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Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 09th November 2022

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1) On which day does the nation commemorate National Legal Services Day 2022 to raise awareness of the different provisions of the Legal Services Authorities Act and the rights of litigants in general?

(a) 08 November

(b) 09 November

(c) 07 November

(d) 10 November

(e) 06 November


2) The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a new chatbot named ‘Aadhaar Mitra.’How many languages is the chatbot capable of speaking?

(a) 3

(b) 2

(c) 4

(d) 5

(e) 7


3) Which edition of Kerala’s Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference was held in Kochi, Kerala?

(a) 12th

(b) 15th

(c) 21st

(d) 13th

(e) 25th


4) The Supreme Court (SC) affirmed the 10% reservation for economically disadvantaged people (EWS) among advanced castes in government employment and colleges across India. Which of the following is not included in Bench?

(a) Dinesh Maheshwari

(b) S Ravindra Bhat

(c) U U Lalit

(d) Bela M Trivedi

(e) Sanjay Gupta


5) Which of the following country has emerged as the top destination for India’s petroleum product exports such as petrol and diesel in the first half of the current fiscal year (FY22)?

(a) Vietnam

(b) The Philippines

(c) Singapore

(d) The Netherlands

(e) Saudi Arabia


6) As per the newspaper report in November 2022, Which of the following became the first Indian state to launch a uniform gold price based on the bank rate?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Gujarat

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Kerala

(e) Maharashtra


7) AdaniConneX has announced the opening of the ________ hyperscale data centre campus located at Sipcot IT Park in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

(a) Chennai 2

(b) Tamil 1

(c) Chennai 1

(d) Adani 2

(e) CoinX 1


8) Hyderabad’s growing green space city hosts India’s largest Miyawaki forest. Akira Miyawaki, a botanist, developed the Miyawaki Method, which uses natural species to create thick, quick-growing woods. Akira Miyawaki is from which country?

(a) China

(b) Ireland

(c) Brazil

(d) South Korea

(e) Japan


9) A two-day enthralling and opulent dance drama, based on the life of __________, known as the “founder of modern Indian civilization”.

(a) Debendranath Tagore

(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(c) Dayananda Saraswati

(d) Swami Vivekananda

(e) KandukuriVeeresalingam


10) Which of the following Mutual Fund Companies has launched two new exchange-traded funds recently to expand their suite of “Mutual Funds Index Solutions”?

(a) ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund

(b) Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund

(c) SBI Mutual Fund

(d) HDFC ERGO Mutual Fund

(e) Kotak Mutual Fund


11) The National Florence Nightingale Awards 2021 were recently presented by President DroupadiMurmu in November 2022. The Government of India created the National Florence Nightingale Awards in ____.

(a) 1985

(b) 1976

(c) 1964

(d) 1973

(e) 1983


12) According to Forbes’ World’s Finest Employers rankings 2022, Which company became India’s top employer and the 20th best company to work for internationally?

(a) SAIL

(b) Adani Group

(c) NTPC

(d) Reliance Industries

(e) Indian Oil Corporation


13) The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has chosen Mohammad Tayyab Ikram to serve as its next president for the next two years. Which nation does he represent?

(a) Pakistan

(b) India

(c) Afghanistan

(d) Bangladesh

(e) Saudi Arabia


14) As per the newspaper report in November 2022, Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Skechers South Asia Private limited?

(a) Shraddha Kapoor

(b) Disha Patani

(c) Kartik Aaryan

(d) Alia Bhatt

(e) Kriti Sanon


15) The Ministry of Culture India has appointed Kishor Basa as the Chairman of the National Monuments Authority (NMA) for _____ years.

(a) 2

(b) 5

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 6


16) Anant Goenka has been appointed as interim managing director (MD) of Zensar Tech. Whom did he replace?

(a) Rahul Chaudhari

(b) Ajay Bhutoria

(c) Pardeep Narwal

(d) Harsh Goenka

(e) Rohit Kumar


17) As per the newspaper report in November 2022, Which of the following company has launched Flood Hub to forecast and monitor flooding incidents worldwide?

