Congress presidential election, he defeated another

CURRENT AFFAIRS – OCTOBER 2022 candidate Shashi Tharoor by securing 7,897 votes
out of the 9,385 votes.
Appointments Who has been named as the Principal Scientist of
Which Bollywood actor has been declared as the the Aditya-L1 mission?
‘National Icon’ of Election Commission of India [A]K.Sivan
(ECI) in 2022? [B]Sankarasubramanian-K
[A]Pankaj-Tripathi [C]Mayilsami-Annadurai
[B]Rajkummar-Rao [D] Tessy Thomas
[C]Manoj-Bajpayee Explanation: Sankarasubramanian K has been
[D] Nawazuddin Siddiqui designated Principal Scientist of the Aditya-L1
Explanation: Actor Pankaj Tripathi has been mission, as per the Indian Space Research
declared as the ‘National Icon’ of the Election Organization. Aditya-L1 is the first observatory-class
Commission of India (ECI) for creating awareness space-based solar mission from India. ISRO also
amongst voters along with ECI. In the 2017 film noted that the spacecraft will be placed in a halo
Newton, for which he won the National Award, he orbit around the first Lagrange point, L1, of the Sun-
played a role of CRPF officer, who was tasked with Earth system.
conducting elections in the jungles of Chhattisgarh, Which Indian businessperson was honoured with
faced by conflicts. the Global Indian Award by the Canada-India
Who has been selected as the 36th president of Foundation?
the BCCI, taking over from Sourav Ganguly? [A]Adi-Godrej
[A]Rahul-Dravid [B]Anil-Agarwal
[B]Roger-Binny [C]Uday-Kotak
[C]Vinod-Kambli [D] Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
[D] V V S Lakshman Explanation: Vedanta founder Anil Agarwal was
Explanation: World Cup winner Roger Binny was honoured with the Global Indian Award worth USD
elected as the 36th president of the BCCI, taking 50,000 by the Canada-India Foundation. Agarwal
over from Sourav Ganguly at the BCCI Annual donated the award money to a Canadian health
general Meeting. However, the issue of the charity working for the welfare of native Indians.
chairmanship of International Cricket Council (ICC) Ratan Tata, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Deepak
remained unsettled. Jay Shah was re-elected as the Chopra among the past recipients of the Global
Secretary for a second successive term. Indian Award.
Who has been elected as the first non-Gandhi Who is the head of the commission recently set up
President of the Indian National Congress (INC) to examine the Scheduled Caste (SC) status for
party in 24 years? converted Dalits?
[A]Mallikarjun-Kharge [A]Justice-K-G-Balakrishnan
[B]Shashi-Tharoor [B]Justice-H-L-Dattu
[C]P-Chidambaram [C]Justice-Arun-Kumar-Mishra
[D] Ashok Gehlot [D] Justice T S Thakur
Explanation: Mallikarjun Kharge has been elected Explanation: The Union Government has appointed
as the first non-Gandhi President of the Indian a commission to consider the possibility of granting
National Congress (INC) party in 24 years. In the SC status to the persons who have historically

ExamComrades – Achieversity || A Master Preparation for WBCS & other Competitive Exams || 9143886331
belonged to the Scheduled Castes but have Explanation: Cyber Jaagrukta Diwas is an initiative
converted to religions other than Hinduism, launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs that
Buddhism and Sikhism. The three-member requires all government organizations to spread
Commission is headed by former Chief Justice of cyber-security awareness Recently, the Indian
India K G Balakrishnan. The Commission has been Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd.
asked to submit report in two years. (IREDA) observed the “Cyber Jaagrukta Diwas”, to
create cybersecurity awareness among all
Schemes employees.
Which state announced to form ‘State Which private sector bank launched the ‘SmartHub
Transformation Commission’ to replace state Vyapar Merchant app’ for SMEs?
planning commission? [A]Axis-Bank
[A]Telangana [B]ICICI-Bank
[B]Uttar-Pradesh [C]HDFC-Bank
[C]Odisha [D] Yes Bank
[D] Punjab Explanation: Leading private sector bank of India,
Explanation: Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved a HDFC Bank, announced the launch of SmartHub
Micro Small Medium Enterprises Promotion Policy Vyapar Merchant app. It is a payments and banking
(MSME) 2022 and Uttar Pradesh Bioenergy Policy- solution for small and medium-sized businesses.
2022. The state cabinet also approved a proposal to HDFC Bank has developed the SmartHub Vyapar
reorganize the State Planning Commission as the app in partnership with a merchant Saas platform,
State Transformation Commission (STC) on the Mintoak Innovations India. The app enables
pattern of the Niti Aayog. STC would act as a policy merchants to accept payments across multiple
think tank to the government as well as perform the payment modes.
work of planning commission. ‘Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Urvarak Pariyojana’,
Which global institution has launched a USD 6 which was launched recently, is related to which
billion financing facility to tackle global food crisis? Union Ministry?
[A]World-Bank [A]Ministry-of-Home-Affairs
[B]International-Finance-Corporation [B]Ministry-of-Chemicals-and-Fertilizers
[C]World-Economic-Forum [C]Ministry-of-Science-and-Technology
[D] International Monetary Fund [D] Ministry of MSME
Explanation: World Bank’s private sector Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
investment arm, the International Finance inaugurated the two-day PM Kisan Samman
Corporation (IFC) has launched a new, USD 6 billion Sammelan 2022 at the Indian Agricultural Research
financing facility to tackle global food crisis. It will Institute in the national capital. He also launched
support sustainable production and delivery of food the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Urvarak
stocks to countries affected by food instability, by Pariyojana — One Nation One fertilizer
supporting private sector companies. scheme under the Ministry of Chemicals
Cyber Jaagrukta Diwas is an initiative launched by and Fertilisers. Under the scheme,
which Union Ministry? companies must market all subsidised
[A]Ministry-of-Electronics-and-IT fertilisers under a single brand ‘Bharat’.
[B]Ministry-of-Home-Affairs Indian Edge, the magazine launched by the Prime
[C]Ministry-of-Science-and-Technology Minister, is related to which field?
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs [A]Automobile
[B]Fertilizer

