1000+ Current Affairs October 2022 MCQ for SBI PO [Solved]

1. The 81st annual convention of the Indian Roads Congress has been held in which of the following city after 11 years?
A. Chennai
B. Lucknow
C. Bengaluru
D. Ahmedabad
Answer : B

2. The All India Football Federation has launched a grassroots football development (GFD) scheme in which state?
A. Assam
B. Bihar
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Bihar
Answer : C

3. Which state has bagged the top position in the category of big states in the Public Affairs Index- 2022?
A. Sikkim
B. Uttarakhand
C. Rajasthan
D. Haryana
Answer : D

4. Which country has been added by FATF to the list of high-risk countries?
A. Singapore
B. Myanmar
C. DR Congo
D. France
Answer : B

5. Who has been appointed as the new Controller General of Accounts?
A. Bharati Das
B. Sonali Singh
C. Shakuntla Devi
D. P.L. Sahu
Answer : A

6. Who has been appointed as the President of the Quality Council of India?
A. Deepak Shah
B. Jaxay Shah
C. Arun Bansal
D. Partha Satpathy
Answer : B

7. How many Ukrainian territories were formally annexed during Vladimir Putin's leadership?
A. 5
B. 4
C. 7
D. 8
Answer : B

8. What is India's position in the Global Hunger Index 2022?
A. 52
B. 150
C. 107
D. 102
Answer : C

9. Kuno National Park, where Cheetahs were introduced, is located in which state?
A. Maharashtra
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Gujarat
D. Rajasthan
Answer : B

10. Who, along with his Australian colleague Penny Wong, hosted the 13th Foreign Ministers' Framework Dialogue in Canberra?
A. Piyush Goyal
B. S Jaishankar
C. Amit Shah
D. Jitendra Singh
Answer : B

11. On which day International Archaeology Day 2022 is observed?
A. October 15
B. October 14
C. October 13
D. October 12
Answer : A

12. Which city gets India's cleanest city tag 'Swachh Survekshan Award' for the 6th time in a row?
A. Pune
B. Hyderabad
C. Indore
D. Lucknow
Answer : C

13. Which state has been ranked the best-governed state in the Public Affairs Index Report 2022 prepared by the Bengaluru-based think tank Public Affairs Center?
A. Gujarat
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Haryana
D. Punjab
Answer : C

14. Pegatron of which country has become the third Apple vendor to set up a manufacturing unit in Chennai, India?
A. USA
B. Russia
C. China
D. Taiwan
Answer : D

15. Tulsi Tanti, who has died due to cardiac arrest, belongs to which profession?
A. Businessman
B. Doctor
C. Teacher
D. Singer
Answer : A

16. Who took charge as the new director general (DG) of ITBP?
A. Avinash Singh
B. Anish Dayal Singh
C. Bayeish Sharma
D. Ravi Dubey
Answer : B

17. Indian Army has signed an MoU with how many banks for providing banking facilities to Agniveers on enrolment?
A. 5
B. 11
C. 10
D. 15
Answer : B

18. Jakson Green has signed an MoU with which state governments to invest Rs 22,400 crore to set up green hydrogen and green ammonia project, in phases in which of the state following states?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Gujarat
C. Maharashtra
D. Rajasthan
Answer : D

19. Who has won Nobel Prize 2022 in Literature?
A. Leila Slimani
B. Annie Ernaux
C. Michel Houellebecq
D. Yasmina Reza
Answer : B

20. Who has become the first Indian woman hurdler to break 13 seconds barrier?
A. Jyothi Yarraji
B. Reeth Abraham
C. Anuradha Biswal
D. Debashree Mazumdar
Answer : A

21. Who was presented with the SJFI medal, the highest award of the Sports Journalist Federation of India (SJFI)?
A. Sunil Gavaskar
B. Kapil Dev
C. Anil Kumble
D. Virat Kohli
Answer : A

22. Who has won the WBC Asia Continental championship in Bangkok?
A. Shresht Yadav
B. Vinesh Phogat
C. Shiva Thakran
D. Sonia Nehwal
Answer : C

23. What is the rank of India in the Mercer Global Pension Index?
A. 40
B. 156
C. 52
D. 20
Answer : A

24. Which company has developed India's first aluminium freight train rake?
A. Vedanta Limited
B. NALCO
C. Hindalco
D. Jindal Aluminium
Answer : C

25. Who has been named as the new Defence Secretary by the Government of India?
A. Ajay Bhatt
B. Amarendra Tiwari
C. Aramane Giridhar
D. Radha Sridharan
Answer : C

