Assam Current Affairs and GK Quiz – Set 327: October 2022, Week 3

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Q1. Recently, President of India  Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated a supercomputer facility at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. The Supercomputer facility is called?

  1. PARAM 8000 
  2. Param 9000
  3. PARAMNet
  4. PARAM KAMRUPA

 PARAM KAMRUPA

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates ‘PARAM KAMRUPA’ Supercomputer facility President of India, Droupadi Murmu has inaugurated a supercomputer facility at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.

 

Q2. What is India’s position in the Global Hunger Index 2022?

  1. 52
  2. 93
  3. 101
  4. 107

  107

In the 2022 Global Hunger Index, India ranks 107th out of 121 countries with sufficient data to calculate 2022 GHI scores.

 

Q3. The 3rd World Kuchipudi Natyotsavam is being organised in which state?

  1. Karnataka
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Kerala
  4. Andhra Pradesh

 Andhra Pradesh

The third World Kuchipudi Natyotsavam would be organised for three days starting in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.

 

Q4. In which state, 5th edition of the Megha Kayak Festival 2022 has started?

  1. Goa
  2. Assam
  3. Meghalaya
  4. Kerala

 Meghalaya

Kayak Festival 2022 started in Meghalaya.

 

Q5. What is the rank of India in the Mercer Global Pension Index?

  1. 32
  2. 40
  3. 51
  4. 25

 40

The Indian pension system ranked 40th on the overall index ranking out of 43 systems, and had the lowest rank in the adequacy sub-index.

 

Q6. Which of the following is INCORRECTLY matched of Global Index and India’s Ranking in it?

  1. Global Hunger Index – India’s rank 107th
  2. Henley Passport Index 2022 – India’s rank 8th
  3. Global Crypto Adoption Index 2022 – India’s rank 4th
  4. World Competitiveness Index 2022 – India’s rank 37th

 Henley Passport Index 2022 – India’s rank 87th. 

 

Q7. Who has been named the FIH Player of the Year in the men’s category in 2022?

  1. Manpreet Singh
  2. Harmanpreet Singh
  3. Varun Kumar
  4. PR Sreejesh

 

 Harmanpreet Singh

India’s Harmanpreet Singh and Netherlands’ Felice Albers have been named the FIH Player of the Year for the 2021-2022 season in the men’s and women’s competitions respectively.

 

Q8. 1st edition of Women Indian Premier League will be played in which year?

  1. 2026
  2. 2025
  3. 2024
  4. 2023

 2023 

 

Q9. Who is the winner of the Men’s Ballon d’Or award 2022?

  1. Cristiano Ronaldo
  2. Lionel Messi
  3. Mohamed Salah
  4. Karim Benzema 

Karim Benzema

Real Madrid Star Karim Benzema won the Men’s Ballon d’Or Award 2022 for the first time. He is also the fifth Frenchmen to claim the prestigious prize, the first since Zinedine Zidane in 1998.

 

Q10. Rudrankksh Patil has recently won gold in the men’s 10m air rifle event in the ISSF World Championship. Which is the first Indian to achieve the feat?

  1. Abhinav Bindra
  2. Rudrankksh Patil
  3. Shiva Narwal
  4. Manu Bhaker

 Abhinav Bindra

18-year-old Rudrankksh Patil won gold in the men’s 10m air rifle event in the ISSF World Championship here, becoming only the second Indian to achieve the feat after the legendary Abhinav Bindra.

 

Q11. Which country has won the Cricket Women Asia Cup 2022?

  1. Sri Lanka
  2. Bangladesh
  3. India
  4. Pakistan

  India

The Indian women’s team won the Asia Cup 2022 defeating Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the final.



Q12. Which company produced the ‘Made-in-India’ “Droni” drone?

  1. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
  2. Garuda Aerospace
  3. Antrix Corporation
  4. Skyroot Aerospace

 Garuda Aerospace

A made-in-India camera drone ‘Droni’ has been with advanced features and was launched by the former Indian Cricket team Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

 

Q13. Which institution has recently released the ‘Living Planet Report 2022’?

  1. World Wide Fund for Nature
  2. Discovery Channel
  3. United Nations Environment Programme
  4. World Bank

  World Wide Fund for Nature

According to the latest Living Planet Report by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), there has been a 69 per cent decline in the wildlife populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish, across the globe in the last 50 years.

 

Q14. Which state announced to offer farmers a unique farm ID, similar to an Aadhaar number?

  1. Kerala
  2. Tamil Nadu
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Gujarat

 Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh govt will provide a unique farm ID similar to an Aadhaar number to the farmers of the state.

 

Q15. Who has won the Booker Prize 2022?

  1. Annie Ernaux
  2. Shehan Karunatilaka
  3. Elizabeth Strout
  4. Anamaria Vartolomei

  Shehan Karunatilaka

Shehan Karunatilaka, a Sri Lankan author wins the Booker prize for “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida”.

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