outlook Report, India’s growth in 2022
is 6.8 percent which is 0.6 percent less than that of the July forecast
IMF IN NEWS 2022.
❖ IMF cuts India’s GDP growth forecast for FY23 to 6.2% in its latest World Economic Outlook
report.
❖ Former Chief Economic Adviser, KV Subramanian was appointed as the Executive
Director for India at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
❖ IMF Signed Extended Fund Facility(EFF) With Pakistan.
❖ Gita Gopinath becomes 1st woman to feature on IMF’s ‘wall of former chief economists’.
❖ India's Krishna Srinivasan has been appointed as the director of the Asia and Pacific
Department of the International Monetary Fund.
❖ IMF approved $1.4 billion emergency support for Ukraine.
❖ IMF warns Ukraine’s Economy to Shrink Up to 35% in 2022.
❖ Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas from France has been named as the next chief economist of the
IMF.
❖ Gita Gopinath is set to become the first Deputy Managing Director of the International
Monetary Fund.
❖ Andorra Joins IMF as its 190th Member.
❖ International Monetary Fund (IMF)
❖ Founded : 1945
❖ Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
❖ Managing Director : Kristalina Georgieva (Bulgaria)
❖ First Deputy MD : Gita Gopinath
❖ Chief Economist : Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas (France)
❖ Executive Director for India at IMF : Krishnamurthy Subramaniam

❖ Member countries : 190 (Andorra)
❖ IMF Released Report
❖ Global Financial Stability Report
❖ World Economic Outlook.
❖ The value of Special Drawing Right (SDR) is determined by the basket of 5 currencies.
❖ The currencies are, US Dollar, Japanese Yen, British Pound, Chinese Yuan and Euro.
❖ Special Drawing Right is known as the Paper Gold. The value of the SDR is based on a
basket of key international currencies reviewed by IMF every five years. SDR was
introduced in the 1969 by the IMF to solve the problem of International liquidity
Q. The union cabinet has approved a new scheme, Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for
North East Region (PM-DevINE), to fund infrastructure projects in the North East India. This
scheme will have an outlay of how many rupees for the four-year period from 2022-23 to
2025-26?
A) Rs 8,800 crore B) Rs 5,500 crore
Answer : C
✓ The union cabinet has approved a new scheme, Prime Minister’s Development Initiative
for North East Region (PM-DevINE), to fund infrastructure projects in the North East India.
✓ This scheme will have an outlay of Rs 6,600 crore for the four-year period from 2022-23 to
2025-26.
✓ It will get 100% central funding & will be implemented by the Ministry of Development of
North Eastern Region.
✓ The PM-DevINE will lead to the creation of infrastructure, support industries, social
development projects and create livelihood activities for youth and women, thus leading
to employment generation.
✓ The objectives of the PM-DevINE are to: fund infrastructure convergently, in the spirit of
PM Gati Shakti, support social development projects based on the needs of the NE region,
enable livelihood activities for youth and women and fill the development gaps in various
sectors.
✓ The PM-DevINE will provide support to infrastructure and social development projects
which may be larger in size and will also provide an end-to-end development solution
instead of isolated projects.
✓ Union Budget 2022-23, [New Scheme] Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North
East Region (PMDevINE)– PM-DevINE scheme will be implemented through the North-
Eastern Council. It will fund infrastructure, and social development projects based on felt
needs of the North-East. An initial allocation of Rs. 1,500 crore will be made.
Q. Which of the following organization has released the ‘Living Planet Report 2022’?
A) UNEP B) UNESCO
C) FAO D) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Answer : D
✓ According to the latest Living Planet Report by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), there
has been a 69 per cent decline in the wildlife populations of mammals, birds, amphibians,
reptiles and fish, across the globe in the last 50 years.

✓ The highest decline (94 per cent) was in the Latin America and the Caribbean region.
✓ The report also emphasised that Biodiversity loss and climate crisis are intertwined.
✓ Africa recorded a 66 per cent fall in its wildlife populations from 1970-2018 and the Asia
Pacific 55 per cent.
✓ Freshwater species populations globally were reduced by 83 per cent.
✓ Corals : About 50% of warm water corals have already been lost and warming of 5 degrees
Celsius will lead to a loss of 70-90% of warm water corals.
✓ Sharks: The global abundance of 18 of 31 oceanic sharks has declined by 71% over the
last 50 years.
✓ Rivers: Only 37% of rivers that are over 1,000 km long remain free-flowing in their natural
state.
✓ World Wide Fund for Nature History
✓ Founded on 29th April 1961.
✓ Its precursor organisation was the Conservation Foundation.
✓ Its original name was World Wildlife Fund.
✓ WWF Headquarters – Gland, Switzerland
Q. PM-DevINE scheme aims at developing which region of India?
A) Border B) Coastal
C) Hilly D) North East
Answer : D
✓ The Government of India has announced the PM-DevINE scheme with 100 percent central
funding. PM-DevINE (Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region) aims
at developing the North East region of India.
✓ The scheme will lead to the creation of support industries, infrastructure, livelihood
activities for youth and women, and social development projects.
Q. Which company has launched its global rewards programme named ‘Play Points’ in India?
A) Google B) Microsoft
C) IBM D) Apple
Answer : A
✓ Google has launched its global rewards programme named ‘Play Points’ in India.
✓ To allow users to earn points and rewards for using Google Play Store billing for in-app
purchases, subscriptions and buying apps, games, movies, and ebooks.
✓ The rewards programme is divided into four categories– bronze, silver, gold and platinum–
based on the points earned by users. The rewards will vary in each category.
✓ This programme is fully funded by Google. It will only be available on the use of Google
Play billing and will not be applicable on third party billing.
✓ This programme was first launched in 2018 and available in 28 other countries
GOOGLE IN NEWS 2022
❖ Google Cloud has announced an empanelment by the Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology (MeitY), which allows it to apply cloud technology to solve
complex problems for government organizations.
❖ Alphabet Inc’s Google to build its first cloud region in Greece.

❖ Google is set to launch Play Points, a global rewards Programme for users in India.
❖ Google has unveiled a programme to upskill 100,000 Indian developers and researchers
in cyber security.
❖ Nasscom joins hand with Google for DigiVaani Call Center.
❖ Google launched Startup School India, targets 10,000 startups in small cities.
❖ Google announced a startup accelerator program for women founders.
❖ Google to invest upto $1 Billion in Bharti Airtel.
❖ Google
❖ Founded : 1998
❖ Founders : Larry Page and Sergey Brin
❖ Headquarters : Mountain View, California, US
❖ CEO : Sundar Pichai
Q. Union MoS for Electronics & Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has flagged off
the first SemiconIndia Future Design roadshow in which state?
A) Gujarat B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Telangana D) Maharashtra
Answer : A
✓ 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.
Q. PM Modi has dedicated how many Digital Banking Units (DBUs) to the nation through video
conferencing?
A) 25 B) 50
C) 75 D) 100
Answer : C
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated 75 Digital Banking Units (DBUs) to the nation
through video conferencing.
✓ DBUs have been set up with the objective to ensure that the benefits of digital banking
reach every nook and corner of the country.
✓ It will provide a variety of digital banking facilities to people. These are opening of savings
account, balance check, print a passbook, transfer of funds, investing in fixed deposits,
loan applications, applying for credit and debit cards, pay taxes and bills.
Q. Which bank has reintroduced Suraksha Fixed Deposit (FD) as a festive treat for customers?
A) CSB Bank B) Lakshmi Vilas Bank
C) DCB Bank D) City Union Bank
Answer : C
✓ 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.
✓ Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Bandhan Bank?
✓ Sourav Ganguly has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Bandhan Bank.
✓ Ganguly will help amplify the brand message of the bank and endorse the products and
services of the bank.
✓ Bandhan Bank is a pan India bank that provides banking services through its 5,644
banking outlets spread across 34 of the 36 states and union territories in the country.
✓ RBI granted the banking licence to Bandhan Bank on June 2015.
✓ DCB Bank
✓ Founded : 1930
✓ Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra
✓ MD & CEO : Murali M. Natrajan
Q. The Union Cabinet has approved an increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all
Rabi Crops for the Marketing Season 2023-24. The highest increase has been cleared for
lentils with a hike of how many rupees per quintal?
A) Rs 400 B) Rs 300
C) Rs 600 D) Rs 500
Answer : D
✓ Union Cabinet has approved an increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all Rabi
Crops for the Marketing Season 2023-24.
✓ The highest increase has been cleared for lentils with a hike of 500 rupees per quintal.
✓ The MSP on wheat has been hiked by 110 rupees and barley by 100 rupees.
✓ The increase is in line with the Union Budget 2018-19 announcement of fixing the MSP at a
level of a minimum of 1.5 times of the All-India weighted average Cost of Production.
✓ Rabi crops are sown in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from
April to June. Some of the important rabi crops are wheat, barley, peas, gram and
mustard.
Q. Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) commissioned the world's largest wind-solar power plant
in which city of Rajasthan?
A) Jodhpur B) Jaisalmer
C) Jaipur D) Udaipur
Answer : B
✓ Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) on 29 Sept 2022 commissioned the world's largest wind-
solar power plant in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
✓ This project consists of 600 MW solar and 150 MW wind plants.
✓ With this, AGEL now has a total operational generation capacity of 6.7 GW.
✓ In May 2022, AGEL operationalised India's first hybrid power plant with a capacity of 390
MW in Jaisalmer.

Q. What percentage hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) has been approved by the Union Cabinet
under the 7th Pay Commission with effect from July 1, 2022?
A) 3% B) 4%
C) 5% D) 7%
Answer : B
✓ Union Cabinet has increased the dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief by 4
percent effective July 1, 2022, benefiting 4.18 million central government employees and
6.97 million pensioners.
✓ The additional installment of DA and dearness relief (DR) is an increase of 4 percent over
the existing rate of 34 percent of basic pay/pension.
✓ The increase in the DA and DR is based on the percentage increase in 12 monthly average
of All India Consumer Price Index for the period ending June, 2022.
Q. Leading stock exchange BSE has received the final approval from SEBI for introducing the
EGR on its platform. What is the full form of EGR?
A) Electronic Gold Report B) Exchange Gold Receipt
C) Exchange Gold Report D) Electronic Gold Receipt
Answer : D
✓ Leading stock exchange BSE has received the final approval from SEBI for introducing the
Electronic Gold Receipt (EGR) on its platform.
✓ EGRs will cater to all market participants, which means that buyers and sellers on the
exchange will include individual investors, as well as commercial participants along the
value chain like importers, banks, refiners, jewellery manufacturers, etc.
✓ The EGR platform will lead to greater assurance in the quality of gold supplied, efficient
price discovery, and transparency in transacting.
✓ India is the second largest consumer of gold globally with an annual gold demand of
approximately 800-900 tonnes and holds an important position in the global markets.
Q. India's unemployment rate fell to what percentage in September 2022?
A) 5.68% B) 6.12%
C) 6.43% D) 6.81%
Answer : C
✓ India's unemployment rate fell to 6.43% in September 2022, its lowest level since August
2018 and after touching a one-year high of 8.3% in August 2022, the latest data shared by
the private think tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) shows
✓ As of October 2, 2022, the country's jobless rate stands at 6.5% -- urban at 7.7% and rural
at 6%.
✓ The unemployment rate is the highest in Rajasthan at 23.8%, followed by J&K at 23.2%,
Haryana at 22.9%, Tripura at 17%, Jharkhand at 12.2% and Bihar at 11.45%.
✓ The fall in the unemployment rate follows after around 8 million jobs were added in
September 2022.

✓ The lowest unemployment rate among the states was recorded in Chhattisgarh at 0.1% in
September, followed by Assam at 0.4%, Uttarakhand at 0.5%, Madhya Pradesh at 0.9%,
and Gujarat at 1.6%.
Q. Who has been appointed the Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Yes
Bank for a period of three years?
A) R. Subramaniakumar B) A. Manimekhalai
C) Atul Kumar Goel D) Prashant Kumar
Answer : D
✓ Veteran banker Prashant Kumar has been appointed the Managing Director & Chief
Executive Officer of Yes Bank for a period of three years.
✓ The RBI on 6th Oct 2022 approved the appointment of Kumar.
✓ Before joining YES Bank, Kumar was the Deputy Managing Director & CFO of the SBI
Q. As per the data of the Sample Registration System (SRS) 2020 released in September 2022,
the General Fertility Rate (GFR) declined by ___ in India in the last 10 years.
A) 10% B) 20%
C) 30% D) 40%
Answer : B
✓ The General Fertility Rate (GFR) has declined in India by 20% over the past decade,
according to the Sample Registration System (SRS) data 2020 released in Sept 2022.
✓ GFR refers to the number of children born per 1,000 women in a year.
✓ The average GFR in India stood at 86.1 from 2008 to 2010 and has come down to 68.7
during 2018-20.
✓ J&K (29.2) has witnessed the maximum decline in GFR.
Q. World Trade Organization (WTO) has informed that merchandise trade would increase by
how much percent in 2022?
A) 3.5% B) 2.7%
C) 4.2% D) 5.1%
Answer : A
✓ According to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the growth in world trade is expected
to slow down to 1 percent in 2023, down sharply from the previous estimate of 3.4 percent,
due to global uncertainties.
✓ WTO has also projected a growth of 3.5 percent in global trade this year, as against the
April estimate of 3 percent.
✓ The WTO has provided a band of trade growth expansion of 2% to 4.9% for 2022-23 and of
-2.8% to 4.6% for 2023.
✓ World Trade Organization (WTO)
✓ Formation : 1 January 1995
✓ Headquarters : Geneva Switzerland
✓ 1st Director General : Peter Sutherland
✓ Director General : Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Nigeria)

✓ Member Countries : 164
✓ World Trade Organization (WTO) was earlier known as GATT (General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade )
Q. How many millions of million Indians may have plunged into extreme poverty in 2020 as a
result of the pandemic, World Bank estimates?
A) 41 million Indians B) 47 million Indians
C) 52 million Indians D) 56 million Indians
Answer : D
✓ 56 million Indians may have plunged into extreme poverty in 2020 as a result of
the pandemic, increasing the global tally by 71 million and making it the worst year for
poverty reduction since World War II, according to fresh estimates by the World Bank.
✓ “The global goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is likely to be missed: By then,
about 600 million people will remain in abject poverty.
✓ A major course correction is needed,” Indermit Gill, chief economist at the World Bank.
✓ The World Bank in its latest “Poverty and Shared Prosperity” made fresh estimates of
poverty using a new extreme poverty line based on the purchasing power parity (PPP) of
$2.15, the earlier one being at $1.9.
✓ The multilateral lending institution used data from the Consumer Pyramids Household
Survey (CPHS), conducted by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), to
estimate poverty for India in the absence of Household Consumer Expenditure Survey data
from the government since 2011-12
Q. Made-in-India drone ‘Droni’ has been manufactured by which company?
A) Hawking Industries Pvt. Ltd. B) ARCH Drones
C) Garuda Aerospace D) Trusted Aerospace Engineering Pvt. Ltd
Answer : C
✓ A made-in-India camera drone ‘Droni’ has been with advanced features and was launched
by the former Indian Cricket team Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
✓ The drone is manufactured by Garuda Aerospace and the product will hit the shelves by
the end of 2022.
✓ The ‘Droni’ drone is indigenous and can be used for different surveillance purposes.
Q. According to a joint report prepared by Ernst and Young & the Indian Space Association
(ISpA), the Indian space economy is set to reach $13 billion by which year?
A) 2025 B) 2030
C) 2035 D) 2023
Answer : A
✓ Indian space economy is set to reach $13 billion by 2025, according to a joint report
prepared by Ernst and Young & the Indian Space Association (ISpA).
✓ Satellite services and application segment would form the largest share of the space
economy accounting for 36% of the space economy by 2025.
✓ ISpA is the apex industry association of space and satellite companies in the country.

Q. Kishore Kumar Poludasu has been appointed as Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Which Insurance Company?
A) Bharti AXA General Insurance B) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
C) SBI General Insurance D) Edelweiss General Insurance
Answer : C
✓ Kishore Kumar Poludasu has been appointed as Managing Director & Chief Executive
Officer of SBI General Insurance Company.
✓ Prior to this, he was the Deputy Managing Director as the Country Head of State Bank of
India Singapore Operations.
✓ SBI General Insurance
✓ Founded : 2009
✓ MD & CEO : Kishore Kumar Poludasu
✓ SBI owns 70% of the total capital
Q. Which bank has signed an MoU with Vayana Network as its first fintech partner for end-to-
end digitalization services?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank B) Canara Bank
C) IDBI Bank D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer : C
✓ IDBI Bank has signed an MoU with Pune-based Vayana Network as its first fintech partner
for end-to-end digitalization services.
✓ This partnership aims to contribute in the growth of the supply chain finance penetration
in India, which is less than 1% of gross domestic product (GDP).
✓ Recently, the Central govt & LIC decided to sell off their 60.72% stake in IDBI Bank
✓ Founded : 1964
Q. Which bank has bagged a world record for staging and swinging the highest 101 Oonjals
(Jhoolas), beautifully decorated- in Kochi?
A) South Indian Bank B) Kotak Mahindra Bank
C) Dhanlaxmi Bank D) Bandhan Bank
Answer : A
✓ South Indian Bank has bagged a world record for staging and swinging the highest 101
Oonjals (Jhoolas), beautifully decorated- in Kochi.
✓ The South Indian Bank on Sunday organized an event ‘Onnichirikkam Oonjaladam’ and
was accoladed with the World Book of Records award for ‘staging and swinging 101
Oonjals’.
✓ South Indian Bank had for the first time organized a first-of-its-kind category event
‘Staging and Swinging 101 Oonjals’ simultaneously at a single venue in Kochi.

✓ South Indian Bank
✓ Founded : 1929
✓ Headquarters : Thrissur, Kerala
✓ Chairman : Salim Gangadharan
✓ MD & CEO : Murali Ramakrishnan
✓ Tagline : Experience Next Generation Banking.
Q. As per data released by the National Statistical Office, the retail inflation based on the
Consumer Price Index (CPI) was at what percent in September 2022?
A) 8.71% B) 7.41 %
C) 6.37% D) 7.31%
Answer : B
✓ As per data released by the National Statistical Office, the retail inflation based on the
Consumer Price Index (CPI) was at 7.41 percent in September as against 7 percent in
August.
✓ The central government has mandated RBI to ensure that retail inflation remains in the
range of 2-6 percent.
✓ Consumer Price Index (CPI )
✓ September - 7.41%
✓ August 2022 - 7%
✓ July 2022- 6.71%
✓ June 2022 - 7.01%
✓ May 2022 - 7.04%
✓ April 2022 - 7.79%
✓ March 2022 - 6.95%
✓ February 2022 - 6.7%
✓ January 2022 - 6.1%
✓ CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)
✓ Consumer price index (CPI) is a detailed measure used for the estimation of price changes
in a basket of goods and services representative of consumption expenditure in an
economy.
✓ The CPI is released by The National Statistical Organisation (NSO), Ministry of Statistics
and Programme Implementation.
✓ CPI base year 2012.
✓ Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
✓ September 2022 - 10.7%
✓ August 2022 - 12.41%
✓ July 2022 - 13.93%
✓ June 2022 - 15.18%
✓ May 2022 - 15.88%
✓ April 2022 - 15.8%
✓ March 2022 - 14.55%
✓ February 2022 - 13.11%
✓ January 2022 - 12.96%
✓ WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX (WPI)
✓ WPI is an index that measures and tracks the changes in the price of goods in the stages
before the retail level.

✓ The base year for the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is 2011-12
✓ The WPI is published by the Economic Adviser of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Q. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) has witnessed contraction of how much percent in
August against growth of 2.4 percent in July 2022?
A) 0.8 % B) 0.5%
C) 1.3% D) 0.7%
Answer : A
✓ The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) has witnessed contraction of 0.8 percent in August
against growth of 2.4 percent in July this year, according to the Ministry of Statistics and
Programme.
✓ The IIP had risen 13.0 per cent in August last year.
✓ The industrial output so far in the fiscal year 2022-23 (April-August) has risen 7.7 per cent,
compared to a spike of 29.0 per cent in the corresponding period a year ago.
✓ IIP is an index which details out the growth of various sectors in the economy. The Eight
Core Industries comprise more than 40 percent of the weight of items included in IIP.
These are Electricity, steel, refinery products, crude oil, coal, cement, natural gas and
fertilizers
Q. As per the CSIR-NITI Aayog Report, which country bears the highest health and economic
burden due to lead poisoning?
A) India B) Nepal
C) Bhutan D) Bangladesh
Answer : A
✓ 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.

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Q. Which bank has issued an electronic bank guarantee (e-BG) in partnership with National E-
Governance Services Ltd (NeSL)?
A) ICICI Bank B) Yes Bank
C) Kotak Mahindra Bank D) HDFC Bank
Answer : D
✓ HDFC Bank has issued an electronic bank guarantee (e-BG) in partnership with National
E-Governance Services Ltd (NeSL), becoming the first bank in the country to do so.
✓ An Electronic Bank Guarantee eliminates the physical documentation usually associated
with a bank guarantee, and it becomes available in a digital form to the beneficiary.
✓ The Bank will migrate to e-BG to benefit all its customers.
HDFC BANK IN NEWS 2022
❖ India’s first Electronic Bank Guarantee issued by HDFC Bank.
❖ HDFC Bank has unveiled its state-of-the-art ‘Bank on Wheel’ van in Gujarat.
❖ HDFC Bank, Precision selected by RBI for retail payments test phase.
❖ HDFC Bank opened new SMS banking facility for its customers.
❖ HDFC Bank introduced “Vigil Aunty” to promote secure banking practices.
❖ HDFC Bank and Tata Neu, the “super app” of the Tata Group, announced their
collaboration to introduce co-branded credit cards.
❖ HDFC Bank inks an agreement with TReDs platform M1xchange.
❖ HDFC Bank inaugurated an all-women branch in Kozhikode, north Kerala.
❖ According to Times of India report,HDFC Bank will be among the world’s top 10 most
valuable banks .
purchases.
❖ HDFC Bank, a private sector bank, has signed a relationship with 100X.VC, a leading early-
stage venture capital firm.
❖ HDFC has announced a collaboration with global information technology services and
consulting firm, Accenture , to digitally transform its lending business.
❖ HDFC Bank and Retailio launched co-branded credit cards for chemists, pharmacies
❖ HDFC Bank launched industry first digital 30-minute new car loan ‘Xpress Car Loans’.
❖ For Rs 184 crore, HDFC will sell a 10% interest in HDFC Capital to Abu Dhabi Investment
Authority (ADIA).
❖ HDFC Bank adjudged as Best Performing Bank in SHG Linkage by DAY-NRLM.
❖ HDFC Bank to launch “SmartHub Vyapar programme” & ‘AutoFirst’ app.
❖ HDFC Bank finances Asia’s largest waste to energy plant in Indore- Gobar-Dhan plant.
❖ Tata Group choose SBI, BoB and HDFC Bank to finance Air India’s old debt.
❖ HDFC Bank named as Best Private Bank in India at the Global Private Banking Awards
2021.

❖ HDFC Bank wins the coveted CII award for ‘Most Innovative Best Practice’.
❖ RBI Retains SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-
SIBs).
❖ HDFC Bank tie-up with India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) to offer banking services in rural
areas.
❖ HDFC launches ‘green and sustainable’ deposits programme for retail clients..
❖ International Finance Corporation (IFC) lends $250 million to HDFC Ltd to boost green
housing finance.
❖ HDFC Bank launches ‘Dukandar Overdraft Scheme’.
❖ HDFC Bank launches ‘Salaam Dil Sey’ initiative.
❖ HDFC BANK
❖ Founded : 1994
❖ Founder : Hasmukhbhai Parekh
❖ MD & CEO : Sashidhar Jagdishan
❖ Tagline : We understand your world
Q. Which Bank and Square Yards (an integrated real estate platform) has announced the
launch of ‘Open Doors’, a co-branded home buyer ecosystem?
A) Yes Bank B) Axis Bank
C) HDFC Bank D) ICICI Bank
Answer : B
✓ Private lender Axis Bank and Square Yards (an integrated real estate platform) have
announced the launch of ‘Open Doors’, a co-branded home buyer ecosystem.
✓ To offer a one-stop solution from searching to buying a home
✓ Open Door is a first-of-its-kind unified platform, designed to address the entire gamut of
customer queries related to residential property.
✓ This partnership also ensure that all customers get easy access to home loans.
AXIS BANK IN NEWS 2022
❖ Axis Bank and Square Yards launched ‘Open Doors’, a co-branded Home Buyer
Ecosystem.
❖ Axis Bank signed an MoU with FCI to provide “Ultima Salary Package”.
❖ Axis Bank-PayNearby collaborate for their priority sector lending goals.
❖ Axis Bank and Airtel Payments Bank collaborate to digitise last-mile cash collection.
❖ Axis Bank and Airtel tie-up to boost India’s digital ecosystem 2022.
❖ Axis Bank takes Citibank’s India consumer business in a Rs 12,325 crores.
❖ One of India’s largest financial deals, Axis Bank-Citi merger, gets approved by CCI.
purchases.
❖ Axis Bank and EazyDiner collaborate to introduce Dining Delights.
❖ Axis Bank won ‘Asian Bank of the Year’ at IFR Asia Awards 2021.
❖ Axis Bank and IDBI Bank have each been fined Rs 93 lakh by the RBI.
❖ Axis Bank & CRMNEXT won IBSi Innovation Awards 2021.
❖ Axis Bank has launched the ‘HouseWorkIsWork’ project.
❖ Axis Bank tie-up with MinkasuPay for biometric-based banking payments.
❖ Axis Bank is 2nd largest in PoS machines.

❖ AXIS BANK
❖ Founded : 1993
❖ Chairman : Rakesh Makhija
❖ MD & CEO : Amitabh Chaudhary
❖ Tagline : Badhti Ka naam Zindagi
Q. Who becomes the first Indian bank to get Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approval for rupee
trade?
A) HDFC Bank B) UCO Bank
C) Federal Bank D) ICICI Bank
Answer : B
✓ UCO Bank becomes first lender to get RBI’s approval for rupee trade.
✓ UCO Bank has received the approval of the Reserve Bank of India to open a special Vostro
account with Gazprom Bank of Russia for trade settlement in Indian rupees. UCO Bank
which is a Kolkata-based lender is the first bank to receive the regulator’s approval
following the decision of RBI to allow Indian Banks to settle trade in Indian currency in
July.
✓ Gazprom Bank is a Russian lender, which was set up by World’s largest gas producer and
exporter Gazprom to provide banking services for gas industry enterprises
✓ United Commercial Bank (UCO) Bank
✓ Founded : 1943
✓ Headquarteres : Kolkata
✓ MD & CEO : Soma Shankar Prasad
✓ Tagline : Honours your Trust
Q. Which is the first e-commerce company to set up solar farms in India?
A) Snapdeal B) Walmart
C) Amazon D) Flipkart
Answer : C
✓ Amazon announced its first solar project in India with three new solar farms in Rajasthan,
with a combined energy capacity of 420 megawatts (MW). Amazon aims to use 100%
renewable energy across its business by 2025.
✓ The Indian project includes a 210-MW project to be developed by ReNew Power, a 100-MW
project to be developed by Amp Energy India, and a 110-MW project to be developed by
Brookfield Renewable Partners.
✓ AMAZON
✓ Founded : 1994 (Online bookstore)
✓ Founder : Jeff Bezos
✓ Headquarters : Seattle, Washington DC
✓ CEO : Andy Jessy
Q. Who has topped the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022?
A) Shiv Nadar B) Gautam Adani
C) Mukesh Ambani D) SP Hinduja

Answer : B
✓ As per the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022, Gautam Adani has topped the list with
an estimated wealth of Rs. 10,94,400 crore.
✓ While Mukesh Ambani has been named as the 2nd richest in India with an estimated wealth
of Rs. 7,94,700 crore.
✓ Nykaa Founder & CEO, Falguni Nayar became India’s richest self-made woman,
surpassed Biocon chief, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw in net worth. She is also the richest female
in India, followed by Rekha Jhunjhunwala of Rare Enterprises.
✓ The youngest richest person on the list was also a start-up founder, Kaivalya Vohra, the
19-year-old co-founder of quick grocery delivery app Zepto.
✓ Co-founders of newly minted unicorn PhysicsWallah — Alakh Pandey and Prateek
Maheshwari — also debuted in the list this year. They were both are ranked at the 399th
position with a wealth of ₹4,000 crore.
✓ India has 221 billionaires and Mumbai tops the India Rich list with 283 individuals, followed
by New Delhi (185) and Bengaluru (89).
✓ IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List
✓ The report was jointly released by Hurun India and IIFL Wealth. The 2022 list is the 11th
annual ranking of the richest individuals in India. It focuses on individuals residing or born
and bred in India. It gives a comprehensive overview of factors that contributed towards
the increasing wealth in the country.
Q. Who became the richest Indian woman in the IIFL wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022?
A) Falguni Nayar B) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
C) Radha Vembu D) Rekha Jhunjhunwala
Answer : A
✓ India has a new richest self-made woman: How Falguni Nayar built her Rs 38,700 crore net
worth.
Q. According to IFFL wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022, who is the third richest person?
A) Gautam Adani B) Shiv Nadar
C) Mukesh Ambani D) L N Mittal
Answer : C
✓ Top : Gautam Adani (Rs. 10,94,400 crore)
✓ 2nd : Mukesh Ambani (Rs. 7,94,700 crore)
✓ 3rd : Cyrus Poonawalla ( Rs. 2,05,400 crore)
✓ 4th : Shiv Nadar ( Rs. 1,85,800 crore)
✓ 5th : Radhakishan Damani (Rs. 1,75,100 crore)
Q. Nineteen-year-old Kaivalya Vohra is the youngest self-made individual in Hurun India Rich
List 2022. He is the co-founder of which company?
A) Paytm B) PhonePe
C) Zepto D) BharatPe
Answer : C

✓ Nineteen-year-old Kaivalya Vohra, the founder of quick grocery delivery app Zepto,
emerged as the youngest Indian to have a net worth of over Rs 1,000 crore in a survey. He
stood at the 1,036th spot in the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022, with a net worth of
Rs 1,000 crore.
✓ Neha Narkhede has been ranked 336 in the Hurun India Rich List with an estimated wealth
of ₹ 4,700 crore.
✓ Neha Narkhede is the co-founder of the streaming data technology company, Confluent.
Q. Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 has been extended for a further period of how many months?
A) four B) six
C) five D) two
Answer : B
✓ Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 has been extended for a further period of six months.
✓ The extension will come into effect from 1 October 2022.
✓ Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 was unveiled in 2015.
✓ The policy provides a framework for increasing exports of goods and services keeping
Make in India vision of Prime Minister in focus.
✓ It also emphasizes on improving the ease of doing business.
✓ Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry has announced an extension in the existing Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20
by another six months till September 30, 2022, to ensure policy continuity in external trade.
✓ This is the fourth extension given to the existing FTP policy.
✓ The first extension for one year was given till March 2021, followed by second extension
till September 30, 2021, and third one till March 31, 2022.
✓ FTP 2015-20 provides guidelines for increasing exports of goods and services as well as
generation of employment and increasing value addition in the country, in line with the
‘Make in India’ programme.
Q. Which company becomes 12th company to gets 'Maharatna' company status?
A) REC Ltd B) SJVN
C) NHPC Limited D) Vedanta Limited
Answer : A
✓ REC Ltd has become the 12th company to attain the Maharatna status.
✓ REC can now invest up to ₹5,000 crore, or 15% of its net worth, in a single project after its
Maharatna status.
✓ REC Limited, formerly Rural Electrification Corporation Limited is a subsidiary of Power
Finance Corporation Limited which is in turn under the ownership of Ministry of Power,
Government of India.
✓ REC Limited, formerly Rural Electrification Corporation Limited
✓ Founded : 1969
✓ CMD : Vivek Kumar Dewangan
✓ Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited was the first Maharatna company in India.

✓ Maharatna Status:
✓ The Maharatna dispensation was ushered in by the Union government for mega Central
Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) to become global giants (introduced in 2010).
✓ CPSEs are those companies in which the direct holding of the Central Government or other
CPSEs is 51% or more.
✓ “Maharatna” status is granted to a company which has recorded more than Rs. 5,000
crores of net profit for three consecutive years, an average annual turnover of Rs. 25,000
crore for three years or should have an average annual net worth of Rs. 15,000 crore for
three years. It should also have global operations or footprints.
✓ List of Maharatna Companies in India 2022
1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
2. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
3. Coal India Limited
4. GAIL (India) Limited
5. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
6. Indian Oil Corporation Limited
7. NTPC Limited
8. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited
9. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
10. Steel Authority of India Limited
11. Power Finance Corporation Limited
12. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited
✓ What are Maharatna Companies?
✓ The Maharatna Companies are those companies that can raise an investment ceiling of
Rs. 5,000 crore and are free to decide on investments up to 15% of their net worth in a
project.
Q. How many Maharatna companies are there in 2022?
A) 11 B) 12
C) 13 D) 10
Answer : B
Q. Which of the following is NOT a Maharatna company?
A) Steel Authority of Indi Limited
B) Hindustan Copper Limited
C) Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited
D) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Answer : B

Q. Union Cabinet has decided to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana scheme
for a further period from October to __.
A) November 2022 B) December 2022
C) January 2023 D) March 2023
Answer : B
✓ Union Cabinet has decided to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
scheme for a further period of 3 months from Oct to Dec 2022.
✓ This decision will benefit 80 crore people.
✓ 122 lakh metric tonnes foodgrains will be distributed in the next three months with a total
expenditure of more than 44 thousand crore rupees under the 7th phase of the scheme.
✓ 3 lakh 45 thousand crore rupees have been spent on this scheme so far.
✓ Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, five-kilogram foodgrain is being
provided to eligible beneficiary per month free of cost.
✓ The scheme was started in March 2020 to provide food security to poor people during the
Covid-19 pandemic.
Q. Which Indian company has announced to build India’s first and world’s largest carbon Fibre
Plant in Gujarat?
A) Reliance Industries B) TATA Group
C) Adani Group D) Birla Group
Answer : A
✓ Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has announced to build of India’s first and
one of the world’s largest Carbon Fibre plants at Hazira, Gujarat.
✓ The plants will have a capacity of 20,000 MTPA based on Acrylonitrile feedstock.
✓ Overall, in the Oil to Chemical segment (O2C), Ambani Ambani announced an investment
of Rs 75,000 crore over the next five years to expand capacities in existing and new value
chains.
✓ These value chains are – Polyester value chain, Vinyl chain, and New Materials.
✓ The first phase of the plant will be completed in 2025.
✓ Carbon Fibre is a new-age material that has found multiple uses in industry and the
automotive sector.
RIL IN NEWS 2022.
❖ Reliance Jio Chairman Akash Ambani listed on Time’s 100 Emerging Leaders.
❖ Reliance Industries has announced to build of India’s first and one of the world’s largest
Carbon Fibre plants at Hazira, Gujarat
❖ Reliance Industries Plans To Invest 3.5 Lakh Crore Rupees that RIL will invest Rs 75,000
Crore in the next five years.
❖ Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) tie-up with Athletics Federation of India to support Indian
Athlete.
❖ Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is on the top of the list of valued Indian Companies with
a market capitalization of ₹17.8 lakh crore.
❖ Reliance Industries becomes first Indian company to hit Rs 19 lakh m-cap.
❖ RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani stepped down from the board of Reliance Jio Infocomm.

❖ Akash Ambani took over as the chairman of Reliance Jio, currently India's largest telecom
company.
❖ Mukesh Ambani will continue to serve as chairman and managing director of Reliance
Industries Ltd (RIL).
❖ Reliance became 1st Indian company to cross USD 100 bn annual revenue.
❖ RIL opens India’s biggest business and cultural hub in Mumbai.
❖ Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
❖ Founded : 8 May 1973
❖ Founder : Dhirubhai Ambani
❖ Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra,
❖ CMD : Mukesh Ambani
❖ Owner : Mukesh Ambani (50.49%)
❖ Director : Nita Dalal Ambani
❖ Subsidiaries
❖ Jio Platforms (67.03%)
❖ Jio Payments Bank (70%).
❖ At Rs 19 lakh crore or $250 billion, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance
Industries's market capitalisation.
Q. As per the recent NSO Data, what was India’s GDP growth rate in the first quarter (April-
June) of this fiscal year 2022-23?
A) 13.5% B) 12.5%
C) 14.5% D) 11.5%
Answer : A
✓ India's gross domestic product (GDP) grew at 13.5 per cent in the April-June quarter of
the financial year 2022-23, according to the data released by the National Statistical Office
(NSO)
Q. RBI has directed the regulated entities engaged in digital lending to comply with the lending
norms for existing digital loans till __.
A) 30 October 2022 B) 30 September 2022
C) 30 November 2022 D) 30 December 2022
Answer : C
✓ RBI said that regulated entities engaged in credit delivery through digital lending will have
time till November 30 to comply with the lending norms for existing digital loans.
✓ For new and existing customers availing fresh loans, these norms will be applicable
immediately.
✓ The guidelines are applicable to all kinds of digital loans extended by commercial banks,
NBFCs & cooperative banks
Q. Which Small Finance Bank has launched a ‘Rainbow Savings Account’ exclusively for the
transgender community?
A) ESAF Small Finance Bank B) Au Small Finance Bank
C) Capital Small Finance Bank D) Fincare Small Finance Bank

Answer : A
✓ ESAF Small Finance Bank Limited has launched a ‘Rainbow Savings Account’ exclusively
for the transgender community.
✓ The ‘Rainbow Savings Account scheme comes with a high-interest rate and advanced
debit card facilities.
✓ The Reserve Bank of India in 2015 directed banks to include a separate column ‘third
gender’ in all their forms and applications.
✓ Many transgenders from different parts of Kerala participated in the launch of Rainbow
Savings Account’s logo event, which was organized in association with the Navodaya
Movement.
✓ ESAF Small Finance Bank
✓ Founded : 10 March 2017
✓ Chairmam : P. R. Ravi Mohan
✓ MD & CEO : K. Paul Thomas
✓ Tagline : kaha Have joy of Banking and Enjoy Banking at next level
Q. Who has topped the Fortune India’s list of ‘India’s Richest’ for 2022?
A) Shiv Nadar B) Mukesh Ambani
C) Gautam Adani D) Radhakrishna Damani
Answer : C
✓ According to a Fortune India’s list of ‘India’s Richest’ for 2022, Gautam Adani was ranked
first with the wealth of Rs 10.29 trillion. The wealth of 142 billionaires based in India is
collectively worth USD 832 billion (Rs 66.36 trillion).
✓ According to Forbes realtime billionaires list, Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani has
overtaken Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the 3rd richest person in the world. He
became India’s richest man with a net worth of USD 129.16 billion (Rs. 10.29 trillion
✓ Wealth of the world’s third richest person Gautam Adani and the fourth richest person Jeff
Bezos, there is a difference of USD 12.1 billion in their total wealth.
✓ Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk leads the list of the rich with a net worth of USD 253
billion, followed by French business magnate Bernard Arnault, who has a net worth of USD
154.9 billion.
✓ Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani’s net worth stands at USD 94 billion
becoming the 8th richest in the world and the 2nd richest in India.
✓ Top 7 Fortune India Rich List 2022
✓ Top : Gautam Adani ($129.16 billion)
✓ 2nd : Mukesh Ambani ($94.57 billion)
✓ 3rd : Shapoor Mistry and Cyrus Mistry family ($32.35 billion)
✓ 4th : Radhakrishna Damani ($27.53 billion)
✓ 5th : Azim Premji ($21.94 billion)
✓ 6th : Cyrus S. Poonawalla ($20.42 billion)
✓ 7th : Shiv Nadar ($ 19.73 billion)
Q. Which bank has been removed from the PCA framework in September 2022?
A) Indian Overseas Bank B) UCO Bank
C) Central Bank of India D) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Answer : C
✓ RBI Removes Central Bank of India from PCA Framework.
✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) removed Central Bank of India from its Prompt Corrective
Action Framework (PCAF) after the lender showed improvement in various financial ratios
and net non-performing assets (NNPAs).
✓ The RBI had imposed the PCA norms on the bank in June 2017 due to its high net NPA and
negative return of assets (RoA).
✓ The PCA norm is a supervisory tool and is imposed when a bank breaches certain
regulatory thresholds on capital to risk weighted assets ratio (CRAR), net NPAs and return
on assets (RoA).
✓ RBI initiated the Scheme of Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) in 2002.
✓ The PCA framework for NBFCs comes into effect from October 1, 2022, based on their
financial position on or after March 31, 2022.
✓ The PCA framework for NBFCs will be reviewed after 3 years
Q. Which Bank has raised Rs 710 crore from bonds to fund business growth?
A) ICICI Bank B) HDFC Bank
C) State Bank of India D) Bank of Maharashtra
Answer : D
✓ Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) reported raising Rs 710 crore through bonds to finance
company expansion.
✓ According to a statement from the bank, the money was raised through Basel III compliant
Additional Tier 1 (AT1) bonds for Rs 710 crore (including Rs 610 crore for the green shoe
option) at a coupon rate of 8.74 percent.
Q. Which bank has unveiled its 'Bank on Wheels' service for Gujarat?
C) Kotak Mahindra Bank D) State Bank of India
Answer : B
✓ HDFC Bank unveiled its state-of-the art 'Bank on Wheels' service, for the state of Gujarat.
It is part of a pilot project to offer banking services in unbanked locations.
✓ The Rural Banking segment of HDFC bank has introduced 'Bank on Wheels' vans which
will visit remote villages located 10 - 25 km from the nearest branch.
✓ The van will cover 3 villages in a day and customers can access 21 banking products and
services.
Q. What is the projected Real GDP rate for India as per RBI for fiscal 2022-2023?
A) 7.1%
B) 7.3%
C) 7.2%
D) 7.0%
Answer : D

Q. What is the current Repo Rate after the RBI’s MPC committee held the meeting on
September, 2022?
A) 4.90% B) 5.40%
C) 4.40% D) 5.90%
Answer : D
✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has projected 7% GDP growth for the Financial year 2023
(FY23).
✓ Inflation in India is predicted to remain 6.7%
✓ As a result, RBI raised its policy rate by 50 basis points (bps).
✓ RBI Repo Rate Hike by 50 bps to 5.9%: RBI Monetary Policy.
✓ Policy Repo Rate: 5.90%
✓ Standing Deposit Facility (SDF): 5.65%
✓ Marginal Standing Facility Rate: 6.15%
✓ Bank Rate: 6.15%
✓ Fixed Reverse Repo Rate: 3.35%
✓ CRR: 4.50%
✓ SLR: 18.00%.
✓ The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on the 28th, 29th and 30th of September 2022.
✓ The next meeting of the MPC is scheduled during December 5-7, 2022.
✓ RBI has lowered the real gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for FY23 to 7%
from 7.2%.
Q. BSE receives SEBI’s final approval to launch EGR on its platform. EGR stand for __.
A) Electronic Gold Review B) Electronic Gold Recipient
C) Electronic Gold Receipt D) Electronic Gold Regular
Answer : C
✓ Stock exchange BSE has received final approval from the capital markets regulator
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for introducing the Electronic Gold Receipt
(EGR) segment.
✓ India is the second-largest consumer of gold globally.
✓ EGR trade including depositaries, vault managers, traders, bullion dealers, and jewellers
so that EGRs will go a long way in building a transparent channel for gold trade on a
national institutionalized platform.
Q. The government’s share in total Health Expenditure has increased from 28.6% in 2013-14 to
how much percent in 2018-19?
A) 40.6% B) 37.8%
C) 26.3% D) 19.7%
Answer : A
✓ The government’s share in total Health Expenditure has increased from 28.6% in 2013-14
to 40.6% in 2018-19.

✓ As per National Health Accounts estimates for India for 2018-19 released by the Ministry
of Health & Family Welfare, the per capita govt spending on healthcare has increased by
74% since 2013-14.
✓ The NHA estimates show that the per capita government spending in 2013-14 was 1042
rupees, which has increased to 1815 rupees in 2018 -19.
Q. Who is the head of the expert committee that is constituted to examine and suggest
appropriate measures to address regulatory and other issues to enable scaling up
investments by venture capital and private equity investment?
A) M Damodaran B) G. Mahalingam
C) N.S.Vishwanathan D) Arun P. Sathe
Answer : A
✓ The government has constituted an expert committee to examine and suggest appropriate
measures to address regulatory and other issues to enable scaling up investments by
venture capital and private equity investment.
✓ The 6-member panel will be headed by former SEBI chairman M Damodaran.
✓ The committee will suggest measures to further accelerate investment into start-ups and
sunrise sectors.
✓ In her Budget speech 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to set up
an expert committee to examine and suggest appropriate measures to scale venture
capital and private equity investments in India
Q. Which airline company has announced that it company will be rebranded as ‘Vihaan.AI’?
A) IndiGo B) Air India
C) SpiceJet D) Vistara
Answer : B
✓ Tata-owned Air India has announced that the company will be rebranded as ‘Vihaan.AI’
and also unveiled its comprehensive transformation plan with a detailed road map for the
next five years.
✓ Over the next 5 years, Air India will also strive to increase its market share to at least 30%
in the domestic market while significantly growing the international routes.
✓ This is the beginning of a historic transformation for Air India and the dawn of a new era.
✓ The Tata Group is also planning to raise $4 billion to infuse fresh capital into Air India and
refinance costly debt.
✓ Tata Sons won the bid to acquire the national carrier Air India on 8 October 2021 for Rs
18,000 crores.
✓ Apart from a 100 percent stake in Air India and its low-cost arm, Air India Express, the
winning bid also includes a 50 percent stake in Air India SATS Airport Services Private
Limited (AISATS).
✓ As of August 31, 2021, Air India has a total debt of ₹ 61,562 crores.
✓ AIR INDIA
✓ Founded : 15 October 1932
✓ Founder : J. R. D. Tata
✓ MD & CEO : Campbell Wilson (New Zealand)

✓ Chairman : N Chandrasekaran
Q. Which bank has become the third lender and seventh Indian Company to cross the Rs 5-
trillion-mark in market capitalization (market cap) for the first time?
A) State Bank of India B) HDFC Bank
C) ICICI Bank D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Answer : A
✓ Public lender State Bank of India (SBI) hit the Rs 5-trillion-mark in market capitalization
(market cap) for the first time.
✓ SBI stood at the seventh position in the overall market cap ranking, according to the data
from BSE.
✓ SBI has become the third lender in the country to cross the market cap of Rs 5 trillion.
✓ HDFC Bank, India’s largest private lender holds first rank in this list, with a market cap of
Rs 8.38 trillion, followed by ICICI Bank, which has a market cap of Rs 6.33 trillion.
✓ SBI is the largest bank in India with a balance sheet size of over around Rs 54 trillion crores
(as of March 2022).
Q. Pralay Mondal has been appointed as CEO of which bank?
A) CSB Bank B) Karur Vysya Bank
C) Dhanlaxmi Bank D) Bandhan Bank
Answer : A
✓ Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of Pralay Mondal as the Managing
Director and Chief Executive Officer of CSB Bank for three years.
✓ Prior to joining CSB Bank, Mondal was Executive Director and Head, Retail Banking at Axis
Bank.
✓ CSB Bank
✓ Founded : 1920
✓ MD & CEO : Pralay Mondal
Q. Which bank has re-appointed Sumant Kathpalia as its managing director (MD) and chief
executive officer (CEO)?
A) Federal Bank B) IndusInd Bank
C) Karur Vysya Bank D) IDBI Bank
Answer : B
✓ IndusInd Bank has re-appointed Sumant Kathpalia as managing director and chief
executive officer of the bank for three years with effect from March 24, 2023.
✓ Kathpalia was first appointed as MD & CEO of IndusInd Bank in March 2020.
✓ Prior to joining IndusInd Bank, Kathpalia had stints with Citibank, Bank of America and
ABN Amro.
✓ INDUSLND BANK
✓ Founded : 1994
✓ Founder : S.P. Hinduja

✓ Headquarters : Pune, Maharashtra,
✓ MD & CEO : Sumant Kathpalia
✓ Tagline : We Make You Feel Richer
Q. Which Doordarshan series has been launched by US Agency for International Development
(USAID) and UNICEF?
A) Door Se Namaste B) Door Se Shakti
C) Door Se Shaurya D) Door se Kalam
Answer : A
✓ US Agency for International Development (USAID) and UNICEF has launched the
Doordarshan and YouTube series titled ‘Door Se Namaste’ in New Delhi.
✓ It is a fictional Hindi series developed in an educational format highlighting the challenges
of a post-pandemic world and promoting the adoption of healthy behaviour and practices.
✓ The programme will be telecast on every Sunday from 11 AM to 12 noon.
✓ United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
✓ Founded : 1961
✓ Headquarteres : Washington DC
Q. Adani Green has commissioned a 324.4 MW wind power plant in which state?
A) Haryana B) Gujarat
C) Telangana D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : D
✓ Adani Green commissioned a 324.4 MW wind power plant in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh.
✓ The operational generation capacity has increased to 6.1 GW after the commissioning of
this plant.
✓ The plant has two 25-year Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Solar Energy
Corporation of India (SECI), one for 274.4 MW energy and another for 50 MW power, at a
tariff of Rs 2.83 per kWh (kilowatt hour).
✓ GEL has a total of 20.4 GW of renewable energy portfolio which includes the operational
ones, under-construction, awarded and assets under acquisition catering to investment-
grade counterparties
Q. Which financial institutions has approved a loan of $150 million to Punjab to help it better
manage its financial resources and improve access to public services?
A) World Bank B) New Development Bank
C) Asian Development Bank D) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Answer : A
✓ World Bank has approved a loan of $150 million (nearly ₹1,200 crores) to Punjab to help it
better manage its financial resources and improve access to public services.
✓ The $150 million loan has a maturity period of 15 years which includes 6 months period.
✓ World Bank mentioned its aim of providing monetary support to the state to bolster the
capabilities of various government departments, help them manage fiscal risks, and make
informed policy choices to support sustainable growth.

✓ Under the second initiative, a pilot project will demonstrate 24×7 water supply in selected
areas of Amritsar and Ludhiana
Q. State Bank of India (SBI) has extended the deadline to invest in its senior citizen FD scheme,
SBI WeCare FD, till ___.
A) 31 March 2023 B) 30 April 2023
C) 31 May 2023 D) 31 January 2023
Answer : A
✓ State Bank of India (SBI) has extended the deadline to invest in its senior citizen FD
scheme, SBI WeCare FD, till March 31, 2023.
✓ Objective of WeCare FD Scheme – To secure senior citizens’ income by paying additional
interest on term deposits.
✓ Features of the scheme
✓ Period of Deposit – Minimum- 5 years, Maximum- 10 years
✓ Interest Rate – Interest rate applicable to the FD will be 6.45%.
✓ Payment of Interest: Term Deposit – At monthly/ quarterly interval Special Term Deposit-
On maturity Interest, net of TDS, shall be credited to the Customer Account
✓ Loan Facility – Available
Q. Which bank has collaborated with Remitly to provide safe and simple remittances to India?
C) Indian Overseas Bank D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Answer : B
✓ The nation’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has collaborated with Remitly to
provide safe and simple remittances to India.
✓ The collaboration will enables NRIs to send money through SBI via Remitly to their family
members by using mobile and web applications.
✓ Depending on the form and amount of transfers, Remitly provides superior exchange
rates, immediate credits, and no remittance charge.
✓ The US Department of Treasury has certified Remitly as a money services firm, giving it
permission to conduct business in all 50 states.
Q. How many members are nominated as trustees of PM CARES Fund?
A) 6 Members B) 5 Members
C) 4 Members D) 3 Members
Answer : D
✓ Veteran Industrialist Ratan Tata, Former Supreme Court Judge KT Thomas, and Former
Deputy Lok Sabha Speaker Kariya Munda have been nominated as trustees of the PM
CARES Fund.
✓ The Trust further decided to nominate other eminent persons for the constitution of
Advisory Board to the PM CARES Fund.
✓ Objective – To provide wider perspectives on the functioning of the PM CARES Fund.

✓ Donations to PM CARES Fund would qualify for 80G benefits for 100% exemption under the
Income Tax Act. As per Centre’s data, a total of ₹7,031.99 crores was collected under PM
CARES Fund between 2020-21.
✓ The Fund was established on March 27, 2020. PM CARES fund is a dedicated national fund
with the primary objective of dealing with any kind of emergency or distress situation, like
posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister is the ex-officio Chairman of the PM
CARES Fund.
✓ Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund’ (PM CARES
Fund)
Q. Rama Subramaniam Gandhi has been appointed as the Non-Executive (Part-time) Chairman
of which bank for a tenure of 3 years?
Answer : A
✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the appointment of Rama Subramaniam Gandhi
as the Non-Executive (Part-time) Chairman of Yes Bank for a tenure of 3 years.
✓ Gandhi is currently a financial sector policy expert and adviser.
✓ Gandhi was also a deputy governor of RBI for three years from 2014 to 2017.
Q. Defence Ministry has signed an MoU with which of the following bank under the SPARSH
(System for Pension Administration)?
A) Canara Bank and ICICI Bank
B) Bank of Baroda and HDFC Bank
C) Kotak Mahindra Bank and Yes Bank
D) State Bank of India and Axis Bank
Answer : B
✓ Defence Ministry has signed an MoU with Bank of Baroda and HDFC Bank under the
SPARSH (System for Pension Administration) initiative.
✓ To cover pension of seventeen lakh defence pensioners across the country
✓ The MoU will onboard more than 7,900 branches of Bank of Baroda and 6,300 branches of
HDFC Bank as Service Centres to provide last mile connectivity to pensioners, especially
those who live in remote areas of the country and those who do not have the means or
technical wherewithal to logon to SPARSH.
✓ Till now, the SPARSH initiative has crossed one million pensioners onboard mark and
disbursed 11,600 crore rupees in 2021-22.
✓ Ministry of Defence implements SPARSH System for sanction & disbursement of defence
pension.
✓ The system has been implemented with agreement between Controller General of Defence
Accounts (CGDA), State Bank of India (SBI) and Punjab National Bank (PNB).
✓ For any issues related to pension, the pension may approach any branch of SBI or PNB

Q. Which country’s central bank has an agreement with India’s International Financial
Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) to facilitate regulatory collaboration in FinTech
technology?
A) Singapore B) UAE
C) France D) Germany
Answer : A
✓ Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) agreement with India’s International Financial
Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) to facilitate regulatory collaboration in FinTech
technology.
✓ The agreement is expected to leverage existing regulatory sandboxes in their respective
jurisdictions to support experimentation of technology innovations.
✓ MAS is Singapore’s central bank & integrated financial regulator.
✓ International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)
✓ Founded : April 27, 2020
✓ Headquarteres : GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
✓ 1st Chairmam : Injeti Srinivas
Q. Which company has partnered with NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) to enable cross-
border transactions via Unified Payments Interface (UPI)?
A) Terra Pay B) PayXpert
C) Liquid Group D) Mashreq Bank
Answer : A
✓ UK-based TerraPay has partnered with NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) to enable
cross-border transactions via Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
✓ In this intended collaboration, both companies will work together to further empower
Indian customers with active UPI Ids (350 million bank accounts) to be able to transact at
QR locations enabled by TerraPay, globally.
✓ NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) was incorporated on April 3, 2020, as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
✓ NPCI introduced UPI in 2016.
Q. World Bank has approved a loan of $350 million to which state for spending on healthcare
services?
A) Assam B) Odisha
C) Maharashtra D) Gujarat
Answer : D
✓ World Bank has approved a loan of $350 million (over ₹2,832 crores) to the state of Gujarat
for spending on healthcare services.
✓ It will be specially focused on adolescent girls & disease surveillance.
✓ The funding will come from the World Bank arm International Bank of Reconstruction and
Development (IBRD), carrying a maturity of 18 years including a grace period of 5.5 years.

✓ The loan amount will be utilized through the state government’s Systems Reform
Endeavours for Transformed Health Achievement in Gujarat (SRESTHA-G) programme
which will enable more people to access a wider range of high-quality health services.
Q. Electronics Sector Skill Council of India (ESSCI) has signed an MoU with which company to
empower the youth with industry-relevant skills in emerging technology domains to
enhance their employability?
A) Samsung B) Microsoft
C) Amazon D) Google
Answer : A
✓ Electronics Sector Skill Council of India (ESSCI) has signed an MoU with Samsung India to
empower the youth with industry-relevant skills in emerging technology domains to
enhance their employability.
✓ It will be a part of the government’s ‘Skill India’ initiative.
✓ To upskill over 3,000 unemployed youth from 18-25 years of age in future technologies
such as Al, Coding & Programming.
✓ The programme will be executed by ESSCI, which is a National Skill Development
Corporation (NSDC) entity through its nationwide network of approved training and
education partners.
✓ Samsung ( South Korea Company)
✓ Founded : 1938
✓ Founder : Lee Byung-chul
✓ Headquarters : Seoul, South Korea
✓ Chairmam : Lee Jae-yong
Q. Which Insurance company has appointed Indian men’s cricket team captain, Rohit Sharma
and his wife Ritika Sajdeh as their new brand ambassadors for two years?
A) SBI Life Insurance B) Max Life Insurance
C) Reliance Nippon Life Insurance D) Life Insurance Corporation Of India
Answer : B
✓ Max Life Insurance has appointed Indian men’s cricket team captain, Rohit Sharma and
his wife Ritika Sajdeh as their new brand ambassadors for two years.
✓ The collaboration will increase the awareness of life insurance among the younger
generation and help the company grow further.
✓ To promote the Max Life brand ethos of valuing the ‘self’ to determine the right financial
value to protect themselves and their family.
✓ Max Life Insurance
✓ Founded : 2001
✓ MD & CEO : Prashant Tripathy
Q. Who becomes the first Indian bank to get Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approval for rupee
trade?
A) HDFC Bank B) UCO Bank
C) Federal Bank D) ICICI Bank

Answer : B
✓ UCO Bank becomes first lender to get RBI’s approval for rupee trade.
✓ UCO Bank has received the approval of the Reserve Bank of India to open a special Vostro
account with Gazprom Bank of Russia for trade settlement in Indian rupees. UCO Bank
which is a Kolkata-based lender is the first bank to receive the regulator’s approval
following the decision of RBI to allow Indian Banks to settle trade in Indian currency in
July.
✓ Gazprom Bank is a Russian lender, which was set up by World’s largest gas producer and
exporter Gazprom to provide banking services for gas industry enterprises
✓ United Commercial Bank (UCO) Bank
✓ Founded : 1943
✓ Headquarteres : Kolkata
✓ MD & CEO : Soma Shankar Prasad
✓ Tagline : Honours your Trust
Q. MUFG Bank has boosted the capital of its branches within India by ₹3,000 crores, as the
bank looks to expand its India business. MUFG is a bank of which country?
A) Singapore B) Japan
C) Switzerland D) France
Answer : B
✓ Japan’s MUFG Bank has boosted the capital of its branches within India by ₹3,000 crores,
as the bank looks to expand its India business.
✓ As a result of this capital injection, the total capital of MUFG Bank in India will rise to ₹5,207
crores.
✓ To strengthen its financial base in India and better respond to the diverse financing needs
of its clients through the funds.
✓ The bank established MUFG Enterprise Solutions India Pvt. Ltd as its global capability
centre that supports the technology and innovation arm for MUFG in the year 2020.
✓ bank has already expanded its presence by opening a branch at Gujarat International
Finance TecCity.
✓ MUFG Bank
✓ Founded : 2006
✓ Headquarters : Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan
✓ CEO : Hanzawa Junichi
Q. The central government has formed a 5-member committee to consider a “legally
enforceable” mechanism for regulating the marketing practices of pharmaceutical firms.
Who is the chairperson of the committee?
A) V K Paul B) K.B. Bhardwaj
C) VK Saraswat D) Ramesh Chand
Answer : A
✓ The central government has formed a 5-member committee led by V K Paul, member
(health) of NITI Aayog, to consider a “legally enforceable” mechanism for regulating the
marketing practices of pharmaceutical firms.

✓ S Aparna, secretary in department of pharmaceuticals (DoP); Rajesh Bhushan, secretary
in the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW); Nitin Gupta, chairman of the Central
Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT); and a joint secretary (policy) from the department of
personnel (DoP) are the four other members of the ‘high level’ committee.
✓ It will also “examine the related issues on the requirement of legally enforceable
mechanisms for regulating marketing practices, including study of the practices across
the globe.
✓ It is expected to submit its report in 90 days.
Q. Dilip Asbe has been re-appointed as the MD & CEO of which company recently?
A) LIC B) NPCI
C) NSE D) BSE
Answer : B
✓ National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has approved the reappointment of Dilip
Asbe as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for a period of five years with
effect from January 8, 2023.
✓ He took charge as MD & CEO of NPCI in January 2018.
✓ NPCI is an umbrella organization for operating retail payments and settlement systems
and infrastructure.
✓ It manages products such as the RuPay card, Immediate Payment Service (IMPS), Unified
Payments Interface (UPI), Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), BHIM Aadhaar, National
Electronic Toll Collection (NETC FasTag) and Bharat BillPay.
✓ Founded : 2008
✓ Chairmam : Biswamohan Mahapatra.
✓ Founded in December 2008, the NPCI is a not-for-profit organisation registered under
Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013, established by the Reserve Bank of India and Indian
Banks' Association.
✓ The authorised capital has been pegged at ₹3 billion (US$38 million) and paid-up capital is
₹1 billion (US$13 million).
Q. Which bank has inaugurated the Ethical Hacking Lab at the Cyber Security Centre of
Excellence (CCoE)?
A) State Bank of India B) Punjab National Bank
C) Indian Overseas Bank D) Union Bank of India
Answer : D
✓ Union Bank of India inaugurated the Ethical Hacking Lab at the Cyber Security Centre of
Excellence (CCoE).
✓ The lab with a cyber defence mechanism will protect the bank’s information system, digital
assets, and channels, against potential cyber threats.
✓ The lab was inaugurated by the bank’s managing director and CEO A. Manimekhalai.
✓ Union Bank of India
✓ Founded : 1919

✓ Founder : Seth Sitaram Poddar
✓ MD : A Manimekhalai
✓ Tagline ; Good People to Bank with
✓ Union Bank of India will be merged with Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank.
Q. Who has been appointed the director general of the Employees’ State Insurance
Corporation (ESIC)?
A) Rajendra Kumar B) Matam Venkata Rao
C) Karnam Sekar D) Anubrata Biswas
Answer : A
✓ Senior bureaucrat Rajendra Kumar has been appointed the director general of the
Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC).
✓ ESIC is the statutory social security body under the ownership of the Ministry of Labour &
Employment.
✓ The fund is managed by the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) according to
rules and regulations stipulated in the ESI Act 1948.
Q. Which International Financial Institution has announced $14 billion support for food security
in the Asia Pacific?
A) World Bank B) Asian Development Bank
C) New Development Bank D) International Monetary Fund
Answer : B
✓ Asian Development Bank has announced a $14 billion financial support for food security
in the Asia Pacific which is threatened by the Russia-Ukraine war and the global climatic
conditions.
✓ The funding by the bank is for the period of 2022-2025
Answer : B
Covid-19 pandemic.

Q. According to RBI data, the All India House Price Index (HPI) has increased by what % year-
on-year in the first quarter of 2022-23?
A) 4.5% B) 3.5%
C) 6.5% D) 2.5%
Answer : B
✓ According to RBI data, the all India house price index (HPI) rose by 3.5 per cent year-on-
year in the first quarter of 2022-23.
✓ The growth in the HPI was 1.8 percent during January-March and 2 percent in the April-
June quarter of 2021-22.
✓ The year-on-year movements in HPI varied widely across the cities – ranging from a growth
of 16 per cent in Kolkata to a contraction of 4 per cent in Bengaluru.
✓ The central bank releases its quarterly house price index (HPI) based on transaction-level
data received from the housing registration authorities in 10 major cities.
✓ The cities are Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata,
Lucknow, and Mumbai.
Q. Which bank has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch
a range of credit cards on RuPay?
A) HDFC BANK B) ICICI Bank
C) Yes Bank D) Axis Bank
Answer : B
✓ ICICI Bank has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch
a range of credit cards on the native payments network RuPay.
✓ This partnership has combined the advantages of ICICI Bank Credit Cards with RuPay’s
exclusive offerings, providing enhanced benefits to customers.
✓ NPCI was established in 2008 as an umbrella organization for operating retail payments
and settlement systems in India
Q. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has partnered with which bank to support the
country's women athletes, especially the youth?
A) Citibank B) HSBC India
C) Deutsche Bank D) DBS Bank
Answer : B
✓ Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has partnered with HSBC India to support women
athletes of the country, especially the youngsters.
✓ Under the partnership, promising girls will be picked from the National Inter District
Championships for Under-14 and Under-16 categories and would be nurtured to perform
on the global stage.
✓ HSBC Bank India
✓ Founded: 1853
✓ Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
✓ CEO : Hitendra Dave.
✓ HSBC

✓ Headquarters : London, UK
✓ Chairman : Mark Tucker
✓ CEO : Noel Quinn
Q. Which country has become the fifth largest economy in the world, overtaking the United
Kingdom?
A) Russia B) India
C) South Korea D) Italy
Answer : B
✓ According to Bloomberg report, India leaped past the UK in the final three months of 2021
to become the fifth-biggest economy.
✓ India has become the fifth largest economy in the world, pushing the United Kingdom to
the sixth spot. This is the second time that India has beaten the UK in terms of economy,
with the first one being in 2019.
✓ India now trails behind the United States, China, Japan, and Germany in terms of economy.
✓ The ranking is based on GDP figures compiled by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
✓ India is behind just the US, China, Japan, and Germany.
✓ A decade ago, India ranked 11th among the largest economies, while the UK was 5th.
✓ India’s economy is projected to grow at 7% in 2022-23.
✓ India registered a growth of 8.7 percent in 2021-22.
Q. Which bank has partnered with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support and promote
supply chain finance solutions in India?
A) Indusind Bank B) Kotak Mahindra Bank
C) Indian Overseas Bank D) Punjab National Bank
Answer : A
✓ Indusind Bank has partnered with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support and promote
supply chain finance solutions in India.
✓ The Bank has entered into a partial guarantee programme with ADB with an initial outlay
of $70 million (Rs 560 crore), for promoting supply chain finance solutions in India.
✓ IndusInd Bank aims to grow its presence in MSME financing and this partnership will
further strengthen various initiatives of the Bank in this domain.
✓ INDUSLND BANK
✓ Founded : 1994
✓ Founder : S.P. Hinduja
✓ Headquarters : Pune, Maharashtra,
✓ MD & CEO : Sumant Kathpalia
✓ Tagline : We Make You Feel Richer
Q. Which company has signed an MoU with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to
start a biogas demonstration project to accelerate carbon neutrality in India?
A) Eicher Motors B) Bajaj Auto
C) Ashok Leyland D) Suzuki Motor Corporation
Answer : D

✓ Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) has signed an MoU with the National Dairy Development
Board (NDDB) to start a biogas demonstration project to accelerate carbon neutrality in
India.
✓ In a bid to establish a joint venture, Suzuki and NDDB will undertake joint studies to
evaluate the business model for future commercialization of biogas and its potential for
widespread use.
✓ In India, there are many cows whose dung contains methane that have 28 times larger
greenhouse effect than those of CO2, which is emitted into the atmosphere.
✓ National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)
✓ Founded : 1965
✓ Founder : Dr Verghese Kurien
✓ Headquarters : Anand, Gujarat
✓ Meenesh Shah was appointed the Chairman of NDDB in 2021.
✓ NDDB's landmark project in 1970, Operation Flood (milk production)
✓ India is the world's largest milk producer.
✓ Uttar Pradesh is the highest milk producing state in India.
Q. Which company has partnered with IME India Pvt. Ltd (erstwhile IME Forex India) to expand
its money remittance services between the Indo-Nepal corridor?
A) Muthoot FinCorp Limited B) LIC Housing Finance Ltd
C) Aditya Birla Capital D) Power Finance Corporation Limited
Answer : A
✓ Muthoot FinCorp Limited has partnered with IME India Pvt. Ltd. (erstwhile IME Forex India)
to expand its money remittance services between the indo-Nepal corridor.
✓ Muthoot has been assisting the Nepali community in India in remitting money through their
existing partner (Prabhu Money Transfer Pvt. Ltd).
✓ Now, Muthoot will be able to serve a larger mass of Nepalese diaspora living in India.
✓ Nepali migrants can now transfer money instantly from 3,600-plus branches of Muthoot
FinCorp to their families in Nepal without opening any bank account in India.
✓ IDFC First Bank, India and Global IME Bank Ltd., Nepal are the banking partners to
facilitate Indo-Nepal remittance service.
Q. Which scheme has been announced by PM Narendra Modi on the occasion of National
Teachers’ Day?
A) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
B) Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana
C) Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
D) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)
Answer : B
✓ On the occasion of Teachers’ Day (5 September 2022), PM Modi announced a new initiative
– Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana.
✓ This will be a new centrally sponsored scheme for the upgradation and development of
more than 14500 Schools across the country.

✓ PM SHRI Schools will showcase all components of the National Education Policy 2020 and
act as exemplar schools
✓ The PM-SHRI schools will have a modern, transformational and holistic method of
imparting education.
✓ Union Cabinet authorized the PM-SHRI project to upgrade 14,500 schools at a cost of Rs
27,360 crores over a five-year period from FY 2022-23 to FY 2026-27.
✓ PM SHRI — a centrally sponsored scheme where the total cost is usually split 60-40
between the Centre and the state/UTs.
Q. PM Shree Schools to be implemented for a period of five years from the year 2022-23 to
2026 with a total project cost of Rs.__.
A) Rs 46282 crore B) Rs 19764 crore
C) Rs 30748 crore D) Rs 27360 crore
Answer : D
Q. According to which Indian bank, India would surpass Germany in 2027 and Japan by 2029
at the current rate of growth and become the world's 3rd largest economy?
A) Reserve Bank of India B) State Bank of India
C) Kotak Mahindra Bank D) Punjab National Bank
Answer : B
✓ According to SBI’s Research Report, India would surpass Germany in 2027 and Japan by
2029 at the current rate of growth and become the world’s 3rd largest economy.
✓ Indian economy is currently the 5th largest economy in the world after overtaking the UK.
✓ The path taken by India since 2014 reveals India is likely to get the tag of 3rd largest
economy in 2029, a movement of 7 places upwards since 2014 when India was ranked
10th.
✓ For Q1 FY 2022-23, India registered GDP growth at 13.5%. The report said, at this rate,
India is likely to be the fastest growing economy in the current fiscal
Q. Who has been appointed as the MD & CEO of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank?
A) R. Subramaniakumar B) Prashant Kumar
C) Sashidhar Jagdishan D) Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam
Answer : D
✓ Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam has been appointed as the MD & CEO of Tamilnad
Mercantile Bank.
✓ Sankarasubramaniam succeeds K V Rama Moorthy and his term would be for a period of
3 years.
✓ Prior to taking up the new role, Sankarasubramaniam was serving Punjab and Sind Bank
as its Managing Director & CEO.
✓ Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited
✓ Founded : 1921
✓ Headquarters : Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu
✓ MD & CEO : Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam

Q. Cyrus Mistry, who died in a car accident, was the former Chairperson of which Indian
Multinational Conglomerate.
A) Adani Group B) Larsen & Toubro
C) Aditya Birla Group D) Tata Group
Answer : D
✓ Cyrus Mistry was an Indian-born Irish businessman who was killed on September 4, 2022,
in a car accident.
✓ He was the former Chairperson of Tata Group from 2012 to 2016.
✓ He was also the sixth Chairperson of the Group and only the second not to bear the
surname Tata.
✓ In 2012, he was chosen by the selection panel to head the Tata Group.
Q. As part of the financial inclusion drive, public sector banks will open how many branches in
unbanked areas of various states by December 2022?
A) 250 B) 300
C) 350 D) 400
Answer : B
✓ As part of the financial inclusion drive, public sector banks will open 300 branches in
unbanked areas of various states by December 2022.
✓ New branches will cover villages with a population of more than 3,000.
✓ 95 branches will be opened in Rajasthan followed by 54 in Madhya Pradesh.
✓ Banks were asked to open branches at allocated locations by the respective State Level
Bankers' Committee (SLBC).
Q. Which regulatory body has approved PayU's $4.7 billion acquisition of online payments firm
Billdesk?
A) Competition Commission of India (CCI)
B) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
C) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
D) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)
Answer : A
✓ Competition Commission of India has approved PayU's $4.7 billion acquisition of online
payments firm Billdesk.
✓ The deal involves the merger of the two of the country’s largest players in the payments
gateway business.
✓ The PayU-BillDesk deal is the second-largest buyout in the Indian internet sector after
Walmart’s $16 billion acquisition of e-commerce major Flipkart in 2018.
✓ Competition Commission of India (CCI)
✓ Founded : 2003
✓ Headquarteres : New Delhi
✓ Chairmam : Ashok Kumar Gupta

Q. Which bank has been selected by the RBI for the ‘Test Phase’ of the ‘On Tap’ application
facility for the theme ‘Retail Payments’ under Regulatory Sandbox?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank B) HDFC Bank
C) ICICI Bank D) Federal Bank
Answer : B
✓ RBI selected HDFC Bank (in partnership with Sweden-based Crunchfish Aktiebolag) and
Precision Biometric India Pvt. Ltd have been selected for the ‘Test Phase’ for their ‘Offline
Retail Payments’ and ‘InnaIT Key Solution for Banking’ products, respectively, under its
‘On Tap’ application facility for the theme ‘Retail Payments’ under Regulatory Sandbox.
✓ HDFC Bank’s product ‘Offline Retail Payments’ provides the capability for customers and
merchants to be able to pay and receive payments in offline mode.
✓ The solution aims to boost the adoption of digital payments in areas of no or low network
by enabling transactions without the need to have a network connection.
✓ The RBI introduced a Regulatory Sandbox (RS) in 2019 to foster responsible innovation in
financial services, promote efficiency and expand benefits to consumers.
Q. Which Bank has partnered with Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to enable early
adoption of the network among its customers?
A) IDFC First Bank B) Karur Vysya Bank
C) Dhanlaxmi Bank D) Federal Bank
Answer : A
✓ IDFC First Bank has partnered with Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to enable
early adoption of the network among its customers.
✓ The Bank has also started onboarding small merchants, who are its current account
customers, onto a partner app registered with ONDC. The app is expected to help small
merchants carry out transactions over ONDC’s electronic network and step up their
digital footprint.
✓ ONDC, a section 8 company, has been set up to democratize e-commerce and will
transition e-commerce from a platform-centric model to an open network model, similar
to the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for payments.
✓ IDFC First Bank
✓ Founded : October 2015
✓ Non-Exe. Chairman : Rajiv Lall
✓ MD & CEO : V. Vaidyanathan
✓ Tagline : Always You First
Q. India's healthcare industry is expected to grow to hit $50 billion in size by which year?
A) 2025 B) 2030
C) 2035 D) 2026
Answer : A
✓ India's healthcare industry is expected to grow to hit $50 billion in size by 2025, said Union
minister Jitendra Singh.

✓ Telemedicine is also expected to reach $5.5 billion by 2025.
✓ The prime objective of the government is to reduce import dependence from 80% to below
30% in next 10 years and ensure self-reliance quotient of 80% in med-tech through Make
in India with SMART milestones.
Q. Which bank has appointed Samuel Joseph Jebaraj as deputy managing director for three
years?
A) Federal Bank B) Karur Vysya Bank
C) IDFC first Bank D) IDBI Bank
Answer : D
✓ IDBI Bank’s board of directors has approved re-appointing Samuel Joseph Jebaraj as
deputy managing director for three years with effect from September 20.
✓ Founded : 1964
Q. Which company has replaced Paytm as the title sponsor of the Board of Control for Cricket
in India (BCCI) in September 2022?
A) Dream 11 B) MasterCard
C) Unacademy D) TATA Group
Answer : B
✓ American financial company Mastercard has replaced Paytm as the title sponsor of the
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
✓ With this, Mastercard will be the title sponsor for all international matches (both women &
men) scheduled in India.
✓ It also covers domestic matches like Irani Trophy, Duleep Trophy, & Ranji Trophy.
✓ Paytm held the rights for 7 years as the title sponsor of BCCI.
✓ The series against Australia in September 2022 will be Mastercard’s 1st series as Title
Sponsor of the BCCI.
✓ MASTERCARD
✓ Founded : 1966
✓ Headquarteres : New York, U.S
✓ Executive Chairman : Ajay Banga
✓ President and CEO : Michael Miebach
Q. RBI has issued an ‘Alert List’ containing the names of how many entities which are neither
authorised to deal in foreign exchange under FEMA nor authorised to operate electronic
trading platform for forex transactions under electronic trading platforms?
A) 30 B) 34
C) 40 D) 45
Answer : B

✓ RBI has issued an ‘Alert List’ containing the names of 34 entities which are neither
authorised to deal in foreign exchange under FEMA nor authorised to operate electronic
trading platform for forex transactions under electronic trading platforms.
✓ The alert list includes names of companies like Alpari, AnyTrade, Binomo, eToro,
FinFxPro, FXCM, and iFOREX and other such firms.
Q. The Indian Government has prepared an action plan for facilitation of special rupee
accounts for trade settlements, with which institution?
A) NPCI B) SEBI
C) SIDBI D) RBI
Answer : D
✓ Indian Government, along with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has prepared an action
plan for facilitation of special rupee accounts for trade settlements.
✓ Banks are asked to speed up the process of opening special rupee vostro accounts
(SRVA) of correspondent banks of partner trading countries.
✓ This aims to promote cross-border trade in rupees instead of the US dollar.
Q. The European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates by an unprecedented number of
basis points to beat runaway inflation?
A) 64 B) 75
C) 83 D) 94
Answer : B
✓ European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates by an unprecedented 75 basis points
to tame runaway inflation.
✓ The Bank lifted its deposit rate to 0.75% from zero and raised the main refinancing rate to
1.25%, their highest level since 2011.
✓ The large hike comes as the ECB increased its own inflation forecasts and continues to
see price growth well above its 2% target.
✓ ECB staff have significantly revised up their inflation projections and inflation is now
expected to average 8.1% in 2022, 5.5% in 2023 and 2.3% in 2024.
✓ European Central Bank (ECB)
✓ Founded : 1998
✓ Headquarters: Frankfurt, Germany
✓ President: Christine Lagarde ( France)
✓ Chief economist : Philip Richard Lane
Q. World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a USD 1.5 billion campaign to include a
vaccine for COVID-19 across Africa by which year?
A) 2025 B) 2023
C) 2030 D) 2026
Answer : C

✓ World Health Organisation (WHO) launching a USD 1.5 billion campaign, hopefully
including a new vaccine, to eliminate outbreaks of bacterial meningitis across Africa by
2030.
✓ Meningitis vaccinations for more than 50 million children in Africa have been delayed amid
the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting fears of a resurgence of the deadly disease.
✓ WHO hopes to authorize the vaccine by the first quarter of 2023, which would then enable
donors to buy it for Africa.
✓ World Health Organization (WHO)
✓ Formation : 7 April 1948
✓ Headquarters : Geneva, Switzerland
✓ First President : Andrija Štampar
✓ Director General : Tedros Adhanom (Ethiopia)
✓ Deputy Director General : Soumya Swaminathan (Indian)
Q. Reserve Bank has imposed a penalty of how many rupees Industrial Bank of Korea for non-
compliance with certain Know Your Customer (KYC) norms?
A) Rs 70 lakh B) Rs 36 lakh
C) Rs 56 lakh D) Rs 44 lakh
Answer : B
✓ Reserve Bank has imposed penalties on three entities for non-compliance with regulatory
norms.
✓ A penalty of Rs 36 lakh has been imposed on Industrial Bank of Korea for non-compliance
with certain Know Your Customer (KYC) norms.
✓ A penalty of Rs 59.10 lakh has been imposed on Woori Bank.
✓ A fine of Rs 12.35 lakh has been slapped on Indiabulls Commercial Credit Limited
Q. Which bank has signed an MoU with the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) to fund a chair
to carry out independent research?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank B) Punjab National Bank
Answer : C
✓ HDFC Bank has signed an MoU with the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) to fund a chair
to carry out independent research.
✓ It would be known as ‘HDFC Bank Chair of Banking and Finance’ and would be housed at
the IEG campus, New Delhi.
✓ It will support IEG for this chair for over five years with a funding support of ₹6.75 crore,
with effect from 1 September 2022.
✓ IEG is widely recognized as a centre of excellence and one of India's leading think tanks
in the fields of economic and social development.
Q. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has approved electronics
manufacturing project in Pune. How much has been approved for this project?

Answer : B
✓ The government has sanctioned an electronics manufacturing cluster (EMC) in Pune at an
investment of Rs 500 crore.
✓ The EMC will come up in Ranjangaon Phase-III, will be set up over an area of 297 acres.
✓ The proposal, approved by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
is expected to attract investments of up to Rs 2,000 crore.
✓ The proposal has been approved by the Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY).
✓ The Central government assistance for the project will be around Rs 208 crore.
Q. National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) has ordered Tata Play Ltd. to deposit by how
much rupees with interest for allegedly profiteering after the introduction of GST?
Answer : A
✓ National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) has ordered Tata Play Ltd. to deposit Rs 450
crores with interest for allegedly profiteering after the introduction of GST.
✓ The alleged profiteering from subscribers was from 1 July 2017 to 31 January 2019.
✓ The decision came on the basis of an application filed by a consumer based in Karnataka
which led to an investigation by the Director General of Anti-Profiteering (DGAP).
Q. According to NPCI Data, What is the approximate number of transactions done through
Unified Payment Interface (UPI) in the month of August?
A) 4.21 billion B) 5.49 billion
C) 6.57 billion D) 7.12 billion
Answer : C
✓ Unified Payment Interface (UPI) platform has processed 6.57 billion (657 crores)
transactions, totaling Rs 10.73 trillion, according to NPCI Data.
✓ UPI transactions by volume rose 85% on the year, while it was up nearly 68% by value as
compared to last year.
✓ In July 2022, the UPI-based digital transactions’ value stood at ₹10.63 lakh crore. In July
the platform had clocked more than 6 billion transactions for the first time since its
inception in 2016.
✓ NPCI functions under the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Indian Banks’ Association
(IBA)
Q. PhonePe has tokenized ____ credit and debit cards on its platform in line with the Reserve
Bank of India’s (RBI) mandate for information security.
A) 10 million B) 14 million
C) 16 million D) 15 million
Answer : B
✓ Fintech platform, PhonePe has tokenized 14 million credit and debit cards on its platform
in line with the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) mandate for information security.

✓ PhonePe began developing tokens in December 2021 in accordance with RBI guidelines.
✓ Tokenisation replaces an actual card number with an alternative code called the ‘token’.
A tokenized transaction is safer as the actual card details are not shared with a merchant
during transactions, reducing the chance of information leakage.
✓ It is working with three major card networks, Visa, Mastercard, and RuPay, to meet the
regulator’s tokenization deadline of September 30.
✓ PayU, an online payment solution provider, launched “PayU Token Hub”, which offers both
network tokens and issuer tokens under a single hub.
✓ Razorpay has developed “Razorpay TokenHQ”, a multi-network card–on–file tokenization
solution.
✓ The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is working with brands and
aggregators to introduce a tokenization facility.
Q. The government of India has collaborated with which company to launch a program for XR
Technology startups?
A) Microsoft B) Meta
C) Google D) Twitter
Answer : B
✓ Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology startup hub in collaboration with Meta
will launch a programme to support and accelerate the XR Technology startups across
India.
✓ The collaboration is part of the Government’s efforts for skilling in emerging and future
technologies.
✓ Meta (formerly named Facebook)
✓ Founded : 2004
✓ Founder: Mark Zuckerberg & Eduardo Saverin
✓ Headquarters : Menlo Park, California, U.S.
✓ Chairman and CEO : Mark Zuckerberg
Q. India’s overall export of agricultural and processed food products exports rose by how
much percent to over $9.59 billion in the April-July (2022-23) period of the current fiscal
compared to the same period in 2021?
A) 30 B) 40
C) 20 D) 50
Answer : A
✓ India’s exports of agri-food products up 30% in FY23 Q1.
✓ India’s overall export of agricultural and processed food products increased to $9.59
billion in the April-July period from $7.4 billion over the same period of the last fiscal.
✓ The initiatives taken by the government have helped in achieving 40% of the total export
target for the year 2022-23 in the first four months of the current fiscal.
✓ An export target of over 23 billion dollars has been fixed in 2022-23 for the agricultural and
processed food products basket.
✓ Fresh fruits & vegetables registered 4% growth, while processed fruits and vegetables
recorded a significant growth of 51% (April-July, 2022) in comparison to the
corresponding months of the previous year

Q. Which Bank has partnered with Sandbox to launch ‘DBS BetterWorld’?
A) Citibank B) Standard Chartered Bank
C) HSBC Bank D) DBS Bank
Answer : D
✓ DBS Bank in partnership with Sandbox will create the ‘DBS BetterWorld’ in the metaverse
world to showcase the importance of building a better and more sustainable world.
✓ Metaverse is a virtual 3D animated world where users can navigate and interact using
avatars, and NFTs, among others.
✓ In India, at the present, only Union Bank of India (UBI) has a presence in the metaverse
world.
✓ Sandbox is a subsidiary of Animoca and it is in the business of development of metaverse.
✓ Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) Bank
✓ Founded : 1968
✓ Headquarters : Singapore
✓ Chairman : Peter Seah
✓ CEO : Piyush Gupta
Q. Which of the following life insurance has launched a term insurance plan Click2Protect
Super?
A) HDFC Life Insurance B) Max Life Insurance
C) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance D) Reliance Nippon Life Insurance
Answer : A
✓ HDFC Life Insurance has launched a term insurance plan Click2Protect Super, which
enables customization as per protection needs.
✓ The plan provides comprehensive financial protection to your family. You can choose a
cover that fits your needs from three plan options – Life, Life Plus, and Life Goal.
✓ HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited (‘HDFC Life’ / ‘Company’) is a joint venture between
HDFC Ltd., India’s leading housing finance institution and abrdn (Mauritius Holdings) 2006
Limited, a global investment company.
✓ HDFC Life is a long-term life insurance provider with its headquarters in Mumbai

AUGUST 2022
Q. What is the maximum limit that individuals are allowed to remit in a year under the
Liberalised Remittance Scheme?
A) USD 25,000 B) USD 3,00,000
C) USD 5,00,000 D) USD 2,50,000
Answer : D

✓ Indians Remitted $6 Billion Q1 Of FY23 Under liberalised remittance scheme (LRS).
✓ According to the scheme introduced in 2004, all resident individuals, including minors,
are allowed to freely remit up to $250,000 per financial year for any permissible current
or capital account transaction or a combination of both. The scheme was introduced
on February 4, 2004, with a limit of $25,000
Q. Which institution released a concept note on the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)?
A) RBI B) NPCI
C) SEBI D) SIDBI
Answer : A
✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a concept note on the Central Bank Digital
Currency (CBDC).
✓ The Central Bank will soon commence the pilot launch of the Digital Rupee for specific
use cases as it tests digital currency in India.
✓ The purpose behind issuing the concept note is to create awareness about CBDCs in
general and the planned features of the Digital Rupee.
✓ What is CBDC:
✓ A CBDC or national digital currency is a digital form of paper currency.
✓ A CBDC will enable the citizens to better contribute to the digital economy.
Q. Union Cabinet gave its nod to increase the “Emergency Credit Guarantee Scheme
(ECLGS)” limit by Rs 50,000 crore. With this increase, the limit will increase to__.
A) Rs. 5 trillion B) Rs. 2 trillion
C) Rs. 1 trillion D) Rs. 4 trillion
Answer : A
✓ Union Cabinet gave its nod to increase the “Emergency Credit Guarantee Scheme
(ECLGS)” limit by Rs 50,000 crore. With this increase, the limit will increase to Rs. 5
trillion. Additional amount is being reserved for entities in hospitality and other related
sectors.
✓ Emergency Credit Guarantee Scheme was launched in 2020 as a part of Atmanirbhar
Bharat Package.
✓ Scheme was launched to help businesses in meeting their operational liabilities and
resume after covid-19 pandemic.
✓ under the scheme, 100% guarantee is provided to banks against any losses incurred
to them due to non-repayment of loans by borrowers.
✓ As of August 5, 2022 loans of around Rs 3.67 trillion have been sanctioned under it.
✓ Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had extended the Emergency Credit Guarantee
Scheme in her Budget speech 2022. Scheme has been extended till March 2023.
Q. India to start supplying petrol with 20% ethanol from____.
A) July 2026 B) June 2025
C) April 2023 D) May 2024
Answer : C

✓ India to start supplying petrol with 20% ethanol from April 2023.
✓ Oil minister Hardeep Puri said a fifth of petrol will be made up of ethanol by 2025.
✓ India achieved the target of supplying petrol mixed with 10% ethanol (10% ethanol, 90%
petrol) ahead of schedule in June 2022.
✓ A target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol is proposed by Ethanol Supply Year (ESY)
2025-26.
✓ India is the world's fifth largest producer of ethanol after the US, Brazil, EU and China.
Q. Which bank will manage the Indian Visa Application Center (IVAC) in Bangladesh for
another two years?
A) Punjab National Bank B) HDFC Bank
C) ICICI Bank D) State Bank of India
Answer : D
✓ State Bank of India (SBI) will manage the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in
Bangladesh for two more years. The agreement to extend the operations for two more
years was signed between the officials of the SBI and the High Commission of India in
Dhaka.
✓ Currently, SBI runs a total of 15 IVACs across Bangladesh. The IVAC centre at the
Jamuna Future Park in Dhaka was opened in 2018. It is the largest Indian visa
application centre. The first IVAC was started by SBI in 2005 in Dhaka.
Q. The entity which tokenizes the actual card credentials and de-tokenizes them whenever
required is known as TSP. What does TSP stands for?
A) Token Service Provider B) Token System Protocol
C) Token Solution Provider D) Token Serving Platform
Answer : A
✓ Token Service Provider (TSP) refers to the entity which tokenizes the actual card
credentials and de-tokenizes them whenever required. Earlier only card networks (like
VISA, Mastercard) were allowed to act as TSPs
Q. The Reserve Bank of India has recently allowed tokenization on CoF services. What does
F stands for in CoF?
A) Fast
B) File
C) Front
D) Factor
Answer : B
✓ In a circular issued, the RBI instructed all parties—aside from card networks and card
issuers—to delete all previously stored Card-on-File (CoF) data by October 1, 2022.
✓ The data needs to be erased when the transaction has been settled. Up to January 31,
2023, the acquiring banks maintain CoF data on file for use in managing any post-
transaction activity

Q. What is the Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index) for the period ending March 2022,
introduced by the RBI?
A) 53.9 B) 55.5
C) 57.1 D) 56.4
Answer : D
✓ Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index) in March 2022 stood
at 56.4.
✓ The FI-index in March 2021 was 53.9.
✓ In March 2022, the growth has been witnessed across all parameters
✓ RBI’s Financial Inclusion Index
✓ RBI introduced the Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index), which is a measure of the
extent of financial inclusion in India.
✓ FI-Index incorporates the inclusion details of banking, investments, insurance, postal
and pension sector in India.
✓ The value of FI-Index will range between 0 to 100. Where 0 denotes complete financial
exclusion while 100 denotes full financial inclusion.
✓ Parameters of FI-Index : The FI-Index comprises of three parameters, namely- Access
(35%), Usage (45%), and Quality (20%) with each of these consisting of various
dimensions, which are computed based on a number of indicators. In total there are 97
indicators.
✓ The annual FI-Index for the period ending March 2021 is 53.9 while for the period
ending March 2017 it is 43.4. RBI will release the FI-Index in the month of July every
year. There is no base year for this Index
✓ What is Financial Inclusion?- Financial Inclusion means the that financial products (like
banking services) are provided to everyone i.e the inclusion of every individual in the
domain of financial services.
Q. The Reserve Bank of India has recently introduced the Financial Inclusion Index. How
many parameters are there in FI Index?
A) 3 B) 4
C) 6 D) 7
Answer : A
✓ Parameters of FI-Index : The FI-Index comprises of three parameters, namely- Access
(35%), Usage (45%), and Quality (20%) with each of these consisting of various
dimensions, which are computed based on a number of indicators. In total there are 97
indicators.
Q. What is the Digital Payments Index (DPI) for March 2022 as per RBI data?
A) 304.06 B) 349.30
C) 459.38 D) 367.87
Answer : B
✓ Reserve Bank of India has announced Digital Payments Index (DPI) for March 2022 at
349.30 as against 304.06 for September 2021.

✓ RBI has introduced Digital Payments Index in January 2021 with March 2018 as the
base year to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country. This
means that the DPI score for March 2018 is set at 100.
✓ RBI has started publishing the Digital Payments Index (DPI) on a semi-annual basis
from March 2021 onwards with a lag of 4 months. This means that the DPI will be
released by RBI for March and September every year in the months of July and January
respectively.
✓ Among the digital modes of payments, the number of transactions using Real Time
Gross Settlement (RTGS) increased by 30.5 percent during 2021-22.
✓ Payment transactions carried out through credit cards increased by 27 per cent and
54.3 per cent in terms of volume and value, respectively and transactions through debit
cards decreased by 1.9 per cent in terms of volume, though in terms of value, it
increased by 10.4 per cent.
✓ Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) recorded an increase in volume and value terms
by 32.3 per cent and 48.5 percent, respectively.
✓ Parameters of DPI-
✓ The RBI-DPI comprises 5 broad parameters that enable measurement of deepening
and penetration of digital payments in the country over different time periods. These
parameters are-
1. Payment Enablers (weight 25%).
2. Payment Infrastructure – Demand-side factors.
3.Payment Infrastructure – Supply-side factors (15%).
4. Payment Performance (45%).
5. Consumer Centricity (5%).
Q. Which Indian firm is the topped ranked company in the 2022 Fortune Global 500 list
among other Indian corporates?
A) State Bank of India (SBI) B) Reliance Industries
C) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) D) Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)
Answer : D
✓ Fortune Global 500 list for 2022 was released by FORTUNE on August 03, 2022 to rank
the world’s largest corporations by revenue for fiscal 2021. 
✓ Walmart has acquired the top spot for ninth consecutive year, and overall 17th time
since 1995.
✓ From India, the recently-listed Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has made to the list for
the first time and LIC is also the top ranked firm among Indian corporates.
✓ LIC is ranked at 98th position, with revenue of USD 97.26 billion and a profit of USD
553.8 million.
✓ Overall nine Indian companies has been featured on the list.
✓ This comprise of five state-owned, and four from private sector.
✓ List of Indian companies on the list are:
✓ Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) – 98th.
✓ Reliance Industries – 104th.
✓ Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) – 142nd.

✓ Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) – 190th.
✓ State Bank of India (SBI) – 236th
✓ Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd – 295th
✓ Tata Motors – 370th
✓ Tata Steel – 435th
✓ Rajesh Exports – 437th.
✓ The 2022 Fortune Global 500 list ranks companies by total revenues for the fiscal years
ended on or before March 31, 2022.
✓ Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
✓ Founded : 1956
✓ Managing Director : 4 ( Mini Ipe, BC Patnaik, Siddhartha Mohanty, & Raj Kumar)
✓ Owner : Government of India (96.5%)
Q. Which corporation has topped the 2022 Fortune Global 500 list?
A) Apple B) Walmart
C) Google D) Amazon
Answer : B
✓ LIC is Top-Ranked Indian Firm on Fortune Global 500 List; US retailer Walmart tops
globally
✓ TOP 10 list of companies in 2022 FORTUNE GLOBAL 500
1. Walmart (U.S.)   
2. Amazon.com (U.S.) 
3. State Grid (China)
4. China National Petroleum (China)   
5. Sinopec (China)  
6. Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)
7. Apple (U.S.) 
8. Volkswagen (Germany)  
9. China State Construction Engineering (China)
10. CVS Health (U.S.)
MOST IMPORTANT BRAND REPORT IN NEWS 2022.
❖ Fortune Global 500 List
❖ Top :  Walmart (U.S.)   
❖ 2nd :  Amazon.com (U.S.) 
❖ 3rd : State Grid (China)
❖ Top Indian firm : Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) – 98th
❖ 2nd : Reliance Industries – 104th

❖ Kantar India’s annual Brand Footprint (FMCG company in india)
❖ Top : Biscuit Parle
❖ 2nd : Amul
❖ 3rd : Britannia
❖ As per Kantar Brandz, 2022 ‘Most Valuable Global Brands report
❖ Most valuable brand : Apple ( USD 947 billion)
❖ 2nd : Google (USD 819 billion)
❖ 3rd : Amazon (USD 705 billion)
❖ TOP Indian Companies : TCS (46 Rank) : USD 50 billion
❖ According to the Brand Finance 2022 Global 500 report
❖ Most valuable brand : Apple ( $355.1 billion )
❖ 2nd : Amazon
❖ 3rd : Google
❖ Top Indian brand : Tata Group ( 78 Rank) : US$23.9 billion
❖ Forbes’ Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide 2022
❖ TOP : Berkshire Hathaway
❖ Indian firm top : Reliance ( 53 Rank)
❖ 2nd : State Bank of India (105 Rank)
❖ Brand Finance report
❖ World’s most valuable insurance brand : Ping An Insurance, China
❖ Life Insurance Corporation has been ranked at 10th
Q. What is the rank of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Fortune Global 500 List 2022?
A) 101st B) 104th
C) 110th D) 112th
Answer : B
✓ Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) jumped 51 places to be ranked at 104th position in
the Fortune Global 500 List 2022.
✓ The Fortune 500 companies list 2022 comprises ranking of top 500 companies for the
year 2022. RIL was ranked at 155th position in Fortune Global 500 List 2021
Q. SEBI has formed 15-member Advisory Committee of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to
boost overseas flows into the country. Who is the head of this committee?
A) G. Mahalingam B) N.S.Vishwanathan
C) KV Subramanian D) Madhabi Puri Buch
Answer : C
✓ Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has constituted a 15-member expert
group of Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) to boost overseas flows into the country.
✓ The FPI Advisory Committee (FAC) will be chaired by former Chief Economic Adviser
KV Subramanian.
✓ Other members of the committee will be from foreign banks, stock exchanges
depositories and the RBI.
✓ Task of the FAC

✓ Advising on issues related to investments and operations of FPIs in the financial
markets, including measures to facilitate ease of doing business by FPIs in India.
✓ Review investment avenues available for FPIs and advise on the feasibility of new
investment avenues.
✓ Suggest measures required to encourage FPI participation in the bond market.
Q. Who among the following has been roped in as the MD & CEO of Unity Small Finance
Bank?
A) Inderjit Camotra
B) Anupam Sonal
C) Suvendu Pati
D) Ajit Ratnakar Joshi
Answer : A
✓ Unity Small Finance Bank (SFB) Limited (Unity Bank) has appointed its interim CEO,
Inderjit Camotra as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of
the bank.
✓ Senior banker Camotra has previously held various leadership positions at Standard
Chartered Bank, ANZ and Citibank and has over 25 years of experience across India.
✓ Unity SFB is a joint venture between Centrum Group and Bharatpe. Its headquarter is
in New Delhi
✓ The Government of India on January 25, 2022 has sanctioned and notified the Scheme
for the amalgamation of the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank Ltd. (PMC
Bank) with Unity Small Finance Bank Ltd. (USFBL).
✓ This means that from January 25, 2022 all the branches of the PMC Bank will function
as branches of Unity Small Finance Bank Ltd.
✓ Unity Small Finance Bank Limited is promoted by Centrum Financial Services Limited
along with Resilient Innovation Private Limited. Both the promotors have infused
capital of Rs1105.10 crore in the bank.
✓ After the amalgamation of PMC Bank with Unity SFB, Unity SFB will pay the customers
of PMC Bank the amount it receives from DICGC (maximum upto amount insured by
DICGC i.e Rs 5 Lakh) in installments of 10 years.
✓ Section 45 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 empowers the Reserve Bank of India
to prepare a scheme of reconstruction or amalgamation of banking companies (which
include co-operative banks).
✓ Resilient Innovations Private Ltd (BharatPe) and Centrum Financial Services Limited
both will hold 50% stake in this new Small Finance Bank that will be formed after taking
over Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank.
✓ Unity Small Finance Bank is the twelfth small finance bank in India and opened its first
branch in Mumbai on 1 November 2021 with over ₹1,100crores of equity capital
✓ Unity Small Finance Bank (USFB)
✓ Founded : 1st November 2021
✓ Chairman : Vinod Rai
✓ MD & CEO : Inderjit Camotra
✓ It is the 12th Small Finance Bank in India

Q. HDFC has secured the world’s biggest social loan, a $ ____ billion facility to fund
affordable residences, underscoring potential for sustainability-linked financing.
A) $1.3 billion B) $1.5 billion
C) $1.1 billion D) $1.2 billion
Answer : C
✓ HDFC has secured the world’s biggest social loan, a $1.1 billion facility (around Rs
8,700 crore) to fund affordable residences, underscoring potential for sustainability-
linked financing.
✓ Since its inception in 1977, HDFC, the largest mortgage lender by asset size in the
country has financed 9.5 million (95 lakh) housing units and has a gross loan book of
Rs 6.7 trillion.
Q. Who among these has been roped in by the World Bank as the Country Director for India?
A) Shaolin Yang B) Auguste Tano Kouame
C) Axel van Trotsenburg D) Mari Pangestu
Answer : B
✓ World Bank has appointed Côte d’Ivoire national, Auguste Tano Kouame, as the
Country Director for India.
✓ The term of Auguste is effective from August 01, 2022, for a period of five-years.
✓ He replaces Junaid Kamal Ahmad of Bangladesh.
✓ Prior to this, Auguste served as the World Bank’s Country Director for the Republic of
Turkey.
✓ Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire
✓ Capital : Yamoussoukro (political) & Abidjan (economic)
✓ Currency : Franc
Q. Government of India has formed a task force to look into the situation of monkeypox in
the country. Who is the head of this task force?
A) K S Reddy B) Vinod Kumar Paul
C) R. S. Sharma D) V. K. Saraswat
Answer : B
✓ Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has constituted a special task force (STF) to
monitor monkeypox cases in India.
✓ NITI Aayog member (health) VK Paul will be the head the task force.
✓ Other members of the STF will include officials from the Health ministry and
representatives of the major medical and research institutes in the country.
✓ The STF has been tasked to monitor and provide guidance to the government on the
expansion of diagnostic facilities and to explore vaccination for the infection in the
country.
✓ So far, India has reported four Monkeypox cases, which includes three cases in
Keralas and one in Delhi.
✓ Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease with symptoms similar to smallpox, although with
less clinical severity.

Q. RACE goal is launched by which of the following bank?
C) Indian Overseas Bank D) Union Bank of India
Answer : D
✓ Union Bank of India has set “RACE” as the goal for the year.
✓ RACE stands for “grow RAM (retail, agriculture and MSME) loans, improve Asset
quality, increase CASA (current account, savings account deposits) and increase
Earnings.”
✓ This goal is in line with the effort of the UBI bank to be among the top three largest PSB
in the next couple of years.
✓ MD & CEO of UBI – A Manimekhalai ( first women chief of UBI).
✓ Founded : 1919
Q. Who has become Asia’s richest woman, as per the real-time Bloomberg Billionaires Index
2022?
A) Yang Huiyan B) Wu Yajun
C) Savitri Jindal D) Fan Hongwei
Answer : C
✓ Richest Indian Women Savitri Jindal replaces China’s Yang Huiyan to become Asia’s
Richest Woman.
✓ Savitri Jindal, the Chairperson Emeritus of OP Jindal Group, has surpassed China’s
Yang Huiyan to become Asia’s richest woman, as per the real-time Bloomberg
Billionaires Index.
✓ The 72-year-old Savitri Jindal who also holds the position of the the richest woman in
India, has a total fortune of $11.3 billion.
✓ The fortune of Yang Huiyan, owner of China’s largest real estate developer ‘Country
Garden Holdings’, dropped by more than half in 2022, from $ 24 billion to $11 billion.
✓ She had been Asia’s richest women for the past five years.
Q. Who has been appointed as Executive Director for India at International Monetary Fund
(IMF)?
A) Surjit Bhalla B) Arvind Subramanian
C) Raghuram Rajan D) Krishnamurthy Subramanian
Answer : D
✓ Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of
former Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) Dr Krishnamurthy Subramaniam to the post of
Executive Director (India) in the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

✓ He has been appointed to the post for a period of three years with effect from 1
November 2022
Q. Who has been appointed as the managing director (MD) of the Centre and the board of
National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) in August 2022?
A) Shanti Lal Jain B) G Rajkiran Rai
C) Atanu Kumar Das D) S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao
Answer : B
✓ The Centre and the board of National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and
Development (NaBFID) has appointed Rajkiran Rai G as its managing director (MD) for
nearly five years.
✓ Last year in October 2021, the Centre had appointed K V Kamath as chairperson of
NaBFID.
✓ Subsequently, Pankaj Jain and Sumita Dawra were appointed directors to the board.
✓ NaBFID is a newly created development finance institution (DFI) that has been set up
by the government to support the development of long-term non-recourse
infrastructure financing, including the development of the bonds and derivatives
markets necessary for infrastructure financing and to carry on the business of
financing infrastructure.
✓ Earlier this year, the Government had infused ₹ 20,000 crore into NaBFID.
✓ KV Kamath is the chairman of NaBFID.
✓ NaBFID is a newly set up development financial institution (DFIs) in India.
✓ The authorized share capital of the NaBFID is Rs one lakh crore. The initial paid-up
capital of NaBFID is Rs 20,000 crore.
Q. Who has been recommended by the Bureau of Financial Services Institutions (FSIB) for
the post of Chairman of NABARD?
A) Sivasubramanian Ramann
B) Madhabi Puri Buch
C) Mohammad Mustafa
D) Biswamohan Mahapatra
Answer : C
✓ The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) has recommended Mohammad
Mustafa for the post of NABARD Chairman.
✓ Mustafa, a 1995 batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, served as the Chairman
and Managing Director (CMD) of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
✓ The Appointments Committee of the cabinet headed by PM Modi will take the final
decision.
✓ National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
✓ Founded : 12 July 1982
✓ Chairman : Govinda Rajulu Chintala
✓ Government of India now holds 100% stake.
✓ NABARD established on the recommendations of B.Sivaramman Committee

Q. Which state government will take a loan of Rs 4,000 crore from the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) for setting up medical colleges in 12 districts of the state?
A) Kerala B) Assam
C) Maharashtra D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : C
✓ Maharashtra Government will take a loan of 4,000 crore rupees from the Asian
Development Bank (ADB) for setting up medical colleges in 12 districts of the state.
There are 12 districts in the state without a single medical college.
✓ These districts include Jalgaon, Satara, Alibaug, Sindhudurg, Usmanabad, Parbhani,
Amravati, Ratnagiri, Gadhchiroli, Bhandara, Ambernath and Nashik Super Speciality
hospital
Q. Which financial institutions has signed a $96.3-million loan agreement to provide safe
drinking water and improve water supply and sanitation services in Himachal Pradesh?
A) World Bank
B) Asian Development Bank
C) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
D) International Monetary Fund
Answer : B
✓ Asian Development Bank (ADB) and India have signed a $96.3-million loan agreement.
✓ It has been signed to provide safe drinking water and improve water supply and
sanitation services in Himachal Pradesh.
Q. Which General Insurance Company has launched India's first electric vehicle ecosystem
"All Things EV"?
A) HDFC ERGO B) ICICI Lombard
C) Reliance General Insurance D) United India Insurance
Answer : A
✓ HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, a private sector general insurance
company, has launched 'All Things EV,' a one-stop-solution portal for electric vehicles
(EV).
✓ In line with the Government of India’s push for electric mobility, this initiative caters to
the needs of existing and potential EV users.
Q. Which of the following entity has joined the RBI’s account aggregator framework
recently?
A) SEBI B) SIDBI
C) NABARD D) NPCI
Answer : A

✓ Capital markets regulator SEBI joined the account aggregator framework, a move that
will give a boost to the RBI-regulated financial-data sharing system.
✓ Under the framework, Financial Information Providers (FIPs) in the securities market,
like depositories and asset management companies (AMCs) — through their Registrar
and Transfer Agents or RTAs — will provide financial information pertaining to
securities markets to the customers and consented Financial Information Users (FIUs)
through any of the account aggregators registered with the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI).
✓ Account aggregator (AA) framework is a non-banking financial institution (NBFC)
governed by the RBI.
Q. Which bank has partnered with M1xchange promoted by Mynd Solutions Pvt Ltd to make
a debut in the Trade receivables Discounting System (TReDs) platform?
A) HDFC Bank B) Yes Bank
C) Axis Bank D) ICICI Bank
Answer : A
✓ HDFC Bank has partnered with Mixchange promoted by Mynd Solutions Pvt Ltd to make
a debut in the Trade receivables Discounting System (TReDs) platform.
✓ TReDS system regulated by RBI enables MSMEs to auction their trade receivables
online and borrow funds from the financial institution which offers loan at the lowest
rate of interest.
Q. Who has become the first Indian bank to frame a policy to fund makers of lab-grown
diamonds?
C) Kotak Mahindra Bank D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer : B
✓ State of Bank of India (SBI) is the first Indian lender to frame a policy to fund makers of
lab-grown diamonds which come across as replicas of the natural stones.
✓ The bank’s operational guidelines for financing man-made diamond houses include the
standard prudential practices like treating non-fund limits at part with funded limits.
✓ Lab grown diamonds are the replicas of natural stones.
Q. Which bank has signed an MoU with Hatchlab Research Centre, TBI of SRM University-
AP to launch ‘IND Spring Board’?
C) Kotak Mahindra Bank D) Indian Bank
Answer : D
✓ Indian Bank has signed an MoU with Hatchlab Research Centre, TBI of SRM University-
AP to launch ‘IND Spring Board’.
✓ It is an initiative for financing start-ups and MSMEs.
✓ The bank will extend financial aid of up to Rs 50 crore to start-ups incubated at SRM
Hatchlab for their working capital requirements.

✓ This collaboration is one of its kind in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Q. Which company has invested Rs 1,59,299.46 crore in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) till
March 2022?
A) NIACL B) LIC
C) ESIC D) EPFO
Answer : D
✓ EPFO has invested Rs 1,59,299.46 crore in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) till March
2022 and its national market value of these investments was Rs 2,26,919.18 crore.
✓ EPFO has been investing in ETFs since August 2015.
✓ The EPFO invests 85% of the funds in debt instruments and 15% in ETFs, as per the
investment pattern notified by the government.
✓ Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
✓ Founded : 1952
✓ EPFO is the statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Labour and Employment
Q. Centre has approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) upto
a period of _
A) December 2024 B) December 2023
C) December 2025 D) December 2030
Answer : A
✓ Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved for the
continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) up to December 31,
2024.
✓ The continuation of the scheme based on the request of States/UTs, will help in
completion of already sanctioned 122.69 lakh houses till March 31, 2022.
✓ Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) is a flagship Mission of Government of
India being implemented by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
✓ The mission was launched on June 25, 2015, to ensure a pucca house to all eligible
urban households by the year 2022.
✓ Union Budget 2022 has allocated Rs 48,000 crore towards the PMAY scheme (Pradhan
Mantri Awas Yojana) and completion of 8 million houses.
✓ About Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U)
✓ Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Mission was launched on 25th June 2015.
✓ Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana's (Urban) aim is to provide housing for all in urban areas
by the year 2024.
✓ The Mission provides Central Assistance to the implementing agencies through
States/Union Territories (UTs) and Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs) for providing
houses to all eligible families/ beneficiaries against the validated demand for houses
for about 1.12 cr
✓ As per PMAY(U) guidelines, the size of a house for Economically Weaker Section (EWS)
could be up to 30 sq. mt. carpet area, however, States/UTs have the flexibility to
enhance the size of houses in consultation and approval of the Ministry

Q. As per the report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD), what is the rank of India in digital currency ownership?
A) 5th B) 8th
C) 7th D) 6th
Answer : C
✓ According to a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD), around 7.3% of Indians owned some form of digital currency in 2021.
✓ It also states that 15 of the top 20 nations in terms of digital currency ownership were
developing countries, with India ranking 7th, one position behind US.
✓ Ukraine topped the list, with 12.7% of its population holding crypto assets.
✓ United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
✓ Founded: 1964
✓ Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
✓ Secretary-General : Rebeca Grynspan (Costa Rica)
✓ Total members : 190
Q. The central government has amended the Atal Pension Yojana investment rules, which
will become applicable from ____
A) 1st December 2022
A) 1st November 2022
C) 1st September 2022
D) 1st October 2022
Answer : D
✓ No citizen who is or has been an income taxpayer will not be eligible to join the APY. If
an income tax-payer joins the APY scheme on or after October 1, 2022, the APY
account will be liable to be closed.
✓ Currently, all citizens of India between the age of 18-40 years are eligible to join the
scheme, irrespective of their tax-paying status.
✓ Atal Pension Yojana (APY)
✓ Purpose : It is a pension scheme focused on all citizens in the unorganised sector. APY
is a guaranteed pension scheme and is administered by the Pension Fund Regulatory
and Development Authority (PFRDA).
✓ Launch Date: 9th May, 2015 (Introduced from 1st June, 2015)
✓ Eligibility (Who can invest): Age- 18 years to 40 years. Should have a bank account.
✓ Benefits: Monthly Pension of either Rs 1000/- , Rs 2000/-, Rs 3000/-, Rs 4000/- or Rs
5000/- would be paid to the subscriber after he attains the age of 60.
✓ Note: A person may join the scheme at any age between 18 – 40 years, but he will have
to make the monthly contribution till the age of 60 years.
✓ With the introduction of the APY, the enrolment under Swavalamban Yojana has been
closed .
✓ Age Eligibility- 18 years to 40 years.
✓ Minimum and Maximum Pension- Rs 1000 to Rs 5000.

Q. As per recent changes in Atal Pension Yojana (APY) rules, which category of
beneficiaries are excluded?
A) Income Taxpayers
B) Non-Resident Indians
C) Central Government Employees
D) State Government Employees
Answer : A
✓ The government has made changes to the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) rules to be made
effective from October 1, 2022.
✓ According to a notification from the finance ministry, any citizen who is or has been an
income taxpayer will not be eligible to join the pension scheme.
✓ If an income tax-paying investor joins the APY scheme on or after October 1, the APY
account will be liable to be closed.
Q. Which of the following bank has introduced a unique term deposit programme called
"Utsav Deposit?"
C) Indian Overseas Bank D) Bank of Baroda
Answer : B
✓ State Bank of India (SBI) has introduced a unique term deposit programme called
"Utsav Deposit."
✓ This fixed deposit scheme has higher interest rates of 6.10% per annum on fixed
deposits with a tenure of 1000 days.
✓ It has been launched on the occasion of the nation's 75th year of Independence,
celebrated as Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
Q. Which of the following regulates the ‘Digital lending activities’ in India?
A) RBI B) SIDBI
C) SEBI D) NPCI
Answer : A
✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released guidelines to strengthen the regulatory
framework for digital lending activities.
✓ RBI also specified that the lending business can only be carried out by entities
regulated by the central bank or those permitted under the law.
✓ This has been released in an effort to mitigate the concerns from credit delivery
through digital lending methods.
Q. Which regulatory body is organizing its first hackathon "Bima Manthan 2022" with the
theme 'Innovation in Insurance'?
A) RBI B) NPCI
C) IRDAI D) SIDBI

Answer : C
✓ Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is organizing its first
hackathon "Bima Manthan 2022" with the theme 'Innovation in Insurance'.
✓ The hackathon invites participants to identify & develop solutions that have the
potential to make the insurance available to every individual in a seamless and swift
manner with the use of technology.
✓ The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India is a regulatory body.
✓ It is under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
✓ Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI)
✓ Founded : 1999
✓ Headquarteres : Hyderabad
✓ Chairman : Debasish Panda
Q. India may become a USD 5 trillion economy by 2028-29 only if the GDP grows at nine
percent per annum consistently for the next five years, who has given this statement?
A) Raghuram Rajan B) Bimal Jalan
C) Urjit Patel D) D. Subbarao
Answer : D
✓ India may become a USD 5 trillion economy by 2028-29 only if the GDP grows at nine
percent per annum consistently for the next five years, former RBI Governor D
Subbarao.
✓ Speaking at the Federation of Telangana Chamber of Commerce and Industry on India
@75- Marching Towards USD 5 Trillion Economy on the occasion of 75 years of Indian
Independence, he said there are eight key challenges for India to overcome to achieve
the dream of 5 trillion economy.
Q. Which bank has initiated insolvency proceedings in the National Company Law Tribunal
(NCLT) against Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar following the classification of the company’s
loans as non-performing asset (NPA)?
A) Bank of Baroda B) Canara Bank
C) State Bank of India D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer : C
✓ SBI has initiated insolvency proceedings in the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)
against Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar following the classification of the company’s loans as
non-performing asset (NPA) last month.
✓ The NPA tag was the result of a default on loans worth Rs 4,814 crore.
✓ The company owes banks Rs 6,090.58 crore, according to a rating report by Care
Ratings dated December 24, 2021.
Q. Which bank has launched its first branch dedicated to start-ups in Koramangala,
Bengaluru?
C) Canara Bank D) Bank of Baroda

Answer : A
✓ The country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has launched its first branch
dedicated to start-ups in Koramangala, Bengaluru.
✓ The branch will provide services ranging from the stage of formation of start-ups to
Initial Public Offerings and Follow-on Public Offerings.
✓ SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara launched the branch which is located in Koramangala
near HSR Layout and Indiranagar which are the biggest start-up hubs in the city.
✓ After Bengaluru, the next branch will be opened in Gurgaon and third one will be in
Hyderabad.
✓ These branches would support the needs of the entire start-up ecosystem
Q. What percentage of interest subsidy on short-term agricultural loan up to 3 lakh rupees
has been approved by the cabinet?
A) 3.1% B) 2.6%
C) 1.9% D) 1.5%
Answer : D
✓ Union cabinet has approved to restore interest subvention on short term agriculture
loans to 1.5% for all financial institutions.
✓ Thus, interest subvention of 1.5% will be provided to lending institutions for the
financial year 2022-23 to 2024-25 for lending short term agri-loans upto Rs 3 lakh to the
farmers.
✓ Farmers will continue to avail short term agriculture credit at interest rate of 4% per
annum while repaying the loan in time.
✓ Under this scheme, short term agriculture loan upto Rs 3 lakh is available to farmers
engaged in agriculture and other allied activities including animal husbandry, dairying,
poultry, fisheries etc. at the rate of 7% p.a.
✓ This increase in interest subvention support requires additional budgetary provisions
of Rs 34,856 crore for the period of 2022-23 to 2024-25 under the scheme.
✓ Union Cabinet also approved raising the outlay of the Emergency Credit Line
Guarantee Scheme (ECGLS) by Rs 50,000 crore to Rs 5 lakh crore
Q. Which of the following bank has launched the ‘Baroda Tiranga Deposit Scheme’?
A) Canara Bank B) Kotak Mahindra Bank
C) Bank of Baroda D) Yes Bank
Answer : C
✓ Bank of Baroda (BoB) has launched the ‘Baroda Tiranga Deposit Scheme’, a special
retail term deposit product that offers interest rates of 5.75% for 444 days and 6% for
555 days.
✓ This scheme is applicable on retail deposits below Rs 2 crore and remains in force till
December 31, 2022.
✓ Senior citizens will earn an additional interest rate of 0.50%, while non-callable
deposits will get 0.15% extra.
✓ Bank of Baroda (BOB)
✓ Founded : 1908
✓ HQ : Varodara, Gujarat

✓ MD & CEO : Sanjiv Chadha
✓ Tagline : India's International Bank
✓ BOB Becomes 3rd Largest Bank As Dena, Vijaya Merger Take Effect
Q. Which Bank has partnered with SellerApp (a seller-centric intelligence platform) to adopt
Open Network Digital Commerce (ONDC)?
Answer : A
✓ Yes Bank has partnered with SellerApp (a seller-centric intelligence platform) to adopt
Open Network Digital Commerce (ONDC).
✓ This partnership will help them to expand their digital commerce footprint.
✓ ONDC is a strategic initiative of the Indian government with an aim to democratize the
entire digital commerce space.
✓ The network is also being built as an alternative to e-tailers like Walmart-owned
Flipkart and Amazon in the Indian ecommerce market.
✓ YES BANK
✓ Founded : 2004
✓ MD & CEO : Prashant Kumar
✓ Tagline : Experience our Expertise
Q. Which bank has launched a new Term Deposit Scheme named KBL Amrit Samriddhi?
A) IndusInd Bank B) Karnataka Bank
C) Karur Vysya Bank D) Dhanlaxmi Bank
Answer : B
✓ Karnataka Bank has launched a new Term Deposit Scheme named KBL Amrit
Samriddhi under Abhyudaya Cash Certificate (ACC) and Fixed Deposit for a tenure of
75 weeks (525 days).
✓ The interest rate for this Deposit Scheme is 6.10% per annum.
✓ With the new product, KBL Amrit Samriddhi, the bank has extended the benefit of
increase in the interest rates to customers
✓ KARNATAKA BANK
✓ Founded : 1924
✓ Headquarters : Mangaluru, Karnataka
✓ MD & CEO : Mahabaleshwara M. S
✓ Chairmam : Pradeep Kumar Panja
✓ Tagline : Your Family Bank Across India
Q. Which of the following bank has signed an MoU with FCI to provide “Ultima Salary
Package”?
A) Axis Bank B) Yes Bank
Answer : A

✓ Axis Bank has signed an MoU with Food Corporation of India (FCI) to provide “Ultima
Salary Package” with exclusive benefits & features to all its employees.
✓ Through this exclusive Ultima Salary package, the Bank will offer numerous benefits
such as –
✓ Personal Accidental cover of up to Rs.20 lakhs
✓ Additional Education Grantupto Rs. 8 lakhs
✓ Total Permanent Disability Cover benefit up to Rs. 20 lakhs
✓ Permanent Partial disability cover of up to Rs.20 lakhs.
✓ Air Accident cover of Rs. 1 Crore.
✓ Free additional debit card for a family member
✓ 12 equated monthly instalment (EMI) waiver on Home loan
✓ 3 zero balance accounts for family member.
✓ AXIS BANK
✓ Founded : 1993
✓ Chairman : Rakesh Makhija
✓ MD & CEO : Amitabh Chaudhary
✓ Tagline : Badhti Ka naam Zindagi
✓ Food Corporation of India (FCI)
✓ Founded : 14 January 1965
✓ Chairman & Managing Director : Atish Chandra.
✓ FCI is a statutory body created and run by the Government of India. It is under the
ownership of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government
of India formed by the enactment of Food Corporation Act, 1964
Q. Who has been recommended by the Bureau of Financial Services Institutions (FSIB) for
the post of Chairman of NABARD?
A) Sivasubramanian Ramann
C) Mohammad Mustafa
D) Biswamohan Mahapatra
Answer : C
✓ The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) has recommended Mohammad
Mustafa for the post of NABARD Chairman.
✓ Mustafa, a 1995 batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, served as the Chairman
and Managing Director (CMD) of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
✓ The Appointments Committee of the cabinet headed by PM Modi will take the final
decision.
✓ Founded : 12 July 1982
✓ Chairman : Govinda Rajulu Chintala
✓ Government of India now holds 100% stake.
✓ NABARD established on the recommendations of B.Sivaramman Committee

Q. Which Bank has launched a new campaign titled ‘Vigil Aunty’ to promote secure banking
practices?
A) HDFC Bank B) ICICI Bank
Answer : A
✓ HDFC Bank has launched a new campaign titled ‘Vigil Aunty’.
✓ It aims to encourage people across the country to practice safe banking habits.
✓ This will complement the bank’s ‘Mooh Band Rakho’ campaign which urges people not
to share their confidential banking information with others.
✓ A campaign to promote Vigil Aunty and persuade people to follow her on social media
and/or WhatsApp will be run for four to six weeks.
Q. Which company has partnered with a subsidiary of Financial Institutions, Inc. 'Five Star
Bank' on its digital transformation journey?
A) Infosys B) HCL Technologies
C) Tech Mahindra D) Tata Consultancy Services
Answer : D
✓ Tata Consultancy Services has partnered with Five Star Bank, a subsidiary of Financial
Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISI), on its digital transformation journey, helping it
determine lending risk and deliver hyper-personalized customer experiences using the
TCS Customer Intelligence & Insights (CI&I) analytics platform.
✓ Five Star Bank is a premier provider of consumer and commercial lending services
across Central and Western New York. The bank was looking for a solution that
provides contextual customer insights to help them better meet customer expectations
and drive competitive differentiation.
TCS IN NEWS 2022.
❖ TCS partnership with five star bank to offer hyper-personalised customer experience
❖ TCS was the most valuable brand coming out of India, which sat on the 46th spot of the
list, As per Kantar Brandz.
❖ TCS has retained its 10th position among the top global BPM (business process
management) providers in 2021, as per estimates by outsourcing consultancy Everest
Group.
❖ Rajesh Gopinathan re-appoints as MD and CEO of TCS for five years.
❖ TCS partnered with IIT Madras to launch M.Tech in Industrial Artificial Intelligence.
❖ Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has signed an agreement with Tata Consultancy
Services Limited (TCS) for the second phase of the Passport Seva Programme .
❖ TCS holds its tenth place among global business process management (BPM)
providers in 2021.
❖ SBI Cards tie-up with TCS to boost digital transformation.
❖ TCS Becomes Title Sponsor and Technology Partner of Toronto Waterfront Marathon
Through 2026.
❖ TCS to become the title partner of London Marathon from 2022.
❖ TCS extends title sponsorship of New York City Marathon to 2029.
❖ Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

❖ Founded : 1968
❖ Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra
❖ Chairman : Natarajan Chandrasekaran
❖ MD & CEO : Rajesh Gopinathan
Q. Which startup company has become India's 106th unicorn after raising $33.5 million in a
funding round?
A) Upstox B) Pristyn Care
C) Atomico D) Shiprocket
Answer : D
✓ Shiprocket became India's 106th unicorn after raising $33.5 million in a funding round
co-led by Temasek and Lightrock India.
✓ Shiprocket was valued at around $1.2 billion with the fresh round of funding.
✓ The term unicorn refers to a privately held startup company with a value of over $1
billion.
✓ Recently in May, Neobank startup, OPEN became the 100th unicorn in India.
✓ Physics Wallah Became India's 101st Unicorn.
✓ Following $100 million in investment, OneCard becomes India’s 104th unicorn.
✓ India is becoming the world's fastest-growing startup ecosystem with 106 Unicorn
Startups, as of 2022.
✓ Unicorn Startup consists of two words, "Unicorn" and "Startup". Unicorn is a business
term used to define a startup with a valuation of over $1 Billion.
✓ Cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX became India's first crypto unicorn with a
valuation of $1.1 billion.
✓ India becomes 3rd largest Unicorn ecosystem in the world.
✓ The USA is on top followed by China on second. India has 51 unicorns according to the
list. The USA has 396 and China has 277 unicorns.
✓ According to a report by the Hurun Research Institute titled Hurun India Future Unicorn
Index 2022, India is predicted to have 122 new unicorns in the following 2-4 years.
✓ Adding 33 “unicorns” India replace the UK to be 3rd top country hosting unicorns. The
US and China, who occupy the first two ranks
Q. An RBI article has revealed ____ has accounted for the highest share in the total cost of
projects sanctioned by banks and financial institutions in FY22.
A) Gujarat B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Rajasthan D) Maharashtra
Answer : C
✓ An RBI article has revealed Rajasthan has accounted for the highest share in the total
cost of projects sanctioned by banks and financial institutions in FY22.
✓ The state has retained the top position for two consecutive years.
✓ Uttar Pradesh stood at the second position followed by Gujarat.
✓ The article is titled 'Private Corporate Investment: Growth in 2021-22 and Outlook for
2022-23'.

