Current Affairs November 2022 1000+ MCQ with answer for UPSC CSE

1. Which of the following books has won the 2022 JCB Award for Literature?
A. Valli
B. The Paradise of Food
C. Song of the Soil
D. Tomb of Sand
Answer : B

2. Which pair has become the first Indian mixed doubles pair to break into the top five of the ITTF table tennis world ranking in November 2022?
A. Ashok Amritraj & Prakash Amritraj
B. Akhtar Ali & Zeeshan Ali
C. Manika Batra & Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
D. Ramesh Krishnan & Somdev Kishore Devvarman
Answer : C

3. Which of the following has signed the world's 'longest' gas supply deal with China in November 2022?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Russia
C. Qatar
D. Azerbaijan
Answer : C

4. Which bank has conducted 'India's first floating financial Literacy Camp'?
A. State bank of India
B. India post payments bank
C. Union bank
D. Punjab national bank
Answer : B

5. What is its rank of India in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2023?
A. 6th
B. 4th
C. 5th
D. 8th
Answer : D

6. Which city became the first city in South Asia to top CDP's climate action list?
A. Pune
B. Delhi
C. Mumbai
D. Surat
Answer : C

7. Which word has been selected as the 'Word of the Year 2022 by Collins dictionary'?
A. Permacrisis
B. Pandemic
C. Lock Down
D. Non-Fungible Token
Answer : A

8. Donyi Polo Airport has been inaugurated in which state/ UT?
A. West Bengal
B. Sikkim
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Jharkhand
Answer : C

9. Which city is the host of 'PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways Summit'?
A. Varanasi
B. Kolkata
C. Pune
D. Ahmedabad
Answer : A

10. Which word has been announced by Cambridge Dictionary as the word of the year for 2022?
A. Pandemic
B. War
C. Permacrisis
D. Homer
Answer : D

11. Which country's Congress led by PM Sher Bahadur Deuba emerges as the single largest party?
A. Germany
B. China
C. France
D. Nepal
Answer : D

12. National Press Day is observed every year on which day?
A. November 14
B. November 16
C. November 11
D. November 20
Answer : B

13. India has become LinkedIn's fastest-growing market, LinkedIn is owned by?
A. Amazon
B. Microsoft
C. Accenture
D. Google
Answer : B

14. Which country has operated the 'World's longest Passenger Train'?
A. Australia
B. China
C. Japan
D. Switzerland
Answer : D

15. Who has been elected as the Chairperson of 'Athletes Commission' of the Indian Olympic Association??
A. Achanta Sharath Kamal
B. Mirabai Chanu
C. PV Sindhu
D. Mary Kom
Answer : D

16. Who among the following has won the Rajyotsava Award this year, by the Karnataka government?
A. K. Menon
B. Udupi Ramachandra Rao
C. G.Madhavan Nair
D. K Sivan
Answer : D

17. Kameng Hydro Power Station, which was inaugurated recently, is located in which state/UT?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Sikkim
C. Jammu and Kashmir
D. West Bengal
Answer : A

18. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has partnered with which of the following to promote energy efficiency financing for MSMEs in November 2022?
A. SIDBI
B. IRDAI
C. SEBI
D. NABARD
Answer : A

19. E-commerce major Flipkart has partnered with which of the following banks to launch the Super Elite Credit Card in November 2022?
A. ICICI Bank
B. HDFC Bank
C. Axis Bank
D. Federal Bank
Answer : C

20. As per the United Nations 'World Population Prospects 2022' report, which year India is expected to have a population of 1.668 billion while China's population will decline to 1.317 billion?
A. 2050
B. 2030
C. 2023
D. 2100
Answer : A

21. Which of the following tiger reserves unveils the elephant adoption scheme?
A. Anaimalai Tiger Reserve
B. Kanha Tiger Reserve
C. Bandhavgarh National Park
D. Ranthambore National Park
Answer : A

22. When is 'Bharatiya Bhasha Diva' announced to be celebrated?
A. January 11
B. November 11
C. October 11
D. December 11
Answer : D

23. South India's first Vande Bharat Express has been flagged off in which city?
A. Bangalore
B. Chennai
C. Mysore
D. Vellore
Answer : A

24. As per the United Nations 'World Population Prospects 2022' report, which year India is expected to have a population of 1.668 billion while China's population will decline to 1.317 billion?
A. 2030
B. 2023
C. 2050
D. 2080
Answer : C

25. Which countries Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has elected for the consecutive 7th time from the home district of Dadeldhura?
A. Nepal
B. Bangladesh
C. Sri Lanka
D. Myanmar
Answer : A