ExamComrades – Achieversity || A Master Preparation for WBCS & other Competitive Exams || 9143886331
[C]Defence [C]Rs.5000crore
[D] Economy [D] Rs 10000 crore
Explanation: The Prime Minister launched Indian Explanation: The Union Finance Ministry allowed
Edge, an e-magazine on fertilisers during the PM airlines to avail of up to Rs 1,500 crore loan under
Kisan Samman Sammelan 2022. The magazine will the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme
provide information on domestic and international (ECLGS). Earlier, an airline could not avail of a loan
fertilizer scenarios, including recent developments, more than Rs 400 crore under the ECLGS. In 2020,
analysis of price trends, availability and the ECLGS was launched to provide collateral-free
consumption of fertilisers, and success stories of and government-guaranteed loans to businesses
farmers, among others. affected by the Covid pandemic. This new decision
Which state passed an ordinance to increase the would help airlines tackle cash flow problems.
reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Which Union Ministry implements the ‘SFURTI’
Scheduled Tribes to 17 % and 7 %? scheme?
[A]Jharkhand [A]Ministry-of-Culture
[B]Madhya-Pradesh [B]Ministry-of-MSME
[C]Karnataka [C]Ministry-of-Commerce-and-Industry
[D] Odisha [D] Ministry of Finance
Explanation: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Explanation: SFURTI (Scheme of Fund for
Gehlot gave assent to the ordinance to increase the Regeneration of Traditional Industries) was
reservation for the Scheduled Castes from 15 per launched by the Union Ministry of MSME in the
cent to 17 per cent and the Scheduled Tribes from 3 year 2005. It aims to promote Cluster development
per cent to 7 per cent in the state. The Karnataka across the country. Khadi and Village Industries
cabinet approved an ordinance for increasing the Commission (KVIC) is the nodal Agency for
reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled promotion of Cluster development for Khadi as well
Tribe communities. as for Village Industry products. The SFURTI Mela
Upper Bhadra scheme, which was seen in the was recently celebrated in Dilli Haat, for the first
news, is a project in which state/ UT? time, commemorating Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
[A]Kerala
[B]Karnataka
[C]Andhra-Pradesh Summits /Conferences
[D] Odisha Which city is the host of the ‘First seminar of Agni
Explanation: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Tattva campaign under LiFE mission’?
Bommai announced that the Upper Bhadra scheme [A]Bengaluru
will become the state’s first national project. The [B]Leh
Union Jal Shakti Minister has been requested to get [C]Chennai
it passed in the Union Cabinet. After the approval, [D] Kochi
the grants will be provided to start the work. Explanation: Power Foundation of India in
association with Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) has
As per the Finance Ministry’s notification, what is organised a campaign to create awareness on Agni
the limit up to which airlines can avail loan under Tattva under LiFE – Lifestyle for environment. The
ECLGS? first conference of the Agni campaign was
[A]Rs.1000crore organised in Leh, on the theme of ‘Sustainability
[B]Rs.1500crore and Culture’. Power Foundation of India is a Society