Q. NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has signed an MoU with PayXpert to
internationalize the acceptance of its payment solutions in which country?
A) Singapore B) Germany
C) Australia D) United Kingdom
Answer : D
✓ NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has signed an MoU with PayXpert to
internationalise the acceptance of its payment solutions in the UK.
✓ Both UPI and Rupay are payment systems under the umbrella of NPCI.
✓ This collaboration will make the Indian payment solutions available in the UK on all
PayXpert’s android Point-of-Sale (POS) devices for in-store payments.
✓ This comes just two months after NPCI International had announced a partnership with
NeoPay, a payments subsidiary of UAE’s Mashreq Bank, allowing Indians in the UAE to
make payments using UPI on the company’s terminals across the country.
✓ UPI is already accepted in UAE, Singapore and Bhutan.
✓ NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL):
✓ Founded : 2020
✓ CEO : Ritesh Shukla
Q. Which of the following provided insurers with more flexibility in paying commission by
linking limits to the overall portfolio and company management expenses?
A) RBI B) SEBI
C) SIDBI D) IRDAI
Answer : D
✓ IRDAI provided insurers with more flexibility in paying commission by linking limits to
the overall portfolio and company management expenses.
✓ The utmost commission sanctioned for non-life products has been fixed at 20% of the
gross written premium in that financial year.
✓ Commission and remuneration payout will be based on a board-approved policy which
will be reviewed on a yearly basis
✓ Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI)
✓ Founded : 1999
✓ Headquarteres : Hyderabad
✓ Chairman : Debasish Panda
Q. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) withdrew the restrictions on which credit card service after
compliance with data storage norms?
A) Discover B) Mastercard
C) Visa D) American Express
Answer : D
✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) withdrew the restrictions on American Express Banking
Corp and allowed the company to onboard new customers following satisfactory
compliance with data storage norms.

✓ The RBI, in 2021, had restricted US-based credit card service from onboarding new
domestic customers onto its card network for non-compliance with RBI's rules on
storage of payment system data.
✓ American Express Company (Amex)
✓ Headquarters : New York, United States
✓ Chairman & CEO : Stephen J. Squeri
Q. Which of the following bank has announced the partnership with Tata Neu to launch two
new credit cards?
Answer : C
✓ HDFC Bank announced the partnership with Tata Neu to launch two new credit cards.
✓ The co-branded credit cards will be launched in two variants namely Tata Neu Plus
HDFC Bank Credit Card and Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank Credit Card.
✓ The card will enable customers to earn rewards on all spends, both online and in-store
in the form of NeuCoins (1 NeuCoin = INR 1).
Q. PM Modi has launched the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme, the flagship scheme
of the Ministry of Power. What is the total outlay of the scheme?
A) Rs 4 lakh crore B) Rs 3 lakh crore
C) Rs 6 lakh crore D) Rs 5 lakh crore
Answer : B
✓ PM Modi dedicates and lays foundation stone of various green energy projects of NTPC
and launches Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme of Power Ministry.
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme,
the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Power, via videoconferencing on July 30, 2022.
✓ The launch of the scheme was a part of the six-day programme ‘Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal
Bhavishya – Power @2047’ of the Ministry of Power, organised to showcase the
transformation in the power sector achieved in the last eight years, and to
commemorate ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ .
✓ Objective of Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme : improve operational efficiencies
and financial sustainability of the Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) and power
departments.
✓ Total outlay to implement the scheme: Over Rs 3 lakh crore rupees.
✓ Time duration : 5 years from Financial Year 2021-22 to 2025-26.
✓ PM Modi dedicated and laid the foundation stone of various green energy projects of
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited worth over Rs 5,200 crore.
✓ He also inaugurated 100 Mega Watt-MW Ramagundam Floating Solar Project in
Telangana and the 92 MW Kayamkulam Floating Solar Project in Kerala.
✓ Foundation stone was laid for the 735 MW Nokh Solar Project in Rajasthan, Green
Hydrogen Mobility Project in Leh and Kawas Green Hydrogen Blending with Natural
Gas project in Gujarat.

Q. PM Modi has launched 'India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX)' at which place in
Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City)?
A) Ahmedabad B) Surat
C) Gandhinagar D) Vadodara
Answer : C
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ‘India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX)’ on
July 29, 2022, at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) near
Gandhinagar.
✓ The exchange will be open for jewellers with a net worth of Rs 25 crore and above to
participate.
✓ IIBX is India’s first international bullion exchange. This will allow qualified jewellers to
directly import gold through IIBX.
✓ The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) is the regulator of IIBX.
✓ IIBX is promoted by five market institutional investor’s i.e., CDSL, India INX, NSDL, NSE
and MCX.
✓ This exchange will bring transparency to the price-setting mechanism; provide
standardisation to the financialisation of the bullion in India; and work as a standard-
setting tool for the quality of the bullion.
✓ Apart from this, PM also laid the foundation stone for the headquarters building of the
International Financial Services Centres Authority at GIFT-City.
✓ Modiji also launched the NSE IFSC-SGX Connect platform.
✓ Connect is a framework between NSE’s subsidiary in GIFT IFSC and Singapore
Exchange. Through this platform, clients, investors and trading members of SGX who
used to trade in NSE listed Indian securities through SGX would now trade in these
securities through NSE IFSC.
✓ In the early stage, gold 1 kg with 995 purity and gold 100 grams with 999 purity will be
traded with a settlement period of T+0. Further, the exchange is expected to extend the
settlement period to T+2 days.
✓ Ashok Gautam will head IIBX as MD and CEO.
✓ Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) is an under-construction central
business district in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India. It is India's first operational greenfield
smart city.
✓ The city is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
International Airport.
✓ What is a bullion? Bullion refers to physical gold and silver of high purity that is often
kept in the form of bars, ingots, or coins.
Q. The Government of India has announced what amount of Line of Credit to Maldives for
the completion of development projects in a time-bound manner?
A) USD 200 million B) USD 180 million
C) USD 100 million D) USD 250 million
Answer : C
✓ PM Modi even announced a Line of Credit of USD 100 million (one million = 10 lakh) for

Q. Which company has emerged as the top bidder at India's first ever 5G spectrum
auctions?
A) Bharti Airtel B) Vodafone Idea
C) BSNL D) Reliance Jio
Answer : D
✓ Reliance Jio, India's largest digital services provider, is ready to roll-out the world’s
most advanced 5G Network to make India a global leader in Digital Connectivity and
Digital Solutions.
✓ Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited has acquired spectrum in 700MHz, 800MHz, 1800MHz,
3300MHz and 26GHz bands in the 5G auctions conducted by the Department of
Telecommunications.
✓ The acquisition will enable Jio to build the world's most advanced 5G network and
strengthen India's global leadership in wireless broadband connectivity
✓ The fifth generation (5G) telecom services are likely to launch in India by October 2022.
✓ India's first ever 5G spectrum auction has ended with the government netting a record
over ₹1,50,173 crore.
✓ Reliance Jio was the top bidder, bidding a cumulative ₹88,078 crores for 24,740 MHz
of airwaves.
✓ Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited
✓ Founded : 15 February 2007
✓ Founder : Mukesh Ambani
✓ Chairman : Akash Ambani
✓ Managing Director : Pankaj Mohan Pawar
✓ Reliance Industries has raised ₹1.65 lakh crore (US$22 billion) by selling nearly 33%
equity stake in Jio Platforms.
✓ It is the largest mobile network operator in India and the third largest mobile network
operator in the world.
✓ Jio Payments Bank : Reliance Industries (70%) + State Bank of India (30%)
Q. Who has been appointed as the new CFO of the Fintech startup BharatPe?
A) Ritesh Agarwal
B) Trishneet Arora
C) Nalin Negi
D) Akshay Ruparelia
Answer : C
✓ Nalin Negi has been appointed as the new chief financial officer (CFO) of Fintech
startup BharatPe.
✓ BharatPe
✓ Founded : 2018
✓ Founded / CEO : Ashneer Grover
✓ Developed By : NPCI
✓ Chairmam : Rajnish Kumar

Q. Which is the first bank in India to list its Payment Gateway platform on the income tax
department’s TIN 2.0 platform?
C) Federal Bank D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Answer : C
✓ Federal Bank has become India’s first bank to list its Payment Gateway platform on the
income tax department’s TIN 2.0 platform.
✓ The Payment Gateway enables tax payers to make their payments using modes such
as credit/ debit card, UPI, NEFT/RTGS and internet banking.
✓ FEDERAL BANK
✓ Founded : 1931
✓ Headquarters : Aluva, Kerala
✓ MD & CEO: Shyam Srinivasan
✓ Tagline: Your Perfect Banking Partner
Q. The Ministry of Culture has collaborated with which entity for ‘India ki Udaan’, an initiative
to celebrate the achievements of India in its journey of 75 years since Independence?
A) Amazon B) Google
C) Microsoft D) Meta
Answer : B
✓ Ministry of Culture has collaborated with Software giant Google as a part of ‘Azadi ka
Amrit Mahotsav’ to capture the milestones India has achieved in its journey of 75 years
since Independence.
✓ As a part of this collaboration, Google has unveiled an online project named ‘India ki
Udaan’ to celebrate country’s achievements.
✓ The project is being executed by Google Arts & Culture under the theme “A celebration
of the unwavering and undying spirit of India and its 75 years of Independence.”
Q. PM Modi has set the vision for India to achieve self-reliance in defence and export of USD
5 billion by which year?
A) 2025 B) 2026
C) 2024 D) 2023
Answer : A
✓ 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.
Q. RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 2.33 crore on Spandana Sphoorty Financial
Limited. In which city is this NBFC Located?
A) Chennai B) Hyderabad
C) Mumbai D) New Delhi
Answer : B

✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 2.33 crore on
Spandana Sphoorty Financial Limited, based in Hyderabad.
✓ The penalty has been imposed due to non-compliance with certain provisions of the
‘Non-Banking Financial Company – Systemically Important Non-Deposit taking
Company and Deposit taking Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016”.
✓ RBI has imposed the fine in exercise of its powers under the provisions of clause (b) of
sub-section (1) of section 58 G read with clause (aa) of sub-section (5) of section 58 B
of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
Q. Which institution regulates the 'Digital lending activities' in India?
A) SEBI B) RBI
C) IRDAI D) SIDBI
Answer : B
✓ Reserve Bank of India’s 1st set of digital lending norms.
✓ Reserve Bank of India has released norms for regulating digital lending for the first
time to prevent and stop the growing number of frauds and unlawful activities..
✓ RBI had set up a working group to examine issues regarding digital lending and
suggest regulations in January 2021.
✓ The working group advised stricter norms in November for digital lenders, including
subjecting the digital lending apps to a verification process by a nodal agency to be set
up in consultation with stakeholders.
✓ This has been released in an effort to mitigate the concerns from credit delivery
through digital lending methods.
Q. According to the recent newspaper report, which of the following is working on a new
“fraud registry”, a reporting mechanism to blacklist scammers?
A) SEBI B) RBI
C) LIC D) SIDBI
Answer : B
✓ RBI to release”fraud registry” blacklist with details of Scammers.
✓ The Fraud Registry will consist of data such as IP (Internet Protocol) Address and
Phone Number that is being used for fraud.
✓ A mechanism is being developed through which banks will be able to report the details
of the scammers to the Reserve Bank of India(RBI).
✓ There is no particular timeline for the development of the Fraud Registry Blacklist.
✓ To bring out the best and stop these scammers from doing fraud RBI has been holding
internal meetings, particularly with its supervision and payments and settlements
departments.
Q. The Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) is managed by _____
A) Ministry of Finance B) SEBI
C) FEMA D) RBI
Answer : D

Q. Maruti Suzuki India Limited began the celebration of 'how many years of Suzuki's
partnership with the people of India'?
A) 30 years B) 40 years
C) 50 years D) 60 years
Answer : B
✓ Maruti Suzuki India Limited recently completed its 40 years of collaboration with Suzuki
Motor Corporation, Japan.
✓ The commemorative ceremony at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat was graced
by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi.
✓ At the ceremony, Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone
of Suzuki Motor Gujarat electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility at Hansalpur,
Gujarat.
✓ The Hon’ble Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of Maruti Suzuki’s vehicle
manufacturing facility in Kharkhoda, Haryana via video conferencing.
✓ Maruti Suzuki has two manufacturing facilities in Haryana (Gurugram and Manesar),
and one manufacturing complex in Gujarat wholly-owned by parent company Suzuki .
Q. The Cabinet approved additional amount of Rs. 50,000 crore in ECLGS scheme and it is
earmarked for which sector?
A) Agriculture B) Industrial
C) Electronics D) Hospitality
Answer : D
✓ Union Cabinet has approved the enhancement in the limit of ECLGS scheme from Rs.
4.5 Lakh crore to Rs. 5 Lakh crore. The additional amount of Rs. 50,000 crore is
earmarked only for enterprises in hospitality and related sectors till validity of the
scheme, up to 31.3.2023
Q. Which institution operates the ‘Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS)’?
A) NPCI B) RBI
C) SEBI D) SIDBI
Answer : A
✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently announced that the ‘Bharat Bill Payment System
(BBPS)’ will be enabled to accept cross-border inward payments in India. This will aid
Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to make bill payments for utility, education and other such
payments on behalf of their families in India.
✓ Cross-border inward payments through BBPS will drive the Indian economy.
✓ BBPS system was conceptualised by the central bank. It is owned and operated by
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) Bharat BillPay Ltd (NBBL).
✓ NPCI is the specialised division of RBI, under the parent head of Ministry of Finance. It
was established in 2008, to operate the retail payments and settlement systems in
India.

Q. Which country has recently launched ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’, a gold coin to function as a legal
tender to boost the economy of that country?
A) Zimbabwe B) New Zealand
C) Singapore D) Vietnam
Answer : A
✓ Central bank of Zimbabwe, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, has announced the launch
of gold coins as legal tender, to tackle the situation of increasing inflation in the
country, and boost confidence in the local currency.. The coin will be called Mosi-oa-
Tunya, which refers to Victoria Falls in the local Tonga language.

JULY 2022
Q. The differentiated regulatory approach was mainly recommended for key parameters.
Choose the key parameters from the below
A) Net worth B) CRAR
C) Branch expansion D) Exposure Limit
Answer : D
✓ The differentiated regulatory approach was mainly recommended for key parameters
such as net worth, Capital to Risk-weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR), branch expansion
and exposure limits.
✓ Net Worth: RBI has stipulated a minimum net worth of Rs 2 crore for Tier-I UCBs
operating in a single district and Rs 5 crore for all other UCBs of all tiers.
✓ Capital-to-Risk Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR)/Capital Adequacy Ratio:
✓ RBI retained the minimum CRAR requirement for Tier-I UCBs at the present level of 9%.
✓ For UCBs of all other tiers, RBI revised the minimum capital adequacy ratio to 12% to
strengthen their capital structure.
✓ Accordingly, these banks will have to achieve a CRAR of 10% by the financial year
ended March 31, 2024, 11% by March 31, 2025; and 12% by March 31, 2026.
Q. As there are 4 tier in UCB Regulatory Mechanism. What is the range of tier III for deposits
with UCB?
A) Upto 100 cr B) 100 cr to 1000cr
C) 1,000 cr to 10,000cr D) Above 10,000cr
Answer : C
✓ Tier-I: All unit UCBs and salary earners’ UCBs, irrespective of deposit size, and all
other UCBs with deposits of up to Rs100 crore.
✓ Tier-II: UCBs with deposits of more than Rs 100 crore and up to Rs 1,000 crore
✓ Tier III: UCBs with deposits of over Rs 1,000 crore and up to Rs 10,000 crore
✓ Tier-IV: UCBs with deposits of over Rs 10,000 crore

Q. RBI Has formulated a regulatory structure for UCBs to strengthen their financial
resilience. It is of how many tiers ?
A) 3 B) 4
C) 5 D) 6
Answer : B
✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a revised regulatory framework for Urban
Cooperative Banks (UCBs) based on the recommendation of the Expert Committee on
Urban Co-operative Banks (the Committee) under the Chairmanship of Shri N. S.
Vishwanathan, former Deputy Governor, RBI.
✓ The Committee recommended a four-tiered regulatory framework for UCBs based on
size of deposits of the banks and their area of operations.
✓ The recommendation were made for 4 key parameters which are – net worth, Capital
to Risk-weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR), branch expansion and exposure limits
Q. What was the total FDI inflow attracted by India in FY 21-22 as per the data by Ministry of
Commerce & Industry?
A) USD 92,134 million B) USD 84,835 million
C) USD 64,346million D) USD 75,765million
Answer : B
✓ India received highest annual FDI inflows of USD 84,835 million in FY 21-22; Singapore
emerged top country for FDI inflows.
✓ According to the data by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Singapore has emerged
as the top source nation in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) equity flows into
India for the financial year 2021-22.
✓ India received an annual FDI inflows of USD 84,835 million in FY 21-22.
✓ Top 5 Source Countries : From the overall FDI inflows, 27.01% came from Singapore. It
was followed by USA (17.94%), Mauritius (15.98%), Netherland (7.86%) and
Switzerland (7.31%) as top 5 source country.
✓ The overall FDI in 2021-22 is recorded to be highest ever annual inflow, and an increase
by USD 2.87 billion from previous fiscal.. In 2020-21 the FDI inflow was USD 81,973
million and USD 74,391 million in FY 19-20.
✓ Top 5 sectors to receive highest FDI Equity Inflow during FY 2021-22
1. Computer Software & Hardware – 24.60%
2. Services Sector (Fin., Banking, Insurance, Non Fin/Business, Outsourcing, R&D,
Courier, Tech. Testing and Analysis, Other) – 12.13%
3. Automobile Industry – 11.89%
4. Trading – 7.72%
5. Construction (Infrastructure) Activities – 5.52%
Top 5 States receiving highest FDI Equity Inflow during FY 2021-22
1. Karnataka – 37.55%

2. Maharashtra – 26.26%
3. Delhi – 13.93%
4. Tamil Nadu – 5.10%
5. Haryana – 4.76%
✓ Manufacturing Sectors :The FDI Equity inflow in Manufacturing Sectors increased by
76% in FY 2021-22 (USD 21.34 billion) compared to previous FY 2020-21 (USD 12.09
billion).
✓ The FDI during FY 2021-22 were reported from 101 countries, as against 97 countries
during FY 2020-21.
Q. Which country was the largest source of FDI in India in FY21-22?
A) Netherland B) Mauritius
C) Singapore D) United States
Answer : C
✓ Top 5 Source Countries : From the overall FDI inflows, 27.01% came from Singapore. It
was followed by USA (17.94%), Mauritius (15.98%), Netherland (7.86%) and
Switzerland (7.31%) as top 5 source country.
Q. Which sector received the highest FDI inflow in financial year 2021-22?
A) Automobile Industry B) Trading
C) Services Sector D) Computer Software & Hardware
Answer : D
✓ Top 5 sectors to receive highest FDI Equity Inflow during FY 2021-22
1. Computer Software & Hardware – 24.60%
2. Services Sector (Fin., Banking, Insurance, Non Fin/Business, Outsourcing, R&D,
Courier, Tech. Testing and Analysis, Other) – 12.13%
3. Automobile Industry – 11.89%
4. Trading – 7.72%
5. Construction (Infrastructure) Activities – 5.52%
Q. Which state was the highest receiver of FDI Equity Inflow during FY 2021-22?
A) Maharashtra B) Kerala
C) Tamil Nadu D) Karnataka
Answer : D
✓ Karnataka was the highest receiver of FDI Equity inflow during FY 2021-22 with 37.55
percent inflow, followed by Maharashtra (26.26 percent), Delhi (13.93 percent), Tamil
Nadu (5.10 percent) and Haryana (4.76 percent).

Q. Name the Indian female entrepreneur who has topped the ‘Kotak Wealth Hurun–Leading
Wealthy Women’ ranking 2021?
A) Radha Vembu B) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
C) Leena Gandhi Tewari D) Roshni Nadar Malhotra
Answer : D
✓ Roshni Nadar retained as India’s richest woman for second year in a row.
✓ HCL Technologies’ Chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra has retained her position as
the richest woman in India, for the second year in a row according to the third edition
of ‘Kotak Private Banking Hurun – Leading Wealthy Women List’.
✓ The total net worth of Roshni Nadar as on December 31, 2021 stood at Rs 84,330 crore.
✓ She was followed by Falguni Nayar, owner of beauty brand Nykaa, with a total wealth
of Rs 57,520 crore. Falguni is also the richest self-made woman in the list. It must be
noted that she is also the world’s tenth richest self-made woman.
✓ Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw took third spot with a total wealth of Rs 29,030 crore.
✓ Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw took third spot with a total wealth of Rs 29,030 crore.
✓ The cumulative wealth of top 100 women in the list has increased 53% in a year to Rs
4.16 lakh crore in 2021 from Rs 2.72 lakh crore in 2020.
✓ The youngest self-made woman on the list was 33-year-old Kanika Tekriwal of
Jetsetgo.
✓ The average wealth of women in 2021 rose to Rs 4,170 crore against Rs 2,725 crore in
2020.
Q. Who becomes the second Richest Woman in India?
A) Radha Vembu B) Falguni Nayar
C) Roshni Nadar Malhotra D) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Answer : B
✓ Richest women in India
1. Roshni Nadar Malhotra - HCL- 84,330 crore
2. Falguni Nayar - Nykaa - 57,520 crores
3. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw - Biocon - 29,030 crores
4. Nilima Motaparti - Divi’s Laboratories - 28,180 crores
5. Radha Vembu - Zoho - 26, 260 crores
Q. Who is the youngest on the list of richest women in India?
A) Radha Vembu B) Kanika Tekriwal
C) Nilima Motaparti D) Neha Narkhede
Answer : B
✓ The youngest self-made woman on the list was 33-year-old Kanika Tekriwal of
Jetsetgo.

✓ The average wealth of women in 2021 rose to Rs 4,170 crore against Rs 2,725 crore in
2020
Q. Which bank will be among the world’s top 10 most valuable banks after its merger with
its parent?
A) Axis Bank B) HDFC Bank
C) Yes Bank D) ICICI Bank
Answer : B
✓ HDFC Bank will be among the world’s top 10 most valuable banks after its merger with
parent HDFC.
✓ The combined market cap of HDFC Bank and HDFC would be around $160 billion.
✓ HDFC Bank is a systemically important bank in India along with SBI and ICICI Bank.
✓ Recently in April, RBI approved HDFC Bank's proposed merger with parent and
mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd (HDFC).
✓ The Financial Stability Board, an international body which makes recommendations on
financial regulation, had termed JP Morgan the most systemically important bank for
2021 followed by BNP Paribas, Citigroup and HSBC.
Q. The Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) to promote external trade and payments
was passed in which year?
A) 2000
B) 1999
C) 1989
D) 1992
Answer : B
✓ Trade Transaction Settlement Mechanism.
✓ For settlement of trade transactions in domestic currency, the authorised dealer (AD)
banks in India will require Special Rupee Vostro Accounts of correspondent bank/s of
the partner trading country.
✓ This new framework for cross border trade transactions in INR is under Foreign
Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA).
✓ The new mechanism is open for all Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks. However, they
shall require prior approval from the Foreign Exchange Department of Reserve Bank
of India, Central Office at Mumbai, before putting into place this mechanism
Q. Cross Border Transactions in Indian Rupee (INR) is covered under which Act?
A) Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1965 (FERA)
B) Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1990 (FERA)
C) Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1982 (FERA)
D) Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA)
Answer : D

Q. What is the extended period of Under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
(PMMSY) scheme?
A) 2020-21 to 2024-25 B) 2021-22 to 2024-25
C) 2021-22 to 2025-26 D) 209-20 to 2023-24
Answer : A
✓ The second Anniversary of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) was
celebrated.
✓ PMMSY envisages generation of 68 lakh Employment by the end of 2024-25.
✓ PMMSY was introduced by the Government of India, as part of the ‘Atma Nirbhar
Bharat’ package with the investment of Rs. 20,050 crores, the highest ever investment
in the Fishery sector.
✓ Fishermen are provided with insurance cover, financial assistance and a facility of
Kisan Credit Card as well.
✓ PMMSY aims towards the purpose of rural development by utilizing rural resources and
boosting rural economy in a rapid way.
✓ The main motto of PMMSY is ‘Reform, Perform and Transform’ in the fisheries sector.
✓ Fisheries sector showed impressive growth of 14.3% from 2019-20 to 2021-22.
✓ PMMSY has supported 31.47 lakh farmers under insurance coverage from 22 states
and 7 UTs.
✓ This Scheme valid for a period of 5 years from FY 2020-21 to 2024-25.
✓ Credit Guarantee coverage will be available for eligible borrowers under Credit
Guarantee Fund Trust (CGTMSE) scheme for loan upto Rs. 2 crore.
Q. What is contemporary GST rate for the hotel room less than 1000?
A) 10 percent B) 18 percent
C) 12 percent D) 15 percent
Answer : C
✓ Budget travellers will have to shell out more money now that hotel rooms below Rs
1,000 will be taxed at 12 percent Goods and Services Tax (GST), a decision which was
taken by the GST Council during its two-day meeting starting June 28. The move will
take effect on July 18.
✓ Rooms below Rs 1,000 were earlier exempt and those above the threshold were
charged 12 percent GST.
✓ Rooms above Rs 7,500 fell under the 18 percent GST tax bracket
Q. As per the latest Financial Stability Report published by the RBI, the gross non-
performing assets (GNPA) declined to a_year low of 5.9% in March 2022.
A) seven B) four
C) six D) five
Answer : C
✓ As per the latest Financial Stability Report published by the RBI, the gross non-
performing assets (GNPA) declined to a six-year low of 5.9% in March 2022.

✓ According to stress testing, the GNPA ratio of commercial banks may go from 5.9% in
March 2022 to 5.3 percent by March 2023 due, among other things, to higher-than-
anticipated bank loan growth and a downward trend in the stock of GNPAs, according
to the research.
✓ GNPA : Gross Non – Performing Asset
✓ NPA : Non – Performing Asset
Q. MSME procurement policy _ floated by the Central Government.
A) 20% B) 25%
C) 30% D) 15%
Answer : B
✓ Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSME) order 2012 has
mandated Every Central Ministry/Department/PSU shall set an annual goal for
procurement from the MSE sector at the beginning of the year, with the objective of
achieving an overall procurement goal of minimum 25 per cent of the total annual
purchases from the products or services produced or rendered by MSEs.
✓ Out of 25% target of annual procurement 4% is exclusively reserved for MSEs owned
by SC/ST and 3% for MSEs owned by Women entrepreneurs
Q. Central govt has proposed implementation of Fuel Consumption Standards for all
vehicles from____.
A) April 2023 B) June 2024
C) May 2023 D) July 2024
Answer : A
✓ The government has proposed to make it mandatory for light, medium and heavy duty
motor vehicles of various categories to comply with fuel consumption standards from
April 2023, according to an official statement by the Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways (MoRTH).
Q. Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) is a credit-linked subsidy
programme, was launched in 2008 for the generation of employment opportunities
through establishment of microenterprises in rural and urban areas. Which of the
following is not a feature of PMEGP?
A) It allows entrepreneurs to set up factories or units.
B) Any individual above 21 years of age is eligible under this scheme.
C) Only new projects/units are considered for sanction of loans.
D) Maximum Cost of Project/Unit Admissible for Manufacturing Sector is Rs. 25 lakh.
Answer : B
✓ Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) is a credit-linked
subsidy program.
✓ It was launched in 2008 for the generation of employment opportunities through the
establishment of microenterprises in rural and urban areas.

✓ It is a central sector scheme being administered by the Ministry of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises (MSME).
✓ Implementing Agency at the National Level is Khadi and Village Industries
Commission(KVIC).
✓ It is a statutory organization under the administrative control of the Ministry of MSME.
✓ Features of the scheme are as follow-
✓ It allows entrepreneurs to set up factories or units.
✓ Any individual above 18 years of age is eligible for this scheme.
✓ Only new projects/units are considered for sanction of loans.
✓ Maximum Cost of Project/Unit Admissible for Manufacturing Sector is Rs. 25 lakh.
✓ Maximum Cost of Project/Unit Admissible for Service Sector is Rs. 10 lakh.
✓ The government has decided to provide Subsidy in Rural Areas - 25% for the general
category and 35% for the special category, which includes SC/ST/ OBC/Minorities,
Northeast Region, Hill, and Border Areas. and, In Urban Areas- 15% for general
category and 25% for special categories.
✓ Under the scheme, loans are provided by Public Sector Banks, Regional Rural Banks,
Co-operative Banks, and Private Scheduled Commercial Banks approved by
respective State Task Force Committee
Q. The Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme has increased the maximum
project cost for manufacturing units from Rs. 25 lakh to __(in Rs lakh).
A)100
B) 50
C) 75
D) 200
Answer : B
✓ PMEGP has been extended over the 15th Finance Commission Cycle for 5 years from
2021-22 to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs. 135554.42 crores.
✓ The Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme has increased the maximum
project cost for manufacturing units from Rs. 25 lakh to Rs. 50 lakh and Rs. 10 lakh to
Rs. 20 lakh for service units
Q. Which institution is implementing the Prime Minister's employment Generation Program
(PMEGP )
A) Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
B) Reserve Bank of India
C) SIDBI
D) SEBI
Answer : A
✓ Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
✓ The scheme is implemented by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
functioning as the nodal agency at the national level.2

Q. Canara Bank has launched their Mobile Banking Super App named?
A) Canara zi1 B)Canara xi1
C) Canara ai1 D) Canara yi1
Answer : C
✓ Canara Bank has launched “Canara ai1”, its mobile banking app.
✓ The banking app would be a one-stop solution with more than 250 features to cater to
the banking needs of its customers.
✓ It is aimed to eliminate the need to have multiple mobile apps working in silos for
availing of different specific services
Q. Which institution introduced the mechanism to facilitate international trade in rupees
(INR)?
A) SEBI B) RBI
C) NPCI D) SIDBI
Answer : B
✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a mechanism to facilitate international
trade in rupees (INR), with immediate effect.
✓ This move will help in trade with countries under global sanctions and may add
strength to rupee in forex trade
Q. Which financial institutions has approved a loan of USD 1 billion to support India’s
flagship PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission(PM-ABHIM)?
C) International Monetary Fund D) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Answer : A
✓ World Bank has approved a loan of USD 1 billion to support India’s flagship PM
Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission(PM-ABHIM).
✓ The loan comprises two complementary loans of USD 500 million each. These are
“Transforming India’s Public Health Systems for Pandemic Preparedness Program
(PHSPP)” and “India’s Enhanced Health Service Delivery Program (EHSDP).
✓ The project PHSPP aims to increase the resilience and preparedness of India’s health
system for a pandemic and support activities for strengthening existing health units at
points of entry and establishing new health units at PoEs.
✓ The EHSDP aims to support comprehensive primary health care service delivery in
some prioritised states.
Q. How many years will the 'Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana' complete by 21st July
2022?
A) 8 Years B) 7 Years
C) 6 Years D) 5 Years
Answer : D

✓ The five years of the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana are now complete. 21 July,
2017 marked the official launch of the programme. The programme is a social security
programme for the elderly that aims to provide them with a guaranteed minimum
pension based on a guaranteed return on the purchase price or subscription fee.
✓ The minimum investment required to participate in this scheme has been increased to
one lakh 56 thousand 658 rupees for a pension of 12,000 per year and to one lakh 62
thousand 162 rupees for a pension of at least 1,000 rupees per month.
✓ The programme, which was in place through 2020, has now been extended for an
additional three years, through March 31, 2023.
✓ Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) : Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana
Yojana (PMMVY), previously known as the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana, is a
maternity benefit program run by the government of India. It was originally launched in
2010 and renamed in 2017.
✓ The scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It is a
conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women of 19 years of age
or above for the first live birth.
Q. As per the recent data by World Health Organisation (WHO), India was the top country in
receiving remittances in 2021. What amount of remittance was received by the country?
A) USD 90 billion B) USD 81 billion
C) USD 87 billion D) USD 97 billion
Answer : C
✓ India was the top recipient country for remittances inflows in 2021, in current US
dollars, among the low and middle income countries, according to a report released
by World Health Organisation on July 20, 2022.
✓ India received remittances worth US$ 87 billion in 2021, as per the “first World report
on the health of refugees and migrants”.
✓ China ($53 billion), Mexico ($53 billion), the Philippines ($36 billion) and Egypt ($33
billion) were the top five nations in the list.
✓ The top source country for remittance outflows  in current USD in 2021 was United
States. It was followed by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland.
Q. RBI has hiked the minimum Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) for Urban Cooperative Banks
(UCBs) with deposits above Rs 100 crore to__ percent from 9.0 percent.
A) 12% B) 10%
C) 13% D) 14%
Answer : A
✓ RBI has hiked the minimum Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) for Urban Cooperative
Banks (UCBs) with deposits above Rs 100 crore to 12 percent from 9.0 percent.
✓ RBI has allowed till March 2026 to meet revised CAR norm in phases for UCBs that
don’t meet it currently.
✓ RBI has decided to adopt a simple four-tiered regulatory framework with differentiated
regulatory prescriptions to strengthen the financial soundness of the existing UCBs.
This is based on recommendations of a panel headed by N S Vishwanathan, former
Deputy Governor set up in February 2021.

✓ It has retained the norm of a minimum CAR of 9 per cent for tier-1 banks (those with
deposits up to Rs 100 crore).
✓ The Tier-2 banks are UCBs with deposits of more than Rs 100 crore and up to Rs 1,000
crore; Tier-3 are UCBs with deposits of more than Rs 1,000 crore and up to Rs 10,000
crore. The final layer, Tier-4. consists of banks with deposits exceeding Rs 10,000
crore.
Q. Which of the following company has launched Viva Engage app?
A) Google
B) Amazon
C) IBM
D) Microsoft
Answer : D
✓ Microsoft has introduced Viva Engage, a new app in Teams that helps build community
and connection, along with providing tools for personal expression.
✓ On this app, leaders can share news and insights, answer questions, and facilitate two-
way conversations.
✓ The social app for digital communities, conversations, and self-expression tools builds
on the existing capabilities of the Communities app for Teams and Microsoft 365.
MICROSOFT IN NEWS 2021-22
❖ Microsoft announces ‘Viva Engage’ app in Teams to help build community.
❖ HCL Technologies was recognised at Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards 2022, for
innovation and implementing customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.
❖ Microsoft has announced the retirement of 27-year-old (1995) Internet Explorer (IE) as
the firm’s oldest browser will be completely phased out from June 15, 2022.
❖ Microsoft and BPCL collaborated to step up digital transformation.
❖ Microsoft launches ‘Startups Founders Hub’ platform to empower startups in India.
❖ Microsoft to set up India’s largest Data Center region in Hyderabad.
❖ Sonata Software tie-up with Microsoft for its launch of ‘Microsoft Cloud’.
❖ Microsoft to acquire video gaming company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion ($95.00
per share).
❖ Microsoft launched cybersecurity skills training programme with the goal of training
over 1 lakh learners by 2022 in India.
❖ Ministry of Labour & Employment launches DigiSaksham programme in association
with Microsoft.
❖ Microsoft officially launched its new Windows operating system ‘Windows 11’ .
❖ Satya Nadella appointed as Chairman of Microsoft.
❖ MICROSOFT
❖ Founded : 1975
❖ Founders : Bill Gates and Paul Allen
❖ Headquarters : Washington DC
❖ Chairman : Satya Nadella
❖ CEO : Satya Nadella
❖ President : Brad Smith

Q. Which bank has been named the 2022 ‘World’s Best SME Bank’ by Euromoney for the
second time?
A) DBS Bank B) Bank of America
C) CSB Bank D) Citibank
Answer : A
✓ DBS has been recognised as the ‘World’s Best SME Bank’ by the leading UK-based
financial publication Euromoney, at the Awards for Excellence 2022 .
✓ This is for the second time that DBS has been honoured with the ‘World’s Best SME
Bank’ title by Euromoney. Previously the bank was given this title in 2018.
✓ Apart from this, DBS also clinched three other awards for the first-time. These include
1. World’s Best ‘Financial Innovation of the year’
2. ‘Asia’s Best Bank for Wealth Management’ and
3. ‘Best Bank in Hong Kong’
DBS BANK IN NEWS 2021-22
❖ DBS has been recognised as the ‘World’s Best SME Bank’ by the leading UK-based
financial publication Euromoney.
❖ DBS Bank tie-up with SWIFT to launch real-time cross-border payment tracking.
❖ DBS has been honoured as the global winner for Most Innovative in Digital Banking.
❖ DBS has partnered with Temasek to launch a $500 million growth stage debt financing
platform named ‘EvolutionX’ Debt Capital.
❖ DBS tops Forbes ‘World’s Best Banks’ list in India.
❖ DBS was named ‘Safest Bank in Asia’.
❖ DBS Bank Global Finance’s pick for ‘Best Bank in the World’ .
❖ Cabinet approves RBI’s proposal to merge Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS Bank.
❖ Development Bank of Singapore ( DBS ) BANK
❖ Founded : 1968
❖ Headquarteres : Singapore
❖ Chairman : Peter Seah
❖ CEO : Piyush Gupta
Q. Who has been appointed as the executive director of Securities and Exchange Board of
India (SEBI)?
A) Arun P. Sathe B) Tapan Ray
C) S. Raman D) Pramod Rao
Answer : D
✓ Pramod Rao on 19 July 2022 took charge as executive director of the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
✓ He will handle the Department of Debt and Hybrid Securities (DDHS) and Enquiry and
Adjudication Department (EAD).
✓ Before this, he held the position of Group General Counsel at ICICI Bank.

Q. The central government has appointed whom as a Whole time Member of the Insolvency
and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) for five years?
A) Rahul Khanna B) Rajesh Kumar Gupta
C) Jayanti Prasad D) Keshav Kumar Giridhari
Answer : C
✓ The Central Government has appointed Mr. Jayanti Prasad as a Whole time Member of
the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) for five years.
✓ Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)
✓ Founded : 2016
✓ Chairperson : Ravi Mittal
✓ Parent : Ministry of Corporate Affairs
✓ The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code was passed in 2016.
Q. As per a study conducted by NITI Aayog and Institute for Competitiveness, R&D
investment in India has declined from 0.8% of the GDP in 2008–09 to ____% in 2017-18.
A) 0.7 B) 0.6
C) 0.5 D) 0.4
Answer : A
✓ India’s spending on research and development (R&D) is among the lowest in the world,
as per a study conducted by NITI Aayog and Institute for Competitiveness.
✓ R&D investment in India, in fact, has declined from 0.8% of the GDP in 2008–09 to 0.7%
in 2017-18.
✓ Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa spend around 1.2%, 1.1%, above 2% and 0.8%
respectively.
✓ The world average is around 1.8%.
✓ Developed countries the United States, Sweden, and Switzerland spend about 2.9%,
3.2% and 3.4%, respectively.
✓ Israel spends 4.5% of its GDP on R&D, the highest in the world.
✓ India’s GERD (Gross Expenditure on R&D) at $43 per capita is one of the lowest in the
world.
Q. Which entity has released its report titled 'Digital Banks: A Proposal for Licensing &
Regulatory Regime for India'?
A) RBI B) NITI Aayog
C) ASSOCHAM D) NASSCOM
Answer : B
✓ NITI Aayog has released its report titled 'Digital Banks: A Proposal for Licensing &
Regulatory Regime for India'.
✓ In it, it has made a case and offers a template and roadmap for a digital bank licensing
and regulatory regime for the country.
✓ The report suggested the introduction of a restricted Digital Business bank licence and
a restricted Digital Consumer Bank licence

Q. Who has been appointed as the CEO of Paytm Payments Services Ltd (PPSL)?
A) Vijay Shekhar Sharma B) Nakul Jain
C) Gyanesh Bharti D) Rajesh Gopinathan
Answer : B
✓ One97 Communications, the parent entity of Paytm, has hired Nakul Jain as CEO of
Paytm Payments Services Ltd (PPSL).
✓ Jain earlier served as managing director of private banking, priority banking, deposits
and branch banking at Standard Chartered Bank.
✓ Praveen Sharma, the former CEO of Paytm Payments Services, has been moved to lead
the company’s commerce vertical
Q. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved loan worth USD 96.3 million to fund safe
drinking water and sanitation project in which state?
A) Maharashtra B) Chhattisgarh
C) Meghalaya D) Himachal Pradesh
Answer : D
✓ The Manila-headquartered funding agency, Asian Development Bank (ADB), has
approved loan worth USD 96.3 million (about Rs 770 crore) to fund safe drinking water
and sanitation project in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
✓ The ADB has provided the loan under the Himachal Pradesh Rural Drinking Water
Improvement and Livelihood Project.
✓ This project is in line with the Jal Jeevan Mission, a national flagship programme of
Government of India, which aims to provide piped water to all rural households by
2024.
Q. The New Development Bank has approved USD 875 million for water, sanitation,
ecotourism, and transport for which countries?
A) South Africa, Brazil & Russia B) India, Brazil & China
C) Bangladesh, UAE & Iran D) India, France, and Germany
Answer : B
✓ New Development Bank has approved USD 875 million for water, sanitation,
ecotourism and transport.
✓ Investments will support the Brazil, China and India towards the Sustainable
Development Goals.
✓ In India, NDB will direct USD 79 million for the Meghalaya Ecotourism Infrastructure
Development Project. .
Q. In July 2022, India has contributed how many million dollars to the United Nations Relief
and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in Near East?
A) USD 4.5 million B) USD 1.5 million
C) USD 2.5 million D) USD 3.5 million
Answer : C

✓ The Government of India contributed USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and
Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), on July 22, 2022.
✓ This is the first half portion of the annual contribution of total US $5 million from India
to UNRWA.
✓ India has been supporting the work of UNRWA and is committed to the wellbeing of
Palestine refugees through timely contribution to the agency.
✓ UNRWA headquarters : Amman, Jordan and Gaza, Palestinian Authority
Q. Who has been appointed as a new Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for
Development Economics of World Bank?
A) K. V. Kamath B) Indermit Gill
C) Urjit Patel D) Raghuram Rajan
Answer : B
✓ The World Bank has appointed Indian national Indermit Gill as the Chief Economist and
Senior Vice-President for Development Economics at the multilateral development
bank.
✓ Indermit Gill will be the second Indian, after Kaushik Basu, to become the chief
economist of World Bank.
✓ Gill will assume the new role from September 1, 2022 and will replace Carmen
Reinhart.
✓ He is currently working as vice president for equitable growth, finance, and
institutions, at World Bank.
✓ Kaushik Basu was the first Indian to serve this post from 2012-2016.
Q. India's bioeconomy is expected to touch how much billion by 2025?
Answer : B
✓ India's bioeconomy is likely to touch USD 150 billion by 2025 and USD 300 billion by
2030, as per the India BioEconomy Report 2022 released on July 19, 2022.
✓ The report has been brought out by the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance
Council (BIRAC) based on the data from the biotech sector's contribution to the
economy.
✓ As per the report, India's bioeconomy reached over USD 80 billion in 2021 and
registered a 14.1 percent growth in 2020.
Q. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has accepted the Centre’s request for allowing non-financial
institutions and non-regulated entities to own more than ____ per cent of IDBI Bank.
A) 50% B) 30%
C) 40% D) 20%
Answer : C
✓ RBI have accepted the Centre’s request for allowing non-financial institutions and non-
regulated entities to own more than 40 per cent of IDBI Bank.

✓ The government and LIC are going to sell 51-74% of the lender through a strategic
divestment.
✓ The IDBI Bank was categorized as a 'Private Sector Bank' for regulatory purposes by
the Reserve Bank of India with effect from 21 January 2019.
✓ Founded : 1964
Q. Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi has approved how many lakh crore revival package
for BSNL?
A) Rs 1.26 Lakh Crore B) Rs 1.51 Lakh Crore
C) Rs 1.64 Lakh Crore D) Rs 1.80 Lakh Crore
Answer : C
✓ Union Cabinet approves Rs 1.64 Lakh Cr revival package for BSNL
✓ The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved a
revival package for the state-owned telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
(BSNL) worth Rs 1.64 Lakh Crore, to make BSNL financially viable.
✓ The revival package approved will focus on infusing fresh capital for:
✓ Upgrading BSNL services
✓ Administrative allotment of Spectrum
✓ Financial support for capex
✓ Viability gap funding for rural wireline operations
✓ Increase in authorized capital: The authorized capital of BSNL will be increased from
current Rs 40,000 crore to Rs 1,50,000 crore
✓ De-stressing its balance sheet
✓ Debt structuring
✓ Financial support for AGR dues
✓ Re-issue of preference shares
✓ Augmenting its fiber network by merging Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited (BBNL)
with BSNL
✓ Augmenting its fiber network by merging Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited (BBNL)
with BSNL
✓ The cabinet has cleared the merger of Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) with
BSNL to facilitate wider utilization of infrastructure laid under BharatNet. BBNL is the
special purpose vehicle (SPV) formed to implement the ambitious BharatNet project.
✓ Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
✓ Founded : 2000
✓ Chairman & MD : Pravin Kumar Purwar
Q. Which company has received approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to start non-
banking finance company (NBFC) operations in July 2022?
A) Piramal Enterprises B) Muthoot Finance Ltd
C) HDB Finance Services D) Bajaj Finance Limited

Answer : A
✓ Piramal Enterprises on 26 July 2022 received approval from the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) to start non-banking finance company (NBFC) operations.
✓ The licence is for initiating an NBFC not accepting public deposits.
✓ NBFCs are entities that provide bank-like financial services but don't hold a banking
license & are unregulated.
✓ Piramal Group CEO: Ajay Piramal
Q. How many billion dollar deal has Egypt signed with India for Suez Canal Economic Zone?
A) $5 billion B) $8 billion
C) $7 billion D) $6 billion
Answer : B
✓ Egypt has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an Indian company to
build a green hydrogen factory in the Suez Canal Economic Zone.
✓ The Indian ReNew Power Private Limited will build a factory that will produce 20,000
tonnes of green hydrogen per year.
✓ The total worth of this project is estimated at $8 billion.
✓ Suez Canal location : Egypt
✓ The Suez Canal connects the Gulf of Suez (a northern branch of the Red Sea) with the
Mediterranean Sea.
✓ The length of this canal is approx 193.30 km (120 miles). It is an artificial sea-level
waterway which is located in Egypt
Q. With which of the following have Reliance New Energy signed a program agreement
under government's Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for advanced chemistry
cell (ACC) battery storage?
A) Ather Energy, and Vaibhav Global
B) Gitanjali Group, and Ola Electric
C) BYD Auto, and Vaibhav Global
D) Ola Electric, and Rajesh Exports
Answer : D
✓ Reliance New Energy, Ola Electric, and Rajesh Exports have signed a program
agreement under government's Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for
advanced chemistry cell (ACC) battery storage.
✓ As per the agreement, the companies will build a total of 50 gigawatt hours (Gwh) of
battery storage.
✓ They will receive ₹ 18,100 crore under government's incentive program.
Q. Which of the following Space Agency has earned 279 million dollars in foreign exchange
by launching satellites for global clients?
A) ISRO B) JAXA
C) NASA D) SpaceX

Answer : A
✓ ISRO has earned 279 million dollars in foreign exchange by launching satellites for
global clients.
✓ ISRO in association with its commercial arms has successfully launched 345 foreign
satellites from 34 countries on-board Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
Q. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has collaborated with which institutions
to offer a Master’s Degree program in Digital Payments to its employees?
A) Banaras Hindu University
B) Aligarh Muslim University
C) Savitribai Phule Pune University
D) Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies
Answer : D
✓ National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has partnered with Jamnalal Bajaj
Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) to co-create a master’s programme in
management studies in digital payments for its employees.
✓ The degree has been launched under NPCI’s “Learn while you Earn” higher education
program. The company will co-sponsor 75 per cent of the program fee and other
related costs for the participating employees. The duration of the course programme
will be 3 years.
✓ Founded : 2008
✓ Chairmam : Biswamohan Mahapatra
Q. As per the United Nations’ World Population Prospects (WPP) 2022 report, the global
population is estimated to reach ___ by November 15, 2022
A) 6 billion B) 9 billion
C) 8 billion D) 7 billion
Answer : C
✓ According to the United Nations’ World Population Prospects (WPP) 2022 report, the
global population is estimated to reach eight billion in mid- November ( November 15,
2022).
Q. The United Nations’ World Population Prospects (WPP) 2022 report has mentioned which
country that is likely to surpass China as the world’s most populous country during 2023?
A) India B) France
C) Brazil D) United States
Answer : A

global population is estimated to reach eight billion in mid- November ( November 15,
2022).
✓ The report also states that India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most
populous country during 2023.
✓ The global population is estimated to grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion
in 2050. It is further projected to reach a peak of around 10.4 billion people during the
2080s and remain at that level until 2100.
✓ According to the report, the population in India stands at 1.412 billion in 2022, while in
China it is 1.426 billion.
✓ The world’s two most populous regions in 2022 were Eastern and South-Eastern Asia,
accounting 2.3 billion people, representing 29 percent of the global population.
✓ Similarly Central and Southern Asia accounted for 2.1 billion people, representing 26
percent of the total world population.
✓ More than half of the projected increase in global population up to 2050 will be
concentrated in just eight countries. These are the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania
Q. What amount of investment has been announced by UAE to develop a series of integrated
food parks across India, as a part of I2U2 commitment?
Answer : C
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the first virtual I2U2 Summit on July 14,
2022.
✓ The I2U2 is a four-nation grouping, where “I” stands for India and Israel, and “U” for
the US and the UAE.
✓ PM Modi was joined by United States President Joe Biden, Israeli PM Yair Lapid and
UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
✓ The main focus of the virtual meeting was on food security crisis and clean energy.
✓ The United Arab Emirates (UAE) also announced an investment of USD 2 billion to
develop a series of integrated food parks across India to help tackle food insecurity in
South Asia and the Middle East.
✓ This I2U2 grouping was conceptualised during the meeting of the foreign ministers of
the four countries held on October 18 2021.
✓ I2U2 will bring together countries, governments and the private sector to tackle
challenges
✓ ISRAEL
✓ Capital : Jerusalem
✓ Currency : New Shekel
✓ President : Isaac Herzog
✓ Prime Minister : Yair Lapid
✓ United Arab Emirates (UAE)
✓ Capital : Abu Dhabi
✓ Currency : Dirham
✓ President : Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
✓ Prime Minister : Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

✓ UNITED STATES (US)
✓ Capital : Washington, D.C.
✓ Largest city : New York City
✓ Currency : Dollar
✓ First President : George Washington
✓ 46th President : Joe Biden
✓ 49th Vice President : Kamala Harris
✓ India ambassador to US : Taranjit Singh Sandhu
Q. The Ministry of Defence has set the vision to achieve defence exports of Rs 35,000 crore
by which year?
A) 2023 B) 2025
C) 2026 D) 2030
Answer : B
✓ Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched 75 newly-developed Artificial Intelligence
(AI) products/technologies during the first-ever ‘AI in Defence’ (AIDef) symposium and
exhibition.
✓ The event was organised by Ministry of Defence in New Delhi on July 11, 2022, as part
of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations.
✓ The Minister also released the physical as well as e-version of the book comprising the
details of these 75 products, which fall under various domains.
✓ As a part of the event, ‘Raksha Niryat Ratna’ awards were presented to Bharat
Electronics Limited from the public sector and to Indo-MIM from the private sector for
achieving highest defence exports in recent years.
✓ The award was in line with the vision of MoD to achieve defence exports of Rs 35,000
crore by 2025 and provide boost to the domestic industry
Q. NASSCOM Foundation has partnered with which company to set up DigiVaani Call Center
for helping women farmers scale up their business?
A) Meta B) Microsoft
C) Google D) Amazon
Answer : C
✓ Nasscom Foundation and Google have announced setting up a call centre in
collaboration with a not-for-profit body Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals
(ISAP) to help women farmers scale up their business.
✓ The “DigiVaani Call Center” project is being run on a pilot basis and initially around
20,000 rural women entrepreneurs shall be covered across six states, Himachal
Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana and Rajasthan.
✓ DigiVaani will be one place where rural women entrepreneurs will be able to call and
get the information around various schemes available for them, which can help them
scale up their business, be it government scheme or any other information that can be
of help for them.
✓ A DigiVaani call centre has been set up at the Delhi and Lucknow offices of ISAP.

Q. Ola Electric has unveiled India’s first indigenously developed lithium-ion cell. What is the
name of this cell?
A) MMC 2170 B) NMC 2170
C) NNC 2170 D) NCC 2170
Answer : B
✓ Ola Electric has unveiled India’s first indigenously developed lithium-ion cell NMC 2170
✓ The company will begin mass production of the cell (NMC 2170) from its Chennai-based
Gigafactory by 2023.
✓ Ola is building the world’s most advanced cell research center that will enable us to
scale and innovate faster, and build the most advanced and affordable EV products in
the world with speed.
✓ The company was recently allocated 20GWh capacity under the ACC PLI scheme by
the govt for developing advanced cells in India.
✓ The Ola Electric had launched its first electric vehicle in August 2021 and has also set
up the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturing facility in India.
✓ Ola Electric
✓ Founded : 2017
✓ Founder : Bhavish Aggarwal
✓ Headquarters : Bangalore, Karnataka
✓ CEO : Bhavish Aggarwal
Q. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a new mobile app to do
face authentication. What is the name of that app?
A) FaceRecognition B) FaceIdentifier
C) AadhaarFaceRd D) AadhaarFaceIdentifier
Answer : C
✓ Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a new mobile app named
‘AadhaarFaceRd’ to perform face authentication.
✓ Through this, an Aadhaar holder’s actual identity is validated and recorded in the
databases of UIDAI which was captured at the time of Aadhaar enrolment.
✓ Residents are now using the Aadhaar Face Authentication feature by downloading the
UIDAI RDApp, which can be used for various Aadhaar Authentication Apps like Jeevan
Praman, PDS, Scholarship schemes, COWIN, Farmer Welfare schemes.
✓ The UIDAI was established under the provisions of the Aadhaar act 2016 by the Govt.
of India under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
✓ Aadhaar is a 12 digit individual identification number issued by the Unique
Identification Authority of India on behalf of the Government of India.
✓ The number serves as a proof of identity and address, anywhere in India.
✓ On 11 March 2016 the Aadhaar Act, 2016, was passed in parliament.
✓ The first UID number was issued on 29 September 2010 to a resident of Nandurbar,
Maharashtra.
✓ Ranjana Sonawane is the first person to get an Aadhaar card.
✓ Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
✓ Founded : 2009

✓ Chairman : J. Satyanarayana
✓ CEO : Saurabh Garg
Q. India Mortgage Guarantee Corp. (IMGC) has partnered with which Bank to offer
mortgage guarantee-backed home loan products for salaried and non-salaried
customers?
A) RBL Bank B) Canara Bank
C) Bank of Baroda D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer : A
✓ India Mortgage Guarantee Corp. (IMGC) has partnered with RBL Bank to offer
mortgage guarantee-backed home loan products for salaried and non-salaried
customers.
✓ This partnership with IMGC will help RBL Bank extend mortgage guarantee-backed
home loans to new borrower segments through its network of over 500 branches
across the country.
✓ The combined expertise would help create a conducive lending environment for early
home ownership by ensuring timely disbursal of housing credit and longer tenure to
customers.
✓ RBL BANK
✓ Founded : 1943
✓ MD & CEO : R Subramaniakumar
✓ Tagline : Apno ka Bank
Q. NBFC-MFI Arohan Financial Services has launched a digital lending app for its existing
customers having good repayment track record to provide them an experience
equivalent to that of privilege banking and to raise collection efficiency ratio. What is the
name of this digital lending app?
A) Arohan B) ApnaArohan
C) ApnaDigiArohan D) ApnaDigitalArohan
Answer : B
✓ NBFC-MFI Arohan Financial Services has launched a digital lending app for its existing
customers having good repayment track record to provide them an experience
equivalent to that of privilege banking and to raise collection efficiency ratio.
✓ NBFC-MFI Arohan Financial Services has launched a digital lending app named
‘ApnaArohan’ for its existing customers.
✓ This app will help its customers make repayments and other transactions through the
digital mode. It reduces the physical interaction with the loan officers of the MFI.
✓ The AI-powered app will provide the microfinance company the ‘first mover advantage’
and help increase the outstanding portfolio from Rs 4,500 crore, as on June 2022, to
around Rs 5,100 crore by the end of the current financial year.
Q. Who has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)?
A) S. S. Mundra B) Jayshree Vyas
C) Sunil Behari Mathur D) Ashish Kumar Chauhan

Answer : D
✓ National Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced the appointment of Ashish Kumar
Chauhan as its new managing director and CEO.
✓ He will succeed Vikram Limaye whose 5-year term ended on 16 July 2022.
✓ The National Stock Exchange is a government-owned stock exchange in India.
✓ It is located in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
✓ It was established in 1992.
✓ It uses NIFTY 50 as its index.
✓ Nifty was introduced by NSE on April 21, 1996.
✓ It represents the weighted average of 50 Indian Company Stocks across 24 sectors,
which account for around 60% of the market capitalization.
✓ Sensex was introduced by NSE on January 1, 1986.
✓ It represents the weighted average of 30 Indian Company Stocks across 13 sectors.
✓ National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE)
✓ Founded : 1992
✓ Chairman : Girish Chandra Chaturvedi
✓ MD & CEO : Ashish Kumar Chauhan
✓ Indices : NIFTY 50
Q. Which company has planned capital expenditure (capex) of Rs 12,000 crore on its India
and Europe operations during the current financial year (FY23)?
A) JSW Steel A) Tata Steel
C) Jindal Steel & Power Ltd D) Steel Authority Of India Ltd
Answer : B
✓ Tata Steel has planned capital expenditure (capex) of Rs 12,000 crore on its India and
Europe operations during the current financial year (FY23).
✓ The domestic steel major plans to invest Rs 8,500 crore in India and Rs 3,500 crore on
the company’s operations in Europe
✓ In India, the focus will be on the Kalinganagar project expansion and mining activity,
and in Europe it will be focused on sustenance, product mix enrichment and
environment-related capex.
✓ The company is in process of expanding capacity of its plant in Kalinganagar, Odisha
to 8 MT from 3 MT. Tata Steel recently also spent Rs 12,100 crore on the acquisition of
Odisha based steel mill NINL.
Q. Which port has become the first major port of the country to become 100% Landlord port?
A) Kandla port B) Paradip Port
C) New Mangalore Port D) Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Answer : D
✓ Jawaharlal Nehru Port has become the first major port of the country to become 100%
Landlord port.
✓ JNP is one of the leading container ports of the country and is ranked 26th among the
top 100 global ports (as per Lloyds List Top 100 Ports 2021 Report).
✓ Currently, five container terminals are operated at JNP, of which only one is port
owned.

✓ Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) or JLN Port, also known as Nhava Sheva Port, is
the second largest container port in India after Mundra Port.
Q. Which bank has partnered with JC Flowers ARC to sell 48,000 crore Bad Loans?
A) Yes Bank B) HDFC Bank
C) ICICI Bank D) Axis Bank
Answer : A
✓ Yes Bank has selected JC Flowers ARC as partner to form an asset reconstruction
company to sell bad loans of the bank valuing Rs 48,000 crore.
✓ The bank has signed a binding term sheet with JCF ARC LLC and JC Flowers Asset
Reconstruction Pvt. Ltd. for this strategic partnership.
✓ This is being termed the single-largest bad loan deal.
✓ YES BANK
✓ Founded : 2004
✓ MD & CEO : Prashant Kumar
✓ Tagline : Experience our Expertise
Q. Centre has formed a Committee on Minimum Support Price (MSP) under whose
chairmanship?
A) Vibha Parthasarathi B) Poornima Advani
C) Jayanti Patnaik D) Sanjay Agrawal
Answer : D
✓ The Centre has formed a Committee on Minimum Support Price under the
chairmanship of Former Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agrawal.
✓ The panel will comprise Member (Agriculture) in NITI Aayog Ramesh Chand,
Agricultural Economist CSC Shekhar, etc.
✓ The panel will look at ways to strengthen the Agricultural Marketing System as per the
changing requirements of the country.
✓ Minimum Support Price (MSP) is recommended by the Commission for Agricultural
Costs and Prices (CACP).
✓ MSP is a price set by the Indian government at which it purchases crops directly from
the farmer.
✓ It is an important part of the agricultural policy of India.
✓ Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a form of market intervention by the Government of
India to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices
Q. Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a penalty
of Rs 7 crore in the ‘dark fibre’ case on which stock exchange?
A) Bombay Stock Exchange B) National Stock Exchange
C) Metropolitan Stock Exchange D) Multi Commodity Exchange
Answer : B

✓ Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a
penalty of Rs 7 crore on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Rs 5 crore on former
MD & CEO Chitra Ramkrishna in the ‘dark fibre’ case.
✓ In this case, a total of 18 entities received penalties.
✓ The case relates to the alleged differential access given to certain broking firms in the
form of ‘dark fibre’ at NSE, to connect across the colocation facilities before other
members.
Q. Every year 1st July is observed as SBI Foundation Day. In 2022, which edition of the day
was celebrated?
A) 67th B) 85th
C) 74th D) 55th
Answer : A
✓ The oldest commercial bank in the country, State Bank of India, is celebrating its 67th
year on 1st July.
✓ SBI descends from the Bank of Calcutta founded in 1806 through the Imperial Bank of
India.
✓ The Bank of Madras merged into the other two presidency banks, the bank of Calcutta
and the bank of Bombay to form the Imperial Bank of India which in turn became the
SBI in 1955.
✓ State Bank of India (SBI) is the oldest commercial bank in the country and was founded
pre-independence as the Bank of Calcutta in 1806.
✓ SBI Foundation Day celebrates the foundation of the bank in the year 1955.
✓ State Bank is a public sector bank and the 43rd largest bank in the world
Q. India’s Tata Motors and Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp have formed a
strategic partnership to design, develop and manufacture semiconductor solutions for
domestic and global markets. Renesas Electronic Corp is a company of which country?
A) Japan B) Israel
Answer : A
✓ India’s Tata Motors and Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp have formed
a strategic partnership to design, develop and manufacture semiconductor solutions
for domestic and global markets.
✓ As part of the partnership, Renesas will also work with Tejas Networks, a Tata Group
company, on wireless network solutions including 5G.
Q. What is the budgetary outlay of ‘Computerisation of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies
(PACS)?
A) ₹3,654 crore B) ₹2,516 crore
C) ₹1,825 crore D) ₹2,281 crore
Answer : B

✓ The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
approved computerisation of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) with a
budgetary outlay of ₹2,516 crore.
✓ The objective is to increase efficiency of PACS, bring transparency and accountability
in their operations This project proposes computerization of about 63,000 functional
PACS over a period of 5 years with Government of India share of ₹1,528 crore.
✓ State Cooperative Banks and District Central Cooperative Banks were already
automated by NABARD and brought on Common Banking Software
Q. How much amount has been by the World Bank to support and enhance the health sector
of India?
Answer : B
✓ World Bank approved USD 1 billion to support India’s health sector
✓ Two complementary loans totaling $500 million each were authorized by the World
Bank Board of Executive Directors to help and develop the health sector in India.
✓ Through this combined financing of $1 billion, the World Bank is looking to assist the
Pradhan Mantri-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), which
was launched by the government in October 2021 for the development the public
healthcare infrastructure across the country.
✓ PHSPP and EHSDP loans have a combined final term of 18.5 years, including a 5-year
grace period.
Q. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi participated in the ‘Udyami Bharat’ programme and
launched RAMP program. What is the full form of RAMP?
A) Rating and Accelerating MSME Performance
B) Rural and Accelerating MSME Performance
C) Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance
D) Revenue and Accelerating MSME Performance
Answer : C
✓ Prime Minister, Narendra Modi participated in the ‘Udyami Bharat’ programme and
launched key initiatives like ‘Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance’ (RAMP)
scheme, ‘Capacity Building of First-Time MSME Exporters’ (CBFTE) scheme and new
features of the ‘Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme’ (PMEGP) to
ramp up the MSME sector.
✓ He also digitally transferred assistance to beneficiaries of PMEGP for 2022-23;
announced results of the MSME Idea Hackathon, 2022; distributed National MSME
Awards, 2022; and issued Digital Equity Certificates to 75 MSMEs in the Self Reliant
India (SRI) Fund.
✓ ‘Udyami Bharat’ is reflective of the continuous commitment of the government, right
from day one, to work towards empowerment of MSMEs.
✓ Government has launched several initiatives from time to time like MUDRA Yojana,
Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme, and Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of

Traditional Industries (SFURTI) etc. to provide necessary and timely support to the
MSME sector, which has helped benefit crores of people across the country.
✓ Prime Minister has launched the ‘Capacity Building of First-Time MSME Exporters’
(CBFTE) scheme, which aims to encourage MSMEs to offer products and services of
international standards for the global market. This will enhance the participation of
Indian MSMEs in the global value chain and help them realize their export potential.
✓ PM has also launched new features of the ‘Prime Minister’s Employment Generation
Programme’ (PMEGP). These include increase in the maximum project cost to ₹50
lakhs (from ₹25 lakhs) for manufacturing sector and ₹20 lakhs (from ₹10 lakhs) in the
service sector and inclusion of applicants from Aspirational districts & Transgenders
in the Special Category applicants for availing higher subsidies. Also, handholding
support is being provided to applicants/entrepreneurs through engagement of
banking, technical & marketing experts.
Q. What is the GST rate that will be levied on fees charged by banks for the issue of
cheques?
A) 18%
B) 14%
C) 10%
D) 16%
Answer : A
✓ The 47th GST council meeting under the Chairmanship of Union Minister for Finance &
Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in Chandigarh.
✓ In the meeting, the GST on LED Lamps, lights and fixtures, and their metal printed
circuits board is raised from 12 per cent to 18 per cent. In the case of the Solar Water
Heater system GST was raised from 5 to 12 per cent whereas in the Works contract for
roads, bridges, railways, metro, effluent treatment plant, crematoriums, etc. The tax
was raised by 12 to 18 percent.
✓ Works contract supplied to central and state governments, local authorities for
historical monuments, canals, dams, pipelines, plants for water supply, educational
institutions, hospitals, etc. & sub-contractor from 12 to 18 percent.
✓ GST rate on Tetra Packaging has been raised from 12 to 18 percent. Cut and Polished
diamonds are up from 0.25 per cent to 1.5 percent.
✓ Pre –packed & labelled food item like meat, fish, curd, paneer and honey will now
attracts 5% GST.
✓ 18% GST will be levied on fee charged by banks for issue of cheques.
✓ All rate changes recommended by the 47th GST Council will be made effective from
18th July, 2022.
✓ The GST Council, formed in 2016 after inserting Article 279A (1) of the Constitution to
implement the goods and services tax (GST), is the highest decision-making body for
the indirect tax regime in the country. It is headed by the Union finance minister
(currently Nirmala Sitharaman) and comprises finance ministers or other
representatives of all states and Union Territories. The revenue secretary is the ex-
officio secretary to the GST Council and the secretariat office is situated in New Delhi.

Q. State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank has acquired what percent of stake in
Perfios Account Aggregation Services Private Limited?
A) 8.75% B) 7.85%
C) 9.54% D) 6.78%
Answer : C
✓ State Bank of India, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank has acquired a 9.54 per cent stake
each in Perfios Account Aggregation Services Private Limited.
✓ The three banks acquired 8, 05,520 equity shares each by paying Rs 4.03 crore each
for the stakes. The investments will be subject to the approval of the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI).
✓ The lenders bought the shares at a price of Rs 50 apiece, according to regulatory
filings
Q. Which of the following new body has been approved to replace the Banks Board Bureau
(BBB)?
A) Financial Institutions Bureau (FIB)
B) Banks Appointment Bureau (BAB)
C) Banks and Insurance Companies Bureau (BICB)
D) Financial Services Institution Bureau (FSIB)
Answer : D
✓ The Cabinet Appointments Committee (ACC) has passed a government resolution to
establish the Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) in place of the Banks Board
Bureau (BBB).
✓ The new framework was proposed by the Department of Financial Service, Ministry of
Finance.
✓ What is the Financial Services Institutions Bureau?
✓ The Financial Services Institutions Bureau will select the chiefs of public sector banks
and insurance companies.
✓ The FSIB will have the clear mandate to issue guidelines and select general managers
and directors of state-run non-life insurers, general insurers and Financial Institutions.
✓ FSIB will be the single entity for making recommendations for appointments of WTD
(Whole-time Director) and NEC (Non-executive Chairman) in Public Sector Banks, India
Private Limited company and Financial Institutions.
✓ Chairman of FSIB: The ACC has approved the appointment of Bhanu Pratap Sharma as
Initial chairperson of FSIB for two years. He was the former Chairman of BBB.
✓ What is Financial Institution (FI)?
✓ A financial institution is an umbrella term for a company dealing with financial and
monetary transactions, including loans, deposits, and/or investments.
✓ All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs) are regulated and supervised by the Reserve
Bank of India.
✓ Examples:
✓  National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) 
✓ Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank)

✓ National Housing Bank (NHB)
✓ Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
Q. Which of the following Gold loan Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) has received an
approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to open up 150 new branches across the
nation?
A) Muthoot Finance Limited
B) Bajaj Finance Limited
C) Aditya Birla Finance Limited
D) Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited
Answer : A
✓ Gold loan Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) Muthoot Finance has received
approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to open up 150 new branches across the
nation.
✓ The non-bank lender plans to open these branches across southern and northern parts
of the country.
Q. Which Insurance company has launched 'SWITCH', India’s first on-demand
comprehensive motor insurance product?
A) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
B) SBI General Insurance
C) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
D) Edelweiss General Insurance
Answer : D
✓ Edelweiss General Insurance on 4 July 2022 launched 'SWITCH' – India’s first on-
demand comprehensive motor insurance product.
✓ It has been launched under the insurance regulator IRDAI’s Sandbox initiative.
✓ SWITCH is a fully digital, mobile telematics-based motor policy that detects motion and
automatically activates insurance when the vehicle is driven, making it convenient for
customers.
Q. Which institution conducts OBICUS (order books, inventories and capacity utilisation)
survey of manufacturing companies?
A) SEBI B) RBI
C) NPCI D) SIDBI
Answer : B
✓ The Reserve Bank has launched the next round of its order books, inventories and
capacity utilisation survey (OBICUS) of manufacturing companies. The results of the
survey provide valuable inputs for monetary policy formulation.

✓ The 58th round of the OBICUS is for April - June 2022 period. The information collected
in the survey includes data on new orders received during the reference quarter,
backlog of orders, pending and total inventories among others.
Q. Name the comprehensive cyber insurance plan, launched by the SBI General Insurance
to give protection against financial losses arising from cyber risks and attacks?
A) Cyber Safety B) Cyber VaultEdge
C) Cyber Sathi D) Surakhsha ka Sathi
Answer : B
✓ SBI General Life Insurance has launched a comprehensive cyber insurance policy for
individuals that provides protection against financial losses caused by cyber risks and
cyberattacks.
✓ Named Cyber VaultEdge Insurance Plan, it comes with a host of features that provides
protection against unauthorised electronic transactions, wage losses brought on by
identity theft, and incidents affecting one’s online reputation, including trolling,
bullying, and stalking on social media, among others.
✓ According to CERT, cyber security breaches increased from 2.08 lakh in 2018 to 14.02
lakh in 2021. In contrast, data from private and public banks estimates that losses from
cybercrime, ATM/debit card, credit card, and online banking fraud totalled Rs. 63.4
crore in 2020–21.
Q. Which bank has signed an agreement with Kerala’s Forest and Wildlife Department to
enable digital collection of payments at eco-tourism centres, Vanasree shops, mobile
Vanasree units and eco-shops across the State?
A) South Indian Bank B) Indian Overseas Bank
C) Kotak Mahindra Bank D) Union Bank of India
Answer : A
✓ South Indian Bank has signed an agreement with Kerala’s Forest and Wildlife
Department to enable digital collection of payments at eco-tourism centres, Vanasree
shops, mobile Vanasree units and eco-shops across the State.
✓ Under this agreement, the digital collection system of South Indian Bank will now be
available at all 124 tourist spots that fall under the Forest Department.
✓ The tie-up will commence with the setting up of 124 POS machines at various eco-
tourism centres, Vanasree shops, mobile Vanasree units and eco-shops under 36
forest department agencies across Kerala.
✓ South Indian Bank
✓ Founded : 1929
✓ Chairman : Salim Gangadharan
✓ MD & CEO : Murali Ramakrishnan
✓ Tagline : Experience Next Generation Banking.
Q. Which institution released the ‘Global Findex database 2021’?
A) World Bank B) Reserve Bank of India
C) World Economic Forum D) United States Development Programme

Answer : A
✓ World Bank recently released the “Global Findex Database 2021”. As per report,
account ownership has increased worldwide.
✓ Report notes that, three out of four adults are having a financial account today. Despite
that, 1.4 billion adults have no bank account.
✓ In developing countries; wage payment, from private sector or government sector, for
20 percent of adults was made into an account.
✓ Around 91% of these recipients were involved in digital payment from their account.
✓ 70 percent of adults used their account to store money for cash management. Around
half of the adult used their account for saving money and half adults used it to borrow
money.
Q. As per the RBIs liberalised norms, what is the new limit of External Commercial
Borrowing (ECB) under automatic route?
A) USD 500 million B) USD 1 billion
C) USD 1.5 billion D) USD 2 billion
Answer : C
✓ The measures include easing norms for FPI investment in debt market, and increasing
the External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) limit under the automatic route from $750
million or its equivalent per financial year to $1.5 billion.
Q. Who has appointed as MD and CEO of SBI General Insurance?
A) Paritosh Tripathi B) Hasmukh Adhia
C) S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao D) Sanjiv Chadha
Answer : A
✓ Private non-life insurer SBI General Insurance has appointed Paritosh Tripathi as
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
✓ He has succeeded P C Kandpal, who has been posted as Deputy Managing Director
(DMD)-(P&RE) at the Corporate Center, State Bank of India (SBI).
✓ Tripathi has over 32 years of rich and diverse banking experience. In the first half of
his banking career, he had worked primarily in the MSME and mid-corporate segment,
whereas in the latter part of his career he primarily worked in International Banking
and Bancassurance.
✓ SBI General Insurance
✓ Founded : 2009
✓ MD & CEO : Paritosh Tripathi
✓ SBI owns 70% of the total capital
Q. Who has become the first woman and second Indian to feature on the ‘wall of former chief
economists’ of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
A) Anshula Kant B) Falguni Nayar
C) Gita Gopinath D) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Answer : C
✓ India-born Gita Gopinath has become the first woman and second Indian to feature on
the ‘wall of former chief economists’ of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
✓ Raghuram Rajan was the first Indian to feature on this wall.
✓ Gita was the first-ever woman chief economist of the IMF.
✓ At present, she is serving as the Deputy Managing Director of the IMF since January
21, 2022.
Q. Which state received approval for a USD 300 million World bank-funded school education
project?
A) Assam B) West Bengal
C) Maharashtra D) Chhattisgarh
Answer : D
✓ The Chhattisgarh Government has received an in-principle nod from the Central
Government to go ahead with a USD 300 million school education project the State.
Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) under the Union Finance Ministry had given an
in-principle approval for the project, which is to be funded by the World Bank.
Q. How many crore rupees road project has been approved by the government to connect
Haryana with the upcoming Jewar International Airport in Gautam Budh Nagar (UP)?
Answer : D
✓ The government has approved a Rs 2,415 crore road project to connect Haryana with
the upcoming Jewar International Airport in Gautam Budh Nagar (UP). Under
Bharatmala project, this road will connect Jewar airport with DND Faridabad-
Ballabgarh bypass KMP link. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said
in his tweet that this 31.42 km long road will be built on hybrid annuity (annuity) model.
Q. The authorised capital of BSNL will be increased from Rs 40,000 crore to______.
A) Rs 1,80,000 crore B) Rs 1,50,000 crore
C) Rs 1,00,000 crore D) Rs 1,20,000 crore
Answer : B
✓ The authorized capital of BSNL will be increased from current Rs 40,000 crore to Rs
1,50,000 crore
Q. What is the rate of interest on Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme for the quarter 2 of
the financial year 2022-23 (July-Sept 2022)
A) 7.1% B) 6.5%
C) 7.6% D) 6.9%
Answer : C

✓ Government has kept interest rates on Small Savings Schemes unchanged for Q2 of
2022-23 (July-Sept 2022)
Q. Centre has kept interest rate on Public Provident Fund Scheme unchanged for Q2 of
FY23. What is the rate?
A) 7.1% B) 6.2%
C) 5.8% D) 7.6%
Answer : A
✓ Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
✓ The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra modi on 22 January 2015 as a
part of the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign.
✓ Who can open the account : A natural/ legal guardian on behalf of a girl child
✓ Minimum Deposit per Year : Rs 250/- (then amount in multiple of Rs 100 can be
deposited thereafter)
✓ Maximum Deposit per Year: Rs.1,50,000 /- (Any deposit above the maximum cap will
not earn any interest and can be withdrawn anytime by the depositor)
✓ Number of accounts under Sukanya Samriddhi Account Yojana:
✓ Only one account per girl child.
✓ Accounts can be opened for a Maximum of two girl children in one family.
✓ In case, the guardian has triplet daughters from first birth or twin daughters from the
second birth, maximum of 3 accounts can be opened by the parent, where one account
is opened in the name of a single girl child.
✓ When can an SSA account be opened : Any time between birth of girl child till she
attains the age of 10 years
✓ Till which year regular yearly deposit is required– For initial 15 years from the date of
opening of account.
✓ Example : SSA account is opened for Girl A, when her age is 1 year. The regular deposit
will be required till she turns 16 year. For Girl B, whose account is opened when she is
9 years, the regular deposit is required till she turns 24 years.

✓ Maturity of deposit : After 21 years from date of opening of account. (No interest will
be earned after this.)
✓ Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts Interest rate : 7.6%

JUNE 2022
Q. RBI has raised the Additional Factor of Authentication (AFA) limit of e-mandates for
transactions from Rs. 5,000 to ____.
A) Rs 10,000 B) Rs 20,000
C) Rs 15,000 D) Rs 25,000
Answer : C
✓ Reserve Bank of India raised the Additional Factor of Authentication (AFA) limit from
Rs 5,000 to Rs 15,000 per transaction for e-mandates on cards, Prepaid Payment
Instruments (PPIs) and UPI for recurring transactions.
✓ It implies, additional authentication will not be need for payment of ₹15,000 per
transaction.
✓ Under e-mandate, an individual can give standing instruction to the bank to debit a
specific amount automatically on a recurring basis.
Q. Which institution recently released a report titled ‘India’s Booming Gig and Platform
Economy’?
A) FICCI B) FSSAI
C) NABARD D) NITI Aayog
Answer : D
✓ NITI Aayog released a report titled ‘India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy’
recently.
✓ The Indian gig workforce is expected to expand to 23.5 million workers by 2029-30, a
200 per cent jump from 7.7 million now.
✓ The report estimates that gig workers will form 4.1 per cent of the total workforce in
India by 2029-2030, from 1.5 per cent now.
✓ The report stated 47 per cent of the jobs are medium-skilled, about 22 per cent are
high-skilled, and about 31 per cent are low-skilled.
Q. Which company has acquired a stake in Flipkart worth USD 264 million (approximately
Rs 2,060 crore) from its co-founder Binny Bansal?
A) Tencent B) Alibaba
C) Huawei D) Xiaomi
Answer : A

✓ Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent has bought stake worth USD 264 million
(about 2,060 crore) in Flipkart from its co-founder Binny Bansal through its European
subsidiary.
✓ Tencent arm holds 0.72 per stake in Flipkart which is valued at around USD 264 million.
Q. According to digital payments firm PhonePe and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), India’s
digital payment market is expected to more than triple to $10 trillion by which year?
A) 2023 B) 2024
C) 2025 D) 2026
Answer : D
✓ India’s digital payment market is expected to more than triple to $10 trillion by 2026,
according to the latest study by digital payments firm PhonePe and Boston Consulting
Group (BCG).
Q. RBI has raised the limits for individual housing loans being extended by Urban
Cooperative Banks (UCBs) and Rural Cooperative Banks (RCBs). The limits have been
increased from to _ for RCBs with assessed net worth less than ₹100 crore.
A) Rs 50 Lakh B) Rs 75 Lakh
C) Rs 25 Lakh D) Rs 85 Lakh
Answer : A
✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised the limits for individual housing loans being
extended by Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) and Rural Cooperative Banks (RCBs) by
over 100%.
✓ RBI has also permitted the Rural Cooperative Banks (RCB) for financing residential
real estate projects, in a bid to support affordable housing and inclusive growth.
✓ The limits for Tier I /Tier II UCBs have been revised from ₹30 lakh/ ₹70 lakh to ₹60 lakh/
₹140 lakh, respectively.
✓ The limits have been increased from ₹20 lakh to ₹50 lakh for RCBs with assessed net
worth less than ₹100 crore, and from ₹30 lakh to ₹75 lakh for other RCBs
Q. Which automobile company has set up Asia's largest 20 MWp1 solar power plant at its
Manesar facility in a bid to maximises the utilisation of renewable energy?
A) Tata Motors B) Maruti Suzuki
C) Mahindra & Mahindra D) Hero MotoCorp
Answer : B
✓ Maruti Suzuki has set up Asia's largest 20 MWp1 solar power plant at its Manesar,
Haryana facility in a bid to maximises the utilisation of renewable energy.
✓ It will contribute 28,000 MWH2 annually to the group's manufacturing unit and which is
equivalent to the energy required for the production of more than 67,000 units.
✓ The company's combined solar power generation capacity is around 26.3 MWp
✓ Maruti Suzuki
✓ Founded : 1981

✓ Chairman : R. C. Bhargava
✓ Managing Director & CEO : Hisashi Takeuchi ( Japan)
Q. Prime Minister's Employment Generation Program has been extended till the financial
year 2025-26. What is the total outlay of this program?
A) Rs 18,451.67 crore. B) Rs 17,198.55 crore.
C) Rs 13,554.42 crore. D) Rs 12,765.32 crore.
Answer : C
✓ The Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme has been extended till the
financial year 2025-26 with the total outlay of Rs 13,554.42 crore.
✓ The scheme will create sustainable employment opportunities for about 40 lakh
persons in five financial years.
✓ This scheme facilitates the employment opportunities for youth all over the country by
assisting them for non- farm sectors.
✓ The extension of the scheme is over the 15th Finance Commission Cycle for five years
from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
✓ Modifications in the scheme:
✓ Increase in the maximum project cost from existing Rs 25 lakh to Rs 50 lakh for
manufacturing units and from existing Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh for service units.
✓ Revised definition of village industry and rural area
✓ These include increase in the maximum project cost from existing Rs 25 lakh to Rs 50
lakh for manufacturing units and from existing Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh for service units.
✓ HIGH SUBSIDY
✓ Subsidy: 25% in urban areas (for SC, ST, OBC, women, transgender, physically
disabled, NER, aspirational and border district applicants)
✓ 35% in rural areas (for SC, ST, OBC, women, transgender, physically disabled, NER,
aspirational and border district applicants)
✓ 15% in urban areas (for General category)
✓ 25% in rural areas (for General Category)
Q. The Central Government has increased the rates of premium for Pradhan Mantri Jeevan
Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) from Rs 330 per annum to which of the following?
A) Rs 436 B) Rs 520
C) Rs 680 D) Rs 440
Answer : A
✓ The Central government has increased the premium of its major insurance schemes
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha
Bima Yojana (PMSBY).
✓ The premium rate of PMJJBY has been increased to Rs.1.25 per day. In this way it has
increased from Rs 330 to Rs 436 annually.
✓ An official statement said that the annual premium for PMSBY has been increased from
Rs 12 to Rs 20.
✓ The new premium rates are effective from June 1, 2022. PMJJBY provides a life
insurance cover of Rs 2 lakh on death due to any reason to people in the age group of
18-50 years having a bank or post office account.

✓ PMSBY, on the other hand, provides an insurance cover of Rs 2 lakh for accidental
death or total permanent disability and Rs 1 lakh for partial permanent disability to
people in the age group of 18-70 years.
✓ Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY):
✓ Purpose: It is an Accidental Insurance Scheme that offers death and disability covers
for death or disability occurred due to accident. It is a one year scheme that may be
renewed on year to year basis
✓ Launch Date: 9th May, 2015
✓ Eligibility: People in age group 18 to 70 years. Bank account is mandatory
✓ Death : Rs. 2 lakhs
✓ Total and irrecoverable loss of both eyes or loss of use of both hands or feet or loss of
sight of one eye and loss of use of hand or foot (2 organs involved – 2 lakh) Rs. 2 Lakh.
Q. Which country was the largest trading partner of India in 2021-22?
A) Iraq B) Germany
C) United States D) France
Answer : C
✓ According to the data by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, United States has
surpassed China to become India’s top trading partner in 2021-22.
✓ The bilateral trade between the US and India stood at $119.42 billion as against $80.51
billion in 2020-21.
✓ Exports to the US increased to $76.11 billion in 2021-22 from $51.62 billion in previous
fiscal year. Also, imports rose to $43.31 billion as compared to about $29 billion in
2020-21.
✓ India’s two-way commerce with China aggregated at $115.42 billion as compared to
$86.4 billion in 2020-21.
✓ In 2021-22, the UAE with $72.9 billion, was the third largest trading partner of India.
✓ It was followed by Saudi Arabia ($42,85 billion), Iraq ($34.33 billion) and Singapore ($30
billion).
Q. Which country was the largest source of Import for India in the year 2021-22?
A) UAE B) Japan
C) Singapore D) China
Answer : D
✓ China remained the top source for Indian imports during FY 2021-22, followed by the
UAE, USA, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Switzerland
Q. Which bank launched a digital platform ‘Campus Power’, first-of-its-kind to address the
needs of the students aspiring to pursue higher education in India and abroad?
A) Kotak Mahindra Bank B) ICICI Bank
C) HDFC Bank D) Canara Bank
Answer : B

✓ ICICI Bank launched a digital platform ‘Campus Power’, first-of-its-kind to address the
needs of the students aspiring to pursue higher education in India and abroad. The
platform caters to the varied needs of the entire student ecosystem comprising
students, parents, and institutes.
✓ The first branch has been set up at IIT Kanpur and seven more will be added to the
campuses of top institutes across India
Q. Which brand has emerged as the world’s most valuable brand in 2022 according to the
Kantar Brandz Most Valuable Global Report?
A) Google B) Amazon
C) Facebook D) Apple
Answer : D
✓ Apple was the most valuable brand in the world, with a brand value of $947 billion. It
was followed by other tech giants Google, Amazon and Microsoft, in the same order.
Facebook, which recently changed its name to Meta, stood at the eight position as its
brand value was nearly a fifth of Apple’s.
APPLE IN NEWS 2022
❖ Pegatron start iPhone manufacturing in Chennai, becomes 3rd in India.
❖ Taiwan’s Pegatron became the third Apple supplier to establish a production facility in
India.
❖ Apple was the most valuable brand in the world, with a brand value of $947 billion,
according to the Kantar Brandz report.
❖ Apple to help protect and conserve mangroves in Maharashtra.
❖ Apple retained the title as world’s valuable brand in Brand Finance 2022.
❖ Apple becomes world’s first company to hit $3 trillion M-Cap.
❖ Apple is the world’s most valuable company (USD 2,443 billion) according to the Hurun
Global 500 Most Valuable Companies list 2021; Reliance top Indian.
❖ Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak launches space start-up Privateer.
❖ APPLE
❖ Founded : April 1, 1976
❖ Founders : Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak & Ronald Wayne
❖ Headquarteres : California, US
❖ Chairman : Arthur D. Levinson
❖ CEO : Tim Cook
Q. Which is the most valuable Global Brand from India, as per the Kantar Brandz report
2022?
A) Infosys B) Reliance
C) HDFC Bank D) Tata Consultancy Service (TCS)
Answer : D
✓ According to Kantar Brandz 2022 Most Valuable Global Report, four Indian company
Tata Consultancy Service (TCS), Infosys, Life Insurance Company (LIC) , and HDFC
Bank were featured among the top 100 global biggest brands.

✓ Apple retains its first position to become the first trillion dollar brand value of 947. 1
billion US dollar followed by Google, Amazon, and Microsoft.
✓ TCS has the most valuable brand coming out of India with 46th position.
✓ TCS has the second biggest brand in Asia Pacific region. Samsung has the second
position with 54 billion US dollar brand value and HDFC Bank and Infosys stood at third
and fourth position on the list respectively
✓ Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
✓ Founded : 1968
✓ Chairman : Natarajan Chandrasekaran
✓ MD & CEO : Rajesh Gopinathan
Q. Tata Consultancy Service (TCS) has topped from India as the most valuable brand 2022,
according to the Kantar Brandz Most Valuable Global Report . What is the global rank of
the brand?
A) 65 B) 82
C) 78 D) 46
Answer : D
✓ TCS was the most valuable brand coming out of India, which sat on the 46th spot of the
list. The company’s brand value is estimated to be $50 billion by Kantar Brands 2022,
the author of the ‘Most Valuable Global Brands’ report.
Q. According to the 'Gold Refining and Recycling' report, India emerged as the world's
fourth largest gold recycler by recycling how many tonnes in 2021?
A) 95 tonnes B) 65 tonnes
C) 85 tonnes D) 75 tonnes
Answer : D
✓ According to World Gold Council Report, India has emerged as the 4th largest recycler
in the world and country has recycled 75 tonnes in 2021.
✓ China topped the global gold recycling report as it recycled 168 tonnes of the yellow
metals.
✓ Followed by Italy in 2nd position with 80 tonnes and USA in 3rd position with 78 tonnes.
✓ WGC report title – Gold Refining and Recycling.
✓ World Gold Council (WGC) in its ‘Gold Demand Trends 2021’ Report has informed that
the global gold demand rose 10 percent in 2021 to 4,021.3 tonnes. ( In News January
2022).
✓ China is the largest gold producer in the world for many years and accounts for 11% of
the world production. It is followed by Australia (at Rank 2) and Russia (the third-
largest producer).
✓ India is one of the largest consumers of gold in the world. India gets its gold from Kolar
Gold Fields (KGF), Lava Gold Mines in Jharkhand, Sonbhadra Mines in UP, Parasi
mines in Jharkhand etc.
✓ Karnataka is the largest producer of gold in India.
✓ The largest gold ore reserves are found in Bihar, followed by Rajasthan.
✓ World Gold Council (WGC)

✓ President : Kelvin Dushnisky
✓ CEO : David Tait
Q. What is India’s rank in terms of money parked by its citizens and enterprises with Swiss
bank in 2021, as per the data released by Swiss National Bank (SNB)?
A) 51 B) 44
C) 60 D) 72
Answer : B
✓ Indian’s funds in Swiss banks jump 50 per cent to over Rs 30 lakh crore in 2021,
customer deposit up to.
✓ Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-
based branches and other financial institutions, jumped to a 14-year-high of 3.83 billion
Swiss francs (over Rs 30,500 crore) in 2021, according to annual data from
Switzerland’s central bank
✓ The rise in aggregate funds of Indian clients with Swiss banks, from 2.55 billion Swiss
francs (Rs 20,700 crore) at the end of 2020, marks the second consecutive year of
increase.
✓ In terms of assets (or funds due from customers), Indian clients accounted for CHF
4.68 billion at the end of 2021, up nearly 10 per cent. This included dues from Indian
customer’s worth about CHF 323 million after a rise of 25 per cent during the year.
✓ The UK has toppedthe charts for foreign clients’ money in Swiss banks at CHF 379
billion, followed by the US (CHF 168 billion) at the second place – the only two countries
with 100-billion-plus client funds.
✓ India was placed at 44th place, ahead of countries like Poland, South Korea, Sweden,
Bahrain, Oman, New Zealand, Norway, Mauritius, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Hungary and
Finland.
✓ In BRICS nations, India stood below Russia (15th place) and China (24th), but above
South Africa and Brazil.
✓ Swiss Bank
✓ Founded : 1854
✓ Headquarters : Base, Switzerland
✓ Chairman : Thomas Jordan
Q. Which country has topped the list by Swiss National Bank (SNB), which evaluates amount
of funds held by individuals and firms in Swiss banks in 2021?
A) United States
B) China
C) United Kingdom
D) France
Answer : C
✓ The UK has toppedthe charts for foreign clients’ money in Swiss banks at CHF 379
billion, followed by the US (CHF 168 billion) at the second place – the only two countries
with 100-billion-plus client funds.

Q. In June 2022, RBI has lifted restrictions on which payments technology company over
onboarding of new domestic customers?
A) VISA B) RuPay
C) American Express D) MasterCard
Answer : D
✓ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted restrictions on US-based payments
technology major MasterCard that was imposed on July 14, 2021, from issuing new
credit, debit, and prepaid cards.
✓ The restrictions were put in place because of the company’s failure to comply with
local data storage norms that require payments companies to store data related to
Indian customers only in the country.
✓ MASTERCARD
✓ Founded : 1966
✓ Headquarteres : New York, U.S
✓ Executive Chairman : Ajay Banga
✓ President and CEO : Michael Miebach
Q. Which country has become India's second-biggest supplier of oil behind Iraq?
A) Russia B) Kuwait
C) Qatar D) Iran
Answer : A
✓ Russia in May 2022, has overtaken Saudi Arabia to become India's second-biggest
supplier of oil behind Iraq.
✓ India bought about 25 million barrels of Russian oil in May 2022 or over 16 per cent of
all their oil imports.
✓ After the US and China, India is the world's third-largest consumer of oil, over 85 per
cent of which is imported.
Q. Which bank has partnered with ZestMoney to expand its ‘Cardless EMI’ facility for
purchases at retail and e-commerce platforms?
Answer : A
✓ ICICI Bank has partnered with ZestMoney to expand its ‘Cardless EMI’ facility for
purchases at retail and e-commerce platforms.
✓ The partnership enhances the affordability of millions of customers of the bank who
can use pre-approved cardless credit to instantly buy products/ services using
ZestMoney and take care of the cost into Equated Monthly Installments (EMIs).
✓ Customers can convert transactions up to Rs 10 lakh into EMIs by simply putting their
registered mobile number, PAN and OTP (received on registered mobile number) at
the check-out of the e-commerce website/app or at the PoS machine in retail outlets,
without using cards.

Q. What is the rank of India in terms of recipient of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows
in the year 2021, as per the World Investment Report 2022 by the UN Conference on
Trade and Development (UNCTAD)?
A) 3rd B) 5th
C) 7th D) 6th
Answer : C
✓ UNCTAD’s World Investment Report: India ranked 7th among recipients of FDI in CY
2021; US topped.
✓ India jumped one position to 7th among the top recipients of foreign direct investment
(FDI) in the last calendar year (2021) despite FDI inflows into the country declining,
according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
✓ In its latest World Investment Report, UNCTAD said FDI inflows into India declined to
$45 billion in 2021 from $64 billion in the preceding year. Outward FDI from India rose
43 per cent to $15.5 billion in 2021.
✓ While the United States ($367 billion) remained the top recipient of FDI, China ($181
billion) and Hong Kong ($141 billion) also retained second and third position
respectively.
✓ In News January 2022
✓ The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to India fell by 26 percent in 2021, compared
to 2020, as per the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment
Trends Monitor published on January 19, 2022.
✓ In 2020, FDI to India was recorded at USD 64 billion. This was 27 percent more
compared to USD 51 billion FDI in 2019. For 2021, the FDI in India is $47.36 billion.
✓ The global FDI flows increased by 77 percent to an estimated USD 1.65 trillion in 2021,
from USD 929 billion in 2020.
✓ United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
✓ Founded: 1964
✓ Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
✓ Secretary-General : Rebeca Grynspan (Costa Rica)
✓ Total members : 190
Q. Which country was the largest recipient of FDI inflows in 2021 according to World
Investment Report 2022 by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)?
A) United States B) Germany
C) China D) United Kingdom
Answer : A
Q. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
World Investment Report, FDI inflows have come down by USD 19 billion to USD billion in
2021.
A) 55 B) 65
C) 45 D) 75
Answer : C

✓ India remains among the top 10 economies of the world that receives Foreign Direct
Investment.
✓ FDI inflows have declined by USD 19 billion to USD 45 billion in 2021.
✓ According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
World Investment Report, flows of foreign direct investment recovered to pre-
pandemic levels in 2021, hitting nearly USD 1.6 trillion.
Q. RBI has raised the limits for individual housing loans being extended by Urban
Cooperative Banks (UCBs) and Rural Cooperative Banks (RCBs). The limits have been
increased from to _ for RCBs with assessed net worth less than ₹100 crore.
A) Rs 50 Lakh B) Rs 75 Lakh
C) Rs 25 Lakh D) Rs 85 Lakh
Answer : A
✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has raised the limits for individual housing loans being
extended by Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) and Rural Cooperative Banks (RCBs) by
over 100%.
✓ RBI has also permitted the Rural Cooperative Banks (RCB) for financing residential
real estate projects, in a bid to support affordable housing and inclusive growth.
✓ The limits for Tier I /Tier II UCBs have been revised from ₹30 lakh/ ₹70 lakh to ₹60 lakh/
₹140 lakh, respectively.
✓ The limits have been increased from ₹20 lakh to ₹50 lakh for RCBs with assessed net
worth less than ₹100 crore, and from ₹30 lakh to ₹75 lakh for other RCBs
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog,
replacing Amitabh Kant?
A) Sindhushree Khullar B) V. K. Saraswat
C) V. K. Paul D) Parameswaren Iyer
Answer : D
✓ Former Drinking and water Sanitation Secretary Parameswaren Iyer has been
appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog for 2 years.
✓ He will succeded Amitabh Kant.
✓ Sindhushree Khullar as the first CEO of the NITI Aayog.
✓ Planning Commission was replaced by a new institution – NITI Aayog on 1st January,
2015 with emphasis on ‘Bottom –Up’ approach to envisage the vision of Maximum
Governance, Minimum Government, echoing the spirit of ‘Cooperative Federalism’.
✓ Book by Parameswaran Iyer
1.The Swachh Bharat Revolution: Four Pillars of India's Behavioural Transformation
2. Method in the Madness: Insights from My Career as an Insider Outsider Insider
✓ NITI Aayog ( National Institution for Transforming India)
✓ Founded : 1st January 2015
✓ Preceding : Planning Commission ( 15th March 1950)
✓ Chairperson : Narendra Modi
✓ Vice Chairperson : Suman K Bery

✓ CEO : Amitabh Kant
✓ NITI Aayog comes under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Q. RBI extended the Card on File (CoF) tokenisation deadline to ___ from 30 June 2022 for
all Payment System Providers & Payment System Participants.
A) 30 September 2022 B) 30 December 2022
C) 30 October 2022 D) 30 November 2022
Answer : A
✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the extension of the deadline for tokenisation
of debit and credit cards by another three months to September 30, 2022 from June
30, 2022.
✓ This direction was issued by RBI under Section 10 (2) read with Section 18 of Payment
and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 (Act 51 of 2007).
✓ Tokenisation is a process by which card details are replaced by a unique code or
token, allowing online purchases to go through without exposing sensitive card details.
Q. Which bank has topped PSU lenders chart in loan growth during FY22?
A) Bank of Maharashtra B) Indian Bank
C) Union Bank of India D) State Bank of India
Answer : A
✓ State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has ranked first in the list of the top performer
among public sector lenders in terms of loan and deposit growth in percentage terms
during 2021-22.
✓ The Pune-headquartered lender recorded a 26 per cent increase in gross advances at
Rs 1,35,240 crore at the end of March 2022.
✓ It was followed by State Bank of India and Union Bank of India with 10.27 per cent and
9.66 per cent growth, respectively.
✓ Union Bank of India was second with an 11.99 per cent growth in deposits (Rs
10,32,102 crore) while Indian Bank recorded a 10 per cent increase at Rs 5,84,661
crore.
✓ Total business growth of BoM was also the highest at 20 per cent at Rs 3,37,534 crore
followed by Union Bank of India at 11.04 per cent at Rs 17,31,371 crore at the end of
FY’22.
✓ Bank of Maharashtra
✓ Founded : 1935
✓ Headquarters : Pune, Maharashtra
✓ MD & CEO : A. S. Rajeev
✓ Tagline : Ek Parivaar, Ek Bank (One Family One Bank)
Q. According to the Fortune 500 list, who has become the richest person in the world, who
was paid an exorbitant USD 23.5 1 billion as CEO?
A) Elon Musk B) Tim Cook
C) Jensen Huang D) Reed Hastings
Answer : A

✓ According to the list, Elon Musk, the multi-billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX is the
highest-paid executive in the world.
✓ This time also, Elon Musk has topped the Fortune 500 list followed by Apple, Netflix,
and Microsoft.
✓ List of top 5most highly compensated CEOs:
1. Elon Musk, Tesla: USD 23.5 Billion
2. Tim Cook, Apple: USD 770.5 Million
3. Jensen Huang, NVIDIA: USD 561 Million
4. Reed Hastings, Netflix: USD 453.5 Million
5. Leonard Schleifer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals: USD 452.9 Million
7. Satya Nadella, Microsoft: USD 309.4 Million
Q. Ashwani Bhatia has taken charge as a whole-time member (WTM) at the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI).He was previously the Managing Director of which Bank?
Answer : B
✓ Ashwani Bhatia has taken charge as a whole-time member (WTM) at the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
✓ Bhatia was previously the Managing Director of the State Bank of India (SBI).
✓ Bhatia has been appointed for an initial period of three years from the date of assuming
charge.
✓ In August 2020, he was elevated as MD of SBI.
✓ Before that, he was working as the MD of SBI Mutual Fund
Q. Who has been appointed as the New MD & CEO of Punjab & Sind Bank?
A) Karnam Sekar B) Rajkiran Rai
C) Injeti Srinivas D) Swarup Kumar Saha
Answer : D
✓ Govt approved the appointment of A Manimekhalai, Ajay Kumar Srivastava & Swarup
Kumar Saha as MDs of UBI, IOB and Punjab & Sind Bank resp.
✓ Union Bank of India (UBI), Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), and Punjab & Sind Bank got
new MDs appointed.
✓ A Manimekhalai appointed as managing director of Union Bank of India for three years.
Canara Bank executive director Manimekhalai replaced Rajkiran Rai G. Manimekhalai
becomes the first woman managing director of Union Bank of India.
✓ Ajay Kumar Srivastava, Executive Director at Indian Overseas Bank, has been
appointed MD and CEO of the bank for three years. He will replace Partha Pratim
Sengupta.
✓ Swarup Kumar Saha is appointed as the head of Punjab & Sind Bank. Saha replaced S
Krishnan.
✓ Punjab & Sind Bank

✓ Founded : 24 June 1908
✓ MD & CEO : Swarup Kumar Saha
✓ Executive Director : Kollegal V Raghavendra
✓ Tagline : Where Service is a Way of Life
Q. Ajay Kumar Srivastava has been elected as the MD & CEO of which bank?
A) ICICI Bank B) Kotak Mahindra Bank
C) Axis Bank D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer : D
✓ Ajay Kumar Srivastava, Executive Director at Indian Overseas Bank, has been
appointed MD and CEO of the bank for three years. He will replace Partha Pratim
Sengupta.
✓ Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)
✓ Founded : 1937
✓ Founder : M. Chidambaram Chettyar
✓ Headquarters : Chennai, Tamil Nadu
✓ MD & CEO : Ajay Kumar Srivastava
✓ Tagline : Good People to Grow With
Q. A Manimekhalai has been appointed as the managing director (MD) of which bank?
A) Union Bank of India B) Canara Bank
C) IDBI Bank D) Indian Bank
Answer : A
Q. Who has becomes the first woman managing director of Union Bank of India?
A) Usha Thorat
C) Ananta Barua
D) A Manimekhalai
Answer : D
✓ A Manimekhalai appointed as managing director of Union Bank of India for three years.
Canara Bank executive director Manimekhalai replaced Rajkiran Rai G. Manimekhalai
becomes the first woman managing director of Union Bank of India
✓ Founded : 1919

Q. What is the increased limit for the e-mandate/ standing instruction on cards and Prepaid
Payment Instruments for recurring transactions?
A) Rs 20,000 B) Rs 25,000
C) Rs 15,000 D) Rs 10,000
Answer : C
✓ Increased the limit for e-mandates/ standing instructions on cards and Prepaid
Payment Instruments (PPIs) for recurring transactions to Rs 15,000, from Rs 5,000 at
present.
Q. What is the name of India’s first-ever banking metaverse launched by Kiya. ai?
A) RazorpayX B) Kiyaverse
C) FamPay D) OcareNeo
Answer : B
✓ Kiya.ai launched India’s 1st banking metaverse Kiyaverse.
✓ Kiya.ai, a digital solutions provider serving financial institutions and governments
globally, announced the launch of India’s first-ever banking metaverse – Kiyaverse.
✓ Through Kiyaverse, Kiya.ai wants to enable consumers to transact, access banking
information and avail various banking products virtually from the comfort of their
homes.
Q. Who has been appointed as the MD & CEO of RBL Bank for three years?
A) Murali M. Natrajan B) V. Vaidyanathan
C) G.V. Nageswara Rao D) R Subramaniakumar
Answer : D
✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed R Subramaniakumar as the MD & CEO of
RBL Bank. Subramaniakumar has been appointed at RBL for three years from the date
of taking charge.
✓ Subramaniakumar is a former managing director and chief executive director of state-
run Indian Overseas Bank. He was appointed the administrator of Dewan Housing
Finance Co Ltd after the mortgage financier’s board was superseded
✓ RBL BANK
✓ Founded : 1943
✓ MD & CEO : R Subramaniakumar
✓ Tagline : Apno ka Bank
Q. The Indian government has extended a Line of Credit (LOC) of how much amount to Sri
Lanka for the procurement of Urea Fertiliser?
Answer : A

✓ The Indian government has decided to extend a Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 55 million
to Sri Lanka for the procurement of Urea Fertiliser.
✓ This credit line was extended in response to an urgent request from the Government
of Sri Lanka (GOSL), amid the ongoing economic crisis.
Q. Which bank has launched its KCC Digital Renewal scheme, enabling eligible customers
to renew their Kisan Credit Card accounts via digital modes?
A) Canara Bank B) Indian Bank
Answer : B
✓ Indian Bank launched its KCC Digital Renewal scheme, enabling eligible customers to
renew their Kisan Credit Card accounts via digital modes.
✓ The initiative is part of the bank’s digital transformation under project ‘WAVE’ – World
of Advanced Virtual Experience. The account renewals can be done using Indian
Bank’s IndOASIS mobile app and internet banking.
✓ Out of the total agriculture portfolio of ₹88,100 crores, KCC constitutes ₹22,300 crores
with 15.84 lakh customers.
Q. Bharat FIH has received market regulator SEBI’s approval for an Initial Public Offering
(IPO) aggregating to ₹__.
A) Rs. 4,000 Crore B) Rs. 5,000 Crore
C) Rs. 6,000 Crore D) Rs. 3,000 Crore
Answer : B
✓ Bharat FIH has received market regulator SEBI’s approval for an Initial Public Offering
(IPO) aggregating to ₹5,000 crores.
✓ Bharat FIH is a subsidiary of FIH Mobile a leading manufacturing services provider for
the mobile handset industry, which is a part of Foxconn Technology Group. The
company makes devices for Xiaomi and Nokia.
✓ The IPO size comprises a fresh issue worth ₹2,501.9 crore and an offer for sale up to
₹2,501.9 crore by Wonderful Stars.
Q. Which Fintech startup has recently launched its Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
services targeted at rural India to make financial facilities accessible for people in rural
areas?
A) RevFin B) PayKun
C) FypMoney D) XPay. Life
Answer : D
✓ Bengaluru-based Fintech startup XPay.Life, India’s 1st blockchain-enabled
transaction framework, launched its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services
targeted at rural India to make financial facilities accessible for people in rural areas.
✓ The launch of its UPI services is expected to benefit XPay.Life’s 4 mn consumers
across more than 15 states and 1 lakh villages.

✓ XPay.Life along with NABARD, NPCI and the state government working towards
strengthening DB and payments by enabling the last mile link.
Q. Which payment solution provider has become the first RBI licensed PPI to launch cash
withdrawal using a RuPay-powered card from any ATMs across the country?
A) HappyNest B) Cashfree
C) PayUmoney D) OmniCard
Answer : D
✓ Payment solution provider OmniCard became the first RBI licensed PPI to launch cash
withdrawal using a RuPay-powered card from any ATMs across the country.
✓ The move came in after RBI permitted the non-bank licensed entities to enable cash
withdrawals from the digital wallets.
✓ OmniCard users can withdraw cash from any ATM at their convenience with full
security from frauds like card theft, card cloning, and PIN skimming. The company is
working with NPCI to enable the facility
Q. Which telecom company has launched India's first Multiplex in Metaverse in June 2022?
A) Reliance Jio B) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
C) Vodafone Idea Limited D) Bharti Airtel Limited
Answer : D
✓ Bharti Airtel has launched Xstream multiplex.
✓ It will be a 20-screen platform with access to content portfolios from leading OTT
partners available on the application.
✓ Users will be able access the multiplex service on a metaverse platform called
Partynite Metaverse.
✓ It is India’s first multiplex in the metaverse
Q. After how many years has Microsoft recently discontinued its web browser Internet
Explorer?
Answer : C
✓ Microsoft has recently closed its web browser Internet Explorer after 27-years.
✓ The reason for the closure of Internet Explorer is being told that this web browser is
not able to stand in front of today's browser.
✓ Microsoft launched Internet Explorer on 16 August 1995. At that time people used to
work on this web browser in cyber cafes.
Q. Which bank has inked an MoU with venture capital firm 100X. VC to enhance its
engagement with the start-up ecosystem in the country?
A) ICICI Bank B) Yes Bank
C) Axis Bank D) HDFC Bank

Answer : D
✓ HDFC Bank has inked an MoU with venture capital firm 100X. VC to enhance its
engagement with the start-up ecosystem in the country.
✓ The bank has also laid the provision of its comprehensive package of specialised
services and facilities customised for start-ups, branded as ‘Smart-Up’.
✓ The bank will also assess start-ups for investment and loan extension opportunities
which recommended by 100X.VC.
Q. Which bank has announced USD 250 million in lending support for high-growth,
technology-led start-ups in India?
A) HSBC Bank B) Citibank
C) Standard Chartered Bank D) Deutsche Bank
Answer : A
✓ Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, India (HSBC India) has
announced USD 250 million in lending support for high-growth, technology-led start-
ups in India, which has the world’s third largest start-up ecosystem.
✓ HSBC will administer the lending via its commercial banking division. It has also not
mentioned any specific timeframe for disbursal of the amount.
✓ HSBC Bank India
✓ Founded: 1853
✓ CEO : Hitendra Dave
✓ HSBC
✓ Chairman : Mark Tucker
✓ CEO : Noel Quinn
Q. NPCI International has signed an MoU with which country’s Lyra network for acceptance
of UPI & Rupay Card?
A) Nepal B) France
C) Germany D) Saudi Arabia
Answer : B
✓ NPCI International signed an MoU with France’s Lyra Network for acceptance of UPI &
Rupay Card in France.
✓ As part of the MoU, Lyra Networks will allow Indians to pay using UPI and Rupay cards
at terminals and machines offered by Lyra Networks, making it easier especially for
students and tourists from India to make payments.
✓ This comes just two months after NPCI International had announced a partnership with
NeoPay, a payments subsidiary of UAE’s Mashreq Bank, allowing Indians in the UAE to
make payments using UPI on the company’s terminals across the country.
✓ UPI is already accepted in UAE, Singapore and Bhutan.
✓ NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL):
✓ Founded : 2020
✓ CEO : Ritesh Shukla

Q. Who among the following has been re-appointed as the MD & CEO of Equitas Small
Finance Bank?
A) Rajeev Yadav B) PN Vasudevan
C) Sanjay Agarwal D) Govind Singh
Answer : B
✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved a proposal of Equitas Small Finance Bank
(SFB) to reappoint P.N. Vasudevan as managing director and chief executive officer
for a period of one year from July 23.
✓ The bank had earlier this month received SEBI approval for the Scheme of
Amalgamation of Equitas Holdings with the bank.
✓ Equitas Small Finance Bank
✓ Founded : 2016
✓ Headquarteres : Chennai
✓ Tagline : It's Fun Banking
✓ Rani Rampal & Smriti Mandhana : Brand ambassador of Equitas Small Finance Bank
Q. Which of the following entity released a report titled ‘Payments Vision 2025’?
A) RBI B) NPCI
C) SEBI D) SIDBI
Answer : A
✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released its vision on architecture of digital finance, in a
document for payments systems. Payment Vision 2025 document The document
includes: Regulations for BigTechs and fintechs in payments Guidelines on payments
along with “Buy Now Pay Later” (BNPL) services Introducing central bank digital
currency (CBDC) ; and linking credit cards and credit components of banking products
to the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
Q. Which two banks have been declared as 'Protected System' of computer resources of
UPI Management Unit NPCI under the IT Act, 2000?
A) Yes Bank and Axis Bank
B) HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank
C) Kotak Mahindra Bank and HDFC Bank
D) State Bank of India and ICICI Bank
Answer : B
✓ The government has declared computer resources of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and UPI
managing entity NPCI to be ‘protected systems’ under the IT Act, 2000.
✓ Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), in the notification declared the IT resources of
the private sector lender as critical infrastructure under Section 70 of the IT Act, 2000.
✓ This implies that any harm to these resources can have an impact on national security,
economy, public health or safety.
✓ Further, any unauthorised person accessing these resources may be jailed for up to
10 years.

Q. Who has been appointed as the Director-General of New Development Bank’s (NDB)
India Regional Office in GIFT City?
A) Rudrendra Tandon B) DJ Pandian
C) Gaurav Ahluwalia D) Pratibha Parkar
Answer : B
✓ New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS countries has appointed Dr. D.J. Pandian
as the Director General of its India Regional Office in Gujarat International Finance
Tech-City (GIFT City).
✓ Pandian earlier served as the Vice President and Chief Investment Bank the Asia
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
NDB IN NEWS 2022
❖ Dr D J Pandian appointed to lead NDB’s India Regional Office in Gift City.
❖ BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center has signed MoU with a BRICS bank (New
Development Bank).
❖ BRICs’ New Development Bank opened India’s regional office in Gujarat’s GIFT City.
❖ Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the 7th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of NDB.
❖ New Development Bank 1st multilateral agency to open office in Gift City.
❖ Egypt has been inducted as the fourth new member of the BRICS New Development
Bank(NDB).
❖ New Development Bank approves UAE, Bangladesh and Uruguay as a new member
❖ New Development Bank (NDB)
❖ Founded : 2015
❖ Headquarters : Shanghai, China
❖ Membership (9) : Brazil ,Russia, India, China , South Africa, Bangladesh, UAE , Uruguay
& Egypt.
❖ President : Marcos Troyjo ( Brazil )
❖ Vice President : Anil Kishora (Indian)
❖ The initial authorized capital of the bank is $100 bln divided into 1 mln shares having a
par value of $100,000 each.
❖ The initial subscribed capital of the NDB is $50 bln divided into paid-in shares ($10 bln)
and callable shares ($40 bln).
Q. Bengaluru-based Neobanking platform Freo has launched its digital savings account
‘Freo Save’ in partnership with which small finance bank?
A) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
B) Equitas Small Finance Bank
C) Janalakshmi Small Finance Bank
D) ESAF Small Finance Bank
Answer : B
✓ Bengaluru-based neobanking platform Freo launched its digital savings account ‘Freo
Save’ in partnership with Equitas Small Finance Bank.
✓ With this launched, Freo has become the first consumer Neobank in the country to
provide full stack neo banking products.

✓ Freo Save App is 100 percent digital with seamless Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
integration which offers quick access to credit & shopping by providing up to 7 percent
interest on customer savings for balances above Rs.5 lakh up to Rs.2 crore.
Q. Which of the following small finance bank has launched LIT (Live-It-Today) Credit Card?
A) AU Small Finance Bank B) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
C) Suryoday Small Finance Bank D) Equitas Small Finance Bank
Answer : A
✓ AU Small Finance Bank has launched an innovative credit card.
✓ The AU Small Finance Bank LIT (Live-It-Today) Credit card offers a unique value
proposition to cardholders-to choose the features they want and for the time period
they want.
✓ AU Small Finance Bank Limited
✓ Founded : 1996
✓ Founder : Sanjay Agarwal
✓ Headquarters : Jaipur, Rajasthan
✓ MD & CEO : Sanjay Agarwal
✓ Tagline : Chalo Aage Badhein
Q. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Tax (CBDT)?
A) Nitin Gupta B) S. K. Mohanty
C) Sanjeev Kaushik D) Prashant Saran
Answer : A
✓ The government has appointed Nitin Gupta as Chairman of the Central Board of Direct
Taxes (CBDT).
✓ The post of the CBDT chief was being held in an additional capacity by Board member
and 1986-batch IRS officer Sangeeta Singh after J B Mohapatra retired on April 30.
✓ Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
✓ Founded : 1860
✓ Chairman : Nitin Gupta
✓ Minister responsible : Ministry of Finance
Q. Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) scheme completed two years on 20th June 2022.
Which of the following ministries of the Government of India is the nodal Ministry for
'Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan' launched in June 2020?
A) Ministry of Rural Development
B) Ministry of Jal Shakti
C) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
D) Ministry of Labour and Employment
Answer : A

✓ Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA), a scheme for migrant workers who were
affected during COVID-19 has completed two years.
✓ Government of India launched Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) on 20th June in
2020 for a period of 125 days with a resource envelope of 50,000 crore rupees to boost
employment and livelihood opportunities for returnee migrant workers in the wake of
COVID-19 pandemic.
✓ To provide immediate employment and livelihood opportunities to the distressed, to
saturate the villages with public infrastructure and to create public assets to boost the
income generation activities.
✓ It enhances long term livelihood opportunities by giving focus on 25 works in 116
selected districts across 6 states Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha,
Rajasthan and Uttar Prades.
✓ The Ministry of Rural Development is the nodal Ministry and is implemented in close
coordination with the State Governments.
✓ Ministry of Rural Development : Giriraj Singh
✓ Constituency : Begusarai, Bihar
Q. Which food delivery company has announced the acquisition of Blink Commerce (Blinkit),
earlier known as Grofers India?
A) Swiggy B) Zomato
C) FoodPanda D) Uber Eats
Answer : B
✓ Zomato Ltd. has announced the acquisition of Blink Commerce (Blinkit), earlier known
as Grofers India.
✓ The company's Board of Directors approved a proposal to acquire cash-strapped
quick commerce company Blinkit for ₹4,447 crores.
✓ Last year, Zomato extended $50 million loans to Grofers India Private Limited.
✓ After the acquisition, Zomato's shares fell nearly 6%.
✓ ZOMATO
✓ Founded : July 2008
✓ Founders : Deepinder Goyal & Pankaj Chaddah
✓ Headquarters : Gurgaon, Haryana
✓ CEO : Deepinder Goyal
Q. Which financial institutions has approved a loan of $ 245 million to modernize the freight
and logistics infrastructure of the Indian Railways?
C) New Development Bank D) International Monetary Fund
Answer : A
✓ The World Bank approved a USD 245-million loan for the rail logistics project to help
reduce India’s high carbon emissions and low modal freight share in the railways.
✓ The Indian Railways project will help India to shift more traffic from road to rail. This
will make transport more efficient and reduce millions of tonnes of greenhouse gas
emissions (GHG) each year. The project will also incentivise more private sector
investment in the railway sector.

✓ The loan, financed through the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, has a maturity of 22 years, including a grace period of seven years.
✓ Indian Railways is the fourth-largest rail network in the world. Total route length of
67,956 km (March 2022)
Q. World Bank has approved a loan of 250 million US dollars for the India State Assistance
Program for road safety of how many states?
A) 6 B) 5
C) 7 D) 4
Answer : C
✓ The World Bank approved USD 250 million loan for the Indian government’s road safety
programme that addresses the high road accident fatality rate in the country.
✓ The India State Support Program for Road Safety, financed by the World Bank, will be
implemented in the states of Andhra Pradesh (AP), Gujarat, Odisha, Tamil Nadu,
Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal
Q. Which of the company has launched wearable ATM cards and Offline UPI?
A) RuPay B) VISA
C) MasterCard D) Acemoney
Answer : D
✓ Acemoney has launched UPI 123Pay payment and wearable ATM cards.
✓ The UPI 123Pay payment allows people to carry out cashless transactions without
smartphones or internet connections using feature phones.
✓ The wearable ATM cards are gadgets designed as key chains and rings that enable
people to carry out cashless transactions without ATM cards and phones.
✓ The wearable ATM cards functions using applications connected to smart phones.
Therefore, it can be switched on or off as per the requirement of the customer
✓ Acemoney is the first company in India to launch UPI 123Pay services in Malayalam
and Tamil. The Reserve Bank of India had launched UPI 123Pay in March this year.
Q. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the board of directors of Bombay Stock
Exchange (BSE)?
A) SS Mundra B) Ajay Tyagi
C) Tapan Ray D) Madhabi Puri Buch
Answer : A
✓ Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) approved the
appointment of former Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India S S Mundra as the
chairman of the Board of Directors of BSE Limited.
✓ Mundra will replace the current chairman Justice Vikramajit Sen.
✓ Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
✓ Founded : 1875
✓ HQ : Mumbai Maharashtra
✓ Chairman : Subhash Sheoratan Mundra

✓ MD & CEO : Ashish kumar Chauhan
✓ Premchand Roychand founded the Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE)
✓ BSE became the first stock exchange to be recognized by the Government of India in
1956.
✓ The BSE is established in 1875, it is the oldest stock exchange of Asia, and also
the tenth oldest in the world.
✓ Bombay Stock Exchange became the first stock exchange in India to launch commodity
derivatives contracts in gold and silver.
✓ SENSEX(SENSitve indEX) is a free-float market-weighted stock market index of 30 well-
established and financially sound companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Q. Who has been appointed as CEO of India Debt Resolution Company Limited (IRDCL)?
A) Sachin Chaturvedi
B) Avinash Kulkarni
C) T. Rabi Sankar
D) Revathy Iyer
Answer : B
✓ The Chief Executive of India Resurgence Asset Reconstruction Company (IRARC),
Avinash Kulkarni, has been selected to head the India Debt Resolution Company
(IDRCL) for a period of 3 year.
✓ He succeeds Manish Makharia.
✓ IDRCL is a private sector company controlled by private sector banks that own a 51%
share. Its seven-member board is chaired by former SBI executive Diwakar Gupta.
✓ The government has set up an asset management company (AMC) named India Debt
Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL) with a paid-up capital of Rs. 80.5 lakh on an
authorized capital of Rs 50 crore.
✓ IDRCL will work in tandem with the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd
(NARCL) to clean up bad loans.
✓ Bank of Baroda (BoB), Punjab National Bank (PNB), Bank of India (BoI), Bank of
Maharashtra, SBI, Union Bank of India, Canara Bank, Indian Bank and IDBI Bank are
the shareholders of IDRCL.
✓ Maximum stake of public sector banks in IDRCL = 49%
Q. With reference to Indian economy, the term 'bad bank', frequently mentioned in news,
refers to
A) an asset reconstruction company
B) an asset management company
C) a bank with huge 'nonperforming assets'
D) a bank that has become insolvent
Answer : A
✓ A Bad Bank houses Bad loans or Non-Performing Assets (NPA).
✓ A bad bank is simply an entity which specialises in handling bad loans or NPAs.
✓ Another name for a bad bank is Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC).

