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1) Who has been appointed as the Deputy Election Commissioner until July 24, 2024?
(a) Prashant Kumar
(b) Ajay Bhadoo
(c) Smriti Mandhana
(d) Balasubramanian
(e) Balakrishnan
2) In Which state did Pullampara Panchayat become the first fully digital literate panchayat in India?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Kerala
(c) Odisha
(d) Assam
(e) Andhra Pradesh
3) Which country’s Central Bank signed an MOU with the National Payments Corporation of India(NPCI) to launch India’s Rupay Debit Card?
(a) the Maldives
(b) Oman
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal
(e) Bhutan
4) Who took charge as the Director General of Ordnance(Coordination & Services)?
(a) Amit Mehta
(b) M K Garg
(c) Sanjeev Kishore
(d) Balakrishnan
(e) None of the above
5) Who has been appointed as the new Brand Ambassador of Fire-Boltt?
(a) Alia Bhatt
(b) Kiara Advani
(c) Sanjeev Kishore
(d) Ajay Bhadoo
(e) Kartik Aaryan
6) Which of the following companies merged with Culver Max Entertainment Private Ltd(CME) with the approval of the Competition Commission of India(CCI)?
(a) ZEE Entertainment Pvt Ltd
(b) Sun Entertainment Pvt Ltd
(c) Bangla Entertainment Pvt Ltd
(d) Both A & B
(e) Both A & C
7) Which of the following bank has recently extended a line of credit of USD 100 million for Development Projects in the Maldives?
(a) Asian Development Bank
(b) Export-Import Bank of India
(c) World Bank
(d) International Monetary Fund
(e) None of the above
8) Which of the following insurance company launched the Activ Fit Health Insurance policy for young and healthy adults?
(a) SBI General Insurance
(b) Aditya Birla Health Insurance
(c) Shriram General Insurance
(d) Edelwiss General Insurance
(e) Star Health & Allied Insurance
9) Which of the following Insurance Companies has recently launched the ‘Insure India’ campaign?
(a) Shriram General Insurance
(b) HDFC Life Insurance
(c) Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance
(d) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
(e) Kotak Mahindra General Insurance
10) How Many crores was JSW Cement Ltd raised on MUFG Bank India Ltd for its sustainability-linked loan?
(a) Rs. 200 Crores
(b) Rs. 300 Crores
(c) Rs. 400 Crores
(d) Rs. 100 Crores
(e) Rs. 500 Crores
11) Which of the following state has launched ‘Satya Nishtha’app to help investigate and control criminal activities?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Odisha
(e) Assam
12) Britannia and Associates(Dubai) Pvt Co Ltd(BADCO) acquired ________% equity share in Kenya’s Kenafric Biscuits Ltd(KBL) & acquired 100% of the equity share capital of Catalyst Britannia Brands Ltd(CBBL).
(a) 41%
(b) 45%
(c) 48%
(d) 51%
(e) 53%
13) Which of the following state government has partnered with the upcoming FIFA’s women’s World Cup to give India its First Hybrid Pitch?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Goa
(c) Sikkim
(d) TamilNadu
(e) Delhi
14) Which game is included in the Common Wealth Games 2026 edition in Victoria, Australia?
(a) Wrestler
(b) Shooting
(c) Weightlifting
(d) Javelin throw
(e) Badminton
15) Recently, B.D.Mishra took additional charge as the Governor of Which of the following state?
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) TamilNadu
(e) Kerala
16) Who all won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a way of “snapping
molecules together”?
(a) Morten Meldal
(b) Carolyn R.Bertozzi
(c) K. Barry Sharpless
(d) Both B & C
(e) All the above
17) Which of the following ministry has signed an MOU with NAFED to boost the initiative to promote millets?
(a) Ministry of External Affairs
(b) Ministry of Rural Development
(c) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
(d) Ministry of Home Affairs
(e) None of the above
18) World Cotton Day is celebrated on ____________.