ExamComrades – Achieversity || A Master Preparation for WBCS & other Competitive Exams || 9143886331
formed under the aegis of the Ministry of Power Explanation: International Criminal Police
and supported by leading CPSEs. It is involved in Organization (INTERPOL) is an international
areas of advocacy and research. organization headquartered at Lyon, France was
Which state/UT is the host of Sustainable established in the year 1923. This is a second time
Mountain Development Summit-XI? for India since 1997 to host such conference. The
[A]Sikkim General Assembly of INTERPOL is headed by the
[B]Ladakh President who holds the office for 4 years, current
[C]Arunachal-Pradesh being Ahmed Naseer Al-Raisi of UAE.
[D] Nagaland Which country is the host of the UNSC’s counter-
Explanation: Union Minister for Environment, terrorism meeting in 2022?
Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav [A]USA
inaugurated the Sustainable Mountain [B]India
Development Summit-XI, (SMDS-XI) at Leh, Ladakh. [C]China
The theme for SMDS-XI is ‘Harnessing tourism for [D] Japan
sustainable mountain development’. The main Explanation: The UNSC’s counter-terrorism
focus of the summit is to reduce the negative meeting will be hosted in Mumbai and Delhi in the
impacts of tourism while harnessing its positive month of October. The overarching theme of the
contributions for building climate and socio- meeting would be ‘Countering the use of new and
ecological resilience and sustainability. emerging technologies for terrorist purposes.’ The
Which city is the host of the Annual Meetings of focus is on rapid development and increasing threat
the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the of use for terrorist purposes of 3 technologies – 1)
World Bank in 2022? internet, including social media, 2) new payment
[A]Geneva technologies and fundraising methods, 3)
[B]Davos unmanned aerial systems, including drones.
[C]Washington Which global association has released proposals to
[D] Melbourne eliminate harmful pollutants by 2050?
Explanation: The Annual Meetings of the [A]G-20
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World [B]European-Union
Bank is scheduled to be held in Washington D.C in [C]SAARC
October 2022. India’s Union Minister for Finance [D] ASEAN
and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in Explanation: The European Union’s executive arm
the USA on an official visit to attend the annual released proposals to toughen up pollution
meetings. She will also hold one-on-one meetings restrictions to eliminate harmful pollutants by 2050.
with leaders and heads of OECD, This aims to potentially save the lives of hundreds
European Commission and UNDP as well of thousands of people. The European
as several other countries. Commission’s proposals need the backing of the
EU parliament and member states before they can
Which city was host to the General be made mandatory. The proposals will empower
Assembly of International Criminal Police citizens to seek legal redress with better
Organization (INTERPOL)? compensation rights.
[A]Paris Which city hosted the ‘Chintan Shivir’ of Home
[B]Rome Ministers of States in 2022?
[C]Delhi [A]Mumbai
[D] Singapore [B]Gandhi-Nagar

ExamComrades – Achieversity || A Master Preparation for WBCS & other Competitive Exams || 9143886331
[C]Faridabad joint response to provide disaster relief services to a
[D] Hyderabad hypothetical third country hit by a super-cyclone.
Explanation: The Chief Ministers of eight states and Which e-commerce platform has partnered with
home ministers and deputy chief ministers of 16 the Spice Board of India for training programme
states participated in the two-day ‘Chintan Shivir’ for spice farmers?
(brainstorming session) on internal security. The [A]Amazon
session is chaired by the Union Home Minister Amit [B]Flipkart
Shah. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed [C]Jio-mart
the ‘Chintan Shivir’ of Home Ministers of States via [D] e-Bay
video conferencing. The aim of the session is to Explanation: Flipkart in collaboration with the
prepare an action plan to implement ‘Vision 2047’ Spices Board of India introduced a nationwide
and ‘Panch Pran’. training program for spice farmers in the country.
Which is the host of the Ministerial Dialogue of US- Under the mentorship of the Spice Board of India
India strategic clean energy partnership (USISCEP) and Flipkart Grocery, farmers will be provided with
in 2022? assistance in procuring spices and access to the
[A]New-Delhi pan-India market. The programme would start with
[B]Washington-DC farmers and representatives of FPOs in the Idukki
[C]Ahmedabad district of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
[D] Chicago India handed over indigenously produced
Explanation: Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep motorbikes to which country as a part of bilateral
Singh Puri co-chaired the ministerial dialogue of US- assistance?
India strategic clean energy partnership (USISCEP) [A]Sri-Lanka
with US energy secretary in Washington DC. The [B]Armenia
Union Minister will also interact with World Bank [C]Lebanon
officials on climate resilient urban infrastructure. [D] Afghanistan
The revamped USISCEP was launched in 2021 in Explanation: India handed over indigenously
accordance with the US-India climate and clean produced motorbikes to Lebanon. The Made-in-
energy agenda 2030 partnership. India motorbikes, a part of bilateral assistance,
were handed over to Lebanon’s Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Emigrants. India also announced to
Agreements /MoUs organise an artificial limb fitment camp in the west
Tiger Triumph’ is an exercise conducted between Asian country. The country also appreciated the
India and which country? positive role played by the Indian Battalion at
[A]USA United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL).
[B]France
[C]Sri-Lanka Kishenganga and Ratle projects, which were seen
[D] Australia in the news, are located in which state/UT?
Explanation: India and United States conducted [A]Sikkim
‘Tiger Triumph’ humanitarian assistance exercise at [B]Uttarakhand
India’s Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam. [C]Jammu-and-Kashmir
The three-day exercise was a tabletop simulation [D] Arunachal Pradesh
during which military and diplomatic Explanation: World Bank has recently Chairman of
representatives of both the countries coordinated a Court of Arbitration regarding Pakistan’s objections
over India’s Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric

