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300 Best MCQs October Set 2 by Dr. Gaurav Garg

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Q) Recently, the Baltic Pipe natural gas pipeline was officially opened. It will transport
natural gas from Norway to which of the following countries?
A. Ukraine B. Greece
C. Poland D. Austria

Answer: C. Poland

Q) Recently, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar announced the renaming of his


political party Telangana Rashtra Samiti to which of the following?
A. India Rashtra Samiti B. Bharat Rashtra Samiti
C. Vishwa Rashtra Samiti D. Bahujan Rashtra Samiti

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Answer: B. Bharat Rashtra Samiti

Q) Recently, Captain Ibrahim Traore was named president of which of the


following countries?
A. Burkina Faso B. Gambia
C. Ghana D. Ivory Coast

Answer: A. Burkina Faso

Q) Recently, which of the following institutions has launched a new ‘SupTech’ initiative called “DAKSH”?
A. Securities and Exchange Board of India B. International Financial Services Centres Authority
C. Reserve Bank of India D. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India

Answer: C. Reserve Bank of India

Q) Recently, which of the following companies has announced to launch its first zero emission – ZEROe - aircraft by
2035?
A. Boeing B. Airbus
C. Lockheed Martin D. Hindustan aeronautics Limited

Answer: B. Airbus

Q) Recently, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) tested its three
unmanned remotely controlled weaponized boats in Pune. DRDO collaborated with which
of the following companies to develop these unmanned weaponized boats?
A. IdeaForge B. Optimized Electrotech
C. Sagar Defence Engineering D. Vinveli

Answer: C. Sagar Defence Engineering

Q) Recently, the Nobel Prize for Literature 2022 was awarded to author Annie Ernaux. She is from which of the
following countries?
A. Germany B. USA
C. France D. Canada

Answer: C. France

Q) Recently, who amongst the following has been appointed as the presiding officer of the tribunal for the Unlawful
Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), related to the ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its associates?
A. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait B. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma
C. Justice Vikas Mahajan D. Justice Jayant Nath

Answer: B. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma

Q) Recently, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the country’s second Rashtriya Adarsh Veda
Vidyalaya (RAVV) in which of the following cities?
A. Ujjain B. Puri
C. Badrinath D. Sringeri

Answer: B. Puri

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○ Maharishi Sandipani Rashtriya Ved Vidya Pratishthan is the first such school in Madhya Pradesh’s
Ujjain.
○ Four more such schools will come up at Badrinath in Uttarakhand, Sringeri in Karnataka, Dwarka
in Gujarat and Guwahati in Assam

Q) SpaceX Crew-5 mission, recently seen in news, is related to which of the following?
A. Mars B. Moon
C. International Space Station D. Sun

Answer: C. International Space Station

● SpaceX Crew5 astronauts are:


1. Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina
2. NASA astronaut Josh Cassada
3. NASA astronaut Nicole Mann
4. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata

Q) Recently, Gloria Gangte has been appointed as the Indian High Commissioner to which of the following countries?
A. Malta B. Austria
C. Belarus D. Finland

Answer: A. Malta

Important Awards and Honors


● Roxy Mathew Koll, a scientist at the Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), received the
American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) 2022 Devendra Lal Memorial Medal
○ He was selected for his outstanding research in Earth and space sciences
○ He will also be conferred as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union

● PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia have been voted FIH Men’s and Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year 2021-22 for
the second year in a row
○ Savita is just the third athlete to win Goalkeeper of the Year (Women) for three years in a row since
the award’s debut in 2014.

● Indian forward Mumtaz Khan, and France’s Timothée Clément have been named the FIH Rising Stars of the
Year 2021-22 in the women’s and men’s categories respectively.

● The Sports Journalists’ Federation of India (SJFI) has decided to


honour former Indian Cricketer and cricket commentator Sunil
Manohar Gavaskar with its prestigious ‘SJFI Medal 2021’.
○ SJFI Medal is the highest honour of SJFI.
○ SJFI was founded on 27th February 1976 at the Eden
Gardens, Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal.

