Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 02nd & 03rd October 2022

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1) Every year, the International Day of Non-Violence has been observed on which of the following day?

(a) 04 October

(b) 05 October

(d) 03 October

(e) 02 October

2) Where was the foundation stone of the World’s First CNG Terminal and brownfield port along with the Regional Science Centre laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

(a) Mathura, Uttar Pradesh

(b) Mumbai, Maharashtra

(d) Pune, Maharashtra

(e) Bhavnagar, Gujarat

3) The government of India is set to make mandatory of 6 airbags rule for passenger cars will come into force from __________.

(a) 31 January 2023

(b) 01 July 2024

(d) 1 October 2023

(e) 31 March 2024

4) Which of the following state government has developed the world’s largest safari park?

(a) Assam

(b) Karnataka

(d) Haryana

(e) Maharashtra

5) Which of the following became India’s first state/Union Territory (UT) to achieve 100% coverage of precautionary dose?

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Kerala

(d) Ladakh

(e) Andaman Nicobar

6) What is the Repo Rate after the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the repo rate in September 2022?

(a) 5.70%

(b) 5.60%

(d) 5.50%

(e) 5.80%

7) Which organization has partnered with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to launch a $1 billion fund to provide guarantees against loan default to lenders financing the purchase of electric 2- and 3-wheelers?

(a) NDB

(b) ADB

(d) AIIB

(e) IMF

8) The government has now decided to borrow ₹14.21 trillion in the current fiscal, as against __________ estimated in the budget.

(a) ₹18.31 trillion

(b) ₹14.31 trillion

(d) ₹21.31 trillion

(e) ₹25.31 trillion

9) Which of the following International Airport has been awarded the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) award in 2022?

(a) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel International Airport

(b) Chennai International Airport

(d) Thiruvananthapuram International Airport

(e) Cochin International Airport

10) Which Indian cricketer has been awarded the gold medal of the Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI)?

(a) Ravi Shastri

(b) Sachin Tendulkar

(d) Sunil Gavaskar

(e) Anil Kumble

11) According to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) report, what is its rank of India in the global innovation index?

(a) 37

(b) 40

(d) 43

(e) 29

12) Who among the following is the only Indian to feature on the prestigious list Time Magazine’s Time100 Next list?

(a) Mukesh Ambani

(b) Azim Premji

(d) Gautam Adani

(e) Ratan Tata

13) Who has been appointed as the new CEO of the Data Security Council of India?

(a) Vinayak Godse

(b) Rama Vedashree

(d) Siva Shankari

(e) Asha Parekh

14) Which company has appointed Indian actor Ram Charan as its new brand ambassador?

(a) TVS

(b) Ola Electric

(d) Tata Motors

(e) Mahindra & Mahindra

15) Which of the following has approved the acquisition of the Assets of Essar Group by ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Limited?

(a) RBI

(b) CCI

(d) IRDAI

(e) Ministry of Steel

16) With which country did India sign a deal for the export of missiles & weapon systems?

(a) France

(b) Vietnam

(d) Jordon

(e) Armenia

17) Which of the following country has developed the world’s first cloned wild Arctic wolf ‘Maya’?

(a) Russia

(b) India

(d) China

(e) USA

18) Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition by ______ of the share capital of Diliigent Power Private Limited (Diliigent Power) and DB Power Limited.

(a) L&T

(b) Tata Power

(d) Tech Mahindra

(e) Vedanta

19) Who is the author of the new book titled “Lata: A Life in Music”?

(a) Yasin Malik

(b) Ruskin Bond

(d) Yatinder Mishra

(e) Mulayam Singh Yadav

20) Name the first Chairperson of the National Commission for Women, who recently passed away?

(a) Tanaya Sachdev

(b) Jayanti Patnaik

(d) Lalitha Kumaramangalam

(e) Ashmita Jaggi

Answers :

1) Answer: E

Every year on October 2nd, people celebrate Gandhi Jayanti to remember the “Father of the Nation,” Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
According to a declaration made by the United Nations General Assembly on June 15, 2007, this day is also observed as the International Day of Non-Violence.
On October 2, 1869, Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar, a small town in Gujarat. He studied law in the United Kingdom and practiced in South Africa.
Gandhiji wrote about his infancy and adolescent years, his marriage to Kasturba at the age of 13, and his unwavering love for his country in his autobiography “My Experiments with Truth.”