(a) Amazon

(b) Infosys

(c) Google

(d) Meta

(e) Microsoft


18) As per the newspaper report in November 2022, Which country’sRevolutionary Guard has launched a new satellite-carrying rocket named‘Ghaem-100’?

(a) China

(b) Israel

(c) Egypt

(d) Japan

(e) Iran


19) Who among the following was named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for October 2022?

(a) Aliya Riaz

(b) Nida Dar

(c) Smriti Mandhana

(d) Deepti Sharma

(e) Harmanpreet Kaur


20) Who became the first Indian cricket player to reach 1,000 runs in a calendar year in a T20 international competition?

(a) Rohit Sharma

(b) Virat Kholi

(c) Suryakumar Yadav

(d) KL Rahul

(e) None of the above


21) The Union Minister Rajiv Chandrashekhar has releasedtwo volumes “Heartfelt: The Legacy of Faith” and “Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery” on the accomplishments and legacy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in ________.

(a) Geneva

(b) Brussels

(c) Dubai

(d) New Delhi

(e) Mumbai


22) Independent India’s first voter, Shyam Saran Negipassed away at the age of 106. He cast his vote for the ___ time on 02 November 2022, for the Himachal assembly polls.

(a) 27th

(b) 33rd

(c) 34th

(d) 41st

(e) 30th


23) The Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in which of the following Indian state?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Assam

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Kerala


24) Where is the headquarters of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) located?

(a) Indore, Madhya Pradesh

(b) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

(c) New Delhi

(d) Mumbai, Maharashtra

(e) Hyderabad, Telangana


25) The Netherlands accounted for nearly 9% of India’s total petroleum product exports in the April to September period at ₹4.5 trillion. What is the capital of the Netherlands?

(a) Nur-Sultan

(b) Amsterdam

(c) Bishkek

(d) Ashgabat

(e) Tashkent


Answers :

1) Answer: B

National Legal Services Day 2022 is observed on the 9th of November 2022.The Day aims to increase public understanding of the rights of litigants as well as the various parts of the Legal Services Authorities Act.

Every year on November 9th, National Legal Services Day is marked to mark the beginning of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, which went into effect on that date in 1995.

State Legal Services Authorities across the nation hold legal awareness events on National Legal Services Day to inform people about the availability of free legal help.

Additionally, every year campaigns are held across the country to inform the public of the many services offered by Legal Services Authorities.


2) Answer: B

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) introduced the brand-new AI/ML chatbot Aadhaar Mitra to help citizens use the services. The chatbot supports both Hindi and English.

It also provides the option of seeing related videos on various themes to help viewers learn. Aadhaar Mitra’s features include the ability to monitor the status of Aadhaar PVC cards and confirm Aadhaar enrollment/update status.


3) Answer: B

The 15th edition of Kerala’s Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference, held in Kochi, has come to an end. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, State Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore, and State Transport Minister Antony Raju are among those attending the farewell celebration.

During the ceremony, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore will give the Awards for Excellence in Urban Transport.


4) Answer: E

The Supreme Court (SC) affirmed the 10% reservation for economically disadvantaged people (EWS) among advanced castes in government employment and colleges across India.

The decision was delivered by a Bench that included Chief Justice of India (CJI) U U Lalit and Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S Ravindra Bhat, Bela M Trivedi, and J B Pardiwala.

Dissenting judgments were issued by Justice Ravindra Bhat and Chief Justice of India Lalit.


5) Answer: D

The Netherlands has emerged as the top destination for India’s petroleum product exports such as petrol and diesel in the first half of the current fiscal year (FY22).

India is a key Asian refining hub, with an installed capacity of nearly 250 million tonnes per annum across 23 refineries

This bump in exports has also resulted in the Netherlands becoming the third biggest market for India’s overall exports, thereby replacing China.