26. What is the name of India's first antidote against the SARS-CoV-2 virus?
A. COVEX-19
B. NOCOV-19
C. VINCOV-19
D. ANTICOV-19
Answer : C

27. The government of India will set up branches of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in all the states by which year to deal with terrorism cases?
A. 2030
B. 2023
C. 2025
D. 2024
Answer : D

28. In October 2022, which of the following soft drinks has become a $1-billion brand in the Indian market?
A. Limca
B. Sprite
C. Fanta
D. Minute Maid
Answer : B

29. Who has been appointed as Executive Chairman of Samsung Electronics?
A. Jay Y Lee
B. Chung Yong-jin
C. Hong Ra-hee
D. Lee Boo-Jin
Answer : A

30. Pitt Island, where hundreds of pilot whales were stranded dead, is located in which country?
A. New Zealand
B. Japan
C. USA
D. Indonesia
Answer : A

31. Which Fintech firm has been approved by the Reserve Bank of India to operate as a non-banking financial company (NBFC) account aggregator?
A. Bill Desk
B. Cygnet
C. Mobikwik
D. Razorpay
Answer : B

32. The 81st annual convention of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) has been held in which city after 11 years?
A. Mumbai
B. Ranchi
C. Lucknow
D. Indore
Answer : C

33. Which team has won the Air Force Lawn Tennis Championship 2022-23?
A. Eastern Air Command
B. Western Air Command
C. Training Command
D. Central Air Command
Answer : B

34. NASA's Dragonfly rotorcraft is scheduled to reach the Selk Crater region on Saturn's moon Titan in which year?
A. 2034
B. 2025
C. 2026
D. 2029
Answer : A

35. Who has been signed as the Brand ambassador of Gulf Oil India?
A. M S Dhoni
B. Jhulan Goswami
C. Smriti Mandhana
D. All of these
Answer : C

36. Who among the following has been elected as a member of the prestigious Academia Ophthalmological Internationalis (AOI) in October 2022?
A. Dr Sundaram Natarajan
B. Dr. Atul Kumar
C. Dr. Prashant Garg
D. Dr. Lingam Gopal
Answer : C

37. Climber Elnaz Rekabi, who was reported missing, belongs to which country?
A. Qatar
B. UAE
C. Afghanistan
D. Iran
Answer : D

38. Which organization has announced the promotion of gender equality in collaboration with UNICEF?
A. International Solar Alliance
B. Asian Cricket Council
C. International Cricket Council
D. Indian National Cricket Team
Answer : C

39. Defence Minister performed 'Shastra Pooja' at which Military Station?
A. Guwahati
B. Jaipur
C. Auli
D. Patna
Answer : C

40. Which Union Territories had become the first 'Har Ghar Jal' certified Union Territory (UT) in the country?
A. Puducherry
B. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
D. Lakshadweep
Answer : C

41. Which organisation developed the indigenous trainer aircraft HTT-40, which was recently unveiled?
A. BEL
B. HAL
C. DRDO
D. ISRO
Answer : B

42. UAE's Minister of Tolerance inaugurated which religious monument in Dubai?
A. Vedic Temple
B. Mosque
C. Hindu Temple
D. Church
Answer : C

43. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Rajasthan state?
A. Ramesh Kandula
B. Rajesh Talwar
C. Umesh Mishra
D. Alok Chakrawal
Answer : C

44. Which of the following states has been chosen to launch a SCG project by the Indian government?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Rajasthan
Answer : C

45. Durgavati Tiger Reserve, which was notified recently, is located in which state/UT?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. West Bengal
C. Maharashtra
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer : D

46. Who has been appointed as the new US Ambassador to India?
A. Elizabeth Jones
B. Patricia A. Lacina
C. Kenneth Juster
D. Atul Keshap
Answer : A

47. Which bank has partnered with BookMyShow to launch a new credit card named 'Play'?
A. HDFC Bank
B. RBL Bank
C. Axis Bank
D. Yes Bank
Answer : B

48. Who has been named the high-performance director (HPD) for Indian boxing?
A. Bernard Dunne
B. Rocky Marciano
C. Santiago Nieva
D. Joe Louis
Answer : A

49. What amount of money has the government approved to install 25K mobile towers in 500 days?
A. 25000 crore
B. 1000 crore
C. 500 crore
D. 26000 crore
Answer : D

50. On which day World Sight Day 2022 is being observed?
A. October 10
B. October 11
C. October 12
D. October 13
Answer : D