Current Affairs October 2022 1000+ MCQ with answer for UPSC CDS

1. How much of the national cap on channel owning was eliminated by the government's simplification of the financial qualifying standards under FM radio policy?
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 20%
D. 45%
Answer : B

2. Name the dirtiest man in the world, who passed away.
A. Mehdi Ghayedi
B. Amou Haji
C. Mehdi Taremi
D. Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Answer : B

3. Who has launched the Single Integrated Pensioners' Portal?
A. Piyush Goyal
B. Jitendra Singh
C. Anurag Thakur
D. Suresh Prabhu
Answer : B

4. What is the name of the leading academician who has won the top UAE Award for Alternative Medicine?
A. Wazahat Husain
B. A.K.M Ghouse
C. K.S. Gill
D. Venu Govindaraju
Answer : A

5. As per the climate Transparency report 2022, which country contributes 25% to global emissions?
A. USA
B. UAE
C. China
D. Nepal
Answer : A

6. Who has been appointed as CEO of Bank of India Mutual Funds?
A. Mohit Bhatia
B. Vipin Joshi
C. Rajendra Gupta
D. Soni Thakur
Answer : A

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

8. PM-DevINE scheme aim at developing which region of India?
A. North East
B. Border
C. Hilly
D. Coastal
Answer : A

9. Scientists have found a new ecosystem 'The Trapping Zone' in which country?
A. Thailand
B. Japan
C. Australia
D. Maldives
Answer : D

10. Nitin Gadkari launched a pilot project on Flex Fuel-Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicle (FFV-SHEV)?
A. Maruti
B. Toyota
C. MG
D. BMW
Answer : B

11. Which nation and India have agreed to extend the Vaccine Action Programme joint declaration till 2027?
A. Russia
B. France
C. Germany
D. United States
Answer : D

12. Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Guinea?
A. Avtar Singh
B. V.M. Kwatra
C. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh
D. Shilpak Ambule
Answer : A

13. Who among the following has won the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour title in October 2022?
A. Gukesh D
B. Ian Nepomniachtchi
C. Magnus Carlsen
D. Alireza Firouzja
Answer : C

14. Which company has become the first Indian firm to post earnings call on metaverse?
A. Infosys Technologies
B. Hindustan Unilever Limited
C. Reliance Industries Limited
D. Tata Advanced Systems
Answer : C

15. What is the name of the Integrated Pensioners Portal launched for Central Government pensioners?
A. Bhavishya
B. Kalyan
C. Jeevan
D. SANKALP
Answer : A

16. Which state has launched 'Football for All' in the state to take the culture of football to the grassroots?
A. Gujarat
B. Karnataka
C. Odisha
D. Telangana
Answer : C

17. Who has inaugurated the 'Gatha Swaraj ki' gallery in Gwalior's famous HH Maharaja Jiwajirao Scindia museum?
A. Jagdeep Dhankhar
B. Droupadi Murmu
C. Amit Shah
D. Rajnath Singh
Answer : C

18. How much in RuPay credit cards can be used for UPI transactions without incurring fees?
A. Rs. 10,000
B. Rs. 6,000
C. Rs. 5,000
D. Rs. 2,000
Answer : D

19. The Indian Navy has hosted which edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) at Visakhapatnam?
A. 25
B. 10
C. 36
D. 29
Answer : D

20. India's first green tech-based Technology Business Incubation or Inclusive TBI (i-TBI) will be set up in which institutions?
A. NIT Srinagar
B. NIT Patna
C. NIT Agartala
D. IIT Mandi
Answer : A

21. The team of India's junior women's, comprising Esha Singh, Shikha Narwal and Varsha Singh, secured the gold in which event?
A. Formula One World Championship
B. ISSF World Championship
C. FIA World Endurance Championship
D. FIA GT1 World Championship
Answer : B

22. Who is the winner of the Men's Ballon d'Or award 2022?
A. Mohamed Salah
B. Robert Lewandowski
C. Karim Benzema
D. Cristiano Ronaldo
Answer : C

23. Which institution released the 'Employment Outlook of India' Report?
A. Employees Provident Fund Organisation
B. NITI Aayog
C. National Statistical Office
D. Labour Bureau
Answer : C

