Current Affairs October 2022 MCQ Solved Paper for CEED

1. Who has topped the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022?
A. Mukesh Ambani
B. Mangalam Birla
C. Shiv Nadar
D. Azim Premji
Answer : C

2. Ministry of Finance has released an amount of 1,764 crores to how many States for providing grants to Million Plus Urban Cities?
A. 6
B. 4
C. 5
D. 12
Answer : B

3. Which tennis player won the Tel Aviv Open title in 2022?
A. Rafael Nadal
B. Stefanos Tsitsipas
C. Roger Federer
D. Novak Djokovic
Answer : D

4. World Maritime Day is celebrated on which date?
A. September 29
B. July 29
C. August 29
D. May 29
Answer : A

5. 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

6. World Standards Day is being observed on which date?
A. October 25
B. October 12
C. October 19
D. October 14
Answer : D

7. Who has received the American Geophysical Union's Devendra Lal Memorial Medal 2022?
A. Vivek Patel
B. Viehn Saimonds
C. Roxy Koll
D. Novac Fedrer
Answer : C

8. Nalagarh, where a 350-crore Medical Device Park is set to be built, is located in which state?
A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer : D

9. Who among the following has been appointed as the new CEO of Adani Airports?
A. Irfan Khan
B. Arun Bansal
C. Sonam Dixit
D. Vipin Sharma
Answer : B

10. 'PM-DevINE' Scheme, which was seen in the news, aimed at the development of which region?
A. North-Eastern regions
B. Coastal regions
C. Border areas
D. Hilly regions
Answer : A

11. World Trauma Day was observed on which date?
A. October 16
B. October 19
C. October 18
D. October 17
Answer : D

12. Who has partnered with the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to provide a 'travel now pay later' (TNPL) payment option?
A. Freecharge
B. PhonePe
C. CASHe
D. AmazonPay
Answer : C

13. Vande-Bharat-based freight service is going to be introduced on which route?
A. Delhi-Katra (Jammu)
B. Delhi-Varanasi
C. Gandhinagar-Mumbai
D. Delhi-Mumbai
Answer : D

14. Which country has granted citizenship to former US security contractor Edward Snowden?
A. USA
B. Russia
C. India
D. Ukraine
Answer : B

15. World Habitat Day is being celebrated on which date?
A. October 03
B. September 01
C. October 01
D. October 02
Answer : A

16. CERT-In in collaboration with Power-CSIRTs, successfully designed & conducted the Cyber Security Exercise PowerEX, what was the theme of the exercise?
A. Improved recognition of the role of the network in zero trust
B. Risk of remote work
C. Defending Cyber induced disruption in IT & OT infrastructure
D. Increased consumer and small-business focus on cyber
Answer : C

17. Which state government has launched a Universal Health Insurance Scheme?
A. Meghalaya
B. Assam
C. Tripura
D. Nagaland
Answer : D

18. 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

19. Which country's Yoshihito Nishioka won the men's singles title at the Korean Open tennis in Seoul?
A. Japan
B. USA
C. China
D. India
Answer : A

20. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has released the fourth LEADS 2022 report. What does A stand for in LEADS?
A. Available
B. Across
C. Among
D. Access
Answer : B

21. Which Union Ministry is associated with 'One Nation, One Grid, One Frequency and One National Load Dispatch Centre (NLDC)?
A. Ministry of Power
B. Ministry of Electronics and IT
C. Ministry of Communications
D. Ministry of Science and Technology
Answer : A

22. 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

23. Which one is the name of recently inducted indigenously-developed Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) in the Indian Air Force at Air Force Station, Jodhpur?
A. Bihari
B. Akash
C. Nag
D. Prachanda
Answer : D

24. Which state government launched 'Mukhyamantri Dairy Plus Yojana?
A. Odisha
B. Punjab
C. Rajasthan
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer : D

25. Infantry Day is being observed on which date in India?
A. October 26
B. October 27
C. October 30
D. November 01
Answer : B

26. What is the name of the new generation medium-range ballistic missile, which was test-fired?
A. Naran Prime
B. Akash Prime
C. Agni Prime
D. Gagan Prime
Answer : C

27. Which city hosted the three-day Digital India Conference of State IT Ministers?
A. Patna
B. New Delhi
C. Jaipur
D. Hyderabad
Answer : B

28. Justice Pankaj Mittal has been appointed as the Chief Justice of which High Court?
A. J&K & Ladakh High Court
B. Karnataka High Court
C. Rajasthan High Court
D. Allahabad High Court
Answer : C

29. ISRO is planning to launch 'Chandrayaan-3' in which year?
A. 2023
B. 2022
C. 2024
D. 2025
Answer : A

30. Hardeep Singh Puri has inaugurated the 5th South Asian Geoscience Conference (GEO India 2022) in which city?
A. Mumbai
B. Bengaluru
C. New Delhi
D. Jaipur
Answer : D

31. Who has released a book titled 'Pandemic Disruptions and Odisha's Lessons in Governance'?
A. Ganeshi Lal
B. Jagdeep Dhankhar
C. Droupadi Murmu
D. Naveen Patnaik
Answer : D

32. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A. Henley Passport Index 2022 - India ranked 87th
B. Global Crypto Adoption Index 2022 - India ranked 4th
C. Global Hunger Index - India ranked 123rd
D. World Competitiveness Index 2022 - India ranked 37th
Answer : C

33. 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

34. Which state was ranked first in the 'Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U) Awards 2021?
A. Maharashtra
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer : B

35. Which city's Principal Accountant General launched Pension at your doorstep?
A. Ahmedabad
B. Bengaluru
C. Hyderabad
D. Mumbai
Answer : D

36. 'Dragonfly', a recent project by NASA, was launched to explore which planet?
A. Venus
B. Mars
C. Saturn
D. Jupiter
Answer : C

37. Pangasius Icaria, which was recently discovered in the Cauvery River, belongs to which species?
A. Crocodile
B. Catfish
C. Snake
D. Bird
Answer : B

38. India has inked a defence export deal with which country?
A. USA
B. Syria
C. Israel
D. Armenia
Answer : D

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

40. Which state government launched Aasara Pension Scheme?
A. Haryana
B. Telangana
C. Kerala
D. Assam
Answer : B

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

42. Which state has been awarded the Ayushmann Utkrishta award 2022 for adding various health facilities to the health facility register?
A. Bihar
B. UP
C. Haryana
D. Gujarat
Answer : B

43. 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

44. 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

45. When is World Cotton Day celebrated?
A. October 09
B. October 10
C. October 07
D. October 08
Answer : C

46. Researchers from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and which of the following Institutes in India have studied the interactions between microbes in the International Space Station in October 2022?
A. Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology
B. IISc Bengaluru
C. IIT Madras
D. Centre for Ageing & Mental Health
Answer : C

47. 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

48. Which day is the start of the Berlin Festival of Lights 2022?
A. October 07
B. October 08
C. October 09
D. October 10
Answer : A

49. Who authored the book named- The Last Heroes?
A. V Gopal Singh
B. Shashi Tharoor
C. P Sainath
D. Neha Mudgal
Answer : C

50. Who has been appointed as Director General of CRPF?
A. Ratan Nanda
B. Sujoy Lal Thaosen
C. Girish Patel
D. Manish Paul
Answer : B