ExamComrades – Achieversity || A Master Preparation for WBCS & other Competitive Exams || 9143886331
power plants, located at Jammu and Kashmir. India [A]Goa
and Pakistan signed the Indus Water Treaty in 1960 [B]Sikkim
after nine years of negotiations, with the World [C]Meghalaya
Bank being a signatory of the pact. [D] Manipur
Explanation: Haryana has was on top position in
the category of big states in the Public Affairs Index-
Ranks /Reports 2022. The state has emerged at the forefront in
What is estimated number of the Multi State social, economic and political justice themes. It has
Cooperative Societies in India? topped among the major states with a score of
[A]400 0.6948, followed by Tamil Nadu, Kerala,
[B]1000 Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Karnataka among many
[C]1600 other states. On the other hand, Sikkim has
[D] 2400 retained its position as the best-governed small
Explanation: Cabinet approved extensive state in India. The index is released by Bengaluru-
amendments to the Multi State Cooperative based non-profit think tank Public Affairs Centre
Societies Act (MSCS). The Act was last amended in (PAC).
2002. The amendments make the functioning of As per the ‘Climate Transparency Report 2022’,
the board of cooperatives transparent with simple which country was the most affected by income
registration, reservation of seats for women, losses from heat-related labour capacity
scheduled caste and scheduled tribe candidates in reduction?
boards. India, at present, has nearly 800,000 [A]Indonesia
cooperative societies of which around 1,600 are [B]Saudi-Arabia
Multi State Cooperative Societies. [C]India
Which state has the highest number of girls who [D] UAE
got married before attaining the age of 21? Explanation: The ‘Climate Transparency Report
[A]Bihar 2022’ was released by a partnership of climate
[B]West-Bengal analysis organizations in G20 countries. As per the
[C]Rajasthan report, countries most affected by income losses in
[D] Haryana these sectors were India (5.4% of GDP), Indonesia
Explanation: According to the latest demographic (1.6% of GDP), and Saudi Arabia (1% of GDP). Losses
sample survey by the Union Home Ministry, 54.9% to earnings from heat-related labour capacity
of girls are married in West Bengal before attaining reduction were the highest in services,
the age of 21 years. In Jharkhand, the figure is manufacturing, agriculture, and construction.
54.6% as against the national average of 29.5%. As
per the Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Which country is the world’s largest producer and
Report, the percentage of girls getting married consumer of sugar in 2021-22?
before attaining majority is as high as 5.8 in [A]India
Jharkhand. While the percentage is 1.9 at the [B]China
national level and it is at 0.0 in Kerala. [C]Iran
[D] Israel
As per the Public Affairs Index-2022, which is the Explanation: In 2021-22, India is the world’s largest
best-governed small state in India? producer and consumer of sugar as well as the
world’s second largest exporter of sugar. India’s
sugar exports rose 57 per cent to 109.8 lakh tonnes