(a) 8th October
(b) 7th October
(c) 6th October
(d) 3rd October
(e) 4th October
19) Which of the following country has emerged as the World’s Largest Producer and Consumer of Sugar?
(a) Brazil
(b) India
(c) The Maldives
(d) The USA
(e) China
20) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in the _______ district of Himachal Pradesh.
(a) Mandi
(b) Kullu
(c) Bilaspur
(d) Chamba
(e) Shimla
Answers :
1) Answer: B
A 1999 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Gujarat cadre, Mr. Ajay
Bhadoo has been appointed as the Deputy Election Commissioner until July 24, 2024.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the senior bureaucrat's
candidature.
2) Answer: B
The Pullampara Panchayat in Kerala’s capital Thiruvananthapuram has become the
first fully digital literate panchayat in India.
Full digital literacy was achieved by Pullampara panchayat’s ‘DigiPullampara’ project,
under which some 3,300 residents between the 14-65 age group were given digital
education.
3) Answer: B
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Central Bank of Oman (CBO)
signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch the Rupay debit card
in Oman, paving the way for a new era of financial connectivity.
This comes after New Delhi and Muscat reached a consensus to expand the Indian digital
payment ecosystem to the gulf region.
4) Answer: C
Shri Sanjeev Kishore, a 1985 batch officer of the Indian Ordnance Factory Service
(IOFS), has taken over as the director general ordnance (C&S) at the Directorate of
Ordnance (Coordination & Services), Kolkata, West Bengal, upon the superannuation of
Shri M K Grag.
5) Answer: B
Homegrown wearable and audio watch brand, Fire-Boltt has appointed an Indian actress
Kiara Advani is its new brand ambassador.
Kiara will be part of the marketing campaigns of the brand alongside cricketing icon Virat
Kohli & actor Vicky Kaushal.
6) Answer: E
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the amalgamation of Zee
Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) and Bangla Entertainment Private Limited
(BEPL) with Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited (CME) (earlier known as Sony
Pictures Network India) with certain modifications.
7) Answer: B
Export-Import Bank of India [Exim Bank], on behalf of the Government of India, has
extended a Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 100 million to the Government of the Republic
of the Maldives for financing developmental projects.
The agreement was signed by Maldives Minister of Finance Mr. Ibrahim Ameer and
Exim Bank’s general manager Mr. Nirmit Ved. India’s Foreign Secretary Mr. V M
Kwatra and his Maldivian counterpart Mr. Ahmed Latheef were also present.
8) Answer: B
Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Limited. (ABHICL), the health insurance subsidiary of
Aditya Birla Capital Limited (ABCL), has launched the first of its kind ACTIV FIT health
insurance policy, a comprehensive health insurance plan for young and healthy adults.
It provides an upfront 10% good health discount based on an assessment done through a
unique facial scan.
It offers up to 50% health returns on being active for 275 days in a year.
In case of hospitalization, if they fall short of their insurance coverage, the customer can use
the 100% Binge Refill feature.
9) Answer: B
HDFC Life Insurance Company has launched the ‘Insure India’ campaign.
To educate Indians on the benefits of life insurance as a product category.
To educate Indians about life insurance thereby motivating them to secure their future with
this unique financial product offers the dual benefits of protection and long-term
savings.
As part of this campaign, HDFC Life will host chat shows, hold on-ground activities,
webinars, etc., for engaging with consumers both directly as well as indirectly through its
wide network of distributors.
10) Answer: C
JSW Cement has raised Rs 400 crore (USD 50 million) from MUFG Bank India as its
first sustainability-linked loan.
It is the company’s first sustainability-linked loan in the credit line.
Whereas it is MUFG Bank India’s first transaction undertaken out of its new IFSC unit
branch launched in August 2022 in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (Gift
City), Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
The funding will enable the company to meet its goal of 25 million tonnes per annum
capacity by FY25 and also forms part of its environmental, social, and governance (ESG)
objectives.
