Current Affairs 13th October 2022 : Daily GK Update in English

1. As per the IMF’S recent World Economic Outlook Report (October 2022), What is India’s 2022-23 GDP forecast?
A. 5.8%           
B. 6.0%
C. 6.8%            
D. 7.0%
Answer [C] 6.8%       
2. Which city is the host of the United Nations World Geospatial Congress (UNWGIC) 2022?
A. Bengaluru          
B. Hyderabad
C. Dhaka                  
D. Male
Answer [B] Hyderabad
3. Who is set to take over as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI) after Justice UU Lalit?
A. Justice DY Chandrachud             
B. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul
C. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer                
D. Justice K.M. Joseph
Answer [A] Justice DY Chandrachud    
4. Which global bloc created Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF)?
A. World Bank                                        
B. World Economic Forum
C. International Monetary Fund         
D. OECD
Answer [D] OECD
5. Mahakal Lok Project, which was inaugurated recently, is located in which state/UT?
A. Maharashtra           
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh         
D. Gujarat
Answer [B] Madhya Pradesh
6. Union Government has appointed 3 new Chief Justices in different high courts following the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium. Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court?
A. K.S. Hegde                
B. H.R. Khanna
C. Pankaj Mithal         
D. PB Varale
Answer [C] H.R. Khanna
7. Israel announced a “Historic” deal with …… on 11th Oct 2022, to resolve a long-running maritime border dispute over Mediterranean waters.
A. Lebanon         
B. Turkey
C. Jordan            
D. Egypt
Answer [A] Lebanon 
8. Which Union Minister launched Toyota’s first of its-kind pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles in India in October 2022?
A. Anurag Thakur        
B. Smriti Irani
C. Piyush Goyal           
D. Nitin Gadkari
Answer [D] Nitin Gadkari
9. Who among the following has won the Japan Open Tennis Championships men’s singles title in October 2022?
A. Frances Tiafoe                 
B. Taylor Fritz
C. Rafael Nadal                     
D. Novak Djokiovic
Answer [B] Taylor Fritz
10. India has decided to set up a Fast Track Mechanism to resolve issues faced by Indian Businesses & Investors in ……… in October 2022.
A. Australia                 
B. Japan
C. Canada                   
D. UAE
Answer [D] UAE