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Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 13th October 2022

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1) World Sight Day is observed on which among the following day?

(a) October 09

(b) October 10

(c) October 11

(d) October 12

(e) October 13


2) The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 is observed on the 13th of October. What was the theme for this year 2022?

(a) International cooperation for developing countries

(b) It’s all about governance

(c) Home Safe Home

(d) Better planning and understanding of disaster risk in their communities

(e) Early Warning


3) 4th National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) Investors’ Roundtable Conference to be held in which city?

(a) Hyderabad

(b) Bangaluru

(c) Mumbai

(d) Kochi

(e) Chennai


4) As per the report by EY and the Indian Space Association (ISpA) Indian space economy is set to reach $13 billion by which year?

(a) 2023

(b) 2024

(c) 2025

(d) 2026

(e) 2030


5) Shri Amit Shah unveiled the statue of Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan at Sitabdiara in which state?

(a) Bihar

(b) Chhattisgarh

(c) Uttarakhand

(d) Assam

(e) Sikkim


6) Union Aviation Minister Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia has recently inaugurated the ___________ edition of Heli-India Summit 2022

(a)1st

(b) 2nd

(c) 3rd

(d) 4th

(e) 5th


7) Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the Mahakal Lok in which state?

(a) Punjab

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Bihar

(d) Jharkhand

(e) Madhya Pradesh


8) According to the latest demographic sample survey which state records India’s highest percentage of child marriage?

(a) Bihar

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Jharkhand

(d) Uttarakhand

(e) Odisha


9) Which among the following state has inaugurates the ‘first of its kind liquefied compressed natural gas station in Ranipet?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Kerala

(c) Karnataka

(d) Andhra Pradesh

(e) Telangana


10) Which among the following city in India becomes India’s first ‘Smart City’ with ‘Smart Addresses’?

(a) GIFT city

(b) Mumbai

(c) Chennai

(d) Indore

(e) Bengaluru


11) Which State or Union Territory launches an app to keep track of all ongoing & upcoming projects?

(a) Jammu & Kashmir

(b) Ladakh

(c) Delhi

(d) Goa

(e) Kerala


12) Which among the following bank has partnered with Vayana Network on supply chain finance?

(a) CITY Bank

(b) DCB Bank

(c) IDBI Bank

(d) IDFC FIRST Bank

(e) RBL Bank


13) Japanese brokerage Nomura moderates India’s FY24 GDP growth to ________%

(a) 5.2%

(b) 5.8%

(c) 6.1%

(d) 6.6%

(e) 6.9%


14) Three people won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics for research on banks and financial crises. Who among the following is not among them?

(a) Ben S. Bernanke

(b) Douglas W. Diamond

(c) Philip H. Dybvig

(d) Ales Bialiatski

(e) Both A and B


15) India ranks _____________ among 12 Indo-Pacific nations in self-reliant arms production capabilities released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

(a) 1st

(b) 2nd

(c) 3rd

(d) 4th

(e) 5th


16) Who among the following was recently appointed as Secretary of the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)?

(a) Dr. Akhilesh Gupta

(b) Dr. Ajay Gupta

(c) Dr. Sorabh Gupta

(d) Dr. Anil Kumar Gupta

(e) Dr. R.K Sharma

17) The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves IndInfravit’s acquisition of 5 SPVs operating expressway projects in 4 States. Which is not among them?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Bihar

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Odisha


18) Competition Commission of India (CCI) cleared Platinum Owl’s acquisition of a minority stake in which company?

(a) Intas Pharmaceuticals

(b) Zydus Lifesciences

(c) Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

(d) Torrent Pharmaceuticals

(e) Lupin Limited


19) NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) has signed contracts with which company to launch 36 satellites onboard LVM3.

(a) OneWeb

(b) Eutelsat

(c) Telesat

(d) Relativity Space

(e) Intelsat


20) Who became the first Indian woman to be selected for the ICC Player of the Month for September?

(a) Renuka Singh

(b) Smriti Mandhana

(c) Deepti Sharma

(d) Shafali Verma

(e) Harmanpreet Kaur


21) Novak Djokovic won his ___________ ATP title at the Astana Open in Kazakhstan

(a) 50th

(b) 75th

(c) 90th

(d) 100th

(e) 101st


Answers :

1) Answer: E

World Sight Day is an International Day of Awareness, held annually on the second Thursday of October.

