Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 08th October 2022

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1) When was Air Force Day observed?

(a) 6 October

(b) 7 October

(d) 9 October

(e) 10 October

2) Where has the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises organized a national SC-ST hub conclave?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Karnataka

(d) Andhra Pradesh

(e) Rajasthan

3) Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) launched the Telecom Technology Development Fund scheme. When was Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) established under the Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Act 2003?

(a) 1999

(b) 2000

(d) 2004

(e) 2005

4) India participates in the 3rd G20 Sherpa meeting in Indonesia. Who was recently appointed as India’s Group 20 (G20) Sherpa?

(a) Piyush Goyal

(b) Amitabh Kant

(d) K V Subramanian

(e) Narendra Modi

5) Where was the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) MONDIACULT 2022 World Conference held represented by the Minister of State for Culture Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal?

(a) Australia

(b) Spain

(d) the US

(e) Russia

6) Mawmluh Cave has been listed among the first 100 International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) geological heritage sites. Where is Mawmluh Cave located?

(a) Manipur

(b) Sikkim

(d) Meghalaya

(e) Gujarat

7) Gujarat Chief Minister announced the Aatmanirbhar Gujrat Schemes 2022 for Assistance To Industries at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Who is the current chief minister of Gujarat?

(a) Bhupendra Yadav

(b) Nitin Gadkari

(d) Basavaraj Somappa Bommai

(e) Eknath Shinde

8) India’s 1st Hi-tech anti-poaching system was installed in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. Where is Ranthambore Tiger Reserve located?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Rajasthan

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Andhra Pradesh

9) When will India commission its First Green Hydrogen Fueling Station in Leh?

(a) 2023

(b) 2024

(d) 2026

(e) 2027

10) Who has received the prestigious Nansen Refugee Award from the United Nations refugee agency?

(a) Angela Merkel

(b) Scott Morrison

(d) Joe Biden

(e) Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy

11) Annie Ernaux has been awarded the Noble Prize 2022 in Literature recently. Which country does she hail from?

(a) the United States

(b) the United Kingdom

(d) Russia

(e) Italy

12) Where have NTPC Ltd and GE Gas Power signed an MoU to install at NTPC’s Kawas combined-cycle gas power plant?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Rajasthan

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Andhra Pradesh

13) Which state government has partnered with World Economic Forum (WEF) for bringing together a network called ‘Food Innovation Hubs, to strengthen local innovation ecosystems and achieve self-sufficiency in food production through private-public partnerships (PPP)?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Rajasthan

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Madhya Pradesh

14) Which of the following organizations has appointed Sandeep Kumar Gupta as its chairman and managing director?

(a) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

(b) Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)

(d) National Thermal Power Corporation Limited

(e) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)

15) Who was appointed as Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SBI General Insurance Company Limited?

(a) Manoj Kumar Sinha

(b) Kishore Kumar Poludasu

(d) Sanjay Kumar Agarwal

(e) Ajay Kumar

16) Where has the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) tested three remotely unmanned, weaponized boats?

(a) Odisha

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Chennai

(e) Bhopal

17) Which of the following Indian Naval Ship has visited a port in Gabon as part of an ongoing deployment in the Gulf of Guinea for anti-piracy patrols?

(a) INS Rajput

(b) INS Sahyadri

(d) INS Talwar

(e) INS Vikrant

18) Which country is set to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games?

(a) Australia

(b) Saudi Arabia

(d) South Korea

(e) India

19) Who among the following has won the FIH Men’s Goalkeeper of the year award?

(a) Sunil Chhetri

(b) Sandesh Jhingan

(d) P R Sreejesh

(e) Subrata Pal

20) The Rest of India (ROI) team defeated Saurashtra to win the Irani Cup 2022. Irani Cup is related to ______________.

(a) Hockey

(b) Cricket

(d) Tennis

(e) Badminton

Answers :

1) Answer: C

Indian Air Force Day is celebrated on 8 October every year. The main aim is to pay a tribute to the Air Force of India and acknowledge their contribution, and excellence India has presented in the field.

Every year the Indian Air Force Day is celebrated at Hindon Air Force Station, which is the largest air base in Asia. The Air Force was officially raised as the supporting force of the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom in 1932 and the first operational squadron was created in 1933. Indian Air Force Day is celebrated to mark the official establishment of the Indian Air Force, which was on October 8, 1932.

2) Answer: A

The Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises has organized a national SC-ST hub conclave in Gujarat. The conclave has been attended by many financial institutions such as the State Bank of India and Yes Bank.

CPSEs like National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd., Food Corporation of India, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, and Indian Oil Corporation Limited also participated in the conclave. Details regarding various lending schemes for the MSME sector have been provided during the conclave. The National Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) scheme has been launched by the Ministry of MSME for inclusive growth of the Indian economy. Its main aim is to enhance capacity and promote an entrepreneurship culture among the SC-ST population.

3) Answer: C

Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) launched the Telecom Technology Development Fund scheme. The Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) scheme aims at promoting technology ownership and indigenous manufacturing, developing a culture of technology-cum-innovation, reducing imports, and creating intellectual property.