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● Vivek Lall, an Indian-origin General Atomic Global Corporation Chief Executive is honored with the
Lifetime Achievement Award by US President Joe Biden with the citation of ‘With Grateful Recognition’
○ This citation was given to Vivek Lall by the AmeriCorps and the office of the President.
○ AmeriCorps is a part of the US Government.
○ Vivek Lall has done a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Wichita State University in Kansas

● JK Tyre & Industries Chairman Raghupati Singhania was conferred the PHD Chamber of Commerce and
Industry’s (PHDCCI’s) prestigious lifetime achievement award for 2022

Q) National Service Scheme Awards are conferred by which of the following ministries every year?
A. Ministry of Education B. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
C. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship D. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Answer: B. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

Q) How many craft villages have been set up under the “Linking Textile with Tourism” initiative?
A. 2 B. 4
C. 6 D. 8

Answer: D. 8

● Craft Villages under the “Linking Textiles with Tourism” Initiative


1. Raghurajpur (Odisha)
2. Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)
3. Vadaj (Gujarat)
4. Naini (Uttar Pradesh)
5. Anegundi (Karnataka)
6. Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu)
7. Taj Ganj (Uttar Pradesh), and
8. Amer (Rajasthan)

Q) Recently, which of the following ministries has notified credit guarantee scheme for start-ups for providing
collateral-free loans?
A. Ministry of Finance B. Ministry of Science and Technology
C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry D. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Answer: C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Q) Recently, the Union Finance Ministry has allowed the airlines to avail of up to how much amount loan under the
Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)?
A. Rs. 500 crore B. Rs. 1000 crore
C. Rs. 1500 crore D. Rs. 2000 crore

Answer: C. Rs. 1500 crore

Q) The Fifth Assembly of the International Solar Alliance 2022 will be held in which of the following cities?
A. Hyderabad B. Ahmedabad
C. Bengaluru D. New Delhi

Answer: D. New Delhi

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Q) Recently, Indian-origin Dr Vivek Murthy has been nominated as which of the following country’s representative on
the Executive Board of the World Health Organisation?
A. Canada B. USA
C. UK D. Australia

Answer: B. USA

Q) Recently, Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 has been conferred to Ales Bialiatski, Ukrainian human rights organization
“Center for Civil Liberties” and Russian human rights organisation “Memorial”. Ales Bialiatski is from which of the
following countries?
A. Poland B. Russia
C. Belarus D. Myanmar

Answer: C. Belarus

Q) Recently, the Indian Railways has announced that it plans to achieve net-zero carbon emission by which of the
following years?
A. 2030 B. 2040
C. 2050 D. 2070

Answer: A. 2030

Q) India’s first Green Technology incubation facility “Greenovator Incubation Foundation”, will be established in which
of the following institutions?
A. IIT, Madras B. IIT, Ropar
C. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar D. National Institute of Technology, Raipur

Answer: C. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar

Q) Recently, which of the following states has announced the formation of three all-woman battalions of the Provincial
Armed Constabulary (PAC), which are being named after Rani Avantibai Lodhi, Uday Devi and Jhalkari Bai?
A. Madhya Pradesh B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Bihar D. Rajasthan

Answer: B. Uttar Pradesh

Q) Which of the following states will establish the Jatayu Conservation and Breeding
Centre at the Maharajganj Forest Division in the state?
A. Haryana B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh D. Rajasthan

Answer: B. Uttar Pradesh

India’s Pakistan Conundrum: Managing a Complex Relationship


● The book, written by a former Indian High (and Deputy) High Commissioner to Pakistan, Sharat
Sabharwal, is a welcome addition to strategic literature on how to deal with Islamabad.