ExamComrades – Achieversity || A Master Preparation for WBCS & other Competitive Exams || 9143886331
during 2021-22 marketing year which ended [C]World-Economic-Forum
September. This resulted in foreign currency inflow [D] Reserve Bank of India
worth about Rs 40,000 crore into the country. Explanation: The World Bank has recently released
the ‘Commodity Markets Outlook report for
Banking / Economics October 2022’. As per the report, Global energy
As per the recent World Bank report, what is prices will ease in the next couple of years but
India’s GDP projection in the current fiscal year remain higher than the historic average. The report
(2022-’23)? also noted that Energy prices are expected to fall by
[A]6.2% 11 per cent in 2023 and 12 per cent in 2024.
[B]6.5% Which institution launched the Sustainability
[C]7.0% Perception Index (SPeX) for MSMEs?
[D] 7.2 % [A]NITI-Aayog
Explanation: The World Bank downgraded India’s [B]SEBI
economic growth forecast to 6.5% for the current [C]SIDBI
fiscal year (2022-’23) from its earlier estimate of [D] RBI
7.5% announced in June. The Reserve Bank of India Explanation: Small Industries Development Bank of
had also cut its growth forecast to 7% from an India (SIDBI) and Dun & Bradstreet, business
earlier estimate of 7.2% after increasing the repo decision data and analytics provider, partnered to
rate by 50 basis points to 5.9% to fight inflation. launch a SIDBI -D&B Sustainability Perception Index
UNCTAD also projected that India’s economic (SIDBI – D&B SPeX) for MSMEs. The customised
growth will decline to 5.7% this year from 8.2% in index will be presented as a quantitative
2021. measurement for policy makers and enablers to
As per the recent RBI guidelines, what is the nudge businesses towards adopting an ESG
minimum capital requirement for setting up an framework in their business strategy.
asset reconstruction company (ARC)? Which country has scrapped the proposal to cut
[A]Rs.50Crore tax for the wealthy?
[B]Rs.300Crore [A]USA
[C]Rs.500Crore [B]UK
[D] Rs 1000 Crore [C]France
Explanation: The Reserve Bank raised the minimum [D] Italy
capital requirement for setting up an asset Explanation: British Prime Minister Liz Truss was
reconstruction company (ARC) to Rs 300 crore from forced into reversing the plans to cut the highest
the existing Rs 100 crore. The decision is aimed to rate of income tax for the wealthy. Earlier the
strengthen the securitisation sector which plays a Government made an announcement of a stimulus
vital role in the management of distressed financial package that includes 45 billion pounds (USD 50
assets. The existing ARCs are given a glide path to billion) in tax cuts, to be paid by government
meet the minimum net owned fund (NOF) borrowing. This decision has sent the pound to a
requirement till April 2026. record low position against the dollar.
Which institution released the ‘Commodity
Markets Outlook report for October 2022’?
[A]International-Monetary-Fund Awards
[B]World-Bank Which bank received the CII National Digital
Transformation Awards (DX 2022 Awards)?

ExamComrades – Achieversity || A Master Preparation for WBCS & other Competitive Exams || 9143886331
[A]Federal-Bank National Games this year. The sport made its debut
[B]DBS-Bank at the Khelo India University Games earlier this
[C]Karnataka-Bank year. Madhya Pradesh declared Malakhamb as the
[D] Bank of Maharashtra ‘State Sport’ in 2013.
Explanation: Karnataka Bank has been awarded the Rashmi Kumari and Sandeep Dive, who were seen
National Digital Transformation Awards ‘DX 2022 in the news, are associated with which sports?
Awards’ by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for [A]Chess
best practice in digital transformation under the [B]Tennis
BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance) [C]Carrom
segment. [D] Table-Tennis
The awards recognise ‘innovative excellence’ in Explanation: India won both the men’s and
three categories: employee engagement, women’s team titles in the 8th World Carrom
operational excellence, and customer experience. Championship in Langkawi, Malaysia. 38-year-old
Rashmi Kumari emerged the most victorious as she
won three titles including the singles, doubles and
Sports team titles. The men’s title was bagged by Sandeep
‘Water Sports Center’ jointly built by Sports Dive while the team title was won by the two along
Authority of India (SAI) and NTPC was recently with Nilam Ghodake, Kajal Kumari and Debajani
inaugurated in which state/ UT? Tamuly.
[A]Jammu-and-Kashmir Which state won in the Goalball nationals held
[B]Himachal-Pradesh recently in Rohatak?
[C]Assam [A]Uttarakhand
[D] Gujarat [B]Maharashtra
Explanation: Union Minister of Youth Affairs and [C]Gujarat
Sports Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated a Water [D] Karnataka
Sports Center in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh. The Explanation: Goalball is a Paralympic sport, it is
first of its kind in Himachal Pradesh, Water Sports specially designed for blind people of a certain age.
Centre has been jointly initiated by the Sports Goalball Federation of India held Goalball nationals
Authority of India (SAI) and National Thermal Power at Maharishi Dayanand University in Rohtak
Corporation (NTPC). The centre will be dedicated to recently. In the finals, Maharashtra beat
training athletes in water sports like Uttarakhand
Rowing, Canoeing and Kayaking.
Which tennis player won the Tel Aviv Open title in
Malakhamb was declared as the ‘State 2022?
Sport’ of which state? [A]Rafael-Nadal
[A]Karla [B]Stefanos-Tsitsipas
[B]Rajasthan [C]Roger-Federer
[C]Madhya-Pradesh [D] Novak Djokovic
[D] Assam Explanation: Ace tennis player Novak Djokovic won
Explanation: Indian indigenous sport Mallakhamb the Tel Aviv Open title in 2022 held in Israel. It is
began at the 36th National Games. Mallakhamba is regarded as the biggest prize in tennis. The 35-year-
the display of aerial yoga and wrestling grips with old Serbian beat Croatia’s Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-4 in the
vertical stationary or hanging wooden pole. This is final to win his first title since Wimbledon in July. He
one of the five new sports to be played at the was handed a large three-foot-tall trophy.

