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Dear Readers, Daily Current Affairs Questions Quiz for SBI, IBPS, RBI, RRB, SSC Exam 2022 of 15th October 2022. Daily GK quiz online for bank & competitive exam. Here we have given the Daily Current Affairs Quiz based on the previous days Daily Current Affairs updates. Candidates preparing for IBPS, SBI, RBI, RRB, SSC Exam 2022 & other competitive exams can make use of these Current Affairs Quiz.
1) Global Handwashing day is Celebrated on ___________?
a) 15th October
b) 14th October
c) 12th October
d) 16th October
e) 17th October
2) What is the theme for Global Handwashing Day?
a) Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene
b) Hand Hygiene for All
c) Clean Hands for All
d) Clean Hands – a Recipe for Health
e) None of the above
3) International Day of Rural Women 2022 is observed on___________.
a) 16th October
b) 15th October
c) 14th November
d) 17th October
e) None of the above
4) On Which day is World Student’s day is celebrated to honor the birthday of our former president, the late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam?
a) 16th October
b) 14th October
c) 15th October
d) 20th October
e) 11th October
5) Which of the following state has set up India’s first Slender Loris Sanctuary?
a) Kerala
b) TamilNadu
c) Telangana
d) Karnataka
e) Rajasthan
6) National Securities Depository (NSDL) has acquired a ______% stake in the digital commerce platform Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).
a) 6.6%
b) 6.1%
c) 5.6%
d) 5.1%
e) 5%
7) Which of the following institute has signed an MOU with the ONGC to strengthen industrial and interdisciplinary research?
a) IIT Madras
b) IIT Bombay
c) IIT Kharagpur
d) IIT Roorkee
e) IIT Delhi
8) Which of the following organizations has signed an MOU with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) for setting up Coal Gasification based plants?
a) Coal India Limited
b) NLC India Limited
c) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
d) Gas Authority of India Limited
e) both A & B
9) Paytm partnered with Which of the following small finance bank for the deployment of card devices?
a) Jana Small Finance Bank
b) Equitas Small Finance Bank
c) Suryoday Small Finance Bank
d) AU Small Finance Bank
e) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
10) Which of the following bank has surpassed ₹6 trillion in Assets Under Management (AUM) under the home loan Segments?
a) Bank of Baroda
b) Bank of India
c) State Bank of India
d) Canara Bank
e) Punjab National Bank
11) Textiles Committee signs a Cooperation Agreement with Which of the following Organisations to promote Sustainability and Circularity in the Textile Value Chain in India?
a) World Bank
b) World Trade Organisations
c) United Nations Environment Programme
d) International Monetary Funds
e) None of the above
12) Union Cabinet approved the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas to give a one-time grant amounting to ______crore to three Public Sector Undertaking Oil Marketing Companies (PSU OMCs).
a) 21,000
b) 23,000
c) 22,000
d) 25,000
e) 27,000
13) Price water house Coopers (PwC) partners with which of the following Online Learning platforms to address the skill gap in the taxation space?
a) WhiteHat Jr
b)UnAcademy
c) Byjus
d) Coursera
e) None of the above
14) In which of the following States/UTs all set to host 1st-ever Mountain Bicycle World Cup?
a) Puducherry
b) Ladakh
c) Delhi
d) Maharashtra
e) Assam
15) The retail inflation rose ______percent in September from 7 percent in August, data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
a) 7.41%
b) 7.2%
c) 7.8%
d) 8%
e) 7.1%
16) Which of the following bank has re-appointed Mr. KG Mohan as its non-executive independent director?
a) South Indian Bank
b) Karur Vyasa Bank
c) Federal Bank
d) HDFC Bank
e) Karnataka Bank
Answers :
1) Answer: A
Global Handwashing Day 2022 is observed on the 15th of October.
Hand washing is such a basic habit, but it can change everything and save lives.
Global Handwashing Day 2022 theme is, “Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene.”
The Global Handwashing Partnership established Global Handwashing Day as a chance to develop and put into practice original strategies for inspiring people to wash their hands with soap, particularly in times of need.
In 2008, the first Global Handwashing Day was observed.
2) Answer: A
Global Handwashing Day 2022 is observed on the 15th of October.
Hand washing is such a basic habit, but it can change everything and save lives.
Global Handwashing Day 2022 theme is, “Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene.”
The Global Handwashing Partnership established Global Handwashing Day as a chance to develop and put into practice original strategies for inspiring people to wash their hands with soap, particularly in times of need.
3) Answer: B
International Day of Rural Women 2022 is observed on the 15th of October 2022.