11) Answer: B
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Jai Ram Thakur launched the first-of-its-kind
mobile application ‘The Satya Nishtha app, in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh (HP) to
help investigate and control criminal activities.
The app was designed under the guidance of Kangra Superintendent of Police Kushal
Sharma.
The app has been brought out at Rs 3.70 lakh.
12) Answer: D
Britannia and Associates (Dubai) Pvt Co Ltd (BADCO), Britannia’s wholly-owned arm
acquired Nairobi-based liability firm Kenafric Biscuits Ltd (KBL) by subscribing to 51%
of the equity share capital of the company.
The cost of acquisition was Kenyan Shillings (KES) 13.87 crore ( ₹9.2 crores)
BADCO has acquired 100% of the equity share capital of Catalyst Britannia Brands Ltd
(CBBL) for Kenyan Shillings (KES) 2.14 crore ( ₹1.42 crore), thereby making it a 100%
subsidiary.
CBBL is an investment company that owns the ‘Britannia’ trademark in Kenya.
13) Answer: B
The Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa’s Fatorda will have India’s first hybrid
pitch that will be used for the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup matches.
Despite continuous matches, there will be less wear and tear since it’s a hybrid pitch.
The hybrid pitch is about 95 percent natural (grass) and five percent hybrid.
The installation is happening in two 12-hour shifts with a crew of five men and is set to be
completed in eight days.
The cost of the installation is Rs 4 crore.
14) Answer: B
Shooting will return to the Commonwealth Games roster in the 2026 edition in
Victoria, Australia, while wrestling has been dropped in a bitter-sweet turn of events
for India.
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and the Commonwealth Games Australia
have unveiled the full sports program for the Victoria 2026 CWG, featuring 20 sports and
26 disciplines, including nine fully integrated para-sports.
The return of shooting, which was controversially dropped from the Birmingham CWG
earlier this year is a welcome development for India.
15) Answer: A
The former brigadier of the Indian Army & Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Shri B.D.
Mishra (Retd.), took additional charge as the Governor of Meghalaya at the Raj Bhavan
in Shillong.
He succeeded Shri Satya Pal Malik who completed his term as the Meghalaya governor on
October 3, 2022.
16) Answer: E
This year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded in equal parts to Carolyn R.
Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, and K. Barry Sharpless for developing a way of “snapping
molecules together” that can be used to design medicines.
Their work, known as click chemistry and bioorthogonal reactions, is used to make cancer
drugs, map DNA and create materials that are tailored to a specific purpose.
Hans Ellegren, secretary general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announced the
winners at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.
17) Answer: C
Agriculture Ministry, NAFED signed MoU to boost the initiative to promote millet
towards the celebration of the international year of millets 2023.
The U.N. General Assembly recently adopted a resolution, sponsored by India and
supported by more than 70 countries, declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets.
18) Answer: B
October 7 is celebrated each year as World Cotton Day
It is a multipurpose plant chiefly used in the textile industry but also in the medical sector,
the edible oil industry, animal feeds, and bookbinding, among others.
The theme for 2022’s celebration of World Cotton Day appears to be “Weaving a better
future for cotton,” as apparent from the posters released by the Food and Agricultural
the organisation of the United Nations (FAO).
19) Answer: B
With a bumper sugar production of 35.9 million tons during the October-September season,
India has left behind Brazil to become the top producer of sweeteners.
With this, India has emerged as the world’s largest producer and consumer of sugar as
well as the world’s 2nd largest exporter of sugar.
Brazil produced about 32 million tons of sugar in 2021-22.
20) Answer: C
With a promise to increase access to affordable healthcare in Himachal Pradesh in an eco-
the friendly manner, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the All-India Institute of
Medical Sciences in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh.
He also affirmed that the hospital will run in an environment-friendly manner and will also be
known as a ‘Green Hospital’.
IIMS Bilaspur will not only increase access to affordable healthcare in Himachal but is also
eco-friendly and will be known as Green AIIMS.