ExamComrades – Achieversity || A Master Preparation for WBCS & other Competitive Exams || 9143886331
 regional response to Anopheles stephensi on the
Science and Technology African continent. The WHO had also released
Which technology major has announced to set up Global Vector Control Response 2017-2030.
its first cloud region in Greece? ‘Droni’, a made-in-India camera drone, was
[A]Amazon recently launched by which institution?
[B]Microsoft [A]ISRO
[C]Google [B]DRDO
[D] Meta [C]Garuda-Aerospace
Explanation: Alphabet Inc’s Google has announced [D] Pixel Aerospace
to set up its first cloud region in Greece, as the Explanation: Indian cricket star Mahendra Singh
country is making efforts to become a world cloud Dhoni launched a ‘made-in-India camera drone’
computing hub. named ‘Droni’ with advanced features, during the
The deal is estimated to contribute some USD 2.13 Global Drone Expo in Chennai.
billion to the GDP of Greece and create some The drone has been manufactured by Garuda
20,000 jobs by 2030. A cloud region is based around Aerospace, whose brand ambassador is the ace
a cluster of data centres. Microsoft has also decided cricketer Dhoni. A new ‘Kisan Drone’ was also
to build a data centre hub in the country. launched, which is aimed at agriculture sector,
Tropical Race 4 (TR4), a new fusarium species, particularly in spraying applications.
which is on the rise in Africa, affects which plants? What is the minimum capacity of data centres,
[A]Rice above which they are accorded ‘Infrastructure
[B]Banana status’?
[C]Cotton [A]1-megawatt
[D] Grapes [B]5-megawatt
Explanation: According to a latest research, [C]10-megawatt
Tropical Race 4 (TR4), a new fusarium species, is on [D] 50 megawatt
the rise in the African country –Mozambique. It is a Explanation: The government has accorded
fungus that affects bananas and is found infrastructure status to Data centers with more
to be spreading rapidly across the world than 5 megawatt capacity of IT load. The move
and threatening food security in Africa. helps data centre companies to get easier access to
Fusarium is a filamentous fungus or a institutional credit at lower rates, and attract
type of plant pathogen. foreign investments. Finance Minister Nirmala
Anopheles stephensi, which was seen in the news, Sitharaman made an announcement in the budget
is a species associated with which disease? speech for 2022-23, that data centres will be
[A]Dengue granted infrastructure status.
[B]Malaria Which country has formed a team to investigate
[C]Chikungunya ‘unidentified aerial phenomena’ (UAPs)?
[D] Tomato flu [A]India
Explanation: The World Health Organization (WHO) [B]USA
has launched new initiatives to stop the spread of [C]Russia
invasive malaria vectors in Africa. Anopheles [D] Israel
stephensi is the primary mosquito vector, Explanation: USA’s NASA has formed a 16-member
responsible for causing malaria in urban team to investigate ‘unidentified aerial phenomena’
environments. The initiative aims to support a (UAPs) or ‘unidentified flying objects’ (UFOs). UAP
refers to things in the sky that cannot be identified