This year, World Sight Day is observed on the 13th of October 2022.

The World Sight Day 2022 theme is, “#LoveYourEyes”


2) Answer: E

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 is observed on the 13th of October.

The day offers an opportunity to celebrate the advancements made in reducing disaster vulnerability and the resulting loss of lives, economy, and health.

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 theme is, “Early Warning”


3) Answer: C

The 4th NICDC Investors’ Roundtable Conference was organized by Mumbai, Maharashtra Industrial Township Limited (MITL).

The Investors Roundtable Conference has previously been hosted in Delhi, Kochi, and Ahmedabad.

The 4th edition of the conference will showcase the development of upcoming greenfield industrial cities across India, which have been planned by National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited.

Currently, four such greenfield smart industrial cities are being developed in Maharashtra in the districts of Aurangabad, Raigad, Satara, and Nagpur.


4) Answer: C

The Indian space economy is set to reach $13 billion by 2025, according to a joint report prepared by EY and the Indian Space Association (ISpA).

According to the report, the space-launch segment would grow at a CAGR of 13%, spurred by growing private participation, the latest technology adoption, and the low cost of launch services.

The satellite services and application segment would form the largest share of the space economy accounting for 36% of the ecosystem by 2025.

On the country’s satellite-manufacturing opportunity, EY and ISpA said that in 2020, it was $2.1 billion.

This would reach $3.2 billion by the year 2025.


5) Answer: A

Shri Amit Shah unveiled the statue of Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan at Sitabdiara in the Saran district of Bihar.

Home Minister Amit Shah visited Sitabdiara in Bihar’s Saran district.

He presided over a program organized on the birth anniversary of socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan.

He unveiled the statue of Jayaprakash Narayan on the occasion.


6) Answer: D

Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia recently inaugurated the 4th Heli-India Summit 2022.

During the summit, the Minister announced 3 new projects for enhancing the helicopter sector in the country which include HEMS and fractional ownership.

It is called Project Sanjeevani by deploying a helicopter in the next few weeks to provide emergency medical services at AIIMS Rishikesh.

The helicopter will be based at the hospital at 20-minute notice and will have a service cover to an area of 150 km radius.


7) Answer: E

PM Modi will inaugurate the Mahakal Lok and he will also address a public meeting in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh

On the day of the inauguration of the newly constructed Mahakal Lok in Ujjain, there will be a festival of lights like Deepawali in Madhya Pradesh.

Earthen lamps will be lit in all major temples and religious places in all 52 districts of Madhya Pradesh.

PM Modi will inaugurate 1st phase of the Rs 856-crore Mahakaleshwar Temple corridor development project.


8) Answer: C

According to the latest demographic sample survey by the union home ministry, Jharkhand has the highest percentage of underage girls getting married.

The survey was conducted in 2020 by the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner and its report was published in September 2022.

As per the survey, the percentage of girls getting married before turning 18 is 5.8% in Jharkhand.

The percentage of females who got married before reaching 18 years is 1.9 at the national level.


9) Answer: A

Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Shri M.K. Stalin inaugurated AG&P Pratham’s liquefied compressed natural gas (LCNG) station near Manthangal village at Walajah Taluk in Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu.

He opened the station via videoconference, in the presence of Industries Minister Mr. Thangam Thennarasu, Chief Secretary Mr. V. Irai Anbu, and company officials.

The company will develop a 300-km pipeline network in the Vellore-Ranipet area by the end of FY23.

The new station will benefit over 30,000 households and 325 industrial and commercial establishments.


10) Answer: D

Indore, Madhya Pradesh (MP) will become India’s first ‘Smart City’ with ‘Smart Addresses’ after implementing a fully digital addressing system.

The smart city advanced significantly when a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed with the firm Pataa Navigations.

The MoU is signed by Pataa Navigations Co-Founder Rajat Jain and Indore Smart City CEO Rishav Gupta (IAS).

The MoU stipulates that the Pataa app will be used by all government agencies and emergency services, such as police, fire, and ambulance.


11) Answer: C

The Delhi government has launched an app called ‘Delhi monitoring to keep track of all ongoing and upcoming projects across departments.