6) Answer: D

Kerala becomes the first state in India to launch a uniform gold price based on the bank rate.

The decision to introduce a uniform price on 916 purity 22-carat gold was taken at a meeting between officials of Malabar Gold and Diamonds, one of the largest gold and diamond retail chains in the country, and key members of All Kerala Gold and Silver Merchants Association.


7) Answer: C

AdaniConneX, a joint venture between Adani Enterprises and EdgeConneX, has announced the opening of the ‘Chennai 1’ hyperscale data centre campus located at Sipcot IT Park in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

The ‘Chennai 1’ campus hosts Tamil Nadu’s first pre-certified IGBC Platinum Rated data centre.


8) Answer: E

Hyderabad’s growing green space city hosts India’s largest Miyawaki forest. This is the country’s largest Miyawaki forest, followed by one in Gujarat, spread over 14 acres.

The Miyawaki Method pioneered by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki helps build dense, fast-growing forests with native plants.

Spread over 18 acres in Kavaguda near the airport, the forest has 126 species of native fruit and flowering trees and is a birds’ paradise.


9) Answer: B

A two-day enthralling and opulent dance drama Titled ‘Yugpurush Raja Rammohun Roy’, based on the life of Raja Rammohan Roy, who is called the father of modern Indian society, concluded.The dance drama was organized at  Kartavya Path and India Gate (Central Vista), New Delhi, Delhi.

The program was based on the theme ‘Nari Samman’, and was organized by the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation of the Ministry of Culture.


10) Answer: D

HDFC ERGO Mutual Fund has launched two new exchange-traded funds – HDFC Nifty IT ETF and HDFC Nifty Private Bank ETF to expand their suite of “HDFC MF Index Solutions”, which the fund house has been managing for the past 20 years.

These index funds offer a simple way to gain exposure to the growing IT and Private Bank space.


11) Answer: D

SmtDroupadiMurmu, President of India, gave the National Florence Nightingale Awards (NFNA) for the year 2021 to nursing workers at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India established the National Florence Nightingale Awards in 1973 as a symbol of distinction for the meritorious services done by nurses and nursing professionals to the society.


12) Answer: D

Reliance Industries, the nation’s largest firm by revenues, profitability, and market value is India’s top employer and the 20th best company to work for internationally, according to Forbes’ World’s Finest Employers rankings 2022.

Reliance, the oil-to-telecom-to-retail behemoth, is placed 20th, the highest-ranked Indian corporation, with 2,30,000 employees.

It is ranked higher than Mercedes-Benz of Germany, Coca-Cola of the United States, Honda and Yamaha of Japan, and Saudi Aramco of Saudi Arabia.

Samsung Electronics, a major in South Korea, came out on top of the global rating, followed by Apple, IBM, Microsoft, and other US behemoths like Alphabet and IBM.


13) Answer: A

Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Mohammad Tayyab Ikram of Pakistan was elected as the new president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), for two years

He has succeeded Mr. Narinder Batra (India) as its full-time chief.

Mr. Ikram defeated Marc Coudron of Belgium 79-47 in the 48th FIH Congress held.

Mr. Seif Ahmed was the acting president of the FIH following Batra’s resignation from the top post after the Delhi High Court asked him to stop functioning as the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chief.


14) Answer: E

Skechers South Asia Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary of Skechers United States of America (USA), has appointed Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon as the new brand ambassador for Skechers India.

Sanon will be the face of the fashion and lifestyle categories for the brand and appear in its upcoming campaign for a line of streetwear sneakers.

Rating agency ICRA has announced that India is the second largest producer of footwear globally, accounting for 9% of the global annual production of 22 billion pairs.


15) Answer: C

Basa is a Tagore National fellow by the Ministry of Culture of Govt. of India for three years.

He is also a member of the Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA), which is the largest anthropological association in India.

He has also served as Vice Chancellor of Fakir Mohan University in Balasore.