Q) Recently, which of the following organizations has asked the Credit Information Companies to
designate an internal ombudsman (IO) by April 1, 2023?
A. Securities and Exchange Board of India B. Competition Commission of India
C. Reserve Bank of India D. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India

Answer: C. Reserve Bank of India

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Q) Recently, the ethanol blending programme interest subsidy scheme has been extended till which of the following
years?
A. March 2023 B. March 2024
C. March 2025 D. March 2026

Answer: A. March 2023

Q) Recently, “The global forest sector outlook 2050: Assessing future demand and sources of timber for a sustainable
economy” report was released by which of the following organizations?
A. World Bank B. Food and Agriculture Organization
C. World Economic Forum D. NITI Aayog

Answer: B. Food and Agriculture Organization

Q) Recently, who amongst the following has won the IBSF World Billiards Championships (150-up) title for the 5th time,
at the High End Snooker Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia?
A. Sourav Kothari B. Aditya Mehta
C. Yasin Merchant D. Pankaj Advani

Answer: D. Pankaj Advani

Q) Recently, which of the following Indian states has finalized a MoU with the government of Dubai for cooperation in
economic activities?
A. Rajasthan B. Haryana
C. Uttar Pradesh D. Madhya Pradesh

Answer: B. Haryana

Q) Recently, PM Narendra Modi declared Modhera village as India's first 24x7 solar-powered village. It is in which of the
following states?
A. Madhya Pradesh B. Jharkhand
C. Gujarat D. Himachal Pradesh

Answer: C. Gujarat

Q) Recently, the Union government has approved the creation of a new branch, the Weapon Systems branch, in which of
the following forces?
A. Indian Air Force B. Indian Army
C. Indian Navy D. Indian Coast Guard

Answer: A. Indian Air Force

The 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.
● RBI has approved linking of RuPay Credit Cards to UPI, which will provide a seamless, digitally enabled
credit card lifecycle experience for the customers.

Important Sports Information


● India men’s hockey team defender and vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh has been voted the FIH Player of the
Year 2021-22 (Men's) for the second consecutive year
○ Felice Albers of Netherlands was named the FIH Player of the Year 2021-22 (Women's)

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● The Rest of India’s side won the Irani Cup 2022 title after beating the Ranji Trophy Champion of 2019-2020
Saurashtra
○ It is a test match format cricket tournament in India.
○ It is played annually between the incumbent Ranji Trophy winners and the Rest of the India Cricket
Team.
○ It is organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

● At the 36th National Games, Pooja Patel of Gujarat has become the first athlete to win gold in Yogasana.
○ Yogasana is played at the National Games this year for the first time.

● Aakarshi Kashyap (Chhattisgarh) defeated top-seeded Malvika Bansod (Maharashtra) to win the badminton
Women’s Singles gold at the 36th National Games
○ B Sai Praneeth (Telangana) won the Men’s Singles gold, defeating with Mithun Manjunath (Karnataka)
in the final

Q) Recently, “Education 4.0 India” 2022 report was released by which of the following organizations?
A. NITI Aayog B. World Bank
C. World Economic Forum D. Asian Development Bank

Answer: C. World Economic Forum

Q) Recently, ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter’s X-ray spectrometer ‘CLASS’ (Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray
Spectrometer), has mapped an abundance of which of the following chemicals on the moon for the first time?
A. Methane B. Propane
C. Sodium D. Nitrogen

Answer: C. Sodium

Q) Recently, the Union Government has appointed a three-member commission to consider the possibility of granting SC
status to “new persons who have historically belonged to the Scheduled Castes’’ but have converted to religions other
than Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. Who amongst the following will head this commission?
A. Dr Ravinder Kumar Jain B. Professor (Dr) Sushma Yadav
C. Hemant Kumar D. K G Balakrishnan

Answer: D. K G Balakrishnan

Q) The 37th National Games 2023 will take place in which of the following states?
A. Madhya Pradesh B. Odisha
C. Goa D. Karnataka