Chief Secretary of the Delhi UT government Mr. Naresh Kumar will be in charge of monitoring the projects.

The Public Works Department (PWD), which undertakes major road, flyover, and infrastructure projects, has updated the data about the projects on the PWD portal to all the chief engineers of the road, maintenance, projects, and flyover divisions.

The app has been launched for monitoring projects/inspections/tasks used by ministers and senior officers of all departments of the Delhi government.


12) Answer: C

IDBI Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vayana Network as its first fintech partner for end-to-end digitization services.

To contribute to the growth of the Supply Chain Finance (SCF) penetration in India, which is less than 1 % of the gross home product (GDP) and contributes only 5% of the outstanding banking assets.

This platform is expected to reduce paperwork, and transaction processing time while providing a smooth customer experience throughout.


13) Answer: A

Japanese brokerage Nomura has projected a sharp moderation in India’s growth rate for FY24 to 5.2% as compared to the FY23 GDP growth estimate at 7%.

The economy grew at 4% in FY20 a multi-year low.

It expects inflation to average 6.8% in FY23, a tad above the RBI’s 6.7% estimate, and cool down to 5.3% in FY24.


14) Answer: D

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics to Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond, and Philip H. Dybvig.

Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond, and Philip H. Dybvig won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics for research on banks and financial crises.

According to the Nobel committee, the three laureates have significantly improved our understanding of the role of banks in the economy, particularly during financial crises, and an important finding in their research is why avoiding bank collapses is vital.


15) Answer: D

India ranks fourth among 12 Indo-Pacific nations in self-reliant arms production capabilities, according to a study released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

The 12 countries in the study were selected because they have the highest military spending in the region — Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

China was the world’s fifth-largest arms importer in 2016-20.

Its self-reliance policies and its high economic growth in that period meant that the Chinese arms industry now increasingly fulfills the requirements of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).


16) Answer: A

Senior Adviser at the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Dr. Akhilesh Gupta, has been appointed Secretary of the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB).

Dr. Gupta replaced Dr. Sandeep Verma.

Dr. Gupta is a fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE), Indian Meteorological Society (FIMS), and Association of Agro-meteorologists (FAAM).


17) Answer: E

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of 100% of the equity and compulsorily convertible debentures of 5 special purpose vehicles (SPVs) by IndInfravit & allotment of units of IndInfravit to CPHI-4 for part-funding the acquisition of SPVs.

The 5 SPVs are engaged in the operation and maintenance of highways in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Maharashtra.

IndInfravit was set up on 7 March 2018, as an irrevocable trust under the provisions of the Indian Trusts Act, of 1882.


18) Answer: A

Anti-trust regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) cleared Platinum Owl’s acquisition of a minority stake in Intas Pharmaceuticals.

The proposed transaction involves a secondary acquisition by Platinum Owl of 3% of the equity shareholding of Intas (on an outstanding shares basis).

Platinum Owl is acting in its capacity as a trustee for Platinum Jasmine A 2018 Trust and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is the sole beneficiary and settlor of the Platinum Jasmine A 2018 Trust.


19) Answer: A

NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Department of Space and the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has signed two launch service contracts with Network Access Associated Limited (M/s OneWeb), United Kingdom, for launching OneWeb LEO Broadband Communication Satellites on-board ISRO’s heaviest launcher LVM3.

The satellites will be launched by the ISRO as part of the ‘OneWeb India-1 mission/ LVM3 M2,’ which will mark LVM3’s entry into the worldwide commercial launch service market


20) Answer: E

India Captain Harmanpreet Kaur & Pakistan player Mohammad Rizwan have been selected for ICC Player of the Month awards for September.

Harmanpreet Kaur won the ICC Player of the Month award in the women’s category.

Mohammad Rizwan received the ICC Player of the Month award in the men’s category.

Harmanpreet Kaur won the award for her performance in the ODI series in England.


21) Answer: C

Novak Djokovic won his 90th ATP title by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Astana Open in Kazakhstan.

21-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic defeated Tsitsipas of Greece 6-3, 6-4.

This is the fourth title of Wimbledon champion Djokovic this year, including in Rome and Tel Aviv.

With this win at Astana, Djokovic joined Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on the list of players to have won 90 or more ATP titles in the Open Era.

Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic registered victories in the Astana Open men’s doubles match.