Q. In June 2022, which anniversary of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) was
celebrated by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)?
A) 6th B) 5th
C) 7th D) 4th
Answer : C
✓ The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) organized a virtual event to
celebrate 7 years of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U). The event was
presided by Shri Manoj Joshi, Secretary, MoHUA.
✓ PMAY-U was launched by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 25th June 2015.
It is one of the largest urban housing programmes in the world.
✓ Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Mission was launched on 25th June 2015.
✓ Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana's (Urban) aim is to provide housing for all in urban areas
by the year 2022.
✓ The Mission provides Central Assistance to the implementing agencies through
States/Union Territories (UTs) and Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs) for providing
houses to all eligible families/ beneficiaries against the validated demand for houses
for about 1.12 cr
✓ As per PMAY(U) guidelines, the size of a house for Economically Weaker Section (EWS)
could be up to 30 sq. mt. carpet area, however, States/UTs have the flexibility to
enhance the size of houses in consultation and approval of the Ministry
Q. According to NASSCOM Report, Artificial Intelligence can add USD 500 billion to GDP by
which year?
A) 2023 B) 2025
C) 2030 D) 2028
Answer : B
✓ Artificial Intelligence will add USD 500 billion to India’s GDP by 2025: Nasscom Report.
✓ The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and data utilization strategies can add USD
500 billion to India’s GDP by 2025, according to a report by the National Association of
Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM).
✓ The AI adoption in 4 key sectors, BFSI, consumer packaged goods (CPG) and retail,
healthcare, and industrials/automotive, can contribute 60% of the total $ 500 billion
opportunity.
✓ The current rate of AI investments in India is growing at a compound annual growth
rate (CAGR) of 30.8% and poised to reach USD 881 million by 2023, it will still represent
just 2.5% of the total global AI investments of USD 340 billion.
✓ For India to achieve its $1 trillion GDP goal by FY 2026-2027, it needs to have a strong
correlation to the maturity of AI adoption. India currently is the second largest global
hub in training and hiring AI talent.
✓ India currently is the second largest global hub in training and hiring AI talent.
✓ National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)
✓ Founded : 1988
✓ Chairmam : Krishnan Ramanujam
✓ President : Debjani Ghosh

Q. Mufin Finance received in-principal RBI approval for the issuance of ____ prepaid
payment instruments.
A) Half-closed B) Full-closed
C) Semi-closed D) Partially-closed
Answer : C
✓ Mufin Finance, one of the leading NBFCs, has received in-principal RBI approval for
issuance of semi-closed prepaid payment instruments.
✓ The PPI license ill allows digital banks, fintech firms and large consumer-facing
applications to roll out features such as digital payment solutions for lending.
✓ Mufin Finance is the 4th NBFC to receive such a licence from the RBI, after leading
brands such as Bajaj Finserve, Manapurram and Paul Merchants.
Q. For which banks, EASE 5.0 — Enhanced Access and Service Excellence — a common
reform agenda aimed at institutionalising clean and smart banking was launched
recently?
A) Public Sector Banks (PSBs) B) Regional Rural Banks (RRB)
C) Commercial Banks D) Small Finance Banks
Answer : A
✓ Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the EASE 5.0 “Common reforms
agenda” of EASE Next program.
✓ Enhanced Access and Service Excellence-EASE evolved for four annual editions from
Financial Year 2019 to Financial Year 2022.
✓ It has also catalysed reforms in diverse areas in Public Sector Banks.
✓ EASE 5.0 ‘Common reforms agenda’ has been developed for Public Sector Banks.
✓ PSB Manthan, 2022 was organised in April 2022. This program paved the way for
broader program “EASENext”. The EASENest will comprise of two initiatives
1. EASE 5.0 (common PSB reforms agenda) and
2. Bank specific strategic 3-year roadmap (on the basis of individual bank’s business
priorities).
✓ Agenda of EASE 5.0
✓ Under EASE 5.0, PSBs will be investing in new-age capabilities. It will also deepen the
ongoing reforms for responding to evolving customer needs, technology environment
and changing competition.
✓ EASE Agenda was launched by government in collaboration with PSBs in January
2018. It was authored by Boston consulting Group and commissioned through Indian
Banks’ Association.
Q. Ford India Private Limited has signed an MoU with which company for the potential
acquisition of FIPL’s Sanand vehicle manufacturing facility?
A) Maruti Suzuki B) Tata Motors
C) Mahindra & Mahindra D) Ashok Leyland
Answer : B

✓ Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (subsidiary of Tata Motors Ltd) and Ford India
Private Limited (FIPL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the
Government of Gujarat (GoG) for the potential acquisition of FIPL’s Sanand vehicle
manufacturing facility.
✓ The MoU also includes transfer of all eligible employees of FIPL Sanand’s vehicle
manufacturing operations, subject to the signing of definitive agreements and receipt
of relevant approvals.
✓ The Ford India vehicle manufacturing site is a state-of-the art site at Sanand.
✓ Under the MoU, this would install 300,000 units per annam capacity.
✓ Tata Motors
✓ Founded : 1945
✓ Founder : Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata
✓ Chairman : Natarajan Chandrasekaran
✓ Ford India Private Limited
✓ Headquarters : Sholinganallur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
✓ Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational
automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States
Q. Which company has bagged the contract to construct the upcoming Noida International
Airport at Jewar, in Uttar Pradesh?
A) Tata Projects B) Larsen &Toubro Ltd
C) Punj Lloyd Group D) Jaiprakash Associates Ltd
Answer : A
✓ Tata Group's infrastructure and construction arm, Tata Projects, has bagged the
contract to construct the upcoming Noida International Airport at Jewar, in UP.
✓ As part of the contract, Tata Projects will construct the terminal, runway, airside
infrastructure, roads, utilities, landside facilities and other ancillary buildings at the
airport.
✓ It is expected to be functional by 2024.
Q. Which platform has launched its new featured app ‘AMBER alert’ to find the missing
children?
A) Meta B) Twitter
C) WhatsApp D) Instagram
Answer : D
✓ Instagram has launched ‘AMBER alert’ feature to help find missing children.
✓ The alerts on the Meta-owned platform will include details such as a child’s photo,
description, and location of the abduction.
✓ Amber Alerts are available on Facebook since 2015. This feature will be available in 25
countries.
✓ Instagram is an American photo and video sharing social networking service founded
in 2010 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, and later acquired by Facebook Inc.
✓ Kevin Systrom is the CEO of Instagram.

Q. Which payments bank has partnered with the Muthoot Finance to offer gold loans on its
app?
A) Airtel Payments Bank B) Paytm Payments Bank
C) Jio Payments Bank D) India Post Payments Bank
Answer : A
✓ Airtel Payments Bank has partnered with Muthoot Finance to offer gold loans through
Airtel Thanks app.
✓ There will be no-processing charge on the loan. Muthoot Finance will provide up to 75
per cent of the pledged gold value as a loan.
✓ The loan facility will also be available at the 5 lakh banking points for Airtel Payments
Bank.
✓ On April 11, 2016, Airtel Payments Bank became the first entity in India to receive a
payments bank license from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
✓ The minimum required paid-up equity capital for opening a payment bank according to
RBI is Rs 100 crore.
✓ India currently has 6 Payment Banks namely, Airtel Payment Bank, India Post Payment
Bank, Fino, Paytm Payment Bank, NSDL Payment Bank and Jio Payment Bank.
✓ Airtel Payments Bank
✓ Founded : 2017
✓ MD & CEO : Anubrata Biswas
✓ Stake : Bharti Airtel Limited(80.01%) & Kotak Mahindra Bank(19.9%)
✓ Subsidiaries : YTS Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Q. Name the Neo banking platform which has introduced #LiveBoundless – a credit line card
exclusively for women?
A) Fi Money B) Mahila Money
C) RazorpayX D) Stashfin
Answer : D
✓ Stashfin is a neo banking platform which introduces #LiveBoundless – a credit line card
especially for women.
✓ This card aims at giving women greater financial freedom. It also offers cashback
rewards, welcome credits, Free ATM Withdrawals and deals.
✓ The card acts as a virtual and physical medium for shopping, traveling, and eating and
includes 1% cashback on every spend to benefits worth Rs 5,000 in the first year.
Q. RBI has launched its first global hackathon and announced the results under various
categories. Which company is declared as the winner in two segments?
A) Tone Tag B) TrustCheckr
C) NapID Cybersec Pvt Ltd D) Ezetap Mobile Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Answer : A

✓ The Reserve Bank has launched its first global hackathon – “Harbinger 2021 –
Innovation for Transformation” under the theme of the “Harbinger 2021 – Innovation
for Transformation” is ‘Smarter Digital Payments’ in November 2021.
✓ The results were announced, Tone Tag, a brand of Naffa Innovations Pvt Ltd, has been
declared as the winner in two categories.
✓ The winner of the hackathon will get a reward prize of Rs. 40 lakh while the Runner-up
will get Rs. 20 lakh.
✓ This was organised to suggest innovative solutions for smarter digital payments.
✓ India-based Tone Tag has been declared the winner in two segments, ‘Innovative,
easy-to-use, non-mobile digital payment solutions for converting small-ticket cash
transactions to digital mode’ and ‘Context-based retail payments to remove the
physical act of payment’.
✓ NapID Cybersec Pvt Ltd (INDIA) and TrustCheckr (INDIA) were the winners of the other
two categories.
✓ The runner-ups were Extolabs LLC (USA); neoEYED (USA); Sperotel Technologies LLP
(INDIA); Ezetap Mobile Solutions Pvt Ltd (India); and Lalit Kumar Pagaria (India)
Q. What will be the interest rate on the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) for financial year
2021-22?
A) 8.4% B) 7.7%
C) 8.1% D) 9.3%
Answer : C
✓ The central government has approved 8.1 percent interest rate on Employees'
Provident Fund deposits for the financial year 2021-22.
✓ For the financial year 2021-22, the interest rates were reduced from 8.5 percent to 8.1
percent.
✓ This is the lowest EPF interest rates since 1977-78.
✓ The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 came into
effect on 4 March 1952.
✓ The “Employees Provident Fund Organisation”(EPFO), the statutory body under the
Government of India’s Ministry of Labour and Employment is headquartered at New
Delhi.
Q. How much amount will ACME Group invest in Green Hydrogen Project in Karnataka?
A) Rs 73,467 crores B) Rs 65,123 crores
C) Rs 51,865 crores D) Rs 47,654crores
Answer : C
✓ ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited has signed an MoU with the Karnataka
government to propose the investment of Rs. 51,865 crores in the state within five
years for setting up a green hydrogen and ammonia plant with an associated solar
power unit in Mangaluru.
✓ Under the first Phase the company will invest Rs. 5,300 crores and in second Phase Rs.
46,565 crores.

Q. Who has been appointment as the Managing Director of SBI for a period of 2 years?
A) Sumant Kathpalia B) Atul Kumar Goel
C) Alok Kumar Choudhary D) Shanti Lal Jain
Answer : C
✓ The centre has approved the appointment of Alok Kumar Choudhary, Deputy Managing
Director of SBI as the Managing Director for a period of 2 years.
✓ Choudhary, who was currently in charge of the finance portfolio, will now be in charge
of corporate banking and information technology in his new role at SBI.
✓ He replaces former MD Ashwani Bhatia who took charge as the whole time member of
SEBI.
Q. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has increased the amount per project under the
Technology Development Fund of the Defense Ministry from Rs 10 crore to which of the
following?
Answer : D
✓ Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has approved to increase the funding of each project
from Rs 10 crore to Rs 50 crore under the Technology Development Fund (TDF)
scheme. This will promote self-reliance in the defense sector of the country.
✓ One-fourth of the amount allocated for defense research and development in the
budget for the financial year 2022-23 was earmarked for private industry, start-ups and
academia.
✓ According to the ministry, the increased funding under the TDF is in line with the
budget announcement and will boost the objective of self-reliance in defence.
Q. Who is the chairman of the restructured advisory committee on mutual funds by
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?
A) Usha Thorat B) Neeraj Choksi
C) Sunil Gulati D) Vinay Tonse
Answer : A
✓ Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has restructured its
advisory committee on mutual funds.
✓ The 25-member advisory committee will be chaired by former Deputy Governor of the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Usha Thorat. Earlier, the panel had 24 members.
Q. What is the new MSP for Cotton Crop (long staple) in Market Season 2022-23?
A) 6560 B) 6380
C) 6000 D) 5600
Answer : B

✓ The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on June 8, 2022 approved an increase in the Minimum Support Prices
(MSP) for all major Kharif Crops in India for Marketing Season 2022-23.
✓ The MSP for Cotton (medium staple) has been increased from 5726 to 6080 and MSP
for Cotton (Long Staple) has been increased from 6025 to 6380 in Kharif Crop 2021-22
season.
✓ Kharif Crop (June-October) : Rice, Cotton, Bajra, Jowar, Sugarcane, Soybean etc
✓ Rabi Crop ( October-March ) : Barley, Mustard, Banana, Almond, Pulses and various
Vegetables
✓ Zaid Crop (March-June) Corn, Cucumber, Melon, Pepper, Tomato, Bitter Gourd etc.
✓ Minimum Support Price (MSP) is recommended by the Commission for Agricultural
Costs and Prices (CACP).
✓ MSP is a price set by the Indian government at which it purchases crops directly from
the farmer.
✓ It is an important part of the agricultural policy of India.
✓ Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a form of market intervention by the Government of
India to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices
Q. Which company launched India's first rupee-based crypto index, CRE8?
A) CoinDCX B) UnoCoin
C) WazirX D) CoinSwitch
Answer : D
✓ The Crypto Rupee Index has been launched by CoinSwitch (CRE8).
✓ According to the crypto exchange, it is India’s first benchmark index for measuring the
performance of the Indian Rupee-based crypto sector.
✓ CRE8 monitors the performance of eight crypto assets that account for more than 85%
of the entire market capitalization of crypto assets traded in Indian Rupee.
Q. Recently, SEBI offered UPI payment options for REIT and InvIT public offerings for
application values up to how much funds?
Answer : B
✓ SEBI provided an additional payment option of UPI or unified payments interface
mechanism to retail investors to apply in the public issue of REITs and InvITs for
application value up to Rs 5 lakh
Q. What is the minimum contribution required to be made in Financial Year in National
Pension System (NPS) Tier 1 accounts is _.
A) Rs 1,000 B) Rs 5,000
C) Rs 4,000 D) Rs 2,000
Answer : A

✓ The NPS Tier 1 account matures at the age of 60 and you can extend it till the age of
70.
✓ Minimum Investment: Rs 1,000 per annum.
✓ Maximum Investment: No upper limit
✓ Lock-in : Till you attain the age of 60
✓ Returns : Depend on the asset allocation and pension funds chosen by you.
✓ The minimum NPS Tier 1 contribution is Rs 1,000 per annum. There is no maximum limit
on your NPS Tier 1 contribution. The minimum initial contribution to the NPS Tier 1
Account is Rs 500
✓ NPS is regulated by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority.
Q. Which was the Highest achievable grade according to PGI-D performance Grade Index
report?
A) Ati Uttam B) Prachesta
C) Daksh D) Utkarsh
Answer : C
✓ Recently, the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L), Ministry of
Education (MoE) released the Centre’s first-ever Performance Grading Index for
Districts (PGI-D) for 2018-19 and 2019-20.
✓ In June, 2021, the Union Education Minister has approved the release of Performance
Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories.
✓ The PGI-D grades the districts into 10 grades. The highest achievable grade is ‘Daksh’,
which is for districts scoring more than 90% of the total points in that category or overall.
✓ It is followed by ‘Utkarsh’ (81% to 90%), ‘Ati Uttam’ (71% to 80%), ‘Uttam’ (61% to 70%),
‘Prachesta-1’ (51% to 60%) and ‘Prachesta-2’ (41% to 50%).
✓ The lowest grade in PGI-D is ‘Akanshi-3’ which is for scores upto 10% of the total points.
✓ None of the districts figured in the highest ‘Daksh’ grade in both these years.
✓ Three districts from Rajasthan performed the best in the assessment.
✓ According to the report, the three districts — Sikar, Jhunjhunu, and Jaipur figured in
‘Utkarsh’ grade in 2019-20 in contrast to a year before when no district featured in that
category.
✓ Rajasthan has the highest 24 districts in this grade, followed by Punjab (14), Gujarat
(13), and Kerala (13).
✓ The districts with the lowest scores (1 out of 50) in this category were:
✓ South Salmara-Mankachar (Assam), Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh), North Garo Hills and
South Garo Hills in Meghalaya, and Khowai (Tripura) in 2019-20.
✓ PGI-D assesses the performance of the school education system at the district level by
creating an index for comprehensive analysis
Q. Which state has the highest performance grading index?
A) Punjab B) Kerala
C) Rajasthan D) Telangana
Answer : C
✓ Performance Grading Index for Districts Released! Rajasthan tops the list followed by
Punjab.

MAY 2022
Q. What amount has been approved as financial aid for the Systems Reform Endeavors for
Transformed health Achievement in Gujarat SRESTHA g project by World Bank?
Answer : D
✓ World Bank has approved USD 350 million as financial aid for the Systems Reform
Endeavors for Transformed Health Achievement in Gujarat (SRESTHA-G) project. The
SRESTHA-G project will be worth USD 500 million, with the World Bank contributing
USD 350 million
Q. What is the double the net profit of public sector banks in FY22?
Answer : B
✓ Public Sector Banks doubled their Net Profit to almost Rs 66,500 crore in FY22 .
✓ Public sector banks (PSBs) more than quadrupled their net profit in the fiscal year
2021-2022. During the financial year 2021-22, the aggregate profit of 12 state-owned
banks was Rs 66,539 crore, up 110 percent from Rs 31,816 crore in the previous year.
For the first time in years, all 12 state-owned banks made a profit.
✓ Only two PSBs (Central Bank and Punjab & Sind Bank) declared losses in FY21,
dragging down the overall net profit
Q. RBI has eased norms for non-bank entities to set up Bharat Bill Payment Operating Units
by reducing the net worth requirement to Rs.
A) Rs. 30 crores
B) Rs. 25 crores
C) Rs. 50 crores
D) Rs. 20 crores
Answer : B
✓ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has eased the norms for non-bank entities to set up Bharat
Bill Payment operating units by reducing the net-worth requirement to Rs 25 crores.
✓ Presently, the minimum net worth of Rs 100 crore is required to obtain authorisation
for a non-bank BBPOU.
✓ Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) is an interoperable platform for bill payments and
the scope and coverage of BBPS extends to all categories of billers who raise recurring
bills.

Q. Who has been reappointed as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director (CEO & MD)
of Infosys?
A) Salil Parekh B) C Vijayakumar
C) Dara Khosrowshahi D) Pravin Kumar Purwar
Answer : A
✓ IT major Infosys announced that its Board of Directors has reappointed Salil S. Parekh
as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director (CEO & MD) of the Company effective
from July 1, 2022 for a period of five years till March 31, 2027, subject to the approval
of shareholders.
✓ Salil Parekh, has been the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Infosys
since January 2018 and has successfully led Infosys over the last 4 years.
✓ INFOSYS
✓ Founded : 1981
✓ Chairman : Nandan Nilekani
✓ MD & CEO : Salil Parekh
Q. What is the surplus transfer by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to the Government for
2021-22?
A) Rs. 51,765 crores B) Rs. 29,357 crores
C) Rs. 30,307 crores D) Rs. 44,103 crores
Answer : C
✓ The Reserve Bank of India has sanctioned a surplus transfer to the Central
Government of 30,307 crore rupees for the fiscal year 2021-22. The Reserve Bank of
India’s Central Board of Directors met for the 596th time in Mumbai, under the
chairmanship of Governor Shaktikanta Das, to adopt the Reserve Bank’s Annual
Report and Accounts for the year.
✓ The bank’s central board of directors also decided to maintain the contingency risk
buffer (CRB) at 5.50%. CRB, which comes from the contingency fund, is risk
provisioning made from economic capital to cover monetary, credit, fiscal stability,
and operational risks.
✓ In the 2022 budget, the government had estimated that it would receive 73,948 crores
as dividend from the RBI and state-owned banks for FY22.
✓ The budgeted dividend is 27% lower than the ₹1.01 trillion the centre received in FY22.
Q. Which Indian company has become top-ranked Indian company in the Forbes’ Global
2000 list of public companies worldwide 2022?
A) Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
B) Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS)
C) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
D) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)
Answer : A

✓ Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd climbed two spots to No. 53 on
Forbes’ Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide 2022.
✓ Forbes Global 2000 ranks the largest companies in the world using four metrics: sales,
profits, assets and market value. Reliance is the top-ranked Indian firm on the list,
followed by State Bank of India at No. 105, HDFC Bank at No. 153 and ICICI Bank at No.
204.
✓ Other top 10 Indian firms on the list include state-owned Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation (ONGC) at 228 rank, Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd
(HDFC) at No. 268, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) at No.357, Tata Consultancy Services
Ltd (TCS) at No. 384, Tata Steel at No. 407 and Axis Bank at No. 431.
✓ Berkshire Hathaway took the No. 1 spot for the first time since Forbes started
publishing the Global 2000 in 2003, dethroning the Industrial and Commercial Bank of
China, which dropped to No. 2 after nine consecutive years at the top of the list. Saudi
Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) took the No. 3 Spot.
Q. Which Indian bank has tops the Forbes Global 2000 list of public companies in 2022?
C) State Bank of India D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Answer : C
✓ Reliance is the top-ranked Indian firm on the list, followed by State Bank of India at No.
105, HDFC Bank at No. 153 and ICICI Bank at No. 204.
Q. India recorded how much annual FDI inflow in FY 2021-22?
A) USD 83.57 billion B) USD 75.60 billion
C) USD 85.83 billion D) USD 67.78 billion
Answer : A
✓ India recorded the highest-ever annual FDI inflow of USD 83.57 billion in the Financial
Year 2021-22, overtaking last year's FDI by USD 1.60 billion.
✓ Singapore was the topmost investor in India last fiscal year, accounting for 27% of the
FDI, followed by the US at 18% and Mauritius at 16%.
✓ India's FDI inflow has witnessed a 23 percent rise post-COVID-19 outbreak despite
lockdowns and Russian military operations in Ukraine.
✓ FDI equity inflows in manufacturing sectors increased 76% in FY22 at $21.34 billion,
compared to $12.09 billion in the year before.
✓ Computer software and hardware emerged as the top recipient sector of FDI equity
inflows during the last fiscal year with an around 25% share, followed by the services
and automobile sectors, both at 12%
✓ FDI Stands for Foreign Direct Investment.
✓ It is an investment made by a firm or individual in one country into business interests
located in another country.
Q. Which country was the largest source of FDI in India in FY22?
A) China B) United States
C) Singapore D) Thailand

Answer : C
✓ Singapore was the topmost investor in India last fiscal year, accounting for 27% of the
FDI, followed by the US at 18% and Mauritius at 16%.
Q. Which state was the top recipient of FDI in India during the fiscal year 2021-22 (FY22)?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Maharashtra
C) Karnataka D) Gujarat
Answer : C
✓ Karnataka was the top recipient of the FDI equity inflow in Financial Year 2021-22 with
a share of 38 percent during the FY 2021-22 followed by Maharashtra (26%) and Delhi
(14%).
✓ A majority of FDI inflow in Karnataka was reported in Computer Software & Hardware’
(35%), Automobile Industry (20%) and Education’ (12%) sectors.
Q. Public sector banks has reported over___dip in the amount involved in frauds during the
financial year 2021- 2022.
A) 49% B) 51%
C) 74% D) 65%
Answer : B
✓ Public sector banks reported over 51 per cent dip in the amount involved in frauds to
Rs 40,295.25 crore during the financial year ended March 2022, the Reserve Bank of
India has said.
✓ The 12 PSBs (Public Sector Banks) had reported frauds worth Rs 81,921.54 crore in
preceding fiscal 2020-21.
✓ The country's largest lender State Bank of India reported frauds worth Rs 6,932.37
crore.
✓ According to the RBI data on frauds reported by PSBs in all categories during FY22,
the highest amount was reported by the Punjab National Bank (Rs 9,528.95 crore).
✓ Frauds reported by PSBs in all categories during FY22
✓ Highest Frauds : Punjab National Bank (Rs 9,528.95 crore)
✓ 2nd : State Bank of India (Rs 6,932.37 crore)
✓ 3rd : Bank of India ( Rs 5,923.99 crore)
Q. Which company has dethroned Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable
company?
A) Reliance Industries B) Tata Consultancy Services
C) Saudi Aramco D) Alphabet Inc.
Answer : C
✓ Saudi Aramco became world’s most valuable company by replacing Apple
✓ Oil giant Saudi Aramco has dethroned Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable
company, underscoring the recent surge in oil prices that have boosted the energy
giant this year.

✓ The current worth of Aramco is about $2.43 trillion as compared with Apple’s $2.37
trillion. Saudi Aramco has reported a 124% surge in net profit in the last year from $49.0
billion in 2020 to $110.0 billion in 2021.
Q. According to World Bank report on migration and development, which country has
topped the foreign remittance recipient list by receiving USD 89 billion?
A) India B) Japan
C) Russia D) France
Answer : A
✓ According to World Bank report on migration and development, India has topped the
foreign remittance list by receiving USD 89 billion followed by Mexico at USD 54 billion,
and China at USD 53 billion in 2021.
✓ The officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
are expected to increase by 4.2% in 2022 to reach USD 630 billion.
✓ Bangladesh was the 7th highest recipient of remittance from abroad in 2021. It
received over USD 22 billion as remittance last year which marked an increase of 2.2
percent over the year 2020.
Q. Which bank has launched an online platform, ‘Trade nxt’, which enable corporate, and
MSMEs to transact all cross-border export-import transactions from the comfort of their
place?
A) Indian Overseas Bank
B) Kotak Mahindra Bank
C) Punjab National Bank
D) Union Bank of India
Answer : D
✓ Union Bank of India (UBI) has launched an online platform, ‘Trade nxt’, which enable
corporate, and MSMEs to transact all cross-border export-import transactions from
the comfort of their place, i.e., eliminates the need for companies to visit a bank branch
for the same.
✓ Trade nxt’ platform will also enable the regulatory online auto reporting through Import
Data Processing & Monitoring System (IDPMS), Export Data processing & Monitoring
System (EDPMS) and other statutory reporting to Overseas Direct Investment (ODI)/
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)/ Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) which will make
the process much more convenient.
✓ Founded : 1919
✓ MD & CEO : A. Manimekhalai
✓ Anchor Bank for the amalgamation of Andhra Bank, Corporation Bank into Union Bank
of India

Q. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the public sector banks have reported how
much amount with a fall of more than 51% in the amount involved in frauds during the
financial year ended March 2022.
A) Rs 35,140 crores B) Rs 40,295 crores
C) Rs 74,259 crores D) Rs 50,575 crores
Answer : B
✓ According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the public sector banks have reported
over a 51% dip in the amount involved in frauds to Rs 40,295.25 crore during the
financial year ended March 2022.
✓ The 12 PSBs had reported frauds worth Rs 81,921.54 crore in the preceding fiscal
2020-21. But, the number of fraud cases has fallen slightly as a total of 7,940 frauds
were reported by the PSBs in 2021-22, against 9,933 incidents reported in FY21.
✓ According to the RBI data on frauds reported by PSBs in all categories during FY22,
the highest amount of Rs 9,528.95 crore was reported by the city-based Punjab
National Bank (PNB), involving 431 such incidents.
Q. According to the data released by crypto analytics firm Chainalysis “2021
Cryptocurrency Gains by Country”, what is the rank of India in estimated Crypto Gains in
2021?
A) 19 B) 21
C) 33 D) 27
Answer : B
✓ According to the data released by crypto analytics firm Chainalysis, investors around
the world realized total Crypto gains of $162.7 billion in 2021, compared to $32.5 billion
in 2020. This is 2nd consecutive data by Chainalysis.
✓ However, India ranked lowly at 21st with realized gains of around $1.85 billion while it
is topped by the United States with an estimated realized Crypto gain of $49.95 billion.
✓ The US is followed by the United Kingdom at 2nd with estimated realized Crypto gains
of $8.16 billion, Germany ($5.82 billion), Japan ($5.51 billion) and China ($5.06 billion).
✓ Ethereum is the most noteworthy gainer among the crypto assets. The report
highlights that Ethereum edged out Bitcoin in total realized gains globally at $76.3
billion to $74.7 billion.
Q. Which company has become the largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company (FMCG)
in India beating Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), after the announcement of its Quarter
Four results for the financial year 2022 (Q4FY2022)?
A) Wipro B) Tata Power
C) ITC Limited D) Adani Wilmar Limited
Answer : D
✓ Adani Wilmar Limited became the largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company
(FMCG) in India beating Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), after the announcement of
its Quarter Four results for the financial year 2022 (Q4FY2022).

✓ AWL has reported the total operational revenue of Rs 54,214 crore in the Financial Year
2022 whereas HUL reported the revenue of Rs 51,468 crore in the Financial Year (FY)
2021-22.
✓ In Q4FY22 (January-March 2022), the AWL has seen a 40 percent jump in revenue from
operations to Rs 14,960 despite a 26 percent i.e., Rs 234.29 crore hit in net profit in the
same period.
Q. Which company has become the first Indian company to record annual revenue of more
than a $100 billion?
A) Tata Motors B) Reliance Industries
C) Adani Group D) State Bank of India
Answer : B
✓ Reliance Industries become the first Indian company to record annual revenue of more
than a whopping $100 billion. The company has recorded a 22.5% rise in net profit for
the quarter ended March 2022.
✓ Reliance has recorded strong growth in retail, digital services, and the oil & gas
business. The company has also reported the highest-ever quarterly EBITDA (earnings
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) of ₹33,968 crores (28% up) year-
on-year.
Q. Which financial institutions has announced actions it plans to take as part of a
comprehensive, global response to the ongoing food security crisis, with up to $30 billion
financing in existing and new projects?
A) World bank B) New Development Bank
C) International Monetary Fund D) Asian Development Bank
Answer : A
✓ World Bank has announced actions it plans to take as part of a comprehensive, global
response to the ongoing food security crisis, with up to $30 billion financing in existing
and new projects.
✓ Financing will be provided in the areas like nutrition, agriculture, water, social
protection, and irrigation so as to address the ongoing food insecurity across the globe
over the next 15 months..
Q. Who will chair the Advisory Committee for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
related matters in the securities market, constituted by Securities and Exchange Board
of India (SEBI)?
A) Navneet Munot B) Revathy Iyer
C) Sachin Chaturvedi D) Satish Kashinath Marathe
Answer : A
✓ Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has constituted a committee for
advising on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) related matters in the
securities market.

✓ The committee will be chaired by Navneet Munot, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
HDFC Mutual Fund.
✓ The terms of reference of the committee include Enhancements in business
responsibility and sustainability report, ESG ratings, and ESG investing.
Q. Which bank has launched an end-to-end digital car loan scheme named ‘Xpress Car
Loans’ for its existing customers as well as new customers?
C) State Bank of India D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Answer : A
✓ HDFC Bank has launched an end-to-end digital car loan scheme named ‘Xpress Car
Loans’ for its existing customers as well as new customers.
✓ The bank has integrated its lending application with automobile dealers throughout
India. Buyers can apply for a maximum of Rs 20 lakh and the loan amount will be
credited to the dealers’ accounts within 30 minutes.
✓ The facility is currently available for four-wheelers and will be soon rolled out to two-
wheelers as well.
Q. Which bank has launched India’s first comprehensive ‘open-for-all’ digital ecosystem for
all Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country?
Answer : B
✓ ICICI Bank has launched India’s first comprehensive digital ecosystem for all Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country, which can also be used by the
customers of other banks.
✓ Anyone can use the benefits of digital solutions on the InstaBIZ app. MSMEs customers
of other banks can avail of a host of services by logging in as a ‘Guest’ in the app.
✓ It provides sanctions of instant and paperless overdraft facility up to Rs 25 lakh through
‘InstaOD Plus’.
Q. Finance Minister and India’s Governor for NDB Nirmala Sitharaman has chaired the 7th
Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of NDB through video-conferencing in New Delhi.
The Bank formed by BRICS countries is known as ___.
A) Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
B) European Investment Bank (EIB)
C) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
D) New Development Bank (NDB)
Answer : D
✓ Finance Minister and India’s Governor for the New Development Bank (NDB) Nirmala
Sitharaman chaired the 7th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of NDB through
video-conferencing in New Delhi.

✓ Due to ongoing pandemic, this Annual Meeting of NDB which was hosted and chaired
by India this year was organized in virtual mode.
✓ FM Sitharamana has mentioned that India’s economic growth in the current financial
year has been robust and is estimated to be 8.9%.
✓ The meeting was also attended by Governors or Alternate Governors of Brazil, China,
Russia, South Africa, and the newly joined members Bangladesh and United Arab
Emirates UAE.
✓ Theme 2022: “NDB: Optimising Development Impact”.
Q. BRICS countries’ multilateral bank New Development Bank (NDB) will open its first
regional office in India in which state?
A) Gujarat B) Telangana
C) Tamil Nadu D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : A
✓ New Development Bank (NDB), the BRICS countries’ multilateral bank based in
Shanghai, will open its first regional office in India at the Gujarat International Finance
Tec-City (GIFT City) to address the country’s infrastructural and sustainable
development needs.
✓ The India office will concentrate on extending its presence in the country by
developing, implementing, and monitoring new projects..
✓ NDB’s existing regional offices will be supplemented by the new India office. Its Africa
Regional Center (ARC) opened in Johannesburg in 2017, the Americas Regional Office
(ARO)in So Paulo with a sub-office in Brasil in 2019, and the Eurasian Regional Centre
(ERC) in Moscow in 2020.
✓ The NDBwas founded in July 2015 by the BRICS countries of Brazil, Russia, India,
China, and South Africa. Since then, Bangladesh, UAE, Egypt, and Uruguay have joined
the bank.
Q. In the third advance estimate of production of major crops for the year 2021-22 released
by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, India's estimated foodgrain
production is how much million tonnes?
A) 542.87 million tonnes B) 424.76 million tonnes
C) 314.51 million tonnes D) 231.33 million tonnes
Answer : C
✓ Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has released the third advance
estimate of the production of major agricultural crops for 2021-22.
✓ The food grains production in the country has been estimated at 314.51 million tonnes
which is a record high and is higher by 3.77 million tonnes from the food grain
production during 2020-21..
✓ During 2021-22, the average food grain production was higher by 23.80 million tonnes
as compared to the previous five years from 2016-17 to 2020-21.
✓ There has been an estimated record production of maize, rice, oilseeds, pulses,
rapeseed, gram, sugarcane, and mustard

✓ As per the 3rd Advance Estimates, the estimated production of major crops during the
year 2021-22:
✓ Rice: 129.66 million tonnes (record production)
✓ Food grains: 314.51 million tonnes
✓ Wheat: 106.41 million tonnes
✓ Maize: 33.18 million tonnes. (record production)
✓ Coarse / Nutri Cereals 50.70 million tonnes
✓ Tur: 4.35 million tonnes
✓ Pulses: 27.75 million tonnes. (record production)
✓ Oilseeds: 38.50 million tonnes. (record production)
✓ Gram: 13.98 million tonnes. (record production)
✓ Soyabean: 13.83 million tonnes
✓ Groundnut: 10.09 million tonnes
✓ Sugarcane: 430.50 million tonnes (record production)
✓ Mustard and Rapeseed: 11.75 million tonnes (record production)
✓ Mesta and Jute: 10.22 million bales which are 180 kg each
✓ Cotton: 31.54 million bales which are 170 kg each
Q. Paytm has announced a Joint Venture (JV) general insurance company named Paytm
General Insurance Limited (PGIL). Paytm has announced plans to put in how many
installments in PGIL over a period of 10 years?
A) Rs 675 crores B) Rs 950 crores
C) Rs 565 crores D) Rs 850 crores
Answer : B
✓ Paytm has announced a Joint Venture (JV) general insurance company named as
Paytm General Insurance Ltd (PGIL).
✓ Paytm has announced plans to infuse ₹950 crore in PGIL in tranches, over a period of
10 years and to hold upfront equity stake of 74% in JV.
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
A) Ajay Seth B) Tarun Kapoor
C) Vivek Kumar D) Tarun Bajaj
Answer : C
✓ The appointment committee of the cabinet has approved the appointment of Vivek
Kumar as the Private Secretary (PS) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at joint secretary
level.
✓ He will take over as PM Modi’s private secretary from Sanjeev Kumar Singla.
Q. Which bank has partnered with Retailio to launch a new range of co-branded credit cards
primarily targeted at chemists and pharmacies in the merchant segment?
Answer : B

✓ HDFC Bank partnered with Retailio to launch a new range of co-branded credit cards
primarily targeted at chemists and pharmacies in the merchant segment.
✓ Retailio is the country’s largest B2B pharma marketplace. The co-branded credit card
offers up to 50 days of Interest-free credit period, cashbacks on tax payments, reward
points, and 5% Cashback on all Business essentials.
Q. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under the chairmanship of who has constituted a committee
to review Customer Service Standards in RBI Regulated Entities (REs)?
A) B P Kanungo B) M. D. Patra
C) M. Rajeshwar Rao D) T. Rabi Sankar
Answer : A
✓ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) under the chairmanship of Former Deputy Governor
B.P. Kanungo has constituted a committee to review Customer Service Standards in
RBI Regulated Entities (REs) and for examining and reviewing the state of customer
service in the REs and adequacy of customer service regulations.
✓ The mandate of the committee is also to suggest measures to improve customer
service. The Committee will submit its report within three months from the date of its
first meeting.
Q. Which company has launched ‘Loan Against Shares’, an end-to-end integrated digital
financial offering?
A) Tata Capital B) Tech Mahindra
C) Larsen & Toubro Ltd D) HCL Technologies
Answer : A
✓ Tata Capital Ltd has launched ‘Loan Against Shares’ an end-to-end integrated digital
financial offering.
✓ Customers can avail loans up to ₹5 crores by simply pledging their dematerialised
shares online, facilitated by NSDL.
Q. Who has been appointed as a part-time Chairman of the IDBI Bank for a tenure of 3 years?
A) TN Manoharan B) T S Ramakrishnan
C) Siddhartha Mohanty D) Bishnu Charan Patnaik
Answer : A
✓ T N Manoharan has been appointed as a part-time Chairman of the IDBI Bank for a
tenure of 3 years with effect from 9th May 2022, as approved by the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI).
✓ M R Kumar will no longer continue to be the non-executive non-whole time Chairman of
the bank with effect from 8th May 2022.
✓ Kumar’s appointment is being separately processed under Section 161 (3) of the
Companies Act, 2013.
✓ Founded : 1964

Q. Which payments bank has recently introduced issuer charges for the Aadhaar Enabled
Payment System (AePS)?
A) Airtel Payments Bank B) Paytm Payments Bank
C) Jio Payments Bank D) India Post Payments Bank
Answer : D
✓ India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), Department of Post (DoP), Ministry of
Communication has introduced issuer charges for the Aadhaar Enabled Payment
System (AePS).
✓ AePS Issuer transaction charges will be in effect from June 15, 2022.
✓ AePS is a bank-led model that enables online interoperable financial inclusion
transactions at the Point of Sale (MicroATM) using Aadhaar verification through any
bank’s business correspondent. AePS provides six different transaction types.
✓ Over the free transaction limit, AePS issuer cash withdrawals and cash deposits will
be charged Rs. 20 plus GST each transaction, and mini statement transactions will be
charged Rs. 5 plus GST per transaction.
Q. Which country’s MUFG Bank has been granted permission to open a branch at Gujarat
International Financial Tech City (GIFT City) in a bid to offer a wide range of banking
services to both domestic and global clients?
A) France B) Germany
C) Japan D) Netherlands
Answer : C
✓ MUFG Bank becomes the first Japanese bank to open a branch at Gujarat International
Financial Tech City (GIFT City) in a bid to offer a wide range of banking services to both
domestic and global clients.
✓ MUFG Bank has already taken all necessary approvals from the International Financial
Services Centre Authority (India) and the Financial Services Agency (Japan) to set up
a branch at GIFT City.
✓ MUFG had opened its first branch in Mumbai in 1953. MUFG plans to open this branch
for operations by the first half of FY 2022.
✓ Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) is an under-construction central
business district in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India. It is India's first operational greenfield
smart city
Q. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima
Yojana (PMSBY), and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) have completed seven years of providing
social security net. Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is administered by which organisation?
A) PFRDA B) RBI
C) IRDA D) LIC
Answer : A

✓ Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima
Yojana (PMSBY), and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) have completed seven years of
providing social security net.
✓ The schemes were launched by PM Narendra Modi on 9th May 2015 in Kolkata, West
Bengal. These schemes have been successful in providing affordable insurance and
security to people.
✓ All the citizens can have a life insurance cover for Rs 2 lakh at less than 1 rupee a day
under PMJJBY and an accident insurance of Rs 2 lakh at less than 1 rupee a month
under PMSBY.
✓ All the citizens of the country in the age group 18 to 40 can subscribe for receiving
pension after the age of 60 by paying a minimum amount of Rs 42 per month under APY.
✓ Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY):
sight of one eye and loss of use of hand or foot (2 organs involved – 2 lakh) Rs. 2 Lakh.
✓ Atal Pension Yojana (APY)
closed .
Q. The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance released how much amount as
revenue deficit grant to 14 states?
A) Rs 5,321.11 crore A) Rs 6,252.37 crore
C) Rs 4,655.53 crore D) Rs 7,183.42 crore
Answer : D
✓ Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance released Rs 7,183.42 crore as a
revenue deficit grant to 14 states. This is the 2nd monthly installment of the Post
Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) grant to states.
✓ The 14 States that have been recommended for Post Devolution Revenue Deficit
(PDRD) grant by the Fifteenth Finance Commission during 2022-23 are Andhra
Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland,
Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal.

✓ Fifteenth Finance Commission recommended Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD)
grant to states. Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) grant is provided under Article
275 of the Indian Constitution.
✓ The Fifteenth Finance Commission has recommended a total Post Devolution Revenue
Deficit (PDRD) Grant of Rs 86,201 crore to 14 states for the financial year 2022-23.
Q. Which Life Insurance company has launched its financial literacy campaign ‘InspiHE₹-
Enabling an empowered future’?
A) Acko General Insurance B) Bharti AXA Life Insurance
C) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance D) Chola MS General Insurance
Answer : B
✓ Bharti AXA Life Insurance has launched its financial literacy campaign ‘InspiHE₹-
Enabling an empowered future’. It is a special initiative to spread financial awareness
among women about financial decisions for a secured future.
✓ The campaign was launched in line with “International Mother’s Day” (May 8, 2022) and
ahead of the “International Day of Families” (May 15, 2022).
✓ Bharti AXA Life Insurance is a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and AXA. The
joint venture company has a 51% stake in Bharti and a 49% stake in AXA.
✓ Bharati AXA General Insurance
✓ Founded : 2008
✓ MD & CEO : Sanjeev Srinivasan
Q. Indian government has made quoting of a Permanent Account Number (PAN) or Aadhaar
number mandatory for deposits or withdrawals of Rs. ___ or more in a fiscal year, or for
opening of current account or cash credit account with a bank.
Answer : C
✓ The Indian government has made quoting of a Permanent Account Number (PAN) or
Aadhaar number mandatory for deposits or withdrawals of Rs. 20 lakh or more in a
fiscal year, or for opening of current account or cash credit account with a bank.
✓ Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a notification in this regard called the
Income–tax (Fifteenth Amendment) Rules, 2022. The new rules will be effective from
May 26, 2022.
✓ PAN or Aadhaar will be required for the following transactions under the new rules:
Cash deposit or deposits aggregating to Rs 20 lakh or more in a financial year, in one
or more account of a person with a banking company or a co-operative bank or a Post
Office. Banks, post offices, and co-operative societies would be required to report
deposits and withdrawals aggregating to Rs 20 lakh or more in a financial year.
✓ PAN is currently required for cash deposits of Rs 50,000 or more per day. With these
rules, a threshold of Rs 20 lakh has been set for the entire financial year.
✓ PAN stands for Permanent Account Number.
✓ PAN card is issued by the Income Tax Department under the supervision of the Central
Board of Direct Taxes.

✓ PAN is a 10 digit unique alphanumeric number issued by the Income Tax Department
under the Indian Income Tax Act 1961.
Q. Which of the following will acquire the food business of Patanjali Ayurved for around Rs
690 crore
A) Ruchi Soya B) Dabur India Ltd
C) Himalaya Wellness D) Swastik Ayurveda
Answer : A
✓ Ruchi Soya, an edible oil company, has announced that it will buy Patanjali Ayurved’s
food division for Rs 690 crore.
✓ After regulatory permissions, the name of Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd would be changed
to Patanjali Foods Ltd. Ghee, honey, spices, juices, and wheat are among the 21
products in the acquired food industry.
✓ According to a company source, Ruchi Soya will pay Patanjali Ayurved an annual
royalty estimated at 1% of the gross turnover of the items under the transfer
agreement. It’s a debt-free transaction, with Ruchi Soya paying for it with internal
accruals.
Q. SEBI has enhanced the net worth criteria and track record requirements with an aim to
strengthen the regulatory framework for collective investment schemes. The SEBI has
mandated a minimum of 20 investors and a subscription amount of at least Rs ____ for
each Collective Investment Scheme (CIS).
Answer : D
✓ Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has enhanced the net worth criteria and
track record requirements with an aim to strengthen the regulatory framework for
collective investment schemes.
✓ SEBI has amended Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) regulations, 1999 which have
not been reviewed since their first notification in 1999.
✓ The SEBI has mandated a minimum of 20 investors and a subscription amount of at
least Rs 20 crore for each Collective Investment Scheme (CIS). Currently, CIS rules do
not mandate minimum number of investors, maximum holding of a single investor or
minimum subscription amount
✓ No single investor will hold more than 25% of the assets under management of such
schemes. SEBI has put a cap on cross-shareholding in Collective Investment
Management Company (CIMC) to 10% to avoid conflict of interest.
Q. Anshul Swami has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of
which small finance bank?
A) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank B) Shivalik Small Finance Bank
C) Equitas Small Finance Bank D) Suryoday Small Finance Bank
Answer : B

✓ Anshul Swami has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of
Shivalik Small Finance Bank.
✓ Mercantile Co-operative Bank (SMCB) has become the first urban co-operative bank
(UCB) in India to receive a licence from RBI to operate as a Small Finance Bank (SFB).
✓ Shivalik Small Finance Bank (SFB), the first cooperative bank to get a small finance
bank licence, is looking to raise up to ₹100 crore this year.
✓ Shivalik Small Finance Bank Limited commenced operations as a Small Finance Bank
(SFB) with effect from April 26, 2021.
✓ Shivalik Small Finance Bank
✓ Headquarteres : Noida, Uttar Pradesh
✓ MD & CEO: Anshul Swami
Q. The Central Government has approved the sale of what percentage of its stake in Pawan
Hans Limited to Star9 Mobility Private Limited for Rs 211.14 crore?
A) 49% B) 51%
C) 74% D) 65%
Answer : B
✓ The central government has approved Star9 Mobility Pvt.'s bid to acquire 51% stake
and management control over Pawan Hans Ltd. for Rs 211.14 crore.
✓ The Government of India holds 51% stake in the company, while ONGC Ltd. owns the
remaining 49%.
Q. Which bank has become the first public sector bank to go live on the Account Aggregator
(AA) ecosystem?
A) Canara Bank B) Union Bank of India
C) Punjab National Bank D) Indian Overseas Bank
Answer : B
✓ Union Bank of India became the first public sector bank to go live on the Account
Aggregator (AA) ecosystem.
✓ The framework facilitates sharing of financial information on a real-time basis between
regulated entities. AAs are licensed by the Reserve Bank of India to enable the flow of
data between Financial Information Providers (FIPs) and Financial Information Users
(FIUs).
Q. IRDAI has increased the investment limit of all insurance companies from 25% to what
percentage of investment assets to invest in banking, financial services and insurance
(BFSI) companies?
A) 40% B) 30%
C) 50% D) 45%
Answer : B
✓ The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) in exercise of its
powers conferred under Regulation 14(2) of the IRDAI (Investment) Regulations, 2016,
has increased the investment limit of all insurance companies to invest in the Banking,

Financial services and Insurance (BFSI) companies (as per section K of NIC
classification) to 30% of investment assets from 25%.
✓ This rise in limit will increase the exposure of insurance companies in this sector.
Notably, this move comes just before Life Insurance Corporation of India’s (LIC) Rs
21,000 crore IPO (Initial Public Offering), the largest from India. It can increase the
insurer’s participation in this IPO.
IRDAI IN NEWS 20222
❖ IRDAI hosts its inaugural hackathon, Bima Manthan 2022.
❖ IRDAI Sandbox programme, Edelweiss General Insurance has introduced SWITCH, a
comprehensive motor insurance product.
❖ IRDAI and NHA to develop National Health Claims Exchange to settle claims
❖ IRDAI authorise insurance companies for investment of 25% to 30% of assets in BFSI
sector.
❖ PFRDA and IRDAI granted licence to FinMapp to sell NPS, insurance
❖ Debasish Panda named as Chairman of IRDAI
❖ IRDAI: LIC, GIC Re and New India systemically important insurers (D-SIIs) for 2021-22.
❖ Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI)
❖ Founded : 1999
❖ Headquarteres : Hyderabad
❖ Chairman : Debasish Panda
Q. Who has been appointed as the ex-officio member of the Monetary Policy Committee
(MPC) by Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
A) Rajiv Ranjan B) Sachin Chaturvedi
C) Anil Kumar Sharma D) Satish Kashinath Marathe
Answer : A
✓ Rajiv Ranjan has been appointed as the ex-officio member of the Monetary Policy
Committee (MPC) by Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
✓ He replaced Mridul Saggar, who retired last month. Prior to this, he was an advisor in-
charge in the monetary policy department, before he was elevated as an executive
director.
✓ MPC is a 6-member body and is headed by RBI governor. There are 3 members from
RBI and 3 members nominated by Government.
✓ Three members from RBI Side are Rajiv Ranjan, Debabrata Patra and Shri Shaktikanta
Das.
✓ Three members from Govt of India Side : Ashima Goyal, Jayanth R Varma and
Shashanka Bhide
Q. Who has been appointed as the advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
A) Ajit Doval B) Tarun Kapoor
C) P. K. Mishra D) P. N. Haksar
Answer : B
✓ Tarun Kapoor appointed as advisor to Prime Minister Modi.

✓ Senior bureaucrats Hari Ranjan Rao and Atish Chandra have been appointed as the
additional secretaries in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
Q. Name the Bengaluru-based neo banking startup which has become the country’s 100th
unicorn after raising $50 Million at a valuation of $1 billion from IIFL.
A) Digibank B) Jupiter
C) Open D) Fi Money
Answer : C
✓ Bengaluru-based neo banking startup titled ‘Open’ becomes the country’s 100th
unicorn after raising $50 Million at a valuation of $1 billion from IIFL.
✓ Open operates neobank that offers small and medium-sized businesses as well as
enterprises nearly all the features of the bank with additional tools to better serve the
customer’s needs.
✓ The company is led by Google, Temasek, Visa, and Japan’s SoftBank Investments.
✓ Cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX became India's first crypto unicorn with a
valuation of $1.1 billion, after losing $90 million in a Series C funding round.
✓ What is a Unicorn?
✓ A unicorn is any privately owned firm with a market capitalization of more than USD 1
billion.
Q. Which General Insurance Company has announced to launch ‘Pay as you Drive’ program
to reduce upfront costs of premium?
A) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
B) Bharti AXA General Insurance
C) HDFC ERGO General Insurance
D) Tata AIG General Insurance
Answer : C
✓ HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company has announced to launch ‘Pay as you Drive’
program.
✓ This insurance offers distance-based insurance to reduce upfront costs of premium.
The program will be available for owners of new Maruti Suzuki cars in selected cities
up to May 14, 2022.
✓ This program is applicable for 10,000 policies or ₹50 lacs of premium whichever
happens earlier. The driving distance will be measured with the help of a telematics
device in the vehicle.
Q. Who has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
New York, United States of America?
A) Arvind Krishna B) Vivek Sankaran
C) Sanjay Mehrotra D) Shantanu Narayen
Answer : A

✓ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM Arvind Krishna was elected to the Board
of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, United States of
America, to fill the vacancy in the office for the remaining period of a 3-year term which
ends on 31st December 2023.
Q. SEBI has restructured its Secondary Market Advisory Committee (SMAC), which makes
recommendations to the capital markets regulator on improving market safety,
efficiency, and transparency. Who is the chair of the 18-member advisory body?
A) G Mahalingam B) Dhiraj Relli
C) Nithin Kamath D) Jaideep Hansraj
Answer : A
✓ Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has restructured its Secondary Market
Advisory Committee (SMAC), which makes recommendations to the capital markets
regulator on improving market safety, efficiency, and transparency.
✓ Gurumoorthy Mahalingam, a former full-time member of SEBI, will now chair the 18-
member advisory body. The panel previously consisted of 17 members and was
headed by SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch.
Q. Which bank has introduced its digital broking solution ‘E-Broking’, as a strategic move
toward comprehensive digitalisation of its customer products?
A) UCO Bank B) Indian Bank
C) City Union Bank D) Union Bank of India
Answer : B
✓ Indian Bank, a public sector bank, has introduced its digital broking solution ‘E-
Broking’, as a strategic move toward comprehensive digitalisation of its customer
products.
✓ E-Broking, an instant and paperless demat & trading account opening service, is now
available through the bank’s mobile banking app, IndOASIS.
✓ The product was introduced in collaboration with Fisdom, the bank’s financial
technology partner. The E-Broking initiative will assist the bank in increasing its CASA
(Current Account Savings Account).
✓ Indian Bank
✓ Founded : 1907
✓ Headquarters : Chennai, Tamil Nadu
✓ MD & CEO : Shanti Lal Jain

BEST MCQ WITH FACTS OCTOBER 2022
Q. Which city has won the ‘World Green City award 2022’?
A) Hyderabad B) Bengaluru
C) New Delhi D) Mumbai
Answer : A
✓ Hyderabad won the ‘World Green City Award” 2022 at the International Association of
Horticulture Producers(AIPH).
✓ Hyderabad won the ‘World Green City Award” 2022 at the International Association of
Horticulture Producers(AIPH) 2022, organized in Jeju, South Korea on October 14, 2022.
The city also won another award in the category “Living Green for Economic Recovery and
Inclusive Growth”.
✓ Hyderabad not only won the category award but also the overall ‘World Green City 2022’
award. It has been the best across all six categories. The city beats cities like Paris,
Montreal, Fortaleza, Mexico City, and Bogota.
HYDERABAD IN NEWS 2022
❖ Hyderabad won the ‘World Green City Award” 2022 at the International Association of
Horticulture Producers(AIPH) 2022, organized in Jeju, South Korea .
❖ Second United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress (UNWGIC 2022) began in
Hyderabad .
❖ Government of India approved annual commemoration of “Hyderabad Liberation Day ” for
the years 2022 to 2023.
❖ Union Home and Co-operation Minister Amit Shah has formally inaugurated the National
Cyber Forensic Laboratory (NCFL) in Hyderabad.
❖ Hyderabad hosts India’s first-ever unique kind of Flow Chemistry Technology Hub.
❖ India’s 1st Flow Chemistry Technology Hub Set up at Hyderabad.
❖ United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Arbor Day Foundation have
jointly recognised Mumbai and Hyderabad as the ‘2021 Tree City of the World.
❖ SBI to set up Innovation, Incubation and Acceleration Centre in Hyderabad, Telangana.
❖ India’s First fully owned by women industrial park in Hyderabad.
❖ Microsoft to set up India’s largest Data Center region in Hyderabad
❖ PM Modi inaugurates 50th Anniversary Celebrations of Hyderabad-based ICRISAT.
❖ PM Modi has dedicated to the nation 216-feet tall ‘Statue of Equality in Hyderabad to
commemorate Ramanujacharya.
❖ India’s first Open Rock Museum in Hyderabad, Telangana.
Q. What is India’s rank in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) in 2022?
A) 110 B) 103
C) 107 D) 102
Answer : C
✓ India has been ranked 107 out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2022 with its
child-wasting rate at 19.3 percent, being the highest in the world.

✓ The Global Hunger Index is a tool for comprehensively measuring and tracking hunger at
global, regional, and national levels.
✓ With a score of 29.1, the level of hunger in India has been labeled ‘serious
✓ India has been ranked 107th out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022.
✓ With an overall score of 29.1 (see table below to understand the measurement), the level
of hunger in India has been categorized as “serious”.
✓ Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Chile, China and Croatia are the top five countries in GHI
2022.
✓ Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Central African Republic and Yemen
are the countries ranked at the bottom of the index.
✓ India and Neighboring Countries : Among the South Asian countries, India (107) is ranked
below Sri Lanka (64), Nepal (81), Bangladesh (84), and Pakistan (99).
✓ India was ranked 101st out of 116 countries in the GHI 2021 and 94th out of 107 assessed
countries in 2020.
✓ India has fared poorer than its neighbours Pakistan (99th), Nepal (81st) and Bangladesh
(84th).
✓ Pakistan (26.1), Nepal (19.1), Bangladesh (19.6), and Sri Lanka (13.6) have secured a
relatively better rank than India.
✓ Afghanistan (109) is the only country in South Asia that performs worse than India on the
index.
✓ The GHI that tracks and measures hunger across the world says that malnutrition among
children under five years in India is very high.
✓ With 35.5 percent of children below five years stunted (low height for age), India, Pakistan,
and Afghanistan are among the worst-performing countries.
✓ India is off-track regarding the progress needed to achieve the Sustainable Development
Goal of “Zero Hunger” (Goal 2) by 2030.
✓ The index calculates the hunger levels and malnutrition across the world.
✓ Published by: Concern Worldwide and Welthungerh ilfe
✓ GHI scores are based on the values of four component indicators:
✓ Undernourishment
✓ Child stunting
✓ Child wasting
✓ Child mortality
✓ The GHI is an annual report and each set of GHI scores uses data from a 5-year period.
The 2022 GHI scores are calculated using data from 2017 through 2021
Q. What is India's score in the 'Global Hunger Index 2022 report' prepared by 'Welthungerlife'
and 'Concern Worldwide'?
A) 27.5
B) 31.5
C) 35.5
D) 29.1
Answer : D
✓ India has a score of 29.1 which places it under ‘serious’ category

Q. Which of the following is/are the indicators used by IFPRI to compute the Global Hunger
Index Report?
1. Undernourishment
2. Child Stunting
3. Child mortality
4. Child Wasting
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
A) 1 only B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1, 2, 3 and 4 D) 1 and 4 only
Answer : C
✓ According to report 2022 India’s Performance in the Four Indicators.
✓ Child Wasting : India’s child wasting rate (low weight for height), at 19.3%, is worse than
the levels recorded in 2014 (15.1%) and even 2000 (17.15%).
✓ It is the highest for any country in the world and drives up the region’s average owing to
India’s large population.
✓ Undernourishment : Prevalence of undernourishment has also risen in the country from
14.6% in 2018-2020 to 16.3% in 2019-2021.
✓ It implies that 224.3 million people in India (out of 828 million globally) are considered
undernourished
✓ Child stunting : (low height for age) has declined from 38.7% to 35.5% between 2014 and
2022.
✓ Child mortality (mortality rate under the age of five) has dropped from 4.6% to 3.3% in the
same comparative period.
Q. Global Hunger Index is released by which institutes
1. UNICEF
2. World Bank
3. Wealth Hunger Life
4. Consern-Worldwide
Select the correct answer using the code given below–
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 3 and 4
D) 1, 2 and 3
Answer : C
✓ The GHI is prepared by European NGOs of Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe.
✓ The GHI is an annual report and each set of GHI scores uses data from a 5-year period.
The 2022 GHI scores are calculated using data from 2017 through 2021.

Q. Which country is set to host the 90th Interpol General Assembly?
A) Turkey B) India
C) China D) Vietnam
Answer : B
✓ India is all set to host the 90th General Assembly of the International Criminal Police
Organisation, Interpol from October 18 to October 21, 2022, in New Delhi.
✓ The General Assembly is INTERPOL’s supreme governing body, comprising
representatives from each of the 195 member countries.
✓ India is one of the oldest members of INTERPOL and joined the organization in 1949.
✓ International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)
✓ Headquarters : Lyon, France
✓ President : Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi (UAE)
✓ Secretary General : Jurgen Stock ( Germany)
✓ Total Member : 195
Q. Who has won the 2022 Booker Prize for the novel “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida”?
A) Claire Keegam B) NoViolet Bulawayo
C) Shehan Karunatilaka D) Elizabeth Strout
Answer : C
✓ 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. Karunatilaka is the
second Sri Lankan to get the award.
✓ 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
✓ Karunatilaka is the second Sri Lankan to win the award, following Michael Ondaatje’s
victory in 1992 for The English Patient, which was later turned into a blockbuster film.
✓ Mr. Karunatilaka received a trophy from Queen Consort Camilla at the English language
literary award’s first in-person ceremony since 2019. He also gets a 50,000 pound
($56,810) prize
✓ The Booker Prize for Fiction, (formerly known as the Booker–McConnell Prize (1969–2001)
and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019)), is a literary prize awarded each year for the best
original novel written in the English language and published in the United Kingdom. It
carries £50,000 prize ($69,000).
✓ Indian Winners: Booker Prize
1. V.S. Naipaul ( A free state In 1971)
2. Salman Rushdie (Midnights children in 1981)
3. Arundhati Roy (The God of Small Things in 1997)
4. Kiran Desai ( The Inheritance of Loss in 2006)
5. Aravind Adiga (The White Tiger in 2008)

✓ Notes : - V.S. Naipaul is the first person of Indian origin to win the Booker Prize
✓ Arundhati Roy is the first Indian Citizen to win the Booker Prize for The God of Small Things
in 1997.
✓ Arundhati Roy was the first Indian woman to win the Man Booker Prize in the year 1997.
✓ Salman Rushdie is the first India Born British Indian to win the Booker Prize
✓ DON'T CONFUSED
✓ Shehan Karunatilaka, a Sri Lankan author wins the Booker prize 2022 for “The Seven
Moons of Maali Almeida”.
✓ Indian writer Geetanjali Shree and American translator Daisy Rockwell won the
International Booker Prize 2022 for “Tomb of Sand,”
Q. Which of the following books was awarded the Booker Prize 2022?
A) Klara and the sun B) Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir
C) Cloud Cuckoo Land D) The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Answer : D
Q. Shehan Karunatilaka has won the Booker Prize for his second novel The Seven Moons of
Maali Almeida. He is from which country?
A) Maldives B) Philippines
C) Bangladesh D) Sri Lanka
Answer : D
✓ Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka won the Booker Prize on Monday for his novel,
"The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida.
✓ Karunatilaka's book is set in the 1990s and is about a gay photographer who wakes up
dead during the country's civil war.
✓ Maali Almeida then has seven moons to reach out to loved ones who can find his pictures
that document the atrocities of the civil war.
Q. Who is the winner of Men’s Ballon d’Or award 2022?
A) Robert Lewandowski
B) Cristiano Ronaldo
C) Karim Benzema
D) Mohamed Salah
Answer : C
✓ Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema has won the Ballon d’Or 2022 trophy at the 66th Ballon d’Or
ceremony, held at Theatre du Chatelet Paris, France.
✓ 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
✓ The Real Madrid striker also became the first Frenchman to claim the award since
Zinedine Zidane did in 1998

Q. Who is the winner of women's Ballon d’Or award 2022?
A) Alex Morgan B) Alexia Putellas
C) Lieke Martens D) Kadidiatou Diani
Answer : B
✓ Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas wins the 2022 Women's Ballon d'Or
Q. The 6th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia
(CICA) was held in which country?
A) Egypt B) Kazakhstan
C) Uzbekistan D) Tajikistan
Answer : B
✓ The 6th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in
Asia (CICA) kicked off in Astana, Kazakhstan on October 13, 2022.
✓ In his address, the President of Kazakhstan called for a fresh impetus to multilateral
mechanisms and a return to open dialogue
✓ KAZAKHSTAN
✓ Capital : Astana
✓ Currency : Tenge
✓ President : Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
✓ Prime Minister : Alikhan Smailov
Q. PM Modi has laid the foundation stone of two hydropower projects in Chamba district of
which state?
A) Himachal Pradesh B) Gujarat
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Uttarakhand
Answer : A
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of two hydropower projects in
Chamba Himachal Pradesh.
✓ First – 48 MW Chanju-III hydro-electric project
✓ Second – 30 MW Deothal Chanju hydro-electric projec
✓ These projects will generate over 270 million units of electricity annually and Himachal
Pradesh is expected to get annual revenue of around 110 crore rupees.
✓ He also flagged off the Vande Bharat Express from Una to New Delhi
Q. Coal India Limited (CIL) will set up an 1190 MW solar power plant in which state?
A) Haryana B) Telangana
C) Rajasthan D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : C
✓ 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
✓ Coal India Limited (CIL)
✓ Founded : 1975
✓ Headquarters : Kolkata, West Bengal
✓ Chairman & MD : Pramod Agarwal
Q. Which state government has announced the first Indian sanctuary for the endangered
Slender Loris?
A) Tamil Nadu B) Karnataka
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Telangana
Answer : A
✓ The Tamil Nadu government has announced the first Indian sanctuary for the endangered
Slender Loris in Karur and Dindigul districts of the state.
✓ A total of 11,806 hectares in the forest areas of the Karur and Dindigul districts will be
merged to form the Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary, the first of its kind in India.
✓ These mammals are also protected under Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act of
1972.
Q. Which is the venue of the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023?
A) Lucknow B) Indore
C) Varanasi D) Gwalior
Answer : B
✓ 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.
Q. India has won the Women's Cricket Asia Cup Trophy (Twenty-20 Tournament) held in
Bangladesh . Which team was defeated in the finals?
A) Pakistan B) Bangladesh
C) Sri Lanka D) Thailand
Answer : C
✓ The Indian women’s team won 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 was
adjudged Player of the Match.
✓ The first Women's Asia Cup was held in 2004 on Colombo and Kandy in the Sri Lanka
✓ Asian Cricket Council Women's Asia Cup or ACC Women's Asia Cup is a women's One Day
International and Twenty20 International cricket tournament
✓ First edition : 2004 (Sri Lanka)
✓ Latest edition : 2022 (Bangladesh )
✓ Current champion : India (7th title)
✓ Most successful : India (7 titles)
✓ Most runs : Mithali Raj (588)
✓ Most wickets : Neetu David (26)
Q. The central government has approved the construction of an iconic cable stayed-cum-
suspension bridge across the which River connecting Telangana & Andhra Pradesh?
A) Krishna River B) Godavari River
C) Kaveri River D) Tungabhadra River
Answer : A
✓ The central government has approved the construction of an iconic cable stayed-cum-
suspension bridge across the Krishna River connecting Telangana & Andhra Pradesh.
✓ The Somasila-Siddeswaram bridge will cut short the distance and significantly reduce the
travel time between Telangana state and Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh.
✓ The bridge is expected to cut the distance between Hyderabad and Tirupati by 80 km.
Currently, the distance between the two cities is 580 km.
✓ The iconic cable-stayed cum suspension bridge across Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh
and Telangana has been approved at a total cost of Rs 1082.56 crore with the construction
period of 30 months.
✓ Once completed, the bridge would be 2nd of its kind in the world and 1st in India.
Q. Which company has joined as the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) network, the
world’s largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative?
A) TATA Steel B) JSW Steel
C) Jindal Steel and Power D) Steel Authority Of India Ltd
Answer : B
✓ JSW Steel has joined as the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) network, the world’s
largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative.
✓ JSW Steel is the 5th Indian company in the ‘Industrial Mining and Manufacturing category
to join the UN Global Compact Initiative.
✓ To conduct business responsibly by aligning their operations and strategies with the UN’s
Ten Principles.
✓ It also commits companies to take actions to advance broader social benefits in
accordance with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
✓ JSW Steel Limited
✓ Founded : 1982
✓ Founder/ Chairman : Sajjan Jindal

Q. Hardeep Singh Puri has inaugurated the 5th South Asian Geoscience Conference (GEO
India 2022) in which city?
A) Jaipur B) Gurgaon
C) Lucknow D) Gandhinagar
Answer : A
✓ Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri has inaugurated the 5th
South Asian Geoscience Conference (GEO India 2022) in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
✓ It will be attended by over 100 experts from across India & other countries including the
US, Norway & the European Central.
✓ Delegates will share the latest research on improved production of natural gas & oil.
Q. According to the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Living Planet Report 2022, Wildlife
populations monitored across the globe have declined by how much percent between 1970
& 2018?
A) 59% B) 69%
C) 73% D) 87%
Answer : B
✓ Wildlife populations monitored across the globe have declined by a massive 69% between
1970 & 2018, according to the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Living Planet Report 2022.
✓ Wildlife populations have dipped by 66% in Africa & 55% in the Asia Pacific. Freshwater
populations have declined by 83%.
✓ The IUCN Red List shows cycads are the most threatened species, while corals are
declining the fastest, followed by amphibians.
✓ The main drivers of wildlife population decline are habitat degradation and loss,
exploitation, introduction of invasive species, pollution, climate change and disease.
Q. Which state has been ranked the best-governed state in the Public Affairs Index Report 2022
prepared by the Bengaluru-based think tank Public Affairs Center (PAC)?
A) Haryana
B) Gujarat
C) Kerala
D) Karnataka
Answer : A
✓ Haryana has been ranked the best-governed state in the Public Affairs Index Report 2022
prepared by the Bengaluru-based think tank Public Affairs Center (PAC).
✓ Haryana ranked at the top among other large states in the report.
✓ According to the report, Haryana has been leading in social, economic and political
justice. It topped among major states with a score of 0.6948, followed by Tamil Nadu,
Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Karnataka.
✓ Sikkim has bagged the top spot among 10 small states.

Q. Which state will host the 9th World Ayurveda Congress & Arogya Expo in December 2022?
A) Tripura B) Maharashtra
C) Goa D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : C
✓ Goa will host 9th World Ayurveda Congress & Arogya Expo from 8-11 December 2022.
✓ It will be organized by World Ayurveda Foundation, an initiative of Vijnana Bharati.
✓ “Ayurveda for one health” is the focus theme of the December expo.
✓ Seven plenary sessions, 16 themes for oral presentation, a string of associated events,
and public outreach programs will dominate the proceedings of the conclave
Q. World Students’ Day is observed every on which day?
A) 13 October B) 14 October
C) 15 October D) 12 October
Answer : C
✓ World Students’ Day is observed every year on October 15 to mark the birth anniversary
of former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
✓ In 2010 the United Nations declared 15 October “World Students’ Day”, due to Kalam’s
love for students and who himself was a dedicated teacher and identified himself foremost
in that role before anything else.
✓ 2022 marks 91sth birth anniversary of the former president and ‘Missile Man’ Dr APJ Abdul
Kalam
✓ Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, a celebrated Aerospace scientist and former President of India
(2002-07).
✓ Wings of Fire: An Autobiography (1999)
Q. Government of India has launched MBBS Course books in which language for the very first
time?
A) Tamil B) Hindi
C) Bhojpuri D) Punjabi
Answer : B
✓ Union Minister Amit Shah launched MBBS Course Books in Hindi for the first time in India
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.
✓ He added that PM Modi has taken a very historic decision in the new education policy by
giving importance to the mother tongue of the child.
Q. Which company has developed India’s first aluminum freight train rake?
A) NALCO B) Vedanta Limited
C) Jindal Aluminum D) Hindalco
Answer : D

✓ Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated India’s first aluminum freight
rake at Bhubaneshwar Railway Station in Odisha.
✓ The country’s first all-aluminum freight rail rakes have been developed by Hindalco with
an aim to modernize freight transportation and to reduce carbon footprint because of
lower consumption of fuel.
✓ As per the Union Minister, a single rake can reduce 14,500 tonnes carbon dioxide
emissions during its lifetime.
Q. The DefExpo-2022 is scheduled to be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The biennial defence
exhibition is which edition of the premier event?
A) 14th B) 12th
C) 10th D) 15th
Answer : B
✓ 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.
✓ 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.
Q. 12th DefExpo to be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat between October 18-22, 2022. What is the
theme of Def Expo 2022?
A) Path to Pride B) Always to pride
C) Gateway to Pride D) Nations to Pride
Answer : A
Q. PM Modi has laid the foundation stone of projects worth around Rs 15,670 crore in which
state recently?
A) Maharashtra B) Kerala
C) Gujarat D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : C
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of projects worth around
15,670 crore rupees in Gujarat.
✓ He lay the foundation stone of various development projects worth around 3,580 crore
rupees in Junagadh. In the first phase of this project, a total highway length of over 270
Kilometre will be covered across 13 districts.

✓ Modi also dedicated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth around 5,860 crore
rupees in Rajkot.
Q. IT services major Infosys president Ravi Kumar S has resigned from his post.Who is the CEO
of Infosys 2022?
A) Salil Parekh B) C Vijayakumar
C) Dara Khosrowshahi D) Pravin Kumar Purwar
Answer : A
✓ Ex-Infosys president Ravi Kumar to join as president for Cognizant Americas.
✓ IT services major Infosys president Ravi Kumar S has resigned from his post.
✓ Ravi, as president of the company, led the Infosys Global Services Organization across all
industry segments.
✓ He was appointed as the Infosys president in 2016.
✓ Infosys is the 2nd-largest Indian IT company after TCS.
✓ INFOSYS
✓ Founded : 1981
✓ Chairman : Nandan Nilekani
✓ MD & CEO : Salil Parekh
Q. Who has inaugurated the PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022 at Indian Agricultural
Research Institute in New Delhi?
A) Narendra Modi B) Amit Shah
C) Draupadi Murmu D) Rajnath Singh
Answer : A
✓ 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.
Q. Which of the following organization has begun its long-planned annual nuclear exercise
“Steadfast Noon” in northwestern Europe?
A) SCO B) ASEAN
C) G20 D) NATO
Answer : D
✓ NATO has begun its long-planned annual nuclear exercise “Steadfast Noon” in
northwestern Europe.
✓ 14 of the 30 NATO members are participating in this exercise which is being hosted by
Belgium in 2022.
✓ The military alliance said around 60 aircraft including fighter jets and surveillance and
refueling planes will take part in the event.

✓ The main part of the drill will be conducted more than 1,000 km from Russia
NATO IN NEWS 2022.
❖ NATO has begun its long-planned annual nuclear exercise “Steadfast Noon” in
northwestern Europe.
❖ Sweden and Finland approved to join NATO by US Senate.
❖ Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida will attend this month’s NATO summit in Madrid,
becoming the country’s first leader to join a top meeting of the transatlantic alliance.
❖ NATO Exercises’ Defender Europe 2022 & Swift Response 2022 began in Poland and 8
other countries.
❖ Cyber defense exercises called Locked Shields were conducted by NATO in Estonia.
❖ NATO extends tenure of Jens Stoltenberg as Secretary-General by one year.
❖ NATO military exercise ‘Cold Response 2022’ begins in Norway.
❖ NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg to head Norway central bank.
❖ NATO member countries will be conducting a 12-day maritime exercise “Neptune Strike
’22” Mediterranean Sea.
❖ NATO’s highest Military Authority, the Military Committee, will meet virtually on 12-13
January 2022, in Brussels, Belgium.
❖ North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
❖ Formation : 4 April 1949
❖ Headquarters : Brussels, Belgium
❖ Secretary General : Jens Stoltenberg
❖ Total Member : 30 (North Macedonia)
❖ North Atlantic Treaty, also referred to as the Washington Treaty.
Q. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Yubi?
A) P. K. Mishra B) Amit Khare
C) Tarun Kapoor D) Atanu Chakraborty
Answer : D
✓ Atanu Chakraborty has been appointed as Chairman of Yubi
✓ He is a 1985 batch officer of the Indian Administrative Service, of the Gujarat cadre.
✓ Yubi is a unified credit platform with a product suite catering to every stage of the debt
lifecycle.
✓ Chakraborty, who is a former Economic Affairs Secretary, is also currently the Chairman
of the Board of HDFC Bank
Q. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that the Asian Cup football
tournament 2023 will be held in which country?
A) China B) Qatar
C) UAE D) Saudi Arabia
Answer : B
✓ Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that the 2023 Asian Cup football
tournament will be held in Qatar.
✓ The FIFA World Cup 2022 host, Qatar, will replace China as the host nation of the 2023
AFC Asian Cup..

✓ Also, India and Saudi Arabia have been shortlisted to host the 2027 Asian Cup.
✓ The Asian Cup is held every four years & Qatar won the last edition in 2019..
✓ QATAR
✓ Capital : Doha
✓ Currency : Riyal
✓ Prime Minister : Khalid bin Khalifa.
✓ Qatar to host AFC Asian Cup 2023.
✓ Qatar to host 2030 Asian Games, 2034 edition in Saudi Arabia.
✓ FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
Q. Who has been appointed as the BCCI President?
A) Roger Binny B) Mohinder Amarnath
C) Madan Lal D) Sunil Gavaskar
Answer : A
✓ Roger Binny, the highest wicket-taker of India's triumphant 1983 Word Cup campaign, has
been officially elected as the 36th Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president.
✓ He replaces Sourav Ganguly, who held the post since 2019
✓ Binny was the only candidate to file a nomination for the post and was elected unopposed
at the Annual General Meeting (AGM).
✓ Binny has represented India in 27 Tests and 72 ODIs and has also served as a member of
the national selection committee.
✓ Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
✓ Founded : 1928
✓ Headquarters : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
✓ 1st President : R E Grant Govan
✓ 36th President : Roger Binny
✓ Vice president : Rajeev Shukla
✓ Secretary : Jay Shah
✓ Men's coach : Rahul Dravid
✓ Women's coach : Ramesh Powar.
✓ BCCI is the richest governing body of cricket in the world and is part of the Big Three of
international cricket, along with Cricket Australia and the England and Wales Cricket
Board.
Q. Who has become the first Indian woman hurdler to break 13 seconds barrier?
A) Reeth Abraham
B) Anuradha Biswal
C) Debashree Mazumdar
D) Jyothi Yarraji
Answer : D
✓ Jyothi Yarraji has become the first Indian woman to clock a legal sub-13 second time in
100-meter hurdles while smashing her own record at the National Open Athletics
Championships in Bangaluru.
✓ She cruised to victory in 12.82 seconds while representing Railways

Q. Who has been elected as the President and co-president of the International Solar Alliance?
A) India and France B) UAE and The Netherlands
C) Sweden and Germany D) Italy and Norway
Answer : A
✓ India and France have been re-elected as the President and co-President of the
International Solar Alliance.
✓ As per the official, Union Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh has
been re-elected as the President of ISA while France's Minister of State for Development
has been re-elected as the Co-President.
✓ International Solar Alliance (ISA).
✓ Founded - 2015
✓ HQ - Gurugram Haryana
✓ Director General - Ajay Mathur
✓ Membership : 121
✓ ISA : Joint Initiative by India and France
✓ International Solar Alliance (ISA) was launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
and Former France Prime Minister Francois Hollande on 30 November 2015 during the
21st session of the United Nations Climate Change COP-21 in Paris, France to promote
solar energy.
✓ Newly members
✓ 101 - USA
✓ 102 - Antigua and Barbuda
✓ 103 - Syria
✓ 104 - Bahrain
✓ 105 - Nepal
✓ 106 - Norway
✓ 107 - Hungry
✓ 108 - Panama
✓ 109 - Bhutan
Q. Who has been elected as the Prime Minister of Sweden?
A) Jimmie Akesson B) Ebba Busch
C) Ulf Kristersson D) Johan Pehrson
Answer : C
✓ Conservative leader Ulf Kristersson has been elected as the new Prime Minister of
Sweden.
✓ Kristersson is a Conservative Moderate Party leader.
✓ Kristersson, 58, was elected with 176 votes in favour and 173 against to form a three-party
government between his Moderate Party, the Christian Democrats and the Liberals.
✓ Kristersson will succeed Magdalena Anderson as Sweden’s new PM.
✓ Anderson became Sweden’s first female prime minister in 2021.
✓ SWEDEN
✓ Capital : Stockholm
✓ Currency : Krona
✓ Prime minister : Ulf Kristersson

Q. Which of the two countries has emerged as the final bidders to host the 2027 edition of the
AFC Asian Cup?
A) Qatar and India B) Uzbekistan and Iran
C) China and Qatar D) India and Saudi Arabia
Answer : A
✓ India and Saudi Arabia have emerged as the final bidders to host the 2027 edition of the
Asian Football Federation (AFC) Asian Cup. Qatar, who are also the current Asian
Champions was also interested to host the 2027 Asian Cup.
✓ However, it had to drop out after it was announced as the host for the 2023 edition.
✓ Asian Football Confederation
✓ Founded : 1954
✓ Founded : Manila, Philippines
✓ Headquarters : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
✓ Membership : 47
✓ President : Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa
✓ General Secretary : Datuk Seri Windsor John
✓ Parent organization : FIFA
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Controller General of Accounts?
A) Sonali Singh B) Bharati Das
C) Shakuntla Devi D) P.L. Sahu
Answer : B
✓ Bharati Das, a 1988-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service Officer has been appointed as the
new Controller General of Accounts.
✓ She has become the 27th Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, who is the
principal advisor on accounting matters to the Government of India.
Q. National Maritime Heritage Complex is being built in which state?
A) Maharashtra B) Tamil Nadu
C) Gujarat D) Goa
Answer : C
✓ National Maritime Heritage Complex is being built at Lothal in Gujarat.
✓ It is being developed as a one-of-its-kind project to not only display India’s rich and diverse
maritime heritage but to also help Lothal to emerge as a world-class international tourist
destination.
Q. Who has won India’s first Greco-Roman medal in U-23 Wrestling World Championship?
A) Sajan Bhanwala B) Antim Panghal
C) Aman Sehrawat D) Sagar Jaglan
Answer : A

✓ India’s Greco-Roman Wrestler Sajan Bhanwala has bagged a historic Bronze medal in the
77 kg division.
✓ He won India’s first Greco-Roman Medal in the U-23 Wrestling World Championship.
✓ The wrestler got the better of Ukraine’s Dmytro Vasetskyi to win the historic medal.
✓ Bhanwala secured a 10-10 victory by points over his Ukrainian counterpart
Q. What is the name of the Integrated Pensioners Portal launched for Central Government
pensioners?
A) Kalyan B) Sankalp
C) Jeevan D) Bhavishya
Answer : D
✓ Government of India has launched an Integrated Pensioners’ Portal named ‘BHAVISHYA’
for the Central Government pensioners.
✓ This portal will act as a non-stop solution for all the needs of pensioners. As per the
Government, BHAVISHYA, a portal for pension payment and tracking system is being
integrated with the pension Seva portal of SBI
Q. Who has launched the ‘One Nation, One Fertilizer’ scheme (or PM Bhartiya Jan Urvarak
Pariyojana) at the PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022 at the Indian Agricultural Research
Institute (IARI) in New Delhi?
A) Hardeep Singh Puri B) Smriti Irani
C) Narendra Modi D) Piyush Goyal
Answer : C
✓ PM Narendra Modi has launched the ‘One Nation, One Fertilizer’ scheme (or PM Bhartiya
Jan Urvarak Pariyojana) at the PM Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022 at the Indian
Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi.
✓ The One Nation One Fertilizer scheme will prevent the criss-cross movement of fertilizers
and reduce high freight subsidies.
✓ Modi has also launched an e-magazine on fertilizers, called Indian Edge.
✓ Modi also inaugurated 600 PM Kisan Samruddhi Kendras (PM-KSK) that will act as a one-
stop-shop for farmers who can buy products and avail of multiple services related to the
agriculture sector.
✓ The Centre also intends to convert more than 3.3 lakh fertilizer retail shops in the country
into PM- Kisan Samruddhi Kendras (PM-KSK) in a phased manner.
✓ The PM-KSK will supply agri-inputs like seeds, fertilizers, and farm implements.
Q. Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri has inaugurated Asia’s
largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in which state?
A) Haryana B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Punjab D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : C
✓ Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri has inaugurated Asia’s
largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in Lehragaga, Sangrur, Punjab.

✓ The plant has been commissioned with a foreign direct investment (FDI) of approximately
Rs. 220 crores by Verbio AG, one of Germany’s leading bio-energy companies.
Q. According to a Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022, the number of people living below the
poverty line in India decreased by 415 million between 2005-06 & 2019-21. Multidimensional
Poverty Index is released by which organization?
A) FAO B) UNDP
C) UNEP D) WEF
Answer : B
✓ The number of people living below the poverty line in India decreased by 415 million
between 2005-06 & 2019-21, according to a Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022.
✓ The index has been released jointly by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and
Oxford University.
✓ However, the index has stated that India still has the world’s highest number of poor at
228.9 million, followed by Nigeria (96.7 million projected in 2020)..
Q. American historian Barbara Metcalf has been awarded the Sir Syed Excellence Award 2022
by which of the following Institute?
A) Aligarh Muslim University B) Jawaharlal Nehru University
C) University of Delhi D) Jamia Millia Islamia Central University
Answer : A
✓ American historian Barbara Metcalf has been awarded the Sir Syed Excellence Award
2022 by the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on the 205th birth anniversary of its founder
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
✓ She has written extensively on the history of the Muslim population of India and Pakistan.
Q. Which state has observed auspicious harvest festival of Kati Bihu?
A) Odisha B) Assam
C) Manipur D) Meghalaya
Answer : B
✓ The people of Assam have observed auspicious harvest festival of Kati Bihu.
✓ It is marked annually on the first day of the Kati month in the Assamese calendar and
usually falls during mid-October.
✓ This year, it is on Tuesday, October 18. The festival, also known as Kongali Bihu, marks a
crucial phase of the year for every farmer’s family in Assam – the fresh start of the harvest
season and the relocation time of rice saplings.
✓ Generally, people light lamps outside their homes and create pathways with bamboo to
welcome their ancestors.
✓ People also worship the Goddess Lakshmi and Tulsi plant for a good harvest.
✓ Other fairs and festival of Assam
✓ Bihu Festival
✓ Baikho festival
✓ Rongali Bohag Bihu Festival

✓ Ambubachi Mela
✓ Wanchuwa Festival
✓ Kati Bihu Festival
LATEST FESTIVAL IN NEWS 2022
❖ Kati Bihu Festival : Assam
❖ Bird Festival 2022 : Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir
❖ Naga Mircha Festival : Nagaland
❖ Megha Kayak Festival 2022 : Meghalaya
❖ Nuakhai Festival : Odisha
❖ Shumang Leela Festival : Manipur
❖ Kharchi Puja : Tripura
❖ Onam : Kerala
❖ Ambubachi Mela : Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam.
❖ Lord Jagannath Yatra : Puri, Odisha
❖ India’s biggest shopping festival : New Delhi
❖ Sao Joao : Goa
❖ Kharchi festival : Tripura
❖ Jyotiramaya Festival : New Delhi
❖ Mango Festival : Brussels, Belgium
❖ International literary festival ‘Unmesh’ : Himachal Pradesh
❖ Baikho festival : Assam
❖ Sital Sasthi : Odisha
❖ 4th Edition Shirui Lily Festival 2022 : Manipur
❖ Lavendar Festival : Jammu and Kashmir
❖ India’s biggest drone festival : New Delhi
❖ Bohag Bihu or Rongali Bihu Festival : Assam
❖ Sarhul Festival : Jharkhand
❖ Gangaur festival : Rajasthan
❖ Ishan Manthan Festival : New Delhi
❖ Bharat Bhagya Vidhata festival : Red Fort in Delhi
❖ Herath Festival : Jammu and Kashmir
❖ 48th Khajuraho Dance Festival : Madhya Pradesh
❖ Medaram Jatara Festival : Telangana
❖ Maru Mahotsav or Jaisalmer Desert Festival : Rajasthan
❖ Torgya Festival : Arunachal Pradesh
❖ Spituk Gustor Festival : Ladakh
❖ 18th Kachai Lemon Festival : Manipur
❖ Losoong (Namsoong) Festival : Sikkim
Q. Which state Wildlife Board has approved a new reserve for tigers named called Durgavati
Tiger Reserved?
A) Karnataka B) Maharashtra
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : C
✓ Madhya Pradesh Wildlife Board has approved a new reserve for tigers of Panna Tiger
Reserve (PTR).

✓ It has been done because one-fourth of PTR will get submerged due to the linking of the
Ken-Betwa Rivers.
✓ The 2,339 square kilometres new tiger reserve, to be called Durgavati Tiger Reserve, will
spread across Narisinghpur, Damoh and Sagar districts.
✓ On September, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved the notification of the state’s fourth
tiger reserve in the Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) in the Chitrakoot district.
Q. The 22nd global edition of the World Blockchain Summit has concluded in which city?
A) London B) Paris
C) Tokyo D) Dubai
Answer : D
✓ The 22nd global edition of the World Blockchain Summit has concluded in Dubai’s Atlantis,
UAE.
✓ To bring experts including government and investors together to initiate conversation and
action on the blockchain.
✓ The next Summit will be held in Bangkok from December 8 to 9, 2022. Earlier, Dubai hosted
the Summit in March 2022 and October 2021.
✓ Blockchain holds the potential to trigger revolution across multiple industries, including
Trade and Finance.
✓ Blockchain refers to a system in which a record of transactions made in bitcoin or another
crypto currency are maintained across several computers that are linked in a peer-to-peer
network.
Q. PM Modi has launched Mission Schools of Excellence at which state?
A) Gujarat B) Kerala
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Karnataka
Answer : A
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Mission Schools of Excellence at Trimandir,
Gujarat.
✓ He also inaugurated projects worth ₹4,260 crores.
✓ The Mission is conceived with a total outlay of ₹10,000 crore and will help strengthen
education infrastructure in Gujarat by setting up new classrooms, smart classrooms,
computer labs and overall upgradation of the schools in the state.
Q. PM Modi has inaugurated the 12th DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. He unveiled the
HTT-40 trainer aircraft at DefExpo. HTT-40 trainer aircraft is designed by which company?
A) Bharat Electronics Limited B) Hindustan Unilever Limited
C) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited D) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Answer : C
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 12th DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar,
Gujarat.
✓ At the Indian Pavilion, he unveiled HTT-40, the indigenous trainer aircraft designed by
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

✓ The HTT-40 would be used for basic flight training, aerobatics, instrument flying, and close
formation flights.
✓ It has unique features like running change-over of pilots, hot-refueling, and short-
turnaround time.
✓ This is the first defence expo that only features Made in India equipment and has only
Indian companies participating
Q. Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of the India Trade
Promotion Organization (ITPO)?
A) Hiren Joshi B) Pradeep Kharola
C) Aishvarya Singh D) Hardik Satishchandra Shah
Answer : B
✓ Former Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola has been appointed as the
Chairman and Managing Director of the India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO).
✓ ITPO is the nodal agency of the Govt of India for promoting the country’s external trade.
✓ India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO)
✓ Founded : 1977
✓ MD & CEO : Pradeep Singh Kharola
✓ Owner : Government of India (100%)
Q. Which state has inaugurated the first English medium general degree college of the state in
the city with 100 intake capacity?
A) Odisha B) Tripura
C) Meghalaya D) Manipur
Answer : B
✓ Tripura chief minister Manik Saha has inaugurated the first English medium general
degree college of the state in the city with 100 intake capacity.
✓ The five basic subjects of the arts stream, including compulsory Bengali and English, are
being taught this academic session that began last month.
✓ The Tripura government has built the general degree college at the cost of over Rs 1 crore
as committed in the budget this year.
Q. Which country is hosting the Global Youth Climate Summit?
A) Sweden B) Poland
C) Bangladesh D) Egypt
Answer : C
✓ Youth from 70 countries is participate in a Global Youth Climate Summit inaugurates in
Khulna, Bangladesh.
✓ In the 3-day summit, participating youth will explore how they can lead the fight against
climate change.
✓ CEO of the Global Youth Leadership Centre (GYLC) Ejaj Ahmad is organised the program.

✓ GYLC is being launched as a global organisation to mobilise youth especially from the
Global South to tackle the climate crisis.
Q. Which operation has been launched by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against
illicit drug trafficking networks?
A) Operation SHAKTO B) Operation GARUDA
C) Operation SAFAI D) Operation TRIBUNAL
Answer : B
✓ The Central Bureau of Investigation has launched a multi-phase ‘Operation Garuda’
against illicit drug trafficking network.
✓ This global operation was initiated in close coordination with Interpol and Narcotics
Control Bureau, with special focus on the Indian Ocean region.
✓ Operation Garuda seeks to target drug networks with international footprints for action
against handlers & production zones.
IMPORTANT OPERATION & CODE NAME IN NEWS 2022
❖ OPERATION GARUDA
Central Bureau of Investigation has launched a multi-phase ‘Operation Garuda’ against
illicit drug trafficking network.
❖ OPERATION YATRI SURAKSHA
To give assurance of the safety to the passengers, the Indian railways with the
coordination of Railway Protection Force has launched a pan India drive under the code
name Operation Yatri Suraksha.
❖ OPERATION “NARCOS”
Railway Protection Force (RPF) recently recovered narcotic products worth Rs 7.40 crore
under "Operation Narcos".
❖ OPERATION SANKALP
Indian Navy’s stealth Frigate, INS Talwar is presently deployed for Op-Sankalp
commemorating the 3rd continuous year of Indian Navy’s presence in the Gulf.
❖ OPERATION SATARK
Railway Protection Force (RPF) has recently started “Operation Satark” taking action
against illicit liquor, fake currency circulation, etc.
❖ OPERATION GANGA
India launches mission named Operation Ganga to evacuate Indian nationals from Ukraine
Q. What is the rank of India in the Global Innovation Index 2022?
A) 36 B) 61
C) 52 D) 40
Answer : D
✓ India has reached the 40th position in the Global Innovation Index 2022.
✓ It is a great achievement to achieve 40 ranks in 2022 from 81 ranks in 2015.
✓ according to a report by the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization.
✓ Turkiye & India entered the top 40 for the first time, placing at 37th and 40th, respectively.
✓ Switzerland has topped the ranking for the 12th consecutive year.

Q. Which country has topped the Global Innovation Index 2022?
A) Sweden B) Norway
C) Germany D) Switzerland
Answer : D
✓ India was ranked 40th position out of 132 in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2022 rankings
released by World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
✓ India was ranked 46th position in 2021, and 81st rank in 2015.
✓ Switzerland is the most innovative economy in the world in 2022 - for the 12th year in a row
- followed by the United States, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
Q. Which state has won the 'Ayushman Excellence Award 2022'?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Gujarat
C) Maharashtra D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : D
✓ Uttar Pradesh has been awarded 'Ayushman Uttrak Puraskar 2022' for adding various
health facilities in the health facility register.
✓ UP is the best performing state in the country with the inclusion of 28728 health facilities
in the National Health Facility Register.
Q. Which Indian state has announced to set up the world's largest jungle safari park?
A) Uttar Pradesh B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Rajasthan D) Haryana
Answer : D
✓ Haryana government has announced that it will set up the world's largest jungle safari
park in the Aravalli range.
✓ It will be a 10,000-acre safari park which will be set up in Gurugram and Nuh districts.
✓ Currently, Sharjah is home to the largest curated safari park outside Africa.
✓ This scheme will not only promote tourism but will also provide employment opportunities
to the local people.
Q. Which gram panchayat of Kerala has become the first fully digitally literate panchayat in
India?
A) Kunnathukal B) Pullampara
C) wail D) Kallar
Answer : B
✓ Pullampara has become the first Gram Panchayat in India to achieve full digital literacy
among its residents.
✓ This was officially announced by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
✓ Pullampara is a Village in Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala. According to the CM,
digital literacy is important for the public to get government services

Q. Who has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia?
A) Mohammed bin Salman B) Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud
C) Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud D) Mutaib bin Abdullah
Answer : A
✓ Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has been named the country's
prime minister.
✓ SAUDI ARABIA
✓ Capital : Riyadh
✓ Currency: Riyal
✓ Prime Minister : Mohammed bin Salman
NEWLY PRIME MINISTER IN NEWS 2022
❖ Mohammed bin Salman : Saudi Arabia
❖ Rishi Sunak : United Kingdom
❖ Ana Brnabic : Serbia
❖ James Marape : Papua New Guinea
❖ Dinesh Gunawardena : Sri Lanka
❖ Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al Salem : Kuwait
❖ Yair Lapid : Israel
❖ Hamza Abdi Barre : Somalia
❖ Anthony Albanese : Australia
❖ Emmanuel Macron : France
❖ Robert Golob : Slovenia
❖ Patrick Achi : Ivory Coast
❖ Shehbaz Sharif : Pakistan
❖ Viktor Orban : Hungary
❖ Robert Abela : Malta
❖ Antonio Costa : Portugal
❖ Mia Mottley : Barbados
❖ Alikhan Smailov : Kazakhstan
❖ Petr Fiala : Czech Republic
❖ Jonas Gahr Store : Norway
❖ Fumio Kishida : Japan
Q. Who was India's sherpa at the 3rd G-20 Sherpa meeting held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia?
A) Rajiv Kumar B) Arvind Subramaniam
C) Amitabh Kant D) Piyush Goyal
Answer : C
✓ India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant attended the 3rd G20 Sherpa meeting held in
Yogyakarta, Indonesia from 26 to 29 Sept 2022.
✓ The current chair of G20 is held by Indonesia.
✓ The first Sherpa meeting under the Indonesian Presidency was held in December 2021
and the second in July 2022.
✓ India is set to take over the G20 presidency in Dec 2022 and will host the next summit in
New Delhi in 2023.

Q. Home Minister Amit Shah has approved the release of how many rupees as Central share of
the State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF) to Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Goa for 2021-22?
Answer : A
✓ Home Minister Amit Shah has approved the release of Rs 488 crore as Central share of the
State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF) to Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Goa for 2021-22.
✓ The Central Government has allocated over 32,000 crore rupees for the SDMF and over
13,693 crore rupees for the National Disaster Mitigation Fund for the years 2021-22 to
2025-26.
Q. Which state received the first prize in two categories, for the best adventure tourism
destination and all-around development of tourism from the Ministry of Tourism?
A) Uttarakhand B) Kerala
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Telangana
Answer : A
✓ Uttarakhand received the first prize in two categories, for the best adventure tourism
destination and all-around development of tourism from the Ministry of Tourism.
✓ Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar awarded this prize to the State Tourism and Culture
Minister of Uttarakhand Satpal Maharaj.
✓ The awards were presented on the occasion of World Tourism Day which was observed
on 27 September.
Q. As per a report by the Union Tourism Ministry, which state had the highest number of foreign
tourist visits in 2021?
A) Kerala B) Maharashtra
C) Uttar Pardesh D) Gujarat
Answer : B
✓ Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu had the highest numbers of foreign tourist visits, with 1.26
million & 1.23 million, respectively in 2021, as per a report by Union Tourism Ministry.
✓ The report titled 'India Tourism Statistics 2022' was released on 27 Sept 2022 by Vice-
President Jagdeep Dhankhar in New Delhi.
✓ Taj Mahal was the most visited ticketed ASI site for domestic tourists as per the report.
Q. Which film has won the best feature film award at the 68th National Film Awards for 2020?
A) Soorarai Pottru B) K.G.F: Chapter 2
C) Pushpa: The Rise D) Tanhaji
Answer : A
✓ Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru
✓ Soorarai Pottru Director : Sudha Kongara Prasad

Q. Name the winner of best actress award at the 68th National Film Awards for 2020?
A) Rashmika Mandanna B) Taapsee Pannu
C) Parvathy Thiruvothu D) Aparna Balamurali
Answer : D
✓ Best Actor : Suriya for Soorarai Pottru and Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji
✓ Best Actress : Aparna Balamurali, Soorarai Pottru
Q. Who won the best director at the 68th National Film Awards for 2020?
A) Sukumar Bandreddi B) Vishnuvardhan
C) Sachidanandan KR D) Prashanth Neel
Answer : C
✓ Best Director : Sachidanandan KR, Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Q. Which film has won the best non-feature film award at the 68th National Film Awards?
A) The Shower B) An Engineered Dream
C) Elephants Do Remember D) Testimony of Anna
Answer : D
✓ President Droupadi Murmu has presented the 68th National Film Awards in New Delhi.
✓ Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2020 was given to actress Asha Parekh for her exemplary
lifetime contribution to Indian Cinema.
✓ Best feature film award – Soorarai Pottru (Tamil film)
✓ Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
(Hindi film)
✓ Best Actor award – Ajay Devgn (Tanhaji -The Unsung Warrior) & Suriya (Soorarai Pottru)
✓ Best Actress Award – Parna Balamurali (Soorarai Pottru)
✓ Best Director Award – Sachidanandan KR (Malayalam Film: AK Ayyappanum Koshiyum)
MOST IMPORTANT FLIMFARE AWARD IN NEWS 2022
❖ 67th FILMFARE AWARDS 2022
Best Actress :Kriti Sanon (Mimi)
Best Film : Shershaah
Best Director : Vishnuvardhan (Shershaah)
❖ Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) Awards 2022
Best Film : 83
Best Actress : Shefali Shah (Jalsa)
Best Director : Shoojit Sircar (Sardar Udham) and Aparna Sen (The Rapist)
❖ IIFA AWARDS 2022
Best Actor (Male) : Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham)
Best Actor (Female) : Kriti Sanon (Mimi)
Best Director : Vishnuvaradhan (Shershaah)
Best Film : Shershaah

❖ CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2022
Best Director : Park Chan-wook for Decision to Leave
Best Actor : Song Kang-ho for Broker
Best Actress : Zar Amir Ebrahimi for Holy Spider
Jury Special Award (documentary): Mariupolis 2
Palme d’Or : Triangle of Sadness, directed by Ruben Östlund
L’Oeil d’Or : All That Breathes, directed by Shaunak Sen (Indian)
❖ 64th GRAMMY AWARDS 2022 (Music)
Album Of The Year : ‘We Are’ by Jon Batiste
Record Of The Year : ‘Leave the door open’ by Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak
Song Of The Year : “Leave the Door Open,”
Best Children's Album category : Falguni Shah
❖ 94th OSCAR AWARDS 2022:(Academy Awards)
Best Picture : CODA
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Will Smith, “King Richard”
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye)
Best Directing: Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog)
❖ 75th BAFTA AWARD 2022 (British Academy Film Awards)
Best Film : The Power of the Dog
Best Director : Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Best Actress in Leading Role : Joanna Scanlan, After Love
Best Actor in Leading Role : Will Smith, King Richard
❖ GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS 2022
Best Film (Drama) : The Power of the Dog
Best Actor (Drama) : Will Smith for King Richard as Richard Williams
Best Actress (Drama) : Nicole Kidman for Being the Ricardos as Lucille Ball
Best Director : Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog
❖ Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022
Film of the Year Award : Pushpa: The Rise
Best Film Award : Shershaah
Best Actor Award : Ranveer Singh for film 83
Best Actress Award : Kriti Sanon for film Mimi
❖ Nawazuddin Siddiqui honoured with Excellence in Cinema award At the prestigious
French Riviera Film Festival.
❖ India’s Tamil Flim Koozhangal (directed by P S Vinothraj) gets the best film award at Dhaka
International Film Festival.
❖ The best actor award was given to Jayasurya for Ranjith Sankar-directed film Sunny.
❖ Sushmita Sen has been conferred with the International Association of Working Women
Award at the Washington DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF) 2021 for her show ‘Aarya
2’.
Q. Who was honoured with the ‘Changemaker’ award at UN SDG (United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals) Action Awards?
A) Pratima Sinha B) Somya Suresh
C) Nupur Agarwal D) Srishti Bakshi
Answer : D

✓ Indian women’s rights activist Srishti Bakshi was honoured with the ‘Changemaker’ award
at UN SDG (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals) Action Awards.
✓ The award is given to recognise the efforts of Srishti Bakshi to raise awareness of gender-
based violence and inequality.
✓ This is a flagship of the UN SDG Action Campaign that ‘Mobilise, Inspire and Connect’
people to drive action towards a more sustainable future on a healthy planet.
Q. What is the name of the first Made-in-India Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) inducted in IAF?
A) Dhruv B) Prachanda
C) Mangusta D) Apache
Answer : B
✓ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally inducted the indigenously-developed Light
Combat Helicopters (LCH) in the Indian Air Force at a ceremony held at Air Force Station,
Jodhpur in Rajasthan. LCH would be inducted into the 143 Helicopter Unit. LCH has been
named as 'Prachanda'
✓ LCH has been developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).
✓ It is a state-of-the-art modern combat helicopter, primarily designed for deployment in
high-altitude regions.
✓ LCH is the only attack helicopter in the world which can land and take-off at an altitude of
5,000 m with a considerable load of weapons and fuel.
✓ LCH has a range of 550 km and an operational ceiling of 6500 m. It is armed with air-to-air
and air-to-ground missiles, 70 mm rockets and a 20 mm gun.
✓ The induction of LCH in the Indian Air Force is expected to provide further impetus to
Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan
Q. What is the name of the Indian-American who has been honoured with the Lifetime
Achievement Award by the United States?
A) Kash Patel B) Parag Agarwal
C) Vivek Lall D) Laxman Narasimhan
Answer : C
✓ Vivek Lall, an Indian-origin General Atomics CEO has been honored with the Lifetime
Achievement Award by US President Joe Biden with the citation of ‘With Grateful
Recognition’.
✓ He is an Industry leader and the Chief Executive Officer of General Atomics.
✓ The company is a global leader in the specialized fields of nuclear technology
Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Yuva 2.0 to mentor?
A) Young Authors B) Young Entrepreneurs
C) Young Scientists D) Young Tech-developers
Answer : A
✓ Prime Minister’s Scheme for Mentoring Young Authors – YUVA 2.0 (Young, Upcoming &
Versatile Authors) was launched to promote reading, writing, and book culture in the
country.

✓ The launch of Yuva 2.0 is in tune with PM Modi’s vision to encourage the youth to
understand and appreciate India’s democracy.
✓ In view of the significant impact of the first edition of YUVA with large-scale participation
from young and budding authors in 22 different Indian languages and English, YUVA 2.0
has been launched.
✓ Under YUVA 2.0, a total of 75 authors will be selected through an All India Contest, who
can write on a spectrum of subjects to promote Indian heritage, culture & knowledge
system.
✓ YUVA 1st edition was launched in 2021
Q. Which of the following country has signed a partnership agreement with Pacific Island
Nations?
A) United States B) United Kingdom
C) Australia D) Russia
Answer : A
✓ United States of America has struck a partnership agreement with the Pacific Island
Nations. The US and more than a dozen Pacific Island Nations vowed to strengthen their
partnership in the declaration.
✓ US President Joe Biden told the nations that Washington is committed to increasing its
presence in the region.
Q. All India Football Federation (AIFF) has launched its grassroots football development (GFD)
scheme in which state?
A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Maharashtra D) Rajasthan
Answer : A
✓ All India Football Federation (AIFF) has launched its grassroots football development
(GFD) scheme in Arunachal Pradesh.
✓ Objective – To tap, select and nurture football talents in the age group of 6 to 12 years.
✓ The state government would begin this scheme in 100 schools.
✓ Physical training teachers of selected schools would be trained by AIFF experts so that
they are technically equipped to train budding footballers in their respective schools.
✓ Schools with existing infrastructure along with a qualified physical training teacher would
be given preference.
Q. National Pension System (NPS) Diwas has observed on which day?
Answer : A
✓ Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority, PFRDA has observed 1st of October
as the National Pension System Diwas (NPS Diwas)..
✓ PFRDA Chairperson – Supratim Bandyopadhya

✓ Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has increased the entry age
for the National Pension System (NPS) from 65 years to 70 years
Q. Former MP Jayanti Pattnaik passed away recently. She was the first chairperson of which
of the following Commission?
A) National Human Rights Commission of India
B) National Commission for Women
C) National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
D) National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
Answer : B
✓ Jayanti Pattnaik former MP and wife of late Odisha Chief Minister Janaki Ballav Pattnaik
passed away recently.
✓ A renowned social worker, Patnaik was the first chairperson of the National Commission
for Women (NCW).
✓ She headed the commission from February 3, 1992 to January 30, 1995.
✓ She was also the President of the All India Mahila Congress in 1987.
Q. The International Day of Non-Violence marks the birth anniversary of which Indian leader?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Vallabhbhai Patel
C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer : C
✓ Every year, 02 October is celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence, to mark the
birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.
✓ The International Day of Non-Violence marks the birth anniversary of the Father of the
Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.
✓ This day is referred to as Gandhi Jayanti in India.
✓ The year 2022 marks 153rd birth anniversary of the global peace icon who was born on 2
October 1869, in Porbandar in Gujarat.
Q. Who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 2022?
A) Svante Paabo B) Charles M Rice
C) Bryan Stevenson D) Michael Houghton
Answer : A
✓ Sweden's Svante Paabo wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine
✓ For their discoveries "concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution"
✓ The prizes carry a cash award of 10 million Swedish kronor (nearly $900,000) and will be
handed out on 10 December 2022.
✓ It is awarded by the Nobel Assembly of Sweden's Karolinska Institute.
✓ Nobel Prize in Medicine
✓ First awarded : 1901
✓ Reward : 10 million
✓ Presented by : Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet

✓ Emil von Behring awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physiology in 1901 for his work on serum
therapy
✓ Har Gobind Khorana first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Medicine 1968
Q. President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various projects
worth 1,330 crore rupees at Gujarat Medical and Education Research Society (GMERS)
campus in which city?
A) Gandhinagar B) Chennai
C) Lucknow D) Hyderabad
Answer : A
✓ President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various projects
worth 1,330 crore rupees at Gujarat Medical and Education Research Society (GMERS)
campus in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on 3 Oct 2022.
✓ This is her maiden visit to Gujarat as a President.
✓ On 4 October, she will launch 'herStart', a start-up platform of Gujarat University for
women entrepreneurs.
✓ She offered prayers and floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Sabarmati Ashram.
✓ She attended a civic reception hosted by the government of Gujarat in her honour in
Gandhinagar.
Q. Which city has been named the first in the ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022’?
A) Navi Mumbai B) Surat
C) Indore D) Gandhinagar
Answer : C
✓ In the category of best performing states in ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022’, Indore
was declared the cleanest city for sixth time in a row. It is followed by Surat and Navi
Mumbai.
✓ In the state category, Madhya Pradesh secured the first position, followed by Chhattisgarh
and Maharashtra.
✓ The 7th edition of Swachh Survekshan was conducted to study the progress of the Swachh
Bharat Mission (Urban) and rank Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) based on various cleanliness
and sanitation parameters
Q. Which state has been given the first prize award for Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2022 in
the big states category?
A) Kerala B) Tamil Nadu
C) Telangana D) Haryana
Answer : C
✓ President Droupadi Murmu on 2 Oct 2022 conferred the awards for Swachh Survekshan
Grameen 2022 in New Delhi.
✓ In the big states category, the first award for Swachh Survekshan Grameen was given to
Telangana, 2nd to Haryana & the 3rd award was bagged by Tamil Nadu.

✓ Among the smaller States & UTs, Andaman & Nicobar secured the 1st position followed
by Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
Q. Who has become the first Indian cricketer to feature in 400 T20 matches?
A) Rohit Sharma B) Virat Kohli
C) Suryakumar Yadav D) Shikhar Dhawan
Answer : A
✓ Rohit Sharma on 2 Oct 2022 became the first player from the country to feature in 400 T20
matches.
✓ He achieved this feat while leading Team India in the second T20I against South Africa on
2 Oct.
✓ Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni are the only Indian cricketers to
have played more than 350 matches in T20s.
✓ He also holds the record for most runs in T20I cricket (3712).
Q. India signed a deal with which country to export Pinaka missile system to which country for
the first time?
A) Armenia B) Philippines
C) Bangladesh D) Afghanistan
Answer : A
✓ India has signed a USD 250 million deal to export arms and ammunition to Armenia, which
is currently engaged in clashes with its neighbour Azerbaijan.
✓ India will send indigenously developed multi-barrel Pinaka launchers, anti-tank rockets,
and other range of ammunitions to Armenia, the former Soviet region.
✓ This is the first time, India is set to export its Pinaka missile system.
Q. Which of the following city is the host of ‘Indian Mobile Congress’ in 2022?
A) Chennai B) Mumbai
C) New Delhi D) Bengaluru
Answer : C
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially announced the launch of 5G in select cities, during
the ‘Indian Mobile Congress’ held in 2022 in New Delhi.
✓ Leading Telecom companies like Bharti Airtel and Jio confirmed that it will roll out 5 G
services in select cities.
Q. Which country is the leading exporter of Basmati Rice to the global market as of 2021-22?
A) China B) India
C) Russia D) Philippines
Answer : B
✓ India is the leading exporter of Basmati Rice to the global market, as it exported 3,948,161
MT of Basmati Rice worth Rs. 26,416 Crores during 2021-22.

✓ The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) recently organised ‘Kisan Sampark
Yatra’ in Haryana and Punjab to obtain feedback on the three newly released IARI Basmati
varieties.
✓ Pusa Basmati 1847, Pusa Basmati 1885 and Pusa Basmati 1886 were by ICAR-IARI with
inbuilt resistance to Bacterial blight and blast diseases.
✓ China is the world's largest producer of rice, followed by India and Indonesia.
Q. Which of the following state celebrates the ‘Bhed Mata Mela’ Fair annually?
A) Gujarat
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Maharashtra
D) Odisha
Answer : A
✓ Rabaris are part of a nomad community who follow the rain in search of pasture for cattle,
travelling from Gujarat to Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
✓ The annual Bhed Mata Mela, the camel fair is celebrated in villages where the nomad
communities reside near Bhuj in Kutch, Gujarat.
✓ ‘Bhed Mata’ is the goddess of the community.
Q. Name the winners of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics
A) Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi
B) Andrea M. Ghez, Jim Peebles and Michel Mayor
C) Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger
D) Arthur B. McDonald, Peter Higgs and Adam Riess
Answer : C
✓ NOBLE PRIZE IN PHYSICS 2022
✓ Alain Aspect (France)
✓ John F. Clauser (USA)
✓ Anton Zeilinger (Australia)
✓ for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and
pioneering quantum information science
✓ Noble Prize in Physics
✓ Presented By : Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
✓ Wilhelm Röntgen first recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics 1901 for discovery of X-rays
✓ CV Raman - India's first physicist to win a Nobel Physics Prize in 1930 "for his work on the
scattering of light and for the discovery of the effect named after him"
✓ Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983
✓ John Bardeen ( American) is the only laureate who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in
Physics twice, in 1956 and 1972

Q. Who has been appointed as 37th Director General (DG) of the Central Reserve Police Force
(CRPF)?
A) Sujoy Lal Thaosen B) Anish Dayal Singh
C) MA Ganapathy D) Sheel Vardhan Singh
Answer : A
✓ Senior IPS officer Sujoy Lal Thaosen has been appointed as 37th Director General (DG) of
the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
✓ He will have a term till Nov 2023.
✓ Earlier, Thaosen was holding charge of DG of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) as well as the
additional charge of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) chief.
✓ IPS officer Anish Dayal Singh has been appointed as the new DG of ITBP.
✓ Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
✓ Founded : 1939
✓ Director General : Sujoy Lal Thaosen
✓ Motto : Service and Loyalty
✓ Responsible : Ministry of Home Affairs
NEW UPDATED LIST OF CHIEF AND DIRECTOR GENERAL
✓ Sujoy Lal Thaosen : Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
✓ Anish Dayal Singh : Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
✓ Anil Chauhan : Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)
✓ Sujoy Lal Thaosen : Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
✓ Pankaj Kumar Singh : Border Security Force (BSF)
✓ Pradeep Chandran Nair : Assam Rifles
✓ Vivek Ram Chaudhari : Air Force Chief
✓ Manoj Pande : Army Chief
✓ R Hari Kumar : Navy Chief
✓ Sheel Vardhan Singh : Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
✓ Virender Singh Pathania : Indian Coast Guard (ICG)
✓ M A Ganapathy : National Security Guard (NSG)
✓ Gurbirpal Singh : National Cadet Corps (NCC)
Q. Who will be awarded the 32nd Bihari Puraskar for his 2015 literary criticism book ‘Pachrang
Chola Pahar Sakhi Ri’?
A) Madhav Hada B) Anoushka Sabnis
C) Sahir Ludhianvi D) Amrita Pritam
Answer : A
✓ Writer Dr. Madhav Hada will be awarded the 32nd Bihari Puraskar for his 2015 literary
criticism book ‘Pachrang Chola Pahar Sakhi Ri’.
✓ The Bihari Puraskar is one of the three literary awards instituted by the foundation in 1991.
✓ Named after famous Hindi poet Bihari, the award is given every year for an outstanding
work published in the last 10 years by a Rajasthani author in Hindi or Rajasthani. It carries
a cash prize of ₹2.5 lakh, a plaque and a citation.
✓ The recipient is chosen by a selection committee headed by Chairman Hemant Shesh.

Q. Who has received the American Geophysical Union’s Devendra Lal Memorial Medal 2022?
A) Neera Tanden B) Vivek Murthy
C) Vanita Gupta D) Roxy Mathew Koll
Answer : D
✓ Roxy Mathew Koll, a scientist at the Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
(IITM) has received the American Geophysical Union’s Devendra Lal Memorial Medal
2022.
✓ Koll was selected for his outstanding research in Earth & space sciences.
✓ This medal is named in honour of Prof Devendra Lal, a distinguished geophysicist whose
work spanned diverse areas of the Earth & space sciences.
Q. Bharti Airtel has joined hands with which of the following company to bring India’s first 5 G-
enabled immersive experience to visitors at the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022?
A) Apple B) IBM
C) Nokia D) Sumsung
Answer : C
✓ Bharti Airtel and Nokia have joined hands to bring India’s first 5G enabled immersive
experience to visitors at the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022.
✓ Airtel and Nokia will bring to life the cultural splendour of Kashi Vishwanath temple and
the Statue of Unity through Holographic images demonstrating the benefits of ultra-fast
and low latency 5G network
Q. Which state government has launched Mahatma Gandhi Rural Industrial Parks’ (MGRIP)
scheme?
A) Odisha B) Chhattisgarh
C) Assam D) Tripura
Answer : B
✓ Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has launched a scheme under which
‘gauthans’ (cow shelters in villages) will be developed as ‘rural industrial parks
✓ Baghel unveiled the ‘Mahatma Gandhi Rural Industrial Parks’ (MGRIP) scheme at his
official residence here to mark the birth anniversary of the Mahatma.
Q. Who has been awarded the SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022?
A) Luca Cian B) Yunqing Tang
C) Kathleen Vohs D) Roman Sheremeta
Answer : B
✓ Assistant Professor of the University of California Yunqing Tang has been awarded the
SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022.
✓ The award, instituted by the Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy
(SASTRA) in 2005 with a cash prize of $10,000.
✓ This award is presented annually to individuals aged 32 and below.

✓ The award was instituted by the Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research
Academy (SASTRA) in 2005
Q. Indian Navy has signed an agreement with which of the following country’s navy on the
White Shipping Information Exchange?
A) Malaysia B) Indonesia
C) New Zealand D) Singapore
Answer : C
✓ Indian Navy has signed an agreement with the Royal New Zealand Navy on White Shipping
Information Exchange.
✓ To promote greater transparency in the Maritime Domain.
✓ The agreement was signed between Navy chief Admiral, R Hari Kumar and Rear Admiral,
David Proctor, Chief of Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).
✓ The white shipping information refers to the exchange of prior information on the
movement and identity of commercial non-military merchant vessels.
✓ New Zealand
✓ Capital : Wellington
✓ Prime Minister : Jacinda Ardern
Q. Who is the author of the book titled “The Last Heroes” has been authored by?
A) Bhisham Sahni B) Dharamvir Bharati
C) P Sainath D) Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
Answer : C
✓ The book titled “The Last Heroes” which has been authored by P Sainath is scheduled to
release on November 21, 2022.
✓ The book has been published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI).
✓ This book is an attempt to recognize those freedom fighter stories, who are truly deserve
but were never granted.
✓ P Sainath was awarded the 2007 Ramon Magsaysay Award
Q. When is the World Teachers’ Day observed globally?
A) October 02 B) October 03
C) October 04 D) October 05
Answer : D
✓ World Teachers’ Day, also known as International Teachers Day, is held annually on
October 5 since 1994.
✓ The Day aims to focus on appreciating, assessing and improving the educators of the
world and to provide an opportunity to consider issues related to teachers and teaching.
✓ The Theme for 2022 The change of education begins with teachers
✓ The day was established in 1994, to commemorate the signing of the 1966 UNESCO/ILO
Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, which is a standard-setting
instrument that addresses the status and situations of teachers around the world

Q. What is the theme of the 2022 International Teachers Day?
A) The change of education begins with teachers
B) Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future
C) Young teachers: The future of the profession
D) The right to education means the right to a qualified teacher
Answer : A
Q. Which day of the year is observed as “Ganga River Dolphin Day” in India?
Answer : D
✓ In India, the ‘Ganga River Dolphin Day’ is observed every year on October 5, to raise
awareness and encourage conservation of Ganga River Dolphins.
✓ It was on this day in 2010, that Ganga Dolphins were declared national aquatic animals.
✓ Then, in 2012, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Uttar Pradesh government
jointly began the dolphin conservation campaign in the country.
Q. Name the winners of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
A) Richard Henderson, Giorgio Parisi and Ben Feringa
B) Jennifer Doudna, Jim Peebles and Akira Yoshino
C) Benjamin List, Peter Higgs and David MacMillan
D) Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless
Answer : D
NOBLE PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY 2022
✓ Carolyn R. Bertozzi (USA)
✓ Morten Meldal (Denmark)
✓ K. Barry Sharpless (USA)
✓ For the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry
✓ Noble Prize in Chemistry
✓ Presented By : Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
✓ First Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded in 1901 to Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, "for
his discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions"
✓ Indian Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 "for studies of the
structure and function of the ribosome."
✓ Frederick Sanger is the only Nobel Laureate who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in
Chemistry twice, in 1958 and 1980

Q. Who has launched ‘herSTART, a startup platform for women entrepreneurs created by
Gujarat University in Ahmedabad?
A) Narendra Modi B) Rajnath Singh
C) Draupadi Murmu D) Amit Shah
Answer : C
✓ President Droupadi Murmu has launched ‘herSTART, a startup platform for women
entrepreneurs created by Gujarat University in Ahmedabad.
✓ The initiative will also link women entrepreneurs with various private and government
platforms.
Q. Which country has defeated China to win the International Basketball Federation (FIBA)
Women’s Basketball World Cup at the Sydney Superdome, Australia?
A) United States B) Japan
C) Poland D) Italy
Answer : A
✓ United States has defeated China by 83-61 to win the International Basketball Federation
(FIBA) Women’s Basketball World Cup at the Sydney Superdome, Australia.
✓ With this victory, the USA won their fourth outing on the trot, and the team has been
declared the most dominant team ever.
✓ The Americans bagged their fourth title in a row and 11th in total and have also sealed a
spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
✓ A’ja Wilson earned the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in the tournament.
Q. Rest of India has defeated which team to win Irani Cup 2022 at the Saurashtra Cricket
Stadium, Rajkot?
A) Vidarbha B) Saurashtra
C) Karnataka D) Bengal
Answer : B
✓ Hanuma Vihari led Rest of India has defeated Saurashtra to win Irani Cup 2022 at the
Saurashtra Cricket Stadium, Rajkot.
✓ It was the Rest of India’s 29th Irani Trophy title.
✓ Mukesh Kumar of Rest of India was the Player of the match for his 5 wickets haul in the
match.
✓ Irani Cup is a test match format cricket tournament in India.
Q. Which state government has launched the “Vande Mataram” initiative in the state?
A) Maharashtra B) West Bengal
C) Gujarat D) Chhattisgarh
Answer : A
✓ Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has launched the ‘Vande Mataram’
initiative in the state.