Under the scheme, USOF is also aiming to create an ecosystem for research, design, prototyping, and proof of concept testing. The scheme encourages and inducts indigenous technologies to meet domestic needs. Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) provides funds for research and development in rural-specific communication technology applications.

About USOF: It was established in 2002 under the Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Act 2003. It is an attached office of the Department of Telecom.

4) Answer: B

India’s Group 20 (G20) Sherpa Shri Amitabh Kant led an Indian official delegation to the third G20 Sherpa meeting of Indonesia’s G20 Presidency, held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from 26-29 September 2022. The 1st Sherpa meeting under the Indonesian Presidency was held in December 2021 and the 2nd Sherpa meeting in July 2022.

5) Answer: C

The Indian delegation headed by the Minister of State for Culture Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal represented the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) MONDIACULT 2022 World Conference to be held in Mexico City from 28th-30th September 2022.

To shape a more robust and resilient cultural sector, fully anchored in the perspectives of sustainable development goals (SDG). At the conference, Culture Ministers of more than 100 countries will participate in this multilateral forum to decide on the global cultural discourse. It also promotes solidarity, peace, and security”, in line with the vision enshrined in the UN Secretary-General’s Shri Antonio Guterres report titled ‘Our Common Agenda’ which refers to culture as a ‘global public good, the good of us all.

6) Answer: D

Mawmluh Cave in Sohra, located in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, has been listed among the first 100 International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) geological heritage sites.

“Mawmluh Cave in Sohra, Meghalaya known for the ‘Meghalayan Age’ has been selected by @theIUGS(@UNESCO) as one of the ‘FIRST 100 IUGS GEOLOGICAL SITES’ in the world,”. The full list of the ‘First 100 IUGS Geological Sites’ will be presented at the IUGS’s 60th-anniversary event, which will take place in Zumaia, Spain. The First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites were selected from 181 candidate sites from 56 countries. The cave was first explored by a British official named Lieutenant Yule in the year 1844. It is the fourth longest cave in the Indian subcontinent. Mawmluh Cave, locally called Krem Mawmluh, is known for the ‘Meghalayan Age. The word “krem” in the local Khasi language means cave. The cave, which is 7.2 kilometers long, has numerous entrances & the cave is situated at an altitude of 4,503 meters. Only one-fourth of the cave is exposed to sunlight while the rest of the cave is shrouded in complete darkness.

7) Answer: C

Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel announced the Aatmanirbhar Gujrat Schemes 2022 for Assistance To Industries at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

To attract industries and investors and create large-scale employment opportunities. The scheme gives different types of incentives to mega, heavy, and micro industries as well as micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The scheme is expected to attract a proposed investment of nearly 12.50 lakh crore rupees in the state besides generating employment for around 15 lakh people in the coming days. 9 sectors including green energy ecosystem, sustainability, and mobility have been recognized as thrust manufacturing sectors in line with Aatmanirbhar Bharat.

8) Answer: B

The government of Rajasthan has installed a technology-based Wildlife Monitoring and Anti Poaching System at Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) and other protected forests of Rajasthan.

It is claimed that this is the country’s first hi-tech surveillance system to stop the poaching of tigers and other anti-wildlife activities. The State Information Technology and Communication Department have developed this advanced anti-poaching monitoring system for RTR, which includes thermal and optical, PTZ, bullet, dome, and drones.

9) Answer: A

India’s first green hydrogen fuelling station, being set up at Leh in the Union Territory of Ladakh, is all set to be commissioned before May 2023. The first-of-its-kind project is being set up by state-run NTPC.

The power generator had awarded the contract for the project to Amara Raja Power Systems, part of the $1.3 billion Amara Raja Group, in June. Under the project, green hydrogen will be produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using electrolysis powered by renewable energy.

10) Answer: A

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel received the prestigious Nansen Refugee Award from the United Nations refugee agency.

The UNHCR selection committee praised Merkel’s “leadership, courage, and compassion” for welcoming 1.2 million refugees and asylum seekers by Germany in 2015 and 2016 during the war in Syria. The former chancellor will be honored with the award on October 10 in Geneva. Angela Merkel served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021.

11) Answer: C

The French author Annie Ernaux has been awarded the Noble Prize 2022 in Literature.

Ernaux has been awarded for the courage and clinical acuity through which she uncovers the roots, estrangements, and collective restraints of personal memory. Annie was born on September 1, 1940. Being a French writer and professor of literature, her work, mostly autobiographical, is linked closely with sociology. The Nobel Prize 2021 for Literature was awarded to Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents. Some of his bestseller novels include Paradise, By the Sea, and Desertion.

12) Answer: A

State-run NTPC Ltd and GE Gas Power signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the feasibility to demonstrate hydrogen co-firing blended with natural gas in GE’s 9E gas turbines installed at NTPC’s Kawas combined-cycle gas power plant in Gujarat.

The two companies will jointly explore the pathways to reduce CO2 emissions from the Kawas gas power plant and further implementation at scale across NTPC’s installed units in India. NTPC’s Kawa gas power plant is powered by four GE 9E gas turbines operating in a combined-cycle mode and has an installed capacity of 645 megawatts (MW). Further, GE’s advanced E- Class gas turbine portfolio currently can burn up to 100% by volume of hydrogen when blended with natural gas.