ExamComrades – Achieversity || A Master Preparation for WBCS & other Competitive Exams || 9143886331
as aircraft or natural phenomena. The study will last Limited (HAL). It was launched at the India Pavilion
for a period of nine months. The team seeks to during 12th DefExpo in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. It
learn how data gathered from various sources can comprises of over 60 per cent in-house parts with
be analysed to understand about the mystery of collaboration of private industry.
UAPs.
NaVIC, an equivalent of Global Positioning System Defence
(GPS), was developed by which country? India signed a deal with which country to export
[A]USA Pinaka missile system to which country for the first
[B]India time?
[C]China [A]Philippines
[D] Australia [B]Armenia
Explanation: The Navigation with Indian [C]Maldives
Constellation (NaVIC) is the India’s equivalent of the [D] Bangladesh
Global Positioning System (GPS). The Indian Space Explanation: India has signed a USD 250 million
Research Organisation (ISRO) is working on a series deal to export arms and ammunition to Armenia,
of improvements to the NavIC, so that more people which is currently engaged in clashes with its
are motivated to install it and use it. Plans are being neighbour Azerbaijan. India will send indigenously
made to expand its reach to global level. developed multi-barrel Pinaka launchers, anti-tank
Which term is used to define the field of chemistry rockets, and other range of ammunitions to
which is related to linking molecules like those in Armenia, the former Soviet region. This is the first
living cells? time, India is set to export its Pinaka missile system.
[A]Join-Chemistry
[B]Click-Chemistry
[C]Snap-Chemistry Important Days
[D] Bio Chemistry What is the theme of the ‘World Food Day 2022’?
Explanation: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been [A]Food-and-Nutrition
jointly awarded to Carolyn Bertozzi, Morton Meldal [B]Leave-NO-ONE-behind
and Barry Sharpless for their work on snipping [C]Sustainable-Food-options
molecules together. [D] Food and Co-existence
Also known as ‘Click chemistry’, it is related to the Explanation: World Food Day is observed annually
process of linking together molecules like those in on 16 October to highlight need for regular access
living cells. Their work is used to explore cells, track to-nutritious-food. The Day is led by The Food and
biological processes and can be applied in cancer Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the theme for
treatment drugs. 2022 is Leave NO ONE behind.
Which organization developed the indigenous ‘World Migratory Bird Day’ commemorated every
trainer aircraft HTT-40, which was recently year in which months?
unveiled? [A]April-and-December
[A]DRDO [B]May-and-October
[B]HAL [C]January-and-June
[C]BEL [D] February and December
[D] ISRO Explanation: World Migratory Bird Day is
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi commemorated twice a year on the second
unveiled HTT-40, an indigenous trainer aircraft Saturday of May and the second Saturday of
designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics October. On the second Saturday in October,

ExamComrades – Achieversity || A Master Preparation for WBCS & other Competitive Exams || 9143886331
people all around Central and South America, Mangaluru Dasara celebrations in Mangaluru. Pili
Mexico, and the Caribbean commemorate World vesha (tiger dance) teams decorated as tigers dance
Migratory Bird Day. to the rhythmic beating of drums. It was arranged
by the Kudla Samskritika Prathistana.
Other News Shivalik Elephant Reserve is located in which
Which institution unveiled a list of 50 exclusive state/UT?
and iconic heritage textile crafts of India? [A]Uttarakhand
[A]UNESCO [B]Gujarat
[B]NITI-Aayog [C]West-Bengal
[C]Union-Culture-Ministry [D] Odisha
[D] FICCI Explanation: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
Explanation: UNESCO released a list of 50 exclusive announced the repeal of the decision to denotify
and iconic heritage textile crafts of India named the Shivalik Elephant Reserve. Two years ago, the
‘Handmade for the 21st Century: Safeguarding state decided to chop around 10,000 trees in the
Traditional Indian Textile’. It describes the Shivalik Elephant Reserve reserve to ‘expand’ the
processes behind their making, mentions the causes airport in Dehradun. The decision was taken for the
for their declining popularity and provides larger good of the state’s flora and fauna’.
strategies for their preservation. Toda embroidery Pahari community, which was seen in the news, is
and Sungadi from Tamil Nadu, Himroo weaves from a tribal community located in which state/UT?
Hyderabad and Bandha tie and dye weaving from [A]Jharkhand
Odisha are some of the crafts included. [B]Jammu-and-Kashmir
Which state won the first prize for the best [C]Himachal-Pradesh
adventure tourism destination and all-around [D] Arunachal Pradesh
development of tourism? Explanation: Union Home Ministry has announced
[A]Kerala Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the Pahari
[B]Goa community in Jammu and Kashmir. Home Minister
[C]Uttarakhand Amit Shah announced that Justice GD Sharma
[D] Himachal Pradesh Commission has recommended reservation for
Explanation: Uttarakhand received the first prize in Paharis in the report submitted to the government.
two categories, for the best adventure tourism The people are classified into two main groups
destination and all-around development of tourism Speakers of Western Pahari set of languages and
from the Ministry of Tourism. Speakers of Lahnda.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar presented National The third Vande Bharat Express train, which was
Tourism Awards 2018-19, on the occasion of World recently inaugurated (in October 2022), runs
Tourism Day. He also launched photography and between which cities?
videography contest during the event. [A]New-Delhi-and-Gurugram
‘Kudlada Pili Parba’ tiger dance competition is [B]Mumbai-and-Ahmedabad
organized in which state/UT? [C]Bengaluru-and-Mysuru
[A]Kerala [D] Mumbai and Indore
[B]Karnataka Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
[C]Andhra-Pradesh inaugurated the Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande
[D] Telangana Bharat Express train Mumbai and Ahmedabad, the
Explanation: ‘Kudlada Pili Parba’ is a unique tiger third in the Vande Bharat series.
dance competition is organised as part of