Answer: C. Goa

Q) Recently, “Pethia dikhuensis” have been discovered in Nagaland. It belongs to which of


the following species?
A. Frog B. Fish
C. Butterfly D. Snake

Answer: B. Fish

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Q) Recently, who amongst the following has been declared the Formula One world champion 2022?
A. Charles Leclerc B. Lewis Hamilton
C. Sergio Perez D. Max Verstappen

Answer: D. Max Verstappen

Q) Recently, Ben S Bernanke, Douglas W Diamond and Philip H Dybvig have won the 2022 Nobel prize for economics
for research in which of the following?
A. Banks and Financial Crisis B. Labour Markets
C. Poverty Reduction D. Auction Theory

Answer: A. Banks and Financial Crisis

Important Appointments
● Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of Prashant Kumar as the MD & CEO of Yes Bank for
a period of 3 years
● A Balasubramanian, the managing director and chief executive officer of Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund,
has been re-elected as the chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI)

Q) Tele-MANAS, recently seen in news, is related to which of the following?


A. HIV-AIDS B. Tuberculosis
C. Mental Health D. Malaria

Answer: C. Mental Health

● Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS)

Q) Recently, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Phase 1 of “Modi Shaikshanik Sankul” in which of the following cities?
A. Ahmedabad B. Surat
C. Jamnagar D. Bhavnagar

Answer: A. Ahmedabad

Q) “Babiya”, recently seen in news, is the name of which of the following species of Sri
Anandapadmanabha temple in north Kerala’s Kasaragod district?
A. Fish B. Snake
C. Crocodile D. Bat

Answer: C. Crocodile

Q) Recently, which of the following organizations has launched the Northeast Chapter of the Radio4Child platform?
A. UNESCO B. NITI Aayog
C. All India Radio D. UNICEF

Answer: D. UNICEF

Q) Recently, which of the following ministries has launched the “Indian Handicrafts portal”?
A. Ministry of Textiles B. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
C. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise D. Ministry of Minority Affairs

Answer: A. Ministry of Textiles

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Q) The National Security Guard (NSG), India is holding the stage 2 of a multinational joint anti-terror exercise (JATE)
2022 under the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) framework at
which of the following places?
A. Gandhinagar B. Hyderabad
C. Manesar D. Kolkata

Answer: C. Manesar

Q) Which of the following countries will host the 2022 edition of the Malabar naval exercise?
A. India B. USA
C. Australia D. Japan

Answer: D. Japan

More Information
● Indian Navy will also participate in the International Fleet Review (IFR) being hosted in the first week of
November to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force
● End of October, the India-U.S. bilateral Army exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas’ is scheduled to take place in the
high-altitude areas of Uttarakhand
● In September, Indian Navy participated in the multinational exercise Kakadu hosted by Royal Australian
Navy (RAN)
● India and Japan held the sixth edition of the bilateral naval exercise Jimex-2022 in September off
Visakhapatnam.
● In early September, the Indian Air Force (IAF) joined 16 other nations, including the Quad partner countries,
for Exercise Pitch Black, the biennial exercise hosted by Australian Air Force

Important Sports Information


● Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur becomes the first Indian woman player to bag the ICC player of the
month for September 2022
○ Pakistan wicketkeeper batter Md. Rizwan gets the award in the men’s category.
○ The players will receive gold medallions from the International Cricket Council.

● 2022 Tel Aviv Open


○ It is a tennis tournament which is played on indoor hard courts.
○ It was the 1st edition of the Tel Aviv Open at the ATP Tour level since 1996, and part of the ATP
World Tour 250 series of the 2022 ATP Tour

● Astana Open 2022


○ The Astana Open is a professional tennis tournament, held in Astana, Kazakhstan, at the end of
October each year since 2020.
○ The tournament is held on indoor hard courts

● Ostrava Open 2022


○ The Ostrava Open is a tennis tournament organized for female professional tennis players.
○ It is currently a WTA 500-level tournament held in October, played on indoor hard courts