✓ The launch of the initiative is commensurate with the 153rd birth anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi.
✓ The initiative will be binding on the government employees to say ‘Vande Mataram’ instead
of ‘hello’, the first word spoken when a phone call is made
Q. The Election Commission has launched a year-long voter awareness program on All India
Radio. What is the name of this program?
A) Garuda Junction B) Matadata Junction
C) Patrika Junction D) EPIC Junction
Answer : B
✓ The Election Commission has launched Matadata Junction, a year-long voter awareness
program on All India Radio.
✓ A total 52-episode programme of 15-minute duration each will be broadcast every Friday
on Vividh Bharati stations, FM Rainbow, FM Gold and Primary channels of AIR.
✓ The Matadata Junction programme will be broadcast in 23 languages across the country.
Q. Who has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Gas Authority of India
Limited (GAIL)?
A) Soma Mondal B) Sandeep Kumar Gupta
C) Natarajan Chandrasekaran D) S Varadarajan
Answer : B
✓ Seasoned finance professional Sandeep Kumar Gupta has been appointed as Chairman
and Managing Director of Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL).
✓ It is the nation’s largest gas company.
✓ Gupta who previously was Director (Finance) at Indian Oil Corporation, replaces Manoj
Jain, who superannuated on 31st Aug 2022.
✓ Gupta will have a term till Feb 2026.
✓ GAIL is India’s largest gas transmission and gas marketing company, with a 14,502-
kilometre gas pipeline network and a capacity of 206 million standard cubic meters a day.
Its natural gas pipeline network covers 21 states.
✓ Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)
✓ Founded : 1984
✓ MD & CEO : Sandeep Kumar Gupta
Q. Who has won Nobel Prize 2022 in Literature?
A) Annie Ernaux B) Yasmina Reza
C) Michel Houellebecq D) Leila Slimani
Answer : A
✓ French author Annie Ernaux has been awarded the Noble Prize 2022 in Literature.
✓ She has been honored for the courage and clinical acuity through which she uncovers the
roots, estrangements, and collective restraints of personal memory. Annie Ernaux started
her literary career in 1974, with an autobiographical novel, Les Armories.

NOBLE PRIZE IN LITERATURE 2022
✓ Annie Ernaux (France)
✓ For the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and
collective restraints of personal memory
✓ Nobel Prize in Literature
✓ First awarded :1901
✓ Presented By : Swedish Academy
✓ First Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded in 1901 to Sully Prudhomme of France
✓ First Indian Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 for his
collection "Gitanjali"
Q. Who has won the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award?
A) Justin Trudeau B) Emmanuel Macron
C) Joe Biden D) Angela Merkel
Answer : D
✓ 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.
✓ Besides Angela Merkel, four other organizations and individuals will also be awarded the
UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award worldwide.
ANGELA MERKEL IN NEWS 2022
❖ Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wins UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award.
❖ Former German chancellor Angela Merkel wins Unesco Peace Prize 2022.
❖ Angela Merkel to come out with political memoir in 2024.
❖ Angela Merkel was the first woman to hold that office and the second longest-serving
chancellor in German history.
❖ Angela Merkel, the most powerful woman in the world.
Q. Which country has emerged as the largest producer of sugar in the world?
A) China B) Thailand
C) Brazil D) India
Answer : D
✓ India has emerged as the world’s largest producer of sugar and the second-largest
exporter of sugar in the world.
✓ During the sugar season in India, over 5,000 lakh metric tons (LMT) of sugarcane was
produced out of which about 3,574 LMT was crushed by Sugar Mills to produce about 349
LMT of Sugar. 35 LMT of Sugar is diverted to ethanol production and 359 LMT of sugar was
produced in sugar mills.
✓ Ethanol production capacity of molasses/sugar-based distilleries has increased to 605
crore liters per annum and the progress is still continuing to meet targets of 20% blending
by 2025 under Ethanol Blending with Petrol (EBP) Programme.

✓ Maharashtra emerged as the highest sugar exporter and producer in India in 2021-22
Sugar Season (SS) exporting almost 60 per cent of total exports in India.
✓ Brazil is the second-largest producer of sugarcane in the world followed by China and
Thailand.
Q. Which state is the largest producer of sugar in India 2022?
A) Uttar Pradesh B) Maharashtra
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Bihar
Answer : B
✓ Top Sugarcane Producing States: Maharashtra>Uttar Pradesh > Karnataka
Q. Who has become the first Native American woman to travel to space?
A) Kayla Barron B) Anne McClain
C) Nicole Mann D) Christina Koch
Answer : C
✓ A US astronaut, Nicole Mann became the first Native American woman in space following
a NASA launch on October 5, 2022.
✓ Nicole Mann is one of the four astronauts who blasted off from Florida at midday bound for
the International Space Station (ISS).
✓ Nicole Mann is a veteran combat pilot who has made spaceflight history not just as the first
indigenous woman in orbit but also as the first woman to command a Crew Dragon Capsule
✓ The mission in which Mann is taking part is named 'Crew 5' and it was using a launch
vehicle that comprised a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Q. The World Cotton Day is observed annually on which day?
A) October 07 B) October 06
C) October 05 D) October 04
Answer : A
✓ WHO-recognised World Cotton Day (WCD) is observed every year on October 07 since
2019 to celebrate the international cotton industry and its contribution to communities and
the global economy..
✓ The day was inaugurated by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva on October 7,
2019.
✓ WCD Day was initiated by the Group of Cotton-4 countries namely Benin, Burkina Faso,
Chad and Mali to the reflect the importance of cotton as a global commodity.
✓ Theme 2022 : “Weaving a better future for cotton".
✓ Cotton is a multipurpose plant chiefly used in the textile industry.
Q. Which country is the largest producer of cotton in the world?
A) United States B) China
C) India D) Brazil
Answer : C

✓ India is the largest cotton producer and the largest consumer of cotton in the world.
Followed by China and USA respectively.
✓ India to maintain top rank in world cotton production till 2030.
✓ USA is the largest exporter of cotton.
Q. Which state is the largest producer of cotton 2022?
A) Gujarat B) Maharashtra
C) Andhra Pradesh D) Telangana
Answer : A
✓ Gujarat is the largest producer of cotton in India.
Q. Which company has received India’s first Micro Category Drone Certification?
A) Shivayu Aerospace B) Throttle Aerospace Systems Pvt Ltd
C) Aadyah Aerospace Pvt Ltd D) Asteria Aerospace Limited
Answer : D
✓ Asteria Aerospace Limited has received India’s first micro-category drone type
certification.
✓ The company has been recognized for its indigenously designed A200 drone by the
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
✓ The drone has been developed for surveying and mapping applications in GIS, agriculture,
construction, mining, and other industries
Q. Ales Bialiatski, Memorial, and Center for Civil Liberties have won the Nobel Prize 2022 in
Peace. Center for Civil Liberties is the organization of which country?
A) Belarus B) Ukraine
C) Russia D) Ethiopia
Answer : B
✓ Human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski (Belarus), the Russian Human Rights Organization
Memorial, and the Ukrainian Human Rights Organization Center for Civil Liberties have
won the Nobel Peace Prize 2022.
✓ Ales Bialiatski of Belarus was one of the initiators of the democracy movement in the
country in the 1980s and has devoted his life to promoting democracy and peaceful
development.
✓ The human rights organization Memorial has compiled and systematized information on
political oppression and human rights violations in Russia.
✓ The Center for Civil Liberties in Kyiv has been advancing human rights and democracy in
Ukraine. The center has taken a stand to strengthen Ukrainian civil society and pressure
the authorities to make Ukraine a full-fledged democracy
NOBLE PRIZE IN PEACE 2022
✓ Ales Bialiatski (Belarus) .
✓ Memorial (Russian human rights organisation).
✓ Center for Civil Liberties (Ukraine human rights organisation).

✓ Noble Prize in Peace
✓ Presented By : Norwegian
✓ Nobel Committee.
✓ Most awards : International Committee of the Red Cross (3 times)
✓ In 2014, aged just 17, Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan became the Youngest Nobel Peace
Prize winner
✓ Mother Teresa was the first woman with close Indian ties to get the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize
✓ Indian peace Noble prize winner
✓ Mother Teresa : Nobel Peace Prize (1979)
✓ Kailash Satyarthi : Nobel Peace Prize (2014)
Q. NABARD has sanctioned Rs 221.99 crore under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
(RIDF) to Punjab . Which state got the highest amount in RIDF fund?
A) Gujarat B) Maharashtra
C) Punjab D) Odisha
Answer : D
✓ NABARD has sanctioned Rs 221.99 crore under the Rural Infrastructure Development
Fund (RIDF) to the Punjab government.
✓ It has sanctioned money from the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for the
construction of 2,328 additional classrooms, 762 labs, and 648 playgrounds in rural
schools in all 23 districts.
✓ Odisha has received the highest RIDF disbursement of ₹7,890 crore followed by Gujarat
at ₹7,863 crore
Q. NTPC Ltd has signed an MoU with GE Gas Power to explore the feasibility of hydrogen (H2)
co-firing blended with natural gas. NTPC Kawas Power Plant is located in which state?
A) Karnataka B) Gujarat
Answer : B
✓ State-run NTPC Ltd has signed an MoU with GE Gas Power for feasibility to demonstrate
hydrogen co-firing blended with natural gas in GE’s 9E gas turbines installed at NTPC’s
Kawas combined-cycle gas power plant in Gujarat.
✓ The two companies will jointly explore the pathways to reduce CO2 emissions from Kawas
gas power plant and further implementation at scale across NTPC’s installed units in India.
✓ NTPC’s Kawas gas power plant is powered by four GE 9E gas turbines operating in a
combined-cycle mode and has an installed capacity of 645 megawatts (MW).
✓ Further, GE’s advance E- Class gas turbine portfolio currently has the capability to burn
up to 100% by volume of hydrogen when blended with natural gas
Q. Chief Minister of which state has inaugurated state Olympics?
A) Odisha B) Haryana
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Chhattisgarh

Answer : D
✓ Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has inaugurated Chhattisgarh Olympics.
✓ The event will be organized in the state from 6 October 2022, to 6 January 2023.
✓ 14 types of traditional sports are included in the Olympics in the team and single category.
Q. India’s veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh & Indian women’s hockey team captain Savita
Punia have been voted FIH Men’s & Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year 2021-22. Indian men
and women hockey teams climbed to and positions respectively in the latest FIH World
Rankings.
A) 3rd and 7th B) 4th and 8th
C) 5th and 6th D) 6th and 3rd
Answer : A
✓ According to the International Hockey Federation (FIH), India’s PR Sreejesh & Savita
Punia have been voted FIH Men’s & Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year 2021-22.
✓ The captain of the Indian women’s hockey team Savita Punia has become only the 3rd
athlete to win this award for consecutive 2 years since the inception of the award in 2014.
✓ While veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh has become the 2nd player to win the award 2
consecutive times.
✓ The Indian men and women hockey teams climbed to third and seventh positions
respectively in the latest FIH World Rankings
✓ International Hockey Federation (FIH)
✓ Founded :1924, (Paris France)
✓ Headquarters : Lausanne, Switzerland
✓ Acting President: Seif Ahmed (Egypt)
✓ CEO: Thierry Weil ( France)
✓ FIH World Rankings men’s Top : Australia, (INDIA - 3rd)
✓ FIH World Rankings women’s Top : Netherlands (INDIA - 7th)
✓ Rani Rampal is the present captain of Women's hockey team of India.
✓ Manpreet Singh is captain the Indian men's hockey team.
✓ India to host 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup
Q. In India the Air Force Day is marked every year on October 08. In 2022, which edition of the
Air Force Day is being celebrated?
A) 72 B) 65
C) 91 D) 90
Answer : D
✓ The Air Force Day is observed every year on 8 October in India.
✓ The Air Force Day 2022 marks the 90th anniversary of the official foundation day of the
Indian Air force.
✓ Indian Air Force was officially established on 8 October 1932 by the British Empire as the
Royal Indian Air Force. The name was changed to Indian Air Force in 1950.
✓ INDIAN AIR FORCE (IAF)
✓ HQ : New Delhi
✓ 1st Chief : Subroto Mukerjee

✓ 27th Chief : Vivek Ram Chaudhari
✓ 45th Vice Chief : Sandeep Singh
✓ Indian Air Force to celebrate its 90th anniversary on October 8, 2022
Q. Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel has launched an incentive scheme “Aatmanirbhar Gujarat
Schemes 2022″. This scheme is related to which sector?
A) Industries B) Automobile
C) Health D) Agriculture
Answer : A
✓ Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel has launched an incentive scheme for industries to attract
Rs 12.5 lakh crore of investments to the state in the next 10 years.
✓ This scheme will remain in force for MSMEs, Large and Mega industrial units.
✓ He has unveiled the “Aatmanirbhar Gujarat Schemes 2022 for assistance to Industries”.
✓ The government aims to attract investments worth Rs 12.5 lakh crore to create jobs for
some 15 lakh youths
Q. According to the latest demographic sample survey by the Union Home Ministry, which
state has the highest percentage of underage girls getting married?
A) Bihar B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Chhattisgarh D) Jharkhand
Answer : D
✓ Jharkhand has the highest percentage of underage girls getting married.
✓ According to the latest demographic sample survey by the Union Home Ministry, the
percentage of girls getting married before attaining majority is as high as 5.8 in Jharkhand.
✓ In West Bengal too, more than half of the women are married before attaining the age of
21 years in the state.
Q. PM Modi will inaugurate the first phase of Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple Extension project in
which state?
A) Maharashtra
B) Karnataka
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : C
✓ PM Modi will inaugurate the first phase of Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple Extension project
at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh on October 11, 2022.
✓ Mahakaleshwar Jyotirling in Ujjain is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas located in the country.
✓ Mahakal temple complex expansion project was planned in the year 2017.
✓ The 800 crore Rs works of this expansion project are being conducted in two phases

Q. India's first Green Technology incubation facility opened at which National Institute of
Technology (NIT)?
A) NIT Goa B) NIT Jamshedpur
C) NIT Patna D) NIT Srinagar
Answer : D
✓ India’s first green technology incubation centre called the ‘Greenovator Incubation
Foundation’ will soon open at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar. The
centre is expected to start by the end of 2023. The upcoming centre will focus on topics
like AgriTech, EnviroTech, and AlterTech.
✓ Department of Science and Technology (DST) will finance and support a three-year
initiative known as Inclusive TBI (i-TBI) for educational institutions, idea generators,
innovators, and entrepreneurs.
Q. Who has been made the National Icon of Election Commission of India?
A) Amitabh Bachchan B) Anurag Kashyap
C) Pankaj Tripathi D) Manoj Bajpayee
Answer : C
✓ Election Commission of India (ECI) in creating awareness amongst voters, Actor Pankaj
Tripathi has been declared as the ‘National Icon’ of ECI.
Q. Nobel Prize 2022 in Economics has been awarded to Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond,
and Philip H. Dybvig for?
A) Contributions to Labour Economics
B) Research on Banks and Financial Crises
C) Experimental approach to alleviating global poverty
D) Improvements to auction theory and inventions to new auction formats
Answer : B
🟢 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2022
🔷 Ben S. Bernanke (USA)
🔷 Douglas W. Diamond (USA)
🔷 Philip H. Dybvig (USA)
♦️For research on banks and financial crises
🟢 Noble Prize in Economics
🔷 First awarded : 1969
🔷 Reward : 10 million
🔷 Presented By : Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

🔶 First Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen in 1969.
📮 Indian Winners Noble Prize in Economics
🔷 Amartya Sen : 1998
🔷 Abhijit Banerjee : 2019
🟢 NOBEL PRIZE 2022 WITH FACTS
🏆 NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE 2022
🔷 Svante Paabo (Sweden)
♦️ For their discoveries "concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution"
🏆 NOBLE PRIZE IN PHYSICS 2022
🔷 Alain Aspect (France)
🔷 John F. Clauser (USA)
🔷 Anton Zeilinger (Austria)
♦️for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and
pioneering quantum information science
🏆 NOBLE PRIZE IN LITERATURE 2022
🔷 Annie Ernaux (France)
♦️ For the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and
collective restraints of personal memory
🏆 NOBLE PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY 2022
🔷 Carolyn R. Bertozzi (USA)
🔷 Morten Meldal (Denmark)
🔷 K. Barry Sharpless (USA)
♦️For the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry
🏆 NOBLE PRIZE IN PEACE 2022
🔷 Ales Bialiatski (Belarus)
🔷 Memorial (Russia human rights organisation)
🔷 Center for Civil Liberties (Ukraine human rights organisation)
🏆 SVERIGES RIKSBANK PRIZE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCES IN MEMORY OF ALFRED NOBEL 2022
🔷 Ben S. Bernanke (USA)

🔷 Douglas W. Diamond (USA)
🔷 Philip H. Dybvig (USA)
♦️For research on banks and financial crises
🏆 MOST IMPORTANT SURPRISE FACTS NOBEL PRIZE
♦️ Established : 1901
♦️First awarded : 1901
♦️Fields (6) : Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace and Economic
♦️Country : Sweden (all prizes except the Peace Prize); Norway (Peace Prize only)
♦️ Memory of Sir Alfred Nobel (Sweden) founder of the Nobel Prize (invention of dynamite)
💠 Economic Science Nobel Prize established : 1969
🔷 Malala Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel Laureates who got the Peace Prize in 2014 at the age
of just 17 years with Kailash Satyarthi.
🔷 John Bardeen is the only Nobel Laureate who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
twice, in 1956 and 1972.
🔷 Marie Curie is the only one woman who has been honoured twice, with the 1903 Nobel Prize
in Physics and the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
🔷 Frederick Sanger is the only Nobel Laureate who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in
Chemistry twice, in 1958 and 1980
🔷 Switzerland-based International Committee of the Red Cross is the only 3-time recipient of the
Nobel Prize, being conferred with Peace Prize in 1917, 1944, and 1963
🔷 Rabindra Nath Tagore was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 for
his poetry collection Gitanjali.
🔷 Linus Pauling is the only person to have been awarded two unshared Nobel Prizes – the 1954
Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize
🟢 9 INDIANS HAVE SO FAR WON THE NOBLE PRIZE
🔶 1. Rabindranath Tagore (1913, Literature)
🔶 2. CV Raman (1930, Physics)
🔶 3. Har Gobind Khorana (1968, Medicine)
🔶 4. Mother Teresa (Peace, 1979)
🔶 5. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1983, Physics)
🔶 6. Amartya Sen (1998, Economics)

🔶 7. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (2009, Chemistry)
🔶 8. Kailash Satyarthi (2014, Peace)
🔶 9. Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee (2019, Economics)
Q. Which village has been declared as India’s first 24x7 solar-powered village?
A) Modhera B) Madhapur
C) Khavda D) Ajrakhpur
Answer : A
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared Modhera in Gujarat’s Mehsana district as
India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village.
✓ Modhera was known for the Sun temple, now it will also be known as a solar-powered
village.
✓ Modhera is known for the Sun temple situated on the bank of the Pushpavati River. The
temple was built after 1026-27 CE during the reign of Bhima I of the Chalukya dynasty.
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple
projects worth over ₹3,900 crores at the Modhera event.
Q. Which tennis player has won the Tel Aviv Open title in 2022?
A) Roger Federer B) Novak Djokovic
C) Rafael Nadal D) Stefanos Tsitsipas
Answer : B
✓ 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.
✓ The 35-year-old Serbian beat Croatia's Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-4 in the final to win his first title
since Wimbledon in July.
✓ Djokovic wins Tel Aviv final for 89th career title.
✓ ATP 250 Tel Aviv Watergen Open: India’s Rohan Bopanna and Dutch player Matwe
Middelkoop clinch Men’s Doubles title.
Q. As per recent government data, which state has the highest gap in infant mortality rate
between boys and girls in 2020?
A) Bihar B) Odisha
C) Assam D) Chhattisgarh
Answer : D
✓ According to Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2020, Chhattisgarh had the
highest gap in 2020, with a male infant mortality rate of 35 compared to female infant
mortality rate of 41.
✓ The male and female infant mortality rate (IMR) equalised in 2020 in India.
✓ Infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births.
✓ In rural India, female IMR remained marginally higher than male IMR though the gap had
reduced.
✓ In urban India, the female IMR fell below that of males by 2020.

Q. Power Foundation of India in association with Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) has organized first
seminar of Agni Tattva campaign under LiFE mission held in which city?
A) New Delhi B) Leh
C) Chennai D) Lucknow
Answer : B
✓ Power Foundation of India in association with Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) has organised a
campaign to create awareness on Agni Tattva under LiFE – Lifestyle for environment.
✓ To create awareness of the core concept of Agni Tattva, an element that is synonymous
with energy and is among the five elements of Panchmahabhoot.
✓ The first conference of the Agni campaign was organised in Leh on the theme of
‘Sustainability and Culture’.
Q. Who has won the Japanese Grand Prix 2022?
A) Lewis Hamilton
B) Sebastian Vettel
C) Michael Schumacher
D) Max Verstappen
Answer : D
✓ Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has clinched his second consecutive Formula One driver’s
title by winning the Japanese Grand Prix in the rain at Suzuka.
✓ Verstappen has been dominant all season and claimed the title with four races remaining.
FORMULA ONE RACE IN NEWS 2022
❖ Verstappen takes 2nd straight drivers' title with Japan win.
❖ Red Bull’s driver Sergio Perez has won the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix 2022.
❖ Max Verstappen won the Formula One Italian Grand Prix.
❖ Max Verstappen won Belgian F1 Grand Prix 2022.
❖ Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) wins F1 Hungarian Grand Prix 2022.
❖ Max Verstappen wins the title of 2022 French Grand Prix.
❖ Ferrari racer Charles Leclerc has won the Austrian F1 Grand Prix 2022.
❖ Ferrari racing driver Carlos Sainz (Spain) won maiden F1 British Grand Prix 2022.
❖ Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won Canadian Grand Prix 2022 (his sixth victory of the
season).
❖ Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix 2022 .
❖ Red Bull racing driver Sergio Pérez (Mexican) has won the Formula 1 (F1) Grand Prix (GP)
De Monaco 2022.
❖ F1 world champion Max Verstappen has won the inaugural Miami Grand Prix.
❖ Max Verstappen wins Spanish Grand Prix.
❖ Max Verstappen (Red Bull-Netherlands) won the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in Italy.
❖ Max Verstappen wins 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
❖ Charles Leclerc (Ferrari- Monaco) has won the Formula One (F1) 2022 Australian Grand
Prix.
❖ Charles Leclerc (Ferrari- Monaco) has won the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix 2022

Q. Which state will host the 37th edition of the National Games in October 2023?
A) Goa B) Manipur
C) Meghalaya D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : A
✓ Indian Olympic Association has confirmed that Goa will host the 37th edition of the
National Games in October 2023.
✓ The state government of Goa also conveyed its in-principle approval to IOA to host the
National Games in 2023.
✓ The Goa delegation may receive the IOA flag at the Closing Ceremony of the 36th National
Games on 12th October 2022 in Surat, Gujarat.
✓ The 36th National Games, which were initially scheduled for 2016, were to be hosted in
Goa while the 35th edition was conducted in Kerala in 2015
✓ 36th National Games will be held in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot,
Bhavnagar
GOA IN NEWS 2022
❖ 37th National Games: Goa to host Games in October 2023
❖ Goa, first state in India to receive “Har Ghar Jal” certification.
❖ Goa Police and blockchain network 5ire agree to work to build smart policing.
❖ Goa CM Pramod Sawant announced to implement 100% NEP in higher education.
❖ Goa celebrates ‘Sao Joao’ festival 2022.
❖ Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated National Museum of Customs and GST in Goa.
❖ Pramod Sawant takes oath as Chief Minister of Goa for 2nd term.
❖ Goa became the 1st state to achieve ODF and Electricity for each household.
❖ Goa CM Launches ‘Beach Vigil App’ for Holistic Management of beaches.
❖ India’s Goa Shipyard Ltd delivered the 5th and final vessel of the 5 Coast Guard Offshore
Patrol Vehicle (CGOPV) Project ahead of contractual schedule. The vessel was named
ICGS ‘Saksham’..
Q. Mulayam Singh Yadav, who passed away recently. How many times did he serve as the Chief
Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
A) 3rd times B) 5th times
C) 4th times D) 6th times
Answer : A
✓ Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away on October 10, 2022, at the age of 82. He served as
the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for three terms (1989-1991, 1993-1995, 2003-2007).
✓ Mulayam Singh Yadav also founded Samajwadi Party in 1992. It is a socialist nationalist
party that is mainly based in Uttar Pradesh.
✓ Yadav also served as India’s federal 21st defence minister in a coalition government
between 1996 and 1998. He was chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for a third time from 2003
to 2007.
✓ 1939: Born in Saifai village of Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh
✓ 1967: Entered Uttar Pradesh assembly for the first time from Ram Manohar Lohia's
Sanyukt Socialist Part
✓ 1989-1991: Becomes Uttar Pradesh CM first time

Q. PM Modi laid the foundation stone of several developmental projects worth over Rs 8000
crore in which district of Gujarat ?
A) Bhavnagar B) Junagadh
C) Jamnagar D) Bharuch
Answer : D
✓ PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of several developmental projects worth over
Rs 8000 crore in Bharuch district of Gujarat, on 10 October 2022.
✓ The projects included Gujarat’s first Bulk Drug Park at Jambusar which will be built at the
cost of 2500 crore rupees.
✓ The other one is a Deep Sea Pipeline Project at Dahej.
✓ He also laid foundation of 4 Tribal Industrial Parks.
Q. When is the International Day of Girl Child observed?
Answer : C
✓ International Day of the Girl Child (also known as Day of Girls and the International Day of
Girls) is observed annually on October 11 since 2012.
✓ This international observance day was declared by the United Nations to raise awareness
of issues facing girls internationally surrounding education, nutrition, child marriage, legal
and medical rights.
✓ The theme for 2022 International Day of the Girl Child is "Our Time Is Now — Our Rights,
Our Future."
✓ Don't Confused
✓ National Girl Child Day : 24 January
✓ International Day of the Girl Child : 11 October
Q. Which Airport has entirely switched to green sources for its energy consumption needs,
making it one of India’s 100 per cent sustainable airports?
A) Chennai International Airport
B) Hyderabad International Airport
C) Indira Gandhi International Airport
D) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Answer : D
✓ Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has entirely switched
to green sources for its energy consumption needs, making it one of India’s 100 per cent
sustainable airports.
✓ The CSMIA was also the first in India to launch hybrid technology that solely runs on green
energy since April 2022.
✓ CSMIA has prepared a roadmap to achieve “Net Zero Carbon Emission” by 2029

✓ In June, Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport became India’s second to run only on
renewable energy. In 2015, Kerala’s Cochin International Airport became the world’s first
such facility, running totally on solar energy.
Q. The 2nd UN World Geospatial Information Congress is being held in which city of India?
A) Chennai B) Hyderabad
C) Bangalore D) Mumbai
Answer : B
✓ The 2nd UN World Geospatial Information Congress which is organized by the United
Nations and the Departments of Science and Technology and Space is taking place in
Hyderabad.
✓ The five-day congress will bring scientists, policymakers, start-ups, and NGOs working on
geospatial information, to a single platform
✓ The theme of the event was 'Geo-enabling the Global Village: No one should be left behind'.
✓ The first United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress held in Deqing, Zhejiang
Province, China from 19 to 21 November 2018.
Q. United Nations organization has committed to sharply cut carbon emissions from air travel
by which year?
A) 2025 B) 2030
C) 2040 D) 2050
Answer : D
✓ United Nations group committed 2050 goal of net-zero emissions from air travel
✓ A United Nations organization has committed to sharply cut carbon emissions from air
travel by 2050 in response to growing pressure for airlines to reduce their pollution.
✓ This move could encourage the production of more sustainable aviation fuel.
Q. Who has been appointed as the new brand ambassador of Gulf Oil Lubricants?
A) Mithali Raj B) Smriti Mandhana
C) Harmanpreet Kaur D) Shafali Verma
Answer : C
✓ Smriti Mandhana has been appointed as the new brand ambassador of Gulf Oil Lubricants.
✓ 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.
✓ Through this association, Gulf Oil aims to celebrate women power and inspire female
audience in the country while also honoring the achievements of Indian women cricketers.
LATEST BRAND AMBASSADOR IN NEWS 2022
❖ Smriti Mandhana : Gulf Oil Lubricants
❖ Ram Charan : Hero MotoCorp
❖ Rohit Sharma & Ritika Sajdeh : Max Life Insurance

❖ Vanessa Nakate : UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
❖ Shah Rukh Khan : UAE healthcare provider Burjeel Holdings
❖ Sunil Chhetri : Pintola
❖ Anushka Sharma : L’Oréal Paris
❖ Amitabh Bachchan : Dabur India
❖ Kiccha Sudeep : Punyakoti Dattu Yojana (Karnataka Govt)
❖ Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty : Mastercard
❖ Sourav Ganguly : DreamSetGo
❖ Rishabh Pant : Brand Ambassador of Uttarakhand
❖ Vaani Kapoor : Noise X-Fit 2 smartwatch
❖ Shahid Kapoor : PokerBaazi
❖ Ravi Shastri : FanCode
❖ Mahendra Singh Dhoni : Garuda Aerospace
❖ R. Rahman : India/UK Together Season of Culture
❖ Deepika Padukone : Louis Vuitton
❖ Robin Uthappa :Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (Ka-BHI)
❖ Amir Khan : PharmEasy, a consumer healthcare “super app,”
❖ Shubman Gill & Ruturaj Gaikwad : My11Circle
❖ Mary Kom : Lupin
❖ Vidya Balan : Bharti AXA Life Insurance
❖ Shahrukh Khan : Thums Up
❖ Rishabh Pant : Dish TV India
❖ Tanishka Kotia & Riddhika Kotia : ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme for the Gurugram,
Haryana
❖ Shah Rukh Khan : Gaming app A23
❖ Manoj Tiwari : Khadi and other handicrafts of Bihar
❖ Pankaj Tripathi : Krishi Network
❖ Akshay Kumar : Uttarakhand ahead of the 2022 Assembly Elections.
❖ Disha Patani : Bata India
❖ Amitabh Bachchan : MediBuddy
❖ Neeraj Chopra : GoodDot
❖ Vijay Shekhar Sharma : Universal Acceptance Steering Group
❖ RajKummar Rao : RenewBuy
Q. Who was named the FIH Player of the Year for 2021-22 in the men’s category?
A) Manpreet Singh B) Harmanpreet Singh
C) Barry Middleton D) Connor McDavid
Answer : B
✓ India men’s hockey team defender and vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh was named the
FIH Player of the Year for 2121-22 in the men’s category for the second successive time.
✓ Netherlands’s Felice Albers was named the FIH Player of the Year for 2021-22 in the
women’s category.
✓ He becomes the fourth player to win the Player of the Year award in the men’s category in
consecutive years.
✓ He joined an elite list that includes Teun De Nooijer (Netherlands), Jamie Dwyer (Australia)
and Arthur van Doren (Belgium).

Q. Who was named the FIH Player of the Year for 2021-22 in the women’s category?
A) Felice Albers B) Luciana Aymar
C) Nikki Pradhan D) Ellen Hoog
Answer : A
✓ Netherlands’s Felice Albers was named the FIH Player of the Year for 2021-22 in the
women’s category.
Q. Who has clinched his 90th ATP title after defeating Greek’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of
Astana Open in Kazakhstan?
A) Rafael Nadal B) Novak Djokovic
C) Roger Federer D) Andy Murray
Answer : B
✓ 21-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic from Serbia has clinched his 90th ATP title
after defeating Greek’s Stefanos Tsitsipas by 6-3, 6-4 in the final of Astana Open in
Kazakhstan.
✓ It was his fourth title of the year.
✓ He joined Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the list of players in Open Era with 90 or more
ATP titles.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC IN NEWS 2022
❖ Novak Djokovic (Serbia) wins Astana Open, takes 90th Career Title ( defeated Stefanos
Tsitsipas).
❖ Novak Djokovic wins Tel Aviv tennis tourney, for 89th career title.
❖ Serbia Novak Djokovic won a seventh Wimbledon men’s title and 21st Grand Slam crown
with a four-set triumph over Nick Kyrgios.
❖ Novak Djokovic becomes 1st player to win 80 matches in all four Grand Slams.
❖ Andrey Rublev (Russian) has defeated Novak Djokovic (Serbia) to win his third title in the
Serbia Open 2022.
❖ Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player.
❖ He is currently ranked world No. 7 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals
(ATP)
Q. Who has been appointed as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI) to succeed incumbent CJI,
Uday Umesh Lalit?
A) Justice L Nageswara Rao B) Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
C) Justice R Subhash Reddy D) Justice DY Chandrachud
Answer : D
✓ Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud is set to become the 50th Chief Justice of
India (CJI) in November 2022.
✓ The current CJI Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit nominated Justice DY Chandrachud as his
successor during a meeting involving other judges of the Supreme Court held on October
11, 2022.

✓ The CJI’s recommendation to the government will kick off the process for the appointment
of the 50th Chief Justice of India.
✓ Justice YV Chandrachud became the CJI in 1978. He held this position for the longest
tenure of seven years. His son, Justice DY Chandrachud, has been a Supreme Court
Justice for two years – the longest in the recent past.
✓ Justice YV Chandrachud sentenced Sanjay Gandhi to jail in a case concerning the film
“Kissa Kursi Ka” – a political satire film that was banned during the time of National
Emergency
✓ Chief Justice of India and the Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President
under clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution.
SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE
✓ Also known as the 'guardian of our Constitution.
✓ Also known as 'court of record'.
✓ Appointer : President of India
✓ Term length : Until the age of 65
✓ First Chief justice : Harilal Jekisundas Kania (1950–1951)
✓ 45th Chief Justice : Deepak Mishra
✓ 46th Chief Justice : Ranjan Gogoi
✓ 47th Chief justice : Sharad Arvind Bobde
✓ 48th Chief justice : N V Ramana
✓ 49th Chief justice : UU Lalit
✓ 50th Chief Justice : DY Chandrachud
✓ Seat : New Delhi
✓ Salary : ₹280,000 (Per month)
✓ Supreme Court judges : 34 { 33 ( Judge) + 1 (Chief Justice of India}
✓ There have been 11 female justices in the court since then. Presently there is 4 sitting
female judge out of the total 33 judges in the court. (Indira Banerjee, Hima Kohli, B. V.
Nagarathna & Bela Trivedi)
✓ Leila Seth was the first woman chief justice of a state high court in the country : Himachal
Pradesh High court
✓ Anna Chandy, one of India's first female judges
✓ Fathima Beevi first female judge of the Supreme Court of India
✓ Indu Malhotra first female lawyer supreme court in india
✓ Harilal Jekisundas Kania first Chief Justice of India
Q. According to ISRO, the X-ray spectrometer 'Class' on the orbiter of which mission has
mapped the abundant sodium on the Moon for the first time?
A) Chandrayaan-2 B) Mangalyaan
C) Shukrayaan-1 D) Gaganyaan
Answer : A
✓ The X-ray spectrometer 'CLASS' on the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter has mapped an abundance
of sodium on the moon for the first time, according to ISRO.
✓ The findings of the spectrometer were published in 'The Astrophysical Journal Letters' in
the last week of Sept 2022.
✓ The new findings will be helpful in the study of surface-exosphere interaction on the moon.

✓ Chandrayaan-1
✓ Launch date : 22 October 2008
✓ Rocket : PSLV-XL C11
✓ Launch site : Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram
✓ Project Director : Dr M Annadurai
✓ Chandrayaan-1, India's first moon mission
✓ Chandrayaan-2
✓ Launch date : 22 July 2019
✓ Rocket : GSLV Mark III M1
✓ Mission Director : Ritu Karidhal
✓ Project Director : Muthayya Vanitha
✓ Lander name : Vikram
✓ Rover name : Praygan
✓ Launch site : Satish Dhawan Space Centre Andhra Pradesh
✓ Chandrayaan-2, India's second moon mission
✓ Total weight of the Chandrayaan-2 is 3,850 kg
✓ Total cost of the mission : US$141 million ( Rs 978 crore)
Q. Who has become the first European woman to command the International Space Station
(ISS)?
A) Valentina Tereshkova B) Naidia Comenci
C) Tamara Press D) Samantha Cristoforetti
Answer : D
✓ Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, in Sept 2022, became the first European woman
to command the International Space Station (ISS).
✓ The commander is responsible for all tasks performed by the crew members onboard the
space station.
✓ Cristoforetti, 45, was selected by the European Space Agency in 2009 to become Italy’s
first female astronaut.
Q. Who will soon become the first actor to shoot in space?
A) Tom Cruise B) Fyodor Bondarchuk
C) Sergey Bezrukov D) Danila Kozlovsky
Answer : A
✓ Actor Tom Cruise will soon become the first actor to shoot in space.
✓ He has partnered with director Doug Liman on a project that calls for him to perform a
spacewalk.
✓ The Hollywood actor and director have reportedly approached the Universal Filmed
Entertainment Group (UFEG) with a proposal for Tom to launch himself up to the
International Space Station.
✓ In news October 2021, Russian filmmaker Klim Shipenko becomes first to shoot film in
space.
✓ “The Challenge” is the first feature film to be shot in space.

✓ The Russian film director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild spent 12 days in the
ISS for filming 30 minutes duration scenes for the film “The Challenge”. It took around 30
hours to record the material while in space.
Q. What is the name of the leading academician who has won the top UAE Award for Alternative
Medicine?
A) A.K.M Ghouse B) K.S. Gill
C) Venu Govindaraju D) Wazahat Husain
Answer : D
✓ Professor Wazahat Husain, a leading academic from Aligarh Muslim University has won
an international award for Traditional, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine. A
retired Chairman of the Department of Botany at AMU received UAE’s Second Sheikh
Zayed International Award.
✓ On being honored, Professor Husain said he was honored to be representing India and
AMU at the pinnacle of his academic career.
Q. Alexander Van der Bellen has been re-elected as the President of which country?
A) Ethiopia B) Belarus
C) Namibia D) Austria
Answer : D
✓ Alexander Van der Bellen has been re-elected as the President of Austria for a second
term.
✓ Austria
✓ Capital : Vienna
✓ Currency : Euro
✓ President : Alexander Van der Bellen
NEWLY PRESIDENT IN NEWS 2022
❖ Alexander Van der Bellen : Austria
❖ Joao Lourenco : Angola
❖ William Ruto : Kenya
❖ Gustavo Petro : Colombia
❖ Bajram Begaj : Albania
❖ Ranil Wickremesinghe : Sri Lanka
❖ Ferdinand Marcos Jr. : Philippine
❖ Draupadi Murmu : 15th President of India
❖ Hassan Sheikh Mohamud : Somalia
❖ Emmanuel Macron : France
❖ Aleksandar Vučić : Serbia
❖ Serdar Berdymukhamedov: Turkmenistan
❖ Katalin Eva Novak : Hungary
❖ Gabriel Boric Font : Chile
❖ Yoon Suk-yeol : South Korea
❖ Frank-Walter Steinmeier : Germany
❖ Xiomara Castro : Honduras

❖ Daniel Ortega : Nicaragua
❖ Adama Barrow : Gambia
❖ Shavkat Mirziyoyev : Uzbekistan
❖ Sandra Mason : Barbados
❖ Hakainde Hichilema : Zambia
❖ Ebrahim Raisi : Iran
❖ Ukhnaa Khurelsukh : Mongolia
❖ Isaac Herzog : Israel
❖ Guillermo Lasso : Ecuador
Q. Tele-Manas initiative is associated with which health service?
A) Mental Health B) Child Health
C) Communicable disease D) Women Health
Answer : A
✓ The Government of India has launched a 24x7 tele-mental health service called the Tele-
Manas initiative.
✓ The service will start with 20 states and UTs and will subsequently be expanded to the
entire country. It aims to increase access to mental healthcare across the country,
including the hard-to-reach areas.
✓ The network will provide consultation, counseling with a specialist, and e-prescriptions.
Q. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has launched Toyota’s first-of-its-kind
pilot project on Flex Fuel-Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicle (FFV-SHEV). Toyota is the company
of which country?
A) Singapore B) Japan
C) United States D) South Korea
Answer : B
✓ Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has launched Japanese car maker
Toyota’s first-of-its-kind pilot project on Flex Fuel-Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicle (FFV-
SHEV) that can run on 100 percent ethanol.
✓ During the launch, the Toyota Corolla Altis FFV-SHEV, which has been imported from
Toyota Brazil for the pilot project, was unveiled.
✓ Flex-fuel-compatible cars can run on more than one type of fuel and also a mixture.
Typically, a blend of petrol and ethanol or methanol is used.
✓ FFVs provide an opportunity of greater substitution of petrol by ethanol as it is capable of
using any of the higher blends of ethanol mix from 20 percent up to 100 percent.
✓ Flex-fuel vehicles are available in Brazil, the USA and Canada.
✓ Ethanol is a major alternate fuel used globally and Brazil has the highest average blending
of 48 percent.
Q. Who unveils 14 feet high statue of Lok Nayak Jayprakash Narayan at Sitabdiara in Saran
district, Bihar?
C) Devendra Fadnavis D) Rajnath Singh

Answer : B
✓ Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid floral tributes to socialist icon Jayaprakash Narayan
on his birth anniversary at his ancestral village at Sitabdiara in the Saran district of Bihar.
✓ Mr. Shah also unveiled a 14 feet high statue of Lok nayak Jayprakash Narayan at the JP
memorial building at his birthplace, Lala Tola on 11th Oct 2022
Q. Which state government has announced the state’s first-ever draft ‘State Mental Health and
Social Care Policy’?
A) Karnataka B) Meghalaya
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Bihar
Answer : B
✓ Meghalaya government on World Mental Health Day has announced the state’s first-ever
draft ‘State Mental Health and Social Care Policy’.
✓ To promote overall mental health &well-being &facilitate appropriate access and care
pathways for common and severe mental health concerns..
✓ Meghalaya is the first state in the Northeast to come out with its own Mental Health Policy.
Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the fourth Vande Bharat Express train in
which state?
A) Telangana B) Kerala
C) Himachal Pradesh D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : C
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the fourth Vande Bharat Express train in
Una district of Himachal Pradesh.
✓ The train will chug from Delhi to Amb-Andaura Railway station in Una, Himachal Pradesh.
✓ Last month, PM Modi flagged off the third Vande Bharat Express in another poll-bound
state Gujarat. This train runs from Gandhinagar to Mumbai.
✓ Last month, PM Modi flagged off the third Vande Bharat Express in another poll-bound
state Gujarat. This train runs from Gandhinagar to Mumbai.
✓ Vande Bharat train is completely manufactured in India. It is a self-propelled engine train,
that is, it does not have a separate engine. It has automatic doors and air-conditioned chair
car coaches and a revolving chair that can rotate up to 180 degrees.
✓ Earlier, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced 400 Vande Bharat Express
in the next three years
✓ Vande Bharat Express was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on 15th February 2019.
✓ It is running between the Delhi-Varanasi route.
✓ .It is also called 'Train 18' because its construction was started in 2018.
✓ It was designed and built by Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Indian
government's Make in India initiative over a span of 18 months.
Q. What is the name of the website launched to enable citizens to contribute for the armed
forces battle casualties welfare fund?
A) Bharat Maa ke Sapoot B) Maa Bharati ke bahadur sapoot
C) Dharti Maa ke sapoot D) Maa Bharati ke Sapoot

Answer : D
✓ Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched a website ‘Maa Bharati ke Sapoot’
enabling the citizens of the country to contribute to the Armed forces battle casualties
welfare fund.
✓ Eminent Actor Amitabh Bachchan has accepted to be the Goodwill ambassador.
Q. India has extended the Vaccine Action Programme joint statement till 2027 with which
country?
A) France B) Germany
C) United States D) Russia
Answer : C
✓ Government of India has extended the Indo-US Vaccine Action program till 2027.
✓ It is a focused bilateral collaborative program that is in collaboration with the National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the National Institutes of Health in the
United States.
Q. What is the rank of India in the Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII) 2022?
A) 123 B) 144
C) 131 D) 110
Answer : A
✓ According to the Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII), India has moved up six
places to rank 123 out of 161 countries for reducing inequality.
✓ Norway leads the CRII followed by Germany and Australia.
Q. Justice Pankaj Mithal has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of which high court?
A) Kerala High Court B) Patna High Court
C) Rajasthan High Court D) Bombay High Court
Answer : C
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of J&K and Ladakh High Court?
A) Justice KV Chandran B) Justice AM Magrey
C) Justice Pankaj Mithal D) Justice PB Varale
Answer : B
✓ Union government has notified the appointment of 3 new chief justices in different high
courts following the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium.
✓ The new appointments are-
✓ New Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court – Justice Pankaj Mithal
✓ New Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court – Justice PB Varale
✓ New Chief Justice of the Justice J&K and Ladakh High Court – Justice AM Magrey

✓ Three other proposals which are still pending with the government relate to transfer of
Orissa high court chief justice S Muralidhar as the chief justice of Madras high court,
elevation of Orissa high court judge Jaswant Singh as the chief justice of the same high
court, and transfer of Kerala high court judge KV Chandran to the Bombay high court
NEWLY APPOINTED CHIEF JUSTICE OF HIGH COURT
✓ New Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court – Justice Pankaj Mithal
✓ New Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court – Justice PB Varale
✓ New Chief Justice of the Justice J&K and Ladakh High Court – Justice AM Magrey
✓ Chief justice of Delhi High Court – Satish Chandra Sharma
✓ Chief justice of Uttrakhand High Court – Vipin Sanghi
✓ Chief justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court – Amjad A Sayed
✓ Chief justice of Rajasthan High Court – S S Shinde
✓ Chief justice of Guwahati High Court – Rashmin M Chhaya
✓ Chief justice of Telangana High Court – Ujjal Bhuyan
Q. Who has been elected as a member of the executive committee of the Inter-Parliamentary
Union (IPU) from Asia Pacific Group (APG) countries?
A) Bharat Ramamurti B) Aparajita Sarangi
C) Gautam Raghavan D) Tarun Chhabra
Answer : B
✓ 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
✓ Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
✓ Founded : 1889
✓ President : Saber Hossain Chowdhury
✓ Secretary General : Martin Chungong
Q. INS Tarkash has participated in the 7th edition of IBSAMAR. The IBSAMAR exercise was
conducted between which countries?
A) India, Brazil and South Africa B) India, Russia and Japan
C) India, Australia and USA D) India, Sri Lanka and Maldives
Answer : A
✓ INS Tarkash has participated in the 7th edition of IBSAMAR, a joint multinational maritime
exercise among Indian, Brazilian and South African Navies.
✓ 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.
Q. President Draupadi Murmu has launched ‘PARAM KAMRUPA’ Supercomputer facility in
which IIT?
A) IIT Madras B) IIT Bombay
C) IIT Guwahati D) IIT Hyderabad
Answer : C
✓ President of India, Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the PARAM KAMRUPA Supercomputer
facility at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.
✓ The PARAM KAMRUPA is one of its kind supercomputer in the North East Region and is
installed under the National Supercomputing Mission.
Q. Who has been elected as the new President of Iraq?
A) Abdul Latif Rashid B) Ali Allawi
C) Juma Inad D) Fuad Hussein
Answer : A
✓ Iraqi Parliament has elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as the country’s new
President ending Iraq’s political deadlock.
✓ The newly elected President of the country has replaced the fellow Iraqi Kurd Barham
Saleh as the Head of the State after the two-round vote in the Parliament
✓ Iraq
✓ Capital : Baghdad
✓ Currency : Iraqi Dinar
✓ Prime Minister : Adil Abdul-Mahdi
✓ President : Abdul Latif Rashid
Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Bulk Drug Park in which state?
A) Uttarakhand B) Gujarat
C) Himachal Pradesh D) Tripura
Answer : C
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the bulk drug park to be set up
in the Haroli Constituency of Una District of Himachal Pradesh.
✓ Prime Minister during his visit also inaugurated the Indian Institute of Information
Technology (IIIT) at Saloh Village, Haroli, which will come up in Una district at the cost of
Rs. 128 crores

BEST MCQ WITH FACTS SEPTEMBER 2022
Q. Which Airport has won Airport Service Quality (ASQ) 2021-22 award for ‘Mission
Safeguarding?
A) Cochin International Airport, Kochi
B) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
C) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
D) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
Answer : A
✓ Cochin International Airport Ltd has won the Airport Service Quality award-2022 instituted
by Airport Council International (ACI) for its meticulous implementation of a programme
‘Mission Safeguarding’ in 2021-22.
✓ The award is considered to be the highest honour in the global aviation sector.
✓ CIAL received the award for implementing its ‘Mission Safeguarding’ programme, which
ensured seamless traffic & reinforced passenger satisfaction during the pandemic.
✓ Let's recall, Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has won the ‘Covid champion’
award at Wings India 2022.
✓ Cochin International Airport has become the world's first airport to completely update on
solar power.
Q. Who is set to become the first female Prime Minister of Italy?
A) Giorgia Meloni B) Mara Carfagna
C) Daniela Santanche D) Mariastella Gelmini
Answer : A
✓ The leader of the Brothers of Italy Party, Giorgia Meloni won the elections in Italy.
✓ By doing so, she has become the first female Prime Minister of Italy, and that too of a right-
wing government.
✓ Meloni was also the youngest cabinet minister in Italy’s history
✓ ITALY
✓ Capital : Rome
✓ Currency : Euro
✓ President : Sergio Mattarella
✓ PM : Giorgia Meloni
FIRST'S FEMALE IN NEWS 2022
✓ Giorgia Meloni looks set to become Italy’s first woman prime minister.
✓ Nallathamby Kalaiselvi has become the first woman director general of the Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
✓ Draupadi Murmu may become India’s First Tribal and Second Female President.
✓ Priyanka Mohite becomes first Indian woman to climb five peaks above 8,000 metres.
✓ Gita Gopinath becomes 1st woman to feature on IMF’s ‘wall of former chief economists’.

✓ Lisa Sthalekar becomes first female president of Federation of International Cricketers’
Association (FICA).
✓ Abhilasha Barak becomes the Indian Army’s first woman combat aviator.
✓ Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit named as first woman Vice Chancellor of JNU.
✓ Mithali Raj becomes first woman cricketer to appear at six Cricket World Cups.
✓ Justice Ayesha Malik to be Pakistan’s first woman Supreme Court judge.
✓ Xiomara Castro sworn in as first female President of Honduras
✓ Dhriti Banerjee appointed first woman director of Zoological Survey of India.
✓ Mawya Sudan becomes IAF’s 1st woman fighter pilot from J&K.
✓ Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan first female secretary-general of UNCTAD.
✓ Claire Polosak set to become first female match official in men’s Test match.
✓ Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala set to become first female Chief of World Trade Organization
(WTO).
✓ Bhawana Kanth from Bihar to become the first Woman Fighter Pilot to take part in Republic
Day Parade
Q. Who has been honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2020?
A) Hema Malini B) Poonam Dhillon
C) Udit Narayan D) Asha Parekh
Answer : D
✓ Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced that the Dadasaheb Phalke
Award for the year 2020 will be presented to the famous actress Asha Parekh.
✓ The 68th National Film Awards will be presented on 30 September.
✓ It will be presided over by President Smt. Draupadi Murmu.
✓ Asha Parekh to be honoured with 52nd Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
✓ Asha Parekh was awarded the Padma Shri in 1992.
✓ She also served as the head of the Central Board for Film Certification from 1998-2001.
✓ The renowned film actress, director and producer started her career as a child actor and
made her debut as the lead heroine in Dil Deke Dekho.
✓ She is a renowned film actress, director and producer as well as an accomplished Indian
classical dancer. Asha Parekh has acted in films like Teesri Manzil, Kati Patang, Love in
Tokyo.
✓ The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest honour in cinema.
✓ Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'.
✓ He had made India's first full-length feature film Raja Harishchandra in 1913.
✓ This award was first given to Devika Rani in the year 1969.
✓ Dadasaheb Phalke Award
✓ Total awarded : 52
✓ Prithviraj Kapoor (1971) and actor Vinod Khanna (2017) are the only posthumous
recipients.
✓ Awarded for : "outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema".
✓ This award is given annually at the National Films Awards.
✓ The first recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award was Devika Rani who received the award
in 1969 and also known as “the first lady of Indian cinema”.
✓ The award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl, and a cash prize
of Rs. 10 Lakh.

✓ 49th - 2017 (65th National Films Awards) Vinod Khanna
✓ 50th - 2018 (66th National Films Awards) Amitabh Bachchan
✓ 51st - 2019 (67th National Films Awards) Rajinikanth
✓ 52nd - 2022( 68th National Films Awards) Asha Parekh
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)?
A) Admiral R. Hari Kumar B) Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
C) Lt. General Anil Chauhan D) General Manoj Pande
Answer : C
✓ The Government has appointed former Eastern Army Commander Lt. General Anil
Chauhan (Retired) as the second Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India.
✓ Chauhan retired as the General Officer Commanding in Chief (GOC-in-C) of Eastern
Command in May 2021.
✓ He will also function as Secretary to the Gol, Department of Military Affairs.
✓ He was commissioned into the 11 Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army in 1981.
✓ The post of CDS has been vacant since the sudden death of India’s First CDS Gen. Bipin
Rawat in December 2021.
✓ The next Chief of Defence Staff could be anyone from the three serving chiefs, any serving
three-star officer, any retired chief who is below 62, or any retired three-star officer also
below th e same age.
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India?
A) Mukul Rohatgi
B) Uday Umesh Lalit
C) R. Venkataramani
D) Dipankar Dutta
Answer : C
✓ Senior advocate R Venkataramani has been appointed as the Attorney General of India for
a term of three years.
✓ He will succeed K K Venugopal, whose term will end on September 30.
✓ Venugopal, 91, was appointed to the post in July 2017. He was reappointed as the top law
officer of the country for three months on June 29. He is perhaps the oldest person to hold
the office of AG.
✓ Another senior advocate, Mukul Rohatgi, had last week declined the offer to be the
attorney general.
✓ Rohatgi had been the attorney general in the first Narendra Modi government between
June 2014 and June 2017. Venugopal had succeeded him.
✓ ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIA
✓ Appointer : President of India
✓ Term length : Upto the pleasure of The President
✓ Constituting instrument : Article 76 of the Constitution
✓ 1st Attorney General of India : Motilal C. Setalvad
✓ 14th and current Attorney General : R Venkataramani

Q. Who has been conferred with the National Lata Mangeshkar Award for the year 2021?
A) Kumar Sanu B) Amaal Mallik
C) Shreya Ghoshal D) Neha Kakkar
Answer : A
✓ Noted playback singers Kumar Sanu and Shailendra Singh and music-composer duo
Anand-Milind were conferred with the National Lata Mangeshkar Award on the birth
anniversary of the late singing legend at her birthplace in Indore.
✓ Singer Sonu Nigam was conferred Padma Shri 2022.
✓ State Culture Minister Usha Thakur conferred Shailendra Singh, Anand-Milind, and Kumar
Sanu with the award for the year 2019, 2020 and 2021 respectively.
✓ Mangeshkar was born in Indore on September 28, 1929 and passed away in Mumbai on
February 6, 2022.
✓ Instituted in 1984, the National Lata Mangeshkar Award is given to promote excellence in
the area of light music annually by the Madhya Pradesh government’s culture department.
It carries a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh and a citation.
Q. Who has become the first European woman to command the International Space Station?
A) Anna Kikina B) Johanna Messlinger
C) Samantha Cristoforetti D) Yelena Serova
Answer : C
✓ Italy's Samantha Cristoforetti has become the first European woman to command the
International Space Station during a live broadcast from space.
✓ Cristoforetti also holds the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman after spending
199 days in orbit in 2014 and 2015.
Q. ‘Indira Gandhi Shehari Rojgar Guarantee Yojana’ is an initiative of which state?
A) Kerala B) Haryana
Answer : C
✓ On the lines of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
(MGNREGA), Rajasthan is to launch the country's first employment guarantee scheme for
the urban poor.
✓ The scheme, named Indira Gandhi Shehari Rojgar Guarantee Yojana, will start on
September 9th with a budget of Rs 800 crore
Q. Indian-origin barrister Suella Braverman has been appointed as the new Home Secretary of
which country?
A) United States B) Germany
C) France D) United Kingdom
Answer : D

✓ Indian-origin barrister Suella Braverman has been appointed as the UK’s new Home
Secretary.
✓ She has been appointed new Home Secretary by Prime Minister Liz Truss.
✓ She has succeeded her colleague of Indian origin Priti Patel.
✓ She had served as the Attorney General in the earlier government led by Boris Johnson.
Q. Ramchandra Manjhi, who passed away recently was related to which one of the following
folk dances?
A) Tamil Fork Dance B) Karnataka Folk Dance
C) Rajasthani Folk Dance D) Bhojpuri Folk Dance
Answer : D
✓ The legendary artist Ram Chandra Manjhi passed away on September 7, 2022.
✓ He was an Indian Bhojpuri folk dancer and a theatre artist and was one of the members of
Bhikhari Thakur’s drama team. Manjhi was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in
2017 and was awarded India’s fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 2021.
✓ He was a famous performer of ‘Launda Naach’, a sub-set of ‘Naach’, in which men
crossdress as women.
✓ He was one of the members of the original troupe of Bhikhari Thakur, known as
Shakespeare of Bhojpuri language.
✓ Manjhi was the last scion of the legendary Bhikhari Thakur’s ‘Naach’ form of folk dance.
✓ renowned folk artist and Padma Shri awardee Ramchandra Manjhi from Saran district of
Bihar passed away.
Q. Which of the following Indian cities have joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning
Cities?
A) Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Pune
B) Varanasi, Lucknow and Kochi
C) Kanchipuram, Surat and Mysuru
D) Warangal, Nilambur and Thrissur
Answer : D
✓ Telangana's second largest city Warangal, along with Kerala's Nilambur and Thrissur,
have joined the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's
(UNESCO) Global Network of Learning Cities.
✓ These three cities are among the 77 cities from 44 countries to have recently found a place
in the network which fosters sharing of ideas with other cities, provide already applied
solutions to issues and much more.
✓ UNESCO GNLC is an international network consisting of cities that successfully promote
lifelong learning across their communities. It includes 294 cities from all around the world
that share inspiration, know-how and best practice among each other, the world.
Q. India-Japan '2+2 Ministerial Dialogue' is going to be held In which city?
A) New York B) New Delhi
C) London D) Tokyo

Answer : D
✓ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with EAM Dr S Jaishankar will participate in the 2nd
India-Japan '2+2 Ministerial Dialogue' in Tokyo on 8 September 2022.
✓ The Japanese side will be represented by Yasukazu Hamada and Yoshimasa Hayashi.
✓ This Dialogue will review the bilateral cooperation across domains.
✓ The year 2022 also marks 70 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Q. Which state has been accredited with the International Travel Award 2023 by the Pacific
Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA)?
A) Assam B) West Bengal
C) Rajasthan D) Maharashtra
Answer : B
✓ West Bengal has been accredited with the International Travel Award 2023, for 'best
destination for culture' by the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA), an affiliate
of the UN World Tourism Organisation.
✓ The award will be conferred in Berlin, at the World Tourism & Aviation Leaders' Summit on
March 9, 2023.
✓ PATWA is an organisation of travel writers that was founded in 1998.
Q. Which player has won the 2022 US Open women’s singles title?
A) Emma Raducanu B) Leylah Fernandez
C) Iga Świątek D) Jodie Burrage
Answer : C
✓ In the women’s category – Poland tennis player Iga Świątek has defeated Tunisia’s Ons
Jabeur to win the 2022 US Open women’s singles final title.
✓ She is currently ranked world No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
✓ Swiątek is a three-time major singles champion, having won the French Open in 2020 and
2022 and the US Open in 2022.
✓ GRAND SLAM 2022 WINNER WITH AMAZING FACTS
✓ CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER :-
1. Australian open
2. French open
3. Wimbledon open
4. US open
1. AUSTRALIAN OPEN (TENNIS)
Founded : 1905
Surface : Hard Court
Period : Mid January
Edition : 110th (2022)

Venue : Melbourne, Australia
AUSTRALIA OPEN 2022
Men’s Singles – Rafael Nadal (Spain)
Women’s Singles – Ashleigh Barty ( Australia)
2. FRENCH OPEN (TENNIS)
Founded : 1891
Surface : Clay court
Period : May -June
Edition : 126 ( 2022)
Venue : Paris, France
FRENCH OPEN 2022
Men’s Singles : Rafael Nadal (Spain)
Women’s Singles : Iga Świątek (Poland)
3. WIMBLEDON OPEN (TENNIS)

Founded : 1877
Surface : Grass court
Period : June - July
Edition : 135 (2022)
Venue : London, UK
WIMBLEDON OPEN 2022
Men’s Single – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Women’s Single – Elena Rybakina ( Kazakhstan)
4. US OPEN (TENNIS)
Founded : 1881
Surface : Hard Court
Period : Aug - Sep
Edition : 142 (2022)
Venue : New York, US
US OPEN 2022
Men’s single – Carlos Alcaraz Garfia ( Spain)
Women’s single –Iga Świątek ( Poland)

Q. Which player has won the US Open 2022 men’s singles title?
A) Alexander Zverev B) Novak Djokovic
C) Daniil Medvedev D) Carlos Alcaraz Garfia
Answer : D
✓ In the men’s category – Spanish player Carlos Alcaraz Garfia has lifted his first Grand Slam
trophy after defeating Norway’s Casper Ruud in US Open 2022.
✓ Garcia has becomes the youngest player to reach world No. 1 at just 19 years old.
✓ Alcaraz is the youngest Grand Slam men's champion since fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal
at the 2005 French Open. Spain's Carlos Alcaraz has won his first Grand Slam title and
become the youngest male tennis player to secure the world No. 1 singles player by the
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
TENNIS TOURNAMENT OPEN IN NEWS 2022
❖ US OPEN 2022
Men’s single – Carlos Alcaraz Garfia ( Spain)
Women’s single –Iga Świątek ( Poland)
❖ WIMBLEDON OPEN 2022 ( TENNIS)
Men’s Single – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Women’s Single – E. Rybakina (Kazakhstan)
❖ FRENCH OPEN 2022 (TENNIS)
Men’s Singles : Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Casper Ruud (Norwegian)
Women’s Singles : Iga Świątek (Poland) beat Coco Gauff (US)
❖ ITALIAN OPEN 2022 (TENNIS)
Men’s singles : Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
Women’s singles : Iga Świątek (Poland) beat Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)
❖ MADRID OPEN 2022 (TENNIS)
Men’s singles: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) beat Alexander Zverev (Germany)
Women’s singles : Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)
❖ SERBIA OPEN 2022 (TENNIS)
Andrey Rublev (Russian) defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
❖ MIAMI OPEN 2022 (TENNIS)
Men’s Single : Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) beat Casper Ruud (Norway)
Women’s Single : Iga Świątek (Poland) beat Naomi Osaka (Japan)
❖ BNP Paribas Open Tournament 2022 (Indian Wells Masters)
Women’s singles : Iga Świątek (Poland)
Men’s Singles : Taylor Fritz (United States)
❖ MEXICAN OPEN 2022 (TENNIS)
Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Cameron Norrie (Britian)
❖ AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2022 (TENNIS)
Men’s Singles : Rafael Nadal (Spain)
Women’s Singles : Ashleigh Barty (Australia)
❖ SYDNEY TENNIS CLASSIC 2022
Men’s Single : Aslan Karatsev (Russia)
Women’s Single : Paula Badosa (Spain)
❖ RIO OPEN 2022 (TENNIS)
Carlos Alcaraz ( Spain) beat Diego Schwartzman.

Carlos Alcaraz creates history, becomes youngest ATP 500 winner.
❖ MELBOURNE SUMMER SET 1 2022 (TENNIS)
Men’s singles : Rafael Nadal (Spain)
Women’s singles : Simona Halep (Romania)
❖ ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL 1 TENNIS TOURNAMENT 2022
Men’s single : Gaël Monfils (France)
Women’s single : Ashleigh Barty (Australia)
❖ SWISS OPEN 2022( TENNIS)
Casper Ruud ( Norway)
Q. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways will build a National Maritime Heritage Complex
(NMHC) at which of the following sites of the Indus Valley civilisation?
A) Lothal B) Dholavira
C) Rakhigarhi D) Surkotada
Answer : A
✓ Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways will build a National Maritime Heritage Complex
(NMHC) at the site of the Indus Valley civilisation in Lothal, Gujarat.
✓ A first of its kind complex in India, this centre will showcase India’s rich and diverse
maritime heritage.
✓ The foundation stone for the NMHC project was laid by PM Modi and the consent for the
master plan was given in March 2019
✓ India Partners Portugal to Set up Country’s first maritime museum at Lothal in Gujarat.
✓ The Lothal Maritime Heritage Complex is being set up with technical help from the
Portuguese Maritime Heritage Museum.
Q. India will host the G20 Leaders’ Summit in which year?
A) 2022 B) 2024
C) 2023 D) 2025
Answer : C
✓ India will host the G20 Leaders’ Summit on September 9 and 10, 2023 in New Year.
✓ The country will assume the Presidency of the G20 for one year from December 1, 2022,
to November 30, 2023.
✓ The summit is expected to host over two hundred G20 meetings across the country.
✓ India will hold the G20 presidency from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023, and the
need for a full-time Sherpa for this duration is being cited as one of the reasons for the
change.
✓ G20 is a grouping of 19 major developed and emerging economies and the European
Union. Its members account for more than 80% of global GDP, 75% of global trade, and
60% of the global population.
✓ Jammu and Kashmir to host G-20 meetings in 2023.
✓ LIST OF UPCOMING G20 SUMMIT
✓ 17th G20 summit 2022 : Indonesia
✓ 18th G20 summit 2023 : India
✓ 19th G20 summit 2024 : Brazil
✓ 20th G20 Summit 2025 : South Africa

✓ Easy Tricks to Remember or Memorize Members of G-20 Countries
✓ TRICKS : “GURU JI SITA AB SSC FCI ME” job karti hai (only capital letters).
✓ G-Germany
✓ U- U.S.A
✓ R- Russia
✓ U- United kingdom
✓ J- Japan
✓ India
✓ S- Saudi Arabia
✓ Indonesia
✓ T- Turkey
o Australia
o Argentina
o Brazil
✓ S- South Africa
✓ S- South Korea
o Canada
✓ F- France
o China
✓ Italy
✓ M- Mexico
o European Union(EU)
Q. SCO Summit 2022 will be held in which country?
A) Russia B) Uzbekistan
C) China D) Tajikistan
Answer : B
✓ 2022 annual summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) heads of State Council
will be held on September 15-16, 2022, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also visit the country for the summit where the scope of
multilateral cooperation in the future will be discussed.
✓ The rotational presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was handed
over to India in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 16 Sept 2022.
✓ India will hold the presidency of the grouping for a year until September 2023.
✓ The next meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State will be held in 2023 in India.
✓ Iran will also become a permanent member of SCO in 2023 under the presidency of India.
✓ Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
Founded : 2001
HQ : Beijing, China
Secretary General : Zhang Ming (China)
Member Countries = 9 ( Iran ,China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,Pakistan,Russia,
Tajikistan & Uzbekistan)
✓ SCO Summit 2021 : Dushanbe,Tajikistan.
✓ SCO Summit 2022 : Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
✓ SCO Summit to be hosted by the Indian side in 2023.

✓ The founding members (5) of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) were China,
Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan. India and Pakistan officially joined this
organisation in 2017
✓ Trick to remember SCO Countries.
✓ TRICK :- PICK IN KURTA
✓ P - Pakistan
✓ I - India
✓ C- China
✓ K - Kazakhstan
✓ IN - Iran
✓ K - Kyrgyzstan
✓ U - Uzbekistan
✓ R - Russia
✓ TA - Tajikistan
Q. India’s longest rubber dam ‘Gayaji Dam’ has been inaugurated in which state?
A) Bihar B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Jharkhand
Answer : A
✓ Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar inaugurated the country’s longest rubber dam ‘Gayaji
Dam’ on the Falgu River and a steel foot-over bridge for the convenience of the visitors
who visit during Pitripaksha Mela to pay homage to the ancestors.
✓ The rubber dam on the river, which is a vast stretch of sand dunes, it will draw more
pilgrims and change the landscape.
✓ The Gayaji Dam has been constructed by Rubina Company of Austria in collaboration with
Nagarjuna Construction
Q. Which state government has announced the first-ever Cinematic Tourism Policy?
A) Gujarat
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : A
✓ Gujarat government has announced the first-ever Cinematic Tourism Policy in
Ahmedabad.
✓ The policy will be effective for five years from 2022 to 2027.
✓ Objective – To promote cinematic tourism through the development of film infrastructure
and the creation of attractive opportunities for cinema in Gujarat.
✓ At the event four MoUs were signed worth Rs 1,022 crore with various entities which
included Devgan’s firm NY Cinemas LLP.
✓ Panorama Studios International Ltd, Laxmi Film Laboratories and Studios Pvt Ltd, and
Bollywood Hub were among those who inked an agreement with the state government.

Q. PM Modi has inaugurated International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit IDF WDS 2022
in Greater Noida. What is the theme of this summit?
A) Dairy for Nutrition and Livelihood B) Drink Milk: Today & Everyday
C) Sustainability in the Dairy Sector D) Drink Move Be Strong
Answer : A
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated International Dairy Federation World Dairy
Summit IDF WDS 2022.
✓ It was organized at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida.
✓ The four-day long summit is a congregation of global and Indian dairy stakeholders
including industry leaders, experts, farmers and policy planners centring around the
theme of ‘Dairy for Nutrition and Livelihood’.
✓ The last such Summit was held in India about half a century ago in 1974.
✓ The World Dairy Summit is being organized after more than 48 years in India.
✓ AIR correspondent, around 1500 participants from 50 countries are expected to
participate in International Dairy Fede ration World Dairy Summit 2022.
✓ The government has taken multiple steps for the betterment of the dairy sector resulting
in an increase of milk production by more than 44 percent in the last eight years.
✓ The success story of the Indian dairy industry, accounting for about 23% of global milk,
producing around 210 million tonnes annually, and empowering more than 8 crore dairy
farmers, will be showcased at the IDF WDS 2022.
Q. World’s largest museum of Harappan culture to be set up in which state of India?
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : A
✓ World’s largest museum of Harappan culture will be set up in Haryana’s Rakhigarhi
village.
✓ The village of Rakhigarhi was part of the Indus Valley Civilisation from 2600-1900 BC.
✓ The museum will display some 5000-year-old Indus Valley artefacts.
✓ It was in 1963 that the ASI first started digging up the village.
✓ Rakhigarhi’s archaeological evidences are available in two villages, namely Rakhi Khas
and Rakhi Shahpur.
✓ It was in 1963 that the ASI first started digging up a village. Till 1998, some 56 skeletons
have been discovered in the Rakhigarhi region. Among these, two skeletons of women
were about 7000 years old. Along with this, a number of shell bangles, a copper mirror and
semi-precious stone beads were found in the hands of both the skeleto
Q. Who has virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various projects of the
Gujarat Government worth 1200 crore rupees at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar?
A) Narendra Modi B) Draupadi Murmu
C) Rajnath Singh D) Amit Shah
Answer : D

✓ Home Minister Amit Shah, has virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for
various projects of the Gujarat Government worth 1200 crore rupees at Mahatma Mandir
in Gandhinagar.
✓ Gujarat accounts for 57 percent of the country’s total foreign investments in the last year.
✓ The state also holds a 30 percent share of the country’s total exports
Q. India’s first Forest University to be established in which state?
A) Kerala B) Gujarat
C) Karnataka D) Telangana
Answer : D
✓ India’s first Forest University to be established in Telangana
✓ Telangana has decided to expand Forest College and Research Institute (FCRI) in
Hyderabad into a full-fledged university.
✓ The Telangana legislative assembly has approved the University of Forestry (UOF) Act
2022.
✓ The ‘University of Forestry (UOF) will be the first of its kind in the country.
✓ With only Russia and China having forest universities in the world, globally, this will be the
third university of forestry.
Q. Roger Federer, a 20 Grand Slam single titles winner and one of the greatest tennis players,
has announced his retirement from professional tennis. He is from which country?
A) Spain B) Serbia
C) Russia D) Switzerland
Answer : D
✓ Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, a 20 Grand Slam single titles winner and one of the
greatest tennis players, has announced his retirement from professional tennis.
✓ The Laver Cup in Sept 2022 will be his final ATP tournament.
✓ Federer is the most successful player at Wimbledon, having won eight titles (2003-07,
2009, 2012, 2017).
✓ He last clinched a Grand Slam title in 2018 (Australian Open).
✓ Roger Federer won his first grand slam championship at Wimbledon in 2003 when he was
just 21 years old.
✓ He has won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award a record five times.
✓ Roger Federer wins Grand slam
✓ Australian Open - 6 times (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018)
✓ French Open - 1st (2009)
✓ Wimbledon - 8 times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017)
✓ US Open - 5 times (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Q. Roger Federer announced retirement from Tennis. How many Grand Slams the tennis star
has won?
A) 15 B) 20
C) 18 D) 10
Answer : B

Q. Which city has signed an MoU with the firm Pataa Navigations to become the country’s first
‘Smart City’ with digital address?
A) Indore B) Gwalior
C) Varanasi D) Gandhinagar
Answer : A
✓ Indore to become the country’s first “Smart City” with digital address.
✓ Indore city of Madhya Pradesh has signed an MoU with the firm Pataa Navigations to
implement a fully digital addressing system, making it the first city in India to do so.
✓ As per the MoU, Pataa app will be used by all government agencies and emergency
services in Indore.
✓ Pataa has developed patented technology and is working with the Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) to develop a digital addressing system for the nation.
✓ Pataa is a brief and distinctive code that helps the user find the specific geotagged
location.
✓ This app will also be essential for bringing down Indore’s pollution levels. The alliance
seeks to raise the standard of living for those living in rural areas of India by making
resources like loans, seeds, and technical support more accessible.
Q. India’s first Lithium Cell Manufacturing plant is launched in which state of India?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Jharkhand
C) Arunachal Pradesh D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : D
✓ Government of India has launched the pre-production run of India’s first Lithium cell
manufacturing facility at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
✓ The facility has been set up with an outlay of Rs. 165 crores and is located in one of the
two Electronics Manufacturing Clusters set up by Prime Minister Modi in 2015.
Q. Which of the following Instructions has partnered with Karnataka-based Inspire Institute of
Sports (IIS) to develop a boxing analytics platform Smartboxer?
C) IIT Bombay D) IIT Kharagpur
Answer : A
✓ Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has partnered with Karnataka-based Inspire
Institute of Sports (IIS) to develop a boxing analytics platform Smartboxer.
✓ Smartboxer will use wearable sensors & video cameras to provide assessments of boxers
on the four key traits for scoring in boxing.
✓ It is one among the many initiatives of IIT Madras aimed at winning more medals in the
Olympics.
MOST IMPORTANT IIT IN NEWS 2022
✓ President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates ‘PARAM KAMRUPA’ Supercomputer facility in IIT
Guwahati.
✓ IBM and IIT Madras collaborate to promote quantum computing in India.

✓ IIT-Madras and University of Sydney collaborate to address energy challenges.
✓ IIT Madras partners with Inspire Institute of Sports to develop advanced boxing analytics
platform `Smartboxer' to increase India's boxing medal tally at the 2024 Olympics.
✓ IIT Kanpur signs MoU with NPCI to develop secure digital payment solutions.
✓ IIT Kanpur launches NIRMAN Accelerator Program for start-ups with Department of
Science and Tech.
✓ Vedanta collaborates with IIT Madras incubated start-up for AI based safety technologies.
✓ IIT Madras creates robots to clean septic tanks without human under the name
“HomoSEP,”.
✓ The Nilekani Center was established by IIT Madras to promote Indian language technology
✓ IIT Madras launches ‘Nilekani Centre at AI4Bharat’ to promote Indian language
technology.
✓ IIT Madras Retains Top Spot in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) India
Ranking 2022.
✓ IIT Kanpur launched NIRMAN Accelerator Program
✓ Vedanta has partnered with Detect Technologies, a startup established at IIT Madras, and
deployed T-Pulse HSSE Monitoring System.
✓ IIT Delhi in the Economics Lab of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.
✓ IIT Hyderabad and Greenko inks a pact to establish sustainable sci-tech school.
✓ IIT Madras creates robots to clean septic tanks without human under the name
“HomoSEP,”.
✓ Railway Ministry approved Rs. 8.34 crores collaborative project with IIT Madras on
Hyperloop technology
✓ IIT Bombay tied up with India Meteorological Department to develop user-friendly weather
forecasting app
✓ IIT Madras establishes AquaMAP Water Management and Policy Centre
✓ IIT Madras and RBI Innovation Hub make ties with Boost fintech startups
✓ For drone-based mineral exploration NMDC Sign MoU with IIT Kharagpur.
✓ L&T tie-up with IIT Bombay to develop Green Hydrogen Technology
✓ IIT Madras established Policy Centre along with AquaMAP Water Management
✓ C-DAC Commissions “PARAM Ganga” Supercomputer at IIT Roorkee under National
Supercomputing Mission.
✓ Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bengaluru commissions one of India’s most powerful
supercomputers ‘Param Pravega’.
✓ Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has signed MoU with IIT Roorkee for establishment of
‘BIS Standardization Chair Professor’ at IIT Roorkee
✓ IIT Madras bagged the first position in ARIIA Rankings 2021.
✓ IIT-Madras is followed by IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IT Kanpur, and IIT Roorkee.
✓ IIT Roorkee has been selected by the prestigious Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for
the Industrial Innovation Awards.
✓ India’s First Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK) has been
launched at IISc campus, Bengaluru
✓ IIT-Delhi tie-up with Indian Air Force (IAF) to improve indigenisation efforts
✓ IIT Bombay rolls out language translator ‘Project Udaan’
✓ IIT Madras Retains Top Spot in Overall Category of NIRF India Ranking 2021
✓ India to set up its first IIT outside the country in UAE
✓ Posoco ties up with IIT Delhi for research
✓ Indian Air Force (IAF) Ties Up with IIT Madras to Develop Solutions to Maintain Weapon
Systems.

✓ IIT Madras announces online platform ‘E-Source’ to tackle e-Waste
✓ IIT Ropar develop’s world’s first ‘Plant based’ smart air-purifier “Ubreathe Life”
Q. Which film has won the best film award at the 67th Filmfare Awards for the year 2022?
A) Shershaah B) Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
C) Angrezi Medium D) Ludo
Answer : A
✓ 67th Filmfare Awards ceremony, presented by The Times Group, honoured the best Indian
Hindi-language films of 2021.
✓ Best Actor- Ranveer Singh (83)
✓ Best Actress- Kriti Sanon (Mimi)
✓ Best Film - Shershaah
✓ Best Director - Vishnuvardhan (Shershaah)
✓ Best Supporting Actor - Pankaj Tripathi (Mimi)
✓ Best Supporting Actress - Sai Tamhankar (Mimi)
✓ Best Playback Singer (Male) - B Praak - "Mann Bharrya" (Shershaah)
✓ Best Playback Singer (Female) - Asees Kaur - "Raataan Lambiya" (Shershaah)
✓ Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award- Subhash Ghai
Q. Who won the Best Actor Award at the 67th Filmfare Awards for the year 2022?
A) Ayushman Khurana B) Ranbir Kapoor
C) Rajkumar Rao D) Ranveer Singh
Answer : D
Q. Who won the best director award at the 67th Filmfare Awards for the year 2022?
A) Kabir Khan B) Vishnuvardhan
C) Laxman Utekar D) Dinesh Vijan
Answer : B
Q. Who won the best actress award in the Filmfare Awards 2022?
A) Alia Bhatt B) Kriti Sanon
C) Kiara Advani D) Ananya Panday
Answer : B
Q. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has concluded the 10th National Maritime Search and Rescue
Exercise SAREX -22 in which city?
A) Kochi B) Mumbai
C) Chennai D) Vishakhapatnam
Answer : C
✓ Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has concluded the 10th National Maritime Search and Rescue
Exercise SAREX -22 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

✓ Theme : Capacity Building Towards Marine Passenger Safety.
✓ This exercise was reviewed by Indian Coast Guard chief VS Pathania along with other
agencies and foreign participants.
✓ The two-day exercise was conducted under the aegis of the National Maritime Search and
Rescue Board (NMSARB).
✓ Indian Coast Guard (ICG)
✓ Founded : 1977
✓ 24th Director General : Virender Singh Pathania
Q. Who has won the prestigious title of Miss Diva Universe 2022?
A) Pragnya Ayyagari B) Divita Rai
C) Pallavi Singh D) Khushi Patel
Answer : B
✓ 23-year-old Divita Rai from Karnataka has won the prestigious title of Miss Diva Universe
2022.
✓ Rai was crowned by the reigning Miss Universe 2021, Harnaaz Sandhu, at a lavish
ceremony that celebrated the 10th anniversary of the coveted pageant.
✓ Pragnya Ayyagari of Telangana was declared Miss Diva Supranational 2022.
MISS WORLD / UNIVERSE IN NEWS 2021-22.
✓ Divita Rai from Karnataka won the prestigious title of Miss Diva Universe 2022.
✓ Indian-American Aarya Walvekar crowned Miss India USA 2022.
✓ Pallavi Singh wins the Mrs Universe Divine Crown in South Korea.
✓ Sini Shetty from Karnataka has won the title of Femina Miss India 2022.
✓ Khushi Patel from UK is crowned Miss India Worldwide 2022.
✓ Karolina Bielawska from Poland has won the title of Miss World 2021.
✓ Shaylyn Ford from USA was crowned as the winner of Mrs World 2022 beauty pageant.
✓ India's Harnaaz Sandhu, hailing from Chandigarh, has been crowned 70th Miss Universe
2021.
✓ List of Miss World winners from India
1. Reita Faria : 1966
2. Aishwarya Rai : 1994
3. Diana Hayden : 1997
4. Yukta Mookhey : 1999
5. Priyanka Chopra : 2000
6. Manushi Chhillar : 2017.
✓ List of Miss Universe winners from India
1. Sushmita Sen : 1994
2. Lara Dutta : 2000
3. Harnaaz Sandhu : 2021.

✓ Reita Faria is the first Indian to win the Miss World in 1966.
✓ Sushmita Sen first Indian to win the Miss Universe title in 1994.
✓ Nicole Faria became the first Indian to win the ‘Miss Earth’ in 2010
Q. Who has been conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award at the 67th Filmfare Awards?
A) Shatrugan Sinha B) Shyam Benegal
C) Shekhar Kapur D) Subhash Ghai
Answer : D
✓ Veteran Bollywood Director Subhash Ghai was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement
Award at the 67th Filmfare Awards.
✓ He is known for his iconic movies like ‘Karz’, ‘Vishwanath’, ‘Pardes’, and Khalnayak,
among others.
✓ The director was honored for his outstanding contribution to Indian Cinema over the years
Q. Government of India has signed an MoU with which country on biodiversity Conservation?
A) Nepal B) Bhutan
C) Bangladesh D) Singapore
Answer : A
✓ Government of India has approved an MoU with the Government of Nepal on biodiversity
conservation, as proposed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
✓ It aims at strengthening and enhancing cooperation in the field of biodiversity
conservation, forests, and climate change
SINGS & MoU IN NEWS 2022.
❖ India, Egypt sign MoU to bolster defence cooperation in mutual interest sectors.
❖ India and Japan signed an MoU to develop scientific collaboration for Indian Ayurveda.
❖ India and Madagascar have signed an MoU for the training of diplomats.
❖ India signed an MoU with Iran for smooth movement of seafarers.
❖ India & UAE signed an MoU to establish Cultural Council Forum.
❖ India signed an MoU with Maldives for cooperation in disaster management.
❖ India signed an MoU with UAE for cooperation in education sector.
❖ India-New Zealand Navies sign pact on White Shipping Information Exchange.
❖ India signed an agreement with Armenia to export missiles, rockets & ammunition.
❖ Cabinet approves signing of an MoU between India and Nepal in the field of biodiversity
conservation.
❖ Egypt signs $8 billion agreement with India for Suez Canal Economic Zone.
❖ Indian and Malaysian bodies signs deal to support palm oil business.
❖ Cabinet approves signing of MoU in the field of Judicial Cooperation between Judicial
Service Commission of Maldives.
❖ India and the UK sign MoU on Mutual Recognition of Academic Qualification to facilitate
student mobility and academic collaboration.
❖ Cabinet approves signing of MoU between India & USA in field of health sector.
❖ Cabinet approves (MoU) between the Department of Science and Technology, India and
Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore on Cooperation in the fields of Science,
Technology and Innovation.

❖ Cabinet approves MoU between India and Australia for Technical Cooperation for
Australia-India Water Security Initiative (AIWASI).
❖ India and Australia sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tourism cooperation.
❖ Cabinet approves MoU between India and Nepal for construction of bridge over Mahakali
River at Dharchula (India) – Dharchula (Nepal).
❖ India and Russian Federation on cooperation regarding coking Coal, which is used for
Steel making.
❖ Cabinet approves signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and
Chile for cooperation in Disability Sector.
❖ India, Mauritius sign MoUs for cooperation to boost MSME sector.
❖ India sign an agreement with Namibia to reintroduce cheetah ; The first eight cheetahs are
expected to arrive in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park.
❖ India & Canada inked MoU on Climate Action for Stronger Cooperation.
❖ India and Maldives to sign MoU on judicial cooperation.
Q. Which state has launched the ‘Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme’ for the welfare of the
farmers?
A) Meghalaya B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Maharashtra
Answer : A
✓ Chief Minister of Meghalaya Conrad K Sangma launched Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme
and said that it aims to ensure that the farmers earn a sustainable livelihood through the
different livestock farming activities.
✓ Through the Piggery scheme, the state envisions addressing the shortage of pork suppl.
Q. Which University launched the first National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) Complaint
Law School in the Country?
A) ITM University B) INSM University
C) ITLM University D) IILM University
Answer : D
✓ IILM University takes immense pride in elevating the Legal Education System of India with
the launch of the first National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) Compliant Law School in
the country.
✓ IILM University, with the approval of the government of Uttar Pradesh and the recognition
of the Bar Council of India (BCI), announces this big breakthrough.
Q. How many awardees have been selected for the 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Award?
A) 4 B) 5
C) 3 D) 6
Answer : A
✓ Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation has announced the four winners of the 64th Ramon
Magsaysay Award 2022.

✓ The 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees –
1. Sotheara Chhim (Cambodia) – For mental health
2. Bernadette Madrid (Philippines) – For effort in child protection
3. Tadashi Hattori (Japan) – For training local doctors who have treated Vietnamese
4. Gary Bencheghib (Indonesia) – For fight against marine plastic pollution
✓ The award is named after Ramon Magsaysay, the 7th president of the Republic of the
Philippines. It is regarded as “Asia’s Nobel Prize”.
✓ Ramon Magsaysay Award
✓ Established : 1957
✓ First award : 1958
✓ Vinoba Bhave was the 1st Magsaysay Award winner in 1958 (first Indian).
✓ This award was created to commemorate Ramon Magsaysay, the late president of
Philippines.
✓ The Ramon Magsaysay Award is Asia’s premier prize and highest honour.
✓ It is considered as Asia’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize
✓ This award is given in 6 categories
✓ These categories are:
1. Government services (GS)
2. Public services (PS)
3. Community leadership(CL)
4. Journalism, literature & creative communication arts (JLCCA)
5. Peace and International Understanding (PIU)
6. Emergent leadership (EL)
✓ Indian Recipients of Ramon Magsaysay Award
1. Vinoba Bhave (1958)
2. Mother Teresa (1962)
3. Verghese Kurien (1963)
4. Jayaprakash Narayan (1965)
5. Manna Dey (1966)
6. Satyajit Ray (1967)
7. R. K. Laxman (1984)
8. Baba Amte (1985)
9. Kiran Bedi (1994)
10. Arvind Kejriwal (2006)
11. T. M. Krishna (2016)

12. Ravish Kumar (2019)
Q. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award given by which country?
A) United States B) New Zealand
C) Germany D) Philippines
Answer : D
Q. Bernadette Madrid was named as one of the four winners of the 64th Ramon Magsaysay
Awards 2022. He belongs to which country?
A) Japan B) Philippines
C) Indonesia D) Cambodia
Answer : B
Q. Which company has unveiled India’s first LNG-fuelled green truck by launching a
manufacturing plant at Chakan, Pune?
A) Blue Energy Motors B) Toyota Kirloskar Motor
C) Eicher Motors Limited D) Force Motors Limited
Answer : A
✓ Blue Energy Motors has unveiled India’s first LNG-fuelled green truck by launching a
manufacturing plant at Chakan, Pune.
✓ The facility was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin
Gadkari.
✓ Blue Energy Motors’ trucks will be Liquified Natural Gas-fuelled, long-haul, heavy-duty
trucks.
Q. What name has the Center decided to rename the Rajpath and Central Vista lawns that
stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate?
A) President Path B) Bharat Path
C) Sivaji Path D) Kartavya Path
Answer : D
✓ Centre has decided to rename Rajpath and Centre Vista lawns stretching from the
Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate here as 'Kartavya Path',.
✓ On September 8, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the entire stretch, which
has been renovated under his government's ambitious Central Vista redevelopment
project.
✓ The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has convened a special meeting on September
7 and the proposal will be placed before it.
✓ "The entire road and area from the Netaji statue at India Gate to the Rashtrapati Bhavan
will be known as Kartavyapath,"
✓ The government has decided to rename the historic Rajpath and Central Vista lawns in the
national capital Delhi as ‘Kartavya Path’.

✓ PM Modi will inaugurate the revamped Central Vista on 8 September 2022.
✓ The decision to rename the lawns is an attempt to shed names and symbols that are
remnants of the British era.
✓ Rajpath was known as 'Kingsway' during British Rule.
✓ Central Vista is India's central administrative area located in New Delhi.
✓ During the colonial era, leading British architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker had
designed the Central Vista complex.
✓ It was inaugurated in 1931
✓ NEW INDIAN PARLIAMENT BUILDING
✓ Location : New Delhi
✓ Under construction : Vista Redevelopment Project
✓ Construction started : 10 December 2020
✓ Completed : October 2022 (planned)
✓ Cost : ₹862 crore (US$110 million)
✓ Grounds : 65,000 m2 (700,000 sq ft
✓ Architect : Bimal Patel
✓ Main contractor : Tata Projects Ltd
✓ Seating capacity : 1,272 (Lok Sabha chamber: 888 Rajya Sabha chamber: 384)
Q. The Government has approved an Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) in which city?
A) Pune B) Hyderabad
C) Bengaluru D) New Delhi
Answer : A
✓ The government has approved an Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) in Pune at a
cost of Rs 500 crore.
Q. India’s first-ever ‘Night Sky Sanctuary’ is set to come up in which state/UT?
A) Kerala B) Ladakh
C) Jammu and Kashmir D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : B
✓ India’s first Night Sky Sanctuary to be set up in Ladakh
✓ Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) will establish a first-of-its-kind in
India ‘Dark Sky Reserve’ in Ladakh.
✓ Under the project, a first-ever ‘Night Sky Sanctuary’ will also be built in Hanle, Ladakh as
part of the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary.
✓ The sanctuary will be one of the highest-located sites in the world for optical, gamma rays,
and infrared telescopes.
✓ A Dark Sky Reserve, which is also known as a Night Sky Sanctuary, is a place that is
developed especially with a distinguished nocturnal environment and starry nights.
Q. Which is the first state in India to have the first modified bio-village?
A) Manipur B) Mizoram
C) Tripura D) Nagaland
Answer : C

✓ Tripura Government has setup India’s 1st Bio-Village at Daspara village of the state.
✓ The concept of Bio Village 2.0 developed by the state government has been recognized as
one of the best practices to attain sustainable development goals.
✓ The bio-villages have been setup in Tripura by the Directorate of Bio-Technology under
the Science and Technology department.
Q. Who has become India's 76th Grandmaster ?
A) Aravindh Chithambaram B) R Praggnanandhaa
C) Pranav Anand D) Bharath Subramaniyam
Answer : C
✓ 15-year-old Pranav Anand has become India's 76th Grandmaster (GM).
✓ He achieved this feat after crossing the 2,500 Elo mark in the ongoing World Youth Chess
Championship in Romania on 15 Sept 2022.
CHESS GRANDMASTER IN NEWS 2022.
❖ Magnus Carlsen (From Norway) wins Meltwater Champions Chess Tour 2022.
❖ Pranav Anand from Bengaluru, Karnataka became India’s 76th Chess GrandMaster.
❖ Alireza Firouzja wins Sinquefield Cup & The Grand Chess Tour.
❖ Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi wins 28th Abu Dhabi Masters.
❖ 4th edition of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament will be held in Kolkata.
❖ Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has defeated world champion, Magnus Carlsen, in the FTX
Crypto Cup in Miami, an international chess Championship.
❖ 2026 Chess Olympiad to be hosted by Uzbekistan.
❖ Chess prodigy V Pranav (from Tamil Nadu) becomes India’s 75th Grandmaster.
❖ Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand becomes FIDE deputy president.
❖ Aravindh Chithambaram has emerged winner in the 41st Villa De Benasque International
Chess Open in Spain.
❖ India’s GrandMaster D. Gukesh (From Chennai) wins Gijon Chess Masters.
❖ 44th Chess Olympiad: All India Chess Federation (AICF) and Tamil Nadu government sign
MoU.
❖ R. Praggnanandhaa triumphs at the Paracin Open.
❖ Rahul Srivatshav P of Telangana has become India’s 74th Grandmaster.
❖ Young Indian Grandmaster, R Praggnanandhaa won Norway Chess Group A open chess
tournament.
❖ World No.2 Grandmaster Ding Liren of China won the tournament against India’s teenaged
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa in the final of Meltwater Champions Chess Tour
Chessable Masters 2022 online tournament.
❖ Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh wins Sunway Formentera Open chess tournament.
❖ Indian GM D Gukesh won 48th La Roda International Open chess tournament title.
❖ World’s oldest chess grandmaster Yuri Averbakh (Russia) passes away.
❖ R Praggnanandhaa wins prestigious Reykjavik Open chess tournament.
❖ India’s S L Narayanan wins Grandiscacchi Cattolica International Open Chess
Tournament.
❖ India’s R Praggnanandhaa becomes youngest player to beat World No 1 Magnus Carlsen.
❖ Priyanka Nutakki becomes the 23rd Woman Grandmaster of India.
❖ Tata Steel Chess 2022: Magnus Carlsen beats Fabiano Caruana.
❖ Tamil Nadu’s Bharath Subramaniyam became India’s 73rd chess Grandmaster.

❖ Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan), won the World Rapid Chess Championship 2021.
❖ Norway’s Magnus Carlsen wins FIDE World Chess Championship in Dubai.
❖ Indian-origin chess player from New Jersey, USA, Abhimanyu Mishra became the
youngest grandmaster in chess history. At 12 years-4 months and 25 days.
❖ Viswanathan Anand (Tamil Nadu) became India's first grandmaster in 1988.
❖ S Vijaylakshmi is India's first woman grandmaster in chess.
❖ Abhimanyu Mishra has become the youngest-ever chess Grandmaster in the world
Q. Who has become the first Indian to win 4 medals at World Wrestling Championships?
A) Ravi Kumar Dahiya B) Bajrang Punia
C) Deepak Punia D) Yogeshwar Dutt
Answer : B
✓ Bajrang Punia became the only Indian to claim four medals at the World Wrestling
Championships in Belgrade, Serbia by winning bronze on September 18, 2022.
✓ The wrestler captured bronze in the men’s 65 kg category.
✓ The Indian Wrestler defeated Sebastian C Rivera of Puerto Rico with a close point of 11-9.
✓ Earlier, Vinesh Phogat won bronze in the women’s 53kg competition.
✓ Commonwealth Games 2022, Bajrang Punia has won his 3rd Commonwealth Games medal
and his second successive Gold medal in the men’s 65kg category.
✓ 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Punia won a bronze medal by defeating Kazakhstan’s Daulet
Niyazbekov.
✓ Punia was born in the Khudan village of Jhajjar district in the state of Haryana.
Q. Which country has emerged as the largest bilateral lender for Sri Lanka?
A) India B) China
C) United States D) Japan
Answer : A
✓ India has emerged as the largest bilateral lender for Sri Lanka, overtaking China.
✓ India has provided a total of 968 million US dollars in loans to the island nation in four
months of 2022.India has overtaken China as the largest lender for Sri Lanka.
✓ In the past five years from 2017-2021, China has been the largest bilateral lender to Sri
Lanka.
✓ India had provided nearly 4 billion dollars in food and financial assistance to Sri Lanka.
✓ Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been the largest multilateral lender in the past five
years and disbursed funds amounting to 610 million dollars in 2021.
Q. Which Indian city has been nominated as the first-ever SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital
during 2022-2023?
A) Lucknow B) Ujjain
C) Varanasi D) Surat
Answer : C
✓ Varanasi has been nominated as the first-ever SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital during
the period 2022-2023 at the 22nd Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

(SCO) Council of Heads of State Summit which saw the participation of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
✓ The nomination will promote tourism and cultural and humanitarian exchanges between
India and the SCO member nations.
✓ Varanasi will get a boost in tourism and cultural and humanitarian exchanges between
India and SCO member countries after it is nominated as the first SCO Tourism and
Cultural Capital.
Q. An evacuation warning due to Typhoon ‘Nanmadol’ has been issued to which country?
A) Philippines B) Australia
C) Japan D) Indonesia
Answer : C
✓ In Japan, millions of people were under evacuation warnings as Typhoon Nanmodol’
brought strong winds and heavy rain to the Southwest of the country after making landfall
overnight.
✓ The powerful system weakened since Typhoon Nanmadol arrived around Kagoshima City
in the Southwestern region of Kyushu.
Q. Prime Minister Modi released Cheetahs in which National Park under ‘Project Cheetah’?
A) Panna National Park B) Kuno National Park
C) Kanha Tiger Reserve D) Panna National Park
Answer : B
✓ PM Modi launched world’s first Cheetah Rehabilitation Project
✓ PM Narendra Modi has released wild Cheetahs, which had become extinct from India, in
Kuno National Park.
✓ Cheetahs which have been brought from Namibia are being introduced in India under
Project Cheetah, which is the world’s first inter-continental large wild carnivore
translocation project.
✓ Out of the eight Cheetahs, there are five female and three male.
✓ The cheetahs are brought under Project Cheetah to reintroduce the big cat in India after
they were officially declared extinct in 1952, and the last cheetah was killed in India in
1947.
✓ "The proposal for 'Project Cheetah' was prepared in 2008-09. .
Q. ‘Green Fins Hub’, a global digital platform for sustainable marine tourism, is associated
with which global institution?
A) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
B) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
C) United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA)
D) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Answer : B

✓ The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) along with the UK-based Charity
Reef-World Foundation, recently launched ‘The Green Fins Hub’.
✓ It is a global digital platform that will give sustainable marine tourism a major boost.
✓ The platform will help diving and snorkeling operators to make simple, cost-efficient
changes to their daily practices.
✓ United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
✓ Formation : 5 June 1972
✓ Headquarters : Nairobi, Kenya
✓ Executive Director : Inger Andersen (Denmark)
✓ Member countries : 193
Q. In 2022, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) will complete how many years of
its formation?
A) 18th B) 16th
C) 10th D) 17th
Answer : A
✓ NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority) will observe its 18th Formation Day in
September 2022.
✓ Earlier in 2005, the Government of India enacted the Disaster Management Act, which
envisaged the creation of the National Disaster Management Authority.
✓ It is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and State Disaster Management Authorities
are headed by respective Chief Ministers
Q. PM Narendra Modi has launched the National Logistics Policy (NLP) in which city?
A) Chennai B) Bengaluru
C) Hyderabad D) New Delhi
Answer : D
✓ PM Narendra Modi has launched the National Logistics Policy (NLP) in New Delhi.
✓ National Logistics Policy is a comprehensive effort to address issues of high cost and
inefficiency.
✓ The policy is an endeavour to improve the competitiveness of Indian goods, enhancing
economic growth and increasing employment opportunities.
✓ To improve connectivity, the government has been doing systemic infrastructure
development through schemes such as Sagarmala, Bharatmala, and Dedicated Freight
Corridor.
✓ India’s logistics cost as a proportion of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is believed to
be around 13-14 percent. The government now aims to bring it down to single digits as
soon as possible
Q. Who has been conferred with France’s top civilian honour ‘Knight of the Legion of Honour’?
A) Swati Piramal B) Shahnaz Husain
C) Falguni Nayar D) Upasana Taku
Answer : A

✓ Prominent Indian scientist & Vice Chairperson of Piramal Group Swati Piramal has been
conferred with France’s top civilian honour ‘Knight of the Legion of Honour’
✓ The highest French civilian award comes in recognition of Piramal’s outstanding
achievements and contribution in the fields of business and industry, science, medicine,
art and culture, both nationally and internationally.
✓ In 2006, she was also awarded the Knight of the Order of Merit, France’s 2nd highest
civilian honour.
✓ Piramal is also the recipient of the Padma Shri.
Q. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Muskurate Chand Lamhe Aur Kuchh Khamoshiyan’?
A) Madhuri Banerjee B) Nikita Singh
C) Savi Sharma D) Jiwesh Nandan
Answer : D
✓ Actor Manoj Bajpayee has released a book titled ‘Muskurate Chand Lamhe Aur Kuchh
Khamoshiyan’.
✓ The book is a collection of poems.
✓ It has been authored by Jiwesh Nandan. He is a retired IAS officer of UP cadre (1987
batch).
✓ He has also penned a book named ‘Maha Kumbh: A Spiritual Journey.
Q. Who has been appointed as the newest UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador?
A) Rachel Carson B) Marina Silva
C) Jane Goodall D) Vanessa Nakate
Answer : D
✓ 25-year-old Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has been appointed as the newest
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
✓ She has been recognized by UNICEF for her outstanding global advocacy for climate
justice for current and future generations.
✓ Most recently, UNICEF appointed actress Millie Bobby Brown as its youngest-ever
Goodwill Ambassador
✓ United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
✓ Founded : 1946
✓ Headquarters : New York City, USA
✓ Director General : Catherine M. Russell (United States)
✓ Membership : 192.
Q. Which football club has won its maiden and the 131st edition of the Durand Cup?
A) FC Goa B) Mumbai FC
C) Bengaluru FC D) ATK Mohun Bagan
Answer : C
✓ Bengaluru FC has won its maiden and the 131st edition of the Durand Cup (Football) by
defeating Indian Super League (ISL) giants Mumbai City FC.
✓ This is the seventh domestic title for Bengaluru FC.

✓ The 2022 Durand Cup (Football) was played across three states for the first time.
✓ A total of 47 matches were played across 3 cities: Kolkata, Guwahati & Imphal from 16th
Aug to 18th Sept 2022.
✓ Earlier, Mumbai City FC defeated two times champion Mohammedan SC in the semis while
Bengaluru FC beat Hyderabad FC to seal their spot in the final. The first edition of the
competition was played in 1888
✓ Durand Football Tournament, commonly known as Durand Cup, is an annual domestic
football competition in India which was first held in 1888 in Shimla.
✓ The most successful teams are currently East Bengal Club and Mohun Bagan AC,
accounting for 32 cup victories over the years, with 16 wins each.
Q. Which Naval Ship was decommissioned on September 19, 2022, by the Indian Navy after 32
years of service?
A) INS Ajay (P34) B) INS Khukri
C) INS Khirch D) INS Khanjar
Answer : A
✓ INS Ajay (P34) was decommissioned after 32 years of glorious service on September 19,
2022.
✓ The ceremony was conducted in a traditional manner at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
✓ INS Ajay was a part of the 23rd Patrol Vessel Squadron and was commissioned on January
24, 1990, at Poti, Georgia in the erstwhile USSR.
INS DECOMMISSION IN NEWS 2022
❖ INS Ajay was decommissioned after rendering 32 years of service to the nation. The
decommissioning of INS Ajay was conducted at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
❖ INS Sindhudhvaj has decommissioned after 35 years of glorious service to the nation.
❖ Indian Navy Ships Nishank and Akshay were decommissioned, after rendering 32 years of
glorious service to India.
❖ The event was conducted at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
❖ INS Khukri (Pennant number 49), the first indigenously built Missile Corvette, was
decommissioned after 32 years of service at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
❖ The warship was built by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MSD) and commissioned on
23rd August 1989 .
❖ INS Gomati decommissioned at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
❖ INS Gomati derives her name from the vibrant river Gomti and was commissioned on 16
April 1988.
Q. Science magazine ‘Vigyan Pragati’, which received the National Rajbhasha Kirti Award is
released by which institution?
A) ICAR B) CSIR
C) Harmony Foundation D) K.K. Birla Foundation
Answer : B
✓ CSIR’s (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research) popular science magazine ‘Vigyan
Pragati’ created history after receiving the National Rajbhasha Kirti Award (first position).
✓ Vigyan Pragati is one of India’s most popular science magazines.

✓ It is popular among teachers, children, researchers, and the public across the country.
✓ CSIR started publishing the magazine in 1952.
✓ Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
✓ Established : 26 September 1942
✓ President : Prime Minister of India
✓ Director General : Dr. Nallathamby Kalaiselvi (first woman DG)
✓ Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize was established by CSIR in 1958. The prize is named after
the Founder Director Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
Q. The International Week of the Deaf (IWD) is being observed in which week of the month of
September 2022?
A) September 21 to 27 B) September 19 to 25
C) September 15 to 21 D) September 14 to 20
Answer : B
✓ International Week of the Deaf (IWD) is observed on the full week ending on the last Sunday
of September.
✓ In 2022, IWD is being observed from 19 September to 25 September 2022.
✓ Theme 2022 – Building Inclusive Communities for All
✓ It is an initiative of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and was first launched in 1958
in Rome, Italy to commemorate the month when the first World Congress of the WFD was
held.
Q. What is the theme of the International Week of the Deaf (IWD)?
A) Celebrating Thriving Deaf Communities
B) Reaffirming Deaf People’s Human Rights
C) Deaf People’s Cultural Achievements
D) Building Inclusive Communities for All
Answer : D
Q. Which state/UT has become India’s first state/UT to achieve 100% coverage of
Precautionary dose?
A) Lakshadweep B) Andaman Nicobar
C) Delhi D) Puducherry
Answer : B
✓ Andaman Nicobar Islands becomes India’s first state/UT to achieve a cent percent
coverage of Precautionary Dose.
✓ To date, more than 2,87,216 beneficiaries aged 18 have been vaccinated with a
precautionary dose.
✓ The rate of vaccination has seen a spike after the 15th of July when Government decided
to provide precautionary doses free of cost under ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
✓ First, the Nicobar district has been fully vaccinated with a precautionary dose.
✓ Corbevax along with Covishield have been given as a precautionary dose in the islands.

Q. Which film has been announced as India’s official entry to Oscars 2023?
A) Veer-Isha Nu B) The Kashmir Files
C) Shyam Singha Roy D) Chhello Show
Answer : D
✓ “Chhello Show” the Gujarati movie has been announced as India’s official entry for Oscars
2023.
✓ Chhello Show is ready to release in theatres on October 14, 2022, in India. Pan Nalin is the
director of the film.
✓ The film has been chosen in the Best International Feature Film category. The Film
Federation of India has declared India’s official entry to the 95th Academy Awards.
✓ The 95th Academy Awards are scheduled to organize on March 12, 2023, in Los Angeles.
✓ Chhello Show is a coming-of-age drama and it revolves around a 9-year-old boy and his
love affair with cinema, who lives in a remote village in India.
✓ India Cinemas at Oscars:
✓ The Tamil drama “Koozhangal” (“Pebbles”), directed by filmmaker Vinothraj PS, was
India’s official entry at the Oscars in 2021, but didn’t make the shortlist.
✓ Aamir Khan-led “Lagaan” was the last Indian movie that made it to the final five in 2001.
✓ The other two Indian movies to reach the top five are “Mother India” (1958) and “Salaam
Bombay” (1989).
Q. Which country’s Presidency of the Asia-Pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development has
been extended for one more year?
A) India B) France
C) China D) Malaysia
Answer : A
✓ India’s Presidency of the prestigious AIBD (Asia-Pacific Institute of Broadcasting
Development) has been extended for one more year.
✓ The decision was taken unanimously by the AIBD member countries at the two-day
General Conference held in New Delhi.
✓ Currently, the CEO of Prasar Bharti and the Director General of Doordarshan Mayank
Kumar Agarwal is the President of AIBD.
Q. Astana has been announced as the new Capital of which country?
A) Uzbekistan B) Tajikistan
C) Kazakhstan D) Turkmenistan
Answer : C
✓ Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a law limiting presidential
terms and reverting to the old name of the country’s capital to “Astana”.
✓ The name was changed to “Nur-Sultan” in March 2019, in honour of outgoing President
Nursultan Nazarbayev.
✓ Astana became the capital of Kazakhstan in 1997 when Nazarbayev, who led the country
for three decades under the Soviet Union and after it gained independence in 1991, moved
it there from Almaty.

✓ KAZAKHSTAN
✓ Capital : Astana
Q. Which country will host Women Asia Cup 2022?
A) India B) Sri Lanka
C) UAE D) Bangladesh
Answer : D
✓ Women Asia Cup 2022 is scheduled to start on October 1, 2022, and will see the seven
teams playing for the coveted cup.
✓ Bangladesh is set to host the Women Asia Cup 2022 and the match will be played at the
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
✓ India will begin their campaign in the tournament against Sri Lanka and will play its
opening match on October 1, 2022
✓ Seven teams will participate in the event – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,
Thailand, Malaysia and UAE. This is the eighth edition of the tournament.
Q. The first trilateral Foreign Ministers’ meeting between India, France, and the UAE was held
in which country?
A) France B) India
C) Germany D) United States
Answer : D
✓ India, the UAE, and France held their first trilateral Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New York,
the US on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
✓ The leaders during the meeting discussed a new and more contemporary way of doing
diplomacy.
✓ This was the first ministerial-level meeting of India, France, and the UAE trilateral.
✓ The 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) has started with the opening of the
General Debate.
✓ External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is representing India at the UNGA.
Q. Bangladesh has defeated which country to clinch maiden SAFF Women’s Championship
title 2022?
A) Nepal B) India
C) Sri Lanka D) Bhutan
Answer : A
✓ Bangladesh has secured the maiden SAFF Women’s Championship title at the Dashrath
Rangshala Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal.
✓ Bangladesh defeated hosts Nepal by 3-1 in the finals.
✓ Sabina Khatun (Bangladesh skipper) has become the top scorer of the tournament with 8
goals in 5 matches.

✓ She was also named as the Most Valuable Player of the tournament for her extraordinary
game.
✓ Bangladesh won the fair play award also.
✓ Best goalkeeper award – Rupna Chakma (Bangladesh)
Q. Linda Fruhvirtova has secured the WTA Chennai Open 2022. She is from which country?
A) Norway B) Sweden
C) Switzerland D) Czech Republic
Answer : D
✓ Linda Fruhvirtova from the Czech Republic has secured the WTA Chennai Open 2022 after
beating third seed, Magda Linette (Poland) by 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the SDAT Stadium, Chennai.
✓ At 17 years and 141 days old, she is the youngest titlist of the season on the WTA Tour so
far.
✓ She is the youngest singles champion on tour since Coco Gauff won Parma last year at 17
years, 70 days old
Q. Who has been appointed as the Director of IIT Goa?
A) Seshadri Sekhar B) Rajat Moona
C) Pasumarthy Seshu D) Rajiv Prakash
Answer : C
✓ President Droupadi Murmu has cleared the appointments of Directors to eight Indian
Institutes of Technology (IITs).
✓ IIT, Madras Professor Seshadri Sekhar has been appointed as Director of IIT, Palakkad.
✓ IIT, Madras Professor Shreepad Karmalkar has been appointed as Director of IIT,
Bhubaneshwar.
✓ IIT, Kharagpur’s Venkayappaya R. Desai will be the new Director of IIT, Dharwad.
✓ IIT, Dharwad Director Pasumarthy Seshu has been appointed as Director of IIT, Goa.
✓ IIT, Bhilai Director Rajat Moona has been given the responsibility of the Director of IIT,
Gandhinagar.
✓ N. Satyanarayana will be the Director of IIT, Tirupati, Rajiv Prakash will be the Director of
IIT, Bhilai while Manoj Singh Gaur will be the Director of IIT, Jammu
Q. Swimmer Elvis Ali Hazarika has become the first from the North-East to cross the North
Channel. He is from which state of India?
A) Kerala B) Assam
C) Maharashtra D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : B
✓ Veteran Assamese swimmer Elvis Ali Hazarika has become the first from the North East to
cross the North Channel.
✓ The North Channel is the strait between north-eastern Northern Ireland and south-western
Scotland. It begins north of the Isle of Man, where the Irish Sea ends and runs north-west
into the Atlantic Ocean.

✓ Elvis and his team clocked a timing of 14 hours 38 minutes to achieve this feat. With this,
Elvis has become the oldest Indian swimmer to cross the North Channel.
✓ Mihir Sen was the first Indian swimmer to swim the English channel.
✓ Arati Saha was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel in 1959.
✓ Bula Choudhury is a former national women's swimming champion of India. She is the first
woman to cross seven seas. She twice swam the English Channel first in 1989 and again
in 1999.
Q. Who Union Minister has launched multiple projects for the development of the Bogibeel
region near Dibrugarh in Assam?
A) Narendra Singh Tomar B) Dharmendra Pradhan
C) Hardeep Singh Puri D) Sarbananda Sonowal
Answer : D
✓ Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has launched
multiple projects for the development of the Bogibeel region near Dibrugarh in Assam.
✓ Foundation stones were laid for construction of two floating jetties at Bogibeel and Guijan.
✓ He also inaugurated Bogibeel Riverfront Passenger Jetty which has been developed by
the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR).
✓ The work has been awarded to Coastal Consolidated Structures Pvt. Ltd on an EPC
contract mode (engineering, procurement, construction). The two jetties are estimated to
be built at the cost of Rs 8.25 crores and scheduled to be completed by February 2023
Q. Which Union Minister has launched the SCALE app for skill development in leather industry?
A) Mansukh Mandaviya B) G. Kishan Reddy
C) Anurag Singh Thakur D) Dharmendra Pradhan
Answer : D
✓ Union Minister of Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan has launched the
SCALE (Skill Certification Assessment for Leather Employees) app.
✓ It provides a one-stop solution for the skilling, learning, assessment, & employment needs
of the leather industry.
✓ It has been developed by the Leather Skill Sector Council.
✓ People from all age groups interested in leather craft can access online classes on this
app.
Q. India has signed an agreement with which country to further enhance bilateral defence
cooperation?
A) Egypt B) Ethiopia
C) Switzerland D) Singapore
Answer : A
✓ India has signed an agreement with Egypt to further enhance bilateral defence
cooperation.
✓ It was signed by Defence Minister Rajanth Singh, who is on a two-day visit to Cairo, & his
Egyptian counterpart General Mohamed Zaki.

✓ Both sides discussed steps to strengthen defence ties and reached a consensus to
enhance conduct of joint exercises and exchange of personnel for training especially in
the field of counter-insurgency.
✓ They also agreed to identify proposals for expanding cooperation between the defence
industries of India and Egypt in a time-bound manner.
Q. Convergence Portal has been jointly launched by which of the two ministries?
A) Ministry of Agriculture & Ministry of Food Processing Industries
B) Ministry of MSME & Ministry of Finance
C) Ministry of External Affairs & Ministry of Home Affairs
D) Ministry of Rural Development & Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Answer : A
✓ Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Food Processing Industries has jointly launched
a Convergence Portal between the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, Pradhan Mantri
Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises scheme, and Pradhan Mantri Kisan
Sampada Yojana.
✓ The portal has been launched in the light of PM Modi’s vision that all the ministries and
departments of the Government should work together.
Q. Which of the following days is observed on 22 September every year?
A) World Pigeon Day
B) World Banana Day
C) World Turtle Day
D) World Rhino Day
Answer : D
✓ World Rhino Day is observed every year on 22 September to celebrates and raise
awareness of the need to protect all the five existing species of Rhinoceros, which are:
1. Black Rhino
2. White Rhino
3. Greater one-horned Rhino
4. Sumatran Rhino
5. Javan Rhinos
✓ Theme 2022 – Five Rhino Species Forever.
✓ World Rhino Day was first announced by World Wildlife Fund-South Africa in 2010 and is
being observed internationally since 2011.
✓ First wildlife bond issued by World Bank to save Africa’s black rhino- Worth- $150 million.
✓ Rhino Bonds to be the world’s first financial instrument for species conservation.
✓ Assam is home to the largest population of greater-one horned rhinos, with more than 90%
in Kaziranga National Park

Q. Which country will hold the BRICS Chairship in 2023?
A) Brazil B) South Africa
C) India D) China
Answer : B
✓ Foreign Ministers from Russia, India, China, and Brazil have extended their full support to
South Africa for its BRICS Chairship in 2023 and also for holding the 15th summit.
✓ BRICS Foreign Ministers held their annual meeting on the margins of the 77th session of
the UN General Assembly.
✓ They were also briefed on the preparations for South Africa’s Chairship of BRICS in 2023.
✓ LIST OF BRICS SUMMIT
✓ 1st Bric summit 2009 : Russia
✓ 4th Brics summit 2012 : India
✓ 8th Brics summit 2016 : India
✓ 11th BRICS summit 2019 : Brazil
✓ 12th BRICS summit 2020 : Russia
✓ 13th BRICS summit 2021 : India
✓ 14th BRICS summit 2022 : China
✓ 15th BRICS Summit 2023 : South Africa
✓ BRICS KEY FACTS:-
✓ Establishment: 2006
✓ BRICS : Brazil, India, Russia, China and South Africa
✓ Members: 5 (Brazil, India, Russia, China and South Africa).
✓ First summit: 16 June 2009 in Russia (Yekaterinburg) .
✓ Global exposure: Comprises 43% of the world population, 17% share in the world trade.
✓ The term "BRIC" was coined by then-chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Jim
O'Neill in 2001
✓ This organisation has a very prominent role in the world economy because it represents
around 43% of the world's population and 30% of the world's GDP
Q. Which tennis player has won Chennai Open 2022 title?
A) Iga Swiatek
B) Linda Fruhvirtova
C) Ons Jabeur
D) Anett Kontaveit
Answer : B
✓ 17-year-old Czech tennis player Linda Fruhvirtova has won Chennai Open 2022 title.
✓ Fruhvirtova defeated Poland’s Magda Linette in the final and won her first career Women’s
Tennis Association (WTA) singles title.
✓ In doubles, the top-seeded pair of Brazil’s Luisa Stefani and Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski
defeated Russian Tennis Federation’s Anna Blinkova and Georgia’s Natela Dzalamidze 6-
2, 6-1 in the one-sided final.
✓ As part of the 2022 WTA Tour, it marked the return of a WTA tournament in India for the
first time since 2008.
✓ Linda Fruhvirtová is a Czech professional tennis player.

Q. India will host its maiden Moto Grand Prix World Championships race at which city in 2023?
A) Greater Noida B) Hyderabad
C) Chennai D) Mumbai
Answer : A
✓ India will host its maiden Moto Grand Prix World Championships race at the Buddh
International Circuit in Greater Noida in 2023.
✓ MotoGP commercial rights owner Dorna has signed an MoU with the Noida-based race
promoters Fairstreet Sports to host the premier two-wheel racing event in India for the
next seven years.
✓ MotoGP has plans to also introduce MotoE into the Indian racing scenario which will not
only be a first in Asia but a green initiative with net zero carbon emission.
✓ Formula 1 – the world’s premier four-wheel racing – too came to India with a lot of pomp
and show 11 years back but lasted only three years – from 2011 to 2013 – despite a five-
year contract due to financial, tax and bureaucratic hurdles.
✓ Mahindra Racing is the only Indian team to have taken part during MotoGP weekends. They
took part as a team from 2011 to 2014 in Moto3 before becoming an independent
constructor till 2017.
Q. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has inaugurated the third edition of the Lok Manthan
programme in which city?
A) Lucknow B) Coimbatore
C) Guwahati D) Gurugram
Answer : C
✓ Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has inaugurated the third edition of the Lok Manthan
programme in Guwahati.
✓ The 3-day event will have discussions, seminars, cultural events and exhibitions which will
showcase the rich diversity of our nation.
✓ Theme 2022 – Lokparampara (Lok traditions).
✓ The 1st edition of the Lokmanthan which focused on Desh-Kal-Sthithi was held in 2016.
Q. Who has been named as the recipient of the Hermann Kesten Prize by the PEN Centre in
Germany’s Darmstadt?
A) Meena Kandasamy B) Madhuri Banerjee
C) Preeti Shenoy D) Namita Gokhale
Answer : A
✓ Indian author and poet Meena Kandasamy has been announced as this year’s recipient of
the Hermann Kesten Prize by the PEN Centre in Germany’s Darmstadt.
✓ The Hermann Kesten Prize honours to those personalities who are in the spirit of the
charter of the PEN association and stand up for the rights of persecuted authors and
journalists.
✓ Her novels have been shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, the International Dylan
Thomas Prize, the Jhalak Prize and the Hindu Lit Prize.
✓ She previously held an editorial role at the English-language magazine ‘The Dalit’.

Q. Ministry of Defence has signed a Rs 1,700-crore deal for dual role Surface-to-Surface
BrahMos missile with which company?
A) NewSpace India Limited
B) Dassault Aviation
C) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
D) BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL)
Answer : D
✓ The Ministry of Defence signed a Rs 1,700-crore deal with BrahMos Aerospace Private
Limited (BAPL) for acquisition of dual-role capable surface-to-surface BrahMos missiles
for deployment on warships of the Indian Navy.
✓ BrahMos is a joint venture between the Defence Research and Development Organisation
of India (DRDO) and the NPOM of Russia.
✓ A joint venture of India-Russian, BrahMos Aerospace, produces supersonic cruise
missiles that can be launched from ships, aircraft, submarines, or land platforms.
✓ BrahMos is named on the rivers Brahmaputra and Moskva
✓ BrahMos missile flies at a speed of 2.8 Mach. The range of the advanced version of the
missile is 350 km.
Q. Which is the most richly endowed award in science in the world?
A) Breakthrough Prize B) Outstanding Structure Award
C) Pritzker Architecture Prize D) Right Livelihood Award
Answer : A
✓ The Breakthrough Prizes was created in 2010 by a group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs,
including a venture capitalist Milner, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, of
Facebook and Sergey Brin of Google.
✓ The 2023 winners of the Breakthrough Prizes, also known as the ‘Oscars of Science’ were
announced recently in the life sciences category, one for mathematics and one for
physics.
✓ The winners will split a total of more than USD 15 million.
Q. Who has been elected as President of Hockey India?
A) Himanta Biswa Sarma B) Dilip Tirkey
C) Anil Jain D) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
Answer : B
✓ Dilip Tirkey, a former India hockey captain and member of the gold medal-winning team at
the 1998 Asian Games, was unanimously elected as Hockey India president.
✓ First time in history, a former sportsperson and an Olympian has been elected as the head
of Hockey India.
✓ Tirkey has a record 412 international matches as a defender in his career spanning more
than 15 years

✓ International Hockey Federation (FIH)
✓ Founded :1924, (Paris France)
✓ Acting President: Seif Ahmed (Egypt)
✓ CEO: Thierry Weil ( France)
✓ FIH World Rankings men’s Top : Australia, (INDIA - 4th)
✓ FIH World Rankings women’s Top : Netherlands (INDIA - 6th)
✓ Rani Rampal is the present captain of Women's hockey team of India.
✓ Manpreet Singh is captain the Indian men's hockey team.
✓ India to host 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup
✓ Hockey India
✓ Founded : 2009
✓ President : Dilip Tirkey
✓ CEO : Elena Norman
✓ Men's coach : Graham Reid
✓ Women's coach : Janneke Schopman
Q. Which state government has decided to use the air pressure machine ‘SAANS’ developed
by a Bangalore-based start-up across its hospitals?
A) Assam B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Chhattisgarh D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : A
✓ Assam government has decided to use the air pressure machine developed by a
Bangalore-based start-up across its hospitals.
✓ ‘SAANS’ is a portable neonatal Continuous Positive Air Pressure (CPAP) system that can
provide lifesaving breathing support to infants in hospital settings as well as during travel.
✓ The machine was used with some babies at Guwahati Medical College and Hospital as a
pilot project and demonstrated “excellent results.
✓ For the development of the machine, InnAccel Technologies, incubated at the Centre for
Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), joined hands with the SAMRIDH Healthcare
Blended Finance Facility to strengthen respiratory
✓ Support for newborns and pediatric populations in Assam.
Q. Which district has achieved 100 percent digitization of banking operations?
A) Leh
B) Baramulla
C) Anantnag
D) Ganderbal
Answer : A
✓ Leh district of Ladakh has achieved 100 percent digitization of banking operations.
✓ Leh district has completed the digitization of all the operating banks in a short span of a
year.

Q. Who has been appointed as Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research
(ICMR)?
A) Dr. Krishna Ella B) Dr. Pankaj Patel
C) Dr. Rajiv Bahl D) Dr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla
Answer : C
✓ Dr. Rajiv Bahl has been appointed as Director General of the Indian Council of Medical
Research (ICMR) & Secretary of the Department of Health Research for a period of three
years.
✓ Bahl is currently working at the World Health Organization in Geneva.
✓ His predecessor, Dr. Balram Bhargava’s extended tenure as Director General of ICMR and
Secretary of the Department of Health Research ended in July.
✓ ICMR is the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of
biomedical research, is one of the oldest medical research bodies in the world.
✓ Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
✓ Founded : 1911
✓ Director General : Dr. Rajiv Bahl
Q. The Antyodaya Diwas is observed on which day in India?
A) 25 September B) 23 September
C) 24 September D) 22 September
Answer : A
✓ In India, the Antyodaya Diwas is observed every year on September 25, to mark the birth
anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
✓ Antyodaya means “uplifting the poorest of the poor” or “rise of the last person”
✓ The day was declared by the Modi Government on September 25, 2014 and officially
celebrated since 2015.
✓ Through Antyodaya Diwas, the government wants to carry forward the message of
Upadhyaya who visualised uplift of the poorest of the poor in the country.
✓ This year (2022), the Antyodaya Diwas marks the 106th birth anniversary of Pandit
DeendayalUpadhyaya
Q. The celebration of Antyodaya Diwas marks the birth anniversary of which Indian leader?
A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak B) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya
C) Syama Prasad Mukherjee D) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Answer : B
✓ Antyodaya Diwas is observed every year on September 25, to mark the birth anniversary
of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyayay on his death
anniversary on February 11, 2021
✓ His death anniversary is observed as Samarpan Diwas across the country.