24. 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

25. Which city was the venue of the Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting?
A. New Delhi
B. Kolkata
C. Mumbai
D. Chennai
Answer : A

26. FIFA has released a three-episode series on the life and career of which Indian football player?
A. Manjeet Kataria
B. Bajrang Punia
C. Sunil Chhetri
D. Neha Singh
Answer : C

27. Which state has launched Anti-Dust Campaign to control Air Pollution?
A. Haryana
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Punjab
D. Delhi
Answer : D

28. Which country has been included in the 12 top chess-playing nations for Men's 2022 World Team Chess Championship?
A. South Korea
B. Japan
C. Russia
D. India
Answer : D

29. Which nation received bilateral assistance from India in the form of locally manufactured motorcycles?
A. USA
B. Syria
C. Lebanon
D. Germany
Answer : C

30. Which state will host the 9th World Ayurveda Congress & Arogya Expo in December 2022?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Gujarat
D. Goa
Answer : D

31. Which city in the United States has announced Public School Holiday on Diwali from 2023?
A. Boston
B. Los Angeles
C. Chicago
D. New York
Answer : D

32. International Internet Day is celebrated every year on which day?
A. October 31
B. October 30
C. October 29
D. October 28
Answer : C

33. Which one released its annual 'Trade and Development Report 2022'?
A. UNCTAD
B. World Bank
C. IMF
D. WTO
Answer : A

34. Which edition of the National Games in October 2022 saw the debut of the Indian Indigenous sport Mallakhamb?
A. 39th
B. 36th
C. 35th
D. 34th
Answer : B

35. 'Skilling of girls in non-traditional livelihood (NTL)' has been included in which flagship scheme?
A. POSHAN Abhiyaan
B. Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
C. Beti Bachao Beti Padao
D. Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
Answer : C

36. Which nation's Yunqing Tang will earn the SASTRA Ramanujan Prize in 2022?
A. China
B. Japan
C. USA
D. UK
Answer : A

37. The tokenization of card-based payments will be implemented from which date?
A. October 01
B. October 04
C. September 03
D. September 04
Answer : A

38. Orbital Rail Corridor has been launched in which state of India?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Gujarat
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Haryana
Answer : D

39. Which institution released a concept note on the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)?
A. Reserve Bank of India
B. NITI Aayog
C. National Payments Corporation of India
D. Ministry of Finance
Answer : A

40. The European Parliament's 2022 Sakharov Prize was presented to the people of which country and their President?
A. Ukraine
B. Russia
C. Algeria
D. Nigeria
Answer : A

41. What day is World Development Information Day observed?
A. October 25
B. October 24
C. October 23
D. October 22
Answer : B

42. Which country is set to host the 90th Interpol General Assembly?
A. China
B. India
C. Vietnam
D. Turkey
Answer : B

43. Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple is located in which city of Madhya Pradesh?
A. Jabalpur
B. Ujjain
C. Gwalior
D. Bhopal
Answer : B

44. Arun Bali, who was suffering from a disease called Myasthenia Gravis, was related to which field?
A. Attorney
B. Actor
C. Architect
D. Author
Answer : B

45. Airtel and with which company has joined hands to bring India's first 5G-enabled immersive experience to visitors at the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022?
A. Samsung
B. Nokia
C. Reliance
D. Tata
Answer : B

46. Which state has launched a 'Mahatma Gandhi Rural Industrial Parks' (MGRIP) scheme?
A. Bihar
B. Haryana
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Assam
Answer : C

47. Who has been named the FIH Player of the Year in the men's category in 2022?
A. Varun Kumar
B. Gurjit Kaur
C. PR Sreejesh
D. Harmanpreet Singh
Answer : D

48. Who has become the first player from India to feature in 400 T20 matches?
A. Suresh Raina
B. Hardik Pandya
C. Rohit Sharma
D. Virat Kohli
Answer : C

49. 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

50. Who has been appointed as the director general of the Indian Ordinance Factory Service?
A. Sanjeev Kishore
B. Deepak Kishore
C. Nilam Kishore
D. Adarsh Kishore
Answer : A