2) Answer: E

Three years after a formal agreement was signed for setting up the world’s first CNG terminal in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the project at Bhavnagar.
The Foresight Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) for the development of a CNG terminal in Gujarat during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Business Summit 2019.
The Government of Gujarat accepted the project proposal and GMB issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) in September 2020 in the name of Bhavnagar Port Infrastructure Private Limited (BPIPL), a special-purpose vehicle formed by the consortium.

3) Answer: D

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari announced the mandatory 6 airbags rule for passenger cars will come into force in October 2023.
The road transport ministry had earlier planned to make six airbags mandatory in eight-seater vehicles for enhanced safety of occupants from 1 October 2022.
The government had to defer the implementation of the proposal to make six airbags mandatory in passenger cars by a year due to global supply-chain constraints.
An airbag is a vehicle occupant-restraint system that interferes between the driver and the vehicle’s dashboard during a collision, thereby preventing serious injuries.

4) Answer: D

The Government of Haryana will develop the world’s largest jungle 10,000-acre safari park which will cover Gurugram and Nuh districts in the Aravalli range.
The Jungle safari project of Haryana would be a joint project of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Haryana government.
As per a survey conducted a few years ago, 180 species of birds, 15 species of mammals, 29 species of aquatic animals and reptiles, and 57 species of butterflies were found in the Aravalli range.

5) Answer: E

Andaman Nicobar (A&N) Islands become India’s first state/Union Territory (UT) to achieve 100% coverage of precautionary dose.
To date, more than 2,87,216 beneficiaries aged 18 have been vaccinated with a precautionary dose.
The rate of vaccination has seen a spike after the 15th of July 2022 when the Government decided to provide precautionary doses free of cost under ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
To intensify the campaign, healthcare workers reached households and numerous camps were organized in urban and rural areas.

6) Answer: C

The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headed by RBI Governor Mr. Shaktikanta Das decided to increase Repo Rate by 50 basis points to 5.90%.
This is the RBI’s fourth rate hike in the current financial year.
Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate is adjusted to65% & the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate to 6.15%, the Fixed Reverse Repo Rate: is 3.35%, Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR): to 4.50%, Statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) 18.00%.

7) Answer: C

The Government of India (GoI), World Bank (WB), and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) are set to launch a $1 billion fund to provide guarantees against loan default to lenders financing the purchase of electric 2- and 3-wheelers.
The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) is the facilitating agency for the project.
Currently, loans for electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers attract 20-25% interest per annum.
This is expected to bring down the cost of financing EVs by 10-12%.
In FY23, EV sales in India are expected to cross a million units, an 84% rise year-on-year (y-o-y).

8) Answer: B

The government has now decided to borrow ₹14.21 trillion in the current fiscal, as against ₹14.31 trillion estimated in the budget.
Backed by buoyant revenue collections, the government has decided to lower borrowing for the current fiscal by ₹10000 crores than earlier projected for 2022-23 in the budget.
Government is confident of achieving the fiscal deficit target for 2022-23 of 6.4% of GDP.
However, the borrowing for the second half will remain the same as earlier estimated at ₹5.92 trillion, which includes ₹16000 crores of its sovereign green bond offering.
The government finances its fiscal deficit through several means, including raising money from capital markets by issuing different instruments like treasury bills and bonds.
The fiscal deficit, which is the excess of government spending over revenues is estimated at ₹16.6 trillion, or 6.4% of GDP.

9) Answer: E

The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has been awarded the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) award 2022 by the Airport Council International (ACI).
The award is considered to be the highest honor in the global aviation sector.
CIAL received the award in the 5-15 million passenger category of airports operating in the Asia-Pacific region. The award is for its implementation of the ‘Mission Safeguarding’ program, which ensured seamless traffic and reinforced passenger satisfaction in the aftermath of the pandemic.

10) Answer: D

Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has been awarded the gold medal by the Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI).
The SJFI gold medal was presented by former BCCI Secretary SK Nair and BCCI Joint Secretary Jayesh George.
A citation and honorary life membership of SJFI were also awarded.
The event was presided over by SJFI All India President and senior journalist A. Vinod.
Former Indian cricketer, coach, and prominent commentator Ravi Shastri were also felicitated on the occasion.
Honorary life membership was also given to Ravi Shastri.