Q. India and which country has agreed to take forward Sapta Kosi high dam project?
A) Bhutan B) Bangladesh
C) Sri Lanka D) Nepal
Answer : D
✓ India and Nepal agree to take forward Sapta Kosi high dam project. It is a multipurpose
project proposed to be constructed on the Sapta Koshi River of Nepal.
✓ It is aimed to control floods in southeast Nepal and northern Bihar and to generate
hydropower.
✓ This was decided at the 9th meeting of the Joint Committee on Water Resources (JCWR).
✓ These meetings comprehensively reviewed the bilateral water-sector cooperation
between India and Nepal, including the implementation of the Mahakali Treaty, the Sapta
Kosi-Sun Kosi Project and cooperation in areas of flooding and inundation.
✓ The Mahakali Treaty was signed in 1996 over the integrated development of the Mahakali
River, including the Sarada Barrage, Tanakpur Barrage, and Pancheshwar project.
NEPAL IN NEWS 2022
❖ India and Nepal agrees to take forward Sapta Kosi high dam project.
❖ India beats Nepal with 4-0 in the SAFF U-17 Championship Title finals was held in
Racecourse International Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
❖ SAFF Women’s Championship 2022: Bangladesh Beat Nepal to Clinch Maiden Title at the
Dashrath Rangshala Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal.
❖ Indian Army Chief Manoj Pande conferred honorary rank of Nepal Army General.
❖ Cabinet approves signing of MoU with Nepal on biodiversity conservation.
❖ NHPC has signed a MoU with power trading major PTC India Ltd for sale of power from
upcoming the West Seti and Seti River-6 hydro power projects in Nepal.
❖ First Bharat Gaurav tourist train connecting places associated with the Ramayana Circuit
in India and Nepal was flagged off from the Safdarjung Railway Sation in New Delhi.
❖ Nepal’s legendary climber Kami Rita Sherpa has climbed Mt Everest, the tallest peak in
the world for the 26th time to set a new world record.
❖ Indian Railway Catering and Ticketing Corporation (IRCTC) will launch its maiden Bharat
Gaurav Tourist train, with a stop in Nepal’s Janakpur.
❖ Nepal will become 1st country to deploy India’s UPI platform.
❖ Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Erode district of Tamil Nadu and Bardia National Park
in Nepal have jointly won the prestigious TX2 Award for 2022, for doubling their tiger
populations since 2010.
❖ Four agreements and launch multiple projects signed between India- Nepal.
❖ After Bhutan, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates, Nepal is now the fourth country
outside of India to accept RuPay.
❖ Nepal becoming the 105th member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
❖ Rail link from Jayanagar (Bihar) to Kurtha (Nepal) was operationalised..
❖ President of India confers honorary rank of ‘General of Indian Army’ on Nepal Army Chief
Gen Prabhu Ram Sharma.
❖ Sher Bahadur Deuba becomes Nepal’s Prime Minister for 5th time.
❖ Nepal has signed a USD 1.3 billion deal with India's hydro power major Satluj Jal Vidyut
Nigam (SJVN) to develop a 679-megawatt hydropower project in eastern Nepal.
❖ World’s highest mountain peak ‘Mount Everest’ has become taller by 0.86m, as per a
survey conducted jointly by Nepal and China.

❖ NEPAL
❖ Capital : Kathmandu
❖ Currency : Rupee
❖ President : Bidhya Devi Bhandari
❖ Prime Minister : Sher Bahadur Deuba
❖ Flower : Rhododendron Arboretum
❖ Bird : Himalayan Monal (danphe)
❖ Animal : Cow
❖ Tree : Rhododendron
❖ Swayambhunath temple in Nepal is also known as the 'Monkey Temple.
❖ Pashupatinath Temple, Barashetra Temple & Buddasubba Temple.
Q. Which state government has launched its own health insurance scheme called the Chief
Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme (CMHIS)?
A) Sikkim B) Tripura
C) Manipur D) Nagaland
Answer : D
✓ Nagaland Government to launch its own health insurance scheme called the Chief
Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme (CMHIS) on 1st October.
✓ To reduce out-of-pocket expenditure on hospital care for all bonafide citizens of the state.
✓ The beneficiary families will be entitled to free health insurance coverage of up to five lakh
rupees per family per year.
✓ The scheme will cover two beneficiary categories-State government employees and
pensioners including legislators/ex-legislators and their dependents, and all the
Indigenous and or Permanent residents of the State who are not beneficiaries under AB
PM-JAY or any public-funded insurance scheme.
Q. Indian Railways has announced that it is installing Real-Time Train Information System
(RTIS) on the locomotives and trains. It has developed RTIS in collaboration with which
entity?
A) HAL
B) ISRO
C) Agnikul Cosmos
D) Skyroot Aerospace
Answer : B
✓ Real-Time Train Information System (RTIS), developed in collaboration with ISRO, is being
installed on the locomotives for automatic acquisition of train movement timing at the
stations, including that of arrival & departure or run-through.
✓ With this, Train Control will now be able to track the location & speed of RTIS-enabled
locomotives /trains more closely, without any manual intervention.
✓ RTIS devices have been installed for 2700 locomotives in 21 electric loco sheds.
✓ As part of Phase-II rollout, 6000 more locomotives across 50 loco sheds shall be covered
by utilizing ISRO’s Satcom hub.

Q. Who has launched Virtual Conference ‘SymphoNE’ to boost Tourism Sector in North East
India?
A) G Kishan Reddy B) Narendra Modi
C) Nirmala Sitharaman D) M. Venkaiah Naidu
Answer : A
✓ Minister for Tourism and Culture G Kishan Reddy has launched Virtual Conference
‘SymphoNE’ to boost Tourism Sector in North East India.
✓ North East India is blessed with amazing food, culture, stunning landscapes, heritage and
architecture and ranks among the most beautiful places on the earth. But, there are grand
opportunities that can be filled to boost Tourism Sector in the Region.
✓ To create a roadmap to showcase the unexplored beauty of North East India & boost the
tourism Sector in North Eastern Region.
✓ There are Seven North East Indian Siste State: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland,
Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram
Q. Nirmala Sitharaman has launched Bharat Vidya, an online learning platform for Oriental and
South Asian studies in Pune. This platform is designed and developed by which Institute?
A) Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
B) Amphitheater of Bhandarkar Institute, Pune
C) Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Environment Education and Research
D) Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Research and Training Institute
Answer : A
✓ Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has launched Bharat Vidya, an online learning
platform for Oriental and South Asian studies in Pune.
✓ This platform is designed and developed by the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
(BORI).
✓ This is a first-of-its-kind online platform that offers both free and paid courses covering
various aspects of Indology about art, architecture, philosophy, language, and science.
✓ To begin with, six courses – Veda Vidya, Bharatiya Darshanshashtra, Sanskrit learning, 18
Parvas of Mahabharata, Fundamentals of Archaeology and Kalidasa, and Bhasha – have
been announced.
✓ Many courses have been designed on the lines of the National Education Policy (NEP)
2020. BORI has collaborated with a few Indian and foreign universities for awarding
credits for some of its courses
Q. Which ministry has launched Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan for reducing air pollution upto 40
percent by 2025-26?
A) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
B) Ministry of Environment and Forests
C) Ministry of Rural Development
D) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Answer : A
✓ Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is going to launch Swachh Vayu
Sarvekshan that promotes ranking of 131 cities in the country for implementing City Action
Plans prepared as part of the National Clean Air Programme for reducing air pollution up
to 40 percent by 2025-26.
✓ For this survey, 131 cities are categorized into three groups based on population.
✓ 47 cities are in the first group having population more than 10 lakh.
✓ 44 cities are in the second group having population between 3 to 10 lakh.
✓ 40 cities having population less than 3 lakh.
✓ Cities are required to do the self-assessment as per the framework provided on PRANA
online portal. This assessment is carried out annually.
✓ Cities have to report the implementation of activities and measures taken in respect of
solid waste management, road dust management, management of construction and
demolition waste, control of vehicular emissions and industrial pollution.
Q. Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) has signed an MoU with Petrobras oil company to
help it diversify its crude oil sourcing for energy security in India. Petrobras is the company
of which country?
A) UAE B) Saudi Arabia
C) Brazil D) Singapore
Answer : C
✓ State-run oil refiner Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) has signed an MoU with Brazil’s
national oil company Petrobras to help it diversify its crude oil sourcing for energy security
in India.s
✓ BPCL has a stake in the upstream sector in an ultra-deepwater hydrocarbon block in
Brazil, owned & operated by Petrobras.
✓ BPCL imports a large volume of crude oil which is turned into fuel such as petrol and diesel
at its three oil refineries at Mumbai, Bina in Madhya Pradesh and Kochi in Kerala.
✓ BPCL is the 2nd-largest fuel retailer in India.
Q. 'Swachh Toycathon' competition has been started by which Union Ministry?
A) Ministry of Home Affairs
B) Ministry of Culture
C) Ministry of Education
D) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Answer : D
✓ Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has started a unique competition 'Swachh
Toycathon' under the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban-2.0 with an aim to make India a toy
hub. Under this, the participants will have to prepare toys from dry waste (waste).
✓ IT-Gandhinagar's Center for Creative Learning is the knowledge partner of this
competition. Which will help the participants participating in the competition.

Q. Which national park of Assam has been reopened for tourists recently?
A) Manas National Park B) Orang National Park
C) Kaziranga National Park D) Raimona National Park
Answer : C
✓ Assam's Kaziranga National Park has been reopened for tourists on Saturday, a decision
taken in view of the tourist season.
✓ Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma along with Isha Foundation's Jaggi Vasudev
and state Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah formally reopened the park.
✓ This national park was closed in May due to monsoon.
✓ Assam is home to the largest population of greater-one horned rhinos, with more than 90%
in Kaziranga National Park
Q. Which Indian woman cricketer has recently retired from international cricketer?
A) Deepti Sharma B) Poonam Yadav
C) Mithali Raj D) Jhulan Goswami
Answer : D
✓ Indian women's cricketer Jhulan Goswami has retired from international cricketer.
✓ He was born in 1982 in West Bengal.
✓ She was a right-arm medium fast bowler and a right-handed batsman.
✓ He played 204 ODI matches and in which he took 255 wickets.
✓ He has also been honored with Arjuna Award (2010) and Padma Shri (2012).
✓ Goswami made her ODI debut in 2002 against England.
✓ She holds the record for taking the most number of wickets in Women's ODI cricket.
✓ She also won the ICC Women's Player of the Year award in 2007.
RETIRED PLAYERS IN NEWS 2022.
❖ legendary Women’s Cricketer, Jhulan Goswami announced her retirement from all forms
of the game.
❖ Australian woman cricketer Rachael Haynes has announced her retirement from
international cricket.
❖ Robin Uthappa announced retirement from all forms of Indian cricket.
❖ Australia Captain Aaron Finch to Retire from ODI Cricket.
❖ Suresh Raina, the former Indian Batsman, announced his retirement from the Indian
Premier League (IPL).
❖ Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim Announces Retirement from T20 International cricket.
❖ Indian Spinner Rahul Sharma has announced retirement from international and domestic
cricket.
❖ New Zealand’s Colin de Grandhomme retires from international cricket.
❖ Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien announces retirement from International Cricket.
❖ Bangladeshi Cricketer Tamim Iqbal Announces Retirement From T20Is.
❖ England all-rounder Ben Stokes announces ODI retirement.
❖ West Indies Cricketers Lendl Simmons & Denesh Ramdin Announce Retirement.
❖ England’s Eoin Morgan has announced his immediate retirement from international
cricket.
❖ Rumeli Dhar retires from all forms of international cricket.

❖ Mithali Raj announced retirement from International cricket.
❖ India pacer S Sreesanth has announced his retirement from all forms of domestic cricket.
❖ Sri Lankan fast bowler Suranga Lakmal has announced to retire from international cricket.
❖ South Africa all-rounder Chris Morris retires from cricket.
❖ Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez announces retirement from cricket
Q. An Oscar-winning actress Louise Fletcher passed away recently. She is from which
country?
A) Poland B) Ireland
C) United States D) United Kingdom
Answer : C
✓ An Oscar-winning actress Louise Fletcher from the USA has passed away at 88 in France.
✓ She was awarded the Oscar in 1976 for her role as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the
Cuckoo’s Nest (1975).
✓ She was also a recipient of the BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
✓ She was nominated for two Emmy Awards for her roles in the television series Picket
Fences (1996) and Joan of Arcadia (2004).
✓ Her final role was as Rosie in the Netflix series Girlboss (2017).
Q. President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated the Integrated Cryogenic Engines Manufacturing
Facility of HAL in which city?
A) Pune B) Ahmedabad
C) Chennai D) Bengaluru
Answer : D
✓ President Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated the Integrated Cryogenic Engines
Manufacturing Facility of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru.
✓ The Cryogenic engines are used by ISRO for its satellite launch operations.
✓ The President has also laid the foundation stone of the South Zonal Institute of Virology
virtually at HAL.
✓ She has also inaugurated the St. Joseph University and attended a Civic reception hosted
by the State Government in her honour.
✓ The President hailed the role of the ISRO and the HAL in making India Atma Nirbhar. She
called upon the scientific fraternity to utilise Amrit Kaal to make India a developed nation
by 2047, when the country celebrates its cenetnary of the Independence
Q. Who has been named the winner of the first-ever Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year
award?
A) Priti Patel B) Rishi Sunak
C) James Cleverly D) Suella Braverman
Answer : D
✓ Indian-origin British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been named the winner of the
first-ever Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award.

✓ She was presented with this award at the Asian Achievers Awards 2022 ceremony in
London.
✓ These awards were established in 2000 to honour South Asians for their great
achievements in the UK.
✓ Braverman was previously Attorney General between 2020-2022.
✓ Suella Braverman is UK’s new Home Secretary.
Q. Who has won the Breakthrough Prize 2023 in Mathematics?
A) Ana Caraiani B) Ronen Eldan
C) James Maynard D) Daniel A. Spielman
Answer : D
✓ The 2023 winners of the Breakthrough Prizes, dubbed the “Oscars of Science,” were
announced.
✓ Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics 2023
✓ Daniel A. Spielman
✓ New Horizons in Mathematics Prize 2023.
✓ Ana Caraiani.
✓ Ronen Eldan.
✓ James Maynard.
✓ Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize 2023.
✓ Maggie Miller.
✓ Jinyoung Park.
✓ Vera Traub
✓ Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences 2023.
✓ Clifford P. Brangwynne.
✓ Anthony A. Hyman.
✓ Demis Hassabis.
✓ John Jumper.
✓ Emmanuel Mignot.
✓ Masashi Yanagisawa
✓ Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics 2023.
✓ Charles H. Bennett.
✓ Gilles Brassard.
✓ David Deutsch.
✓ Peter W. Shor
✓ New Horizons in Physics Prize 2023.
✓ David Simmons.
✓ Anna Grassellino.
✓ Hannes Bernien.
✓ Manuel Endres.
✓ Kang-Kuen Ni.
✓ Adam M. Kaufman.
✓ Hannes Pichler.
✓ Jeff Thompson
✓ Breakthrough Prizes
✓ The Breakthrough Prizes are a set of international awards conferred under three
categories – mathematics, fundamental physics and life sciences.

✓ These are the most richly endowed awards in science, disbursing more than the Nobel
prizes.
✓ Each prize carries $3 million – more than the $1 million for a Nobel winner.
✓ Founder- Sergey Brin, Mark Zuckerberg & Yuri Milner
Q. The 20th Meeting of Prosecutors General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
Member States has been held in which country?
C) Kazakhstan D) Kyrgyzstan
Answer : C
✓ The 20th Meeting of Prosecutors General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
Member States has held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
✓ Learned Solicitor General of India, Department of Legal Affairs Tushar Mehta, and
Additional Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs Dr. Anju Rathi Rana attended the
meeting from the Indian side.
✓ Earlier on 16 Sept 2022, PM Modi had attended the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads
of State of the SCO in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Q. Bandaru Wilsonbabu has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to which country?
A) Ethiopia B) Belarus
C) Madagascar D) Nigeria
Answer : C
✓ Bandaru Wilsonbabu has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to the Republic
of Madagascar.
✓ He is presently joint secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs.
✓ Madagascar
✓ Capital : Antananarivo
✓ Currency : Ariary
✓ President : Andry Rajoelina
Q. Which of the INS entered Port Victoria Seychelles to participate in the annual training
exercise Operation Southern Readiness of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF)?
A) INS Sunayna B) INS Tarkash
C) INS Kadmatt D) INS Satpura
Answer : A
✓ INS Sunayna entered Port Victoria Seychelles to participate in the annual training exercise
Operation Southern Readiness of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF).
✓ The joint training exercise is being attended by representative delegations from USA, Italy,
Australia, Canada, New Zealand and ship participation from UK, Spain & India.
✓ This marks the first participation of an Indian Navy ship in the Combined Maritime Forces
exercise.
✓ It will participate in the annual training exercise Operation Southern Readiness of the CMF.

Q. The World Tourism Day is observed every year on which day?
Answer : B
✓ The World Tourism Day is observed worldwide on September 27 since 1980.
✓ This date was chosen by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as on
that day in 1970, the Statutes of the UNWTO were adopted.
✓ In 2022 the theme of WTD is “Rethinking Tourism”.
✓ This year’s official celebrations will take place in Bali, Indonesia.
✓ The purpose of this day is to raise awareness on the role of tourism within the international
community and to demonstrate how it affects social, cultural, political and economic
values worldwide.
✓ World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
✓ Founded : 1975
✓ Headquarters : Madrid, Spain
✓ Secretary-General : Zurab Pololikashvili
✓ Members : 159
✓ Don't confuse
✓ National Tourism Day : 25 January
✓ World Tourism Day : 27 September
Q. What is the theme of the World Tourism Day 2022?
A) Tourism and Jobs: a better future for all
B) Rethinking Tourism
C) Tourism and the Digital Transformation
D) Tourism for Inclusive Growth
Answer : B
Q. Which State has published India’s first tribal community-based encyclopedia?
A) Jharkhand B) Odisha
C) Chhattisgarh D) Meghalaya
Answer : B
✓ Odisha became the first state in India to publish an encyclopedia based on tribal
communities. The “Encyclopedia of Tribes in Odisha” was unveiled by state chief minister
Navin Patnaik. Tribes constitute 22.85% of the population in Odisha. A total number of 62
tribal communities live in the state.
Q. Which Indian company has started indigenous production of aviation fuel 'AVGAS 100 LL'?
A) Indian Oil Corporation B) India Petroleum
C) Hindustan Petroleum D) ONGC
Answer : A

✓ In a major step towards reducing dependence on imports to meet energy requirements,
the state-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has started indigenous production of AVGAS
100 LL, which can be used for both piston-engined aircraft and unmanned vehicles. It is a
special aviation fuel for aerial vehicles.
✓ Its indigenous production is being done at Indian Oil's Gujarat Refinery.
✓ Presently AVGAS 100 LL is fully imported.
Q. In which city has the Ministry of Culture organized the annual festival 'Bathukamma Utsav'
of Telangana?
A) Patna B) Ahmedabad
C) Varanasi D) New Delhi
Answer : D
✓ Ministry of Culture organized Bathukamma festival at Kartavyapath, India Gate, New Delhi.
Union Culture, Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy also participated in this program.
✓ Bathukamma Festival is an annual festival in Telangana which lasts for nine days and is
celebrated along with the festival of Navratri.
✓ This year Bathukamma festival is being celebrated from 25 September to 3 October.
Q. Which Ministry has developed a JALDOOT App to capture the water level of selected wells
in a village across the country?
A) Ministry of Jal Shakti
B) Ministry of Rural Development
C) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
D) Ministry of Culture
Answer : B
✓ Rural Development Ministry has developed a JALDOOT App to capture the water level of
selected wells in a village across the country.
✓ The App was jointly launched by Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Kapil Moreshwar
Patil, Ministers of State for Rural Development, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, and Faggan Singh
Kulaste in New Delhi.
✓ It will enable Gram Rojgar Sahyak to measure the water level of well twice a year pre-
monsoon and post-monsoon.
✓ This app will be used across the country to capture the water level of selected 2-3 wells in
a village. Manual monitoring of water levels in open wells will be measured twice in a year,
from 1st May to 31st May as pre-monsoon water level and from 1st October to 31st October
for post-monsoon level for the same well.
Q. Hitachi Astemo has installed its India’s first solar power plant in which state?
A) Telangana B) Haryana
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Maharashtra
Answer : D

✓ Hitachi Astemo has installed its India’s first solar power plant at Jalgaon manufacturing
plant in Maharashtra.
✓ The 3 megawatts (MW) solar power plant will be built in an area of 43301 sqm.
✓ The 43301-square-meter solar power plant consists of 7128 ground-mounted solar panels
and 10 inverters.
✓ Hitachi Astemo is a known for the development, manufacture, sale, and service of
automotive and transportation components. This solar power plant will embark on its new
journey in the field of sustainable energy in India.
✓ Hitachi is working to reduce its carbon emissions and become carbon neutral by 2050.
With this plant, the company would be able to eliminate close to 4000 tons of carbon
dioxide emissions each year. This will be equal to planting around 1,50,000 trees.
Q. Which country has granted citizenship to former US security contractor Edward Snowden?
A) Russia B) France
C) Germany D) United Kingdom
Answer : A
✓ President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former US security contractor
Edward Snowden.
✓ Snowden, 39, is one of 75 foreign nationals who have been granted Russian citizenship.
✓ Snowden, a former employee of the U.S. National Security Agency, has been living in
Russia since 2013 to escape prosecution in the US after leaking classified documents
detailing govt surveillance programs.
Q. Team World defeated Team Europe to win the Laver Cup 2022 for the first time. Laver Cup
is associated to which games?
A) Badminton B) Tennis
C) Hockey D) Football
Answer : B
✓ Team World defeated Team Europe to win the Laver Cup 2022 (Tennis) for the first time.
✓ Frances Tiafoe and Felix Auger of Team World defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas & Novak
Djokovic of Team Europe to win the competition.
✓ Laver Cup is an international indoor hard court tournament between Team Europe & Team
World.
✓ Players from all continents, besides Europe, represent Team World.
Q. Who has announced that the Chandigarh airport will be renamed after Shaheed Bhagat
Singh as a tribute to the great freedom fighter?
A) Amit Shah B) Narendra Modi
C) Droupadi Murmu D) Banwarilal Purohit
Answer : B
✓ PM Modi has announced that the Chandigarh airport will be renamed after Shaheed
Bhagat Singh as a tribute to the great freedom fighter.

✓ Punjab & Haryana governments had last month (Aug 2022) agreed to name the airport
after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
✓ Earlier in 2017, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha had also passed a resolution to name the airport
as Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh International Airport.
✓ The Rs 485-crore airport project is a joint venture of Airports Authority of India (AAI), and
the governments of Punjab and Haryana.
Q. When is the World Rabies Day observed?
Answer : C
✓ World Rabies Day is celebrated annually on September 28 to raise awareness about the
impact of rabies on humans and animals, provide information and advice on how to
prevent the disease and take efforts to control rabies.
✓ 2022 is the 16th edition of World Rabies Day.
✓ The theme for the WRD in 2022 is 'Rabies: One Health, Zero Death'.
✓ The day also marks the death anniversary of the French chemist and microbiologist, Louis
Pasteur’, who developed the first rabies vaccine
Q. Who has won the Duleep Trophy 2022 title after defeating South Zone in Coimbatore?
A) East Zone B) West Zone
C) Central Zone D) NorthEast Zone
Answer : B
✓ Ajinkya Rahane-led West Zone has won the Duleep Trophy 2022 title after defeating South
Zone by a margin of 294 runs on the fifth and final day of the tournament in Coimbatore.
✓ With this win, West Zone has become the most successful team in this tournament’s
history with 19 titles with North Zone following them with 18 titles.
✓ Jaiswal earned the ‘Man of the Match’ title for his heroic double ton.
✓ Yashasvi Jaiswal bagged the Player of the Match award for scoring a double century (265
runs).
✓ While Jaydev Unadkat clinched the Player of the Series title.
✓ The Duleep Trophy is an Indian domestic first class cricket tournament.
✓ The tournament was started by BCCI (Board of Cricket Control in India) in 1961-1962
season.
Q. Ranipur Tiger Reserve has been approved by the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet for which region?
A) Bundelkhand B) Pilibhit
C) Awadh D) Rohilkhand
Answer : A
✓ Uttar Pradesh government has given its approval for the first tiger reserve in the
Bundelkhand region. Ranipur Tiger Reserve in Bundelkhand has been notified under the
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
✓ This decision has been taken to promote tiger conservation in the state.

✓ The first Tiger Reserve of Uttar Pradesh is Dudhwa Tiger Reserve. It stretches mainly
across the Lakhimpur Kheri and Bahraich districts.
✓ Amangarh Tiger Reserve was the second tiger reserve of Uttar Pradesh.
✓ Pilibhit was the third tiger reserve of Uttar Pradesh.
Q. Archaeological Survey of India has recently found the remains of Buddhist caves, temples
in which state?
A) Uttar Pradesh B) Maharashtra
Answer : D
✓ Archaeological Survey of India during its recent discovery at Bandhavgarh in Madhya
Pradesh has found ancient caves and temples, remains of Buddhist structures and images
and inscriptions bearing the names of cities like Mathura and Kaushambi in old scripts
Q. Which of the following country has signed an MoU with the Indian JMC Projects for
Hanimaadhoo International Airport Development Project?
A) Maldives B) Sri Lanka
C) Bhutan D) Bangladesh
Answer : A
✓ Government of Maldives has signed an MoU with the Indian JMC Projects for Maldives
Hanimaadhoo International Airport Development Project.
✓ The worth of project is about USD $136.6 million.
✓ It was confirmed that the project will be financed by India’s Exim Bank.
✓ The Maldives government is expected to build a 2.46-kilometer runway in addition to a
terminal that can serve 1.3 million passengers annually.
✓ The construction work is expected to be fully operational by the year 2024.
✓ It is the first-ever major infrastructure project to be undertaken outside Greater Male’
region and is funded under the USD 800 million concessional Line of Credit (LoC) extended
by the Government of India to the Maldives
Q. Indian Fertilizer companies signed an MoU with Canpotex company to import potash of 15
lakh tonnes of potash annually for three years. Canpotex is the company of which country?
A) Canada B) Australia
C) Singapore D) Netherlands
Answer : A
✓ Coromandel International, Chambal Fertilizers and Indian Potash Ltd have signed an MoU
with Canada-based Canpotex for the import of 15 lakh tonnes of potash annually for three
years.
✓ Canpotex, Canada is amongst the largest suppliers of Potash globally, exporting around
130 lakh tonnes of product annually.
✓ India meets 100 percent of its potash requirement through imports. The country imports
approximately 40 lakh tonnes of MOP annually.

✓ Potash, which is a source of potassium, is used both for direct application as MOP (Muriate
of Potash) as well as in combination with ‘N’ & ‘P’ nutrients in NPK fertilizers.
✓ CANADA
✓ Capital : Ottawa
✓ Prime Minister : Justin Trudeau
Answer : B
Covid-19 pandemic.
Q. Who is the author of book titled ‘Lata: Sur-Gatha’?
A) Ira Pande B) Nikita Singh
C) Madhuri Banerjee D) Michael S. Maurer
Answer : A
✓ English translation of award-winning book “Lata: Sur-Gatha” will be released in January
2023.
✓ “Lata: A Life in Music”, originally written in Hindi by writer-poet Yatindra Mishra, is
translated by noted writer and translator Ira Pande.
✓ The book has won the 64th National Film Award and the MAMI Award for Best Writing on
Cinema (2016–17).
✓ The announcement has been made by Penguin Random House India (PRHI).
Q. Which village in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh has become the first village in the state to
have RO water in every household?
A) Bhartaul B) Dhakia Khairuddin
C) Buranpur D) Bakuchia Kishanpur
Answer : A
✓ Bhartaul village in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh has become the first village in the state
to have RO water in every household.
✓ The achievement comes under the Adarsh Gram Panchayat initiative.

✓ Till now, four RO plants have been set up in the village with an aim to make clean drinking
water available to all.
✓ It will save people from water-borne diseases.
✓ The village head Pravesh Kumari is in charge and has been taking care of the RO plants in
the village..
Q. National Green Tribunal (NGT) slashed a Rs 3500 crore fine on which state government for
violating waste management rules?
A) Manipur B) Meghalaya
C) Telangana D) West Bengal
Answer : D
✓ The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the West Bengal government to pay Rs 3,500
crore as ‘compensation’ for violating the norms for the management of solid and liquid
waste.
✓ The Bengal government has the option to seek a review by the tribunal or move the
Supreme Court.
✓ The bench has asked the state to deposit the amount within two months dedicated to solid
waste management in the state and it will be operated according to the directions of the
Chief Secretary.
✓ National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 is an Act of the Parliament of India which enables the
creation of a special tribunal to handle the expeditious disposal of the cases pertaining to
environmental issues.
Q. Which company will build three Giga factories to manufacture solar modules, wind turbines,
and hydrogen electrolyzers?
A) Reliance Industries B) Adani Group
C) TATA Group D) Wirpo Group
Answer : B
✓ Adani Group will build three Giga factories to manufacture solar modules, wind turbines,
and hydrogen electrolyzers as part of its $70 billion investment in clean energy by 2030.
✓ The factories will help generate an additional 45 GW of renewable energy to add to Adani
group’s existing 20 GW capacity, as well as 3 million tons of hydrogen by 2030.
✓ The new Giga factory for power electronics will be in addition to four Giga factories
announced last year for making integrated solar PV modules that will produce electricity
from sunlight, electrolyzers that produce hydrogen from water, fuel cells, and batteries to
store energy from the grid as well as 20 GW solar energy capacity by 2025 for captive
needs
Q. India’s National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) and which country in collaboration
with BAE Systems (British Aerospace) has successfully designed & conducted the ‘Cyber
Security Exercise’ for 26 countries?
A) Japan B) Russia
Answer : D

✓ India’s National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) and the UK Government in
collaboration with BAE Systems (British Aerospace) have successfully designed &
conducted the ‘Cyber Security Exercise’ for 26 countries.
✓ The virtual Cyber Exercise on Ransomware Resilience was aimed at simulating a large,
widespread cyber security incident affecting organizations within a country.
✓ The exercise was carried out as part of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative-
Resilience Working Group which is being led by India under the leadership of the National
Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC).
✓ The theme of the exercise was based on the ‘Energy Sector’ in which the respective
National Cyber Crisis Management Teams of the CRI Partner Nations will have to deal with
a ransomware attack on multiple electricity distribution companies
Q. Sterlite Power’s Mumbai Urja Marg Transmission Ltd (MUML) has commissioned 400KV
Banaskantha, Kansari, and Vadavi Transmission lines in which state?
A) Kerala B) Haryana
C) Gujarat D) Maharashtra
Answer : C
✓ Sterlite Power’s Mumbai Urja Marg Transmission Ltd (MUML) has commissioned 400kV
Banaskantha, Kansari, and Vadavi Transmission lines in Gujarat.
✓ The high voltage transmission line will help in the evacuation of around 1000 MW of
renewable power from the pooling station at Bhuj in northern Gujarat to the national grid.
✓ It will augment the available power transmission capacity of the state, taking it from 9300
MW to 11200 MW.
✓ Against India’s renewable capacity of 90 GW, Gujarat’s contribution stands at around 12
GW. On the back of its strong energy infrastructure, Gujarat aims to establish more than
67 GW of renewable energy by 2030.
Q. Which state government has launched an ambitious scheme to provide 100 days of
employment to needy families in urban areas on the lines of rural employment guarantee
scheme MGNREGA?
A) Bihar B) Chhattisgarh
Answer : C
✓ Rajasthan government has launched an ambitious scheme to provide 100 days of
employment to needy families in urban areas on the lines of rural employment guarantee
scheme MGNREGA
✓ More than 2.25 lakh families have already registered for the Indira Gandhi Urban
Employment Scheme.
✓ The scheme to be launched would cover works like environment protection, water and
heritage conservation, garden maintenance, and removing encroachments, illegal sign
boards, hoardings, banners, etc.
✓ People from the age group of 18 to 60 are eligible for the scheme. Interested families will
get 100 days of employment.
✓ The state government has allocated Rs 800 crore for the scheme.

✓ MGNREGA was launched in 2005 to augment employment generation and social security
in India. It is a demand-driven wage employment scheme under Ministry of Rural
Development.
✓ Mahatma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Act 2005 which later given a new name, the
"Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act" or MGNREGA is Indian
labor law and social safeguard measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'.
✓ Its objective was to intensify the livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100
days of wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members
volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
Q. PM Narendra Modi has addressed the Plenary Session of the 7th Eastern Economic Forum
being held in which city through video conferencing?
A) Vladivostok, Russia B) Tokyo, Japan
C) London, UK D) Paris, France
Answer : A
✓ PM Narendra Modi has addressed the Plenary Session of the 7th Eastern Economic Forum
being held in Vladivostok through video conferencing.
✓ He informed that in September 2022, thirty years are being completed since the
establishment of the Consulate of India in Vladivostok , Russia.
✓ India was the first country to open a consulate in this city.
Q. Which state of India will host the Hockey World Cup 2023?
A) Odisha B) Maharashtra
C) Gujarat D) Delhi
Answer : A
✓ The 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup will be the 15th edition of the Men’s FIH Hockey World
Cup which is organized by the International Hockey Federation.
✓ The tournament will be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar and at the under-
construction 20,000-seat Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, India
from January 13 to 19, 2023.
Q. Bharat Jodo Yatra undertaken by Congress party covers how many states?
A) 12 States B) 15 States
C) 17 States D) 20 States
Answer : A
✓ Congress will launch Bharat Jodo Yatra on September 6, 2022, at 5 PM from Kanyakumari,
however, the march or pad yatra will begin on September 7th, 2022. It is the first-ever
national-level foot march which will be officially launched by Rahul Gandhi with keeping
an eye on the 2024 General Elections.
✓ Bharat Jodo Yatra will start from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. The approx 150-day march
from the Southern region of India will cover in total of 12 states and the last state/Union
Territory will be Jammu and Kashmir. The march will cover a distance of approx 3,500 km.

Q. Who has appointed as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court?
A) Justice Ujjal Bhuyan B) Justice M Duraiswamy
C) Justice Dipankar Datta D) Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani
Answer : B
✓ President Draupadi Murmu appointed Justice M Duraiswamy as the Chief Justice of the
Madras High Court.
✓ M Duraiswamy was the senior judge of the Madras High Court.
✓ He will be preceded by Chief Justice of Madras High Court Justice Munishwar Nath
Bhandari.
✓ Calcutta High court is the oldest high court in India, it was established in the year 1862.
✓ There are currently 25 high courts in India as of September-2020.
✓ Telangana and the Andhra Pradesh high courts are the newly-formed high courts of India,
which were formed in the year 2019.
✓ In India, the Chief Justice of the High Court is appointed by President.
✓ Articles 214-231 deal with the provisions of the High Courts in India.
✓ Leila Seth was the first woman Chief Justice of a state high court in India.
✓ She became the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in 1991.
✓ She was also the first woman Judge of the Delhi High Court.
Q. International Literacy Day is observed every year on ___.
Answer : B
✓ International Literacy Day is observed annually on September 8 across the world to
highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies.
✓ The day was declared by UNESCO on 26 October 1966 at 14th session of UNESCO’s
General conference. It was celebrated for the first time in 1967.
✓ The theme of 56th International Literacy Day is ’Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces.
✓ The concept of International Literacy Day emerged at the World Conference of Ministers
of Education held in Tehran in 1965.
Q. Who became the first Indian to win the Diamond League Finals 2022?
A) Shivpal Singh B) Neeraj Chopra
C) Davinder Singh Kang D) Jagdish Bishnoi
Answer : B
✓ Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win the
Diamond League Finals title on 8 September 2022.
✓ He jumped to the top spot with a throw of 88.44m, his fourth career best, in his second
attempt.
✓ Olympic silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic finished 2nd with a best
throw of 86.94m.
✓ Julian Weber of Germany was 3rd with a best of 83.73m.
✓ Neeraj Chopra achieves number 2 spot in World Athletics rankings.

Q. Farrukhabad district of which state has got five star rating from Food Safety Standards
Authority of India (FSSAI)?
A) Karnataka B) Maharashtra
C) Andhra Pradesh D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : D
✓ Fatehgarh Central jail in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad district has earned five-star rating
from the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for the quality of food it serves
to inmates.
✓ A third-party audit, empanelled by the FSSAI, provided the five-star 'Eat Right Certificate'
to the jail. It is a recognition of food quality and hygiene, which means the inmates are
getting quality food items prepared in jail.
✓ District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar Singh told reporters that the FSSAI's 'Eat Right'
accreditation indicated that 1,100 inmates were fed clean and nutritious meals.
✓ "We got the licence from FSSAI in March 2022. According to its parameters, arrangements
about food and hygiene were improved. The jail is the first in the state to get this
certification,"
Q. Who inaugurates "Kartavya Path", unveils Subhas Chandra Bose statue at India Gate?
C) Arvind Kejriwal D) Droupadi Murmu
Answer : A
✓ Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated 'Kartavya Path'. It symbolises a shift from
erstwhile Rajpath being an icon of power, to Kartavya Path being an example of public
ownership and empowerment. The Prime Minister also unveiled the statue of Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate on occasion.
✓ Kartavya Path – a stretch of the Central Vista from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate – was
formerly known as Rajpath
✓ The jet-black granite statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, measures a total of 28 ft. and
is placed under the Canopy near India Gate.
✓ The statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, which will be unveiled by the Prime Minister,
has been installed in the same place where a hologram statue of Netaji was unveiled
earlier this year on Parakram Diwas (January 23) by PM to mark the 125th birth
anniversary of Netaji.
Q. Which Edition of Bengaluru Space Expo 2022 Held in Bengaluru?
A) 8th B) 6th
C) 7th D) 8th
Answer : C
✓ 7th Edition of the biennial Bengaluru Space Expo (BSX-2022) will kick off at the BIEC
(Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre).
✓ It is being organised by industry body CII, in association with the Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO), Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-
SPACe) and Space PSU NewSpace India Limited (NSIL).

✓ "BSX-2022 will be organised between September 5 and 7 and the exhibition will have
participants from more than 100 companies/organisations from around 15 countries,
showcasing advanced technologies and products for the space sector,"
Q. Who will launch the 'Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan' virtually on 9th September
2022?
C) Droupadi Murmu D) Nirmala Sitharaman
Answer : C
✓ President Droupadi Murmu will virtually launch the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat
Abhiyaan on 9th September 2022 to reinvigorate the mission of tuberculosis elimination
from the country by 2025.
✓ The abhiyaan is a step towards garnering community support towards a patient-centric
health system, an official statement issued by the health ministry .
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the clarion call to end TB in the country five years
ahead of SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) target of 2030 at the Delhi End TB Summit
in March 2018
✓ President Murmu will also launch the Ni-kshay Mitra initiative which forms a vital
component of the campaign.
✓ The Ni-kshay Mitra portal provides a platform for donors to provide various forms of
support to those undergoing TB treatment.
Q. E-daakhil portal is an initiative of which Central Ministry?
A) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
B) Ministry of Consumer Affairs
C) Ministry of Labour and Employment
D) Ministry of Finance
Answer : B
✓ E-dakhil portal was launched by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs on September 7, 2020,
for the online redressal of consumer grievances. The portal empowers the consumer and
their advocates to file consumer complaints with the payment of requisite fees online from
anywhere for the redressal of their complaints
Q. Which stratup company has secured its first patent for the design and manufacturing of its
3D-printed rocket engine?
A) Virgin Galactic B) Agnikul Cosmos
C) Northrop Grumman D) Masten Space Systems
Answer : B
✓ Agnikul Cosmos, one of India’s private space startups, has secured its first patent for the
design and manufacturing of its 3D-printed rocket engine.
✓ The patent has been rewarded to the company for its Agnilet rocket engine, which will
power the company’s Agnibaan rocket which is scheduled to launch in late 2022.

Q. Union Cabinet has approved the MoU between the National Disaster Management Authority,
India and the National Disaster Management Authority of the Republic of which country on
cooperation in the field of disaster management?
A) Singapore B) Maldives
C) Vietnam D) Madagascar
Answer : B
✓ Union Cabinet, Chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister has ex-post facto approved the
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 02nd August, 2022 between the National
Disaster Management Authority of the Republic of India and the National Disaster
Management Authority of the Republic of Maldives on cooperation in the field of Disaster
Management
✓ MALDIVES
Capital : Male
Currency : Rufiyaa
President : Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
Ekuverin Exercise : India and Maldives
Q. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inaugurated India’s longest rubber dam ‘Gayaji Dam’
in which river?
A) Ganga River B) Sone River
C) Falgu River D) Punpun River
Answer : C
✓ Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on 8 September '22 inaugurated India’s longest rubber
dam ‘Gayaji Dam’ on the Falgu river in Gaya near Vishnupad temple
✓ It is 411 meters long & 3 meters high & has been built at a cost of Rs 312 crores.
✓ With its construction, now at least two feet of water will be available in the Falgu river near
Vishnupad Ghat throughout the year for the devotees who come here to do Pind Daan.
✓ The CM also declared the fortnight-long Pitripaksha Mela open. According to the Hindu
calendar, the Pitripaksha will begin.
✓ "Gaya is the land of salvation (moksha).
✓ Lakhs of pilgrims from across the country and abroad come to Gaya to perform
'pindadaan' rituals.
✓ Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated the country’s largest rubber dam and a
steel bridge over the Falgu river near Vishnupad temple.
✓ Designed by experts from IIT Roorkee, the dam is 411 meters long, 95.5 meters wide and
3 meters high.
✓ Apart from the rubber dam, the banks along the Falgu River have also been developed and
a steel bridge has been built for pilgrims to visit Sita Kund.
Q. Which state government has launched ‘Pudhumai Penn Scheme’, to provide monthly
financial assistance for female students to complete UG programmes?
A) Kerala B) Telangana
Answer : C

✓ Tamil Nadu government launched the Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher
Education Assurance Scheme, also known as the ‘Pudhumai Pen Scheme’.
✓ It provides a monthly grant of Rs 1,000 to female students to pursue a bachelor’s degree,
diploma, ITI, or any other recognised course. Those who attended government schools
from Class 6 to 12 will be eligible for the financial aid.
Q. As per the policy for long-term leasing of railway land for PM Gati Shakti, what is the tenure
up to which land lease is provided?
A) 35 B) 20
C) 15 D) 25
Answer : A
✓ According to officials in the know, the new railway land policy will result in incremental
annual revenue of Rs 30,000 crore after five years to the national transporter.
✓ The revised policy provided for long term leasing of railway land for cargo related
activities for up-to 35 years at 1.5% of market value of land per annum.
✓ It was also decided that there will be a 6% increment in the Land Leasing Fee (LLF) value
payable to the Indian Railways.
✓ PM Gati Shakti programme and the target to develop 300 Cargo Terminals over the next
five years.
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the first-ever National Infrastructure
Masterplan, Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti on 13 October 2021.
✓ The Gati Shakti scheme was announced by PM Modi on Independence Day 2021.
✓ This will bring together 16 Ministries, including seven core infrastructure sectors, on one
platform.
✓ It will provide information instantaneously, allowing for better coordination
✓ PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan will encompass seven engines of economic growth-
✓ Roads,
✓ Railways,
✓ Airports,
✓ Ports,
✓ Mass Transport,
✓ Waterways, and
✓ Logistics Infrastructure.
✓ Asansol division of Indian Railways has successfully commissioned a private siding of
Maithan Power Limited at Thaparnagar It is the first Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal of Indian
Railways.
Q. Queen Elizabeth II of England passed away recently . Her reign lasted for how many years?
A) 70 years and 7 months B) 70 years and 8 months
C) 70 years and 6 months D) 70 years and 5 months
Answer : A
✓ Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch of Britain passed away on September 8,
2022, at the age of 96.
✓ She reigned for 70 years and 7 months to be exact, which is longer than any other monarch
in British history.

✓ The previous record was held by her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, who
reigned for 63 years, 7 months, and two days.
Q. Who has become the new King of the United Kingdom?
A) Prince Charles III B) Prince Andrew
C) Prince Edward D) Prince William
Answer : A
✓ Prince Charles III has become the new King of the United Kingdom. He will be known as
King Charles III.
✓ He became the new King of England after the demise of his mother, Queen Elizabeth III on
September 8, 2022.
✓ King Charles III was born in Buckingham Palace in 1948 during the reign of his maternal
grandfather George VI.
✓ James Cleverly appointed new UK foreign secretary
Q. Which state government has launched a rainwater harvesting scheme named 'Community
Harnessing and Harvesting Rainwater Artificially from Terrace to Aquifer (CHHATA)?
A) Odisha B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Haryana
Answer : A
✓ Odisha govt has launched a rainwater harvesting scheme named 'Community Harnessing
and Harvesting Rainwater Artificially from Terrace to Aquifer (CHHATA)'.
✓ It has been conceptualized to address the increasing stress on groundwater and to
improve the depleting groundwater table.
✓ Under the scheme, a target has been set to harvest 373.52 crore litres of water in five
years.
Q. Volker Turk has been appointed as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights. He represented by which country?
A) Chile B) Ethiopia
C) Austria D) Nigeria
Answer : C
✓ Volker Turk of Austria has been appointed as the next United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights.
✓ He is currently coordinating global policy work as an Under-Secretary-General in the UN's
Executive Office.
✓ Previously, he was the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection at UN refugees,
UNHCR, in Geneva.
✓ Turk will succeed Michelle Bachelet of Chile.
✓ United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights headquarters : Geneva, Switzerland
& New York City, United States

Q. 5th India-US Maritime Security Dialogue was held in which city?
A) New Delhi B) Hyderabad
C) Mumbai D) Bengaluru
Answer : A
✓ 5th India-US Maritime Security Dialogue was held in New Delhi on 8 September 2022.
✓ Both sides discussed developments in the global maritime domain, bilateral maritime
cooperation endeavors, regional support initiatives and collaborative efforts.
✓ They agreed to remain engaged with the objective of further enhancing the India-US
Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership
Q. PM Modi inaugurates Centre-State Science Conclave at which place?
A) Bengaluru B) Hyderabad
C) Ahmedabad D) New Delhi
Answer : C
✓ PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the two-day Centre- State Science Conclave on 10
September 2022 via video conferencing.
✓ The conclave is being organised at Science City, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
✓ The conclave will include sessions on different thematic areas including digital health
care, doubling private sector investment in R&D by 2030, technological interventions for
improving farmers’ income, etc.
Q. Who is the author of the book ‘Indian Banking in Retrospect’- 75 years of Independence?
A) Raghuram Rajan B) Ashutosh Raravikar
C) Urjit Patel D) Bimal Jalan
Answer : B
✓ Dr Ashutosh Raravikar, Director in the DEPR of RBI has authored a book titled ‘Indian
Banking in Retrospect’- 75 years of Independence.
✓ The books attempts to capture developments in the Indian banking sector over the last 75
years.
✓ It describes how the banking sector displayed great resilience during South-East Asian
crisis of the late ’90s, global meltdown of 2008, the taper-tantrums of 2013-14 among other
crises
Q. Which country has won the Asia Cup 2022?
A) Pakistan B) Bangladesh
C) India D) Sri Lanka
Answer : D
✓ Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 23 runs to lift their 6th Asia Cup title at the Dubai
International Stadium on September 11, 2022.
✓ Sri Lanka were crowned Asia Cup champions for the sixth time.1986 (1st title Sri Lanka),
1997 ,2004, 2008, 2014, 2022

✓ ASIA CUP 2022
✓ Edition : 15th
✓ Host country : UAE
✓ Final Match : Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
✓ Next edition (2023) : Pakistan
✓ Champions : Sri Lanka
✓ Runners-up : Pakistan
✓ Player of the series : Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)
✓ Most runs : Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan (281 Runs)
✓ Most wickets : India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar (11 Wickets).
✓ Sri Lankan captain - Dasun Shanaka.
✓ Pakistan Captain - Babar Azam.
✓ India is the most successful team with seven titles.
✓ Sri Lanka is the second most successful team, with six title
✓ 2022 Asia Cup shifted from Sri Lanka to the UAE
✓ Asia Cup was established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was founded.
✓ Six Cricket teams participate in Asia Cup i.e. Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
✓ Headquarters of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) is at Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Q. Who was conferred Singapore’s prestigious military award, the Pingat Jasa Gemilang
(Tentera) or Meritorious Service Medal (Military)?
A) Sanjay Mahindru B) Sunil Lanba
C) Karambir Singh D) R. Hari Kumar
Answer : B
✓ Former India Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba was conferred Singapore’s
prestigious military award, the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) or Meritorious Service
Medal (Military).
✓ He was awarded by President Halimah Yacob .
✓ He was awarded for his outstanding contributions in enhancing the strong and long-
standing bilateral defence relationship between both the nations
Q. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Forging Mettle: Nrupender Rao and the Pennar Story’?
A) Brisha Jain
B) Pavan C. Lall
C) Nikita Singh
D) Madhuri Banerjee
Answer : B
✓ Pavan C. Lall is coming up with a new book titled ‘Forging Mettle: Nrupender Rao and the
Pennar Story’.
✓ Pavan C. Lall is a Mumbai-based author and journalist who has written for Fortune
magazine’s Indian edition.
✓ He is also a winner of the Citi Journalistic Excellence Award in 2016.

Q. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways will build a National Maritime Heritage Complex
(NMHC) at which of the following sites of the Indus Valley civilisation?
A) Lothal B) Dholavira
C) Rakhigarhi D) Surkotada
Answer : A
✓ Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways will build a National Maritime Heritage Complex
(NMHC) at the site of the Indus Valley civilisation in Lothal, Gujarat.
✓ A first of its kind complex in India, this centre will showcase India’s rich and diverse
maritime heritage.
✓ The foundation stone for the NMHC project was laid by PM Modi and the consent for the
master plan was given in March 2019
✓ India Partners Portugal to Set up Country’s first maritime museum at Lothal in Gujarat.
✓ The Lothal Maritime Heritage Complex is being set up with technical help from the
Portuguese Maritime Heritage Museum.
Q. In Chhattisgarh, the state government is creating 2 new districts. With the addition of these
new districts, what will be the total number of districts in the state?
A) 30 B) 26
C) 37 D) 33
Answer : D
✓ Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has inaugurated Manendragarh-Chirmiri-
Bharatpur and Sakti as the 32nd and 33rd districts of the state.
✓ Sakti is carved out from Janjgir-Champa while Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur has
been demarcated from Koriya district.
✓ Baghel also inaugurated three new districts in the first week of September 2022.
✓ He also performed ground-breaking of 309 development works worth Rs 153 crore.
Q. Indian railways for the first time has floated a tender to invite private players to build a high-
speed wheel plant under which initiative?
A) Startup India B) Atmanirbhar Bharat
C) Make in India D) Digital India
Answer : C
✓ Indian railways for the first time has floated a tender to invite private players to build a
high-speed wheel plant under the Make in India initiative.
✓ Under this initiative, Railway will procure 80,000 wheels per year with a total cost of 600
crore rupees & manufacturing will take place in the country only.

✓ The plant has to be set up within 18 months.
✓ Indian Railways needs two lakh wheels per year. According to the plan, while the Steel
Authority of India Limited (SAIL) will provide one lakh wheels, the rest will be provided by
a new ‘Make in India’ plant.
✓ Currently, Railways imports the bulk of its wheels from countries like Ukraine & Germany
✓ The Make in India program aims to convert India to a self-reliant country and to give the
Indian economy global recognition.
✓ The Make in India program was started on 25th September 2014.
Q. The Indian Railways will be introducing the new avatar high-speed train Vande Bharat called
Vande Bharat 2. It will have a maximum speed up to how many kmph?
A) 160 Kmph B) 150 Kmph
C) 120 Kmph D) 180 Kmph
Answer : D
✓ The Indian Railways has announced an all-new avatar of Vande Bharat high-speed train
with much advanced features that will be launched soon. Vande Bharat 2 will give the best
and upgraded facilities to passengers.
✓ Vande Bharat 2 will be equipped with more advancement and improved features like 0 to
100 Kmpl speed in just 52 seconds, maximum speed up to 180 Kmph, a less weight of 392
ton instead of 430 ton, and WI-FI content on demand.
✓ New Vande Bharat will also have 32-inch LCD TVs which was of 24 inch in the earlier
version. 15 percent more energy efficient ACs with dust-free clean air cooling of traction
motor will make travel more comfortable.
✓ In the new design, a photo-catalytic ultraviolet air purification system has also been
installed.
✓ The Railways has set a target of manufacturing 75 such trains by August 2023
✓ Vande Bharat Express was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on 15th February 2019.
✓ It is running between the Delhi-Varanasi route.
✓ .It is also called 'Train 18' because its construction was started in 2018.
✓ It was designed and built by Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Indian
government's Make in India initiative over a span of 18 months.
Q. Which state will host Ranji trophy matches for the first time in December 2022?
A) Odisha B) Sikkim
C) Assam D) Manipur
Answer : B
✓ Sikkim will host Ranji trophy matches for the first time in December 2022.
✓ The state will welcome three northeast teams – Mizoram, Manipur, and Arunachal
Pradesh, at the Mining Cricket Ground near Rangpo.
✓ Along with Ranji Trophy matches, Sikkim will also play two Cooch Behar Trophy matches,
and three Col CK Nayudu Trophy matches at the same cricket ground.
✓ RANJI TROPHY
✓ It is a domestic first-class cricket tournament played in India since 1934.
✓ The format of the tournament is Round Robin then Knockout.
✓ Mumbai is the most successful team with 41 titles.

✓ First Champion : Bombay.
✓ Current Champion: Madhya Pradesh
✓ This tournament named after the first Indian Cricketer who played international cricket
Ranjitsinhji.
Q. Former Chief Justice of India KN Singh passed away recently, he became the CJI for the
shortest period of 17 days in which year?
A) 1990 B) 1996
C) 1985 D) 1991
Answer : D
✓ Former Chief Justice of India KN Singh, who remained CJI for the shortest period of 17
days back in 1991, has passed away.
✓ Justice KN Singh was appointed as the 22nd CJI on 25 November 1991 and he retired on
12 December 1991.
✓ Justice YV Chandrachud (16th CJI) had the longest tenure (7 Years, 4 Months & 20 days)
as CJI till today.
Q. India will host the G20 Leaders’ Summit in which year?
A) 2022 B) 2024
C) 2023 D) 2025
Answer : C
✓ India will host the G20 Leaders’ Summit on September 9 and 10, 2023 in New Year.
✓ The country will assume the Presidency of the G20 for one year from December 1, 2022,
to November 30, 2023.
✓ The summit is expected to host over two hundred G20 meetings across the country.
✓ India will hold the G20 presidency from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023, and the
need for a full-time Sherpa for this duration is being cited as one of the reasons for the
change.
✓ LIST OF UPCOMING G20 SUMMIT
✓ 17th G20 summit 2022 : Indonesia
✓ 18th G20 summit 2023 : India
✓ 19th G20 summit 2024 : Brazil
✓ 20th G20 Summit 2025 : South Africa
✓ Easy Tricks to Remember or Memorize Members of G-20 Countries
✓ TRICKS : “GURU JI SITA AB SSC FCI ME” job karti hai (only capital letters).
G-Germany
U- U.S.A
R- Russia
U- United kingdom

J- Japan
I- India
S- Saudi Arabia
I- Indonesia
T- Turkey
A- Australia
A- Argentina
B- Brazil
S- South Africa
S- South Korea
C- Canada
F- France
C- China
I- Italy
M- Mexico
E- European Union(EU)
Q. SCO Summit 2022 will be held in which country?
A) Russia B) Uzbekistan
C) China D) Tajikistan
Answer : B
✓ 2022 annual summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) heads of State Council
will be held on September 15-16, 2022, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also visit the country for the summit where the scope of
multilateral cooperation in the future will be discussed.
✓ The rotational presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was handed
over to India in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 16 Sept 2022.
✓ India will hold the presidency of the grouping for a year until September 2023.
✓ The next meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State will be held in 2023 in India.
✓ Iran will also become a permanent member of SCO in 2023 under the presidency of India.
✓ Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
✓ Founded : 2001
✓ HQ : Beijing, China
✓ Secretary General : Zhang Ming (China)
✓ Member Countries = 9 ( Iran ,China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,Pakistan,Russia,
Tajikistan & Uzbekistan)
✓ SCO Summit 2021 : Dushanbe,Tajikistan.
✓ SCO Summit 2022 : Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

✓ SCO Summit to be hosted by the Indian side in 2023.
✓ The founding members (5) of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) were China,
Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan. India and Pakistan officially joined this
organisation in 2017
✓ Trick to remember SCO Countries.
✓ TRICK :- PICK IN KURTA
P - Pakistan
I - India
C- China
K - Kazakhstan
IN - Iran
K - Kyrgyzstan
U - Uzbekistan
R - Russia
TA - Tajikistan
Q. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has launched programme SETU in San
Francisco, US. What does S stand for in SETU?
A) Supporting B) Suggestion
C) Set D) Submit
Answer : A
✓ Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has launched programme
✓ SETU (Supporting Entrepreneurs in Transformation and Upskilling) in San Francisco, US.
✓ Objective – To connect start-ups in India to US-based investors and start-up ecosystem
leaders with mentorship and assistance in various areas.
✓ SETU is designed to break the geographical barriers between mentors based in the US
that are willing to invest in entrepreneurship and sunrise startups in India.
✓ The programme was launched during an interaction focused on specific issues related to
the startup ecosystem in India
Q. International Business Machines (IBM) has partnered with which of the following IITs to
advance quantum computing skill development and research in India?
A) IIT Bombay B) IIT Madras
C) IIT Kanpur D) IIT Hyderabad
Answer : B
✓ International Business Machines (IBM) has partnered with IIT Madras, to advance
quantum computing skill development and research in India.
✓ IIT Madras also becomes the first Indian institution to join the global community of Fortune
500 companies, start-ups, academic institutions, and research labs working with IBM
Quantum technology to advance quantum computing and explore business use cases.

IIT MADRAS IN NEWS 2022
❖ IBM and IIT Madras collaborate to promote quantum computing in India.
❖ IIT Madras joins Inspire Institute of Sports for innovative boxing analytics software.
❖ Vedanta collaborates with company started from IIT Madras.
❖ Indian Railways and IIT Madras Partner To Develop India’s First Indigenous Hyperloop .
❖ IIT Madras creates robots to clean septic tanks without human under the name
“HomoSEP,” .
❖ Nilekani Center established by IIT-M to promote Indian language technology .
❖ Indian Air Force (IAF) Ties Up with IIT Madras to Develop Solutions to Maintain Weapon
Systems.
❖ IIT-Madras technology to play ‘Pivot’al role in providing patients with cancer with
individualised care.
❖ IIT Madras bagged the first position in ARIIA Rankings 2021.
❖ International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
❖ Founded : 1911
❖ Founders : Charles Ranlett Flint
❖ Headquarters : Armonk, New York, U.S.
❖ Chairman & CEO : Arvind Krishna
Q. Naga Mircha (Naga King Chilli) Festival has been organized in which state?
A) Meghalaya B) Manipur
C) Nagaland D) Mizoram
Answer : C
✓ In a first of its kind in Nagaland, Naga Mircha (Naga King Chilli) Festival has been
organized at Seiyhama Village under Kohima district.
✓ The festival was sponsored by the Department of Horticulture.
✓ Naga Mircha was the first product to receive a GI tag from Nagaland.
✓ The horticulture Department has chosen Botsa block in Kohima District as a focus area
for Naga Mircha cultivation.
✓ Others Festival of Nagaland.
✓ Hornbill festival
✓ Moatsii festival
✓ Naga Mircha Festival
Q. Air India Company has decided to dismantle regional headquarters shift to which city?
A) Gurugram B) Lucknow
C) Greater Noida D) Faizabad
Answer : A
✓ Air India is going to dismantle the regional command structure of the airline and shift to a
central headquarter as the new owners, Tata Sons, work on consolidating its airline
business.
✓ The airline currently has 4 regional headquarters headed by 4 regional directors.
✓ Air India inherited the regional structure of command from Indian Airlines after the two
airlines were merged in 2007.

✓ Air India, Air India Express, and AirAsia India will have one common office at Vatika One-
on-One complex in Gurugram.
✓ The fourth airline in the Tata stable is Vistara, which is also headquartered in Gurugram
but it will remain at Intellion Edge in the city.
Q. Who has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha from Jammu & Kashmir by the President
Droupadi Murmu?
A) Tariq Hameed Karra B) Gulam Ali
C) Muzaffar Hussain D) Omar Abdullah
Answer : B
✓ President Droupadi Murmu has nominated Gulam Ali, a Gurjar Muslim from Jammu &
Kashmir, to the Rajya Sabha.
✓ Mr. Ali has been nominated to the Upper House on the recommendation of the Central
government.
✓ This is for the first time a Gurjar Muslim from the region has been sent to the Rajya Sabha
as a nominated member.
✓ Rajya Sabha Chairman – Jagdeep Dhankhar (Vice President of India)
✓ Vice President is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
✓ The term of the Vice President of India is 5 years.
✓ The oath of office to the Vice President is administered by the President.
✓ The Vice President of India gives his resignation letter to the President.
✓ Maximum 250 members, out of which 12 are nominated by the President from fields like
literature, science, art, social service; the rest 238 are representatives of the States and
the UT’s.
✓ Minimum age 25 years
Q. The Kibithu Military Garrison in Arunachal Pradesh has been renamed as __.
A) General Bipin Rawat Military Garrison
B) General K. M. Cariappa Military Garrison
C) General Dalbir Singh Suhag Military Garrison
D) General Sundararajan Padmanabhan Military Garrison
Answer : A
✓ Kibithu Military Garrison in Arunachal Pradesh has been renamed as ‘General Bipin Rawat
Military Garrison’ in honour of India’s first Chief of Defence Staff.
✓ As a Colonel, General Rawat commanded his battalion, the 5th battalion of the 11 Gorkha
Rifles, in 1999-2000 at Kibithu.
✓ Chief Minister Khandu also announced a financial package of Rs 10 crore to make the
garrison one of the best military stations in forward locations.
✓ General Rawat passed away along with his wife and 12 military personnel in a chopper
crash in Tamil Nadu in December 2021.
✓ UP govt renames Sainik School Mainpuri after General Bipin Rawat..
✓ General Bipin Rawat Honoured with Padma Vibhushan 2022 Posthumously .
✓ Bipin Rawat was the first CDS.

Q. Indian Army’s Kharga Corps & Indian Air Force have conducted a joint exercise ‘Gagan
Strike’ in which state?
A) Punjab B) Rajasthan
C) Uttarakhand D) Mizoram
Answer : A
✓ 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.
✓ The exercise, conducted over 4 days, showcased precision firepower by attack
helicopters in coordination with ground forces.
✓ The exercise also showcased the precision firepower of the attack helicopters in
coordination with ground forces’ mechanized columns.
Q. The Government of India observes the Hindi Day on which of these days?
Answer : B
✓ In India, Hindi Divas or Hindi Day is an annual day celebrated on 14 September, to
celebrate the popularity of Hindi as an official language of the country.
✓ Hindi Divas is celebrated on 14 September because it was on this day in 1949, the
Constituent Assembly of India had adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the
official language of the Republic of India.
✓ The language was adopted under the Article 343 of the Indian Constitution.
✓ World Hindi Day is celebrated on January 10 since 2006 to promote the language at the
global stage.
✓ Most spoken languages in the world.
✓ 1st - English
✓ 2nd - Mandarin Chinese
✓ 3rd - HINDI
✓ 4th - Spanish
✓ 5th - Arabic
✓ 6th - Bengali
✓ 7th - French
✓ 8th - Russian
✓ 9th - Portuguese
✓ 10th- Urdu
Q. Who has virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various projects of the
Gujarat Government worth 1200 crore rupees at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar?
A) Narendra Modi B) Draupadi Murmu
C) Rajnath Singh D) Amit Shah
Answer : D

✓ Home Minister Amit Shah, has virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for
various projects of the Gujarat Government worth 1200 crore rupees at Mahatma Mandir
in Gandhinagar.
✓ Gujarat accounts for 57 percent of the country’s total foreign investments in the last year.
✓ The state also holds a 30 percent share of the country’s total exports
Q. The government has informed that India has turned into a power surplus nation with a total
installed electricity capacity of over_.
A) 3 lakh Megawatt B) 4 lakh Megawatt
C) 5 lakh Megawatt D) 6 lakh Megawatt
Answer : B
✓ The government has informed that India has turned into a power surplus nation with a total
installed electricity capacity of over 4 lakh Mega Watt.
✓ India is the world’s third largest producer of renewable energy, with 40% of its installed
electricity capacity coming from non-fossil fuel sources.
✓ Power Generation from Renewable Energy Sources has increased from 51 thousand 226
Gigawatt hours to one lakh 38 thousand 337 Gigawatt hours in 2020.
✓ The country’s vision is to achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2070, in addition to attaining the
short-term targets including increasing renewables capacity to 500 Giga Watt by 2030 and
meeting 50 percent of energy requirements from renewables.
Q. Who has become the first-ever cricketer to reach 50 million followers on Twitter?
A) Rohit Sharma B) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
C) Virat Kohli D) Sachin Tendulkar
Answer : C
✓ Virat Kohli has become the first-ever cricketer to reach 50 million followers on Twitter.
✓ In early 2022, Kohli became the first-ever Indian to cross 200 million followers on
Instagram as well.
✓ The 33-year-old is the most followed cricketer in the world and the third most followed
sportsperson on Instagram after Cristiano Ronaldo (450M) and Lionel Messi (333M).
Q. Sibi George has been appointed as the next Indian ambassador to which country?
A) Canada
B) Japan
C) Ethiopia
D) Belgium
Answer : B
✓ Senior diplomat Sibi George has been appointed as the next Indian ambassador to Japan.
✓ George, a 1993-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently the Ambassador of India
to Kuwait.
✓ He will replace Sanjay Kumar Verma as India’s envoy to Japan.
✓ He previously served as Ambassador of India to Switzerland as well

Q. ‘Parvat Prahar’ Exercise was conducted by which of the following Indian Armed Force?
A) Indian Navy B) Indian Air Force
C) Indian Army D) Defence Security Corps
Answer : C
✓ Paravat Prahar is a 20-day-long exercise which was held by the Indian Army.
✓ The exercise is conducted amid the disengagement process between India and China in
the Gogra-Hot Springs area in the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Q. Which company has received a letter of award (LoA) of Rs 596 crore from NHDC Limited for
setting up a 125MW floating solar project?
A) Tata Power B) Wirpo Group
C) Adani Group D) NTPC Limited
Answer : A
✓ Tata Power Solar Systems (a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Power Renewable Energy)
has received a letter of award (LoA) of Rs 596 crore from NHDC Limited for setting up a
125MW floating solar project.
✓ The project will be commissioned within 13 months from the date of the letter of award and
will provide sustainable power to M.P. Power Management Company Limited.
✓ NHDC (a joint venture of NHPC Ltd) and Madhya Pradesh government, had invited bids
earlier this year for this project at the Omkareshwar reservoir in the Khandwa district of
Madhya Pradesh.
✓ It is one of India’s largest floating solar power projects.
Q. Which state has become the third state to have Food Security Atlas?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Chhattisgarh
C) Rajasthan D) Jharkhand
Answer : D
✓ Jharkhand has become the third state after Bihar and Odisha in eastern India to have Food
Security Atlas for its rural areas.
✓ Odisha and Bihar had their Atlas launched in 2018.
✓ This Atlas is an effort toward mapping the food security situation in the state.
✓ It has been prepared by the Delhi-based Institute for Human Development (IHD) as part of
the research initiative of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai.
Q. India has launched a joint whitepaper on ‘Urban Wastewater Scenario in India’ with which
country at World Water Congress and Exhibition 2022?
A) Norway B) Switzerland
C) Denmark D) Sweden
Answer : C
✓ India has launched a joint whitepaper on ‘Urban Wastewater Scenario in India’ with
Denmark at World Water Congress and Exhibition 2022 in Copenhagen.

✓ Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat attended the event along with Danish
Environment Minister Lea Wermelin and Development Co-operation Minister Flemming
Møller Mortensen.
✓ India has committed investments of more than 140 Billion dollars by 2024 in the water
sector.
Q. Which country will be invited by India as the Guest Country during its G 20 meeting during
its Presidency?
A) Bangladesh B) Bhutan
C) Afghanistan D) Sri Lanka
Answer : A
✓ India will invite Bangladesh as a Guest Country to take part in the G 20 meeting during its
Presidency.
✓ As part of the G 20 tradition of inviting some Guest Countries and International
Organisations (IO) to its meetings and summit, India has decided to invite Bangladesh,
Egypt, Mauritius, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Singapore, Spain, and UAE as Guest
Countries.
✓ Under its Presidency, India is expected to host over 200 G20 meetings across the country,
beginning in December 2022.
✓ India will assume the Presidency of G-20 for one year from Dec 2022 to Nov 2023
Q. INS Satpura and P81 Maritime Patrol Aircraft reached in which of the following country to
participate in the Multinational Naval Exercise ‘Kakadu’?
A) Russia B) Indonesia
C) Singapore D) Australia
Answer : D
✓ INS Satpura and P81 Maritime Patrol Aircraft reached Darwin in Australia to participate in
the Multinational Naval Exercise ‘Kakadu’.
✓ This exercise is being hosted by the Royal Australian Navy.
✓ The 2-week-long Exercise, both in harbour & sea, involves ships & maritime aircraft from
14 Navies.
✓ Exercise Pitch Black 22 was hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force at its Darwin Air
Base. Spanning over a duration of three weeks, the exercise saw the participation of 17
Air Forces and over 2500 military personnel. The IAF contingent included four Su-30 MKI
& two C-17 aircraft.
Q. Which among these days is celebrated as the International Day of Democracy every year?
Answer : C
✓ International Day of Democracy is celebrated every year on 15 September across the
world.
✓ To strengthen democracies and highlight its values and principles

✓ The day focuses on the importance of the participation of all members of society for the
proper functioning of a democracy.
✓ Theme 2022 – Importance of media freedom to democracy, peace, and delivering on the
Sustainable Development Goals
Q. The National Engineer’s Day is celebrated in India on which day?
Answer : B
✓ Engineers’ Day is observed in India on September 15 in honour of this true essence of
engineering and the birth anniversary of India’s pioneer engineer-administrator
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.
✓ In 1955, he was awarded the highest civilian award of India, the Bharat Ratna.
✓ Visvesvaraya was the chief engineer in charge of the construction of the Krishna Raja
Sagara dam in Mysore, as well as the chief designer of Hyderabad’s flood protection
framework.
✓ The 15th of September 2022 marks the 55th National Engineers Day and the 162nd birth
anniversary of Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.
✓ Because of his contributions to society, he was popularly referred to as the “Father of
Modern Mysore
Q. Engineers Day in India is observed to celebrate the birth anniversary of?
A) C.V. Raman B) M. Visvesvaraya
C) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan D) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Answer : B
✓ India celebrates Engineer’s Day on September 15 to mark the birth anniversary of Sir M.
Visvesvaraya. Engineer’s Day is celebrated to honor and recognize the achievements of
Visvesvaraya.
Q. Which has released a new digital publication ‘BLO e-Patrika’ at an event in New Delhi?
A) Election Commission of India
B) Securities & Exchange Board of India
C) Goods and Service Tax Council
D) National Commission for Scheduled Castes
Answer : A
✓ Election Commission of India (ECI) has released a new digital publication ‘BLO e-Patrika’
at an event in New Delhi.
✓ Objective – To establish direct communication with Booth Level Officer (BLO)
✓ This event was a first-of-its-kind direct interaction by the Commission with the BLOs
across the country.

Q. Which Zoological Park has been recognized as the best zoo in the country?
A) Indira Gandhi Zoological Park
B) Nandankanan Zoological Park
C) Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park
D) Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling
Answer : D
✓ Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park of Darjeeling has been recognized as the best
zoo in the country.
✓ Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai came second, followed by the Sri Chamarajendra
Zoological Gardens in Mysore, Karnataka.
✓ The Red Panda is one of the top attractions of PNHZP, besides others such as the
Himalayan Black Bear, Snow Leopard, Goral, and Himalayan Thar.
✓ The ranking list was released by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA).
✓ The Darjeeling zoo was established on August 14, 1958.
Q. India has clinched the SAFF under-17 Championship title defeating in which country?
A) Bangladesh B) Sri Lanka
C) Nepal D) Maldives
Answer : C
✓ In football, India has clinched the SAFF under-17 Championship title, defeating Nepal 4-0
in the final in Colombo.
Q. Who has inaugurated Ramakrishna Mission’s ‘Awakening ‘ programme for students of
classes 1 to 5?
A) Dharmendra Pradhan B) Nirmala Sitharaman
C) Amit Shah D) Piyush Goyal
Answer : A
✓ Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated Ramakrishna Mission’s
‘Awakening ‘ programme for students of classes 1 to 5.
✓ It is an initiative towards ensuring the overall personality development of a child in line
with the philosophy of National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.
✓ This unique initiative is a step toward ensuring holistic personality development of a child
aligned with the philosophy of NEP 2020.
Q. Which university has signed an MoU with the Indian Navy to establish a long-term symbiotic
relationship for Academic Cooperation?
A) Amity University B) University of Delhi
C) Jawaharlal Nehru University D) Jamia Millia Islamia
Answer : A

✓ Amity University Uttar Pradesh has signed an MoU with the Indian Navy to establish a long-
term symbiotic relationship for Academic Cooperation.
✓ This is a welfare measure for Naval Defence Forces to enhance their educational
qualifications, thereby improving the prospects for ‘in service’ appropriate nautical
assignments and better placements on superannuation from the Indian Navy.
Q. Which state government has decided to name the new integrated Secretariat complex after
Babasaheb BR Ambedkar?
C) Telangana D) Karnataka
Answer : C
✓ Telangana government has decided to name the new integrated Secretariat complex in
Hyderabad after Babasaheb BR Ambedkar.
✓ The move came after the Telangana legislative assembly unanimously passed a resolution
urging the central government to name the new Parliament building in New Delhi after the
chief architect of the Constitution.
✓ Construction of the new integrated Secretariat complex has been progressing at a fast
pace with the target of getting it ready by the upcoming festival of Dasara.
✓ The seven-story Secretariat building with a built-up area of seven lakh square feet is being
built at a cost of Rs 650 crore
Q. Who among the following has launched Swachhata Portal for Special Campaign 2.0?
A) Jitendra Singh B) Narendra Modi
C) Nirmala Sitharaman D) Draupadi Murmu
Answer : A
✓ Minister of State for Personnel, Pension and Public Grievances Dr. Jitendra Singh has
launched Swachhata Portal for the Special Campaign 2.0.
✓ The campaign will begin on 2nd October 2022.
✓ The portal — www.pgportal.govlin/scdpm22 — has been developed by the Department of
Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in the Union Ministry of
Personnel.
✓ On the occasion, the minister also released the Special Campaign July Progress Report,
and the CPGRAMS Monthly Progress Report for August, 2022.
✓ The scope and mandate of the special campaign 2.0 from October 2 to October 31 has
been expanded and all regional offices have been included in it.
Q. The International Day for the preservation for Ozone layer (World Ozone Day) is observed
annually on?
Answer : C

✓ International Day for the preservation for Ozone layer (World Ozone Day) is observed
annually on September 16 to spread awareness of the depletion of the Ozone Layer and
search for solutions to preserve it.
✓ Theme for 2022 World Ozone Day : Global Cooperation Protecting Life on Earth
✓ The day was designated by the United Nations General Assembly on December 19, 2000,
to commemorate the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the
Ozone Layer in 1987.
Q. Who will be the host of FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup 2022?
A) UAE B) Qatar
C) Sri Lanka D) India
Answer : D
✓ Union Cabinet has approved the signing of guarantees for hosting the Under-17 FIFA
Women’s World Cup in India.
✓ India is hosting the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Navi Mumbai, Goa, and Bhubaneswar
from October 11 to October 17, 2022
✓ Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said Rs 60 crore will be spent for hosting the tournament
that will see participation of 16 teams, including India.
✓ An assistance of Rs 10 crore to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) for the field of play
maintenance, stadium power, energy and cabling, stadia, and training site branding will
be met from the budgetary allocation for the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports
Federations (NSFs).
FIFA IN NEWS 2022
❖ FIFA lifted ban with immediate effect on All India Football Federation (AIFF).
❖ FIFA U-17 women’s World Cup to be held in India in October 2022.
❖ Adidas Unveils Official Al Rihla FIFA World Cup Ball for Qatar 2022.
❖ Byju’s named as official sponsor of FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
❖ Chelsea wins 2021 FIFA Club World Cup Champions.
❖ Best FIFA Men’s Player Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich, Poland).
❖ Best FIFA Women’s Player Alexia Putellas (Barcelona, Spain).
❖ FIFA Ranking 2022: India ranked 104th.
❖ FIFA Rankings Brazil remained on top.
❖ FIFA unveils ‘Ibha’ as official mascot for U-17 2022 Women’s World Cup to be held in India.
❖ FIFA WORLD CUP
❖ 2022 : Qatar (32 Teams)
❖ 2026 : Canada, Mexico,US (48 teams)
❖ FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
❖ 2022 : Costa Rica
❖ FIFA U-17 World Cup
❖ 2022- Women's : India
❖ 2023 - Women's : Australia and New Zealand
❖ Most successful team(s) Men's
❖ : Brazil (5 titles)
❖ Fédération Internationale de Football Association
❖ (FIFA)
❖ Founded : 21 May 1904

❖ Founded : Paris, France
❖ Headquarters : Zürich, Switzerland
❖ Membership : 211
❖ Languages : English, French, German, Spanish & Italian
❖ First President : Robert Guérin
❖ President : Gianni Infantino (Switzerland)
❖ Secretary General : Fatma Samoura
Q. Which city has signed an MoU with the firm Pataa Navigations to become the country’s first
‘Smart City’ with digital address?
A) Indore B) Gwalior
C) Varanasi D) Gandhinagar
Answer : A
✓ Indore to become the country’s first “Smart City” with digital address.
✓ Indore city of Madhya Pradesh has signed an MoU with the firm Pataa Navigations to
implement a fully digital addressing system, making it the first city in India to do so.
✓ As per the MoU, Pataa app will be used by all government agencies and emergency
services in Indore.
✓ Pataa has developed patented technology and is working with the Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) to develop a digital addressing system for the nation.
✓ Pataa is a brief and distinctive code that helps the user find the specific geotagged
location.
✓ This app will also be essential for bringing down Indore’s pollution levels. The alliance
seeks to raise the standard of living for those living in rural areas of India by making
resources like loans, seeds, and technical support more accessible.
Q. Which paramilitary forces’ first female camel riding squad is being deployed along the India-
Pak border?
A) BSF
B) ITBP
C) CISF
D) CRPF
Answer : A
✓ BSF’s first female camel riding squad will be deployed along the India-Pakistan border in
Rajasthan & Gujarat.
✓ This Squad will be the first of its kind in the world.
✓ It will participate for the first time in the BSF Raising Day Parade on 1 December 2022.
✓ The BSF is India’s primary border-guarding force.
✓ Border Security Force (BSF)
✓ Founded : 1965
✓ Motto : Duty Unto Death
✓ Director General : Pankaj Kumar Singh

Q. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated and laid the
foundation stone of seven National Highway projects costing over 1128 crore rupees in
which state?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Maharashtra D) Rajasthan
Answer : A
✓ In Madhya Pradesh, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari
inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of seven National Highway projects costing over
1128 crore rupees in Gwalior.
✓ The total length of these projects is 222 kilometers.
✓ A 6-lane Agra-Gwalior Greenfield Expressway would be connected to Yamuna
Expressway and a logistics park would also be set up along the Agra-Gwalior Expressway.
Q. Agro-chemical firm UPL Ltd. has announced a joint venture with CleanMax Enviro Energy
Solutions (CleanMax), to set up a hybrid solar-wind energy power plant in which state?
A) Telangana B) Gujarat
C) Karnataka D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : B
✓ Agro-chemical firm UPL Ltd. has announced a joint venture with CleanMax Enviro Energy
Solutions (CleanMax), to set up a hybrid solar-wind energy power plant in Gujarat.
✓ CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions will develop and maintain a hybrid 28.05 MW solar and
33 MW wind power project under a captive model as envisaged under the electricity laws.
✓ This project will enable UPL to increase its renewable energy usage to 30% of its total
global power consumption from the current level of 8%.
✓ This 61.05 MW captive wind-solar hybrid project is a part of a larger wind solar hybrid farm
developed by CleanMax in Gujarat. The overall capacity of the CleanMax wind solar hybrid
farm stands at over 400 MW; comprising 230 MW wind and 180 MW solar; leading to carbon
abatement of 8.75 Lakh tonnes of CO2 equivalent per annum.
Q. Who has been elected as the president of Auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile
Manufacturers (SAM) for 2022-23?
A) Trishneet Arora B) Vinod Agarwal
C) Sreelakshmi Suresh D) Shradha Sharma
Answer : B
✓ Auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers has elected Vinod
Aggarwal as its new president for 2022-23.
✓ Aggarwal, the MD and CEO of Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles, succeeds Maruti Suzuki
India Executive Vice Chairman Kenichi Ayukawa.
✓ The SIAM also elected Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Managing Director Shailesh
Chandra as the Vice President.
✓ Satyakam Arya, CEO & MD, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles was elected as the
Treasurer.

Q. Who has become the first Indian woman wrestler to win two medals at the World
Championships after clinching a bronze in the 53-kilogram category in Belgrade, Serbia?
A) Vinesh Phogat B) Sakshi Malik
C) Divya Kakran D) Babita Phogat
Answer : A
✓ Vinesh Phogat has become the first Indian woman wrestler to win two medals at the World
Championships after clinching a bronze in 53-kilogram category in Belgrade, Serbia.
✓ She defeated Emma Malmgren of Sweden.
✓ This is her second bronze medal at the Championships.
✓ She had previously earned a podium position in the 2019 edition of the tournament at Nur-
Sultan, Kazakhstan.
Q. ISRO collaborated with which company to launch India’s first High Throughput Satellite
(HTS)?
A) Hughes Communications India B) OneWeb Telecommunications
C) Aletheia Technologies D) EchoStar Corporation
Answer : A
✓ Hughes Communications India (HCI) in collaboration with the Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) officially launched India’s first high throughput satellite (HTS)
broadband internet service.
✓ HTS increases capacity when using the same amount of orbital spectrum while
simultaneously reducing the cost per bit
✓ Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
✓ Founded : 15 August 1969
✓ HQ : Bengalore, Karnataka
✓ Founder / 1st Chairman : Vikram Sarabhai
✓ 10th Chairman : S Somanath
✓ Aryabhata India's first satellites Launched on 19 April 1975
Q. India ha signed an MoU with which country for the training of diplomats?
A) Ethiopia B) Namibia
C) Rwanda D) Madagascar
Answer : D
✓ India and Madagascar have signed an MoU for the training of diplomats.
✓ Madagascar
✓ Capital : Antananarivo
✓ Currency : Ariary
✓ President : Andry Rajoelina
Q. What is the rank of India in the 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index?
A) 2nd B) 3rd
C) 4th D) 5th

Answer : C
✓ India with an index score of 0.663, stood at 4th in the 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index.
✓ Vietnam is ranked first with an overall index ranking of 1.000.
✓ In the 2021 edition of the index, India stood at the second position, just behind Vietnam.
✓ This index, published by crypto analysis firm Chainalysis, tracks countries adopting
cryptocurrencies or investing in digital assets
Q. Which country has signed an MoU with the China National Space Agency (CNSA) to work
together on the moon mission?
A) UAE B) Iran
C) Saudi Arabia D) Kuwait
Answer : A
✓ Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) of the UAE and the China National Space
Agency (CNSA) have signed an MoU to work together on the UAE's moon missions.
✓ This agreement marks the first joint space project between the two countries.
✓ Under the project, the UAE will develop a rover named Rashid-2 & China will help it with
the landing, data transmission, observation, and control.
Q. Which day in the year is celebrated as the World Bamboo Day?
Answer : D
✓ World Bamboo Day is observed every year on 18 September to raise awareness of the
benefits of bamboo and to promote its use in everyday products.
✓ WBD was officially declared by the World Bamboo Organization on September 18 at the
8th World Bamboo Congress held in Bangkok in 2009.
✓ Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family.
✓ World Bamboo Organization Headquarters: Antwerp, Belgium.
✓ Assam is the largest bamboo producing state in India.
✓ India is the second largest producer of bamboo behind China
Q. Who has been scripted history as he became the first Indian to clinch a Lausanne Diamond
League?
A) Neeraj Chopra B) Jagdish Bishnoi
C) Bhimrao Kesarkar D) Sumit Antil
Answer : A
✓ Neeraj Chopra has won the javelin throw competition at the Lausanne Diamond League
with a best throw of 89.08 meters.

✓ With this Neeraj became the first Indian to clinch the prestigious Diamond League Meet
title.
✓ Neeraj has thus qualified for the Diamond League Finals, which will take place in Zurich,
Switzerland on 7 & 8 September.
✓ He has also qualified for the 2023 World Championships.
Q. Who is the author of the book ‘India’s Economy From Nehru To Modi: A Brief History’?
A) Radika Rathore B) Pulapre Balakrishnan
C) Madhu Bhaduri D) Rajesh Talwar
Answer : B
✓ A new book named ‘India’s Economy From Nehru To Modi – A Brief History‘ written by
Pulapre Balakrishnan will be launched shortly.
✓ The book is written about the economic progression of India from the time of Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru to the current time of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
✓ Independent India’s economy is completing a 75-year-long journey.
Q. James Anderson has become the first-ever fast bowler to complete 950 wickets in
international cricket. He is from which country?
A) England B) Australia
C) New Zealand D) South Africa
Answer : A
✓ England’s James Anderson has become the first-ever fast bowler to complete 950 wickets
in international cricket.
✓ He attained this historic feat on Day 3 of the second Test against South Africa.
✓ He broke the record of Australia’s Glenn McGrath (949 wickets).
✓ The most successful bowlers in international cricket are Sri Lankan spin wizard, Muttiah
Muralitharan (1,347 wickets), late Aussie spin great Shane Warne (1,001 wickets) and
Indian spin great Anil Kumble (956 wickets).
Q. Who has become the first Indian Cricketer to play 100 matches in all the formats?
A) Virat Kohli B) Rohit Sharma
C) Hardik Pandya D) KL Rahul
Answer : A
✓ Virat Kohli has become the first Indian Cricketer and just the second player overall in
international cricket history to have played 100 matches in all three formats of the game.
✓ The former skipper has now 100 T20Is, 102 Tests, and 262 ODIs to his name.
✓ Virat Kohli made his international debut for India against Sri Lanka in 2008.
Q. Which State governments has inaugurated Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympics Games?
A) Rajasthan B) Gujarat
C) Jharkhand D) Haryana
Answer : A

✓ Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot inaugurated Rajiv Gandhi Olympic Games at the
State level function in Jodhpur district.
✓ The games have started in more than 11,000 panchayats in Rajasthan.
Q. Which Indian cricketer has become the batsman with the highest average in T20I Cricket?
A) Rohit Sharma B) Hardik Pandya
C) Kl Rahul D) Virat Kohli
Answer : D
✓ Indian batter Virat Kohli on August 31, 2022, became the player with the highest average
in the T20I format of cricket.
✓ He accomplished his feat during his side’s Group A tie against Hong Kong in Dubai during
the ongoing Asia Cup 2022.
✓ Kohli has overtaken Pakistan’s batter Mohammed Rizwan.
Q. The first edition of the “World Health Summit for Pride of Homoeopathic held in which city?
A) Dubai B) London
C) Tokyo D) Beijing
Answer : A
✓ The first edition of the “World Health Summit for Pride of Homoeopathicas held in Dubai.
✓ The summit aimed to educate and promote a homoeopathic system of medicine, drugs,
and practices.
✓ Theme of summit – Diseases caused by climate change and global warming.
✓ It was organised by Burnett Homoeopath.
✓ Pvt Ltd & was addressed by Ashwini Kumar Choubey, MoS, Environment Forest & Climate
change.
Q. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has collaborated with the which
country's cyber security agency to design and conduct the Cyber Security Exercise
“Synergy” for 13 countries?
A) Malaysia B) Australia
C) South Korea D) Singapore
Answer : D
✓ Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has collaborated with the Cyber
Security Agency of Singapore to design and conduct the Cyber Security Exercise
“Synergy” for 13 Countries.
✓ It was a part of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative- Resilience Working
Group.
✓ The Group is being led by India under the leadership of National Security Council
Secretariat.
✓ Theme : Building Network Resiliency to counter Ransomware Attacks.
✓ The specific objective of the exercise was to assess, share and improve strategies and
practices among member-states to build network resiliency against ransomware and
cyber extortion attacks

Q. Which day is observed as the World Coconut Day globally?
Answer : B
✓ World Coconut Day is observed on September 02 every year since 2009.
✓ It is observed for promoting this tropical fruit and bringing awareness regarding its health
benefits.
✓ The theme of World Coconut Day 2022 is Growing Coconut for a Better Future and Life.
✓ The WCD also commemorates the formation of the Asian Pacific Coconut Community
(APCC), which aims to promote, coordinate and harmonize all activities of the coconut
industry.
✓ Kerala stands first in the production of coconuts.
✓ Indonesia is the world leader of coconut production.
Q. National Nutrition Week 2022 is being observed from September 1 to 7. What is the theme
of this year?
A) Eat Right, Bite by Bite B) Go Further with Food
C) Better Child Health D) Celebrate a World of Flavours
Answer : D
✓ National Nutrition Week is observed every year from September 1-7.
✓ Theme 2022 : Celebrate a World of Flavours
✓ To raise awareness among the general public about the value of healthy eating practices
and proper nutrition for upholding a healthy lifestyle.
✓ The Indian government first introduced this week-long campaign in 1982.
Q. Who has become the first player to score 3500 runs in T20I matches?
A) Martin Guptill B) Rohit Sharma
C) Virat Kohli D) Babar Azam
Answer : B
✓ Captain of the Indian Cricket Team Rohit Sharma has become the first player to score 3500
runs in the history of T20I matches.
✓ He reached this landmark during the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 while playing against Hong
Kong.
✓ New Zealand’s Martin Guptill has scored 3,497 runs and Virat Kohli is placed in the third
position with 3,343 runs..
CRICKET RECORD IN NEWS 2022.
❖ Virat Kohli set to become first Indian player to play 100 matches in all formats (102 Tests,
262 ODIs and 100 T20Is)
❖ Rohit Sharma overtakes Martin Guptill to become leading run-scorer in T20 (3500 runs In
133 matches).
❖ England’s James Anderson has become the first-ever fast bowler to complete 950 wickets
in international cricket.

❖ Rohit Sharma sets a world record and becomes first captain to win 13 straight T20I
matches.
❖ Jasprit Bumrah breaks Brian Lara’s world record smashes Broad for 29 runs off a single
over in Test cricket.
❖ Virat Kohli Becomes the 1st Indian To Reach 200 Million Followers On Instagram.
❖ New Zealand’s Ajaz Patel became the third cricketer to scalp all 10 wickets in an innings.
Q. Who has been conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award at the 67th Filmfare Awards?
A) Shatrugan Sinha B) Shyam Benegal
Answer : D
✓ Veteran Bollywood Director Subhash Ghai was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement
Award at the 67th Filmfare Awards.
✓ He is known for his iconic movies like ‘Karz’, ‘Vishwanath’, ‘Pardes’, and Khalnayak,
among others.
✓ The director was honored for his outstanding contribution to Indian Cinema over the years
Q. As per National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Report, which city has been announced as
the safest city in India in 2021?
A) Kolkata B) Mumbai
C) Hyderabad D) Chennai
Answer : A
✓ Kolkata has topped the list of cities with the least number of cognizable offenses per lakh
of its population, making it the safest city in India in 2021, as per the latest National Crime
Records Bureau Report.
✓ The city scored 103.4 per 1 lakh people in terms of the number of cognizable offences,
marching ahead of Pune which stood second.
KOLKATA IN NEWS 2022
❖ Kolkata To Host 23rd Edition Of India International Seafood Show(IISS).
❖ 4th edition of the Tata Steel Chess India tournament will be held in Kolkata.
❖ India’s 1st underwater metro project in kolkata,which runs partly under the Hooghly river.
❖ West Bengal to form 7 new districts, making a total of 30 districts
❖ Kolkata became 1st major metro city to get its biodiversity register.
❖ PM Modi virtually inaugurates Biplobi Bharat Gallery in Bengal.
❖ 45th International Kolkata Book Fair will start from February 28 and will go on till March
13. The focal theme country this year is Bangladesh.
❖ PM Modi inaugurated Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata.
❖ PM Modi virtually inaugurated the second campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer
Institute (CNCI) in Kolkata
Q. Which pharmaceutical company will launch India’s first cervical cancer vaccine?
A) Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories B) Zydus Lifesciences
C) Serum Institute of India D) Glenmark Pharma Ltd

Answer : C
✓ India is set to launch its first indigenously developed Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus
Vaccine (qHPV) against Cervical cancer with the help of the Serum Institute of India (SII)
and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) on 1st September 2022.
✓ The vaccine for Cervical cancer “CERVAVAC”, will be launched by Union Minister of State
Science and Technology Jitendra Singh.
✓ The vaccine is likely to cost around 200-400 per dose.
✓ Serum Institute of India (SII)
✓ Founded: 1966
✓ Headquarters : Hadapsar, Pune
✓ Founder / Chairmam : Cyrus S. Poonawalla
✓ CEO: Adar Poonawalla
Q. Which state has launched the ‘Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme’ for the welfare of the
farmers?
A) Meghalaya B) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer : A
✓ Chief Minister of Meghalaya Conrad K Sangma launched Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme
and said that it aims to ensure that the farmers earn a sustainable livelihood through the
different livestock farming activities.
✓ Through the Piggery scheme, the state envisions addressing the shortage of pork suppl.
Q. Prime Minister Modi has unveiled the new Ensign for which of the armed forces?
A) Indian Army B) Indian Navy
C) Indian Air Force D) Indian Coast Guard
Answer : B
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 2, 2022, unveiled the new naval Ensign for
the Indian Navy on the sidelines of the commissioning of India’s first indigenous aircraft
carrier INS Vikrant which takes inspiration from the seal of the great Indian emperor
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
✓ The new naval ensign replaces the present ensign that carries the Saint George’s Cross
with the Tricolor in the Canton.
✓ This new ensign has two main components: the canton national ensign in the upper left,
and a navy blue-gold octagon in the center of the fly side away from the staff.
✓ St. George’s Cross has been removed from this new ensign. Now the tricolor is drawn in
the top left. Next to it is the emblem of Ashoka in gold on a blue background. Below it is
written ‘Sham no Varunah’ in Sanskrit language. It means that Varuna, the god of water,
is auspicious for us.
✓ The blue octagonal shape in this new ensign represents the eight directions, symbolizing
the multi-faceted reach and multi-functional operational capability of the Indian Navy,
while the anchor symbol represents “firmness”.
✓ In 2014, it was changed again and ‘Satyamev Jayate’ was written below the Ashoka
emblem.
✓ INDIAN NAVY

✓ Father of Indian Navy :
✓ Shivaji
✓ Motto(s) : Shaṁ No Varunaḥ (May the Lord of Water be auspicious unto us)
✓ First Chief : Admiral Sir William Edward Parry
✓ First Indian Chief of the Naval Staff : Katari
✓ 25th Chief of the Naval Staff : R Hari Kumar
Q. Which state government has launched as the "Mukhyamantri Udyaman Khiladi Unnayan
Yojana" on the occasion of National Sports Day?
A) Uttarakhand B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : A
✓ Uttarakhand Chief Minister "Pushkar Singh Dhami" has launched the “Mukhyamantri
Udyaman Khiladi Unnayan Yojana” on the occasion of National Sports Day 2022.
✓ Under this scheme, a sports scholarship of Rs1500 per month will be given to the emerging
players of the state between the age group of 8 to 14 years.
✓ A total of 3900 players will be given scholarships every year, which will include 1950 boys
& 1950 girls.
Q. Ana Brnabic has been re-elected as Prime Minister of which country?
A) Peru B) Serbia
C) Ethiopia D) Madagascar
Answer : B
✓ Serbian President Aleksandar Vuczic has appointed Ana Brnabic for the next term as the
Prime Minister.
✓ SERBIA
✓ Capital : Belgrade
✓ Currency : Dinar
✓ President : Aleksandar Vuczic
✓ Prime Minister : Ana Brnabic
Q. The Regional Office of the Coconut Development Board has been inaugurated in which
state?
A) Kerala B) Telengana
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : A
✓ Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the Regional Office of the
Coconut Development Board on World Coconut Day on September 2, 2022.
✓ He also virtually inaugurated the World Coconut Day celebration at Kochi in Kerala.
✓ In Gujarat, Gir Somnath, Junagarh, and Porbandar Districts are the major centers of
coconut production.

KERALA IN NEWS 2022
❖ Kerala government has launched an app that aims to curb Goods and Service Tax (GST)
evasion. The app, ‘Lucky Bill App’.
❖ Kerala Assembly holds 61 sittings in 2021, the highest in the country.
❖ Kerala has been ranked at first position in Asia’s Global Start-up Ecosystem Report.
❖ India’s largest floating solar power project commissioned by Tata power solar in Kerala.
❖ A new species of Damselfly has been discovered and described from the Western Ghats
of Peechi Wildlife Sanctuary in Thrissur, Kerala.
❖ India’s first Monkeypox case reported in Kerala.
❖ Malayalam filmmaker KP Kumaran has been honoured with Kerala’s highest film award,
the JC Daniel Award 2022.
❖ Kerala Becomes First State to have Its Own Internet Service K-Fon.
❖ Kerala State Transport Ministry has launched a vehicle monitoring system named
'Suraksha-Mitra Project'.
❖ MEDISEP, Kerala’s health insurance scheme for government employees to set rolling from
July 1.
❖ Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has launched eggs and milk scheme for Anganwadi children.
❖ Kerala govt to launch “Kerala Savari” online cab service.
❖ Ahmedabad and Kerala, have been featured in TIME magazine’s list of world’s greatest
places of 2022.
❖ Kerala will launch India’s 1st state-owned over-the-top (OTT) Platform named ‘CSpace’.
❖ Kerala State Transport Ministry has launched a vehicle monitoring system named
'Suraksha-Mitra Project'.
❖ Kerala signed MoU with Netherlands for “Cosmos Malabaricus” Project to illustrate
Kerala’s history.
❖ According to the National e-governance service delivery assessment (NeSDA) report,
Kerala had the highest overall compliance score amongst all states.
❖ Kerala Becomes First State To Introduce Carbon-Neutral Farming.
Q. ‘Nuakhai’ is the greatest harvesting festival of Odisha, celebrated one day after of which of
the following festivals?
A) Ganesh Chaturthi B) Holi
C) Dussehra D) Diwali
Answer : A
✓ Nuakhai is an agricultural festival mainly observed by the people of Odisha.
✓ The festival is observed to welcome the new season of rice.
✓ Nuakhai is a combination of two words that signifies the eating of new rice, ‘Nua’ means
new and ‘khai’ means to eat.
✓ It is observed the day after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival & In 2022 it has celebrated on 1
September 2022.
✓ Nuakhai' is the most important social festival of Western Odisha.
✓ It is also celebrated in Southern Chhattisgarh.
✓ List of festival Odisha.
✓ Bali Trutiya Festival
✓ Nabakalebara festival
✓ Chandan Yatra also known as Gandhalepana Yatra
✓ Dhanu Jatra

✓ Raja Parba festival
✓ Nuakhai Festival
✓ Rath Yatra
Q. A street in Markham City, Canada is named after which indian music director?
A) AR Rahman B) Ilaiyaraaja
C) Devi Sri Prasad D) Yuvan Shankar Raja
Answer : A
✓ After Markham, a city in Canada, honoured AR Rahman by naming a street in his honour,
the celebrated music composer said he now feels more responsible to keep working hard
and inspiring people.
✓ Rahman, who completed three decades in the Indian film industry earlier this month,
penned a note of gratitude for the authorities of Markham in Ontario, Canada on Twitter.
Q. Which Govt Disburses Rs 869 crore for Farmers Under Krushak Assistance for Livelihood
and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme?
A) Odisha B) Jharkhand
C) Bihar D) Karnataka
Answer : A
✓ Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday(1st Sep 2022) disbursed Rs 869 crore
for the state’s 41.85 lakh farmers, under its KALIA scheme, and assured them of additional
aid for crop losses suffered in the recent floods.
✓ According to an official, an amount of Rs 2,000 each was directly transferred to the bank
accounts of 41 lakh small and marginal farmers and other 85,000 landless farmers in
Odisha under the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA)
scheme for Rabi crop.
✓ The state government had in 2018 launched the KALIA scheme, under which the farmers
are given Rs 4,000 in two equal instalments.
✓ Patnaik, on the occasion, said, “Nuakhai is the festival of Mother Earth
Q. New Crab Species named Ghatiana Dwivarna has been discovered in which part of India?
A) Karnataka B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Uttarakhand D) Kerala
Answer : A
✓ New Crab Species named Ghatiana Dwivarna has been discovered from Yellapur taluk of
Uttara Kannada in Karnataka. Dwivarna is the 75th crab species to be found in India and
was discovered by Wildlife enthusiast and photographer Gopal Krishna Hegde and Forest
Guard Parashuram Bhajantri
Q. In which city will India hosted the Quad Group meeting with Japan, US and Australia?
A) Mumbai B) New Delhi
C) Chennai D) Bengaluru

Answer : B
✓ The Quad group meeting will be hosted by India in New Delhi with Japan, U.S, and
Australia in the coming week. The Quad meeting is the first such “Senior Officers Meeting”
(SOM) to be held after tensions rose between China and Taiwan. The Quad SOM meeting
is one of several meetings to be held between India and Indo-Pacific Partners.
✓ The Quad SOM meeting is going to be held anytime between 5th-6th September 2022. The
SCO summit in Uzbekistan in mid-September is ahead of the Quad SOM meeting.
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the important leaders of Russia, Iran, China,
Pakistan, and Central Asia will attend the SCO Summit, as it is the first such in-person
meeting since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
✓ The officials of the Ministry of External Affairs will follow the Quad meeting with an India-
US 2+2 “inter-sessional” meeting, with U.S Assistant Secretary of State for South and
Central Asia Donald Lu leading the American delegation to discuss bilateral issues.
✓ Quad countries : India , Japan, USA and Australia.
Q. Which state government has launched loan scheme ‘Mahila Nidhi’ with an aim to ensure
easy loans for women in business?
A) Haryana B) Rajasthan
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Bihar
Answer : B
✓ Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has launched the loan scheme ‘Mahila Nidhi’ with
an aim to ensure easy loans for women in business.
✓ The scheme also aims the social and economic development of women through credit.
✓ CM Ashok Gehlot has announced in the budget 2022-23 about the ‘Mahila Nidhi’ scheme
through Rajasthan Rural Livelihood Development Council.
✓ The scheme will disburse loans of up to Rs 40,000 within 48 hours, and above Rs 40,000
within 15 days.
Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved the
development of which type of fighter aircraft?
A) Chetak 2
B) Rudra 2
C) Mirage 2
D) Tejas Mark-2
Answer : D
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved the
development of Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark 2 fighter aircraft.
✓ It would be a replacement for the Mirage 2000, Jaguar, and MiG-29 combat aircraft in the
Indian Air Force.
✓ The fighter jet will be developed at a cost of over Rs 6,500 crore, in addition to the Rs 2,500
crore previously sanctioned for it.
✓ The development of new aircraft will be completed by 2027.
✓ Tejas is a single-engine and highly agile multi-role supersonic fighter manufactured by the
state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).

Q. Teacher's Day is celebrated in India to commemorate whose birth anniversary?
A) Savitribai Phule B) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar D) APJ Abdul Kalam
Answer : B
✓ Teachers' Day in India is celebrated every year on September 5 to mark the birth
anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
✓ He was a former President of India, scholar, philosopher, and Bharat Ratna recipient.
✓ The first Teachers' Day in India was marked on September 5, 1962, which was his 77th
birthday.
✓ Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan: In 1954, the Government of India honoured him with the
Bharat Ratna, the highest honour of the country.
✓ Don't Confused.
✓ World Teachers’ Day (International Teachers Day) is held annually on October 5.
✓ Teachers' Day in India is celebrated every year on September 5 .
Q. The International Day of Charity is observed annually on which day?
Answer : C
✓ International Day of Charity is observed annually on September 05. It was declared by the
United Nations General Assembly in 2012.
✓ September 5 was chosen in order to commemorate the death anniversary of Mother
Teresa, who had always been engaged in charitable work.
✓ The prime purpose of the International Day of Charity is to raise awareness and provide a
common platform for charity related activities all over the world for individuals, charitable,
philanthropic and volunteer organizations for their own purposes on the local, national,
regional and international level.
Q. In India, when is the National Teachers’ Day celebrated?
Answer : C
✓ In India, the Teachers’ Day is celebrated every year on September 05 since 1962.
✓ The day marks the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, an Indian
philosopher, academic, and statesman, who defined the role of the teacher as someone
who acts not only as an educator but also as a moral mentor and inculcates values among
students.
✓ He was the second President of India (1962 to 1967) and the first Vice President of India
(1952–1962).
✓ The Ministry of Education presents the National Teachers Awards on this occasion every
year.

✓ Teachers' Day in India, September 5, 2022; President Droupadi Murmu honoured 45
selected teachers from across the country with National Awards at Vigyan Bhawan New
Delhi
Q. The UN International Day of Charity on 5th September, is observed to commemorate the
death anniversary of which leader?
A) Kasturba Gandhi B) Vijay Laxmi Pandit
C) Madam Bhikaji Cama D) Mother Teresa
Answer : D
✓ Every year, 5th September is observed as the International Day of Charity. This day was
so chosen, in memory of the death anniversary of Mother Teresa. This day aims to bridge
the gap between the rich and poor and to meet the SDGs by 2030.
Q. PM Modi along with the PM of which country jointly unveiled Unit-I of the Maitree Super
Thermal Power Project?
A) Nepal B) Bhutan
C) Bangladesh D) Sri Lanka
Answer : C
✓ PM Modi and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina jointly unveiled Unit-I of the Maitree Super
Thermal Power Project in September 2022.
✓ The project is being constructed under India’s concessional financing scheme.
✓ Seven agreements were exchanged following the talks.
✓ This includes an MoU between Prasar Bharati and Bangladesh Television on cooperation
in the field of broadcasting.
✓ The project will add 1320 MW to Bangladesh’s National Grid.
✓ An important agreement on water sharing from the Kushiyara River has been signed.
✓ This will benefit Southern Assam in India and Sylhet region in Bangladesh.
✓ BANGLADESH
✓ Capital : Dhaka
✓ Currency : Taka
✓ President : Abdul Hamid
✓ Prime Minister : Sheikh Hasina
Q. Indian Army Chief Manoj Pande has been conferred with the honorary rank of Army General
by which country?
A) India B) Bangladesh
C) Sri Lanka D) Maldives
Answer : A
✓ Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande has been conferred with the honorary rank of
General of Nepal Army by the President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari in a ceremony at her
residence on September 5, 2022.
✓ The ceremony was part of the unique traditions between the armies of India and Nepal.

Q. Who has developed India’s first nasal vaccine iNCOVACC against COVID-19 that received
DCGI approval?
A) Bharat Biotech B) GENoMiX
C) Bharat Pharma D) Serum Institute of India
Answer : D
✓ Bharat Biotech on September 6, 2022, got the emergency use authorization from the
Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for the intranasal COVID-19 vaccine.
✓ This will be India’s first nasal vaccine against Coronavirus.
✓ The Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya termed the vaccine a big boot to India’s
fight against COVID
✓ The vaccine is stable at 2-8°C...
✓ Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved the country’s first intra-nasal Covid-19
vaccine — Bharat Biotech’s iNCOVACC — for restricted emergency use in those aged
above 18 years.
Q. Which has become the first country to approve the world’s first needle-free, inhaled version
of the COVID-19 vaccine?
A) India B) Russia
C) China D) United Kingdom
Answer : C
✓ China has become the first country in the world to approve the world’s first needle-free,
inhaled version of the COVID-19 vaccine.
✓ China’s National Medical Products Administration approved the vaccine for emergency
use as a booster vaccine.
✓ The companies in China have been looking into developing inhaled versions of vaccines to
stimulate the antibodies in nasal and airway tissues to defense against COVID-19.
Q. Who has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Shipping
Corporation of India (SCI)?
A) V. Vidyavathi
B) R. S. Garkhal
C) Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay
D) Binesh Kumar Tyagi
Answer : D
✓ Binesh Kumar Tyagi has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the
Shipping Corporation of India (SCI)
✓ Under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, SCI is the largest shipping company
in India.
✓ Shipping Corporation of India (SCI)
✓ Founded : 1961
✓ CMD : Binesh Kumar Tyagi

Q. India and which country have signed an MoU to establish the Cultural Council Forum to
deepen the partnership between the two countries?
A) UAE B) Kuwait
C) Saudi Arabia D) Iran
Answer : A
✓ India and UAE signed an MoU to establish the Cultural Council Forum to deepen the
partnership between the two countries.
✓ This will be facilitated by the International Cooperation of UAE and the Indian Council for
Cultural Relations (ICCR).
✓ It was signed during the 14th India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting in Abu Dhabi.
✓ The meeting was co-chaired by EAM S Jaishankar and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdulla
bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Q. Which company has signed an MoU with UK-based Smiths Detection to offer advanced,
high-energy scanning systems to the Indian market?
A) Bharat Electronics Limited B) Hindustan Unilever Limited
C) Indian Oil Corporation Limited D) Tata Steel Limited
Answer : A
✓ Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed an MoU with UK-based Smiths Detection to
offer advanced, high-energy scanning systems to the Indian market.
✓ As per the MoU, BEL will handle front-end requirements in the market while Smiths
Detection will provide its expertise & screening technology for the project.
✓ The MoU has been signed for a period of 5 years.
✓ Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
✓ Founded : 1954
✓ Headquarteres : Bengaluru Karnataka
✓ CMD : Anandi Ramalingam
Q. Which country's cyclists have won the Leh Cycling World Cup men's and women's
categories?
A) France B) Indonesia
C) Germany D) South Korea
Answer : C
✓ In the Leh Edition of the UCI MTB Eliminator World Cup, German cyclists stood first in both
men's and women's categories.
✓ Ladakh Police in collaboration with the Cycling Association of India has organized the first-
ever MTB Eliminator World Cup in Leh in India.

Q. What is the name of the mascot for the 36th National Games Ahmedabad, Gujarat?
A) Savaj B) Jagriti
C) Dhakad D) Monal
Answer : A
✓ Union Home Minister Amit Shah has launched the mascot and the anthem for the 36th
National Games in Ahmedabad.
✓ The mascot is named ‘Savaj’ which means cub in Gujarati.
✓ While the theme of the anthem of the national games is ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.’
✓ The National Games will be organized from September 29 to October 12 in six cities in the
state namely Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, and Bhavnagar.
✓ The budget allocated for sports in the year 2014 was 866 crore which was increased to
two thousand crores in this year.
BEST MCQ WITH FACTS AUGUST 2022

Q. India’s first indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus has been inaugurated in
which city?
A) Pune B) Chennai
C) Mumbai D) Hyderabad
Answer : A
✓ Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Sunday unveiled India’s first indigenous Hydrogen
fuel cell bus in Pune.
✓ The Hydrogen fuel cell bus is developed by the CSIR - Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research and KPIT Limited
INDIA'S FIRST IN NEWS 2022
❖ India’s first ‘Migration Monitoring Systems’ was inaugurated by the Maharashtra
Women and Children Development Minister Mangalprabhat Lodha in Mumbai.
❖ India’s first Green Technology incubation facility opened at NIT Srinagar.
❖ Hitachi Astemo installed its India’s first ground-mounted solar power plant of 3
megawatts (MW) at its Jalgaon manufacturing plant.
❖ The 3 megawatts (MW) solar power plant will be built in an area of 43301 sqm.
❖ India’s First Forest University to be Established in Telangana.
❖ IILM University of Uttar Pradesh launched the first National Education Policy 2020 (NEP
2020) Complaint Law School in the Country.
❖ India is set to launch its first indigenously developed Quadrivalent Human
Papillomavirus Vaccine (qHPV) against Cervical cancer with the help of the Serum
Institute of India (SII) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT).The vaccine for
Cervical cancer “CERVAVAC”,
❖ PM Modi has dedicated India’s first earthquake memorial, named Smruti Van at Bhuj in
Gujarat.
❖ India's first indigenous Hydrogen fuel cell bus unveiled in Pune.

❖ India’s First Observatory To Monitor Space Activity To Come Up In Uttarakhand.
❖ Madhya Pradesh’s Mandla becomes India’s first fully ‘functionally literate’ district.
❖ Rajasthan government will introduce India’s first right-to-health bill.
❖ IN-SPACe authorises India’s first set of space start-ups to launch payloads.
❖ Goa, first state in India to receive “Har Ghar Jal” certification.
❖ India’s first teaching robot, introduced by Indus International School.
❖ Edelweiss Mutual Fund to introduces India’s first gold and silver fund
❖ Successful testing of India’s first 5G private network announced by Bharti Airtel.
❖ Kiya.ai launches India’s first banking metaverse Kiyaverse.
❖ India’s first all women-run cooperative bank coming up in Rajasthan.
❖ Indira Gandhi International Airport becomes India’s first to run entirely on hydro and
solar energy.
❖ India’s first mobile telematics-based auto insurance introduced by Edelweiss.
❖ Gujarat becomes first Indian state to launch semiconductor policy 2022-27.
❖ country’s first Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK) was
launched in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
❖ Rajasthan introduces the first digital Lok Adalat in India.
❖ India’s First Olympic Values Education launched in Odisha.
❖ Kolkata Becomes First Metro City To Get Its Biodiversity Register.
❖ India’s first pure green hydrogen plant commissioned in Assam.
❖ Cochin Shipyard to build India’s first home made Hydrogen-fuelled electric vessel.
❖ India’s first steel road featured in Gujarat.
❖ Village Palli: India’s 1st carbon-neutral panchayat in J&K.
❖ Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurates India’s first ‘Lavendar Festival’ in
Bhaderwah, Jammu and Kashmir.
❖ Indian Railways and IIT Madras Partner To Develop India’s First Indigenous Hyperloop.
❖ India’s first portable solar rooftop system unveiled in Gandhinagar.
❖ India’s first geological park will be built in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
❖ Mumbai to host India’s first International Cruise Conference
❖ Maharashtra is first state in India to launch a bus service with a totally digital ticketing
system.
❖ Kerala High Court is all set to become India’s first paperless court.
❖ India’s 1st Internet Radio “Radio Aksh” For Visually Challenged Launched In Nagpur.
❖ India’s first steel road featured in Gujarat.
❖ India’s first pure green hydrogen plant commissioned in Assam.
❖ CryptoWire introduces India’s first global index of cryptocurrencies IC15.
❖ India’s first para-badminton academy launched in Lucknow.
❖ Karnataka became India’s first state to launch AVGC Center of Excellence.
❖ Youtuber Prajakta Koli become India’s first UNDP Youth Climate Champion.
❖ India’s first heli-hub to be set up in Gurugram, Haryana.
Q. The world’s largest floating solar power plant is soon to be built in which state of India?
A) Uttarakhand B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Andhra Pradesh D) Chhattisgarh
Answer : B

✓ The world's largest floating solar power plant will be built on Omkareshwar Dam on the
Narmada River in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh at an estimated cost of over Rs 3000
crores.
✓ The project will generate 600 Megawatt power by 2022-23.
✓ The estimated cost of the project is over Rs. 3000 crores.
✓ The new floating solar plant will make Khandwa the only district in Madhya Pradesh to
have all three things- thermal power station, hydel and solar power
Q. World's largest floating 600 MW solar power project is going to be built on which dam of
Narmada river in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh?
A) Tungabhadra Dam B) Hirakud dam
C) Bhakra Nangal Dam D) Omkareshwar Dam
Answer : D
Q. PM Modi has recently inaugurated 2G Ethanol Plant at which of these places?
A) Karnal B) Panipat
C) Panchkula D) Kurukshetra
Answer : B
✓ Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation, the second generation (2G)
Ethanol Plant in Panipat, Haryana via video conferencing on August 10, 2022, on the
occasion of World Biofuel Day.
✓ The 2G Ethanol Plant has been built at an estimated cost of over Rs. 900 crore by Indian
Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL).
✓ Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inaugurated India’s first ethanol plant in Purnia
district, Bihar. The plant has been set up by Eastern India Biofuels Private Limited at a
cost of Rs 105 crores.
✓ India advances 20% ethanol-blending in petrol to 2025.
Q. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has unveiled the bust of Mahatma Gandhi in which
South American country?
A) Argentina B) Bolivia
C) Paraguay D) Brazil
Answer : C
✓ The External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in
Paraguay.
✓ He also visited the historic Casa de la Independencia from where the South American
country’s Independence Movement started more than two centuries ago.
Q. India's first commercial space situational awareness observatory will be set up in which
state?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Uttarakhand
C) Himachal Pradesh D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : B

✓ India's first commercial space situational awareness observatory will be set up in the
Garhwal region of Uttarakhand by Digantara, a space sector start-up.
✓ It will track objects as small as 10 cm in size orbiting the earth.
✓ The space situational awareness observatory will help India track any activity in space
including that of space debris and military satellites hovering over the region.
UTTARAKHAND IN NEWS 2022.
❖ Uttarakhand recently received the first prize in two categories - the best adventure
tourism destination and all-round development of tourism - from the Union tourism
ministry.
❖ India's first commercial space observatory will be set up in the Garhwal division of
Uttarakhand.
❖ Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has launched the “Mukhyamantri
Udyaman Khiladi Unnayan Yojana” on the occasion of National Sports Day.
❖ Uttarakhand education department launched an e-governance portal “Samarth”.
❖ India-US Armies to hold mega military exercise “Yudh Abhyas” from October 14 to 31,
2022, at Auli in Uttarakhand.
❖ Uttarakhand becomes first state in India to implement New Education Policy (NEP) at
pre-primary level.
❖ Uttarakhand govt decides to develop one Sanskrit-speaking village in each district.
❖ World Bank has approved a project worth ₹1,000 crore for taking rain-fed farming to
new heights in the hilly regions of Uttarakhand.
❖ Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami introduces e-FIR service and a police app for
Uttarakhand.
❖ Uttarakhand to launch “Him Prahari” scheme for ex-servicemen & youngsters.
❖ Rishabh Pant appointed as the State Brand Ambassador of Uttarakhand.
❖ Uttarakhand becomes the 1st Indian state to roll out drone in healthcare.
❖ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approves new Defence Estates Circle for Uttarakhand.
❖ Pushkar Singh Dhami takes oath as 11th CM of Uttarakhand.
❖ India’s 1st liquid-mirror telescope in Uttarakhand will be Asia’s largest.
❖ The telescope, built by astronomers from India, Belgium and Canada, is located at an
altitude of 2,450 metres at the Devasthal Observatory campus of Aryabhatta Research
Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) in Nainital district, Uttarakhand.
Q. For the first time in the history of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), a
female Director general has been appointed. Name the newly appointed women DG of
the organisation?
A) Nallathamby Kalaiselvi B) Radhika Agarwal
C) Suchi Mukherjee D) Hemalatha Annamalai
Answer : A
✓ Senior scientist Nallathamby Kalaiselvi has been appointed as the Director General of
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), for a period of two years.
✓ She is the first woman to hold charge as DG of CSIR, a consortium of 38 research
institutes across the country.
✓ Kalaiselvi succeeds Shekhar Mande, who superannuated in April 2022.
✓ Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
✓ Established : 26 September 1942

✓ President : Prime Minister of India
✓ Director General : Dr. Nallathamby Kalaiselvi (first woman DG)
✓ Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize was established by CSIR in 1958. The prize is named
after the Founder Director Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
Q. The 300-metre long ‘Atal Bridge’ for pedestrians and cyclists has been inaugurated in
which city?
A) Ahmedabad B) Surat
C) Vadodara D) Rajkot
Answer : A
✓ Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the iconic ‘Atal Bridge’ over the
Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat. Its name was declared as Atal Bridge
on 25 December on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
✓ This bridge is built on the banks of the Sabarmati Riverfront on Sabarmati River which
flows through the city of Ahmedabad.
✓ Equipped with attractive design and LED lights, this bridge is about 300 meters long
and 14 meters wide.
✓ 2,600 metric tons of steel pipe has been used in the construction of this bridge and the
railing is made of glass and steel.
✓ The total cost of construction of this bridge is Rs 74.29 lakh crore.
✓ Sabarmati Riverfront has been developed on the banks of the Sabarmati River in the
city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Q. Who has been awarded the UNESCO Peace Prize 2022?
A) Emmanuel Macron B) Angela Merkel
C) Volodymyr Zelensky D) Joe Biden
Answer : B
✓ Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel was awarded the UNESCO Peace Prize for
her 'efforts to welcome refugees'.
✓ He has been honored for his "courageous decision to welcome more than 1.2 million
refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Eritrea in 2015".
✓ Angela Merkel held the position of German Chancellor for a term of 16 years and she
resigned in 2021
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO)?
A) Ritu Karidhal B) Samir V Kamat
C) Nandini Harinath D) Tessy Thomas
Answer : B
✓ Sameer V Kamat, Director General, Naval Systems and Materials Division of DRDO,
was recently appointed as the new Chairman of DRDO. Kamat will continue in this post
till the age of 60 years or till further orders.

✓ The same, the current secretary G. Satheesh Reddy was appointed Scientific Advisor
to the Defense Minister.
✓ DRDO is the largest and most diverse research organisation in India.
✓ DRDO has a network of 52 laboratories.
✓ Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
✓ Motto : "Strength's Origin is in Knowledge"
✓ Chairman : Sameer V Kamat
Q. Which country has once again broken its record for the lowest fertility rate in the world?
A) Japan B) South Korea
Answer : B
✓ South Korea has once again shattered its own record for the world’s lowest fertility
rate as it faces the prospect of its population of 51 million people more than halving by
the end of this century.
✓ According to a Bloomberg report, Korean women were estimated, based on 2021 data,
to have an average of just 0.81 children over their lifetimes, down from 0.84 a year
earlier, the statistics office said on Wednesday. The number of newborns declined last
year to 260,600, which equates to about 0.5% of the population.
Q. Who is the new Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) of India?
A) Tarun Kapoor B) Suresh N. Patel
C) P. K. Mishra D) Sanjay Kothari
Answer : B
✓ President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Suresh N. Patel as the Central Vigilance
Commissioner (CVC) of India with effect from August 03, 2022.
✓ Before this, Mr Patel was the Vigilance Commissioner of India and had been working
as the acting CVC since June 2022, replacing Sanjay Kothari.
✓ Currently the two Vigilance Commissioners of India are Shri Praveen Kumar Srivastava
and Shri Arvinda Kumar.
✓ Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)
✓ First Chief Vigilance Commissioner : Nittoor Srinivasa Rau
✓ Appointed By : President
✓ Term length : upto 4 years or 65 years
✓ Constituting instrument : K.Santhanam Committee
✓ 18th Chief Vigilance Commissioner : Suresh N Patel
✓ CVC works on the policy of 'Zero Tolerance Against Corruption.
Q. Which country has become India’s third-largest coal supplier in July?
A) Russia B) Saudi Arabia
C) Iran D) United Arab Emirates

Answer : A
✓ Russia has become India’s third-largest coal supplier in July, with imports rising by
over a fifth compared with June to a record 2.06 million tonnes.
✓ China is the world's largest producer of coal.
✓ India is second on the list of the world's largest coal.
✓ Jharkhand has the largest reserves of coal in India followed by Odisha and
Chhattisgarh
Q. Recently the Indian Army conducted pan-India satellite communication exercise to test
the operational readiness and robustness of its hi-tech satellite communication systems.
What was the name of this exercise?
A) SatLight B) Skylight
C) Moonlight D) Spacelight
Answer : B
✓ Indian Army conducted a pan-India satellite communication exercise named ‘Ex
Skylight’, in the last week of July.
✓ The main objective of this exercise was to test the operational readiness and
robustness of its hi-tech satellite communication systems, in the event of an attack by
an adversary.
✓ The Indian Army is preparing to have its own multi-band dedicated satellite, with added
✓ The dedicated GSAT-7B satellite of Army is a first of its kind indigenous multi-band
satellite, designed with advanced security features. It will support tactical
communication requirements for troops deployed on ground, remotely piloted aircraft,
air defence weapons and other mission critical and fire support platforms.
✓ ISRO and various agencies responsible for space and ground segments also
✓ The IAF and Navy already have their own GSAT-7 series satellites.
Q. What is the name of the upcoming 'World's Highest Railway Bridge' expected to be built
fully by 2022 in Jammu & Kashmir?
A) Shikara Bridge
B) Jhelum Bridge
C) Chenab Bridge
D) Indus Bridge
Answer : C
✓ Chenab Bridge is the world’s highest railway bridge, which is located in Jammu and
Kashmir.
✓ Golden Joint Of World's Highest Railway Bridge Inaugurated In Jammu And Kashmir.
✓ The completion of the arch of the Chenab Bridge, the world's highest railway bridge,
was a big milestone for Indian Railways.
✓ The bridge is 359 meters high from the river surface.
✓ 9.8 km tunnel on Banihal-Katra railway link completed in Jammu and Kashmir.