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Q) Recently, the current Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit has nominated who amongst the following as the 50th Chief
Justice of India?
A. Justice Sanjay Kaul B. Justice S Abdul Nazeer
C. Justice D Y Chandrachud D. Justice Hemant Gupta

Answer: C. Justice D Y Chandrachud

● Other Appointments
○ Justice Prasann Bhalachandra Varale of the Bombay High Court was appointed as the Chief Justice
of the Karnataka High Court
○ Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) High Court has been elevated as
its Chief Justice
○ Chief Justice of J&K High Court, Justice Pankaj Mithal was transferred to the Rajasthan High Court
as its Chief Justice

Q) Recently, the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework was released by which of the following organizations?
A. International Monetary Fund (IMF) B. Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD)
C. World Bank D. World Economic Forum (WEF)

Answer: B. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Q) Recently, “Mahakal Lok” corridor, the first phase of Mahakaleshwar Temple, was
inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi. It is in which of the following cities?
A. Nashik B. Varanasi
C. Haridwar D. Ujjain

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Answer: D. Ujjain

Q) Recently, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the 81st annual session of the Indian roads Congress (IRC) 2022
in which of the following cities?
A. New Delhi B. Lucknow
C. Ahmedabad D. Hyderabad

Answer: B. Lucknow

Q) Recently, which of the following states has launched ‘Football for All’ initiative in association with FIFA?
A. Goa B. West Bengal
C. Assam D. Odisha

Answer: D. Odisha

Q) Dragonfly rotorcraft will be launched by which of the following space agencies in 2027 to study Titan – the largest
moon of Saturn?
A. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) B. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
C. European Space Agency D. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Answer: B. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Q) According to the recent report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), what is the rank of India
among the 12 countries of the Indo-Pacific in self-reliant defence production?
A. 1st B. 2nd
rd
C. 3 D. 4th

Answer: D. 4th

Q) Recently, which of the following countries has launched its solar observatory, Kuafu-1 Satellite?
A. China B. Japan
C. South Korea D. UAE

Answer: A. China

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Q) Recently, which of the following companies has launched the first-of-its-kind pilot project in India on flex fuel-strong
hybrid electric vehicle (FFV-SHEV) that can run on 100 per cent ethanol?
A. Honda B. Hyundai
C. Toyota D. TATA Motors

Answer: C. Toyota

Q) What is the rank of India in the recently released “Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index 2022” by Oxfam
International and Development Finance International?
A. 123rd B. 129th
C. 111th D. 141st

Answer: A. 123rd

Q) Recently, which of the following organizations has launched the Responsible AI Hub and resource kit to ensure the
responsible adoption of AI at scale?
A. NITI Aayog B. National Informatics Centre
C. NASSCOM D. FICCI

Answer: C. NASSCOM

Important Sports Information


● Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player in history to score 700 club goals
○ He has scored 144 goals for Manchester United, 450 goals for Real Madrid, 101 for Juventus, and 5
for Sporting Lisbon.
● Gujarat’s boy Shauryajit Khaire, created history, becoming the youngest medalist (10 years) of the 36th
National Games when he clinched the bronze medal in Pole Mallakhamb
● Shrikrishna Suryanarayan has won the World 6-Red Snooker Championships 2022 title, held in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
○ Shrikrishna is the reigning National 6-Reds Snooker Champion (2021) and has won the National
Billiards Championship in 2019.

Q) Recently, which of the following companies has introduced the world's first cloud computing laptop?
A. Microsoft B. Google
C. Apple D. Meta

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Q) PM-DevINE, recently seen in news, is related to the development of which of the following?
A. Spiritual Places B. World Heritage sites
C. North East Region D. Traditional Handicrafts

Answer: C. North East Region

● Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE)

More Information
● The Centre has also formed a four-member expert committee to investigate the report sent by the World
Health Organisation (WHO) on the deaths of 66 children in Gambia by consumption of cough syrups from
Sonipat-based company Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited.
○ The Expert committee will be chaired by Vice Chairperson of Standing National Committee on
Medicines Dr YK Gupta.