11) Answer: B

India has made remarkable progress in the global innovation index ranking finding a place in the top 40, in the annual report released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
According to the report, Switzerland, the United States, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands are the world’s most-innovative economies.
Earlier in 2020, India entered the top 50 in 2020 and found a place in the top 40 in 2022.
India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and – for the first time – Uzbekistan (82nd) and Pakistan (87th) lead the Central and Southern Asia region.

12) Answer: C

The Time Magazine’s Time100 Next list is out, and there is only one Indian to feature on the prestigious list and, it’s Akash Ambani, whom Time calls the “scion of Indian industrialist royalty”.
When he was 22, he became a part of the Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd board.
In June, the 30-year-old replaced father Mukesh Ambani as the chairman of India’s largest telecom company with more than 426 million subscribers.

13) Answer: A

NASSCOM-established leading industry body Data Security Council of India (DSCI) has appointed senior vice president Mr. Vinayak Godse to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
He will succeed Rama Vedashree, who served DSCI for nearly 6 years.
Godse has been with DSCI since its founding and has over 27 years of expertise in information security, IT transformation, intelligent networking, and telecommunications infrastructure.

14) Answer: C

The world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, Hero MotoCorp Limited has appointed Indian superstar, Ram Charan as the new brand ambassador.
He is seen riding the gorgeous Glamor in Nexus Blue Color in the high-decibel, energizing campaign for Glamor XTEC – Gazab Style, Gazab Technology.
He is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards and two Nandi Awards, a Special Jury Award, and a state award Presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh (AP) for Magadheera in 2010 & Chiruta in

15) Answer: B

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the acquisition of Assets of Essar Group (Target) by ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Limited (AMNS – Acquirer)
The proposed combination involves the acquisition of certain assets
Power Assets (Essar Power Hazira Limited (EPHL), Gandhar Hazira Transmission Limited (GHTL))

16) Answer: E

India has signed an 2,000 crores (US$ 244.78 million) million deal to export arms and ammunition to Armenia, which is currently engaged in a tense stand-off with its neighbor Azerbaijan.
First, India will also export indigenous Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers (MBRL).
The Pinaka system has been developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and is manufactured by Indian private firms.
The rocket system, which is currently in service with the Indian Army, can fire a salvo of 12 rockets in 44 seconds.

17) Answer: D

Scientists in China have successfully created the world’s first cloned arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos), Maya was born to a beagle on June 10, 2022, in a Beijing lab by the Sinogene Biotechnology Company.
Sinogene researchers used donor cells from a wild female Arctic wolf to construct 137 new embryos from canine oocytes (developing eggs), which they then implanted in 7 beagles.
Sinogene Biotechnology put her cells into an egg from a female Beagle, which shares genetic ancestry with arctic wolves.

18) Answer: C

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the acquisition by Adani Power Limited (Acquirer) of the share capital of Diliigent Power Private Limited (Diliigent Power) and DB Power Limited (DB Power)
The Acquirer is a publicly listed company incorporated in India with its shares listed on BSE Limited as well as the National Stock Exchange of India Limited.
It is a power company with 8 operational power plants in India.
It has a power generation capacity of 13,650 MW comprising thermal power plants in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh and a 40 MW solar power project in

19) Answer: D

On the 93rd birthday of India’s most iconic vocal artist Lata Mangeshkar, Penguin Random House India has announced the acquisition and publication of her biography titled, Lata: A Life in Music.
Originally written in Hindi by writer-poet Yatindra Mishra, this is its timely and monumental translation by the award-winning writer and translator, Ira Pande.
Celebrating art in its totality and telling the life story of India’s most loved singer of all time, this book is scheduled to release in early 2023 under Penguin’s Vintage imprint.

20) Answer: B

Four-time Congress Member of Parliament (MP) & first chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) and wife of late Odisha Chief Minister Janaki Ballav Pattnaik Jayanti Patnaik passed away at the age of 90 in Odisha.
She also held the post of president of the All India Mahila Congress from 1998 to 1990. She was the first chairperson of NCW from February 3, 1992, to January 30, 1995, & second chairperson of the All India Mahila Congress.
She was also known for her literary skills having translated KM Munshi’s Krishnavatara into Odia.

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