Q. Which of the following Ministry launched the ‘SMILE-75 Initiative’?
A) Ministry of Labour and Employment
B) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
C) Ministry of Home Affairs
D) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Answer : B
✓ Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has identified 75 Municipal Corporations to
implement comprehensive rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of begging,
under the spirit of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
✓ The initiative is called ‘SMILE: Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and
Enterprise’ or SMILE-75 Initiative.
✓ It was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment on February 12, 2022.
✓ The Ministry has allocated Rs. 365 Crore for the scheme from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
Q. Recently 11 new wetlands from India have been added to the Ramsar sites list. What is
the total Ramsar sites tally so far in India?
A) 58
B) 69
C) 81
D) 75
Answer : D
RAMSAR SITES IN NEWS 2021-22
✓ India has added 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make a total of 75 such
sites covering an area of 13,26,677 hectares in the country. 75 Ramsar Sites in 75th
Year of Independence India.
1.Tampara Lake in Odisha;
2. Hirakud Reservoir in Odisha;
3.Ansupa Lake in Odisha;
4. Yashwant Sagar in Madhya Pradesh;
5.Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu;
6. Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex in Tamil Nadu;
7. Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu;
8. Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu;
9. Thane Creek in Maharashtra;
10. Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve in Jammu and Kashmir;
11. Shallbugh Wetland Conservation Reserve in Jammu and Kashmir.

❖ India has designated 10 more wetlands as Ramsar sites recently the total Ramsar sites
in India has become 64, covering an area of 12,50,361 ha.
1. Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
2. Satkosia Gorge - Odisha
3. Nanda Lake - Goa
4. Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve - Tamil Nadu
5. Ranganathituu BS - Karnataka.
6. Vembannur Wetland Complex - Tamil Nadu.
7. Sirpur wetland - Madhya Pradesh.
8. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu.
9. Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu.
10. Vellode Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
❖ Government of India Designates 5 New Ramsar Sites, taking total number to 54.
1. Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu
2. Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest, Tamil Nadu
❖ Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat & Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in UP listed as
India’s 48th & 49th Ramsar sites.
❖ 2nd February 2022 marked the 51st anniversary of the Ramsar Convention, the day
which is also celebrated as World Wetlands Day.
❖ Uttar Pradesh's Haiderpur Wetland Recognized as 47th Ramsar Site in India.
❖ There are 75 Ramsar sites in India.
❖ Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is an international treaty for “the conservation and
sustainable use of wetlands”.
❖ It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands and is named after the city of Ramsar
in Iran.
❖ Ramsar Convention or the Convention of Wetlands was established in 1971 and came
into force in the year 1975, upon receipt by UNESCO.
❖ Ramsar convention came into force on 1 December 1975.
❖ India signed the Ramsar Convention on 1 February 1982.
❖ Sundarban wetlands (West Bengal) are the largest Ramsar site in India.
❖ Chilika Lake (Orissa) and Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan) were recognized as the
first Ramsar Sites of India.
❖ Tamil Nadu has the highest number of 14 Ramsar sites in India.
❖ Renuka Wetland in Himachal Pradesh is the smallest wetland of India.
❖ The United Kingdom has the world’s largest number of Ramsar Sites i.e. 175.

Q. Identify the incorrect option with regard to the wetlands designated as Ramsar sites?
A) Ansupa Lake - Odisha
B) Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
C) Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve - Jammu and Kashmir
D) Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary - Karnataka
Answer : D
✓ India has added 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total 75 Ramsar
sites covering an area of 13,26,677 Hectare in the country in the 75th year of
Independence.
✓ Of the 11 new sites four are in Tamil Nadu, three in Odisha, two in Jammu & Kashmir,
and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
✓ Tamil Nadu has the maximum number of Ramsar sites at 14, followed by Uttar Pradesh
which has 10.
✓ India is one of the Contracting Parties to Ramsar Convention, signed in Ramsar, Iran in
1971. India signed it on 1st February 1982. From 1982 to 2013, a total of 26 sites were
added to the list of Ramsar sites.
✓ From 2014 to 2022, the country has added 49 new wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites.
✓ The 11 Indian wetlands which have been designated as new Ramsar sites.
1. Tampara Lake – Odisha
2. Hirakud Reservoir – Odisha
3. Ansupa Lake – Odisha
4. Yashwant Sagar – Madhya Pradesh
5..Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary – Tamil Nadu
6. Such-dram Theroor Wetland Complex – Tamil Nadu
7. Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary – Tamil Nadu
8. Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary – Tamil Nadu
9. Thane Creek – Maharashtra
10. Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve – Jammu and Kashmir
11. Shallbugh Wetland Conservation Reserve – Jammu and Kashmir
Q. The newly designated Ramsar site, Hirakud Reservoir is in which state?
A) Uttar Pradesh B) Odisha
Answer : B
✓ Hirakud Reservoir in Odisha

Q. The newly designated Ramsar site, Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary is in which state?
A) Odisha B) Tamil Nadu
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer : B
Q. The 2022 BRICS Games will be held online in September 2022. Which of these games will
not be the part of the online tournament?
A) Chess B) Wushu
C) Taekwondo D) Breakdancing
Answer : C
✓ 2022 BRICS Games is scheduled to be held from September 01 to 30 but on online
platform.
✓ This means that the athletes from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS)
will compete online.
✓ The 2022 BRICS Games will feature only three competitive games as medal events,
which are breakdancing, chess and Wushu (Chinese martial arts).
✓ The Game is being organised by China, as the host of the 14th BRICS Summit held in
June 2022.
Q. Which country is hosting the 2022 Online BRICS Games?
A) South Africa B) China
C) India D) Brazil
Answer : B
✓ The Game is being organised by China, as the host of the 14th BRICS Summit held in
June 2022.
Q. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a 3D virtual space tech park
called ____.
A) SPARK B) NETRA
C) SAKSHAM D) SPECTRA
Answer : A
✓ The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a 3D virtual space tech
park called SPARK.
✓ SPARK also features the ‘Space on Wheels’ initiative taken by ISRO
ISRO IN NEWS 2022
❖ OneWeb’s 36 satellites were successfully orbited by the biggest rocket ever launched
by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3
or GSLV Mark 3), which lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR,
Sriharikota.
❖ ISRO plans to launch its third lunar mission in the month of June 2023.

❖ The heaviest rocket LVM3 of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will
launch 36 satellites of British start-up OneWeb Broadband Communication Satellites
from the spaceport in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota on October 23, 2022.
❖ According to S Somnath, the Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle Mark-III (GSLV Mk-III)
will launch Chandrayaan-3 (C-3) in June of next year.
❖ ISRO’s launched tiniest rocket to display the Tricolor in Space.
❖ The goal of the project is to place an Earth observation satellite called EOS-02 into low
earth orbit along with a satellite called “Azaadi SAT.” The satellite will be launched from
Sriharikota.
❖ ISRO received a Crew Module Fairing from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for
Gaganyaan mission.
❖ ISRO is set to launch its smallest commercial rocket ‘Small Satellite Launch Vehicle
(SSLV)’ carrying ‘AzaadiSAT’, on August 7, 2022. It will be launched to unfurl the
Tricolour in space, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
❖ SPARK: New Virtual Space Museum Launched By ISRO.
❖ ISRO generated $279 million in foreign currency through satellite launches.
❖ Antrix, the commercial arm of ISRO, made this money by launching 345 foreign
satellites from 34 different nations.
❖ ISRO ‘Human Spaceflight Expo’ inaugurated at Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium
in Bengaluru.
❖ ISRO plans mission to Venus by December 2024.
❖ ISRO used PSLV to launch 345 foreign spacecraft from 34 different nations since 1999.
❖ India's first human space mission "Gaganyaan" will be launched in 2023.
❖ ISRO launched India’s Communication satellite ‘GSAT-24’ from French Guiana.
❖ ISRO successfully tested solid fuel-based booster stage of SSLV at Satish Dhawan
Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota at Andhra Pradesh.
❖ ISRO successfully launches earth observation satellite, EOS-04, onboard the launch
vehicle PSLV-C52 rocket from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre at
Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
❖ Rocket scientist S Somanath appointed as new ISRO chief.
❖ He will succeed Kailasavadivoo Sivan.
❖ Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
❖ Founded : 15 August 1969
❖ HQ : Bengalore, Karnataka
❖ Founder / 1st Chairman : Vikram Sarabhai
❖ 10th Chairman : S Somanath
❖ Aryabhata India's first satellites Launched on 19 April 1975
Q. Which Indian politician has been honoured with France’s highest civilian honour "the
Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur"?
A) Narendra Modi B) Shashi Tharoor
C) Nirmala Sitharaman D) Piyush Goyal
Answer : B
✓ The French government on 11 August 2022 bestowed Shashi Tharoor, a Congress MP,
the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur (the Legion of Honour), its highest civilian honour.
✓ The award has been conferred upon Tharoor in recognition of his writings and
speeches.

Q. India celebrated its which anniversary of Independence Day on 15 August 2022?
A) 76th B) 65th
C) 70th D) 75th
Answer : A
✓ In India, 15 August is celebrated as Independence Day every year.
✓ In 2022, the nation is celebrating its 76th Independence Day, marking 75 years of the
country's independence from British rule.
✓ The Indian Independence movement began during World War I and it was led by
Mahatma Gandhi.
✓ The country gained freedom from British colonial rule on August 15, 1947
Q. Who among the following has launched India’s first saline water lantern "Roshni"?
A) Narendra Modi B) Jitendra Singh
C) Piyush Goyal D) Draupadi Murmu
Answer : B
✓ Union Minister of State Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh has launched India’s
first saline water lantern "Roshni".
✓ It uses the sea water as the electrolyte between specially designed electrodes to
power the LED lamps.
✓ NIOT (National Institute of Ocean Technology) team has invented the Roshini Lamp.
Q. Which International Airport in India is set to launch DigiYatra Programme from August
18, 2022?
A) Chennai International Airport B) Hyderabad International Airport
C) Goa International Airport D) Cochin International Airport
Answer : B
✓ Hyderabad International Airport is set to roll out the DigiYatra programme for three
months from August 18 onwards.
✓ The airport will roll out the Digital processing of the passengers as a proof of concept
through the DigiYatra platform.
✓ It will facilitate the paperless travel and also avoid multiple identity checks at the
airport.
✓ Rajiv Gandhi International Airport : Hyderabad, Telangana
Q. Which flim has awarded the best Film award at the 13th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
2022?
A) 83 B) Pushpa: The Rise
C) K.G.F: Chapter 2 D) Jai Bhim
Answer : A
✓ The 13th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne began at the Palais Theatre.
✓ '83' was awarded the Best Film

✓ Ranveer Singh won Best Actor for '83'.
✓ Shefali Shah won Best Actress for 'Jalsa'.
Q. Which city will hold the 23rd edition of India International Seafood Show (IISS) in 2023?
A) Kolkata B) Chennai
Answer : A
✓ Kolkata will hold the 23rd edition of India International Seafood Show (IISS) from
February 15-17, 2023.
✓ It will be organised by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), in
association with the Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI).
Q. The south London home of__has been honoured with a commemorative Blue Plaque.
A) Dadabhai Naoroji B) Motilal Nehru
C) Bipin Chandra Pal D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer : A
✓ The south London home of Dadabhai Naoroji has been honoured with a
commemorative Blue Plaque.
✓ The red-brick home now has a plaque which mentions : “Dadabhai Naoroji 1825-1917
Indian Nationalist and MP lived here”.
✓ He was born in Mumbai, who known as the “grand old man of India”.
✓ The Blue Plaque scheme is run by the English Heritage charity and honours the historic
significance of particular buildings across London
Q. What is the name of the Online Market Place feature of the ‘MatsyaSetu’ mobile app,
which was recently launched?
A) Matsya Bazaar B) Nipun Bazaar
C) Aqua Bazaar D) Saksham Bazaar
Answer : C
✓ Union Minister of Fisheries & Animal Husbandry Parshottam Rupala on 18 August 2022
launched an online marketplace application 'Aqua Bazar'.
✓ This app will help the fish farmers and stakeholders to source the inputs such as fish
seed, feed, medicines etc and services required for fish culture.
✓ It has been developed by the Bhubaneswar-based ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater
Aquaculture.
Q. Which International airport has been named after Shaheed Bhagat Singh?
A) Cochin International Airport B) Chandigarh International Airport
C) Jaipur International Airport D) Coimbatore International Airport
Answer : B

✓ The Punjab and Haryana governments have agreed to name the Chandigarh
International Airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
✓ The Rs 485-crore airport project is a joint venture of the Airports Authority of India
(AAI), the governments of Punjab and Haryana.
Q. Name the home secretary whose tenure has been extended for one year till 2023
A) Tarun Bajaj B) Rajiv Gauba
C) T V Somanathan D) Ajay Kumar Bhalla
Answer : D
✓ The Central Government has extended the term of Union home secretary Ajay Kumar
Bhalla by one year.
✓ This is his third extension in the post.
✓ He was initially set to retire in November 2020.
Q. Who has been appointed as the Secretary to President Droupadi Murmu
A) Rajesh Verma B) Ajay Seth
C) Vinay Mohan Kwatra D) Rajiv Gauba
Answer : A
✓ Odisha cadre IAS officer Rajesh Verma has been appointed as the Secretary to
President Droupadi Murmu.
✓ He replaces the incumbent Kapil Dev Tripathi,
Q. Nitin Gadkari has unveiled Switch EiV 22, India's first electric double-decker air-
conditioned bus in which city?
A) Delhi B) Kolkata
C) Mumbai D) Ahmedabad
Answer : C
✓ Union minister for road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari has unveiled Switch EiV
22, India’s first electric double-decker air-conditioned bus, in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
✓ The electric bus was designed, developed and manufactured in India by Switch
Mobility, Ashok Leyland’s electric vehicle arm.
Q. Which company has launched a Blockchain Centre of Excellence (CoE) for airports in
August 2022?
A) GMR Group B) Wirpo Group
C) Adani Group D) TATA Group
Answer : A
✓ GMR Group has launched a Blockchain Centre of Excellence (CoE) for airports.
✓ It will also enable thought leadership, research, & training programs for upskilling in
the field of blockchain.
✓ GMR Group

✓ Founded : 1978
✓ Founder : Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao
Q. What is the name of the 3.5-km-long freight train, which was recently tested?
A) Super Vasuki B) SheshNaag
C) Super Vande D) Super Gatimaan
Answer : A
✓ Railways conducted a test run of the 3.5-km-long freight train, Super Vasuki, with 295
loaded wagons carrying over 27,000 tonnes of coal between Korba in Chhattisgarh and
Rajnandgao in Nagpur on August 15, as part of the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'
celebrations.
✓ The train run by the South East Central Railway left Korba at 13:50 and took 11.20 hours
to cover the distance of 267 km.
✓ This is the longest and heaviest freight train ever run by the Railways.
✓ The amount of coal carried by Super Vasuki is enough to fire 3000 MW of power plant .
Q. Which dance form has been nominated by the Government of India to be inscribed as
UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list?
A) Garba B) Giddha
C) Bhangra D) Lavani
Answer : A
✓ Government of India has nominated the dance form Garba to be inscribed on
UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list.
✓ As per the Director of UNESCO, Eric Falt, after the inclusion of Durga Puja on the
UNESCO intangible cultural heritage representative in 2021, India has now nominated
Garba for 2022.
✓ Since 2008, 14 intangible cultural heritages from India have been listed by Unesco.
✓ About Garba
✓ Garba is a Gujarati folk dance celebrated in Navratri, a celebration lasting nine nights.
✓ Garba songs typically revolve around the subjects of Lord Krishna or the nine
goddesses.
UNESCO IN NEWS 2022
❖ Warangal in Telangana, Thrissur and Nilambur from Kerala 3 Indian cities join UNESCO
network of learning cities.
❖ Former German chancellor Angela Merkel wins Unesco Peace Prize 2022 for “her
efforts to welcome refugees”.
❖ Royal Enfield tie-up with UNESCO to promote cultural heritage of India.
❖ India nominates Garba ( Dance Form Gujarat) to be inscribed on UNESCO's intangible
cultural heritage list.
❖ UNESCO recognized the use of information and communication technology (ICT),
under a comprehensive initiative called PM eVIDYA by the department of school
education, Ministry of Education.

❖ Khuvsul Lake National Park of Mangolia has been added to the World Network of
Biosphere Reserve of UNESCO.
❖ Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET) wins UNESCO’s King Hamad Bin Isa
Al-Khalifa Prize for the year 2021.
❖ Brazil landscape garden Sitio Burle Marx receives UNESCO World Heritage status.
❖ India chosen to join 2003 Convention on UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee.
❖ Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, has contributed an amount
of USD 72,124 towards UNESCO Fund for Elimination of Doping in Sport in 2022.
❖ Guadalajara, Mexico was named World Book Capital for the year 2022.
❖ Meghalaya’s living root bridges included on tentative list of UNESCO’s World’s
Heritage Sites.
❖ UNESCO recognises Kolkata’s Durga Puja as Intangible Cultural Heritage.
❖ Centre nominates Hoysala Temples in Karnataka for World Heritage List in 2022-2023.
❖ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
❖ Formation : 16 November 1945
❖ Headquarters : Paris, France
❖ Director-General : Audrey Azoulay (France)
❖ Member countries : 193
❖ Total UNESCO sites in india : 40.
Q. Who has been selected for the 2022 Pulitzer prize under the category of Illustrated
Reporting and Commentary?
A) Danish Siddiqui B) Lisa Falkenberg
C) Michael Lindenberger D) Fahmida Azim
Answer : D
✓ Bangladesh-born Fahmida Azim working for the Insider online magazine of US has
been selected for the 2022 Pulitzer prize.
✓ She will be awarded under the category of Illustrated Reporting and Commentary.
✓ She is among the four journalists including Anthony Del Col, Josh Adams and Walt
Hickey of Insider being published from New York, selected for their work on the
Chinese oppression of the Uyghurs.
✓ The work ‘I escaped a Chinese internment Camp’ has illustrations by her
✓ PULITZER PRIZES
✓ Country : United States
✓ Presented By : Columbia University in New York City.
✓ Categories : twenty-one
✓ Case Prize ; US$15,000
✓ Awarded for : Excellence in newspaper journalism, literary achievements, musical
composition.
Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and
Research Center in which state?
A) Punjab B) Maharashtra
C) Uttarakhand D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : A

✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and
Research Centre at Mullanpur of Punjab's Mohali district.
✓ After inaugurating the state-of-the-art 2,600-bed Amrita Hospital in Haryana's
Faridabad, PM Modi arrived in Mohali in the afternoon.
✓ Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann was also present when PM Modi inaugurated the
cancer hospital in Mullanpur on the outskirts of Chandigarh.
✓ The hospital has been built at a cost of over Rs 660 crore by Tata Memorial Centre, an
aided institute under the Union department of atomic energy
Q. Which of the following country has become the fastest aging country in the European
Union?
A) France B) Italy
C) Portugal D) Singapore
Answer : C
✓ According to the study published by the contemporary Portugal database Pordata,
Portugal has become the fastest aging country in the European Union.
✓ At present, 182 elderly people (aged 65 years and above) are registered for every 100
youth (up to 14 years of age) in the country.
✓ The elderly population in the country has tripled in the last three decades.
✓ PORTUGAL
✓ Capital : Lisbon
✓ Currency : Euro
✓ President : Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
✓ Prime Minister : António Costa
Q. Who will commission the country’s first indigenously-built aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant
on September 2?
A) Rajnath Singh B) Manoj Pande
C) Narendra Modi D) Vivek Ram Chaudhari
Answer : C
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission the country’s first indigenously-built
aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant on September 2.
✓ The Prime Minister will officially induct the vessel to the Indian Navy at a specially
arranged venue inside the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) here, which manufactured
the over Rs 20,000 crore warship.
✓ Vikrant has a top speed of around 28 knots and a cruising speed of 18 knots with an
endurance of about 7,500 nautical miles.
✓ The IAC is 262 metres long, 62 metres wide and has a height of 59 metres. Its
construction began in 2009
Q. Who among these has been elected as the Deputy President of FIDE ?
A) Koneru Humpy B) Magnus Carlsen
C) Fabiano Caruana D) Viswanathan Anand
Answer : D

✓ Indian chess legend and five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand has been
elected as the Deputy President of FIDE on August 07, 2022.
✓ The elections to the world chess body took place during the FIDE Congress, being
conducted alongside the 44th Chess Olympiad.
✓ The incumbent President Arkady Dvorkovich has been re-elected for a second term.
✓ International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation (FIDE)
✓ Founded : 1924 { Paris, France}
✓ President : Arkady Dvorkovich (Russia)
✓ Vice president : Viswanathan Anand ( Tamil Nadu)
Q. Who has been elected as the new and 14th Vice-President of India in the election held in
August 2022?
A) Bandaru Dattatreya B) Biswabhusan Harichandan
C) Arif Mohammad Khan D) Jagdeep Dhankhar
Answer : D
✓ Jagdeep Dhankhar has been elected as the 14th Vice-President of India after he won
the presidential polls to elect the next Vice-President on August 06, 2022.
✓ Dhankhar clinched a total of 528 votes from 725 votes cast and defeated Opposition
nominee Margaret Alva who bagged 182 votes.
✓ He will take the oath of the office on August 11, 2022.
✓ It must be noted that the Vice President is also the ex officio Chairman of the Rajya
Sabha.
✓ Dhankhar is the former Governor of West Bengal, who served from July 2019 to July
2022.
Q. Who has become the 75th Chess Grandmaster of India?
A) V Pranav B) Abhimanyu Puranik
C) Karthikeyan Murali D) Srinath Narayanan
Answer : A
✓ Chess prodigy V Pranav has become India’s 75th Grandmaster by winning a
tournament in Romania.
Q. The DefExpo-2022 is scheduled to be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The biennial defence
exhibition is which edition of the premier event?
A) 14th B) 12th
C) 10th D) 15th
Answer : B
✓ 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.
Q. Which country has launched the world’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger
trains?
A) Russia B) France
C) Germany D) China
Answer : C
✓ Germany recently launched the world’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger
trains to replace 15 diesel trains running on non-electrified tracks in the state of Lower
Saxony.
✓ The estimated cost of this project is around 93-million-euro (USD 92 million).
✓ These bright blue Coradia iLint trains are built by French TGV-maker Alstom, which are
costlier than diesel powered trains but eco-friendly.
✓ The green trains can travel 600 miles (1,000km) and a maximum speed of 140 kph (87
mph) on a single tank of hydrogen, similar to the range of diesel trainsl
Q. Who has won the BWF World Championships 2022 title in Men’s Singles and Women’s
Singles categories?
A) Kento Momota and Nozomi Okuhara
B) Viktor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi
C) Lee Zii Jia and Tai Tzu-Ying
D) Lee Chong Wei and Chen Yufei
Answer : B
✓ World number one shuttler Denmark's Viktor Axelsen has clinched his second BWF
Championship title by defeating Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsern in Tokyo.
✓ On the other hand, defending champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan has retained the
women's singles title. She defeated Olympic champion Chen Yufei of China
Q. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will invest Rs 2 lakh crore to achieve net-zero operational
carbon emissions by which year?
A) 2025 B) 2030
C) 2035 D) 2046
Answer : D
✓ Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will invest Rs 2 lakh crore to achieve net-zero operational
carbon emissions by 2046.
✓ The target set is in line with India's aim to reach net-zero emissions by 2070.

Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated India's first earthquake memorial in which
state?
A) Himachal Pradesh B) Gujarat
C) Uttarakhand D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : B
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Smriti Van Memorial in Gujarat. It is the first
earthquake monument in India. It reflects the courage shown by the people during the
devastating 2001 earthquake in the Kutch region of Gujarat in which 13,000 people
died.
Q. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and NITI Aayog will establish more than 500 Atal Tinkering
Labs (ATLs) in which state/union territory?
A) Gujarat B) Chhattisgarh
C) Himachal Pradesh D) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer : D
✓ Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and NITI Aayog will establishing more than 500 Atal
Tinkering Labs (ATLs) in Jammu and Kashmir to nurture an innovative mind-set among
high school students.
✓ ATL is the flagship initiative of the AIM launched by Centre to nurture an innovative
mindset amongst high school students across India
Q. Which state got its second railway station after a gap of more than 119 years with the
commissioning of a new facility at Shokhuvi?
A) Tripura B) Nagaland
C) Manipur D) Mizoram
Answer : B
✓ North-east state, Nagaland got its second railway station after a gap of more than 119
years with the commissioning of a new facility at Shokhuvi.
✓ Dimapur Railway Station was inaugurated in 1903.
✓ The Donyi Polo Express ran daily between Guwahati in Assam and Naharlagun in
Arunachal Pradesh.
✓ The train service has now been extended till Shokhuvi.
Q. Who has become the first Indian to win gold in the World Cadet Judo Championship 2022?
A) Avtar Singh B) Linthoi Channambam
C) Poonam Chopra D) Thodam Kalpana Devi
Answer : B
✓ Indian judo player Linthoi Chanambam scripted history by winning a gold medal in the
women's 57 kg category at the World Cadet Judo Championship 2022 in Sarajevo,
Bosnia. 16-year-old Channambam has become the first Indian to win a gold medal at
the World Judo Championships in any category.

Q. Who has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 67th Filmfare
Awards?
A) Shatrughan Sinha B) Shyam Benegal
Answer : D
✓ Noted Bollywood director Subhash Ghai was honored with the Lifetime Achievement
Award at the 67th Filmfare Awards. He is known for iconic films like 'Karz',
'Vishwanath', 'Pardes', 'Khalnayak'. The director was honored for his outstanding
contribution to Indian cinema over the years.
Q. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, which city has been
declared as the safest city in India in 2021?
A) Mumbai B) Kolkata
C) Bangalore D) Pune
Answer : B
✓ According to the recent National Crime Records Bureau report, Kolkata has topped
the list of cities with the lowest cognizable crimes per lakh population, making it the
safest city in India in 2021. In terms of number of cognizable offences, Kolkata city
scored 103.4 per 1 lakh people, followed by Pune city
Q. Who won the prestigious title of Miss Diva Universe 2022?
A) Divita Rai B) Nadia Ferreira
C) Andrea Meza D) Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu
Answer : A
✓ Divita Rai from Karnataka won the prestigious title of Miss Diva Universe 2022.
✓ Pragnya Ayyagari of Telangana was declared Miss Diva Supranational 2022.
Q. Who authored the book ‘India’s Economy From Nehru To Modi: A Brief History’?
A) Pulapre Balakrishnan B) Ramesh Kandula
C) Rahul Srivatshav D) Rashid Khan
Answer : A
Q. The first 3D-printed post office in India will come up in which city?
A) Bengaluru B) Chennai

Answer : A
✓ The first 3D-printed post office in India will come up in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
✓ L&T has obtained technology approval from the Building Materials and Technology
Promotion Council of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and IIT-Madras for 3D
concrete printing for structures running from ground-plus-three floors
Q. Who has been crowned with the title of Miss India USA 2022 in New Jersey?
A) Pallavi Singh B) Sini Shetty
C) Khushi Patel D) Aarya Walvekar
Answer : D
✓ An Indian-American teenager Aarya Walvekar from Virginia, has been crowned Miss
India USA 2022.
✓ Walvekar represented Washington DC at the contest.
✓ The Miss India USA 2022 is the 40th anniversary of the annual beauty pageant.
✓ The event was started by New York-based Indian- Americans Dharmatma and Neelam
Saran under the banner of Worldwide Pageants.
Q. Serena Williams has announced her retirement from tennis recently. She plays for which
country?
A) Romania B) Canada
C) Serbia D) United States
Answer : D
✓ The 41-year-old tennis legend, Serena Williams, plans to retire from the game after the
2022 U.S. Open, which will run from August 29 to September 11, 2022.
✓ During her tennis career so far, the American athletes Serena has won 73 singles titles,
23 doubles titles and over $94 million in career winnings.
✓ Serena Williams won her first Grand Slam singles in the year 1999.
✓ She is an American professional tennis player.
✓ She won the singles gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
✓ She topped the Forbes Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2018 list
✓ She also topped the Forbes Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2019 list.
Q. Which team has won the 2022 UEFA Super Cup ?
A) Manchester City
B) Barcelona
C) Real Madrid
D) Eintracht Frankfurt
Answer : C
✓ Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt, 2-0 in finals to win the 2022 UEFA Super Cup for
a record-equalling fifth time, on August 11, 2022, in Helsinki, Finland.

Q. The Women’s chess section has been added to the 4th edition of Tata Steel Chess India
tournament which is scheduled to take place in December 2022. Which city will host the
sports event?
C) Kolkata D) Hyderabad
Answer : C
✓ 4th edition of Tata Steel Chess India tournament will be held in Kolkata from November
29 to December 4, 2022.
Q. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Rusty Skies and Golden Winds’, which was recently
released by Union Minister Jitendra Singh?
A) Vikram Seth B) Amitav Ghosh
C) Sannidhya Sharma D) Kiran Desai
Answer : C
✓ Union Minister Jitendra Singh recently launched a book titled ‘Rusty Skies and Golden
Winds’.
✓ The book has been written by an 11-year-old, standard 7 student, Sannidhya Sharma,
who hails from a remote village in Kharah on the outskirts of Jammu.
✓ The book is published by Blue-rose publishers.
Q. Who has been named the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the year for the 2021-22 season?
A) Bhaichung Bhutia B) Sunil Chhetri
C) Sandesh Jhingan D) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Answer : B
✓ Sunil Chhetri and Manisha Kalyan have been named the AIFF Men’s and Women’s
Footballer of the year respectively for the 2021-22 season.
✓ Chhetri has been honoured for the seventh time with this award. While Kalyan was first
Women’s Footballer of the Year award.
✓ AIFF Awards (2021-22)
✓ Women’s Footballer of the Year- Manisha Kalyan
✓ Men’s Footballer of the Year- Sunil Chhetri.
✓ All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Q. Who has been named the AIFF Women’s Footballer of the year for the 2021-22 season?
A) Martina Thokchom
B) Aditi Chauhan
C) Dalima Chhibber
D) Manisha Kalyan
Answer : D

Q. Recently Russia has launched an Iranian satellite into orbit from southern Kazakhstan.
What is the name of this Iranian satellite?
A) Khayyam B) Duzouk
C) Oluznis D) Raitiku
Answer : A
✓ An Iranian satellite named Khayyam into orbit by the Soyuz rocket from the Russia-
leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan.
Q. Which day of the year has been dedicated to be celebrated as the International Youth Day
annually?
A) 10 August B) 11 August
C) 12 August D) 13 August
Answer : C
✓ International Youth Day (IYD) is observed on August 12 annually to draw attention of
governments and others towards youth issues worldwide.
✓ 2022 Theme : Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages
✓ The first IYD was observed on 12 August, 2000.
✓ National Youth Day is celebrated in India every year on 12 January to commemorate
the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
Q. Which Indian politician has been honoured with France’s highest civilian honour "the
Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur"?
A) Narendra Modi B) Shashi Tharoor
C) Nirmala Sitharaman D) Piyush Goyal
Answer : B
✓ The French government on 11 August 2022 bestowed Shashi Tharoor, a Congress MP,
the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur (the Legion of Honour), its highest civilian honour.
✓ The award has been conferred upon Tharoor in recognition of his writings and
speeches.
Q. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is going to participate in a bilateral exercise named
'Udarashakti' in which country?
A) Singapore B) Malaysia
C) Indonesia D) Madagascar
Answer : B
✓ A contingent of the Indian Air Force (IAF) left for Malaysia on 12 August 2022 to
participate in a bilateral exercise named 'Udarashakti'.
✓ This is the first bilateral exercise being conducted between Indian Air Force and Royal
Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).
✓ IAF is participating in the exercise with Su-30 MKI and C-17 aircraft while the RMAF will
be flying Su 30 MKM aircraft.

Q. Which state has recieved Agasthiyamalai Elephant Reserve as its fifth Elephant Reserve?
C) Karnataka D) Telangana
Answer : B
✓ On the occasion of World Elephant Day on Friday, the centre has announced the
establishment of another elephant reserve at Agasthiyamalai.
✓ This reserve will be the 32nd elephant reserve in the country and the fifth in Tamil Nadu.
It will be adding 1,197 sq km of area dedicated to elephant conservation.
Q. Bhavani Devi won which medal at Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2022?
A) Gold B) Silver
C) Bronze D) Not Qualified
Answer : A
✓ Indian fencer Bhavani Devi has secured gold medal in the women’s senior individual
sabre category at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2022 in London.
✓ She defeated Veronika (Australia), who has settled for silver in the event. Bhavani Devi
hails from Tamil Nadu and was the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics (Tokyo
2020).
Q. 1st Khelo India Women’s Hockey League (U-16) will be held in which city?
C) New Delhi D) Hyderabad
Answer : C
✓ The first Khelo India Women’s Hockey League under-16 is scheduled to be held at the
Major Dhyanchand Stadium in New Delhi from August 16 to 23, 2022.
✓ The Sports Authority of India has allocated Rs 53.72 lakh across 3 phases of the
competition, which includes Prize money of Rs 15.5 lakh
Q. India will start supplying petrol with 20 percent ethanol at select petrol pumps by which
year ?
A) 2023
B) 2025
C) 2024
D) 2022
Answer : A
✓ India will start supplying petrol with 20% ethanol at select petrol pumps from April
2023.
✓ India achieved the target of supplying petrol mixed with 10% ethanol (10% ethanol, 90%
petrol) ahead of schedule in June 2022.
✓ India is the world's fifth largest producer of ethanol after the US, Brazil, EU and China

Q. Popularly known as the 'Big Bull' of Dalal Street, who has passed away recently.
A) Rameshwar Jhunjhunwala B) Rahul Jhunjhunwala
C) Ramesh Jhunjhunwala D) Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Answer : D
✓ Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, known as the 'Big Bull' of Dalal Street, passed
away on 14 August 2022 at the age of 62.
✓ With an estimated net worth of around $5.8 billion, Jhunjhunwala was the 36th richest
billionaire in India.
✓ Akasa Air – India's newest budget carrier airline – was one of the business ventures of
Jhunjhunwala..
Q. Which country has become the first country in the world to approve the Omicron vaccine?
A) Russia B) United States
C) United Kingdom D) China
Answer : C
✓ United Kingdom has become the first country in the world to approve an Omicron
vaccine.
Q. Which of the following has launched a pan-India operation known as Operation 'Yatri
Suraksha' to provide round-the-clock security to passengers?
A) Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
B) Railway Protection Force (RPF)
C) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
D) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Answer : B
✓ To improve the security of passengers, the Indian Railway along with the Railway
Protection Force (RPF), have launched a pan-India operation known as Operation
"Yatri Suraksha". Under this initiative, several steps are taken to provide round-the-
clock security to passengers.
Q. According to a survey by Ipsos India, which of the following is NOT in the list of the three
most trusted institutions in the country?
A) Defence forces
B) Reserve Bank of India
C) Prime Minister's Office
D) NITI Aayog
Answer : D
✓ Defence forces, RBI and Prime Minister of India are the three most trusted institutions
in the country, according to a survey by Ipsos India.

Q. What is the name of the national campaign launched to focus on development of children
in the first two years?
A) Putra 1000 B) Paalan 1000
C) Sukanya 1000 D) Matritva 1000
Answer : B
✓ Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar has launched the Paalan 1000
National Campaign and Parenting App as part of the Early Childhood Development
Conclave.
✓ The Conclave was virtually launched by MoS Health in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Q. What is the name of the Arunachal Pradesh's third airport, which is now under
construction in Itanagar?
A) Lilalabari Rupsi Airport B) Donyi Polo Airport
C) Tezu Polo Airport D) Lengpui Airport
Answer : B
✓ The third airport in Arunachal Pradesh, which is now under construction in Itanagar,
has been given the name “Donyi Polo Airport” by the Arunachal Pradesh
administration.
✓ It will be a 16th fully operational airport in the north India.
✓ The “Donyi Polo Airport” in Itanagar would be Arunachal Pradeshs third airport after
Pasighat and Tezu airports and northeast Indias 16th airport
Q. Who has been appointed as the new executive secretary of United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)?
A) Simon Stiell B) Hamid Bobboyi
C) Preeti Sinha D) Salvador Medialdea.
Answer : A
✓ United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced 15th August 2022 the
appointment of Simon Stiell of Grenada as Executive Secretary of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Q. Who has launched India’s first Companionship Startup for the senior citizens?
A) Gautam Adani B) Ratan Tata
C) Azim Premji D) Mukesh Ambani
Answer : B
✓ Industrialist Ratan Tata launched India's companionship startup for senior citizens,
Goodfellows, in a bid to encourage intergenerational friendships.
✓ Shantanu Naidu, an MBA from Cornell University, founded the Goodfellows startup.

Q. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched the ‘Make India No. 1’ mission to make
India the number one country in the world. How many vision points of this initiative?
A) Three B) Five
C) Four D) Six
Answer : B
✓ Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched the ‘Make India No. 1’ mission to
make India the number one country in the world.
✓ The five-point vision of this initiative-
1. Free education
2.Free treatment
3. Employment for youth
4. Equal rights, dignity and security for women
5. Fair price to farmers for their produce.
This mission was launched at the Talkatora Stadium in Delhi.
Q. Which state government has launched ‘Aama Yojana’ & ‘Vatsalya Yojana’ for the welfare
of women?
A) Assam B) Odisha
C) Sikkim D) Telangana
Answer : C
✓ Sikkim Chief Minister P S Tamang on 15 August 2022 launched 2 schemes, ‘Aama
Yojana’ & ‘Vatsalya Yojana’ for the welfare of women of the state.
✓ Under Aama Yojana all unemployed mothers in the state will receive Rs 20,000 annually
which will be deposited in their bank accounts.
✓ Under Vatsalya Yojana an aid of Rs 3 lakh will be provided to childless women for in
vitro fertilization treatment
Q. How many years has the Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme successfully
completed by 2022?
A) 5 Years B) 6 Years
C) 7 Years D) 8 Years
Answer : A
✓ Regional Connectivity Scheme of Ministry of Civil Aviation, UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam
Nagrik) has successfully completed 5 years.
✓ This scheme was initiated in 2016. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched first flight
under UDAN on April 27, 2017
✓ The scheme aims to connect small and medium cities with big cities through air
service. In the five years, scheme has benefited more than 1 crore passengers till
August 4, 2022.

Q. What is the name of the Online Market Place feature of the ‘MatsyaSetu’ mobile app,
which was recently launched?
A) Matsya Bazaar B) Nipun Bazaar
C) Aqua Bazaar D) Saksham Bazaar
Answer : C
✓ Union Minister of Fisheries & Animal Husbandry Parshottam Rupala on 18 August 2022
launched an online marketplace application 'Aqua Bazar'.
✓ This app will help the fish farmers and stakeholders to source the inputs such as fish
seed, feed, medicines etc and services required for fish culture.
✓ It has been developed by the Bhubaneswar-based ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater
Aquaculture.
Q. Who has become the first Indian footballer to play at the UEFA Women's Champions
League?
A) Anju Tamang B) Manisha Kalyan
C) Aditi Chauhan D) Dalima Chhibber
Answer : B
✓ Manisha Kalyan has become the first Indian footballer to play at the UEFA Women's
Champions League.
✓ She made her debut for Apollon Ladies FC in the European Club competition in Engomi,
Cyprus.
✓ She was awarded the AIFF Women's Footballer of the Year for the 2021-22 season.
Q. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has announced the opening of its first international
marketing and sales office in which country?
A) Singapore B) Indonesia
C) Malaysia D) Vietnam
Answer : C
✓ Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed an MoU for opening its first
international marketing & sales office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
✓ MALAYSIA
✓ Capital : Kuala Lumpur
✓ Currency : Ringgit
✓ Prime Minister : Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Q. Which state has become the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified State in the country?
A) Goa B) Odisha
Answer : A
✓ Goa becomes the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified State in the country

✓ Goa and ‘Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu’ have become respectively the first
‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified State and UT in the country.
✓ Over 10 crore rural households of the country have been connected to the facility of
clean water through pipes, with 7 crore rural families getting connected in the last
three years.
✓ Jal Jeevan Mission is a flagship programme of the Government of India which was
announced from the ramparts of Red Fort by the visionary Prime Minister on August
15, 2019 & every rural household of the country by 2024.
Q. Which district has become the first fully "functionally literate" district in the country?
A) Mandla B) Anantnag
C) Kupwara D) Baramulla
Answer : A
✓ Madhya Pradesh's tribal-dominated 'Mandla' region has become the first fully
"functionally literate" district in the country.
✓ The district administration, in 2020 launched the “Niraksharta Se Azadi Abhiyaan” to
make the residents functionally literate.
✓ A person can be called functionally literate when he or she is able to write his or her
own name, to count and read and write in Hindi.
Q. Which city has the highest average level of fine PM 2.5 among the world’s most populated
cities, as per HEI’s recent report?
A) Dhaka B) Gaziabad
C) New Delhi D) Colombo
Answer : C
✓ The ‘Air Quality and Health in Cities’ report was released by US-based Health Effects
Institute (HEI).
✓ Delhi has the highest average level of fine PM 2.5 among the world's most populated
cities
Q. Artemis III is the crewed Moon landing mission of which country?
A) Japan
B) China
C) India
D) United States
Answer : D
✓ Artemis 3 will be the US space agency's first crewed Moon landing mission since Apollo
17 in 1972. While the Artemis space missions are mainly focussed on lunar exploration,
NASA's long-term goals are even more enterprising.
✓ The mission aims to put humans on the moon around 2025, assuming that previous
missions of the Artemis program go to plan.

Q. Which state has become the first state to use blockchain technology to distribute seed to
farmers?
A) Bihar B) Kerala
C) Jharkhand D) Maharashtra
Answer : C
✓ Jharkhand Government has launched a unique project which employs Blockchain
Technology for Distribution of Seeds to Farmers.
✓ The project which has been launched in association with Global Blockchain
Technology Major SettleMint, aims to revolutionize the agriculture sector and will
reduce pilferage.
Q. Which company has developed India’s first indigenously-developed RT-PCR kit for
testing monkeypox disease?
A) Bharat Biotech B) Zydus Cadila
C) Transasia Bio-Medicals D) Serum Institute of India
Answer : C
✓ India has launched the first indigenously-developed RT-PCR kit for testing monkeypox
disease.
✓ It has been developed by Transasia Bio-Medicals & was unveiled by Principal Scientific
Adviser to the Central govt, Ajay Kumar Sood.
✓ Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Q. Which state government has signed an MoU with the Central Power Research Institute
(CPRI) for setting up a regional testing lab?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Haryana
C) Gujarat D) Chhattisgarh
Answer : D
✓ The Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) has signed an MoU with the Chhattisgarh
govt for setting up a regional testing laboratory in Raipur district.
✓ Central Power Research Institute (CPRI)
✓ Headquarters : Bangalore
✓ CPRI is an autonomous body under the Power Ministry.
Q. Which country is hosting the the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPA)?
A) Italy B) France
C) Germany D) Canada
Answer : D
✓ An Indian Parliamentary delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be
attending the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPA) at Halifax in
Canada.

✓ The Conference will also be attended by 23 Presiding Officers and 16 Secretaries from
State Legislatures from India who are also members of CPA.
✓ CANADA
✓ Capital : Ottawa
✓ Prime Minister : Justin Trudeau
Q. Who has become the first Indian woman wrestler to win Gold at U-20 World Wrestling
Championship?
A) Sonam Malik B) Priyanka
C) Antim Panghal D) Priyanshi
Answer : C
✓ Antim Panghal, a 17-year-old Haryana wrestler has become the first Indian woman
wrestler to win Gold Medal at U-20 World Wrestling Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria.
She scored at 8-0 win over Atlyn Shagayeva of Kazakhstan in 53 kg category to achieve
this feat.
Q. When is the World Mosquito Day observed globally?
Answer : A
✓ World Mosquito Day is observed on 20 August annually to raise awareness about the
causes of malaria and how it can be prevented.
✓ The day also commemorates the discovery made by British doctor Sir Ronald Ross in
1897 that female mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans.
✓ In 1902. Ross won Nobel Prize for Medicine becoming the first British person to receive
the award.
Q. Sadbhavana Diwas is observed in India annually to commemorate the birth anniversary
of which Indian leader?
A) Syama Prasad Mukherjee
B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Rajiv Gandhi
Answer : D
✓ Every year India observes Sadbhavana Diwas on August 20 to commemorate the birth
anniversary of late erstwhile Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi.
✓ ‘Sadbhavana’ means goodwill and bonafide.
✓ August 20, 2022 marks the 78th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi who was the
youngest Prime Minister of India at the age of 40.
✓ Rajiv Gandhi was the 6th Prime Minister of India, serving from 1984 to 1989.

Q. Name the Indian Grandmaster who created history by winning three consecutive games
and defeating five-time World Chess Champion, Magnus Carlsen in the FTX Crypto Cup
2022?
A) R Praggnanandhaa B) Gukesh D
C) S. P. Sethuraman D) Srinath Narayanan
Answer : A
✓ Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa created history by winning three games
in a row and defeating reigning five times World chess Champion, Magnus Carlsen at
the FTX Crypto Cup, in August 2022.
✓ In May 2022, he defeated Magnus Carlsen at the Chessable Masters online rapid chess
tournament.
✓ Praggnanandhaa was born on 10 august 2005 in Chennai, Tamil.
Q. In which city the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh
Tomar inaugurated the National Seed Congress 2022?
A) Jabalpur B) Gwalior
C) Lucknow D) Patna
Answer : B
✓ Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated
the National Seed Congress in Gwalior in 2022.
✓ State Academy of Agricultural and Allied Sciences (SAAS) was launched.
Q. ‘Bibi: My Story’ is the autobiography of which former prime minister is to be released in
November 2022?
A) Boris Johnson B) Benjamin Netanyahu
C) Jair Bolsonaro D) Emmanuel Macron
Answer : B
✓ Former Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu’s memoir will be coming in
November 2022.
✓ It is titled “Bibi: My Story”
Q. India launched which first portal on arrested narco criminals?
A) PRADAAN B) SIDAAN
C) VIDAAN D) NIDAAN
Answer : D
✓ A first-of-its kind database of arrested narcotics offenders has been made operational
for use by various central and state prosecution agencies tasked to enforce anti-drugs
laws in the country.
✓ The portal--NIDAAN or the National Integrated Database on Arrested Narco-offenders-
-has been developed by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)..

Q. Which country is hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence
Ministers’ Meeting in August 2022?
A) Kazakhstan B) Uzbekistan
C) Krgystan D) Tajikistan
Answer : B
✓ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
(SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting, which is set to take place on 24 August 2022 in
Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
✓ During the Annual Meeting, Defence Cooperation issues among the SCO Member
States will be discussed.
✓ This summit will be held under the Presidency of Uzbekistan.
✓ UZBEKISTAN
✓ Capital : Tashkent
✓ Currency : Som
✓ President : Shavkat Mirziyoyev
✓ Prime Minister : Abdulla Aripov.
Q. India’s first composite shooting range has been inaugurated at?
A) INS Karna
B) INS Talwar
C) INS Godavari
D) INS Mormugao
Answer : A
✓ A first-of-its-kind, Composite Indoor Shooting Range (CISR) was inaugurated by Vice
Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta at INS Karna, on 18 August 2022.
✓ The CISR is a state-of-the-art, self-contained, 25 m, six lane, live firing range for all
primary and secondary weapons in the Navy.
✓ INS Karna is the first in the Navy & the only military unit in the country to set up and use
a facility of this kind.
Q. What is the rank of India at the 15th International Olympiad on Astronomy and
Astrophysics (IOAA) 2022?
A) 2nd B) 3rd
C) 4th D) 5th
Answer : B
✓ India secured the third rank in the medal tally at the 15th International Olympiad on
Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA).
✓ India held the third position jointly with Singapore with students winning three gold and
two silver medals.
✓ Iran's official team with 5 gold medals secured the first position in the medal tally.
✓ The 15th IOAA was held in Kutaisi, Georgia, from 14 to 21 August 2022

Q. With whom has UNESCO have been partnered to promote and safeguard the 'Intangible
Cultural Heritage' of India?
A) Java Moto B) Royal Enfield
C) Harley-Davidson D) Triumph Motorcycles
Answer : B
✓ Royal Enfield and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
(UNESCO) have joined hands to promote and safeguard the Intangible Cultural
Heritage of India, beginning with the Himalayas.
✓ The programme is curated as an experiential and creative showcase of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage (ICH) practices in the Western Himalayas and the North Eastern
region. This includes an exhibition, panel discussions, film screenings, performances
and lecture-demonstrations.
Q. India recently inaugurated the new Indian Embassy in which country ?
A) Romania B) Namibia
C) Paraguay D) Venezuela
Answer : C
✓ External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar inaugurated the newly opened Indian
Embassy in Asuncion on 23 August 2022 during his official visit to Paraguay.
✓ He also unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Paraguay on 21 August.
✓ Mr Jaishankar is the first Indian Foreign Minister to visit Paraguay.
✓ India & Paraguay have completed the 60th anniversary of the establishment of their
diplomatic relations.
✓ Paraguay
✓ Capital : Asunción
✓ Currency : Guaraní
✓ President : Mario Abdo Benítez
Q. The fourth edition of the 'India Clean Air Summit' (ICAS) is being held In which city?
C) Hyderabad D) Bengaluru
Answer : D
✓ The fourth edition of the 'India Clean Air Summit' (ICAS) began in Bengaluru,
Karnataka.
✓ Theme: “The Right to Life: Citizens at the Centre of Science”.
✓ It has been organised by the Centre for Air Pollution Studies and the Centre for Study
of Science, Technology and Policy.
Q. Who has been honoured with the 'Liberty Medal 2022'?
A) Volodymyr Zelenskyy B) Vladimir Putin
C) Joe Biden D) Emmanuel Macron
Answer : A

✓ The Liberty Medal 2022 has been awarded to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr
Zelensky. He will be honored at a ceremony in October 2022.
✓ Zelenskyy will be honoured for “his heroic defence of liberty in the face of Russian
tyranny."
✓ The Liberty Medal, which was established in 1988, is awarded to those who strive to
secure the freedom of people around the world.
✓ UKRAINE
✓ Capital : Kyiv
✓ Currency : hryvnia
✓ President : Volodymyr Zelenskyy
✓ Prime Minister : Denys Shmyhal
✓ Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second largest country after Russia
Q. Who has been re-appointed as Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board
(NDDB) for six months?
A) A. S. Rajeev B) N. Kamakodi
C) K V Rama Moorthy D) Meenesh C Shah
Answer : D
✓ Central government has extended the tenure of Meenesh C Shah, as the chairman of
the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for another six months.
✓ Before Shah, Dilip Rath was the chairman of NDDB who resigned from the post in
December 2020.
✓ National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)
✓ Founded : 1965
✓ Founder : Dr Verghese Kurien
✓ Headquarters : Anand, Gujarat
✓ Meenesh Shah was appointed the Chairman of NDDB in 2021.
✓ NDDB's landmark project in 1970, Operation Flood (milk production)
Q. Anang Tal Lake, which was declared a monument of national importance, is located in
which state/UT?
A) Kerala
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) New Delhi
D) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer : C
✓ The Anang Tal Lake in South Delhi has been declared a monument of national
importance by the Ministry of Culture.
✓ As per the website of National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities, Anang Tal dates
back to 1,060 AD.

Q. National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML), Inland Waterways Authority
of India (IWAI) and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) signed a tripartite MoU for
development of modern Multi Modal Logistics Parks under which scheme?
A) Swamitva Yojana
B) Bharatmala Pariyojana
C) National Social Assistance Scheme
D) Saubhagya Scheme
Answer : B
✓ A tripartite agreement was signed by National Highways Logistics Management
Limited (NHLML), Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and Rail Vikas Nigam
Limited (RVNL) for swift development of modern Multi Modal Logistics Parks (MMLP).
✓ The MoU was signed under the Bharatmala Pariyojna across the country with an
objective to centralize freight consolidation and reduce logistics cost from 14% to less
than 10% of GDP.
✓ Bharatmala Pariyojana
✓ Bharatmala Pariyojana is an umbrella programme for the highways sector that focuses
on optimising efficiency of freight and passenger movement across the country by
bridging critical infrastructure gaps through effective interventions.
✓ The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the proposal for
investment approval for phase-1 of Bharatmala Pariyojana in October 2017 with an
aggregate length of about 34,800 km (including 10,000 km residual NHDP stretches).
✓ Total investment of Rs 6,92,324 crore is envisaged under Bharatmala Pariyojana
phase-1 and other NHs/road development schemes.
Q. World Water Week is being observed globally in 2022 from August 23 to September 01.
What is the theme of the World Water Week 2022?
A) Water, Ecosystems and Human Development
B) Seeing the unseen: The value of water
C) Water and Climate Change: Accelerating Action
D) Water for society – Including all
Answer : B
✓ World Water Week 2022 takes place from 23 August to 1 September. The World Water
Week is an annual event organized by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
since 1991 to address the global water issues and related concerns of international
development.
✓ The theme of the 2022 World Water Week is: “Seeing the unseen: The value of water”,
which helps us view water in new and fascinating ways.
✓ SIWI Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden.
Q. When is Independence Day of Ukraine celebrated?

Answer : B
✓ Independence Day of Ukraine is celebrated on 24 August in commemoration of the
Declaration of Independence of 1991.
✓ Ukraine is the second largest European country after Russia.
✓ The Soviet Union dissolved in the 1990s and on July 16, 1990, the Ukrainian
government declared state sovereignty.
✓ US President Joe Biden has announced $2.98 billion in military aid to Kyiv, on the
occasion.
Q. The 3rd edition of India-Vietnam- joint military exercise “ VINBAX 2022” will be held in
which state of India?
A) West Bengal B) Rajasthan
C) Uttarakhand D) Haryana
Answer : D
✓ The third edition of Vietnam-India Bilateral Army Exercise “Ex VINBAX 2022” is
scheduled to be conducted at Chandimandir, a military cantonment of the Indian Army
located in Panchkula district of Haryana, from August 01 to 20, 2022.
✓ VIETNAM
✓ Capital : Hanoi
✓ Currency : Dong
✓ Prime Minister : Pham Minh Chinh
Q. The 4th edition of joint military exercise "Al Nagah-VI" has started between India and
which country?
A) Oman B) Vietnam
C) UAE D) Indonesia
Answer : A
✓ The 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.
Q. The first week of August from 01 to 07, is dedicated to which of these observation every
year?
A) World Anti-Corruption Week B) World Allergy Week
C) World Breastfeeding Week D) World Tourism Week
Answer : C
✓ World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is marked every year in the first week of August,
between 1 to 7 August.
✓ The main objective of WBW is to raise awareness on the importance of breastfeeding
for mothers and infants.
✓ The theme of the World Breastfeeding Week 2022 is “Step Up for Breastfeeding:
Educate and Support”.
✓ The week is organized by WABA, WHO and UNICEF since 1991.

Q. When is the Muslim Women’s Rights Day observed in India?
C) 31 July D) 30 July
Answer: B
✓ In India, the “Muslim Women’s Rights Day” is celebrated across the nation on August
01 to celebrate the enactment of the law against Triple Talaq.
✓ The first Muslim Women’s Rights Day was observed in 2020.
✓ The Government of India enacted the law against Triple Talaq on August 01, 2019 to
make the social malpractice of Triple Talaq a criminal offense.
✓ The law is formally called the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act,
2019.
✓ It prohibits the practice of instant divorce by Muslim men and any violation of the law
is punishable by jail term of up to three years
Q. England beat which team to win the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 Championship?
A) Spain B) Italy
C) Portugal D) Germany
Answer : D
✓ England beat Germany, 2-1, after extra time, to win the Euro 2022 trophy in the finals
played at the Wembley stadium in London on July 31, 2022.
Q. In West Bengal, the state government is creating 7 new districts. With the addition of
these new districts, what will be the total number of districts in the state?
A) 34 B) 25
C) 30 D) 28
Answer : C
✓ The West Bengal Government, led-by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has announced
7 new districts for the state.
✓ With the launch of the 7 new districts, the total number of districts in West Bengal has
increased to 30.
✓ Earlier there were 23 districts in the state.
✓ List of new districts are given below:
1. Sunderban
2. Ichhemati
3. Ranaghat
4. Bishnupur
5. Jangipur
6. Behrampur.
7. One more district will be named in the Basirhat region

Q. Which country will conduct the multinational air combat exercise “Pitch Black 2022” in
August 2022 in which India will participate along with 16 other nations?
A) Japan B) Australia
C) Indonesia D) Singapore
Answer : B
✓ India will be part of the mega air combat exercise “Pitch Black 2022” among 17-nations,
to be held in the Northern Territory of Australia.
✓ Over 100 aircraft and 2,500 military personnel from 17 nations will be part of the drill.
✓ The participating countries include the US, India, Australia, Japan, Canada, France,
Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, the Netherlands, South
Korea, Singapore, Thailand, the UAE and the UK.
✓ The contingent of India is led by Group Captain YPS Negi which is consisted of around
100 air warriors, four Sukhoi-30 MKI fighters and 2 C-17 transport aircraft.
✓ Ex Pitch Black is a biennial multi-national large force employment warfare exercise,
hosted by Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
Q. The Ministry of Culture has organised the Tiranga Utsav to celebrate which birth
anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, the designer of India’s national flag?
A) 149th
B) 144th
C) 146th
D) 148th
Answer : C
✓ August 02, 2022 marks the 146th birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, the designer
of India’s national flag.
✓ To mark the birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, the Government of India will release
a special commemorative postage stamp in his honor for his invaluable contribution to
the country.
✓ The stamp will be released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an event “Tiranga
Utsav” organised by the Ministry of Culture at Indira Gandhi Stadium, in New Delhi, on
the occasion of his 146th Birth Anniversary
✓ The event will also display the original design of the national flag made by Pingali
Venkayya. The current flag is the modified version of the first design of the flag.
✓ The Tiranga Utsav will also witness the grand launch of the “Har Ghar Tiranga” anthem
and video.
✓ Venkayya, born on August 02, 1876, near Machilipatnam town in Andhra Pradesh, was
a freedom fighter and a follower of Gandhian principles.
✓ Pingali Venkayya designed the National Flag of India.
✓ The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on
22 July 1947.
✓ Supreme Court has held that hoisting the National Flag atop the private buildings is a
fundamental right of every citizen under Article 19 (1) (A) of the Constitution.
✓ The Flag Code of India is in effect from 26 January 2002

Q. An India-origin professor has been honoured with the 2022 Global Energy Prize along
with two more recipients. Name the Indian origin winner.
A) Vandana Shiva B) Sumaira Abdulali
C) Kaushik Rajashekara D) Norma Alvares
Answer : C
✓ Kaushik Rajashekara, an Indian-origin professor of Engineering at the University of
Houston, USA, has won the Global Energy Prize for 2022.
✓ Kaushik is among only three people in the world who were selected for the prestigious
award in 2022, by the Global Energy Association.
✓ He has been given the award for his contributions to transportation electrification and
energy efficiency technologies while reducing power generation emissions.
✓ The other two 2022 laureate are:
✓ Viktor Orlov
✓ Mercouri Kanatzidis
Q. Who is the author of the book “Dangerous Earth: What we wish we knew about volcanoes,
hurricanes, climate change, earthquakes and more”?
A) Danya Kukafka B) Ellen Prager
C) Janice Hallett D) Diane Chamberlain
Answer : B
✓ Book titled “Dangerous Earth” by Marine biologist Ellen Prager
✓ Marine biologist Ellen Prager has come out with a book titled “Dangerous Earth: What
we wish we knew about volcanoes, hurricanes, climate change, earthquakes and
more”.
Q. Who is the author of the book titled “Lion of the Skies: Hardit Singh Malik, the Royal Air
Force and the First World War”?
A) Stephen Barker
B) Lucy Caldwell
C) Sarah Vaughan
D) Diane Chamberlain
Answer : A
✓ A new book titled “Lion of the Skies: Hardit Singh Malik, the Royal Air Force and the
First World War” is all about an “India’s first fighter pilot” who participated in the World
War, long before the Indian Air Force was born.
✓ The book has been written by author Stephen Barker, who describes in great detail,
how challenging it was for an Indian to serve in the British armed forces, fighting racial
discrimination – both institutional and interpersonal.
✓ During the First World War, Hardit Singh Malik served as fighter pilot for both Royal
Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Air Force (RAF) for fighting Germans.
✓ He is also the first Indian Ambassador to France

Q. Recently India inked six agreements with that country whose President Ibrahim
Mohamed Solih visited India to further deepen the ties among the two nations. Name that
country.
A) Singapore B) Vietnam
C) Madagascar D) Maldives
Answer : D
✓ Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is on a four-day visit to India from August
01, 2022, to further expand ties between the two countries.
✓ On August 02, 2022, the two countries inked six agreements to expand cooperation in
several key areas which includes cooperation in capacity building, cyber security,
housing, disaster management and infrastructure development in the Maldives.
✓ PM Modi even announced a Line of Credit of USD 100 million (one million = 10 lakh) for
Q. The Indian Air Force will retire one of its four remaining squadrons, MiG-21 fighter jets by
2022 September and other three scheduled to be phased out by 2025. From which
country did India buy MiG-21 fighter jets?
A) Israel B) France
C) Russia D) United States
Answer : C
✓ Indian Air Force will retire one of its four remaining squadrons, MiG-21 (Russian
combat aircraft) fighter jets by 2022 September and other three scheduled to be
phased out by 2025.
✓ The old MiG-21s will be replaced with newer fighter jets.
✓ Six MiG-21s have been lost in crashes in the last 20 months, killing five pilots.
Q. Indian Oil has signed an MoU with National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for
transcontinental relocation of ____ in its historical range in India.
A) Tiger
B) Leopard
C) Cheetah
D) Elephant
Answer : C
✓ Indian Oil has signed an MoU with National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for
transcontinental relocation of ‘Cheetah’ in its historical range in India.
✓ Under this project, a source population of 8-10 Cheetahs will be flown in from Namibia
and South Africa and will be introduced at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh.
✓ It is a national project involving NTCA and the govt of Madhya Pradesh.
✓ Indian Oil will be contributing Rs.50.22 crore in 4 years for the project components viz.

Q. Cabinet has approved India’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution to be
communicated to the UNFCCC. India now stands committed to reduce Emissions
Intensity of its GDP by how much per cent by 2030, from 2005 level?
A) 45% B) 50%
C) 60% D) 75%
Answer : A
✓ The Union Cabinet has approved India’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution
(NDC) to be communicated to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC).
✓ India now stands committed to reduce Emissions Intensity of its GDP by 45% by 2030,
from 2005 level and achieve about 50% cumulative electric power installed capacity
from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030.
Q. Identify the incorrect option with regard to the wetlands designated as Ramsar sites?
A) Nanda Lake – Goa
B) Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve – Tamil Nadu
C) Sirpur wetland – Odisha
D) Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary – Tamil Nadu
Answer : C
✓ Sirpur wetland - Madhya Pradesh.
✓ India has designated 10 more wetlands as Ramsar sites recently.
✓ Of the total 10 new sites 6 sites are in Tamil Nadu and one each in Goa, Karnataka,
Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.
✓ With the induction of these 10 new sites, the total Ramsar sites in India has become 64,
covering an area of 12,50,361 ha.
✓ List of 10 wetlands designated as Ramsar sites are:
1. Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
2. Satkosia Gorge - Odisha
3. Nanda Lake - Goa
4. Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve - Tamil Nadu
5. Ranganathituu BS - Karnataka
6. Vembannur Wetland Complex - Tamil Nadu
7. Sirpur wetland - Madhya Pradesh
8. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
9. Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
10. Vellode Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu

Q. The newly designated Ramsar site, Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary is located in which
state?
A) Karnataka B) Goa
Answer : C
✓ Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary, which is among the 10 new Ramsar Sites, is located in
Tamil Nadu.
Q. The 18th India-US joint military exercise “Yudh Abhyas” is scheduled to be held in
October 2022 in which state of India?
A) Rajasthan B) Uttarakhand
C) Mizoram D) West Bengal
Answer : B
✓ The Armies of India and the US will conduct the 18th edition of fortnight-long mega
military exercise “Yudh Abhyas” from October 14 to 31, 2022, at Auli in Uttarakhand.
✓ Other Exercises between India and the US:
✓ Exercise Tiger Triumph (Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief exercise)
✓ Exercise Vajra Prahar (Special Forces’ Exercise)
✓ Cope India (Air Force).
✓ Malabar Exercise (Quadrilateral naval exercise of India, USA, Japan and Australia).
✓ Red Flag (US’ multilateral air exercise).
✓ UNITED STATES (US)
✓ Capital : Washington, D.C.
✓ Largest city : New York City
✓ First President : George Washington
✓ 46th President : Joe Biden
✓ 49th Vice President : Kamala Harris
✓ India ambassador to US : Taranjit Singh Sandhu
Q. Which country has become the seventh country in the world to launch a mission to the
Moon?
A) Iran B) South Korea
C) Saudi Arabia D) United Arab Emirates
Answer : B
✓ South Korea has successfully launched its first lunar mission, Korea Pathfinder Lunar
Orbiter, also known as Danuri, from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
✓ South Korea became the seventh country in the world to launch a mission to the Moon
as its orbiter hitched a ride on SpaceX Falcon-9.
✓ This mission is jointly developed by NASA and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute
(KARI). The satellite launched by SpaceX, will arrive in December 2022.
✓ South Korea has also planned to land its own spacecraft on the moon by 2030.

✓ South Korea will become the only seventh lunar explorer country in the world and the
fourth in Asia, after China, Japan and India.
✓ SOUTH KOREA
✓ Capital : Seoul
✓ Currency : Won
✓ President : Yoon Suk-yeol
✓ Prime Minister : Kim Boo-kyum
Q. Government has set a target of increasing Natural Gas in the primary energy mix by 15
percent by which year?
A) 2024 B) 2025
C) 2030 D) 2035
Answer : C
✓ The Government has set a target of increasing Natural Gas in the primary energy mix
by 15% by 2030.
✓ At present, the use of Natural Gas is only 6.3%.
✓ The government will invest around 60 billion USD in creating gas infrastructure in the
country till 2024 and increasing gas’s share in the energy mix up to 15% by 2030.
✓ At present, India is fourth largest importer of LNG.
Q. PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various projects of Shrimad
Rajchandra Mission, Dharampur in which state?
A) Odisha B) Karnataka
C) Gujarat D) Rajasthan
Answer : C
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various
projects of Shrimad Rajchandra Mission, Dharampur in Gujarat, in August 2022.
✓ He inaugurated Shrimad Rajchandra Hospital at Dharampur in Valsad district.
✓ He also laid the foundation stone of Shrimad Rajchandra Center of Excellence for
Women on the occasion.
✓ It will be built at an estimated cost of 40 crore rupees.
Q. When is the Hiroshima Day celebrated every year?
Answer : C
✓ Hiroshima Day takes place every year on August 6 to commemorate the day in August
1945 when an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August
6 by United States, followed a few days later by another drop on the city of Nagasaki
on August 9.
✓ 2022 marks the 77th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombin
✓ On 6th August 1945, a US bomber dropped the uranium fission bomb, codenamed Little
Boy, on Hiroshima, a city in Japan.

✓ Three days later it dropped another bomb codenamed Fat Man, on Nagasaki
Q. Gustavo Petro has taken charge as the President of which country?
A) Ecuador B) Venezuela
C) Colombia D) Paraguay
Answer : C
✓ Gustavo Petro has been sworn in as the first leftist president of Colombia on August
07, 2022.
✓ He succeeds Ivan Duque.
✓ COLOMBIA
✓ Capital : Bogota
✓ Currency : Peso
Q. Recently the Indian Army conducted pan-India satellite communication exercise to test
the operational readiness and robustness of its hi-tech satellite communication systems.
What was the name of this exercise?
A) SatLight B) Skylight
C) Moonlight D) Spacelight
Answer : B
✓ Indian Army conducted a pan-India satellite communication exercise named ‘Ex
Skylight’, in the last week of July.
✓ The main objective of this exercise was to test the operational readiness and
robustness of its hi-tech satellite communication systems, in the event of an attack by
an adversary.
✓ The Indian Army is preparing to have its own multi-band dedicated satellite, with added
✓ The dedicated GSAT-7B satellite of Army is a first of its kind indigenous multi-band
satellite, designed with advanced security features. It will support tactical
communication requirements for troops deployed on ground, remotely piloted aircraft,
air defence weapons and other mission critical and fire support platforms.
✓ ISRO and various agencies responsible for space and ground segments also
✓ The IAF and Navy already have their own GSAT-7 series satellites.
Q. Which state has recently inked an MoU with Deloitte India to achieve the target of $1
trillion economy?
C) Karnataka D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : D
✓ Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has appointed
Deloitte India as a consultant for achieving the target of bringing the state’s economy
to USD1 trillion mark.

Q. India beat which country to win the 2022 SAFF U20 Championship title?
A) Nepal B) Maldives
C) Sri Lanka D) Bangladesh
Answer : D
✓ India beat Bangladesh 5-2 after extra time to clinch the 2022 SAFF U20 Championship
title, at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
✓ India was the hosts of the 4th edition of the SAFF U-20 Championship, held between
July 25 to August 5, 2022.
Q. When is the National Handloom Day observed in India?
Answer : A
✓ In India, the National Handloom Day is observed annually on 7 August to honour the
handloom weavers in the country and also highlight the contribution of handloom
industry to the socioeconomic development of the country and increase income of the
weavers.
✓ It was on this day in 1905, that the Swadeshi Movement was launched in the Calcutta
Town hall to protest against partition of Bengal by the British Government.
✓ 2022 marks the 8th National Handloom Day.
Q. Which Indian has been conferred with the Knight of the Order of the Merit (Chevalier
award) by the French government?
A) Trishneet Arora B) Bhavish Aggarwal
C) Kannan Sundaram D) Kunal Shah
Answer : C
✓ Kannan Sundaram, publisher of Kalachuvadu has been conferred with the Knight of
the Order of the Merit (Chevalier award) by the French government.
✓ He has been awarded for his contribution to the publishing collaboration between India
and France.
✓ Kalachuvadu is a Tamil Nadu based publishing house.
✓ The Chevalier award is a French order of merit awarded by the President of the French
Republic.
Q. What is the name of the common portal for recommendations and nominations of all
official awards?
A) Atmanirbhar Portal B) India Awards Portal
C) Bharat Portal D) Rashtriya Portal
Answer : D

✓ A common ‘Rashtriya Puruskar’ Portal has been developed by the Government of India,
to bring all the Awards of the various Ministries/Departments/Agencies of the
Government of India under one digital platform.
✓ This Portal aims to facilitate citizens to nominate individuals or organizations for
various Awards instituted by the Government of India.
✓ Recently the Government invited nominations for ‘Vayoshreshtha Samman’ and
‘Padma’ awards
Q. First flight of Akasa Air has been inaugurated between which of the following two cities
in India?
A) Ahmedabad to Lucknow B) Jabalpur to Delhi
C) Chennai to Mumbai D) Mumbai to Ahmedabad
Answer : D
✓ Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated the first flight of Akasa
Air between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Akasa Air plans to be a low-cost carrier with a
single fleet and all economy seats.
✓ Akasa Air is also planning on expanding its activities to 72 aircraft in the next 5 years.
✓ The airline has began its commercial operations, by starting its first flight service from
Mumbai to Ahmedabad from 7 August 2022, after receiving its first Boeing 737 MAX
aircraft.
✓ Akasa Air
✓ Founded : 2021
✓ Founder : Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
✓ MD & CEO : Vinay Dube
Q. The Ministry of Culture has collaborated with which entity for ‘India ki Udaan’, an initiative
to celebrate the achievements of India in its journey of 75 years since Independence?
A) Amazon B) Google
C) Microsoft D) Meta
Answer : B
✓ Ministry of Culture has collaborated with Software giant Google as a part of ‘Azadi ka
Amrit Mahotsav’ to capture the milestones India has achieved in its journey of 75 years
since Independence.
✓ As a part of this collaboration, Google has unveiled an online project named ‘India ki
Udaan’ to celebrate country’s achievements.
✓ The project is being executed by Google Arts & Culture under the theme “A celebration
of the unwavering and undying spirit of India and its 75 years of Independence.”
Q. Ex Vajra Prahar 2022 is a joint special forces exercise of India with which country?
A) France B) Russia
C) Japan D) United States
Answer : D

✓ The India-US Joint Special Forces exercise “Ex Vajra Prahar 2022”, began on August
08, 2022 at the Special Forces Training School in Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh.
✓ Ex Vajra Prahar 2022 is the 13th edition of the annual exercise.
Q. Where was the 2022 International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Regional
Standardization Forum (RSF) for Asia and Oceania region held?
A) Tokyo B) Paris
C) London D) New Delhi
Answer : D
✓ International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Regional Standardization Forum (RSF)
for Asia and Oceania region was hosted by the Ministry of Communication, Government
of India on 08 August 2022 in New Delhi, as a part of the celebrations of Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav.
✓ The theme of the Forum was “Regulatory and Policy aspects of
Telecommunications/ICTs”.
✓ The Regional Standardization Forum was inaugurated by Shri Devusinh Chauhan,
Minister of State for Communications.
✓ International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
✓ Secretary-General : Houlin Zhao
✓ Membership : 193
Q. The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, also called as World Tribal Day,
is observed on which day?
Answer : B
✓ International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (World Tribal Day) is observed on
9 August annually to protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population and
recognize the achievements and contributions that indigenous people make to improve
world issues such as environmental protection.
✓ The theme for 2022 is “The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and
Transmission of Traditional Knowledge.”
Q. Which day of the year is observed as Nagasaki Day?
Answer : D
✓ In 2022 the world is observing the 77th anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing that took
place on August 9, 1945.
✓ United States dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan and was codenamed “Fat
Man” due to the design of the bomb as it had a wide, round shape.

✓ The atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima (August 6) forced Japan to surrender,
thus ending World War II.
✓ The fission bomb dropped at Hiroshima.
Q. Which day has been dedicated as the World Lion Day?
Answer : D
✓ World Lion Day is observed globally on August 10 every year with the following
objective:
✓ raise awareness of lion and the issues that the species faces in the wild.
✓ The World Lion Day was launched in 2013.
✓ The big cat is listed as an endangered species in the IUCN Red List.
Q. India won bronze medal in Open Section of the 44th Chess Olympiad. Which team won
the gold medal?
A) Ukraine B) Russia
C) Uzbekistan D) Norway
Answer : C
✓ Uzbekistan has won the gold medal in the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad
which concluded on August 09, 2022.
✓ Team Armenia won silver while the India-2 team settled for bronze in Open Section.
✓ In the women’s section, Ukraine won the gold medal.
✓ Team Georgia won the silver, while India-1 team won the bronze medal..
✓ About 44th Chess Olympiad.
✓ The 44th Chess Olympiad was organised by FIDE in Chennai, India from July 28 to
August 09, 2022. India hosted the Chess Olympiad for the first time.
✓ This is the first time that India will host the FIDE Chess Olympiad since its inception in
1927.
✓ The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
✓ UZBEKISTAN
✓ Capital : Tashkent
✓ Currency : Som
✓ President : Shavkat Mirziyoyev
✓ Prime Minister : Abdulla Aripov
Q. The Indo-Israel Center of Excellence for Vegetables has recently been inaugurated at
which place in India?
A) Mathura B) Mirzapur
C) Chandauli D) Hastinapur
Answer : C

✓ Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, virtually
laid the foundation stone of the Indo-Israel Center of Excellence for Vegetables in
Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh on August 09, 2022.
✓ These Centers of Excellence (CoE) act as demonstration and training centers for the
latest technologies in the field of Horticulture.
Q. According to the Cushman and Wakefield report, which city ranks second in the list of
top tech hubs in the Asia Pacific region?
A) Chennai B) Delhi
C) Bengaluru D) Hyderabad
Answer : C
✓ Bengaluru ranks second after Beijing on the list of top technology hubs in the Asia-
Pacific region, according to property consultant Cushman & Wakefield.
✓ Bengaluru leads India with 2,30,813 tech jobs created during the last fiscal, followed
by Chennai with 1,12,781, Hyderabad with 1,03,032 and Delhi with 89,996 jobs
Q. The world's largest religious monument, the Vedic Planetarium temple was built in which
state?
A) West Bengal B) Maharashtra
C) Gujarat D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : A
✓ Temple of Vedic Planetarium is in West Bengal's Mayapur in Nadia district and, once
completed, it will be larger than the Taj Mahal and St. Paul's Cathedral in the Vatican.
The temple will open in 2024, following a two-year delay brought on by the COVID-19
pandemic
✓ The temple's construction began in 2010, and it is expected to cost $100 million
Q. Who authored the book ‘India’s Economy From Nehru To Modi: A Brief History’?
A) Pulapre Balakrishnan B) Ramesh Kandula
C) Rahul Srivatshav D) Rashid Khan
Answer : A
Q. Which district has been declared as the best aspirational district in India?
A) Dehradun B) Haridwar
C) Nainital D) Pithoragarh
Answer : B

✓ NITI Aayog has declared the holy city of Haridwar in Uttarakhand as the best
aspirational district.
✓ Along with the title of India’s Best Aspirational District, the district will also receive an
additional Rs 3 Crores.
✓ Launched in 2018, NITI Aayog’s Aspirational Districts Programme aims to identify
potential districts that can develop into model blocks through socio-economic
development.
✓ NITI Aayog announced “Transformation of Aspirational Districts” programme that aims
to expeditiously improve the socio-economic status of 115 districts out of total 712 from
across 28 states.
✓ The Aspirational District Programme launched by NITI Aayog evaluates the
performance of districts on the basis of five key parameters.
1.Health & Nutrition (30%)
2. Education (30%)
3.Agriculture & Water Resources (20%)
4..Financial Inclusion & Skill Development (10%)
5. Infrastructure (10%)
Q. The first 3D-printed post office in India will come up in which city?
Answer : A
✓ The first 3D-printed post office in India will come up in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
✓ L&T has obtained technology approval from the Building Materials and Technology
Promotion Council of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and IIT-Madras for 3D
concrete printing for structures running from ground-plus-three floors
Q. Mithila Makhana has been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Central
Government. Which of the following state of India is related to Mithila Makhana?
A) Tamil Nadu B) Karnataka
C) Bihar D) Maharashtra
Answer : C
✓ Bihar's Mithila Makhana was awarded the GI tag by the Central government.
✓ Makhana” is one of the choicest aquatic cash fruit crops of Mithila region of Bihar.
✓ In December 2021, Mithila Makhana of Bihar got the GI (Geographical Indicator) tag.
✓ Makhana is fifth product from Bihar which has been awarded the GI tag.
✓ The four others are - Jardalu Mango; Katarni Dhaan; Magahi Paan and Shahi Litchi.
✓ It remains valid for a period of 10 years.
✓ There are some important GI tags in Bihar.
✓ Madhubani Paintings ( 2007)
✓ Shahi Litchi ( 2018)
✓ Magahi Paan (2018)

✓ Silao Khaja (2018)
✓ Katarni Rice (2018)
✓ Mithila Makhana ( 2021)
Q. When is the National Sports Day observed in India?
Answer : A
✓ In India, the National Sports Day is observed every year on 29 August, on the occasion
of the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.
✓ The National Sports Day, also known as Rashtriya Khel Divas, was celebrated for the
first time in 2012.
✓ who was known as ‘The Wizard’ or ‘The Magician’ of hockey for his superb ball control.
✓ The legendary hockey player was born on 29 August 1905 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
✓ He won gold medals in Olympics for India in the years 1928, 1934 and 1936. He scored
over 400 goals in his career, from 1926 to 1948. It is believed that after India defeated
Germany in the 1936 Olympics final by 8-1, Adolf Hitler offered him a senior post in the
German Army, to which Chand refused.
✓ His autobiography “Goal!” was published by Sport & Pastime (Madras) in 1952.
Q. The National Sports Day is observed in India to mark the birth anniversary of which Indian
sports person?
A) K. D. Jadhav B) Dhanraj Pillay
C) Milkha Singh D) Major Dhyan Chand
Answer : D
Q. Who released a book titled A 'New India: Selected Writings 2014-19' in August 2022?
A) Droupadi Murmu B) Narendra Modi
C) Jagdeep Dhankhar D) M Venkaiah Naidu
Answer : D
✓ Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu released a book titled A 'New India: Selected
Writings 2014-19' on 24 August 2022.
✓ It is a compilation of selected articles of former Union Minister and Padma Vibhushan
Arun Jaitley.
✓ 24 August 2022 marked his death anniversary.
✓ Jaitley served as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of the Government of
India from 2014 to 2019.
Q. What is the name of the website launched to boost the Coastal Clean-Up Campaign?
A) Swachhsagar.org B) Swachbharat.org
C) Swachhjal.org D) Swachhnadi.org
Answer : A

✓ Government of India has unveiled a dedicated website to further boost the Coastal
Cleanliness campaign.
✓ The portal www.swachhsagar.org will give a further boost to the cleanliness mission.
According to the government, over 200 tonnes of garbage, mainly single-use plastic,
has been removed from beaches during the first 20 days of the campaign
Q. The 38th Meeting of Ministerial level Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) of India and
Bangladesh was held in which city?
C) Chennai D) Hyderabad
Answer : B
✓ During the 38th Ministerial Meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission,
the two countries finalized a draft of a Memorandum of Understanding to share the
waters of the Kushiyara River on an interim basis.
✓ Kushiyara River
✓ The Kushiyara River forms the Indo-Bangladesh border as a branch of the Barak River
when it separates from the Surma, another branch of the Barak. After flowing some
distance in Bangladesh, it meets again with Surma river and this combined river is now
called Meghna river.
✓ Manipur, Mizoram and Assam receive water through this river in India.
✓ The Joint River Commission between India and Bangladesh was formed in the year
1972 under the peace treaty, through which issues of mutual interest on the border,
border rivers can be resolved.
✓ The JRC is headed by the Ministers of Water Resources of both the countries

BEST MCQ WITH FACTS JULY 2022
Q. 48th G7 Summit 2022 held in which country?
A) Italy B) Indonesia
C) Germany D) France
Answer : C
✓ 48th G7 Summit was from 26 to 28 June 2022, under the Presidency of Germany, in
Schloss Elmau, Bavaria. The Meeting was hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
✓ This is the seventh time that Germany hosted the summit.
✓ The theme of the Summit was ‘Progress towards an equitable world’.
✓ The 2022 G7 Summit was attended by core G7 member nations which includes Canada,
France, Germany, Italy, Japan United Kingdom, United States and European Union
✓ SURPRISE FACTS G7 SUMMIT
✓ 1st - 1975 : France
✓ 46th - 2020 : United States
✓ 47th - 2021 : United Kingdom
✓ 48th - 2022 : Germany
✓ 49th - 2023 : Japan
✓ 50th - 2024 : Italy
✓ Trick to remember G7 Countries
✓ Trick - Drink JUICE with GF (girlfriend)
✓ JUICE case :-
✓ J for Japan
✓ U for USA
✓ I for Italy
✓ C for Canada
✓ E for England
✓ GF case :-
✓ G for Germany
✓ F for France
Q. Which of the following country is not a part of G-7?
A) Russia B) Japan
C) Canada D) USA
Answer : A
✓ The G7 countries are the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the US
Q. The 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games will be hosted in ___.
A) Moscow, Russia B) Beijing, China
C) New York, United States D) Los Angeles, United States
Answer : D

✓ The 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games will be hosted in Los Angeles,
United States.
✓ The opening ceremony for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will take place on July 14,
2028 and continue till July 30.
✓ Meanwhile, the Paralympic Games will begin in Los Angeles on August 15, 2028, and
end on August 27.
✓ This will be the first time that Los Angeles will be hosting the Paralympic Games.
✓ However, Los Angeles has previously hosted the Olympics in 1984 and 1932.
✓ It must be noted that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be held in Paris, France
✓ The City of Angels hosted the 1932 Summer Games and the 1984 Summer Games,
making this the third time it will be a summer host. Los Angeles is actually the third city
to host the Games three times.
✓ Paris will become the second city to host the Olympics three times, after London (1908,
1948, and 2012).
Q. Which state does not top these five according to NITI Aayog's India Innovation Index
2022?
A) Karnataka B) Telangana
C) Haryana D) Kerala
Answer : D
✓ NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Shri Suman Bery, released the 2021 India Innovation Index
on July 21, 2022.
✓ The India Innovation Index 2021 is the third edition of the index. The first edition was
launched in October 2019 and second edition in January, 2021.
✓ Karnataka has topped the index in the ‘Major States’ category followed by Telangana,
Haryana, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
✓ Manipur has topped under the ‘North East and Hill States’ category.
✓ Chandigarh is the top performer in the ‘Union Territories and City States’ category.
✓ The number of indicators in the India Innovation Index 2021 has increased to 66.
Q. According to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022, which institute
is not in the top five in the overall ranking?
C) IIT Hyderabad D) IIT Delhi
Answer : C
✓ The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has once again retained the top spot in
overall category, followed by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore at second
spot, IIT Bombay (3rd) , IIT Delhi (4th) & IIT Kanpur ( 5th).
Q. Which institution has topped the overall category ranking of the NIRF India Rankings
2022?
A) IIT Madras B) IISc Bengaluru
C) AIIMS Delhi D) IIT Delhi
Answer : A

✓ The Union Minister of Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan released the National
Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Rankings 2022, on July 15, 2022
✓ The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has once again retained the top spot in
overall category, followed by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore at second
spot, IIT Bombay (3rd) , IIT Delhi (4th) & IIT Kanpur ( 5th).
✓ The NIRF India Rankings 2022 is the 7th edition of the annual list which ranks higher
educational institutions in the country based on objective criteria to promote
competitive excellence.
✓ The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking is released by the
Ministry of Education. It was launched in 2015 and the first annual ranking list was
released in 2016.
Q. The Research Institution category is the newly introduced category in India Rankings
2022. Which Indian institution has topped in this category?
A) IIT Madras B) IISc Bengaluru
C) IIM Ahmedabad D) AIIMS Delhi
Answer : B
✓ Research Institutions – Indian Institute of Science, (IISc) Bangalore
Q. Which of the following state was NOT classified as “Top Achievers” in the Ease of Doing
Business ranking according to the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) 2022 report?
A) Andhra Pradesh B) Gujarat
C) Haryana D) Maharashtra
Answer : D
✓ Andhra Pradesh has topped the 5th edition of the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP)
ranking of states and Union Territories for 2020. It is also known as The Ease of Doing
Business rankings.
✓ The ranking was announced by Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of Finance
and Corporate Affairs on June 30, 2022.
✓ The ranking is done by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
✓ The BRAP represents the Ease of Doing Business in any state.
✓ Till date, State Rankings have been released for the years 2015, 2016, 2017-18, 2019
and 2022.
✓ The latest edition of the ranking has grouped States and UTs in 4 categories. These are
Top Achievers, Achievers, Aspirers and Emerging Business Ecosystems.
✓ Andhra Pradesh stood first in Top Achievers category with a score of 97.89 percent.
There are seven states listed in this category.
✓ Himachal Pradesh has topped the Achievers category. This list has 6 states.
✓ Aspirers category has been topped by Assam. Overall 7 states are listed under this
category.
✓ Andaman & Nicobar has topped the Emerging Business Ecosystems category. 11
states and UTs are listed under this category.
✓ Category-wise ranking of states/UTs in the BRAP 2020
✓ States/UTs under the Top Achievers category in BRAP 2020 – Andhra Pradesh,
Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.

✓ States/UTs under the Achievers category in BRAP 2020 – Himachal Pradesh, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh.
✓ States under the Aspirers category in BRAP 2020 – Assam, Chhattisgarh, Goa,
Jharkhand, Kerala, Rajasthan, West Bengal.
✓ States under the Emerging Business Ecosystems category in BRAP 2020 – Andaman
& Nicobar, Bihar, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Delhi, Jammu &
Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tripura
Q. As per the UN-Habitat’s “World Cities Report 2022: Envisaging the Future of Cities
seeks”, India’s Urban Population is projected to be 675 million in which year?
A) 2025 B) 2035
C) 2030 D) 2040
Answer : B
✓ According to United Nations-Habitat’s World Cities Report 2022- India’s urban
population is estimated to stand at 675 million in 2035, 2nd highest behind China’s one
billion. The report also noted that after the Covid-19 pandemic, the world’s urban
population is once again on track to increase by another 2.2 billion people by the year
2050.
✓ By 2035, percentage of urban residing population in India at mid-year will be 43.2%.
✓ China’s urban population in 2035 is projected at 1.05 billion
Q. Which of the following sports company has become an official partner with the Indian
Olympics Association (IOA) for the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022,
Hangzhou Asian Games 2022, and Paris Olympic Games 2024?
A) Paragon Sports B) Essen Sports
C) Adani Sportsline D) Supra Sports
Answer : C
✓ Adani Sportsline, the sports arm of the Adani Group, has become an official partner
with the Indian Olympics Association (IOA) for the upcoming Birmingham
Commonwealth Games 2022, Hangzhou Asian Games 2022, and Paris Olympic Games
2024.
✓ This is the second time that the Adani Group has come on board with IOA. The earlier
association was in 2021 when the group sponsored the Indian Contingent during the
Tokyo Olympics.
✓ Birmingham, England will host 2022 Commonwealth Games.
✓ Australia’s Victoria to Host the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Q. Which state topped the Ranking Index for implementation of the National Food Security
Act (NFSA)?
A) Uttar Pradesh B) Odisha
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Gujarat
Answer : B

✓ Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Piyush Goyal released
the 1st edition of ‘State Ranking Index for NFSA’ during the conference of Food
Ministers of States/UTs on ‘Food Nutrition and Security in India’ organized by
Department of Food and Public Distribution.
✓ The National Food Security Act (NFSA) was enacted on July 5, 2013 and in order to
celebrate the day.
✓ Odisha has been adjudged the top ranked State followed by Uttar Pradesh at the 2nd
spot and Andhra Pradesh at third amongst the General Category States in State
Ranking Index for NFSA 2022.
✓ Among the Special Category States/UTs, Tripura stood first followed by Himachal
Pradesh and Sikkim respectively.
Q. India has been elected as a member of the Intergovernmental Committee of the 2003
Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, UNESCO for which
cycle?
A) 2023-2027 B) 2022-2026
C) 2024-2028 D) 2025-2029
Answer : B
✓ India has been elected a member of the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s
2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage for the 2022-
2026 cycle.
✓ India has served as a member of the ICH Committee twice — from 2006 to 2010 and
from 2014 to 2018.
✓ India received 110 votes from the 155 State Parties that were present and voting.
Q. Who has been named as India’s new Sherpa for the G-20, after Piyush Goyal?
A) Parameswaran Iyer B) Amitabh Kant
C) Suman Bery D) Rajiv Kumar
Answer : B
✓ Former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has been appointed as India’s new Sherpa for
the G-20.
✓ Kant will replace Piyush Goyal (Minister for Commerce & Industry and Consumer
Affairs) who was appointed as the G-20 Sherpa in September last year.
✓ India will hold the G20 presidency from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023, and
the need for a full-time Sherpa for this duration is being cited as one of the reasons for
the change.
Q. Who becomes first Indian state to launch semiconductor policy 2022-27?
A) Karnataka B) Haryana
C) Gujarat D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer : C
✓ The Gujarat government has announced a dedicated ‘Gujarat Semiconductor Policy
2022-27’ with a view to generating at least 2,00,000 new employment opportunities
during a period of five years.
✓ The Gujarat government has also decided to develop a “semicon city” which would be
a part of the Dholera Special Investment Region.
Q. Who has won the Wimbledon women single title 2022?
A) Elena Rybakina B) Sofia Kenin
C) Ashleigh Barty D) Simona Halep
Answer : A
✓ Kazakhstani Elena Rybakina has won the women’s title at Wimbledon by beating Ons
Jabeur (Tunisian) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.
✓ Rybakina is the first player representing Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Q. Novak Djokovic has won his___ Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam title, beating Nick
Kyrgio.
A) 6th B) 7th
C) 8th D) 5th
Answer : B
✓ Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has won his seventh Wimbledon title after coming from a set
down to beat Nick Kyrgios (Australia) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the men’s final.
✓ It is Djokovic’s 21st Grand Slam title overall, putting him one behind record-holder
Rafael Nadal. Only Roger Federer has won more Wimbledon titles, with eight. Kyrgios
was playing in his first Grand Slam final
Q. What is the rank of India in the WEF Gender Gap Index 2022?
A) 146 B) 144
C) 135 D) 130
Answer : C
✓ India has been ranked at 135th place in terms of gender parity, as per the annual
Gender Gap Report 2022 of the World Economic Forum (WEF). In 2021, India’s rank
was 140 among 156 nations.
✓ Iceland has retained its position as the world’s most gender-equal country, among 146
nations on the index.
✓ Finland, Norway, New Zealand and Sweden are top five countries in the list
respectively.
✓ India also ranks poorly among its neighbours and is behind Bangladesh (71), Nepal
(96), Sri Lanka (110), Maldives (117) and Bhutan (126).
✓ Afghanistan is the worst-performing country in the report.
✓ The Global Gender Gap Report 2022 is 16th edition of the annual publication by WEF.

Q. Which of the following countries are not among the top five nations, listed in the Gender
Gap Index 2022?
A) Iceland B) Finland
C) Norway D) Denmark
Answer : D
✓ Iceland has retained its position as the world’s most gender-equal country, among 146
nations on the index.
✓ Finland, Norway, New Zealand and Sweden are top five countries in the list
respectively.
Q. Name the Indian city and the state which have been named in the TIME magazine’s list of
world’s 50 greatest places of 2022?
A) Ahmedabad and Kerala B) Bengaluru and Tamil Nadu
C) Chennai and Telangana D) Hyderabad and Karnataka
Answer : A
✓ Two locations from India, namely the Indian city of Ahmedabad and the Southern state
of Kerala, have been featured in TIME magazine’s list of world’s greatest places of
2022.
✓ Time's described Ahmedabad, India’s first UNESCO World Heritage City, as a city that
boasts of both ancient landmarks and contemporary innovations that make it a mecca
for cultural tourism including the serene Gandhi Ashram on the banks of the Sabarmati
River and Navratri, the vibrant nine-day celebration.
Q. As per the United Nations’ World Population Prospects (WPP) 2022 report, the global
population is estimated to reach ___ by November 15, 2022
A) 6 billion B) 9 billion
C) 8 billion D) 7 billion
Answer : C
Q. The United Nations’ World Population Prospects (WPP) 2022 report has mentioned which
country that is likely to surpass China as the world’s most populous country during 2023?
A) India B) France
C) Brazil D) United States
Answer : A
global population is estimated to reach eight billion.
✓ The report also states that India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most
populous country during 2023.

Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated National Emblem statue on the roof
of the new Parliament building in New Delhi. What is the height of the emblem?
A) 6.5 metre B) 6.4 metre
C) 6.8 metre D) 6.7 metre
Answer : A
✓ Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled the handcrafted bronze statute of India’s
National Emblem on the roof of the new Parliament building in New Delhi on July 11,
2022.
✓ The emblem is made up of high-purity bronze and has a total weight of 9,500 kg and
height is 6.5 metre (21 foot).
✓ The emblem has a steel supporting structure, weighing around 6,500 kg, constructed
to support the bronze statue.
✓ The 6.5-meter installation, weighing 16,000 kg, including the supporting structure
(9,500 kg – national emblem, and 6500 kg – supporting structure)
✓ AMAZING FACTS NEW INDIAN PARLIAMENT BUILDING
✓ Location : New Delhi
✓ Under construction : Vista Redevelopment Project
✓ Construction started : 10 December 2020
✓ Completed : October 2022 (planned)
✓ Cost : ₹862 crore (US$110 million)
✓ Grounds : 65,000 m2 (700,000 sq ft
✓ Architect : Bimal Patel
✓ Main contractor : Tata Projects Ltd
✓ Seating capacity : 1,272 (Lok Sabha chamber: 888 Rajya Sabha chamber: 384)
Q. Who has won the Women’s Single title of the Singapore Open Badminton tournament?
A) PV Sindhu B) Saina Nehwal
C) Ashwini Ponnappa D) Rituparna Das
Answer : A
✓ Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has clinched her maiden Women’s Single title of the
Singapore Open Badminton tournament2022.
✓ She defeated Wang Zhi Yi of China in the final of the Singapore Open 2022.
✓ Sindhu has won three titles in 2022 – the Swiss Open, Syed Modi India International,
and now the Singapore Open.
✓ SINGAPORE OPEN 2022 (BADMINTON)
✓ Men’s single – Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Indonesia)
✓ Women’s single – PV Sindhu (India).
✓ BWF Latest Rankings And Points 2022 Top 10 Women's Singles Badminton Players
1. Tai Tzu-Ying (Chinese Taipei)
2. Akane Yamaguchi ( Japan)
3. Chen Yufei ( China)
7. P. V. Sindhu (India)

Q. Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath is a famous festival of which state?
A) Assam B) Manipur
C) Odisha D) Kerala
Answer : C
✓ Lord Jagannath Yatra will take place in Puri, Odisha on July 1, 2022, and devotees from
all over the country will travel to the holy shrine to participate in the festival. Jagannath
Rath Yatra, also known as the Chariot Celebration of Lord Jagannath, Goddess
Subhadra, and Lord Balabhadra, is marked with much enthusiasm and fervor.
✓ Jagannath Temple at Puri is among the most revered Vaishnava sites in India.
✓ The current temple was built by Anantavarman of the Chodaganga dynasty in the 12th
century.
✓ It is dedicated to Lord Jagannath (Lord Krishna), his sister Goddess Subhadra and his
elder brother Lord Balabhadra or Balaram.
Q. National Doctors’ Day is celebrated in India to honour ____.
A) Dr. Hargovind Khurana B) Dr. Satish Chandra
C) Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy D) Dr. Bhupendranath Datta
Answer : C
✓ In India the National Doctors' Day is celebrated on July 1 all across India to honour the
legendary physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr Bidhan Chandra
Roy. He was born on July 1, 1882 and died on the same date in 1962, aged 80 years. Dr
Roy was honoured with the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna on February
4, 1961.
✓ The day also commemorates the birth anniversary of the second Chief Minister of West
Bengal, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy who was born on July 1, 1882, and died on the same
date in 1962.
Q. Maryna Viazovska, who becomes the second woman to receive the Fields Medal 2022 for
mathematics. She is belongs to which country?
A) Russia B) Ukraine
Answer : B
✓ Ukrainian Mathematician Maryna Viazovska has become the second woman ever to
win the Fields medal 2022 often referred to as the Nobel Prize for mathematics.
✓ She is the second woman to win the Fields Medal after Maryam Mizakhani (Iranian),
who received the prize in 2014.
Q. Who among the following has NOT been awarded the prestigious Fields Medal for the
year 2022 on 5 July 2022 in Finland?
A) Karen Uhlenbeck B) Maryna Viazovska
C) Hugo Duminil-Copin D) James Maynard
Answer : A

✓ 4 mathematicians, including Ukrainian Maryna Viazovska, were awarded the
prestigious Fields Medal for the year 2022 on 5 July 2022 in Finland.
✓ The other 3 winners are Hugo Duminil-Copin, June Huh & James Maynard.
✓ Viazovska is only the second female Fields Medalist, after the Iranian Maryam
Mirzakhani in 2014.
✓ Fields Medal is awarded every four years to mathematicians under the age of 40
Q. Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe passed away. In which year did he receive
the Padma Vibhusan Award?
A) 2019 B) 2020
C) 2021 D) 2022
Answer : C
✓ Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies after he was shot while campaigning
in Nara, western Japan.
✓ Shinzo Abe was conferred the Padma Vibhushan — India’s second-highest civilian
award, in 2021.
✓ The 66-year-old Abe will receive the Padma Vibhushan -- awarded for "exceptional and
distinguished service" -- in the field of public affairs.
✓ In 2006, Shinzo Abe became Japan's youngest prime minister since World War II.
✓ Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, held office in 2006 for one year and again
from 2012 to 2020.
✓ Abe becomes Japan’s Prime Minister for the first time in 2006.
✓ The former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been conferred with the Netaji
Award 2022 by the Netaji Research Bureau, based in Kolkata.
✓ Yoshihide Suga elected as Prime Minister-designate of Japan, to succeed PM Shinzo
Abe
Q. Who is Japan's longest serving prime minister?
A) Matsukata Masayoshi B) Yamagata Aritomo
C) Kuroda Kiyotaka D) Shinzo Abe
Answer : D
✓ Shinzo Abe was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and
President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007
Q. What is the rank of India in Henley Passport Index, released for Q3 of the year 2022?
A) 86 B) 83
C) 85 D) 87
Answer : D
✓ India is ranked at 87th spot among 199 countries, in the latest Henley Passport Index,
which shows the list of the World’s Most Powerful Passports for the Q3 of the year 2022.
✓ The Indian passport has visa-free access to 60 destinations worldwide.
✓ Japan has topped the list for having the world’s most powerful passport, providing
visa-free access to 193 nations.

✓ It is followed by Singapore and South Korea at joint second position with access to 192
nations.
✓ Afghanistan has world’s least powerful passports, with visa-free score of 27.
✓ The rankings are based on the analysis of data provided by the International Air
Transport Association (IATA).
Q. Which country has topped the Henley Passport Index for Q3 of the year 2022?
A) Japan and Singapore B) Singapore and South Korea
C) South Korea and Germany D) Only Japan
Answer : D
Q. India has signed a pact with which country for the reintroduction of cheetahs?
A) Namibia B) Gambia
C) Botswana D) South Africa
Answer : A
✓ The Government of India has signed a crucial memorandum of understanding (MoU)
with Namibia on July 20, 2022 for the reintroduction of cheetahs, which were declared
extinct in India in 1952.
✓ The first batch of cheetahs, comprising four male and four female cheetahs are
scheduled to come from Namibia in August 2022.
✓ These cheetahs will be stationed in the Kuno-Palpur National Park (KNP) in Madhya
Pradesh. It is located in the Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh. Kuno River, one of the
major tributaries of Chambal River.
✓ Cheetahs are the fastest land animal in the world and Namibia has the world’s largest
population of cheetahs
✓ Namibia
✓ Capital : Windhoek
✓ Currency : Dollar and Rand
Q. Which state has won the ‘Most Film Friendly State Award’ at the 68th National Film
Awards for the year 2020?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Maharashtra
C) Uttarakhand D) Sikkim
Answer : A
✓ The winner of 68th National Film Awards was announced on 22 July 2022 in New Delhi
to honour best of Indian cinema in 2020 across several categories
✓ The prestigious award was established in 1954. They are administered by the
Government of India’s Directorate of Film Festivals.
✓ A 10-member jury for feature Film Awards was headed by filmmaker Vipul Shah.
✓ LIST OF AWARDS WINNERS
✓ Best Book on Cinema.: The Longest Kiss by Kishwar Desai
✓ Best Book on Cinema (Special Mention) : MT Anunahvangalude Pusthakam, Anoop
Ramakrishnan and Kali Paine Kalira Cinema by Surya Deo
✓ Best Film Critic : No winner this year.

✓ Most Film Friendly State : Madhya Pradesh
✓ Most Film Friendly State (Special Mention) : Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh
✓ FEATURE FILM AWARDS
✓ Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru.
✓ Best Director : Sachy, Ayyappanum Koshiyum.
✓ Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment : Tanhaji.
✓ Best Actor : Suriya for Soorarai Pottru and Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji.
✓ Best Actress : Aparna Balamurali, Soorarai Pottru.
✓ Best Non-feature Film : Testimony of Anna.
Q. Which film has won the best feature film award at the 68th National Film Awards for 2020?
A) Soorarai Pottru B) K.G.F: Chapter 2
C) Pushpa: The Rise D) Tanhaji
Answer : A
✓ Best Feature Film: Soorarai Pottru
✓ Soorarai Pottru Director : Sudha Kongara Prasad
Q. Name the winner of best actress award at the 68th National Film Awards for 2020?
A) Rashmika Mandanna B) Taapsee Pannu
C) Parvathy Thiruvothu D) Aparna Balamurali
Answer : D
✓ Best Actor : Suriya for Soorarai Pottru and Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji
✓ Best Actress : Aparna Balamurali, Soorarai Pottru
Q. Who won the best director at the 68th National Film Awards for 2020?
A) Sukumar Bandreddi B) Vishnuvardhan
C) Sachidanandan KR D) Prashanth Neel
Answer : C
✓ Best Director : Sachidanandan KR, Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Q. Which state cabinet has approved the new Employment Policy 2022-25 to provide job
reservation for locals in industries?
A) Odisha B) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : D
✓ Karnataka state cabinet has approved the new Employment Policy 2022-25 to provide
job reservation for local Kannadigas in industries.
✓ Under the new policy, industries in expansion mode have to create additional jobs as
specified for locals.

Q. Who has become the first-ever Indian to win silver at World Athletics Championships?
A) Eldhose Paul B) Rohit Yadav
C) Neeraj Chopra D) Avinash Sable
Answer : C
✓ Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra has won the silver medal in the javelin throw final of
the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
✓ Neeraj produced his best throw of 88.13m to finish second.
✓ Anderson Peters of Grenada won gold with a throw of 90.54m. Jakub Vadlejch claimed
bronze with a 88.09m throw.
✓ With this win, Neeraj has scripted history, as he became only the second Indian and
first male track and field athlete to win a medal at World Championships.
✓ 19-years-ago, legendary long jumper Anju Booby George was the first Indian to win a
medal. She clinched bronze in the 2003 World Championships in Paris.
✓ Five Indians participate World Championships, including Neeraj Chopra World
Athletics Championships 2022.
✓ Murli Sreeshankar - Men's long jump.
✓ Avinash Sable - Men's 3000 metres steeplechase.
✓ Annu Rani - Women's javelin throw.
✓ Neeraj Chopra - Men's javelin throw.
✓ Rohit Yadav - Men's javelin throw
✓ Eldhose Paul - Men's triple jump
Q. Who has been elected as the 15th President of India?
A) Margaret Alva B) Jagdeep Dhankhar
C) Yashwant Sinha D) Draupadi Murmu
Answer : D
✓ The former Governor of Jharkhand, Droupadi Murmu, has been elected as the 15th
President of India after she secured majority votes in the 16th Presidential election
2022.
✓ She defeated opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha with 676,803 electoral votes
(64.03% of total) in 21 of the 28 states (including in the union territory of Puducherry).
✓ Murmu will be replacing incumbent President Ram Nath Kovind, whose tenure ends on
July 24, 2022.
✓ Droupadi Murmu is a tribal leader from Rairangpur in the Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.
✓ Draupadi Murmu has become the 15th President of India after winning against the
opposition's candidate Yashwant Sinha.
✓ Draupadi Murmu become India’s First Tribal and second woman to hold the post after
Pratibha Patil.
✓ She is also the youngest President.
✓ She had served as the ninth Governor of Jharkhand from 2015 to 2021,becoming the
first woman Governor of Jharkhand.
✓ Draupadi Murmu was born in a Santali tribal families in Uparbeda village of Mayurbhanj
district in Odisha.
✓ Odisha’s tale of two presidents, Droupadi Murmu and VV Giri.
✓ VV Giri, the first President from Odisha.

✓ List of Presidents of India
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad (First President of India)
2. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
3. Dr. Zakir Husain (First Muslim President of India)
4. V. V. Giri (only person to be elected President as an independent candidate)
5. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
6. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy (Only Presidential of India who was unopposed)
7. Giani Zail Singh (First Sikh President of India)
8. R. Venkataraman
9. Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
10. K R Narayanan (First Dalit President of India)
11. Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam (First Scientist president of India)
12. Pratibha Singh Patil (First woman president of India)
13. Pranab Mukherjee
14. Ram Nath Kovind
15. Draupadi Murmu (First Trible President of India)
✓ The salary of Indian presidents in ₹5 lakh per month after it was raised from ₹1.5 lakh
per month in 2016.
✓ Presidents get a pension of ₹1.5 lakh per month after retirement, along with other
benefits.
✓ The President of India is the head of the State.
✓ The President is the first citizen of India.
✓ Article 52 states that the President is the head of the state and the head of all armed
forces.
✓ Article 53 states that the President is the head of the Union Executive.
✓ Unity and integrity are recognized by the name of the President.
✓ The qualification of the President is defined in Article 58.
✓ The president comes under article 52 to 78 in part 5.
✓ In the Election of the President elected members of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State
Legislative Assembly will participate.
✓ No member of the State Legislative Council will participate in President's election.
✓ President can be removed by the Impeachment Process which is defined in Article 61.
✓ Qualifications of the President are
✓ He should be an Indian Citizen.
✓ His age should be a minimum of 35 years.
✓ He should not hold any office of profit under the central government, state government,
or any public authority

Q. Who is the first Indian President to be born in independent India?
A) Droupadi Murmu
B) Ram Nath Kovind
C) Pranab Mukherjee
D) Pratibha Patil
Answer : A
✓ Droupadi Murmu took oath as the 15th President of India on July 25, 2022. The Chief
Justice of India, NV Ramana administered the oath of office of President in the Central
Hall of Parliament.
Q. Which airport has emerged as the world's busiest airport for 2021 as per the World
Airport Traffic Dataset?
A) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
B) Shanghai Pudong International Airport
C) Guangzhou Bai Yun International Airport
D) Hong Kong International Airport
Answer : A
✓ The Airports Council International (ACI) World released the annual World Airport
Traffic Dataset on July 25, 2022 to reveal the global air traffic rankings of the top 20
aviation industry for the full year 2021.
✓ Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has topped the 2021 Rankings
with 7.6 crore passengers in terms of passenger footfall in the year 2021.
✓ From India, the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi has been ranked
among the top 20, as the 13th busiest airport. IGIA witnessed 3.7 crore passengers
footfall in 2021, which is 30.3% more than 2.8 crore in 2020, when IGI was ranked 16th.
✓ Airports Council International (ACI) Established in 1991, its headquarters (ACI World)
are based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Q. Which Indian airport has become the 13th busiest airport in world for 2021 as per the
World Airport Traffic Dataset?
A) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
B) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
C) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
D) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
Answer : B

Q. In July 2022, Five new wetlands from India have been added to the list of Ramsar sites.
Which of the given options is not true with respect to the location of these wetlands?
A) Sakhya Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
B) Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu
C) Pala wetland, Manipur
D) Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest, Tamil Nadu
Answer : C
✓ Five new wetlands of International importance have been designated in India.
✓ With this, the total Ramsar sites in the country have been increased from 49 to 54
Ramsar sites.
✓ The five newly designated wetlands are:
1. Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu
2. Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest, Tamil Nadu
Q. Who has been appointed as a new Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for
Development Economics of World Bank?
A) K. V. Kamath B) Indermit Gill
C) Urjit Patel D) Raghuram Rajan
Answer : B
✓ The World Bank has appointed Indian national Indermit Gill as the Chief Economist and
Senior Vice-President for Development Economics at the multilateral development
bank.
✓ Indermit Gill will be the second Indian, after Kaushik Basu, to become the chief
economist of World Bank.
✓ Gill will assume the new role from September 1, 2022 and will replace Carmen
Reinhart.
Q. India is the host country for the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022. The tournament will be held
in which city of the country?
A) Chennai B) Bhubaneswar
C) Pune D) New Delhi
Answer : A
✓ The 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad is designated to be held in Chennai from July 28 to
August 10, 2022.
✓ This will be the first time that India is hosting the Chess Olympiad. The event is being
organised in Asia after 30 years, since it kicked off in 1927.

✓ This is the first time that India will host the FIDE Chess Olympiad since its inception in
1927.
✓ The official logo and mascot of the Olympiad is a chess knight called Thambi (meaning
Younger brother in Tamil).
✓ AR Rahman unveils anthem ‘Vanakkam Chennai’ for 44th International Chess
Olympiad.
✓ The All India Chess Federation (AICF) on signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with the Tamil Nadu government for the forthcoming 44th Chess Olympiad,
slated to be held here from July 28 to August 10.
Q. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has recently inducted 3 new countries as
members. Which among the following is not among them?
A) Cambodia B) Finland
C) Uzbekistan D) Cote D’Ivoire
Answer : B
✓ Three new countries have received the membership status from the International
Cricket Council (ICC) on July 26, 2022, during the ongoing ICC Annual Conference in
Birmingham.
✓ The three new countries are Cambodia and Uzbekistan from Asia, and Cote D’Ivoire
from Africa.
✓ With this the total number of member countries of ICC has increased to 108. This
includes 96 Associates.
Q. Sir Winston Churchill Leadership Award was recently presented to which leader?
A) Joe Biden B) Vladimir Putin
C) Narendra Modi D) Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Answer : D
✓ British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has presented Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Zelenskyy with the Sir Winston Churchill Leadership Award, drawing comparisons
between the two leaders in times of crisis.
✓ The Churchill leadership award was first presented in 2006.
Q. The International Tiger Day falls on which day of the year annually?
A) 26 July B) 28 July
Answer : D
✓ International Tiger Day ( also called Global Tiger Day) is celebrated every year on July
29 to raise awareness for tiger conservation.
✓ During the Summit, 13 tiger range countries came together to create Tx2, the global
goal to double the number of wild tigers by the year 2022.
✓ The theme/Slogan for 2022 International Tiger Day celebration is “India launches
Project Tiger to revive the tiger population”.
✓ The day was built up in 2010 at Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in Russia

✓ Project Tiger : 1973
✓ Total tiger reserve in India : 53
✓ Royal Bengal Tiger is the National Animal of India.
Q. The Indian Navy recently received two MH-60 R multirole helicopters from which
country?
A) Israel B) France
C) Russia D) United States
Answer : D
✓ At Cochin International Airport, the American Navy delivered two MH-60 R
multipurpose helicopters to the Indian Navy.
✓ All 24 MH 60R helicopters will be delivered by the end of 2025, with the third helicopter
due to arrive in August of this year.
✓ In February 2020, the Indian Navy and the US Navy had signed Rs 15,157 crore ($2.13
billion) deal to buy 24 MH-60 Romeo helicopters, manufactured by Lockheed Martin,
under foreign military sales from the US government.
Q. With which of the following have Reliance New Energy signed a program agreement
under government's Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for advanced chemistry
cell (ACC) battery storage?
A) Ather Energy, and Vaibhav Global
B) Gitanjali Group, and Ola Electric
C) BYD Auto, and Vaibhav Global
D) Ola Electric, and Rajesh Exports
Answer : D
✓ Reliance New Energy, Ola Electric, and Rajesh Exports have signed a program
agreement under government's Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for
advanced chemistry cell (ACC) battery storage.
✓ As per the agreement, the companies will build a total of 50 gigawatt hours (Gwh) of
battery storage.
✓ They will receive ₹ 18,100 crore under government's incentive program.
Q. Tadoba Tiger Reserve, which hosted the Global Tiger Day Celebrations, is located in
which of the following state?
A) Uttarakhand B) Tamil Nadu
C) Maharashtra D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : C
✓ Tadoba Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra plays host for National Global Tiger Day
Celebrations 2022.
✓ Shri Bhupender Yadav congratulated all tiger range countries, and commended India
in particular for setting a benchmark in conservation for having & protecting more than
70% of global tiger population.

Q. Which of the following organizations has partnered with IOA to host the first-ever India
House at Paris Olympics 2024?
A) Physics wallah B) Tata Group
C) Reliance Industries D) Adani Group
Answer : C
✓ Reliance Industries (RIL) on 27 July 2022 partnered with Indian Olympic Association
(IOA) to elevate the performances of Indian athletes.
✓ In the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympics, India will also be hosting the 140th prestigious
IOC Session in June 2023 at the state-of-the-art Jio World Centre in Mumbai.
Q. Which scheme has been formulated by the union government for cleaning of sewers and
septic tanks?
A) SAHYTA Scheme B) RANGI Scheme
C) NAMASTE Scheme D) SAHYOG Scheme
Answer : C
✓ The Union govt has formulated a 'National Action Plan for Mechanized Sanitation
Ecosystem – NAMASTE' scheme for cleaning of sewers and septic tanks.
✓ It aims to achieve outcomes like zero fatalities in sanitation work in India & providing
all Sewer and Septic tank sanitation workers alternative livelihoods.
✓ This scheme will be rolled out from 16 August 2022 across the 500 cities in India.
Q. Which of the following state has launched first AI-powered digital Lok Adalat?
A) Maharashtra B) Rajasthan
C) Himachal Pradesh D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : B
✓ The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) Chairman Uday Umesh Lalit launched
India’s first AI-powered digital Lok Adalat in Rajasthan on July 17, 2022, during the
18th All India Legal Services Authorities’ meet in Jaipur.
✓ The Digital Lok Adalat will be run by Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority (RSLSA)
and has been designed and developed by its technology partner Jupitice Justice
Technologies.
Q. Which country has won the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022?
A) Belgium B) Australia
C) Argentina D) Netherlands
Answer : D
✓ The Netherlands clinched their ninth FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup by beating
Argentina 3-1 in the final on 17 July 2022.
✓ It was held from 1 to 17 July 2022 in Spain and the Netherlands.
✓ India wins bid to host 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup Kalinga Hockey Stadium in
Bhubaneswar and Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium in Rourkela, Odisha.

Q. Which state recently signed an agreement also known as ‘Namsai Declaration’ with
Assam to Resolve Border Dispute?
A) Sikkim B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Manipur D) Mizoram
Answer : B
✓ Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and his Assam counterpart Himanta
Biswa Sarma have inked a pact to end the 7 decades-old border dispute between the
two states, and they agreed in principle on restricting the number of contested villages
to 86 instead of 123.
Q. Kharchi Puja is a famous Hindu festival in which among the following states in India?
A) Tripura B) Manipur
C) Nagaland D) Meghalaya
Answer : A
✓ Kharchi Puja is a famous Hindu festival that takes place in the Indian State of Tripura,
in the month of July or August every year.
✓ The festival is celebrated in the honor of Lord Shiva.
Q. Kanaganahalli, which was seen in the news, is an ancient Buddhist site located in which
state
A) Kerala B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Karnataka
Answer : D
✓ Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will conserve the Ancient Buddhist site on the
bank of Bhima River near Kanaganahalli (forming part of Sannati site) in Kalaburagi
district, Karnataka.
Q. Singalila National Park, which was seen in the news recently, is situated in which state?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Himachal Pradesh
C) West Bengal D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : C
✓ Recently, the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park has started an ambitious
programme to release 20 Red Pandas in about five years to the forests.
✓ The Singalila National Park, the highest protected area in West Bengal, will soon get
new denizens.
Q. Who has launched India’s first-ever ‘Artificial Intelligence in Defence’ (AlDef) symposium
and exhibition at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi?
C) Rajnath Singh D) Piyush Goyal

Answer : C
✓ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the first-ever ‘Artificial Intelligence in
Defence’ (AIDef) symposium and exhibition, organized by the Department of Defence
Production, Ministry of Defence at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
✓ It is a big event where 75 newly-developed AI products/technologies, having
applications in defence has been launched as part of the celebrations marking 75 years
of Independence ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ and to promote ‘Aatmanirbharta’ initiative
in Defence.
✓ Indian Defence exports have crossed the highest ever figure of Rs 13,000 crore in
Financial Year 2021-22, with 70 per cent contribution coming from the private sector
and the remaining 30 per cent from the public sector.
Q. What is the name of the newest airline of India, which has received the Air Operator
Certificate (AOC) from the aviation regulator DCGA?
A) Akasa Air B) Alliance Air
C) Air India Express D) Vistara Airlines
Answer : A
✓ Billionaire investor Rakesh Juhunjhunwala-owned Akasa Air has been cleared for take-
off.
✓ The no-frills airline received its air operator certificate (AOC) from the Directorate
General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The airline will start its operations from the end of
July.
Q. What is the name of the 94-year-old woman who won gold in 100m at the World Masters
Athletics Championships 2022?
A) Bhawani Mehta B) Bhagwani Devi
C) Bhagwani Ram D) Gurpreet Sandhu
Answer : B
✓ The 94-year-old Bhagwani Devi Dagar won a gold and 2 bronze for India at the World
Masters Athletics championships 2022 in Tampere, Finland on July 10, 2022. The
nonagenarian created history by winning a gold medal at the World Masters Athletics
Championship 2022 in 100m sprint event with a timing of 24.74 seconds. She won a
bronze medal in shot put as well.
Q. Which company will be the 'sports performance and lifestyle partner' of the Indian
Olympic Association (IOA) for the upcoming Commonwealth, Asian and Olympic games?
A) JSW Inspire B) IMG-Reliance
C) Adani Sportsline D) Gameplan Sports Pvt Ltd
Answer : A
✓ JSW Inspire, an active-wear brand owned by JSW Group, has partnered with the Indian
Olympic Association (IOA).
✓ It will be the sports performance and lifestyle partner of the IOA.

✓ Under this partnership, Team India contingents will wear the company’s apparel at the
2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou and 2024
Olympic Games in Paris
Q. Who has become the youngest person to complete the Analog Astronaut programme at
the Analog Astronaut Training Centre (AATC) in Poland?
A) Sirisha Bandla B) Swati Mohan
C) Jahnavi Dangeti D) Yogita Shah
Answer : C
✓ 19-year-old Jahnavi Dangeti of Andhra Pradesh has become the youngest person to
complete the Analog Astronaut programme at the Analog Astronaut Training Centre
(AATC) in Poland.
✓ In news January 2022, Jahnavi Dangeti, a young girl from Andhra Pradesh, has just
completed NASA’s International Air and Space Program (iasp NASA).
Q. State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022’ report was released by which
organisation?
A) World Bank B) United Nations
C) World Economic Forum D) United Nations Environment Programme
Answer : B
✓ The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2022.
✓ FAO, International Fund for Agriculture Development, UNICEF, UN world food
Programme and WHO have jointly released SOFI 2022.
✓ Global hunger has increased: The world is moving further away from its goal of ending
hunger (SDG 2: No Hunger), food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030.
(over 800 million were affected by hunger in 2021)
✓ Over 8% will still face hunger by 2030 even if the global economic recovery is taken
into consideration.
✓ India has high undernourishment (about 16% of the population), wasting (about 17%),
stunting (about 31%) and low exclusive breastfeeding practice (only 58%)
Q. Which state secured the 1st position in the delta ranking of the Shyama Prasad Mukherji
Rurban Mission (SPMRM) in the month of June 2022?
C) Jharkhand D) Telangana
Answer : C
✓ The Union Ministry of Rural Development has released the delta ranking of Shyama
Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM), in which Jharkhand secured the first
position in the delta ranking with a composite score of 76.19 in the month of June 2022.
✓ Jharkhand has secured eighth place in overall ranking and improved its score by 1.93
.
✓ Jharkhand ranks first across India in the Delta ranking followed by Puducherry and
Assam.

✓ Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission is a scheme launched by the Ministry of Rural
Development (MoRD) in 2016.
✓ It aims to deliver integrated project-based infrastructure in rural areas.
Q. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and Maharashtra Metro has achieved world
record for constructing the longest double-decker viaduct in Nagpur. What is the length
of this double decker bridge?
A) 6.45 km B) 4.32 km
C) 3.14 km D) 5.87 km
Answer : C
✓ National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and Nagpur metro (Maharashtra) rail
project has set a new record for building the longest double-decker (3.14 km) viaduct
with an elevated highway, and Metro Rail supported on a single-column pier.
Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was laid the foundation stone of Deogarh airport in which
state?
A) Chhattisgarh B) Bihar
C) Jharkhand D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : C
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled developmental projects of more than Rs
16,800 crores in Deoghar which includes the inauguration of an international airport
and an In-Patient Department (IPD) and Operation Theatre services at AIIMS in
Deoghar.
✓ The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of Deogarh airport in Jharkhand on May
25, 2018.
✓ It will be the second international airport in Jharkhand after Ranchi. Prior to 2014, India
had 74 airports in India but in seven years, 66 new airports have been established
taking the total to 140 airports (including heliports and water domes) as of April, 2022.
✓ The Deoghar Airport has been constructed at an estimated cost of around Rs. 400
crores.
Q. An Artificial Intelligence-based tool named 'PIVOT' has been developed by the
researchers of which IIT institution?
A) IIT Delhi
B) IIT Kharagpur
C) IIT Kanpur
D) IIT Madras
Answer : D
✓ An artificial intelligence-based tool named 'PIVOT' has been developed by researchers
from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras).
✓ PIVOT is capable of predicting cancer causing genes in patients. This AI-based tool
will help in developing strategies for personalized cancer treatment.