He was the former director of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya in Bhopal, (Ministry of Culture, GOI (2004–2008), the Director of Indian Museum, Kolkata (2008–2010), and the Director of Anthropological Survey of India (Additional Charge) (2009-2010).


16) Answer: B

Technology services company Zensar Technologies Ltd has appointed Anant Goenka, son of RPG Group chairman Harsh Goenka, as interim managing director (MD) of the software & services company.

He was appointed because chief executive officer Ajay Bhutoria is undergoing treatment for an undisclosed health condition.


17) Answer: C

American technology giant Google has launched FloodHub, a platform that displays flood forecasts.

Google used an Artificial Intelligence (AI) technique called transfer learning to help it work in areas with less available data.


18) Answer: E

Iran’s powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched a new satellite-carrying rocket, called a Ghaem-100 satellite carrier, seeking to demonstrate the force’s space prowess even as anti-government protests rage across the country.

The United States has repeatedly voiced concern that such launches could boost Iran’s ballistic missile technology, extending to the potential delivery of nuclear warheads.


19) Answer: B

The ICC Player of the Month award recipients for October 2022 were revealed by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

As the ICC’s male Player of the Month for October, seasoned Indian batsman Virat Kohli has been recognized.

As a result of her amazing performance in the Women’s Asia Cup, veteran all-rounder Nida Dar of Pakistan has been named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month.

Following a global poll among media representatives, ICC Hall of Famers, former international players, and fans registered at ICC-cricket.com, both Kohli and Dar were chosen as the winners.

Virat Kohli has been in incredible form over the past month, putting up outstanding performances throughout the current ICC T20 World Cup and helping India advance to the semifinals.

Nida Dar is named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for October in recognition of her significant contributions to Pakistan’s run to the Women’s Asia Cup semifinals in Bangladesh.


20) Answer: C

Suryakumar Yadav, a star Indian batsman, is the first Indian player to reach 1,000 runs in a calendar year in a T20 international competition.

The hitter achieved this achievement against Zimbabwe in his team’s final Super 12 stage match at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Australia.

India’s innings were successfully concluded in the game thanks to Suryakumar’s flawless finishing touches.

Suryakumar has 1,026 runs and a 44.60 batting average in 28 innings this year.

Suryakumar Yadav is currently on the exclusive list of batters who have scored more than 1000 T20I runs in a calendar year, joining Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan.

Rizwan scored a total of 1326 runs in 29 games in 2021, adding to his 924 runs in 23 T20Is this season.

The only other player in T20I history to score more than 1000 runs in a single year is Surya.

He has now scored 1026 runs overall in 28 T20I games this year.

Surya made his India T20I debut against England in March of last year, and he hasn’t looked back since.


21) Answer: C

Rajiv Chandrashekhar, Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, published two volumes on the accomplishments and legacy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Dubai.

These are “Heartfelt: The Legacy of Faith” and “Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery”.

The books were presented at a ceremony put on by the Vishwa Sadhbhavana, NID Foundation (Dubai branch), to strengthen the ties of friendship and solidarity between Americans, Australians, and New Zealanders.


22) Answer: C

Shyam Saran Negi, the first voter of independent India passed away at the age of 106 at his native place in Kinnaur.

He cast his vote for the 34th time on November 2, 2022, for the Himachal assembly polls.

Negi would be cremated with full honours at his village in Kalpa.


23) Answer: E

Kerala :

Governor: Arif Mohammad Khan

Chief minister: Pinarayi Vijayan

Capital: Thiruvananthapuram

Airport: Trivandrum International Airport, Cochin International Airport, Calicut International Airport, Kannur International Airport

Wildlife Sanctuaries: Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary

National Park: Eravikulam National Park, Silent Valley National Park


24) Answer: D

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD):

Established: 12 July 1982

Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

NABARD is the apex regulatory body for the overall regulation of regional rural banks and apex cooperative banks in India.

It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance, GoI.


25) Answer: B

The Netherlands

Prime Minister: Mark Rutte

Capital: Amsterdam

Currency: Euro