26. Who has been named ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 Player of the Tournament?
A. Sam Curran
B. Virat Kohli
C. Suryakumar Yadav
D. Jos Buttler
Answer : A

27. Who among the following created the first scientific map of the Atlantic Ocean Floor?
A. Marie Tharp
B. Moira Dunbar
C. Alice Wilson
D. Florence Bascom
Answer : A

28. What is the theme of the 7th India Water Week?
A. Water Security for Sustainable Development and Equity
B. Sustainable Development and Equity
C. Water Security and Sustainable Development
D. Water Conservation for Sustainable Development
Answer : A

29. Who has inaugurated SARAS AAJEEVIKA MELA 2022 at India International Trade Fair in New Delhi?
A. Amit Shah
B. Arvind Kejriwal
C. Piyush Goyal
D. Giriraj Singh
Answer : D

30. In which game did Ishwanath, Vanshaj, and Devika Ravina win the gold medals?
A. Weightlifting
B. Boxing
C. Cricket
D. Hockey
Answer : B

31. With which company has the Union Bank of India tied up under its solar scheme 'Union Solar'?
A. IBM
B. TCSL
C. WIPRO
D. TPSSL
Answer : D

32. Integrated Fire Power Exercise 'SHATRUNASH' by the Indian Army was conducted in which state?
A. Odisha
B. Rajasthan
C. Uttarakhand
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer : B

33. Neel Pawan Baruah, who passed away, belongs to which profession?
A. Politician
B. Writer
C. Historian
D. Artist
Answer : D

34. What is the theme of National Newborn Week 2022?
A. Safety, quality and nurturing care - the birthright of every newborn
B. Quality, Equity, and Dignity for every newborn at every health facility and everywhere
C. Optimal Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices: Better Child Health
D. Safety, Quality and Nurturing Care - Every Newborn's Birth Right
Answer : D

35. Which Indian cricketer has become the first Indian player to score 1000 T20 International runs in a calendar year?
A. Ravindra Jadeja
B. Virat Kohli
C. Rohit Sharma
D. Suryakumar Yadav
Answer : D

36. Moon Rocket 'Artemis 1' has been launched by which country?
A. China
B. Russia
C. United States
D. India
Answer : C

37. Which institution announced the Infrastructure Resilience Accelerator Fund (IRAF)?
A. ISA
B. CDRI
C. WEF
D. BIMSTEC
Answer : B

38. Which of the following cities have emerged as the top three data centre markets in the Asia-Pacific region?
A. Hyderabad
B. Chennai
C. New Delhi
D. All the above
Answer : D

39. Indian Navy has conducted 'Prasthan', a structured exercise to evaluate organizational effectiveness in protecting offshore assets off Mumbai on which platform 150 km into the sea?
A. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Platform
B. Larsen and Toubro Platform
C. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited Platform
D. Indian Oil Corporation Platform
Answer : A

40. As per the recent OECD report, what is the GDP forecast for India for FY23?
A. 6.6 %
B. 7.2 %
C. 6.1 %
D. 7.5 %
Answer : A

41. 'Respect for Marriage Act' is associated with which country?
A. USA
B. Germany
C. France
D. UK
Answer : A

42. Kameng Hydro Power Station has been inaugurated in which state?
A. Assam
B. Manipur
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Meghalaya
Answer : C

43. ISRO plans on exploring the moon's shadow region in collaboration with which country?
A. Japan
B. Russia
C. United States
D. France
Answer : A

44. Credit rating agencies require to report to SEBI their compliance with norms as ratified by their boards of directors within how many months from the date of applicability?
A. 3 months
B. 2 months
C. 1 month
D. 9 months
Answer : A

45. Emirates officially signed a unilateral codeshare partnership with which airline company?
A. Air Asia
B. Gulf Air
C. Sahara
D. Tej
Answer : B

46. 'Artemisinin' which was seen in the news, is a major component of drugs against which disease?
A. Diabetes
B. SARS
C. Malaria
D. Hypertension
Answer : C

47. India won how many golds at the 15th Asian Airgun Championships in South Korea?
A. 26
B. 10
C. 20
D. 25
Answer : D

48. Which institution issued a working paper on the decline of India's rankings on global indices?
A. Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister
B. NITI Aayog
C. Department of Economic Affairs
D. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
Answer : A

49. Joint military exercise Harimau Shakti 2022 started between India and _____.
A. India
B. Australia
C. Indonesia
D. Malaysia
Answer : D

50. What was introduced in the 103rd Constitutional Amendment, which was seen in the news recently?
A. Constitutional status to the National Commission for Women
B. 10 percent quota for Economically weaker sections
C. Constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes
D. Goods and Services Tax
Answer : B