This day serves as a reminder that millions of women in isolated rural communities still require our assistance.
There are several methods to reach out and improve the lives of these women, from providing necessities to financial aid.
It was proposed to empower and recognize women in 1995 during the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China.
4) Answer: C
World Students Day 2022 is observed on the 15th of October 2022, to honor the birthday of our former president, the late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
In 2010, World Students Day was established by the United Nations.
In honor of former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam, who was born on the same day in 1931, October 15 of each year is observed as World Students’ Day.
5) Answer: B
The Tamil Nadu government has notified the Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary, the first Indian sanctuary for the endangered Slender Loris in Karur and Dindigul districts.
Slender Lorises are native to India and Sri Lanka.
Their genus comprises two species, the red slender loris found in Sri Lanka and the gray slender loris which is found both in India and in Sri Lanka.
6) Answer: C
National Securities Depository (NSDL) has acquired a 5.6% stake in the digital commerce platform Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).
The NDSL has invested 10 crores to buy 1 million shares which translates to a 5.6% equity stake.
7) Answer: C
To strengthen the industrial and interdisciplinary research in cost-effective exploration activities, IIT Kharagpur has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with an institute of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.
Under this MoU, the two institutes will take on several developmental projects and research projects in drilling, drilling fluids, cementing fluids and completion fluids, etc.
The MoU between IIT Kharagpur and the Institute of Drilling Technology, Dehradun was signed earlier in the week.
8) Answer: E
Aimed at gainfully utilizing the country’s vast reserves of coal & lignite, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has entered into strategic MoUs with Coal India Limited (CIL) and NLC India Limited (NLCIL) for setting up Coal Gasification based plants.
Under these MoUs, BHEL will jointly set up a Coal to Ammonium Nitrate Project with CIL based on the gasification of high ash Indian coal, and a lignite-based gasification pilot plant with NLCIL for power generation, utilizing BHEL’s indigenously-developed Pressurised Fluidised Bed Gasification (PFBG) technology.
9) Answer: A
One97 Communications Limited (OCL), which owns the brand Paytm, has partnered with Jana Small Finance Bank to deploy card machines to further drive digitization among merchants across India.
With this partnership, Paytm and Jana Small Finance Bank will further drive the digital payments revolution in India.
10) Answer: C
India’s largest home loan provider, the State Bank of India (SBI) continues to lead the Home Loan segment and has surpassed ₹6 trillion in Assets Under Management (AUM).
To make home loans affordable for all prospective buyers amidst the ongoing festive season.
SBI has launched the Festive Bonanza for its home loan buyers.
The bank crossed ₹5 trillion mark in January 2021.
11) Answer: C
The Textiles Committee (TC) of the Government of India (GoI) has entered into a Cooperation Agreement with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on “Mainstreaming Sustainability & Circularity in the Textiles Sector” to promote Sustainability and Circularity in Textile Value Chain in India.
The Cooperation Agreement was exchanged between the Secretary of Textiles Committee Ajit B Chavan and Head of UNEP India Country Office Atul Bagai in presence of Secretary (Textiles) U.P. Singh.
12) Answer: C
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the proposal of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas to give a one-time grant amounting to Rs 22,000 crore to three Public Sector Undertaking Oil Marketing Companies (PSU OMCs).
The grant will be distributed among Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL).
The approval will help the PSU OMCs to continue their commitment to the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan, ensuring unhindered domestic LPG supplies and also supporting the procurement of Make in India products.
13) Answer: D
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the professional services firm has partnered with Coursera, an online learning platform to handle India’s present and future talent hole within the taxation house.
To achieve skilling at scale and create greater employment opportunities.
The skilled companies agency has partnered with the web studying platform to construct two entry-level skilled certificates Goods & Service Tax (GST) Tax Govt and Direct Tax Govt.
14) Answer: B
Ladakh Police in collaboration with the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh, and the Cycling Association of India organized the first-ever Mountain Bicycle (MTB) World Cup – the ‘UCI MTB Eliminator World Cup in Leh, Ladak, India.
The event will be flagged off by the Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Leh CEC Tashi Gyaltson, and Ladakh ADGP SS Khandare.
15) Answer: A
IMF has lowered its forecast of growth for India to 6.8% and highlighted the threat of inflation, the retail inflation rose to a 5-month high of 7.41 percent in September from 7 percent in August, data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
The rise in inflation in September was driven by higher food prices, with food inflation surging to 8.6 percent from 7.62 percent in August.
16) Answer: B
Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) has re-appointed Mr. KG Mohan as its non-executive independent director for the 2nd term of three years on its board.
The first term of Mohan was completed on October 11, 2022.