Q. World Peace Forum 2022 was organized in which of the following country?
A) Russia B) China
C) India D) Spain
Answer : B
✓ World Peace Forum 2022 was held in China. Let us tell you that the tenth edition of
World Peace Forum 2022 was organized by Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Q. Which Expressway is being developed as the first elevated urban expressway in India?
A) Dwarka Expressway B) Purvanchal Expressway
C) Lucknow Agra Expressway D) Delhi–Meerut Expressway
Answer : A
✓ Dwarka Expressway is being developed as the first elevated urban expressway in
India.
✓ The expressway will connect Dwarka in Delhi to Gurugram in Haryana.
✓ It is being developed at a total cost of 9,000 crore rupees with a total length of 29 km.
✓ It is also popularly known as the Northern Peripheral Road.
✓ It will open to traffic in 2023 and relieve congestion on the Delhi-Gurugram
Expressway.
Q. Who is the author of the book “The McMahon line: A century of discord”?
A) Rahul Singh B) Rachna Bisht Rawat
C) JJ Singh D) Sushant Singh
Answer : C
✓ The Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, recently released a
book titled “The McMahon line: A century of discord”.
✓ The book has been authored by General JJ Singh (Retd), the former Governor of
Arunachal Pradesh and former Chief of Army Staff (CoAS).
✓ The book is based on the experiences and research of General JJ Singh on the India-
China border dispute.
Q. Which state has become the 1st state in the country to initiate the process of
implementing the Centre’s New Education Policy (NEP)?
A) Rajasthan B) Kerala
C) Uttarakhand D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : C
✓ Uttarakhand became the 1st state in the country to initiate the process of implementing
the Centre’s New Education Policy (NEP).
✓ It may be recalled that based on the report of the committee headed by K.
Kasturirangan, the new National Education Policy brought in the year 2020 aims to
transform the Indian education system by removing the loopholes in the 1986
education policy.

Q. Which company is set to produce India’s first Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus
vaccine (qHPV) against cervical cancer?
A) Bharat Biotech B) Zydus Cadila
C) Gennova Biopharma D) Serum Institute of India
Answer : D
✓ Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the country’s first indigenously
developed Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV) against cervical cancer.
✓ This vaccine has been developed by the Serum Institute of India.
✓ Covaxin is an inactivated virus-based COVID-19 vaccine developed by Hyderabad-
based Bharat Biotech.
✓ Covidshield vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII).
✓ ZyCoV-D is the world’s first plasmid DNA vaccine against coronavirus.
✓ World’s first DNA-plasmid vaccine by Zydus Cadilla which has been Made in India.
✓ Serum Institute of India (SII)
✓ Founded: 1966
✓ Headquarters : Hadapsar, Pune
✓ Founder / Chairmam : Cyrus S. Poonawalla
✓ CEO: Adar Poonawalla
Q. Who has bagged the Mrs Universe Divine Crown in South Korea 2022?
A) Navdeep Kaur B) Pallavi Singh
C) Kanishtha Dhankar D) Manasvi Mamgai
Answer : B
✓ Pallavi Singh hails from Kanpur and was the only contestant from Asia in the Mrs
Universe contest.
Q. Which day has been designated as the World Malala Day by United Nations?
Answer : C
✓ The United Nations designated 12 July to be observed as World Malala Day, on July 12,
2013, in honour of the young Pakistani human rights activist, Malala Yousafzai.
✓ July 12 also marks the birth anniversary of Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Prize
laureate.
✓ On her 16th birthday, on 12 July 2013, Yousafzai delivered speech at the United
Nations (UN) headquarters on the need for gender equality in education, following
which the day was declared as the World Malala Day by the UN
✓ Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi win the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.
✓ Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for the right of every
child to receive an education.
✓ 'I Am Malala' autobiography
✓ 'Malala's Magic Pencil'

Q. What amount of investment has been announced by UAE to develop a series of integrated
food parks across India, as a part of I2U2 commitment?
Answer : C
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the first virtual I2U2 Summit on July 14,
2022.
✓ The I2U2 is a four-nation grouping, where “I” stands for India and Israel, and “U” for
the US and the UAE.
✓ PM Modi was joined by United States President Joe Biden, Israeli PM Yair Lapid and
UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
✓ The main focus of the virtual meeting was on food security crisis and clean energy.
✓ The United Arab Emirates (UAE) also announced an investment of USD 2 billion to
develop a series of integrated food parks across India to help tackle food insecurity in
South Asia and the Middle East.
Q. The Ministry of Defence has set the vision to achieve defence exports of Rs 35,000 crore
by which year?
A) 2023 B) 2025
C) 2026 D) 2030
Answer : B
✓ Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched 75 newly-developed Artificial Intelligence
(AI) products/technologies during the first-ever ‘AI in Defence’ (AIDef) symposium and
exhibition.
✓ The event was organised by Ministry of Defence in New Delhi on July 11, 2022, as part
of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations.
✓ The award was in line with the vision of MoD to achieve defence exports of Rs 35,000
crore by 2025 and provide boost to the domestic industry
Q. Which country's government has decided to honor former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
(posthumously) with the 'Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum'?
A) Israel B) Russia
C) Japan D) United States
Answer : C
✓ The Japanese government has decided to honor former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
(posthumously) with the 'Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum'.
✓ Shinzo Abe was the longest serving Prime Minister of Japan.
✓ He is the fourth former prime minister to receive Japan's highest honor under the
constitution. It is Japan's highest honor.
✓ JAPAN
✓ Capital : Tokyo
✓ Currency : Yen
✓ Emperor : Naruhito

✓ Prime Minister : Fumio Kishida
Q. According to the Ministry of Finance, what is the applicable GST rate for the sale of Indian
National Flag?
A) 10% B) 5%
C) 15% D) 0%
Answer : D
✓ According to the recent notification of the Ministry of Finance, the sale of the Indian
national flag is exempted from the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
✓ The Indian national flag, whether machine made or polyester, is exempt from the Goods
and Services Tax (GST).
✓ Hand-woven, hand-spun national flags made of cotton, silk, wool or khadi are already
exempt from GST.
✓ This clarification of the Finance Ministry has come in the background of 'Har Ghar
Tiranga' initiative under 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'.
✓ Under this initiative, every Indian will be motivated to hoist the national flag (tricolor)
at their home to commemorate 75 years of independence.
Q. The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of Gati Shakti University in which
state?
Answer : B
✓ Union Cabinet has approved the up-gradation of the National Rail and Transportation
Institute (NRTI) to Gati Shakti University in Gujarat.
✓ This university would serve as a hub for education, training, skilling, and research in
the transportation sector.
✓ This university is named after the government’s flagship ‘PM Gati Shakti’ National
Master Plan for multimodal connectivity.
✓ The University is named after the government’s flagship Rs 100 trillion PM Gati Shakti
National Master Plan for multimodal connectivity. It aims to build a holistic
infrastructure in the country. It received its first-ever outlay of ₹20,000 crore in the
budget of FY22-23
Q. Space tech startup Agnikul Cosmos has opened India's first rocket engine factory in
which city?
Answer : B
✓ Space tech startup Agnikul Cosmos has inaugurated India’s first-ever factory to
manufacture 3D-printed rocket engines in Chennai.

✓ It was unveiled by Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran and ISRO chairman S
Somanath in the presence of Pawan Goenka, the chairman of IN-SPACe (Indian
National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre).
Q. Which of the following organisation has released the ‘Cost-of-Living Crisis in Developing
Countries’ report?
A) World Economic Forum (WEF)
B) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
C) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Answer : B
✓ United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) published its “Cost-of-Living Crisis in
Developing Countries” report.
✓ As per report, global cost-of-living crisis is forcing another 71 million people in poorest
countries of world, into extreme poverty.
Q. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched the Platform of Platforms
(POP) under the __.
A) e-NAM B) e-KRISHI
C) e-MARKET D) e-DIGIKRISHI
Answer : A
✓ Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched the Platform of
Platforms (POP) under the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM).
✓ It has launched on the sidelines of the State Agriculture and Horticulture Ministers’
Conference in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Q. Which of the following Ministry implements the ‘Mission Shakti’ scheme’?
A) Ministry of Defence
B) Ministry of Finance
C) Ministry of MSME
D) Ministry of Women and Child Development
Answer : D
✓ Ministry of Women and Child Development has issued detailed guidelines for ‘Mission
Shakti' scheme. The Government of India has launched 'Mission Shakti' - an integrated
women empowerment programme as umbrella scheme for the safety, security and
empowerment of women for implementation during the 15th Finance Commission
period 202l-22 to 2025-26. The norms of ‘Mission Shakti’ will be applicable with effect
from 01.04.2022.
✓ ‘Mission Shakti’ is a scheme in mission mode aimed at strengthening interventions for
women safety, security and empowerment.

Q. Which city will host World Athletics Championships 2025?
A) Beijing B) Tokyo
C) London D) New York
Answer : B
✓ Japan's capital city Tokyo will host the World Athletics Championships 2025. Tokyo
was selected as the host city by the World Athletics Council meeting in Oregon, USA
on July 14, 2022. The council also announced that the 2024 World Athletics Cross
Country Championships will be held in Medulin and Pula in Croatia and 2026 World
Athletics Cross Country Championships will be held in Tallahassee, Florida.
Q. Dia Mirza, and Afroz Shah were felicitated with Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for
Social Justice 2021. Mother Teresa Award which began in 2004 is a biannual award given
by ____.
A) Homely Foundation B) Harmony Foundation
C) WHO Foundation D) Red Cross Foundation
Answer : B
✓ United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) National Goodwill Ambassador Dia
Mirza, and Environmental Activist Afroz Shah were felicitated with Mother Teresa
Memorial Awards for Social Justice 2021.
✓ The award is given by the Government of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj
Bhavan, Mumbai.
✓ Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice was instituted by Harmony
Foundation in 2005.
Q. Which city has been declared the first ‘cultural and tourism capital’ of Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation (SCO)?
A) Varanasi B) Lucknow
C) Ayodhya D) Agra
Answer : A
✓ The holy city of Varanasi showcasing India’s culture and traditions over the ages will
be declared the first “Cultural and Tourism Capital” of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation.
✓ Varanasi will become the “Cultural and Tourism Capital” of the SCO for 2022-23 under
a new rotating initiative by the eight-member organisation to promote people-to-people
contacts and tourism among the member states.
Q. Who has been appointed as the head of the committee constituted by the Department of
Consumer Affairs to develop a framework for 'Right to Repair'?
A) Nidhi Khatri B) Rekha Sharma
C) Vibha Parthasarathi D) Lalitha Kumaramangalam
Answer : A

✓ The Department of Consumer Affairs has set up a committee in developing a
framework for the ‘Right to Repair’.
✓ The committee will be chaired by Nidhi Khatri (Additional Secretary of Department of
Consumer Affairs).
Q. Who has launched the fourth P17A stealth frigate ‘Dunagiri’ into the Hooghly River in
Kolkata.
A) Narendra Modi B) Rajnath Singh
C) Piyush Goyal D) Nirmala Sitharaman
Answer : B
✓ Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched the fourth P17A stealth frigate
‘Dunagiri’ into the Hooghly River in Kolkata.
✓ The Project 17A frigate is built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders Limited.
✓ The P-17A class is a follow-on of the P-17 Shivalik Class with improved stealth features
& advanced weapons.
Q. ‘Jerusalem Declaration’ is a strategic agreement between Israel and which country?
A) UK B) USA
C) UAE D) Australia
Answer : B
✓ US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Israel Yair Lapid inked a joint strategic
declaration in Jerusalem, which is officially called as “Jerusalem US-Israel Strategic
Partnership Joint Declaration”.
Q. Who has become the first Indian to enter the men's long jump final at the World Athletics
Championships 2022?
A) Murali Sreeshankar B) Kumaravel Premkumar
C) Ankit Sharma D) Amritpal Singh
Answer : A
✓ Murali Sreeshankar became the first Indian to enter the men's long jump final at the
World Athletics Championships (WAC) on 16 July 2022.
✓ Anju Bobby George was the first Indian to make it to the World Championships long
jump finals and the first to win a medal – bronze in the 2003 edition in Paris
Q. The Nelson Mandela International Day is observed annually on which day?
Answer : B
✓ Nelson Mandela International Day (also Mandela Day) is held every year on July 18
globally to honour the legacy of the late President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela.

✓ The day 18 July marks the birth anniversary of the great South African leader, who was
born in 1918.
✓ United Nations officially declared July 18 as UN Mandela Day in November 2009.
✓ The first UN Mandela Day was held on 18 July 2010.
✓ Theme 2022 : "'Do what you can with what you have where you are."
✓ It marks the 104th Birth anniversary of Nelson Mandela
✓ Nelson Mandela South Africa’s first black President (1994-1999)
✓ He has served 27 years in prison
✓ Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.
Q. Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath is a famous festival of which state?
A) Assam B) Manipur
C) Odisha D) Kerala
Answer : C
✓ Lord Jagannath Yatra will take place in Puri, Odisha on July 1, 2022, and devotees from
all over the country will travel to the holy shrine to participate in the festival. Jagannath
Rath Yatra, also known as the Chariot Celebration of Lord Jagannath, Goddess
Subhadra, and Lord Balabhadra, is marked with much enthusiasm and fervor.
✓ Jagannath Temple at Puri is among the most revered Vaishnava sites in India.
✓ The current temple was built by Anantavarman of the Chodaganga dynasty in the 12th
century.
✓ It is dedicated to Lord Jagannath (Lord Krishna), his sister Goddess Subhadra and his
elder brother Lord Balabhadra or Balaram.
Q. What is the name of the NASA-financed spacecraft about the size of a microwave oven
that was launched from New Zealand?
A) CAPSTONE B) OSIRIS-REx
C) MESSENGER D) DART
Answer : A
✓ On June 28, 2022, the NASA researchers successfully launched CAPSTONE
spacecraft to the moon from New Zealand. The launch took place on Rocket Lab’s
Electron rocket.
✓ Mission CAPSTONE stands for Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology
Operations and Navigation Experiment.
Q. In the PSLV-C53 mission, ISRO launched three satellites of which country?
A) Brazil B) Israel
C) Maldives D) Singapore
Answer : D
✓ ISRO launched rocket PSLV-C53, carrying 3 Singapore satellite
✓ Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched three
Singaporean satellites from the Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre,
Sriharikota.

✓ The spacecraft will deploy the three missions in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of
570 km measured from the equator. This is the 55th mission of PSLV and the 15th
mission using the PSLV-Core Alone variant. It is the 16th PSLV launch from the second
launch pad.
✓ PSLV-C53 (PSLV stands for Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) is the second dedicated
commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of ISRO
Q. In which city, world's largest innovation hub T-Hub 2.0 (Technology Hub) was
inaugurated?
A) Chennai B) Bengaluru
Answer : D
✓ Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao inaugurated T-Hub 2.0, the world’s
largest innovation campus in Hyderabad.
Q. Ferdinand Marcos Jr has been sworn in as the President of which country?
A) Indonesia B) Malaysia
C) Philippines D) Vietnam
Answer : C
✓ Ferdinand Marcos Jr has been sworn in as the President of the Philippines in Manila.
✓ He succeeded the outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte.
✓ PHILLIPPINES
✓ Capital : Manila
✓ Currency : Peso
✓ President : Ferdinand Marcos Jr
Q. India’s Tata Motors and Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp have formed a
strategic partnership to design, develop and manufacture semiconductor solutions for
domestic and global markets. Renesas Electronic Corp is a company of which country?
A) Japan B) Israel
Answer : A
✓ India’s Tata Motors and Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp have formed
a strategic partnership to design, develop and manufacture semiconductor solutions
for domestic and global markets.
✓ As part of the partnership, Renesas will also work with Tejas Networks, a Tata Group
company, on wireless network solutions including 5G.
Q. India has successfully tested High-Speed Expendable Aerial Target from the Integrated
Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur off the Odisha coast. What is the name of this test flight?
A) DHANUSH B) TRISUL
C) ABHIYAS D) ASTRA

Answer : C
✓ India has successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed high-speed expendable
aerial target – ABHYAS, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur off the
Odisha coast.
✓ ABHYAS is designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment of
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).
Q. India's largest floating solar power plant has been fully commissioned by NTPC in which
state?
A) Andhra Pradesh B) Odisha
C) Tamil Nadu D) Telangana
Answer : D
✓ India’s largest floating Solar Power Project became fully operational at Ramagundam
in Telangana with effect from July 01, 2022, after NTPC declared Commercial
Operation of the final part capacity of 20 MW out of 100 MW Ramagundam Floating
Solar PV Project.
✓ Now the total commercial operation of Floating Solar Capacity in Southern Region has
reached 217 MW.
Q. T Raja Kumar has been appointed as the New president of the Financial Action Task
Force (FATF). He is from which country?
A) Germany B) France
C) Singapore D) Japan
Answer : C
✓ T Raja Kumar of Singapore has been appointed as the president of Financial Action
Task Force (FATF), the anti-money laundering watchdog.
✓ T Raja Kumar has replaced Marcus Pleyer (Germany)
✓ The FATF is an intergovernmental organization set up by the G7 in 1989 to prevent and
combat money laundering, terrorism, and proliferation finance. The FATF also reviews
and supervises member jurisdictions to ensure that they fully and effectively apply the
FATF standards.
✓ Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
✓ Founded : 1989
✓ Headquarters : Paris, France
✓ Membership : 39
✓ President : T Raja Kumar ( Singapore)
Q. Who has sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra, after the resignation of
Uddhav Thakarey?
A) Devendra Fadnavis B) Eknath Shinde
C) Ashok Chavan D) Ajit Pawaro
Answer : B

✓ Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde has been sworn in as the new and 20th Chief Minister
of Maharashtra.
✓ Shinde was administered the oath of office by the Governor Bhagat Singh Koshari on
June 30, 2022.
✓ He replaces Shivsena leader Uddhav Thackeray, who served as the 19th Chief Minister
of Maharashtra from November 28, 2019 to June 29, 2022.
✓ Apart from this BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis has been sworn in as the Deputy Chief
Minister.
Q. According to the Knight Frank’s Asia Pacific Sustainability Index 2021, which Indian city
ranked 14th in the APAC region in the Gold standard category?
A) Mumbai B) Hyderabad
Answer : C
✓ According to the ‘Asia Pacific Sustainability Index 2021’ released by Knight Frank, an
international property consultant based in London, UK, four Indian cities made it to the
top 20 of the Asia Pacific (APAC) Sustainably Led Cities Index Ranking.
✓ Bengaluru ranked 14th in the list of top 20 cities in the APAC region in the Gold
standard category in terms of compliance with sustainability norms in the development
of commercial real estate. Delhi is at 17th, Hyderabad at 18th and Mumbai 20th
positions in Silver standard category.
✓ The top five green-rated cities in the APAC region are Singapore, Sydney (Australia),
Wellington (New Zealand), Perth (Australia), and Melbourne (Australia).
Q. According to QS Best Student Cities 2023, which is the highest ranked city in India to live
in for students from all over the world?
A) Bengaluru B) Hyderabad
C) Lucknow D) Mumbai
Answer : D
✓ According to the QS Best Student Cities Ranking 2023, released by global higher
education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), Mumbai ranked at 103 has
emerged as India’s highest-ranked student city.
✓ The other Indian cities in the rankings include Bengaluru at 114, Chennai at 125 and
New Delhi at 129.
✓ London (UK) has topped the list ranked 1 followed by Munich (Germany) and Seoul
(South Korea) ranked 2nd and Zurich (Switzerland) ranked 4th.
✓ The ranking provides students with independent data regarding a range of factors
relevant to their study decisions: affordability, quality of life, the standard of university,
and the views of previous students that have studied in that destination.
Q. Who has become the first Black woman judge to serve on the US Supreme Court?
A) Ketanji Brown Jackson B) Patricia Tolliver Giles
C) Karen M. Williams D) Angel Kelly
Answer : A

✓ Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in to the Supreme Court, shattering a glass
ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court.
✓ He replaced Justice Stephen Breyer’s.
Q. Which of the following organization has launched ‘Project Surya’ along with ReNew
Power and Self-Employed Women’s Association of India (SEWA) to train low-income
women salt pan workers?
A) World Economic Forum (WEF)
B) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
C) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Answer : C
✓ ReNew Power Limited, a subsidiary of ReNew Energy Global Plc., in partnership with
the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Self-Employed Women’s
Association of India (SEWA) launched a one-of its-kind, transformative initiative
‘Project Surya’ to train low-income women salt pan workers to work in the renewable
industry.
✓ Objective – To train 1,000 low-income women salt-pan workers to work in the
renewable industry.
✓ United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
✓ Headquarters : Nairobi, Kenya
✓ Executive Director : Inger Andersen (Denmark)
✓ Member countries : 193
Q. Who has been elected as the 14th Prime Minsiter of Israel?
A) Naftali Bennett B) Benjamin Netanyahu
C) Yair Lapid D) Shelly Rachel Yachimovich
Answer : C
✓ Leader of Yesh Atid Party, Yair Lapid has been officially became the 14th prime
minister of Israel, after replacing the Naftali Benett.
✓ ISRAEL
✓ Capital : Jerusalem
✓ Currency : New Shekel
✓ President : Isaac Herzog
✓ Prime Minister : Yair Lapid
Q. Name the javelin thrower who won the gold medal with the best throw of 90.31m at the
prestigious 2022 Diamond League Meet in Stockholm?
A) Johannes Vetter B) Anderson Peters
C) Neeraj Chopra D) Andreas Thorkildsen
Answer : B

✓ Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has clinched his first-ever silver
medal at the prestigious Diamond League meet in Stockholm.
✓ Chopra finished 2nd at the Stockholm Diamond League with a massive throw of 89.94
meter. Anderson Peters won gold medal with a best throw of 90.31 meter.
Q. ‘PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM)’ is associated with which organisation?
A) ISRO B) HAL
C) BHEL D) DRDO
Answer : A
✓ Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved the feat of
successfully launching the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module or ‘POEM’.
✓ Besides this achievement, ISRO also launched three satellites from Singapore on the
PSLV-C53.
✓ This was the second Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle(PSLV) mission of the year. In
February 2022, ISRO launched PSLV-C52 with the Earth observation satellite EOS-04
and two smaller satellites.
✓ This was the second dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL),
the commercial arm of ISRO
Q. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed an operation and management
agreement to operate how many airports owned by the Uttar Pradesh government for a
period of 30 years?
A) Five B) Four
C) Six D) Seven
Answer : A
✓ Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed an Operation and Management agreement
for operationalization of five airports owned by UP government for a period of 30 years.
✓ These five airports are Aligarh, Azamgarh, Chitrakoot, Muirpur, and Shravasti.
Q. Who has received the Shiromani Award at NRI World Summit 2022 in the United Kingdom
for her contribution to the field of art?
A) Savitri Jindal B) Leena Tewari
C) Falguni Nayar D) Michelle Poonawalla
Answer : D
✓ Michelle Poonawalla has received the Shiromani Award at NRI World Summit 2022 in
the United Kingdom for her contribution to the field of art.
✓ The Shiromani Award was instituted in 1977 and has been betoed on Mother Teresa,
Chief Marshal manekshaw, Raj Kapoor, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev,
PT Usha, Vishwanathan Anand etc.
Q. Who has been crowned Femina Miss India World 2022?
A) Sini Shetty B) Rubal Shekhawat
C) Shinata Chauhan D) Manasa Varanasi

Answer : A
✓ Sini Shetty from Karnataka has been announced the winner of Femina Miss India World
2022 at the Grand Finale of VLCC Femina Miss India 2022 in Mumbai.
Q. PM Modi has inaugurated Digital India Week 2022 at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar,
Gujarat. What is the theme of Digital India Week 2022?
A) Digital India a New Era B) Catalyzing New India’s Techade
C) Make the Digital D) Transform India into Digital
Answer : B
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated Digital India Week 2022 at Mahatma
Mandir in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
✓ The theme of this Digital India Week is ‘Catalyzing New India’s Techade’ to transform
the nation into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
✓ The total budget of 750 crore rupees has been envisaged for these schemes
Q. Tata Power has signed an MoU with which state to invest about Rs 3,000 crore to set up
solar cell, and module manufacturing unit in the state?
A) Rajasthan B) Tamil Nadu
C) Telangana D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : B
✓ Tata Power has signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu Government to invest about Rs
3,000 crore for setting up a greenfield 4GW Solar Cell and 4GW Solar Module
manufacturing plant in Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu.
✓ Tamil Nadu facility will be the second manufacturing unit of the company after
Bangalore.
Q. Which state has proposed for a geographical identification GI tag for Superfood ant
chutney Kai chutney?
A) Assam B) Kerala
C) Odisha D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : C
✓ In the Mayurbhanj district in Odisha, the red ants are consumed in the form of a
Chutney or a watery semi solid paste which is known as 'Kai Chutney' and now
scientists have sought a Geographical Indications (GI) tag for the dish
Q. India’s first Autonomous Navigation facility TiHAN has been inaugurated in which
institute?
A) IIT Delhi B) IIT Hyderabad
C) IIT Bombay D) IIT Madras
Answer : B

✓ Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Jitendra
Singh has inaugurated first-of-its-kind, state-of-the-art ‘Autonomous Navigation’
facility to develop unmanned ground and aerial vehicles in the IIT Hyderabad campus.
✓ Developed at a budget of Rs. 130 crores by the Union Ministry of Science &
Technology, TiHAN (Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation) is a
multidisciplinary initiative that will make India a global player in the futuristic and next-
generation ‘smart mobility’ technology.
Q. Who has been has been appointed as the Force Commander in the United Nations Mission
in South Sudan (UNMISS)?
A) Lt Gen Yogendra Dimri B) Lt Gen Mohan Subramanian
C) Lt Gen Nav K Khanduri D) Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita
Answer : B
✓ India’s Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian has been appointed the Force
Commander in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
✓ Subramanian succeeds Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar of India.
Q. Lisbon Declaration is associated with the conservation of which entity?
A) Environment B) Mountains
C) Oceans D) Freshwater Glaciers
Answer : C
✓ The UN Ocean Conference 2022 concluded with the unanimous adoption of the Lisbon
Declaration “Our Ocean, our future, our responsibility.”
✓ More than 150 countries agreed to scale up science-based and innovative actions to
address the ocean emergency.
Q. Which institution has launched a portal named ‘Pariksha Sangam’?
A) UGC B) CBSE
C) NCERT D) IGNOU
Answer : B
✓ The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has launched a new portal named
Pariksha Sangam.
✓ The portal will act as a one-stop destination for all exam-related activities, which will
include term results and more. It has 3 parts – Schools (Ganga), Regional Offices
(Yamuna) and Head Office (Saraswati).
Q. Which of the following has become the first state in the country to have 13 Expressways?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Himachal Pradesh D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : B
✓ Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country to have 13 Expressways.

✓ Of the total 13, six are operational while the rest are under construction.
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 296-km long Bundelkhand
Expressway on July 16, 2022 which will connect Bundelkhand to Delhi.
✓ Also, the foundation stone of the 594 km long Ganga Expressway has been laid by PM
Modi.
Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has attended the first ‘Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture’
(AJML) in which city?
A) Hyderabad B) Chennai
Answer : D
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has attended the first ‘Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture’
(AJML) at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi.
Q. The 8th Edition of the Webinar Series ‘Igniting Young Minds, Rejuvenating Rivers’ has
organized by National Mission for Clean Ganga. What is the theme of this webinar?
A) Afforestation B) Valuing Water
C) Water and Climate Change D) Leaving No One Behind
Answer : A
✓ The 8th Edition of the Webinar Series ‘Igniting Young Minds, Rejuvenating Rivers’ has
organized by National Mission for Clean Ganga.
✓ Theme of the webinar – Afforestation
✓ The Webinar series is organized with an aim to connect with the youth on the important
issue of Ganga Rejuvenation.
✓ Namami Ganga Programme is an Integrated Conservation Mission approved as
flagship programme in June 2014 with budget outlay of Rs. 20,000 crores to
accomplish the effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of
National River Ganga.
Q. Mohammad Barkindo, who has passed away, was a Secretary-General of which of the
following organization?
A) World Health Organization (WHO)
B) World Trade Organization (WTO)
C) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
D) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Answer : C
✓ Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary-General,
Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, passed away.
✓ Mohammed Barkindo was a Nigerian politician.
✓ Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
✓ Founded : 1960 (Baghdad )
✓ Headquarters : Vienna, Austria

✓ Secretary General : Haitham Al-Ghais ( Kuwait)
✓ Membership : 13
Q. Which day is observed as the World Population Day every year?
Answer : A
✓ The World Population Day is observed every year on July 11 to raise awareness of
global population issues, including their relations to the environment.
✓ The day was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development
Programme in 1989 in commemoration of the day in 1987, when the world reached the
population of 5 billion.
✓ The theme of World Population Day 2022 is for a universe of 8 billion which expects a
strong future for all guaranteeing freedom and decisions for all
Q. ‘Mission Vatsalya’ is a scheme implemented by which Union Ministry?
A) Ministry of Education
B) Ministry of MSME
C) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
D) Ministry of Women and Child Development
Answer : D
✓ Mission Vatsalya is an umbrella scheme for child protection services in the country
implemented by the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry.
✓ The Ministry released the guidelines for the scheme. Funds to states will be approved
through the Mission Vatsalya Project Approval Board (PAB), which will be chaired by
the WCD Secretary, who will approve annual plans and financial proposals received
from states and UTs for release of grants.
Q. Which country's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stepped down?
A) France
B) Denmark
C) Italy
D) United Kingdom
Answer : D
✓ Boris Johnson has resigned as leader of Britain's Conservative party, paving the way
for the selection of a UK new Prime Minister.
✓ Johnson finally agreed to step down as UK PM after a wave of resignations from top
Ministers and close aides, bringing an end to a tumultuous two and a half years in
office.

Q. How many crore rupees road project has been approved by the government to connect
Haryana with the upcoming Jewar International Airport in Gautam Budh Nagar (Uttar
Pradesh)?
Answer : D
✓ The government has approved a Rs 2,415 crore road project to connect Haryana with
the upcoming Jewar International Airport in Gautam Budh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh).
Under Bharatmala project, this road will connect Jewar airport with DND Faridabad-
Ballabgarh bypass KMP link.
✓ Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said in his tweet that this 31.42
km long road will be built on hybrid annuity (annuity) model.
Q. Who has been elected as the new President of Sri Lanka?
A) Maithripala Sirisena B) Sarath Fonseka
C) Chamal Rajapaksa D) Ranil Wickremesinge
Answer : D
✓ Veteran Sri Lankan politician and six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has
been elected as the ninth President of the Island nation by the Parliament.
✓ Wickremesinghe secured 134 votes in the presidential election by the 225-member
parliament on July 20, 2022.
Q. Who has taken over as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ethics officer and
ombudsman?
A) Uday Lalit
B) N. V. Ramana
C) Ranjan Gogoi
D) Vineet Saran
Answer : D
✓ Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed retired Supreme Court judge
Justice "Vineet Saran" as the ombudsman and ethics officer.
✓ The position has been lying vacant for more than a year after Justice (retired) DK Jain’s
tenure ended in June, 2021
✓ Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
✓ Founded : 1928
✓ Headquarters : Wankhede Stadium
✓ 39th President : Saurav Ganguly
✓ Vice president : Rajeev Shukla
✓ Secretary : Jay Shah
✓ Men's coach : Rahul Dravid
✓ Women's coach : Ramesh Powar

Q. Which country will host Asian Games in 2023?
A) Japan B) China
C) Qatar D) Saudi Arabia
Answer : B
✓ The postponed 19th edition of Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou, China from
September 23- October 8, 2023.
✓ The Asian Games were originally scheduled to be hosted by Hangzhou from September
10-25, 2022.
✓ The first edition of the Asian Games was held in New Delhi in March 1951.
✓ India has hosted the Asian Games twice, that is in 1951 and in 1982.
✓ LIST OF HOST COUNTRY ASIAN GAMES.
✓ 1st Asian games 1951 : New Delhi
✓ 9th edition 1982 : New Delhi
✓ 19th edition 2023 : Hangzhou, China
✓ 20th edition 2026 : Nagoya, Japan
✓ 21st edition 2030 : Doha, Qatar
✓ 22nd edition 2034 : Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Q. Who became the first Indian to win gold medal in the men’s skeet shooting event at 2022
ISSF World Cup in Changwon, South Korea?
A)Vijayveer Sidhu B) Dhanush Srikanth
C) Mairaj Ahmed Khan D) Saurabh Chaudhary
Answer : C
✓ Mairaj Ahmed Khan, a 46-year-old, Indian shooter scripted history on July 18, 2022 as
he became the first Indian to win gold medal in the men’s skeet shooting event at 2022
ISSF World Cup in Changwon, South Korea.
✓ Miiraj shot 37 in the 40-shot final.
✓ Korea’s Minsu Kim and Britain’s Ben Llewellin won the silver and bronze respectively.
✓ The two-time Olympian, Mairaj, hails from Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh
Q. Who has assumed the charge as Chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries
Commission (KVIC)?
A) P. K. Mishra B) Tarun Kapoor
C) Manoj Kumar D) Arvind Shrivastava
Answer : C
✓ Government has appointed Shri Manoj Kumar as the new Chairman of Khadi and
Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
✓ He replaces KVIC’s former Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena, who has taken charge as
the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
✓ Prior to this, Manoj Kumar was Expert Member (Marketing) at KVIC.
✓ Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
✓ Founded : 1956

✓ Chairman : Manoj Kumar
✓ KVIC under Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
Q. Which country has topped the medal table at the ISSF Shooting World Cup 2022?
A) South Korea B) China
C) Japan D) India
Answer : D
✓ India finished at top spot in the 2022 ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun stage in
Changwon, South Korea with an overall haul of 15 medals.
✓ This includes five gold, six silver and four bronze medals.
Q. Which state government has launched a scheme named ‘Swanirbhar Naari’, to empower
indigenous weavers?
A) Odisha B) Assam
C) Gujarat D) Uttarakhand
Answer : B
✓ Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched ‘Swanirbhar Naari’, a
scheme to empower indigenous weavers in Assam’s Guwahati.
✓ Under the scheme, the state government will procure handloom items directly from the
indigenous weavers via a web portal.
Q. Name the Malayalam filmmaker who has been honoured with Kerala’s highest film award,
the JC Daniel Award 2022?
A) KP Kumaran B) V C Abhilash
C) Salim Ahamed D) Rajesh Gopinathan
Answer : A
✓ Malayalam filmmaker KP Kumaran has been honoured with Kerala’s highest film
award, the JC Daniel Award 2022.
✓ He won the award for his contribution to the Malayalam film industry.
✓ The award comprises a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh, a citation, & a plaque.
Q. Dinesh Gunawardena has been appointed as the new and 15th Prime Minister of which
country?
A) Italy B) Sri Lanka
C) Australia D) United Kingdom
Answer : B
✓ Senior politician Dinesh Gunawardena has been appointed as the new and 15th Prime
Minister of Sri Lanka on July 22, 2022, by the President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
✓ He succeeds former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has been sworn in as
the country’s 9th president.
✓ SRI LANKA

✓ Capital : Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative)
✓ Colombo (executive and judicial)
✓ Currency : Rupee
✓ President : Ranil Wickremesinghe
✓ Prime Minister : Dinesh Gunawardena
✓ Mitra Shakti Military Exercise : India and Sri Lanka
✓ Slinex Navel Exercise : India and Sri Lanka
✓ Parliament : parliamenthua (225 seats)
✓ National day : 4 February 1948
✓ Anthem: “Sri Lanka Matha”
✓ National Flower : Blue water lily
✓ National Tree : Ironwood
✓ National Fruit : Jackfruit
✓ National Bird : Ceylon (Jungle Fowl)
✓ National Game : Volleyball
Q. What is the name of India’s first pilot-less passenger drone, unveiled by PM Modi?
A) Mirage B) Dornier
C) Varuna D) Apache
Answer : C
✓ Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled India’s first pilot-less drone that can carry
human payloads. The drone is names as Varuna.
✓ The human carrying pilot-less drone has been designed and developed by Mumbai-
based startup Sagar Defence Engineering.
✓ It has a range of 25 kms with a payload of 130 kgs; and around 25-33 minutes of flight
time.
Q. Who is the author of the book is titled In the Shadow of a Legend: Dilip Kumar?
A) Faisal Farooqui B) Faizan Khan
C) Arshad Ali D) Rubina Akter
Answer : A
✓ A new book on legendary actor of India cinema, Yusuf Khan, better known as Dilip
Kumar, has been released by author Faisal Farooqui.
✓ The book is titled In the Shadow of a Legend: Dilip Kumar.
Q. First Khelo India Fencing Women’s League began on July 25, 2022 at which stadium?
A) Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
B) Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
C) Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
D) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Answer : C

✓ The first Khelo India Fencing Women’s League began on July 25, 2022 at the Talkatora
Indoor Stadium, New Delhi.
✓ A total of one crore 54 lakh has been sanctioned by
✓ The Sports Authority of India has sanctioned a total of Rs 1 crore 54 lakh for the
conduct the league. The prize money for each phase has been earmarked at over Rs.
17 Lakh
Q. The govt has amended the __to allow the tricolour to be displayed in the open & on
individual houses through day & night in July 2022.
A) Constitution B) Flag Code of India
C) Indian Penal Code D) Code of Judicial Conduct
Answer : B
✓ Centre has made changes in the Flag Code of India 2002 allowing the tricolour to be
flown by the public both day and night.
✓ This is in line with the “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign launched by the government from
August 13 to 15 as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to commemorate 75 years of
a progressive independent India.
✓ It must be noted that the display, hoisting and use of the Indian national flag is governed
by the Flag Code of India, 2002 and the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act,
1971
✓ Amendments made in Flag Code of India, 2002 .
Q. The Governor of which state has approved a proposal for the creation of Barak Bhuban
Wildlife Sanctuary?
A) Odisha B) Gujarat
C) Assam D) Chhattisgarh
Answer : C
✓ Assam’s Barak Valley will soon get a second wildlife sanctuary with Governor Jagdish
Mukhi approving a proposal for the creation of Barak Bhuban Wildlife Sanctuary.
✓ The Barak Valley also houses the Borail Wildlife Sanctuary.
✓ The Barak Bhuban Wildlife Sanctuary will be spread over an area of 320 sq km between
the Barak river and the Sonai river.
Q. Who became the first Bangladeshi to scale the second highest mountain peak K2 in
Pakistan?
A) Nishat Majumdar B) Wasifa Nazreen
C) Shivangi Pathak D) Malavath Purna
Answer : B
✓ Mountaineer Wasifa Nazreen became the first Bangladeshi to scale the second highest
mountain peak K2 in Pakistan.
✓ She climbed the 8611 metres or 28,251 feet high K2 mountain peak and returned to the
base camp on 22 July 2022.
✓ Wasifa Nazreen climbed Mount Everest in 2012.

✓ She is the second woman from Bangladesh to do so.
Q. Name the campaign, Sports Authority of India (SAI) has launched to appease the Indian
contingents participating in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games?
A) Come out and play B) Bring It On
C) Share the Dream D) Create for India
Answer : D
✓ Sports Authority of India (SAI) has started a new initiative to cheer for Team India,
under which SAI has launched the campaign “Create for India” to cheer Indian
contingents participating in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
✓ A 215-member Indian athlete contingent is set to participate across 16 disciplines in
this sports event, which is scheduled to take place from July 28, 2022 to August 08,
2022.
✓ The motto of the CWG 2022 is “Games for Everyone.”
✓ Sports Authority of India (SAI)
✓ Founded : 1984
✓ Director General : Sandip Pradhan
Q. India’s first brain health clinic was launched in which city?
A) Hyderabad B) Mumbai
Answer : C
✓ Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar inaugurated India’s first brain health clinic
in Bengaluru on 22 July 2022.
✓ It has been launched to diagnose, treat & follow up patients with common neurological
disorders.
✓ The clinic was launched under the Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (Ka-BHI) at
Jayanagar General Hospital.
✓ Ka-BHI aims to train doctors to diagnose brain health issues.
Q. Which state has signed MoU with Telangana to set up all women-run cooperative bank
called “Rajasthan Mahila Nidhi”?
A) Odisha B) Assam
Answer : C
✓ India’s first all women-run cooperative bank coming up in Rajasthan.
✓ Government of Rajasthan recently signed a MoU with Stree Nidhi Credit Cooperative
Federation of Telangana government to set up first ever all women-run cooperative
bank called “Rajasthan Mahila Nidhi”.
✓ It will promote women’s empowerment by extending support to their enterprises.

Q. Which country will host ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025?
A) Sri Lanka B) England
C) Bangladesh D) India
Answer : D
✓ India has won the hosting right for the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup.
✓ On July 26, 2022, the International Cricket Council (ICC) unveiled the list of host
countries for the next major ICC white-ball tournaments in the women’s category from
2024-27.
1. 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup – Bangladesh
2. 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup – India
3. 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup – England
4. 2027 ICC Women’s T20 Champions Trophy – Sri Lanka.
✓ International Cricket Council (ICC)
✓ Headquarters : Dubai, UAE
✓ Chairman : Greg Barclay (New Zealand)
✓ New CEO : Geoff Allardice (Australia)
✓ Membership : 108 members
✓ Deputy Chairman : Imran Khwaja (Singapore)
Q. Which country has announced to quit the International Space Station after 2024?
A) China B) Russia
C) Japan D) Israel
Answer : B
✓ Russia has decided to quit the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024.
✓ Moscow’s space agency Roscosmos’s new chief Yury Borisov announced this
decision.
✓ ISS is the world’s largest habitable artificial satellite in space and was launched in
2000, being managed by five space agencies- NASA (United States), Roscosmos
(Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada).
✓ NASA Plans to Retire International Space Station in 2031.
Q. According to a government report, how many tigers have died in India in the last three
years between 2019 and 2021?
A) 308 B) 329
C) 278 D) 407
Answer : B
✓ India lost 329 Tigers and 307 Elephants in 3 years between 2019 and 2021
✓ As per a recent data presented by Union Minister of State for Environment Ashwini
Kumar Choubey, India lost 329 tigers in the last three years, between 2019 to 2021.

✓ These deaths were recorded as 96 tigers in 2019, 106 in 2020 and 127 in 2021.
✓ A similar survey was done for elephants also. This survey revealed that as many as 307
elephants died between 2019 and 2021 due to poaching, electrocution, poisoning and
train accidents.
Q. As per recent government data, how many elephant died in the last three years in India?
A) 293 B) 167
C) 307 D) 256
Answer : C
Q. India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-I) is planned to be commissioned by 2022.
The carrier is being built by which company?
A) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
B) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd
C) Goa Shipyard Limited
D) Cochin Shipyard Limited
Answer : D
✓ Indian Navy receives first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant from Cochin Shipyard
Limited.
✓ Vikrant has been designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house Directorate of Naval Design
(DND) and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi, a Public Sector Shipyard
under the Ministry of Shipping (MoS).
Q. What is the name of the first indigenous aircraft carrier of India?
A) INS Virat B) INS Vikrant
C) INS Vikramaditya D) INS Arihant
Answer : B
Q. Which country's Cricket Ground has been named after India's legendary cricketer Sunil
Gavaskar ?
A) Australia
B) United Kingdom
C) South Africa
D) Sri Lanka
Answer : B
✓ In honour of the former legendary Indian cricketer, Sunil Gavaskar, the UK government
has named a Cricket Ground in Leicester of England after him.
✓ Sunil Gavaskar himself unveiled the plaque installed in his honour, at the Bhara Sports
and Cricket club at Leicester on July 23, 2022.

Q. Padam Shri awardee and famous as Bengal’s ‘one rupee doctor’ who has passed away
recently.
A) Atulananda Goswami B) Avdhash Kaushal
C) Sushovan Bandyopadhyay D) Enamul Haque
Answer : C
✓ Sushovan Bandyopadhyay famous as Bengal’s ‘one rupee doctor’ has passed away in
Kolkata.
✓ He treated people for just one rupee and is fondly known as ‘Ek Takar Daktar’ (one
rupee doctor).
✓ He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2020. The same year his name was recorded in the
Guinness World Records for treating the maximum number of patients.
Q. Largest pink diamond in 300 years named 'Lulo Rose', has been found in which country?
A) Angola B) South Africa
C) Australia D) Madagascar
Answer : A
✓ A rare pure pink diamond, believed to be the largest found in 300 years, has been
unearthed in Angola, a country in Central Africa.
✓ It is a 170-carat pink diamond & has been named 'The Lulo Rose.'
✓ It weighs just 34 grams.
✓ Miners in Angola discovered it at the Lulo mine in Angola's diamond-rich northeast.

BEST MCQ WITH FACTS JUNE 2022
Q. Which country hosted the 14th BRICS Summit 2022?
A) India B) Brazil
C) China D) Russia
Answer : C
✓ China’s President Xi Jinping will host the 14th BRICS Summit in Beijing on June 23.
✓ Theme: Foster High Quality BRICS Partnership, Usher in a New Era for Global
Development.
✓ China took over the rotating chairmanship of BRICS on January 01, 2022, from India
andwill host a series of activities including the 14th BRICS Summit
✓ India’s BRICS Sherpa of 2022 Sanjay Bhattacharyya represented Indian delegation.
Q. 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of World Trade Organization concluded which
country?
A) Denmark B) Sweden
C) Norway D) Switzerland
Answer : D
✓ The 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of World Trade Organization concluded at
Geneva, Switzerland.
✓ The Conference was co-hosted by Kazakhstan.
Q. Who has won the Women’s Prize for fiction this year for novel “The Book of From and
Emptiness”?
A) Ruth Ozeki B) Toni Morrison
C) Margaret Atwood D) Louise Erdrich
Answer : A
✓ US-Canadian, film-maker, author and Zen Buddhist priest, Ruth Ozeki has won the
Women’s Prize for fiction this year for novel “The Book of From and Emptiness”.
✓ She was announced as the winner of the 30,000 euro prize at ceremony of London,UK.
Q. Who has been appointed as the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to
the United Nations?
A) Pratibha Parkar A) Ruchira Kamboj
C) Sangeeta Bahadur D) Neena Malhotra
Answer : B
✓ Senior Diplomat Ruchira Kamboj has been appointed as the Ambassador and
Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations.
✓ She will succeed T. S. Tirumurti as the Indian ambassador to the United Nations.
✓ Presently, serving as ambassador of India to Bhutan.

✓ UNITED NATIONS (UN)
✓ Headquarteres : New York, US
✓ Official languages : Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian & Spanish
✓ Membership : 193 member states & 2 observer states
✓ 1st Secretary General : Trygve Halvdan Lie ( Norway)
✓ 7th Secretary General : Kofi Annan (Ghana)
✓ 8th Secretary General : Ban Ki-moon (South Korea)
✓ 9th Secretary‑General & Current : António Guterres (Portugal)
✓ Deputy Secretary-General : Amina J. Mohammed (Nigeria)
✓ United Nations Day is celebrated on October 24 every year.
Q. The first Bharat Gaurav tourist train connecting places connected with Ramayana circuit
with India and which country was flagged off from Safdarjung Railway Station in New
Delhi.
A) Bhutan
B) Sri Lanka
C) Nepal
D) Bangladesh
Answer : C
✓ First Bharat Gaurav tourist train connecting places associated with the
Ramayana Circuit in India and Nepal was flagged off from the Safdarjung Railway
Station in New Delhi.
✓ The Bharat Gaurav train carrying 500 tourists from India will arrive at the
Janakpur Dham railway station in Nepal.
✓ The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation’s (IRCTC) 18-day Shri
Ramayana Yatra special tourist train will take pilgrims to sacred places associated
with the life of Lord Ram.
Q. Which airport has become the first airport in India to run entirely on hydro and solar
power?
A) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
B) Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
C) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
Answer : B
✓ Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has becomes the first airport in the country
to run completely on hydro and solar power.
✓ This is a part of the airport’s goal to achieve the “Net Zero Carbon Emissions Airport”
target by 2030. Around 6% of the Delhi airport’s electricity requirement is met from the
onsite solar power plants.

Q. Which city has been ranked as the world's most liveable city in the report 'Global
Liveability Index 2022'?
A) Zurich B) Copenhagen
C) Calgary D) Vienna
Answer : D
✓ Austrian capital Vienna has been ranked as the most liveable city of the world among
173 global cities in the annual Global Liveability Index 2022, released by the
Economist’s Intelligence Unit (EIU).
✓ Denmark’s Copenhagen is second while Switzerland’s Zurich and Canada’s Calgary
are jointly third in the list.
✓ Vienna replaced New Zealand's Auckland city as the most liveable city.
✓ India's national capital New Delhi has been ranked 112th in the list of most liveable
cities. While India's financial capital Mumbai is ranked at 117th position.
✓ Syrian capital Damascus ranked at the bottom of the list.
✓ 'Global Liveability Ranking' is published annually by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
✓ Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Headquarter : London, United Kingdom.
Q. Which is the only Aisan City in the top 10 ranking of global Liveability Index 2022?
A) Toronto B) Vancouver
C) Osaka D) Melbourne
Answer : C
✓ Only one Asian city, Osaka, makes the top 10 list, tying with Melbourne for 10th place.
✓ Global Liveability Index 2022
✓ World’s most liveable citiy : Vienna, Austria
✓ 2nd : Copenhagen, Denmark
✓ 3rd : Zurich, Switzerland
✓ 4th : Calgary, Canada
✓ 5th : Vancouver, Canada
✓ 6th : Geneva, Switzerland
✓ 7th : Frankfurt, Germany
✓ 8th : Toronto, Canada
✓ 9th : Osaka, Japan
✓ 10 : Melbourne, Australia.
✓ New Delhi : 112th position
✓ Mumbai : 117th position
✓ Released by : Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
Q. Which state has won the first prize in the National MSME Awards For Outstanding
Development of the MSME Sector?
A) Uttar Pradesh B) Bihar
C) Odisha D) Haryana
Answer : C

✓ Odisha government won the first prize in National MSME Award 2022 to States/UTs for
outstanding contribution in the promotion and development of MSME Sector.
✓ Odisha's Kalahandi district also won the third prize in the category “National MSME
Award 2022 to Aspirational districts for outstanding contribution in the promotion and
Development of MSME Sector”.
✓ While Bihar is in the second position, Haryana bagged third place.
✓ Odisha, ‘Mo Bus’ Service received the prestigious UN Public Service Award.
Q. Which of the following state/UT of India will host the 18th edition of the G20 summit in
2023?
A) Ladakh B) Jammu & Kashmir
C) Maharashtra D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : B
✓ Jammu and Kashmir will host the 2023 meetings of the G20, an influential group of the
world’s major economies.
Q. Renewable Energy 2022: Global Status Report' was published by REN21, what is the rank
of India in renewable energy installations in 2021?
A) 2nd B) 1st
C) 3rd D) 4th
Answer : C
✓ India ranked 3rd in renewable energy installations in 2021, after China & Russia,
according to a report released on 15 June '22.
✓ The report titled 'Renewable Energy 2022: Global Status Report' was published by
REN21 (Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century).
✓ India installed 15.4 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy projects in 2021.
✓ It also ranked 4th in total solar installations.
Q. In which of the following temples is the Ambubachi Mela celebrated every year?
A) Jagnanath temple B) Kedarnath temple
C) Kashi Vishwanath temple D) Kamakhya temple
Answer : D
✓ The Ambubachi Mela is an annual Hindu mela held at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati,
Assam.
✓ It is celebrated at Kamakhya Temple in the month of June.
✓ It is one of the biggest congregations in eastern India.
✓ An annual Hindu festival known as the Ambubachi Mela takes place at the Kamakhya
Temple in Guwahati, Assam. This annual festival is held in the middle of June, when the
Brahmaputra River is at its highest flow, during the monsoon season, which also
happens to fall within the Assamese month of Ahaar
✓ Other fairs and festival of Assam
✓ Bihu Festival
✓ Baikho festival

✓ Rongali Bohag Bihu Festival
✓ Ambubachi Mela
✓ Wanchuwa Festival
✓ Kati Bihu Festival
Q. National Statistics Day in India is celebrated to commemorate which statistician's birth
anniversary?
A) C.R. Rao B) Srinivasa, Ramanujan
C) V.S. Huzurbazar D) PC Mahalanobis
Answer : D
✓ National Statistics Day is marked on June 29 in India to celebrate the notable
contribution in the fields of economic planning and the statistical development made
by Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis. The National Statistics Day 2022 theme is
'Data for Sustainable Development.
✓ The day marks the birth anniversary of Father of Indian Statistics, Prof. P C
Mahalanobis, in recognition of his invaluable contribution in establishing the National
Statistical System.
Q. What is India's rank on Environmental Performance Index 2022?
A) 166 B) 170
C) 180 D) 120
Answer : C
✓ India has been ranked at the bottom of the 2022 Environmental Performance Index.
India was ranked at 180 with a score of 18.9, which is the lowest among 180 countries
in the index that evaluated the environmental performance of these countries.
✓ India ranked at the bottom with a total score of 18.9, while Denmark was the top scorer
as the world’s most sustainable country.
✓ India's performance has gone down by 0.6 scores in the last decade, while our
neighbours have done better including Pakistan, which is ranked at 176 and
Bangladesh that is at 177.
✓ The EPI index is developed by Yale University and Columbia University in collaboration
with the World Economic Forum and the Joint Research Centre of the European
Commission.
Q. Which country has topped the Environment Performance Index 2020?
A) Greece B) Switzerland
C) Norway D) Denmark
Answer : D
✓ Top 5 countries
✓ 1st - Denmark
✓ 2nd - United Kingdom
✓ 3rd - Finland
✓ 4th - Malta

✓ 5th - Sweden
Q. Name the Indian state which has topped the State Food Safety Index 2022 of FSSAI in the
large states category?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Tamil Nadu
C) Andhra Pradesh D) Karnataka
Answer : B
✓ Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya released the 4th
State Food Safety Index (SFSI) on 7 June 2022.
✓ It has been released by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
✓ It measures the performance of States across five parameters of food safety.
✓ Tamil Nadu was the top-ranking state, followed by Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Q. Which city hosts the headquarters of the Indian National Space Promotion and
Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe)?
A) Bengaluru B) Pune
C) Hyderabad D) Ahmedabad
Answer : D
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the headquarters of the Indian National
Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) on June 10, 2022 in Bopal,
Ahmedabad.
✓ The establishment of IN-SPACe was announced in June 2020.
✓ “IN-SPACe is for space, IN-SPACe is for pace, IN-SPACe is for ace” , the regulator for
India’s space industry.
✓ Pawan Goenka appointed as chairperson of In-SPACe
✓ The IN-SPACe is an independent nodal agency under the Department of Space (DOS),
ISRO, set up in 2020
Q. India's first human space mission "Gaganyaan" will be launched in which year?
A) 2025 B) 2023
C) 2024 D) 2026
Answer : B
✓ India will launch first human space mission & first human ocean mission in 2023.
✓ Two uncrewed Gaganyan missions will be launched in 2022 and the final crewed
Gaganyaan mission will be launched in 2023.
✓ The second mission will carry "Vyommitra", a spacefaring human-robot developed by
ISRO, at the end of 2022.
✓ India will become the fourth nation in the world to launch a Human Spaceflight Mission
after USA, Russia and China.
✓ Mission cost: Rs 10,000 crore.
✓ Launch vehicle: GSLV Mk III, the three-stage heavy-lift launch vehicle.

Q. The twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference took place on 12-15 June 2022 at Geneva,
Switzerland. The Conference has been co-hosted by which country?
C) Kazakhstan D) Kyrgyzstan
Answer : C
✓ The twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference took place on 12-15 June 2022 at WTO
headquarter in Geneva, Switzerland after a gap of almost 5 years.
✓ The Conference will be co-hosted by Kazakhstan and chaired by Mr Timur Suleimenov,
Deputy Chief of Staff of Kazakhstan’s President.
✓ Indian delegation will be led by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. India is
a founding member of the WTO since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 8
July 1948.
✓ KAZAKHSTAN
✓ Capital : Nur-Sultan
✓ World Trade Organization (WTO)
✓ Headquarters : Geneva Switzerland
✓ 1st Director General : Peter Sutherland
✓ Director General : Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Nigeria)
✓ World Trade Organization (WTO) was earlier known as GATT (General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade )
Q. Which state’s team has won the 4th Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2021 title?
A) Haryana B) Maharashtra
Answer : A
✓ Haryana won the 4th Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2021 title. This was Haryana’s
second KIYG title. Haryana won the inaugural title in 2018 but finished second to
Maharashtra in the next two seasons.
✓ Haryana grabbed the top position in the medal tally with 137 medals (52 gold, 39 silver
and 46 bronze).
✓ Maharashtra got second position by winning 125 medals including 45 gold, 40 silver
and 40 bronze medals. Karnataka remained at third place with 22 gold,17 silver and 28
bronze medals.
Q. Under the 'Bharat Gaurav' scheme of Indian Railways, India's first private train was
flagged off for Shirdi from which place?
A) Varanasi B) Coimbatore
C) New Delhi D) Katra
Answer : B

✓ India’s 1st private train service between Coimbatore and Shirdi flagged off under
‘Bharat Gaurav Scheme’.
✓ Under the ‘Bharat Gaurav’ scheme of the Indian Railways, the first train to be operated
between Coimbatore and Shirdi by a private operator has been flagged off.
✓ Ministry of Tourism has informed that the first ever Bharat Gaurav Train has been
flagged off on Coimbatore north to Sainagar Shirdi route.
Q. What is the rank of India in the World Competitiveness Index 2022?
A) 64 B) 53
C) 43 D) 37
Answer : D
✓ IMD’s World Competitiveness Index 2022: India ranked 37th; Denmark topped.
✓ India has seen the sharpest growth among the Asian economies, with a six-position
jump from 43rd to 37th rank on the annual World Competitiveness Index 2022.
✓ The Index has been compiled by the Institute for Management Development (IMD).
✓ Denmark has moved to the top of the 63-nation list from the third position last year,
while Switzerland slipped from the top ranking to the second position and Singapore
regained the third spot from the fifth.
Q. Which country has topped the World Competitiveness Index 2022?
A) Switzerland B) Sweden
C) Denmark D) Singapore
Answer : C
Q. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will attend the NATO summit 2022 in which city?
A) Paris, France
B) Madrid, Spain
C) Brussels, Belgium
D) New York, US
Answer : B
✓ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will attend this month’s NATO summit in
Madrid, becoming the country’s first leader to join a top meeting of the transatlantic
alliance.
✓ Sweden and Finland, which have applied to join NATO, are sending delegations to the
summit, and South Korea’s new President Yoon Suk-yeol will also be the first leader
from his country to attend.
✓ North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
✓ Headquarters : Brussels, Belgium
✓ Secretary General : Jens Stoltenberg
✓ Total Member : 30 (North Macedonia)

Q. Which airport has been named the best regional airport in India and South Asia at 2022
Skytrax World Airport Awards?
A) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
Answer : B
✓ Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru has bagged the Best Regional Airport
in India and South Asia title in the 2022 Skytrax World Airsport Awards.
✓ Qatar’s Hamad International Airport has been named the World’s Best Airport for the
second year running.
✓ The announcement took place at the Skytrax 2022 World Airport Awards, held at
Passenger Terminal EXPO in Paris, France.
Q. Name the airport which has topped the prestigious 2022 Skytrax World Airport Awards
list, as the Best Airport in the World
A) Haneda Airport in Tokyo B) Changi Airport in Singapore
C) Incheon International Airport D) Hamad International Airport, Doha
Answer : D
✓ The World’s Top 2 Airports for 2022.
✓ 1st - Hamad International Airport
✓ 2nd - Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)
✓ 3rd - Singapore Changi Airport
Q. Which supercomputers has topped the 59th top 500 list of the world’s most powerful
supercomputers?
A) Frontier
B) Fugaku
C) Sequoia
D) Venngage
Answer : A
✓ US Frontier Overtakes Japan’s Fugaku as the World’s Most Powerful Supercomputer.
✓ Recently, 59th edition of top 500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers was
unveiled by Germany.
✓ The Most powerful supercomputers were ORNL’s Supercomputer Frontier from the
US.
✓ FRONTIER:
✓ It is a supercomputer built using Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) architecture and
equipped with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processors. It is a is powered by AMD.

Q. India's first Liquid Mirror Telescope has been commissioned in which state?
A) Sikkim B) Uttarakhand
C) Gujarat D) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer : B
✓ India's first liquid-mirror telescope has been commissioned atop a mountain in the
Himalayan region in Uttarakhand.
✓ The telescope will help identify transient or variable objects such as asteroids, space
debris, supernovae, and gravitational lenses.
✓ The telescope is India’s first and Asia’s largest liquid mirror telescope
Q. Who has won the women’s singles title at French Open 2022?
A) Iga Swiatek B) Elise Mertens
C) Kateřina Siniaková D) Barbora Krejcikova
Answer : A
✓ Iga Swiatek, the No. 1 seed from Poland, won women’s singles title at French Open
2022, by defeating Coco Gauff of the United States, 6-1, 6-3.
✓ It was her second French Open title, and she dropped just one set en route, in the fourth
round to Qinwen Zheng.
Q. Who has won the men’s single title at the Roland Garros Tennis Tournament 2022, also
known as French Open?
A) Roger Federer B) Rafael Nadal
C) Daniil Medvedev D) Novak Djokovic
Answer : B
✓ The 2022 French Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament played on outdoor clay
courts. It was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France.
✓ Rafael Nadal beat Casper Ruud (Norwegian) 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in the French Open final for
his 14th championship at Roland Garros and 22nd Grand Slam title overall.
✓ Rafael Nadal won the French Open on his first attempt as a 19-year-old in 2005.
Q. Which tennis player has the most Grand Slams titles?
A) Novak Djokovic
B) Roger Federer
C) Rafael Nadal
D) Pete Sampras
Answer : C
✓ Top 3 men's tennis player owns the most Grand Slam titles
✓ 1st Rafael Nadal : 22 titles
✓ 2nd : Novak Djokovic : 20 titles
✓ 3rd : Roger Federer : 20 titles

Q. Which day of the year is celebrated as the World Environment Day (WED)?
A) 04 June B) 05 June
C) 03 June D) 06 June
Answer : B
✓ World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on June 05 every year to raise awareness
and encourage action for the protection of our environment.
✓ The theme for World Environment Day 2022 is “Only One Earth”.
✓ The host country for 2022 World Environment Day is Sweden.
✓ World Environment Day was first observed in 1974 in the US.
Q. What is the theme of World Environment Day 2022?
A) Time For Nature B) Ecosystem Restoration
C) Only One Earth D) Beating Plastic Pollution
Answer : C
Q. Bhajan Sopori passed away recently. He was associated with which musical instrument?
A) Violin B) Flute
C) Sitar D) Santoor
Answer : D
✓ Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori has passed away. He was 73.
✓ The santoor player was born in Sopore in Kashmir Valley in 1948. He belonged to the
Sufiana Gharana of Indian classical music.
Q. Who has won the Best Male actor award in the International Indian Film Academy Awards
held in Abu Dhabi?
A) Akshay Kumar
B) Vicky Kaushal
C) Ranveer Singh
D) Sidharth Malhotra
Answer : B
✓ The International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) held in Abu Dhabi.
✓ This year the IIFA 2022 Awards was hosted by Salman Khan, Maniesh Paul and Riteish
Deshmukh.
✓ List of the winners of IIFA 2022:
✓ Best Actor (Male) : Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham)
✓ Best Actor (Female) : Kriti Sanon (Mimi)
✓ Best Director : Vishnuvaradhan (Shershaah)
✓ Best Film : Shershaah
✓ Best Playback Singer Female : Asees Kaur for ‘Raataan Lambiyan’, (Shershaah)
✓ Best Playback Singer Male : Jubin Nautiyal for song ‘Raataan Lambiyan’, (Shershaah)

Q. Which film won the Best Film award at the IIFA Awards ceremony in 2022?
A) Shershaah B) RRR
C) Pushpa: The Rise D) K.G.F: Chapter 2
Answer : A
✓ Shershaah (Lion King) is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language biographical war film directed
by Vishnuvardhan in his Hindi film debut and written by Sandeep Shrivastava.
Q. What is the name of NASA's Venus Mission?
A) Van Gogh B) Picasso
C) DAVINCI D) Michelangelo
Answer : C
✓ NASA is planning to launch DAVINCI mission (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation
of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) to Venus in 2029. The mission will send a
spacecraft and probe to Venus to unravel unsolved mysteries of the planet.
✓ NASA launches Lucy Mission to study the Jupiter Trojan asteroids.
✓ NASA Launches Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission
Q. Large Hadron Collider (LHC) lies in a tunnel 27 kilometres in circumference, as deep as
175 metres:
A) Beneath the France – Switzerland border
B) Beneath the Germany – Switzerland Border
C) Beneath the Italy – Switzerland Border
D) Beneath the Austria-Switzerland Border
Answer : A
✓ The LHC lies in a tunnel 27 kilometres in circumference, as deep as 175 metres (574 ft)
beneath the Franco-Swiss border near Geneva, Switzerland.
Q. Who has been named as the Chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm?
A) Mahesh Ambani B) Srija Ambani
C) Anil Ambani D) Akash Ambani
Answer : D
Q. Who has been appointed as the MD of Jio Infocomm?
A) Vipin Sondhi B) Neeraj Akhoury
C) Pradeep Singh Kharola D) Pankaj Mohan Panwar
Answer : D
✓ Mukesh Ambani steps down as director of Reliance Jio, son Akash Ambani takes over
as chairman

✓ The board of Reliance Jio Infocomm has approved the appointment of Akash Ambani
(non-executive director of the company) as its chairman.
✓ The board had also approved the appointment of Raminder Singh Gujral and KV
Choudhary, as additional directors of the company.
✓ The appointment of Pankaj Mohan Pawar as MD of Jio has also been approved.
✓ Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited
✓ Founder : Mukesh Ambani
✓ Chairman : Akash Ambani
✓ Managing Director : Pankaj Mohan Pawar.
✓ Reliance Industries has raised ₹1.65 lakh crore (US$22 billion) by selling nearly 33%
equity stake in Jio Platforms.
✓ It is the largest mobile network operator in India and the third largest mobile network
operator in the world.
✓ Jio Payments Bank : Reliance Industries (70%) + State Bank of India (30%)
Q. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
approved the proposal for development of Phase 1 of new greenfield airport in which
state at an estimated cost of Rs. 1,305 crores?
A) Gujarat B) Haryana
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Chhattisgarh
Answer : A
✓ Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
approved the proposal for development of Phase 1 of new greenfield airport in Dholera,
Gujarat at an estimated cost of Rs. 1,305 crores. The project is estimated to be
completed by 2025-26.
Q. In which state PM Modi lays foundation stone of modal logistics park ?
A) Tamil Nadu B) Gujarat
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Karnataka
Answer : D
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Karnataka, on June 20 and 21.
While he is in Bengaluru on June 20 to inaugurate a slew of developmental works, he
will be leading the 8th International Yoga Day celebrations in Mysuru on June 21.
✓ PM inaugurates and lays the foundation stone of multiple rail and road infrastructure
projects worth over Rs 27000 crore in Bengaluru
✓ PM dedicates to the Nation India’s first Air Conditioned Railway Station, 100 percent
electrification of the Konkan railway line and other railway projects.
✓ “Bengaluru is the city of dreams for lakhs of youth of the country, the city is a reflection
of the spirit of Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat”
✓ Laying foundation stone of Multi Modal Logistics Park, which is being developed at
Muddalinganahalli, near Bengaluru,

Q. Which team has won the bronze medal in men's event at Asia Cup Hockey 2022?
A) Japan B) Indonesia
C) Malaysia D) India
Answer : D
✓ Indian men’s hockey team won bronze in Hockey Asia Cup 2022 after defeating Japan
1-0 in the third-Place match at the GBK Sports Complex in Jakarta Indonesia.
Q. Which Operation was launched by Indian Navy for safe passage of Indian-flagged
merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz?
A) Operation Saksham B) Operation Sankalp
C) Operation Samudra Setu D) Operation Maitri
Answer : B
✓ Stealth Frigate of Indian Navy, INS Talwar, is currently deployed for “Op Sankalp”.
✓ The frigate is commemorating the 3rd continuous year of presence of Indian Navy in
the Gulf for protection of Maritime Interests of India.
✓ Indian Navy has launched the Operation Sankalp in the Gulf region on June 19, 2019 in
the aftermath of deteriorating security situation in the region, following attacks on
merchant ships in Gulf of Oman.
Q. Which country has become the Largest Importer of Indian Broken Rice?
A) China B) Russia
C) Egypt D) Philippines
Answer : A
✓ China has become the largest importer or buyer of broken rice.
✓ It has surpassed African countries as the leading importer of broken rice in India.
✓ During the pandemic, China took the lead as the largest importer of broken rice in
India.
✓ China, India, and Indonesia are the top three rice-producing countries in the world..
✓ West Bengal is the largest rice producing State in India.
✓ Uttar Pradesh is the second highest rice producing state, while Punjab is the third
highest.
Q. Khuvsul Lake National Park has been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserve
of UNESCO. Khuvsul Lake National Park is located in which country?
A) Brazil B) Maldives
C) Mongolia D) South Africa
Answer : C
✓ Khuvsul Lake National Park of Mongolia has been added to the World Network of
Biosphere Reserve of UNESCO.
✓ The decision was made during the 34th session of the International Co-ordinating
Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme taking place in Paris, France.

✓ Khuvsgul Lake is located in the northern Mongolian province of Khuvsgual near the
Russian border.
✓ MONGOLIA
✓ Capital : Ulaanbaatar
✓ Currency : Tögrög
✓ President : Ukhnaa Khurelsukh
✓ Nomadic Elephant joint exercise between India and Mongolia
Q. Who has written the Biography of Gautam Adani, titled “Gautam Adani- The Man Who
Changed India”?
A) Vijay Gokhale B) Kaveree Bamzai
C) R N Bhaskar D) Vishram Bedekar
Answer : C
✓ The biography of billionaire, industrialist Gautam Adani will be released in October,
announced by Penguin Random House.
✓ The book written by Journalist-author R N Bhaskar, “Gautam Adani- The Man Who
Changed India”, claims to bring first time, the unknown aspects of one of the richest
men in the world.
Q. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Center for Brain Research (CBR) set up at a cost of
Rs 280 in which institute?
A) IISc Bengaluru B) IIT Madras
C) IIT Kharagpur D) IIT Hyderabad
Answer : A
✓ PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Center for Brain Research (CBR) set up at a cost of
Rs 280 crore at the Indian Institute of Science campus (IISc) Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the redeveloped Shree Kalika Mata temple
atop the Pavagadh hill in the Panchmahal district of which state?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Gujarat
C) Maharashtra
D) Telangana
Answer : B
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the redeveloped Shree Kalika Mata temple
atop the Pavagadh hill in the Panchmahal district of Gujarat.
✓ Addressing the gathering the Prime Minister said that this temple also symbolizes
‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas.
✓ About kalika Mata temple
✓ Kalika Mata Temple is a Hindu goddess temple complex and pilgrim centre at the
summit of Pavagadh Hill in Panchmahal District, India, with in the Champaner-
Pavagadh Archaeological Park.

Q. International Day of Yoga is celebrated on which day?
A) 20 June B) 23 June
C) 21 June D) 22 June
Answer : C
✓ International Yoga Day was first recognized by the United Nations General Assembly
in 2014.
✓ The 8th edition of International Yoga Day is being observed on 21 June.
✓ Theme 2022 – Yoga for Humanity
✓ Union Ministry of Ayush has confirmed the observance of the 8th International Day of
Yoga (IDY) on June 21 at Mysuru city, which is known as the cultural capital and major
historic destination of Karnataka state.
✓ The first International Day of Yoga was observed in 2015 at Rajpath in New Delhi
Q. What is the theme of the 2022 International Yoga Day?
A) Yoga for Peace B) Yoga for well-being
C) Yoga for Humanity D) Yoga for Climate Action
Answer : C
Q. Which became the 36th state/UT to implement the One Nation One Ration Card scheme?
A) Assam B) Chhattisgarh
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Himachal Pradesh
Answer : A
✓ Assam becomes the 36th State to implement ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ (ONORC)
Scheme.
✓ ONORC is aimed at enabling migrant workers to seamlessly lift their entitled subsidized
food grains from any fair price shop of their choice anywhere in the country.
✓ The ONORC plan successfully implemented in all 36 States/UTs, making food security
portable throughout the country.
✓ One Nation-One Ration Card scheme of the Government of India has been launched in
four states on pilot basis on August 1, 2019.
✓ Chhattisgarh becomes the 35th state/UT to implement the One Nation One Ration Card
scheme.
✓ One Nation, One Ration Card scheme implemented by 1 June 2020 in India
Q. National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman workers ‘NIPUN’ is an initiative of
which Union Ministry?
A) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
B) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
C) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
D) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Answer : B

✓ Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Hardeep Singh Puri has launched an
initiative for skill training of construction workers called NIPUN.
✓ NIPUN refers National Initiative for Promoting of Upskilling Nirman Workers.
✓ Objective – To train over one lakh construction workers, through fresh skilling and
upskilling programmes.
✓ National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) will be the Implementation Partner for
the project NIPUN.
Q. Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, inaugurated the ‘Mango
Festival’ in which country?
A) Brazil B) Indonesia
C) Belgium D) Malaysia
Answer : C
✓ Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal inaugurated a Mango Festival
organised in Brussels, Belgium.
✓ To create awareness among the Europeans and create a market for Indian mangoes in
Europe.
✓ India is a big supplier of mangoes to the rest of the globe.
✓ India is the largest producer of mango, along with Banana, Papaya, and Lemon.
✓ Uttar Pradesh ranks first in Mango production with a share of 23.47% and the highest
productivity in India
Q. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has launched a special type of solar stove. What is the name
of this solar stove?
A) SURYA NUTAN B) AKASH NUTAN
C) SHAURYA NUTAN D) PRAHAAR NUTAN
Answer : A
✓ Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has launched a special type of solar stove. The name of
this stove is ‘Surya Nutan’ has given.
✓ This stove will run entirely on solar energy. With this, there will be no need for any kind
of fuel for cooking. Neither wood nor gas.
✓ This stove will be charged by the rays of the sun and will cook food.
✓ To buy Surya Nutan, money has to be spent once and later there will be no maintenance
charge.
Q. ISRO has successfully launched India's communication satellite GSAT-24 from which
country?
A) Colombia B) Guyana
C) Suriname D) French Guiana
Answer : D
✓ Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched India’s
Communication satellite ‘GSAT-24’from Kourou in French Guiana.

✓ It is built by ISRO for NewSpace India Limited and it was launched by French company
Arianespace.
✓ GSAT-24 is a 24-Ku band communication satellite weighing 4180 kg with pan-India
coverage for meeting DTH application needs.
✓ It was the first “demand driven” communication satellite mission undertaken by NSIL
post space sector reforms.
✓ NSIL, a Government of India company under the Department of Space, has leased the
entire satellite capacity to Tata Play.
✓ GSAT-24 was launched on-board Ariane-V VA257 flight from the Guiana Space Centre,
Europe’s spaceport in Kourou.
Q. What is the name of new premises of Ministry of Commerce and Industry, inaugurated by
PM Modi in New Delhi?
A) Gramudyog Bhawan B) Khadi Bhavan
C) Vigyan Bhawan D) Vanijya Bhawan
Answer : D
✓ PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the new premises of the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry, ‘Vanijya Bhawan’ in New Delhi.
✓ He has also launched a new portal named NIRYAT (National Import-Export Record for
Yearly Analysis of Trade).
✓ The new portal, NIRYAT (National Import-Export Record for Yearly Analysis of Trade),
which is developed as a one-stop platform for stakeholders to get all necessary
information related to India’s foreign trade.
✓ NIRYAT portal represent country’s aspirations of an ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and will
bring positive changes in the field of trade and commerce, especially for MSMEs.
Q. In NIRYAT, What does A stand for
A) Analysis B) Always
C) Assessment D) Asian
Answer : A
✓ NIRYAT (National Import-Export Record for Yearly Analysis of Trade),
Q. Which country has conducted its first successful satellite launch using domestic rocket
‘Nuri’?
A) Iran B) China
D) South Korea D) Israel
Answer : C
✓ South Korea has successfully launched satellites into orbit with its homegrown Nuri
rocket.
✓ It was launched from the Naro Apace Center.
✓ Nuri is a three-stage rocket; more than 47 meter long and weighting 200000 kilograms.

Q. Which country has launched new batch of 3 Yagon-35 remote sensing satellites recently?
A) Israel B) China
C) South Korea D) North Korea
Answer : B
✓ China successfully launched 3 new remote satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch
Centre in China’s Sichuan Province.
✓ The satellites were launched as the second batch of the Yagon-35 family by a long
March-2D carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully.
✓ This launched marked the 424th mission for Long March series carrier rockets.
Q. The entire capacity of the recently launched GSAT-24 satellite has been leased out to
which broadcast satellite service provider?
A) Tata Play B) Airtel
C) Dish TV D) Sun Direct
Answer : A
✓ NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) launched GSAT-24 aboard Ariane 5 rocket, operated
by French company Arianespace, from Kourou in French Guiana (South America) on
June 23, 2022. GSAT-24 is a 24-Ku band communication satellite with pan-India
coverage for meeting DTH application needs.
✓ The entire capacity of the satellite weighing 4180 kg has been leased to Direct-to-Home
(DTH) service provider Tata Play.
✓ NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)
✓ Founded : 2006
✓ Headquarters : Bengaluru, Karnataka
✓ CMD : Radhakrishnan Durairaj
Q. Who has been appointed as Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB)?
A) Dinesh Bhatia
B) Sanjay Rana
C) Pankaj Saran
D) Tapan Kumar Deka
Answer : D
✓ The Central Government appointed senior IPS officer Tapan Lumar Deka as Director
of Intelligence Bureau (IB).
✓ He will succeed incumbent Intelligence Buraeu Director Arvind Kumar.
✓ RAW & IB Both agencies are the internal and external intelligence agencies of our
country respectively
✓ Intelligence Bureau (IB)
✓ Motto : Always Alert
✓ 28th Director : Tapan Lumar Deka

Q. Renewable Energy 2022: Global Status Report' was published by REN21, what is the rank
of India in renewable energy installations in 2021?
A) 2nd B) 1st
C) 3rd D) 4th
Answer : C
✓ India ranked 3rd in renewable energy installations in 2021, after China & Russia,
according to a report released on 15 June '22.
✓ The report titled 'Renewable Energy 2022: Global Status Report' was published by
REN21 (Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century).
✓ India installed 15.4 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy projects in 2021.
✓ It also ranked 4th in total solar installations.
Q. India has approved setting up of BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Center in which city?
A) New Delhi, India B) Colombo, Sri Lanka
C) Kathmandu, Nepal D) London, England
Answer : B
✓ Union Cabinet has approved a 'Memorandum of Association' (MoA) by India for setting
up of BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Center in Colombo. This was signed by the
member countries of the 'Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation' (BIMSTEC) during the fifth BIMSTEC summit held in Colombo,
Sri Lanka on March 30, 2022.
✓ Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
(BIMSTEC)
✓ Establishment :6 June 1997
✓ Headquarteres : Dhaka, Bangladesh
✓ Membership : 7 (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka &Thailand)
✓ Chairmanship : Sri Lanka
✓ Secretary General : Tenzin lekhpel (Bhutan)
✓ Trick to remember BIMSTEC Countries
✓ TRICK -: MBBS NIT
✓ M - Myanmar
✓ B - Bangladesh
✓ B - Bhutan
✓ S - SriLanka
✓ N - Nepal
✓ I - India
✓ T - Thailand
Q. What is the rank of the Indian football team in the latest FIFA world rankings released in
June 2022?
A) 105 B) 106
C) 107 D) 104
Answer : D

✓ The Indian football team has gained two places to jump to 104th in the latest FIFA world
rankings released on 23 June 2022.
✓ In the overall rankings, Brazil remained on top, three months after taking the top spot
from Belgium (2nd).
Q. Which State created history by winning the Ranji Trophy by defeating 41-time champions
Mumbai for the first time in 2021-22?
A) Gujarat B) Haryana
Answer : C
✓ Madhya Pradesh defeated Mumbai by six wickets to win their first-ever Ranji Trophy
title at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
✓ Madhya Pradesh chased down 108 in the fourth innings for the fall down of 4 wickets
to lift the coveted trophy.
✓ Mumbai with 41 titles, holds the record of winning the most number of Ranji Trophy
titles. Mumbai last won the title in 2015-16.
Q. Who has won the gold medal at the Qosanov Memorial 2022 athletics meet in Almaty,
Kazakhstan?
A) Navjeet Dhillon B) Seema Punia
C) Karina Vasilyeva D) Yulianna Shchukina
Answer : A
✓ Indian women’s discus thrower Navjeet Dhillon won the gold medal at the Qosanov
Memorial 2022 athletics meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 25 June 2022.
✓ Dhillon won the gold medal with a 56.24m effort.
Q. Which country has launched a solid-fueled rocket named ‘Zuljanah’?
A) Iran B) China
C) North Korea D) Israel
Answer : A
✓ Iran has launched a solid-fueled rocket into space named ‘Zuljanah’.
✓ It is a a 25.5 meter-long rocket, capable of carrying a satellite of 220 kilograms.
✓ The satellites will gather data in low-earth orbit.
✓ Zuljanah is named after the horse of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet
Muhammad.
✓ IRAN
✓ Capital : Tehran
✓ Currency : Toman
✓ President : Ebrahim Raisi
Q. Sao Joao Festival has organized in which of the following state?
A) Goa B) Odisha
C) Kerala D) Assam

Answer : A
✓ The people of Goa celebrated the Sao Joao festival, the feast of St John the Baptist
with traditional enthusiasm after a two-year coronavirus-induced gap.
✓ The festival is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, who baptised Lord Jesus on the river
of Jordan and is celebrated at the onset of monsoon. Siolim, a village in North Goa,
hosts a traditional canoe parade on the occasion of Sao Joao.
Q. India’s largest floating solar power project has been commissioned by Tata power solar
in which state?
C) Telangana D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : A
✓ Tata Power Solar Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has
commissioned India’s largest floating solar power project in Kayamkulam, Kerala.
✓ The solar project is spread over 350 acre water body, backwaters area, having an
installed capacity of 101.6 Megawatt (MWp).
Q. The Indian women’s recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, and Simranjeet
Kaur has clinched a silver medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Paris, France.In
which sport is the recurve bow used?
A) Fencer B) Skateboarding
C) karate D) Archery
Answer : D
✓ Indian women’s recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Simranjeet Kaur
has clinched for a silver medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Paris, France.
✓ India has lost to Chinese Taipei by 1-5 in the women’s recurve team final.
✓ India concluded their campaign with one gold and two silver medals
✓ Gold – Abhishek Verma & Jyoti Surekha Vennam (Compound mixed team event)
✓ Silver – Jyoti Surekha Vennam (Individual event)
Q. Who is the author of the book “The Life and Times of Georeg Fernandes”?
A) Rahul Sagar
B) Rahul Ramgundan
C) Avinash Khemka
D) Rajesh Talwar
Answer : B
✓ The biography of India’s former Union Defence Minister and firecracker socialist
leader, the late George Fernandes, ‘The Life and Times of George Fernanades will be
released in July 2022.
✓ The book was written by Rahul Ramagundam and published by Penguin Random House
India.

Q. Who is known as the ‘Father of Public Sector Undertakings’ in India?
A) Ashok Desai B) Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
C) V Krishnamurthy D) Sashi Sivramkrishna
Answer : C
✓ Venkataraman Krishnamurthy, the former chairman of BHEL, SAIL and Maruti Udyog
passed away at the age of 97.
✓ He was born in Karuveli, Tamil Nadu.
✓ V. Krishnamurthy is known as the father of public sector enterprises in India.
✓ He was Chairman and CEO of BHEL, MUL, SAIL, and GAIL.
✓ Padma Shri was conferred in the year 1973, for civil services category. This is the
Government of India's fourth-highest civilian award.
✓ Padma Bhushan was conferred in the year 1986 for civil services category. This is the
Government of India's third-highest civilian award.
✓ Padma Vibhushan was conferred in the year 2007 for civil services category. This is
the Government of India's second-highest civilian award.
Q. Which country has announced to transfer “Iskander-M Missile System” to Belarus?
A) Russia B) China
C) Israel D) North Korea
Answer : A
✓ Russia has announced the transfer of the "Iskander-M missile system" to Belarus. This
missile system can use ballistic or cruise missiles in its nuclear and conventional
versions.
✓ The Iskander-M missile system is codenamed as "SS-26 Stone" by NATO. The
Iskander-M missile has a range of 500 km.
✓ It is capable of carrying a payload of up to 700 kg.
Q. Who has been declared the winner of the Miss India Worldwide 2022?
A) Rashi Chandel B) Khushi Patel
C) Shinata Chauhan D) Rubal Shekhawat
Answer : B
✓ Khushi Patel, a biomedical student from the United Kingdom, has been declared the
winner of the Miss India Worldwide 2022.
Q. Who among the following has been selected for the Kempegowda International Award
given by the Government of Karnataka?
A) N R Narayana Murthy B) S M Krishna
C) Prakash Padukone D) All of the above
Answer : D

✓ Former Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna, Infosys founder veteran N R Narayana
Murthy, and Former Badminton player Prakash Padukone, have been selected for the
Kempegowda International Award.
✓ The award presented on the 513th birth anniversary of Kempegowda, the architect of
Bengaluru city, at Vidhana Soudha.
✓ The award carries a cash prize of ₹5 lakh along with a plaque.
✓ This award is given by Karnataka Government.
Q. The DRDO and the Indian Army successfully tested an indigenously-developed anti-tank
guided missile at KK range in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. The anti-tank guided missile
(ATGM) was successfully test-fired from which battle tank?
A) Arjun B) T-90
C) Centurion D) Vijayanta
Answer : A
✓ The DRDO and the Indian Army successfully tested indigenously-developed anti-tank
guided missile at KK range in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
✓ The anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) was successfully test fired from Arjun battle tank.
✓ The all-indigenous ATGM employs a tandem High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) warhead
to defeat Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA) protected armoured vehicles. The ATGM
has been developed with multi-platform launch capability and is currently undergoing
technical evaluation trials from 120 mm rifled gun of MBT Arjun.
Q. Uranium Mining Reserves have been found recently in which state?
A) Rajasthan B) Odisha
C) Chhattisgarh D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : A
✓ Huge reserves of Uranium have been found at Rohil (Khandela Tehsil) in Rajasthan’s
Sikar district.
✓ The reserve has been located around 120 km from state capital Jaipur.
✓ After Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand, Rajasthan has become the third Indian state
where Uranium has been found.
Q. Which of the following countries are the co-hosts of the five-day UN Ocean Conference
kicked off in June 2022?
A) Spain and France B) Kenya and Portugal
C) France and Italy D) Kenya and Germany
Answer : B
✓ A five-day UN Ocean Conference kicked off on 27 June 2022 with Kenya and Portugal
being the co-hosts.
✓ Leaders from over 130 countries from across the world will deliberate for five days to
find an international agreement on protecting the world’s oceans, seas, and marine
resources.
✓ Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh is leading the Indian delegation.

Q. National Statistics Day in India is celebrated to commemorate which statistician's birth
anniversary?
A) C.R. Rao B) Srinivasa, Ramanujan
C) V.S. Huzurbazar D) PC Mahalanobis
Answer : D
✓ National Statistics Day is marked on June 29 in India to celebrate the notable
contribution in the fields of economic planning and the statistical development made
by Prof. Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis. The National Statistics Day 2022 theme is
'Data for Sustainable Development.
✓ The day marks the birth anniversary of Father of Indian Statistics, Prof. P C
Mahalanobis, in recognition of his invaluable contribution in establishing the National
Statistical System.
Q. The military exercise ‘SAMPRITI-IX’ is being held between the armies of which countrie
A) India-Sri Lanka B) India-Myanmar
C) India-Bangladesh D) India-Nepal
Answer : C
✓ A joint military training exercise “Ex SAMPRITI-X” is being conducted by India &
Bangladesh at Jashore Military Station in Bangladesh from 5-16 June 2022.
Q. India has successfully tested a nuclear- capable Agni-4 ballistic missile from APJ Abdul
Kalam Island in Odisha. What is the range of this missile?
A) 4,000 kilometres B) 5,000 kilometres
C) 6,000 kilometres D) 2,000 kilometres
Answer : A
✓ India has successfully executed a nuclear- capable Agni-4 ballistic missile from APJ
Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
✓ Dr. Abdul Kalam Island is also known as the Wheeler Island.
✓ It is located off the coast of Odisha.
✓ The missile has the range of around 4,000 kilometres.
Q. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the newly built National
Tribal Research Institute (NTRI) at which city?
A) Mumbai B) Pune
C) Nagpur D) New Delhi
Answer : D
✓ Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the newly built National
Tribal Research Institute (NTRI) in New Delhi.
✓ Tribal Research Institute (TRI) is the research body of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs at
the state level. There are 26 Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) supported by the Ministry
of Tribal Affairs.

Q. Who has won gold in 10m air rifle standing SH1 event at Para Shooting World Cup 2022?
A) Bhavina Patel B) Avani Lekhara
C) Mariyappan Thangavelu D) Krishna Nagar
Answer : B
✓ Avani Lekhara, the Tokyo Paralympics winner, won gold in the Para Shooting World
Cup in Chateauroux, France, with a world record score of 250.6 in the women’s 10m
air rifle standing SH1
Q. Which University has topped the QS World University Rankings 2023?
A) University of Oxford
B) Stanford University
C) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
D) Harvard University
Answer : C
✓ Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was at top position followed by the
University of Cambridge, Stanford University.
✓ QS World University Rankings 2023
✓ Top : Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
✓ Cambridge, United States
✓ 2nd : University of Cambridge
✓ Cambridge, United Kingdom
✓ 3rd : Stanford University
✓ Stanford, United States
✓ Top Indian Institute : IISc Bangalore (155th Rank)
✓ 2nd : IIT Bombay ( 172 Rank)
✓ 3rd : IIT Delhi (174 Rank)
Q. Name the Indian University which has been adjudged as the best University of the country
in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2023?
A) IIT Bombay B) IISc Bengaluru
C) IIT Madras D) IIT Guwahati
Answer : B
✓ QS World University Rankings 2023: IISc, Bengaluru topped among research varsity
globally and among Indian institutes, MIT got 1st rank overall
Q. Baikho festival is celebrated in which state?
A) Odisha B) Assam
C) Manipur D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : B

✓ The Baikho festival is celebrated in the state of Assam, which is called as gateway to
northeast India. It is celebrated by Rabha tribes of India. For celebration in 2022, locals
in Gamerimura village gathered on June 4 to celebrate the festival.
Q. Who is the author of India’s 1st sports marketing book “The Winning Formula for
Success”?
A) Sundeep Mishra B) Vinit Karnik
C) Navdeep Singh Gill D) Shashi Tharoor
Answer : B
✓ India’s leading sports and Management institute, the International Institute of Sports &
Management (IISM) in Mumbai, Maharashtra, launched India’s first-ever book on
Sports Marketing titled “Business of Sports: The Winning Formula for Success”
authored by noted Sports author Vinit Karnik.
Q. In which state of India is the Sital Sasthi, a sacred Hindu festival celebrated?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Uttarakhand
C) Jharkhand D) Odisha
Answer : D
✓ Sital Sasthi, a sacred Hindu festival is being celebrated in Odisha. This week-long
special festival highlights the marriage of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
Q. Who has become the first Indian to be recognized as Global SDG Pioneer for Water
Stewardship by the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)?
A) Anupam Ray B) Jayati Ghosh
C) T.S. Tirumurti D) Ramkrishna Mukkavilli
Answer : D
✓ For the first time in the world, an Indian Ramkrishna Mukkavilli has been recognised as
a Global Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Pioneer for Water Stewardship by the
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC).
Q. In which state the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the National
Museum of Customs and GST 'Dharohar'?
A) Goa
B) Bihar
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : A
✓ Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman dedicated to the nation ‘Dharohar’, the
National Museum of Customs and GST in Goa. ‘Dharohar’ is housed in Panaji’s famous
Blue Building on the banks of the Mandovi River.

Q. Who has been appointed as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ envoy on
technology to coordinate programmes for international digital cooperation?
A) Anupam Ray B) Amandeep Singh Gill
C) Rabab Fatima D) Pankaj Sharma. Sharma
Answer : B
✓ UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed senior Indian diplomat
Amandeep Singh Gill as his envoy on technology to coordinate programmes for
international digital cooperation.
✓ Amandeep Singh Gill has been India’s permanent representative to the Conference on
Disarmament in Geneva from 2016-to 2018.
Q. Who has won the gold medal at the Chateauroux 2022 World Cup in June 2022?
A) Avani Lekhara B) Devendra Jhajharia
C) Bhavina Patel D) Deepa Malik
Answer : A
✓ Avani Lekhara has won the gold medal at the Chateauroux 2022 World Cup. The Tokyo
Paralympian has won in the R8 event- women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 with a score
of 458.3.
✓ She beat Veronika Vadovicova of Slovakia to won this title and gold for India. She
scripted history last year as she became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at
the Paralympics in Tokyo.
Q. Which entity has collaborated with India's space agency ISRO which will enhance the
quality of its 3D maps
A) Google Maps B) Bing Maps
C)Jawg Maps D) MapmyIndia
Answer : D
✓ MapmyIndia has collaborated with India's space agency ISRO which will enhance the
quality of its 3D maps.
✓ The company is developing new maps as part of its foray into the metaverse.
Q. Who became the 74th Chess Grandmaster of India?
A) Mitrabha Guha
B) Rahul Srivatshav P
C) Karthik Subramaniyan
D) Bharath Subramaniyam
Answer : B
✓ Telangana’s Rahul Srivatshav P has become India’s 74th Grandmaster, achieving the
title after breaking the 2500 (Elo points) barrier in live FIDE ratings during the 9th
Cattolica Chess Festival 2022 in Italy.

Q. What is the rank of Bengaluru in the Global Startup Ecosystem ranking, released by
Startup Genome?
A) 33 B) 22
C) 44 D) 28
Answer : B
✓ As per the report released by the policy advisory and research firm Startup Genome,
the city of Bengaluru has moved up to number 22 in the Global Startup Ecosystem
ranking.
✓ Bengaluru’s tech ecosystem value is at $105 billion which is higher than that of
Singapore at $89 billion and Tokyo at $62 billion, report showed.
✓ In 2021, Bangalore also beat out both Beijing and Shanghai in the amount of venture
capital raised and number of rounds, according to London & Partners and Dealroom.
Q. Which Indian state has been ranked at the first position in Asia’s Global Start-up
Ecosystem Report 2022?
A) Odisha B) Jharkhand
C) Kerala D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : C
✓ Kerala has been ranked at first position in Asia’s Global Start-up Ecosystem Report,
which was released on June 14, 2022. Kerala has also been ranked at fourth position
in terms of Affordable Talent.
✓ The startup ecosystem report recognises creative steps taken by Kerala Start-up
Mission (KSUM) to position it as a start-up power house.
Q. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has
recently launched an eight-day-long Mango Festival in which country to boost export of
mangoes?
A) Germany B) Bahrain
C) Saudi Arabia D) United Arab Emirates
Answer : B
✓ In a major boost to the export of mangoes, Agricultural and Processed Food Products
Export Development Authority (APEDA) launched an eight-day-long Mango Festival in
the Kingdom of Bahrain.
✓ The mango show in Bahrain is part of APEDA’s new initiatives to explore international
markets for Indian mangoes under the ‘Mango Festival 2022’
Q. India has successfully test-launched Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Prithvi-II from an
integrated test range in Chandipur, Odisha. What is the range of Prithvi-II?
A) 350 km-450km B) 250 km-350km
C) 400 km-500km D) 150 km-200km
Answer : B

✓ Recently, India successfully conducted the night trial of surface-to-surface nuclear-
capable short-range ballistic missile Prithvi-II.
✓ Prithvi-II is an indigenously developed Surface-to-Surface Missile Short-Range Ballistic
Missile (SRBM), which has a range of around 250 km-350km and can carry a one tonne
payload.
✓ Prithvi II class is a single-stage liquid-fueled missile that has warhead mounting
capability of 500 kg-1000kg
Q. The three-day international literary festival ‘Unmesh’ held in which state?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Telangana
C) Chhattisgarh D) Himachal Pradesh
Answer : D
✓ Three-day international literary festival ‘Unmesh’ began at Gaiety Theater at Himachal
Pradesh.
✓ The festival was formally inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Culture Arjun Ram
Meghawal.
✓ The festival is organised by the Union Ministry of Culture and the Sahitya Akademi with
the support of the Himachal Pradesh Department of Art and Culture as part of the
‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’
Q. Which airport has been named the best regional airport in India and South Asia at 2022
Skytrax World Airport Awards?
A) Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
Answer : B
✓ Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru has bagged the Best Regional Airport
in India and South Asia title in the 2022 Skytrax World Airsport Awards.
✓ The announcement took place at the Skytrax 2022 World Airport Awards, held at
Passenger Terminal EXPO in Paris, France.
Q. Name the airport which has topped the prestigious 2022 Skytrax World Airport Awards
list, as the Best Airport in the World
A) Haneda Airport in Tokyo B) Changi Airport in Singapore
C) Incheon International Airport D) Hamad International Airport, Doha
Answer : D
✓ The World’s Top 2 Airports for 2022.

✓ 1st - Hamad International Airport
✓ 2nd - Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)
✓ 3rd - Singapore Changi Airport
Q. Which state has become the largest state in terms of the outstanding portfolio of
microfinance loans?
Answer : D
✓ Tamil Nadu replaced Bihar and West Bengal to become the largest state in terms of
outstanding portfolio of microfinance loans.
✓ It followed by Bihar with Rs 35,941 crore and West Bengal with Rs 34,016 crore.
Q. Los Angles, Toronto, and Mexico City have been named among the host cities for the FIFA
World Cup 2026 in the US, Canada and Mexico respectively. How many teams participate
in the World Cup 2026?
A) 32 B) 40
C) 48 D) 44
Answer : C
✓ Los Angles, Toronto, and Mexico City have been named among the host cities for the
FIFA World Cup 2026 in the US, Canada and Mexico.
✓ This is the first in when the tournament will be shared by three different countries.
✓ The 2026 men's World Cup will be the first edition to feature 48 teams and it is the first
time matches will be played in three countries
Q. Which country has launched its third aircraft named Fujian which is the most advanced
as well as the first fully domestically built naval vessel of the country?
A) Japan
B) China
C) South Korea
D) Iran
Answer : B
✓ China launched its third aircraft carrier, named “Fujian” in a bid to extend the range of
its navy in Indo-Pacific region.
✓ The newly launched aircraft carrier is most advanced and first “fully domestically built”
naval vessel.
✓ It was launched at a brief ceremony, at Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard.
✓ The 3rd aircraft carrier has been built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited.
✓ Fujian has a displacement of over 80,000 tonnes.
✓ Liaoning was the first aircraft carrier of China. It was a refit of Soviet-era ship
commissioned in 2012. This launch was followed by indigenously built 2nd aircraft
carrier named ‘Shandong’, which was launched in 2019.

Q. Who has won the gold medal at the ongoing Kuortane Games in Finland ?
A) Neeraj Chopra B) Johannes Vetter
C) Jakub Vadlejch D) Julian Weber
Answer : A
✓ Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal at the ongoing Kuortane Games in Finland on 18
June 2022.
✓ Chopra took the top spot with a best throw of 86.69m.
✓ On 14 June 2022, Chopra also broke his own national record with a throw of 89.30m at
the Paavo Nurmi Games 2022.
Q. India's first semi-high speed freight train 'Gati Shakti' is likely to derail by December.
Which company has manufactured this train?
A) Rail Wheel Factory, Bangalore
B) Diesel Locomotive Works,Varanasi
C) Integral Coach Factory, Chennai
D) Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan
Answer : C
✓ India’s first semi-high speed freight train is likely to hit the tracks by December.
✓ The 16-coach ‘Gati Shakti’ train can clock 160 kmph and will be manufactured at the
Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.
✓ To implement PM Gati Shakti, the Railways has created a separate directorate at the
Railway Board with its branches at Khurda, Bilaspur, Delhi and Bengaluru divisions.
✓ Integral Coach Factory (ICF)
✓ Headquarters : Chennai, Tamilnadu
Q. Union Home Minister and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah laid the foundation stone
of Olympic level sports complex at which place?
A) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh B) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
C) Gandhinagar, Gujarat D) Hyderabad, Telangana
Answer : C
✓ Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah, laid the
foundation stone of an Olympic-level sports complex at Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
✓ The construction cost of the project is Rs. 932 crores.
Q. Every Year, June 01 is dedicated to celebrate which of these days?
A) World Milk Day B) World Honey Day
C) World Water Day D) World Food Day
Answer : A

✓ World Milk Day is observed on June 1 each year to recognize the importance of milk as
a global food and provide an opportunity to bring attention to activities that are
connected with the dairy sector.
✓ The international day was established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
of the United Nations in 2001.
✓ In India, November 26 is celebrated as National Milk Day, since 2014, to commemorate
the birthday of the father of India’s White Revolution, Dr. Verghese Kurien (also
nicknamed as Milkman of India).
Q. Which of cricketer is to continue as UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassador for a record 20th
year?
A) Saurav Ganguly B) Sachin Tendulkar
C) Rahul Dravid D) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Answer : B
✓ Sachin Tendulkar will continue as UNICEF’s ‘Goodwill Ambassador’ for a record 20th
year.
✓ He has been working for the welfare of underprivileged children.
Q. Which state's Chief Minister has announced plans to conduct a caste-based census?
A) Uttar Pradesh B) Bihar
C) Odisha D) Telangana
Answer : B
✓ Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar announced on June 1, 2022, that a caste-based
count rather than a census will be held in Bihar to avoid any conflict.
✓ The announcement regarding the Caste-based census in Bihar was made after an all-
party meeting on a caste census
Q. The third passenger train 'Mitali Express' was flagged off between India and which
country?
A) Nepal B) Pakistan
C) Bangladesh D) Bhutan
Answer : C
✓ Modi government has started Mitali Express train between India and Bangladesh. This
is the third train running between India and Bangladesh.
✓ This train will run for the remainder of New Jalpaiguri (NJP) and Dhaka (Dhaka).
✓ This train will pass through the recently started Haldibari-Chilahati rail link.
✓ The first is Maitree Express, which runs between Kolkata and Dhaka.
✓ The other train is Bandhan Express, which is running between Kolkata and Khulna
Q. Which company has bagged the contract to construct the upcoming Noida International
Airport at Jewar, in Uttar Pradesh?
A) Tata Projects B) Larsen &Toubro Ltd
C) Punj Lloyd Group D) Jaiprakash Associates Ltd

Answer : A
✓ Tata Group's infrastructure and construction arm, Tata Projects, has bagged the
contract to construct the upcoming Noida International Airport at Jewar, in Uttar
Pradesh.
✓ It is expected to be functional by 2024.
Q. Which state has won the Best Project Award at United Nations World Summit ?
A) Odisha B) Manipur
C) Meghalaya D) Telangana
Answer : C
✓ Meghalaya’s Planning Department’s key initiative of e-Proposal System, part of
Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture (MeghEA) won coveted UN Award – World Summit
on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) Prizes 2022 at Geneva in Switzerland.
BEST MCQ MAY 2022

Q. India's first semiconductor fabrication unit is located in which state?
A) Tamil Nadu B) Gujarat
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Karnataka
Answer : D
✓ Karnataka government said at the weekend that a joint venture between Abu Dhabi-
based Next Orbit Ventures and Israel’s Tower Semiconductor, the International
Semiconductor Consortium (ISMC), will invest $3 billion in the southern state to build
India’s first chip manufacturing plant.
✓ Karnataka bags Rs 23k crore investment from ISMC for India's first semiconductor
plant
Q. Who among the following has become the first woman officer to join the Army Aviation
Corps as a Combat Aviator?
A) Captain Abhilasha Barak B) Captain Komal Singh
C) Captain Jaya Trivedi D) Captain Sonam Agnihotri
Answer : A
✓ Haryana’s Captain Abhilasha Barak has become the first woman officer to join the
Army Aviation Corps as a combat aviator after successfully completing her training.
✓ She was awarded the coveted wings along with 36 other army pilots by the DG and
Colonel Commandant of Army Aviation in Nashik.
✓ She has been assigned to the second flight of 2072 Army Aviation Squadron.
✓ She was commissioned into the Indian Army from the Officers Training Academy,
Chennai in 2018.
✓ Captain Abhilasha Barak hails from Haryana

Q. PM Modi has inaugurated World’s first Nano Urea Liquid Plant constructed by Indian
Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) at which place?
A) Bengaluru, Karnataka B) Mumbai, Maharashtra
C) Kalol, Gujarat D) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Answer : C
✓ PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated World’s first Nano Urea Liquid Plant constructed
by Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) at Kalol, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
✓ Prime Minister dedicated the Ultramodern Nano Urea Liquid Fertilizer plant to the
Nation at a ceremony held at Gandhinagar.
✓ Nano Urea Liquid Plant has been built at the cost of around Rs 175 crore to boost
productivity and increase farmers income. It will produce about 1.5 lakh bottles of 500
ml.
✓ IFFCO Nano Urea is the only Nano fertilizer approved by Government and included in
the Fertilizer Control Order (FCO).
✓ Urea, also known as carbamide, is an organic compound with the chemical formula
NH2CONH2 or CH4N2O
✓ Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO)
✓ Founded : 1967
✓ Chairmam : Dileep Sanghani
✓ MD & CEO : U.S Awasthi
Q. Who has become the first Indian author to win the prestigious International Booker Prize
for her novel 'Tomb of Sand'?
A) MS Subbulakshmi B) Kiran Desai
C) Jhumpa Lahiri D) Geetanjali Shree
Answer : D
✓ Geetanjali Shree’s ‘Tomb of Sand’ became first Hindi novel to win International Booker
Prize.
✓ Delhi-based author Geetanjali Shree and American translator Daisy Rockwell won the
International Booker Prize for their novel “Tomb of Sand,”.
✓ The 50,000-pound ($63,000) prize money will be split between New Delhi-based Shree
and Rockwell, who lives in Vermont.
✓ Geetanjali was born in the city of Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh.
✓ Originally Hindi novel 'Ret Samadhi' has been translated into English by Daisy
Rockwell.
✓ The Prize carries a prize money of £50,000 which will be split equally among the author
and the translator.
✓ The International Booker Prize is an international literary prize awarded every year for
a single book that is translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland.
✓ Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel
written in the English language and published in the United Kingdom
✓ Don't Confused Booker Prize & International Booker Prize.
✓ Indian writer Geetanjali Shree and American translator Daisy Rockwell won the
International Booker Prize for “Tomb of Sand,”.

✓ Damon Galgut ( From South Africa) has won the 2021 Booker Prize for “The Promise”
✓ Don't Confused First's Indian Booker Prize and International Booker Prize.
✓ Geetanjali Shree has become the first Indian author to win the prestigious International
Booker Prize for her novel 'Tomb of Sand'.
✓ Arundhati Roy was the first Indian to win the Prestigious Booker prize in 1997 for her
first novel The God of Small Things.
Q. Which novel has become the first hindi language work of fiction to be shortlisted for the
prestigious International Booker Prize?
A) Khali Jagah A) Tomb of Sand
B) The Empty Space D) The Roof Beneath Their Feet
Answer : B
Q. Who among these do not feature on the Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of
2022 list?
A) Khurram Parvez
B) Karuna Nundy
C) Gautam Adani
D) Adar Poonawalla
Answer : D
✓ TIME Magazine has recently announced its list of 100 most influential people for the
year 2022. Three Indians have found their names on the list.
✓ Supreme Court lawyer Karuna Nundy, business tycoon Gautam Adani and prominent
Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez have been named among the world’s
100 most influential people of 2022 by TIME magazine.
Q. Atal Tunnel has received the Indian Building Congress (IBC) ‘Best Infrastructure Project’
award. It was built by the Border Roads Organisation in which state/UT?
A) Ladakh
B) Jammu and Kashmir
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer : C
✓ Atal Tunnel constructed in Rohtang of Himachal Pradesh has received the Indian
Building Congress (IBC) ‘Best Infrastructure Project’ award. It was built by the Border
Roads Organisation (BRO).
✓ Atal Tunnel connects the Solang Valley near Manali to Sissu in Lahaul and Spiti
districts.
✓ Atal Road Tunnel, Himachal Pradesh - Longest High-Altitude Tunnel.
✓ Atal Tunnel, at 9.02 km is the longest highway tunnel in the world, connects Manali to
Lahaul-Spiti Valley, India

Q. Which Indian site has been listed in the list of 8 Wonders of Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO)?
A) Statue of Unity, Gujarat
B) Adiyogi Shiva statue, Tamil Nadu
C) Dhyana Buddha Statue, Andhra Pradesh
D) Statue of Equality (Ramanuja), Hyderabad
Answer : A
✓ The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has included India’s Statue of Unity in its ‘8
Wonders of SCO’ list.
✓ The Statue of Unity is the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first Home Minister of the
independent India. The 182-metre-tall statue is the world’s tallest statue located in
Kevadia, Gujarat.
✓ The statue was inaugurated in October 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the
occasion of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ‘s 143rd birth anniversary.
✓ World’s tallest statue, Statue of Unity, in Kevadiya colony, Narmada district, Gujarat
✓ Height :182 metres (597 ft)
✓ Constructed by : Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
✓ Designed by : Ram V Sutar.
✓ The statue of unity is located on an island called Sadhu Bet near rajpipla. The statue of
unity faces the Narmada dam.
Q. Which organization's exercise Defender Europe 2022 and Swift Response 2022 was held
in Poland and 8 other countries recently?
A) NATO B) SCO
C) ASEAN D) SAARC
Answer : A
✓ North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) exercise, Defender Europe 2022 (DE22) and
Swift Response 2022 (SR22) began on May 01, 2022 aimed at building preparedness
and interoperability between Allies and partners of the United States (US) and NATO.
Q. What is the rank of India in the World Press Freedom Index 2022?
A) 144 B) 140
C) 150 D) 130
Answer : C
✓ World Press Freedom Index 2022: India ranked 150th; Norway topped
✓ Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released the 20th World Press Freedom Index
2022, which assesses the state of journalism in 180 countries and territories.
✓ India’s ranking in the Index has fallen down to 150th position from last year’s 142nd
rank. The ranking of India’s neighbours, except that of Nepal, have also slid down, with
the index placing Pakistan at 157th position, Sri Lanka 146th, Bangladesh 162nd and
Maynmar at 176th position. Nepal has climbed up by 30 points in the global ranking at
76th position.

Q. Which country has topped the World Press Freedom Index 2022?
A) Norway B) Finland
C) Switzerland D) Sweden
Answer : A
✓ Norway (1st) Denmark (2nd), Sweden (3rd) Estonia (4th) and Finland (5th) grabbed the
top positions, while North Korea remained at the bottom of the list of the 180 countries
and territories.
✓ Reporters Without Borders : Headquarters : Paris, France
Q. Who among the following won the World Food Prize 2022?
A) Kate Marvel B) Ellen Page
C) Anne Simpson D) Cynthia Rosenzweig
Answer : D
✓ A senior research scientist and head of the Climate Impacts Group at NASA’s Goddard
Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, Cynthia Rosenzweig has received
the 2022 World Food Prize from the World Food Prize Foundation.
✓ Rosenzweig was selected for the award for her research to understand the
relationship between climate and food systems and forecast how both will change in
the future.
✓ About World Food Prize (WFP)
✓ The WFP is an award was created by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Norman Borlaug in
1986 to recognise scientists and others who made remarkable achievements in the
field of food and agriculture by improving the quality and availability of food.
✓ The $250,000 prize is awarded by the World Food Prize Foundation based in Des
Moines, Iowa.
✓ The award is also referred to as the Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture.
Q. Legendary Musician Pandit Shivkumar Sharma was credited for popularising which
instrument among the general public?
A) Sarangi B) Sarod
C) Sitar D) Santoor
Answer : D
✓ Indian music composer and santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passed away.
✓ Sharma gave santoor, once a little-known instrument from Jammu and Kashmir, a
classical status.
✓ Awards: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1986), Padma Shri (1991), and Padma
Vibhushan (2001).
Q. World’s longest suspension footbridge named “Sky Bridge 721”, has been recently
opened in which country for tourists?
A) Norway B) Sweden
C) Czech Republic D) Saudi Arabia

Answer : C
✓ World’s longest suspension footbridge named “Sky Bridge 721”, was opened in Dolní
Morava, Czech Republic for tourists. The bridge connects two mountain ridges and
hangs 95 metres above the valley of the Mlýnský Stream.
✓ The Sky Bridge 721, 721 metres (2365 feet) long and 1.2-meter-wide, was constructed
at a cost of 200 million crowns (around USD 8.4 million).
✓ CZECH REPUBLIC
✓ Capital : Prague
✓ Currency: koruna
Q. India’s men’s badminton team has won the Thomas Cup title for the first time by defeating
which country?
A) Indonesia B) Malaysia
C) China D) South Korea
Answer : A
✓ India’s men’s badminton team won the Thomas Cup title for the first time ever with a
stunning 3-0 win over powerhouse Indonesia in the final.
✓ India took on 14-time winners Indonesia in the final of the Thomas Cup in Bangkok,
Thailand and lifted the title defeating the defending champions by 3-0.
✓ Thomas Cup is related to Men’s badminton
✓ UBER Cup is realted to Women’s badminton
Q. Which country’s team has won badminton’s prestigious Uber Cup in Bangkok, Thailand?
A) China B) Malaysia
C) Indonesia D) South Korea
Answer : D
✓ South Korea stunned defending champions China to win badminton’s prestigious Uber
Cup in an epic battle that went down to the wire in Bangkok.
✓ Sim sprang an upset by beating Wang 28-26, 18-21, 21-8 in a thrilling 88 minutes — and
with it, South Korea’s first Uber Cup crown in 12 years.
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of France?
A) Franck Riester A) Elisabeth Borne
C) Clément Beaune D) Bruno Le Maire
Answer : B
✓ President of France, Emmanuel Macron has appointed Elisabeth Borne as the new
Prime Minister of France.
✓ She became the second woman to hold this position after Edith Cresson (1991-1992)
under President Francois Mitterrand.
✓ She joined Macron’s centrist party in 2017.
✓ She has succeeded Jean Castex.
✓ FRANCE
✓ Capital : Paris

✓ Currency : Euro
✓ President : Emmanuel Macron
✓ Prime Minister : Elisabeth Borne
Q. Which state government will launch India’s first state-owned over-the-top (OTT) platform
named ‘CSpace’?
A) Kerala B) Karnataka
C) Telangana D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : A
✓ Kerala government will launch a state-owned over-the-top (OTT) platform named
‘CSpace’ on state’s formation day on November 1.
✓ It will offer film lovers an array of movies, short films and documentaries of their choice.
The films will be streamed on CSpace only after their theatrical release.
✓ This is an initiative of Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC).
Q. Who has been sworn in as Australia's 31st Prime Minister?
A) Anthony Albert B) Alex Hawke
C) Stuart Robert D) Anthony Albanese
Answer : D
✓ Labour Party leader Anthony Albanese was sworn in as Australia’s 31st Prime Minister
.
✓ It is Australia’s first Labour.
✓ Outgoing Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who was heading the Liberal-National
coalition has conceded defeat.
✓ AUSTRALIA
✓ Capital : Canberra
✓ PM : Anthony Albanese
Q. Shirui Lily Festival is organized in which state?
A) Goa B) Assam
C) Manipur D) Meghalaya
Answer : C
✓ In Manipur, the 4th Edition of State-Level Shirui Lily Festival 2022 has begun.
Q. What is the rank of India in Travel & Tourism Development Index 2021, released by the
World Economic Forum’s (WEF)?
A) 46 B) 54
C) 85 D) 74
Answer : B

✓ World Economic Forum’s (WEF) has released the Travel & Tourism Development Index
2021 which comprises 117 countries.
✓ India is the top scorer in South Asia and placed at 54th position.
✓ The top place has been grabbed by Japan. The country is followed by the United
States, Spain, France, and Germany respectively.
✓ The theme of the WEF’s Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021 is “Rebuilding for
a Sustainable and Resilient Future”.
✓ This index is the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index’s direct evolution, having
been published biennially for the last 15 years.
Q. Which country has topped the WEF’s World Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index
2021?
A) Spain B) Germany
C) France D) Japan
Answer : D
✓ Top 5 countries:
✓ 1st : Japan
✓ 2nd : United States
✓ 3rd : Spain
✓ 4th : France
✓ 5th : Germany
Q. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure’?
A) Chetan Bhagat B) Ruskin Bond
C) Shashi Tharoor D) Amartya Sen
Answer : B
✓ A book titled ‘Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure’; authored by Ruskin Bond.
✓ A new book titled “Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure” authored by Ruskin
Bond, was published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI) on Ruskin Bond’s 88th
birthday (19th May 2022).
✓ His first novel, The Room on the Roof gained immense popularity when it was released.
Q. India’s first ‘Olympic Values Education Programme’ (OVEP) by the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) was launched in which state?
A) Assam B) Kerala
C) Odisha D) Maharashtra
Answer : C
✓ India’s first ‘Olympic Values Education Programme’ (OVEP) by the International
Olympic Committee (IOC) was launched in Odisha.
✓ It will be implemented in 90 schools across two smart cities Bhubaneswar and
Rourkela in the first phase.

✓ International Olympic Committee (IOC)
✓ President :Thomas Bach ( Germany )
✓ Director General : Christophe De Kepper
Q. Which team has won the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 ?
A) Royal Challengers Bangalore
B) Kolkata Knight Riders
C) Rajasthan Royals
D) Gujarat Titans
Answer : D
✓ Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets to win their debut IPL tournament at
Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 29, 2022.
✓ TATA IPL 2022
✓ IPL 2022 : 15th edition
✓ Winner : Gujarat Titans
✓ Runner up : Rajasthan Royals
✓ Opening Match : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
✓ Final Match : Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Gujarat
✓ IPL 2022 winning team prize money : ₹20 crore
✓ IPL 2022 runner-up team Prize Money : ₹13 crore
✓ Tata Group is title sponsor for 2022 and 2023 editions of IPL
✓ Most expensive Player IPL 2022 : Ishan Kishan sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 15.25
crore
✓ 2nd Most expensive Player IPL 2022 : Deepak Chahar sold to Chennai Super Kings for
Rs 14 crore
✓ Gujarat Titans (GT)
✓ Captain : Hardik Pandya
✓ Coach : Ashish Nehra
✓ Owner : CVC Capital Partners (Luxembourg-based private equity)
✓ IPL wins : 1 (2022)
✓ Rajasthan Royals (RR)
✓ Captain : Sanju Samson
✓ Coach : Kumar Sangakkar
✓ IPL wins : 1 (2008)
✓ Important IPL 2022 Award Winners
✓ Highest Run Scorer (ORANGE CAP): Jos Buttler (863 Runs) Rajasthan Royals
✓ Highest Wicket Taker (PURPLE CAP): Yuzvendra Chahal (27 Wickets) Rajasthan Royals
✓ Emerging Player Of The Season : Umran Malik (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
✓ Upstox Most Valuable Player Of The Season : Jos Buttler
✓ Dream 11 Game Changer Of The Season: Jos Buttler (England)
✓ Tata IPL Catch Of The Season: Evin Lewis

Q. Which player bagged the Orange Cap title at the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL)?
A) KL Rahul B) Jos Buttler
C) Hardik Pandya D) Quinton de Kock
Answer : B
✓ IPL 2022 Orange Cap: Rajasthan’s Jos Buttler (From England) becomes highest scorer
with 863 runs
Q. The Purple Cap has been won by which player in IPL 2022?
A) Kuldeep Yadav B) Wanindu Hasaranga
C) Kagiso Rabada D) Yuzvendra Chahal
Answer : D
✓ Yuzvendra Chahal is the winner of the Purple Cap in IPL 2022 after taking a total of 27
wickets in 17 matches.
Q. Which documentary won the L'Oeil d'Or 2022?
A) Writing with Fire B) All That Breathes
C) The Social Dilemma D) Ladies First
Answer : B
✓ Indian filmmaker Shaunak Sen's 'All That Breathes', India's only entry at the 75th
Cannes Film Festival, won L'Oeil d'Or 2022, the top prize for documentary films.
✓ The film revolves around the lives of two brothers Mohammad Saud and Nadeem
Shehzad, who rescue and treat injured birds especially black kites in a basement near
Delhi's Wazirabad.
Q. The World Health Organization has selected the state for the 'World No Tobacco Day
Award-2022' in view of efforts to control tobacco consumption in which state?
A) Jharkhand B) Bihar
C) Punjab D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : A
✓ Jharkhand has been selected by the World Health Organisation for the World No
Tobacco Day (WNTD) Award-2022 in recognition of its efforts in controlling tobacco
consumption.
✓ The award will be received by the State Tobacco Control Cell of the Health Department
on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day.
Q. Which state government has approved the first of its kind project in India 'Gene Bank' for
biodiversity conservation?
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : B

✓ Maharashtra Cabinet approved first-of-its-kind ‘Maharashtra Gene Bank Project’ for
biodiversity conservation
✓ In the next five years, an amount of ₹172.39 crores will be spent on these seven focus
areas.
Q. The Indian Navy has successfully test-fired the anti-ship version of the BrahMos
supersonic cruise missile. What is the range of this upgraded version of the missile.
A) 350 Km B) 250 Km
C) 200 Km D) 300 Km
Answer : A
✓ Anti-ship version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired
jointly by the Indian Navy and the Andaman and Nicobar Command (The only tri-
services command of the Indian armed forces).
✓ BrahMos is a joint venture between the Defence Research and Development
Organisation of India (DRDO) and the NPOM of Russia.
✓ BrahMos is named on the rivers Brahmaputra and Moskva
✓ BrahMos missile flies at a speed of 2.8 Mach. The range of the advanced version of the
missile is 350 km.
Q. Name the noted snow leopard expert and wildlife conservationist who has won the
prestigious Whitley Gold Award.
A) Vandana Shiva B) Sunita Narain
C) Ridhima Pandey D) Charudutt Mishra
Answer : D
✓ Noted snow leopard expert and wildlife conservationist Charudutt Mishra has won the
prestigious Whitley Gold Award for his contribution to involving indigenous
communities in the conservation and recovery of big cat species in Asia’s high
mountain ecosystems.
✓ Mishra is co-founder of Mysore (Karnataka)-based Nature Conservation Foundation
and executive director of the Snow Leopard Trust.
Q. International Labor Day is celebrated on which of the following days?
A) 01 May B) 02 May
C) 30 April D) 29 April
Answer : A
✓ International Workers’ Day is observed annually on May 1 to honour the contributions
of the labourers or working class people.
✓ This day is also known as Workers’ Day, Labour Day as well as May Day in some of the
countries.
✓ India celebrated the first Labour day in the year 1923 and the day is referred nationally
as Antarrashtriya Shramik Diwas or Kamgar Din

Q. Which state government has inaugurated India’s first ethanol plant, set up by Eastern
India Biofuels Private Limited at a cost of ₹105 crores?
A) Odisha B) Assam
C) Bihar D) Gujarat
Answer : C
✓ Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inaugurated India’s first ethanol plant in Purnia
district, Bihar. The plant has been set up by Eastern India Biofuels Private Limited at a
cost of ₹105 crores.
Q. Who is the author of the new book titled “Leaders, Politicians, Citizens”?
A) Rasheed Kidwai B) Alfredo Coveli
C) Romila Thapar D) Andre De Grasse
Answer : A
✓ “Leaders, Politicians, Citizens: Fifty Figures Who Influenced India’s Politics” authored
by author-journalist Rasheed Kidwai compiles stories of 50 personalities who
influenced India’s political landscape.
✓ The book is published by Hachette India. The foreword of the book is written by Shashi
Tharoor, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha).
Q. When is the World Press Freedom Day commemorated all over the world?
A) 01 May B) 02 May
C) 03 May D) 04 May
Answer : C
✓ Every year World Press Freedom Day is observed on 3rd May to evaluate press
freedom around the globe and to pay tribute to the journalists who have lost their lives
in the exercise of their profession.
✓ Theme 2022: ‘Journalism under Digital Siege’
Q. Who has won the 2022 World Snooker Championship held at the Crucible Theatre in
Sheffield, England?
A) Aditya Mehta
B) Mark Selby
C) Pankaj Advani
D) Ronnie O’Sullivan
Answer : D
✓ Ronnie O’Sullivan (England) has won the 2022 World Snooker Championship by
defeating Judd Trump (England) against 18-13 in the finals, which were held from April
16 to May 2, 2022 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.