Q) Recently, Indian Naval Warship INS Tarkash reached Port Grequhrea (Port Elizabeth), South Africa to participate in
the joint multinational maritime exercise IBSAMAR VII. It was held between the navies of India, South Africa and which
of the following countries?
A. Brazil B. Australia
C. Japan D. USA

Answer: A. Brazil

Q) Recently, Himachal Pradesh has launched a new scheme “HIMCAD” for which of the following sections of
population?
A. Farmers B. Doctors
C. Lawyers D. Civil Servants

Answer: A. Farmers

Q) Recently, which of the following states has notified India’s first ever Slender Loris
Sanctuary “Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary”?
A. Kerala B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Karnataka D. Tamil Nadu

Answer: D. Tamil Nadu

Q) Recently, Living Planet Report 2022 was released by which of the following organizations?
A. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) B. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
C. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) D. Global Footprint Network

Answer: B. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

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Q) Recently, Adani Ports was handed over the Letter of Award for development of a deep-sea port at Tajpur in which of
the following states?
A. Gujarat B. West Bengal
C. Andhra Pradesh D. Odisha

Answer: B. West Bengal

Q) Recently, which of the following airports has switched to 100% green sources for energy usage?
A. Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi B. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
C. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad D. Chennai International Airport

Answer: B. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai

Q) Recently, the Offshore Security Exercise, ‘Prasthan’ was conducted in the Offshore Development Area (ODA) off
Kakinada by the Indian Navy. Kakinada is in which of the following states?
A. Tamil Nadu B. Odisha
C. Andhra Pradesh D. Karnataka

Answer: C. Andhra Pradesh

Q) Recently, Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled 14 feet high statue of Lok
Nayak Jayprakash Narayan at Sitabdiara in Saran district. It is in which of the following
states?
A. Bihar B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Jharkhand D. Madhya Pradesh

Answer: A. Bihar

Q) Recently, World Bank has extended an unconditional loan of $250 million to the SALT project in which of the
following states?
A. Karnataka B. Gujarat
C. Himachal Pradesh D. Andhra Pradesh

Answer: D. Andhra Pradesh

● Supporting Andhra’s Learning Transformation (SALT) project

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Q) Recently, the Scientists have found a new ecosystem ‘The Trapping Zone’ in which of the following countries?
A. Bahamas B. Maldives
C. Barbados D. Fiji

Answer: B. Maldives

Important Appointments
● Dr Adarsh Swaika, presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next
Ambassador of India to the State of Kuwait
● Avtar Singh, presently Director in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador
of India to the Republic of Guinea
● Shri Kartik Pande has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Seychelles

Other Recent Appointments


● Pranay Verma: New high commissioner to Bangladesh
● Sibi George: New ambassador to Japan
● Sanjay Verma: New high commissioner to Canada
● Neeta Bhushan: New high commissioner to New Zealand
● Amit Kumar: New ambassador to South Korea
● Namgya C. Khampa: New high commissioner to Kenya
● Nagesh Singh: New high commissioner to Thailand
● Bandaru Wilsonbabu: Madagascar
● Shri Prakash Chand: Eritrea
● Ms. Gloria Gangte: Republic of Malta
● Shri Vanlalhuma: Republic of Colombia
● Shri Dinkar Asthana: Republic of Senegal

Important Sports Information


● 36th National Games 2022, Gujarat
○ Services Sports Control Board topped the medals tally with 61 gold medals.
○ In total, services bagged 128 medals in the Games, followed by Maharashtra with 140 medals (39
gold, 38 silver and 63 bronze).
○ Haryana grabbed the third position with 115 medals (38 gold, 38 silver and 39 bronze).
○ Best male athlete: Sajan Prakash (Kerala)- five golds, two silvers and one bronze
○ Best female athlete: Hashika Ramachandra (Karnataka) - six golds and one bronze.