13) Answer: E

World Economic Forum (WEF) has partnered with Madhya Pradesh for bringing together a network called ‘Food Innovation Hubs, to strengthen local innovation ecosystems and achieve self-sufficiency in food production through private-public partnerships (PPP).

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is bringing together a network called ‘Food Innovation Hubs, to strengthen local innovation ecosystems and achieve self-sufficiency in food production through private-public partnerships (PPP). The Food Innovation Hubs initiative aims to strengthen local innovation ecosystems and achieve self-sufficiency in food production through private-public partnerships (PPP). The ‘Food Innovation Hubs are coming up in Columbia, Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates, and the European Union. Many others are also in the process of being set up in Kenya and Rwanda. The first hub in India is being set up in Madhya Pradesh under a collaboration agreement between the WEF and Madhya Pradesh government.

14) Answer: B

Mr. Sandeep Kumar Gupta has taken charge as the chairman and managing director of GAIL (India) Limited. Mr. Gupta will replace Mr. Manoj Jain, who has a wide experience of more than 34 years in the oil and gas industry.

In June 2022 the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) selected him for the top role at GAIL after interviewing 10 candidates. Before joining GAIL, he held the position of Director (Finance) in August 2019 on the Board of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, the leading PSU integrated Energy Company in Fortune “Global 500”, and several group companies. He has received prestigious individual recognition such as “CA CFO- Large Corporate – Manufacturing and Infrastructure Category” in Jan. 2021 by ICAI for Financial and Risk Management during the Pandemic and was adjudged among the Top 30 CFOs in India by StartupLanes.com in May 2022.

15) Answer: B

SBI General Insurance Company Limited has appointed Shri Kishore Kumar Poludasu as its new Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He was nominated by the parent company, State Bank of India, for the position.

Shri Kishore Kumar Poludasu has been associated with the State Bank of India since 1991. He is a seasoned BFSI professional with over 3 decades of experience in commercial banking. He has also been instrumental in supervising the integration of systems & processes and human resources during the merger between the State Bank of Mysore and SBI.

16) Answer: C

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) tested three remotely unmanned, weaponized boats at Bhama Askhed Dam in Pune, Maharashtra.

The 3 remote-controlled armed boats were tested with no man on the vessel. These boats were developed by DRDO in collaboration with the private start-up Sagar Defence Engineering, a defense production start-up. The boats are useful for surveillance purposes, patrols, and reconnaissance of overall maritime security. Notably, the boats have an endurance of about four hours. Currently, the boat can sail at a maximum speed of 10 nautical miles/hour & can be further increased to 25 nautical miles. Some variants of these boats use an electric propulsion system with lithium batteries, while others have a petrol engine on board.

17) Answer: C

INS Tarkash has visited a port in Gabon as part of an ongoing deployment in the Gulf of Guinea for anti-piracy patrols.

This marks the “first-ever visit by any Indian naval ship to Gabon. During its stay in port, the ship and its crew will participate in official and professional interactions as well as sports fixtures. Their professional interactions will include discussions and drills on fire fighting and damage control, medical and casualty evacuation issues, and diving operations. In addition, yoga sessions and social interactions are also planned.

18) Answer: B

Saudi Arabia has won a bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at a planned mountain resort in the Gulf Arab state’s $500 billion flagship NEOM project.

The TROJENA development is expected to be completed in 2026 and will offer outdoor skiing, a man-made freshwater lake, and a nature reserve. With the unlimited support by the Saudi leadership & HRH Crown Prince to the sports, sector is proud to announce They have won the bid to host AWG TROJENA2029 as the first country in western Asia. NEOM is Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s most ambitious project under the kingdom’s Vision 2030 development plan to reduce reliance on oil and transform the economy, including by developing sports. NEOM, a 26,500-square-km (10,230-square-mile) high-tech development on the Red Sea, will include zero-carbon city “The Line” as well as industrial and logistics areas.

19) Answer: D

India’s PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia were voted the FIH Men’s and Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year, respectively, for the second year running.

Sreejesh once again showed his value to the team, playing in all 16 games in the Pro League as India finished in the third position. He also played in all six games at the 2022 Birmingham CWG, where India won the silver medal. The 32-year-old Punia finished on top of the voting with 37.6 points. Argentina legend Belen Succi was second with 26.4, followed by Australia stalwart Jocelyn Bartram with 16 points. She is now only the third athlete to win the Goalkeeper of the Year (women) award for two consecutive years since its inception in 2014.

20) Answer: B

The Rest of India (ROI) defeated Saurashtra by eight wickets to win the Irani Cup 2022 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. Rest of India pacer Mukesh Kumar was adjudged Player of the Match in Irani Cup 2022. Irani Trophy or Irani Cup is a test match format cricket tournament in India.

The current Ranji Trophy winners and the Rest of India’s cricket team compete in it each year. It is organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It was named after the late Z. R. Irani.

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