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KAREN’S HIGH/SECONDARY/COLLEGIATE SCHOOL

FINAL EXAMINATION 2022-23
SUB.- G.K CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR GRADE 6,7,8
1. Who has won the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2022?
Ans: Annie Ernaux
1. World Teachers’ Day is observed every year on which day?
Ans: 5 October
2. The theme of World Teachers’ Day 2022 is ________.
Ans: The Transformation of Education Begins with Teachers
3. Who was declared as ‘National Icon’ by Election Commission of India recently?
Ans: Pankaj Tripathi
4. Who has won the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix 2022?
Ans: Sergio Pérez
5. Pullampara in ______became the first grama panchayat in the country to attain full digital
literacy among its residents.
Ans: Kerala
6. Swedish scientist Svante Pääbo has been awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize for _______.
Ans: Physiology
7. Who was selected for the 32nd Bihari Puraskaar 2022?
Ans: Dr Madhav Hada (Writer)
8. In the 67th Filmfare Awards 2022, which Actress has won the “Best Actress” award in the
popular awards category?
Ans: Kriti Sanon.
9. Asia’s biggest international food and hospitality fair ‘AAHAR 2022’ held in which state?

Ans: New Delhi.

10. 9th National Women’s Ice Hockey Championship in 2022 held in which state?

Ans: Himachal Pradesh.

11. Who inaugurated 11 new government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu in January 2022?

Ans: Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

12. 2022 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup was held in which country?

Ans: Muscat city of Oman.

13. Vinay Kumar Tripathi’ appointed as the new Chairman and CEO of the which board?

Ans: Railway Board.

14. ‘World Deaf T20 Cricket Championship 2023’ will be held in which state of India?

Ans: Kerala.
15. Who won a gold medal in the junior tournament at the Moscow Wushu Stars Championship
2022?
Ans: Indian Wushu player Sadia Tariq.

16. ‘2022 National Mountain Climbing Day’ celebrated on which date?

Ans: August 1st.

17. Which Tamil film won ‘Best Film Award’ at the Dhaka International Film Festival 2022?

Ans: Koozhangal.

18. Who has been awarded the prestigious Genesis Prize 2022?

Ans: Albert Bourla.

19. ‘World Day Against Cyber Censorship’ organized on which date?

Ans: March 12, 2022.

20. What is the name of the first indigenously developed light combat helicopters (LCH)?

Ans: Prachand

21. Which city has been named the first in the ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022’?

Ans: Indore

22. Which state has been awarded ‘Ayushmann Utkrishta Award 2022’?

Ans: Uttar Pradesh

23. Which Union Ministry organised the ‘EU-India Green Hydrogen Forum’?

Ans: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

24. Which Indian state/UT launched the “country’s first virtual school’’?

Ans: New Delhi

25. Which country holds the G20 Presidency in 2022?

Ans: Indonesia

26. Which Indian businessperson recently became the third-richest person in the world, as per
the Bloomberg Billionaire Index?

Ans: Gautam Adani

27. Which is the first ‘Har Ghar Jal certified’ state in India?

Ans: Goa

28. Which is the first global Big Tech Company to join the Open Network for Digital Commerce
(ONDC)

Ans: Microsoft

29. ‘Yudh Abhyas’ is a military exercise held between India and which country?

Ans: USA

30. 8 Cheetah from Namibia arrived India in September. Where they released?

Ans: Kuno National Park (Madhya Pradesh)