● The Indian Olympic Association has confirmed that Goa will host the 37th edition of the National Games 2023
in October next year

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● International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), in partnership with the All India Football
Federation (AIFF), and the support of the Union Government, launched the Football for Schools project in the
country, which is aimed at broad-basing the game across India.

Q) Recently, the 11th volume of the report of the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language was presented to
President Droupadi Murmu. Who amongst the following is the chairman of the committee?
A. Amit Shah B. Rajnath Singh
C. Nitin Gadkari D. Anurag Thakur

Answer: A. Amit Shah

Q) Recently, the first World Sloth Bear Day was observed on which of the following days?
A. 12th October B. 13th October
th
C. 14 October D. 15th October

Answer: A. 12th October

● Asia's first sloth bear Sanctuary: Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary, Ballari district, Karnataka

Q) Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the development of Container Terminal at
Tuna-Tekra, Deendayal Port. It is in which of the following states?
A. Maharashtra B. Gujarat
C. Karnataka D. Tamil Nadu

Answer: B. Gujarat

Q) What was the name of the cybersecurity exercise which was recently conducted by CERT-In (Computer Emergency
Response Team) and Power-CSIRTs (Computer Security Incident Response Teams in Power sector)?
A. CyberEX B. SecurityEX
C. PowerEX D. ResponseEX

Answer: C. PowerEX

● Theme: Defending Cyber induced disruption in IT & OT infrastructure

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Q) The 90th Interpol General Assembly will be held in New Delhi in October 2022. Its logo, which was recently unveiled
by Central Bureau Investigation (CBI), is inspired by which of the following heritage sites?
A. Konark Sun Temple B. Ajanta Caves
C. Fatehpur Sikri D. Dholavira

Answer: A. Konark Sun Temple

Q) Recently, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has started the work on new Talcher Thermal Power Station
(TTPS), Angul District. It is in which of the following states?
A. Andhra Pradesh B. Karnataka
C. Tamil Nadu D. Odisha

Answer: D. Odisha

Q) Recently, PM Narendra Modi flagged off the inaugural run of the latest Vande
Bharat Express train at Amb Andaura railway station in Una district. It is in which of
the following states?
A. Uttarakhand B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Gujarat D. Rajasthan

Answer: B. Himachal Pradesh

More Information: PM Visit to Himachal Pradesh


● The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of two hydropower projects – the 48 MW Chanju-III
Hydro-electric Project and the 30 MW Deothal Chanju Hydro-electric Project in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
○ Both these projects will generate over 270 million units of electricity annually and Himachal Pradesh is
expected to get annual revenue of around Rs. 110 crores from these projects.
● He also laid the foundation stone of a Bulk Drug Pharma Park and inaugurated the Indian Institute of
Information Technology, Una.

Q) Recently, the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, inaugurated Supercomputer facility “Param-Kamrupa” and
laboratory “SAMEER” at which of the following institutes?
A. IIT, Kanpur B. IIT, Madras
C. IIT, Bombay D. IIT, Guwahati

Answer: D. IIT, Guwahati

More Information: President visit to Tripura and Assam


● The President also laid the foundation stones for two Zonal Institutes of National Institute of Virology (NIV)
at–
1. Dibrugarh, Assam
2. Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

Q) Recently, the Central Government has accorded infrastructure status to data centres with over how much capacity of
IT load?
A. 2 Megawatt B. 5 Megawatt
C. 7 Megawatt D. 10 Megawatt

Answer: B. 5 Megawatt

Q) Recently, Indian Navy and which of the following institutes has signed an MoU to explore Opportunities to train,
up-skill and re-skill Armed Forces Personnel?
A. IIM, Ahmedabad B. IIM, Lucknow
C. IIM, Nagpur D. IIM, Visakhapatnam

Answer: C. IIM, Nagpur

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