ExamComrades – Achieversity || A Master Preparation for WBCS & other Competitive Exams || 9143886331
The two other Vande Bharat Express trains were [C]Madhya-Pradesh
introduced in the months of February and October [D] Odisha
2019, run from New Delhi to Varanasi and Katra, Explanation: Shyamji Krishna Varma was a
respectively. The ‘Vande Bharat 2.0’ Gandhinagar- revolutionary freedom fighter, who founded the
Mumbai Express train covers a distance of about Indian Home Rule Society, India House and The
540 kilometres in 6 hours 30 minutes. Indian Sociologist in London to promote the cause
India’s first sanctuary for endangered ‘Slender of Indian nationalism and freedom. He was born in
Loris’ is to be set up in which state/UT? Gujarat in 1857 and passed away in 1930
[A]Assam in Geneva, Switzerland. Prime Minister Narendra
[B]Tamil-Nadu Modi paid tributes to revolutionary freedom fighter
[C]Goa Shyamji Krishna Varma on his birth anniversary.
[D] Karnataka Which is the first country to announce a zero
Expalnation: India’s first ever sanctuary for the extinctions target for its plants and animals?
endangered Slender Loris will be set up in Tamil [A]USA
Nadu. The Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary will be [B]Australia
formed by merging 11,806 hectares in the forest [C]Germany
areas of Karur and Dindigul districts. Slender Loris is [D] Norway
listed as an endangered species according to the Explanation: The Australian government has
International Union for the Conservation of Nature announced a zero extinctions target for the
(IUCN). It is a small nocturnal mammal that spends country’s plants and animals. This is the first time a
most of its life on trees. They help farmers by acting federal government announcing such a target. The
as biological predators of pests that goal forms part of a 10-year plan to improve the
harm agricultural crops. trajectory of 110 species and 20 places, and protect
Which Union Ministry organises the an additional 50m hectares of land and sea area by
‘SARAS Food festival’? 2027. The number of priority species has increased
[A]Ministry-of-Rural-Development from 100 to 110 and locations have increased from
[B]Ministry-of-Women-and-Child-Development six to 20.
[C]-Ministry-of-Culture
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs
Explanation: Union Rural Development Ministry
organizes the ‘SARAS Food festival’. Recently the
Rural Development Minister inaugurated the ‘Saras
Food Festival, 2022 in New Delhi.
The Minister also launched the e-commerce portal
www.esaras.in for better marketing of Saras
products prepared by women of self-help groups.
Ministry of Rural Development is establishing Saras
stalls by women SHGs in all State capitals, major
cities and metros, airports and railway stations.
Shyamji Krishna Varma, whose birth anniversary
was celebrated recently, was a freedom fighter
from which country?
[A]Gujarat
[B]Karnataka

ExamComrades – Achieversity || A Master Preparation for WBCS & other Competitive Exams || 9143886331
Liz Truss recently resigned as the Prime Minister of
which country?
[A]Australia
[B]United-Kingdom
[C]France
[D] Italy
Explanation: British Prime Minister Liz Truss has
announced that she will step down from the
position leader of the Conservative Party after her
policies triggered economic turmoil and divided the
party. Truss, who has been prime minister for just
45 days, also announced that she will remain as
prime minister and party leader until a successor is
chosen.
Who is the first Asian American to feature on US
currency?
[A]Anna-May-Wong
[B]Elizabeth-Sung
[C]Jadin-Wong
[D] Vera Wang
Explanation: Late Hollywood actress and fashion
icon Anna May Wong is set to become the first
Asian American to feature on US currency. A
quarter-dollar coin featuring a close-up image of
Wong’s face chin resting on her hand will be
circulated as the fifth coin in the American Women
Quarters (AWQ) Program. In 1960, she was the first
Asian American actress to receive a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.

You Can catch us on : Call / WhatsApp 📲: 9143886331 ✅

Download Our APP Link : https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... ✅
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/exam_comrades/ ✅
Official Telegram Group : https://t.me/+Ezn1ZVYru2o0MDVl ✅
Face Book Page : https://www.facebook.com/Mentoronly4W... ✅
Face Book Group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/78797...

ExamComrades – Achieversity || A Master Preparation for WBCS & other Competitive Exams || 9143886331