Q. Which university with 20 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze medals has won the 2nd edition of
the Khelo India University Games 2021
A) GD Goenka University B) Amity University
C) O.P. Jindal Global University D) JAIN University
Answer : D
✓ JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) with 20 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze medals has won the
2nd edition of the Khelo India University Games 2021.
✓ Lovely Professional University (LPU) with 17 golds has placed second and Punjab
University placed third with 15 gold medals. Siva Sridhar has emerged as the star
swimmer by winning 11 gold.
✓ The closing ceremony of KIUG was held at Sri Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium,
Bengaluru. Veera was the mascot of KIUG 2021.
Q. Which team has won 75th Santhosh Trophy National Tournament for the seventh time at
the Payyanad Stadium in Malappuram, Kerala?
A) Tamil Nadu B) Kerala
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Haryana
Answer : B
✓ Kerala has defeated the 32-time champion West Bengal in a penalty shootout to win its
75th Santhosh Trophy National Tournament for the seventh time at the Payyanad
Stadium in Malappuram, Kerala.
✓ This is the first time that Kerala has won on home soil since 1993.
Q. When is the Coal Miners Day celebrated?
A) 02 May B) 03 May
C) 01 May D) 04 May
Answer : D
✓ Coal Miners Day is observed on 4th May every year to honour the coal miners. The day
honours the accomplishments and sacrifices made by coal mine workers so far.
✓ In India, the coal mining business began in 1774. It was when the East India Company
exploited the Raniganj coalfield which is located in the Asansol and Durgapur region.
It falls along the bank of River Damodar that crosses Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Q. Which operation has been launched by Railway Protection Force taking action against
illicit liquor, fake currency circulation, etc.?
A) Operation Ganga B) Operation Sankalp
C) Operation Amanat D) Operation Satark
Answer : D
✓ Railway Protection Force (RPF) has recently started “Operation Satark”.
✓ Focused effort under “Operation Satark” was launched from 5th April to 30th April
2022 wherein 26 cases of transportation of illegal tobacco products were detected

with seizure of tobacco products worth more than Rs 44 Lakhs and arrest of 14 persons
involved.
Q. What is the name of India's first Venus Mission?
A) Venera B) Veritas
C) Shukrayaan D) Ayushman
Answer : C
✓ Shukrayaan-1 is the name of India's first Venus Mission. It is a planned orbiter to Venus
to study the planet's surface and atmosphere. It is expected to be launched in 2024.
Q. Which country will be the first official “Country of Honour” at the upcoming Marche’ Du
Film in France?
A) India B) Russia
C) Japan D) South Korea
Answer : A
✓ India will be the official Country of Honour at the upcoming Marche’ Du Film in France,
as per the announcement of the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting,
Anurag Singh Thakur.
✓ It is the first time the Marché du Film has an official Country of Honour and India is
chosen as the first country.
✓ The theme of the India Pavilion 2022 is ‘India the Content Hub of the World’.
Q. Which state government has set up India’s first Tribal Health Observatory (TriHOb),
which acts as a repository on the health of the tribal population in the state?
A) Assam B) Odisha
C) Chhattisgarh D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : B
✓ Government of Odisha has set up India’s first Tribal Health Observatory (TriHOb),
which acts as a repository on the health of the tribal population in the state.
Q. Which State/ Union Territory has recorded the highest sex ratio of 1104 at birth in the
country in 2020, according to the annual report on Vital Statistics based on 2020 Civil
Registration System report?
A) Ladakh B) Kerala
C) Maharashtra D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : A
✓ Union Territory of Ladakh (1104) recorded the highest sex ratio at birth in the country
in 2020, followed by Arunachal Pradesh (1011), A&N Islands (984), Tripura (974), and
Kerala (969), according to the annual report on Vital Statistics based on 2020 Civil
Registration System report.

✓ Lowest sex ratio at birth was reported by Manipur (880), followed by Dadra and Nagar
Haveli and Daman and Diu (898), Gujarat (909), Haryana (916) and Madhya Pradesh
(921).
✓ The report is published by the Registrar General of India (Ministry of Home Affairs).
Q. India's first semi-high-speed train set for Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) has been
handed over to the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) of Alstom's
Savli project in which state?
C) Tamil Nadu D) Maharashtra
Answer : B
✓ India’s first semi-high-speed train set for Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) has
been handed over to National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) at
Alstom’s Savli project in Gujarat.
✓ RRTS train sets are being manufactured under Make In India initiative and are capable
of running at speed of 180 km per hour.
✓ It will be brought to Duhai Depot in Uttar Pradesh. NCRTC is the implementing agency
of India’s first RRTS corridor between Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut. The 82-kilometer-long
route is now under construction.
Q. The World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is observed annually on which day?
A) 08 May B) 06 May
C) 07 May D) 05 May
Answer : A
✓ World Red Cross Day is observed globally on 8th May every year.
✓ Theme 2022: #BeHUMANKIND (Believe in the power of Kindness).
Q. Who has won the Men’s Singles title at Madrid Open 2022?
A) Alexander Zverev B) Carlos Alcaraz
C) Rafael Nadal D) Novak Djokovic
Answer : B
✓ Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) has clinched the men’s singles Madrid Open title 2022 after
beating the defending champion Alexander Zverev (Germany).
✓ Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) has clinched women’s singles title to become the first African
player to win a WTA 1000 event
Q. Who has become the first Indian woman to scale five peaks above 8,000 metres after she
climbed the third highest mountain in the world Mount Kanchenjunga (8,586 m), situated
in the eastern Himalayas on the border between Sikkim state and eastern Nepal?
A) Priyanka Mohite B) Arunima Sinha
C) Malavath Purna D) Shivangi Pathak
Answer : A

✓ Priyanka Mohite has become the first Indian woman to scale five peaks above 8,000
metres (m) after she climbed the third highest mountain in the world Mount
Kanchenjunga (8,586 m), situated in the eastern Himalayas on the border between
Sikkim state, north-eastern India, and eastern Nepal on May 5, 2022.
✓ She belongs to Satara in Western Maharashtra.
Q. Who has been honoured with the prestigious Pulitzer Prize 2022 in the feature
photography category for “images of COVID’s toll in India”?
A) Danish Siddiqui B) Adnan Abidi
C) Sanna Irshad Mattoo D) All of the above
Answer : D
✓ Late photojournalist Danish Siddiqui (Reuters) has been honoured with his second
prestigious Pulitzer Prize 2022 in the feature photography category with other three
Indian journalists: Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo and Amit Dave.
✓ They won the award for “images of COVID’s toll in India that balanced intimacy and
devastation, while offering viewers a heightened sense of place”.
✓ He was honoured with the prestigious award in 2018 for their coverage of the Rohingya
crisis. Pulitzer Prize was established by Joseph Pulitzer (Hungarian-American
journalist).
✓ Siddiqui was employed with international news agency Reuters.
Q. Who among the following won Pulitzer Prize 2022 in the Feature Photography category?
A) Danish Siddiqui B) Lisa Falkenberg
C) Michael Lindenberger D) The Journalists of Ukraine
Answer : A
✓ Danish Siddiqui, a Reuters photographer was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Award
2022 along with Amit Dave, Sana Irshad Mattoo, and Adnan Abidi for their images of
COVID’s toll in India.
✓ Siddiqui died in 2021 while covering a clash between the Afghan Special forces and
Taliban insurgents.
Q. Which media organisation was awarded the Pulitzer Prize 2022 in the Public Service
category?
A) New York Times B) Al Jazeera
C) Reuters D) Washington Post
Answer : D
✓ Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize 2022 for covering the assault on Capitol on
January 6, 2021.
✓ The Staff of the Miami Herald won the Pulitzer in the Breaking News Reporting category
for covering the collapse of Seaside apartment towers in Florida and Corey G.
Johnson, Rebecca Woolington, and Eli Murray of the Tampa Bay Times won the prize
in Investigative Reporting for exposing highly toxic hazard inside only battery recycling
plant in Florida

Q. World’s Largest Glass Bottom Bridge “Bach Long pedestrian bridge” has been opened
in which country?
A) Thailand B) Vietnam
C) Norway D) Saudi Arabia
Answer : B
✓ World’s Largest Glass Bottom Bridge was opened in Vietnam. It is called as Vietnam’s
Bach Long pedestrian bridge, which is 632m (2,073ft) long and located 150m (492ft)
above a huge jungle.
✓ As per the reports, the Asian country has opened a glass-bottomed bridge suspended
above a lush jungle. It surpasses a 526m Glass Bottom Bridge in Guangdong, China.
Q. Yoon Suk-yeol has been sworn in as the president of which country?
A) Thailand B) Vietnam
C) South Korea D) Madagascar
Answer : C
✓ Yoon Suk-yeol has been sworn in as the president of South Korea in a ceremony held
at Seoul’s National Assembly.
✓ He served as South Korea’s prosecutor general from 2019 to 2021 under Moon Jae-in
(former president) rule.
Q. The National Technology Day is observed every year on which day?
A) 10 May B) 11 May
C) 09 May D) 08 May
Answer : B
✓ National Technology Day is observed every year on 11th May across the country.
✓ It was on 11th May 1998, that India achieved a major technological breakthrough by
successfully carrying out a series of nuclear tests at Pokhran.
✓ Theme 2022: “Integrated Approach in Science and technology for sustainable future”.
Q. Who has been appointed as the next chief election commissioner of India?
A) Rajiv Kumar B) Ashok Lavasa
C) Sushil Chandra D) Anup Chandra Pandey
Answer : A
✓ Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar was appointed as the next chief election
commissioner.
✓ Rajiv Kumar assumes charge as the 25th CEC of India.
✓ He will assume charge on May 15 after incumbent Sushil Chandra demits office on May
14, a notification issued by the Law Ministry said.
✓ ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
✓ 25 January : Voter's Day

✓ HQ : New Delhi
✓ First Election Commissioner : Sukumar Sen
✓ First Woman Chief Election Commissioner : V.S. Ramadevi
✓ 25th Chief Election Commission : Rajiv Kumar
✓ Election Commissioner : Anup Chandra Pandey
✓ Tenure : 6/65yrs
✓ Article : 324
✓ The Commission consists of one Chief Election Commissioner and two Election
Commissioners. They are appointed by the President of India
Q. Name the Indian Architect who has been bestowed with the prestigious Royal Gold Medal
2022, by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), London, United Kingdom (UK).
A) Chitra Vishwanath B) Balkrishna Doshi
C) Satish Gujral D) Anupama Kundoo
Answer : B
✓ Indian Architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi was bestowed with the prestigious Royal
Gold Medal 2022, one of the world’s highest honours for architecture, by the Royal
Institute of British Architects (RIBA), London, United Kingdom (UK).
✓ The Royal Gold Medal is approved personally by Queen Elizabeth II of UK and the
award is given to a person or group of people who have had a significant influence
either directly or indirectly on the advancement of architecture.
Q. Who has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) and Managing Director
(MD) of Air India?
A) Robert Isom B) Oscar Munoz
C) Ben Minicucci D) Campbell Wilson
Answer : D
✓ Campbell Wilson, the previous head of low-cost airline Scoot, has been appointed as
the new chief executive officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of Air India.
✓ AIR INDIA
✓ Founder : J. R. D. Tata
✓ MD & CEO : Campbell Wilson (New Zealand)
✓ Chairman : N Chandrasekaran
Q. When is the International Nurses Day celebrated?
A) 10 May B) 12 May
C) 11 May D) 13 May
Answer : B
✓ Every year International Nurses Day is celebrated on 12th May to commemorate the
birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.

✓ This day also honours the contributions of nurses to society around the world. The
International Council of Nurses began commemorating International Nurses Day in
1965.
✓ Theme 2022: “Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in Nursing and respect rights to secure
global health”.
Q. Katalin Novak has been elected as the first-ever female president of which country?
A) Ethiopia B) Hungry
C) Poland D) Sweden
Answer : B
✓ Katalin Novak has been elected as the first female President of Hungary. She is also
Hungary’s youngest President at 44 years of age.
✓ Janos Ader was replaced by Katalin Novak as the new President of the country.
✓ Hungary
✓ Capital : Budapest
✓ Currency : forint
Q. Who has topped the list of Forbes Highest-Paid Athletes 2022 with a reported income of
$130 million?
A) Neymar B) Lionel Messi
C) Cristiano Ronaldo D) LeBron James
Answer : B
✓ Lionel Messi has topped the list of Forbes Highest-Paid Athletes 2022 with a reported
income of $130 million, followed by Basketball player, Lebron James with $121.2
million while Cristiano Ronaldo was third with $115 million.
✓ Forbes calculates the estimates based on prize money, salaries and bonuses, and
sponsorship deals.
✓ Lionel Messi from Argentina Wins A Seventh Ballon d’Or.
Q. Who has been appointed as President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the
year 2022-23?
A) Sanjiv Mehta B) Sanjiv Bajaj
C) Suresh Mangalani D) Dilip Shanghvi
Answer : B
✓ Chairman of Bajaj Finserv Limited, Sanjiv Bajaj has assumed the office of
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) President for the year 2022-23 after replacing
CEO of Tata Steel, TV Narendran.
✓ The Chairman and CEO of Hero MotoCorp Limited, Pawan Munjal has taken over as CII
President-Designate for 2022-23.
✓ Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
✓ President : Sanjiv Bajaj
✓ Director General : Chandrajit Banerjee

Q. Name the theoretical physicist and author who has been awarded the Templeton Prize
2022.
A) Katherine Johnson B) Gail Hudson
C) Frank Wilczek D) Jane Goodall
Answer : C
✓ American Theoretical physicist and author, Dr Frank Wilczek, who won the Nobel Prize
(Physics) in 2004, has been awarded the Templeton Prize 2022, the world’s largest
individual lifetime achievement award, valued at over USD 1.3 million.
✓ John Templeton establishes the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion (now known
simply as the Templeton Prize in 1972.This was investor Sir John Templeton’s first
major philanthropic venture.
Q. PM Modi has recently launched which state’s “Startup Policy and Implementation Plan –
2022” and Startup portal?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Telangana
C) Karnataka D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : A
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Madhya Pradesh “Startup Policy and
Implementation Plan – 2022” via video conferencing and also address the startup
community during the Madhya Pradesh Startup Conclave held in Indore.
Q. Ramgarh Vishdhari wildlife Sanctuary of which state has been notified as 52nd tiger
reserve of India?
A) Chhattisgarh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Rajasthan
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer : C
✓ Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav has
announced that Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary in Bundi district of Rajasthan has been
notified as Rajasthan’s 4th and the 52nd Reserve Forest for Wild cats of India.
✓ The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had accorded 'in-principle' approval
for creation of Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary and adjoining areas as tiger
reserves on July 5, 2021 under the provision of Section 38 of the Wildlife (Protection)
Act, 1972.
✓ Other Three Tiger Reserves
1. Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) in Sawai Madhopur
2. Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) in Alwar.
3. Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) in Kota.

Q. Union Home and Co-operation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated National cyber forensic
laboratory in which city ?
A) Hyderabad B) Bengaluru
C) Ahmedabad D) Vishakhapatnam
Answer : A
✓ Union Home and Co-operation Minister Amit Shah has formally inaugurated the
National Cyber Forensic Laboratory (NCFL) in Hyderabad.
✓ The premium laboratory was inaugurated at the premises of the Central Forensic
Science Laboratory located at Ramanthapur in the city.
HYDERABAD IN NEWS 2022
❖ Union Home and Co-operation Minister Amit Shah has formally inaugurated the
National Cyber Forensic Laboratory (NCFL) in Hyderabad.
❖ Hyderabad hosts India’s first-ever unique kind of Flow Chemistry Technology Hub.
❖ India’s 1st Flow Chemistry Technology Hub Set up at Hyderabad.
❖ United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Arbor Day Foundation
have jointly recognised Mumbai and Hyderabad as the ‘2021 Tree City of the World.
❖ SBI to set up Innovation, Incubation and Acceleration Centre in Hyderabad, Telangana.
❖ India’s First fully owned by women industrial park in Hyderabad.
❖ Microsoft to set up India’s largest Data Center region in Hyderabad
❖ PM Modi inaugurates 50th Anniversary Celebrations of Hyderabad-based ICRISAT.
❖ PM Modi has dedicated to the nation 216-feet tall ‘Statue of Equality in Hyderabad to
commemorate Ramanujacharya.
❖ Ministry of Civil Aviation & FICCI organized ‘WINGS INDIA 2022’ in Hyderabad
❖ India’s first autonomous navigation facility “TiHAN” launched at IIT Hyderabad.
❖ India’s first 3D-printed Human Cornea developed by CCMB, IIT Hyderabad, and LVPEI.
Q. Kenton Cool of which country became first foreigner to scale Mount Everest for 16 times?
A) Norway B) Nepal
C) United Kingdom D) New Zealand
Answer : C
✓ England’s Kenton Cool became 1st foreigner to scale Mount Everest 16 times.
✓ Kenton Cool from Gloucestershire, South West England has scaled the world’s highest
mountain for the 16th time and becomes the first foreigner to climb the most Mt Everest
summit.
Q. Which state has won the 12th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2022?
A) Odisha B) Punjab
C) Haryana D) Rajasthan
Answer : A
✓ Odisha was crowned as the Champions of the 12th Hockey India Senior Women
National Championship 2022 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

✓ The final match was a closely contested affair between Karnataka and Odisha but
Odisha defeated Karnataka by 2-0.
✓ Haryana beat Tamil Nadu to win 12th Senior Men’s National Hockey Championship
Q. When is the International Museum Day observed globally?
A) 15 May B) 16 May
C) 17 May D) 18 May
Answer : D
✓ International Museum Day is celebrated on 18 May, since 1977, to raise awareness
about the fact that “Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment
of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among
peoples.”
✓ This year the theme of International Museum Day 2022 is 'Power of the Museum'.
Q. Greenko Group is setting up the world's largest renewable energy storage plant in which
state?
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : D
✓ Greenko Group is setting up the world's largest renewable energy storage plant in
Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
✓ The 5,230 megawatt (MW) project is being set up at a cost of USD 3 billion.
Q. India has overtaken which country to become the fourth largest automotive market?
A) Germany B) United States
C) United Kingdom D) Russia
Answer : A
✓ India has overtaken Germany to become the fourth largest automotive market.
✓ According to the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d’Automobiles
(OICA), India has sold 3,759,398 vehicles in 2021 as compared to 2,973,319 vehicles in
Germany. This shows a difference of almost 26%.
✓ The most number of vehicles were sold in China (sales remained almost stagnant),
followed by the US (reported growth of 4%) and Japan (market shrunk compared to
both 2020 and 2019.
✓ India is expected to become the third-largest Vehicle market by 2025.
Q. Nanjarayan Lake, a biodiversity hotspot, has been notified as the 17th Bird Sanctuary. In
which state Nanjrayan Tank is located?
A) Uttar Pradesh B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : B

✓ Tamil Nadu government notified the Nanjarayan lake, a bio-diversity hotspot, as the
17th bird sanctuary. The government also set up an information centre to raise
awareness about the bird population in the lake.
✓ The Nanjarayan Tank also known as Sarkar Periyapalayam Reservoir, is located in
Tirupur city near Koolipalayam, Tami Nadu.
Q. Which Indian boxer won gold in the 52 kg category at the Women's World Boxing
Championship 2022?
A) Pooja Rani B) Lovlina Borgohain
C) Simranjit Kaur D) Nikhat Zareen
Answer : D
✓ Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen won the gold medal in 52kg category after defeating
Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas at the 2022 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships,
Istanbul.
✓ Nikhat became the fifth Indian woman to secure a gold medal at the World Boxing
Championships after Mary Kom, Sarita Devi, Jenny RL, and Lekha KC.
✓ It was also India’s first gold medal since boxing great Mary Kom won it in 2018.
Q. Who is the author of the new novel titled ‘A Place Called Home’?
A) Namita Gokhale B) Preeti Shenoy
C) Manikuntala Sen D) Krishna Sobti
Answer : B
✓ Bestselling author Preeti Shenoy is set to publish a new novel titled “A Place Called
Home”, a story set in a coffee estate in Sakleshpur, Karnataka with a strong female
protagonist at its core.
✓ The new novel is about secrets, family, and finding yourself. The book published by
HarperCollins Publishers India is set to be released in June 2022.
Q. Which company has successfully completed the full duration test-firing of its 'Vikram-1'
rocket stage?
A) Antrix Corporation Ltd B) Bharat Dynamics
C) Tata Advanced Systems Ltd D) Skyroot Aerospace Pvt Ltd
Answer : D
✓ Hyderabad-based start-up Skyroot Aerospace has successfully completed the full
duration test-firing of its Vikram-1 rocket stage.
✓ Vikram-1 is India’s first-ever privately designed and developed rocket for commercial
missions.
✓ It has three solid fuel-powered stages. The third stage of it has been named ‘Kalam-
100’ after renowned Indian rocket scientist and former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
✓ Skyroot Aerospace Private Limited
✓ Founded: 2018
✓ Headquarters: Hyderabad

Q. The World Bee Day is observed on which day of the year?
A) 20 May B) 19 May
C) 18 May D) 17 May
Answer : A
✓ World Bee Day is observed annually on 20 May across the globe to acknowledge the
role of bees and other pollinators in the ecosystem.
✓ Theme 2022: ‘Bee Engaged: Celebrating the diversity of bees and beekeeping
systems’
✓ This day commemorates the birth of Anton Jansa in 1734. She is considered the
pioneer of beekeeping.
Q. Which of the following football club has won UEFA Europa Football League title in 2022?
A) Barcelona B) Real Madrid
C) Chelsea D) Eintracht Frankfurt
Answer : D
✓ German club Eintracht Frankfurt has won their first European trophy in 42 years after
defeating the Rangers by 5-4 on penalties in Seville, Spain.
Q. When is the World Metrology Day observed?
A) 21 May B) 20 May
C) 18 May D) 19 May
Answer : B
✓ World Metrology Day is celebrated globally on May 20 to create awareness about the
Metrology.
✓ Theme 2022 : Metrology in the Digital Era.
Q. When is the United Nations recognised International Tea Day observed?
A) 20 May B) 19 May
C) 21 May D) 18 May
Answer : C
✓ United Nations recognised International Tea Day is observed on 21 May.
✓ The International Tea Day is observed annually on December 15 since 2005 in tea
producing countries like India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia,
Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Tanzania and Uganda.
✓ The first International Tea Day was held in Delhi, India in It was in 2015 that the Indian
government proposed the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation to expand this day
globally.
✓ Assam is the largest producer of tea in India.
✓ China is the largest producer of tea in the world
✓ India is the second largest producer

Q. Which day of the year is celebrated as the International Day for Biological Diversity?
A) 20 May B) 22 May
C) 21 May D) 19 May
Answer : B
✓ International Day for Biological Diversity or World Biodiversity Day is observed on 22nd
May every year to increase awareness and understanding of the issues of biodiversity.
✓ Theme 2022: “Building a shared future for all life.”
Q. Who has led Indian delegation at World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Annual Meeting in
Davos, Switzerland?
A) Narendra Modi B) Piyush Goyal
C) Dharmendra Pradhan C) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Answer : B
✓ Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will lead Indian delegation at World
Economic Forum’s (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland from May 22 to 26.
✓ Theme : “Working Together, Restoring Trust”.
✓ World Economic Forum (WEF)
✓ Founded : 1971
✓ Founder : Klaus Schwab
✓ Headquarters : Cologny, Switzerland
✓ Executive Chairman : Klaus Schwab
Q. Which football team has won 2021-22 Premier League Football championship?
A) Real Madrid B) Barcelona
C) Bayern Munich D) Manchester City
Answer : D
✓ Manchester City won 2021-22 Premier League Football championship
Q. In which of the following cities will the main event of 8th International Yoga Day 2022 be
Organised by the Government of India?
A) Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
B) Mysuru, Karnataka
C) Indoor, Madhya Pradesh
D) Bengaluru, Karnataka
Answer : B
✓ Union Ministry of Ayush has confirmed the observance of the 8th International Day of
Yoga (IDY) on June 21 at Mysuru city, which is known as the cultural capital and major
historic destination of Karnataka state.

Q. What is the theme of the 8th edition of the Swachh Survekshan (SS), launched by the
government for the year 2023?
A) People First B) Citizen Participation
C) Waste to Wealth D) Sustainable Living
Answer : C
✓ Union Government has launched the 8th edition of Swachh Survekshan – 2023 under
Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0.
✓ Theme 2023 : ‘Waste to Wealth’
✓ The survey would give priority to the principle of 3 Rs- Reduce, Recycle and Reuse.
Swachh Survekshan- 2023 is curated towards achieving circularity in waste
management.
✓ Swachh Survekshan was introduced by MoHUA in 2016 as a competitive framework to
encourage cities to improve the status of urban sanitation.
✓ Swachh Survekshan is the world’s largest urban cleanliness survey and is conducted
by Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U).
✓ Swachh Survekshan launched by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.
Q. World Health Organization has re-appointed Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as
Director-General of WHO for the second term. Tedros Adhanom is from which country?
A) Ethiopia B) Nigeria
C) Kenya D) Portugal
Answer : A
✓ World Health Organization has re-appointed Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as
Director-General of WHO for the second term with effect from 16th August 2022.
✓ His re-election was confirmed during the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva. He
was the sole candidate. Dr Tedros was first elected in 2017.
✓ World Health Organization (WHO)
✓ Director General : Tedros Adhanom (Ethiopia)
Q. Who has received WHO Global Health Leaders Award-2022 at the 75th World Health
Assembly?
A) Pratham B) Amar Seva Sangam
C) ASHA workers D) Akshaya Patra Foundation
Answer : C
✓ ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers received the Global Health Leaders
Award-2022 in the backdrop of the 75th World Health Assembly.
✓ World Health Organization (WHO) said that ASHA workers were honoured for their key
role in linking the community with health care, especially during the Covid-19
pandemic. They were one of the six recipients of the award.

✓ ASHA workers are community health workers, who connect the marginalized
communities to India’s health care system. The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
first established the role of ASHA workers in 2005.
Q. India will enter into the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), along with 12 other
countries to strengthen economic cooperation as a geostrategic counter to China’s
growing clout in the region. Which country will lead the IPEF?
A) Australia B) Indonesia
Answer : D
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has formalised India’s entry into the Indo-Pacific
Economic Framework (IPEF), along with 12 other countries to strengthen economic
cooperation as a geostrategic counter to China’s growing clout in the region.
✓ USA clarified that the IPEF is not a free trade agreement (FTA). Thus, it neither seeks
to replace the 11-nation CPTPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) nor the RCEP.
✓ The other 13 countries that joined the IPEF: The US, Australia, Brunei Darussalam,
Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, and Vietnam. The 13 countries together account for 40% of world GDP.
Q. Name the state-of-the-art Supercomputer that was inaugurated at NIT Tiruchirappalli?
A) PARAM SHAKTI B) PARAM GANGA
C) PARAM PORUL D) PARAM VAGUS
Answer : C
✓ PARAM PORUL, a state-of-the-art Supercomputer was inaugurated at NIT
Tiruchirappalli on the 25th of May 2022 in a joint initiative by the Department of Science
and Technology (DST) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(MeitY).
✓ This newly inaugurated supercomputing facility has been established under Phase 2 of
the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
✓ National Supercomputing Mission was launched in the year 2015 at an estimated cost
of Rs. 4500 crores over seven years
Q. Which city has become the first major metro city to get its People’s Biodiversity Register
(PBR)?
A) Kolkata B) Chennai
C) Bengaluru D) Hyderabad
Answer : A
✓ During the UN International Biodiversity Day on 22 May, Kolkata Municipal Corporation
(KMC) released the People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) for the city, the first-of-its-
kind report of any Indian metro.
✓ Kolkata is the first major metro to prepare the PBR. Chandigarh and Indore are other
important cities which have prepared the document.

Q. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated India’s biggest drone festival at which
place?
A) Mumbai B) Chennai
Answer : D
✓ Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s biggest drone festival at Pragati
Maidan, New Delhi and interact with kisan drone pilots as well as witness open-air
drone demonstrations.
Q. Which state/ UT is hosting India's first Lavender Festival?
A) Sikkim B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Jammu and Kashmir D) Meghalaya
Answer : C
✓ India's first 'Lavender Festival' was inaugurated by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on
May 26, 2022 at Bhaderwah, a town in the district Doda of Jammu Division of the Indian
union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
✓ The Union Minister described Bhaderwah as the birthplace of India's Purple
Revolution.
✓ The Purple or Lavender Revolution was launched in 2016 by the Union Ministry of
Science & Technology through the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research’s (CSIR)
Aroma Mission.
Q. Which Ministry has launched Single National Portal ‘BioRRAP’ for Biotech researchers
and Start-ups?
A) Ministry of Science and Technology
B) Ministry of Finance
C) Ministry of Home affairs
D) Ministry of Defence
Answer : A
✓ Union Minister of State (IC) Ministry of Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh has
launched Single National Portal for Biotech researchers and Start-ups.
✓ The Biological Research Regulatory Approval Portal (BioRRAP) will cater to all those
seeking regulatory approval for biological research & development activity in the
country.
✓ The Portal will also allow stakeholders to see the approvals accorded against a
particular application through a unique BioRRAP ID. India will figure among the top 5
countries of the world by 2025 in Global Bio-manufacturing Hub.
Q. Which country is hosting Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), Summit 2022?
A) India B) Japan
C) Australia D) United States

Answer : B
✓ The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), a strategic security dialogue between
India, Australia, Japan, and the United States, will be hosted by Japan. Prime Minister
Narendra Modi is currently on a two-day visit to Japan to attend the QUAD Summit.
✓ The summit is aimed at further bolstering cooperation among the member nations of
the influential grouping and discussing developments in the Indo-Pacific region
Q. Who has been appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi?
A) Vinai Kumar Saxena B) Rajiv Mehrishi
C) Sushil Chandra D) Rakesh Asthana
Answer : A
✓ President Ram Nath Kovind accepted Anil Baijal’s resignation and appointed Vinai
Kumar Saxena as the next Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
✓ On May 18, Baijal had put in his papers citing personal reasons. The 1969-batch IAS
officer was appointed as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of the Union territory in
December 2016 after the sudden resignation of Najeeb Jung.
✓ Born on March 23, 1958, Saxena is currently the chairman of Khadi and Village
Industries Commission (KVIC). He was appointed in the post in 2015.
Q. Which of the following countries is not a member of QUAD?
A) Pakistan B) Japan
C) Australia D) United States
Answer : A
✓ Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD), commonly known as the Quad, is a strategic
security dialogue between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States
Q. Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu has unveiled a statue of Dravidian stalwart and five-
time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, the late M. Karunanidhi, in the presence of the latter's
son and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin in which city?
A) Madurai B) Coimbatore
C) Tiruchirappalli D) Chennai
Answer : D
✓ Vice President Venkaiah Naidu unveils late Karunanidhi’s 16-ft statue in Chennai,Tamil
Nadu
✓ Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday unveiled a statue of Dravidian stalwart
and five-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, the late M Karunanidhi, in the presence of
the latter’s son and state CM M K Stalin here.
✓ The statue, located at the campus of the multi super specialty government hospital at
Omandurar Estate here, is placed a few hundred meters away from the place where
the original statue was vandalised 35 years ago in the wake of AIADMK founder M G
Ramachandran’s death.

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UNION BUDGET 2022-23 IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHTS WITH MCQ
Facts about Union Budget

➢ The Union Budget of India is also referred to as the Annual Financial Statement in Article
112 of the Constitution of India.
➢ It is presented on the First Day of February every year for the coming financial year. This
trend started in the year 2017. Before 2017, Union Budget was presented on the last day
of February. Also before 2017, Union Budget and Rail budget were presented separately
and got merged from 2017.
➢ On 1 February 2021, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the first paperless
budget.
➢ The first union budget of independent India was presented by R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
on 26 November 1947.
Introduction to Budget 2022-23

➢ The total size of the budget 2022-23 is Rs 39.45 Lakh Crore. This figure also represents
Total Receipt and Total expenditure as per the Budgeted Estimates for 2022-23. Total
receipts other than borrowings in 2022-23 estimated at Rs. 22.84 lakh crore
➢ The total expenditure was projected at Rs. 34.83 lakh crore in the Budget Estimates
2021-22, which as per the Revised Estimate is now Rs. 37.70 lakh crore.
➢ Fiscal Deficit in 2022-23 is pegged at 6.4% of GDP. (Fiscal Deficit- Rs 16,61,196 crore.)
➢ Fiscal Deficit in current year: 6.9% of GDP (against 6.8% in Budget Estimates)
➢ Railway’s operating ratio pegged at 96.98% in 2022-23.
➢ The Centre has lowered the divestment target for fiscal 2022-23 to Rs 65,000 crore.
➢ The budget 2022-23 lays a parallel track of two things:
Four priorities of Budget 2022-23

1. PM GatiShakti
2. Inclusive Development
3. Productivity Enhancement & Investment, Sunrise Opportunities, Energy Transition and
Climate Action
4. Financing of Investments

Priority 1: PM GatiShakti
➢ The scope of PM GatiShakti National Master Plan will encompass the seven engines for
economic transformation, seamless multimodal connectivity and logistics efficiency.
These seven engines are: (1) Roads, (2) Railways, (3) Airports, (4) Ports, (5) Mass
Transport, (6) Waterways, and (7) Logistics Infrastructure.
➢ The scope of PM GatiShakti NMP will also include include the infrastructure developed
by the state governments as per the GatiShakti Master Plan.
➢ Important Points related to these seven engines:
➢ Road Transport- PM GatiShakti Master Plan for Expressways will be formulated in
2022-23 to facilitate faster movement of people and goods.
➢ The National Highways network will be expanded by 25,000 km in 2022-23.
➢ Seamless Multimodal Movement of Goods and People- The data exchange among all
mode operators will be brought on Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP).
➢ Multimodal Logistics Parks- Contracts for implementation of Multimodal Logistics
Parks at four locations through PPP mode will be awarded in 2022-23.
➢ Railways- ‘One Station-One Product’ concept will be popularized to help local
businesses & supply chains.
➢ 2,000 km of network will be brought under Kavach. Train Collision Avoidance System
(TCAS) also known as Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system or ‘Kavach’ is a system
to help the Railways to achieve the goal of “zero accidents”.
➢ Four hundred new-generation Vande Bharat Trains will be developed and
manufactured during the next three years.
➢ One hundred PM GatiShakti Cargo Terminals for multimodal logistics facilities will be
developed during the next three years.
➢ New Scheme Annouced: Parvatmala Project: National Ropeways Development
Programme
➢ The aim of Parvatmala project is to improve connectivity and convenience in hilly areas
for commuters, besides promoting tourism. This may also cover congested urban
areas, where a conventional mass transit system is not feasible. Contracts for 8
ropeway projects for a length of 60 km will be awarded in 2022-23.
Priority 2: Inclusive Development

1. Development of Agriculture Sector- 2023 has been announced as the International Year
of Millets.
Chemical-free Natural Farming will be promoted throughout the country, with a focus
on farmers’ lands in 5-km wide corridors along river Ganga.
2. River Linking Projects like Ken Betwa project – Implementation of the Ken-Betwa Link
Project, at an estimated cost of Rs. 44,605 crore will be taken up.
5 more such projects are under process of implementation- namely Damanganga-Pinjal,
Par-TapiNarmada, Godavari-Krishna, Krishna-Pennar and Pennar-Cauvery
3. Development of MSME– Udyam, e-Shram, National Career Service Project (NCS) and
Aatamanirbhar Skilled Employee-Employer Mapping (ASEEM) portals will be
interlinked.
Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) will be extended up to March 2023
and its guarantee cover will be expanded by Rs. 50,000 crore to total cover of Rs. 5 lakh
crore. This additional amount is earmarked exclusively for the hospitality and related
enterprises.

[New Scheme] Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) programme – will
be launched to help the MSME sector become more resilient, competitive and efficient.
Outlay-Rs. 6,000 crore over 5 years.
4. Skill Development – The National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) will be aligned
with dynamic industry needs
[New Portal] Digital Ecosystem for Skilling and Livelihood – the DESH-Stack eportal –
will be launched. This aims to empower citizens to skill, reskill or upskill through on-line
training
Startups will be promoted to facilitate ‘Drone Shakti’ through varied applications and
for Drone-As-A-Service (DrAAS).
5. Universalization of Quality Education- ‘one class-one TV channel’ programme of PM
eVIDYA will be expanded from 12 to 200 TV channels.
In vocational courses, to promote crucial critical thinking skills, 750 virtual labs in
science and mathematics, and 75 skilling e-labs for simulated learning environment, will
be set-up in 2022-23.
6. National Tele Mental Health Programme- [New Scheme] A ‘National Tele Mental Health
Programme’ will be launched to Improve the access to quality mental health counselling
and care services. This will include a network of 23 tele-mental health centres of
excellence. NIMHANS is the nodal centre and International Institute of Information
Technology-Bangalore (IIITB) providing technology support.
7. Mission Shakti, Mission Vatsalya, Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0– Integrated
architecture: Mission Shakti, Mission Vatsalya, Saksham Anganwadi, and Poshan 2.0 to
be launched. Two lakh Anganwadis to be upgraded to Saksham Anganwadis.
8. Har Ghar, Nal Se Jal- Current coverage of Har Ghar, Nal Se Jal is 8.7 crores. Allocation
of Rs. 60,000 crore has been made with an aim to cover 3.8 crore households in 2022-
23.
9. Housing for All- In 2022-23, 80 lakh houses will be completed for the identified eligible
beneficiaries of PM Awas Yojana, both rural and urban. Rs. 48,000 crore is allocated for
this purpose
10. [New Scheme] Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region
(PMDevINE)– PM-DevINE scheme will be implemented through the North-Eastern
Council. It will fund infrastructure, and social development projects based on felt needs
of the North-East. An initial allocation of Rs. 1,500 crore will be made.
11. Digital Banking by Post Offices: 100% of post offices to come on the core banking
system
12. Digital Banking- Govt to set up 75 Digital Banking Units (DBUs) in 75 districts of the
country by Scheduled Commercial Banks
Priority 3: Productivity Enhancement & Investment, Sunrise

Opportunities, Energy Transition, and Climate Action
➢ Ease of Doing Business 2.0 & Ease of Living to be launched
➢ Green Clearances- A single window portal, PARIVESH, for all green clearances was
launched in 2018. The scope of this portal will now be expanded, to provide information
to the applicants.
➢ The issuance of e-Passports using embedded chip and futuristic technology will be
rolled out in 2022-23 to enhance convenience for the citizens in their overseas travel.

➢ Land Record Management: States will be encouraged to adopt Unique Land Parcel
Identification Number to facilitate IT-based management of records.
➢ Centre for Processing Accelerated Corporate Exit (C-PACE) with process re-
engineering, will be established to facilitate and speed up the voluntary winding-up of
these companies from the currently required 2 years to less than 6 months.
➢ The animation, visual effects, gaming, and comic (AVGC) sector– An AVGC promotion
task force will be set-up to recommend ways for growth of AVGC sector and build
domestic capacity for serving our markets and the global demand.
➢ Support to 5G under PLI scheme- A scheme for design-led manufacturing will be
launched to build a strong ecosystem for 5G as part of the Production Linked Incentive
Scheme.
➢ The contracts for laying optical fibre in all villages, including remote areas, will be
awarded under the Bharatnet project through PPP in 2022-23. Completion is expected
in 2025.
➢ The Special Economic Zones Act will be replaced with a new legislation that will enable
the states to become partners in ‘Development of Enterprise and Service Hubs’.
➢ AtmaNirbharta in Defence– 68 per cent of the capital procurement budget will be
earmarked for domestic industry in 2022-23, up from 58 per cent in 2021-22.
➢ Solar Power- To facilitate domestic manufacturing for the ambitious goal of 280 GW of
installed solar capacity by 2030, an additional allocation of Rs. 19,500 crore for
Production Linked Incentive for manufacture of high efficiency modules, with priority
to fully integrated manufacturing units from polysilicon to solar PV modules, will be
made.
Priority 4: Financing of Investments

➢ Outlay of Capital Expenditure: The outlay for capital expenditure in the Union Budget
has been increased by 35.4 per cent from Rs. 5.54 lakh crore in the current year to Rs.
7.50 lakh crore in 2022-23. This outlay in 2022-23 will be 2.9 per cent of GDP.
➢ Effective Capital Expenditure’ of the Central Government is estimated at Rs. 10.68 lakh
crore in 2022-23, which will be about 4.1 per cent of GDP.
➢ Digital Rupee: Digital Rupee will be issued by RBI using blockchain and other
technologies, to be starting 2022-23. This will lead to efficient and cheaper currency
management system.
➢ The ‘Scheme for Financial Assistance to States for Capital Investment’– Outlay
increased from Rs 10,000 crore to Rs 15,000 crore.
TAX PROPOSALS (Part-B)

➢ Provision for Updated Income Tax Returns: The government to introduce a system
where taxpayers can file an Updated Return on payment of additional tax. This updated
return can be filed within two years from the end of the relevant assessment year. It
will enable the assessee to declare income missed out earlier.
➢ Tax for Cooperative societies- Alternate Minimum Tax paid by cooperatives brought
down from 18.5 per cent to 15 per cent.
➢ Surcharge on cooperative societies reduced from 12 per cent to 7 per cent for those
having total income of more than Rs 1 crore and up to Rs 10 crores.
➢ NPS for State Government Employee: Tax deduction limit increased from 10 per cent
to 14 per cent on employer’s contribution to the NPS account of State Government
employees.

➢ Incentives for Start-ups- Period of incorporation of Start-ups extended by one year, up
to 31.03.2023 for eligible start-ups to avail tax benefit. They get a tax incentive for three
consecutive years out of ten years from incorporation.
➢ Incentives under concessional tax regime– Last date for commencement of
manufacturing or production under section 115BAB extended by one year i.e. from
31st March, 2023 to 31st March, 2024. Concessional tax regime of 15 per cent tax is
given to newly incorporated domestic manufacturing companies.
➢ Scheme for taxation of virtual digital assets- Any income from transfer of any virtual
digital asset to be taxed at the rate of 30 per cent.
➢ To capture the transaction details, TDS to be provided on payment made in relation to
transfer of virtual digital asset at the rate of 1 per cent of such consideration above a
monetary threshold.
➢ Special Economic Zones- Customs Administration of SEZs to be fully IT driven and
function on the Customs National Portal – shall be implemented by 30th September
2022.
➢ Project imports and capital goods- National Capital Goods Policy, 2016 aims at
doubling the production of capital goods by 2025.
➢ It has been decided to phase out of the concessional rates in capital goods and project
imports; and applying a moderate tariff of 7.5 percent. This will help in the growth of
domestic sector and ‘Make in India’.
➢ Gems and Jewellery- Customs duty on cut and polished diamonds and gemstones has
been reduced to 5 per cent. Simply sawn diamond would attract nil customs duty.
Customs duty of at least Rs 400 per Kg to be paid on imitation jewellery import.
➢ Unblended fuel shall attract an additional differential excise duty of Rs. 2/litre from the
1st day of October 2022.
Budget Allocation to Major Scheme

SCHEME BUDGET ALLOCATION (2022-23 BE)
Rs. 37,800 Crore
National Health Mission
Rs. 60,000 Crore

Jal Jeevan Mission
Rs. 39,553 Crore

National Education Mission
Rs. 19,000 Crore

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
Rs. 68,000 Crore

PM Kisan
Rs. 6,400 Crore

Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana
Pardhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana Rs. 10,000 Crore
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme Rs. 528 Crore

to Promote Telecom and Networking
Products Manufacturing in India
PLI for Large Scale Electronics and IT Rs. 5,300 Crore
Hardware

Top 5 Ministry in terms of Budget Allocation for 2022-23 BE
Ministry Budget
Ministry of Defence Rs. 5,25,166.15 Crore
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Rs. 2,17,684.46 Crore

Distribution
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Rs. 1,99,107.71 Crore
Ministry of Home Affairs Rs. 1,85,776.55 Crore
Ministry of Railways Rs. 1,40,367.13 Crore
Q. According to the Union Budget 2022-23, Total expenditure in 2022-23 estimated at ____.
A) Rs. 34.83 lakh crore B) Rs. 37.70 lakh crore
C) Rs. 39.45 lakh crore D) Rs. 48.55 lakh crore
Answer : C
✓ Total expenditure in 2022-23 estimated at Rs. 39.45 lakh crore
Q. What is the capital expenditure target for 2022-23?
A) Rs. 5 lakh crore B) Rs. 7.50 lakh crore
C) Rs. 10 lakh crore D) Rs. 15 lakh crore
Answer : B
✓ Outlay for capital expenditure stepped up sharply by 4% to Rs. 7.50 lakh crore in 2022-
23 from Rs. 5.54 lakh crore in the current year
Q. What will be the financial outlay for the Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North-
East Region (PM-DevINE) scheme?
Answer : B
✓ New scheme Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North-East Region (PM-
DevINE) launched to fund infrastructure and social development projects in the North-
East.
✓ An initial allocation of 1,500 crore made to enable livelihood activities for youth and
women under the scheme

Q. How much fund is allocated to the Jal Jeevan Mission in the Union Budget 2022-23?
A) Rs. 39,553 crore B) Rs. 37,800 crore
C) Rs. 19,000 crore D) Rs. 60,000 crore
Answer : D
Q. How much fund is allocated to the PM Kisan Yojana in the Union Budget 2022-23?
Answer : C
Q. How much fund is allocated to the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana in the Union
Budget 2022-23?
Answer : D
Q. How much amount has been allotted for completion of 80 lakh houses in 2022-23 under
PM Aawas Yojana?
A) Rs. 45,000 B) Rs. 48,000
C) Rs. 36,000 D) Rs. 72,000
Answer : B
✓ In the Union Budget 2022, the union government has allotted “Rs. 48,000 crore
allocated for completion of 80 lakh houses in 2022-23 under PM Aawas Yojana.
Q. As per the Union Budget 2022, how much additional credit for MSMEs will be facilitated
under the Credit Guarantee Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE)?
A) Rs. 1 Lakh Crore B) Rs. 2 Lakh Crore
C) Rs. 3 Lakh Crore D) Rs. 4 Lakh Crore
Answer : B
✓ As per the Union Budget 2022, Rs 2 lakh Crore additional credit for Micro and Small
Enterprises to be facilitated under the Credit Guarantee Trust for Micro and Small
Enterprises (CGTMSE).
Q. What is the total outlay of the new scheme Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance
(RAMP)?
Answer : C

✓ [New Scheme] Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) programme – will
be launched to help the MSME sector become more resilient, competitive and efficient.
Outlay-Rs. 6,000 crore over 5 years
Q. Which of the following is not one of the four pillars of the Union Budget 2022-23?
A) Exclusive Development B) PM Gati Shakti
C) Inclusive Development D) Financing of Investment
Answer : A
✓ Union Budget 2022-23 consists of four pillars:
1. PM Gati Shakti
2. Inclusive Development
3. Productivity Enhancement & Investment, Sunrise opportunities, Energy Transition,
and Climate Action.
4. Financing of investments
Q. In which of the following sectors the union government has recently announced 100% FDI
through automated route?
A) Telecom Sectors B) Defence Sectors
C) Banking Sectors D) Insurance Sectors
Answer : A
✓ Government of India has allowed 100% FDI through automated
✓ route in Telecom Sectors to boost the advance technologies development in
✓ India. This is the first time in India to have 100% FDI through automated route in any
sector of the country.
Q. The fiscal deficit is estimated to be how much percent of the GDP in 2022- 23 as per Union
Budget 2022?
A) 6.9% B) 6.8%
C) 6.4% D) 7.3%
Answer : C
✓ Total receipts other than borrowings in 2022-23 estimated at Rs. 22.84
✓ lakh crore.
✓ Fiscal deficit in the in 2022-23 estimated at 6.4% of GDP.
Q. As per the union budget 2022, what is the estimated total receipts other than borrowings
in 2022-23?
Answer : B
✓ Total receipts other than borrowings in 2022-23 estimated at Rs. 22.84 lakh crore.

Q. How much fund is allocated to the Ministry of Defence in the Union Budget 2022-23?
A) Rs. 5,25,166.15 Crore B) Rs. 2,78,231.22 Crore
C) Rs. 4,15,246.25 Crore D) Rs. 3,35,466.35 Crore
Answer : A
Q. Which of the following Ministries has been allotted Rs. 1,40,367.13 Crore in the union
budget 2022-23?
A) Ministry of Communications B) Ministry of Railways
C) Ministry of Home Affairs D) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Answer : B
Q. How much amountis allocated to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in the
Union Budget 2022-23?
Answer : A
Q. How much fund is allocated to the Agriculture & Farmers welfare in the Union Budget
2022-23?
A) Rs 1,41,716 crore B) Rs 1,62,420 crore
C) Rs 1,32,514 crore D) Rs 1,24,132 crore
Answer : C
Q. How much amount is allocated to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
Distribution in the Union Budget 2022-23?
Answer : D
Q. How much amount is allocated to the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Union Budget 2022-
23?
Answer : C
Q. As per the Union Budget 2022, the government has planned to expand the national
highway network by how many km in 2022-23?
A) 15,000 B) 18,000
C) 20,000 D) 25,000

Answer : D
✓ As per the Union Budget 2022, National Highways Network to be expanded by 25000
Km in 2022-23. Around Rs. 20000 Crore to be mobilized for National Highways Network
expansion.
Q. During the budget 2022-23, the government has aimed to bring how many km of railway
network under ‘Kavach’?
A) 1000 B) 1500
C) 2000 D) 2500
Answer : C
✓ As per the Union Budget 2022 “2000 Km of railway network to be brought under
Kavach, the indigenous world class technology and capacity augmentation in 2022-
23.”
Q. According to the Union Budget 2022, how many new Vande Bharat Trains will be
manufacture in the next three years?
A) 400 B) 500
C) 150 D) 175
Answer : A
Q. How much amount has been allotted to cover 3.8 crore household under ‘Har Ghar, Nal
se Jal’ for 2022-23?
A) Rs. 30,000 B) Rs. 40,000
C) Rs. 50,000 D) Rs. 60,000
Answer : D
✓ In the Union Budget 2022, the union government has allotted Rs. 60,000 crores to cover
3.8 crore households in 2022-23 under “Har Ghar, Nal se Jal” scheme.
Q. As per the.Union Budget 2022-23, how many Digital Banking units will be set up by the
Scheduled Commercial Banks?
A) 50 B) 75
C) 100 D) 150
Answer : B
✓ Digital Banking- Govt to set up 75 Digital Banking Units (DBUs) in 75 districts of the
country by Scheduled Commercial Banks
Q. How much amount has been allotted to PLI for manufacturing of high efficiency solar
modules?

Answer : C
✓ In the Union Budget 2022, Additional allocation of Rs. 19,500 crores for Production
Linked Incentive for manufacture of high efficiency solar modules to meet the goal of
280 GW of installed solar power by 2030.
Q. How much fund is allocated to the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Surakhsha Yojana in the
Union Budget 2022-23?
Answer : A
Q. How much fund is allocated to the PM Gram Sadak Yojana in the Union Budget 2022-23?
Answer : D
Q. How much fund is allocated to the National Education Mission in the Union Budget 2022-
23?
Answer : B
Q. How much fund is allocated to the National health Mission in the Union Budget 2022-23?
Answer : C
Q. What is the Budget estimation of Revenue expenditure in the union budget FY23?
Answer : C
✓ Revenue Receipts Rs. 22.04 lakh crore
✓ Capital Receipts Rs. 17.40 lakh crore
✓ Effective Capital receipts Rs. 10.67 lakh crore
✓ Revenue Expenditure Rs. 31.94 lakh crore
Q. Who amongst the following has presented the first union budget of independent India?
A) B.R. Ambedkar B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) C.D. Deshmukh D) R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
Answer : D

✓ The first union budget of independent India was presented by R. K. Shanmukham
Chetty on 26 November 1947
Q. Recently announced union budget 2022-23 was which numbered budget of the country?
A) 90th B) 91th
C) 92nd D) 93rd
Answer: C
✓ The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman tabled
the Union Budget 2022-23 in Parliament on February 01,
✓ 2022. Union budget 2022-23 was 92 nd union budget of India.
Q. Union Budget and Railway Budget of India were merged in which year?
A) 2018 B) 2016
C) 2017 D) 2015
Answer : C
✓ The government of India approved the merger of Railway Budget with the General
Budget on September 21. 2016
✓ On February 1, 2017, the first combined budget was presented in parliament.
✓ The budget is presented on February 1. But before 2017, it used to be presented on the
last day of February.
✓ The merger of Railway and General Budget was done in the year 2017 to increase the
size of the general budget.
Q. Which of the following is India's first paperless budget?
A) Union Budget 2021-22 B) Union Budget 2022-23
C) Union Budget 2020-21 D) Union Budget 2019-20
Answer : A
✓ Union Budget 2021-22. On 1 February 2021, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
presented the first paperless budget.
✓ Uttar Pradesh will be the first state in the country to table a paperless budget.
Q. How many times Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the budget in parliament till the
budget 2022-23?
A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
Answer : D
✓ Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the Union Budget 2022 for
the 4th time in a row.
✓ Nirmala Sitharaman holds the record for delivering the longest Budget speech in India.
While presenting the Union Budget 2020-21, she spoke for 2 hours and 42 minutes,
breaking her previous record of July 2019 speech (2 hours 17 minutes).

Q. HKen-Betwa river link project will be implemented at cost of __ to benefit 900,000
farmers.
A) Rs 11,000 crores
B) Rs 22,000 crores
C) Rs 33,000 crores
D) Rs 44,000 crores
Answer : D
✓ Ken-Betwa river link project to be taken at cost of Rs 44,000 cr to benefit 900,000
farmers
Q. How many PM Gati Shakti Cargo terminals for multimodal logistics to be developed
during the next three years?
A) 100 B) 200
C) 300 D) 400
Answer : A
✓ 100 PM Gati Shakti Cargo terminals for multimodal logistics to be developed during the
next three years
Q. What will be the Farm procurement value for FY23?
A) Rs 1.35 trillion B) Rs 2.37 trillion
C) Rs 3.54 trillion D) Rs 4.72 trillion
Answer : B
✓ Farm procurement value for FY23 to be Rs 2.37 trillion
Q. How many new generation Vande Bharat trains to be manufactured during the next three
years?
A) 100 B) 200
C) 300 D) 400
Answer : D
✓ 400 new generation Vande Bharat Trains to be manufactured during the next three
years
Q. Emergency Credit Linked Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) has been extended up to
A) March 2022 B) August 2022
C) March 2023 D) August 2023
Answer : C
✓ 30 lakh MSMEs provided additional credit under Emergency Credit Linked Guarantee
Scheme (ECLGS). ECLGS to be extended up to March 2023.

✓ Guarantee cover under ECLGS to be expanded by Rs 50000 Crore to total cover of Rs
5 Lakh Crore.
Q. One class-One TV channel’ programme of PM eVIDYA to be expanded from 12 to _TV
channels.
A) 125 B) 150
C) 100 D) 200
Answer : D
✓ One class-One TV channel’ programme of PM eVIDYA to be expanded to 200 TV
Q. The Government of India aims to achieve the vision for?
A) India@25 B) India@50
C) India@75 D) India@100
Answer : D
✓ Entering Amrit Kaal, the 25 year long lead up to India @100, the budget provides
impetus for growth along four priorities:
Q. As per the Union Budget 2022-2023, the Productivity Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme in 14
sectors has targeted to create 60 lakh new jobs and an additional production of Rs. 30
lakh crore during next 5 years.PLI scheme was launched by PM Modi on 11 November
2020 in how many key sectors?
A) 10 sectors B) 11 sectors
C) 12 sectors D) 13 sectors
Answer : A
✓ Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the Productivity Linked Incentive
(PLI) scheme in 14 sectors for achieving the vision of Atma Nirbhar Bharat has received
an excellent response, with the potential to create 60 lakh new jobs, and an additional
production of Rs. 30 lakh crore during next 5 years.
✓ The PLI Scheme for electronics manufacturing, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, on 11 November 2020, has introduced the Production-Linked
Incentive (PLI) Scheme in 10 key sectors.
✓ In Union Budget 2022-23 Productivity Linked Incentive (PLI) sectors have increased to
14 sectors.
Q. How much tax will be levied on the transfer of virtual assets?
A) 20% B) 30%
C) 40% D) 50%
Answer : B
✓ Any income earned from the transfer of virtual digital assets shall be taxed at a rate of
30 percent, announced FM Nirmala Sitharaman during her Union Budget 2022 speech.

GOVERNMENT SCHEMES MCQ WITH FACTS
Q. Which of the following is a nation-wide financial inclusion scheme of Government of

India?
A) PMJDY B) PMJJBY
C) PMMY D) PMSBY
Answer : A
Q. What is the amount of accidental insurance cover linked with RuPay Debit card under the
PMJDY after it has been made an open ended scheme?
A) Rs 2.5 lakh B) Rs 3 lakh
Answer : D
Q. The Overdraft limit under the PMJDY Scheme has been increased to Rs _.
A) Rs 5,000 B) Rs 10,000
C) Rs 25,000 D) Rs 15,000
Answer : B
Q. The life insurance cover provided under the PMJDY Scheme is Rs ___
A) Rs 25,000 B) Rs 50,000
C) Rs 10,000 D) Rs 30,000
Answer : D
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) :-
✓ Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is a nation-wide financial inclusion program
of Government of India.
✓ It was announced by the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi on 15 August 2014.
✓ Slogan Mera Khatha, Bhagya Vidhatha (“My account brings me good fortune”)
✓ Age of Eligible Beneficiaries 18-65 Years
✓ Overdraft facility up to Rs.10000 after satisfactory operation of the account for 6
months
✓ Account holder will get RuPay Debit card with inbuilt accident insurance cover of Rs 2
lakh.
✓ Life insurance cover of Rs 30,000
Q. Which of the following scheme is for collateral free loans to to Small/Micro business
enterprises and individuals in the non-agricultural sector
A) PMJDY B) PMMY
C) PMEGP D) PMRPY
Answer : B

✓ Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is a scheme to extend collateral free loans by
Banks, Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Micro Finance Institutions
(MFIs) to Small/Micro business enterprises and individuals in the non-agricultural
sector to enable them to setup or expand their business activities and to generate self
employment.
✓ Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) – MUDRA Scheme
✓ Definition : Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is a scheme to extend collateral free
loans
✓ Maximum limit of loan is Rs 10 lakh
✓ Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency Ltd (MUDRA) Bank
✓ Founded : 8 April 2015
✓ Chairman : S. Ramann
✓ it was converted as a wholly owned subsidiary of SIDBI and renamed as MUDRA
(SIDBI) Bank
✓ Mudra Yojana offers three type of product namely Shishu, Kishor and Tarun
✓ Shishu : covering loans upto 50,000/- (Single page application form for this product)
✓ Kishor : covering loans above 50,000/- and upto 5 lakh
✓ Tarun : covering loans above 5 lakh and upto 10 lakh
✓ The government has set the loans disbursement target under the PM Mudra Yojana
(PMMY) at Rs 3 trillion for 2021-22 (FY22)
Q. What does R stands for in MUDRA?
A) Return B) Refinance
C) Risk D) Ratio
Answer : B
✓ Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency ( MUDRA)
Q. MUDRA Bank is a subsidiary of?
A) SBI B) SIDBI
C) RBI D) EXIM Bank
Answer : B
✓ MUDRA Bank is proposed to be set up through enactment of a law which will take some
time. So it was started as a subsidiary of Small Industries Development Bank of India
(SIDBI). It was launched on 8 April 2015. On 6 January 2016, it was converted as a
wholly owned subsidiary of SIDBI and renamed as MUDRA (SIDBI) Bank
Q. What is the maximum limit of loan under MUDRA Yojana?
A) Rs 1 lakh
B) Rs 5 lakh
C) Rs 10 lakh
D) Rs 50,000
Answer : C

Q. How many schemes/products are available under MUDRA Yojana?
A) 2 B) 3
C) 5 D) 4
Answer : B
✓ Three- Shishu, Kishore and Tarun
Q. What is the maximum loan limit under the Shishu product of MUDRA Yojana?
C) Rs 50,000 D) Rs 10 lakh
Answer : C
✓ Shishu : covering loans upto 50,000/- (Single page application form for this product)
Q. What is the maximum limit of loans that Micro Finance Institutions can give under the
MUDRA Yojana?
C) Rs 50,000 D) Rs 10 lakh
Answer : B
✓ Micro Finance Institutions – It can give loans only upto Rs 1 lakh (through Micro Credit
Scheme)
Q. What is the maximum loan limit under the Kishore product of MUDRA Yojana?
A) Rs 50,000 B) Rs 10 lakh
Answer : C
✓ Covering loans above 50,000/- and upto 5 lakh
Q. What is the maximum loan limit under the Tarun product of MUDRA Yojana?
A) Rs 50,000 B) Rs 1 lakh
Answer : D
✓ Covering loans above 5 lakh and upto 10 lakh
Q. When was Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) launched ?
A) 2014 B) 2016
C) 2018 D) 2015
Answer : B

✓ The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) launched on 18 February 2016 by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an insurance service for farmers for their yields.
Q. Under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) premium to be paid by farmers is
what percent of sum insured for cash crops?
A) 2% B) 5%
C) 4% D) 3%
Answer : B
✓ The premium to be paid by farmers is fixed at 1.5% of the sum insured for Rabi and 2%
for Kharif crops, while it is 5% for cash crops under PMFBY.
Q. What is the maximum premium payable by farmer for Rabi crops under Pradhan Mantri
Fasal Bima Yojana?
A) 1.5%
B) 2.5%
C) 2.0%
D) 3.0%
Answer : A
Q. What is the maximum premium payable by farmer for Kharif crops under Pradhan Mantri
Fasal Bima Yojana?
A) 1.5%
B) 2.5%
C) 2.0%
D) 3.0%
Answer : C
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
✓ Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has completed 6 years of its
implementation. It was launched by PM Modi on 18th February 2016 at Sehore, Madhya
Pradesh.
✓ The scheme was conceived as a milestone initiative to provide a comprehensive risk
solution at the lowest uniform premium across the country for farmers
✓ Scope : All food & oilseed crops and annual commercial/horticultural crops for which
past yield data is available
✓ Premium : The prescribed premium is 2% to be paid by farmers for all Kharif crops and
1.5% for all rabi crops. In the case of annual commercial and horticultural crops, the
premium is 5%.
✓ Purpose: It is a crop insurance scheme that compensates farmers if any of the notified
crops fail due to natural calamities, pests and diseases
✓ It has replaced the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) and Modified
National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (MNAIS).

Q. Government has announced PM-KISAN Scheme to provide assured income support to
the Small and Marginal Farmers. What does PM-KISAN stands for?
A) Pradhan Mantri KrishI SewA Niyam
B) Pradhan Mantri KIsan SAnchay Nidhi
C) Pradhan Mantri KrishI SAhyog Niyam
D) Pradhan Mantri KIsan SAmman Nidhi
Answer : D
Pradhan Mantri KIsan SAmman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
✓ Objective – Pradhan Mantri KIsan SAmman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is a Central Sector
Scheme to provide income support (Rs.6000 per annum per family) to all Small and
Marginal Farmers (SMFs) families to supplement their financial needs for procuring
various inputs related to agriculture and allied activities as well as domestic needs.
✓ Date of Effectiveness : The scheme is effective from December 01, 2018 for transfer of
benefit to eligible beneficiaries. The first instalment to eligible beneficiaries during this
financial year 2018-19 shall be for the period from 01.12.2018 to 31.03.2019.
✓ Date of Launch : February 24, 2019 (By PM Modi In Gorakhpur, UP)
✓ The cut-off date for determining the eligibility of beneficiaries is February 1, 2019.
✓ The Scheme to be implemented as Central Sector Scheme with 100% financial support
✓ by Government of India (GoI).
✓ Benefits : Under this scheme, landholder farmer families having total cultivable land
holding upto 2 hectare will get direct income support of Rs 6000 per year per family.
✓ This amount will be paid in three equal instalments of Rs 2000. (at each 4 months)
✓ Implementation Strategy : The amount will be paid in three equal instalments of Rs 2000
at an interval of every 4 months
Q. PM-KISAN scheme will disburse Rs 6000 per year to the farmers having cultivable land
upto 2 hectare in installments, at an equal interval of _____ months.
A) 3 months B) 4 months
C) 6 months D) 2 months
Answer : B
✓ This amount will be paid in three equal installments at a difference of each 4 months
Q. Under the scheme, how much amount will paid to the beneficiaries in each installment?
A) Rs 2000 B) Rs 1500
C) Rs 3000 D) Rs 1000
Answer : A
Q. Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is administered by which organisation?
A) PFRDA B) RBI
C) IRDA D) LIC
Answer : A

Atal Pension Yojana (APY) :-
closed .
Q. What will be the minimum monthly pension payable to the subscriber under the Atal
Pension Yojana (APY)?
A) Rs 4,000 B) Rs 2,000
C) Rs 1,000 D) Rs 5,000
Answer : C
✓ Monthly Pension of either Rs 1000/- , Rs 2000/-, Rs 3000/-, Rs 4000/- or Rs 5000/- would
be paid to the subscriber after he attains the age of 60
Q. A girl child have have how many Sukana Samriddhi account on her name?
A) One B) Two
C) Three D) No such limit
Answer : A
✓ Only one account per girl child. ;Accounts can be opened for a Maximum of two girl
children in one family.
Q. Sukanya Samriddhi Account can be opened for a girl till the age of __ .
A) 5 years
B) 8 years
C) 10 years
D) 15 years
Answer : C
✓ Any time between birth of girl child till she attains the age of 10 years

Q. When is the maturity year for Sukanya Samriddhi Account?
A) When girl attains age of 21 years
B) 21 years from date of opening of account
C) After marriage of girl
D) A or C whichever is earlier
Answer : B
✓ Maturity of deposit: After 21 years from date of opening of account. (No interest will be
earned after this.)
Q. What is the maximum deposit per year in Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana?
A) Rs 50,000
B) Rs 1,50,000
C) Rs 10,000
D) Rs 1 crore
Answer : B
✓ Minimum deposit per year is Rs 250. Earlier it was Rs 1000. After that deposits in
multiple of Rs 100 can be made.
✓ Maximum Deposit per Year: Rs.1,50,000 /-
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
✓ The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra modi on 22 January 2015 as a
part of the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign.
✓ Who can open the account : A natural/ legal guardian on behalf of a girl child
✓ Minimum Deposit per Year : Rs 250/- (then amount in multiple of Rs 100 can be
deposited thereafter)
✓ Maximum Deposit per Year: Rs.1,50,000 /- (Any deposit above the maximum cap will
not earn any interest and can be withdrawn anytime by the depositor)
✓ Number of accounts under Sukanya Samriddhi Account Yojana:
✓ Only one account per girl child.
✓ Accounts can be opened for a Maximum of two girl children in one family.
✓ When can an SSA account be opened : Any time between birth of girl child till she
attains the age of 10 years
✓ Till which year regular yearly deposit is required– For initial 15 years from the date of
opening of account.
✓ Example : SSA account is opened for Girl A, when her age is 1 year. The regular deposit
will be required till she turns 16 year. For Girl B, whose account is opened when she is
9 years, the regular deposit is required till she turns 24 years.
✓ Maturity of deposit : After 21 years from date of opening of account. (No interest will
be earned after this.)
✓ Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts Interest rate : 7.6%

Q. Name the scheme launched by the government to ensure 100 percent electrification of
all households in urban as well as rural areas
A) Ujala Scheme
B) Roshni Scheme
C) Saubhagya Scheme
D) Uday Scheme
Answer : C
✓ The Saubhagya Scheme or Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana is an Indian
government project to provide electricity to all households.
Q. The Saubhagya Scheme is also referred as _?
A) Unnat Jeevan by Affordable LEDs and Appliances for All
B) UJWAL Discom Assurance Yojana
C) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
D) Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana
Answer : D
✓ Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana –“Saubhagya Scheme”
✓ Objective : To ensure 100% electrification of all willing households in the country in
rural as well as urban areas. Under the Saubhagya Scheme free electricity
connections to all households (both APL and BPL) in rural areas and poor families in
urban areas will be provided.
✓ Date of Launch of Saubhagya Scheme : 25th September, 2017
✓ Ministry Involved: Ministry of Power
✓ Total Outlay of Saubhagya Scheme: Rs. 16, 320 crore (Rural- Rs. 14,025 crore + Urban-
Rs. 2,295 crore)
✓ Implementing/Nodal Agency: Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)
✓ Deadline for 100% Electrification under Saubhagya Scheme: March 31, 2019
✓ Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana -“Saubhagya Scheme” has completed four
years of successful implementation, on 25 September 2021.
✓ As of March 31, 2021, 2.82 crore households have been electrified since the launch of
SAUBHAGYA.
Q. The Saubhagya Scheme was launched in which year?
A) 2015 B) 2016
C) 2018 D) 2017
Answer : D
✓ The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25th of September,
2017 with an outlay of Rs. 16,320 crore

Q. Which ministry has launched the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana?
A) Ministry of Power B) Minister Of Commerce and Industry
C) Minister Of Coal D) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Answer : A
Q. Which among the following is the implementing agency under the Saubhagya Scheme?
A) Power Grid Corporation of India
B) Power Finance Corporation
C) Rural Electrification Corporation
D) Bharat Electronics Limited
Answer : C
Q. Which among the following schemes has been launched by the Central Government to
provide free LPG connection to BPL families?
A) PMKVY B) PMSBY
C) PMJDY D) PMUY
Answer : D
Q. The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched in which year?
A) 2016 B) 2014
C) 2012 D) 2018
Answer : A
✓ It was launched on 1 May 2016 in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh
✓ Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is an ambitious social welfare scheme launched
to safeguard the health of women & children by providing them with a clean cooking
fuel (LPG).
✓ Launched – 1 May 2016 in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
✓ Duration – The Scheme would be implemented in three years covering the FY 2016-17,
2017-18 and 2018-19.
✓ Outlay – Rs. 8000 Crore
✓ Benefits – 5 Crore LPG connections to be provided to BPL households in the next 3
years, with a financial support of Rs 1600 for each LPG connection to every household
covered.
Q. India’s largest National Health Protection Scheme has been implemented under the
name____
A) Ayushman Bharat B) Aadarsh Bharat
C) Samman Bharat D) Nirman Bharat
Answer : A

✓ Ayushman Bharat Yojana is a National Health Protection Scheme launched on April 14,
2018 by the Central government as part of health policy 2017.
Q. When was the Ayushman Bharat scheme launched?
A) March 8, 2018 B) April 14, 2018
C) January 1, 2018 D) April 30, 2018
Answer : B
✓ The scheme is also called ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyaan’ and is tagged as
‘Modicare’.
✓ Ayushman Bharat Yojana is a National Health Protection Scheme launched on
September 25, 2018, by the Central government as part of health policy 2017.
✓ The scheme will subsume the centrally sponsored schemes-Rashtriya Swasthya Bima
Yojana (RSBY) and the Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme (SCHIS)
✓ Insurance Cover: Under this scheme, around 10 crore poor families will be provided
an insurance cover of Rs. 5 lakh every year.
Q. What is the insurance cover under the scheme for the beneficiaries?
A) Rs 5 lakhs B) Rs 2 lakhs
C) Rs 1 lakh D) Rs 3 lakhs
Answer : A
✓ Under this scheme, around 10 crore poor families will be provided an insurance cover
of Rs. 5 lakh every year.
Q. Who will head the Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Mission Council (AB-
NHPMC) formed at national level to implement the scheme?
A) Prime Minister
B) Minister of Health and Family Welfare
C) Minister of Ayush
D) NITI Aayog Chairman
Answer : B
Q. The National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan) has been introduced by which
ministry?
A) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
B) Ministry of Women and Child Development
C) Ministry of Rural Development
D) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Answer : B
✓ POSHAN Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission (NNM)) is a flagship programme of the
Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD)

Q. When was the POSHAN Abhiyaan launched?
A) January 26, 2018 B) May 1, 2018
C) March 8, 2018 D) April 30, 2018
Answer : C
✓ The mission was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan
on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on March 8, 2018
✓ POSHAN Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission) is a flagship programme of the Ministry
of Women and Child Development (MWCD), Government of India, launched by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi at Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan on the occasion of the International
Women’s Day on March 8, 2018.
✓ Financial Outlay :The National Nutrition Mission (NNM) has been set up with a three
year budget of Rs.9046.17 crore commencing from 2017-18. This will be funded by
Government Budgetary Support (50%) and 50% by IBRD or other MDB
✓ Government budgetary support would be 60:40 between Centre and States/UTs, 90:10
for NER and Himalayan States and 100% for UTs without legislature. Total Government
of India share over a period of three years would be Rs. 2849.54 crore.
✓ Objective : The goals of NNM are to achieve improvement in nutritional status of
Children from 0-6 years, Adolescent Girls, Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers in
a time bound manner during the next three years beginning 2017-18.
✓ Implementation Strategy and Targets: NNM targets to reduce stunting, under-
nutrition, anemia (among young children, women and adolescent girls) and reduce low
birth weight by 2%, 2%, 3% and 2% per annum respectively.
Q. Under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) what will be the insurance
cover provided upon the death of the subscriber?
Answer : D
✓ Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY).
✓ Purpose: It is an insurance scheme by Government of India that provides life insurance
for death due to any reason.
✓ It provides one year life cover, renewable from year to year.
✓ Launch Date: 9th May, 2015.
✓ Eligibility: People Between age group 18 – 50 years. Also a bank account is mandatory.
✓ Benefits/Life Cover: Rs 2 lakhs (in case of death for any reason)
✓ Maturity/Termination: 55 years (People who join the scheme before completing 50
years can continue to have the risk of life cover up to the age of 55 years subject to
payment of premium.).
Q. Which among the following schemes has been announced by the government in the
interim budget 2019 for the workers of the unorganized sector?
A) PMJJBY B) PMSBY
C) PM-KISAN D) PMSYM
Answer : D

Q. What is the maximum age limit to join the scheme?
Answer : C
Q. The PMSYM will provide an assured monthly pension to the beneficiaries of the scheme
once they attain the age of ____
Answer : D
Q. How much amount of monthly pension would be provided to the beneficiaries of the
PMSYM pension scheme?
A) Rs 2000 B) Rs 3000
C) Rs 2500 D) Rs 5000
Answer : B
Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan (PM-SYM) Yojana
✓ PM-SYM is a pension scheme for workers of the unorganised sector with monthly upto
Rs 15,000, announced in the interim Budget for 2019-20. It has assured monthly
pension of Rs. 3,000.
✓ Effective from February 15, 2019 .
✓ The scheme has been brought under the Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act,
2008.
✓ Total outlay for the scheme is Rs 500 crore
✓ Age limit is 18 to 40 years
✓ Assured Monthly pension of Rs 3000 from the age of 60
✓ Ministry Responsible: Ministry of Labour and Employment.
✓ Fund Management: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the Pension Fund
Manager responsible for Pension pay out under the scheme
Q. SVANidhi Yojana is a scheme that has been launched by the Hon'ble Prime minister to:
1. To grant collateral-free loans of up to Rs 10,000 to street vendors across the country.
2. To provide grants to fulfill the nutritional demands of women and children in the
country.
3. This scheme was launched on June 1, 2020.
Select the correct answer by using the code mentioned below.
A) Only 2 and 3 B) None of the above
C) Only 1 and 2 D) Only 1 and 3
Answer : D

PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)
✓ Purpose of the scheme: PM SVANidhi (PM स्वनिनि ) aims for providing affordable loans to
street vendors. It is a scheme for micro credit facility to street vendors.
✓ PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SvaNidhi) was launched by the Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs on June 01, 2020.
✓ Scheme is aimed at enabling the street vendors to resume their livelihoods that have
been adversely affected due to COVID-19 lockdown.
✓ The duration of the scheme is until March 2022.
✓ Total Outlay: Rs. 600.00 crores
✓ Loan amount: Upto Rs 10,000
✓ Launched by: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Q. Which of the following is the target group for the scheme named PM SVANidhi?
A) Street vendors B) Landless agricultural labour
C) Marginal farmers D) Dairy farmers
Answer : A
Q. Under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) a renewable one- year accidental
death cum disability cover of Rs 2 lakhs is offered to all subscribing bank account holders
in the age group of _ years.
A) 18 to 70 B) 18 to 60
C) 15 to 60 D) 15 to 70
Answer : A
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY):
sight of one eye and loss of use of hand or foot (2 organs involved – 2 lakh) Rs. 2 Lakh
✓ Total and irrecoverable loss of sight of one eye or loss of use of one hand or foot (one
organ involved- 1 lakh) Rs. 1 Lakh
✓ The cover period under these Schemes is 1st June of each year to 31st May of
subsequent year
Q. Which among the following is an accidental insurance scheme?
A) PMJJBY
B) PMFBY
C) PMSBY
D) PMVVY
Answer : C

Q. The Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) has been launched by __
A) Life Insurance Corporation of India
B) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
C) Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
D) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
Answer : A
Q. Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) is a scheme for people of what age
group?
A) 65 years and above B) 60 years and above
C) 50 years and above D) 55 years and above
Answer : B
✓ PMVVY stands for Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana and is a pension scheme
exclusively for elderly persons aged 60 years and above.
✓ The citizens can invest a maximum investment of 15 Lakhs in the PMVVY scheme and
the scheme is valid till March 31, 2020.
✓ The senior citizens will get assured returns of 8% per annum for 10 years depending
on their investments.
✓ The exclusive privilege to operate the scheme has been given to the Life Insurance
Corporation of India (LIC).
✓ As per the scheme, on payment of an initial lump sum amount ranging from a minimum
purchase price of Rs. 1,50,000/- for a minimum pension of Rs 1000/- per month
✓ To a maximum purchase price of Rs. 7, 50,000/- for a maximum pension of Rs. 5,000/-
per month.
✓ Subscribers will get an assured pension based on a guaranteed rate of return of 8%
per annum, payable monthly
Q. Pradhanmantri Vaya Vandana Yojana was started in which of the following year?
A) 2016 B) 2017
C) 2014 D) 2015
Answer : B
✓ The Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana was launched in 2017 by the Ministry of
Finance to offer a guaranteed payout of pension to senior citizens every month.
✓ Minimum Entry Age: 60 years (completed)
✓ Maximum Entry Age: No limit .
✓ It is a pension plan for senior citizens

BEST MCQ STATIC BANKING AWARENESS
Q. The Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions, 2019 has been introduced under
which Act?
A) Banking Regulations Act, 1949
B) Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007
C) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
D) Banking Ombudsman Scheme 2006
Answer : B
Q. RBI has set up its Centralised Receipt and Processing Centre (CRPC) for Integrated
Ombudsman Scheme, 2021 in which city?
A) Mumbai
B) Delhi
C) Pune
D) Chandigarh
Answer : D
Q. Name the first urban co-operative bank of India to receive licence from RBI to transition
to Small Finance Bank (SFB)
A) Municipal Cooperative Bank
B) Vijay Cooperative Bank
C) Shivalik Mercantile Cooperative Bank
D) New India Cooperative Bank
Answer : C
✓ Uttar Pradesh-based Shivalik Mercantile Co-operative Bank (SMCB) has become the
first urban co-operative bank (UCB) in India to receive licence from RBI to operate as
a Small Finance Bank (SFB).
Q. How many small finance banks are there in India at present?
A) 10
B) 15
C) 12
D) 13
Answer : C

Q. Which of the following banks will become the India’s first Small Finance Bank (SFB)?
A) Ujjivan Financial Services Pvt. Ltd
B) Capital Local Area Bank Ltd
C) Au Financiers Ltd
D) Janalakshmi Financial Services Pvt. Ltd
Answer : B
Q. What is the minimum paid-up equity capital for Small Finance Bank?
Answer : A
✓ The minimum paid-up equity capital for small finance banks shall be Rs. 200 crore.
Q. What is the maximum balance which a customer of a Payments Bank may hold in his/her
account at the end of the day?
C) Rs 10 lakh D) No such limit
Answer : B
✓ RBI has enhanced the limit of maximum balance at the end of the day from ₹1 lakh to
₹2 lakh per individual customer of PBs with immediate effect
Q. Payments Banks were formed on the recommendations of
A) Narsimhan Committee B) Nagrajan Committee
C) Nachiket Mor Committee D) Subramaniam Committee
Answer : C
✓ The RBI set up a committee on comprehensive financial assistance for all small
businesses and low income chaired by Shri Nachiket Mor member of the Central Board
of Directors, RBI.
Q. What is the minimum paid-up equity capital for payments banks?
A) Ra 100 crore B) Rs 500 crore
Answer : A
Q. Which of the following is the first operational Payments Bank in India?
A) India Post Payments Bank B) Paytm Payments Bank
C) Airtel Payments Bank D) FINO Payments Bank
Answer : C

✓ On April 11, 2016, Airtel Payments Bank became the first entity in India to receive a
payments bank license from the RBI.
✓ India currently has 6 Payment Banks
1. Airtel Payments Bank : HQ - New Delhi
2. India Post Payments Bank : HQ- New Delhi
3. Paytm Payments Bank : HQ - Noida
4. FINO Payments Bank : HQ - Mumbai
5.NSDL Payments Bank : HQ - Mumbai
6. Jio Payments Bank : HQ - Mumbai
Q. What is the minimum deposit limit under the Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS), 2015?
A) 10 grams of raw gold B) 1 grams of raw gold
C) 5 grams of raw gold D) 20 grams of raw gold
Answer : A
✓ The minimum deposit at any one time shall be 10 grams of raw gold (bars, coins,
jewellery excluding stones and other metals).
Q. The Reserve Bank of India provides a discount of what amount on price of Sovereign Gold
Bonds (per gram) is the payment is made by online mode?
A) Rs 100 B) Rs 50
C) Rs 500 D) Rs 250
Answer : B
✓ The Government of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, has decided
to offer a discount of ₹50/- per gram less than the nominal value to those investors
applying online and the payment against the application is made through digital mode.
Q. What is the maximum limit of Gold Bond to be purchased under SGB for individuals?
A) 1 kg B) 2 kg
C) 4 kg D) 20 kg
Answer : C
Q. What is the maximum limit of Gold Bond to be purchased under SGB for trusts?
A) 1 kg B) 2 kg
C) 4 kg D) 20 kg
Answer : D
✓ 4 KG for individual, 4 Kg for HUF and 20 Kg for trusts
✓ Minimum Limit: 1 gram of gold

Q. What is the tenor of Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme?
Answer : C
Q. What is the maximum amount of Indian currency that can be brought in while coming into
India?
A) Rs. 2,50,000 B) Rs. 50,000
C) Rs. 25,000 D) Rs. 15,000
Answer : C
✓ A resident of India, who has gone out of India on a temporary visit may bring into India
at the time of his return from any place outside India (other than Nepal and Bhutan),
currency notes of Government of India and Reserve Bank of India notes up to an
amount not exceeding Rs.25,000
Q. What was the highest denomination note ever printed by the RBI?
A) Rs 20,000 B) Rs 2,000
C) Rs 5,000 D) Rs 10,000
Answer : D
✓ The highest denomination note ever printed by the Reserve Bank of India was the
₹10000 note in 1938 which was demonetized in January 1946. The ₹10000 was again
introduced in 1954. These notes were demonetized in 1978.
Q. Where is the headquarters of BRBNMPL located?
C) Bengaluru D) Kolkata
Answer : C
✓ Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Ltd (BRBNMPL)
✓ Founded : 1995
✓ Headquarters : Bengaluru
✓ BRBNMPL has two presses in Mysuru and Salboni
Q. Where is the headquarters of DICGC located?
A) Delhi B) Mumbai
C) Kolkata D) Banglore
Answer : B
✓ Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC)
✓ Founded : 1978
✓ Chairman : M.D. Patra

Q. Where is the headquarters of the Reserve Bank Information Technology Private Limited
(ReBIT)?
A) Mumbai B) Chennai
Answer : A
✓ ReBIT
✓ Founded : 2016
Q. Where is the headquarters of the Institute for Development & Research in Banking
Technology (IDRBT)?
A) Chennai B) Gurugram
C) Hyderabad D) Bengaluru
Answer : C
✓ IDRBT
✓ Founded : 1996
✓ Headquarters : Hyderabad, Telangana
✓ Director : D. Janakiram
Q. Where is the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) located?
C) Mumbai D) New Delhi
Answer : A
✓ Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH)
✓ Headquarters : Bengaluru, Karnataka
✓ Chairperson : Shri Senapathy (Kris) Gopalakrishnan
Q. In which year Reserve Bank of India was established?
A) 1928 B) 1934
C) 1935 D) 1949
Answer : C
✓ Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the
provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
Q. In which year was RBI nationalized?
A) 1935 B) 1969
C) 1949 D) 1947
Answer : C

✓ RBI was nationalisation in 1949 and the Reserve Bank is fully owned by the Government
of India
Q. In 1935 the headquarters of RBI was established in which city?
A) Mumbai B) Delhi
C) Madras D) Calcutta
Answer : D
✓ The Headquarters of the Reserve Bank was initially established in Calcutta but was
permanently moved to Mumbai in 1937.
Q. Where is the headquarters of RBI located?
A) Mumbai B) Delhi
C) Kolkata D) Kerala
Answer : A
Q. RBI can have maximum of how many Deputy Governors at a time?
A) 3 B) 4
C) 5 D) 6
Answer : B
✓ Maximum four Deputy Governors. Maximum term- 5 years (Appointed under Section 8
(1) (a) of the RBI Act, 1934)
Q. RBI has how many fully owned subsidiary?
A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 5
Answer : D
Q. Which of the following is not a fully owned subsidiary of RBI?
A) Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services (IFTAS)
B) National Housing Bank (NHB)
C) Reserve Bank Information Technology Private Limited (ReBIT)
D) Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH)
Answer : B
✓ FIVE SUBSIDIARIES OF RBI :
1. Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (DICGC)
2. Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL)
3. Reserve Bank Information Technology Private Limited (ReBIT)
4. Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services (IFTAS).
5. Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH)

Q. Who was the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
A) C.D. Deshmukh B) S. mukherjee
C) Sachindra Roy D) N C Sen Gupta
Answer : A
✓ The first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was C D Deshmukh in 1943
appointed by Britishers
Q. How many printing press does the Reserve Bank of India has?
A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 6
Answer : C
✓ Four printing presses print and supply banknotes. These are at Dewas in Madhya
Pradesh, Nasik in Maharashtra, Mysore in Karnataka, and Salboni in West Bengal
Q. How many coin mints are there in India?
A) 2 B) 4
C) 6 D) 8
Answer : B
✓ Coins are minted in four mints owned by the Government of India. The mints are located
at Mumbai, Hyderabad, Calcutta and NOIDA.
Q. In how many languages, the amount of a banknote is written on it ?
A)15 B)17
C) 22 D) 24
Answer : B
✓ There are 17 languages written on the Currency Note out of the 22 official languages
of India that are mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India.
Q. Where is the RBI museum situated in India?
A) Kolkata B) Bhopal
C) Delhi D) Bhubneshwar
Answer : A
Q. What is the maturity period of Public Provident Fund (PPF) Scheme?
C) 15 years D) 7 yaers
Answer : C

✓ 15 years. But the same can be extended within one year of maturity for further 5 years
and so on.
Q. Partial withdrawal is allowed in Public Provident Fund (PPF) Scheme after completion of
how many years?
A) 3 B) 5
C) 6 D) 7
Answer : C
✓ One can close a PPF account only upon maturity i.e. after completion of 15 years.
However the scheme permits partial withdrawals from year 7 i.e. on completing 6 years
Q. What is the maturity period for Kisan Vikas Patra?
Answer : A
✓ According to the latest amendments in the scheme, the maturity period is 10 years and
4 months (124 months)
Q. What is the minimum investment allowed in Kisan Vikas Patra?
A) Rs 1000 B) Rs 500
C) Rs 100 D) Rs 250
Answer : A
✓ Minimum Limit: Rs 1,000/- Maximum Limit: No Upper Limit
Q. The Monetary Policy Committee has how many members?
A) 4 B) 3
C) 5 D) 6
Answer : D
✓ The Monetary Policy Committee has six members. Out of these three members are ex-
officio* (and from RBI), while three other members (external members) are nominated
by the Central Government from various fields.
Q. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has been formed by the Central Government
under which Act/framework?
A) Banking Regulation Act 1949
B) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
C) Monetary Policy Committee Act, 2016
D) Both A and B
Answer : B

✓ The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has been constituted by the Central
Government under Section 45ZB of RBI Act, 1934.
Q. The minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting is published on which day by RBI
after the meeting?
A) 10 B) 8
C) 14 D) 16
Answer : C
✓ Minutes of MPC meet: The Reserve Bank of India shall publish, on the fourteenth day
after every meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee the minutes of the meeting
Q. Who is the Chairperson of the Monetary Policy Committee?
A) Finance Minister of India
B) Cabinet Secretary
C) Governor of Reserve Bank of India
D) Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India
Answer : C
Q. Which of these is the first Indian state to issue Masala Bond?
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Kerala
C) Gujarat D) Maharashtra
Answer : B
✓ Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board is the first state-owned entity to issue
masala bonds. Kerala is also the first state in India, to issue masala bonds.
Q. Which of the following years signifies the minimum maturity of Masala Bonds?
A) Five years B) One year
C) Three years D) Seven years
Answer : C
✓ Masala Bonds have a minimum maturity period of 3 years. However they can be issued
for three or five or seven year maturities
Q. Special Drawing Rights (SDR) is an international reserve asset. It has been created by
which bank?
C) International Monetary Fund D) US Federal Reserve
Answer : C

Q. Which currency has the highest weight in the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket?
A) USD B) Chinese Yuan
C) Euro D) Japanese Yen
Answer : A
✓ The value of the SDR is based on a basket of five currencies—the U.S. dollar, the euro,
the Chinese renminbi, the Japanese yen, and the British pound sterling.
Q. Which organization has recently launched the Retail Direct Scheme?
A) SEBI B) RBI
C) IRDAI D) PFRDA
Answer : B
✓ Reserve Bank of India-Retail Direct (RBI-RD) Scheme will bring G-secs within easy
reach of the common man by simplifying the process of investment
Q. The Monetary Policy Committee has been formed for which of the following institution?
A) SEBI B) SIDBI
C) FPRDA D) RBI
Answer : D
Q. What is the share of State Government in Regional Rural Bank?
A) 50% B) 15%
C) 35% D) 20%
Answer : B
✓ The Government of India, the concerned State Government and the sponsor bank
contribute to the share capital of RRBs in the proportion of 50%, 15% and 35%,
respectively.
Q. How many banks were nationalized in the year 1980 in India?
A) 14 B) 6
C) 7 D) 13
Answer : B
✓ Six banks, viz, Andhra Bank, Corporation Bank, New Bank of India, Oriental Bank of
Commerce, Punjab and Sind Bank, and Vijaya Bank with deposit liabilities of Rs.200
crore and above, were nationalised in April 1980.
Q. What is the minimum paid-up capital requirement for a scheduled bank?
A) Rs 10 lakh B) Rs 10 crore
C) Rs 5 lakh D) Rs 5 crore

Answer : C
✓ A scheduled bank is one that is listed in the second schedule of RBI Act, 1934. Banks
having paid up capital of at least Rs 5 lakh are eligible for inclusion in the Second
Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
Q. RRN number is a __ digit number generated to record the transaction and to identify a
transaction uniquely in Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS).
A) 10 B) 12
C) 15 D) 18
Answer : B
✓ RRN number is a 12 digit number generated to record the transaction and to identify a
transaction uniquely
Q. The prompt corrective action (PCA) Framework of the Reserve Bank of India is based on
how many parameters?
A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 5
Answer : B
✓ The Reserve Bank has specified certain regulatory trigger points, as a part of prompt
corrective action (PCA) Framework, in terms of three parameters
Q. The Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF) is maintained by _.
A) RBI B) IRDAI
C) NABARD D) SIDBI
Answer : C
Q. What is the corpus of Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF)?
Q. Which of the following is not a Financial Sector Regulator?
A) RBI B) SEBI
C) EXIM D) IRDAI
Answer : C
Q. Who is the chairperson of Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)?
A) Governor of RBI B) Deputy Governor of RBI
C) Finance Minister of India D) Finance Secretary of India
Answer : C

Q. UPI was launched by NPCI in which year?
A) 2017 B) 2016
C) 2018 D) 2015
Answer : B
Q. The SARFAESI Act 2002 is related to which of the following?
A) regulations of banks B) foreign exchange reserves
C) digital payements D) recovery of bad loans
Answer : D
Q. Who manages the Foreign Exchange Reserves in India?
A) Reserve Bank of India B) SEBI
C) Ministry of Finance D) SBI
Answer : A
Q. National Pension Scheme (NPS) is regulated by?
A) IRDAI B) SEBI
C) RBI D) PFRDA
Answer : D
✓ It is administered and regulated by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development
Authority (PFRDA).
Q. e-RUPI has been launched by?
A) RBI B) SEBI
C) IRDAI D) NPCI
Answer : D
Q. Who regulates credit rating agencies in India?
A) RBI B) Ministry of Finance
C) SEBI D) PFRDA
Answer : C
✓ The SEBI (Credit Rating Agencies) Regulations, 1999 gives this power to SEBI.
Q. What is the minimum size of Priority Sector Lending Certificates?
Answer : D

✓ The PSLCs would have a standard lot size of ₹ 25 lakh and multiples thereof.
Q. Who is the regulator of mutual funds in India?
A) RBI B) PFRDA
C) SEBI D) IRDAI
Answer : C
Q. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is owned by?
A) Reserve Bank of India B) Government of India
C) SIDBI D) Both A and B
Answer : B
✓ 100% ownership of NABARD is with GoI.
Q. What percent of stake is owned in EXIM Bank by Government of India?
A) 100% B) 95%
C) 51% D) 99%
Answer : A
Q. Banks with only a digital presence and no physical branches is known as?
A) Islamic Bank B) Neo Bank
C) Geo Bank D) Global Bank
Answer : B
Q. When funds are borrowed for a period of 2 to 14 days then it is known as?
A) Call Money B) Notice Money
C) Repo Money D) Periodic Money
Answer : B
✓ For 1 day- Call money; For 2 to 14 days- notice money.
Q. A swift code consists of how many characters?
A) 7 B) 13
C) 11 D) 20
Answer : C
✓ The SWIFT code consists of 8 or 11 characters. When 8-digits code is given, it refers
to the primary office.
Q. Priority Sector Lending is provided by banks under how many categories?
A) 6 B) 7
C) 8 D) 9

Answer : C
✓ 8 category- Agriculture; Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; Export Credit;
Education; Housing; Social Infrastructure; Renewable Energy; Others
Q. How many digits/characters are thre in Indian Financial System Code (IFSC)?
A) 8 B) 9
C) 11 D) 13
Answer : C
Q. Payments Bank can apply for conversion to Small Finance Bank after how many years of
operation?
C) 5 years D) 1 year
Answer : C
Q. What is the financial year followed by the Reserve Bank of India?
A) July- June B) April- March
C) January- December D) July-March
Answer : B
✓ Till 2019-20, RBI followed the financial year as July-June, And now from the year 2021-
22 RBI has changed its FY as April-March, as a result the FY2020-21 saw only 9 months
i.e July-March
Q. What is the maximum amount outstanding in respect of full-KYC PPIs (KYC-compliant
PPIs)?
A) Rs 1 lakh B) Rs 2 lakhs
C) RS 3 lakhs D) Rs 2.5 lakhs
Answer : B
✓ The maximum amount outstanding in respect of full-KYC PPIs (KYC-compliant PPIs)
has been increased from ₹1 lakh to ₹2 lakh
Q. What is the cash withdrawal limit from Points of Sale (PoS) terminals (per transaction)
using debit cards at Tier 1 and Tier 2 center?
A) Rs 1000 B) Rs 500
C) Rs 2000 D) Rs 5000
Answer : C
✓ ₹2,000 per transaction within an overall monthly limit of ₹10,000 across all locations
(Tier 1 to 6 centres)

Q. Which type of ATMs are set up, owned and operated by non-banks?
A) Brown Label ATM B) Black Label ATM
C) Green Label ATM D) White Label ATM
Answer : D
✓ ATMs set up, owned and operated by non-banks are called WLAs
Q. The Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution system is known by which name?
A) E-Lakshmi B) E-Kuber
C) E-Dhan D) E-Maal
Answer : B
Q. The Cheque Transaction System is in use in India from which year?
A) 2010 B) 2014
C) 2020 D) 2012
Answer : A
✓ Cheque Transaction System or Image-based Clearing System, in India, is a project of
the Reserve Bank of India, commenced in 2010, for faster clearing of cheques
Q. Which among the following measures can lead to more foreign direct investment (FDI) in
India?
A) production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme
B) improved ease of doing business
C) opening up of the insurance sector
D) all of the above
Answer : D
Q. The Financial Stability Report is released by which organisation?
A) MoF B) IBA
C) FICCI D) RBI
Answer : D
Q. Which of the following organization is the nodal agency for the implementation of the
‘Interest Subvention Scheme for MSMEs 2018’ launched by Ministry of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)?
A) RBI B) SIDBI
C) SBI D) NPCI
Answer : B

Q. What is the total priority sector lending target for Regional Rural Banks?
A) 40% B) 25%
C) 75% D) 60%
Answer : C
Q. Who regulates Venture Capital Fund Company in India?
A) RBI B) SEBI
C) Ministry of Finance D) IRDAI
Answer : B
Q. Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) code has how many characters?
A) 10 B) 15
C) 20 D) 25
Answer : C
Q. The first ATM in India was set up in which year?
A) 1980 B) 1987
C) 1990 D) 1992
Answer : B
✓ The first ATM in India was set up in 1987 by HSBC in Mumbai.
Q. The first Regional Rural Bank was set up in which year in India?
A) 1972 B) 1973
C) 1974 D) 1975
Answer : D
✓ The first Regional Rural Bank “Prathama Grameen Bank” was set up on October 2,
1975.
Q. Which of the following is India’s first credit rating agency?
A) ICRA B) CRISIL
C) CARE D) India Ratings and Research
Answer : B
✓ CRISIL is India’s first credit rating agency. It was incorporated and promoted by
erstwhile ICICI Ltd. in 1987. It started its operation in 1988.
Q. What is the minimum Capital to Risk-weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) by RRBs?
A) 8% B) 9%
C) 10% D) 7%

Answer : B
✓ RRBs are required to maintain a minimum Capital to Risk-weighted Assets Ratio
(CRAR) of 9 per cent on an ongoing basis
Q. Who manages the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)?
A) SIDBI B) RBI
C) NABARD D) SBI
Answer : C
Q. RBI has released the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI) for which period?
A) 2020-2024
B) 2019-2023
C) 2019-2024
D) 2020-2023
Answer : C
Q. Which Bank has opened its Melbourne office and became the first Indian bank to have a
branch in the Australian state of Victoria?
A) Bank of India B) Bank of Baroda
C) Union Bank of India D) State Bank of India
Answer : D
Q. RBI has released the ‘framework for authorization of pan-India Umbrella Entity for Retail
Payments’ in India. What shall be the minimum paid-up capital of the umbrella entity?
Answer : A
Q. What is the minimum amount stipulation for RTGS transactions?
A) Rs 50,000 B) Rs 1 lakh
C) Rs 2 lakhs D) No Limit
Answer : C
Q. What is the maximum amount stipulation for RTGS transactions?
C) Rs 1 Crore D) No Limit
Answer : D

Q. How many payment banks are there in India ?
A) 12 B) 10
C) 06 D) 15
Answer : C
Q. Which of the following is the first ‘Presidency bank’ in India?
A) Bank of Hindustan B) Bank of Bengal
C) Bank of Bombay D) Bank of Madras
Answer : B
✓ The first ‘Presidency bank’ was the Bank of Bengal established in Calcutta on June 2,
1806
Q. The three presidency banks in India were amalgamated into which bank?
A) State Bank of India B) Imperial Bank of India
C) Reserve Bank of India D) Allahabad Bank
Answer : B
✓ The three presidency banks were amalgamated into a single bank, the Imperial Bank
of India, in 1921. The Imperial Bank of India also functioned as a central bank prior to
the establishment of the Reserve Bank in 1935.
Q. Which of the following banks is formed by merging the 3 banks Bank of Bengal, the Bank
of Bombay and Bank of Madras?
C) Bank of India D) Imperial Bank of India
Answer : D
✓ The 3 banks Bank of Bengal, the Bank of Bombay and Bank of Madras were merged in
1921 to form the “Imperial Bank of India
Q. Which among the following banks merged with the Indian Bank with effect from April
2020?
A) Canara Bank B) Andhra Bank
C) Punjab National Bank D) Allahabad Bank
Answer : D
✓ New mergers include:
✓ Punjab National Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, and the United Bank of India will
combine to form the nation’s second-largest lender.
✓ Canara Bank and Syndicate Bank.
✓ Union Bank of India will amalgamate with Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank.
✓ Allahabad Bank was merged with Indian Bank from April 1, 2020

Q. Which two banks were merged with Bank of Baroda with effect from 1st April 2019?
A) Syndicate Bank and UCO Bank
B) Union Bank of India and Andhra Bank
C) Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank
D) Allahabad Bank and Canara Bank
Answer : C
✓ Syndicate bank merged with Canara Bank In 2019.
✓ Indian bank merged with Allahabad Bank In 2019.
✓ Union Bank of India merged with Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank in 2019
Q. As of September 2021, how many public sector banks are included in the Indian banking
system?
A) 14 B) 10
C) 16 D) 12
Answer : D
✓ As of September 2021, The Indian banking system consists of 12 public sector banks,
22 private sector banks, 46 foreign banks.
✓ 12 public sector banks are;
✓ 1st - State Bank of India
✓ 2nd largest - Punjab National Bank (With Merger of Oriental Bank of Commerce and
United Bank of India)
✓ 3rd largest - Bank of Baroda
✓ 4th Largest - Canara Bank (With Merger of Syndicate Bank)
✓ 5th largest - Union Bank of India (With Merger of Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank)
✓ 6th largest - Bank of India
✓ 7th largest - Indian Bank (With Merger of Allahabad Bank)
✓ 8th - Central Bank of India
✓ 9th - Indian Overseas Bank
✓ 10th - UCO Bank
✓ 11th - Bank of Maharashtra
✓ 12th - Punjab & Sind Bank
Q. The Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021 of the Reserve Bank of India, has been formed
by combining how many earlier Ombudsman Schemes?
A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 5
Answer : B
✓ Scheme integrates the existing three Ombudsman schemes of RBI namely, (i) the
Banking Ombudsman Scheme, 2006; (ii) the Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking
Financial Companies, 2018; and (iii) the Ombudsman Scheme for Digital Transactions,
2019.

Q. The Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2021 of the Reserve Bank of India includes under
its ambit Non-Scheduled Primary Co-operative Banks with __ size of _ crore and above.
A) deposit; Rs. 500 B) asset; Rs. 500
C) deposit; Rs. 50 D) asset; Rs. 50
Answer : C.
Q. Payments Infrastructure Development Fund is managed by which organization?
A) NPCI B) RBI
C) SEBI D) Ministry of Finance
Answer : B
✓ Reserve Bank has now decided to include street vendors identified as part of the PM
Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi Scheme) in tier-1 and tier-2 centres
as beneficiaries under the PIDF Scheme.
Q. What is the maximum amount that banks can charge from customers (per transaction)
w.e.f January 01, 2022, after free ATM transaction are over?
A) Rs 15 B) Rs 17
C) Rs 20 D) Rs 21
Answer : D
Q. What is the limit for collateral free loans to Self Help Group?
Answer : C
Q. Which among the following section of Banking Regulation Act 1949, gives RBI power to
impose penalty?
A) Section 47A B) Section 48
C) Section 49 D) Section 49A
Answer : A
✓ Section 47A power of reserve Bank to impose penalty, Section 48 Application of fines,
Section 49 Special provisions for private banking companies, Section 49A Restriction
on acceptance of deposits withdrawable by cheque
Q. What is the name of Central Bank of Singapore?
A) Central Bank B) Federal Bank
C) Reserve Bank of Singapore D) Monetary Authority of Singapore
Answer : D

✓ With reference to ‘Urban Cooperative Banks’ in India, consider the following
statements:
1. They are supervised and regulated by local boards set up by the state Governments.
2. They were issue equity shares and preference shares.
3. They were brought under the purview of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 through an
amendment in 1966.
Q. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) 1 and 3 D) 2 and 3
Answer : D
Q. Which ministry grants approval under the PLI scheme for key starting Materials and
Active Pharmaceutical ingredients?
A) Ministry of MSME
B) Ministry of Science and Technology
C) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
D) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Answer : C
Q. Which among the following is not a schedule commercial bank?
A) Fino Payments Bank B) Paytm Payments Bank
C) Airtel Payment Bank D) Jio Payments Bank
Answer : D
✓ 4 payments Banks which are Scheduled payments banks are:
✓ India Post Payment Bank
✓ Fino Payment Bank
✓ Paytm Payment Bank
✓ Airtel Payment Bank
Q. What percent of ANBC should be maintained for PSLs for RRBs in our country?
A) 10% B) 20%
C) 30% D) 75%
Answer : D
✓ 75% of the ANBC should be maintained for PSLs for RRBs in our country.
Q. What do you understand by ANBC?
A) Adjusted netted bank credit B) Adjusted net banking credit
C) Adjusted new bank creditor D) Adjusted net bank Credit
Answer : D

Q. What is the increased housing loan limit for UCBs in tier 1 cities?
A) 30 lakhs B) 60 lakhs
C) 40 lakhs D) 50 lakhs
Answer : B
✓ Tier 1 is increased to 60 lakhs from 30 lakhs and Tier 2 from 70 lakh to 1.4 crore.
Q. Which among the following statement is correct:
1.SFBs 50% loan portfolio must be 25 lakhs
2. Foreign shareholdings are not allowed in SFBs.
3. The banks are restricted to certain region.
Answer the correct options:
A) Only 1 B) Only 3
C) Only 2 D) All
Answer : A
✓ SFBs 50% loan portfolio must be 25 lakhs, Foreign shareholdings are allowed in SFBs
and The banks are not restricted to certain region.
Q. Consider the following statements:
I. RRBs are restricted to a particular region.
II. RRBs can participate in money market.
III. RRBs are regulated by RBI.
A) Only 1 B) Only 2 and 3
C) Only 3 D) All
Answer : D
Q. How many non official members are there in board of RBI?
A) 10 B) 6
C) 21 D) 20
Answer : C
Q. What is the lock in period in Kisan Vikas Patra?
Answer : A
✓ 30 months is the lock in period in Kisan Vikas Patra.

Q. What is the maximum deposit amount insured by the DICGC?
A) 2 lakh B) 1 lakh
C) 4 lakh D) 5 lakh
Answer : D
Q. Premature withdrawal is allowed in Sukanya Samriddhi Account after the girl attains the
age of ___.
Answer : B
Q. India’s first insurance company Oriental Life Insurance Company was established in
which city?
A) Mumbai B) Kolkata
C) Pune D) New Delhi
Answer : B
✓ Oriental Life Insurance Company was established in Calcutta in 1818.
Q. What is the name of the insurance company which was first general insurance company
in India?
A) The Oriental Insurance Company
B) New India Assurance
C) GIC Re
D) Triton Insurance Company Ltd
Answer : D
✓ Triton Insurance Company is the first general insurance company established in
Calcutta in 1850.
Q. The Reserve Bank of India has excluded which of the following banks from the second
schedule of RBI act after it was merged with DBS bank India limited in 2020?
A) Karur Vysya Bank B) Lakshmi Vilas Bank
C) Indian Overseas Bank D) TMB Bank
Answer : B
Q. According to 2018 regulation brought by RBI loans belonging to MSMEs will be classified
as NPA after how many days?
A) 120 days B) 150 days
C) 180 days D) 360 days

Answer : C
Q. Who is the regulator of mutual funds in India?
A) RBI B) PFRDA
C) SEBI D) IRDAI
Answer : C
Q. Which character is mandatorily zero in IFSC Code?
A) 6 B) 5
C) 4 D) 11
Answer : B
✓ In an IFSC code, the first 4 digits of the IFSC represent the bank and last 6 characters
represent the branch. The 5th character is zero.
Q. Who is the regulator of Housing Finance Companies?
A) NHB B) RBI
C) Ministry of Finance D) SEBI
Answer : B
Q. When was Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana was launched?
A) 2014 B) 2015
C) 2016 D) 2017
Answer : A
✓ Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi launched the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana on 11th
October 2014 on the birth anniversary of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan at Vigyan
Bhawan, New Delhi.
Q. What is the validity of Job card under MGNREGS?
A) 2 Years
B) 3 years
C) 5 years
D) 10 years
Answer : C
✓ Job card is a unique document that records workers entitlements under Mahatma
Gandhi national rural employment guarantee scheme. The validity of a job card under
MGNREGS is 5 years.

Q. Mufin finance, one of the leading NBFC’s has received in principle RBI approval for
issuance of semi close prepaid payment instruments. Identify the correct statement
regarding NBCF’s
I. NBFC cannot accept demand deposits.
II. NBFC’s do not form part of the payment and settlement system.
III. NFC scan issue cheques drawn on itself.
A) Only I B) Only III
C) Both I and II D) Both II and III
Answer : C
Q. The Reserve Bank of India extended the timeline for the implementation of certain
provisions of its master direction with regard to the issuance and conduct off credit cards
and debit cards. These directions were issued on April 21, 2022. The timeline has been
extended from July 1, 2022 to ___.
A) August 1, 2022 B) September 1, 2022
C) October 1, 2022 D) November 1, 2022
Answer : C
Q. Which of the following is the goalpost of payments vision 2025?
A) integrity B) inclusion
C) innovation D) all of the above
Answer : D
✓ The goalpost of payments vision 2025 are integrity, inclusion, innovation,
institutionalization.
Q. Single dashboard for PFMS has been launched for leveraging the use of technology for
effective management of public finances. What do you understand by F in ‘PFMS’?
A) finance B) first
C) financial D) fixed
Answer : C
✓ PFMS is Public Financial Management System.
Q. Scheduled banks are included under which schedule of the RBI act 1934?
A) 1st schedule B) 2nd schedule
C) 3rd schedule D) 4th schedule
Answer : B
✓ Scheduled commercial banks are considered under the second schedule of the RBI
act, 1934.

Q. What is the minimum paid up capital of a bank, must have to be eligible for inclusion in
the Reserve Bank of India at 1934’s Second Schedule to attain Scheduled Banks’ status?
A) Rs. 2 lakhs B) Rs. 4 lakhs
C) Rs. 5 lakhs D) Rs. 20 lakhs
Answer : C
Q. RRBs are Indian government owned scheduled commercial banks that operate at the
regional level in several states. What is the share of the central government in the
regional rural banks?
A) 50 B) 35
C) 45 D) 15
Answer : A
✓ Regional Rural Banks should have the share of 50%, 15% and 35% owned by the central
government, state government and sponsoring bank respectively.
Q. What is the authorized capital of regional rural banks?
A) ₹20 lakhs B) ₹50 lakhs
C) ₹ 1 crore D) ₹5 crores
Answer : D
Q. Anyonya Co-operative Bank Limited (ACBL) is the first cooperative bank in India. Where
was it located?
A) Uttar Pradesh B) Gujarat
C) Maharashtra D) Bihar
Answer : B
✓ first co-operative bank in India is Anyonya Co-operative Bank Limited (ACBL), which is
based in Vadodara (previously Baroda) in Gujarat.
Q. The local area bank scheme was introduced in August 1996. What is the minimum paid
up capital required for setting up of local area banks?
A) Rs. 1 crore B) Rs. 2 crores
C) Rs. 5 crores D) Rs. 10 crores
Answer : C
Q. Which are the branches in India of the joint stock banks incorporated abroad.
A) Regional Rural Banks B) Foreign Banks
C) Local Area Banks D) Private Banks
Answer : B

Q. The centre has drastically lowered the divestment target for fiscal year 2022-23 to _.
Answer : A
✓ The centre has drastically lowered the divestment target for fiscal year 2022-23 to Rs.
65,000 crore
Q. What is the number of digits used to represent the universal account number?
A) 10 B) 20
C) 12 D) 16
Answer : C
Q. Pan card is issued under which section of the Income Tax Act?
A) 139A B) 150B
C) 89A D) 162A
Answer : A
✓ Pancard will be issued under section 139A of the Income Tax Act.
Q. Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) is 8 to 11 _.
A) digital code B) alphabetic code
C) alpha-numerical code D) Roman code
Answer : B
✓ Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) is 8 to 11
alphabetic code.
Q. ISIN is a 12 alphanumeric code which represents the first two characters as the country
code. What is the full form of ISIN?
A) International Securities Indian Number
B) Indian Service Identification Number
C) International Securities Identification Number
D) Identification Service of International Numbers
Answer : C
Q. What is the full form of PPI?
A) Postpaid Payment Instrument B) Prepaid Payment Instrument
C) PostOffice Payment Inclusion D) none of the above
Answer : B

Q. India’s first golf centric credit card was launched by which bank?
A) State Bank of India B) RBL Bank
C) Union Bank of India D) Punjab National Bank
Answer : B

COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2022 AMAZING FACTS WITH BEST MCQ
Commonwealth Games 2022
Edition : 22 (XXII)
Host city : Birmingham, UK
Country : England
Main venue : Alexander Stadium
Mascot : Perry
Motto : Sport is just the beginning.
XXIII Commonwealth Games 2026 : Australia.
England hosted the Commonwealth Games for the third time, after London 1934 and
Manchester 2002.
INDIA AT THE 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Indian Hockey player Manpreet Singh and badminton athlete P. V. Sindhu were the flagbearers
at the opening ceremony.
Indian Boxer Nikhat Zareen and table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal served as the
flagbearers at the closing ceremony.
Sanket Sargar won a silver medal in the men's 55kg weightlifting event; bags India’s first medal
in Commonwealth Games 2022.
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu wins India’s first gold at 2022 Birmingham CWG in women’s 49kg.
14-year-old Squash player Anahat Singh is India’s youngest athlete at 2022 Birmingham
Commonwealth Games (CWG).
45-year old Lawn Bowls player Sunil Bahadur was the oldest player in the contingent.
PV Sindhu wins first ever singles gold medal in Commonwealth Games.
India won its first ever medals in Lawn Bowls after Women's Fours team won Gold Medal.
India stood at 4th position in CWG 2022 medal standing with 22 Gold, 16 Silver, and 23 Bronze
medals
India's Eldhose Paul wins historic men's triple jump gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as
he won a rare Gold Medal in track and field events.
The sport that won the most medals for India at the Commonwealth Games 2022 is wrestling
with 12 medals (6 gold, 1 silver and 5 bronze), followed by weightlifting with 10 medals (3 gold,
3 silver).
List of Total Medals won by India till date at 2022 Commonwealth games – 61
GOLD MEDAL (22)
1. Mirabai Chanu – Women’s 49kg (Weightlifting)
2. Jeremy Lalrinnunga – Men’s 67kg (Weightlifting)
3. Achinta Sheuli – Men’s 73kg (Weightlifting)
4. Rupa Rani Tirkey, Lovely Choubey, Pinki and Nayanmoni Saikia – Women’s Fours (Lawn
Bowls)
5. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Sharath Kamal, Harmeet Desai and Sanil Shetty – Men’s Team
(Table Tennis)
6. Sudhir – Men’s heavyweight (para powerlifting)
7. Bajarang Punia – Men’s 65kg (Wrestling)
8. Deepak Punia – Men’s 86kg (Wrestling)
9. Sakshi Malik – Women’s 62kg Freestyle (Wrestling)
10. Ravi Dahiya -Men’s 57 kg (Wrestling)
11. Vinesh Phogat – Women’s 53kg (Wrestling)
12. Naveen Kumar – Men’s 74 kg (Wrestling)
13. Bhavina Patel – Women’s singles class 3-5 (para table tennis)
14. Amit Panghal – men’s 51kg (Boxing)
15. Nitu Ghang – women’s 48kg (Boxing)
16. Nikhat Zareen – Women’s 50kg (Boxing)
17. Eldhose Paul – Men’s triple jump

18. P V Sindhu – Women’s single (Badminton)
19. Sharath Kamal and Sreeja Akula – Mixed Doubles Table Tennis
20. Lakshya Sen – Men’s single (badminton)
21. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty – Men’s double (badminton)
22. Achanta Sharath Kamal – men’s single (table tennis)
SILVER MEDAL (16)

1. Sanket Mahadev Sargar – Men’s 55kg (Weightlifting)
2. Bidyarani Devi – Women’s 55kg (Weightlifting)
3. Likmabam Sushila Devi – Women’s 48kg (Judo)
4. Vikas Thakur – Men’s 96kg (Weightlifting)
5. Indian badminton mixed team
6. Tulika Maan – Women’s 78kg (Judo)
7. Murali Sreeshankar – Long Jump
8. Anshu Malik – Women’s Freestyle 57kg (Wrestling)
9. Avinash Sable – Men’s 3000 Steeplechase Racing (Athletics)
10. Priyanka Goswami – Women’s 10,000m Racewalk (Athletics)
11. Men’s lawn bowls team – (men’s fours)
12. Abdullah Aboobacker – Men’s triple jump
13. Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran – Men’s Double Table Tennis
14. Indian women’s cricket team
15. Sagar Ahlawat – Men’s 92+ Kg (Boxing)
16. Indian Men’s Hockey Team
BRONZE MEDAL (23)

1. Gururaja Poojary – Men’s 61kg (Weightlifting)
2. Vijay Kumar Yadav – Men’s 60kg (Judo)
3. Harjinder Kaur – Women’s 71kg (Weightlifting)
4. Tejaswin Shankar – Men’s High Jump
5. Lovepreet Singh – Men’s 109kg (Weightlifting)
6. Gurdeep Singh – Men’s 109kg+ (Weightlifting)
7. Saurav Ghosal – Men’s Single (Squash)
8. Divya Kakran – women’s 68kg (Wrestling)
9. Mohit Grewal – men’s 125kg (Wrestling)
10. Pooja Gehlot – women’s 50 kg (Wrestling)
11. Pooja Sihag – women’s 76 kg (Wrestling)
12. Deepak Nehra- men’s 97kg (Wrestling)
13. Jaismine Lamboria – women’s lightweight 60kg (Boxing)
14. Rohit Tokas – Men’s 67kg Welterweight (Boxing)
15. Mohammad Hussamuddin -Men’s 57kg Featherweight(Boxing)
16. Sonalben Manubhai Patel – para table tennis
17. Sandeep Kumar – Men’s 10 km Race Walk
18. Annu Rani – Javelin Throw
19. India women’s hockey team
20. Saurav Ghosal and Dipika Pallikal – Squash Mixed Doubles
21. Srikanth Kidambi – Men’s single (Badminton)
22. Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand – women’s Badminton Doubles
23. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran – Men’s single (Table Tennis)

Q. Commonwealth Games 2022 will be held in which of the following country?
A) Canada B) Australia
C) England D) New Zealand
Answer : C
✓ The 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held in Birmingham, England.
✓ The 2022 Commonwealth Games is the third Commonwealth Games to be hosted in
England following London 1934 and Manchester 2002
Q. What was the name of the mascot of 2022 Commonwealth Games?
A) Perry B) Gilmour
C) Clyde D) Blithe
Answer : A
✓ The official mascot of CWG 2022 is Perry the Bull
Q. Name the players who represented India as flagbearer at the opening ceremony of
Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022?
A) Mirabai Chanu and Bajrang Punia
B) Lovlina Borgohain and Neeraj Chopra
C) PV Sindhu and Manpreet Singh
D) Manika Batra and Ravi Kumar Dahiya
Answer : C
✓ Manpreet Singh and PV Sindhu chosen as India’s flag-bearers for opening ceremony
of 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Q. Who was the flag bearer of Indian contingent at the Closing ceremony of the 2022
Commonwealth Games in Birmihgham?
A) Amit Panghal and Vinesh Phogat
B) Bajrang Punia and Mirabai Chanu
C) Deepak Punia and Sakshi Malik
D) Sharath Kamal and Nikhat Zareen
Answer : D
✓ Gold medal winners Nikhat Zareen and Achanta Sharath Kamal will act as Indian flag
bearers at the closing ceremony of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games
Q. Who has won the first medal for India in 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games (CWG)?
A) Bidyarani Devi B) Sanket Sargar
C) Jeremy Lalrinnunga D) Mirabai Chanu

Answer : B
✓ Indian weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar helped India to get its first medal at the
2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG), by claiming silver in the men’s 55kg category on
July 30, 2022.
✓ Sanket Sargar was born in nagpur Maharashtra.
Q. Who has won the first gold medal for India in 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games
(CWG)?
A) Achinta Sheuli B) Sanket Sargar
C) Jeremy Lalrinnunga D) Mirabai Chanu
Answer : D
✓ Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu helped India to get its first gold medal at 2022
Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, as she won the top spot in the 49kg clean and
jerk event.
✓ This is the third medal for India at the games.
✓ Mirabai Chanu is an Indian professional weightlifter from Manipur.
Q. How many overall medals have been won by India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in
Birmihgham?
A) 67 B) 61
C) 69 D) 65
Answer : B
✓ Indian contingents finished the 2022 Commonwealth Games at fourth position with a
total of 61 medals including 22Gold; 16Silver; 23Bronze.
Q. Which country has won the most number of medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in
Birmingham?
A) Australia B) England
C) Canada D) New Zealand
Answer : A

Q. Which country will host the Commonwealth Games in 2026?
A) India B) Indonesia
C) Australia D) New Zealand
Answer : C
✓ Australia’s Victoria to Host the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
✓ Australia has hosted the Commonwealth Games five times i.e. in 1938, 1962, 1982,
2006, and 2018, this is more times than any other nation.
Q. Jeremy Lalrinnunga has won gold medal in men’s 67 kg category weightlifting at the 2022
Commonwealth Games. He is from which Indian State?
A) Manipur B) Assam
C) Mizoram D) Odisha
Answer : C
✓ India’s Jeremy Lalrinnunga has won gold medal in men’s 67 kg category weightlifting
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
✓ Jeremy Lalrinnunga is an Indian weightlifter from Aizawl, Mizoram
Q. The Indian team of lawn bowls beat which country in the women’s fours event to win gold
medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
A) Australia B) South Africa
C) Denmark D) Singapore
Answer : B
✓ Indian team of lawn bowls has created historic moment at the 2022 Commonwealth
Games in Birmingham after they won Gold medal in women’s fours event, by beating
South Africa, 17-10 in the finals.
Q. Indian Table Tennis Men’s Team has won Gold medal for the country at the 2022
Commonwealth Games .They beat which country for the top position?
A) Netherlands B) Argentina
C) Singapore D) Czech Republic
Answer : C
✓ Indian Table Tennis Men’s Team has won Gold medal for the country as they beat
Singapore 3-1 in the final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Q. Bajrang Punia has won gold medal in which category of wrestler at the Commonwealth
Games 2022?
A) Mens 85kg B) Mens 75 kg
C) Mens 65kg D) Mens 59 kg
Answer : C

✓ Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia clinched Gold Medal for India in Men`s 65 kg at the
ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 at Birmingham.
✓ Punia belongs to Khudan village of Jhajjar district in Haryana
Q. Who has won the gold medal in Women’s 62 Kg freestyle category Wrestling at the
Commonwealth Games 2022?
A) Alka Tomar B) Priyanka Phogat
C) Sakshi Malik D) Babita Phogat
Answer : C
✓ Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik has bagged the gold medal in the women’s 62kg freestyle
wrestling event at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, UK.
✓ She beat Canada’s, Ana Godinez Gonzalez.
✓ This was Sakshi Malik’s third straight medal at the CWG. She won the 58kg silver at
Glasgow 2014 and a bronze at Gold Coast 2018.
✓ Sakshi Malik was born in the village of Mokhra in the Rohtak district of Haryana
Q. Wrestler Ravi Dahiya has won the gold medal of India in which category event at the 2022
CWG?
A) 57kg B) 62kg
C) 65kg D) 75kg
Answer : A
✓ Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya won the gold medal in the men’s 57kg freestyle
wrestling category at Birmingham 2022.
✓ He hails from Nahri is a village in Sonipat district of Haryana
Q. Who has won a gold medal in the women’s 53kg category final at the Commonwealth
Games 2022?
A) Geeta Phogat B) Vinesh Phogat
C) Babita Phogat D) Priyanka Phogat
Answer : B
✓ Vinesh Phogat has won the gold medal in women’s 53kg.
✓ Vinesh Phogat won her third successive Commonwealth Games Gold medal, emulating
wrestler Sushil Kumar’s feat, in Birmingham.
✓ She He hails from Bhiwani district, Haryana.
Q. India’s para athlete, Bhavina Patel has won gold medal for India in which sports?
A) Shot Put B) Badminton
C) Javelin Throw D) Table Tennis
Answer : D
✓ Star Indian para table tennis player Bhavina Patel won gold in the women’s singles
class 3-5.

Q. PV Sindhu has won the gold medal in women's singles badminton at the Commonwealth
Games 2022 in Birmingham. PV Sindhu won the gold medal by defeating whom in the
final.
A) Wang Zhiyi B) Michelle Li
C) Tai Tzu-ying D) Li Xuerui
Answer : B
✓ India’s shuttler P V Sindhu has clinched a gold medal in the final of women’s single at
the Commonwealth Games 2022.
✓ The double Olympic medalist beat Michelle Li of Canada to win the Gold.
✓ A former world champion, Sindhu, who has a silver and a bronze from the 2018 and
2014 editions, was clearly the better player on display as she kept a firm grip on the
match.
✓ Pusarla Venkata Sindhu was born Hyderabad Telangana.
Q. Lakshya Sen has won a gold medal for India in which game at the Commonwealth Games
2022?
A) Squash B) Tennis
C) Table Tennis D) Badminton
Answer : D
✓ India’s young ace shuttler Lakshya Sen has won gold medal in the final of men’s single
at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022.
Q. Sharath Kamal has won a gold medal for India in which game at the Commonwealth
Games 2022?
A) Table Tennis
B) Badminton
C) Tennis
D) Squash
Answer : A
✓ Achanta Sharath Kamal wins gold men’s singles Table Tennis.
✓ Kamal was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Q. India has won the silver medal in the first Commonwealth Women's Cricket 2022 after
losing to which country?
A) Australia
B) New Zealand
C) Pakistan
D) England
Answer : A

Q. The Indian women’s hockey team beats which country to win bronze medal at the 2022
Commonwealth Games?
A) Australia B) New Zealand
C) England D) Canada
Answer : B
✓ India beat New Zealand 2-1 in a shootout to win the bronze medal in women’s hockey
at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022.

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