Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 325: October 2022, Week 1

Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 325: October 2022, Week 1

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Q1. FIFA has released a three-episode series on the life and career of which Indian football player?

  1. Sunil Chhetri
  2. I.M. Vijayan
  3. Bhaichung Bhutia
  4. Jeje Lalpekhlua

Sunil Chhetri

World football governing body FIFA has released a three-episode series on the life and career of talismanic Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri in recognition of his achievements and goal-scoring exploits. FIFA announced that the three episodes are available on FIFA+, its streaming platform.

 

Q2. Pullampara has recently become the first digitally literate gram panchayat. It is located in which state?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Kerala
  3. Tripura
  4. Karnataka


 Kerala

Pullampara in Thiruvananthapuram has become the first digitally literate gram panchayat in Kerala.

 

Q3. Recently, Adani Green commissioned the largest 600 MW wind-solar plant in which state?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Haryana
  4. Bihar

 Rajasthan

Adani Green commissions the largest 600 MW wind-solar plant in Rajasthan.

 

Q4. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of the Data Security Council of India?

  1. Vinayak Godse
  2. Nakul Jain
  3. Rajarshi Gupta
  4. Mukul Bhandarkar

Vinayak Godse

Data Security Council of India (DSCI), a leading industry organisation founded by NASSCOM, promoted senior vice president Vinayak Godse and named him the organization’s new CEO.

 

Q5. The All India Football Federation has launched a grassroots football development (GFD) scheme in which state?

  1. Assam
  2. Mizoram
  3. Odisha
  4. Arunachal Pradesh

 Arunachal Pradesh

The All India Football Federation has launched a grassroots football development (GFD) scheme in Arunachal Pradesh.

 

Q6. India’s current account deficit widens to what percent of GDP in Q1FY23?

  1. 6%
  2. 4%
  3. 2.8%
  4. 1.4%

 2.8%

India’s current account deficit widens to 2.8% of GDP in Q1FY23.

 

Q7. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched 5G services at India Mobile Congress 2022 in which city?

  1. Indore
  2. Bangalore
  3. New Delhi
  4. Hyderabad

 New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 5G services at India Mobile Congress 2022 in New Delhi.

 

Q8. The only Indian to be included in the Time’s 100 emerging leaders’ list?

  1. Gautam Adani
  2. Akash Ambani
  3. Ankit Agarwal
  4. Ghazal Alagh

Akash Ambani

Jio Telecom head Akash Ambani is the only Indian on Time’s 100 emerging leaders’ list.

 

Q9. What is India’s rank in the Global Innovation Index Ranking?

  1. 14th
  2. 19th
  3. 32nd
  4. 40th

 40th

India ranked 40th for the first time in the Global Innovation Index Ranking.

 

Q10. Who was recently honoured with the ‘Changemaker’ award at UN SDG Action Awards?

  1. Garvita Gulhati
  2. Anisha Malik
  3. Srishti Bakshi
  4. Akhilesh Anil Kumar

 Srishti Bakshi

Indian women’s rights activist, Srishti Bakshi was honoured with the ‘Changemaker’ award at UN SDG Action Awards.

 

Q11. Swachh Bharat Diwas is celebrated on which date in India?

  1. October 1
  2. October 2
  3. October 8
  4. October 9

October 2

October 2 is celebrated as Swachh Bharat Diwas across India. Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), which organises Swachh Bharat Diwas-2022, implements two programmes -Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G) and Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).

President of India Droupadi Murmu confers the awards for Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2022, Swachhta Hi Sewa 2022, Sujlam 1.0 and 2.0, Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Functionality Assessment, Har Ghar Jal certification and Start-up Grand Challenge.

 

Q12. Which city is adjudged as the cleanest city  in the country for the sixth time in a row, as per the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022?

  1. Bangalore
  2. Bhopal
  3. Indore
  4. Tiruchirappalli

 Indore

As per the results of Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022, Indore was adjudged the cleanest city, followed by Surat and Navi Mumbai.

 

Q13. Which country became the largest producer and second-largest exporter of sugar in the world?

  1. China
  2. Australia
  3. India
  4. Russia

India

India became the largest producer and second-largest exporter of sugar in the world.

 

Q14. Which country won the Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 title?

  1. UK
  2. India
  3. USA
  4. China

 USA

 

Q15. As per RBI regulation, the tokenization of card-based payments to be implemented from which date?

  1. October 01, 2022
  2. October 04, 2022
  3. December 31, 2023
  4. January 01, 2023


 October 01, 2022

As per the regulatory guidelines of RBI, with effect from 01st October, 2022, Banks introduce tokenization facility for all the card users of both Debit and Credit card holders of RuPay/VISA/Master card to enhance online transaction security.

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